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Best Warren Buffett Stocks To Invest In Right Now

It does not seem as if legendary value investor Seth Klarman (Trades, Portfolio), founder of the Baupost Group, is very confident about the seemingly incessant rise in U.S. stock markets. That puts him at odds with Warren Buffett (Trades, Portfolio), who seems as confident as ever in American markets.

In his recent letter, Klarman notes the markets are currently at “perilously high valuations.” Driving these valuations were “exuberant investors” who have “focused on the potential benefits of stimulative tax cuts, while mostly ignoring the risks from America-first protectionism and the erection of new trade barriers.” He believes the current political climate may “drive government deficits considerably higher,” potentially proving “quite inflationary, which would likely shock investors.”

Buffett has taken the opposite approach, deploying over $30 billion since the presidential election. Investments include roughly 43 million shares of Southwest Airlines (NYSE:LUV) and just over 57 million shares of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL).

Best Warren Buffett Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Madison Square Garden Inc.(MSG)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By WWW.GURUFOCUS.COM]

    For the details of Silver Lake Group, L.L.C.’s stock buys and sells, go to http://www.gurufocus.com/StockBuy.php?GuruName=Silver+Lake+Group%2C+L.L.C.

    These are the top 5 holdings of Silver Lake Group, L.L.C.GoDaddy Inc (GDDY) – 15,868,908 shares, 21.3% of the total portfolio. Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA) – 3,587,218 shares, 16.52% of the total portfolio. Sabre Corp (SABR) – 30,019,094 shares, 16.43% of the total portfolio. Broadcom Ltd (AVGO) – 1,618,567 shares, 11.1% of the total portfolio. BlackLine Inc (BL) – 12,543,873 shares, 10.99% of the total portfolio. Share

  • [By Steve Symington]

    But some individual companies enjoyed far greater gains. Read on to learn why McCormick (NYSE:MKC), CalAmp (NASDAQ:CAMP), and Madison Square Garden (NYSE:MSG) outperformed the market today.

  • [By Jon C. Ogg]

    Madison Square Garden Co. (NYSE: MSG) has announced that the company is exploring a separation of its sports businesses from its live entertainment businesses by creating two distinct public companies. In short, investors are likely to get a chance to directly purchase shares of the NBA’s New York Knicks and the NHL’s New York Rangers, along with other teams, while the second business would own the Madison Square Garden, Radio City Music Hall and other entertainment venues.

  • [By WWW.GURUFOCUS.COM]

    For the details of Silver Lake Group, L.L.C.’s stock buys and sells, go to http://www.gurufocus.com/StockBuy.php?GuruName=Silver+Lake+Group%2C+L.L.C.

    These are the top 5 holdings of Silver Lake Group, L.L.C.GoDaddy Inc (GDDY) – 11,868,908 shares, 22.42% of the total portfolio. Shares reduced by 25.21%Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA) – 3,587,218 shares, 20.25% of the total portfolio. SMART Global Holdings Inc (SGH) – 11,256,755 shares, 17.26% of the total portfolio. Sabre Corp (SABR) – 22,470,993 shares, 14.83% of the total portfolio. Shares reduced by 25.14%The Madison Square Garden Co (MSG) – 1,233,895 shares, 9.33% of the total portf

  • [By Ethan Ryder]

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  • [By Logan Wallace]

    PNC Financial Services Group Inc. trimmed its holdings in Madison Square Garden Co (NYSE:MSG) by 4.1% during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 164,951 shares of the company’s stock after selling 7,114 shares during the period. PNC Financial Services Group Inc.’s holdings in Madison Square Garden were worth $51,166,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Best Warren Buffett Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Nielsen N.V.(NLSN)

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  • [By Motley Fool Staff]

    Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ:ATVI), Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:EA), and Take Two Interactive (NASDAQ:TTWO) have each launched professional esports leagues this year, while advertising and sponsorships are expected to make up three-quarters of the industry’s nearly $1 billion of revenue. And the recent announcement that Nielsen Holdings (NYSE:NLSN) will apply its TV rating expertise to Activision’s esport events could be the catalyst that unleashes a floodgate of media buying.

  • [By Keith Noonan, Rich Smith, and Timothy Green]

    With that in mind, we asked three Motley Fool investors to profile an income-generating stock that’s currently flying under the radar but has some truly amazing qualities. Read on to see why they think Nielsen Holdings (NYSE:NLSN), Vail Resorts (NYSE:MTN), and The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) are top dividend stocks that aren’t getting their due. 

  • [By Dan Caplinger]

    Monday was a generally down day on Wall Street, with major benchmarks giving up early-morning gains to finish modestly lower. Most market participants focused the bulk of their attention on deteriorating financial conditions in Turkey, with signs that the plunge in the value of the nation’s currency could have impacts across the globe. For instance, Argentina had to boost a key interest rate by 5 percentage points to 45% in order to defend its own currency, and in the U.S., financial stocks were generally under some pressure as investors tried to assess possible exposure if the Turkish crisis extends outward. Even with those difficulties, some companies had good news that sent their shares higher. Nielsen Holdings (NYSE:NLSN), Diebold Nixdorf (NYSE:DBD), and Antares Pharma (NASDAQ:ATRS) were among the best performers on the day. Here’s why they did so well.

Best Warren Buffett Stocks To Invest In Right Now: HTG Molecular Diagnostics, Inc.(HTGM)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Joseph Griffin]

    HTG Molecular Diagnostics (NASDAQ:HTGM) was downgraded by analysts at ValuEngine from a buy rating to a hold rating.

    ICICI Bank (NYSE:IBN) was downgraded by analysts at ValuEngine from a hold rating to a sell rating.

  • [By Logan Wallace]

    HTG Molecular Diagnostics (NASDAQ: HTGM) is one of 24 publicly-traded companies in the “Analytical instruments” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare HTG Molecular Diagnostics to similar companies based on the strength of its institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, risk, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations.

  • [By Stephan Byrd]

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Best Warren Buffett Stocks To Invest In Right Now: First Midwest Bancorp, Inc.(FMBI)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Joseph Griffin]

    Bancorp Bank (NASDAQ: TBBK) and First Midwest Bancorp (NASDAQ:FMBI) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, risk, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership.

  • [By Joseph Griffin]

    Schwab Charles Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in First Midwest Bancorp Inc (NASDAQ:FMBI) by 5.6% during the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 622,052 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 32,814 shares during the quarter. Schwab Charles Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in First Midwest Bancorp were worth $15,844,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

  • [By Logan Wallace]

    Media coverage about First Midwest Bancorp (NASDAQ:FMBI) has been trending somewhat positive recently, Accern Sentiment reports. The research group identifies positive and negative 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. First Midwest Bancorp earned a news sentiment score of 0.06 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned news coverage about the financial services provider an impact score of 45.6144382724963 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock’s share price in the near future.

  • [By Logan Wallace]

    First Midwest Bancorp (NASDAQ:FMBI) reached a new 52-week high and low during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The company traded as low as $26.92 and last traded at $26.74, with a volume of 58961 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $26.22.

  • [By Max Byerly]

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  • [By Joseph Griffin]

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Best Warren Buffett Stocks To Invest In Right Now: T2 Biosystems, Inc.(TTOO)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Maxx Chatsko]

    Shares of T2 Biosystems (NASDAQ:TTOO) jumped as much as 16% today after the integrated clinical diagnostics company released performance data for its next potential growth product. The T2Lyme Panel was developed to detect Lyme disease in just three to five hours. While time is an increasingly important consideration for diagnostic blood tests, accuracy remains king. The recent study hints that the T2Lyme Panel is the best in both metrics. 

  • [By Lisa Levin]

    Shares of T2 Biosystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTOO) were down 10 percent to $8.00 after the health care company that targets unmet needs received clearance from the FDA. The company said the FDA granted a market clearance for its T2Bacteria Panel for the direct detection of bacterial species in human whole blood specimens from patients with suspected bloodstream infections.

  • [By Maxx Chatsko]

    Shares of diagnostic test and device developer T2 Biosystems (NASDAQ:TTOO) jumped as much as 16.1% today after a volatile week. The good news is that the company recently announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared its T2Bacteria Panel, which is aimed at detecting the presence of sepsis-causing pathogens in blood samples.

  • [By Lisa Levin] Gainers
    Co-Diagnostics, Inc. (NASDAQ: CODX) jumped 88 percent to $5.4500 after falling 13.17 percent on Thursday. Co-Diagnostics reported its participation in a research project with the Stanford University.
    Euro Tech Holdings Company Limited (NASDAQ: CLWT) climbed 40.3 percent to $5.40 after the company declared a $0.70 per share special dividend.
    Future FinTech Group Inc. (NASDAQ: FTFT) rose 27 percent to $2.73. Future FinTech disclosed a strategic transformation plan including expanding on current blockchain business while also becoming a blockchain incubator, investment and asset management, training, and management consulting.
    SELLAS Life Sciences Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: SLS) gained 14.7 percent to $5.9522 after the company disclosed that its Phase 2b trial of NeuVax in combo with Trastuzumab in HER1+/2+ breast cancer patients met key clinical objectives.
    Lululemon Athletica Inc. (NASDAQ: LULU) shares climbed 14.6 percent to $120.4224 after the company reported better-than-expected results for its first quarter. The company also raised its FY18 earnings and sales guidance.
    FTE Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: FTNW) gained 10.5 percent to $20.9399.
    T2 Biosystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTOO) rose 9 percent to $8.07. Leerink Swann upgraded T2 Biosystems from Market Perform to Outperform.
    Zuora, Inc. (NYSE: ZUO) shares rose 8.3 percent to $24.01 after the company reported upbeat Q1 earnings and issued strong outlook.
    VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW) rose 7.7 percent to $148.07 as the company reported stronger-than-expected results for its first quarter on Thursday.
    Ambac Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMBC) gained 7.5 percent to $19.91. Ambac Financial will replace Integra Lifesciences Holdings in the S&P SmallCap 600 on Tuesday, June 5.
    Conatus Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: CNAT) gained 7 percent to $4.60.
    Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. (NASDAQ: KNSA) climbed 6.6 percent to $18.23.
    Franklin Street Properties Corp. (NYSE: FSP) gained 5.7 perce
  • [By Lisa Levin]

    Check out these big penny stock gainers and losers

    Losers
    Co-Diagnostics, Inc. (NASDAQ: CODX) fell 11.6 percent to $3.13 in pre-market trading after surging 118.52 percent on Tuesday.
    Citius Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: CTXR) shares fell 6.5 percent to $2.60 in pre-market trading after rising 1.09 percent on Tuesday.
    T2 Biosystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTOO) fell 6 percent to $7.58 in pre-market trading after dropping 9.13 percent on Tuesday.
    Era Group Inc. (NYSE: ERA) fell 4.8 percent to $12.30 in the pre-market trading session.
    DSW Inc. (NYSE: DSW) shares fell 4.1 percent to $25.00 in pre-market trading after reporting Q1 results.
    ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc. (NYSE: ZTO) shares fell 2.7 percent to $20.25 in pre-market trading after rising 7.88 percent on Tuesday.
    Daktronics, Inc. (NASDAQ: DAKT) fell 2.5 percent to $9.81 in pre-market trading. Daktronics is expected to release quarterly earnings today.
    AngloGold Ashanti Limited (NYSE: AU) fell 2.2 percent to $8.28 in pre-market trading

  • [By Ethan Ryder]

    T2 Biosystems Inc (NASDAQ:TTOO) traded up 0.9% during trading on Monday . The stock traded as high as $9.65 and last traded at $9.62. 34,517 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 97% from the average session volume of 1,220,257 shares. The stock had previously closed at $9.53.

Top Blue Chip Stocks To Watch For 2019

Its another record day for big U.S. stock indices. The Dow closed above 19,000 for the first time ever, and the other major benchmarks all ended at new record highs for the second straight day.

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The Dow closed up 67.22 points, or 0.35%, at 19,023.87.The Blue Chip index broke through 19,000for the first time ever earlier in the trading session.

Elsewhere, S&P 500 ended with a gain of 4.66 points, or 0.22%, closing at 2,202.88 and the Nasdaq Composite gained 17.49 points, or 0.33%, to close at 5,386.35.

Also hitting record highs, the small-cap focused Russell 2000 closed at 1,330.90, a gain of 8.66 points, or 0.66, while the S&P Midcap 400 index climbed 10.48 points, or 1.3% to end the day at 816.982.

Dollar Tree (DLTR) soared 8.2% to close at $88.69 after the discount store chain provided upbeat guidance for the current quarter, and same-store sales fared better than expected in the latest period.

