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During the third quarter, we exited China Vanke (SZSE:000002), one of our portfolio’s long-standing property holdings as we believed its boardroom battle for ownership created potential for risk. We also added a new position in an Indian software business that we have researched for many years. Its stock price had come down significantly due to certain challenges that we believe can be corrected. The business holds attractive potential over the medium term. In addition, we bought into an attractive advertising business in China as local companies invest more in building their brands—a trend that should continue to develop going forward. We also added a Chinese health care business to our pool of health care holdings. This is a vertical we are excited about, given Asia’s currently low GDP spending on health care versus that of Western markets, as well as the increasing skill sets of Asian companies.

From Matthews Pacific Tiger Fund (Trades, Portfolio) fourth quarter 2016 commentary.

Hot Casino Stocks To Watch For 2021: Unifi, Inc.(UFI)

Unifi, Inc., incorporated on January 8, 1969, is a manufacturing company. The Company processes and sells commodity yarns, specialized yarns and premier value-added (PVA) yarns. The Company operates through three segments: Polyester segment, Nylon segment and International segment. The Company’s polyester products include polyester polymer beads (Chip), partially oriented yarn (POY), textured, solution and package dyed, twisted, beamed and draw wound yarns, which is available in virgin or recycled varieties (the latter made from both pre-consumer yarn waste and post-consumer waste, including plastic bottles). The Company’s nylon products include textured, solution dyed and spandex covered products. The Company’s principal geographic markets for its products are located in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Central America and South America.

Polyester

The Company’s Polyester segment manufactures Chip, POY, textured, dyed, twisted, beamed and draw wound yarns, both virgin and recycled, with sales primarily to other yarn manufacturers and knitters and weavers that produce yarn and/or fabric for the apparel, hosiery, automotive upholstery, home furnishings, industrial and other end-use markets. The Polyester Segment consists of sales and manufacturing operations in the United States and El Salvador.

Nylon

The Company’s Nylon segment manufactures textured yarns (both nylon and polyester) and spandex covered yarns, with sales to knitters and weavers that produce fabric primarily for the apparel and hosiery markets. The Nylon Segment consists of sales and manufacturing operations in the United States and Colombia.

International

The Company’s International segment offers products, including textured polyester, and various types of resale yarns and staple fiber. The International Segment sells its yarns to knitters and weavers that produce fabric for the apparel, automotive upholstery, home furnishings, industrial and other end-use m! arkets primarily in the South American and Asian regions. It also includes a manufacturing location and sales offices in Brazil and a sales office in China.

The Company competes with O’Mara, Inc., NanYa Plastics Corp. of America, AKRA, S.A. de C.V., C S Central America S.A. de C.V., Avanti Industria Comercio Importacao e Exportacao Ltda., Polyenka Ltda., Sapona Manufacturing Company, Inc. and McMichael Mills, Inc.

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Stephan Byrd]
Unifi, Inc. (NYSE:UFI) Director Robert J. Bishop purchased 4,000 shares of Unifi stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 31st. The stock was bought at an average price of $31.79 per share, with a total value of $127,160.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director now directly owns 10,288 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $327,055.52. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link.

Hot Casino Stocks To Watch For 2021: Rockwell Medical Technologies Inc.(RMTI)

Rockwell Medical Technologies, Inc. manufactures, sells, and distributes hemodialysis concentrate solutions and dialysis kits primarily in the United States, Latin America, Asia, and Europe. The company?s hemodialysis product duplicates kidney function in patients with failing kidneys, known as end stage renal disease, an advanced stage of chronic kidney disease; and dialysis solutions are used to maintain life, remove toxins, and replace nutrients in the dialysis patient?s bloodstream. Its products include Renal Pure and CitraPure liquid acid concentrate, Dri-Sate dry acid concentrate and mixing systems, RenalPure powder bicarbonate concentrate, and SteriLyte liquid bicarbonate concentrates; and various ancillary products comprising blood tubing, fistula needles, specialized custom kits, dressings, cleaning agents, filtration salts, and other supplies. The company also has a license to manufacture and sell soluble ferric pyrophosphate (SFP), a Phase III clinical trial p roduct to improve the treatment of dialysis patients with iron deficiency. Rockwell Medical Technologies sells its products to domestic hemodialysis providers through direct sales people and independent sales representation companies, as well as through independent sales agents and distributors internationally. The company was founded in 1995 and is based in Wixom, Michigan.

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Max Byerly]
Rockwell Medical (NASDAQ:RMTI) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, August 14th. The company reported ($0.22) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.13) by ($0.09). Rockwell Medical had a negative return on equity of 89.63% and a negative net margin of 55.38%. The company had revenue of $14.91 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $14.90 million. equities analysts expect that Rockwell Medical Inc will post -0.59 EPS for the current year.
[By Max Byerly]
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Rockwell Alert: Bernstein Liebhard LLP Announces Investigation Of Rockwell Medical, Inc. – RMTI (finance.yahoo.com) Rockwell Medical countersues former CEO, CFO (modernhealthcare.com) Rockwell Medical sues former execs over alleged self-enriching behavior (seekingalpha.com) Is it time to Follow Now? Rockwell Medical, Inc. (RMTI) (connectinginvestor.com) Insider Buying: Rockwell Medical Inc (RMTI) Insider Purchases 12,561 Shares of Stock (americanbankingnews.com)

Several research firms have recently issued reports on RMTI. BidaskClub upgraded shares of Rockwell Medical from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 13th. Zacks Investment Research downgraded shares of Rockwell Medical from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Thursday, May 17th. Finally, ValuEngine upgraded shares of Rockwell Medical from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, June 27th.

Hot Casino Stocks To Watch For 2021: Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT)

Vanguard Information Technology ETF seeks to track the investment performance of the MSCI US Investable Market Information Technology 25/50 Index, a benchmark of large-, mid-, and small-cap United States stocks in the information technology sector, as classified under the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS). This GICS sector is made up of companies in three areas: technology software and services, including companies that develop software in various fields (such as the Internet, applications, systems, databases, and/or home entertainment), and companies that provide information technology consulting and services, data processing, and outsourced services; technology hardware and equipment, including manufacturers and distributors of communications equipment, computers and peripherals and electronic equipment, and semiconductors and semiconductor equipment manufacturers. The Vanguard Group, Inc. serves as advisor to the Fund through its Quantitative Equity Group.
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[By Jim Crumly]
The results of the election in Brazil lifted emerging market stocks, especially theiShares MSCI Brazil ETF (NYSEMKT:EWZ), which rose 6.7%. Technology stocks were laggards; theVanguard Information Technology ETF (NYSEMKT:VGT) fell 1.3%.
[By Dan Caplinger]
So far, most markets are up in 2018, and that’s lifted many ETFs in the Vanguard family. But a few funds have seen extraordinary performance. Among the best so far this year are Vanguard Information Technology (NYSEMKT:VGT), Vanguard Small-Cap Growth (NYSEMKT:VBK), and Vanguard Consumer Discretionary (NYSEMKT:VCR), and below, we’ll take a closer look at how they’ve achieved their dominance in 2018.

Hot Casino Stocks To Watch For 2021: MetLife, Inc.(MET)

MetLife, Inc. provides life insurance, annuities, employee benefits, and asset management products in the United States, Japan, Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. It operates in six segments: Retail; Group, Voluntary & Worksite Benefits; Corporate Benefit Funding; Latin America; Asia; and Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The company provides variable, universal, term, and whole life products; individual disability income products; personal lines property and casualty insurance, including private passenger automobile, homeowners, and personal excess liability insurance; and variable and fixed annuities for asset accumulation and distribution needs, as well as mutual funds and other securities products. It also offers group insurance products, such as variable, universal, and term life products; dental, group short- and long-term disability, and accidental death and dismemberment coverages; and voluntary and worksite products consisting of personal lines property and casualty insurance, as well as LTC, prepaid legal plans, and critical illness products. In addition, the company provides annuity and investment products comprising guaranteed interest products and other stable value products, income annuities, and separate account contracts for the investment management of defined benefit and defined contribution plan assets; and structured settlements and products to fund postretirement benefits and company-, bank- or trust-owned life insurance, as well as health insurance, group medical, credit insurance, endowment, retirement, and savings products. It serves individuals and corporations, as well as other institutions and their employees. The company sells its products through sales forces, third-party organizations, independent agents, and property and casualty specialists, as well as through career agency, bancassurance, direct marketing, brokerage, and e-commerce channels. MetLife, Inc. was founded in 1863 and is based in New York, New York.

