Chasing Amazon Is Nothing but Bad News for Walmart Stock

Walmart (NYSE:WMT) has been chasing and emulating Amazon for way too long, and it’s only a matter of time before it really begins to weigh on Walmart stock.

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CEO Doug McMillon is Captain Ahab and Amazon.Com (NASDAQ:AMZN) is his Moby Dick. Since becoming CEO of the Arkansas-based retailing giant in 2014, McMillon has been trying to steal Amazon’s crown as the way America eShops.

Under his guidance, Walmart bulked-up the tech group in Silicon Valley, then in 2016 the company bought Jet.Com, an innovative etailer, and handed its CEO, Marc Lore, the keys to its electronic kingdom.

Since then the shares have gained 33%, and revenues have grown by $30 billion. The problem is, going from $485 billion to $514 billion is just a 6% gain. Between 2016 and early 2018, ecommerce sales did indeed grow faster than Amazon’s etailing numbers. Then numbers got bigger and growth sagged,

Rather than arguing about how Walmart’s Ahab is chasing Moby Dick, what should be asked is why chase Moby Dick at all.

Chasing Amazon and Walmart Stock

If Amazon jumped off the Empire State Building tomorrow, Walmart might be right behind it.

Amazon has its Prime Video and Fire stick. Walmart has its Vudu video and Vudu stick. Amazon has a tablet to keep people in its ecosystem. Walmart has a tablet to keep people in its ecosystem. Amazon has the Twitch game streaming service, so Walmart is planning its own gaming service.

But Walmart stock was below $100 per share on Mar. 21 because chief technology officer Jeremy King, who built Walmart Labs in California, is stepping down.

King had signed technology partnerships with Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL), and Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA). He was often the face of the company when it sought to compare itself to Amazon.

There are analysts who think Walmart’s efforts in ecommerce make it a better buy than Amazon. These people are wrong.

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Walmart is nothing like Amazon, because $30 billion in added sales over two years is growth of just 3% per year. Walmart is supposed to be a stock you buy for income, a dividend of $2.12 per year it takes $6.1 billion to earn back.

In its 2016 fiscal year Walmart had net income of $15 billion. This last year net income was $7.2 billion. Walmart’s dividend was 48 cents per share five years ago. It’s now 52 cents. Based on operating cash flow of $27.7 billion last year the dividend is safe. Based on net income, not so much.

Rather than chase Amazon, Walmart should be chasing Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST), which has been beating its Sams Club down for years now.

There are indications it’s doing that, building its own milk production infrastructure to cut out all middlemen. Walmart has long had a host of store brands, an area where Amazon is only now starting to copy it.

Store brands can define a company, even more than its ecommerce initiatives. Walmart’s store brands fit squarely in the middle class. Amazon’s store brands, like AmazonBasics, tend to be aspirational. Costco’s Kirkland merchandise can be better than what it’s copying.

The Bottom Line on Walmart Stock

Walmart should be focused on delivering store brands with high quality and low prices through control of the supply chain. Squeezing out costs and handing gains back to investors as dividends rather than buying back stock in hopes of creating capital gains, should be the game plan.

That’s what a mature company would do. By chasing Amazon and its big capital gains, Walmart is acting like a man with a mid-life crisis ogling that red sports car and the blonde behind the wheel.

That story never ends well. Walmart needs to grow up.

Dana Blankenhorn is a financial and technology journalist. He is the author of a new mystery thriller, The Reluctant Detective Finds Her Family, available now at the Amazon Kindle store. Write him at [email protected] or follow him on Twitter at @danablankenhorn. As of this writing he owned shares

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Bonds are flashing a recession signal — here's what happened to stocks last time

The bond market is edging closer to signaling a recession, but don't panic yet. Stocks could have a lot more room to run even if the feared "yield curve" inverts, history shows.

The spread between the 3-month Treasury bill and the 10-year note went into negative territory on Friday, the first time since 2007. The more widely watched part of the curve — the gap between yields on the 2-year and 10-year debt — is getting closer to inversion as well, falling to just 10 basis points, versus 60 basis points a year ago. The yield curve has been a reliable recession indicator in the past.

This occurred after the Federal Reserve this week downgraded the U.S. economic outlook and signaled no rate hikes this year, worrying bond traders that a possible recession is in the near future.

However, if history is any guide, equity investors shouldn't worry in the near term. In fact, stocks rose about 15 percent on average in the 18 months following inversions, according to a Credit Suisse analysis last year. The data show the stock market tends to turn sour about 24 months after the yield curve inverts. Three years after an inversion, the S&P 500 is up just 2 percent on average as stocks take a hit on recession fears.

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"Yield curve inversion won't signal doom," Jonathan Golub, chief U.S. equity strategist at Credit Suisse, said in a note last year. "While an inversion has [preceded] each recession over the past 50 years, the lead time is extremely inconsistent, with a recession following anywhere from 14-34 months after the curve goes upside down."

The most recent recession, in 2008, came 24 months after the 2-year and 10-year yield curve inverted on Dec. 30 in 2005, Golub pointed out. Back then, the stock market scored an 18.4 percent gain 18 months after the inversion and 17 percent return 24 months later, the analyst said.

Stocks started to go downhill only about 30 months after the inversion in 2005 as the S&P 500 eventually wiped all the gains around mid-2007 and lost a whopping 30 percent in early 2009 as the great financial crisis raged, according to Credit Suisse.

The stock market has jumped 21 percent from its Christmas Eve low as fears of an economic downturn and a full-on trade war with China recede. However, the rally was put on hold this week as the Fed's policy reversal reignited the recession fears. The central bank announced no rate hikes this year versus the two rate increases that were predicted as recently as December, and it also reduced its outlook for GDP to 2.1 percent in 2019 from a 2.3 percent forecast in December.

"Our core logic behind the inversion call still holds — it's a bet the market will begin pricing in a 'policy error' risk," said Ian Lyngen, BMO's head of U.S. rates, in a note. "Unlike when the Fed was still clinging to the hope of another hike or two in 2019, an inversion now will occur as investors worry the FOMC's on hold stance will prevent them from cutting rates quickly enough to stave off a more severe recession."

D-Street Buzz: Zee Ent drags Nifty Media 2%, energy stocks also slip; Infosys gains

The Indian benchmark indices are trading on a flat to negative note with Nifty shedding 10 points, trading at 11,521 whereas Sensex is down 22 points, trading at 38,341.

At 0934 hours, Nifty Media is the underperforming sector, down over 2 percent dragged by Zee Entertainment that shed 4 percent followed by Dish TV, UFO Moviez, INOX Leisure and Sun TV Network.

Oil & gas stocks are also trading in the red with losses from BPCL, HPCL, Indian Oil Corporation and Reliance Industries.

From the PSU banking space, the top losers are State Bank of India, Punjab National Bank, Oriental Bank of Commerce, Indian Bank, Canara Bank and Bank of India.

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Nifty PSE is also down over a percent dragged by NMDC, NHPC, Oil India, PFC and NTPC.

However, Nifty Realty is the outperforming sector led by Indiabulls Real Estate, DLF, Godrej Properties, Prestige Estates and Oberoi Realty.

From the IT space, the top gainers are Infosys that added close to 2 percent followed by Tata Elxsi, Tech Mahindra and Wipro.

The top Nifty gainers included Indiabulls Housing Finance, Infosys, Wipro, Hindalco Industries and Vedanta while the top losers included Zee Entertainment, IOC, HPCL, BPCL, and ONGC.

The most active stocks were Jubilant Life Sciences that shed 5 percent followed by Infosys, Axis Bank, Indiabulls Housing and Reliance Industries.

Axis Bank, Refex Industries, Titan Company and Alok Industries have hit 52-week high on NSE.

The breadth of the market favoured the declines with 717 stocks advancing and 842 declining while 507 remained unchanged. On the BSE, 725 stocks advanced, 736 declined and 83 remained unchanged.

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Teligent Inc (TLGT) Expected to Announce Earnings of -$0.02 Per Share

Analysts predict that Teligent Inc (NASDAQ:TLGT) will report earnings of ($0.02) per share for the current quarter, according to Zacks Investment Research. Two analysts have issued estimates for Teligent’s earnings, with the highest EPS estimate coming in at $0.01 and the lowest estimate coming in at ($0.04). Teligent reported earnings of ($0.06) per share in the same quarter last year, which indicates a positive year-over-year growth rate of 66.7%. The firm is expected to announce its next earnings report before the market opens on Monday, March 18th.

According to Zacks, analysts expect that Teligent will report full-year earnings of ($0.12) per share for the current financial year, with EPS estimates ranging from ($0.14) to ($0.09). For the next financial year, analysts forecast that the company will report earnings of $0.04 per share, with EPS estimates ranging from ($0.07) to $0.15. Zacks Investment Research’s EPS calculations are an average based on a survey of sell-side research firms that cover Teligent.

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Several research firms have weighed in on TLGT. ValuEngine raised Teligent from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 2nd. Canaccord Genuity lowered their target price on Teligent from $4.00 to $3.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, November 16th.

NASDAQ:TLGT opened at $1.46 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.30, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 1.31. Teligent has a fifty-two week low of $1.13 and a fifty-two week high of $4.52. The stock has a market cap of $76.89 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -7.68 and a beta of 1.59.

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in TLGT. Prosight Management LP grew its stake in Teligent by 9.5% during the 4th quarter. Prosight Management LP now owns 3,547,607 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,860,000 after acquiring an additional 306,846 shares in the last quarter. Elk Creek Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Teligent by 6.0% in the 4th quarter. Elk Creek Partners LLC now owns 4,880,589 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,686,000 after buying an additional 277,834 shares in the last quarter. SCW Capital Management LP bought a new stake in shares of Teligent in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $363,000. Bridgeway Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Teligent by 112.7% in the 3rd quarter. Bridgeway Capital Management Inc. now owns 283,081 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,118,000 after buying an additional 150,000 shares in the last quarter. Finally, GSA Capital Partners LLP bought a new stake in shares of Teligent in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $192,000. 64.73% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Teligent

Teligent, Inc, a specialty generic pharmaceutical company, develops, manufactures, and markets generic topical, branded generic, and generic injectable pharmaceutical products in the United States and Canada. The company sells generic pharmaceutical products in topical, injectable, complex, and ophthalmic dosage forms.

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Forward Air Co. (FWRD) Expected to Post Quarterly Sales of $323.13 Million

Brokerages expect Forward Air Co. (NASDAQ:FWRD) to report $323.13 million in sales for the current quarter, according to Zacks Investment Research. Four analysts have issued estimates for Forward Air’s earnings, with the lowest sales estimate coming in at $314.90 million and the highest estimate coming in at $328.00 million. Forward Air reported sales of $302.61 million in the same quarter last year, which indicates a positive year over year growth rate of 6.8%. The business is expected to report its next earnings report on Wednesday, April 24th.

On average, analysts expect that Forward Air will report full-year sales of $1.42 billion for the current year, with estimates ranging from $1.39 billion to $1.44 billion. For the next fiscal year, analysts forecast that the firm will report sales of $1.50 billion, with estimates ranging from $1.45 billion to $1.56 billion. Zacks Investment Research’s sales calculations are an average based on a survey of analysts that that provide coverage for Forward Air.

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Forward Air (NASDAQ:FWRD) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 7th. The transportation company reported $0.95 EPS for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters’ consensus estimate of $0.83 by $0.12. Forward Air had a net margin of 6.97% and a return on equity of 16.97%. The company had revenue of $356.60 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $347.16 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.65 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 9.7% compared to the same quarter last year.

FWRD has been the topic of a number of research reports. BidaskClub lowered Forward Air from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 6th. ValuEngine lowered Forward Air from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, March 1st. Finally, Zacks Investment Research upgraded Forward Air from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, January 14th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company. The stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $68.75.

Shares of NASDAQ:FWRD traded up $0.10 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $63.53. 3,849 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 143,357. Forward Air has a 1 year low of $51.00 and a 1 year high of $72.81. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.36 and a beta of 1.55. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, a current ratio of 2.69 and a quick ratio of 2.66.

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 22nd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 7th will be issued a dividend of $0.18 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, March 6th. This represents a $0.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.13%. Forward Air’s dividend payout ratio is presently 23.08%.

In other Forward Air news, COO Chris C. Ruble sold 7,926 shares of Forward Air stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $65.12, for a total value of $516,141.12. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer now directly owns 31,489 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,050,563.68. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Chairman Bruce A. Campbell sold 8,240 shares of Forward Air stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $65.20, for a total value of $537,248.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chairman now directly owns 93,732 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,111,326.40. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 43,087 shares of company stock worth $2,842,670. Insiders own 1.95% of the company’s stock.

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Forward Air by 5.3% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 329,627 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $18,080,000 after purchasing an additional 16,689 shares during the period. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Forward Air in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,713,000. APG Asset Management N.V. increased its holdings in shares of Forward Air by 10.0% in the fourth quarter. APG Asset Management N.V. now owns 39,500 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $1,895,000 after purchasing an additional 3,600 shares during the period. Amalgamated Bank acquired a new position in shares of Forward Air in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $252,000. Finally, Millennium Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Forward Air by 20.1% in the fourth quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 13,142 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $721,000 after purchasing an additional 2,199 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.48% of the company’s stock.

About Forward Air

Forward Air Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an asset-light freight and logistics company in the United State and Canada. The company operates through four segments: Expedited Less-than-truckload (LTL), Truckload Premium Services (TLS), Intermodal, and Pool Distribution (Pool).

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LeMaitre Vascular Inc (LMAT) Files 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended on December 31, 2018

LeMaitre Vascular Inc (NASDAQ:LMAT) files its latest 10-K with SEC for the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2018. LeMaitre Vascular Inc provides medical devices and human tissue cryopreservation services for the treatment of peripheral vascular disease. The company develops, manufactures, and markets vascular devices to address the needs of vascular surgeons. LeMaitre Vascular Inc has a market cap of $586.100 million; its shares were traded at around $29.93 with a P/E ratio of 26.48 and P/S ratio of 5.86. The dividend yield of LeMaitre Vascular Inc stocks is 0.93%. LeMaitre Vascular Inc had annual average EBITDA growth of 27.70% over the past five years.

For the last quarter LeMaitre Vascular Inc reported a revenue of $28.4 million, compared with the revenue of $26.15 million during the same period a year ago. For the latest fiscal year the company reported a revenue of $105.6 million, an increase of 4.7% from last year. For the last five years LeMaitre Vascular Inc had an average revenue growth rate of 11% a year.

The reported diluted earnings per share was $1.13 for the year, an increase of 31.4% from previous year. Over the last five years LeMaitre Vascular Inc had an EPS growth rate of 44.5% a year. The LeMaitre Vascular Inc had a decent operating margin of 19.64%, compared with the operating margin of 20.92% a year before. The 10-year historical median operating margin of LeMaitre Vascular Inc is 9.50%. The profitability rank of the company is 7 (out of 10).

At the end of the fiscal year, LeMaitre Vascular Inc has the cash and cash equivalents of $26.3 million, compared with $19.1 million in the previous year. The company had no long term debt. LeMaitre Vascular Inc has a financial strength rank of 9 (out of 10).

At the current stock price of $29.93, LeMaitre Vascular Inc is traded at 211.1% premium to its historical median P/S valuation band of $9.62. The P/S ratio of the stock is 5.86, while the historical median P/S ratio is 1.89. The stock lost 19.1% during the past 12 months.

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Q2 2020 Earnings Forecast for American Eagle Outfitters (AEO) Issued By B. Riley

American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE:AEO) – Equities researchers at B. Riley decreased their Q2 2020 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of American Eagle Outfitters in a report released on Thursday, March 7th. B. Riley analyst S. Anderson now anticipates that the apparel retailer will post earnings per share of $0.34 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.35. B. Riley also issued estimates for American Eagle Outfitters’ Q3 2020 earnings at $0.54 EPS, Q4 2020 earnings at $0.51 EPS and FY2021 earnings at $1.75 EPS.

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AEO has been the subject of several other reports. Zacks Investment Research raised American Eagle Outfitters from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $21.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Thursday, December 13th. Jefferies Financial Group set a $28.00 price objective on American Eagle Outfitters and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. Wedbush set a $25.00 price target on American Eagle Outfitters and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 12th. Deutsche Bank set a $23.00 price objective on American Eagle Outfitters and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 12th. Finally, Loop Capital set a $27.00 price target on American Eagle Outfitters and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 11th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company. American Eagle Outfitters has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $24.62.