Top Blue Chip Stocks To Watch For 2019: T2 Biosystems, Inc.(TTOO)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Lisa Levin]

    Check out these big penny stock gainers and losers

    Losers
    Co-Diagnostics, Inc. (NASDAQ: CODX) fell 11.6 percent to $3.13 in pre-market trading after surging 118.52 percent on Tuesday.
    Citius Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: CTXR) shares fell 6.5 percent to $2.60 in pre-market trading after rising 1.09 percent on Tuesday.
    T2 Biosystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTOO) fell 6 percent to $7.58 in pre-market trading after dropping 9.13 percent on Tuesday.
    Era Group Inc. (NYSE: ERA) fell 4.8 percent to $12.30 in the pre-market trading session.
    DSW Inc. (NYSE: DSW) shares fell 4.1 percent to $25.00 in pre-market trading after reporting Q1 results.
    ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc. (NYSE: ZTO) shares fell 2.7 percent to $20.25 in pre-market trading after rising 7.88 percent on Tuesday.
    Daktronics, Inc. (NASDAQ: DAKT) fell 2.5 percent to $9.81 in pre-market trading. Daktronics is expected to release quarterly earnings today.
    AngloGold Ashanti Limited (NYSE: AU) fell 2.2 percent to $8.28 in pre-market trading

  • [By Logan Wallace]

    HC Wainwright reiterated their buy rating on shares of T2 Biosystems (NASDAQ:TTOO) in a report issued on Thursday morning. The firm currently has a $14.00 target price on the medical equipment provider’s stock.

  • [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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  • [By Shane Hupp]

    T2 Biosystems (NASDAQ:TTOO) hit a new 52-week high and low during trading on Friday . The company traded as low as $7.72 and last traded at $7.38, with a volume of 13220 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $7.22.

  • [By Max Byerly]

    T2 Biosystems (NASDAQ:TTOO) was upgraded by research analysts at ValuEngine from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note issued to investors on Friday.

Top Blue Chip Stocks To Watch For 2019: Hingham Institution for Savings(HIFS)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Max Byerly]

    Port Capital LLC lifted its stake in Hingham Institution for Savings (NASDAQ:HIFS) by 14.1% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 48,159 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,943 shares during the quarter. Hingham Institution for Savings accounts for approximately 1.4% of Port Capital LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 25th biggest position. Port Capital LLC owned approximately 2.28% of Hingham Institution for Savings worth $9,921,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

  • [By Joseph Griffin]

    Epoch Investment Partners Inc. grew its stake in Hingham Institution for Savings (NASDAQ:HIFS) by 71.4% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 92,261 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock after purchasing an additional 38,440 shares during the quarter. Epoch Investment Partners Inc. owned approximately 4.37% of Hingham Institution for Savings worth $19,006,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Top Blue Chip Stocks To Watch For 2019: Ideal Power Inc.(IPWR)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Stephan Byrd]

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  • [By Logan Wallace]

    Here are some of the news headlines that may have effected Accern Sentiment’s rankings:

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    Ideal Power (IPWR) Expected to Announce Quarterly Sales of $390,000.00 (americanbankingnews.com) -$0.15 EPS Expected for Ideal Power (IPWR) This Quarter (americanbankingnews.com) Ideal Power Receives 1.1 Megawatt Purchase Order for its SunDial Plus Inverters (investingnews.com) Ideal Power Receives 1.1 Megawatt Purchase Order for its SunDial Plus Inverters from NEXTracker for One of the Largest Solar-and-Storage Installations in Iowa (finance.yahoo.com)

    A number of equities analysts have commented on the stock. Zacks Investment Research raised shares of Ideal Power from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $1.50 price target for the company in a research note on Wednesday, January 10th. HC Wainwright reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $4.00 price target on shares of Ideal Power in a research note on Wednesday, March 7th. Roth Capital reissued a “hold” rating and issued a $1.00 price target on shares of Ideal Power in a research note on Wednesday, March 7th. Finally, B. Riley cut shares of Ideal Power from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and cut their price target for the stock from $5.00 to $2.50 in a research note on Wednesday, March 7th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Ideal Power currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $3.00.

  • [By Logan Wallace]

    Ideal Power (NASDAQ: IPWR) and Hollysys Automation Technologies (NASDAQ:HOLI) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk and earnings.

  • [By Max Byerly]

    Headlines about Ideal Power (NASDAQ:IPWR) have been trending somewhat positive recently, according to Accern Sentiment. The research group scores the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than 20 million blog and news sources. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Ideal Power earned a daily sentiment score of 0.09 on Accern’s scale. Accern also gave media headlines about the industrial products company an impact score of 46.8284728476176 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock’s share price in the near future.

  • [By Max Byerly]

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Top Blue Chip Stocks To Watch For 2019: Boardwalk Pipeline Partners L.P.(BWP)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By WWW.GURUFOCUS.COM]

    For the details of Richmond Hill Investment Co., LP’s stock buys and sells, go to http://www.gurufocus.com/StockBuy.php?GuruName=Richmond+Hill+Investment+Co.%2C+LP

    These are the top 5 holdings of Richmond Hill Investment Co., LPGlobal Indemnity Ltd (GBLI) – 1,043,157 shares, 52.79% of the total portfolio. Boardwalk Pipeline Partners LP (BWP) – 713,267 shares, 10.61% of the total portfolio. Shares added by 15.69%Post Holdings Inc (POST) – 85,288 shares, 9.47% of the total portfolio. Shares added by 112.95%Advance Auto Parts Inc (AAP) – 49,106 shares, 8.53% of the total portfolio. Shares reduced by 20.97%American International Group Inc (AIG.WS) – 320,761 shares, 7.71% of the

  • [By WWW.GURUFOCUS.COM]

    For the details of Richmond Hill Investment Co., LP’s stock buys and sells, go to http://www.gurufocus.com/StockBuy.php?GuruName=Richmond+Hill+Investment+Co.%2C+LP

    These are the top 5 holdings of Richmond Hill Investment Co., LPGlobal Indemnity Ltd (GBLI) – 1,043,157 shares, 52.79% of the total portfolio. Boardwalk Pipeline Partners LP (BWP) – 713,267 shares, 10.61% of the total portfolio. Shares added by 15.69%Post Holdings Inc (POST) – 85,288 shares, 9.47% of the total portfolio. Shares added by 112.95%Advance Auto Parts Inc (AAP) – 49,106 shares, 8.53% of the total portfolio. Shares reduced by 20.97%American International Group Inc (AIG.WS) – 320,761 shares, 7.71% of the

  • [By Shane Hupp]

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  • [By WWW.GURUFOCUS.COM]

    For the details of Richmond Hill Investment Co., LP’s stock buys and sells, go to http://www.gurufocus.com/StockBuy.php?GuruName=Richmond+Hill+Investment+Co.%2C+LP

    These are the top 5 holdings of Richmond Hill Investment Co., LPGlobal Indemnity Ltd (GBLI) – 1,043,157 shares, 52.79% of the total portfolio. Boardwalk Pipeline Partners LP (BWP) – 713,267 shares, 10.61% of the total portfolio. Shares added by 15.69%Post Holdings Inc (POST) – 85,288 shares, 9.47% of the total portfolio. Shares added by 112.95%Advance Auto Parts Inc (AAP) – 49,106 shares, 8.53% of the total portfolio. Shares reduced by 20.97%American International Group Inc (AIG.WS) – 320,761 shares, 7.71% of the

Best Blue Chip Stocks To Watch Right Now

A basket of Asian blue chips exposed to outbound Chinese tourism has outperformed the regional benchmark by more that 5 percentage points this year, according to Societe Generale SA.

A bunch of 44 stocks, including casino companies, retailers and transportation firms from Hong Kong, China, Japan and South Korea have benefited from the quadrupling in the number of outbound trips made by Chinese residents over the past decade, analysts including Wei Yao wrote in a note Wednesday.

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“The impressive growth in Chinese outbound tourism is one of the most convincing signs that China’s economic rebalancing is well under way,” the analysts said. “After a decade of exponential growth, China now accounts for over one-fifth of the world’s international tourism spending, twice as much as the next-biggest spender, the U.S.”

Best Blue Chip Stocks To Watch Right Now: T2 Biosystems, Inc.(TTOO)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [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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  • [By Lisa Levin]

    Shares of T2 Biosystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTOO) were down 10 percent to $8.00 after the health care company that targets unmet needs received clearance from the FDA. The company said the FDA granted a market clearance for its T2Bacteria Panel for the direct detection of bacterial species in human whole blood specimens from patients with suspected bloodstream infections.

  • [By Lisa Levin] Gainers
    Co-Diagnostics, Inc. (NASDAQ: CODX) jumped 88 percent to $5.4500 after falling 13.17 percent on Thursday. Co-Diagnostics reported its participation in a research project with the Stanford University.
    Euro Tech Holdings Company Limited (NASDAQ: CLWT) climbed 40.3 percent to $5.40 after the company declared a $0.70 per share special dividend.
    Future FinTech Group Inc. (NASDAQ: FTFT) rose 27 percent to $2.73. Future FinTech disclosed a strategic transformation plan including expanding on current blockchain business while also becoming a blockchain incubator, investment and asset management, training, and management consulting.
    SELLAS Life Sciences Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: SLS) gained 14.7 percent to $5.9522 after the company disclosed that its Phase 2b trial of NeuVax in combo with Trastuzumab in HER1+/2+ breast cancer patients met key clinical objectives.
    Lululemon Athletica Inc. (NASDAQ: LULU) shares climbed 14.6 percent to $120.4224 after the company reported better-than-expected results for its first quarter. The company also raised its FY18 earnings and sales guidance.
    FTE Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: FTNW) gained 10.5 percent to $20.9399.
    T2 Biosystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTOO) rose 9 percent to $8.07. Leerink Swann upgraded T2 Biosystems from Market Perform to Outperform.
    Zuora, Inc. (NYSE: ZUO) shares rose 8.3 percent to $24.01 after the company reported upbeat Q1 earnings and issued strong outlook.
    VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW) rose 7.7 percent to $148.07 as the company reported stronger-than-expected results for its first quarter on Thursday.
    Ambac Financial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMBC) gained 7.5 percent to $19.91. Ambac Financial will replace Integra Lifesciences Holdings in the S&P SmallCap 600 on Tuesday, June 5.
    Conatus Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: CNAT) gained 7 percent to $4.60.
    Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. (NASDAQ: KNSA) climbed 6.6 percent to $18.23.
    Franklin Street Properties Corp. (NYSE: FSP) gained 5.7 perce
  • [By Maxx Chatsko]

    Shares of diagnostic test and device developer T2 Biosystems (NASDAQ:TTOO) jumped as much as 16.1% today after a volatile week. The good news is that the company recently announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared its T2Bacteria Panel, which is aimed at detecting the presence of sepsis-causing pathogens in blood samples.

  • [By Max Byerly]

    T2 Biosystems (NASDAQ:TTOO) was upgraded by research analysts at ValuEngine from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note issued to investors on Friday.

  • [By Joseph Griffin]

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Best Blue Chip Stocks To Watch Right Now: Athene Holding Ltd. (ATH)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Stephan Byrd]

    Wells Fargo & Co set a $65.00 price target on Athene (NYSE:ATH) in a research note released on Monday. The firm currently has a buy rating on the insurance provider’s stock.

  • [By Stephan Byrd]

    Athene Holding Ltd (NYSE:ATH) has received an average rating of “Buy” from the sixteen ratings firms that are covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and ten have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 12-month target price among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $62.10.

  • [By Logan Wallace]

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  • [By Stephan Byrd]

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  • [By Max Byerly]

    Athabasca Oil (TSE:ATH) had its price objective hoisted by Raymond James from C$2.00 to C$2.50 in a research report released on Tuesday morning.

    Other research analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. GMP Securities increased their price objective on Athabasca Oil from C$1.65 to C$2.25 in a report on Tuesday, May 15th. TD Securities upped their target price on Athabasca Oil from C$1.75 to C$2.25 and gave the company a buy rating in a research report on Thursday, May 10th. BMO Capital Markets upped their target price on Athabasca Oil from C$1.60 to C$2.25 and gave the company a market perform rating in a research report on Thursday, May 10th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada upped their target price on Athabasca Oil from C$2.00 to C$2.50 and gave the company an outperform rating in a research report on Thursday, May 10th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. The company presently has an average rating of Buy and an average target price of C$2.23.

  • [By Max Byerly]

    Athabasca Oil (TSE:ATH) had its price objective upped by Royal Bank of Canada from C$2.00 to C$2.50 in a report released on Thursday. The firm presently has an “outperform” rating on the oil and gas exploration company’s stock. Royal Bank of Canada’s price objective points to a potential upside of 30.89% from the company’s current price.

