Source: ThinkstockSeptember 20, 2017: The S&P 500 closed relatively flat at 2,508.15. The DJIA closed up 0.2% at 22,411.25. Separately, the Nasdaq was down 0.1% at 6,456.04.
Wednesday was a relatively flat day for the broad U.S. markets with two out of the three major averages hitting new all-time highs in the session. Crude oil was up on the day and oil & gas stocks were responding positively. The best performing S&P 500 sector was industrials, up about 0.7%. Finance and energy were the next best performing sectors, both coming in around 0.5%. Consumer staples was the worst performing sector on the day, down about 1%, although this was closely followed by utilities.
Crude oil was up 1.7% at $50.30.
Top 10 Performing Stocks To Watch Right Now: Baidu Inc.(BIDU)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Danny Vena]
Video streaming company iQiyi (NASDAQ:IQ) recently spun off from Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU), and the market is taking notice. In this week’s episode of Industry Focus: Tech, host Dylan Lewis and Motley Fool contributor Danny Vena explain why iQiyi is so exciting and what investors should know about the company before digging in.
- [By Stephan Byrd]
Norinchukin Bank The trimmed its holdings in Baidu Inc (NASDAQ:BIDU) by 54.8% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 8,400 shares of the information services provider’s stock after selling 10,181 shares during the period. Norinchukin Bank The’s holdings in Baidu were worth $1,875,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
- [By Natalie Walters]
Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU): Chinese tech and search engine company Baidu released its Little Fish smart speaker in early 2017. This January, Baidu released three new smart speakers, including a smaller version of the original Little Fish; a combined smart lamp and smart speaker called the Sengled; and the popIn Aladdin, which is a speaker, a light, and a projector. Although Alibaba added “sight” (a feature that enables the device to use a smartphone’s camera for certain functions) to its smart speaker in March, it doesn’t have a lamp or projector feature yet.
- [By Keith Noonan]
When iQiyi (NASDAQ:IQ) had its market debut in March after being spun off from Chinese search-engine giant Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU), the stock stumbled out of the gate. It lost roughly 14% of its value on the first day of trading and briefly derailed some of the excitement surrounding the new streaming and multimedia offshoot. That didn’t last too long, however.
- [By Motley Fool Staff]
Vena: Right. iQiyi, when they started developing this original content, keep in mind that they were still owned by Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU), which spun them off earlier this year. Now, Baidu has a lot of similarities to Google. They are the major search engine in China. They have a lot of data. They’ve been at the forefront of artificial intelligence. So, one of the things that iQiyi said in their IPO filing with the SEC is that they view that data and their ability to analyze that data using artificial intelligence as one of their competitive advantages. So, they have used that to generate shows that Chinese consumers just really love.
Top 10 Performing Stocks To Watch Right Now: Gorman-Rupp Company (GRC)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Stephan Byrd]
GridCoin (GRC) is a DPoR coin that uses the ProofofResearch hashing algorithm. Its genesis date was November 3rd, 2013. GridCoin’s total supply is 390,312,753 coins. The official message board for GridCoin is cryptocurrencytalk.com/forum/464-gridcoin-grc. The Reddit community for GridCoin is /r/gridcoin and the currency’s Github account can be viewed here. The official website for GridCoin is www.gridcoin.us. GridCoin’s official Twitter account is @GridcoinNetwork and its Facebook page is accessible here.
- [By Logan Wallace]
US Bancorp DE lessened its stake in shares of Gorman-Rupp (NYSE:GRC) by 3.6% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 136,614 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 5,085 shares during the period. US Bancorp DE’s holdings in Gorman-Rupp were worth $3,996,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
- [By Ethan Ryder]
GridCoin (GRC) is a DPoR coin that uses the ProofofResearch hashing algorithm. It launched on November 3rd, 2013. GridCoin’s total supply is 390,312,753 coins. GridCoin’s official website is www.gridcoin.us. The Reddit community for GridCoin is /r/gridcoin and the currency’s Github account can be viewed here. GridCoin’s official Twitter account is @GridcoinNetwork and its Facebook page is accessible here. GridCoin’s official message board is cryptocurrencytalk.com/forum/464-gridcoin-grc.
- [By Max Byerly]
GridCoin (GRC) is a DPoR coin that uses the ProofofResearch hashing algorithm. It was first traded on November 3rd, 2013. GridCoin’s total supply is 390,312,753 coins. GridCoin’s official Twitter account is @GridcoinNetwork and its Facebook page is accessible here. The Reddit community for GridCoin is /r/gridcoin and the currency’s Github account can be viewed here. GridCoin’s official message board is cryptocurrencytalk.com/forum/464-gridcoin-grc. GridCoin’s official website is www.gridcoin.us.
- [By Stephan Byrd]
Gorman-Rupp Co (NYSE:GRC) Director Christopher H. Lake sold 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $36.69, for a total value of $73,380.00. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink.
