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The U.S. economy is booming this quarter as tax cuts power consumers and businesses. Yet risks are mounting that the high will be short-lived.
The housing market is struggling to build on its progress thanks to supply constraints and soaring property values, with data Tuesday showing an unexpectedly large drop in construction permits. Manufacturing is coming off the boil amid lengthening order backlogs and accelerating input prices, particularly for oil and partly due to tariffs on metals. On top of that, President Donald Trump has brought the U.S. to the verge of a trade war with China that could see levies on hundreds of billions of dollars in goods.
Hot Value Stocks For 2019: Layne Christensen Company(LAYN)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Logan Wallace]
Headlines about Layne Christensen (NASDAQ:LAYN) have been trending somewhat positive recently, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. Accern ranks the sentiment of media coverage by monitoring more than 20 million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Layne Christensen earned a news sentiment score of 0.15 on Accern’s scale. Accern also gave media coverage about the construction company an impact score of 45.8722865003839 out of 100, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock’s share price in the next several days.
- [By Ethan Ryder]
Here are some of the news articles that may have impacted Accern’s rankings:
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Critical Survey: Layne Christensen (LAYN) and Real Goods Solar (RGSE) (americanbankingnews.com) Glass Lewis joins ISS in supporting Layne Christensen buyout (seekingalpha.com) Glass Lewis Joins ISS in Recommending that Layne Christensen Stockholders Vote for the Proposed Merger with Granite (prnewswire.com) Net income boost as investors vote on Layne closure (globalwaterintel.com) Edited Transcript of LAYN earnings conference call or presentation 6-Jun-18 1:00pm GMT (finance.yahoo.com)
LAYN stock traded down $0.17 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $15.58. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 16,668 shares, compared to its average volume of 247,366. The company has a quick ratio of 0.85, a current ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.67. The company has a market capitalization of $318.08 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -21.64 and a beta of 0.50. Layne Christensen has a 12 month low of $8.19 and a 12 month high of $16.96.
- [By Stephan Byrd]
Barclays PLC increased its holdings in shares of Layne Christensen (NASDAQ:LAYN) by 1,886.4% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 56,851 shares of the construction company’s stock after acquiring an additional 53,989 shares during the period. Barclays PLC’s holdings in Layne Christensen were worth $848,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Hot Value Stocks For 2019: iShares MSCI EAFE (EFA)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Stephan Byrd]
Investors bought shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) on weakness during trading on Monday. $161.67 million flowed into the stock on the tick-up and $123.75 million flowed out of the stock on the tick-down, for a money net flow of $37.92 million into the stock. Of all equities tracked, iShares MSCI EAFE ETF had the 23rd highest net in-flow for the day. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF traded down ($0.46) for the day and closed at $70.22
- [By Ethan Ryder]
Stifel Financial Corp boosted its holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) by 1.3% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,450,778 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 18,547 shares during the quarter. Stifel Financial Corp’s holdings in iShares MSCI EAFE ETF were worth $101,064,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
- [By Todd Shriber, ETF Professor]
HEFA debuted in early 2014 as the currency hedged alternative to traditional MSCI EAFE strategies. HEFA is essentially the MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSE: EFA) with a currency hedged kicker. EFA, one of the largest developed market ETFs, is HEFA lone equity holding. HEFA has amassed $3.61 billion in assets since coming to market.
- [By Stephan Byrd]
Investors sold shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) on strength during trading hours on Thursday. $135.72 million flowed into the stock on the tick-up and $204.09 million flowed out of the stock on the tick-down, for a money net flow of $68.37 million out of the stock. Of all equities tracked, iShares MSCI EAFE ETF had the 19th highest net out-flow for the day. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF traded up $0.46 for the day and closed at $65.99
- [By Ethan Ryder]
Smart Portfolios LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEARCA:EFA) during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund acquired 2,906 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $202,000.
- [By Joseph Griffin]
Traders sold shares of iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund (NYSEARCA:EFA) on strength during trading on Wednesday. $85.53 million flowed into the stock on the tick-up and $155.44 million flowed out of the stock on the tick-down, for a money net flow of $69.91 million out of the stock. Of all companies tracked, iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund had the 0th highest net out-flow for the day. iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund traded up $0.20 for the day and closed at $66.56
Hot Value Stocks For 2019: Asia Pacific Fund, Inc. (APB)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Logan Wallace]
Media coverage about Asia Pacific Fund, Inc. (The) common stock (NYSE:APB) has been trending somewhat positive on Sunday, Accern reports. Accern rates the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than twenty 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. Asia Pacific Fund, Inc. (The) common stock earned a news impact score of 0.10 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned news stories about the investment management company an impact score of 45.8681605197346 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company’s share price in the next few days.