American Eagle Outfitters stock opened at $20.18 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $3.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.40, a PEG ratio of 1.20 and a beta of 0.82. American Eagle Outfitters has a one year low of $17.00 and a one year high of $29.88.

American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE:AEO) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, March 6th. The apparel retailer reported $0.43 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters’ consensus estimate of $0.42 by $0.01. American Eagle Outfitters had a return on equity of 21.28% and a net margin of 6.96%. The firm had revenue of $1.24 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.26 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.44 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 1.2% compared to the same quarter last year.

In related news, EVP Andrew J. Mclean sold 14,984 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $18.26, for a total transaction of $273,607.84. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 14,984 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $273,607.84. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 6.30% of the company’s stock.

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Cornerstone Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of American Eagle Outfitters during the 3rd quarter worth $273,000. Russell Investments Group Ltd. raised its stake in shares of American Eagle Outfitters by 53.4% in the 3rd quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 124,976 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $3,103,000 after buying an additional 43,531 shares in the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. acquired a new stake in shares of American Eagle Outfitters during the 3rd quarter worth about $1,504,000. Arizona State Retirement System increased its position in shares of American Eagle Outfitters by 2.7% during the 3rd quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 119,642 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock worth $2,971,000 after purchasing an additional 3,154 shares in the last quarter. Finally, State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System increased its position in American Eagle Outfitters by 10.2% in the 3rd quarter. State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System now owns 127,781 shares of the apparel retailer’s stock valued at $3,173,000 after acquiring an additional 11,859 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 88.64% of the company’s stock.

About American Eagle Outfitters

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc operates as a specialty retailer that provides clothing, accessories, and personal care products under the American Eagle Outfitters and Aerie brands. The company also provides jeans, and other apparel and accessories for men and women; and intimates, activewear, and swim collections, as well as personal care products for women.

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Playkey Price Hits $0.0503 on Top Exchanges (PKT)

Playkey (CURRENCY:PKT) traded 18.8% higher against the U.S. dollar during the 24 hour period ending at 18:00 PM Eastern on March 7th. Playkey has a total market cap of $700,622.00 and $22,721.00 worth of Playkey was traded on exchanges in the last day. One Playkey token can currently be purchased for $0.0503 or 0.00001288 BTC on exchanges including Mercatox, HitBTC and CoinExchange. During the last seven days, Playkey has traded up 52.7% against the U.S. dollar.

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Hot Growth Stocks To Buy Right Now

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For close to two decades, Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE:EPD) has been a wealth-compounding machine for its investors, thanks to a reasonable yield and a payout that has grown consistently since it went public. Over the past few years, though, that growth has stalled out a bit, as investors have soured on oil and gas investments in general and on management's decision to slow the company's payout growth.

The announcement that investors' distribution checks weren't going to grow as quickly as they have in the past may sound like the company is struggling with finances. On the contrary, the decision appears to be saving Enterprise Products Partners hundreds of millions of dollars annually, and should make it a better investment down the road. This statement from management explains it all.

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• [By Stephan Byrd]

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• [By Logan Wallace]

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

  Get Ennis alerts: Ennis (EBF) Issues Earnings Results (americanbankingnews.com) Ennis beats by $0.07, beats on revenue (seekingalpha.com) Ennis up 4% post Q1 results (seekingalpha.com) Ennis, Inc. Reports Results for the First Quarter Ended May 31, 2018 (finance.yahoo.com) Ennis: Fiscal 1Q Earnings Snapshot (finance.yahoo.com)

  Shares of Ennis traded down $0.05, hitting $20.20, during trading on Tuesday, according to Marketbeat.com. The company had a trading volume of 117,000 shares, compared to its average volume of 79,358. The firm has a market cap of $489.94 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.66 and a beta of 0.69. Ennis has a fifty-two week low of $17.65 and a fifty-two week high of $21.50. The company has a quick ratio of 4.63, a current ratio of 5.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11.

Hot Growth Stocks To Buy Right Now: Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.(PTEN)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Tyler Crowe]

  The oil services industry, as a whole, has been a challenging one over the past few years as exploration and production companies have drastically scaled back capital spending. Within the industry, the two segments that have been some of the most difficult to make money in are drilling and pressure pumping (fracking). For Patterson-UTI Energy (NASDAQ:PTEN), weakness in these segments has been a double-whammy because they are Patterson's two largest businesses. This past quarter was particularly tough because many producers finished their capital spending plans for 2018 early and might not start back up again until later in 2019.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Get a free copy of the Zacks research report on Patterson-UTI Energy (PTEN)

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• [By Shane Hupp]

  Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:PTEN) – Analysts at Jefferies Financial Group issued their Q1 2019 EPS estimates for shares of Patterson-UTI Energy in a research report issued on Wednesday, October 3rd. Jefferies Financial Group analyst B. Handler forecasts that the oil and gas company will post earnings per share of ($0.13) for the quarter. Jefferies Financial Group has a “Buy” rating and a $22.00 price target on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group also issued estimates for Patterson-UTI Energy’s Q2 2019 earnings at ($0.03) EPS, Q3 2019 earnings at $0.08 EPS and Q4 2019 earnings at $0.13 EPS.

• [By Logan Wallace]

  Get a free copy of the Zacks research report on Patterson-UTI Energy (PTEN)

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• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Get a free copy of the Zacks research report on Patterson-UTI Energy (PTEN)

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• [By Max Byerly]

  Get a free copy of the Zacks research report on Patterson-UTI Energy (PTEN)

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Hot Growth Stocks To Buy Right Now: Guess?, Inc.(GES)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Jim Crumly]

  As for individual stocks, Copart (NASDAQ:CPRT) shares shot up on strong sales and profits, and Guess? (NYSE:GES) disappointed investors with its latest sales numbers and its outlook for the rest of the year.

• [By Garrett Baldwin]
  On Tuesday, the Trump administration said it would press ahead with 25% tariffs on roughly $50 billion in Chinese goods. As U.S. Trade Secretary Wilbur Ross prepares to head to Beijing to discuss trade this week, the Trump administration is demanding that China address ongoing theft of U.S. intellectual property. Ahead of Friday's jobs report, Automatic Data Processing (NYSE: ADP) reported that private jobs increased by 178,000 during May. That figure was actually 12,000 behind what the markets were anticipating. Job growth appears to be slowing down as the firm also revised its jobs figure for April downward, from 204,000 new positions to 163,000. Three Stocks to Watch Today: KORS, HP, KMI Michael Kors Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: KORS) stock was off 3.2% in pre-market hours after the company reported earnings before the bell. The luxury retailer reported earnings per share (EPS) of $0.63, a figure that topped Wall Street expectations of $0.60. The firm also beat revenue expectations and reported an increase in same-store sales. However, the firm's earnings forecast for the year ahead came in lower than expectations, a factor that pushed its stock lower on Wednesday morning. Shares of HP Inc. (NYSE: HP) were up slightly after the company raised its full-year outlook and topped Wall Street earnings expectations on Tuesday. The company cited stronger demand in desktops and notebooks for its financial performance. The firm matched EPS expectations of $0.48. However, revenue came in at $14.0 billion, a figure that easily beat forecasts of $13.59. The Canadian government announced plans to purchase the Trans Mountain pipeline from Kinder Morgan Canada Ltd. (NYSE: KML) for $3.5 billion. The Canadian government said that the deal was the only way to ensure that the long-awaited project could proceed. The pipeline runs from the Alberta oil sands to a port all the way in British Columbia along the Pacific Ocean. The pipeline is designed to give Canadian crude grea
• [By Shane Hupp]

  Guess?, Inc. (NYSE:GES) Director Gianluca Bolla acquired 2,832 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 30th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $26.00 per share, with a total value of $73,632.00. Following the purchase, the director now directly owns 63,936 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,662,336. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website.