Best Blue Chip Stocks To Watch Right Now: JA Solar Holdings, Co., Ltd.(JASO)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Garrett Baldwin]

    Now is the time to act. Get out in front of the green wave, and own this stock. It’s legal. The recommendation is free. And you have the opportunity to become a “Marijuana Millionaire” with very little risk. Here’s the pick.

    The Top Stock Market Stories for Monday
    Tariffs are overshadowing the start of earnings season. This week, a variety of Wall Street banks, consumer goods, and airline companies report for the previous quarter. While profits are expected to remain strong, the outlook for the rest of the year is expected to take into account the impact of tariffs on global trade. This is likely to weigh on investor sentiment. According to a report from real estate giant REIS Inc., mall vacancies have hit a six-year high at 8.6% last quarter. The fall of brick-and-mortar stores has been fueled by the rise of Amazon.com Inc.(Nasdaq: AMZN), which continues to see its stock surge to new highs. It’s not too late to get in on Amazon at a fraction of the cost of today’s shares. We’ll show you how… right here. Speaking of Amazon, the e-commerce giant recently made a big splash in the pharmacy benefits business after its purchase of online benefits provider PillPack. This purchase has many analysts convinced that Amazon is about to do to pharmacies what it has done to malls over the last decade. And while Amazon is going to be a major player in the drug-delivery business in the future, there is one stock that is going to stave off any further attack from Amazon and the delivery business. Best of all, this stock has an incredible VQScore, and it’s trading at a huge discount.
    Three Stocks to Watch Today: HOG, TM, TWTR
    A number of companies are reporting that earnings could have a dramatic impact on their future balance sheets. That’s especially true in the transportation business. Harley-Davidson Inc. (NYSE: HOG) has said the tariffs will cost up to $100 million per year and add $2,200 per vehicle. Now, Toyota Motor Corp.(NYSE: TM) has said the tariffs wi

  • [By Garrett Baldwin]

    Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) leads a strong day of earnings reports on Wall Street. The commercial banking giant was expected to report earnings per share (EPS) of $0.57 on top of $22.4 billion in revenue. The company topped both numbers, including EPS of $0.63. The company said its performance was bolstered by stronger profit margins, the 2017 GOP tax plan, and higher revenue from banking fees. President Donald Trump will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, Finland. Trump could request that Russia assist with the denuclearization of North Korea during their summit. Trump has said that he expects that he and Putin will have an “extraordinary friendship” at the conclusion of the event. The meeting comes just days after the U.S. government announced 12 indictments against Russian officials on charges of conspiracy to interfere with the 2016 presidential election. Global growth is back in focus after China announced second-quarter GDP expectations. The government announced that Q2 GDP came in at 6.7% as the country has been cracking down on risky credit offerings. Markets are continually worried about China’s Shanghai Composite – which recently entered bear territory. The third quarter will be interesting for markets as trade tensions accelerate between the United States and China.
    Four Stocks to Watch Today: NFLX, AMZN, TWTR, CAT
    Shares of Netflix Inc. (Nasdaq: NFLX) are in focus as the company prepares to report earnings after the bell. Wall Street analysts project that the company will report EPS of $0.80 on top of $3.93 billion in revenue. Analysts will be paying close attention to whether the online-streaming giant has been able to continue to aggressively increase its international user base. Amazon.com Inc.(Nasdaq: AMZN) is generating buzz as the company prepares to kick-start its annual Prime Day. The annual shopping event will take place starting this evening and stretch through Tuesday. According to the website Reta

  • [By Ethan Ryder]

    JA Solar (NASDAQ:JASO) is scheduled to be posting its quarterly earnings results before the market opens on Monday, July 2nd. Analysts expect JA Solar to post earnings of $0.20 per share for the quarter.

  • [By Garrett Baldwin]

    This morning, President Trump suggested that the United States is considering strong military action in response to recent chemical attacks carried out on civilians by the Syrian government. The president promised to send “nice and new and ‘smart'” missiles to Syria and accused the Russian government of partnering with a “Gas Killing Animal who kills his people and enjoys it!” The president’s remarks are a significant departure from comments made last week, which suggested that the United States would be pulling out of Syria in the coming months. Trump’s threat of war over a recent chemical attack in Syria drove crude oil and gold prices higher. Geopolitical worries often offer a boost to commodity prices due to concerns about supply. Trump’s threat comes at a time that markets are already concerned about a significant military conflict in the Middle East between Saudi Arabia and Iran. WTI crude prices added 0.9% to hit $66.10 per barrel. Brent crude pushed to $71.10 per barrel. Gold price topped $1,350 per ounce and are poised for bigger gains. According to Axios, U.S. Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) has privately told friends that he will not seek reelection in the fall. The news comes at a perilous time for Republicans, who are expected to lose the House of Representatives and potentially the Senate. Axios was the first to report the news. The story is also notable because Ryan recently achieved his long-time goal of passing tax reform in late 2017.
    Four Stocks to Watch Today: FB, FOXA, CBS
    Shares of Twenty-First Century Fox Inc.(NYSE: FOXA) fell in pre-market hours on news that investigators from the European Commission raided the firm’s London office yesterday. Reports indicate that investigators are trying to keep their goals confidential. However, there has been a lot of scrutiny over Rupert Murdoch’s goal to purchase rival Sky in recent months. British authorities have argued that this deal would not be in the public’s best interest. Accor

  • [By Garrett Baldwin]

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    Four Stocks to Watch Today: DIS, JASO, AAPL, GOOGL
    Shares of The Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) are in focus thanks to a record-breaking weekend for its Pixar division. The company’s film “Incredibles 2” collected a staggering $180 million during its first weekend in the domestic box office. The massive windfall is the largest opening weekend for an animated film and easily topped the studios previous record for “Finding Dory” ($135.1 million). The e-commerce wars are heating up in China. This morning, Alphabet Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOGL) – the owner of Google – announced it would purchase a $550 million stake incom Inc.(Nasdaq: JD), a Chinese e-commerce firm and primary rival to Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (NYSE: BABA). Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) announced it has inked a multiyear deal with Oprah Winfrey to create original content for the company’s television division. The deal is the largest content partnership in Apple’s history. The company is trying to compete with rivals Netflix Inc. (Nasdaq: NFLX), com Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN), and Time Warner Inc.’s (NYSE: TMX) HBO division. Winfrey is expected to create new shows and to appear on screen. “Together, Winfrey and Apple will create original programs that embrace her incomparable ability to connect with audiences around the world,” the company said in a statement. Look for an earnings report from JA Solar Holdings Co. Ltd. (Nasdaq: JASO). Wall Street expects the renewable energy giant will report earnings per share of $0.02 on top of $593 million in revenue.

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Best Blue Chip Stocks To Watch Right Now: Merit Medical Systems Inc.(MMSI)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Shane Hupp]

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  • [By Ethan Ryder]

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  • [By Max Byerly]

    Eagle Boston Investment Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MMSI) by 5.2% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 412,344 shares of the medical instruments supplier’s stock after buying an additional 20,334 shares during the quarter. Merit Medical Systems comprises approximately 1.9% of Eagle Boston Investment Management Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 4th largest position. Eagle Boston Investment Management Inc. owned 0.82% of Merit Medical Systems worth $18,699,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Best Blue Chip Stocks To Watch Right Now: Hemisphere Media Group, Inc.(HMTV)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Logan Wallace]

    Hemisphere Media Group Inc (NASDAQ:HMTV) shares reached a new 52-week high during trading on Tuesday . The company traded as high as $13.45 and last traded at $13.40, with a volume of 2506 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $13.10.

  • [By Max Byerly]

    BidaskClub downgraded shares of Hemisphere Media Group (NASDAQ:HMTV) from a strong-buy rating to a buy rating in a research note released on Thursday.

  • [By Logan Wallace]

    News headlines about Hemisphere Media Group (NASDAQ:HMTV) have trended somewhat positive on Sunday, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. The research group ranks the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing more than 20 million blog and news sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Hemisphere Media Group earned a news sentiment score of 0.14 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned headlines about the company an impact score of 46.3165791270916 out of 100, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock’s share price in the immediate future.

  • [By Stephan Byrd]

    Media stories about Hemisphere Media Group (NASDAQ:HMTV) have trended somewhat positive recently, Accern reports. The research firm ranks the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing more than twenty million blog and news sources. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Hemisphere Media Group earned a daily sentiment score of 0.16 on Accern’s scale. Accern also gave media coverage about the company an impact score of 46.2580984034566 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company’s share price in the next few days.

Top Medical Stocks For 2019

There are several popular misconceptions about the financial condition of Medicare, which virtually all American senior citizens rely on to cover health care expenses in retirement. Many people believe that Medicare is broke, or that there’s virtually no chance that Medicare will still be around by the time they retire. Spoiler alert: Neither of these are true.

Let’s set the record straight. The Medicare trustees recently released their annual report, which detailed the financial condition of Medicare at the end of 2016, as well as future projections of the program’s finances for the next 75 years. Here are some of the important takeaways from the report that you should be aware of, and what it means to you.

The safety of Medicare Parts B and D aren’t in question

Medicare has two separate trust funds — one to cover Medicare Part A (the Hospital Insurance, or HI, trust fund), and one to cover Parts B and D (the Supplementary Medical Insurance, or SMI, trust fund). Before we get into a discussion of Medicare’s financial health, it’s important to point out that any discussion of Medicare going “broke,” or running short of funds, is only referring to the HI trust fund.

Top Medical Stocks For 2019: KeyCorp(KEY)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Stephan Byrd]

    Teacher Retirement System of Texas lessened its position in KeyCorp (NYSE:KEY) by 19.2% during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 237,965 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 56,681 shares during the quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas’ holdings in KeyCorp were worth $4,652,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

  • [By Logan Wallace]

    Trexquant Investment LP purchased a new stake in KeyCorp (NYSE:KEY) during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor purchased 196,090 shares of the financial services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $3,834,000.

  • [By ]

    That said, I never completely abandoned the space. I remain long Citigroup (C) , I am flat KeyCorp (KEY) , having managed to maximize that trade earlier this year. Recently, your pal even reloaded his Goldman Sachs (GS) long after having trimmed that position appropriately. That, friends, is based on my belief that volatility will allow this legendary firm to reclaim its reputation. This one, I’ll watch with great anticipation. They report on Tuesday, April 17. My trigger finger itches now.

  • [By Max Byerly]

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Top Medical Stocks For 2019: T2 Biosystems, Inc.(TTOO)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Shane Hupp]

    T2 Biosystems (NASDAQ:TTOO) hit a new 52-week high and low during trading on Friday . The company traded as low as $7.72 and last traded at $7.38, with a volume of 13220 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $7.22.

  • [By Joseph Griffin]

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  • [By Max Byerly]

    T2 Biosystems (NASDAQ:TTOO) was upgraded by research analysts at ValuEngine from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note issued to investors on Friday.

Top Medical Stocks For 2019: iShares PHLX SOX Semiconductor Sector Index Fund(SOXX)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Joseph Griffin]

    Essex Financial Services Inc. bought a new position in iShares PHLX Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 1,765 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $318,000.

  • [By Jim Crumly]

    Semiconductor stocks rose on news of a deal with China to grant a reprieve to ZTE, with theiShares PHLX Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) moving up 1.2%.Energy shares gained, too; the SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF (NYSEMKT:XOP) closed up 1.3%.

  • [By Joseph Griffin]

    Eaton Vance Management bought a new position in shares of iShares PHLX Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX) during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 1,125 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $203,000.

