5 Stocks to Buy Before Everyone Else Piles In
5 Stocks to Buy Before Everyone Else Piles In  
Podcast: The Morning Filter
Published On: Mon Sep 22 2025
Description: On this week’s episode of The Morning Filter, Dave Sekera and Susan Dziubinski unpack Fed Chair Powell’s comments after the Federal Reserve’s 25 basis interest rate cut last week and preview the upcoming PCE reading. Dave explains why he’ll be watching the earnings reports for AutoZone AZO and Costco COST this week—and why he disagrees with President Trump’s suggestion that companies do away with quarterly reports. They also cover what investors can learn from last week’s earnings reports from Lennar LEN, FedEx FDX and Darden Restaurants DRI. Tune in to find which stocks in the news last week look like stocks to sell today. And Dave’s stock picks this episode are all undervalued stocks to buy from a part of the market that’s often overlooked: mid-caps. Episode Highlights Interest Rate Cuts: What’s Next? Should Companies Do Away with Quarterly Reports? Which Stocks in the News to Sell Stocks to Buy While They’re Still Off-Radar Read about topics from this episode. Read Dave’s latest stock market outlook: https://www.morningstar.com/markets/stock-market-outlook-where-we-see-investing-opportunities-septemberAre Mid-Cap Stocks the Sweet Spot for Investors Today? https://www.morningstar.com/stocks/are-mid-cap-stocks-sweet-spot-investors-today Got a question for Dave? Send it to themorningfilter@morningstar.com. Follow us on social media.Dave Sekera on X: @MstarMarketsDave Sekera on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davesekeraFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/MorningstarInc/X: https://x.com/MorningstarIncInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/morningstar... LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/5161/ Viewers who’d like more information about any of the stocks Dave talked about today can visit Morningstar.com for more details. Read more from Susan Dziubinski and Dave Sekera.Subscribe to The Morning Filter to get notified when we post. We’ll see you next Monday!  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.