• [By Dan Caplinger]

  Wall Street had a down day on Thursday, with the trade-sensitive industrial side of the market seeing the largest declines on news that the U.S. and Canada had imposed a set of matching tariffs on each other. The Dow lost more than 200 points, but declines were somewhat less extensive on a percentage basis for other parts of the market. Crude oil prices also moved lower, and the general sense among investors was one of uncertainty about how these initial disputes would evolve over time. Moreover, some bad news from key sectors of the economy weighed on individual stocks. Dollar Tree (NASDAQ:DLTR), Guess? (NYSE:GES), and Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) were among the worst performers on the day. Below, we'll look more closely at these stocks to tell you why they did so poorly.

Should Retailers Make You Pay for Free Shipping?

Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) long ago set the rules of the e-commerce game by which almost all retailers now play. By training consumers to expect free shipping for their online purchases, the company essentially compelled rivals large and small to fall in line -- if they have any expectation of competing, they too, need to offer some form of free shipping.

Yet the cost to retailers of providing that perk is soaring. UPS and FedEx raised rates this year by 4.9% on average, and hiked the prices of the services used most by residential customers by 30% or more. Even the U.S. Postal Service has increased rates for package delivery. The result is that sellers are absorbing costs in the billions of dollars annually to meet consumers' demand to get something for nothing.

Maybe it's time more retailers considered charging for free delivery. After all, that's what Amazon does.

Image source: Getty Images.

Amazon's secret weapon

Although the e-commerce giant got everyone else to follow its lead on free shipping, Amazon's service isn't actually free at all, as consumers pay $119 a year for it. Even though shipping to customers cost the online retailer $27.7 billion in 2018, up 27% from the year before, it partially offset that expense with the fees from its Prime membership loyalty program.

Amazon has over 100 million members worldwide, and almost 58 million in the U.S., so from one perspective, Prime fees offset its shipping costs by about $12 billion last year. Market research firm eMarketer estimates that by 2021, 57% of U.S. households, almost 72 million in all, will have Prime memberships.

Yet if Prime were nothing but a free-shipping deal, that would still leave $15.7 billion or so Amazon that was out of pocket -- a substantial expense. And as we all know, members get a lot of benefits and services beyond that. The company says it will lay out $5 billion this year on content for Prime Video alone, which takes a considerable bite out of that $12 billion in subscription revenue.

The key point, however, is that most other retailers don't have any built-in income stream designed to offset the costs of providing free shipping; the best they can hope for is to boost their sales incrementally by setting a dollar threshold for customers to qualify for the service.

Walmart requires customers to spend $35 on an order before it qualifies for free shipping; so does Target, but shoppers who use the store's REDCard credit card qualify with orders of just $25. Macy's has a similar policy, and a number of smaller retailers have tighter policies still.

Gap, for instance, requires you to spend $50 on an order to get free shipping, but it usually takes five to seven days to receive it. If you want expedited two-day shipping, it'll cost you $17. American Eagle Outfitters also requires you spend at least $50 to get free shipping.

Time for an upgrade

Retailers reap some obvious benefits from offering free shipping, regardless of the details, such as greater consumer loyalty and engagement. But can they get consumers to acknowledge the costs involved by implementing premium loyalty programs of their own?

Plenty of retailers do have such programs that come with a variety of exclusive perks, but free shipping is often not among them. For example, RH, the former Restoration Hardware, has a $100 per year premium loyalty program that offers discounts and services such as design consultations, but members still pay for shipping. While furniture is an admittedly expensive category to ship, even small items carry a fee.

Others are starting to come around. Where Barnes & Noble has long offered free express shipping for members of its $25-a-year loyalty program, lululemon athletica began testing one last year where for $128 a year, free expedited shipping is included. 

Clarus Commerce says loyalty program fatigue is setting in: The average U.S. household belongs to 29 different programs, but is active in only 12.   On the other hand, Clarus also found 62% of consumers and 75% of millennials would consider paying for a premium program. The key is offering a range of benefits customers find attractive -- free shipping is obviously one that should be considered.

Key takeaway

In reality, of course, there's no such thing as "free" shipping. Customers pay for it through loyalty program membership fees, the costs being baked into the list prices of the items, or both.

Yet retailers are now being caught between consumers' desire for free stuff and the rising rates that UPS, FedEx, and the U.S. Postal Service are charging. If they are going to keep their omnichannel operations profitable, more of them may have to ask their customers pay up front to enjoy that "something for nothing" feeling later on.

Top 5 High Tech Stocks To Invest In 2019

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Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) did an exceptionally good job of making it through the financial crisis in 2008 with minimal damage, weathering the turbulence in its stock price and rising to all-time record highs in the early and mid-2010s. Along the way, Wells Fargo also sought to regain its standing as a strong dividend stock, and it has successfully restored its quarterly payout to levels above what it had paid prior to the crisis. Yet recently, the bank has run into controversy with a scandal involving employees opening fake accounts, and Wells Fargo's most recent earnings weren't as strong as the company has seen in the past. Some investors are wondering whether the bank's track record of dividend increases since the financial crisis could be in jeopardy. Let's look more closely to whether Wells Fargo will raise its dividend in 2017.

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Top 5 High Tech Stocks To Invest In 2019: Stage Stores, Inc.(SSI)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Lisa Levin] Companies Reporting Before The Bell Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE: BBY) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $0.74 per share on revenue of $8.73 billion. McKesson Corporation (NYSE: MCK) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $3.56 per share on revenue of $51.25 billion. Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $1.39 per share on revenue of $8.00 billion. Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE: HRL) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $0.45 per share on revenue of $2.39 billion. Brady Corporation (NYSE: BRC) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $0.49 per share on revenue of $291.47 million. Sanderson Farms, Inc. (NASDAQ: SAFM) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $2.2 per share on revenue of $841.75 million. The Toronto-Dominion Bank (NYSE: TD) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $1.16 per share on revenue of $6.86 billion. Royal Bank of Canada (NYSE: RY) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $1.61 per share on revenue of $8.05 billion. 58.com Inc. (NYSE: WUBA) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $0.21 per share on revenue of $372.49 million. Luxoft Holding, Inc. (NYSE: LXFT) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $0.59 per share on revenue of $228.53 million. The Toro Company (NYSE: TTC) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $1.21 per share on revenue of $916.73 million. StealthGas Inc. (NASDAQ: GASS) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $0.06 per share on revenue of $37.75 million. Stage Stores, Inc. (NYSE: SSI) is estimated to report earnings for its first quarter. Thermon Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: THR) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $0.2 per share on revenue of $96.24 million. Tuniu Corporation (NASDAQ: TOUR) is estimated to report quarterly loss at $0.03 per share on revenue of $76.72 million.

   

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  These are the top 5 holdings of AXAR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L.P.Stonemor Partners LP (STON) - 6,650,613 shares, 68.21% of the total portfolio. Shares added by 8.91%Patterson-UTI Energy Inc (PTEN) - 730,000 shares, 21.11% of the total portfolio. Stage Stores Inc (SSI) - 1,750,000 shares, 6.3% of the total portfolio. Shares added by 75.00%Five Star Senior Living Inc (FVE) - 2,039,878 shares, 4.38% of the total portfolio. Added
• [By Lisa Levin] Gainers Stellar Biotechnologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SBOT) rose 32 percent to $2.89 in pre-market trading after the company disclosed that it achieved robust viral clearance for its manufacturing process. Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE: BW) rose 17.7 percent to $3.03 in pre-market trading after an amended 13D filing from Steel Partners Holdings shows a raised stake in the company from 6.99 million shares to 29.98 million shares, or a 17.8 percent stake. AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACRX) shares rose 12.7 percent to $3.55 in pre-market trading after the company announced the FDA acceptance of NDA for DSUVIA. Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE: WSM) shares rose 11.7 percent to $54.95 in pre-market trading. after the company reported stronger-than-expected results for its first quarter. The company also raised its FY18 earnings and sales guidance. Bilibili Inc. (NASDAQ: BILI) shares rose 9.3 percent to $13.59 in pre-market trading after announcing Q1 results. Stein Mart, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMRT) rose 8.1 percent to $3.46 in pre-market trading after reporting strong Q1 earnings. Universal Corporation (NYSE: UVV) rose 8.1 percent to $52.35 in pre-market trading after reporting fiscal Q4 results. Marinus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRNS) rose 8.1 percent to $5.65 in pre-market trading after gaining 6.30 percent on Wednesday. CEL-SCI Corporation (NYSE: CVM) rose 6.1 percent to $3.30 in pre-market trading after climbing 9.51 percent on Wednesday. TransEnterix, Inc. (NYSE: TRXC) rose 6 percent to $3.10 in pre-market trading after reporting a loan deal for $40 million in term loans with Hercules Capital. Stage Stores, Inc. (NYSE: SSI) rose 5.6 percent to $3.40 in pre-market trading following Q1 results. Koss Corporation (NASDAQ: KOSS) shares rose 5.2 percent to $2.42 in the pre-market trading session after falling 2.54 percent on Wednesday.