Top Medical Stocks For 2019: SJW Corporation(SJW)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Joseph Griffin]

    Aqua America (NYSE: WTR) and SJW Group (NYSE:SJW) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

  • [By Lisa Levin] Gainers
    Genprex, Inc. (NASDAQ: GNPX) shares gained 86.76 percent to close at $11.00 on Thursday.
    Comstock Resources, Inc. (NYSE: CRK) shares climbed 47.06 percent to close at $7.00 after the company disclosed a deal with Arkoma Drilling L.P. and Williston Drilling, L.P. to buy oil & gas properties in North Dakota. Comstock announced withdrawal of tender offers for outstanding secured notes.
    Ceridian HCM Holding Inc. (NASDAQ: CDAY) gained 41.86 percent to close at $31.21.
    MarineMax, Inc. (NYSE: HZO) shares rose 26.5 percent to close at $22.20 as the company posted upbeat Q2 results and raised its FY18 outlook.
    Concord Medical Services Holdings Limited (NYSE: CCM) jumped 24.92 percent to close at $4.06.
    Mattersight Corporation (NASDAQ: MATR) shares climbed 23.26 percent to close at $2.65 after the company agreed to be purchased by NICE Ltd.
    Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE: CMG) rose 24.44 percent to close at $422.50 as the company reported stronger-than-expected results for its first quarter on Wednesday.
    Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: UCTT) gained 17.75 percent to close at $18.64 following upbeat Q1 earnings.
    PCM, Inc. (NASDAQ: PCMI) rose 16.59 percent to close at $12.30 following Q1 results.
    Zymeworks Inc. (NASDAQ: ZYME) rose 16.06 percent to close at $15.25.
    Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALXN) shares climbed 14.5 percent to close at $121.42 as the company posted reported Q1 beat And raised FY18 outlook.
    Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD) shares gained 13.7 percent to close at $11.04 as the company reported upbeat results for its first quarter.
    Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AXSM) rose 13.21 percent to close at $3.00 after the company disclosed a positive outcome of the interim analysis of STRIDE-1 Phase 3 trial of AXS-05 in treatment resistant depression.
    O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ: ORLY) jumped 13.06 percent to close at $257.40 following upbeat Q1 profit.
    BioTelemetry,
  • [By Lisa Levin] Gainers
    Comstock Resources, Inc. (NYSE: CRK) shares shot up 52 percent to $7.235 after the company disclosed a deal with Arkoma Drilling L.P. and Williston Drilling, L.P. to buy oil & gas properties in North Dakota. Comstock announced withdrawal of tender offers for outstanding secured notes.
    MarineMax, Inc. (NYSE: HZO) shares gained 24.2 percent to $21.80 as the company posted upbeat Q2 results and raised its FY18 outlook.
    Mattersight Corporation (NASDAQ: MATR) shares rose 22 percent to $2.625 after the company agreed to be purchased by NICE Ltd.
    Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE: CMG) jumped 21.3 percent to $411.871 as the company reported stronger-than-expected results for its first quarter on Wednesday.
    Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AXSM) rose 17 percent to $3.10 after the company disclosed a positive outcome of the interim analysis of STRIDE-1 Phase 3 trial of AXS-05 in treatment resistant depression.
    Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: UCTT) rose 15.9 percent to $18.34 following upbeat Q1 earnings.
    PCM, Inc. (NASDAQ: PCMI) gained 15.6 percent to $12.20 following Q1 results.
    O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ: ORLY) surged 14.4 percent to $260.3901 following upbeat Q1 profit.
    Concord Medical Services Holdings Limited (NYSE: CCM) gained 13.8 percent to $3.70.
    Penn National Gaming, Inc. (NASDAQ: PENN) rose 13.5 percent to $29.815 after reporting strong Q1 results.
    BioTelemetry, Inc. (NASDAQ: BEAT) rose 13.5 percent to $38.30 as the company reported stronger-than-expected earnings for its first quarter.
    Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD) shares rose 13.1 percent to $10.985 as the company reported upbeat results for its first quarter.
    SJW Group (NYSE: SJW) shares gained 11.8 percent to $63.59 following Q1 results. California Water Service Group made an offer for SJW.
    Churchill Downs Incorporated (NASDAQ: CHDN) climbed 9.8 percent to $278.40 following Q1 results.
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Top Medical Stocks For 2019: Encore Wire Corporation(WIRE)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Logan Wallace]

    Encore Wire (NASDAQ: WIRE) and Arconic (NYSE:ARNC) are both industrial products companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, earnings and risk.

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The fourth quarter of 2016 was the first quarter since the second quarter of 2014 that Macau’s gaming market grew at all. And the signs of life have given new hope to gaming investors with exposure to the world’s biggest gaming market.

But Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE:LVS) may not have had as strong a quarter as competitors like Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd (NASDAQ:MPEL) and Wynn Resorts, Limited (NASDAQ:WYNN). We’ll have to wait until the latter two report earnings to see how market share is trending, but Las Vegas Sands left a lot to be desired from a growth perspective.

The Parisian in Macau. Image source: Las Vegas Sands.

What earnings looked like in Q4

Overall, net revenue was up 7.4% in the fourth quarter, to $3.08 billion, and net income rose 5.6%, to $607 million, or $0.64 per share. Good luck helped the quarter, and if casinos would have won the amount that management normally expects to win, earnings would have been $0.58 per share.

Best Casino Stocks To Watch Right Now: T2 Biosystems, Inc.(TTOO)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Max Byerly]

    T2 Biosystems (NASDAQ:TTOO) was upgraded by research analysts at ValuEngine from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note issued to investors on Friday.

  • [By Joseph Griffin]

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  • [By Shane Hupp]

    T2 Biosystems (NASDAQ:TTOO) hit a new 52-week high and low during trading on Friday . The company traded as low as $7.72 and last traded at $7.38, with a volume of 13220 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $7.22.

Best Casino Stocks To Watch Right Now: Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(ALXN)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Chris Lange]

    Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: VRTX) is breaking out from a bullish continuation pattern after completing a 2-year+ consolidation bottom. Upside is seen to the $200 area. Celgene Corp. (NASDAQ: CELG), Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALXN), and Incyte Corp. (NASDAQ: INCY) have weaker technical patterns and may have further downside risks. BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (NASDAQ: BMRN) is forming a potential bearish top – a move below $77.98 would open $71 to the $60 area.

  • [By Chris Lange]

    Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: ALXN) is scheduled to reveal its first-quarter results Thursday morning. The consensus forecast calls for EPS of $1.50 and $922.99 million in revenue. Shares were trading at $107.78 on Fridays close. The consensus price target is $158.60, while the 52-week range is $96.18 to $149.34.

  • [By Chris Lange]

    Shares of Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: ALXN) saw a solid gain on Thursday after the firm announced positive results from its late-stage trial of ALXN1210 in patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH). One analyst even took this opportunity to weigh in on the stock.

  • [By Chris Lange]

    When Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: ALXN) released its first-quarter financial results before the markets opened on Thursday, it said that it had $1.68 in earnings per share (EPS) on $930.9 million in revenue. The consensus estimates from Thomson Reuters had called for $1.50 in EPS on revenue of $922.99 million. In the same period of last year, the pharmaceutical giant posted EPS of $1.38 and $870 million in revenue.

  • [By Chris Lange]

    Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc.s (NASDAQ: ALXN) short interest rose to 4.64 million shares from the previous level of 4.57 million. Shares were trading at $116.55, in a 52-week range of $96.18 to $149.34.

Best Casino Stocks To Watch Right Now: Alexander & Baldwin Holdings, Inc.(ALEX)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Max Byerly]

    Alexander & Baldwin (NYSE:ALEX) issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday. The financial services provider reported $0.66 EPS for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters’ consensus estimate of $0.24 by $0.42, Briefing.com reports. The business had revenue of $113.30 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $121.25 million. Alexander & Baldwin had a net margin of 60.48% and a return on equity of 7.02%. The firm’s revenue was up 21.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.14 EPS.

Best Casino Stocks To Watch Right Now: Meta Financial Group Inc.(CASH)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Ethan Ryder]

    Cash Poker Pro (CURRENCY:CASH) traded flat against the U.S. dollar during the 24 hour period ending at 19:00 PM Eastern on April 15th. Over the last week, Cash Poker Pro has traded flat against the U.S. dollar. One Cash Poker Pro token can currently be bought for approximately $0.0543 or 0.00000604 BTC on major cryptocurrency exchanges. Cash Poker Pro has a total market cap of $0.00 and approximately $0.00 worth of Cash Poker Pro was traded on exchanges in the last day.

  • [By Shane Hupp]

    Cashcoin (CURRENCY:CASH) traded up 40.8% against the dollar during the one day period ending at 16:00 PM E.T. on May 9th. Cashcoin has a market cap of $544,583.00 and $885.00 worth of Cashcoin was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. Over the last seven days, Cashcoin has traded up 68.3% against the dollar. One Cashcoin coin can currently be bought for $0.0114 or 0.00000123 BTC on popular exchanges.

  • [By Logan Wallace]

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Best Casino Stocks To Watch Right Now: Stanley Black & Decker Inc.(SWK)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Logan Wallace]

    Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE: SWK) and Lifetime Brands (NASDAQ:LCUT) are both industrial products companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings and risk.

  • [By Logan Wallace]

    In other news, SVP Joseph R. Voelker sold 3,284 shares of Stanley Black & Decker stock in a transaction on Monday, March 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $151.44, for a total transaction of $497,328.96. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 20,367 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,084,378.48. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.69% of the company’s stock.

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    Stanley Black & Decker Company Profile

  • [By Max Byerly]

    Goelzer Investment Management Inc. decreased its position in Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (NYSE:SWK) by 3.7% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 33,610 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 1,285 shares during the quarter. Goelzer Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Stanley Black & Decker were worth $5,149,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Best Casino Stocks To Watch Right Now: Freightcar America, Inc.(RAIL)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Stephan Byrd]

    FreightCar America (NASDAQ:RAIL) Director Thomas A. Madden sold 7,506 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $15.69, for a total value of $117,769.14. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 20,224 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $317,314.56. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website.

  • [By Lisa Levin]

    Friday afternoon, the industrial shares rose 0.64 percent. Meanwhile, top gainers in the sector included Deere & Company (NYSE: DE), up 7 percent, and FreightCar America, Inc. (NASDAQ: RAIL) up 6 percent.

  • [By Lisa Levin] Gainers
    Euro Tech Holdings Company Limited (NASDAQ: CLWT) shares jumped 155.56 percent to close at $5.75 on Thursday.
    Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. (NYSE: INSP) shares gained 56.12 percent to close at $24.98. Inspire Medical went public Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange. The company issued 6.75 million shares priced at $16 each.
    Presbia PLC (NASDAQ: LENS) shares rose 53.02 percent to close at $3.55.
    Integrated Media Technology Limited (NASDAQ: IMTE) shares rose 46.29 percent to close at $32.11. The nano-cap low-float stock skyrocketed over 1,300 percent on Wednesday on no company specific news which would support the surge. The move higher is consistent with what was seen in other low-float stocks over the past few months.
    Technical Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: TCCO) climbed 27.78 percent to close at $5.75.
    STAAR Surgical Company (NASDAQ: STAA) shares gained 26.27 percent to close at $21.15 after reporting upbeat Q1 results.
    Sharing Economy International Inc. (NASDAQ: SEII) shares jumped 22.16 percent to close at $4.30 on Thursday after gaining 9.32 percent on Wednesday.
    China Advanced Construction Materials Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: CADC) rose 20.45 percent to close at $2.65 on Thursday.
    YRC Worldwide Inc. (NASDAQ: YRCW) surged 18.36 percent to close at $9.99 following upbeat quarterly earnings.
    MYR Group Inc. (NASDAQ: MYRG) jumped 17.68 percent to close at $35.74 after the company posted strong Q1 earnings.
    Xspand Products Lab Inc (NASDAQ: XSPL) jumped 17.4 percent to close at $5.87. Xspand Products priced its IPO at $5 per share.
    Coherus BioSciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHRS) shares rose 17.32 percent to close at $14.90. Coherus BioSciences reported resubmission of BLA for CHS-1701.
    Rudolph Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: RTEC) shares gained 17.17 percent to close at $31.05 following upbeat quarterly earnings.
    The Meet Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: MEET) gained 16.02 percent to close at $2.68 following Q1 earnings.
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Best Casino Stocks To Invest In 2018

Last week Renewable Energy & Power, Inc. (OTC PINK : RBNW ), a diversified corporation with markets in energy-saving technologies of LED lighting, solar and wind energy, announced a large San Francisco Bay Area electronic assembly corporation has approved the installation of 1,275 LED lights for their entire main campus.

This is the third such announcement in as many months by the Las Vegas based company. It got me thinking about what the company does and how LED lighting can impact a business’ bottom line as much as it contributes to reducing emissions and the effects of global warming. But what about LED lights in RBNW’s backyard? How much of the Vegas Strip is LED? Well, it turns out, quite a bit.

Over a year ago three of Nevadas largest casino companies MGM Resorts, Wynn, and Las Vegas Sands announced plans to source renewable energy for their hotels, a move driven both by increasing demand for responsible energy use from the companies that rent their conference halls, and a surplus of cheap power from solar farms in Nevada and California. MGM Resorts had already implemented an ambitious energy conservation effort by replacing 1.3 million light bulbs in its properties with LEDs.

Best Casino Stocks To Invest In 2018: T2 Biosystems, Inc.(TTOO)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Shane Hupp]

    T2 Biosystems (NASDAQ:TTOO) hit a new 52-week high and low during trading on Friday . The company traded as low as $7.72 and last traded at $7.38, with a volume of 13220 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $7.22.

  • [By Joseph Griffin]

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  • [By Max Byerly]

    T2 Biosystems (NASDAQ:TTOO) was upgraded by research analysts at ValuEngine from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note issued to investors on Friday.

