With the major equity indices continuing to sit around record highs, you’d be forgiven for thinking it’s been smooth sailing for investors. But dig a little deeper, especially in non-tech names, and plenty of individual stocks are being punished. For investors with an appetite for risk and contrarians, that’s often where the biggest opportunity can be lying.
As Wall Street likes to say, trying to “catch a falling knife” can be risky, but the payoff can be huge if you time it right. Two stocks that now fit that bill are Sprouts Farmers Market Inc. (NASDAQ: SFM) and Darden Restaurants Inc. (NYSE: DRI).