Top 10 Performing Stocks To Watch Right Now: Stewart Information Services Corporation(STC)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Logan Wallace]
StarChain (CURRENCY:STC) traded 13% higher against the U.S. dollar during the one day period ending at 22:00 PM E.T. on June 3rd. StarChain has a total market capitalization of $0.00 and approximately $3.20 million worth of StarChain was traded on exchanges in the last day. One StarChain token can currently be purchased for about $0.0814 or 0.00001057 BTC on major cryptocurrency exchanges. In the last seven days, StarChain has traded 1.2% lower against the U.S. dollar.
- [By Stephan Byrd]
StarChain (CURRENCY:STC) traded down 2.8% against the dollar during the one day period ending at 21:00 PM Eastern on May 31st. One StarChain token can now be bought for about $0.0729 or 0.00000971 BTC on exchanges. StarChain has a market cap of $0.00 and approximately $2.12 million worth of StarChain was traded on exchanges in the last day. In the last seven days, StarChain has traded down 18.5% against the dollar.
- [By Max Byerly]
Sangoma Technologies (CVE:STC) has been assigned a C$2.00 price objective by investment analysts at Acumen Capital in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday. The brokerage currently has a “buy” rating on the stock. Acumen Capital’s target price suggests a potential upside of 70.94% from the stock’s current price.
Top 10 Performing Stocks To Watch Right Now: Merck & Company, Inc.(MRK)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Ethan Ryder]
Shares of Merck KGaA (FRA:MRK) have received an average recommendation of “Hold” from the twenty-two analysts that are covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have issued a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company. The average 1-year price target among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is €98.71 ($114.78).
- [By Keith Speights]
The three best big pharma stocks so far this year are Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (NYSE:TEVA), GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE:GSK), and Merck (NYSE:MRK). What’s behind the success for these big pharma stocks — and can their momentum continue?
- [By Chris Lange]
When Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE: MRK) released its fourth-quarter financial results after the markets closed on Thursday, the pharma giant said that it had $1.04 in earnings per share (EPS) and $11 billion in revenue. That compared with consensus estimates of $1.03 in EPS and $10.94 billion in revenue, as well as the $0.98 per share and $10.43 billion posted in the same period of last year.
Top 10 Performing Stocks To Watch Right Now: Career Education Corporation(CECO)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Stephan Byrd]
Career Education Co. (NASDAQ:CECO) – Equities researchers at Piper Jaffray reduced their Q2 2018 earnings per share estimates for shares of Career Education in a note issued to investors on Thursday, May 3rd. Piper Jaffray analyst P. Appert now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.19 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.24. Piper Jaffray also issued estimates for Career Education’s Q3 2018 earnings at $0.23 EPS, Q4 2018 earnings at $0.29 EPS, FY2018 earnings at $0.95 EPS, Q1 2019 earnings at $0.28 EPS, Q2 2019 earnings at $0.25 EPS, Q3 2019 earnings at $0.29 EPS, Q4 2019 earnings at $0.34 EPS, FY2019 earnings at $1.16 EPS and FY2020 earnings at $1.26 EPS.
- [By Joseph Griffin]
Career Education Corp. (NASDAQ:CECO) shares reached a new 52-week high during trading on Wednesday . The company traded as high as $16.60 and last traded at $16.55, with a volume of 19843 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $16.52.
- [By Joseph Griffin]
Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan trimmed its holdings in Career Education Corp. (NASDAQ:CECO) by 28.9% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 18,640 shares of the company’s stock after selling 7,590 shares during the period. Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan’s holdings in Career Education were worth $301,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Top 10 Performing Stocks To Watch Right Now: National CineMedia, Inc.(NCMI)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Logan Wallace]
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- [By Joseph Griffin]
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Shares of National CineMedia traded down $0.03, hitting $8.47, during mid-day trading on Tuesday, according to Marketbeat.com. The company had a trading volume of 690,980 shares, compared to its average volume of 780,168. The stock has a market cap of $662.84 million, a P/E ratio of 21.18 and a beta of 0.61. The company has a current ratio of 2.43, a quick ratio of 2.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of -11.19. National CineMedia has a 1-year low of $5.09 and a 1-year high of $8.60.
- [By Anders Bylund]
Shares of National CineMedia (NASDAQ:NCMI) came back to life on Monday, trading 15.6% higher as of 3:30 p.m. EDT. The struggling stock took a rare leap upward thanks to a stronger-than-expected first-quarter report.
Top 10 Performing Stocks To Watch Right Now: Hertz Global Holdings Inc(HTZ)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Jon C. Ogg]
Even the car rental companies were up as people have to rent more cars ahead of planned evacuations and then also after other cars and equipment are damaged or destroyed by disasters. Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: HTZ) was up 1.6% at $19.04 on Tuesday but that’s a gain of 5.3% from last Friday. A gain of 0.5% to $32.58 on Tuesday for Avis Budget Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: CAR) was really a gain of 2.5% from last Friday.
- [By Dan Caplinger]
Wall Street had another good session on Tuesday, with favorable earnings reports from some of the nation’s most successful technology companies helping to lift major benchmarks by 1% or more. Investors haven’t forgotten about some of the potential pitfalls that could derail the recovery, including both geopolitical and macroeconomic concerns. Yet traders seem to want to see the market test its all-time highs before deciding whether the correction could turn into a full-fledged bear market reversal. Some individual stocks, however, missed out on the good times. GoPro (NASDAQ:GPRO), Apellis Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:APLS), and Hertz Global Holdings (NYSE:HTZ) were among the worst performers on the day. Here’s why they did so poorly.
