Best High Tech Stocks To Buy Right Now

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The departure of CEO Jeffrey Immelt from General Electric Company (NYSE:GE) came as no surprise. Last month, we here at InvestorPlace suggested 10 CEOs likely to follow Ford Motor Company’s (NYSE:F) Mark Fields out the door — and Immelt was No. 1 on our list.

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Investors cheered the move, as GE stock gained 3.6% on the news. One key reason: that 3.6% gain was roughly four years’ worth of returns on GE stock (including the GE dividend) under Immelt’s tenure.

Best High Tech Stocks To Buy Right Now: Avery Dennison Corporation(AVY)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp decreased its holdings in shares of Avery Dennison Corp (NYSE:AVY) by 9.7% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 69,500 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 7,500 shares during the period. OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp owned approximately 0.08% of Avery Dennison worth $7,096,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

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• [By Logan Wallace]

  Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. decreased its position in Avery Dennison Corp (NYSE:AVY) by 9.8% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 11,671 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 1,265 shares during the period. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in Avery Dennison were worth $1,240,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Strategy Asset Managers LLC acquired a new stake in Avery Dennison (NYSE:AVY) during the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm acquired 23,500 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,497,000.

Best High Tech Stocks To Buy Right Now: Cellect Biotechnology Ltd. (APOP)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Max Byerly]

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• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Media stories about CELLECT BIOTECH/S (NASDAQ:APOP) have been trending somewhat positive recently, according to Accern. The research firm ranks the sentiment of news coverage by monitoring more than twenty million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. CELLECT BIOTECH/S earned a daily sentiment score of 0.18 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned news headlines about the company an impact score of 46.3583768207142 out of 100, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock’s share price in the next several days.

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Cellect Biotechnology (NASDAQ: APOP) is one of 105 public companies in the “Surgical & medical instruments” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Cellect Biotechnology to related companies based on the strength of its valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings and institutional ownership.

• [By Lisa Levin] Gainers Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (NASDAQ: PACB) rose 11.4 percent to $2.93 in pre-market trading. Check-Cap Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHEK) shares rose 6.3 percent to $4.76 in pre-market trading as the company announced the publication of CE Mark multicenter clinical study results on C-Scan® in Gut. Acacia Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACIA) rose 6 percent to $ 35.20 in pre-market trading. Cellect Biotechnology Ltd. (NASDAQ: APOP) rose 6 percent to $7.60 in pre-market trading. Hexindai Inc. (NASDAQ: HX) rose 5.7 percent to $12.70 in pre-market trading. MoSys, Inc. (NASDAQ: MOSY) shares rose 5.3 percent to $2.07 in pre-market trading. Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) rose 5 percent to $58.20 in pre-market trading after reporting a $10 billion buyback plan. Golden Ocean Group Limited (NASDAQ: GOGL) rose 4.1 percent to $8.63 in pre-market trading. MorphoSys AG (NASDAQ: MOR) rose 3.5 percent to $26.99 in pre-market trading. Cyren Ltd (NASDAQ: CYRN) shares rose 3.4 percent to $2.90 in pre-market trading. after reporting Q1 results. Box, Inc. (NYSE: BOX) rose 3.4 percent to $28.76 in pre-market trading. Kohl's Corporation (NYSE: KSS) shares rose 3.3 percent to $67.60 in the pre-market trading session after the company reported upbeat quarterly earnings. Micro Focus International plc (NYSE: MFGP) shares rose 3.1 percent to $18.40 in pre-market trading.

   

• [By Max Byerly]

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Best High Tech Stocks To Buy Right Now: Gladstone Capital Corporation(GLAD)

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• [By Motley Fool Transcribers]

  Gladstone Capital Corp  (NASDAQ:GLAD)Q1 2019 Earnings Conference CallFeb. 07, 2019, 8:30 a.m. ET

  Contents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks:

  Operator

• [By Ethan Ryder]

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• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Van ECK Associates Corp lifted its position in shares of Gladstone Capital Co. (NASDAQ:GLAD) by 2.7% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 202,100 shares of the investment management company’s stock after buying an additional 5,304 shares during the period. Van ECK Associates Corp owned about 0.73% of Gladstone Capital worth $1,819,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

• [By Taylor Cox]

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  Gladstone Capital Corporation (NASDAQ: GLAD) and Gladstone Investment Corporation (NASDAQ: GAIN) each holding an analyst/investor day Micron Technology, Inc (NASDAQ: MU) holding analyst/investor day Baxter International Inc (NYSE: BAX) investor conference

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Best High Tech Stocks To Buy Right Now: Hanwha Q CELLS Co., Ltd. (HQCL)

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  Hanwha Q CELLS Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ:HQCL)Q2 2018 Earnings Conference CallAug. 13, 2018, 8:00 a.m. ET

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• [By Lisa Levin] Companies Reporting Before The Bell Hanwha Q CELLS Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: HQCL) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $0.14 per share on revenue of $438.40 million. Remark Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: MARK) is projected to report quarterly loss at $0.35 per share on revenue of $19.45 million. Athenex, Inc. (NYSE: ATNX) is expected to report quarterly loss at $0.07 per share on revenue of $35.14 million. Mazor Robotics Ltd. (NASDAQ: MZOR) is estimated to report quarterly loss at $0.08 per share on revenue of $15.14 million. Brainstorm Cell Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: BCLI) is projected to report a quarterly loss at $0.14 per share. SuperCom Ltd. (NASDAQ: SPCB) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $0.08 per share on revenue of $9.50 million. Lonestar Resources US Inc. (NASDAQ: LONE) is projected to report quarterly loss at $0.04 per share on revenue of $30.68 million. Nine Energy Service, Inc. (NASDAQ: NINE) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $0.1 per share on revenue of $165.76 million. VEON Ltd. (NASDAQ: VEON) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $0.05 per share on revenue of $212.00 million.

   

• [By Travis Hoium]

  The impact will have ripple effects across the industry. Major manufacturers like Canadian Solar (NASDAQ:CSIQ), JinkoSolar (NYSE:JKS), Hanwha Q Cells (NASDAQ:HQCL), and JA Solar (NASDAQ:JASO) will see margins squeezed as volume and sales prices fall. They were all enjoying higher margins and strong demand in early 2018, so the could reverse to net losses later this year. 

• [By Lisa Levin]

  Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are:

  Wall Street expects Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: A) to post quarterly earnings at $0.64 per share on revenue of $1.21 billion after the closing bell. Agilent shares rose 0.86 percent to close at $69.45 on Friday. Analysts expect Hanwha Q CELLS Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: HQCL) to report quarterly earnings at $0.14 per share on revenue of $438.40 million before the opening bell. Hanwha Q CELLS shares fell 0.29 percent to close at $6.92 on Friday. NiSource Inc. (NYSE: NI) disclosed a 24.96 million share common stock offering via selling holders. NiSource shares rose 0.08 percent to close at $24.93 on Friday. Analysts are expecting Vipshop Holdings Limited (NYSE: VIPS) to have earned $0.18 per share on revenue of $3.10 billion in the latest quarter. Vipshop will release earnings after the markets close. Vipshop shares rose 0.20 percent to $15.14 in after-hours trading.

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• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Ambarella (NASDAQ:AMBA) and Hanwha Q Cells (NASDAQ:HQCL) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations and profitability.

• [By Rich Smith]

  Shares of Hanwha Q Cells Co (NASDAQ:HQCL) are down more than 4% so far this year -- and that's the good news. Canadian Solar is off 20% while JinkoSolar Holding is down a whopping 43%. The cost of Chinese solar modules, which make up one-third the cost of a deployed solar power system, are expected to decline 35% this year, then fall another 10% to 15% next year, according to Bloomberg.

Best High Tech Stocks To Buy Right Now: West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.(WST)

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• [By Stephan Byrd]

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• [By Lee Jackson]

  West Pharmaceutical Services
  This below the radar company could offer a big upside for shareholders this year. West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. (NYSE: WST) is a leading manufacturer of components used for injectable drug delivery systems, including rubber stoppers and syringe plungers, and also offers contract manufacturing services to the healthcare and consumer products industry.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  West Pharmaceutical Services (NYSE: WST) and Carlisle Companies (NYSE:CSL) are both mid-cap medical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

• [By Logan Wallace]

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1st Source Corp (SRCE) Files 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended on December 31, 2018

1st Source Corp (NASDAQ:SRCE) files its latest 10-K with SEC for the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2018. 1st Source Corp through its subsidiary offers commercial, agricultural, and real estate loans, consumer services, trust and wealth advisory services, and specialty finance group services. 1st Source Corp has a market cap of $1.23 billion; its shares were traded at around $47.65 with a P/E ratio of 15.14 and P/S ratio of 4.09. The dividend yield of 1st Source Corp stocks is 2.12%.

