Sunday, May 31, 2015

10 Best Consumer Stocks To Watch Right Now

BALTIMORE (Stockpickr) --�Everything's hunky-dory over in the market right now. The S&P 500 has extended its year-to-date gains to more than 28%, consumer sentiment numbers are the highest they've been in months, and investors are feeling good again about the New Year.

>>5 Stocks Under $10 Set to Soar

But that doesn't mean that investors are bullish on everything right now. In fact, there's a long list of stocks they hate.

Hate is a powerful emotion in the markets. It's powerful because, more often than not, it's wrong. The fact is, the stocks that investors want to give coal to this Christmas are really the ones that could hand over the most gains in 2014. I realize that sounds anti-intuitive, but historically, buying Wall Street's hate list has paid off.

Over the last decade, buying the most hated and heavily shorted large and mid-cap stocks (the top two quartiles of all shortable stocks by market capitalization) would have beaten the S&P 500 by 9.28% each and every year. That's some material outperformance during a decade when decent returns were very hard to come by.

Best Oil Service Stocks To Own Right Now: Philip Morris International Inc(PM)

Philip Morris International Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products in markets outside of the United States. Its international product brand line comprises Marlboro, Merit, Parliament, Virginia Slims, L&M, Chesterfield, Bond Street, Lark, Muratti, Next, Philip Morris, and Red & White. The company also offers its products under the A Mild, Dji Sam Soe, and A Hijau in Indonesia; Diana in Italy; Optima and Apollo-Soyuz in the Russian Federation; Morven Gold in Pakistan; Boston in Colombia; Belmont, Canadian Classics, and Number 7 in Canada; Best and Classic in Serbia; f6 in Germany; Delicados in Mexico; Assos in Greece; and Petra in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. It operates primarily in the European Union, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Canada, and Latin America. The company is based in New York, New York.

Advisors' Opinion:
  • [By Selena Maranjian]

    Other large-cap stocks didn't do quite so well over the last year but could see their fortunes change in years to come. Philip Morris International (NYSE: PM  ) , for example, gained 5% and yields 4.1%. With domestic tobacco companies challenged by tightening regulations, rising taxes, and a shrinking smoking base, many have assumed that Philip Morris is the best bet in tobacco. But in the third quarter, it posted the weakest results, with volume taking a sizable drop and a strong dollar reducing its earnings. Bulls like its innovation and share buybacks.

  • [By Kelley Wright]

    Tobacco is a controversial business; but for Philip Morris International (PM), it's a market basically unaffected by economic slowdowns or rising commodity prices, which means it is stable and defensive; a combination we can live with. We also like the $3.76 dividend, outstanding growth, and a five-year average return on equity of over 160.

  • [By Aaron Smith]

    The stock price for Reynolds American (RAI), parent company of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., fell about 3%. Other Big Tobacco stocks followed suit, with shares of Altria Group (MO) slipping about 2%. Philip Morris (PM) falling about 1% and Lorillard (LO) dropping nearly 3%.

  • [By Ben Levisohn]

    Shares of Lorillard have jumped 4.6% to $51.29 at 1:32 p.m. today, while Reynolds American has gained 2.5% to $52.12 and British American Tobacco has dropped 1.1% to $107.62. Altria Group (MO), meanwhile, has risen 0.4% to $36.43 and Philip Morris International (PM) has declined 0.9% to $80.21.

10 Best Consumer Stocks To Watch Right Now: Omega Protein Corporation(OME)

Omega Protein Corporation, a nutritional ingredient company, engages in the processing, marketing, and distribution of fish meal, oil, and soluble products. The company produces and sells various protein and oil products derived from menhaden, a herring-like species of fish found in the U.S. coastal waters of the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico. Its fish meal products include the Special Select, a premium grade fish meal that is targeted for monogastrics, including baby pigs, pets, shrimps, and fish; SeaLac, a premium grade fish meal that is targeted for the ruminant industry; and Fair Average Quality Meal, a commodity grade fish meal that is used in protein blends for catfish, pets, and other animals. Omega Protein Corporation?s fish oil products comprise crude unrefined fish oil, refined fish oil, and food grade oils. Its oil products are used in food production, feed production, certain industrial applications, and dietary supplements. The company?s fish solubles in clude Neptune fish concentrate that is used as the attractant in commercial baits, as well as in shrimp and finfish diets; OmegaGrow, a liquid soil or foliar-applied fertilizer for plant nutrition; and OmegaGrow Plus, a liquid foliar-applied fertilizer for plant nutrition that also helps to control insect and fungus problems. The company sells its products in the United States Mexico, Europe, Canada, Asia, and South and Central America. Omega Protein Corporation was founded in 1998 and is based in Houston, Texas.

Advisors' Opinion:
  • [By Garrett Cook]

    Non-cyclical consumer goods & services shares fell 0.76 percent on Tuesday. Top losers in the sector included Diamond Foods (NASDAQ: DMND), down 4.2 percent, and Omega Protein (NYSE: OME), off 3.6 percent.

  • [By Monica Gerson]

    Omega Protein (NYSE: OME) is projected to report its Q4 earnings at $0.32 per share on revenue of $69.47 million.

    Douglas Dynamics (NYSE: PLOW) is estimated to post its Q4 earnings at $0.25 per share on revenue of $57.68 million.

10 Best Consumer Stocks To Watch Right Now: Elecsys Corporation(ESYS)

Elecsys Corporation provides data acquisition systems, machine to machine (M2M) communication technology solutions, and custom electronic equipment for critical industrial applications in the United States and internationally. The company designs and manufactures wireless remote monitoring and telemetry solutions to the energy infrastructure sector, as well as other industrial markets under the Pipeline Watchdog and NTG brand names. It also provides process monitoring, data communication, and cyber security solutions under the SensorCast, Director, and zONeGUARD brand names; smart asset tagging solutions based on radio frequency identification (RFID) technologies, which include custom tags, readers, and software under the brand name of eXtremeTAG; custom electronic design and manufacturing services (EDMS) under the DCI brand name; and ultra-rugged handheld computing solutions, as well as handheld computers, printers, peripherals, and application software under the brand na me of Radix. In addition, the company designs, manufactures, and tests a range of electronic assemblies, including circuit boards, high-frequency electronic modules, microelectronic assemblies, and turn-key products; and provides liquid crystal displays (LCDs) devices and modules, and hardware and software design services to its original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) partners, as well as offers integrated data collection and reporting solutions. It primarily serves energy infrastructure, safety and security systems, industrial controls, irrigation and water management, transportation, military, and aerospace markets. Elecsys Corporation was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Olathe, Kansas.

Advisors' Opinion:
  • [By John Udovich]

    Small cap machine-to-machine (M2M) stock Elecsys Corp (NASDAQ: ESYS) jumped 8.99% yesterday and is up 254% over the past year, meaning it might be time to take a closer look at the stock and its performance verses other small cap M2M stocks like Digi International Inc (NASDAQ: DGII), Numerex Corp (NASDAQ: NMRX) and Sierra Wireless, Inc (NASDAQ: SWIR). First of all though, I should mention that machine-to-machine (M2M) broadly refers to technologies that allow both wireless and wired systems to communicate with other devices of the same type and this can be through any type of technology ranging from instruments to networks to applications that create connections between devices.

10 Best Consumer Stocks To Watch Right Now: Pilgrim's Pride Corporation(PPC)

Pilgrim's Corp. produces, processes, markets, and distributes fresh and frozen chicken products to retailers, distributors, and foodservice operators primarily in the United States. Its fresh chicken products consist of refrigerated (non-frozen) whole or cut-up chicken; and pre-marinated or non-marinated, as well as prepackaged case-ready chicken, which includes various combinations of freshly refrigerated, whole chickens, and chicken parts. The company also offers a range of prepared chicken products, including portion-controlled breast fillets, tenderloins and strips, delicatessen products, salads, formed nuggets and patties, and bone-in chicken parts. In addition, it exports whole chickens and chicken parts to approximately 95 countries, including Mexico, Russia, Puerto Rico, and China. The company was formerly known as Pilgrim's Pride Corporation. Pilgrim's Corp. was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in Greeley, Colorado. Pilgrim's Corp. operates as a subsidiary of JBS USA Holdings, Inc.

Advisors' Opinion:
  • [By Peter Graham]

    Small cap poultry processing stock Sanderson Farms, Inc (NASDAQ: SAFM), who�� potential peers include mid cap Pilgrim's Pride Corporation (NASDAQ: PPC) and large cap Tyson Foods, Inc (NYSE: TSN), has elevated short interest of 39.09% according to Highshortinterest.com. Its worth noting though that mid cap Pilgrim's Pride Corporation is actually the most shorted stock on the market as it has short interest of 61.64%�after it and Tyson Foods, Inc battled for control of Hillshire Brands�with the latter ultimately prevailing last summer.

10 Best Consumer Stocks To Watch Right Now: California Grapes International Inc (CAGR)

California Grapes International, Inc., formerly China Food Services, Corp., incorporated in 1992, conducts its primary business operations as an importer, exporter and distributor of staple, organic, specialty, and gourmet foods and beverages, catering to the Asian Pacific Rim. The Company owns and operates Golden Dragon Food & Beverage Import & Export Company of Hong Kong, Ltd. (GDHK) in central Hong Kong and Beijing Flying Golden Dragon International Trading Co., Ltd. in China (BFGD). Golden Dragon Holdings, Inc. has agreements with the United State food manufacturers. It acts as a buying agent for GDHK, negotiating vendor contracts and services with the United States food and beverage industry partners.

The Company focuses to offer wholesale food distribution to grocery chains and independent food stores throughout China. The Company focuses on purchasing goods directly from manufactures in the United States, Latin America and Europe, and distributes these products to distributors, grocery stores, supermarkets and hypermarkets throughout China.