- [By Asit Sharma]
Last week, shares of rental-car pioneer Hertz Global Holdings (NYSE:HTZ) advanced nearly 11%, after privately held automotive information site Edmunds proclaimed a multiyear peak in used-car pricing. Edmunds’ quarterly assessment, issued on June 12, reported that the average used-vehicle transaction price in the first quarter of 2018 rose 2.2% against the prior-year quarter, to $19,657. This is a record sticker amount, which also represents a cumulative five-year advance of 17.6% against the first quarter of 2013.
- [By Joseph Griffin]
Hertz Global (NYSE:HTZ) had its price objective boosted by Barclays from $11.00 to $13.00 in a research note released on Wednesday morning. The firm currently has an underweight rating on the transportation company’s stock.
Top 10 Performing Stocks To Watch Right Now: Aluminum Corporation of China Ltd(ACH)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Ethan Ryder]
Aluminum Corp. of China Limited (NYSE:ACH) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the eight research firms that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating, two have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company.
- [By Logan Wallace]
Banco de Sabadell S.A acquired a new position in Aluminum Corp. of China Limited (NYSE:ACH) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 25,227 shares of the basic materials company’s stock, valued at approximately $340,000.
- [By Max Byerly]
Aluminum Corp. of China Limited (NYSE:ACH) has received an average rating of “Hold” from the seven ratings firms that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company.
- [By Ethan Ryder]
Shares of Aluminum Corp. of China Limited (NYSE:ACH) hit a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Monday . The stock traded as low as $10.70 and last traded at $10.71, with a volume of 2367 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $11.00.
- [By Max Byerly]
Aluminum Corp. of China Limited (NYSE:ACH) has been assigned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the seven ratings firms that are covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, three have issued a hold recommendation, two have issued a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company.
Top 10 Performing Stocks To Watch Right Now: CorVel Corp.(CRVL)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Ethan Ryder]
CorVel Co. (NASDAQ:CRVL) Chairman V Gordon Clemons sold 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $51.59, for a total transaction of $257,950.00. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link.
- [By Joseph Griffin]
CorVel Co. (NASDAQ:CRVL) Chairman V Gordon Clemons sold 2,587 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, October 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $57.76, for a total value of $149,425.12. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website.
- [By Ethan Ryder]
CorVel Co. (NASDAQ:CRVL) Chairman V Gordon Clemons sold 2,250 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $52.85, for a total transaction of $118,912.50. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink.
- [By Logan Wallace]
AON (NYSE: AON) and CorVel (NASDAQ:CRVL) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations and dividends.
- [By Logan Wallace]
CorVel (NASDAQ: CRVL) and AON (NYSE:AON) are both business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.
- [By Shane Hupp]
CorVel Co. (NASDAQ:CRVL) Chairman V Gordon Clemons sold 3,000 shares of CorVel stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $57.60, for a total transaction of $172,800.00. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink.
Top 10 Performing Stocks To Watch Right Now: Sims Metal Management Limited(SMS)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Stephan Byrd]
Smart Metering Systems (LON:SMS) had its price objective raised by Canaccord Genuity from GBX 900 ($11.72) to GBX 925 ($12.05) in a research note released on Wednesday morning. Canaccord Genuity currently has a buy rating on the stock.
- [By Joseph Griffin]
Speed Mining Service (CURRENCY:SMS) traded 4.2% higher against the dollar during the 24 hour period ending at 0:00 AM E.T. on May 20th. One Speed Mining Service token can now be purchased for $16.33 or 0.00192074 BTC on cryptocurrency exchanges including CoinExchange and HitBTC. Speed Mining Service has a market capitalization of $1.71 million and $413.00 worth of Speed Mining Service was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. Over the last seven days, Speed Mining Service has traded 4.2% lower against the dollar.
- [By Max Byerly]
Speed Mining Service (CURRENCY:SMS) traded down 7.9% against the U.S. dollar during the twenty-four hour period ending at 15:00 PM Eastern on August 19th. One Speed Mining Service token can currently be purchased for $12.83 or 0.00201073 BTC on popular cryptocurrency exchanges including CoinExchange and HitBTC. Speed Mining Service has a market cap of $1.34 million and $944.00 worth of Speed Mining Service was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. During the last week, Speed Mining Service has traded down 15.5% against the U.S. dollar.
- [By Stephan Byrd]
Speed Mining Service (CURRENCY:SMS) traded 7.8% lower against the US dollar during the 24 hour period ending at 8:00 AM Eastern on June 7th. During the last seven days, Speed Mining Service has traded 21.8% lower against the US dollar. One Speed Mining Service token can currently be bought for approximately $11.56 or 0.00150095 BTC on major exchanges including CoinExchange and HitBTC. Speed Mining Service has a market capitalization of $1.21 million and $182.00 worth of Speed Mining Service was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours.