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Top 5 Low Price Stocks To Own For 2019

Main thesis

I believe that Tuesday Morning (NASDAQ: TUES) is a potential turnaround situation with high upside and limited downside.

Business

According to their 10k,

We are a true closeout retailer, selling high-quality products at prices below those found in boutique, specialty and department stores. Our customers come to us for an ever-changing, exceptional assortment of brand names at great prices.” Basically, they purchase items at a very low price from different sources and they sell it below retail.

What makes it interesting

Niche that is likely to be undisturbed by the ecommerce disruption right now Little debt ($30 million from accessing credit facility) with continued access to capital markets Increasing revenue despite industry headwinds, which means that the problem is likely to be internal. Insider buy in Concrete turnaround plan that could work (some of them are already working)

What I think the rest of the market missed

Only 1 analyst covering (according to yahoo finance) Niche presence in a market filled with big names Overall decrease in interest in the traditional brick and mortar retail sector Boring niche with little or no growth

Notable statistics

Top 5 Low Price Stocks To Own For 2019: Radian Group Inc.(RDN)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Logan Wallace]

    Raiden Network Token (CURRENCY:RDN) traded up 6.6% against the dollar during the twenty-four hour period ending at 18:00 PM Eastern on September 30th. Raiden Network Token has a total market cap of $24.06 million and approximately $221,978.00 worth of Raiden Network Token was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. In the last seven days, Raiden Network Token has traded down 2% against the dollar. One Raiden Network Token token can currently be bought for $0.48 or 0.00007261 BTC on popular exchanges including Bibox, Kyber Network, LATOKEN and DDEX.

  • [By Joseph Griffin]

    Radian Group (NYSE: RDN) and MGIC Investment (NYSE:MTG) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

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    Some weeks (like this one), I’ve never even heard of the company flashing the best-looking “buy” or “sell” signal. To me, that means my process is sound. Stocks of little-known companies can deliver large gains when a catalyst brings the company to the attention of traders — which is the exact scenario that should play out in Radian Group (NYSE: RDN) over the next few weeks. 

  • [By Logan Wallace]

    Raiden Network Token (CURRENCY:RDN) traded up 10.8% against the dollar during the 1-day period ending at 15:00 PM ET on July 17th. One Raiden Network Token token can currently be purchased for $0.88 or 0.00012025 BTC on cryptocurrency exchanges including OKEx, Bibox, Gate.io and LATOKEN. Raiden Network Token has a market capitalization of $44.34 million and approximately $1.18 million worth of Raiden Network Token was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. During the last week, Raiden Network Token has traded 18.5% higher against the dollar.

  • [By Joseph Griffin]

    Radian Group (NYSE:RDN) was downgraded by analysts at ValuEngine from a hold rating to a sell rating.

    Charles Schwab Co. Common Stock (NYSE:SCHW) was downgraded by analysts at ValuEngine from a buy rating to a hold rating.

Top 5 Low Price Stocks To Own For 2019: Boston Properties, Inc.(BXP)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Logan Wallace]

    Traders purchased shares of Boston Properties (NYSE:BXP) on weakness during trading hours on Friday. $96.18 million flowed into the stock on the tick-up and $15.73 million flowed out of the stock on the tick-down, for a money net flow of $80.45 million into the stock. Of all stocks tracked, Boston Properties had the 13th highest net in-flow for the day. Boston Properties traded down ($0.15) for the day and closed at $117.09

  • [By Max Byerly]

    Earnest Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Boston Properties, Inc. (NYSE:BXP) by 4.6% in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 187,347 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after purchasing an additional 8,269 shares during the period. Earnest Partners LLC owned 0.12% of Boston Properties worth $23,085,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

  • [By Stephan Byrd]

    St. Johns Investment Management Company LLC reduced its position in Boston Properties (NYSE:BXP) by 9.8% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 5,745 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 625 shares during the quarter. St. Johns Investment Management Company LLC’s holdings in Boston Properties were worth $708,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

  • [By Joseph Griffin]

    Boston Properties (NYSE:BXP) was upgraded by stock analysts at ValuEngine from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report issued on Monday.

Top 5 Low Price Stocks To Own For 2019: Globus Maritime Limited(GLBS)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Money Morning Staff Reports]

    After looking at last week’s top performing penny stocks, we’ll show you a penny stock that’s on the verge of crushing Cherokee’s returns…

    Penny Stock Current Share Price Last Week’s Gain
    Cherokee Inc. (Nasdaq: CHKE) $0.82 91.11 %
    Checkpoint Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: CKPT) $3.54 51.62%
    TMRS Holding Co. Ltd. (Nasdaq: TMSR) $4.43 50.00%
    EKSO Bionics Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: EKSO) $2.58 46.93%
    Jones Energy Inc. (NYSE: JONE) $0.47 46.76%
    TransAtlantic Petroleum Corp. (NYSE: TAT) $1.39 44.29%
    Inseego Corp. (Nasdaq: INSG) $2.70 42.27%
    Globus Maritime Ltd. (Nasdaq: GLBS) $0.44 37.85%
    iFresh Inc. (Nasdaq: IFMK) $2.81 33.64%
    Technical Communications Corp. (Nasdaq: TCCO) $4.88 29.87%

    While all of last week’s 10 top penny stocks generated great returns, it’s unlikely that they will be able to deliver these kinds of profits again anytime soon.

  • [By Joseph Griffin]

    Media coverage about Globus Maritime (NASDAQ:GLBS) has trended somewhat positive recently, Accern Sentiment reports. The research group identifies positive and negative press coverage by analyzing more than twenty million blog and news sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Globus Maritime earned a news impact score of 0.09 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned news articles about the shipping company an impact score of 45.6853785900783 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company’s share price in the next few days.

Top 5 Low Price Stocks To Own For 2019: American Capital Mortgage Investment Corp.(MTGE)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Max Byerly]

    BidaskClub upgraded shares of MTGE Investment (NASDAQ:MTGE) from a hold rating to a buy rating in a research note published on Thursday.

    A number of other brokerages have also weighed in on MTGE. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered shares of MTGE Investment from an outperform rating to a market perform rating in a research report on Monday, May 7th. Maxim Group lowered shares of MTGE Investment from a buy rating to a hold rating and cut their target price for the company from $21.00 to $19.75 in a research report on Friday, May 4th. Finally, ValuEngine lowered shares of MTGE Investment from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 2nd.

Top 5 Low Price Stocks To Own For 2019: Jersey Elec.(a)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Motley Fool Transcribing]

    Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) Q1 2019 Earnings Conference CallFeb. 20, 2019 4:30 p.m. ET

    Contents:
    Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants
    Prepared Remarks:

    Operator

  • [By Shane Hupp]

    FDx Advisors Inc. reduced its holdings in Agilent Technologies Inc (NYSE:A) by 65.5% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 4,500 shares of the medical research company’s stock after selling 8,543 shares during the period. FDx Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Agilent Technologies were worth $278,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

  • [By Stephan Byrd]

    Rampart Investment Management Company LLC grew its stake in shares of Agilent Technologies Inc (NYSE:A) by 26.3% in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 28,467 shares of the medical research company’s stock after buying an additional 5,936 shares during the period. Rampart Investment Management Company LLC’s holdings in Agilent Technologies were worth $1,760,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Top 10 Heal Care Stocks To Buy For 2019

AmeriCold Realty Trust (NYSE: ORC) and Orchid Island Capital (NYSE:ORC) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and valuation.

Earnings & Valuation

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This table compares AmeriCold Realty Trust and Orchid Island Capital’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio
AmeriCold Realty Trust $1.54 billion 2.22 -$600,000.00 N/A N/A
Orchid Island Capital $145.96 million 2.82 $2.00 million $0.84 9.42

Orchid Island Capital has lower revenue, but higher earnings than AmeriCold Realty Trust.

Top 10 Heal Care Stocks To Buy For 2019: Terra Nitrogen Company L.P.(TNH)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Joseph Griffin]

    Evogene (NASDAQ: EVGN) and Terra Nitrogen (NYSE:TNH) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership.

  • [By Logan Wallace]

    Media stories about Terra Nitrogen (NYSE:TNH) have been trending somewhat negative this week, Accern Sentiment reports. The research firm identifies positive and negative press coverage by monitoring more than 20 million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Terra Nitrogen earned a news impact score of -0.02 on Accern’s scale. Accern also gave news articles about the basic materials company an impact score of 46.8553415416776 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock’s share price in the next few days.