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Logan Wallace]
Metlife (NYSE:MET) had its price target increased by UBS Group from $45.00 to $48.00 in a report published on Tuesday, AnalystRatings.com reports. UBS Group currently has a neutral rating on the financial services provider’s stock.
[By Logan Wallace]
In other Metlife news, EVP Steven J. Goulart sold 10,292 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $44.40, for a total transaction of $456,964.80. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 93,214 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,138,701.60. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CFO John D. Mccallion sold 2,669 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $44.43, for a total transaction of $118,583.67. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 20,538 shares in the company, valued at $912,503.34. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.34% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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Hot Casino Stocks To Watch For 2021: Village Super Market Inc.(VLGEA)

Village Super Market, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates a chain of supermarkets in the United States. The company?s superstores feature specialty departments, such as home meal replacement, on-site bakery, and expanded delicatessen that includes prepared food, natural and organic food, ethnic and international food, seafood sections, as well as pharmacies and salad bars. Its superstores also offer non-food items, including cut flowers, health and beauty aids, greeting cards, and small appliances. As of December 16, 2011, the company operated a chain of 28 supermarkets under the ShopRite name in New Jersey, Maryland, and eastern Pennsylvania. Village Super Market, Inc. was founded in 1933 and is based in Springfield, New Jersey.

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Shane Hupp]
BidaskClub upgraded shares of Village Super Market (NASDAQ:VLGEA) from a sell rating to a hold rating in a research report report published on Tuesday.
[By Ethan Ryder]
BidaskClub lowered shares of Village Super Market (NASDAQ:VLGEA) from a hold rating to a sell rating in a report published on Tuesday.

Shares of VLGEA stock opened at $27.20 on Tuesday. Village Super Market has a 52-week low of $21.95 and a 52-week high of $31.49. The company has a quick ratio of 1.38, a current ratio of 1.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. The firm has a market capitalization of $392.70 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.80 and a beta of 0.04.
[By Joseph Griffin]
Media stories about Village Super Market, Inc. Class A (NASDAQ:VLGEA) have been trending somewhat positive on Sunday, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group identifies negative and positive press coverage by analyzing more than twenty million news and blog sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Village Super Market, Inc. Class A earned a news impact score of 0.06 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned media headlines about the company an impact score of 43.9608995956738 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock’s share price in the near term.

Hot Casino Stocks To Watch For 2021: Jagged Peak Energy Inc. (JAG)

Jagged Peak Energy Inc. is an independent oil and natural gas company focused on the acquisition and development of unconventional oil and associated liquids-rich natural gas reserves in the Southern Delaware Basin. The Company’s acreage is located on contiguous blocks in the adjacent counties of Winkler, Ward, Reeves and Pecos, with original oil-in-place within multiple stacked hydrocarbon-bearing formations. As of September 30, 2016, it drilled and completed 16 horizontal wells. As of September 30, 2016, it held approximately 90% working interest in approximately 68,121 gross leased or acquired acres. It classifies its acreage position into three project areas: Whiskey River, Cochise and Big Tex. As of September 30, 2016, it drilled and completed eight operated wells in the Whiskey River project area targeting the Lower Wolfcamp A, Upper Wolfcamp A and Wolfcamp B. As of September 30, 2016, it also drilled and completed six operated wells in the Cochise project area.
Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Joseph Griffin]
Jagged Peak Energy Inc (NYSE:JAG) CFO Robert William Howard sold 31,250 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $13.19, for a total transaction of $412,187.50. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 2,042,923 shares in the company, valued at $26,946,154.37. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link.
[By Max Byerly]
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[By Max Byerly]
ValuEngine cut shares of Jagged Peak Energy (NYSE:JAG) from a hold rating to a sell rating in a report issued on Friday morning.

A number of other brokerages have also issued reports on JAG. BMO Capital Markets set a $16.00 price objective on Jagged Peak Energy and gave the stock a buy rating in a report on Sunday, August 12th. Credit Suisse Group increased their price objective on Jagged Peak Energy from $15.00 to $16.00 and gave the stock a neutral rating in a report on Friday, August 10th. Jefferies Financial Group set a $13.00 price objective on Jagged Peak Energy and gave the stock a hold rating in a report on Wednesday, July 18th. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price objective on Jagged Peak Energy from $18.00 to $19.00 and gave the stock a buy rating in a report on Friday, August 10th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on Jagged Peak Energy from $17.00 to $15.00 and set an overweight rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, May 22nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the company. The stock has a consensus rating of Hold and a consensus target price of $16.17.
[By Stephan Byrd]
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Apple does not agree with the Trump Administration on a number of issues, including tariffs and immigration. Now the iPhone maker is speaking out about the dangers of rolling back environmental protections.

Lisa Jackson, Apple’s vice president of environment, policy and social initiatives, gave a speech that covered what the company considers the dangers of the federal government’s environmental policies at the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco on Thursday.

“Just a few weeks ago, the administration announced that they plan to roll back nationwide clean energy standards. The new plan risks drastically increasing emissions over the next 20 years,” said Jackson.

It was the latest move by the federal government to roll back environmental protections and safeguards enacted under the Obama administration.

The Trump administration thinks the regulatory costs of the rules stifle businesses.

Jackson, who was the head of the Environmental Protection Agency for four years under President Barack Obama, said those policies were already demonstrating real results.

Hot Clean Energy Stocks For 2019: Navigant Consulting, Inc.(NCI)

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[By Joseph Griffin]
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[By Shane Hupp]
Here are some of the headlines that may have impacted Accern’s rankings:

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Navigant Recognized as Insurance Expert Witness Firm of the Year and Seven Thought Leaders Honored across Three Categories (finance.yahoo.com) Navigant Consulting Inc.: Alma Angotti and Salvatore LaScala Named Co-Leaders of Navigant’s Global Investigations and Compliance Practice (twst.com) Critical Review: Navigant Consulting (NCI) & Genpact (G) (americanbankingnews.com) Navigant Rides on Technology Investment Amid Staffing Issues (finance.yahoo.com)

NYSE:NCI opened at $23.59 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $1.06 billion, a PE ratio of 21.64, a P/E/G ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 0.92. Navigant Consulting has a fifty-two week low of $23.45 and a fifty-two week high of $23.63. The company has a quick ratio of 2.60, a current ratio of 2.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27.
[By Logan Wallace]
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Hot Clean Energy Stocks For 2019: MetLife, Inc.(MET)

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[By Chris Lange]
The S&P 500 stock posting the largest daily percentage loss ahead of the close Tuesday was MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) which traded down roughly 9% at $49.74. The stock’s 52-week range is $44.18 to $55.91. Volume was 28.5 million compared to the daily average volume of 4.6 million.
[By Lisa Levin] Gainers
Cara Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: CARA) rose 18.2 percent to $13.71 in pre-market trading. Cara Therapeutics and Vifor Fresenius Medical Care Renal Pharma entered into ex-U.S. licensing agreement to commercialize KORSUVA™ injection in dialysis patients with pruritus.
Heat Biologics, Inc. (NASDAQ: HTBX) shares rose 10.6 percent to $2.20 in pre-market trading after surging 12.43 percent on Tuesday.
VAALCO Energy, Inc. (NYSE: EGY) rose 10.5 percent to $2.37 in pre-market trading after dropping 10.04 percent on Tuesday.
Boxlight Corporation (NASDAQ: BOXL) rose 8.3 percent to $7.15 in pre-market trading after falling 16.03 percent on Tuesday.
Tiffany & Co. (NYSE: TIF) rose 7.8 percent to $110.25 in pre-market trading after the company reported upbeat results for its first quarter and raised its FY2018 earnings guidance.
Heat Biologics, Inc. (NASDAQ: HTBX) shares rose 7.1 percent to $2.13 in pre-market trading. after climbing 12.43 percent on Tuesday.
Clementia Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: CMTA) rose 5.9 percent to $20.01 in pre-market trading after reporting positive Phase 2 Part B data showing treatment with palovarotene significantly reduces new bone growth in patients with FOP.
Under Armour, Inc. (NYSE: UA) rose 3.5 percent to $18.44 in pre-market trading.
Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. (NYSE: ANW) shares rose 3.5 percent to $2.95 in pre-market trading.
MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) rose 3.2 percent to $50.00 in pre-market trading after reporting a $1.5 billion buyback plan.
Lowe's Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) rose 3.2 percent to $88.51 in pre-market trading. Lowe's reported downbeat results for its first quarter on Wednesday.