Best Casino Stocks To Invest In 2018: Scudder Multi-Market Income Trust(KMM)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Logan Wallace]

    Shaker Financial Services LLC trimmed its position in shares of Scudder Multi-Market Income Trust (NYSE:KMM) by 9.6% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 176,961 shares of the investment management company’s stock after selling 18,837 shares during the quarter. Shaker Financial Services LLC’s holdings in Scudder Multi-Market Income Trust were worth $1,554,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Best Casino Stocks To Invest In 2018: NewJersey Resources Corporation(NJR)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Lisa Levin] Companies Reporting Before The Bell
    Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ: CELG) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $1.96 per share on revenue of $3.46 billion.
    Aon plc (NYSE: AON) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $2.8 per share on revenue of $2.93 billion.
    American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AXL) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $0.81 per share on revenue of $1.75 billion.
    Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE: BABA) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $0.88 per share on revenue of $9.27 billion.
    LifePoint Health, Inc. (NASDAQ: LPNT) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $1.13 per share on revenue of $1.62 billion.
    V.F. Corporation (NYSE: VFC) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $0.65 per share on revenue of $2.90 billion.
    Newell Brands Inc. (NYSE: NWL) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $0.26 per share on revenue of $3.05 billion.
    Titan International, Inc. (NYSE: TWI) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $0.04 per share on revenue of $407.27 million.
    Boise Cascade Company (NYSE: BCC) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $0.45 per share on revenue of $1.09 billion.
    Cheniere Energy, Inc. (NYSE: LNG) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $0.39 per share on revenue of $1.59 billion.
    Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $1.24 per share on revenue of $308.05 million.
    ITT Inc. (NYSE: ITT) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $0.73 per share on revenue of $683.96 million.
    Fred's, Inc. (NASDAQ: FRED) is expected to report quarterly loss at $0.19 per share on revenue of $551.00 million.
    Virtu Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: VIRT) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $0.52 per share on revenue of $288.31 million.
    Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE: CQP) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $0.57 per share on revenue of $1.38 billion.
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  • [By Joseph Griffin]

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Best Casino Stocks To Invest In 2018: Genie Energy Ltd.(GNE)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Stephan Byrd]

    Genie Energy (NYSE:GNE) was upgraded by TheStreet from a “d+” rating to a “c-” rating in a report issued on Monday.

    Shares of Genie Energy stock opened at $5.12 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 1.81, a quick ratio of 1.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05. The firm has a market cap of $125.72 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 168.67 and a beta of 1.59. Genie Energy has a 12-month low of $5.06 and a 12-month high of $5.11.

Best Casino Stocks To Invest In 2018: DCT Industrial Trust Inc(DCT)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Stephan Byrd]

    Daiwa Securities Group Inc. lifted its holdings in DCT Industrial Trust Inc (NYSE:DCT) by 25.5% during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 19,700 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,000 shares during the period. Daiwa Securities Group Inc.’s holdings in DCT Industrial Trust were worth $1,110,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

  • [By Joseph Griffin]

    Mitsubishi UFJ Kokusai Asset Management Co. Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of DCT Industrial Trust Inc (NYSE:DCT) by 7.7% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 14,570 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,044 shares during the period. Mitsubishi UFJ Kokusai Asset Management Co. Ltd.’s holdings in DCT Industrial Trust were worth $821,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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    For an “Executive Decision” segment, Cramer spoke with Hamid Moghadam, chairman and CEO of the logistics REIT, Prologis Inc.  (PLD) , which recently announced the acquisition of DCT Industrial Trust (DCT) .

Top Energy Stocks To Own For 2019

Rising oil prices are a double-edged sword for the world economy.

With the price of crude up 14 percent this year and now trading at the highest since 2014, exporters of the fuel get to enjoy a windfall while consuming nations get hurt.

Much ultimately depends on the reason why prices are pushing higher. An oil shock on the back of constrained supply is a negative though higher prices due to robust demand may just reflect solid global growth.

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Either way, there are winners and losers, especially among emerging economies. Countries who rely on imported energy will be squeezed as costs go up, balances of payments become strained and inflation accelerates. For exporters, government coffers will get a fillip.

Top Energy Stocks To Own For 2019: NCI Building Systems, Inc.(NCS)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Max Byerly]

    Several equities research analysts have issued reports on the stock. ValuEngine cut shares of NCI Building Systems from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday. Stephens reaffirmed a “hold” rating and set a $20.00 price target on shares of NCI Building Systems in a research note on Thursday, March 15th. Barclays reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of NCI Building Systems in a research note on Thursday, March 8th. Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $20.00 price target on shares of NCI Building Systems in a research note on Thursday, March 8th. Finally, Zacks Investment Research cut shares of NCI Building Systems from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 7th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. The stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $20.00.

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    NCI Building Systems Company Profile

  • [By Stephan Byrd]

    NCI Building Systems (NYSE:NCS) was the target of a large growth in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totalling 800,076 shares, a growth of 50.7% from the April 13th total of 531,044 shares. Currently, 1.9% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 323,193 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.5 days.

Top Energy Stocks To Own For 2019: Trinity Place Holdings Inc.(TPHS)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Shane Hupp]

    Trinity Place Holdings (NYSEAMERICAN:TPHS) major shareholder Marcato Capital Management Lp sold 9,104 shares of Trinity Place stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $7.02, for a total value of $63,910.08. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Major shareholders that own 10% or more of a company’s shares are required to disclose their transactions with the SEC.

Top Energy Stocks To Own For 2019: T2 Biosystems, Inc.(TTOO)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Shane Hupp]

    T2 Biosystems (NASDAQ:TTOO) hit a new 52-week high and low during trading on Friday . The company traded as low as $7.72 and last traded at $7.38, with a volume of 13220 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $7.22.

  • [By Joseph Griffin]

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Top Undervalued Stocks To Watch For 2018

Activision-Blizzard is Far From Overvalued

Activision-Blizzard (ATVI) is up 54% since we initiated our bullish coverage on the video game giant back in March 17th 2017. ATVI is currently trading at a P/E of 42 by GAAP standards while the S&P 500 index is trading at an P/E of 26. This leads many investors to believe that ATVI is overvalued. However, GAAP P/E is a deceitful measurement of ATVI’s profitability due to the company’s heavy non-cash depreciation and amortization expenses.

In this article, we’ll look at more valuable metrics of profitability such as operating cash flow and free cash flow to show that ATVI is actually undervalued relative to its peers and the market as a whole. Furthermore, we will update our free cash flow-based DCF model to show that ATVI has a 33% upside from its current price.

Top Undervalued Stocks To Watch For 2018: eHealth Inc.(EHTH)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Lisa Levin] Gainers
    Genprex, Inc. (NASDAQ: GNPX) jumped 46.7 percent to $16.1331. The low-float small-cap clinical stage gene therapy company saw its stock rally nearly 150 percent from Monday through Thursday. Formal news hasn't been announced this week that would support a triple-digit percentage rally (including more than 200 percent at one point on Thursday) but the quiet period following its initial public offering will expire on May 8.
    Celyad SA (NASDAQ: CYAD) shares gained 24.7 percent to $36.17. Celyad reported the publication of THINK study case report of CYAD-01 Induced Complete Remission in relapsed/refractory AML patient in haematologica.
    DMC Global Inc. (NASDAQ: BOOM) shares jumped 23.2 percent to $39.00 after the company reported upbeat Q1 results and issued upbeat Q2 guidance.
    eHealth, Inc. (NASDAQ: EHTH) gained 21.8 percent to $19.58 as the company posted upbeat Q1 results.
    Enova International, Inc. (NYSE: ENVA) climbed 20.4 percent to $27.20 following Q1 results.
    SVB Financial Group (NASDAQ: SIVB) shares jumped 18.2 percent to $304.135 following strong quarterly results.
    Knowles Corporation (NYSE: KN) gained 13.9 percent to $12.70 as the company reported Q1 results.
    Zymeworks Inc. (NYSE: ZYME) gained 13.8 percent to $17.36.
    Cocrystal Pharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: COCP) rose 11.8 percent to $2.336 after declining 25.09 percent on Thursday.
    ImmunoGen, Inc. (NASDAQ: IMGN) shares surged 11.7 percent to $11.75 after the company announced 'successful completion of interim analysis' for FORWARD I Phase 3 mirvetuximab soravtansine trial.
    Eloxx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ELOX) gained 9.5 percent to $12.70.
    Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPE) shares rose 8.5 percent to $115.3801 after the company reported stronger-than-expected earnings for its first quarter on Thursday.
    Sprint Corporation (NYSE: S) shares rose 8.3 percent to $6.50. The stock moved higher after a Reuters report suggested ongoing merger talks with T-M
  • [By Lisa Levin]

    Shares of eHealth, Inc. (NASDAQ: EHTH) got a boost, shooting up 19 percent to $19.04 as the company posted upbeat Q1 results.

    SVB Financial Group (NASDAQ: SIVB) shares were also up, gaining 17 percent to $301.12 following strong quarterly results.

  • [By Lisa Levin]

    Shares of eHealth, Inc. (NASDAQ: EHTH) got a boost, shooting up 16 percent to $18.64 as the company posted upbeat Q1 results.

    Enova International, Inc. (NYSE: ENVA) shares were also up, gaining 25 percent to $28.35 following Q1 results.

Top Undervalued Stocks To Watch For 2018: Mammoth Energy Services, Inc. (TUSK)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Shane Hupp]

    Shares of Mammoth Energy Services (NASDAQ:TUSK) hit a new 52-week high and low on Wednesday . The stock traded as low as $35.94 and last traded at $34.62, with a volume of 20978 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $34.58.

Top Undervalued Stocks To Watch For 2018: Black Stone Minerals, L.P.(BSM)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Shane Hupp]

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Top Undervalued Stocks To Watch For 2018: M/A-COM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.(MTSI)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Logan Wallace]

    Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado raised its position in MACOM Technology Solutions (NASDAQ:MTSI) by 4.3% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 235,430 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 9,600 shares during the quarter. Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado owned about 0.37% of MACOM Technology Solutions worth $3,908,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Top Undervalued Stocks To Watch For 2018: T2 Biosystems, Inc.(TTOO)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Shane Hupp]

    T2 Biosystems (NASDAQ:TTOO) hit a new 52-week high and low during trading on Friday . The company traded as low as $7.72 and last traded at $7.38, with a volume of 13220 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $7.22.

  • [By Joseph Griffin]

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A group led by Blackstone Group LP agreed to buy a majority stake in Thomson Reuters Corp.’s financial and risk unit in a deal that values the business at $20 billion, sealing plans for the firm’s biggest buyout in a decade.

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, GIC Pte, will co-invest alongside Blackstone to acquire 55 percent of the business, according to a statement Tuesday. Thomson Reuters will retain a 45 percent equity stake. The unit, which provides data, analytics and trading to Wall Street and financial professionals around the world, doesn’t include the news-gathering operation.

“We are delighted to partner with Thomson Reuters in continuing to grow the financial and risk business,” Joe Baratta, Blackstone’s global head of private equity, said in the statement. “This is a landmark transaction for Blackstone and our investment partners.”

Thomson Reuters said it will receive about $17 billion in proceeds, consisting of $3 billion from the Blackstone-led group and $14 billion in debt and preferred equity. The company will use the money to repay debt, establish a new standalone company, pursue organic growth and M&A and repurchase stock, according to the statement.

Top 5 High Tech Stocks To Buy For 2019: AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(AMAG)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Chris Lange]

    AMAG Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAG) has a PDUFA date set for its drug Feraheme for the treatment of iron deficiency anemia in patients who have an intolerance or unsatisfactory response to oral iron. The date is set for February 2. Shares of AMAG were trading at $14.45, in a 52-week range of $11.93 to $25.20 and with a consensus price target of $18.00.

  • [By Shane Hupp]

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  • [By Stephan Byrd]

    AMAG Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:AMAG) was upgraded by equities researchers at ValuEngine from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note issued on Monday.

Top 5 High Tech Stocks To Buy For 2019: Harsco Corporation(HSC)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Ethan Ryder]

    Harsco (NYSE:HSC) – Research analysts at KeyCorp lifted their Q2 2018 earnings estimates for Harsco in a report issued on Wednesday, May 2nd. KeyCorp analyst J. Hammond now expects that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $0.35 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.31. KeyCorp has a “Overweight” rating and a $27.00 price objective on the stock. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Harsco’s Q3 2018 earnings at $0.36 EPS, Q4 2018 earnings at $0.27 EPS, FY2018 earnings at $1.20 EPS and FY2019 earnings at $1.35 EPS.