For the last quarter 1st Source Corp reported a revenue of $80.0 million, compared with the revenue of $74.49 million during the same period a year ago. For the latest fiscal year the company reported a revenue of $311.0 million, an increase of 9.4% from last year. For the last five years 1st Source Corp had an average revenue growth rate of 5.8% a year.

The reported diluted earnings per share was $3.16 for the year, an increase of 21.5% from previous year. Over the last five years 1st Source Corp had an EPS growth rate of 8.3% a year. The profitability rank of the company is 4 (out of 10).

At the end of the fiscal year, 1st Source Corp has the cash and cash equivalents of $94.9 million, compared with $73.6 million in the previous year. The long term debt was $129.9 million, compared with $128.8 million in the previous year. 1st Source Corp has a financial strength rank of 4 (out of 10).

At the current stock price of $47.65, 1st Source Corp is traded at 40.8% premium to its historical median P/S valuation band of $33.84. The P/S ratio of the stock is 4.09, while the historical median P/S ratio is 2.88. The stock lost 3.32% during the past 12 months.

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Best Low Price Stocks For 2019

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Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) has made a lot of efforts in pricing its goods attractively over the past months. This allowed for strong traffic growth, which resulted in positive comps for the company. Subsequently, Wal-Mart's shares have been performing much better than those of its peers, which are reporting worse comp sales. Due to Wal-Mart's power when it comes to discussing prices with its suppliers, the company is able to price its goods attractively whilst generating strong margins, which, in turn, means that the earnings power of Wal-Mart remains high (despite the low prices Wal-Mart offers its goods at), which makes Wal-Mart a compelling retail investment.

Best Low Price Stocks For 2019: Thor Industries Inc.(THO)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Asit Sharma]

  Winnebago's total backlog increased by 36% against the comparable prior year quarter, to $193.1 million. Competitor Thor Industries' (NYSE:THO) quarterly earnings, reported earlier this month, revealed a backlog reduction of 18%. Although Thor's management presented a credible argument that the organization's backlog reduction is due to increased production capability, its shareholders nonetheless have worried over demand trends. Winnebago's own backlog growth provides a more positive data point for those taking stock of the larger RV industry. 

• [By Keith Noonan, Rich Smith, and Tyler Crowe]

  For this roundtable, we asked three Motley Fool contributors to profile a company that has the makings of a long-term winner. Read on to see why they think that Thor Industries (NYSE:THO), Waste Management (NYSE:WM), and Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ:ATVI) are stocks that are poised to do big things over the next 20 years.

• [By Motley Fool Staff]

  In this segment from Motley Fool Money, host Chris Hill asks analysts David Kretzmann, Seth Jayson, and Jason Moser to share the companies they have their eyes on this week, and why. Their picks are not entirely bullish: Of satellite radio provider Sirius XM (NASDAQ:SIRI), RV maker Thor Industries (NYSE:THO), and mailing and shipping solutions provider Stamps.com (NASDAQ:STMP), only two are recommendations. The third...well, listen in and find out.

• [By Garrett Baldwin]
  Markets are cheering a major development in efforts to fix the ongoing trade conflict between the United States and China. According to Reuters, Chinese telecom giant ZTE has signed an agreement to get back into business with its American partners. The agreement will lift a ban by the U.S. Commerce Department that prevented China's No. 2 telecommunications equipment from buying from U.S. suppliers. This is a major development, and one that signals progress among trade officials from both nations. There are now more job openings in the United States than available workers. This is the first time that the Department of Labor has documented this phenomenon. There are 6.7 million openings compared to the 6.4 million workers available to fill those positions. As a result, U.S. companies have been forced to increase compensation in order to attract talent. All of the positive economic development could come to a screeching halt should the U.S. experience the largest labor strike in a decade. Reports indicate that the Teamsters and the United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS) are on a collision course that could result in a general strike. The union has announced that 260,000 UPS employees have authorized a strike should both sides fail to reach a labor deal by August 1. UPS is responsible for the transport of 6% of the nation's gross domestic product. Three Stocks to Watch Today: TSLA, NOG, WFC Tesla Inc. (Nasdaq: TSLA) investors remain committed to giving Chairman Elon Musk more of their money. On Tuesday, shareholders struck down proposals that would have removed Musk from the chairman role and shaken up the board of directors. Both proposals failed. At the same shareholder event, Musk announced plans for Tesla to open a production facility in Shanghai and projected that his firm will likely produce 5,000 Model 3 vehicles per week by the end of June. In deal news, defense contractor Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOG) has won U.S. antitrust approval to purchase rocket moto

Best Low Price Stocks For 2019: First Bancorp(FBNC)

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• [By Shane Hupp]

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• [By Ethan Ryder]

  First Bancorp (NASDAQ:FBNC) was upgraded by equities researchers at BidaskClub from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note issued to investors on Thursday.

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  First Bancorp (NASDAQ:FBNC) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Buy” from the seven brokerages that are covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 1-year price objective among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $41.50.

• [By Max Byerly]

  First Bancorp (NASDAQ:FBNC) was downgraded by stock analysts at ValuEngine from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a note issued to investors on Monday.

Best Low Price Stocks For 2019: Nuveen Preferred Income Opportunites Fund(JPC)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  News headlines about Nuveen Preferred & Income Oprtnts Fnd (NYSE:JPC) have trended positive this week, according to Accern Sentiment. The research group rates the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than 20 million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Nuveen Preferred & Income Oprtnts Fnd earned a media sentiment score of 0.42 on Accern’s scale. Accern also gave news coverage about the financial services provider an impact score of 48.1302177844966 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock’s share price in the next few days.

• [By Max Byerly]

  Nuveen Preferred & Income Oprtnts Fnd (NYSE:JPC) announced a monthly dividend on Wednesday, August 1st, NASDAQ reports. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, August 15th will be given a dividend of 0.061 per share by the financial services provider on Tuesday, September 4th. This represents a $0.73 annualized dividend and a yield of 7.75%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, August 14th.

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Hollencrest Capital Management decreased its stake in Nuveen Preferred & Income Oprtnts Fnd (NYSE:JPC) by 30.9% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 21,587 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 9,649 shares during the period. Hollencrest Capital Management’s holdings in Nuveen Preferred & Income Oprtnts Fnd were worth $200,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Best Low Price Stocks For 2019: Monotype Imaging Holdings Inc.(TYPE)

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• [By Logan Wallace]

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• [By Max Byerly]

  Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) and Monotype Imaging (NASDAQ:TYPE) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  BidaskClub upgraded shares of Monotype Imaging (NASDAQ:TYPE) from a sell rating to a hold rating in a research report report published on Tuesday morning.

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Here are some of the media stories that may have effected Accern Sentiment Analysis’s rankings:

  Get Monotype Imaging alerts: Should You Be Holding Monotype Imaging Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:TYPE)? (finance.yahoo.com) Monotype Imaging Holdings Inc. (TYPE) Forecasted to Earn Q1 2019 Earnings of $0.07 Per Share (americanbankingnews.com) Monotype Partners with PKU Founder Information Industry Group to Bring Latin Typefaces to Enterprise Brands and Creative Professionals in China (finance.yahoo.com) $59.42 Million in Sales Expected for Monotype Imaging Holdings Inc. (TYPE) This Quarter (americanbankingnews.com) Introducing the Walbaum Typeface: the Restoration of a Warm and Stylish Serif Design That Has Nearly Limitless Applications (finance.yahoo.com)

  TYPE has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. B. Riley raised shares of Monotype Imaging from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $24.50 to $31.00 in a research report on Tuesday, February 20th. Zacks Investment Research raised shares of Monotype Imaging from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $27.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, February 27th. ValuEngine raised shares of Monotype Imaging from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 20th. TheStreet downgraded shares of Monotype Imaging from a “b” rating to a “c+” rating in a research report on Friday, April 27th. Finally, BidaskClub downgraded shares of Monotype Imaging from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 12th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the stock. Monotype Imaging presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average p

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Monotype Imaging (NASDAQ:TYPE) was downgraded by stock analysts at BidaskClub from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a note issued to investors on Saturday.

• [By Logan Wallace]

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Best Low Price Stocks For 2019: Treehouse Foods, Inc.(THS)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D reduced its holdings in TreeHouse Foods (NYSE:THS) by 40.0% during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 240,000 shares of the company’s stock after selling 160,000 shares during the quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D’s holdings in TreeHouse Foods were worth $9,185,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  TechShares (CURRENCY:THS) traded flat against the dollar during the one day period ending at 23:00 PM Eastern on June 2nd. TechShares has a total market cap of $0.00 and approximately $0.00 worth of TechShares was traded on exchanges in the last day. During the last week, TechShares has traded flat against the dollar. One TechShares coin can currently be bought for about $0.32 or 0.00003830 BTC on major exchanges.