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[By Shane Hupp]
Salem Investment Counselors Inc. lifted its holdings in Metlife Inc (NYSE:MET) by 5.1% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 42,080 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after buying an additional 2,050 shares during the period. Salem Investment Counselors Inc.’s holdings in Metlife were worth $1,835,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
[By Max Byerly]
Brookstone Capital Management reduced its stake in shares of Metlife Inc (NYSE:MET) by 3.1% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 108,058 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 3,447 shares during the period. Brookstone Capital Management’s holdings in Metlife were worth $4,711,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
[By Shane Hupp]
Traders sold shares of Metlife Inc (NYSE:MET) on strength during trading hours on Friday. $17.86 million flowed into the stock on the tick-up and $48.67 million flowed out of the stock on the tick-down, for a money net flow of $30.81 million out of the stock. Of all equities tracked, Metlife had the 0th highest net out-flow for the day. Metlife traded up $0.32 for the day and closed at $47.41

Hot Clean Energy Stocks For 2019: Oclaro, Inc.(OCLR)

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[By Motley Fool Transcribing]
Oclaro (NASDAQ:OCLR) Q2 2019 Earnings Conference CallFeb. 5, 2019 8:30 a.m. ET

Contents:
Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants
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[By Lisa Levin] Gainers
Acacia Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACIA) shares rose 18.3 percent to $37.25 in pre-market trading after gaining 1.74 percent on Friday.
Kitov Pharma Ltd (NASDAQ: KTOV) rose 12.1 percent to $2.69 in pre-market trading after surging 4.80 percent on Friday.
NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI) rose 10.9 percent to $109.75 in pre-market trading after Bloomberg reported that the China’s Commerce Ministry has restarted its review of QUALCOMM Incorporated’s (NASDAQ: QCOM) proposed takeover of NXP Semiconductors.
Renewable Energy Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: REGI) rose 10.6 percent to $15.20 in pre-market trading. Renewable Energy will replace Synchronoss Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: SNCR) in the S&P SmallCap 600 on Tuesday, May 15.
NeoPhotonics Corporation (NYSE: NPTN) rose 10 percent to $6.40 in pre-market trading.
Vaxart, Inc. (NASDAQ: VXRT) shares rose 8 percent to $5.54 in pre-market trading after gaining 2.19 percent on Friday.
Profire Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: PFIE) rose 7.3 percent to $4.58 in pre-market trading after gaining 6.22 percent on Friday.
Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (NASDAQ: MRVL) rose 7 percent to $22.49 in pre-market trading after falling 1.96 percent on Friday.
Oclaro, Inc. (NASDAQ: OCLR) shares rose 6.9 percent to $9.16 in pre-market trading.
TransEnterix, Inc. (NYSE: TRXC) rose 5.7 percent to $2.24 in pre-market trading after gaining 3.92 percent on Friday.
CVR Refining, LP (NYSE: CVRR) rose 5.4 percent to $19.70 in pre-market trading.
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (NYSE: AGM) rose 5.2 percent to $92.95 in pre-market trading.
International Game Technology PLC (NYSE: IGT) rose 5.2 percent to $29.94 in pre-market trading.
Lumentum Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: LITE) shares rose 5.1 percent to $66.30 in the pre-market trading session.
Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: UEPS) shares rose 5 percent to $10.70 in pre-market trading after climbing 15.66 percent on Friday.
Finisar
[By Anders Bylund]
Shares of fiber-optic networking components specialist Oclaro (NASDAQ:OCLR) soared 32.5% higher in the first half of 2018, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The price boost here also is known as a buyout premium — sector peer Lumentum Holdings (NASDAQ:LITE) is buying Oclaro for a cool $1.8 billion.
[By Shane Hupp]
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC reduced its stake in Oclaro Inc. (NASDAQ:OCLR) by 58.1% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,246,272 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 1,729,354 shares during the period. Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC owned approximately 0.74% of Oclaro worth $11,914,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
[By Shane Hupp]
Oclaro (NASDAQ:OCLR) was upgraded by analysts at ValuEngine from a hold rating to a buy rating.

Pra Group (NASDAQ:PRAA) was upgraded by analysts at ValuEngine from a hold rating to a buy rating.
[By Shane Hupp]
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Hot Clean Energy Stocks For 2019: Lipocine Inc.(LPCN)

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One of the most common questions we get on Market Foolery — by far — is how to invest in the increasing legalization of marijuana.

In this episode, Chris Hill talks with analyst David Kretzmann, who just got back from a marijuana conference in Canada, about what the future holds for marijuana companies and the investors who buy their shares. Find out which market trends to keep an eye on as this story plays out, the safest way to stake your bets in this new frontier, how the U.S. legalization question looks right now, and more.

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This video was recorded on June 11, 2018.

Chris Hill: It’s Tuesday, June 12th. Welcome to Market Foolery! I’m Chris Hill. Joining me in studio, it’s David Kretzmann, back from the Great White North.

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Top Safest Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Bacanora Minerals Ltd. (BCRMF)

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“Bench” is a sports analogy meaning that one or more of them could be added in the future if one of the above companies becomes a producer, is acquired, or the market capitalization (“cap”) of one or more of the index holdings falls significantly below that of one or more companies on the bench.
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Other juniors include: Advantage Lithium (OTCQB:AVLIF) [TSXV:AAL], AIS Resources [TSXV:AIS] (OTCQB:AISSF), American Lithium Corp. [TSX-V: LI] (OTCQB:LIACF), Argentina Lithium and Energy Corp. [TSXV:LIT] (OTCQB:PNXLF), Argosy Minerals [ASX:AGY] (OTC:ARYMF), AVZ Minerals [ASX:AVZ] (OTC:AZZVF), Bacanora Minerals [TSXV:BCN] [AIM:BCN] [GR:1BQ] (OTC:BCRMF), Birimian Ltd [ASX:BGS] (OTC:EEYMF), Critical Elements [TSXV:CRE] [GR:F12] (OTCQX:CRECF), Dajin Resources [TSXV:DJI] (OTCPK:DJIFF), Enigri (private), Eramet (EN Paris:ERA) (OTCPK:ERMAY), European Metals Holdings [ASX:EMH] [AIM:EMH] [GR:E861] (OTC:ERPNF), Far Resources [CSE:FAT] (OTCPK:FRRSF), Force Commodities [ASX:4CE], Kidman Resources [ASX:KDR] [GR:6KR], Latin Resources Ltd [ASX: LRS] (OTC:LAXXF), Lithium Australia [ASX:LIT] (OTC:LMMFF), Lithium Power International [ASX:LPI] (OTC:LTHHF), LSC Lithium [TSXV:LSC] (OTC:LSSCF), MetalsTech [ASX:MTC], MGX Minerals [CSE:XMG] (OTC:MGXMF), Millennial Lithium Corp. [TSXV:ML] (OTCQB:MLNLF), Neo Lithium [TSXV:NLC] (OTC:NTTHF), NRG Metals Inc. [TSXV:NGZ] (OTCQB:NRGMF), Nemaska Lithium [TSX:NMX] [GR:NOT] (OTCQX:NMKEF), North American Lithium (private), Piedmont Lithium [ASX:PLL] (OTC:PLLLY), Prospect Resources [ASX:PSC], Sayona Mining [ASX:SYA] (OTCPK:DMNXF), Savannah Resources [LSE:SAV], Standard Lithium [TSXV:SLL] (OTC:STLHF), and Wealth Minerals [TSXV:WML] (OTCQB:WMLLF).

Top Safest Stocks To Invest In Right Now: MetLife, Inc.(MET)