Advisors' Opinion:
  • [By ovenerio]

    As we can see in the next chart, the stock price has an upward trend in the five-year period. If you had invested $10.000 five years ago, today you could have $35.458, which represents a 28.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR).

10 Best Consumer Stocks To Watch Right Now: Lancaster Colony Corporation(LANC)

Lancaster Colony Corporation engages in the manufacture and marketing of consumer products focusing primarily on specialty foods for the retail and foodservice markets in the United States. The company operates in two segments, Specialty Foods, and Glassware and Candles. The Specialty Foods segment produces and sells food products, including salad dressings and sauces under the Marzetti, T. Marzetti, Cardini?s, Pfeiffer, and Girard?s brands; fruit glazes, vegetable dips, and fruit dips under T. Marzetti brand; Greek yogurt vegetable dips under the Otria brand; frozen breads under New York BRAND and Mamma Bella brands; frozen Parkerhouse style yeast dinner rolls and sweet rolls, as well as biscuits, under the Sister Schubert?s, Marshall?s, and Mary B?s brands; premium dry egg noodles under the Inn Maid and Amish Kitchen brands; frozen specialty noodles and pastas under the Reames and Aunt Vi?s brands; croutons and related products under the New York BRAND, Texas Toast , Chatham Village, Cardini?s, and T. Marzetti brands; and caviar under the Romanoff brand. This segment markets its products through sales personnel, food brokers, and distributors to retail, club store, foodservice, and industrial markets. The Glassware and Candles segment produces and markets candles, candle accessories, and other home fragrance products in various sizes, forms, and fragrance in retail markets to mass merchants, supermarkets, drug stores, and specialty shops under the Candle-lite brand name. This segment also sells candles, glassware, and various other products to customers in commercial markets, including restaurants, hotels, hospitals, and schools. The company was founded in 1961 and is based in Columbus, Ohio.

Advisors' Opinion:
  • [By Rich Duprey]

    Specialty-foods maker�Lancaster Colony� (NASDAQ: LANC  ) �announced yesterday�its second-quarter dividend of $0.40 per share, a 5% increase over the $0.38 per share payout it's made the last two quarters. It marks the 200th consecutive dividend payment it has made putting it in elite company, as only 16 other companies have�increased its regular cash dividend each year for 50 consecutive years.

10 Best Consumer Stocks To Watch Right Now: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.(PHG)

Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. engages in the healthcare, consumer lifestyle, and lighting product businesses worldwide. The company offers screening, diagnosis, treatment, monitoring, and health management services in cardio-pulmonary, oncology, and women?s health areas. Its healthcare products and solutions include X-rays, computed tomography, magnetic resonance, nuclear medicine, and ultrasound imaging equipment; and cardiology informatics and diagnostic electrocardiography, radiology information systems, picture archiving and communication systems, patient monitoring and clinical informatics, perinatal care, and therapeutic care systems. The company?s healthcare products and solutions also consist of sleep management and respiratory care, medical alert, remote cardiac, and remote patient management services. In addition, it offers consultancy, site planning and project management, clinical, education, equipment financing, asset management, and equipment mainten ance and repair services. The company?s consumer lifestyle products and solutions comprise mother and childcare, oral healthcare, male grooming, skincare, and beauty products; coffee, floor and garment care, kitchen, water and air, and beverage appliances; and communication and control, audio and multimedia, speech processing, headphones and accessories, and home cinema and video products. Its lighting solutions include lamps, including incandescent, halogens, fluorescent, high-intensity discharge, and LED lamps; consumer luminaires for functional, decorative, lifestyle, and scene-setting applications; professional luminaires for city beautification, and road, sports, shop/hospitality, and industry lighting applications; systems and controls, that include electronic and electromagnetic gears, controls, modules, and drivers; automotive lighting, such as car headlights, car signaling, and interior; and packaged LEDs. The company was founded in 1891 and is headquartered in Ams terdam, the Netherlands.

Advisors' Opinion:
  • [By Jake L'Ecuyer]

    Koninklijke Philips NV (NYSE: PHG) was down, falling 5.52 percent to $32.68 after the company reported a drop in its Q1 profit.

    Commodities
    In commodity news, oil traded down 1.91 percent to $102.38, while gold traded down 0.52 percent to $1,281.80. Silver traded up 0.05 percent Tuesday to $19.36, while copper rose 0.10 percent to $3.03.

  • [By Rich Duprey]

    In partnership with Philips (NYSE: PHG  ) , the sound specialist is developing a suite of technologies that are used during production and in the TV sets themselves that allows viewers to see a picture in�3-D without having to wear glasses. Moreover, the technology works�on any 3-D TV, tablet, laptop, or smartphone, and can convert any 2-D display into an equally sharp 3-D display.

Thursday, May 28, 2015

Hold on to Bed Bath and Beyond (BBBY) … at Least for Now

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Welcome to the Stock of the Day. As I write this, shares of Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY) are finally moving up after heading down over 6% after the big box retailer released fourth-quarter results.

BedBathAndBeyondLogo 150x150 Hold on to Bed Bath and Beyond (BBBY) ... at Least for NowIs this pullback a red flag for problems down the road or a good buying opportunity?

We’ll find out in today’s Stock of the Day.

Company Overview

If you have a kid in college or if you are in charge of your home’s decor, you have probably stepped foot in a Bed Bath & Beyond. There are over 1,000 of these stores spread across North America and they specialize in selling home furnishings as well as food, giftware, beauty care items as well as baby merchandise. Bed Bath and Beyond Inc. also operates a number of other store chains, including Christmas Tree Shops, Harmon, Harmon Face Values and buybuy Baby.

Earnings Rundown

For the fiscal fourth quarter Bed Bath & Beyond reported net earnings of $333.3 million, or $1.60 per share, on $3.20 billion in net sales. Compared with the year ago quarter this represents a 11% drop in profits and a 6% decline in sales. Analysts had called for $1.60 EPS on $3.22 billion in sales so Bed Bath & Beyond matched earnings estimates and missed sales estimates.

What really sent shares lower this week was the company’s weak guidance. Looking ahead to the first quarter, management anticipates earnings between 92 cents to 96 cents per share. For fiscal 2014 the company expects earnings per share to increase by a mid-single digit percentage. Both the short-term view and the long-term view come below analyst estimates.

Current Ratings

Before you buy any stock, you should always run it through my free Portfolio Grader ratings system. Bed Bath and Beyond stock has sustained significant losses since December; the holiday season was not good to Bed Bath & Beyond.

That’s mostly because the buying pressure dropped off after the company missed earnings projections for the third quarter. BBBY receives a D for its Quantitative Grade. On the fundamentals side, the company also needs some work.

Of the eight financial metrics I graded it on, it received Cs on five (including sales growth, operating margin growth and earnings growth), Ds on earnings surprises, and As on two (cash flow and return on equity). These grades average to a C Fundamental Grade, and I don’t expect this to improve once we’ve plugged the latest quarterly data in.

Bottom Line: As of this posting I consider BBBY a C-rated Hold.

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Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Tesla Motors: 5 Things I Hate About You

Shares of Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA  ) earlier this week touched $200 per share for the first time in its history -- a valuation that at one point pegged Tesla at a whopping $25 billion, making it worth nearly half of General Motors (NYSE: GM  ) , which currently commands just a $56.5 billion valuation.

While most investors are cheering on this astronomical rally, which has seen Tesla shares sextuple in less than a year, I couldn't be more opposed to it. You see, I'm one of the very few brazen investors with the guts (or insanity) to bet against Tesla Motors. On Monday, I added to my existing short position in spite of recent strength in the company.

Before I review why I'm short and lend my opinion on why I added to my short position, let's have a look at the bullish side of the argument so that we can have a better understanding of why Tesla shares have rallied as furiously as they have over the past year.


Source: Tesla Motors.

Why Tesla's share price is up 500%
The primary factor pushing Tesla higher is its revolutionary product and its innovative leader. As Foolish auto guru John Rosevear noted in our discussion of CEO Elon Musk in December, Tesla is the only major car brand to be successfully introduced over the past 50 years. The United States' major carmakers have plotted for years the varying ways they could bring a purely electric vehicle to market, but none have achieved success on such a scale as Tesla and its Model S, which has nearly triple the driving range of some of its peers.

Tesla's success is quite evident via its order history, which has exceeded the company's expectations in each of the past three quarters, resulting in adjusted profits in 2013 for the first time in Tesla's history. In other words, the viability of Tesla's operations has been demonstrated and is no longer in question, allowing investors to instead focus on what the ceiling for Tesla's product could be.

Now let's look at some of the reasons I've decided to add to my short position in Tesla.

Tesla: 5 things I hate about you
There are a number of factors that have me believing Tesla is grossly overpriced. But rather than ramble on, I've narrowed my dislike of Tesla into five separate components.

1. Production capacity relative to value
Perhaps nothing turns me off to Tesla more than the fact that it's valued at $24 billion despite having produced fewer than 28,000 total EVs (assuming 6,700 deliveries in the fourth quarter) since its inception in 2003. By comparison, Toyota Motor (NYSE: TM  ) is capable of producing that amount in just over one day! Yet if you compare the valuation on these two companies, you'll see Tesla is worth about one-eighth the value of Toyota, the world's most valuable auto manufacturer. That certainly doesn't make sense to me.

Tesla has a number of ongoing production expansion initiatives that could bring total unit capacity to 40,000 by the end of 2014. While that's an improvement, it's still just a spec on the radar when compared to Toyota and General Motors, which are fully capable of 9 million-10 million units of production annually. What this equates to is a production value per car of about $1 million for a Tesla Model S, compared to an average value per vehicle of $5,000-$20,000 for the major worldwide automakers.

