By Ben Reynolds
Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE:BNS) is the third-largest Canadian bank ranked by market cap.
Bank of Nova Scotia’s market cap is $64 billion The Toronto-Dominion Bank’s market cap is $83 billion Royal Bank of Canada’s market cap is $94 billion
Bank of Nova Scotia’s financial metrics should immediately stand out for value-focused dividend investors. The company has a high dividend yield of 4.1% and a low price-to-earnings ratio of 12.3. This helps the company to rank highly using The 8 Rules of Dividend Investing.
Bank of Nova Scotia released its 3rd quarter results on August 30. This article covers those results in detail.
Brief Overview
Bank of Nova Scotia operates in 4 segments:
Canadian Banking International Banking Global Banking & Markets Other
The Canadian Banking segment is the company’s largest. It generated $930 million in net profit in the company’s most recent quarter. The Canadian Banking segment provides Canada with retail, small business, commercial banking, and wealth management services. The segment has more than 10 million customers and 1,000 branches across Canada.
Top 10 Low Price Stocks To Buy For 2019: Knight Transportation, Inc.(KNX)
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Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (NYSE: KNX) completed its merger of Knight Transportation and Swift Transportation in September last year to create one of the largest operators in the FTL segment. Drivers as a percentage of total employment is among the highest in the industry, but could come down as the merged company consolidates the business.
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A number of analysts recently issued reports on the company. ValuEngine cut Knight-Swift Transportation from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Thursday, July 26th. Zacks Investment Research raised Knight-Swift Transportation from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $41.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Tuesday, July 17th. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price objective on Knight-Swift Transportation from $48.00 to $46.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, July 26th. UBS Group dropped their price objective on Knight-Swift Transportation from $57.00 to $42.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, July 26th. Finally, Barclays raised Knight-Swift Transportation from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $55.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Monday, July 16th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and twelve have issued a buy rating to the company. Knight-Swift Transportation currently has an average ra
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Shares of Knight-Swift (NYSE:KNX) gapped up prior to trading on Tuesday . The stock had previously closed at $41.81, but opened at $41.77. Knight-Swift shares last traded at $41.07, with a volume of 125170 shares traded.
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US Bancorp DE lifted its stake in shares of Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc (NYSE:KNX) by 7.2% during the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 71,734 shares of the transportation company’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,794 shares during the quarter. US Bancorp DE’s holdings in Knight-Swift Transportation were worth $3,300,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Top 10 Low Price Stocks To Buy For 2019: Charter Financial Corp.(CHFN)
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- [By Stephan Byrd]
Charter Financial (NASDAQ: CHFN) and Riverview Bancorp (NASDAQ:RVSB) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, risk and valuation.
- [By Logan Wallace]
Charter Financial (NASDAQ: CHFN) and Provident Financial (NASDAQ:PROV) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk and dividends.
- [By Shane Hupp]
Atlantic Coast Financial (NASDAQ: CHFN) and Charter Financial Corp (Maryland) (NASDAQ:CHFN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
- [By Stephan Byrd]
Kearny Financial (NASDAQ: CHFN) and Charter Financial Corp (Maryland) (NASDAQ:CHFN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership and risk.
- [By Shane Hupp]
OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp purchased a new stake in shares of Charter Financial Corp (Maryland) (NASDAQ:CHFN) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm purchased 58,300 shares of the bank’s stock, valued at approximately $1,408,000. OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp owned approximately 0.38% of Charter Financial Corp (Maryland) as of its most recent SEC filing.
Top 10 Low Price Stocks To Buy For 2019: Applied DNA Sciences Inc(APDN)
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- [By Ethan Ryder]
NV5 Global (NASDAQ: NVEE) and Applied DNA Sciences (NASDAQ:APDN) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, valuation and dividends.
- [By Logan Wallace]
Media coverage about Applied DNA Sciences (NASDAQ:APDN) has trended somewhat positive on Monday, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm rates the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than 20 million news and blog 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. Applied DNA Sciences earned a daily sentiment score of 0.04 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned press coverage about the technology company an impact score of 47.7961768116482 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock’s share price in the next several days.
- [By Logan Wallace]
NV5 Global (NASDAQ: NVEE) and Applied DNA Sciences (NASDAQ:APDN) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends and risk.
Top 10 Low Price Stocks To Buy For 2019: Humana Inc.(HUM)
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- [By Ethan Ryder]
Humana Inc (NYSE:HUM) – Piper Jaffray Companies upped their Q3 2019 EPS estimates for Humana in a note issued to investors on Sunday, September 30th. Piper Jaffray Companies analyst S. James now anticipates that the insurance provider will post earnings of $4.86 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $4.74. Piper Jaffray Companies has a “Overweight” rating and a $380.00 price objective on the stock. Piper Jaffray Companies also issued estimates for Humana’s Q4 2019 earnings at $3.51 EPS.