   

Top 5 High Tech Stocks To Invest In 2019: Freightcar America, Inc.(RAIL)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Stephan Byrd]

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

• [By Lisa Levin]

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

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

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• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Wells Fargo & Company MN increased its stake in FreightCar America, Inc. (NASDAQ:RAIL) by 95.9% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 730,734 shares of the transportation company’s stock after acquiring an additional 357,670 shares during the period. Wells Fargo & Company MN owned about 5.87% of FreightCar America worth $9,790,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Top 5 High Tech Stocks To Invest In 2019: Netlist, Inc.(NLST)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Money Morning News Team]

  While exciting, CODX and our other penny stocks to watch this week are unlikely to tack on any additional gains this week. But don't worry. After looking at our 10 top penny stocks to watch, we'll show you a stock with serious profit potential in its future…

  Penny Stock Current Share Price Last Week's Gain Co-Diagnostics Inc. (Nasdaq: CODX)  $4.35 192.07% Viking Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: VKTX)  $9.37 95.78% DHI Group Inc. (NYSE: DHX)  $3.10 67.57% Axovant Sciences Ltd. (Nasdaq: AXON)  $1.76 60.00% Netlist Inc. (Nasdaq: NLST)  $0.21 53.79% Link Motion Inc. (NYSE LKM)  $1.23 47.73% CorMedix Inc. (NYSE: CRMD)  $0.26 44.44% Vistagen Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: VTGN)  $1.34 40.21% J. Jill Inc. (NYSE: JILL)  $8.30 36.55% Adomani Inc. (Nasdaq: ADOM)  $1.52 34.86%

  In order to make sure we protect ourselves from any substantial losses from investing in penny stocks, we follow five rules for penny stock investing. Take look at them on the right.As these stocks demonstrate, there are penny stocks that have tremendous growth potential that can easily dwarf your initial investment. However, most penny stocks lack the solid underlying financials necessary to generate a significant return.
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• [By Shane Hupp]

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

  Get Acacia Research alerts: Thrashing Stocks: Netlist, Inc. (NASDAQ:NLST), Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. (NYSE:VSI), Acacia Research Corporation … (thestreetpoint.com) Form DEFA14A ACACIA RESEARCH CORP (streetinsider.com) Acacia Research Corporation Board of Directors Issues Letter to Stockholders (markets.financialcontent.com) Have a sight on these: Yamana Gold Inc. (NYSE:AUY), Acacia Research Corporation (NASDAQ:ACTG), Navios … (journalfinance.net) Stocks in the Spotlight: Gold Fields Limited (NYSE:GFI), Acacia Research Corporation (NASDAQ:ACTG), China … (journalfinance.net)

  Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on ACTG shares. Zacks Investment Research downgraded shares of Acacia Research from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, March 23rd. ValuEngine downgraded shares of Acacia Research from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 2nd. Finally, TheStreet downgraded shares of Acacia Research from a “c-” rating to a “d” rating in a research note on Friday, February 16th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company. The stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $5.67.

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Netlist, Inc. (NASDAQ:NLST) shares reached a new 52-week low during trading on Wednesday following a dissappointing earnings announcement. The company traded as low as $0.13 and last traded at $0.12, with a volume of 3655 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $0.12.

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Netlist, Inc. (NASDAQ:NLST)’s share price traded down 6.3% during trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as low as $0.17 and last traded at $0.17. 2,960 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 100% from the average session volume of 2,102,591 shares. The stock had previously closed at $0.16.

Top 5 High Tech Stocks To Invest In 2019: Discovery Communications, Inc.(DISCB)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Billy Duberstein]

  Discovery, Inc. (NASDAQ:DISCA) (NASDAQ:DISCB) (NASDAQ:DISCK) has traded very cheaply over the past few years. As more and more U.S. consumers "cut the cord" on the traditional cable bundle, Discovery's channels (which now include all Scripps Networks Interactive channels) have seen their subscriber counts decline. That, combined with the high debt load incurred for the company's 2017 acquisition of Scripps Networks Interactive, sent investors running for the hills last year. In 2017, the company's three share classes dropped from roughly 10% to roughly 21%.

• [By Max Byerly]

  Discovery (NASDAQ:DISCB) announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday. The company reported $0.53 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.40 by $0.13, Morningstar.com reports. Discovery had a negative net margin of 7.40% and a positive return on equity of 19.34%. The company had revenue of $2.31 billion for the quarter.

• [By Billy Duberstein]

  You might think Discovery Inc.'s (NASDAQ:DISCA) (NASDAQ:DISCK) (NASDAQ:DISCB) stations primarily feature nature videos and celebrity cooks, but did you know it's actually becoming a player on the international sports scene? While known for its namesake Discovery Channel and documentary brands such as The Learning Channel, HGTV, and the Food Network, Discovery has actually been in the sports business since 2012, when it first acquired a minority stake in European sports channel Eurosport. Discovery was apparently pleased enough with the channel's progress to buy 100% of Eurosport in July 2015, and that year, Eurosport won the exclusive rights to broadcast the Olympics in Europe from 2018-2022.

Top 5 High Tech Stocks To Invest In 2019: Omega Flex Inc.(OFLX)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  BidaskClub downgraded shares of Omega Flex (NASDAQ:OFLX) from a strong-buy rating to a buy rating in a research note published on Saturday.

  Shares of Omega Flex stock opened at $64.52 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $640.63 million, a P/E ratio of 34.69 and a beta of 1.07. Omega Flex has a 52 week low of $51.02 and a 52 week high of $95.00.

• [By Peter Graham]

  Manufacturing and "made in America" is back with small cap Omega Flex, Inc (NASDAQ: OFLX) being one stock that's clearly leading the way on the technical charts:

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Omega Flex, Inc. (NASDAQ:OFLX) announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, September 12th, Wall Street Journal reports. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 21st will be paid a dividend of 0.24 per share by the industrial products company on Tuesday, October 2nd. This represents a $0.96 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.28%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 20th.

Top 10 Blue Chip Stocks To Own Right Now

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Top 10 Blue Chip Stocks To Own Right Now: Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust(RPT)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Motley Fool Transcribers]

  Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust  (NYSE:RPT)Q4 2018 Earnings Conference CallFeb. 21, 2019, 10:00 a.m. ET

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

  Operator

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust (NYSE:RPT) was downgraded by equities research analysts at ValuEngine from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note issued on Tuesday.

• [By Max Byerly]

  Get a free copy of the Zacks research report on Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust (RPT)

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Top 10 Blue Chip Stocks To Own Right Now: Old Point Financial Corporation(OPOF)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  News coverage about Old Point Financial (NASDAQ:OPOF) has been trending somewhat positive recently, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. The research firm ranks the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than 20 million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Old Point Financial earned a media sentiment score of 0.01 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned press coverage about the bank an impact score of 46.7121766894414 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock’s share price in the near future.

Top 10 Blue Chip Stocks To Own Right Now: P.T. Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk.(TLK)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Lisa Levin]

  Tuesday afternoon, the telecommunication services shares climbed 1.18 percent. Meanwhile, top gainers in the sector included Intelsat S.A. (NYSE: I), up 7 percent, and Telekomnks Indn Prsr Tbk Prshn Prsrn-ADR (NYSE: TLK), up 3 percent.

• [By Max Byerly]

  Telekomnks Indn Prsr Tbk Prshn Prsrn (NYSE:TLK) was upgraded by equities research analysts at Macquarie from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, The Fly reports.

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Several analysts have recently issued reports on TLK shares. TheStreet upgraded shares of Telekomnks Indn Prsr Tbk Prshn Prsrn from a “c+” rating to a “b-” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 6th. ValuEngine upgraded shares of Telekomnks Indn Prsr Tbk Prshn Prsrn from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 17th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. The stock currently has an average rating of “Buy”.