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  TechShares (CURRENCY:THS) traded flat against the dollar during the twenty-four hour period ending at 0:00 AM E.T. on May 22nd. One TechShares coin can currently be purchased for about $0.32 or 0.00003830 BTC on exchanges. Over the last week, TechShares has traded 3.8% higher against the dollar. TechShares has a market capitalization of $0.00 and approximately $0.00 worth of TechShares was traded on exchanges in the last day.

• [By Max Byerly]

  TechShares (THS) is a distributed proof-of-stake (dPOS) coin that uses the DPoS hashing algorithm. Its genesis date was May 28th, 2016. TechShares’ total supply is 646,359,158 coins. The official website for TechShares is www.techsharescommunity.com.

Best Low Price Stocks For 2019: Image Sensing Systems, Inc.(ISNS)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Lisa Levin]

   

  Losers Netshoes (Cayman) Limited (NASDAQ: NETS) shares dipped 43.73 percent to close at $2.87 on Tuesday as the company posted downbeat Q1 results. Cesca Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: KOOL) shares dropped 29.01 percent to close at $0.80 after reporting Q1 results. SenesTech, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNES) shares fell 22.2 percent to close at $0.340 after reporting Q1 miss. Vipshop Holdings Limited (NYSE: VIPS) fell 19.95 percent to close at $12.08 after the company reported weaker-than-expected earnings for its first quarter on Monday. Image Sensing Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISNS) fell 19.68 percent to close at $3.775 after reporting earnings were down year over year. First quarter earnings came in flat, down from 4 cents per share in the same quarter of last year. Sales came in at $3.01 million. Boxlight Corporation (NASDAQ: BOXL) dropped 18.47 percent to close at $9.62 on Tuesday after surging 77.44 percent on Monday. ENDRA Life Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ: NDRA) declined 16.21 percent to close at $2.43. ENDRA Life Sciences is expected to release quarterly earnings today. ALJ Regional Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALJJ) shares fell 16.13 percent to close at $1.79. Switch Inc (NYSE: SWCH) shares dropped 14.93 percent to close at $13.16 following a first-quarter earnings miss. Restoration Robotics Inc (NASDAQ: HAIR) fell 14.42 percent to close at $3.68 after reporting a first-quarter earnings miss. iCAD, Inc. (NASDAQ: ICAD) declined 13.01 percent to close at $3.41 following Q1 results. Intersections Inc. (NASDAQ: INTX) fell 12.44 percent to close at $1.97. Histogenics Corporation (NASDAQ: HSGX) declined 12.24 percent to close at $2.15. AZZ Inc. (NYSE: AZZ) fell 12.1 percent to close at $39.60 following Q3 earnings. Hallador Energy Company (NASDAQ: HNRG) fell 11.1 percent to close at $6.49. Integrated Media Technology Limited (NASDAQ: IMTE) dropped 10.66 percent to close at $16.93 on Tuesday. Myomo, Inc. (NYSE: MYO) slipp
• [By Logan Wallace]

  Abaxis (NASDAQ: ABAX) and Image Sensing Systems (NASDAQ:ISNS) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations.

• [By Logan Wallace]

  Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) and Image Sensing Systems (NASDAQ:ISNS) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation and earnings.

• [By Lisa Levin]

  Check out these big penny stock gainers and losers

  Losers Restoration Robotics Inc (NASDAQ: HAIR) fell 19.8 percent to $3.45 in pre-market trading after reporting a first-quarter earnings miss. Image Sensing Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISNS) fell 19.2 percent to $3.80 in pre-market trading after reporting earnings were down year over year. First quarter earnings came in flat, down from 4 cents per share in the same quarter of last year. Sales came in at $3.01 million. Vipshop Holdings Limited (NYSE: VIPS) fell 15.9 percent to $12.70 in pre-market trading after the company reported weaker-than-expected earnings for its first quarter on Monday. Aptose Biosciences Inc. (NASDAQ: APTO) shares fell 11 percent to $2.98 in pre-market trading after climbing 2.45 percent on Monday. Sibanye Gold Limited (NYSE: SBGL) shares fell 8 percent to $2.91 in pre-market trading after surging 6.40 percent on Monday. Switch Inc (NYSE: SWCH) shares fell 7.2 percent to $14.36 in pre-market trading following a first-quarter earnings miss. Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: A) fell 7.1 percent to $64.31 in pre-market trading following mixed Q2 results. Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. (NASDAQ: TNDM) fell 5.8 percent to $10.50 in pre-market trading after rising 25.22 percent on Monday. Carbon Black, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBLK) shares fell 5.1 percent to $22.46 in pre-market trading. Home Depot Inc (NYSE: HD) fell 2.4 percent to $186.65 in pre-market trading. Home Depot reported better-than-expected earnings for its first quarter, while sales missed estimates
• [By Lisa Levin]

  Image Sensing Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISNS) shares dropped 26 percent to $3.5001 after reporting earnings were down year over year. First quarter earnings came in flat, down from 4 cents per share in the same quarter of last year. Sales came in at $3.01 million.

Verint Systems (VRNT) Downgraded by Zacks Investment Research

Zacks Investment Research lowered shares of Verint Systems (NASDAQ:VRNT) from a strong-buy rating to a hold rating in a research note published on Saturday.

According to Zacks, “Verint Systems Inc. is a leading provider of analytic solutions for communications interception, digital video security and surveillance, and enterprise business intelligence. “

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VRNT has been the topic of a number of other reports. Wedbush reiterated a buy rating and issued a $58.00 target price on shares of Verint Systems in a research note on Friday, October 19th. Imperial Capital reiterated an outperform rating and issued a $58.00 target price (up from $49.50) on shares of Verint Systems in a research note on Tuesday, December 11th. TheStreet cut Verint Systems from a b- rating to a c+ rating in a research note on Thursday, January 3rd. Jefferies Financial Group began coverage on Verint Systems in a research note on Thursday, January 10th. They issued a buy rating and a $53.00 target price on the stock. Finally, ValuEngine upgraded Verint Systems from a hold rating to a buy rating in a research note on Thursday, January 17th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company. Verint Systems has a consensus rating of Buy and a consensus price target of $56.00.

Shares of VRNT opened at $52.39 on Friday. Verint Systems has a 12-month low of $37.10 and a 12-month high of $52.50. The firm has a market cap of $3.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.60, a PEG ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 1.14. The company has a current ratio of 1.65, a quick ratio of 1.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.64.

Verint Systems (NASDAQ:VRNT) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, December 6th. The technology company reported $0.85 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters’ consensus estimate of $0.71 by $0.14. Verint Systems had a return on equity of 12.47% and a net margin of 4.58%. The firm had revenue of $307.99 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $305.38 million. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.66 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.5% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts predict that Verint Systems will post 2.26 EPS for the current fiscal year.

In other Verint Systems news, Director Richard N. Nottenburg sold 5,675 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $46.13, for a total value of $261,787.75. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 9,849 shares in the company, valued at $454,334.37. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CFO Douglas Robinson sold 1,432 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $44.82, for a total value of $64,182.24. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 174,635 shares in the company, valued at $7,827,140.70. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Company insiders own 1.40% of the company’s stock.

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Victory Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Verint Systems by 58.9% during the fourth quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,010,944 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $85,083,000 after purchasing an additional 745,179 shares in the last quarter. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd raised its stake in shares of Verint Systems by 60.6% during the fourth quarter. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd now owns 1,250,568 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $52,912,000 after purchasing an additional 472,000 shares in the last quarter. Global Alpha Capital Management Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of Verint Systems during the third quarter valued at about $13,297,000. Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH raised its stake in shares of Verint Systems by 56.6% during the fourth quarter. Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH now owns 690,694 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $29,223,000 after purchasing an additional 249,617 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mesirow Financial Investment Management Equity Management bought a new stake in shares of Verint Systems during the third quarter valued at about $12,237,000. Institutional investors own 95.78% of the company’s stock.

About Verint Systems

Verint Systems Inc provides actionable intelligence solutions and value-added services worldwide. Its Customer Engagement Solutions segment provides automated quality management, automated verification, branch surveillance and investigation, case management, chat engagement, coaching/learning, compliance recording, customer communities, desktop and process analytics, digital feedback, email engagement, employee desktop, enterprise feedback, financial compliance, full-time recording, gamification, identity analytics, internal communities, knowledge management, mobile workforce, performance management, robotic process automation, social analytics, speech and text analytics, virtual assistant, voice self-service, voice self-service fraud detection, Web/mobile self-service, work manager, and workforce management solutions.

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Top 5 Penny Stocks To Watch For 2019

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Cytosorbents (NASDAQ:CTSO) is something of a hit in Europe but is virtually unknown in the U.S.

Its blood-filtering technology, based on porous polymer beads that actively remove specific toxins from blood and other bodily fluids, is being built into a host of filtering products with names like CytoSorb-XL™, HemoDefend™, VetResQ™, K+ontrol™, ContrastSorb, and DrugSorb.