Top 10 Heal Care Stocks To Buy For 2019: Lexington Realty Trust(LXP)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Stephan Byrd]

    Lexington Realty Trust (NYSE:LXP) is scheduled to be releasing its earnings data before the market opens on Tuesday, May 8th. Analysts expect Lexington Realty Trust to post earnings of $0.06 per share for the quarter. Lexington Realty Trust has set its FY18 guidance at $0.95-0.98 EPS.

  • [By Logan Wallace]

    TRADEMARK VIOLATION NOTICE: “Lexington Realty Trust (LXP) Scheduled to Post Quarterly Earnings on Wednesday” was reported by Ticker Report and is the sole property of of Ticker Report. If you are accessing this piece on another publication, it was illegally copied and reposted in violation of US & international trademark and copyright legislation. The legal version of this piece can be read at https://www.tickerreport.com/banking-finance/4164994/lexington-realty-trust-lxp-scheduled-to-post-quarterly-earnings-on-wednesday.html.

  • [By Ethan Ryder]

    Wells Fargo & Co upgraded shares of Lexington Realty Trust (NYSE:LXP) from a market perform rating to an outperform rating in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, MarketBeat.com reports. Wells Fargo & Co currently has $9.00 target price on the real estate investment trust’s stock, up from their prior target price of $8.50.

  • [By Ethan Ryder]

    Lexington Realty Trust (NYSE:LXP) was downgraded by equities researchers at Stifel Nicolaus from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, MarketBeat reports. They currently have a $7.00 target price on the real estate investment trust’s stock, down from their previous target price of $8.50. Stifel Nicolaus’ price target suggests a potential downside of 15.66% from the stock’s current price.

  • [By Shane Hupp]

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Top 10 Heal Care Stocks To Buy For 2019: Briggs & Stratton Corporation(BGG)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By ]

    For his “Executive Decision” segment, Cramer spoke with Todd Teske, chairman, president and CEO of Briggs & Stratton (BGG) , the small-engine maker that posted a penny-a-share earnings beat on Wednesday, but saw shares fall 11% on lighter-than-expected revenues and a cut in the company’s full-year guidance.

  • [By Lisa Levin]

    Check out these big penny stock gainers and losers

    Losers
    Check-Cap Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHEK) fell 23.3 percent to $9.87 in pre-market trading after declining 13.45 percent on Wednesday.
    SunCoke Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE: SXCP) fell 12.8 percent to $16.00 in pre-market trading after reporting Q1 results.
    Briggs & Stratton Corporation (NYSE: BGG) fell 11 percent to $17.55 in pre-market trading after the company posted mixed Q3 results and lowered its FY18 guidance.
    New Gold Inc. (NYSE: NGD) fell 8.4 percent to $2.30 in pre-market trading following downbeat Q1 results.
    Quality Care Properties, Inc. (NYSE: QCP) fell 8.2 percent to $20.85 in pre-market trading. Welltower announced plans to acquire QCP for $20.75 per share in cash.
    China Customer Relations Centers Inc. (NASDAQ: CCRC) shares fell 7.5 percent to $17.25 in pre-market trading after climbing 18.73 percent on Wednesday.
    Nokia Corporation (NYSE: NOK) shares fell 5.7 percent to $5.58 in pre-market trading after reporting Q1 results.
    eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) fell 5.6 percent to $38.66 in pre-market trading following Q1 results.
    Southw

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    Three Stocks to Watch Today: CSCO, M, BLK
    The earnings report calendar is headlined today by Cisco Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: CSCO). The tech giant will report fiscal fourth-quarter earnings after the bell. Wall Street expects that the firm will report earnings per share (EPS) of $0.69 on top of $12.77 billion in revenue. Shares of Macy’s Inc. (NYSE: M) are on the move after the company reported earnings before the bell. The iconic retailer reported adjusted EPS of $0.70 on top of $5.57 billion in revenue. Wall Street had expected EPS of $0.49 on top of $5.61 billion in revenue. Shares of Macy’s stock were off 5.3% in premarket hours. George Soros’ firm Soros Fund Management increased its stake in shares of Blackrock Inc. (NYSE: BLK) by a whopping 60% in the second quarter, according to a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing. If you were using Money Morning’s proprietary Stock VQScore™, you’d have known that Blackrock was sitting in the “Buy Zone” before the SEC filing was made public. The global asset manager has a perfect 4.75 score, and it will look to blast off now that other investors start to follow Soros and other institutional investors that love this stock. To learn more about the Money Morning Stock VQScore, go here right now. Look for additional earnings reports from NetApp Inc. (Nasdaq: NTAP), MSG Networks Inc. (NYSE: MSGN), CACI International Inc. (NYSE: CACI), Briggs & Stratton Corp. (NYSE: BGG), SpartanNash Co. (Nasdaq: SPTN), and Luxoft Holding Inc. (NYSE: LXFT).

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  • [By Motley Fool Transcriber]

    Briggs & Stratton Corporation (NYSE: BGG)Q4 2018 Briggs & Stratton Corp Earnings CallAug. 16, 2018, 2 p.m. EDT

    Contents:
    Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants
    Prepared Remarks:

    Operator

  • [By Jon C. Ogg]

    Generac Holdings Inc. (NYSE: GNRC) was up less than 1% at $59.20 late on Tuesday, but that is actually up by over 6% from last Friday’s close for the generator maker before the storm threat was so imminent. Briggs & Stratton Corp. (NYSE: BGG) is also in that field and its gain of just 0.3% to $20.45 late on Tuesday was actually up only about 1% from last Friday as the company is more diversified

Top 10 Heal Care Stocks To Buy For 2019: GlobalSCAPE, Inc.(GSB)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Lisa Levin]

    Check out these big penny stock gainers and losers

    Losers
    Akorn, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKRX) fell 32.7 percent to $13.25 in pre-market trading after Fresenius terminated its merger deal with Akorn.
    Chicago Bridge & Iron Company N.V. (NYSE: CBI) fell 15.7 percent to $12.30 in pre-market trading. Subsea 7 confirmed a $7.00 per share proposal to acquire Mcdermott, pending termination of merger agreement with CB&I.
    Myomo, Inc. (NYSE: MYO) fell 9 percent to $3.65 in pre-market trading after rising 11.39 percent on Friday.
    Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS) fell 8 percent to $88.36 in pre-market trading after the company reported weaker-than-expected results for its first quarter on Monday.
    SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ: SPWR) fell 7.1 percent to $9.00 in pre-market trading.
    Endeavour Silver Corp. (NYSE: EXK) shares fell 5.9 percent to $2.88 in pre-market trading after declining 3.16 percent on Friday.
    Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) shares fell 5.5 percent to $12.25 in pre-market trading.
    Valeritas Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: VLRX) shares fell 5.1 percent to $2.96 in pre-market trading after rising 76.27 percent on Friday.
    GlobalSCAPE, Inc. (NYSE: GSB) fell 5.1 percent to $3.57 in pre-market trading.
    Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA (NYSE: FMS) shares fell 4.1 percent to $49.93 in pre-market trading.
    Oasis Petroleum Inc. (NYSE: OAS) fell 4.1 percent to $9.75 in pre-market trading. SunTrust Robinson Humphrey downgraded Oasis Petroleum from Hold to Sell

Top 10 Heal Care Stocks To Buy For 2019: Western Asset Municipal Partners Fund, Inc.(MNP)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Shane Hupp]

    Fiera Capital Corp grew its holdings in shares of Western Asset Municipal Partners Fnd Inc (NYSE:MNP) by 46.8% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 196,895 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 62,761 shares during the quarter. Fiera Capital Corp’s holdings in Western Asset Municipal Partners Fnd were worth $2,780,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

  • [By Logan Wallace]

    Media stories about Western Asset Municipal Partners Fnd (NYSE:MNP) have been trending positive this week, according to Accern Sentiment. Accern identifies positive and negative news coverage by reviewing more than twenty million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Western Asset Municipal Partners Fnd earned a media sentiment score of 0.38 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned media headlines about the financial services provider an impact score of 46.9266470312802 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company’s share price in the immediate future.

