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If you’re looking for proof of just how explosively profitable penny stocks are, Delcath Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: DCTH) is a perfect piece of evidence. This company saw its stock price surge from $0.02 on June 1 to $0.19 on June 26. That marked a stunning 850% gain, which happened after the company announced phase 2 trial data for its cancer drug Melphalan would be released.

But these triple-digit returns aren’t always justified by the company’s profits or business potential. For instance, Chinese energy company Hongli Clean Energy Technologies Corp. (Nasdaq: CETC) saw shares jump 144% from $1.90 to $4.63 during just the first five sessions of April.

Top 10 Clean Energy Stocks For 2019: Kingstone Companies, Inc(KINS)

Advisors’ Opinion:

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  AXIS Capital (NYSE: AXS) and Kingstone Companies (NASDAQ:KINS) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.

• [By Joseph Griffin]

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• [By Max Byerly]

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Top 10 Clean Energy Stocks For 2019: MGM Resorts International(MGM)

Advisors’ Opinion:

• [By Reuben Gregg Brewer, Travis Hoium, and Chuck Saletta]

  It’s nice to see a stock where the price has gone up 100%, doubling in value. But that’s a backward-looking examination. The real question is: Can a company double in value from the price it’s at today? That’s impossible to answer without a crystal ball. However, Motley Fool contributors have picked three stocks that look like they have the foundations for such an advance soundly in place: Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI), MGM Resorts International (NYSE:MGM), and A.O. Smith Corporation (NYSE:AOS).

• [By ]

  Take MGM Resorts (MGM) , a stock that’s soared 58% since Cramer got behind the company nearly two years ago. Shares of MGM rallied from the low $20s to a high of $38 in January, before getting slammed after the company reported earnings last Thursday.

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  In the Lightning Round, Cramer was bullish on Bank of Internet (BOFI) , MGM Resorts (MGM) , Verizon (VZ) , Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) , Oracle (ORCL) , Salesforce.com (CRM) , PayPal (PYPL) , Raytheon (RTN) and McDonald’s (MCD) .

• [By Travis Hoium]

  Rumors began swirling late last week that MGM Resorts (NYSE:MGM)was interested in buying the embattled Wynn Resorts (NASDAQ:WYNN)in a dealthat would be the biggest ever for the gaming industry. It makes sense that competitors are viewing Wynn as a target afterfounder Steve Wynn stepped down as CEO and sold his shares in the company, but there may be reasons Wynn Resorts should want to sell to the right company.

Top 10 Clean Energy Stocks For 2019: Nomura Holdings Inc ADR(NMR)

Advisors’ Opinion:

• [By Max Byerly]

  Numeraire (CURRENCY:NMR) traded up 0.2% against the U.S. dollar during the 1-day period ending at 19:00 PM E.T. on May 26th. Numeraire has a total market capitalization of $13.61 million and approximately $33,240.00 worth of Numeraire was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. During the last week, Numeraire has traded 17.6% lower against the U.S. dollar. One Numeraire token can now be bought for approximately $10.09 or 0.00137627 BTC on popular cryptocurrency exchanges including DDEX, Bittrex and Upbit.

• [By Money Morning News Team]

  Nomura Holdings Inc. (NYSE: NMR) is a Japanese financial services company that provides a variety of financial services to corporations, governments, institutions, and individuals around the world.

• [By Max Byerly]

  Credit Suisse Group (NYSE: CS) and Nomura (NYSE:NMR) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends and risk.

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Virtu Financial (NASDAQ: VIRT) and Nomura (NYSE:NMR) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Top 10 Clean Energy Stocks For 2019: Media General, Inc.(MEG)

Advisors’ Opinion:

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  MEG Energy (TSE:MEG) Director William Robert Klesse sold 4,783 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, June 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of C$8.78, for a total transaction of C$41,994.74.

Top 10 Clean Energy Stocks For 2019: PAREXEL International Corporation(PRXL)

Advisors’ Opinion:

• [By Logan Wallace]

  News headlines about PAREXEL International (NASDAQ:PRXL) have trended somewhat positive on Tuesday, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. Accern identifies positive and negative media coverage by reviewing more than twenty million blog and news sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. PAREXEL International earned a news impact score of 0.18 on Accern’s scale. Accern also gave press coverage about the medical research company an impact score of 49.4978250148766 out of 100, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock’s share price in the next several days.

Top 10 Clean Energy Stocks For 2019: Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated(RGA)

Advisors’ Opinion:

• [By Logan Wallace]

  Here are some of the media stories that may have effected Accern Sentiment’s rankings:

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  RGA has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Wells Fargo restated a “market perform” rating and issued a $160.00 price target (up previously from $150.00) on shares of Reinsurance Group of America in a research report on Tuesday, January 9th. UBS initiated coverage on Reinsurance Group of America in a research report on Friday, March 2nd. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $168.00 price target for the company. Zacks Investment Research cut Reinsurance Group of America from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, March 12th. Morgan Stanley reduced their price target on Reinsurance Group of America from $138.00 to $135.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 5th. Finally, Credit Suisse Group initiated coverage on Reinsurance Group of America in a research report on Wednesday, April 25th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $164.00 price target for the company. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the stock. The company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $159.78.

