The annual parade of year-end stock picking has assumed its full pace, with Credit Suisse the latest to enumerate its top investing ideas for 2016.
The list represents a top pick from each member of the firm's equity research team, with the results representing a cross-section of high-conviction ideas encompassing all sectors.
Two Canadian-based names made the list of just fewer than 50 global stocks – Canadian Pacific Railways Ltd. and Magna International Inc. The full list is below.
| Company | Ticker | Target Price (US$) |
|---|---|---|
| 2U Inc | TWOU-Q | 40 |
| ACE Limited | ACE-N | 123 |
| Affiliated Managers Group Inc. | AMG-N | 235 |
| Analog Devices Inc. | ADI-Q | 72 |
| Autodesk Inc. | ADSK-Q | 85 |
| BB&T Corp. | BBT-N | 46 |
| BE Aerospace Inc. | BEAV-Q | 59 |
| Boston Scientific Corp. | BSX-N | 19 |
| Caesarstone Sdot-Yam Ltd. | CSTE-Q | 57 |
| Canadian Pacific Railways Ltd. | CP-N | 178 |
| Celanese Corp. | CE-N | 80 |
| CF Industries Holding Inc. | CF-N | 61 |
| Concho Resources Inc. | CXO-N | 135 |
| Costco Wholesale Corp. | COST-Q | 165 |
| Deere & Co. | DE-N | 87 |
| Discover Financial Services | DFS-N | 68 |
| Dollar General Corp. | DG-N | 84 |
| Eli Lilly & Co. | LLY-N | 99 |
| Euronav NV | EURN-N | 20 |
| Exelon Corp. | EXC-N | 38 |
| Facebook Inc. | FB-Q | 135 |
| Gartner Inc. | IT-N | 98 |
| General Electric Co. | GE-N | 34 |
| Genesis Energy LP | GEL-N | 69 |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc. | GS-N | 215 |
| Hanesbrands Inc. | HBI-N | 40 |
| Home Depot Inc. | HD-N | 135 |
| Investment Technology Group Inc. | ITG-N | 24 |
| JP Morgan Chase & Co. | JPM-N | 75 |
| KBR Inc. | KBR-N | 23 |
| Kellogg Co. | K-N | 76 |
| Lam Research Corp. | LRCX-Q | 98 |
| Magna International Inc. | MGA-N | 55 |
| Marathon Petroleum Corp. | MPC-N | 75 |
| McDonald's Corp. | MCD-N | 128 |
| McKesson Corp. | MCK-N | 220 |
| MetLife Inc. | MET-N | 58 |
| Nationstar Mortgage Holdings Inc. | NSM-N | 25 |
| Nokia Corp. | NOK-N | 10 |
| PDC Energy Inc. | PDCE-Q | 75 |
| Six Flags Entertainment Corp. | SIX-N | 59 |
| SolarCity Corp. | SCTY-Q | 90 |
| Southwest Airlines Co. | LUV-N | 56 |
| Taubman Centers Inc. | TCO-N | 93 |
| Time Warner Inc. | TWX-N | 90 |
| Waste Management Inc. | WM-N | 61 |
| Weatherford International Inc. | WFT-N | 13 |