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The Evercore analysts also said that Metlife Inc. (MET) and CNO Financial Group Inc. (CNO) have “sizable exposure” to long-term care from a reserve standpoint, “but our analysis indicates that their blocks have below average risk and/or more robust reserves versus peers, implying a lower risk of charges over the next few years.”
[By Ethan Ryder]
Macquarie Group Ltd. cut its stake in Metlife Inc (NYSE:MET) by 2.4% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 214,195 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 5,300 shares during the quarter. Macquarie Group Ltd.’s holdings in Metlife were worth $9,339,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
[By Shane Hupp]
A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of MET. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund raised its stake in shares of Metlife by 4,191.8% in the fourth quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund now owns 12,828,417 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $312,000 after purchasing an additional 12,529,511 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC boosted its stake in shares of Metlife by 12.3% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 52,498,328 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $2,452,721,000 after acquiring an additional 5,760,379 shares during the last quarter. MERIAN GLOBAL INVESTORS UK Ltd boosted its stake in shares of Metlife by 2,954.4% in the fourth quarter. MERIAN GLOBAL INVESTORS UK Ltd now owns 2,311,734 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $94,919,000 after acquiring an additional 2,236,048 shares during the last quarter. Rehmann Capital Advisory Group boosted its stake in Metlife by 4,778.5% during the third quarter. Rehmann Capital Advisory Group now owns 1,324,512 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $28,350,000 after buying an additional 1,297,362 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board boosted its stake in Metlife by 833.5% during the fourth quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board now owns 1,235,142 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $50,711,000 after buying an additional 1,102,832 shares during the last quarter. 77.03% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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[By Max Byerly]
Metronome (CURRENCY:MET) traded up 2% against the dollar during the 24-hour period ending at 7:00 AM ET on September 29th. Metronome has a total market cap of $12.11 million and $20,122.00 worth of Metronome was traded on exchanges in the last day. One Metronome token can now be purchased for $1.43 or 0.00021804 BTC on popular cryptocurrency exchanges including IDEX, DDEX, Gate.io and Upbit. During the last seven days, Metronome has traded 7.2% lower against the dollar.
[By Lisa Levin] Gainers
Cara Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: CARA) rose 18.2 percent to $13.71 in pre-market trading. Cara Therapeutics and Vifor Fresenius Medical Care Renal Pharma entered into ex-U.S. licensing agreement to commercialize KORSUVA™ injection in dialysis patients with pruritus.
Heat Biologics, Inc. (NASDAQ: HTBX) shares rose 10.6 percent to $2.20 in pre-market trading after surging 12.43 percent on Tuesday.
VAALCO Energy, Inc. (NYSE: EGY) rose 10.5 percent to $2.37 in pre-market trading after dropping 10.04 percent on Tuesday.
Boxlight Corporation (NASDAQ: BOXL) rose 8.3 percent to $7.15 in pre-market trading after falling 16.03 percent on Tuesday.
Tiffany & Co. (NYSE: TIF) rose 7.8 percent to $110.25 in pre-market trading after the company reported upbeat results for its first quarter and raised its FY2018 earnings guidance.
Heat Biologics, Inc. (NASDAQ: HTBX) shares rose 7.1 percent to $2.13 in pre-market trading. after climbing 12.43 percent on Tuesday.
Clementia Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: CMTA) rose 5.9 percent to $20.01 in pre-market trading after reporting positive Phase 2 Part B data showing treatment with palovarotene significantly reduces new bone growth in patients with FOP.
Under Armour, Inc. (NYSE: UA) rose 3.5 percent to $18.44 in pre-market trading.
Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. (NYSE: ANW) shares rose 3.5 percent to $2.95 in pre-market trading.
MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) rose 3.2 percent to $50.00 in pre-market trading after reporting a $1.5 billion buyback plan.
Lowe's Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) rose 3.2 percent to $88.51 in pre-market trading. Lowe's reported downbeat results for its first quarter on Wednesday.

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[By Joseph Griffin]
Flippin Bruce & Porter Inc. grew its position in MetLife (NYSE:MET) by 1.4% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 191,498 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after buying an additional 2,568 shares during the quarter. MetLife accounts for 1.9% of Flippin Bruce & Porter Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 20th largest holding. Flippin Bruce & Porter Inc.’s holdings in MetLife were worth $8,788,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Top Safest Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Newcastle Investment Corporation(NCT)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Shane Hupp]
PolySwarm (CURRENCY:NCT) traded 5.6% lower against the U.S. dollar during the 1-day period ending at 22:00 PM E.T. on July 4th. One PolySwarm token can now be purchased for $0.0039 or 0.00000059 BTC on major cryptocurrency exchanges including HitBTC, IDEX and DDEX. During the last seven days, PolySwarm has traded 8.4% higher against the U.S. dollar. PolySwarm has a total market cap of $5.94 million and $28,632.00 worth of PolySwarm was traded on exchanges in the last day.
[By Ethan Ryder]
PolySwarm (CURRENCY:NCT) traded 0.8% higher against the US dollar during the 24 hour period ending at 10:00 AM E.T. on September 16th. PolySwarm has a market capitalization of $5.74 million and $6,140.00 worth of PolySwarm was traded on exchanges in the last day. In the last week, PolySwarm has traded 4.2% higher against the US dollar. One PolySwarm token can currently be purchased for $0.0037 or 0.00000057 BTC on major cryptocurrency exchanges including HitBTC, IDEX, DDEX and TOPBTC.
[By Logan Wallace]
PolySwarm (CURRENCY:NCT) traded 8.5% lower against the dollar during the 24-hour period ending at 13:00 PM ET on August 28th. PolySwarm has a market capitalization of $5.86 million and $7,097.00 worth of PolySwarm was traded on exchanges in the last day. One PolySwarm token can currently be purchased for approximately $0.0038 or 0.00000054 BTC on popular cryptocurrency exchanges including DDEX, TOPBTC, IDEX and HitBTC. In the last week, PolySwarm has traded 9.3% lower against the dollar.

Top Safest Stocks To Invest In Right Now: ABAXIS Inc.(ABAX)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Shane Hupp]
Abaxis Inc (NASDAQ:ABAX) has received a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the thirteen brokerages that are covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, eight have issued a hold recommendation, two have given a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $67.00.
[By Lisa Levin] Gainers
Blink Charging Co. (NASDAQ: BLNK) shares climbed 31.68 percent to close at $7.19 on Wednesday. Blink Charging reported Q1 net income of $2.2 million, versus a year-ago net loss of $3.1 million.
Eleven Biotherapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: EBIO) shares gained 24.15 percent to close at $3.29. Eleven Biotherapeutics posted a Q1 loss of $0.11 per share.
21Vianet Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: VNET) shares surged 24 percent to close at $6.82.
Check-Cap Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHEK) gained 20.25 percent to close at $4.87.
HUYA Inc. (NYSE: HUYA) shares surged 18.42 percent to close at $22.50
Abaxis, Inc. (NASDAQ: ABAX) rose 16.15 percent to close at $83.34. Zoetis Inc. (NYSE: ZTS) announced plans to acquire Abaxis for $83 per share in cash.
Pain Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: PTIE) shares jumped 16.07 percent to close at $10.62.
Bilibili Inc. (NASDAQ: BILI) rose 16.04 percent to close at $14.11.
Gemphire Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: GEMP) gained 14.88 percent to close at $6.33.
Phoenix New Media Limited (NYSE: FENG) rose 13.96 percent to close at $5.55.
Daqo New Energy Corp. (NYSE: DQ) jumped 13.88 percent to close at $67.27 on Wednesday.
Sea Limited (NYSE: SE) jumped 12.59 percent to close at $11.98 after reporting Q1 results.
Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: VKTX) rose 12.01 percent to close at $5.13.
Ascena Retail Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASNA) gained 11.93 percent to close at $3.19.
Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: BOOT) climbed 11.66 percent to close at $24.52 on Wednesday after the company reported upbeat results for its fourth quarter and issued strong first-quarter earnings guidance.
Macy's, Inc. (NYSE: M) rose 10.83 percent to close at $33.17 after the company reported stronger-than-expected results for its first quarter and lifted guidance.
ChemoCentryx, Inc. (NASDAQ: CCXI) gained 9.36 percent to close at $12.50. Canaccord Genuity initiated coverage on ChemoCentryx with a Buy rating.
Biolinerx Ltd/S ADR (NASDAQ: BLRX)
[By Stephan Byrd]
Abaxis (NASDAQ:ABAX)’s share price reached a new 52-week high and low during trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as low as $83.24 and last traded at $83.09, with a volume of 174316 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $82.35.
[By Logan Wallace]
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Just days after releasing a list of warnings about Bitcoin, Massachusetts Securities Regulator William Galvin said Friday that he’s starting an exam sweep of entities based in the Commonwealth raising money from initial coin offerings.

ICOs are used to raise capital by selling digital coins or tokens that can then be traded, and the digital coins or tokens represent an interest in a company.

ICO issuers are primarily tech companies offering a blockchain-supported technology.

The Massachusetts Securities Division notes that a blockchain is “a continuously growing decentralized public ledger of transactions,” which many say will revolutionize the financial services industry.

“Blockchain may or may not change the way banks transfer money or the way credit payments are made, but there is little question that the offer and sale of the digital coins are securities which need to be registered or exempt from registration in the Commonwealth,” Galvin said in a statement announcing the sweep.

Top 10 Heal Care Stocks To Buy Right Now: CHS Inc(CHSCO)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Shane Hupp]
Media headlines about CHS Inc Preferred Shares Class B (NASDAQ:CHSCO) have been trending somewhat positive on Friday, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. Accern identifies positive and negative media coverage by monitoring more than 20 million news and blog sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. CHS Inc Preferred Shares Class B earned a media sentiment score of 0.24 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned news articles about the company an impact score of 45.8637910025833 out of 100, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company’s share price in the near future.