Now, understand that I'm not oblivious to the fact that the Model S is a revolutionary step up in EV quality, or that it won Motor Trend's car of the year award in 2013, but a premium that's at least 50 times higher than Toyota just doesn't make any sense.

2. A lack of EV-based infrastructure
The pace at which EV charging stations are popping up across the U.S. is improving, but the infrastructure is in no way as encompassing as the 500% rise in Tesla's share price would make it appear.

According to U.S. Census Bureau figures from the beginning of the year, there are 121,446 total gas stations in the U.S. deriving $249 billion in annual sales and employing close to 927,000 people. This figure isn't too surprising as fossil-fuel-powered vehicles dominate our roads.

Source: Tesla Motors.

Looking at EVs, we have some 20,100 charging parking stalls located across the United States as of October. However, these are merely stalls to charge your vehicle and don't allow you to pull in, "fuel up" per se, and leave. Charging your EV can require, according to Tesla's interactive app, anywhere from nine-and-a-half hours to fully charge in a 240-volt outlet to 52 hours for a full charge in a standard 120-volt outlet in order to get up to 300 miles out of the vehicle!

The solution to that is Tesla's Supercharger stations, which can quickly recharge a battery up to 50% of capacity within 20 minutes. This is, without question, the closest direct comparison to the gas stations we have now. Tesla notes on its website that it currently has 74 of these supercharging stations in service in the U.S.

Now, you do the math: 121,446 versus 74! Maybe now it's easier to understand why I feel a current lack of infrastructure should be a big impediment to Tesla's current valuation.

3. No GAAP profits
I don't blame this one bit on Tesla, but Wall Street and investors got into a nasty habit years ago of calculating profits and losses with the intent of excluding one-time costs and benefits. As it relates to the bottom line, though, these costs and benefits can be crucial in our understanding of a company.

As I stated above, Tesla has indeed turned profitable on a non-GAAP, or adjusted, basis over the past year as auto sale prices have improved and higher-margin cars with 85-kWh-battery packs, which have better driving range, were sold. But this non-GAAP profit only tells half the story.

For one, we have to factor in Tesla's highly coveted zero-emission-vehicle credits, which afforded it roughly $122 million in total revenue through its first three quarters of fiscal 2013 -- that's nearly 9% of Tesla's total revenue in 2013. In 2014 and beyond, these credits will be nonexistent. Once you factor back in things such as lease accounting, stock-based compensation, and non-cash interest expensing, Tesla actually produced a GAAP loss of $0.32 per share in the third quarter and has lost $57.8 million through the end of the third quarter in 2013. Even removing these factors and focusing strictly on automotive sales and then removing costs of production, R&D, and selling, general, and administrative expenses, you'll see that Tesla is still losing money. 

In other words, let's not kid ourselves that Tesla is a profitable powerhouse just yet.

4. Its cars are still too exclusionary
Even as a short-seller, I'd be lying through my teeth if I didn't note that Tesla's Model S is a genuinely beautiful car. I remember seeing it for the first time and thinking BMW had done something truly amazing with its 7-series only to discover it was a Model S. But looks can also be deceiving.

Source: Pestoverde, Flickr.

With that revolutionary car comes a revolutionary price tag of $70,000-$100,000, effectively pricing the majority of the population out of owning a Model S. Furthermore, because the vehicle is so new, and there is no used EV market for comparative purposes, you can't lease a Model S, either. Plainly put, you can either afford a Model S, or you can't.

Even for those who are able to afford the Model S, there's still a question of charging viability. If you live in a swank downtown condo, there's a possibility that you're only choice is to park out on the street, which is fine for any fossil-fuel-powered vehicle, but it doesn't work when you have an EV that demands a plug for charging purposes.

Tesla's vehicles are clearly unique, but they're still far too exclusionary to become a mainstream item on our roadways.

5. Poor history of meeting deadlines
This last factor I've touched on a number of times previously -- and it's somewhat negated by having an innovator and risk-taker like Elon Musk as your CEO. Namely, Tesla has had a really hard time meeting its production and development timelines.

I probably already know what you're thinking: "The market is forward-looking and doesn't care what Tesla's done in the past. Look at the fourth quarter, when Tesla dramatically beat its production guidance!" While I'll admit recent Model S production is hitting the mark, it hasn't always been that way for Tesla. In fact, the debut of the Model S was delayed a number of times, and it isn't the only casualty.

Last year, Tesla announced it would be delaying the debut of the Model X SUV a full year until late 2014 from an expected commercial production date of late 2013. The inability to stay on course is a point that's frustrated me with Tesla in the past, and it's one that current shareholders seem largely OK with ignoring. Tell me, what happens when the considerably cheaper Model E, which is expected to debut in 2017, gets pushed out a year or two like all of its preceding models? My guess is some very unhappy shareholders. 

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Monday, May 25, 2015

Top 10 Solar Companies To Invest In 2016

Top 10 Solar Companies To Invest In 2016: Renesola Ltd.(SOL)

ReneSola Ltd, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of solar wafers and solar power products. It offers virgin polysilicons, monocrystalline and multicrystalline solar wafers, and photovoltaic cells and modules. The company also provides cell and module processing services. Its products are used in a range of residential, commercial, industrial, and other solar power generation systems. The company sells its solar wafers primarily to solar cell and module manufacturers. It principally operates in Mainland China, Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Korea, India, Australia, Germany, Italy, Spain, Belgium, France, the Czech Republic, and the United States. The company was founded in 2003 and is based in Jiashan, the People?s Republic of China.

Advisors' Opinion:
  • [By Travis Hoium]

    There will be winners, though. Shares of polysilicon maker Renewable Energy fell 7% in trading immediately after the announcement because the company will likely see either lower prices or lower demand. But shares of GCL Poly, who manufactures in China and is the biggest polysilicon maker in the world, jumped 4% on Friday after the news was announced.Renesola (NYSE: SOL  ) and LDK Solar (NYSE: LDK  ) also have lots of unused polysilicon capacity that will likely experience more demand because of the move. The question is if they have sufficient quality to supply the industry.

  • [By Dan Caplinger]

    On Thursday, ReneSola (NYSE: SOL  ) will release its latest quarterly results. The key to making smart investment decisions on stocks reporting earnings is to anticipate how they'll do before they announce results, leaving you fully prepared to respond quickly to whatever inevitable surprises arise. That way, you'll be less likely to make an uninformed knee-jerk reaction to news that turns out to be exactly the wrong move.

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    ReneSola Ltd.(SOL) said it is being probed as part of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s antidumping investigation of solar products imports. The Chinese solar-products company said it has temporarily stopped shipping products to the U.S. that fall within the scope of the probe and it intends to fully cooperate with the investigation proceedings. Shares dropped 3.6% to $3.78 premarket.

  • [By Monica Gerson]

    Breaking news

    Vitran Corporation (NASDAQ: VTNC) announced today that it has entered into a definitive arrangement agreement with TransForce pursuant to which TransForce has agreed to acquire all of the outstanding common shares of Vitran not already owned by TransForce for US$6.50 in cash per share, in accordance with TransForce's prior proposal. To read the full news, click here. ReneSola (NYSE: SOL) today announced it signed a Memorandum of Intent (MOI) to sell three utility-scale projects in Western China, with a total capacity of 60MW, to Jiangsu Akcome Solar Science & Technology Co on December 30, 2013. To read the full news, click here. Cooper Tire & Rubber Company (NYSE: CTB) today announced it has terminated the merger agreement with Apollo Tyres (NSE:ApolloTYRE). To read the full news, click here. RedHill Biopharma (NASDAQ: RDHL) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with leading healthcare investor OrbiMed Israel Partners Limited Partnership, an affiliate of OrbiMed Advisors LLC, for the sale of RedHill's American Depository Shares and warrants in a private placement transactionor a total sum of $6.0 million. To read the full news, click here.

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Sunday, May 24, 2015

Australia’s Murky Foreign-Investment Process

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Following the Australian government’s recent rejection of Archer Daniels Midland Co’s (NYSE: ADM) AUD3.2 billion bid to acquire GrainCorp Ltd (ASX: GNC, OTC: GRCLF), we noted that some skeptics were wondering whether Australia is still open for business, as the country’s new Prime Minister Tony Abbott boldly proclaimed on election night back in early September.

Our contention remains that while politics will occasionally intrude, as we believe they did in the GrainCorp deal, the ascendant Liberal-National Coalition has otherwise undertaken some undeniably pro-business actions, including its efforts to repeal the carbon tax and the Minerals Resource Rent Tax (MRRT), as well as its aggressive negotiations in pursuit of bilateral free-trade agreements (FTA). As we’ve written previously, Mr. Abbott is intent upon securing an FTA with China within 12 months, in addition to similar deals with South Korea and Japan.

While the GrainCorp deal was an apparent victim of intra-party politics–the rural constituency of the Nationals was opposed to it–the government’s hope to win an FTA with China seems to be compelling it to green-light acquisitions by the state-owned enterprises of its largest trading partner. And perhaps the government is also keen to reestablish its business bona fides in the wake of its high-profile spurning of ADM so early in its first term.

Earlier this month, for example, the Australian government relaxed restrictions on state-owned Yanzhou Coal Mining Co’s (NYSE: YZC, Hong Kong: 1171) stake in its Australian subsidiary Yancoal Australia Ltd (ASX: YAL). Under a previous agreement with the government, Yanzhou was supposed to decrease its stake in Yancoal to 70 percent, but now Yanzhou is allowed to eventually assume full ownership of its subsidiary.

And late last week, Treasurer Joe Hockey approved State Grid Corp of China’s AUD7.5 billion acquisition of key electricity, gas, and water distribution and transmission assets, which makes it the biggest deal of the year in Australia.