One of these, CytoSorb is already used to filter blood in 53 countries. and that led to a record $5.8 million in revenue for the second quarter of this year. European regulators seem pleased with its ability to filter toxins from blood. So far in 2018, CTSO stock has nearly doubled.

But Cytosorbents’ products are not yet sold in the U.S. As a result, the company has a market cap of only $409 million. Its 2017 sales were just $15 million, but it has $25 million of cash in the bank and debts of less than $10 million.

As baby boomers approach retirement, a surprising number are looking to companies like this for the home runs that may make the difference between caviar and cat food. Since executing a 1:25 reverse split in 2014, when it was a penny stock, CTSO stock has gained a second life over the last two years, up 151% from its opening price on Aug. 28 of slightly over $13.

Top 5 Penny Stocks To Watch For 2019: Tyson Foods Inc.(TSN)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  US Bancorp DE raised its position in shares of Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE:TSN) by 3.7% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 50,012 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,799 shares during the period. US Bancorp DE’s holdings in Tyson Foods were worth $3,661,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

• [By Demitrios Kalogeropoulos]

  Tyson Foods (NYSE:TSN) underperformed the market last month by shedding 16% compared to a 3.6% increase in the S&P 500, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence.

• [By Shane Hupp]

  HL Financial Services LLC purchased a new position in shares of Tyson Foods (NYSE:TSN) during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 61,568 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,506,000.

• [By ]

  But what investors are overlooking are the fundamental risks to this logic. Corporate earnings are the lifeblood of the market, keep in mind. Higher oil prices have already translated into higher gas prices, which is a key risk to automakers such as Ford (F) and General Motors (GM) that have pivoted big-time to producing SUVs and trucks. Higher oil prices have already taken a toll on earnings for packaged food giants like Proctor & Gamble (PG) and Tyson Foods (TSN) . Now, each are staring at consumer price increases because it costs more to deliver their products to stores.

Top 5 Penny Stocks To Watch For 2019: Smith Micro Software Inc.(SMSI)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  These are some of the news stories that may have impacted Accern’s scoring:

  Get Smith Micro Software alerts: Short Interest in Smith Micro Software (SMSI) Increases By 51.9% (americanbankingnews.com) Smith Micro Software’s (SMSI) CEO Bill Smith on Q1 2018 Results – Earnings Call Transcript (seekingalpha.com) Smith Micro Software (SMSI) Reports Q1 Loss of $0.10 (streetinsider.com) Smith Micro Reports First Quarter 2018 Financial Results (finance.yahoo.com) Smith Micro announces above market USD 7.0m private placement offering (financial-news.co.uk)

  Separately, ValuEngine upgraded shares of Smith Micro Software from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, February 2nd.

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Okta (NASDAQ: OKTA) and Smith Micro Software (NASDAQ:SMSI) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation and profitability.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Connecture (OTCMKTS: CNXR) and Smith Micro Software (NASDAQ:SMSI) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Top 5 Penny Stocks To Watch For 2019: Sirius XM Radio Inc.(SIRI)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Toronto Dominion Bank raised its position in shares of Sirius XM Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:SIRI) by 36.7% in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 130,110 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 34,955 shares during the quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank’s holdings in Sirius XM were worth $812,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

• [By Rick Munarriz]

  Pandora seemed to be left for dead last summer. Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ:SIRI) abandoned plans to acquire Pandora, settling for a more cost-effective minority stake in the streaming platform. With Sirius XM content to ride shotgun instead of taking the wheel and listener numbers languishing, investors started dumping the stock through the latter half of last year.  

• [By Rick Munarriz]

  The market didn't exactly jump for joy with Sirius XM Holdings (NASDAQ:SIRI) following its first-quarter results on Wednesday. Revenue rose 6.3% to hit $1.375 billion, in line with analyst expectations but the satellite radio provider's weakest top-line growth since 2011. Free cash flow, operating cash flow, and earnings grew even faster, up 31%, 34%, and 40%, respectively. Sirius XM's profit of $0.06 a share did beat Wall Street's bottom-line target.  

Top 5 Penny Stocks To Watch For 2019: Safe Bulkers Inc(SB)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Max Byerly]

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  Companies Reporting After The Bell SpartanNash Company (NASDAQ: SPTN) is projected to post quarterly earnings at $0.53 per share on revenue of $2.38 billion. HP Inc. (NYSE: HPQ) is expected to post quarterly earnings at $0.48 per share on revenue of $13.57 billion. salesforce.com, inc. (NYSE: CRM) is projected to post quarterly earnings at $0.47 per share on revenue of $2.94 billion. HEICO Corporation (NYSE: HEI) is estimated to post quarterly earnings at $0.53 per share on revenue of $424.96 million. Safe Bulkers, Inc. (NYSE: SB) is expected to post quarterly earnings at $0.02 per share on revenue of $41.10 million
• [By Rich Smith]

  Ocean-going bulk shipper Safe Bulkers (NYSE:SB) reported its fiscal Q1 2018 earnings results on Tuesday -- an "earnings beat" that nudged the company's shares up 2%. But it took until Thursday for the real good news to arrive. Today, all of the sudden, the stock jumped out of its berth and closed 12.2% higher.

Top 5 Penny Stocks To Watch For 2019: Summit State Bank(SSBI)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Max Byerly]

  ValuEngine upgraded shares of Summit State Bank (NASDAQ:SSBI) from a hold rating to a buy rating in a research note released on Saturday.

  Separately, TheStreet raised Summit State Bank from a c+ rating to a b rating in a report on Wednesday, February 14th.

Is Your Remote Work Arrangement Hurting Your Career?

These days, a large number of workers are opting to do their jobs from home rather than drag themselves into an office day in, day out. There are several benefits to working remotely. First, there's the savings from not having to pay to commute, not to mention the time saved by avoiding traffic. Working from home can also make for a less distracting environment, and that, in turn, can lead to less stress and better output.

But there's a downside to working from home, too, and it's not just the missed opportunity to socialize in person. Research shows that managers continue to value face time, and as such, might favor employees who come to the office regularly over those who do their jobs remotely -- even when those work-from-home arrangements don't impact individual performance in any way.

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If you're pursuing a remote work arrangement, be aware that it might negatively impact your career. At the same time, recognize that there are some things you can do to avoid that fate.

Being present from afar

Let's be clear: Working from home won't always hurt your career. But there is something to be said for interacting with your manager and colleagues on a regular basis. Missing out on the chance to develop those relationships could impede your ability to climb the ranks or snag important assignments, even if your boss isn't excluding you intentionally.

Another thing to realize is that proximity often lends to decision-making. If your manager comes upon a project to give out, it may go to the first person who walks by their office in an effort to get moving. And if you work from home, that person won't be you.

Still, that doesn't mean you can't take steps to better ingrain yourself in office life. First, make a point of attending meetings. Technology makes it easy to do so remotely, so find out what your team is up to and ask to be an active participant.

Next, make a point to touch base with your colleagues and manager every day or at whatever frequency is reasonable for your boss, given his or her schedule. A quick email or instant message will remind the folks you work with that you're plugging away and available should your help be needed.

At the same time, don't take working remotely to an extreme. If it's feasible for you to get into your office once a week, make that effort, even if it means dealing with a packed train or road congestion on the way in. If that's not possible, show up occasionally and make it an event. Schedule meetings with key people and give plenty of notice so that the folks you work with recognize that you're going out of your way to connect in person.

In an ideal world, working from home wouldn't limit your career prospects in any way. But if your manager values in-person communication, your arrangement might hurt you even if you're the hardest worker on your team. The more of an effort you make to stay involved in workplace happenings and communicate with your manager and peers, the less backlash you're likely to face from what should be an overwhelmingly beneficial arrangement.

Blowout Earnings Aside, Lay off CyberArk Stock for Now

CyberArk (NASDAQ:CYBR) spiked higher in Thursday trading on a solid quarterly report. The Israeli-based online security firm blew away earnings and revenue estimates and garnered a lot of attention for CyberArk stock.

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While this will please investors who bought before the announcement, valuation and growth forecasts warrant caution in CyberArk stock. Although CYBR should move higher in the long-term, the move higher makes the short and medium term outlook uncertain. CyberArk Stock Beat Estimates

In Q4, Cyberark reported non-GAAP earnings of 89 cents per share, 30 cents per share higher than analysts had anticipated. The company also doubled its net income over year-ago levels, when the company reported a profit of 41 cents per share.

Likewise, revenue also came in well ahead of estimates. CYBR brought in $109.1 million, $13.16 million more than expected. This represents a year-over-year increase of 35.7%.

Full-year results also came in ahead of expectations. As with the quarterly results, annual net income came in 30 cents per share ahead of $1.76 per share consensus estimate. The company earned $2.06 per share, 77.6% higher than the $1.16 per share in non-GAAP earnings reported in 2017. Revenues of $343.2 million beat estimates by $13.3 million. They also rose 31% above 2017 levels.