Top 10 Heal Care Stocks To Buy Right Now: Myers Industries, Inc.(MYE)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Shane Hupp]
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[By Stephan Byrd]
Myers Industries, Inc. (NYSE:MYE) Director Frederic Jack Liebau, Jr. bought 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 30th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $19.28 per share, for a total transaction of $19,280.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 28,957 shares in the company, valued at approximately $558,290.96. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website.
[By Max Byerly]
Newell Brands (NYSE: NWL) and Myers Industries (NYSE:MYE) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation and dividends.

Top 10 Heal Care Stocks To Buy Right Now: MetLife, Inc.(MET)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Logan Wallace]
Freestone Capital Holdings LLC grew its stake in shares of Metlife Inc (NYSE:MET) by 6.8% in the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 25,824 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,648 shares during the period. Freestone Capital Holdings LLC’s holdings in Metlife were worth $1,185,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
[By Max Byerly]
Brookstone Capital Management reduced its stake in shares of Metlife Inc (NYSE:MET) by 3.1% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 108,058 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 3,447 shares during the period. Brookstone Capital Management’s holdings in Metlife were worth $4,711,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
[By Shane Hupp]
Salem Investment Counselors Inc. lifted its holdings in Metlife Inc (NYSE:MET) by 5.1% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 42,080 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after buying an additional 2,050 shares during the period. Salem Investment Counselors Inc.’s holdings in Metlife were worth $1,835,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
[By Ethan Ryder]
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Top 10 Heal Care Stocks To Buy Right Now: Engility Holdings, Inc.(EGL)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Rich Smith]
On Monday, SAIC (NYSE:SAIC), which collected $4.4 billion in revenue last year providing engineering and IT services to various branches of the U.S. government, announced a “definitive agreement” to acquire fellow government IT contractor Engility (NYSE:EGL) and its $1.9 billion revenue stream for $1.6 billion, plus $900 million in assumed debt. (And let’s give credit where it’s due — Reuters predicted this acquisition, and Vertical Research upgraded Engility because of it, two months ago).
[By Lisa Levin] Gainers
Euro Tech Holdings Company Limited (NASDAQ: CLWT) surged 73.3 percent to $3.90.
Integrated Media Technology Limited (NASDAQ: IMTE) shares gained 51 percent to $33.1365. 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.
Monaker Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: MKGI) shares jumped 34 percent to $3.00.
Sharing Economy International Inc. (NASDAQ: SEII) shares rose 28.2 percent to $4.51 after gaining 9.32 percent on Wednesday.
STAAR Surgical Company (NASDAQ: STAA) shares jumped 27.8 percent to $21.40 after reporting upbeat Q1 results.
Boxlight Corporation (NASDAQ: BOXL) rose 20.5 percent to $8.920 after climbing 107.87 percent on Wednesday.
Xspand Products Lab Inc (NASDAQ: XSPL) gained 19.5 percent to $ 5.97. Xspand Products priced its IPO at $5 per share.
YRC Worldwide Inc. (NASDAQ: YRCW) rose 18.9 percent to $10.035 following upbeat quarterly earnings.
ENDRA Life Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ: NDRA) gained 18.3 percent to $3.0177. ENDRA Life Sciences is expected to report Q1 results on May 15.
MYR Group Inc. (NASDAQ: MYRG) rose 18.1 percent to $35.85 after the company posted strong Q1 earnings.
Rudolph Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: RTEC) shares jumped 16 percent to $30.75 following upbeat quarterly earnings.
TTM Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTMI) gained 13.7 percent to $16.53 after reporting Q1 results.
Insight Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ: NSIT) shares surged 12 percent to $40.06 following better-than-expected Q1 earnings.
TreeHouse Foods, Inc. (NYSE: THS) rose 11.8 percent to $40.93 following Q1 results.
Engility Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EGL) surged 11.2 percent to $27.36. Engility reported upbeat quarterly earnings.
Synalloy Corporation (NASDAQ: SYNL) rose 10.7 percent to $19.10 following Q1 results.
Logitech International S.A. (NASDAQ: LOGI)
[By Ethan Ryder]
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[By Daniel Sparks]
The stock’s decline followed SAIC’s better-than-expected second-quarter results, as well as an announcement from SAIC that it’s acquiring Engility Holdings (NYSE:EGL), a staffing and outsourcing services company. The acquisition, which is valued at $2.5 billion when including the assumption of Engility’s $900 million in debt, is a significant undertaking given that SAIC’s total market capitalization is only around $3.5 billion.
[By Logan Wallace]
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[By Shane Hupp]
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Top 10 Heal Care Stocks To Buy Right Now: Bruker Corporation(BRKR)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Ethan Ryder]
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[By Stephan Byrd]
Bruker Co. (NASDAQ:BRKR) has received an average recommendation of “Hold” from the eleven brokerages that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $34.38.
[By Shane Hupp]
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[By Max Byerly]
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Top 10 Heal Care Stocks To Buy Right Now: Teradyne, Inc.(TER)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Max Byerly]
Chicago Equity Partners LLC lessened its holdings in Teradyne, Inc. (NYSE:TER) by 76.9% in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 17,765 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 59,055 shares during the period. Chicago Equity Partners LLC’s holdings in Teradyne were worth $676,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.
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Texas Instruments Inc. (TXN) and Teradyne Inc. (TER) are the next major semiconductor stocks to report, with financials expected after the closing bell on Tuesday, April 24.
[By Lisa Levin]
Shares of Teradyne, Inc. (NYSE: TER) were down 15 percent to $35.22 after the company issued downbeat Q2 guidance.

HFF, Inc. (NYSE: HF) was down, falling around 17 percent to $39.07 following weaker-than-expected quarterly results.
[By Jon C. Ogg]
Teradyne Inc. (NYSE: TER) was down almost 2% to $37.00. The 52-week high is $50.68.

Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: KLIC) was down 2.5% to $22.04, but it only has a $1.57 billion market cap.
[By Dan Caplinger]
Wednesday was an up-and-down day on Wall Street. Major benchmarks started the day sharply lower as concerns about rising interest rates continued to swirl among those following the financial markets. Investors then seemed to get more comfortable with the current state of affairs, leading to a rebound, but further volatility left the Dow with only modest gains by the end of the session. Some bad news from key companies also weighed on overall sentiment. Snap (NYSE:SNAP), Teradyne (NYSE:TER), and Owens Corning (NYSE:OC) were among the worst performers on the day. Here’s why they did so poorly.

Top 10 Heal Care Stocks To Buy Right Now: Rudolph Technologies Inc.(RTEC)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Max Byerly]
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[By Logan Wallace]
Great West Life Assurance Co. Can decreased its position in Rudolph Technologies Inc (NYSE:RTEC) by 5.2% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 40,422 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 2,206 shares during the period. Great West Life Assurance Co. Can owned approximately 0.13% of Rudolph Technologies worth $1,118,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
[By Shane Hupp]
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[By Lisa Levin] Gainers
Euro Tech Holdings Company Limited (NASDAQ: CLWT) surged 73.3 percent to $3.90.
Integrated Media Technology Limited (NASDAQ: IMTE) shares gained 51 percent to $33.1365. 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.
Monaker Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: MKGI) shares jumped 34 percent to $3.00.
Sharing Economy International Inc. (NASDAQ: SEII) shares rose 28.2 percent to $4.51 after gaining 9.32 percent on Wednesday.
STAAR Surgical Company (NASDAQ: STAA) shares jumped 27.8 percent to $21.40 after reporting upbeat Q1 results.
Boxlight Corporation (NASDAQ: BOXL) rose 20.5 percent to $8.920 after climbing 107.87 percent on Wednesday.
Xspand Products Lab Inc (NASDAQ: XSPL) gained 19.5 percent to $ 5.97. Xspand Products priced its IPO at $5 per share.
YRC Worldwide Inc. (NASDAQ: YRCW) rose 18.9 percent to $10.035 following upbeat quarterly earnings.
ENDRA Life Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ: NDRA) gained 18.3 percent to $3.0177. ENDRA Life Sciences is expected to report Q1 results on May 15.
MYR Group Inc. (NASDAQ: MYRG) rose 18.1 percent to $35.85 after the company posted strong Q1 earnings.
Rudolph Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: RTEC) shares jumped 16 percent to $30.75 following upbeat quarterly earnings.
TTM Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTMI) gained 13.7 percent to $16.53 after reporting Q1 results.
Insight Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ: NSIT) shares surged 12 percent to $40.06 following better-than-expected Q1 earnings.
TreeHouse Foods, Inc. (NYSE: THS) rose 11.8 percent to $40.93 following Q1 results.
Engility Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EGL) surged 11.2 percent to $27.36. Engility reported upbeat quarterly earnings.
Synalloy Corporation (NASDAQ: SYNL) rose 10.7 percent to $19.10 following Q1 results.
Logitech International S.A. (NASDAQ: LOGI)

Top 10 Heal Care Stocks To Buy Right Now: RealPage, Inc.(RP)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Joseph Griffin]
Fiera Capital Corp cut its position in RealPage (NASDAQ:RP) by 11.4% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 149,545 shares of the software maker’s stock after selling 19,281 shares during the quarter. Fiera Capital Corp’s holdings in RealPage were worth $7,702,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
[By Shane Hupp]
RealPage Inc (NASDAQ:RP) shares hit a new 52-week high on Monday . The company traded as high as $62.55 and last traded at $62.40, with a volume of 452409 shares. The stock had previously closed at $61.40.
[By Ethan Ryder]
RealPage Inc (NASDAQ:RP) COO Ashley Chaffin Glover sold 18,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $61.52, for a total transaction of $1,107,360.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer now owns 108,401 shares in the company, valued at $6,668,829.52. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link.
[By Max Byerly]
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[By Stephan Byrd]
RealPage Inc (NASDAQ:RP) Chairman Stephen T. Winn sold 752,793 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $59.24, for a total value of $44,595,457.32. Following the completion of the transaction, the chairman now owns 1,945,439 shares in the company, valued at $115,247,806.36. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink.