While a deal of this size by a state-owned enterprise might ordinarily invite considerable regulatory scrutiny, these assets were owned by Singapore Power, which means they’re essentially trading hands from one state-owned enterprise to another. The acquisition of the assets of the two Singapore Power subsidiaries involved in the transaction is conditional on at least half of the directors appointed by State Grid being Australian citizens who currently reside in the country.

In his announcement, Mr. Hockey asserted, “Australia is open for business and we welcome foreign investment when it is not contrary to the national interest.” The defensive tone, in general, and the language in the latter half of this statement, which hearkens back to Mr. Hockey’s dismissal of ADM, suggest again that the government is still smarting from the uncertainty engendered by its GrainCorp decision.

While it seems pretty clear, at this point, that the government will look favorably upon deals involving foreign investment by major firms domiciled in countries with which it’s pursuing trade negotiations, the process is more opaque when that’s not the case. And that’s prompted HSBC Chief Economist Paul Bloxham, a former official with the Reserve Bank of Australia, to say that the government is sending mixed messages.

According to The Sydney Morning Herald, Mr. Bloxham said, “Foreign investors need to know which assets are accessible and which are not . . . There needs to be a focus of clarity and consistency of the message so foreign investors know how they can get involved in the Australian economy.”

As Mr. Bloxham proceeds to note, Australia is reliant on foreign capital, and the government’s ad-hoc approach to decision-making thus far could be a deterrent to future investments by foreign firms. The government seems to have gotten this message, but it will take careful communication as well as deeds to persuade foreign firms that this is the case.

Friday, May 22, 2015

Best Diversified Bank Stocks To Buy Right Now

The 2014 New York International Auto Show has opened its doors to the public to show off this year's hottest cars and new models. The show opened with a sneak preview to the public and then runs until April 27.

For those who can't make it to the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in person, the following list provides all there is to see at this year's show:

Some cool promotions.

Nissan offers an interactive driving game for smartphone users, and Scion appeals to younger drivers with a "Swag Machine." Check out the gallery here.

We've picked out the best for you.

If you're going to look at any car pictures from the show, check these out first. Here's a list of the top five must-see vehicles.

We take you to the show in pictures.

Visit our Auto Show photo gallery to check out the new '14 and '15 car models and concept vehicles that are on display this year. With vehicles such as a Horseless eCarriage and the Rolls-Royce Ghost Series II in the showroom, you won't want to miss out on seeing these.

10 Best Healthcare Equipment Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Massive Dynamics Inc (MSSD)

Massive Dynamics, Inc., incorporated on March 15, 2011, is a development-stage company. The Company is providing services to communication tower operators. On August 20, 2012, Kylemore Corp. (Kylemore) approximately 90% of the Company. On April 16, 2013, the Company entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with Real-View 3D (RV3D). With the Company's acquisition of the assets of RV3D, the Company is providing engineering and compliance to communications tower operators to three dimension (3D) imaging. RV3D is an image capture product company that has developed and is committed to design, patent, manufacture and market 3D imaging Z-axis capture products for the consumer computer peripherals market.

The Company has developed technology around an imaging technology known as structured light, which allows for the rapid capture and processing of the digital signal capture 3D images of objects or real time 3D video of a desired target. A structured light image is a calibrated grid of lines that is projected on the subject. These projected lines deviate as they fall over the subject. An image of these lines is captured. Real View 3D software can extract Z-axis data from these line deviations and a topographical map is created. To image a complete subject, the subject is rotated 360 degrees for the image and then another 360 degree rotation for capturing the structured light for the Z axis map information. The resulting Z axis map and the image are then fused into a 360 degree renderable image. This image can then be exported into many other formats for viewing. The Company's primary business will be to develop and market 3D scanning, capture, rendering, and printing products to four markets: consumer, commercial, industrial, and medical.

Advisors' Opinion:
  • [By Rich Smith]

    The problem with that, of course, is that competition is beginning to emerge in machine selling, as small companies with names such as ExOne (NASDAQ: XONE  ) and Massive Dynamics (NASDAQOTH: MSSD  ) begin to horn in on the printer biz. Competition will probably arise even faster in the selling of printing composites, as Hewlett-Packard discovered to its detriment, when printer ink cartridge "refillers" began stealing away its lucrative ink business.

Best Diversified Bank Stocks To Buy Right Now: H&R Block Inc. (HRB)

H&R Block, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides tax preparation, retail banking, and various business advisory and consulting services. It operates in three segments: Tax Services, Business Services, and Corporate. The Tax Services segment offers H&R Block At Home, an income tax preparation software, as well as a range of online tax services, including tax advice, professional and do-it-yourself tax return preparation, and electronic filing services through its Web site at hrblock.com primarily in the United States, Canada, and Australia. This segment also provides the H&R Block Prepaid Emerald MasterCard and Emerald Advance lines of credit through H&R Block Bank, as well as other retail banking services, including checking and savings accounts, individual retirement accounts, and certificates of deposit; and sells refund anticipation loans and refund anticipation checks offered by third-party lending institutions, as well as offers income tax return preparation course s to the public. The Business Services segment provides tax and consulting services, wealth management, and capital markets services to middle-market companies. The Corporate segment engages in various operations, which include interest income from the United States passive investments, interest expense on borrowings, net interest margin and gains or losses relating to mortgage loans held for investment, real estate owned, residual interests in securitizations and other corporate expenses principally related to finance, legal, and other support departments. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri.

Advisors' Opinion:
  • [By Credit.com]

    Getty Images Tax time can be stressful enough without worrying about whether your tax issues will spill over to your credit reports and affect your scores. The good news is that simply filing an extension or finding that you owe the IRS a chunk of money come tax time shouldn't affect your credit reports. It's only when you don't have the money to pay what you owe that it can affect your credit. Following are five ways that your yearly payment to Uncle Sam can affect your credit. Going Into Hock to Pay Taxes Many years ago, in my first year of self-employment, my accountant calculated my estimated taxes but forgot about the "self-employment tax" -- the portion of taxes that cover Medicare and Social Security. As a result, I learned on April 14 (!) that I owed a much bigger tax bill than I expected. At that time there was no option to pay by credit card, and I didn't want to drain my savings entirely to pay it. I ended up taking out a personal loan from my bank at a low interest rate and paid it off fairly quickly. It worked out OK. The loan, however, did appear on my credit reports. It didn't create any problems for me, but if you are going to borrow from another source such as credit cards or a personal loan to pay your taxes, keep in mind that debt can affect your credit scores. How much it will hurt (or help) your scores depends on everything else in your credit reports. Keep it in perspective, though. After all, you may find it's better to owe a credit card issuer than to owe the IRS. Another option is to enter into an installment agreement with the IRS where you pay them monthly until your balance is paid off. In most cases, these payment plans don't appear on your credit. However, if you owe a large amount, you could wind up with a Notice of Federal Tax Lien filed against you, and that will definitely affect your credit. (More on that later.) Quick Refund Woes If you need your refund fast, you may be tempted to take advantage of a "refund
  • [By Wallace Witkowski]

    H&R Block Inc. (HRB) �shares fell 1.3% to $30.55 on moderate volume after the tax service provider reported an adjusted fiscal third-quarter loss of 77 cents a share on revenue of $200 million. Analysts surveyed by FactSet had expected a loss of 8 cents a share on revenue of $519.3 million.

  • [By Mike Deane]

    Before the opening bell on Wednesday�morning, H&R Block (HRB)�reported its fourth�quarter earnings, posting higher revenues and adjusted earnings than for last year’s Q4.

    HRB’s�Earnings in Brief

    H&R Block�reported fourth�quarter revenues of $2.56 billion, up from last year’s Q4 revenues of $2.2 billion. Net income�for the quarter came in at $910 million, or $3.29 per share, which is a significant improvement over last year’s Q4 figures of $664.3 million, or $2.42 per share. The company�� Q4 results beat analysts’ expectations of $3.23 EPS on revenues of $2.49 billion. For the full year, HRB reported revenue of $3.024 billion and adjusted EPS of $1.67.

    CEO Commentary

    HRB president and CEO�Bill Cobb had the following comments: “We delivered a strong year of both revenue and earnings growth and lived up to our long-standing tradition of being the world’s leading tax services provider. Though we anticipated an overall decline in return counts, our Tax Plus strategy is working, and we will continue to focus on enhancing the client experience and delivering best-in-class products and services to drive profitable growth. Our improving client satisfaction scores are a testament to the value we bring to our clients, positioning us well for 2015 and beyond.”

    HRB’s�Dividend

    H&R Block most recently declared a 20 cent quarterly dividend on May 8, with a payout date of July 1. The stock goes ex-dividend on June 12.

    Stock Performance

    HRB stock was up $1.17, or 3.81%, in pre-market trading this morning. YTD, the company’s stock is up 4.59%

    HRB�Dividend Snapshot

    As of Market Close on June 10, 2014

    Click here to see the complete history of HRB dividends.

  • [By Ben Rooney]

    In corporate news, shares of H&R Block (HRB) jumped after the company said it will sell its bank to Bofl Federal Bank. Shares of retailer GAP (GPS, Fortune 500) slid when the company said sales fell in March.

Best Diversified Bank Stocks To Buy Right Now: Texas Rare Earth Resources Corp (TRER.PK)

Texas Rare Earth Resources Corp., formerly Standard Silver Corporation, incorporated on July 29, 1970. a mining company engaged in the business of the acquisition and development of mineral properties. As of August 31, 2012, it held a nineteen year lease to explore and develop a 950 acre rare earth uranium-beryllium prospect located in Hudspeth County, Texas known as Round Top and prospecting permits covering an adjacent 9,345 acres.