First quarter 2019 guidance also surprised to the upside. CyberArk expects between $91 million and $93 million. This would take net income somewhere between 39 cents and 42 cents per share.

For fiscal 2019, analysts predict somewhere between $411 million and $415 million in revenue. This brings about a slight increase in income estimates. The company forecasts between $1.94 and $2.00 per share in earnings.

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Financial Metrics Imply a Temporary Setback

Traders took this news well, and CyberArk stock rose to $104.06 per share, an increase of 20.5% from Wednesday’s close. Two weeks ago when the stock traded in the mid-$80s per share level, I described CYBR as expensive, but worth it.

While this has pleased investors, I also see this as a time for caution, and a warning to look more closely at the numbers. Thursday’s spike in CYBR stock takes the forward price-to-earnings (PE) ratio to almost 54. The high end of the company’s earnings estimates comes to $2 per share. Investors should realize that if this happens, it will represent a slight decline in earnings for 2019.

For this reason, I see a temporary pause or even a pullback happening. However, analysts still expect an average earnings growth rate of 33.2% per year over the next five years. Hence, I would expect an interruption, not a downtrend.

As for CyberArk stock, I still see it as a buy on any pullback. Tech advances will make CyberArk and peers such as Check Point Software (NASDAQ:CHKP) and Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW) at least as necessary as Symantec (NASDAQ:SYMC) was in the PC world.

After all, its current applications, as well as the ones that will probably come from 5G, make CyberArk’s software all the more important. However, valuations have become frothy. For those who want to take some profits, I see now as a good time.

Concluding Thoughts on CyberArk stock

CyberArk faces a bright long-term future amid an unclear near-term outlook. CYBR blew away earnings and revenue estimates for both Q4 and fiscal 2018. The company also raised guidance for both the next quarter and the upcoming fiscal year.

This good news has the result of clarifying the long-term outlook while making the short-term more uncertain. Amid the good news, the outlook implies profit shrinkages for fiscal 2019. Although I think this amounts to a pause rather than a peak, it could make investors question the 54 forward PE ratio for now.

I do not want to discourage those who wish to buy CyberArk. However, given the near-term outlook, I would urge investors to take profits now and buy later.

As of this writing, Will Healy did not hold a position in any of the aforementioned stocks. You can follow Will on Twitter

Traders Sell Shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) on Strength (VOO)

Investors sold shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO) on strength during trading on Friday. $144.11 million flowed into the stock on the tick-up and $206.10 million flowed out of the stock on the tick-down, for a money net flow of $61.99 million out of the stock. Of all equities tracked, Vanguard S&P 500 ETF had the 27th highest net out-flow for the day. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF traded up $2.78 for the day and closed at $254.98

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of VOO. Advisory Services Network LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 28.2% in the fourth quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 41,641 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,569,000 after acquiring an additional 9,152 shares during the period. Clarfeld Financial Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $1,761,000. Millennium Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 17.1% in the fourth quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 35,599 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,181,000 after acquiring an additional 5,201 shares during the period. Nalls Sherbakoff Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $95,000. Finally, Merit Financial Group LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 ETF by 262.0% in the fourth quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC now owns 12,743 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,921,000 after acquiring an additional 9,223 shares during the period.

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Top Cheap Stocks For 2019

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Renault (OTC:RNSDF) is a leading European car manufacturer headquartered in Paris with a market value of $27B. It has a P/E of 6.5, a P/B of 0.77 and a P/S of 0.47 and a dividend yield of 3.9%. Which is cheap in absolute terms but not uncommon for car companies. The partial ownership of Nissan (OTCPK:NSANY) however distorts the picture and in reality Renault is even cheaper. This means Renault is almost too cheap to ignore while also being the leading manufacturer of electric vehicles with more than 350,000 vehicles sold.

Through an alliance and investment in Nissan in 1999 Renault currently holds 43% of Japanese car manufacturer Nissan. Since 1999 Nissan has performed well and currently Nissan is worth $43B. Nissan is attractively valued with a P/E of 6.9 a P/B of 0.92 and P/S of 0.41 and a dividend yield of 4.2%. Renault's stake of 43% in Nissan is worth ($43*0.43=) $18.5B. This means that the other operations of Renault including its 73.3% stake in leading Russian car manufacturer AutoVaz and 1.55% stake in Daimler are valued at only $8.5B. The market value of AutoVaz is $644M which means Renaults stake is worth approximately $472M. Daimler (OTCPK:DDAIF) is worth $77.4B which leads to a value of 1.2B for the 1.55% piece owned by Renault.

Top Cheap Stocks For 2019: S&P GSCI(GD)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Lee Jackson]

  This company, like other major defense prime contractors, had a very solid year and is also on the Merrill Lynch US 1 list. General Dynamics Corp. (NYSE: GD) is engaged in business aviation, land and expeditionary combat vehicles and systems, armaments, munitions, shipbuilding and marine systems, and information systems and technologies.

• [By Paul Ausick]

  General Dynamics Corp. (NYSE: GD) dropped about 2.1% Thursday to post a new 52-week low of $187.32. Shares closed at $191.40 on Wednesday and the stock’s 52-week high is $230.00. Volume was 25% higher than the daily average of around 1.6 million. The defense giant had no specific news.

• [By Chris Dier-Scalise]

  What gives? Well, all of the top six holdings in the fund—Boeing Co (NYSE: BA), United Technologies Corporation (NYSE: UTX), Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT), General Dynamics Corporation (NYSE: GD), Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), and Northrup Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC)—all either met or exceeded Q4 earnings estimates. Together, those six companies make up about 45 percent of the fund.

Top Cheap Stocks For 2019: Emerson Electric Company(EMR)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Neha Chamaria]

  The first list of Dividend Aristocrats published in 1989 comprised 26 stocks. Remarkably, nine of the 26 stocks are still part of the Dividend Aristocrat group.

  Dividend Aristocrat No. of Years of Consecutive Dividend Increases Payout Ratio (Last 12 Months) Current Dividend Yield Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE: CL) 55 67.6% 2.7% Dover Corp. (NYSE: DOV) 62 37.4% 2% Emerson Electric (NYSE: EMR) 60 69% 2.62% Genuine Parts Company (NYSE: GPC) 62 62.7% 3.12% Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) 55 724.9% 2.57% Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO) 55 440.7% 3.5% Lowe's Companies (NYSE: LOW) 55 37.4% 1.97% 3M Company (NYSE: MMM) 60 70.4% 2.65% Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) 62 72.2% 3.94%

  Data source: S&P Global Market Intelligence, company financials, Yahoo Finance. Table by author. 

• [By Lee Samaha]

  While long-term secular growth looks assured, it's the cyclical part of its growth that has come under scrutiny in 2018. It hasn't been an easy year for Rockwell shareholders, not least because they watched on as management rejected a $225 bid from Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) in the fall, and then watched on as its peer significantly outperformed while Rockwell's stock has declined in 2018.

• [By Max Byerly]

  Flippin Bruce & Porter Inc. decreased its holdings in Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR) by 33.6% in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 66,251 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 33,574 shares during the quarter. Flippin Bruce & Porter Inc.’s holdings in Emerson Electric were worth $4,525,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Emerson Electric (NYSE:EMR)‘s stock had its “buy” rating reissued by Cowen in a research note issued on Wednesday. They presently have a $81.00 target price on the industrial products company’s stock. Cowen’s price target points to a potential upside of 3.30% from the company’s current price.

Top Cheap Stocks For 2019: S&P Smallcap 600(PH)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Investors sold shares of Parker-Hannifin Corp (NYSE:PH) on strength during trading hours on Friday. $23.02 million flowed into the stock on the tick-up and $82.05 million flowed out of the stock on the tick-down, for a money net flow of $59.03 million out of the stock. Of all stocks tracked, Parker-Hannifin had the 25th highest net out-flow for the day. Parker-Hannifin traded up $2.45 for the day and closed at $171.53

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• [By Shane Hupp]

  ClariVest Asset Management LLC reduced its stake in shares of Parker Hannifin (NYSE:PH) by 3.0% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 122,268 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 3,773 shares during the period. ClariVest Asset Management LLC owned approximately 0.09% of Parker Hannifin worth $20,913,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Parker-Hannifin (NYSE:PH)‘s stock had its “hold” rating reaffirmed by investment analysts at Deutsche Bank in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday. They currently have a $169.00 price objective on the industrial products company’s stock. Deutsche Bank’s price target suggests a potential upside of 6.52% from the stock’s current price.

Top Cheap Stocks For 2019: Wendy's/Arby's Group Inc.(WEN)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Cannae (NYSE: CNNE) and Wendys (NASDAQ:WEN) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, profitability, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

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  In the Lightning Round, Cramer was bullish on Spirit AeroSystems (SPR) , Take-Two Interactive (TTWO) , Dunkin Brands (DNKN) and Wendy's (WEN) .

  Cramer was bearish on Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY) and Univar (UNVR) .

