Growth or Value? These five stocks give you both
Growth and value investors think of themselves as proud rivals, writes John Dorfman, chairman of Thunderstorm Capital and columnist for Bloomberg News. Value investors, who prefer cheap stocks, often view the growth crowd as rainbow chasers. Growth investors, who look for fast rising earnings, may see value folks as stodgy.
But while neither camp might like to admit it, the best stocks chosen by managers of either stripe usually are ones that show characteristics of both growth and value. For those investors who don't let school pride (pride in their school of investing, that is) overwhelm all other issues, here are some stocks — chosen by Mr. Dorfman — that have a foot in both camps. The opinions expressed are his own.