Top 5 High Tech Stocks To Buy For 2019: Fastenal Company(FAST)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Ethan Ryder]

    Fastenal (NASDAQ:FAST) saw a large decrease in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totalling 23,788,481 shares, a decrease of 7.5% from the April 13th total of 25,727,917 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 3,096,339 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 7.7 days. Currently, 8.3% of the shares of the company are sold short.

  • [By Garrett Baldwin]

    This morning, President Trump suggested that the United States is considering strong military action in response to recent chemical attacks carried out on civilians by the Syrian government. The president promised to send “nice and new and ‘smart'” missiles to Syria and accused the Russian government of partnering with a “Gas Killing Animal who kills his people and enjoys it!” The president’s remarks are a significant departure from comments made last week, which suggested that the United States would be pulling out of Syria in the coming months. Trump’s threat of war over a recent chemical attack in Syria drove crude oil and gold prices higher. Geopolitical worries often offer a boost to commodity prices due to concerns about supply. Trump’s threat comes at a time that markets are already concerned about a significant military conflict in the Middle East between Saudi Arabia and Iran. WTI crude prices added 0.9% to hit $66.10 per barrel. Brent crude pushed to $71.10 per barrel. Gold price topped $1,350 per ounce and are poised for bigger gains. According to Axios, U.S. Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) has privately told friends that he will not seek reelection in the fall. The news comes at a perilous time for Republicans, who are expected to lose the House of Representatives and potentially the Senate. Axios was the first to report the news. The story is also notable because Ryan recently achieved his long-time goal of passing tax reform in late 2017.
    Four Stocks to Watch Today: FB, FOXA, CBS
    Shares of Twenty-First Century Fox Inc.(NYSE: FOXA) fell in pre-market hours on news that investigators from the European Commission raided the firm’s London office yesterday. Reports indicate that investigators are trying to keep their goals confidential. However, there has been a lot of scrutiny over Rupert Murdoch’s goal to purchase rival Sky in recent months. British authorities have argued that this deal would not be in the public’s best interest. Accor

  • [By Jim Crumly]

    As for individual stocks, Fastenal(NASDAQ:FAST) dropped after reporting first-quarter results, and AeroVironment (NASDAQ:AVAV) jumped on an analyst upgrade.

  • [By Chris Lange]

    The S&P 500 stock posting the largest daily percentage loss ahead of the close Wednesday was Fastenal Company (NASDAQ: FAST) which traded down roughly 6% at $52.16. The stocks 52-week range is $39.79 to $56.15. Volume was over 8 million, compared with the daily average of 2.1 million shares.

Top 5 High Tech Stocks To Buy For 2019: Covenant Transportation Group, Inc.(CVTI)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Shane Hupp]

    ValuEngine upgraded shares of Covenant Transport (NASDAQ:CVTI) from a buy rating to a strong-buy rating in a research report sent to investors on Saturday morning.

Top 5 High Tech Stocks To Buy For 2019: T2 Biosystems, Inc.(TTOO)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Joseph Griffin]

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  • [By Shane Hupp]

    T2 Biosystems (NASDAQ:TTOO) hit a new 52-week high and low during trading on Friday . The company traded as low as $7.72 and last traded at $7.38, with a volume of 13220 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $7.22.

Top Insurance Stocks To Buy Right Now

Tel-aviv, L3, based Investment company Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd buys iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology Index Fund, Orbotech, Perrigo Co PLC, Amdocs, Ormat Technologies Inc, Tower Semiconductor, MarketAxess Holdings Inc, Kornit Digital, Live Nation Entertainment Inc, Verint Systems Inc, sells Vanguard S&P 500, iShares Russell 2000, iShares U.S. Oil & Gas Exploration & Production, VanEck Vectors Russia, Xtrackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity during the 3-months ended 2017-12-31, according to the most recent filings of the investment company, Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd. As of 2017-12-31, Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd owns 62 stocks with a total value of $3.8 billion. These are the details of the buys and sells.

New Purchases: DOX, MKTX, DXJ, RYAAY, PANW, SEDG, UBS, URGN, Added Positions: IBB, ORBK, PRGO, ORA, TSEM, SPY, KRNT, LYV, V, XLF, Reduced Positions: VOO, IEO, DBJP, CHKP, MYL, VGK, TEVA, EPI, NICE, CSTE, Sold Out: IWM, RSX, RDWR, AAPL, TBF, ACWI,

For the details of Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd’s stock buys and sells, go to http://www.gurufocus.com/StockBuy.php?GuruName=Clal+Insurance+Enterprises+Holdings+Ltd

Top Insurance Stocks To Buy Right Now: MyoKardia, Inc.(MYOK)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Shane Hupp]

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Top Insurance Stocks To Buy Right Now: T2 Biosystems, Inc.(TTOO)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Lisa Levin]

    T2 Biosystems Inc (NASDAQ: TTOO) shares were also up, gaining 15 percent to $7.48 after the company disclosed a $40 million equity investment by partner Canon U.S.A.

  • [By William Romov]

    Penny Stocks to Buy for December 2017, No. 5: T2 Biosystems Inc. (Nasdaq: TTOO)

    Currently trading at $4.10 per share, T2 Biosystems Inc. (Nasdaq: TTOO) makes diagnostic products for biological in vitro research. It has the highest share price of the penny stocks on our list today.

  • [By Joseph Griffin]

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  • [By Shane Hupp]

    T2 Biosystems (NASDAQ:TTOO) hit a new 52-week high and low during trading on Friday . The company traded as low as $7.72 and last traded at $7.38, with a volume of 13220 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $7.22.

  • [By Lisa Levin]

    Shares of T2 Biosystems Inc (NASDAQ: TTOO) were down 29 percent to $5.41. T2 Biosystems extended timeline for the completion of the T2Bacteria trial. BTIG downgraded the rating on T2 Biosystems from Buy to Sell, while lowering the price target from $12 to $4.

Top Insurance Stocks To Buy Right Now: Just Hold Your Nose and Dive Into Under Armour Inc (UAA)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By JJ Kinahan]

    Competition has been growing in the athletic footwear and apparel market between Nike, Under Armour Inc (NYSE: UA) (NYSE: UAA) and Adidas. In recent months, Adidas has doubled its market share in the U.S. sport footwear market, according to market intelligence firm NDP, and both Nike and Adidas have continued to focus on Asia as an area for growth.

  • [By Dustin Blitchok]

    Prior to Wednesday’s unraveling of the manufacturing council, six executives had resigned:

    On June 1, Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk dropped out following Trump’s decision to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris climate accord. “Leaving Paris is not good for America or the world,” Musk tweeted.
    Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE: MRK) CEO Ken Frazier drew fire from Trump on Twitter after leaving the council. “Now that Ken Frazier of Merck Pharma has resigned from President's Manufacturing Council,he will have more time to LOWER RIPOFF DRUG PRICES!" the president tweeted.
    When Frazier left the council, he said: “I feel a responsibility to take a stand against intolerance and extremism.”
    On Aug. 14, Under Armour Inc (NYSE: UAA) CEO Kevin Plank resigned. “I love our country & company,” Plank said. “I am stepping down from the council to focus on inspiring & uniting through power of sport.”
    Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) CEO Brian Krzanich left Aug. 14 and said: “I stand with others for equality and improving U.S. competitiveness. Both require improving in today’s environment.”
    Alliance for American Manufacturing President Scott Paul quit Aug. 15, stating: “I’m resigning from the Manufacturing Jobs Initiative because it’s the right thing for me to do.”
    AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka resigned the same day as Paul. “We cannot sit on a council for a president who tolerates bigotry and domestic terrorism,” Trumka said.

    Image: Gage Skidmore, Flickr

  • [By Ben Levisohn]

    Yesterday, Under Armour (UAA) reported disappointing earnings and cut its revenue-growth forecast in half. That prompted seven analysts to cut its stock yesterday, including those at Susquehanna, Piper Jaffray, Raymond James, BofA Merrill Lynch, Wells Fargo, B. Riley, and Credit Suisse. And the downgrades have continued today, with analysts at Evercore ISI, FBR, and Canaccord Genuity joining the downgrade party.

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    Isn’t it a little late, now that the stock has lost a quarter of its value? Canaccord’s Camilo Lyon and Pallav Saini don’t think so:

    Following surprisingly weak Q4 results and further reduction in 2017 guidance, we are downgradingUnder Armour stock to HOLD from Buy. While EPS of 23c came in slightly below our 25c consensus estimate, sales (+12%) and gross margin (-314bps) were significantly below guidance and our expectations. The disappointing results were largely driven by weak NA apparel business, which continues to be plagued by sporting goods bankruptcies, limited lifestyle/fashion merchandise in Under Armour’s assortment, and heavy promotional activity by Nike (NKE) and Adidas to whichUnder Armour responded late. WhileUnder Armour is taking steps to rectify the assortment missteps in apparel by increasing its lifestyle offering, we are not likely to see a significant improvement before 2018. That said, there were pockets of growth within apparel, mainly golf and basketball, that underscore the value of the brand. While growth continues to be robust in footwear (+36%), international (+55%) and DTC (+23%), we believe the challenges in Under Armour’s NA apparel business will continue to weigh on the business in 2017. In addition, recent news reports suggest there are more sporting goods retailers (e.g. EMS, Gander Mountain, Bob’s Sports) on the verge of bankruptcy, which could put further downward pressure on athletic vendors. Lastly,Under Armour continues to invest aggressivel

  • [By Ben Levisohn]

    Hanesbrands was just one of many retail companies that got shellacked this week. Under Armour (UAA) tumbled 29% after missing earnings forecasts and cutting its guidance, while Deckers Outdoor (DECK) plunged 21% after its earnings missed the Street consensus, and Ralph Lauren (RL) plummeted 13% after its CEO stepped down.

Hot Performing Stocks For 2018

July 26, 2017: Markets opened opened higher Wednesday and solid earnings reports from AT&T and Boeing kept the indexes in the green for the whole day. Telecom was the day’s best performing sector while basic materials was the worst. WTI crude oil for September delivery settled at $48.75 a barrel, up 1.8% for the day following the EIA report that U.S. inventories plunged last week. August gold add50 cents on the day to settle at $1,252.60. Equities were headed for a mixed close shortly before the bell as the DJIA traded up 0.42% for the day, the S&P 500 traded down 0.01%, and the Nasdaq Composite traded up 0.12%.

The DJIA stock posting the largest daily percentage gain ahead of the close Tuesday was Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) which traded up 9.18% at $231.96. The stock’s 52-week range is $126.31 to $232.20 and the high was posted this afternoon. Volume was more than double the daily average of around 4.7 million. The company posted strong second quarter results this morning and is now the DJIA’s most heavily weighted component, surpassing Goldman Sachs.

Hot Performing Stocks For 2018: Brown(n)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Arie Goren]

    On November 5, Oracle (NYSE:ORCL)confirmed that it has finally completed the acquisition of Netsuite (NYSE:N) for $9.3 billion in cash, or $109 per share that the company had initially offered. In my previous article about Oracle, I had suggested that the acquisition of NetSuite, the cloud business application software company, is a smart move by Oracle. What’s more, it is not paying an excessive price for the deal. In fact, Oracle insisted that it will not pay more than what it had first offered despite the resistance from T Rowe Price (NSDQ:TROW)which demanded $133 per share.

Hot Performing Stocks For 2018: Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc.(AIMT)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Chris Lange]

    Aimmune Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: AIMT) is looking for Phase 3 data for in its Palisade trial of AR101 in February. Specifically, this trial is looking to treat peanut allergies. Shares closed trading most recently at $37.20, with a consensus price target of $57.11 and a 52-week range of $15.97 to $40.65.

  • [By Lisa Levin]

    Shares of Aimmune Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: AIMT) got a boost, shooting up 35 percent to $34.73 in response to failed DBVT peanut allergy trial.

    Exactech, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXAC) shares were also up, gaining 31 percent to $41.88 after the company agreed to be acquired by TPG Capital for $42 per share in cash.

  • [By Chris Lange]

    Buy-dip on several “Potential Blockbusters” Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AIMT), Audentes Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: BOLD), AveXis, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVXS), Bluebird Bio, Inc. (NASDAQ: BLUE), Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ESPR), and Sage Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: SAGE) are buy-dip candidates given their bullish trends and favorable technical patterns. Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ICPT), Prothena Corp. PLC (NASDAQ: PRTA), Tesaro, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSRO) and Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. (NASDAQ: RARE) have bearish set-ups. Heron Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: HRTX) is bigger picture bullish, but may correct further on a move below $19.55. Clovis Oncology, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLVS) has bearish set-up and bulls need to push above $69 to invalidate.