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Reinsurance Group of America Inc (NYSE:RGA) has been given a consensus rating of “Hold” by the nine brokerages that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 1-year price objective among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $158.63.

• [By Stephan Byrd]

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• [By Shane Hupp]

  Westpac Banking Corp grew its holdings in shares of Reinsurance Group of America (NYSE:RGA) by 96.7% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 9,188 shares of the insurance provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,516 shares during the period. Westpac Banking Corp’s holdings in Reinsurance Group of America were worth $1,415,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Quadrature Capital Ltd reduced its stake in shares of Reinsurance Group of America Inc (NYSE:RGA) by 41.0% during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,876 shares of the insurance provider’s stock after selling 1,303 shares during the quarter. Quadrature Capital Ltd’s holdings in Reinsurance Group of America were worth $289,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Prudential (NYSE: PUK) and Reinsurance Group of America (NYSE:RGA) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, dividends, risk, profitability and institutional ownership.

Top 10 Clean Energy Stocks For 2019: HubSpot, Inc.(HUBS)

Advisors’ Opinion:

• [By Brian Feroldi]

  So where am I going to invest my capital? While I’m still refining my list, here are seven stocks that I currently own that I’m strongly considering adding to:

  Hubspot (NYSE: HUBS) — A software-as-a-service provider that is pioneering the shift toward “inbound” marketing. HealthEquity (NASDAQ: HQY) — A fast-growing company focused on Health Savings Accounts that boasts three sources of recurring revenue. Axon Enterprise (NASDAQ: AAXN) — The leading provider ofTaser stun guns, law enforcement body cameras, and evidence-management software. Paycom Software (NYSE: PAYC) — A founder-ledpayroll-processor company that is gobbling up market share. Adobe Systems (NASDAQ: ADBE)– The company’s push to the cloud is drivingdouble-digitgains in revenue and profits. AppFolio (NASDAQ: APPF) — Asoftware-as-a-service provider focused on servicing business owners in severalniche markets. BlackLine (NASDAQ: BL) — A software company that is attempting to bring the accounting process into the 21st century.

  All seven of these businesses are poised to deliver double-digit organic revenue and profit growth over the next five years. That’s a prospect I find quite enticing, and I think the odds are very favorable that they’ll outperform Apple as a group from here.

• [By Logan Wallace]

  HubSpot, Inc. (NYSE:HUBS) has earned a consensus rating of “Buy” from the eighteen brokerages that are covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price objective among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $113.27.

• [By Shane Hupp]

  HubSpot, Inc. (NYSE:HUBS) insider Dharmesh Shah sold 23,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $108.19, for a total value of $2,488,370.00. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink.

• [By Demitrios Kalogeropoulos]

  Sales and marketing platform HubSpot (NYSE:HUBS) beat the market last month by gaining 14%, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence, compared to a 2% increase in the S&P 500.

Top 10 Clean Energy Stocks For 2019: Truett-Hurst, Inc.(THST)

Advisors’ Opinion:

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Media coverage about Truett-Hurst (NASDAQ:THST) has been trending somewhat positive this week, Accern Sentiment reports. The research firm ranks the sentiment of news coverage by analyzing more than twenty million blog and news sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Truett-Hurst earned a daily sentiment score of 0.00 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned news headlines about the company an impact score of 44.6844029134937 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock’s share price in the next few days.

Top 10 Clean Energy Stocks For 2019: Nuveen Preferred Income Opportunites Fund(JPC)

Advisors’ Opinion:

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  News headlines about Nuveen Preferred & Income Oprtnts Fnd (NYSE:JPC) have trended positive this week, according to Accern Sentiment. The research group rates the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than 20 million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Nuveen Preferred & Income Oprtnts Fnd earned a media sentiment score of 0.42 on Accern’s scale. Accern also gave news coverage about the financial services provider an impact score of 48.1302177844966 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock’s share price in the next few days.

Top 10 Clean Energy Stocks For 2019: SEACOR Holdings, Inc.(CKH)

Advisors’ Opinion:

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Headlines about Seacor (NYSE:CKH) have been trending somewhat positive this week, Accern Sentiment reports. The research group scores the sentiment of press coverage by monitoring more than twenty million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Seacor earned a media sentiment score of 0.10 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned media headlines about the oil and gas company an impact score of 45.3315874804175 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company’s share price in the near term.

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  State of Tennessee Treasury Department reduced its stake in shares of Seacor Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CKH) by 9.5% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 11,943 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock after selling 1,254 shares during the period. State of Tennessee Treasury Department owned approximately 0.07% of Seacor worth $610,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.