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Hsbc Holdings PLC lowered its position in shares of Wendys Co (NASDAQ:WEN) by 91.6% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 27,590 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock after selling 299,154 shares during the quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC’s holdings in Wendys were worth $484,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

• [By Mac Greer]

  He still has 29% of the company, he's still plastered on the pizza boxes and the marketing -- although, that's really been pulled back. Then, it's also come out this week that Wendy's (NASDAQ:WEN) and Papa John's, before all of this stuff came up over the past couple of months, they're actually in talks to have some sort of merger. Going forward, if you're the board of directors at Papa John's, I think you have to really consider that possibility. Maybe the best step forward for the company is to look for a merger or a sale, because, man, this seems like a train wreck that keeps accelerating. When you have Schnatter on the board, he would have to be in favor of a buyout or a merger for it to go through. 

• [By Rich Duprey, Daniel Miller, and Dan Caplinger]

  We asked three Motley Fool contributors to identify top stocks under $20 that investors could buy right now to generate exceptional returns. Below they discuss Crocs (NASDAQ:CROX), Sirius XM Holdings (NASDAQ:SIRI), and Wendy's (NASDAQ:WEN).

• [By Rich Duprey]

  Buyout speculation gained momentum last week after The Wall Street Journal -- citing anonymous "people familiar with the matter" -- said Nelson Peltz and his Trian Fund Management hedge fund were contemplating a takeover offer for Papa John's. Peltz also arranged a meeting between Schnatter and the management of burger joint Wendy's (NASDAQ:WEN) in late June to discuss a possible deal, according to WSJ. However, Wendy's backed away after the last Schnatter brouhaha.

Top Cheap Stocks For 2019: International Business Machines Corporation(IBM)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Timothy Green, Neha Chamaria, and Rich Smith]

  You could play the bitcoin "greater fool" game, and it might work out if you get lucky. But buying shares of high-quality companies is a much better strategy. Which stocks should you buy? Take a look at International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM), Canopy Growth (NYSE:CGC), and SolarEdge (NASDAQ:SEDG).

• [By Keith Noonan]

  It's certainly possible to record strong performance from short-term investments, but history has shown that most investors will be best served by finding great companies capable of delivering sustainable success and settling in for the long haul. With that in mind, here's why The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS), Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ:ATVI), and International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) are stocks I plan on owning for the ultra long term. 

• [By Timothy Green]

  My two favorite dividend stocks, both of which I own, are International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) and General Motors (NYSE:GM). These stocks have been knocked down by pessimism, pushing the dividend yields above 4% in each case. And those high-yield dividends are well covered by earnings, meaning that the chance of a dividend cut is slim. Here's why dividend investors should consider adding IBM and GM to their portfolios.

'Scary over the next couple of months' — boutique investing chief says 2019 rally won't last

Doug Ramsey, chief investment officer of the boutique Leuthold Group, on CNBC Wednesday laid out a series of worst case scenarios for stocks, including a "broad and deep revaluation" of the market during the next recession.

Ramsey said he sees a U.S. economic recession in the next two years that could wipe out all the stock market gains of Donald Trump's presidency. The S&P 500, as of Tuesday's close, was up 28 percent since Election Day on Nov. 8, 2016.

During the past three recessions, the S&P 500 lost about 37 percent from December 2007 to June 2009; lost about 2 percent from March 2001 to November 2001; and actually gained 5 percent from July 1990 to March 1991.

Over the next year, Ramsey believes the S&P 500 could "undercut" last year's closing low of 2,351 on Christmas Eve, which capped off a volatile year and a dismal final three months of 2018.

"I think it's going to be scary over the next couple of months," Ramsey said in a "Squawk Box" interview, a day after the S&P 500 surged nearly 1.3 percent to 2,744 for its third straight positive session. The index, however, remained about 6.8 percent below its all-time closing high of 2,930 back in September — even with the 16.7 percent gain since Dec. 24.

Ramsey, in making his case, reiterated a couple valuation comparisons he made in mid-December. He said a markdown to the same price-to-earnings ratio seen at the October 2007 top would send the S&P 500 to 2,250, about 18 percent below Tuesday's close. The same comparison but using price-to-sales would sent the index to 2,050, about 25 percent lower.

Investors might want to consider bonds rather of stocks, Ramsey suggested.

Yields on 2-year, 5-year, and 10-year Treasurys are all "below levels they hit at the Christmas-Eve lows" in the stock market, he said. "You could be back to having a 1-handle on the yields I just mentioned — 2s, 5s, and 10s. I don't think it's a bad place to park money right now; away from stocks and into the intermediate part of the Treasury curve." A 1-handle means a number below 2 percent.

Many Wall Street strategists are cautious after stocks touched a bear market — down 20 percent or more from their recent highs — at the lowest levels of 2018. But there's certainty debate on whether the market will re-test those lows.

In fact, Tom Lee, co-founder of Fundstrat Global Advisors and former J.P. Morgan chief equity strategist, told CNBC last month that he believes the Christmas Eve low could very well be a generational bottom. "I think 2,350, for a lot of reasons, is the low that people have to treat like 2009. I think what happened last year is a lot like 2008. And this year may play out a lot like 2009," he said on Jan. 31.

For all of 2009, the S&P 500 gained nearly 26.5 percent after hitting a financial crisis closing low of 676 on March 9 of that year.

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How college students can graduate with a good credit score

Young people shouldn't wait until they graduate college to start building their credit history.

Yet nearly 20 percent of people ages 18 to 22 have no credit report, according to data by credit rating company VantageScore.

People in that age range who have a credit card have an average score of 672, compared with 589 for those who don't. Scores typically start at around 300 and go up to 850.

"Establishing credit is just like getting a job," said Ted Rossman, an industry analyst at Creditcards.com. "Everyone wants you to have experience."

To start ...

Rossman recommends applying for a student credit card. "They're pretty easy to get, but there are still training wheels like a relatively low credit limit," he said.

You can compare different student cards on a number of websites, including NerdWallet and Bankrate. "Pay close attention to annual fees, interest rates and special incentives like reward programs," said Bruce McClary, vice president of communications at the National Foundation of Credit Counseling. Some student cards offer unique benefits to students, such as cash back for good grades.

To avoid being charged interest, only put expenses on your card that you'll be able to pay off each month, especially since rates are at record highs.

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If you're not approved for a credit card, you can apply for a secured card, in which you put down a deposit that becomes your credit line, said Matt Schulz, chief industry analyst at Comparecards.com. "Be sure that the card's issuer will report your payment history to the credit bureaus so you can start building your history," Schulz said.

"Start by putting small recurring purchases on it that you know you'll be able to pay off each month — your membership to Netflix or some other streaming service is a perfect example," he said. Typically within a year, you'll be able to graduate to a regular credit card.

You can also ask a parent, if he or she has a positive payment history, to add you to one of their credit cards as an authorized user. You'll benefit from their responsible habits, Rossman said.

Building your score without a credit card

Making payments on your student debt while you're still in school could improve your credit, according to SavingForCollege.com.

That's because your score is determined in part by your ability to repay debt. You'll also reduce your debt-to-income ratio — how much you owe, compared with what you make — which is another factor in your credit rating. Even $25 a month can be a help, said Mark Kantrowitz, publisher of SavingforCollege.com.

Your monthly rent may also be another opportunity to raise your credit score. Although these payments aren't usually reported to credit rating companies, there's a number of businesses that help you add the transactions to your credit record, according to SavingForCollege.com.

Those include PayLease, Rent Track and Rental Kharma. Some of these companies charge fees, however, and not all credit companies will accept the information.

The three big firms that generate credit reports for consumers are Experian, Equifax and TransUnion. You're allowed a free report from each of these companies a year, according to the Federal Trade Commission.

"It's important for people to understand that credit is a marathon and not a sprint," Schulz said. "It's about doing the right thing over and over again for years and years."

Disclosure: NBCUniversal and Comcast Ventures are investors in Acorns.

Why Autodesk Stock Gained 15% in January

What happened

Computer-aided design software specialist Autodesk (NASDAQ:ADSK) posted big returns in a good month for the broader market as the stock gained 15% in January compared to an 8% spike in the S&P 500, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence.

The rally has added to significant gains for Autodesk investors, with the stock up 35% in the past year and higher by over 200% since early 2016.

Image source: Getty Images.

So what

Autodesk announced late in the month that it had completed an almost $300 million acquisition that management sees as helping bulk up its construction project offerings. That bolt-on purchase might marginally improve its earnings profile, but the bigger driver behind last month's stock price slump was structural. Specifically, Autodesk was pulled lower in December along with the broader market, and so when indexes rallied, as they did in January, the stock was primed to benefit from the rebound to an unusually large degree.