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Top 10 Blue Chip Stocks To Own Right Now: Echo Global Logistics, Inc.(ECHO)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Forward Air (NASDAQ: FWRD) and Echo Global Logistics (NASDAQ:ECHO) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Echo Global Logistics (NASDAQ: ECHO) and C.H. Robinson Worldwide (NASDAQ:CHRW) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations and risk.

• [By Logan Wallace]

  Get a free copy of the Zacks research report on Echo Global Logistics (ECHO)

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• [By Logan Wallace]

  BidaskClub cut shares of Echo Global Logistics (NASDAQ:ECHO) from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research note released on Thursday morning.

  Several other brokerages have also commented on ECHO. ValuEngine raised Echo Global Logistics from a hold rating to a buy rating in a research note on Monday, June 11th. Stifel Nicolaus started coverage on Echo Global Logistics in a research note on Tuesday, June 19th. They set a buy rating and a $34.00 price target on the stock. Cowen boosted their price target on Echo Global Logistics from $35.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock an outperform rating in a research note on Monday, July 16th. Barrington Research reissued a buy rating on shares of Echo Global Logistics in a research note on Friday, June 29th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on Echo Global Logistics from $35.00 to $37.00 and gave the stock an overweight rating in a research note on Thursday, April 26th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating, six have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Echo Global Logistics presently has a consensus rating of Buy and an average target price of $34.67.

• [By Motley Fool Transcribers]

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• [By Shane Hupp]

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Top 10 Blue Chip Stocks To Own Right Now: Eaton Vance Municipal Income 2028 Term Trust(ETX )

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Max Byerly]

  Etrion SA (TSE:ETX) – Equities researchers at National Bank Financial issued their Q4 2018 earnings estimates for shares of Etrion in a research note issued on Thursday, August 9th. National Bank Financial analyst R. Merer expects that the solar energy provider will post earnings of ($0.01) per share for the quarter. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Etrion’s FY2019 earnings at ($0.01) EPS.

Top 10 Blue Chip Stocks To Own Right Now: Carbonite, Inc.(CARB)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Max Byerly]

  Carbonite Inc (NASDAQ:CARB) CFO Anthony Folger sold 31,175 shares of Carbonite stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $38.23, for a total value of $1,191,820.25. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link.

• [By Logan Wallace]

  Carbonite Inc (NASDAQ:CARB) shares reached a new 52-week high and low during mid-day trading on Friday . The company traded as low as $37.23 and last traded at $37.20, with a volume of 8859 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $36.32.

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  BidaskClub lowered shares of Carbonite (NASDAQ:CARB) from a strong-buy rating to a buy rating in a research report report published on Tuesday.

  Several other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. Zacks Investment Research raised shares of Carbonite from a hold rating to a buy rating and set a $33.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, March 20th. B. Riley upped their target price on shares of Carbonite from $30.00 to $37.00 and gave the stock a buy rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 14th. Lake Street Capital reaffirmed a buy rating and set a $27.00 target price (up from $25.00) on shares of Carbonite in a research note on Wednesday, February 14th. TheStreet downgraded shares of Carbonite from a c+ rating to a d rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 13th. Finally, JMP Securities raised shares of Carbonite to an outperform rating in a research note on Sunday, April 29th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. The company currently has an average rating of Buy and an average target price of $33.63.

• [By Jon C. Ogg]

  Carbonite Inc. (NASDAQ: CARB) was down 15% at $24.75 in early indications on Friday after earnings and announcing it was acquiring Webroot. Stifel downgraded it to Hold from Buy and slashed the target price to $25 from $44.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Carbonite Inc (NASDAQ:CARB)’s share price reached a new 52-week high and low on Thursday . The company traded as low as $41.25 and last traded at $40.70, with a volume of 9357 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $41.00.

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Analysts at Jefferies Financial Group initiated coverage on shares of Carbonite (NASDAQ:CARB) in a research report issued on Friday, MarketBeat Ratings reports. The firm set a “buy” rating and a $45.00 price target on the technology company’s stock. Jefferies Financial Group’s price objective points to a potential upside of 33.53% from the stock’s current price.

Top 10 Blue Chip Stocks To Own Right Now: GAMCO Natural Resources, Gold & Income Tust (GNT)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Golem (CURRENCY:GNT) traded 0.3% higher against the U.S. dollar during the 1-day period ending at 13:00 PM Eastern on September 30th. Golem has a market capitalization of $147.49 million and approximately $1.20 million worth of Golem was traded on exchanges in the last day. During the last seven days, Golem has traded up 4.8% against the U.S. dollar. One Golem token can currently be purchased for approximately $0.15 or 0.00002326 BTC on major exchanges including HitBTC, OOOBTC, Iquant and Zebpay.

• [By Max Byerly]

  TRADEMARK VIOLATION NOTICE: “Gamco Natural Resources Gold & Incm Trst (GNT) Shares Sold by Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.” was first posted by Ticker Report and is the sole property of of Ticker Report. If you are viewing this story on another site, it was copied illegally and reposted in violation of international copyright and trademark laws. The correct version of this story can be viewed at https://www.tickerreport.com/banking-finance/4140836/gamco-natural-resources-gold-incm-trst-gnt-shares-sold-by-oppenheimer-co-inc.html.

• [By Max Byerly]

  Golem (CURRENCY:GNT) traded 0.3% lower against the US dollar during the twenty-four hour period ending at 21:00 PM Eastern on May 19th. One Golem token can now be bought for approximately $0.51 or 0.00006248 BTC on popular cryptocurrency exchanges including Mercatox, Zebpay, Liqui and Cryptopia. Over the last week, Golem has traded 9.1% lower against the US dollar. Golem has a market cap of $428.99 million and approximately $7.17 million worth of Golem was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours.

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Golem (CURRENCY:GNT) traded 15.7% higher against the dollar during the 24 hour period ending at 0:00 AM Eastern on August 17th. One Golem token can currently be purchased for approximately $0.17 or 0.00002636 BTC on exchanges including Zebpay, Poloniex, OKEx and Bittrex. In the last week, Golem has traded up 1.7% against the dollar. Golem has a total market capitalization of $165.19 million and $7.99 million worth of Golem was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours.

Top 10 Blue Chip Stocks To Own Right Now: Lennox International, Inc.(LII)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in Lennox International (NYSE:LII) by 5.9% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 275,114 shares of the construction company’s stock after purchasing an additional 15,387 shares during the period. Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC owned approximately 0.67% of Lennox International worth $56,226,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

• [By Jon C. Ogg]

  Lennox International Inc. (NYSE: LII) was started with an Underweight rating and assigned a $201 price target at Morgan Stanley on August 21. The prior close was $225.32, but Lennox shares traded just under $220 late on Friday. The market cap is almost $9 billion, and the 52-week range is $160.38 to $225.78. Lennox is a household name when it comes to air conditioners and climate control systems. Its shares were last seen up about 6% year to date, but they were up 35% from a year ago.

• [By Shane Hupp]

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Top 10 Blue Chip Stocks To Own Right Now: Cincinnati Financial Corporation(CINF)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By ]

  Insurance company Cincinnati Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: CINF) defied the Great Recession and stayed healthy throughout. The insurance company raised its book value per share by 17 percent in 2017, and even paid a special dividend in late 2017 due to the company's equity portfolio appreciation exceeding expectations.

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. decreased its position in Cincinnati Financial Co. (NASDAQ:CINF) by 5.7% during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 15,145 shares of the insurance provider’s stock after selling 914 shares during the quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.’s holdings in Cincinnati Financial were worth $1,013,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Tibra Equities Europe Ltd purchased a new position in Cincinnati Financial Co. (NASDAQ:CINF) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm purchased 11,909 shares of the insurance provider’s stock, valued at approximately $796,000.

• [By Shane Hupp]

  James River Group (NASDAQ: JRVR) and Cincinnati Financial (NASDAQ:CINF) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings and valuation.

