Three Sweet 16 in Top 20 Picks for 2019

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By Philip van Doorn, MarketWatch : "Here are the 20 S&P 500 stocks covered by at least five analysts with 75% or more "buy" or equivalent ratings that have the highest 12-month upside potential implied by consensus price targets:

Company Ticker Share 'buy' ratings Closing price - Dec. 31 Consensus price target Implied 12-month upside potential Total return - 2018

Anadarko Petroleum Corp. US:APC 86% $43.84 $76.86 75% -17%

Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. US:ALXN 90% $97.36 $165.05 70% -19%

LKQ Corp. US:LKQ 94% $23.73 $40.13 69% -42%

Concho Resources Inc. US:CXO 84% $102.79 $173.39 69% -32%
< My valuation is $164.00.
Marathon Petroleum Corp. US:MPC 100% $59.01 $98.72 67% -8%

Pioneer Natural Resources Co. US:PXD 93% $131.52 $218.33 66% -24%
< My valuation is $190.00.
Halliburton Co. US:HAL 86% $26.58 $43.94 65% -45%

Diamondback Energy Inc. US:FANG 94% $92.70 $151.06 63% -26%
< My valuation is $136.00.
SVB Financial Group US:SIVB 82% $189.92 $306.00 61% -19%

Allergan PLC US:AGN 78% $133.66 $214.79 61% -17%

TechnipFMC PLC US:FTI 76% $19.58 $31.13 59% -36%

Mylan N.V. US:MYL 79% $27.40 $43.53 59% -35%

Conagra Brands Inc. US:CAG 80% $21.36 $33.86 59% -42%

Baker Hughes, a GE Co. Class A US:BHGE 80% $21.50 $33.87 58% -30%

Albemarle Corp. US:ALB 80% $77.07 $121.30 57% -39%

Aptiv PLC US:APTV 78% $61.57 $94.00 53% -27%