  • [By ]

    Aimmune Therapeutics (AIMT) : “I do like it. That’s an important niche business. “

    Ingersoll-Rand (IR) : “I like Ingersoll-Rand. They work well at this phase in the cycle.”

Hot Performing Stocks For 2018: Vicon Industries Inc.(VII)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Peter Graham]

    A long term performance chart shows Digital Ally back to below the level it was at five years ago whiledirect competitorAxon Enterprise has outperformed along withsecurity stock Napco Security Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: NSSC), but video management software stockVicon Industries, Inc (NYSEMKT: VII) has underperformed:

Hot Performing Stocks For 2018: Ubiquiti Networks, Inc.(UBNT)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Jim Robertson]

    On Monday, small cap Ubiquiti Networks (NASDAQ: UBNT) fell 7.89%after notorious short seller Andrew Left/Citron Research issued a report calling the stock a fraud, but shares were regainingsome of what was lost in early Tuesdaytrading. Ubiquiti Networkseliminates barriers to connectivity for under-networked enterprises, communities and consumers with its leading-edge platforms that connect hundreds of millions of people throughout the world. With over 60 million devices sold worldwide, through a network of over 100 distributors, to customers in more than 180 countries and territories,the Companyhas maintained an industry-leading financial profile by leveraging a unique business model to develop products that combine innovative technology with disruptive price-to-performance characteristics.Growth is supported by the Ubiquiti Community, a global grass-roots community of 4 million entrepreneurial operators and systems integrators who engage in thousands of forums.

  • [By Lisa Levin]

    In trading on Friday, technology shares rose by just 0.2 percent. Meanwhile, top losers in the sector included Ubiquiti Networks Inc (NASDAQ: UBNT), down 14 percent, and Magnachip Semiconductor Corp (NYSE: MX), down 12 percent.

  • [By Steve Symington]

    Shares of Ubiquiti Networks Inc.(NASDAQ:UBNT) were down 13.4% as of 1:30 p.m. EST Friday after the networking hardware company released mixed fiscal second-quarter 2017 results.

Hot Performing Stocks For 2018: T2 Biosystems, Inc.(TTOO)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Lisa Levin]

    T2 Biosystems Inc (NASDAQ: TTOO) shares were also up, gaining 15 percent to $7.48 after the company disclosed a $40 million equity investment by partner Canon U.S.A.

  • [By William Romov]

    Penny Stocks to Buy for December 2017, No. 5: T2 Biosystems Inc. (Nasdaq: TTOO)

    Currently trading at $4.10 per share, T2 Biosystems Inc. (Nasdaq: TTOO) makes diagnostic products for biological in vitro research. It has the highest share price of the penny stocks on our list today.

  • [By Lisa Levin]

    Shares of T2 Biosystems Inc (NASDAQ: TTOO) were down 29 percent to $5.41. T2 Biosystems extended timeline for the completion of the T2Bacteria trial. BTIG downgraded the rating on T2 Biosystems from Buy to Sell, while lowering the price target from $12 to $4.

Hot Performing Stocks For 2018: Energy XXI Ltd. (EXXIQ)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By SEEKINGALPHA.COM]

    The reality is often different. What is going on with Bellatrix Exploration is actually above average. I have written about many companies such as Sandridge Energy (NYSE:SD), Energy XXI (OTCPK:EXXIQ), and Halcon Resources (NYSE:HK) where the companies supposedly has premier assets, fantastically valuable reserves, and the investors lost everything. Right now Chesapeake Energy (NYSE:CHK) appears to be heading down the same miserable pathway as the others. At least with Bellatrix, the company appears to be entering the slow turnaround phase. But this has definitely not been a painless experience.

Top 5 Warren Buffett Stocks To Watch Right Now

After a promising start to 2018, major stock indexes forfeited their yearly gains over the past few weeks amid heightened concerns about a looming trade war between the U.S. and China. Now, as investors look to rebound from what has been a tough stretch for many, it could prove prudent to dig deep into the tried-and-true strategies of Wall Street’s top figures.

One of those top performers is, of course, the legendary Warren Buffett. Dubbed the “Oracle of Omaha” for his decades of success, Buffett has amassed billions of dollars through a meticulous brand of value investing that touts patience and confidence. Simply put, Buffett and his Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B ) firm are icons of the investing world.

Berkshire Hathaway’s U.S. long stock portfolio holds positions in 45 individual stocks, with the five-largest of those positions accounting for roughly 62% of its total value. This portfolio is tracked by a large swath of investors looking to mimic the success of Berkshire’s legendary CEO.

Top 5 Warren Buffett Stocks To Watch Right Now: T2 Biosystems, Inc.(TTOO)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Lisa Levin]

    T2 Biosystems Inc (NASDAQ: TTOO) shares were also up, gaining 15 percent to $7.48 after the company disclosed a $40 million equity investment by partner Canon U.S.A.

  • [By Lisa Levin]

    Shares of T2 Biosystems Inc (NASDAQ: TTOO) were down 29 percent to $5.41. T2 Biosystems extended timeline for the completion of the T2Bacteria trial. BTIG downgraded the rating on T2 Biosystems from Buy to Sell, while lowering the price target from $12 to $4.

  • [By William Romov]

    Penny Stocks to Buy for December 2017, No. 5: T2 Biosystems Inc. (Nasdaq: TTOO)

    Currently trading at $4.10 per share, T2 Biosystems Inc. (Nasdaq: TTOO) makes diagnostic products for biological in vitro research. It has the highest share price of the penny stocks on our list today.

Top 5 Warren Buffett Stocks To Watch Right Now: Plug Power Inc.(PLUG)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Sreekanth Anasa]

    In case of QCOM stock, the shorter term 50-day simple moving average (SMA) is all set to break above its long-term 200-day SMA, separated by just a few cents, which are also the most commonly used moving averages for ‘golden cross’. Investors should also note that this is the first time in almost 18 months this bullish crossover is set to occur. And, the last time Qualcomm stock made ‘golden cross’, it set out on a rally. However, a word of caution for investors, the current Relative Strength Index (RSI) reading of 76.17, which is well above the commonly used overbought threshold of 70, suggests that the stock is in overbought territory, hinting that the upside could be limited. Though the Bollinger Bands indicator is not flashing an overbought signal and generally the combination of these two indicators is considered as a strong signal.

    Is a bottom in sight for Plug Power Inc (NASDAQ:PLUG) stock?

    The sell-off inalternative energy technology company Plug Power Inc (NASDAQ:PLUG) doesn’t seem to stop after its Q3 earnings release last week. Plug Power stock dropped another 5.8% yesterday and has lost more than 25% of its value after the earnings announcement. The Latham, New York-based company delivered a non-GAAP earnings loss of 4 cents, which was in-line with the analyst estimates on revenue of $61.43 million, bettering the expectations by $5.64 million. The revised full-year adjusted gross margin falling below the company’s previous guidance of 8% to 12% also had not gone down well with the investors partially contributing to the sell-off. Now, if one take’s a look at the PLUG stock technical chart, they would be rather disappointed as the downtrend is likely to continue for some time now going by the technical set up.

  • [By Peter Graham]

    The Q4 2016 earnings report for small cap fuel cell stock Plug Power Inc (NASDAQ: PLUG) is scheduled for before the market opens onThursday (March 9th). In late February, Plug Power announced preliminary 2016 financial results and introduced its full-year 2017 outlook:

  • [By Lisa Levin]

    Wednesday afternoon, the industrial sector proved to be a source of strength for the market. Leading the sector was strength from Plug Power Inc (NASDAQ: PLUG) and Envirostar Inc (NYSE: EVI).

Top 5 Warren Buffett Stocks To Watch Right Now: Hanwha Q CELLS Co., Ltd. (HQCL)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Ashley Moore]

    We’ve compiled a list of the most heavily shorted stocks to show you which stocks have the most negative sentiment on the market…

    Company Name (Ticker)Short FloatShare PriceHanwha Q Cells Co. Ltd. (Nasdaq ADR: HQCL)98.52%$ 8.88Renren Inc. (NYSE: RENN)91.59%$ 8.53Weight Watchers International Inc. (NYSE: WTW)67.92%$12.57INSYS Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: INSY)66.71%$10.74Twilio Inc. (NYSE: TWLO)66.34%$33.17Nutanix Inc. (Nasdaq: NTNX)65.65%$31.96Fitbit Inc. (NYSE: FIT)55.15%$ 6.06Weibo Corp. (Nasdaq ADR: WB)53.83%$55.26RPC Inc. (NYSE: RES)53.62%$21.19Straight Path Communications Inc. (NYSEMKT: STRP)49.27%$34.79Momo Inc. (Nasdaq ADR: MOMO)48.63%$26.80Seritage Growth Properties (NYSE: SRG)46.91%$44.87Lannett Company Inc. (NYSE: LCI)45.46%$23.00Gogo Inc. (Nasdaq: GOGO)43.98%$ 9.10Altisource Portfolio Solutions SA (Nasdaq: ASPS)42.78%$22.73Cheetah Mobile Inc. (NYSE ADR: CMCM)40.86%$10.00

    Some investors think the only way to profit from the stock market is to buy stocks and wait for the price to rise. However, these investors are missing out on the massive profit opportunity that comes from shorting stocks.

Top 5 Warren Buffett Stocks To Watch Right Now: Invesco Municipal Opportunity Trust(VMO)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Logan Wallace]

    Invesco Van Kampen Municpl Opprtnty Trst (NYSE:VMO) declared a monthly dividend on Tuesday, April 3rd, Wall Street Journal reports. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 17th will be paid a dividend of 0.0554 per share by the investment management company on Monday, April 30th. This represents a $0.66 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.66%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, April 16th.

Top 5 Warren Buffett Stocks To Watch Right Now: LivaNova PLC(LIVN)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Jim Robertson]

    On Tuesday, our Elite Opportunity Pronewsletter suggested small cap medical technology stock LivaNova PLC (NASDAQ: LIVN):

    From a fundamental perspective, LIVN currently offers investors with a potentially nice opportunity on both a short and long-term basis. With a $2.37B market cap, this pure mid-cap play currently trades at a forward P/E of just over 14 and a five year PEG of just 1.15. The Company is also projected to grow their bottom line from this year to next by as much as 14%

Hot High Tech Stocks To Own For 2019

For investors right now, it’s important to understand why AMD stock has been falling, and why this dip could be a buying opportunity.
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Shares of Sunnyvale, California-based Advanced Micro Devices Inc (NSDQ:AMD)fell by close to 4% on Thursday, 12th January. The fall coincides with the emergence of rumors pertaining to the launch timelines of AMD’s much anticipated products, AMD’s Ryzen CPUs, which are now expected to be launched as early as Feb end, and the company’s Vega architecture based GPUs, whichare rumored to be scheduled for a May 2017 debut. Meanwhile, another set of rumors suggest that arch rival NVIDIA (NSDQ:NVDA)could launch it’s GTX 1080 Ti, which is expected to match the performance of its most powerful GPU Titan X, at a much lower price, as early as March 2017. Time to worry? Maybe not.

Hot High Tech Stocks To Own For 2019: Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(INO)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By William Patalon III]

    In a Private Briefing report in late July, we told you that tiny biotech Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: INO) had dosed its first patient in a Phase I clinical study to evaluate its synthetic vaccine for the Zika virus.

  • [By Lisa Levin]

    Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: INO) shares were also up, gaining 24 percent to $8.84 following announcement of a clinical study for a HIV vaccine that had nearly 100 percent immune response.

  • [By Keith Speights]

    A quick analysis of Inovio Pharmaceuticals’ (NASDAQ:INO) stock performance history shows plenty of twists and turns — from the company’s early biomedical days to its recent advances in developing a Zika virus vaccine. But this chart shows the story hasn’t been great for investors.

Hot High Tech Stocks To Own For 2019: SVB Financial Group(SIVB)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Lisa Levin]

    In trading on Friday, financial shares slipped by 0.55 percent. Meanwhile, top losers in the sector included Greenhill & Co., Inc. (NYSE: GHL), down 11 percent, and SVB Financial Group (NASDAQ: SIVB), down 8 percent.

  • [By Lisa Levin]

    SVB Financial Group (NASDAQ: SIVB) shares were also up, gaining 17 percent to $301.12 following strong quarterly results.