Now what

The company has an opportunity to take charge of its growth narrative with fiscal fourth-quarter results set to publish on Feb. 28. For that report, CEO Andrew Anagnost and his team predict that booming demand for its cloud-based subscription services should continue to lift sales, with revenue likely to land at just over $700 million for a 27% spike over last year. Whether Autodesk's rally extends deeper into 2019 will depend on whether those accelerating gains, in terms of both sales and profitability, continue over the coming quarters.

Top 10 Casino Stocks To Invest In Right Now

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Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC decreased its holdings in Wynn Resorts, Limited (NASDAQ:WYNN) by 19.2% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 14,627 shares of the casino operator’s stock after selling 3,482 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Investment Management Company LLC’s holdings in Wynn Resorts were worth $2,667,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in WYNN. SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Wynn Resorts by 107.5% in the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 5,447 shares of the casino operator’s stock valued at $918,000 after acquiring an additional 78,245 shares during the last quarter. Mutual of America Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Wynn Resorts by 15.2% in the 4th quarter. Mutual of America Capital Management LLC now owns 10,272 shares of the casino operator’s stock valued at $1,732,000 after acquiring an additional 1,355 shares during the last quarter. Comerica Bank lifted its holdings in shares of Wynn Resorts by 12.3% in the 4th quarter. Comerica Bank now owns 20,684 shares of the casino operator’s stock valued at $4,149,000 after acquiring an additional 2,270 shares during the last quarter. Aperio Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Wynn Resorts by 0.9% in the 4th quarter. Aperio Group LLC now owns 35,661 shares of the casino operator’s stock valued at $6,012,000 after acquiring an additional 301 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado lifted its holdings in shares of Wynn Resorts by 3.2% in the 4th quarter. Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado now owns 16,298 shares of the casino operator’s stock valued at $2,748,000 after acquiring an additional 509 shares during the last quarter. 76.48% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Top 10 Casino Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Koss Corporation(KOSS)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Lisa Levin] Gainers Stellar Biotechnologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SBOT) rose 32 percent to $2.89 in pre-market trading after the company disclosed that it achieved robust viral clearance for its manufacturing process. Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE: BW) rose 17.7 percent to $3.03 in pre-market trading after an amended 13D filing from Steel Partners Holdings shows a raised stake in the company from 6.99 million shares to 29.98 million shares, or a 17.8 percent stake. AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACRX) shares rose 12.7 percent to $3.55 in pre-market trading after the company announced the FDA acceptance of NDA for DSUVIA. Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE: WSM) shares rose 11.7 percent to $54.95 in pre-market trading. after the company reported stronger-than-expected results for its first quarter. The company also raised its FY18 earnings and sales guidance. Bilibili Inc. (NASDAQ: BILI) shares rose 9.3 percent to $13.59 in pre-market trading after announcing Q1 results. Stein Mart, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMRT) rose 8.1 percent to $3.46 in pre-market trading after reporting strong Q1 earnings. Universal Corporation (NYSE: UVV) rose 8.1 percent to $52.35 in pre-market trading after reporting fiscal Q4 results. Marinus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRNS) rose 8.1 percent to $5.65 in pre-market trading after gaining 6.30 percent on Wednesday. CEL-SCI Corporation (NYSE: CVM) rose 6.1 percent to $3.30 in pre-market trading after climbing 9.51 percent on Wednesday. TransEnterix, Inc. (NYSE: TRXC) rose 6 percent to $3.10 in pre-market trading after reporting a loan deal for $40 million in term loans with Hercules Capital. Stage Stores, Inc. (NYSE: SSI) rose 5.6 percent to $3.40 in pre-market trading following Q1 results. Koss Corporation (NASDAQ: KOSS) shares rose 5.2 percent to $2.42 in the pre-market trading session after falling 2.54 percent on Wednesday.

   

• [By Lisa Levin] Gainers Loxo Oncology, Inc. (NASDAQ: LOXO) rose 17.1 percent to $163.30 in pre-market trading as the company disclosed that LOXO-292 Phase 1 trial abstract was selected for 'Best of ASCO'. CytomX Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: CTMX) rose 11.5 percent to $27.15 in pre-market trading after the company announced presentations at the 2018 ASCO Annual Meeting. Check-Cap Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHEK) rose 12.3 percent to $5.47 in pre-market trading after reporting narrower-than-expected Q1 loss. Flotek Industries, Inc. (NYSE: FTK) shares rose 7.1 percent to $3.62 in the pre-market trading session. Baozun Inc. (NASDAQ: BZUN) shares rose 5.8 percent to $47.65 in pre-market trading after reporting Q1 results. World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: WWE) rose 5.5 percent to $46.00 in pre-market trading. Williams Partners L.P. (NYSE: WPZ) rose 5.3 percent to $40.50 in pre-market trading after The Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE: WMB) announced agreement to acquire all public equity of Williams Partners in a $10.5 billion deal. Koss Corporation (NASDAQ: KOSS) shares rose 4.6 percent to $2.72 in pre-market trading after surging 12.55 percent on Wednesday. Enphase Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENPH) rose 4.5 percent to $5.85 in pre-market trading after gaining 5.66 percent on Wednesday. Farmer Bros. Co. (NASDAQ: FARM) rose 4.1 percent to $27 in pre-market trading after climbing 7.90 percent on Wednesday. Kosmos Energy Ltd. (NYSE: KOS) rose 4 percent to $7.70 in pre-market trading.

   

• [By Money Morning Staff Reports]

  However, Seven Star's gains are already on the books. After looking at last week's top performing penny stocks, we'll show you a penny stock on the verge of jumping over 70%…

  Penny Stock Current Share Price Last Week's Gain Seven Stars Cloud Group Inc. (Nasdaq: SSC) $4.49 175.13% Alliance MMA Inc. (Nasdaq: AMMA) $0.37 121.05% India Globalization Capital Inc. (NYSE: IGC) $1.14 74.38% Obalon Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: OBLN) $3.23 63.16% Cytori Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: CYTX) $0.56 55.76% Atlanticus Holdings Corp. (Nasdaq: ATLC) $2.85 43.55% Research Frontiers Inc. (Nasdaq: REFR) $1.28 41.37% Koss Corp. (Nasdaq: KOSS) $4.08 41.28% GLG Life Tech Corp. (TSE: GLG) $0.88 33.90% Geron Corp. (Nasdaq: GERN) $4.76 32.40%

  While those gains are already in the book, you don't have to miss out on the next penny stocks to soar.

Top 10 Casino Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Just Hold Your Nose and Dive Into Under Armour Inc (UAA)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Travis Hoium]

  Under Armour, Inc. (NYSE:UA)(NYSE:UAA) and Adidas (NASDAQOTH:ADDYY) are two of the best-known brands in the athletic world. Adidas has been around for decades, most notably dominating global soccer, while Under Armour is the hot upstart from Baltimore. 

• [By Steve Symington, Anders Bylund, and Rich Duprey]

  We asked three top Motley Fool investors to weigh in to that end. Here's why they like Under Armour (NYSE:UA)(NYSE:UAA), Helios & Matheson (NASDAQ:HMNY), and Zillow Group (NASDAQ:Z)(NASDAQ:ZG).

• [By Brian Withers]

  In September 2015, Under Armour (NYSE:UA) (NYSE:UAA) could do no wrong. The apparel and footwear manufacturer had just finished its 21st consecutive quarter of 20%-plus revenue growth and released an aggressive strategic plan that promised to more than double the revenue of the company to $7.5 billion by 2018. Investors were impressed and the company's stock hit an all-time high. But since then, things have not gone according to plan and the stock has fallen over 50% from its high. Growth has slowed in many of its key businesses and management's current expectations for 2018 will significantly miss the strategic plan forecasts.

• [By Jeremy Bowman]

  Nike's recent move draws a sharp contrast with statements by Under Armour (NYSE:UA) (NYSE:UAA) CEO Kevin Plank last year, when he aligned himself with President Trump shortly after the inauguration. At a time when Trump was immersed in controversy following the chaotic implementation of the administration's travel ban, Plank called Trump a "real asset for the country," citing his business experience and business-friendly policies. Plank was immediately confronted with a backlash of his own making as fans threatened to boycott the brand. NBA star point guard Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors and Under Armour's marquee star, pushed back against Plank, saying that Trump was an asset if you take off the last two letters from the word. Actor and retired professional wrestler Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson expressed a similar sentiment. 

• [By Paul Ausick]

  Risk Based Security assigns each data breach a severity score ranging from 10 (most severe) to 1 (least severe). Here’s the list, along with severity score, number of exposed records and how the breach occurred.