The Company�� principal focus will be on developing a metallurgical process to concentrate or otherwise extract the metals from the Round Top rhyolite. In addition to the Round Top Project, the Company also own title to 12 unpatented mining claims, the Macho group, comprising 240 acres covering the Old Dude Mine, located in Sierra County, New Mexico. Another 18 unpatented mining claims and fractional claims, the HA group, consisting 274 acres cover an andesite hosted vein system similar to and some 10 miles to the southwest of the Macho District.

Advisors' Opinion:
  • [By Jake Mitchell]

    As a speculative play on the industry, I came across Texas Rare Earth Resources (TRER.PK), which is principally focused on its 950 acre Round Top project. A Preliminary Economic Assessment by an independent third party found that there are an estimated over 1 billion metric tonnes of resources containing over 1 billion pounds of rare earth elements. A revised PEA, which was originally projected to have a capital cost of $2.1 billion is now estimated to be between $150 million to $350 million. A key concern in the exploration of these mines is how expensive it is to ultimately extract the rare earths from the ground. If Texas Rare Earth is able to show evidence that cost has been significantly reduced it will be the target of interested parties globally.

Best Diversified Bank Stocks To Buy Right Now: Telefonica SA(TEF)

Telefonica, S.A. provides fixed and mobile telephony services primarily in Spain, rest of Europe, and Latin America. Its fixed telecommunication services include PSTN lines; ISDN accesses; public telephone; local, domestic, and international long distance and fixed-to-mobile communications; corporate communications; video telephony; supplementary and business-oriented value-added services; network services; leasing and sale of handset equipment; and telephony information services. The company?s Internet and broadband multimedia services comprise Internet service provider service; portal and network services; retail and wholesale broadband access; narrowband switched access to Internet; naked ADSL, a broadband connection; residential-oriented value-added services; companies-oriented value-added services; television services, such as IPTV, cable television, and satellite television; and Fiber to the Home, a service for high speed Internet access and digital video recording. Its data and business-solutions services principally include leased lines; virtual private network services; fiber optics services; the provision of hosting and application; outsourcing and consultancy services; desktop services; and system integration and professional services. The company?s wholesale services for telecommunication operators primarily comprise domestic interconnection services; international wholesale services; leased lines for other operators? network deployment; local loop leasing under the unbundled local loop regulation framework; and bit stream services. It also offers various mobile and related services and products that include mobile voice services, value added services, mobile data and Internet services, wholesale services, corporate services, roaming, fixed wireless, and trunking and paging services. The company has a strategic alliance with China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited. Telefonica, S.A. was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Madrid, Spai n.

Advisors' Opinion:
  • [By Chris Hill, Jason Moser, and Eric Bleeker, CFA]

    Reports last week out of Spain indicated that AT&T (NYSE: T  ) �was looking at making an offer to�Telefonica (NYSE: TEF  ) �valued at $93 billion. According to Spanish newspaper El Mundo,�the sale didn't proceed in part because of governmental concerns over having a foreign company buy the country's most valuable telecom player. Yet even if AT&T and Telefonica aren't met to be, there is ample evidence that America's dominant mobile companies have begun looking abroad for growth.

  • [By Selena Maranjian]

    Other companies didn't do quite as well last year, but could see their fortunes change in the coming years. Spanish telecom concern Telefonica (NYSE: TEF  ) gained 5%. The company is saddled with a lot of debt, and some see it as a possible acquisition target. Meanwhile, Telefonica is pushing Windows phones in Europe, and it has sold its Irish subsidiary.

  • [By Dan Radovsky]

    No go as yet for AT&T
    As for U.S. No. 2 wireless company AT&T, last week Bloomberg reported knowledgeable people saying it has been holding talks with Telefonica (NYSE: TEF  ) to buy a significant part of the Spanish telecom, or some of its other foreign assets.

Best Diversified Bank Stocks To Buy Right Now: Synageva BioPharma Corp (GEVA)

Synageva BioPharma Corp., incorporated in 1993, is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. The Company is focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of therapeutic products. It has several protein therapeutics in development, including two enzyme replacement therapies for lysosomal storage disorders and two programs for life-threatening genetic conditions. Its lead program, SBC-102, recombinant human lysosomal acid lipase (LAL), is its advanced pipeline program in clinical development for LAL Deficiency. This enzyme is responsible for the metabolism of cholesteryl esters and triglycerides that are delivered to lysosomes by a variety of routes, including low-density lipoprotein receptor mediated endocytosis. On November 2, 2012, Trimeris, Inc. merged with Synageva BioPharma Corp.

SBC-102 is produced by recombinant deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) technology in egg white using its protein manufacturing platform. The Company has initiated natural history studies in approximately 20 countries. In addition to SBC-102, it is progressing protein therapeutic programs for other rare diseases, which are at different stages of preclinical development. These include two enzyme replacement therapies for other lysosomal storage disorders and two programs for other rare life-threatening conditions. As of December 31, 2011, its product candidate pipeline included SBC-102, SBC-103, SBC-104, SBC-105 and SBC-106.

SBC-104 is an extracellular protein that targets a severe, rare genetic condition. SBC-105 is an enzyme replacement therapy being developed to treat a severe, rare metabolic disorder. SBC-106 is a protein therapy that targets a severe and rare genetic condition.

Advisors' Opinion:
  • [By Ben Levisohn]

    Somaiya and team named Gilead and�Neurocrine Biosciences (NBIX) their top picks, hile putting Buy ratings on Celgene, Biogen Idec, Alexion (ALXN), Incyte (INCY), Pharmacyclics (PCYC) and Synageva (GEVA). BioMarin (BMRN), Infinity Pharmaceuticals (INFI) and Amgen (AMGN) earned Neutral ratings.

  • [By Garrett Cook]

    Shares of Synageva BioPharma (NASDAQ: GEVA) were down 14.42 percent to $89.69 after the company reported that Phase 3 study met primary endpoint and six secondary endpoints across multiple disease-related abnormalities. Citigroup initiated coverage on Synageva BioPharma with a Neutral rating.

Best Diversified Bank Stocks To Buy Right Now: KB Home (KBH)

KB Home is a homebuilding company. The Company constructs and sells homes through its operating divisions under the name KB Home. The Company operates in nine states and 32 markets, including California, Arizona, Nevada, Colorado, Texas, Florida, Maryland, North Carolina and Virginia. The Company organizes its homebuilding operations into four segments: West Coast, Southwest, Central and Southeast. In July 2012, it acquired land within the Elworthy Ranch property in the town of Danville. In September 2012, it acquired Mason Ranch, which is a 330-acre land asset in Cedar Park/Leander West, submarkets in metropolitan Austin. In December 2012, the Company acquired 65 lots in Fuquay-Varina, N.C.

Homebuilding

The Company�� homebuilding operations offers a variety of homes designed primarily for first-time, move-up and active adult homebuyers, including attached and detached single-family homes, townhomes and condominiums. It offers homes in development communities, at urban in-fill locations and as part of mixed-use projects. During the fiscal year ended, November 30, 2011 (fiscal 2011), the Company, through its homebuilding segment, delivered 5,812 homes. During fiscal 2011, homebuilding operations accounted for 99.2% of the total revenues.

Financial Services

The financial services segment provides title and insurance services to its homebuyers. This segment also provided mortgage banking services to the Company�� homebuyers indirectly through KBA Mortgage, LLC (KBA Mortgage), a former unconsolidated joint venture of a subsidiary of ours and a subsidiary of Bank of America, N.A., from the venture�� formation until June 30, 2011, when it ceased offering mortgage banking services. Effective June 27, 2011, it entered into a marketing services agreement with MetLife Home Loans, a division of MetLife Bank, N.A. Under the agreement, MetLife Home Loans��personnel, located on site at several of its new home communities, can offer financing options and re! sidential consumer mortgage loan products to its homebuyers, and originate residential consumer mortgage loans for homebuyers who elect to use MetLife Home Loans. The Company�� homebuyers may also elect to use other providers of mortgage banking services. Its financial services operations accounted for 0.8% of the Company�� total revenues in fiscal 2011.

Advisors' Opinion:
  • [By Morgan Housel]

    Jeffrey Mezger, KB Home (NYSE: KBH  ) :

    Although the pace of the housing market recovery is gaining momentum, it is important to keep in mind that we are still in the early stages of the recovery. And there's a long way to go before the industry reaches normalized activity levels ...

  • [By DailyFinance Staff]

    LM Otero, AP The housing market has been leading the economic recovery, but have housing stocks hit the ceiling? They're jumping today after a very bullish report on housing starts: New construction projects last month topped the 1 million annual rate for the time since before the financial crisis began in 2008. That's lifted shares of leading homebuilders by two to four percent today, adding to the huge gains over the past year. KB Homes (KBH), Pulte (PHA) and Hovnanian (HOV) have all doubled in price over the past year. Lennar (LEN) is up 44 percent, D.R. Horton (DHI) is up 47 percent and Toll Brothers (TOL) 33 percent. Those gains have prompted several other builders to go public this year. Taylor Morrison Home (TMHC), Tri Pointe, and William Lyon Home have all moved higher since their IPOs. And even though there's plenty of optimism that housing will continue to lead the broader economic recovery, there's some concern that these stocks may slow down. Homebuilder stocks can no longer be considered cheap. So some analysts see alternate routes for investors looking to play the housing boom. One way is through home-improvement retailers, which benefit from sales of both new and existing homes. Other plays include lumber, furniture and appliance companies. It's also worth noting that today's report on home construction showed that starts of single-family homes actually declined in March. It was the more volatile multi-family sector that led the advance. But there may be some stock market opportunities in REITs – real estate investment trusts – which focus on apartments. Among the biggest ones are Post Properties, Essex Property Trust and Associated Estates. They make money from collecting monthly rents. And these stocks generally trade below the value of the properties they own. Even some builders known for single-family homes are moving into the multi-family segment. Lennar announced in January that it plans to enter the apartment rental mar

Thursday, May 21, 2015

Top 5 Insurance Companies To Invest In Right Now

Top 5 Insurance Companies To Invest In Right Now: First American Financial Corp (FAF)

First American Financial Corporation, incorporated on January 14, 2008, through its subsidiaries, is engaged in the business of providing financial services through its title insurance and services segment and its specialty insurance segment. The Company operates in two segments: title insurance and services and specialty insurance.

