Fast Money Stock Picks – July 24, 2009 – Credit and Healthcare

Terranova:
AXP – American Express – Buy
KR – Kroger – Buy – Final Trade

Najarian:
V – Visa – Buy
JNPR – Juniper – Buy if it sells off
BP – BP – Buy – Final Trade

Seymour:
TOT – Total – Buy – Final Trade

Grasso:
XLV – Healthcare – Buy
CVX – Chevron – Buy – Final Trade

Christopher Zook, CAZ:
OSX – PHLX Oil Service Sector – Buy

Scott Nations, NationShares:
PFE – Pfizer – Buy the $15 call

Pops (stocks that slid lower):
CAT – Caterpillar (2%) – Terranova: They have too much exposure to non-residential construction
MRK – Merck (12%) – Grasso: I’m a buyer
EBAY – eBay (15%) – Offered investors a better-than-expected third quarter forecast
ISRG – Intuitive Surgical (43%) – Reported numbers that blew past Wall Street expectations as instrument and accessory revenues jumped

Drops (stocks that slid lower):
RF – Regions Financial (9%) – Posted a worse-than-expected loss due to rising loan delinquincies
MCD – McDonald’s (3%) – Najarian: I like it on a pullback, but it’s been hitting resistance at $60
ERIC – Ericsson (4%) – Said the economic downturn is taking a larger toll on its mobile network than they had previously thought