Top 10 Heal Care Stocks To Buy For 2019: Suzuki Motor Corporation (SZKMY)

Advisors’ Opinion:

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    Suzuki Motor Corp. [TYO: 7269] (OTCPK:SZKMY) (OTCPK:SZKMF)

    On September 7 The Times of India reported: “Suzuki to start testing electric vehicle prototypes in India. Suzuki would launch EVs in India around 2020 in cooperation.”

  • [By Logan Wallace]

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Top 10 Heal Care Stocks To Buy For 2019: Blueprint Medicines Corporation(BPMC)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Todd Campbell]

    After reporting second-quarter financial results and updating investors on the progress it’s making in developing cancer therapies targeting specific genetic mutations, Blueprint Medicines (NASDAQ:BPMC) saw its shares rocket 17% yesterday. News that management is initiating new trials and potentially filing its first drug for FDA approval in 2019 helped spark investors’ interest, but that wasn’t the only thing management said about its future. Read on to learn more about this clinical-stage biotech stock and whether it’s right for your portfolio.

  • [By Todd Campbell]

    The big thing to watch this week will be how investors view Loxo’s results in comparison to results presented earlier this year by Blueprint Medicines (NASDAQ:BPMC). Blueprint’s BLU-667 also targets RET-fusions and at the American Association for Cancer Research meeting in April, Blueprint revealed a preliminary overall response rate of 50% for NSCLC and 40% for MTC. It’s bad science to compare unrelated trials, so investors might be best off viewing Loxo and Blueprint’s data as evidence that they’re both working on a winning approach.

  • [By ]

    Blueprint Medicines (Nasdaq: BPMC), similarly to Loxo, is working on cancer medications that can target different mutations, and target them with precision. No wonder the stock rallied more than 14% this year, and that’s on top of the share-price more than doubling in the last three years. By 2020, BPMC plans to have two products already on the market, with four more pending. This company could certainly become a target for a larger peer, especially if its 2020 plan remains on track.

  • [By Ethan Ryder]

    Mutual of America Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Blueprint Medicines Corp (NASDAQ:BPMC) during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 10,500 shares of the biotechnology company’s stock, valued at approximately $667,000.

  • [By Ethan Ryder]

    Shares of Blueprint Medicines Corp (NASDAQ:BPMC) have received an average recommendation of “Buy” from the thirteen research firms that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and eleven have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year target price among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $92.22.

Top 10 Heal Care Stocks To Buy For 2019: Pacific Gas & Electric Co.(PCG)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Maxx Chatsko]

    Many major utilities are now ramping up investments in cost-saving, margin-boosting energy efficiency programs. In fact, there’s a strong correlation between the most ambitious renewable energy investment strategies and energy efficiency programs. Some utilities have a lot of catching up to do.  

    Xcel Energy (NASDAQ:XEL) has saved 13,000 GWh of electricity consumption across its network over the years, including 9,000 GWh since 2005. The company has an ambitious plan to retire coal-fired power plants and build new wind and solar power capacity, which, when coupled with energy efficiency, could allow it to generate 45% of its electricity from renewables in 2027. Additionally, fuel-related expenses would drop from 47% of capital investments in 2010 to just 28% in 2027. That would free up more cash flow for dividends or growth projects — or both. PG&E (NYSE:PCG) recently filed a plan to retire an aging fossil fuel power plant with distributed solar and energy efficiency programs, as discussed on a recent quarterly conference call with investors. The utility also offers some of the most ambitious customer rebates in the country, with up to $5,500 per household. Southern Company (NYSE:SO) has saved 2,700 GWh of electricity consumption across its network since 2000. By 2020, it will have invested $1 billion total in energy efficiency programs, although that lags well behind more ambitious peers. Dominion Energy (NYSE:D) was ranked second to last among all utilities in the country in energy efficiency by the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy. That leaves plenty of room for improvement. A recent report suggests it’s possible to reduce new home energy consumption in Virginia (the company’s home state) by 60%, saving the utility billions in capital investments in the next decade by avoiding the need to build new facilities. Those efforts could also save customers $1.7 billion, but the utility’s most recent plan does not prioritize energy efficien

  • [By Logan Wallace]

    Pacific Gas and Electric (NYSE: PCG) and Unitil (NYSE:UTL) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.

  • [By Jon C. Ogg]

    PG&E Corp. (NYSE: PCG), the parent of Pacific Gas & Electric, has been the focus of many regulatory actions in California over time. And power lines have been targeted, and PG&E shares dropped after the 2017 wildfires in the state.

  • [By Logan Wallace]

    Northern Trust Corp cut its stake in PG&E Co. (NYSE:PCG) by 0.8% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 5,920,440 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after selling 44,939 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp owned approximately 1.14% of PG&E worth $251,974,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

  • [By Tyler Crowe, Matthew Frankel, CFP, and Neha Chamaria]

    So we asked three Motley Fool contributors to each highlight a stock that has caught the eye of billionaire hedge funds, why they are buying, and why you might want to consider doing the same. Here’s why they picked United Technologies (NYSE:UTX), PG&E (NYSE:PCG), and Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK-A) (NYSE:BRK-B).

  • [By Ethan Ryder]

    Commonwealth Bank of Australia decreased its position in PG&E Co. (NYSE:PCG) by 11.2% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 4,648,065 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after selling 586,715 shares during the quarter. PG&E accounts for approximately 2.0% of Commonwealth Bank of Australia’s holdings, making the stock its 12th largest holding. Commonwealth Bank of Australia owned 0.90% of PG&E worth $200,489,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Top 10 Heal Care Stocks To Buy For 2019: Jersey Elec.(a)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Stephan Byrd]

    Rampart Investment Management Company LLC grew its stake in shares of Agilent Technologies Inc (NYSE:A) by 26.3% in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 28,467 shares of the medical research company’s stock after buying an additional 5,936 shares during the period. Rampart Investment Management Company LLC’s holdings in Agilent Technologies were worth $1,760,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

  • [By Michael Bloom]

    RBC’s Mark Mahaney said in his earnings recap note, “Amazon traded off 5% in the aftermarket because: a)
    it was a Modest Beat & Mixed Quarter AND stock was up 14% YTD (3% yesterday), implying high expectations; b) cautious Q&A commentary around impact of potential India regulations; & c) commentary suggesting ’19 would see step-up in investment spend…That said, we view the Amazon Long Thesis as Very Well Intact.”

  • [By Ethan Ryder]

    Shares of Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) fell 9.7% during trading on Tuesday . The company traded as low as $60.70 and last traded at $62.50. 14,450,244 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 458% from the average session volume of 2,590,339 shares. The stock had previously closed at $69.21.

  • [By Chris Lange]

    The S&P 500 stock posting the largest daily percentage loss ahead of the close Tuesday was Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: A) which traded down about 10% at $62.51. The stock’s 52-week range is $55.60 to $75.00. Volume was 14 million compared to the daily average volume of 2.6 million.

Top 10 Heal Care Stocks To Buy For 2019: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.(TSM)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Ashraf Eassa]

    Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (NYSE:TSM), or TSMC for short, is one of Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) most important suppliers. The company has manufactured Apple’s A-series chips starting with the A8 and continuing through to today’s A12 Bionic chip and has been the exclusive manufacturer of all but one of those chips — the A9.

  • [By Ashraf Eassa]

    The claim from Intel seems questionable at best. To illustrate, let’s dive deep into when Intel has brought products to market on new technologies and when its competition — Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (NYSE:TSM) and Samsung (NASDAQOTH:SSNLF) — have. 

  • [By ]

    AMD’s comments come amid growing concerns that a slowdown in cryptocurrency mining activity (following a slump in crypto prices) could lead disillusioned miners to flood the market with used graphics cards. Last week, top chip foundry Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM) , which counts AMD, Nvidia  (NVDA) and leading crypto mining ASIC developer Bitmain as clients, cautioned that there’s “uncertainty” surrounding second-half crypto demand. AMD believes miners accounted for about 10% of its Q1 sales.

Best Low Price Stocks To Watch Right Now

Ford (NYSE:F) is known for its attractive valuation, it currently trades at around 7 times its 2017 projected earnings and has an attractive dividend yield of 5.36 percent. It also has a very low price-to-earnings ratio (P/E) compared to most other companies on the S&P 500. The stock trades at around $11 during the time I am writing this. However, after digging a little deeper, I have found that the future looks bearish for Ford.