Top 10 Heal Care Stocks To Buy Right Now: SuperCom, Ltd.(SPCB)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Shane Hupp]
Supercom (NASDAQ:SPCB) shares reached a new 52-week high and low during trading on Wednesday . The company traded as low as $1.84 and last traded at $1.92, with a volume of 980 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $1.92.
[By Alexander Bird]
Here are the top performers from last week…

Penny Stock Current Share Price Last Week’s Gain
Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. (NYSE: ANW) $1.83 165.71%
Radisys Corp. (Nasdaq: RSYS) $1.55 115.68%
Ascent Capital Group Inc. (Nasdaq: ASCMA) $3.71 43.12%
Adamis Pharmaceuticals Corp. (Nasdaq: ADMP) $4.36 40.63%
Tintri Inc. (Nasdaq: TNTR) $0.18 40.49%
Prana Biotechnology Ltd. (Nasdaq: PRAN) $2.35 39.96%
Micronet Enertec Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq: MICT) $1.60 39.40%
Corindus Vascular Robotics (NYSE: CVRS) $1.17 34.40%
ParkerVision Inc. (Nasdaq: PRKR) $0.70 30.65%
SuperCom Ltd. (Nasdaq: SPCB) $0.24 30.10%

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

Top 10 Heal Care Stocks To Buy Right Now: LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.(LMAT)

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[By Motley Fool Staff]
Competing against the industry giants can be brutal, so it can pay off to sidestep the competition by thinking small. That’s the strategy that LeMaitre Vascular (NASDAQ:LMAT) has employed for decades to drive market-beating returns.
[By Logan Wallace]
Shares of LeMaitre Vascular Inc (NASDAQ:LMAT) have been assigned an average rating of “Hold” from the eight analysts that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, one has given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $34.40.
[By Stephan Byrd]
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[By Ethan Ryder]
FRESENIUS SE &/S (NASDAQ: LMAT) and LeMaitre Vascular (NASDAQ:LMAT) are both medical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and earnings.
[By Lisa Levin]
Shares of LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. (NASDAQ: LMAT) were down 20 percent to $31.235 after the company reported weaker-than-expected Q1 results.

Essendant Inc (NASDAQ: ESND) was down, falling around 24 percent to $7.255 after reporting downbeat quarterly earnings.
[By Lisa Levin]
Shares of LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. (NASDAQ: LMAT) were down 17 percent to $32.19 after the company reported weaker-than-expected Q1 results.

LKQ Corporation (NASDAQ: LKQ) was down, falling around 16 percent to $31.49 following weaker-than-expected quarterly earnings.

Top 10 Clean Energy Stocks To Own For 2019

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Shares of natural gas fuel supplier Clean Energy Fuels Corp (NASDAQ:CLNE) jumped as much as 12% in trading Tuesday as oil prices continued to help push the stock higher. At 3:30 p.m. EDT shares were near their high for the day, trading 11.6% higher.

So what

The ups and downs of crude oil trading can often drive Clean Energy Fuels’ stock and that appears to be what’s happening today. Midday, oil prices spiked on news that the Trump Administration would ban all oil imports from Iran by Nov. 4, 2018. WTI Crude Oil is trading 3.5% higher at $70.45 per barrel and Brent Crude is currently up 2.2% to $76.34 per barrel.

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Since Clean Energy Fuels’ natural gas products are a direct competitor to diesel, which comes from crude oil, when oil prices rise it makes natural gas more competitive. For today, investors are speculating that rising oil prices will eventually help the company’s financials.

Top 10 Clean Energy Stocks To Own For 2019: Sun Life Financial Inc.(SLF)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Lisa Levin]

Companies Reporting After The Bell
Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) is projected to post quarterly earnings at $1.22 per share on revenue of $5.72 billion.
Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA) is estimated to post quarterly earnings at $1.04 per share on revenue of $5.68 billion.
The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) is projected to post quarterly earnings at $1.68 per share on revenue of $14.05 billion.
Papa John's International, Inc. (NASDAQ: PZZA) is expected to post quarterly earnings at $0.62 per share on revenue of $441.73 million.
Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc (NASDAQ: JAZZ) is projected to post quarterly earnings at $2.77 per share on revenue of $434.87 million.
Sun Life Financial Inc. (NYSE: SLF) is estimated to post quarterly earnings at $0.89 per share on revenue of $6.38 billion.
LATAM Airlines Group S.A. (NYSE: LTM) is expected to post quarterly earnings at $0.16 per share on revenue of $2.70 billion.
Liberty Global plc (NASDAQ: LBTYA) is projected to post quarterly earnings at $0.02 per share on revenue of $4.05 billion.
TripAdvisor, Inc. (NASDAQ: TRIP) is expected to post quarterly earnings at $0.16 per share on revenue of $362.11 million.
The Wendy's Company (NASDAQ: WEN) is projected to post quarterly earnings at $0.1 per share on revenue of $379.98 million.
A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMRK) is expected to post quarterly earnings at $0.06 per share on revenue of $1.69 billion.
Monster Beverage Corporation (NASDAQ: MNST) is estimated to post quarterly earnings at $0.4 per share on revenue of $849.38 million.
Convergys Corporation (NYSE: CVG) is expected to post quarterly earnings at $0.4 per share on revenue of $670.10 million.
ScanSource, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCSC) is projected to post quarterly earnings at $0.7 per share on revenue of $875.91 million.
KAR Auction Services, Inc. (NYSE: KAR) is expected to post quarterly earnings at $0.76 per share on revenue of $923.13
[By Joseph Griffin]
Sentry Investments Corp. grew its holdings in Sun Life Financial (NYSE:SLF) (TSE:SLF) by 2.3% in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 531,100 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after buying an additional 11,900 shares during the quarter. Sentry Investments Corp.’s holdings in Sun Life Financial were worth $28,101,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
[By Max Byerly]
Sun Life Financial (NYSE: SLF) and Scor (OTCMKTS:SCRYY) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings and valuation.

Top 10 Clean Energy Stocks To Own For 2019: MetLife, Inc.(MET)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Shane Hupp]
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[By Joseph Griffin]
Flippin Bruce & Porter Inc. grew its position in MetLife (NYSE:MET) by 1.4% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 191,498 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after buying an additional 2,568 shares during the quarter. MetLife accounts for 1.9% of Flippin Bruce & Porter Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 20th largest holding. Flippin Bruce & Porter Inc.’s holdings in MetLife were worth $8,788,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
[By Shane Hupp]
Traders sold shares of Metlife Inc (NYSE:MET) on strength during trading hours on Friday. $17.86 million flowed into the stock on the tick-up and $48.67 million flowed out of the stock on the tick-down, for a money net flow of $30.81 million out of the stock. Of all equities tracked, Metlife had the 0th highest net out-flow for the day. Metlife traded up $0.32 for the day and closed at $47.41
[By Chris Lange]
The S&P 500 stock posting the largest daily percentage loss ahead of the close Tuesday was MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) which traded down roughly 9% at $49.74. The stocks 52-week range is $44.18 to $55.91. Volume was 28.5 million compared to the daily average volume of 4.6 million.

