Stocks may take a small dip this summer, but Deutsche Bank’s David Bianco thinks the S&P will end 2015 higher. Bianco thinks the Fed will finally be ready for a rate hike in September, and expects to see more signals of a hike in the coming months. When this happens, Bianco says that stock performance will be dependent on long-term Treasury yields staying low. Bianco adds that Greece, ISIS and the gearing up US Presidential election could all have a significant impact on stocks in the coming months. Based on these forecasts, Bianco also provided a list of 16 mid and small cap stocks to buy now, listing Buy-rated stocks with market caps above $800 million and expected EPS growth greater than 8% for 2015. We've collected Bianco's list here, ranking the stocks by market cap from smallest to largest.WNS Ticker: WNS Market Cap: $1.38B Industry: Information Technology Price Target: $28 2015 EPS Growth: 26% Comment: "As clients look to generate operating efficiency, advance their digital enterprises, and improve the end-client experience they will increasingly leverage the capabilities of [Business Process Management] partners like WNS," CEO Keshav Murugesh said in the company's fourth quarter earnings release in April. "We will continue to invest in our business to ensure we remain well-positioned to capitalize on the long-term BPM opportunity, and to drive sustainable business value for all of our key stakeholders." Source: Deutsche Bank LifeLock Ticker: LOCK Market Cap: $1.44B Industry: Consumer Discretionary Price Target: $26 2015 EPS Growth: 40% Comment: “Against a backdrop of continued data breaches, we produced the best quarter of gross new member additions in the history of the company,” Chairman and CEO Todd Davis said in the first quarter earnings release. “We believe this performance is indicative of the power of our brand and the growing recognition of the differentiated nature of our offerings.” Source: Deutsche Bank Blackhawk Network Ticker: HAWK Market Cap: $1.88B Industry: Information Technology Price Target: $44 2015 EPS Growth: 23% Comment: "Our U.S. and international retail segments began the year with good momentum, growing first quarter transaction dollar volume 26% and 29% respectively," CEO Bill Tauscher said in the company's first quarter earnings release. Source: Deutsche Bank See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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