Top 10 Blue Chip Stocks To Own Right Now: Caseys General Stores, Inc.(CASY)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Janney Montgomery Scott LLC cut its position in shares of Casey’s General Stores Inc (NASDAQ:CASY) by 1.7% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 8,764 shares of the company’s stock after selling 153 shares during the quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC’s holdings in Casey’s General Stores were worth $1,123,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

• [By Motley Fool Staff]

  Brick-and-mortar retail remains a market under siege, but there are areas that are less at risk from e-commerce, and the convenience store space is one of them. In this segment of the Market Foolery podcast, host Chris Hill and Motley Fool Asset Management's Bill Barker review the latest data from Midwest-centric chain Casey's General Stores (NASDAQ:CASY), and they have reason to be pleased.

• [By Motley Fool Staff]

  As this episode drops, we are three years into that very first sampler, which he dubbed simply "Five Stocks for the Next Five Years." The picks were Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ:ATVI), Casey's General Stores (NASDAQ:CASY), FireEye (NASDAQ:FEYE), MercadoLibre (NASDAQ:MELI), and Middleby (NASDAQ:MIDD) -- and we'll tell you up front that at this stage, David's far from batting a thousand on the set.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Casey’s General Stores (NASDAQ:CASY) and Sonic Automotive (NYSE:SAH) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends and risk.

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Casey’s General Stores (NASDAQ:CASY) saw some unusual options trading on Monday. Stock traders purchased 991 put options on the stock. This is an increase of approximately 835% compared to the typical volume of 106 put options.

Hot Warren Buffett Stocks For 2019

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Many investors know Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK-A) (NYSE:BRK-B) as "Warren Buffett's company," but they aren't sure exactly how it makes money. And the answer is a bit complicated, as Berkshire is a collection of subsidiary businesses and a massive stock portfolio.

In this Industry Focus: Financials clip, host Shannon Jones and Fool.com contributor Matt Frankel give a quick rundown of Berkshire's business model.

A full transcript follows the video.

This video was recorded on Aug. 6, 2018.

Shannon Jones: Before we dive into the latest on Berkshire, Matt, let's actually catch our listeners up on what exactly Berkshire does, and more importantly, how in the world is it so awesome at making money?

Matt Frankel: First of all, a lot of people don't think of Berkshire as a financials sector company, but in reality, it's the largest financials sector company. The reason for it is, at its core, Berkshire is an insurance company. Warren Buffett loves the insurance business. He started buying up insurance companies shortly after he took the reins of Berkshire Hathaway -- which, at the time, was a textile manufacturer. It owns insurance subsidiaries. Geico is probably the most well-known one. Gen Re, a reinsurance company, is the biggest of their insurance subsidiaries. That's why we include it in the financials sector -- at its core, it's an insurance business.

Hot Warren Buffett Stocks For 2019: Juniper Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(JNP)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Chris Lange]

  Juniper Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: JNP) shares rallied early on Tuesday after the company announced that it would be acquired by Catalent. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2018.

Hot Warren Buffett Stocks For 2019: Neometals Ltd (RRSSF)

Advisors' Opinion:

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  Neometals [ASX:NMT] [GR:9R9](OTC:RRSSF)
  

  Neometals is primarily a lithium mining company in Western Australia. They own a 13.8% share of the Mt Marion lithium spodumene producing mine. The company has plans to develop a Kalgoorlie lithium hydroxide facility. You can read more on that here. The company also has the world's second highest titanium resource, and some vanadium.

• [By ]

  Jiangxi Ganfeng Lithium [SHE:002460], Mineral Resources [ASX:MIN] (OTCPK:MALRY), Neometals (OTC:RRSSF) (Nasdaq:RDRUY) [ASX:NMT], International Lithium Corp. [TSXV:ILC] (OTCPK:ILHMF)

Hot Warren Buffett Stocks For 2019: UGI Corporation(UGI)

Advisors' Opinion:

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• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Mountain Pacific Investment Advisers Inc. ID reduced its holdings in UGI Co. (NYSE:UGI) by 0.9% during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 313,995 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after selling 2,800 shares during the quarter. Mountain Pacific Investment Advisers Inc. ID’s holdings in UGI were worth $13,948,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

• [By Logan Wallace]

  Quantitative Systematic Strategies LLC boosted its holdings in shares of UGI Co. (NYSE:UGI) by 35.6% during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 8,986 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,359 shares during the quarter. Quantitative Systematic Strategies LLC’s holdings in UGI were worth $399,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

• [By Logan Wallace]

  Rhumbline Advisers trimmed its stake in shares of UGI Co. (NYSE:UGI) by 2.6% during the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 299,796 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after selling 7,970 shares during the quarter. Rhumbline Advisers owned about 0.17% of UGI worth $13,317,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  SG Americas Securities LLC decreased its position in UGI Corp (NYSE:UGI) by 34.9% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 34,648 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after selling 18,607 shares during the quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC’s holdings in UGI were worth $1,804,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

• [By Logan Wallace]

  UGI (NYSE:UGI)‘s stock had its “hold” rating reissued by stock analysts at Jefferies Financial Group in a research note issued to investors on Friday. They currently have a $54.00 target price on the utilities provider’s stock. Jefferies Financial Group’s price objective would indicate a potential downside of 2.65% from the company’s current price. Jefferies Financial Group also issued estimates for UGI’s FY2018 earnings at $2.78 EPS, Q3 2019 earnings at $0.12 EPS, FY2020 earnings at $3.18 EPS, FY2021 earnings at $3.34 EPS and FY2022 earnings at $3.40 EPS.

Hot Warren Buffett Stocks For 2019: FibroGen, Inc(FGEN)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Max Byerly]

  Hilltop Holdings Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of FibroGen Inc (NASDAQ:FGEN) by 2.9% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 55,140 shares of the biopharmaceutical company’s stock after buying an additional 1,530 shares during the period. FibroGen makes up approximately 0.7% of Hilltop Holdings Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 22nd largest position. Hilltop Holdings Inc. owned approximately 0.07% of FibroGen worth $3,452,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  FibroGen (NASDAQ:FGEN) Director Jorma Routti sold 6,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $47.10, for a total transaction of $282,600.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 133,840 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,303,864. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link.

• [By Logan Wallace]

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  Operator

• [By Stephan Byrd]

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Hot Warren Buffett Stocks For 2019: Addus HomeCare Corporation(ADUS)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Get a free copy of the Zacks research report on Addus Homecare (ADUS)

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• [By Ethan Ryder]

  BidaskClub upgraded shares of Addus Homecare (NASDAQ:ADUS) from a buy rating to a strong-buy rating in a report published on Saturday.

  Several other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. Stephens set a $56.00 price target on shares of Addus Homecare and gave the company a buy rating in a research report on Monday, April 2nd. Robert W. Baird set a $43.00 price target on shares of Addus Homecare and gave the company a hold rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 14th. ValuEngine raised shares of Addus Homecare from a hold rating to a buy rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 2nd. Finally, Zacks Investment Research cut shares of Addus Homecare from a buy rating to a strong sell rating in a research report on Monday, June 11th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating, three have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. The stock currently has a consensus rating of Buy and an average target price of $51.00.

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Get a free copy of the Zacks research report on Addus Homecare (ADUS)

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• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Addus HomeCare (NASDAQ:ADUS) was downgraded by BidaskClub from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report issued on Saturday.

• [By Motley Fool Transcribers]

  Addus HomeCare Corp  (NASDAQ:ADUS)Q4 2018 Earnings Conference CallMarch 05, 2019, 9:00 a.m. ET

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Top 5 Gold Stocks To Buy For 2019

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Eventbrite has filed an S-1 form with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding its initial public offering (IPO). No pricing details were given in the filing, although the offering is valued at up to $200 million. The company intends to list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol EB.

The underwriters for the offering are Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Allen, RBC Capital Markets, SunTrust Robinson Humphrey and Stifel.

This company serves event creators through its broad technology platform. The platform integrates components needed to seamlessly plan, promote and produce live events, thereby allowing creators to reduce friction and costs, increase reach and drive ticket sales.

Management believes that the business model is simple: Eventbrite charges creators on a per-ticket basis when an attendee purchases a paid ticket for an event. It grows with creators as they plan, promote and produce more events and grow attendance. In 2017, the firm helped more than 700,000 creators issue roughly 203 million tickets across about three million events in over 170 countries.