Top 10 Clean Energy Stocks To Own For 2019: Flowers Foods, Inc.(FLO)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Lisa Levin]
Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are:

Wall Street expects Macy's, Inc. (NYSE: M) to report quarterly earnings at $0.35 per share on revenue of $5.39 billion before the opening bell. Macy's shares fell 0.47 percent to $29.79 in after-hours trading.
Analysts are expecting Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) to have earned $0.65 per share on revenue of $12.43 billion in the latest quarter. Cisco will release earnings after the markets close. Cisco shares declined 0.07 percent to $45.45 in after-hours trading.
Boot Barn Holdings Inc (NYSE: BOOT) reported upbeat results for its fourth quarter and issued strong first-quarter earnings guidance. Boot Barn shares climbed 9.97 percent to $24.15 in the after-hours trading session.
After the markets close, Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE: FLO) is projected to post quarterly earnings at $0.31 per share on revenue of $1.20 billion. Flowers Foods shares dropped 0.37 percent to $21.70 in after-hours trading.

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[By Ethan Ryder]
Wells Fargo & Company MN lessened its holdings in Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE:FLO) by 3.4% during the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 1,601,854 shares of the company’s stock after selling 56,706 shares during the period. Wells Fargo & Company MN’s holdings in Flowers Foods were worth $35,017,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
[By Stephan Byrd]
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[By Stephan Byrd]
Flowers Foods (NYSE:FLO) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday. The company reported $0.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters’ consensus estimate of $0.31 by ($0.01), Bloomberg Earnings reports. Flowers Foods had a net margin of 3.83% and a return on equity of 15.17%. The firm had revenue of $1.21 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.20 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.25 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 1.5% on a year-over-year basis.
[By Joseph Griffin]
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Top 10 Clean Energy Stocks To Own For 2019: Multi-Color Corporation(LABL)

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[By Lisa Levin] Gainers
Axovant Sciences Ltd. (NASDAQ: AXON) shares rose 23.7 percent to $1.49. Axovant announced strengthening of management team and completion of organization restructuring which "enhanced capabilities in research and business development" and reduced internal headcount by 43 percent.
Mammoth Energy Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: TUSK) shares jumped 19.8 percent to $37.3148. Mammoth Energy’s subsidiary Cobra signed a new $900 million contract to finish the restoration of critical electrical services and support the initial phase of reconstruction of the electrical utility system in Puerto Rico.
Acorn International, Inc. (NYSE: ATV) shares gained 19 percent to $34.0201. Acorn shares rose Friday after the company declared a special one-time cash dividend of $14.97 per ADS.
DHI Group, Inc. (NYSE: DHX) shares surged 19 percent to $2.20.
My Size, Inc. (NASDAQ: MYSZ) climbed 16.8 percent to $1.18 after the company received a Notice of Allowance from the USPTO for measurement technology patent.
Global Eagle Entertainment Inc. (NASDAQ: ENT) gained 16.6 percent to $2.32.
Leju Holdings Limited (NYSE: LEJU) gained 16.5 percent to $1.34 following Q1 beat.
Evolus, Inc. (NASDAQ: EOLS) shares surged 16.5 percent to $26.1499. Evolus named Lauren Silvernail as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President, Corporate Development.
Jupai Holdings Limited (NYSE: JP) shares gained 15 percent to $26.29 after reporting Q1 results.
Momo Inc. (NASDAQ: MOMO) shares gained 15 percent to $44.7702 after the company reported better-than-expected results for its first quarter and issued strong sales forecast for the second quarter.
Windstream Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: WIN) rose 15 percent to $7.075.
China Advanced Construction Materials Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: CADC) gained 14.4 percent to $2.746.
American Woodmark Corporation (NASDAQ: AMWD) climbed 14.2 percent to $101.10 after the company reported upbeat Q4 results.
Savara Inc. (NAS
[By Lisa Levin] Companies Reporting Before The Bell
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (NYSE: BAH) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $0.46 per share on revenue of $1.67 billion.
Momo Inc. (NASDAQ: MOMO) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $0.5 per share on revenue of $396.17 million.
Multi-Color Corporation (NASDAQ: LABL) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $1.06 per share on revenue of $424.96 million.
American Woodmark Corporation (NASDAQ: AMWD) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $1.15 per share on revenue of $382.4 million.
The Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE: BNS) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $1.32 per share on revenue of $5.46 billion.
Jianpu Technology Inc. (NYSE: JT) is expected to report quarterly loss at $0.04 per share on revenue of $47.51 million.
Trans World Entertainment Corporation (NASDAQ: TWMC) is estimated to report earnings for its first quarter.
Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. (NYSE: WMS) is estimated to report quarterly loss at $0.06 per share on revenue of $249.44 million.
Quotient Limited (NASDAQ: QTNT) is expected to report quarterly loss at $0.48 per share on revenue of $5.73 million.
Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ: ESLT) is projected to report earnings for its first quarter.
Evogene Ltd. (NASDAQ: EVGN) is expected to report earnings for its first quarter.
[By Ethan Ryder]
Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA acquired a new position in Multi-Color Co. (NASDAQ:LABL) in the first quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund acquired 138,926 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $9,176,000.
[By Max Byerly]
Multi-Color (NASDAQ: LABL) and Man Wah (OTCMKTS:MAWHY) are both industrial products companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership.

Top 10 Clean Energy Stocks To Own For 2019: Tennessee Valley Authority(TVE)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Shane Hupp]
Tamarack-Valley-Energy (CVE:TVE) had its price objective raised by equities research analysts at BMO Capital Markets from C$3.75 to C$4.50 in a research note issued on Friday. BMO Capital Markets’ target price points to a potential downside of 82.02% from the stock’s current price.
[By Ethan Ryder]
Tamarack-Valley-Energy-Ltd (CVE:TVE) insider Ronald Steve Hozjan sold 7,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of C$4.20, for a total value of C$29,400.00.
[By Joseph Griffin]
News articles about Tennessee Valley Authority Debenture Series A (NYSE:TVE) have been trending somewhat negative on Wednesday, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. The research firm rates the sentiment of news coverage by analyzing more than 20 million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Tennessee Valley Authority Debenture Series A earned a media sentiment score of -0.10 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned media headlines about the company an impact score of 45.8115881519925 out of 100, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock’s share price in the immediate future.

Top 10 Clean Energy Stocks To Own For 2019: Leading Brands Inc(LBIX)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Joseph Griffin]
Media headlines about Leading Brands (NASDAQ:LBIX) have trended somewhat positive this week, according to Accern Sentiment. The research firm identifies positive and negative press coverage by monitoring more than 20 million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Leading Brands earned a coverage optimism score of 0.21 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned news stories about the company an impact score of 46.3549545541136 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company’s share price in the near future.

Top 10 Clean Energy Stocks To Own For 2019: Unifirst Corporation(UNF)

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[By Motley Fool Staff]
UniFirst (NYSE:UNF) Q3 2018 Earnings Conference CallJun. 27, 2018 9:00 a.m. ET

Contents:
Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants
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Operator
[By Shane Hupp]
UniFirst Corp (NYSE:UNF)’s share price hit a new 52-week high and low on Thursday . The company traded as low as $179.10 and last traded at $177.85, with a volume of 768 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $178.90.
[By Stephan Byrd]
Shares of UniFirst Corp (NYSE:UNF) have been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the six brokerages that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company. The average 12-month target price among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $183.00.
[By Max Byerly]
Barrington Research reaffirmed their hold rating on shares of UniFirst (NYSE:UNF) in a research note released on Friday. Barrington Research also issued estimates for UniFirst’s Q4 2018 earnings at $1.62 EPS, FY2018 earnings at $6.44 EPS and FY2019 earnings at $7.31 EPS.

Top 10 Clean Energy Stocks To Own For 2019: Theravance Biopharma, Inc.(TBPH)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Ethan Ryder]
Theravance Biopharma (NASDAQ: TBPH) and Synlogic (NASDAQ:SYBX) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.
[By Max Byerly]
Theravance Biopharma (NASDAQ:TBPH) – Investment analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald issued their FY2019 earnings estimates for shares of Theravance Biopharma in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, May 22nd. Cantor Fitzgerald analyst L. Chen anticipates that the biopharmaceutical company will earn ($3.74) per share for the year. Cantor Fitzgerald currently has a “Buy” rating and a $55.00 price target on the stock.
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These are the top 5 holdings of Woodford Investment Management LLPProthena Corp PLC (PRTA) – 11,557,614 shares, 37.95% of the total portfolio. Shares added by 0.25%Alkermes PLC (ALKS) – 5,270,428 shares, 27.32% of the total portfolio. Shares reduced by 30.52%Theravance Biopharma Inc (TBPH) – 10,898,879 shares, 23.64% of the total portfolio. Shares added by 1.41%Biogen Inc (BIIB) – 279,564 shares, 6.85% of the total portfolio. Shares reduced by 24.56%Evofem Biosciences Inc (EVFM) – 7,465,538
[By Stephan Byrd]
Old West Investment Management LLC trimmed its position in Theravance Biopharma Inc (NASDAQ:TBPH) by 4.0% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 109,320 shares of the biopharmaceutical company’s stock after selling 4,542 shares during the period. Theravance Biopharma accounts for approximately 1.5% of Old West Investment Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 25th biggest holding. Old West Investment Management LLC owned about 0.20% of Theravance Biopharma worth $2,651,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
[By Chris Lange]
Theravance Biopharma Inc. (NASDAQ: TBPH) is expected to report data from its Phase 2a study in patients with symptomatic neurogenic orthostatic hypotension by end of July 2018. Specifically, this data is in regards to its TD-9855 (norepinephrine serotonin reuptake inhibitor).