- [By Joseph Griffin]
Hummingbird Resources (LON:HUM)‘s stock had its “buy” rating restated by analysts at Canaccord Genuity in a research report issued on Wednesday. They presently have a GBX 50 ($0.67) target price on the stock. Canaccord Genuity’s price target points to a potential upside of 56.25% from the stock’s previous close.
- [By Chris Lange]
It was announced early on Monday that Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) would be partnering with Anthem Inc. (NYSE: ANTM) for seniors to buy health products at its stores. Walmart has made this deal before with Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) and currently offers its Medicare Advantage plan.
- [By Joseph Griffin]
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- [By Stephan Byrd]
Humana Inc (NYSE:HUM) insider Elizabeth D. Bierbower sold 3,092 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $330.00, for a total value of $1,020,360.00. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 14,289 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,715,370. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link.
Top 10 Low Price Stocks To Buy For 2019: Pacific Ethanol Inc.(PEIX)
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- [By Paul Ausick]
Pacific Ethanol Inc. (NASDAQ: PEIX) saw short interest rise by 4.5% in the two weeks to 2.27 million shares, about 5.3% of the company’s float. Days to cover remained at five. The stock price rose by about 1.2% in the period. Shares closed at $3.40 on Wednesday, up nearly 8% on the day, in a 52-week range of $2.75 to $7.50.
- [By Stephan Byrd]
Media headlines about Pacific Ethanol (NASDAQ:PEIX) have trended somewhat positive this week, according to Accern Sentiment. The research firm identifies negative and positive press coverage by analyzing more than 20 million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Pacific Ethanol earned a media sentiment score of 0.11 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned news stories about the oil and gas company an impact score of 47.4934086912591 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company’s share price in the immediate future.
- [By Joseph Griffin]
Pacific Ethanol (NASDAQ: PEIX) and Methanex (NASDAQ:MEOH) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.
- [By Paul Ausick]
Pacific Ethanol Inc. (NASDAQ: PEIX) saw short interest tumble by 33.8% in the two-week period to 390,895 shares, about 0.9% of the company’s float. Days to cover remained unchanged at two. The stock price dropped by about 8.9% between the settlement dates. Shares closed at $1.15 on Wednesday, down about 0.9% for the day, in a 52-week range of $0.76 to $4.15.
- [By Stephan Byrd]
LyondellBasell Industries (NASDAQ: PEIX) and Pacific Ethanol (NASDAQ:PEIX) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings.
Top 10 Low Price Stocks To Buy For 2019: Ring Energy, Inc.(REI)
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- [By Matthew DiLallo]
Shares of Ring Energy Inc. (NYSEMKT:REI) tumbled more than 19% by 2:30 p.m. EDT on Tuesday after an analyst downgraded the oil and gas producers’ stock.
- [By Joseph Griffin]
Ring Energy Inc (NYSEAMERICAN:REI) – Investment analysts at B. Riley upped their Q3 2018 earnings estimates for Ring Energy in a research report issued on Tuesday, October 9th. B. Riley analyst R. Rashid now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.15 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.14. B. Riley also issued estimates for Ring Energy’s Q4 2018 earnings at $0.21 EPS and FY2018 earnings at $0.60 EPS.
- [By Ethan Ryder]
Ring Energy (NYSEAMERICAN:REI) will be issuing its Q1 2018 quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 9th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.15 per share for the quarter.
Top 10 Low Price Stocks To Buy For 2019: Hexcel Corporation(HXL)
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- [By Ethan Ryder]
Hexcel Co. (NYSE:HXL) has earned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the fourteen analysts that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, seven have assigned a hold recommendation and six have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month target price among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $71.27.
- [By Jon C. Ogg]
Hexcel Corp. (NYSE: HXL) was downgraded to Hold from Buy at Loop Capital. It closed down 0.5% at $71.25 ahead of this call, and its consensus target price was $72.31.
- [By Max Byerly]
Earnest Partners LLC increased its position in Hexcel Co. (NYSE:HXL) by 2.0% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 2,810,533 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after buying an additional 54,698 shares during the quarter. Hexcel accounts for 1.7% of Earnest Partners LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 3rd largest position. Earnest Partners LLC’s holdings in Hexcel were worth $181,532,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
- [By Joseph Griffin]
Trillium Asset Management LLC lessened its holdings in Hexcel (NYSE:HXL) by 12.4% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 331,664 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after selling 47,089 shares during the quarter. Hexcel makes up approximately 1.2% of Trillium Asset Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 19th largest position. Trillium Asset Management LLC owned 0.37% of Hexcel worth $21,422,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
- [By Lee Samaha]
It’s well known that both Boeing (NYSE:BA) and Airbus (NASDAQOTH:EADSY) are ramping up their production of aircraft in response to multi-year backlogs and ongoing strength in orders. Each is a highly investable companies in its own right — Boeing, in particular, looks well positioned to grow cash flow and earnings. But what about investing in one of their suppliers, like advanced composite technology company Hexcel (NYSE:HXL)? Let’s take a look at the factors that could make that company attractive for investors.