The automobile industry is known to be a very cyclical industry and I, along with many other people, believe that the cycle has peaked after years of high demand. We are witnessing a downtrend in automobile demand. In March, US auto sales fell 1.6 percent; 1.56 million cars and trucks were sold in March, falling below the projected sales of 1.62 million cars and trucks. Sales are down 1.6 percent compared to the same month last year. Ford only sold 236,250 cars; this is a 7 percent decrease in sales compared to the prior month.

Best Low Price Stocks To Watch Right Now: Ambarella, Inc.(AMBA)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Leo Sun]

    Intel’s acquisition of Movidius caused serious headachesfor Ambarella (NASDAQ:AMBA), which sells image processing SoCs for action cameras, dash cams, security cameras, and drones. Movidius’ Myriad 2 VPUs bundled together image processing, computer vision, and machine learning capabilities, which left Ambarella’s SoCs behind a crucical tech curve.

  • [By Max Byerly]

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  • [By Ethan Ryder]

    Ambarella (NASDAQ:AMBA) shares fell 3.1% during trading on Friday . The company traded as low as $49.01 and last traded at $51.21. 973,626 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 8% from the average session volume of 1,053,381 shares. The stock had previously closed at $49.68.

  • [By Chris Lange]

    Ambarella Inc. (NASDAQ: AMBA) also is scheduled to release its most recent quarterly results Thursday. The consensus forecast calls for $0.37 in EPS and $70.3 million in revenue. Shares closed at $48.89. The consensus price target is $57.50, and the 52-week range is $40.06 to $66.23.

  • [By Nicholas Rossolillo]

    Video chip maker Ambarella’s (NASDAQ:AMBA) claim to fame was making crucial hardware for action camera company GoPro. That main business has been in decline, though, leaving Ambarella shareholders with a stock that has been stuck in a rut the last few years. However, a new technology — computer vision — has management optimistic that a new revenue source is in the works.

Best Low Price Stocks To Watch Right Now: Jersey Elec.(a)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Taylor Cox]

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    Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A)Q2 2018 Earnings Conference CallMay 14, 2018, 4:30 p.m. ET

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  • [By Garrett Baldwin]

    Eight Seconds… $1,260 Richer: Words can’t describe what you’ll see in this shocking footage – because you’ll witness, live on camera, one man become $4,238 richer with just three clicks of a mouse. And if you follow the simple instructions in this video, you’ll learn how to set yourself up for an instant $2,918 payday opportunity. You need to see this to believe it…

    Three Stocks to Watch Today: COP, HD, HSBC
    ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) has seized assets from the Venezuelan-owned firm PDVSA in the Caribbean. The company won a court case that will allow it to take over assets owned by the Venezuelan government. The court enabled the seizures as part of a broader plan to allow the firm to recoup roughly $2 billion following the 2007 nationalization of its assets in Venezuela by the huge Castro-led government.
    Monday will be a quiet day on the earnings front. Investors are looking to Tuesday’s calendar, when The Home Depot Inc. (NYSE: HD) reports earnings. Tomorrow, Wall Street analysts expect that Home Depot will report earnings per share of $2.07 on top of $25.2 billion in revenue. Investors will be hoping that the company reports strong profits thanks to an improving U.S. economy and the recent tax reform law.
    Expect a lot of chatter today about blockchain technology. That’s because ING Bank and HSBC Holdings Plc.(NYSE: HSBC) announced over the weekend that they engaged in their first trade ever using blockchain technology. The two engaged in a trade on behalf of Cargill to finance a shipment of soybeans from Argentina to Malaysia.
    Today, look for earnings reports from Agilent Technologies (NYSE: A), Itron Inc.(Nasdaq: ITRI), Vipshop Holdings Ltd.(Nasdaq: VIPS), Amyris Biotechnologies Inc. (Nasdaq: AMRS), Sky Solar Holdings Ltd.(Nasdaq: SKYS), Mazor Robotics Ltd.(Nasdaq: MZOR), China Lodging Group Ltd. (Nasdaq: HTHT), and Mimecast Ltd.(Nasdaq: MIME).

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  • [By Dan Caplinger]

    Tuesday was a down day for stocks, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling early to triple-digit losses and other major benchmarks declining by a similar percentage. The yield on the 10-year Treasury jumped well above the 3% mark, leading to speculation that a sustained upward move for interest rates could start to sap away some of the strength of the nearly decadelong bull market in stocks. Adding to the downward pressure was badly received news from several prominent individual companies. Switch (NYSE:SWCH), Vipshop Holdings (NYSE:VIPS), and Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) were among the worst performers on the day. Here’s why they did so poorly.

  • [By Max Byerly]

    M&T Bank Corp grew its stake in Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) by 5.3% during the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 30,717 shares of the medical research company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,539 shares during the period. M&T Bank Corp’s holdings in Agilent Technologies were worth $2,056,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Best Low Price Stocks To Watch Right Now: GRAVITY Co. Ltd.(GRVY)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Cooper Creagan]

    For example, if you had taken five minutes to set up a Night Trade on Gravity Co. (Nasdaq: GRVY) in October, you could’ve tripled your money, and then some.

  • [By Max Byerly]

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Hot Clean Energy Stocks To Watch For 2018

Watching the fireworks yesterday, a houseguest commented on why the techno display is bad for the environment (there’s always one in every crowd, isn’t there…!) It’s hard to ignore the majesty of a well produced fireworks display, and I don’t really see too many people hopping on the “let’s clean up the environment by eliminating standard 4th of July fare” bandwagon, but the issue did spark a larger discussion about clean energy, and in particular, LED lighting.

Incandescent bulbs were phased out beginning in 2007, and now, 10 years later, no incandescent light is manufactured in or imported for sale into the United States. These notoriously inefficient sources of light have been replaced globally with LED lights, which are more energy efficient, emit greater light, last multiple times longer than traditional bulbs, and are far cooler from an operational – and now a style quotient – standpoint.

Hot Clean Energy Stocks To Watch For 2018: Jersey Elec.(a)

Advisors’ Opinion:

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    These include: Adobe Systems Inc. (ADBE) , ADT Inc. (ADT) , Agilent Technologies Inc. (A) , Allergan Plc (AGN) , Anthem Inc. (ANTM) , Apple Inc. (AAPL) , Boston Scientific (BSX) , Cigna Corp. (CI) , Discovery Communications (DISCA) and Dr. Pepper Snapple Group Inc. (DPS) .

  • [By Max Byerly]

    M&T Bank Corp grew its stake in Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) by 5.3% during the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 30,717 shares of the medical research company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,539 shares during the period. M&T Bank Corp’s holdings in Agilent Technologies were worth $2,056,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

  • [By Garrett Baldwin]

    Eight Seconds… $1,260 Richer: Words can’t describe what you’ll see in this shocking footage – because you’ll witness, live on camera, one man become $4,238 richer with just three clicks of a mouse. And if you follow the simple instructions in this video, you’ll learn how to set yourself up for an instant $2,918 payday opportunity. You need to see this to believe it…

    Three Stocks to Watch Today: COP, HD, HSBC
    ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) has seized assets from the Venezuelan-owned firm PDVSA in the Caribbean. The company won a court case that will allow it to take over assets owned by the Venezuelan government. The court enabled the seizures as part of a broader plan to allow the firm to recoup roughly $2 billion following the 2007 nationalization of its assets in Venezuela by the huge Castro-led government.
    Monday will be a quiet day on the earnings front. Investors are looking to Tuesday’s calendar, when The Home Depot Inc. (NYSE: HD) reports earnings. Tomorrow, Wall Street analysts expect that Home Depot will report earnings per share of $2.07 on top of $25.2 billion in revenue. Investors will be hoping that the company reports strong profits thanks to an improving U.S. economy and the recent tax reform law.
    Expect a lot of chatter today about blockchain technology. That’s because ING Bank and HSBC Holdings Plc.(NYSE: HSBC) announced over the weekend that they engaged in their first trade ever using blockchain technology. The two engaged in a trade on behalf of Cargill to finance a shipment of soybeans from Argentina to Malaysia.
    Today, look for earnings reports from Agilent Technologies (NYSE: A), Itron Inc.(Nasdaq: ITRI), Vipshop Holdings Ltd.(Nasdaq: VIPS), Amyris Biotechnologies Inc. (Nasdaq: AMRS), Sky Solar Holdings Ltd.(Nasdaq: SKYS), Mazor Robotics Ltd.(Nasdaq: MZOR), China Lodging Group Ltd. (Nasdaq: HTHT), and Mimecast Ltd.(Nasdaq: MIME).

