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Top 5 Safest Stocks To Own Right Now: Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania(UVSP)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Stephan Byrd]
Univest Co. of Pennsylvania (NASDAQ:UVSP) has earned an average rating of “Hold” from the six brokerages that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and one has given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price target among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $33.33.
- [By Ethan Ryder]
The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company raised its position in shares of Univest Co. of Pennsylvania (NASDAQ:UVSP) by 65.2% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 353,718 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after buying an additional 139,590 shares during the period. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company’s holdings in Univest Co. of Pennsylvania were worth $9,799,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.
- [By Max Byerly]
Univest Co. of Pennsylvania (NASDAQ:UVSP) was downgraded by equities research analysts at BidaskClub from a “sell” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report released on Wednesday.
- [By Stephan Byrd]
BidaskClub upgraded shares of Univest Co. of Pennsylvania (NASDAQ:UVSP) from a strong sell rating to a sell rating in a research note released on Saturday.
- [By Max Byerly]
Univest Co. of Pennsylvania (NASDAQ:UVSP) hit a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Wednesday . The company traded as low as $26.35 and last traded at $26.45, with a volume of 107884 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $26.90.
- [By Shane Hupp]
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Top 5 Safest Stocks To Own Right Now: Ascent Capital Group, Inc.(ASCMA)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Stephan Byrd]
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- [By Money Morning Staff Reports]
After looking at last week’s top performing penny stocks, we’ll show you a small-cap stock with real growth potential that just popped up on our radar…
Penny Stock Current Share Price Last Week’s Gain
New Age Beverage Corp. (NADAQ: NBEV) $3.94 286.79%
India Globalization Capital Inc. (NYSE: IGC) $2.18 181.55%
Ascent Capital Group Inc. (NASDAQ: ASCMA) $2.16 103.85%
Netlist Inc. (NASDAQ: NLST) $0.73 80.56%
Oragenics Inc. (NYSE: OGEN) $0.92 71.63%
Astrotech Corp. (NASDAQ: ASTC) $3.44 68.37%
Command Security Corp. (NYSE: MOC) $2.77 51.09%
Oasmia Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: OASM) $3.57 50.66%
NovaBay Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NYSE: NBY) $2.10 48.15%
Navidea Biopharmaceuticals Inc. (NYSE: NAVB) $0.25 45.72%While the gains these stocks made are exciting, they also highlight the danger of investing in penny stocks.
- [By Joseph Griffin]
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- [By Stephan Byrd]
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Top 5 Safest Stocks To Own Right Now: Central Valley Community Bancorp(CVCY)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Max Byerly]
These are some of the media headlines that may have effected Accern Sentiment’s scoring:
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Central Valley Community Bancorp (CVCY) Announces Dividend Increase – $0.08 Per Share (americanbankingnews.com) Is Central Valley Community Bancorp (CVCY) Outperforming Other Finance Stocks This Year? (finance.yahoo.com) Central Valley Community Bancorp announces stock repurchase plan (seekingalpha.com) Central Valley Community Bancorp Increases Quarterly Cash Dividend and Announces Stock Repurchase Plan (finance.yahoo.com) FY2018 EPS Estimates for Central Valley Community Bancorp Increased by Analyst (CVCY) (americanbankingnews.com)
A number of equities analysts have recently commented on CVCY shares. Sandler O’Neill set a $24.00 price target on Central Valley Community Bancorp and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, March 29th. ValuEngine lowered Central Valley Community Bancorp from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, April 2nd. Zacks Investment Research downgraded Central Valley Community Bancorp from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Friday, April 20th. Finally, BidaskClub downgraded Central Valley Community Bancorp from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, May 14th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the stock. The stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $24.00.
- [By Stephan Byrd]
Press coverage about Central Valley Community Bancorp (NASDAQ:CVCY) has trended somewhat negative on Monday, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. Accern ranks the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than twenty million blog and news sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Central Valley Community Bancorp earned a daily sentiment score of -0.07 on Accern’s scale. Accern also gave media coverage about the financial services provider an impact score of 47.2059216377978 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company’s share price in the near future.
- [By Shane Hupp]
BidaskClub downgraded shares of Central Valley Community Bancorp (NASDAQ:CVCY) from a sell rating to a strong sell rating in a report issued on Tuesday morning.
Top 5 Safest Stocks To Own Right Now: Greif Bros. Corporation(GEF.B)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Stephan Byrd]
Greif, Inc. Class B (NYSE:GEF.B) declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, June 5th, Zacks reports. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 18th will be given a dividend of 0.63 per share by the industrial products company on Sunday, July 1st. This represents a $2.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.18%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 15th.
Top 5 Safest Stocks To Own Right Now: McGrath RentCorp(MGRC)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Ethan Ryder]
McGrath RentCorp (NASDAQ: MGRC) and Triton International (NYSE:TRTN) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, earnings, valuation and institutional ownership.
- [By Ethan Ryder]
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- [By Ethan Ryder]
McGrath RentCorp (NASDAQ:MGRC) VP Kay Dashner sold 1,993 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, June 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $65.30, for a total transaction of $130,142.90. Following the sale, the vice president now directly owns 4,891 shares in the company, valued at approximately $319,382.30. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink.
- [By Motley Fool Transcribing]
McGrath RentCorp (NASDAQ:MGRC) Q4 2018 Earnings Conference CallFeb. 26, 2019 5:00 p.m. ET
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