  Facebook: score 10; 87 million user profile details; classified as fraud Undisclosed — India: score 10; 1.19 million names and unique identification numbers (Aadhaar numbers); classified as fraud Under Armour Inc. (NYSE: UAA): score 9.7; 150 million records of MyFitnessPal app users; classified as hacking Orbitz: score 8.5; 880,000 records stolen; classified as hacking Undisclosed — Swizerland: score 8.2; 800,000 personally identifiable records stolen; classified as hacking Health South-East — Norway: score 8.2; 2.9 million medical records stolen; classified as hacking The Sacramento Bee: score 8.0; 19.5 million voter records and 53,000 subscriber names exposed due to misconfigured database; classified as web Ontario Political Conservative party: score 7.7; 1 million members and voter information held for ransom; classified as virus MBM company (Limogés Jewelry): score 7.5; 1.3 million customer records exposed due to misconfigured database; classified as web Phoenix Insurance: score 7.4; 500,000 names and medical and family histories stolen; classified as hacking

  According to Risk Based Security, three of the five largest breaches of all time occurred last year, and the largest only missed being included in the 2017 total by about two weeks. Here are the five biggest breaches ever:

Top 10 Casino Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Entercom Communications Corporation(ETM)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Entercom Communications (NYSE:ETM) was downgraded by research analysts at Noble Financial from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report released on Wednesday, The Fly reports.

• [By Money Morning News Team]

  Entercomm Communications Corp. (NYSE: ETM) is a Pennsylvania-based broadcasting and radio network corporation that was founded in 1968.

  The company owns 235 radio stations across 48 media markets and is the second-largest radio company in the United States. The company began its digital marketing arm in 2014 and announced the acquisition of Lincoln Financial Media the same year.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Entercom Communications (NYSE:ETM) saw unusually large options trading activity on Thursday. Stock investors acquired 31,151 call options on the stock. This is an increase of 1,443% compared to the typical volume of 2,019 call options.

Top 10 Casino Stocks To Invest In Right Now: CBRE Group, Inc.(CBG)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By WWW.GURUFOCUS.COM]

  For the details of Jeff Ubben's stock buys and sells, go to http://www.gurufocus.com/StockBuy.php?GuruName=Jeff+Ubben

  These are the top 5 holdings of Jeff UbbenTwenty-First Century Fox Inc (FOX) - 53,326,334 shares, 18.41% of the total portfolio. Alliance Data Systems Corp (ADS) - 5,877,400 shares, 15.07% of the total portfolio. CBRE Group Inc (CBG) - 24,916,923 shares, 10.92% of the total portfolio. Shares reduced by 13.72%KKR & Co LP (KKR) - 47,750,000 shares, 10.18% of the total portfolio. Shares added by 4.82%Morgan Stanley (MS) - 17,959,620 shares,
• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Peel Hunt reaffirmed their hold rating on shares of Close Brothers Group (LON:CBG) in a report issued on Tuesday.

  Several other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on CBG. Shore Capital reiterated a hold rating on shares of Close Brothers Group in a report on Wednesday, July 18th. Numis Securities upgraded Close Brothers Group to an add rating in a report on Wednesday, July 18th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. The company has a consensus rating of Hold and a consensus target price of GBX 1,561.30 ($20.34).

Top 10 Casino Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc.(POT)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Media stories about Potash Co. of Saskatchewan (NYSE:POT) (TSE:POT) 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. Potash Co. of Saskatchewan earned a daily sentiment score of 0.23 on Accern’s scale. Accern also gave media coverage about the fertilizer maker an impact score of 45.852138495875 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.

• [By Max Byerly]

  PotCoin (CURRENCY:POT) traded 4% lower against the U.S. dollar during the 24-hour period ending at 0:00 AM Eastern on June 4th. PotCoin has a total market capitalization of $18.72 million and approximately $73,221.00 worth of PotCoin was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. In the last seven days, PotCoin has traded up 2.6% against the U.S. dollar. One PotCoin coin can now be purchased for approximately $0.0850 or 0.00001147 BTC on exchanges including CoinExchange, Tux Exchange, Trade By Trade and Bleutrade.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Headlines about Potash Co. of Saskatchewan (NYSE:POT) (TSE:POT) have trended positive this week, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. The research group rates the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing more than twenty million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Potash Co. of Saskatchewan earned a news impact score of 0.43 on Accern’s scale. Accern also gave media coverage about the fertilizer maker an impact score of 45.4285202328488 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock’s share price in the next few days.

Top 10 Casino Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Exelon Corporation(EXC)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Motley Fool Staff]

  As most investors in the industrials space know, General Electric (NYSE:GE) is in the midst of a long transformation in which the formerly sprawling conglomerate is paring itself down to its core businesses. But as host Chris Hill and senior analyst Jason Moser note in this segment from MarketFoolery, that strategy means the remaining segments have even more weight to carry, and the company feels it more keenly when there's a problem in one of them. Thus, the recently revealed issues that power company Exelon (NYSE:EXC) has had with blades in GE's flagship model gas turbines loom even larger, and led JPMorgan to downgrade the stock. What do GE shareholders have to look forward to?

• [By Max Byerly]

  Get a free copy of the Zacks research report on Exelon (EXC)

  For more information about research offerings from Zacks Investment Research, visit Zacks.com

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Skba Capital Management LLC reduced its stake in Exelon Co. (NYSE:EXC) by 1.0% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 199,350 shares of the energy giant’s stock after selling 2,000 shares during the quarter. Skba Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Exelon were worth $8,492,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Top 10 Casino Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Almost Family Inc(AFAM)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Max Byerly]

  Schwab Charles Investment Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Almost Family Inc (NASDAQ:AFAM) by 12.6% during the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 62,175 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 6,953 shares during the quarter. Schwab Charles Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Almost Family were worth $3,482,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Top 10 Casino Stocks To Invest In Right Now: GWG Holdings, Inc(GWGH)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Get a free copy of the Zacks research report on GWG (GWGH)

  For more information about research offerings from Zacks Investment Research, visit Zacks.com

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Get a free copy of the Zacks research report on GWG (GWGH)

  For more information about research offerings from Zacks Investment Research, visit Zacks.com

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Get a free copy of the Zacks research report on GWG (GWGH)

  For more information about research offerings from Zacks Investment Research, visit Zacks.com

• [By Logan Wallace]

  ValuEngine cut shares of GWG (NASDAQ:GWGH) from a sell rating to a strong sell rating in a report issued on Friday morning.

  Several other equities analysts have also issued reports on GWGH. Zacks Investment Research lowered GWG from a strong-buy rating to a hold rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 17th. Maxim Group reissued a buy rating and issued a $14.00 price target on shares of GWG in a research note on Thursday, August 16th.

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Here are some of the news articles that may have effected Accern Sentiment’s analysis:

  Get GWG alerts: Critical Review: Citizens (CIA) vs. GWG (GWGH) (americanbankingnews.com) (Watch) Zibanejad scores in Sweden’s win over Russia (sny.tv) GWG Holdings’ (GWGH) CEO Jon Sabes on Q1 2018 Results – Earnings Call Transcript (msn.com) Edited Transcript of GWGH earnings conference call or presentation 14-May-18 8:30pm GMT (finance.yahoo.com) DWWA judge profile: Davide Buongiorno (decanter.com)

  A number of equities research analysts recently commented on the company. Zacks Investment Research raised GWG from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $9.25 price target for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 11th. ValuEngine lowered GWG from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Monday, May 14th. Finally, Maxim Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $14.00 target price on shares of GWG in a research report on Tuesday, January 23rd.

Top 10 Casino Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Lifetime Brands Inc.(LCUT)

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 Ethan Ryder]

  Headlines about Lifetime Brands (NASDAQ:LCUT) have been trending somewhat positive on Thursday, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. Accern identifies positive and negative media coverage by analyzing more than twenty million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Lifetime Brands earned a coverage optimism score of 0.04 on Accern’s scale. Accern also gave headlines about the company an impact score of 49.3717790934575 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company’s share price in the near future.

Top 10 Casino Stocks To Invest In Right Now: The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc.(BONT)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Adam Levine-Weinberg]

  Last week, bankrupt department store operator Bon-Ton Stores (NASDAQ:BONT) made one last desperate bid to survive. A group led by mall owners Namdar Realty Group and Washington Prime Group (NYSE:WPG) signed a letter of intent to buy the company out of bankruptcy and continue operating at least some of its stores.

• [By Adam Levine-Weinberg]

  Not long ago, liquidation seemed inevitable for bankrupt department store operator Bon-Ton Stores Inc. (NASDAQ:BONT). The company's desperate attempt to restructure outside the bankruptcy process failed earlier this year when it couldn't find an investor willing to finance a comeback effort.

• [By Adam Levine-Weinberg]

  In 2018, TJX will benefit from a lower tax rate and easier year-over-year comparisons. It is also likely to be one of the biggest beneficiaries of Bon-Ton Stores' (NASDAQ:BONT) pending liquidation. This could send TJX stock to new heights later this year.

• [By Adam Levine-Weinberg]

  However, the outlook for J.C. Penney stock could be improving as competition in the department store sector starts to wane. Sears Holdings (NASDAQ:SHLD) recently revealed another round of store closures. Furthermore, Bon-Ton (NASDAQ:BONT) announced this week that it will liquidate after its attempt to emerge from bankruptcy as a going concern failed.