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  • [By Lisa Levin]

    Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are:

    Wall Street expects Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: A) to post quarterly earnings at $0.64 per share on revenue of $1.21 billion after the closing bell. Agilent shares rose 0.86 percent to close at $69.45 on Friday.
    Analysts expect Hanwha Q CELLS Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: HQCL) to report quarterly earnings at $0.14 per share on revenue of $438.40 million before the opening bell. Hanwha Q CELLS shares fell 0.29 percent to close at $6.92 on Friday.
    NiSource Inc. (NYSE: NI) disclosed a 24.96 million share common stock offering via selling holders. NiSource shares rose 0.08 percent to close at $24.93 on Friday.
    Analysts are expecting Vipshop Holdings Limited (NYSE: VIPS) to have earned $0.18 per share on revenue of $3.10 billion in the latest quarter. Vipshop will release earnings after the markets close. Vipshop shares rose 0.20 percent to $15.14 in after-hours trading.

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Hot Clean Energy Stocks To Watch For 2018: Regal Entertainment Group(RGC)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Peter Graham]

    In December, UK based Cineworld Group Plc also agreed tobuy larger U.S. peer Regal Entertainment Group (NYSE: RGC) for $3.6 billion in cash in adeal to create the world’s second largest movie theatre operator after AMC Entertainment Holdings. The combined entity is expected to be better able to compete AMC.

Hot Clean Energy Stocks To Watch For 2018: Carrols Restaurant Group Inc.(TAST)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Steve Symington]

    Burger King franchisee Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:TAST) announced strong first-quarter 2018 results on Tuesday morning, showcasing continued momentum in both comparable-restaurant sales and revenue from acquired locations over the past year. Carrols was also able to considerably narrow its losses in this seasonally slow quarter.

  • [By Stephan Byrd]

    BidaskClub upgraded shares of Carrols Restaurant Group (NASDAQ:TAST) from a strong sell rating to a sell rating in a report released on Wednesday.

    Several other research analysts also recently commented on the stock. ValuEngine raised shares of Carrols Restaurant Group from a sell rating to a hold rating in a report on Tuesday. Zacks Investment Research downgraded shares of Carrols Restaurant Group from a buy rating to a hold rating in a report on Saturday, May 5th. Dougherty & Co reaffirmed a buy rating on shares of Carrols Restaurant Group in a report on Sunday, March 4th. Finally, Citigroup cut their price objective on shares of Carrols Restaurant Group from $16.00 to $15.00 and set a buy rating for the company in a report on Monday, March 5th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. The company presently has a consensus rating of Hold and a consensus price target of $14.50.

  • [By Lisa Levin] Gainers
    ProPhase Labs, Inc. (NASDAQ: PRPH) gained 50.7 percent to $4.34 after the company announced a special $1.00 per share cash dividend.
    Impinj, Inc. (NASDAQ: PI) surged 28.4 percent to $17.44 after reporting Q1 results.
    Cardlytics, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDLX) gained 22 percent to $17.945.
    Care.com, Inc. (NYSE: CRCM) shares rose 19.3 percent to $18.92 following Q1 earnings.
    Sharing Economy International Inc. (NASDAQ: SEII) jumped 19.1 percent to $4.3934 after the company disclosed that it entered into a license agreement with Ecrent Capital Holdings Limited.
    Blink Charging Co. (NASDAQ: BLNK) rose 18.6 percent to $4.79 after jumping 171.14 percent on Monday.
    IntriCon Corporation (NASDAQ: IIN) climbed 17.4 percent to $29.30 after reporting Q1 results.
    Nevsun Resources Ltd. (NYSE: NSU) rose 16.2 percent to $3.45 after Lundin Mining Corporation and Euro Sun Mining Inc. proposed to acquire Nevsun Resources for around C$1.5 billion.
    Tactile Systems Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: TCMD) gained 15.4 percent to $42.61 following Q1 results.
    eGain Corporation (NASDAQ: EGAN) gained 15.3 percent to $10.55 following Q3 earnings.
    Dean Foods Company (NYSE: DF) rose 13.8 percent to $9.48 after reporting upbeat Q1 earnings.
    Sterling Construction Company, Inc. (NASDAQ: STRL) shares surged 13.1 percent to $13.42 after reporting Q1 results.
    USA Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: USAT) climbed 11.9 percent to $10.85 following better-than-expected Q3 earnings.
    scPharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: SCPH) gained 11.2 percent to $14.45 following Q1 results.
    Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: FRGI) rose 10.2 percent to $24.08 following Q1 results.
    Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (NYSE: VRX) shares rose 7.9 percent to $19.60 as the company posted upbeat Q1 results and raised its outlook.
    Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TAST) rose 7.7 percent to $11.90 following upbeat Q1 results.
    Pareteum Corporation (NASDAQ: TEUM) rose 6.8 perc
  • [By Lisa Levin] Gainers
    Integrated Media Technology Limited (NASDAQ: IMTE) rose 30.8 percent to $22.00 in pre-market trading after declining 18.63 percent on Monday.
    Nevsun Resources Ltd. (NYSE: NSU) rose 14.5 percent to $3.40 in pre-market trading after Lundin Mining Corporation and Euro Sun Mining Inc. proposed to acquire Nevsun Resources for around C$1.5 billion.
    Sharing Economy International Inc. (NASDAQ: SEII) rose 15.2 percent to $4.25 in pre-market trading after the company disclosed that it entered into a license agreement with Ecrent Capital Holdings Limited.
    Veeco Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ: VECO) shares rose 14.1 percent to $19.50 in pre-market trading after reporting stronger-than-expected earnings for its first quarter.
    Impinj, Inc. (NASDAQ: PI) rose 13.4 percent to $15.40 in pre-market trading after reporting Q1 results.
    SandRidge Energy, Inc. (NYSE: SD) shares rose 13.2 percent to $16.45 in pre-market trading following Q1 results.
    Blink Charging Co. (NASDAQ: BLNK) rose 12.6 percent to $4.55 in pre-market trading after jumping 171.14 percent on Monday.
    Crocs, Inc. (NASDAQ: CROX) shares rose 10 percent to $16.66 in pre-market trading after the company reported better-than-expected earnings for its first quarter and issued strong sales forecast for the second quarter.
    Pareteum Corporation (NASDAQ: TEUM) rose 9.7 percent to $3.05 in pre-market trading after announcing Q1 results.
    Dean Foods Company (NYSE: DF) rose 8 percent to $9.00 in pre-market trading after reporting upbeat Q1 earnings.
    Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: FRGI) rose 7.3 percent to $23.45 in pre-market trading following Q1 results.
    IAMGOLD Corporation (NYSE: IAG) rose 7.1 percent to $6.09 in pre-market trading after reporting upbeat Q1 earnings.
    TC PipeLines, LP (NYSE: TCP) rose 6.4 percent to $27 in pre-market trading after gaining 2.08 percent on Monday.
    Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TAST) rose 6.3 percent to $11.75 in pre-market trading fol

Hot Clean Energy Stocks To Watch For 2018: Oaktree Capital Group, LLC(OAK)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Benzinga News Desk]

    President Donald Trump hinted he may intervene in the Justice Department’s Russia investigation, as a Senate panel advanced a measure to protect Special Counsel Robert Mueller: Link

    ECONOMIC DATA
    USA GDP (QoQ) for Q1 2.30% vs 2.00% Est; Prior 2.90%
    The University of Michigan's consumer confidence index for April is schedule for release at 10:00 a.m. ET.
    The Baker Hughes North American rig count report for the latest week will be released at 1:00 p.m. ET.
    Data on farm prices for the recent week will be released at 3:00 p.m. ET.
    ANALYST RATINGS
    Stifel upgraded Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) from Hold to Buy
    Morgan Stanley upgraded Acacia Communications (NASDAQ: ACIA) from Underweight to Equal-Weight
    Jefferies downgraded Sunoco (NYSE: SUN) from Hold to Underperform
    KBW downgraded Oaktree Capital (NYSE: OAK) from Outperform to Market Perform

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  • [By Dan Caplinger]

    Asset management companies like Oaktree Capital Group (NYSE:OAK) have to deal with market volatility in two very different ways. On one hand, they have to produce the exceptional returns that keep them ahead of their peers even when conditions make it difficult. Yet even when they are able to outperform, asset managers also have to address the fears of their clients, many of whom start to flee in down markets even when their funds are holding up quite well.

Hot Clean Energy Stocks To Watch For 2018: JA Solar Holdings, Co., Ltd.(JASO)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Garrett Baldwin]

    This morning, President Trump suggested that the United States is considering strong military action in response to recent chemical attacks carried out on civilians by the Syrian government. The president promised to send “nice and new and ‘smart'” missiles to Syria and accused the Russian government of partnering with a “Gas Killing Animal who kills his people and enjoys it!” The president’s remarks are a significant departure from comments made last week, which suggested that the United States would be pulling out of Syria in the coming months. Trump’s threat of war over a recent chemical attack in Syria drove crude oil and gold prices higher. Geopolitical worries often offer a boost to commodity prices due to concerns about supply. Trump’s threat comes at a time that markets are already concerned about a significant military conflict in the Middle East between Saudi Arabia and Iran. WTI crude prices added 0.9% to hit $66.10 per barrel. Brent crude pushed to $71.10 per barrel. Gold price topped $1,350 per ounce and are poised for bigger gains. According to Axios, U.S. Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) has privately told friends that he will not seek reelection in the fall. The news comes at a perilous time for Republicans, who are expected to lose the House of Representatives and potentially the Senate. Axios was the first to report the news. The story is also notable because Ryan recently achieved his long-time goal of passing tax reform in late 2017.
    Four Stocks to Watch Today: FB, FOXA, CBS
    Shares of Twenty-First Century Fox Inc.(NYSE: FOXA) fell in pre-market hours on news that investigators from the European Commission raided the firm’s London office yesterday. Reports indicate that investigators are trying to keep their goals confidential. However, there has been a lot of scrutiny over Rupert Murdoch’s goal to purchase rival Sky in recent months. British authorities have argued that this deal would not be in the public’s best interest. Accor

Hot Clean Energy Stocks To Watch For 2018: Wynn Resorts, Limited(WYNN)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Travis Hoium]

    Earnings season begins this week, withWynn Resorts, Limited (NASDAQ:WYNN) reporting on Tuesday, April 24, Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE:LVS)on Wednesday, and MGM Resorts International (NYSE:MGM)on Thursday. Caesars Entertainment (NASDAQ:CZR) will report on May 2 with Melco Resorts (NASDAQ:MLCO) to follow later in May.

  • [By Chris Lange]

    The S&P 500 stock posting the largest daily percentage loss ahead of the close Monday was Wynn Resorts, Limited (NASDAQ: WYNN) which traded down roughly 9% at $163.45. The stocks 52-week range is $92.67 to $203.63. Volume was about 26 million compared to the daily average volume of 2.2 million.

  • [By Travis Hoium]

    As 2018 unfolds, revenues in the Cotai Strip continue to grow. Wynn Resorts (NASDAQ:WYNN) is winning significant market share with its newer Wynn Palace resort, where revenue was up 47.2% in the first quarter. Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:LVS) is holding its own with its four Cotai resorts: They are achieving similar growth rates to the 20.5% of Macau’s gaming market overall. So if Wynn is taking market share, and Las Vegas Sands is holding steady, at least one of the other four concessionaires has to be losing ground. And by the looks of its recent first-quarter earnings release, Melco Resorts is one of the losers.

Why Switch, Vipshop Holdings, and Agilent Technologies Slumped Today

Tuesday was a down day for stocks, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling early to triple-digit losses and other major benchmarks declining by a similar percentage. The yield on the 10-year Treasury jumped well above the 3% mark, leading to speculation that a sustained upward move for interest rates could start to sap away some of the strength of the nearly decadelong bull market in stocks. Adding to the downward pressure was badly received news from several prominent individual companies. Switch (NYSE:SWCH), Vipshop Holdings (NYSE:VIPS), and Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) were among the worst performers on the day. Here’s why they did so poorly.

Switch takes a tumble

Shares of Switch dropped 15% after the company reported first-quarter financial results. Revenue rose just 10% compared to the year-earlier quarter, and a more-than-80% drop in net income spooked some of those looking at the data-center infrastructure company’s prospects for growth. CEO Rob Roy had good things to say about Switch’s performance, noting that its efforts to expand its market over the long run appear to remain on course. Yet given how much competition there is among tech players trying to serve the rapidly evolving needs of enterprise clients, Switch will need to up its game in order to avoid falling behind and missing out on the big opportunity it has to serve strong demand for its data center services.

Building with Switch logo on it, and data-center modules attached to open bays in the building.

Image source: Switch.

Vipshop gets discounted

Vipshop Holdings stock plunged 20% in the wake of the company’s first-quarter financial report. The discount-apparel online retailer reported solid revenue gains of nearly 25%, but that marked continued deceleration in Vipshop’s growth rate from past quarters. Adjusted net income fell from year-ago levels, suggesting that the e-commerce retail space in China is getting crowded enough to put pressure on margin levels even for large players in the industry. With a major partnership with other big players in the Chinese internet space having failed thus far to produce the reaccelerated growth that investors have wanted to see, Vipshop will have to look for other strategies to bolster revenue gains in order to give shareholders greater confidence going forward.

Agilent deals with disappointment

Finally, shares of Agilent Technologies fell almost 10%. The diagnostics and scientific solutions specialist seemed to post solid results in its fiscal second-quarter financial report, including a 9% rise in revenue and a 25% jump in net income compared to the previous year’s period. CEO Mike McMullen praised Agilent’s success in fulfilling its growth strategy, including good performance from the company’s pharmaceutical customers, as well as the chemical and energy sector. Yet investors had wanted to see even better revenue gains given the upticks in the end markets of Agilent’s key customer base. Unless more robust growth comes later in the fiscal year, Agilent could have trouble getting back to the levels it enjoyed earlier in 2018.

Why Switch, Vipshop Holdings, and Agilent Technologies Slumped Today

Tuesday was a down day for stocks, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling early to triple-digit losses and other major benchmarks declining by a similar percentage. The yield on the 10-year Treasury jumped well above the 3% mark, leading to speculation that a sustained upward move for interest rates could start to sap away some of the strength of the nearly decadelong bull market in stocks. Adding to the downward pressure was badly received news from several prominent individual companies. Switch (NYSE:SWCH), Vipshop Holdings (NYSE:VIPS), and Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) were among the worst performers on the day. Here’s why they did so poorly.

Switch takes a tumble

Shares of Switch dropped 15% after the company reported first-quarter financial results. Revenue rose just 10% compared to the year-earlier quarter, and a more-than-80% drop in net income spooked some of those looking at the data-center infrastructure company’s prospects for growth. CEO Rob Roy had good things to say about Switch’s performance, noting that its efforts to expand its market over the long run appear to remain on course. Yet given how much competition there is among tech players trying to serve the rapidly evolving needs of enterprise clients, Switch will need to up its game in order to avoid falling behind and missing out on the big opportunity it has to serve strong demand for its data center services.

Building with Switch logo on it, and data-center modules attached to open bays in the building.

Image source: Switch.

Vipshop gets discounted

Vipshop Holdings stock plunged 20% in the wake of the company’s first-quarter financial report. The discount-apparel online retailer reported solid revenue gains of nearly 25%, but that marked continued deceleration in Vipshop’s growth rate from past quarters. Adjusted net income fell from year-ago levels, suggesting that the e-commerce retail space in China is getting crowded enough to put pressure on margin levels even for large players in the industry. With a major partnership with other big players in the Chinese internet space having failed thus far to produce the reaccelerated growth that investors have wanted to see, Vipshop will have to look for other strategies to bolster revenue gains in order to give shareholders greater confidence going forward.

Agilent deals with disappointment

Finally, shares of Agilent Technologies fell almost 10%. The diagnostics and scientific solutions specialist seemed to post solid results in its fiscal second-quarter financial report, including a 9% rise in revenue and a 25% jump in net income compared to the previous year’s period. CEO Mike McMullen praised Agilent’s success in fulfilling its growth strategy, including good performance from the company’s pharmaceutical customers, as well as the chemical and energy sector. Yet investors had wanted to see even better revenue gains given the upticks in the end markets of Agilent’s key customer base. Unless more robust growth comes later in the fiscal year, Agilent could have trouble getting back to the levels it enjoyed earlier in 2018.