The title insurance and services segment provides title insurance, closing and/or escrow services and similar or related services domestically and internationally in connection with residential and commercial real estate transactions. It also maintains, manages and provides access to title plant records and images and provides banking, trust and investment advisory services. The specialty insurance segment issues property and casualty insurance policies and sells home warranty products. In addition, its corporate function consists of certain financing facilities as well as the corporate services that support its business operation s.

Title Insurance and Services Segment

The Companys title insurance and services segment issues title insurance policies on residential and commercial property in the United States and offers similar or related products and services internationally. This segment also provides closing and/or escrow services; accommodates tax-deferred exchanges of real estate; maintains, manages and provides access to title plant records and images, and provides banking, trust and investment advisory services. The Company conducts its title insurance and closing business through a network of direct operations and agents. Through this network, it issues policies in the 49 states that permit the issuance of title insurance policies and the District of Columbia. The Company also offers title insurance, closing services and similar or related products and services, either directly or through third parties in foreign countries, incl! uding Canada, the United Kingdom, A ustralia and various other markets.

The Company distributes its title insurance policies and related products and services directly as well as through its agents through various channels. Its federal savings bank subsidiary offers trust and investment advisory services, deposit services and asset management services. As of December 31, 2012, the Company provides products and services in numerous countries outside of the United States, and its international operations accounted for approximately 7.9% of its title insurance and services segment revenues.

Specialty Insurance Segment

The Companys property and casualty insurance business provides insurance coverage to residential homeowners and renters for liability losses and typical hazards, such as fire, theft, vandalism and other types of property damage. The Company is licensed to issue policies in all 50 states and the District of Columbia and actively issue policies in 43 states. In its market, California, it also offers preferred risk auto insurance to better compete with other carriers offering bundled home and auto insurance. Reinsurance is used to limit risk associated with natural disasters, such as windstorms, winter storms, wildfires and earthquakes.

The Companys home warranty business provides residential service contracts that cover residential systems, such as heating and air conditioning systems, and certain appliances against failures that occur as the result of normal usage during the coverage period. Most of these policies are issued on resale residences, although policies are also available in some instances for new homes. Coverage is typically for one year and is renewable annually at the option of the contract holder and upon its approval. It sells renewals directly to consumers. As of December 31, 2012, home warranty business operates in 39 states and the District of Columbia.

The Company competes with F idelity National Financia! l, Inc., ! Stewart Title Guaranty Company, Old Republic International Corporation and Lender Processing Services, Inc.

Advisors' Opinion:
  • [By alicet236]

    First American Financial Corp (FAF): CEO Dennis J Gilmore sold 116,453 Shares

    CEO of First American Financial Corp (FAF) Dennis J Gilmore sold 116,453 shares on 02/04/2014 at an average price of $25.12. First American Financial Corporation was incorporated in the state of Delaware in January 2008 to serve as the holding company of The First American Corporation's financial services business. First American Financial Corp has a market cap of $2.7 billion; its shares were traded at around $25.52 with a P/E ratio of 12.30 and P/S ratio of 0.56. The dividend yield of First American Financial Corp stocks is 1.88%.

  • [By Canadian Value]

    Position % of Fund Assets 1) First American Financial Corp. (FAF) 7.0% 2) Apple, Inc. (AAPL) 6.5% 3) Coinstar, Inc. (CSTR) 4.8% 4) EMC Corp. (EMC) 4.4% 5) Coach, Inc. (COH) 4.4% 6) Kohl's Corp. (KSS) 4.1% 7) Blucora, Inc. (BCOR) 4.0% 8) Tetra Tech, Inc. (TTEK) 3.1% 9) OM Group, Inc. (OMG) 3.0% 10) American International Group, Inc. (AIG) 2.8% TOTAL 44.1% One area that we believe still offers some value in the market is in high quality, largecap technology stocks that may be momentarily outoffavor as they transition from rapid growth to slower growth. In particular, we become interested when that transition is also accompanied by a change in capital allocation policies designed to return more cash to shareholders in the form of dividends and share repurchases. We believe that Apple and EMC are two of the absolute highest quality technology businesses in the world and both have recently announced very material, shareholder friendly changes to how they will alloc ate capital.

  • source from Top Penny Stocks For 2015:http://www.seekpennystocks.com/top-5-insurance-companies-to-invest-in-right-now-2.html

Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Top Cheap Stocks To Own Right Now

For a change, fixed-income is where all of the excitement is. For more than a month (since March 5th, the S&P has closed no lower than 1540 and no higher than 1570, plus or minus a couple of nickels; a month-long range of less than 2%. What's really amazing about that is that on seven of those twenty-three trading days, the range of the day was more than half of the month's entire closing range. In two of the last four trading days, the intraday range was two-thirds of that for the entire month!

Meanwhile, the 10-year Treasury rate has gone from 1.90% to 2.06%, down to 1.71%, and ending today at 1.75%. The closing range in point terms of the current 10-year note was 99-16 to 102-19, or a bit more than 3% (and it was obviously more than that for the long bond). It has been a long time since bonds were more volatile than stocks over a period as long as a month.

Most of that volatility in nominal rates has been on the real interest rate side. The range in closing 10-year TIPS yields is -0.52% to -0.76%, or 24bps, compared to 35bps for the nominal yield. That's more volatility than the real yield should be displaying at this level of rates, and it has moved TIPS from being slightly cheap a month ago to somewhat rich. Our Fisher yield decomposition model, which had been neutral on TIPS and breakevens since mid-February, is now modestly short TIPS (and still flat breakevens). Moreover, the leverage applied by our long-inflation-biased "smart beta" model is only 2/3 of the neutral leverage, so conservatism is the watchword at the moment.

Top 5 Casino Stocks To Buy For 2016: Partner Communications Company Ltd.(PTNR)

Partner Communications Company Ltd. provides various telecommunications services in Israel. It offers cellular telephony services on GSM/GPRS and UMTS/HSDPA networks. The company also provides basic services, including domestic mobile calls, international dialing, roaming, voice mail, short message services, intelligent network services, content based on its cellular portal, data and fax transmission, and other services. In addition, it offers Internet services provider services that provides access to the Internet, as well as home WiFi networks; value added services, such as anti-virus and anti-spam filtering; and transmission services; and Web video on demand services, music tracks, and games. Further, the company provides voice over broadband and primary rate interface fixed-line telephone services; and data capacity services. Additionally, it offers content services comprising voice mail, text, and multimedia messaging, as well as downloadable wireless data application s, including ring tones, music, games, and other informational content; and sells handsets, phones, routers, and related equipment. The company markets its products through its sales centers, business sales representatives, traditional networks of specialized dealers, and non-traditional networks of retail chains and stores under the Orange brand name. Partner Communications Company Ltd. was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Rosh Ha-ayin, Israel.

Advisors' Opinion:
  • [By Eddie Staley]

    Telecommunications services shares jumped around 1.19 percent in today’s trading. Top gainers in the sector included NQ Mobile (NYSE: NQ), China Unicom (Hong Kong) (NYSE: CHU), and Partner Communications Company (NASDAQ: PTNR).

  • [By Garrett Cook]

    In trading on Monday, telecommunications services shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 0.35 percent. Meanwhile, top decliners in the sector included Cellcom Israel Ltd. (NYSE: CEL), down 5 percent, and Partner Communications Company Ltd. (NASDAQ: PTNR), off 3.9 percent.

  • [By Garrett Cook]

    Telecommunications services shares jumped around 1.19 percent in today’s trading. Top gainers in the sector included NQ Mobile (NYSE: NQ), China Unicom (Hong Kong) (NYSE: CHU), and Partner Communications Company (NASDAQ: PTNR).

  • [By Roberto Pedone]

    Another under-$10 wireless telecom player that's starting to move within range of triggering a major breakout trade is Partner Communications (PTNR), a telecommunications company, provides cellular and fixed-line telecommunication services in Israel. This stock is off to a strong start in 2013, with shares up sharply by 29%.

    If you take a look at the chart for Partner Communications, you'll notice that this stock has been trending sideways for the last month, with shares moving between $7.28 on the downside and $7.96 on the upside. Shares of PTRN are bucking the overall market weakness today as the stock starts to move within range of triggering a breakout trade above the upper-end of its sideways trading chart pattern.

    Market players should now look for long-biased trades in PTNR if it manages to break out above some near-term overhead resistance levels at $7.80 to $7.85 a share and then once it clears its 52-week high at $7.96 a share with high volume. Look for a sustained move or close above those levels with volume that registers near or above its three-month average volume of 107,303 shares. If that breakout triggers soon, then PTNR will set up to enter new 52-week-high territory, which is bullish technical price action. Some possible upside targets off that move are $10 to $12.20 a share.

    Traders can look to buy PTNR off any weakness to anticipate that breakout and simply use a stop that sits right below some key near-term support levels at $7.38 to $7.28, or below its 50-day at $6.97 a share. One can also buy PTNR off strength once it clears those breakout levels with volume and then simply use a stop that sits a comfortable percentage from your entry point.