Top 5 Gold Stocks To Buy For 2019: NEW GOLD INC.(NGD)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Shane Hupp]

  News articles about New Gold (NASDAQ:NGD) have trended somewhat positive recently, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. The research group ranks the sentiment of media coverage by monitoring more than 20 million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. New Gold earned a news impact score of 0.01 on Accern’s scale. Accern also gave media coverage about the company an impact score of 46.1175522193993 out of 100, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock’s share price in the near future.

• [By Lisa Levin] Gainers ARMO BioSciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARMO) shares rose 67.5 percent to $49.96 in pre-market trading after Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) announced plans to acquire ARMO BioSciences for $50 per share. Turtle Beach Corporation (NASDAQ: HEAR) rose 62.8 percent to $11.30 in pre-market trading after the company reported Q1 results and raised its FY18 outlook. vTv Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: VTVT) rose 23.4 percent to $2.11 in pre-market trading following announcement that the company will pre-specify new subgroup with the FDA and report Phase 3 Part B results in June. Resonant Inc. (NASDAQ: RESN) rose 19.1 percent to $5.00 in pre-market trading after reporting Q1 results. RXi Pharmaceuticals Corporation (NASDAQ: RXII) rose 17.7 percent to $2.39 in pre-market trading following Q1 results. Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (NASDAQ: CLNE) rose 15.2 percent to $2.20 in pre-market trading after French company Total announced plans to acquire 25 percent stake in Clean Energy Fuels for $83.4 million. Everspin Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRAM) rose 14.6 percent to $8.50 in pre-market trading after the company reported strong results for its first quarter. Carvana Co. (NYSE: CVNA) shares rose 11 percent to $27.50 in pre-market trading after reporting upbeat Q1 sales. Sunrun Inc. (NASDAQ: RUN) rose 8.9 percent to $10.70 in pre-market trading following upbeat quarterly earnings. MediciNova, Inc. (NASDAQ: MNOV) rose 8.1 percent to $11.35 in pre-market trading after the company announced opening of Investigational New Drug Application for MN-166 (ibudilast) in glioblastoma. New Gold Inc. (NYSE: NGD) shares rose 7.7 percent to $2.65 in pre-market trading after the company reported that its President and CEO Hannes Portmann left the company. The company named Raymond Threlkeld as successor. Otter Tail Corporation (NASDAQ: OTTR) shares rose 7.4 percent to $46.60 in the pre-market trading session. Himax Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: HIMX) shares rose
• [By Ethan Ryder]

  New Gold (NYSEAMERICAN:NGD) had its price objective lowered by analysts at Royal Bank of Canada from $1.25 to $1.00 in a research report issued on Wednesday. The brokerage currently has an “underperform” rating on the basic materials company’s stock. Royal Bank of Canada’s target price indicates a potential upside of 14.50% from the stock’s current price.

• [By Lisa Levin]

  Check out these big penny stock gainers and losers

  Losers Check-Cap Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHEK) fell 23.3 percent to $9.87 in pre-market trading after declining 13.45 percent on Wednesday. SunCoke Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE: SXCP) fell 12.8 percent to $16.00 in pre-market trading after reporting Q1 results. Briggs & Stratton Corporation (NYSE: BGG) fell 11 percent to $17.55 in pre-market trading after the company posted mixed Q3 results and lowered its FY18 guidance. New Gold Inc. (NYSE: NGD) fell 8.4 percent to $2.30 in pre-market trading following downbeat Q1 results. Quality Care Properties, Inc. (NYSE: QCP) fell 8.2 percent to $20.85 in pre-market trading. Welltower announced plans to acquire QCP for $20.75 per share in cash. China Customer Relations Centers Inc. (NASDAQ: CCRC) shares fell 7.5 percent to $17.25 in pre-market trading after climbing 18.73 percent on Wednesday. Nokia Corporation (NYSE: NOK) shares fell 5.7 percent to $5.58 in pre-market trading after reporting Q1 results. eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) fell 5.6 percent to $38.66 in pre-market trading following Q1 results. Southw
• [By Paul Ausick]

  New Gold Inc. (NYSEAMERICAN: NGD) dropped about 3.8% Thursday to post a new 52-week low of $2.28. Shares closed at $2.37 on Wednesday and the stock’s 52-week high is $4.25. Volume was about 15% below the daily average of around 5.9 million shares. The company had no specific news.

Top 5 Gold Stocks To Buy For 2019: Orezone Gold Corp (ORE)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Galactrum (CURRENCY:ORE) traded 1.7% lower against the U.S. dollar during the 24 hour period ending at 18:00 PM Eastern on August 31st. Galactrum has a total market capitalization of $866,847.00 and approximately $5,272.00 worth of Galactrum was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. One Galactrum coin can now be purchased for about $0.42 or 0.00006032 BTC on major exchanges including Stocks.Exchange and Cryptopia. In the last seven days, Galactrum has traded 12.5% higher against the U.S. dollar.

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Galactrum (ORE) is a PoW/PoS coin that uses the
  Lyra2RE hashing algorithm. It launched on November 11th, 2017. Galactrum’s total supply is 2,092,679 coins and its circulating supply is 1,372,679 coins. Galactrum’s official Twitter account is @galactrum. Galactrum’s official website is galactrum.org.

• [By Peter Graham]

  Sandstorm's due diligence is thorough, they don't just invest in any company. They like West Africa because they understand the area and the opportunities that exist there. Sandstorm is a royalty and streaming company, so they make these investments and receive cashflow deals that often kick in much later on. But they have already established a presence in Burkina and have deals in place with larger companies like Orezone Gold (TSXV: ORE) and Endeavour Mining (TSX: EDV). Sandstorm's investment also potentially gives us access to their marketing department through something they call Launch Lab, and it looks like it will really benefit our own marketing efforts and will expose us to more opportunities over the coming year.

• [By Jim Robertson]

  Finally, Richard Seville, the CEO of Brisbane-based Orocobre Ltd (ASX: ORE) which began lithium sales in 2015 from northern Argentina and also experienced difficulty boosting output, commented that an "inability to access traditional funds has delayed the development of the sector" and that "these projects aren't easy -- so the banks just don't want to go there."

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Galactrum (ORE) is a PoW/PoS coin that uses the
  Lyra2RE hashing algorithm. It was first traded on December 13th, 2017. Galactrum’s total supply is 2,781,952 coins and its circulating supply is 2,061,952 coins. Galactrum’s official website is galactrum.org. Galactrum’s official Twitter account is @galactrum.

Top 5 Gold Stocks To Buy For 2019: CME Group Inc.(CME)

Advisors' Opinion:

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  In the Lightning Round, Cramer was bullish on Nucor (NUE) , Ball Corp (BLL) , Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and McDonald's (MCD) .

  Cramer was bearish on United States Steel (X) , Teva Pharmaceuticals (TEVA) , Aqua America (WTR) and Mueller Water Products (MWA) .

• [By Logan Wallace]

  Trexquant Investment LP purchased a new position in CME Group (NASDAQ:CME) in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm purchased 24,661 shares of the financial services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $3,989,000.

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  Cashme (CURRENCY:CME) traded down 0.1% against the dollar during the 24-hour period ending at 14:00 PM Eastern on August 31st. Cashme has a total market capitalization of $0.00 and approximately $0.00 worth of Cashme was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. One Cashme coin can currently be purchased for approximately $0.0003 or 0.00000003 BTC on popular cryptocurrency exchanges. In the last week, Cashme has traded 55.3% higher against the dollar.

Top 5 Gold Stocks To Buy For 2019: Golden Star Resources Ltd(GSS)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Max Byerly]

  Golden Star Resources Ltd. (NYSEAMERICAN:GSS) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in September. As of September 28th, there was short interest totalling 10,021,831 shares, an increase of 6.9% from the September 14th total of 9,371,344 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,038,207 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 9.7 days. Approximately 4.7% of the company’s shares are sold short.

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  Golden Star Resources Ltd. (TSE:GSC) (NYSE:GSS) has been given an average recommendation of “Buy” by the six ratings firms that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation and three have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12 month price objective among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is C$1.48.

Top 5 Gold Stocks To Buy For 2019: Northgate Minerals Corporation(NXG)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Shares of NEX Group PLC (LON:NXG) have been given an average rating of “Hold” by the nine ratings firms that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, four have assigned a hold recommendation and four have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price objective among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is GBX 696 ($9.21).