Top Safest Stocks To Watch For 2019

Gold doesn't trade in a vacuum.   Markets are connected. What happens in one often affects others.   So if you want to understand what's happening with gold, you need to know what's going on in the markets that affect gold.   And while lots of traders focus only on the short term, it's important to have a big-picture view, too. The big picture shows you the long-term trends at work… and when they change. It can help you find low-risk opportunities to open new positions. And it can help you determine where to set your stops.   Today, we'll look at the big picture for two markets that affect gold… along with gold itself.   Let's get started…   The first market we'll look at is U.S. government bonds… specifically, the yield on 10-year U.S. Treasurys. The U.S. government is considered the world's safest borrower. (It can print money to pay lenders back, after all.) The rate it pays to borrow money for 10 years serves as the world's benchmark interest rate.

Top Safest Stocks To Watch For 2019: Jersey Elec.(a)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Jake L’Ecuyer]

    Agilent Technologies (NYSE: A) was also up, gaining 6.42 percent to $52.49 after the company announced its plans to separate into two public companies.

  • [By Chris Lange]

    Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) is set to release its most recent quarterly results Monday as well. The consensus forecast calls for $0.62 in EPS on $1.17 billion in revenue. Shares ended the week at $68.79 apiece. The consensus price target is $72.15, and the 52-week range is $42.92 to $69.09.

  • [By Monica Gerson]

    Agilent Technologies (NYSE: A) shares rose 5.45% to $52.01. The volume of Agilent Technologies shares traded was 736% higher than normal. Agilent announced its plans to separate into two public companies.

  • [By Dave and Donald Moenning]

    For those investors that like the comfort generally provided by a diversified portfolio, here’s an idea that will allow you to (a) maintain a diversified allocation in your portfolio and (b) stay out of trouble when the big, bad bears come to call on an asset class or two.

  • [By Sujan Lahiri]

    (A)

    The first stage is the removal (harvesting) of a sliver of dermal tissue, called a micro-organ (2-3mm diameter x 30-40mm length), from beneath the patient’s skin. This procedure is performed under a local anesthetic, is intended to be performed in a physician’s office and is minimally invasive, so as to encourage rapid healing with little or no scarring. Generally, more than one micro-organ will be harvested from the patient (typically 4-5).

Top Safest Stocks To Watch For 2019: CIM Commercial Trust Corporation(CMCT)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Jack Delaney]

    CIM Commercial Trust Corp. (NYSE: CMCT) acquires, owns, and operates office properties in the United States.

    It has a portfolio of more than 100 buildings that is valued at a combined $25 billion, according to BizJournals.com.

Top Safest Stocks To Watch For 2019: Cannabis Science, Inc. (CBIS)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Matthew Briar]

    Look out Cannabis Science Inc (OTCMKTS:CBIS), and step aside Medical Marijuana Inc (OTCMKTS:MJNA). There’s a new cannabis name on the scene…. Algae Dynamics Corp. (OTCMKTS:ADYNF). It may not be known (or named) like its marijuana peers, but give it time. This small cap company has a very big idea, and it’s going to sprout soon.

    Yes, Algae Dynamics is an algae company. It’s not just an algae company though.

    Algae Dynamics is the owner of the proprietary BioSilo ™ process. BioSilo is a way of growing algae quickly and effectively…. a mix of an open-pond system and a photobioreactor, which is a light-driven approach to growing algae. It can be viewed as a “best of both worlds” approach, lowering the typical cost of algae farming, while the modular design makes it easy to maintain.

    The company could go a lot of directions with the technology, Most of the tens of thousands of species of algae are rather flexible in how they can be purposed, and what they can become. Algae Dynamics is first focused on the development of two kinds of products though…. Chlorella, and Omega-3.

    Chlorella is a type of microalgae that can be processed into a consumable powder by drying it until it takes a powder form, similar to coffee. Chlorella is rich in minerals, prebiotics, vitamins, and other nutritional substances. It can be added to a baked goods and a number of other products, or taken as a supplement on its own. Chlorella is used in over 1,000 products in the food and beverage markets. Algae Dynamics estimates the global Chlorella market was $210.3 million in 2014 and is expected to reach $265.5 million in 2018.

    Despite a market for Chlorella in North America, there are no commercial North American producers of it.

    Due to its health benefits, Omega-3 oil can be added to a very wide range of products. Consumers are increasingly aware of these benefits too, leading to substantial growth in the industry; health supplements compr

  • [By Jim Robertson]

    When investors think of cannabinoid or marijuana stocks, they either think of better known stocks likeGW Pharmaceuticals PLC (NASDAQ: GWPH)and Zynerba Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: ZYNE) that trade on bigger exchanges orCannabis Science Inc (OTCMKTS: CBIS) and Medical Marijuana Inc (OTCMKTS: MJNA) that are stilllisted on the OTC. However, there are other more indirect ways to invest in growing cannabinoid or marijuana acceptance.

  • [By Peter Graham]

    A long term performance chart shows GW Pharmaceuticals PLC outperforming other marijuana stocks like Zynerba Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: ZYNE), Cannabis Science Inc (OTCMKTS: CBIS) and Medical Marijuana Inc (OTCMKTS: MJNA), but shares are also once again falling off from all-time highs:

  • [By Peter Graham]

    A long term performance chart shows GW Pharmaceuticals PLC outperforming other small cap marijuana stocks like Zynerba Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: ZYNE), Cannabis Science Inc (OTCMKTS: CBIS) and Medical Marijuana Inc (OTCMKTS: MJNA), but that outperformance has come withconsiderable volatility:

Top Safest Stocks To Watch For 2019: Birks Group Inc.(BGI)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Lisa Levin]

    Birks Group Inc (NYSE: BGI) was down, falling around 23 percent to $1.89 after the company reported financial results for the twenty-six week period ended September 23, 2017.

  • [By Lisa Levin]

    Birks Group Inc (NYSE: BGI) was down, falling around 23 percent to $1.90 after the company reported financial results for the twenty-six week period ended September 23, 2017.

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In a note out Thursday, Mint Partners analyst Bill Blain discusses the ECB decision to cut its primary interest rate to 0 percent. According to Blain, the rate cut and further easing will continue to work wonders for European financial markets while doing very little to support the real underlying economy.

“I am absolutely sure M. Draghi is well aware of the gapping difference between the real European economy and the ECB’s make-believe financial economy. Hope is not a strategy. Problem is, the structures and strictures of the Euro and the ECB political masters don’t allow him to acknowledge the inherent contradictions and likely failure of the current set up and policies,” Blain writes.

Top 5 Industrial Disributor Companies To Own In Right Now: Jersey Elec.(a)

Jersey Electricity plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the generation and distribution of electricity in the Island of Jersey. It also engages in retailing; property management; building services; and has other business interests, including telecommunications and Internet data hosting. The company?s services include small works electrical services, heating systems, periodic test and inspection of electrical installations, portable appliance testing, air conditioning/heat pumps, data center/computer room cooling, commercial refrigeration, fire alarm systems, plumbing service and maintenance, multi-fuel heating, amenity lighting, building facilities management, ventilation, multi-service maintenance, and preventative planned maintenance. In addition, it provides space and water heating solutions, and design/specification, installation, and after sales service; and business consultancy, system design, development, implementation, training, and helpdesk support so lutions. The company also involves in the sale of products through its various retail outlets; and online retailing through day2dayshop.com. Further, it provides energy and environmental engineering solutions; hosting, monitoring, email solutions, disaster recovery, online data backup, distributed denial of service (DDoS) protection, and global content delivery; Internet, voice, and home services; and maintenance services for refrigeration and catering equipment. The company was formerly known as The Jersey Electricity Company Limited and changed its name to Jersey Electricity plc in March, 2010. Jersey Electricity plc was founded in 1924 and is based in St. Helier, the Channel Islands.

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Dave and Donald Moenning]

    For those investors that like the comfort generally provided by a diversified portfolio, here’s an idea that will allow you to (a) maintain a diversified allocation in your portfolio and (b) stay out of trouble when the big, bad bears come to call on an asset class or two.

  • [By Monica Gerson]

    Agilent Technologies (NYSE: A) shares rose 5.45% to $52.01. The volume of Agilent Technologies shares traded was 736% higher than normal. Agilent announced its plans to separate into two public companies.

  • [By Jake L’Ecuyer]

    Agilent Technologies (NYSE: A) was also up, gaining 6.42 percent to $52.49 after the company announced its plans to separate into two public companies.

