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The Zacks Analyst Blog emphasizes Atkore, Enact, Pool and American Water Works

The Zacks Analyst Blog emphasizes Atkore, Enact, Pool and American Water Works

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Chicago, IL – May 5, 2025 – Zacks.com announces the list of shares presented in the analyst blog. Every day, the analysts of Zacks Equity Research discuss the latest news and events that affect stocks and financial markets. The recent shares recently presented on the blog: Atkore Inc. Atkr, Enact Holdings, Inc. Act, Pool Corp. Pool and American Water Works Company, Inc. Awk.

Here are highlights from the analyst blog on Friday:

Economic data published this week does not distinguish a rosy picture and raise the concerns about the economy into a recession in the coming months. Although President Donald Trump temporarily held mutual tariffs last month, which contributed to recovering from her earlier depths, Wall Street remains volatile.

In view of this uncertainty, careful investors want to look for a steady income and possibilities to protect their capital may want to hold or buy dividend payment shares. Three such shares are Atkore Inc.Present Enact Holdings, Inc.Present Pool Corp. And American Water Works Company, Inc..

The trade department said at the beginning of this week that the US economy declined by 0.3% in the first quarter of 2025 in the first three months of the year, with the first quarter of the negative growth since the first quarter of 2022 and the expectations of the analysts of 0.4% growth.

This came when the fears increased that Trump's tariffs could weigh up the health of the economy. Trump temporarily stopped the tariffs for 90 days, which increased strongly in the last month of the first quarter when consumers imported goods at a higher price. Imports rose by 41.3% for the quarter, while exports only rose by 1.8%.

Consumer expenditure also slowed down when people saved more and had anticipated harder days. There was also a significant decline in federal expenses, which played an important role in the sluggish GDP numbers.

The investors fear that the economy could continue to shrink as soon as the tariffs come into force. In April, the consumer's trust fell by 7.9 points to 86 to achieve a low of five years. Unnecessary to mention that investors are not confident that the economy is still unclear about the trade negotiations, the markets could remain volatile over a longer period of time.

In view of the uncertainty, it would be a clever decision to invest in shares that pay dividends. These companies usually remain stable and consistently pay dividends and at the same time receive profitability through strong business strategies. In a fluctuating market, companies that pay high dividends often exceed those who do not.

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