FDx Advisors Inc. increased its stake in Costco Wholesale Co. (NASDAQ:COST) by 82.6% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 9,285 shares of the retailer’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,199 shares during the quarter. FDx Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Costco Wholesale were worth $1,891,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Steginsky Capital LLC raised its holdings in Costco Wholesale by 0.8% during the 4th quarter. Steginsky Capital LLC now owns 120,922 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $24,633,000 after acquiring an additional 938 shares during the period. Eaton Vance Management raised its holdings in Costco Wholesale by 8.2% during the 4th quarter. Eaton Vance Management now owns 1,119,181 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $227,988,000 after acquiring an additional 84,699 shares during the period. Investment Management of Virginia LLC raised its holdings in Costco Wholesale by 1.8% during the 4th quarter. Investment Management of Virginia LLC now owns 8,286 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $1,688,000 after acquiring an additional 146 shares during the period. Prudential Financial Inc. raised its holdings in Costco Wholesale by 10.1% during the 4th quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. now owns 534,356 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $108,850,000 after acquiring an additional 49,227 shares during the period. Finally, Synovus Financial Corp raised its holdings in Costco Wholesale by 8.8% during the 4th quarter. Synovus Financial Corp now owns 28,813 shares of the retailer’s stock valued at $5,858,000 after acquiring an additional 2,328 shares during the period. 71.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Best Value Stocks To Buy Right Now: Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc.(XHR)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Stephan Byrd]
Penn National Gaming (NASDAQ:PENN) and Xenia Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:XHR) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability.
- [By Ethan Ryder]
MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) and Xenia Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:XHR) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, profitability and valuation.
- [By Shane Hupp]
LSV Asset Management lifted its stake in Xenia Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:XHR) by 18.0% during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 4,446,848 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after acquiring an additional 679,100 shares during the quarter. LSV Asset Management owned approximately 4.16% of Xenia Hotels & Resorts worth $87,691,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
- [By Joseph Griffin]
Xenia Hotels & Resorts (NYSE:XHR) – Jefferies Group issued their Q2 2018 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Xenia Hotels & Resorts in a note issued to investors on Thursday, May 31st. Jefferies Group analyst D. Katz forecasts that the real estate investment trust will post earnings per share of $0.62 for the quarter. Jefferies Group has a “Buy” rating and a $29.00 price objective on the stock. Jefferies Group also issued estimates for Xenia Hotels & Resorts’ Q3 2018 earnings at $0.48 EPS, Q4 2018 earnings at $0.46 EPS and FY2018 earnings at $2.06 EPS.
Best Value Stocks To Buy Right Now: TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation(AMTD)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Garrett Baldwin]
TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. (Nasdaq: AMTD) hopes that cryptocurrencies (since they’re not risky at all, right?) will be the key to pushing younger investors into the stock market.
- [By Ethan Ryder]
Amundi Pioneer Asset Management Inc. trimmed its holdings in shares of TD Ameritrade (NASDAQ:AMTD) by 19.9% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 710,593 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 176,424 shares during the quarter. Amundi Pioneer Asset Management Inc. owned 0.13% of TD Ameritrade worth $42,088,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
- [By Dustin Blitchok]
That's in contrast to fellow panelists TD Ameritrade (NASDAQ: AMTD) and Interactive Brokers, both of which made bitcoin futures available as soon as they went live.
- [By Logan Wallace]
TD Ameritrade (NASDAQ:AMTD) announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, April 23rd, RTT News reports. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, May 8th will be paid a dividend of 0.21 per share by the financial services provider on Tuesday, May 22nd. This represents a $0.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.42%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, May 7th.
- [By Garrett Baldwin]
Southwest Airlines Inc. (NYSE: LUV) canceled flights across the country in order to inspect the engines of 40 different airplanes. The inspections come a week after a mid-air engine explosion caused the first U.S. air fatality since 2009. Money Morning Executive Editor Bill Patalon breaks down the aftermath of the accident, and explains what it means for both Southwest and Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA).
The price of Bitcoin pushed back toward $9,000 as the post-tax season breakout continues for the cryptocurrency markets. The total value of the global cryptocurrency market topped $400 billion this morning, a significant recovery from the massive downturn that occurred in the first quarter. As we explained on Saturday, now may be the best time to buy Bitcoin since July 2013. That month was when Money Morning Defense and Tech Specialist Michael A. Robinson went on live television with a bold prediction for Bitcoin (BTC), which would be followed by 25,351% gains at the peak of the cryptocurrency’s run. Find out where Bitcoin is heading next, right here.
Three Stocks to Watch Today: GOOGL, LUV, HAS
Alphabet Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOGL) leads another busy day of earnings reports on Monday. Wall Street anticipates that the online media giant will report earnings per share (EPS) of $9.21 on top of $24.29 billion in revenue.
Hasbro Inc. (NYSE: HAS) slumped more than 7.6% in pre-market hours after the company reported earnings. The toymaker reported adjusted EPS of $0.10, well short of the $0.33 expected on Wall Street. The firm also reported weaker-than-expected revenue for the quarter. The firm named Toys ‘R Us as a central reason for poor showing – the company recently liquidated its stores, impacting Hasbro Inc.’s (Nasdaq: HAS) bottom lines.
Look for earnings reports from Halliburton Co. (NYSE: HAL), Alaska Air Group Inc. (NYSE: ALK), Whirlpool Corp. (NYSE: WHR), TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. (Nasdaq: AMTD), Kimberley-Clark Corp. (NYSE: KMB), Cadence Design Syst
Best Value Stocks To Buy Right Now: Virtu Financial, Inc.(VIRT)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Shane Hupp]
Virtu Financial (NASDAQ:VIRT) was downgraded by stock analysts at BidaskClub from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report issued on Thursday.
- [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.
Genesis Energy, L.P - [By Jon C. Ogg]
Virtu Financial Inc. (NASDAQ: VIRT) was started as Buy and assigned a $37 price target (versus a $29.10 close) at Jefferies. It has a consensus analyst target of almost $36 and a 52-week trading range of $13.10 to $37.85.
Best Value Stocks To Buy Right Now: Baidu Inc.(BIDU)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Billy Duberstein]
There are three clear leaders riding this wave, all of which have ties to the “big three” of China, or the “BAT”: Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU), Alibaba (NYSE:BABA), and Tencent (NASDAQOTH:TCEHY). For investors interested in riding the Chinese streaming video trend, the following are definitely the stocks to own.
- [By Leo Sun]
Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) owns China’s top search engine and a sprawling network of portals, apps, and cloud services. The company is widely considered the 800-pound gorilla of the Chinese internet advertising market, and a major investor in next-gen AI and driverless technologies.
- [By Motley Fool Staff]
From the Fools’ point of view, it’s a combination of factors plaguing Alibaba (NYSE:BABA), Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) and JD.com (NASDAQ:JD), among others: the trade war, decelerating economic growth in China, and large institutions cashing out of Chinese stocks. But the key question for Foolish investors is this: Is this a buying opportunity, or are further declines coming?
Best Value Stocks To Buy Right Now: Kimball Electronics, Inc.(KE)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Stephan Byrd]
BidaskClub lowered shares of Kimball Electronics (NASDAQ:KE) from a hold rating to a sell rating in a research note released on Thursday.
Separately, TheStreet lowered Kimball Electronics from a b rating to a c+ rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 7th.
- [By Logan Wallace]
First Trust Advisors LP lifted its position in Kimball Electronics Inc (NASDAQ:KE) by 18.0% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 30,252 shares of the electronics maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,611 shares during the period. First Trust Advisors LP owned about 0.11% of Kimball Electronics worth $554,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).