    Equities Trading DOWN

  • [By Lisa Levin] Gainers
    Genprex, Inc. (NASDAQ: GNPX) jumped 46.7 percent to $16.1331. The low-float small-cap clinical stage gene therapy company saw its stock rally nearly 150 percent from Monday through Thursday. Formal news hasn't been announced this week that would support a triple-digit percentage rally (including more than 200 percent at one point on Thursday) but the quiet period following its initial public offering will expire on May 8.
    Celyad SA (NASDAQ: CYAD) shares gained 24.7 percent to $36.17. Celyad reported the publication of THINK study case report of CYAD-01 Induced Complete Remission in relapsed/refractory AML patient in haematologica.
    DMC Global Inc. (NASDAQ: BOOM) shares jumped 23.2 percent to $39.00 after the company reported upbeat Q1 results and issued upbeat Q2 guidance.
    eHealth, Inc. (NASDAQ: EHTH) gained 21.8 percent to $19.58 as the company posted upbeat Q1 results.
    Enova International, Inc. (NYSE: ENVA) climbed 20.4 percent to $27.20 following Q1 results.
    SVB Financial Group (NASDAQ: SIVB) shares jumped 18.2 percent to $304.135 following strong quarterly results.
    Knowles Corporation (NYSE: KN) gained 13.9 percent to $12.70 as the company reported Q1 results.
    Zymeworks Inc. (NYSE: ZYME) gained 13.8 percent to $17.36.
    Cocrystal Pharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: COCP) rose 11.8 percent to $2.336 after declining 25.09 percent on Thursday.
    ImmunoGen, Inc. (NASDAQ: IMGN) shares surged 11.7 percent to $11.75 after the company announced 'successful completion of interim analysis' for FORWARD I Phase 3 mirvetuximab soravtansine trial.
    Eloxx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ELOX) gained 9.5 percent to $12.70.
    Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPE) shares rose 8.5 percent to $115.3801 after the company reported stronger-than-expected earnings for its first quarter on Thursday.
    Sprint Corporation (NYSE: S) shares rose 8.3 percent to $6.50. The stock moved higher after a Reuters report suggested ongoing merger talks with T-M

Hot High Tech Stocks To Own For 2019: EP Energy Corporation(EPE)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Andrew Efimoff]

    WTI crude oil plunged 3.11 percent on Friday to $48.99 a barrel. Below are the biggest energy losers for the day:

    California Resources Corporation (NYSE: CRC): -19.22%
    Dynamic Materials (NASDAQ: BOOM): -12.39%
    Clayton Williams Energy (NYSE: CWEI): -11.45%
    Dynergy (NYSE: DYN): -11.91%
    EP Energy Corporation (NYSE: EPE): -11.20%
    Mexco Energy (NYSE: MXC) -10.90%
    Whiting Petroleum (NYSE: WLL) -10.79%
    Southwestern Energy Company (NYSE: SWN) -10.79%
    SM Energy Company (NYSE: SM) -10.38%
    Real Goods Solar (NASDAQ: RGSE) -10.34%

    Posted-In: Commodities After-Hours Center Markets Movers

  • [By Lisa Levin]

    Wednesday afternoon, the energy shares climbed 1.59 percent. Meanwhile, top gainers in the sector included SeaDrill Limited (NYSE: SDRL), up 77 percent, and EP Energy Corporation (NYSE: EPE), up 19 percent.

  • [By Lisa Levin]

    On Wednesday, the energy shares climbed 1.48 percent. Meanwhile, top gainers in the sector included SeaDrill Limited (NYSE: SDRL), up 15 percent, and EP Energy Corporation (NYSE: EPE), up 15 percent.

  • [By Paul Ausick]

    EP Energy Corp. (NYSE: EPE) posted a new 52-week low of $1.85 Tuesday, down nearly 22% after closing at $2.37 on Monday. The 52-week high is $7.49. Volume was about 3.2 million, around 5 times the daily average of around 600,000. The oil and gas exploration and production firm has launched an exchange program extending the maturity date to 2024 on $1.2 billion in 9.375% notes due in 2020.

Hot High Tech Stocks To Own For 2019: ADTRAN Inc.(ADTN)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Monica Gerson]

    Benzinga's newsdesk monitors options activity to notice unusual patterns. These large volume (and often out of the money) trades were initially published intraday in Benzinga Professional . These trades were placed during Thursday’s regular session.

  • [By Monica Gerson]

    ADTRAN, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADTN) is projected to post its quarterly earnings at $0.08 per share on revenue of $141.07 million.

    Layne Christensen Company (NASDAQ: LAYN) is estimated to post a quarterly loss at $0.35 per share on revenue of $156.10 million.

Hot High Tech Stocks To Own For 2019: Federated Investors, Inc.(FII)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Lisa Levin]

    Check out these big penny stock gainers and losers

    Losers
    World Fuel Services Corporation (NYSE: INT) tumbled 18 percent to $22.90 following Q1 results.
    Biglari Holdings Inc. (NYSE: BH) fell 17.4 percent to $349.52. Washington Prime Group will replace Biglari Holdings in the S&P SmallCap 600 on Tuesday, May 1.
    Flex Ltd. (NASDAQ: FLEX) dipped 15.7 percent to $14.03 after a mixed fourth quarter report.
    FormFactor, Inc. (NASDAQ: FORM) fell 15.3 percent to $11.65. FormFactor is expected to release Q1 results on May 2.
    Data I/O Corporation (NASDAQ: DAIO) dropped 14.3 percent to $6.24 following Q1 results.
    National Instruments Corporation (NASDAQ: NATI) fell 14.3 percent to $ 42.34 after reporting Q1 results.
    United States Steel Corporation (NYSE: X) dipped 14.2 percent to $32.37 following Q1 results.
    Civeo Corporation (NYSE: CVEO) dropped 13.5 percent to $3.33. Civeo posted a Q1 loss of $0.42 per share on sales of $101.504 million.
    athenahealth, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATHN) fell 12.4 percent to $125.310 after reporting Q1 results.
    Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHTR) shares tumbled 12.1 percent to $262.06 as the company posted Q1 results.
    Value Line, Inc. (NASDAQ: VALU) fell 11.3 percent to $19.10.
    Federated Investors, Inc. (NYSE: FII) shares dropped 11.2 percent to $27.605 after the company posted downbeat quarterly earnings.
    AV Homes, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVHI) declined 10.7 percent to $17.20 following Q1 results.
    CalAmp Corp. (NASDAQ: CAMP) dropped 9.4 percent to $21.01 after reporting Q4 results.
    Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. (NASDAQ: TNDM) shares fell 8.9 percent to $7.280 following mixed Q1 results.
    Sony Corporation (NYSE: SNE) shares fell 8.4 percent to $45.97 after reporting Q4 results.
    LogMeIn Inc (NASDAQ: LOGM) fell 8.2 percent to $109.825. LogMeIn reported upbeat earnings for its first quarter, but issued weak second quarter and FY18 earning guidance.
    Eleven Biotherapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: EBIO

  • [By Gregg Greenberg]

     Stocks of Federated Investors (FII) fell approximately 9% in 2015, yet Oja expects a big turnaround in 2016, once again due to the prospect of higher rates ahead. 

     

    "The money market fund business, which is unprofitable now, should become more profitable as rates rise because Federated has to reimburse for the servicing fees for these funds," said Oja, who also admires the fund company’s 3.5% dividend yield. 

     

    Oja added that Federated also has a "good core business of equity and fixed-income asset management." 

Hot High Tech Stocks To Own For 2019: T2 Biosystems, Inc.(TTOO)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Lisa Levin]

    Shares of T2 Biosystems Inc (NASDAQ: TTOO) were down 29 percent to $5.41. T2 Biosystems extended timeline for the completion of the T2Bacteria trial. BTIG downgraded the rating on T2 Biosystems from Buy to Sell, while lowering the price target from $12 to $4.

  • [By Lisa Levin]

    T2 Biosystems Inc (NASDAQ: TTOO) shares were also up, gaining 15 percent to $7.48 after the company disclosed a $40 million equity investment by partner Canon U.S.A.

  • [By William Romov]

    Penny Stocks to Buy for December 2017, No. 5: T2 Biosystems Inc. (Nasdaq: TTOO)

    Currently trading at $4.10 per share, T2 Biosystems Inc. (Nasdaq: TTOO) makes diagnostic products for biological in vitro research. It has the highest share price of the penny stocks on our list today.

Top 5 Bank Stocks To Buy For 2018

Don’t give up the ship. Those were Jim Cramer’s words to his Mad Money viewers Wednesday, as he pleaded with those looking to sell to hold onto their shares for a little while longer. Cramer said there are a number of great companies that investors gave up on, and that lack of conviction ended up being very costly.

First up, PPG Industries (PPG) , a stock that was seemingly caught in a rut, but shot up 6% today as the company announced its in talks to do another smart acquisition. Then there’s Children’s Place (PLCE) , which soared 18.2% in a single day, as the company proved it was able to break free of the mall malaise.

Cramer also called out H&R Block (HRB) , a company even he was skeptical of, but also one that rose — up 14.8% on strong earnings.

With the Federal Reserve eyeing four possible rate hikes, Cramer said is not the time to give up on the banks, which is why he owns Citigroup (C) for Action Alerts PLUS. Cramer said he wouldn’t give up on Dow Chemical (DOW) , Arconic (ARNC) or the oil stocks either, as oil will be resuming its climb after this brief pause. He recommended EOG Resources (EOG) as a favorite in that group.

Top 5 Bank Stocks To Buy For 2018: T2 Biosystems, Inc.(TTOO)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Lisa Levin]

    T2 Biosystems Inc (NASDAQ: TTOO) shares were also up, gaining 15 percent to $7.48 after the company disclosed a $40 million equity investment by partner Canon U.S.A.

  • [By William Romov]

    Penny Stocks to Buy for December 2017, No. 5: T2 Biosystems Inc. (Nasdaq: TTOO)

    Currently trading at $4.10 per share, T2 Biosystems Inc. (Nasdaq: TTOO) makes diagnostic products for biological in vitro research. It has the highest share price of the penny stocks on our list today.

  • [By Lisa Levin]

    Shares of T2 Biosystems Inc (NASDAQ: TTOO) were down 29 percent to $5.41. T2 Biosystems extended timeline for the completion of the T2Bacteria trial. BTIG downgraded the rating on T2 Biosystems from Buy to Sell, while lowering the price target from $12 to $4.

Top 5 Bank Stocks To Buy For 2018: CPI Aerostructures, Inc.(CVU)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Lisa Levin]

    Shares of CPI Aerostructures, Inc. (NYSE: CVU) got a boost, shooting up 25 percent to $7.10 after the company posted upbeat Q1 results.

    Wayfair Inc (NYSE: W) shares were also up, gaining 25 percent to $63.71 after first-quarter earnings boasted a 2.7-percent sales beat and 46-percent year-over-year increase in active customers.

  • [By Lisa Levin]

    Shares of CPI Aerostructures, Inc. (NYSE: CVU) were down around 14 percent to $7.30 on downbeat quarterly results.

    IDT Corporation (NYSE: IDT) was down, falling around 15 percent to $15.88 following Q2 results. IDT reported fiscal second-quarter earnings of $875,000.

Top 5 Bank Stocks To Buy For 2018: InnerWorkings, Inc.(INWK)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Tom Gentile]

    Now as you can see – and as I mentioned earlier – there’s one that outperforms the others: InnerWorkings Inc. (Nasdaq: INWK):

    INWK is a top marketing firm that services a wide range of Fortune 500 media companies as well as retail, financial, hospitality, automotive, healthcare, and others. It met earnings expectations for the first quarter and fell just short of revenue expectations. Despite that, it’s been steadily climbing:

Top 5 Bank Stocks To Buy For 2018: Haier Electronics Group Co., Ltd. (HRELF)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By SEEKINGALPHA.COM]

    The main business units of the Hong Leong Asia are the Diesel Engines Unit – China Yuchai , the Consumer Products Unit – Henan Xinfei (now marketed as “Frestec”), and the Building Materials Unit – BMU. The other business units in the company are the Industrial Packaging Unit – Rex and the Air-conditioning Systems Unit – Airwell. As the majority of the business units namely Yuchai, Xinfei and Airwell, operate in China (more than 80% of total revenue), the continual slowdown of the economic growth in China coupled with increasing competition has adversely affected both the revenue and the profitability. Particularly for the consumer products unit, its small scale has severely impacted its competitiveness given aggressive larger players like Haier (OTCPK:HRELF), Midea, Feilong Electric, and Hefei Meiling.

  • [By SEEKINGALPHA.COM]

    2. Appliance Sale – This is another operating segment that the company did not consider core to its business, so management sold the segment to Haier (OTCPK:HRELF) for over $5b. The benefit: Additional capital can be allocated to the core operational areas.

Top 5 Bank Stocks To Buy For 2018: MGE Energy Inc.(MGEE)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Lisa Levin]

    In trading on Wednesday, utilities shares fell by 0.75 percent. Meanwhile, top losers in the sector included California Water Service Group (NYSE: CWT), down 7 percent, and MGE Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: MGEE), down 6 percent.