  • [By Sujan Lahiri]

    (A)

    The first stage is the removal (harvesting) of a sliver of dermal tissue, called a micro-organ (2-3mm diameter x 30-40mm length), from beneath the patient’s skin. This procedure is performed under a local anesthetic, is intended to be performed in a physician’s office and is minimally invasive, so as to encourage rapid healing with little or no scarring. Generally, more than one micro-organ will be harvested from the patient (typically 4-5).

Top 5 Industrial Disributor Companies To Own In Right Now: World Energy Solutions Inc(DE)

World Energy Solutions, Inc. provides a range of energy management solutions to commercial and industrial businesses, institutions, utilities, and governments. It offers technology-enabled solutions, such as online audits of facilities to identify retrofit options and project management services for retrofit implementation, as well as cross-selling opportunities for commodity auctions. The company primarily focuses on retail and wholesale energy procurement clients via its online auction platforms, including the World Energy Exchange, the World Green Exchange, and the World DR Exchange. The World Energy Exchange enables energy consumers in North America to negotiate for the purchase or sale of electricity, natural gas, and other energy resources from energy suppliers who have agreed to participate on auction platform. The World Green Exchange enables buyers and sellers to negotiate for the purchase or sale of environmental commodities, such as renewable energy certificates , verified emissions reductions, and certified emissions reductions. The World DR Exchange enables curtailment service providers and energy consumers to negotiate in structured auction events designed to yield price transparency. The company was formerly known as World Energy Exchange, Inc. World Energy Solutions, Inc. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Worcester, Massachusetts.

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Chad Fraser]

    These factors are driving both growth and price inflation in the sector, and there are a number of ways for investors to take advantage. For example, you could buy shares of genetically modified seed makers like Monsanto (NYSE: MON) or equipment manufacturers like Deere & Co. (NYSE: DE).

Top 10 Undervalued Companies For 2016: Tanger Factory Outlet Centers Inc.(SKT)

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc. operates as a real estate investment trust (REIT). The company, through its subsidiary, Tanger Properties Limited Partnership, engages in acquiring, developing, owning, operating, and managing factory outlet shopping centers. As of September 30, 2005, Tanger owned and operated 33 factory outlet centers in 22 states totaling 8.7 million square feet of gross leasable area. It also provides development, leasing, and management services for its outlet centers. The company has elected to be taxed as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code. As a REIT, it would not be subject to Federal income taxes provided it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income to its shareholders. Tanger Factory Outlet Centers was founded by Stanley K. Tanger in 1981. The company is headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Shauna O’Brien]

    Jefferies announced on Wednesday that it has cut its rating on Tanger Factory Outlet Centers Inc. (SKT).

    The firm has downgraded SKT from “Buy” to “Hold,” and has lowered the company’s price target from $40 to $35. This price target suggests an 8% upside from the stock’s current price of $32.22.

    Analyst Omotayo Okusanya commented: “We expect near-term headwinds for the mall and outlet mall segment as tenant sales growth appears to be slowing.”

    “At SKT, development yields on two projects have also been reduced. Further, rising interest rates negatively impact our DDM-derived PT. Our lowered PT of $35 represents a 10% total return over the next-twelve-months (NTM); we are downgrading to Hold,” added the analyst.

    Tanger Factory Outlet shares were mostly flat during pre-market trading Wednesday. The stock is up more than 5% YTD.

Top 5 Industrial Disributor Companies To Own In Right Now: Nustar Energy L.P.(NS)

NuStar Energy L.P. engages in the terminalling, storage, and transportation of petroleum products primarily in the United States, Canada, the Netherlands, St. Eustatius in the Caribbean, the United Kingdom, and Mexico. The company operates in three segments: Storage, Transportation, and Asphalt and Fuels Marketing. The Storage segment operates terminal and storage facilities for petroleum products, specialty chemicals, crude oil, and other liquids; and crude oil storage tanks. Its terminals also offer pilotage, tug assistance, line handling, launch, emergency response, and other ship services. The Transportation segment transports refined petroleum products, crude oil, and anhydrous ammonia. This segment operates refined product pipelines in Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, New Mexico, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, South Dakota, North Dakota, and Minnesota; and owns anhydrous ammonia pipelines located in Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, and Nebraska. The Asphalt and Fuels Marketing segment refines crude oil to produce asphalt and other refined products. This segment also purchases gasoline and other refined petroleum products for resale. As of December 31, 2010, the company had 65 terminal and storage facilities providing approximately 80.4 million barrels of storage capacity; 5,605 miles of refined product pipelines with 21 associated terminals that offer storage capacity of 4.6 million barrels, as well as 2 tank farms providing storage capacity of 1.2 million barrels; 2,000 miles of anhydrous ammonia pipelines; 812 miles of crude oil pipelines with 16 associated storage tanks comprising storage capacity of 1.9 million barrels; and 2 asphalt refineries with a combined capacity of 104,000 barrels per day, as well as 2 associated terminal facilities with a combined storage capacity of 5.0 million barrels. Riverwalk Logistics, L.P. serves as the general partner of the company. NuStar Energy L.P. was founded in 1999 and is based in Sa n Antonio, Texas.

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Roberto Pedone]

    One technology player that insiders are active in here is Jive Software (NS), which provides a social business software platform to businesses, government agencies, and other enterprises. Insiders are buying this stock into massive weakness, since shares are down sharply by 43% so far in 2014.

     

    Jive Software has a market cap of $446 million and an enterprise value of $365 million. This stock trades at a fair valuation, with a price-to-sales of 2.68 and a price-to-book of 5.67. Its estimated growth rate for this year is 45.5%, and for next year it’s pegged at 30%. This is a cash-rich company, since the total cash position on its balance sheet is $98.18 million and its total debt is $6.60 million.

     

    A director just bought 260,819 shares, or about $1.71 million worth of stock, at $6.53 to $6.60 per share.

     

    From a technical perspective, JIVE is currently trending just above its 50-day moving average and below its 200-day moving average, which is neutral trendwise. This stock recently pulled back off its short-term high of $7.14 a share with heavy downside volume flows. That drop has now pushed the stock to right above its 50-day moving average at $6.10 a share.

    If you’re bullish on JIVE, then I would look for long-biased trades as long as this stock is trending above its 50-day at $6.10 a share and then once it breaks out above some key near-term overhead resistance levels at $7.14 a share to its 200-day moving average of $7.43 a share with high volume. Look for a sustained move or close above those levels with volume that hits near or above its three-month average action of 557,678 shares. If that breakout triggers soon, then JIVE will set up to re-test or possibly take out its next major overhead resistance levels $8.50 to $9 a share, or even $9.50 to $10 a share.

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Top 5 Industrial Disributor Companies To Own In Right Now: Deutsche Bank AG(DB)

Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft provides investment, financial, and related products and services. The company?s Corporate and Investment Bank division engages in the origination, sale, structuring, and trading of bonds, equities and equity-linked products, exchange-traded and over-the-counter derivatives, foreign exchange, money market instruments, securitized instruments, and commodities to sovereign countries and multinational organizations; and medium-sized companies and multinational corporations. It also offers mergers and acquisitions advisory, corporate finance, and transaction banking, as well as trade finance, cash management, and trust and securities services for financial institutions and other companies. The company?s Private Clients and Asset Management division provides mutual funds and alternative investment products; manages real estate and infrastructure investments and private equity funds; offers advisory and portfolio management services to insurance companies; and provides investment solutions to institutional customers, high net worth individuals, and families. This division also offers a range of banking products and services, including current accounts, deposits and loans, and investment management and pension products to private and self-employed individuals, and small to medium-sized businesses. Its Corporate Investments division?s principal investment activities comprise private equity and venture capital investments, corporate real estate investments, a minority stake in Deutsche Postbank AG, credit exposures, and other non-strategic investments. As of December 31, 2010, the company operated 3,083 branches in approximately 74 countries worldwide, including 2,087 in Germany. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft was founded in 1870 and is headquartered in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Matt Egan]

    Big banks are bracing for losses: It’s never a good sign when the country’s financial lifelines are under stress. Large U.S. banks JPMorgan Chase (JPM) and Wells Fargo (WFC) that helped bankroll the energy boom are already setting aside billions to cover potential loan losses in the oil industry. Investors are worried about imploding energy loans for European banks like Deutsche Bank (DB). High yield bonds in your investing portfolio wont be looking good either — Standard & Poor’s warned that half of all energy junk bonds are at risk of defaulting.