Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (GMCR), Tesla Motors Inc (TSLA), Bazaarvoice Inc (BV): Three Predictions for the New Week

My first call is for this Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc. (NASDAQ:GMCR) to close higher on the week.

2.The Nasdaq Composite will beat the Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:^DJI) this week
Tech has been a big winner in recent years, so betting on tech over stodgy blue chips has been a good bet for me more often than not.

I’m going to stick with this pick. Most of the names in the composite are just too cheap at this point, and tech should be what carries us through the economic recovery. The market is ripe for the tech-stacked secondary stocks to continue to outpace the 30 megacaps that make up the Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDEXDJX:^DJI).

3. Lululemon will beat Wall Street’s earnings estimates
Some stocks are just flat out better than others.

Lululemon Athletica inc. (NASDAQ:LULU) is a fast-growing retailer of high-end yoga apparel for women, but you don’t need a yoga mat to dig Lululemon Athletica inc. (NASDAQ:LULU)’s stylish workout clothing. Comps have been on a tear over the years, and the chain can’t seem to expand its concept quickly enough to satisfy the growing demand for its wares.

Another thing it does is make analysts look like perpetual underachievers. If analysts say the company posted a profit of $0.35 a share in its latest quarter, I’ll argue that it held up better than that. History’s on my side!

One of my best tricks to beating the market is finding stocks that perpetually land ahead of the prognosticators. Let’s go over the past year of earnings reports.

Source: Thomson Reuters.

Things can change, of course. The company made headlines when it had to recall a popular exclusive line of yoga pants because of their sheerness. Its longtime CEO also recently stepped down. You have a company that has felt pretty mortal lately by only narrowly beating Wall Street forecasts. It used to fly past the pros with ease as recently as last year.

However, it’s hard to argue against the trend. Everything seems to be falling into place for another market-thumping quarter on the bottom line.

Three for the road
Well, there are three predictions right there. Let’s see how I fare this week.

The article 3 Predictions for the New Week originally appeared on Fool.com is written by Rick Munarriz.

Longtime Fool contributor Rick Munarriz owns shares of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters. The Motley Fool recommends Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, lululemon athletica, and Tesla Motors and owns shares of Tesla Motors.

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