Best Clean Energy Stocks To Buy Right Now

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Australia, one of the world’s biggest users of rooftop solar panels, likely added the most new capacity on record last year as electricity users sought to ease escalating power bills.

A preliminary estimate by Australia’s Clean Energy Regulator of 1.05 gigawatts installed last year would be a record for the country, the government body said in an emailed statement Friday. While subsidies and generous feed-in tariffs helped boost growth earlier this decade, last year’s gains were driven by users seeking to sidestep a surge in the cost of electricity and a push by vendors into the commercial sector, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance.

Getting Cheaper

Average cost for residential solar power system in Australia is fallling

Source: Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF), Solar Choice

Note: Costs are for a 4kW system after Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme (SRES) subsidy

Best Clean Energy Stocks To Buy Right Now: Ducommun Incorporated(DCO)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Allianz Asset Management GmbH lessened its stake in Ducommun Incorporated (NYSE:DCO) by 27.9% during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 35,623 shares of the aerospace company’s stock after selling 13,753 shares during the quarter. Allianz Asset Management GmbH owned approximately 0.31% of Ducommun worth $1,082,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Ducommun (NYSE:DCO) had its target price lifted by Canaccord Genuity from $36.00 to $38.00 in a report released on Monday morning. They currently have a buy rating on the aerospace company’s stock.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Astronics (NASDAQ: ATRO) and Ducommun (NYSE:DCO) are both small-cap aerospace companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and analyst recommendations.

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Astronics (NASDAQ: ATRO) and Ducommun (NYSE:DCO) are both small-cap aerospace companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, earnings and institutional ownership.

• [By Money Morning Staff Reports]

  Our first defense stock to own is aerospace and defense giant Ducommun Inc. (NYSE: DCO).

  The defense contractor manufactures components used in commercial, military, and space aircraft. This list includes popular vehicles like the Boeing 737 NG and 777 airliners, the C-17 heavy lift cargo plane, the Apache, Chinook, and Blackhawk helicopters, and the Space Shuttle.

Best Clean Energy Stocks To Buy Right Now: Orange(ORAN)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Joseph Griffin]

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• [By Shane Hupp]

  Bank of America Corp DE boosted its holdings in Orange SA (NYSE:ORAN) by 5.9% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 5,916,094 shares of the technology company’s stock after purchasing an additional 330,125 shares during the quarter. Bank of America Corp DE owned approximately 0.22% of Orange worth $98,621,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

• [By Shane Hupp]

  ValuEngine downgraded shares of Orange (NYSE:ORAN) from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research report released on Monday morning.

  ORAN has been the topic of several other reports. Zacks Investment Research cut Orange from a hold rating to a sell rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 25th. BNP Paribas raised Orange from an underperform rating to a neutral rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 23rd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the stock. Orange has a consensus rating of Hold and an average price target of $19.00.

• [By Anders Bylund, Timothy Green, and Dan Caplinger]

  The trick is to separate high-quality income generators from their lower-quality peers. So we asked a few of your fellow investors here at The Motley Fool to share their best dividend ideas with yields of 4% or more. Read on to see why they recommend tech titan International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM), international telecom Orange (NYSE:ORAN), and energy giant ExxonMobil (NYSE:XOM).

• [By Stephan Byrd]

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Best Clean Energy Stocks To Buy Right Now: Lakeland Financial Corporation(LKFN)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Logan Wallace]

  Lakeland Financial (NASDAQ:LKFN) and Live Oak Bancshares (NASDAQ:LOB) are both small-cap 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.

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Get a free copy of the Zacks research report on Lakeland Financial (LKFN)

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• [By Shane Hupp]

  Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. lifted its position in shares of Lakeland Financial Co. (NASDAQ:LKFN) by 3.6% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 878,934 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 30,687 shares during the quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. owned approximately 3.48% of Lakeland Financial worth $40,634,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

• [By Max Byerly]

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Best Clean Energy Stocks To Buy Right Now: Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated(SYKE)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Max Byerly]

  Raymond James & Associates boosted its position in shares of Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated (NASDAQ:SYKE) by 29.5% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 67,982 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 15,471 shares during the period. Raymond James & Associates owned about 0.16% of Sykes Enterprises worth $1,957,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Barrington Research reiterated their hold rating on shares of Sykes Enterprises (NASDAQ:SYKE) in a research note issued to investors on Thursday morning.

• [By Logan Wallace]

  Wells Fargo & Company MN boosted its stake in Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated (NASDAQ:SYKE) by 0.5% during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,209,615 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock after buying an additional 5,839 shares during the quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN owned approximately 2.83% of Sykes Enterprises worth $34,813,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.