Top Cheap Stocks To Own Right Now: Ford Motor Credit Company(F)

Ford Motor Company primarily develops, manufactures, distributes, and services vehicles and parts worldwide. It operates in two sectors, Automotive and Financial Services. The Automotive sector offers vehicles primarily under the Ford and Lincoln brand names. This sector markets cars, trucks, and parts through retail dealers in North America, and through distributors and dealers outside of North America. It also sells cars and trucks to dealers for sale to fleet customers, including daily rental car companies, commercial fleet customers, leasing companies, and governments. In addition, this sector provides retail customers with a range of after-sale vehicle services and products in the areas, such as maintenance and light repair, heavy repair, collision repair, vehicle accessories, and extended service contracts under the Ford Service, Lincoln Service, Ford Custom Accessories, Ford Extended Service Plan, and Motorcraft brand names. The Financial Services sector offers vari ous automotive financing products to and through automotive dealers. It offers retail financing, which includes retail installment contracts for new and used vehicles; direct financing leases; wholesale financing products that comprise loans to dealers to finance the purchase of vehicle inventory; loans to dealers to finance working capital, purchase real estate dealership, and/or make improvements to dealership facilities; and other financing products, as well as provides insurance services. Ford Motor Company was founded in 1903 and is based in Dearborn, Michigan.

Advisors' Opinion:
  • [By Paul Ausick]

    Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) showed off a concept of its Edge mid-size crossover vehicle that is scheduled for introduction in model year 2015 or 2016. The Edge is the second-best selling vehicle in this segment, behind only the Honda Pilot and ahead of the Toyota Highlander in the year to date.

  • [By Daniel Miller]

    The constant headlines of doom and gloom regarding Europe's dismal outlook have subsided some, but rest assured the region is still in turmoil. This is especially true in Europe's automotive industry, where Ford (NYSE: F  ) still expects to lose a whopping $2 billion this year. Crosstown rival General Motors (NYSE: GM  ) �can't escape the pain and is also expecting a significant loss. Europe has been the main reason that investors remain cautious to buy into automotive stocks, but many are overlooking how quickly conditions could change, as they did here in the U.S. Europe will be extremely important for Ford's earnings and share valuation over the next couple of years, so here's what investors need to know.

  • [By Jim Woods]

    Now, however, nearly every major auto maker has come out with new SUVs, hybrid SUVs, and vehicles with improved fuel efficiency and the cargo space and safety characteristics of traditional SUVs. Ford (F), General Motors (GM), Fiat�� (FIATY) Chrysler all have their sights set on capturing even more of the growing SUV market, as do Japanese auto giants Honda (HMC), Toyota (TM) and Nissan (NSANY).

  • [By Ben Levisohn]

    Tesla has fallen 5.1% to $162.75 today at 1:47 p.m. and other automakers are weak as well. General Motors (GM) has dropped 1.7% to $34.80, Ford (F) has declined 1% to $17.42 and Toyota Motor (TM) is off 1.2% at $129.08.

Top Cheap Stocks To Own Right Now: Popular Inc.(BPOP)

Popular, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides a range of retail and commercial banking products and services primarily to corporate clients, small and middle size businesses, and retail clients in Puerto Rico and Mainland United States. It offers deposit products; commercial, consumer, and mortgage loans, as well as lease finance; and finance and advisory services. The company also offers trust and asset management, brokerage and investment banking, and insurance and reinsurance services. As of December 31, 2010, it owned and occupied approximately 94 branch premises and other facilities in Puerto Rico; and 119 offices, including 20 owned and 99 leased in New York, Illinois, New Jersey, California, Florida, and Texas. Popular, Inc. was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Advisors' Opinion:
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    Popular Inc.(BPOP), Puerto Rico’s largest bank, said Wednesday that regulators approved its plan to repay the $935 million rescue package it received during the financial crisis. Popular was the U.S. government’s largest remaining crisis-era bailout after auto-lender Ally Financial Inc.(ALLY), which has paid back more than the $17.2 billion bailout it received during the financial crisis as a result of going public in April.

  • [By John Udovich]

    For investors looking for exposure to the US commonwealth of Puerto Rico, banking stocks Doral Financial Corp (NYSE: DRL), First Bancorp (NYSE: FBP), OFG Bancorp (NYSE: OFG) and Popular Inc (NASDAQ: BPOP) offer the best bet as these Puerto Rico stocks trade on major US exchanges rather than the OTC. However, it should be mentioned that there has been a slowdown in Puerto Rico�� economy which has also shrunk in five of the past seven fiscal years. Then last�February, Puerto Rico�� debt was cut to speculative grade by the three largest credit-rating companies while�Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla has proposed a series of budget cuts to help tackle the island�� mounting debt load -including the freezing public workers��salaries and the closing about 100 schools.

Top Cheap Stocks To Own Right Now: UnitedHealth Group Incorporated(UNH)

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated provides healthcare services in the United States. Its Health Benefits segment offers consumer-oriented health benefit plans and services to national employers, public sector employers, mid-sized employers, small businesses, and individuals; and non-employer based insurance options for purchase by individuals. It also provides health and well-being services for individuals aged 50 and older; and for services dealing with chronic disease and other specialized issues for older individuals, as well as health plans for the beneficiaries of acute and long-term care Medicaid plans. This segment offers its services through a network of 730,000 physicians and other health care professionals, and 5,300 hospitals. Its OptumHealth segment provides health, financial, and ancillary services and products that assist consumers through personalized health management solutions; benefit administration, and clinical and network management; health-based financi al services; behavioral solutions; and specialty benefits, such as dental, vision, life, critical illness, short-term disability, and stop-loss product offerings. The company?s Ingenix segment offers database and data management services, software products, publications, consulting and actuarial services, business process outsourcing services, and pharmaceutical data consulting and research services. Its Prescription Solutions segment provides integrated pharmacy benefit management services comprising retail network pharmacy contracting and management, claims processing, mail order pharmacy services, specialty pharmacy, benefit design consultation, rebate contracting and management, drug utilization review, formulary management programs, disease therapy management, and adherence programs to employer groups, union trusts, managed care organizations, Medicare-contracted plans, Medicaid plans, and third party administrators. The company was founded in 1974 and is based in Minne tonka, Minnesota.

Advisors' Opinion:
  • [By Jeremy Bowman]

    Only two Dow stocks finished in the red today. One was�United Health (NYSE: UNH  ) , which fell 0.4% as investors continue to fear the effects of Obamacare on the health insurance industry. Insurance providers have been reluctant to enter marketplace exchanges in states where they are not already doing business, and the state exchanges are scheduled to go into effect on October 1. The recalcitrance seems to only encourage concerns that the new health-care law will spell trouble for the insurers.

  • [By Wallace Witkowski]

    That�� just in time for a ramping up of earnings season. During the four-day trading week, which ends Thursday ahead of the Good Friday holiday, nine Dow components report quarterly results. Those Dow components include Coca-Cola Co. (KO) , Johnson & Johnson Inc. (JNJ) , and Intel (INTC) �on Tuesday; IBM (IBM) �and American Express Co. (AXP) �on Wednesday; with UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH) , General Electric Co. (GE) , Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) , and DuPont (DD) �on Thursday.

  • [By Matt Thalman]

    Another health care-related stock falling today was UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH  ) . After rising 8.5% this past week, and more than 5% the week before that, shares dropped 0.34% today. The decline is probably just a case of taking money off the table following the stock's performance over the past two weeks. The stock still probably has some room to move higher, and it now seems Obamacare will help rather than hurt the company. In addition, shares seem rather cheap, as the stock's current price-to-earnings ratio is only 11.72 and its future P/E is only 10.35.

  • [By Dan Carroll]

    Stocks have wobbled wildly on the day, but the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI  ) is still pulling off gains to end the week. As of 2:30 p.m. EDT, the Dow Jones has risen 34 points, or 0.22%. Most stocks are in the green today, but UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH  ) is hanging flat with the rest of a slumbering health-care sector so far. Let's catch up on what you need to know.

Tuesday, May 19, 2015

JPMorgan’s stock buoys Dimon despite legal woes

As JPMorgan Chase inched closer to a tentative $13 billion deal with regulators to settle civil charges stemming from the financial crisis on Monday, the bank's stable stock price highlighted Wall Street's belief that CEO Jamie Dimon would stay put.

"I think Jamie probably stays in his job, but the investigation still seems to be ongoing,'' said Mike Mayo, a veteran bank analyst at CLSA known for contrarian calls and occasionally tangling with Dimon. "The bottom-line arbiter of this is the stock price, and JPMorgan still has outperformed most other bank stocks under Jamie Dimon.''

Mayo's comments came as the nation's biggest bank neared a settlement to clear up many of the investigations and litigation it has pending with state and federal regulators. The tentative deal reportedly doesn't resolve potential criminal charges against the bank. Since JPMorgan has already put aside $23 billion for settlements, most or all of the financial impact of the deal has already been absorbed.

To a bank the size of JPMorgan, with $2.4 trillion in assets, the $13 billion settlement almost exactly matches the company's net profit for the first two quarters of 2013. Profit is expected to grow rapidly next year, as housing and consumer markets accelerate slightly and the bank's international operations gain steam, Raymond James analyst Anthony Polini said.

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Analysts' average estimate for earnings this year is $4.70 a share.

"They could make $6 a share next year,'' said Polini, who formally estimates 2014 earnings-per-share at $6.20 if there are no further write-offs. "They're delivering double-digit earnings gains when most banks are showing little or no growth.''

But the constant drumbeat of investigations has taken a toll even on JPMorgan's stock in recent years, Mayo said. Since October 2010, JPMorgan shares have slightly underperformed! the Keefe Bruyette Woods index of major bank stocks.

Dimon has been CEO of JPMorgan since 2005.

One reason for Dimon's durability is Wall Street's sense that JPMorgan was misled by regulators who, eager to convince Dimon to rescue Bear Stearns in 2008 and Washington Mutual in 2009, let him think they would not pursue JPMorgan for misdeeds at Bear in particular, both analysts said.

JPMorgan has fed this idea by suggesting that 80% or more of the disputes it is resolving with regulators stem from misdeeds at WaMu and Bear, most recently in its third-quarter conference call with analysts.