Top 10 Low Price Stocks To Buy For 2019: THL Credit, Inc.(TCRD)
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- [By Max Byerly]
Thl Credit (NASDAQ: TCRD) and Tian Ge Interactiv (OTCMKTS:TGRVF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and valuation.
- [By Logan Wallace]
THL Credit, Inc. (NASDAQ:TCRD) CFO Terrence W. Olson acquired 8,036 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, June 4th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $7.92 per share, for a total transaction of $63,645.12. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink.
- [By Ethan Ryder]
THL Credit, Inc. (NASDAQ:TCRD) CFO Terrence W. Olson purchased 11,511 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 11th. The stock was bought at an average price of $7.86 per share, for a total transaction of $90,476.46. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website.
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Top 10 Low Price Stocks To Buy For 2019: Black Hills Corporation(BKH)
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- [By Logan Wallace]
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Shares of Black Hills Corp (NYSE:BKH) have earned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the eight ratings firms that are covering the company, MarketBeat reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, four have issued a hold recommendation and two have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price objective among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $59.50.
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Black Hills (NYSE:BKH) Q4 2018 Earnings Conference CallFeb. 8, 2019 11:00 a.m. ET
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Top 10 Low Price Stocks To Buy For 2019: Opko Health Inc(OPK)
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- [By Keith Speights]
If you’re looking for stocks that have made tremendous comebacks in 2018, Opko Health (NASDAQ:OPK) and Myriad Genetics (NASDAQ:MYGN) definitely fit the bill. Opko stock was down nearly 20% this year before roaring back. Myriad Genetics saw its share price plunge close to 40% earlier in 2018, but a strong rebound has the stock price close to where it began the year.
- [By Todd Campbell]
On Sept. 7, the Nasdaq halted trading in Opko Health (NASDAQ:OPK) after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) levied market manipulation charges against it and its billionaire CEO, Phillip Frost. The stock has remained halted ever since and that’s increasing concern that Opko Health investors will suffer significant losses. Is this news as bad as it seems?
- [By Lisa Levin] Gainers
Euro Tech Holdings Company Limited (NASDAQ: CLWT) rose 18.2 percent to $4.55 in pre-market trading after the company declared a $0.70 per share special dividend.
Co-Diagnostics, Inc. (NASDAQ: CODX) rose 11.7 percent to $3.24 in pre-market trading after falling 13.17 percent on Thursday. Co-Diagnostics reported its participation in a research project with the Stanford University.
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE: ANF) shares rose 8.6 percent to $25.95 in pre-market trading after the company posted upbeat Q1 results.
Zuora, Inc. (NYSE: ZUO) shares rose 8 percent to $23.95 in pre-market trading after the company reported upbeat Q1 earnings and issued strong outlook.
Lululemon Athletica Inc. (NASDAQ: LULU) shares rose 7.8 percent to $113.25 in pre-market trading after the company reported better-than-expected results for its first quarter. The company also raised its FY18 earnings and sales guidance.
OPKO Health, Inc. (NYSE: OPK) rose 5.7 percent to $4.10 in pre-market trading.
Lannett Company, Inc. (NYSE: LCI) rose 5.5 percent to $17.45 in pre-market trading following the FDA approval for Levofloxacin Oral Solution.
Eversource Energy (NYSE: ES) shares rose 5 percent to $59.8 in pre-market trading.
VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW) rose 4.6 percent to $143.74 in pre-market trading as the company reported stronger-than-expected results for its first quarter on Thursday.
Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. (NYSE: ETP) rose 4.3 percent to $19.80 in pre-market trading after the company reported the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approval to place Rover pipeline’s full Mainline B into service.
T2 Biosystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTOO) rose 4.3 percent to $7.73 in pre-market trading after declining 4.26 percent on Thursday.
Curis, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRIS) rose 4.3 percent to $2.90 in pre-market trading after jumping 21.93 percent on Thursday.
Sasol Limited (NYSE: SSL) rose 4.2 percent to $37.91 in pre-market trading.
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Opko Health (NASDAQ:OPK)‘s stock had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Barrington Research in a research note issued on Friday. They presently have a $7.00 price objective on the biotechnology company’s stock. Barrington Research’s price objective points to a potential upside of 102.90% from the stock’s previous close.
- [By Max Byerly]
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- [By Shane Hupp]
Shares of Opko Health Inc. (NASDAQ:OPK) have received an average rating of “Hold” from the seven ratings firms that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, two have issued a hold recommendation and four have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $12.50.