"We didn't anticipate that we'd be paying anything for prior losses for Bear Stearns,'' Dimon said on the bank's earnings call Oct.11, adding that the deal prevented a bankruptcy in which $80 billion of bonds would have defaulted. He said regulators at the SEC, but not the Justice Department, had informally agreed to "take into consideration the circumstances."

"And we did ask,'' Dimon said. "We weren't completely stupid."

Monday, May 18, 2015

Top 5 India Companies To Own For 2016

Top 5 India Companies To Own For 2016: Infosys Technologies Limited(INFY)

Infosys Ltd. provides information technology (IT) and consulting services worldwide. It offers IT services, such as application, architecture, independent validation and testing, information management, infrastructure, packaged application, SOA, systems integration, and knowledge services; product engineering services, manufacturing process and plant solutions, and product lifecycle management services; and consulting services in the areas of information and technology strategies, product innovation, next generation commerce, process excellence, and learning and complex change. The company also provides business process outsourcing solutions in the areas of business platforms, customer service outsourcing, finance and accounting, human resources outsourcing, legal services, sales and fulfillment, and sourcing and procurement outsourcing. In addition, it offers collaborative analytics solutions; digital consumer platform; Finacle universal banking solution; iProwe, a Web ac cessibility assessment product; mConnect, a real-time enterprise middleware; and research and analytical support services. Further, the company offers unified communications and collaboration solution that streamlines business processes between employees, customers, and suppliers; iTransform that helps healthcare organizations accelerate transition to new platforms; and supply chain visibility and collaboration product suite. It serves aerospace and defense, airlines, automotive, banking, capital markets, communication services, consumer packaged goods, manufacturing, education, energy, healthcare, high technology, hospitality and leisure, insurance, life sciences, logistics and distribution, publishing, resources, utilities, and retail industries. Infosys Ltd. has a strategic partnership with Alstom SA. The company was formerly known as Infosys Technologies Limited and changed its name to Infosys Ltd. on June 16, 2011. Infosys Ltd. was founded in 1! 981 and is headquartered i n Bengaluru, India.

Advisors' Opinion:
  • [By Robert Martin]

    Infosys (INFY), Housing Development Finance and Reliance Industries LTD are the top three holdings, with weightings between 8% and 10.5%. Of course, just about any India ETF will have a heavy allocation to Infosys and Reliance. However, INDA dedicates a lower percentage to energy than some of the alternatives, and instead leans more on IT and consumer spending.

  • source from Top Penny Stocks For 2015:http://www.seekpennystocks.com/top-5-india-companies-to-own-for-2016.html

Saturday, May 16, 2015

Top 10 Building Product Companies To Invest In Right Now

Top 10 Building Product Companies To Invest In Right Now: Stage Stores Inc.(SSI)

Stage Stores, Inc. operates as a specialty department store retailer that offers branded and private label apparel, accessories, cosmetics, and footwear for women, men, and children in the United States. The company also offers sportswear, dresses, intimates, home and gift products, outerwear, swimwear, and other products. It primarily focuses on consumers in small and mid-sized markets. The company operates stores under the names of Bealls, Goody?s, Palais Royal, Peebles, and Stage. Stage Stores, Inc. also sells its products through its Web site. As of March 06, 2012, it operated 819 stores in 40 states. Stage Stores, Inc. is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Advisors' Opinion:
  • [By Roberto Pedone]

    Another earnings short-squeeze prospect is specialty department store retailer Stage Stores (SSI), which is set to release numbers on Thursday before the market open. Wall Street analysts, on average, expect Stage Stores to report revenue of $397.57 million on earnings of 53 cents per share.

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    The current short interest as a percentage of the float for Stage Stores is pretty high at 11.6%. That means that out of the 30 million shares in the tradable float, 3.58 million shares are sold short by the bears. The bears have also been increasing their bets from the last reporting period by 4.2%, or by about 145,000 shares. If the bears get caught pressing their bets into a bullish quarter, then shares of SSI could easily surge sharply higher post-earnings as the shorts jump to cover some of their positions.

    From a technical perspective, SSI is currently trending above its 50-day moving average and just below its 200-day moving average, which is neutral trendwise. This stock has been trending sideways and con! solidating for the last three months and change, with shares moving between $17.51 on the downside and $20.32 on the upside. Any high-volume move above the upper-end of its recent range post-earnings could trigger a big breakout trade for shares of SSI.

    If you're bullish on SSI, then I would wait until after its report and look for long-biased trades if this stock manages to break out above some near-term overhead resistance levels at $19.91 to $20.32 a share with high volume. Look for volume on that move that registers near or above its three-month average action of 233,200 shares. If that breakout begins post-earnings, then SSI will set up to re-test or possibly take out its next major overhead resistance levels at $23 to $25 a share.

    I would simply avoid SSI or look for short-biased trades if after earnings it fails to trigger that breakout and then takes out some key

  • [By Jake L'Ecuyer]

    Stage Stores (NYSE: SSI) was also up, gaining 13.47 percent to $22.41 after the company reported Q4 results and announced the sale of its Steele's off-price division to a new retail unit of Hilco Global.

  • [By Anna Prior]

    Stage Stores Inc.(SSI) said it agreed to sell its Steele’s retail stores to financial services firm Hilco Global later this year, which contributed to a drop in fiscal fourth-quarter earnings. The top line missed expectations, and the sales view for the year also fell below the consensus view.

  • source from Top Stocks For 2015:http://www.topstocksblog.com/top-10-building-product-companies-to-invest-in-right-now.html

Thursday, May 14, 2015

Top 10 Tech Stocks To Watch For 2016

Top 10 Tech Stocks To Watch For 2016: Rosetta Genomics Ltd (ROSG)

Rosetta Genomics Ltd., incorporated on March 9, 2000, is seeking to develop and commercialize diagnostic tests based on discovered group of genes known as microRNAs. The Company has established a clinical laboratory improvement amendment (CLIA)-certified laboratory in Philadelphia, which enables it to develop, validate and commercialize its own diagnostic tests applying its microRNA technology. In July 2011, the Company launched its fifth product - miRview lung. As of December 31, 2011, the Company launched five tests based on its five microRNA technologies: miRview mets; miRview mets2; miRview squamous; miRview meso, and miRview lung.

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In January 2011, the Company joined the Rimonim Consortium, which is supported by the Office of the Chief Scientist at the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor of the State of Israel, or the OCS. The purpose of the consortium is to develop RNA interference, or RNAi, -based therapeutics.

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Rosetta Green

Rosetta Green Ltd. is an Israeli subsidiary of the Company, which was established to leverage its capabilities into the areas of cleantech and plant biotech by using its microRNA technologies to develop plants and algae more suitable for various applications, such as feedstocks for biofuels and agriculture. Research at the Rosetta Green project has been shown to develop algal strains with oil content, to discover potential novel microRNAs from commercially-important algae and to identify drought-regulated microRNAs in plants.

The Company competes with Pathwork Diagnostics, Inc., Biotheranostics, Inc., Combimatrix Corporation, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Asuragen Inc., Exiqon A/S, Life Technologies Corporation, Isis Pharmaceuticals, Merck & Co., Inc., Santaris Pharma A/S, and Regulus Therapeutics.

Advisors' Opinion:!
  • [By Peter Graham]

    The Q3 2014 earnings report for molecular diagnostic company Myriad Genetics, Inc (NASDAQ: MYGN) is due out after the market closes on Tuesday and things could get ugly since unlike potential diagnostic stock peers such as Rosetta Genomics Ltd (NASDAQ: ROSG) and mid cap diagnostic stock Quest Diagnostics Inc (NYSE: DGX), it's the most shorted stock on the Nasdaq with short interest of 52.07%. Aside from the Myriad Genetics earnings report, it should be said that Rosetta Genomics Ltd last reported earnings on March 31st and those earnings were for the full year 2013 while Quest Diagnostics reported Q1 2014 earnings on April 24th that were a disappointment due to restructuring costs and harsh winter weather. However, Myriad Genetics has been the more interesting stock as Medicare reimbursement rate increases and the lost of a court bid to block competition while a patent-infringement case is pending have sent its shares all over the place.

  • [By John Udovich]

    Small cap genomics stocks Rosetta Genomics Ltd (NASDAQ: ROSG), Genomic Health, Inc (NASDAQ: GHDX) and CollabRx Inc (NASDAQ: CLRX) are at the forefront of genomics testing or research. I should mention that Wikipedia defines genomics as a discipline in genetics that applies recombinant DNA, DNA sequencing methods and bioinformatics to sequence, assemble and analyze the function and structure of genomes (the complete set of DNA within a single cell of an organism). A 2013 Booz Allen Hamilton report on the sector noted that in 2011, the US genetic and genomic clinical testing market size was estimated to be $5.9 billion while the number of available tests has grown substantially from 1,680 just 4 years ago to 2,886 in 2012.

  • [By John Udovich]

    Small cap cancer diagnostic stock Myriad Genetics, Inc (NASDAQ: MYGN) jumped to a five year high on Wednesday thanks to good news that the government will be paying a heftier reimbursement for its main test than previ! ously fea! red, meaning its worth taking a closer look at the stock along with small cap cancer diagnostic stocks like Rosetta Genomics Ltd (NASDAQ: ROSG) and Genomic Health, Inc (NASDAQ: GHDX) plus mid cap diagnostic stock Quest Diagnostics Inc (NYSE: DGX). I should also mention that Myriad Genetics has been in our SmallCap Network Elite Opportunity (SCN EO) portfolio since early February and we are now up some 32.5% since then – thanks in part to the shorts being put in a short squeeze.

  • source from Top Stocks For 2015:http://www.topstocksblog.com/top-10-tech-stocks-to-watch-for-2016.html