Top 10 Clean Energy Stocks To Own For 2019: J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc.(JBHT)

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JB Hunt Transport Services (Nasdaq: JBHT) specializes in the truck-to-rail intermodal segment of the industry, which means it may not benefit quite as much as the long-haul operators. Wages as a percentage of revenue are the lowest among the four competitors surveyed, though the average driver salary is slightly above the industry average.
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JB Hunt Transport Services (JBHT) : “I’m sticking with it.”

Opko Health (OPK) : “I’ve been waiting for these guys to come back on the show and tell us why we should buy.”
[By Chris Lange]
The stock posting the largest daily percentage gain in the S&P 500 ahead of the close Monday was J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: JBHT) which rose about 6% to $119.64. The stocks 52-week range is $83.35 to $126.49. Volume was over 2 million compared to the daily average volume of 1 million.
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But then there’s the little-known trucking company JB Hunt (JBHT) , which popped 6.1% because the company saw some surprise growth that no one was expecting. That news was so strong, FedEx (FDX) and XPO Logistics (XPO) also rose 2.2% and 4.6%.
[By Garrett Baldwin]

The ongoing trade rift between the United States and China continues to plague international markets. Despite reports that both countries are working behind the scenes to prevent additional detrimental trade policies, both countries recently proposed tens of billions in new tariffs on one another. The United States has accused China of widespread intellectual property theft, while China has accused the United States of unfair trade practices, including price manipulation in the agricultural industry. This morning, it’s worth noting that proposed tariffs on U.S. business jets will likely not provide a competitive advantage to foreign competition. Reuters reports that Chinese aviation executives do not see the layer of protectionism as a way to bolster the nation’s local market. Check back to Money Morning today for more insight on how the ongoing trade war could affect your investments.
Finally, investors will continue to monitor ongoing developments in Washington around the presidency of Donald Trump. The White House has asked a federal judge to block prosecutors from reviewing any files seized from his lawyer’s office during a raid by the FBI last week. The agency seized a trove of documents from lawyer Michael Cohen’s office as part of an investigation into a payment of hush money. The spat between the White House and the FBI continues a day after former FBI Director James Comey called Trump “morally unfit to be president.”
Three Stocks to Watch Today: BAC, NFLX, AAPL
Shares of Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) added nearly 1% after the nation’s largest bank by deposits topped Wall Street earning expectations. The financial institution leads a busy day of earnings reports on Wall Street and hopes to keep its positive momentum from previous quarters. The firm reported earnings per share of $0.62 on top of $23.27 billion in revenue. That topped expectations of $0.59 on top of $22.91 billion thanks to strong growth in its consumer loan business and the r

Top 10 Clean Energy Stocks To Own For 2019: Stage Stores, Inc.(SSI)

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[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.
[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.
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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

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Press coverage about Salisbury Bancorp (NASDAQ:SAL) has been trending somewhat positive recently, according to Accern. The research firm identifies positive and negative media coverage by monitoring more than 20 million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Salisbury Bancorp earned a news sentiment score of 0.19 on Accern’s scale. Accern also gave media stories about the bank an impact score of 43.8549919532618 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock’s share price in the immediate future.

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

Top Heal Care Stocks To Invest In 2019: MetLife, Inc.(MET)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Shane Hupp]
Traders sold shares of Metlife Inc (NYSE:MET) on strength during trading hours on Friday. $17.86 million flowed into the stock on the tick-up and $48.67 million flowed out of the stock on the tick-down, for a money net flow of $30.81 million out of the stock. Of all equities tracked, Metlife had the 0th highest net out-flow for the day. Metlife traded up $0.32 for the day and closed at $47.41
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The Evercore analysts also said that Metlife Inc. (MET) and CNO Financial Group Inc. (CNO) have “sizable exposure” to long-term care from a reserve standpoint, “but our analysis indicates that their blocks have below average risk and/or more robust reserves versus peers, implying a lower risk of charges over the next few years.”

Top Heal Care Stocks To Invest In 2019: Heron Therapeutics, Inc. (HRTX)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By George Budwell]
Shares of the commercial-stage biotech Heron Therapeutics (NASDAQ:HRTX) gained as much as 36.3% today on abnormally high volume. What triggered this massive surge higher?
[By Chris Lange]
Buy-dip on several “Potential Blockbusters” Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AIMT), Audentes Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: BOLD), AveXis, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVXS), Bluebird Bio, Inc. (NASDAQ: BLUE), Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ESPR), and Sage Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: SAGE) are buy-dip candidates given their bullish trends and favorable technical patterns. Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ICPT), Prothena Corp. PLC (NASDAQ: PRTA), Tesaro, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSRO) and Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. (NASDAQ: RARE) have bearish set-ups. Heron Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: HRTX) is bigger picture bullish, but may correct further on a move below $19.55. Clovis Oncology, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLVS) has bearish set-up and bulls need to push above $69 to invalidate.
[By Chris Lange]
Heron Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: HRTX) shares saw a massive gain on Thursday after the company announced a few key developments. First, the firm provided positive results from its midstage trial, as well as a critical update from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
[By George Budwell]
As things stand now, Cara’s immediate future hinges directly on the strength of Korsuva’s late-stage results in both postoperative pain and CKD-associated pruritus. Having said that, I think investors should largely consider the drug’s postoperative pain indication as icing on the cake at this point. Heron Therapeutics’ (NASDAQ:HRTX)experimental pain medicine HTX-011, after all, appears to have a sizable advantage in terms of efficacy over Korsuva based on the trial data so far. And Heron is almost certainly going to beat Cara to market by several years as well, giving it a formidable first-mover advantage.

Top Heal Care Stocks To Invest In 2019: Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(ICPT)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Sean Williams]
As you can see, there’s a lot of excitement in the NASH space at the moment, and plenty of big drug stocks are itching to add a promising NASH drug to their product pipelines. But one name that continues to be left out in the cold is Intercept Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ICPT).
[By Ethan Ryder]
US Bancorp DE grew its stake in Intercept Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ICPT) by 821.6% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,751 shares of the biopharmaceutical company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,561 shares during the period. US Bancorp DE’s holdings in Intercept Pharmaceuticals were worth $108,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
[By Max Byerly]
News headlines about Intercept Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ICPT) have trended somewhat positive recently, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group scores the sentiment of press coverage by monitoring more than 20 million blog and news sources. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Intercept Pharmaceuticals earned a news impact score of 0.12 on Accern’s scale. Accern also gave news articles about the biopharmaceutical company an impact score of 46.6381898611919 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock’s share price in the near future.
[By Stephan Byrd]
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Top Heal Care Stocks To Invest In 2019: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd (MHVYF)

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Major foreign competitors today now include the French firm Areva (OTCPK:ARVCF) and the Japanese firm Mitsubishi Heavy Industry (OTCPK:MHVYF). This is not a complete list but a focus on major players.

Top Heal Care Stocks To Invest In 2019: Helen of Troy Limited(HELE)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Garrett Baldwin]
Now is the time to act. Get out in front of the green wave, and own this stock. It’s legal. The recommendation is free. And you have the opportunity to become a “Marijuana Millionaire” with very little risk. Here’s the pick.

The Top Stock Market Stories for Monday
Tariffs are overshadowing the start of earnings season. This week, a variety of Wall Street banks, consumer goods, and airline companies report for the previous quarter. While profits are expected to remain strong, the outlook for the rest of the year is expected to take into account the impact of tariffs on global trade. This is likely to weigh on investor sentiment. According to a report from real estate giant REIS Inc., mall vacancies have hit a six-year high at 8.6% last quarter. The fall of brick-and-mortar stores has been fueled by the rise of Amazon.com Inc.(Nasdaq: AMZN), which continues to see its stock surge to new highs. It’s not too late to get in on Amazon at a fraction of the cost of today’s shares. We’ll show you how… right here. Speaking of Amazon, the e-commerce giant recently made a big splash in the pharmacy benefits business after its purchase of online benefits provider PillPack. This purchase has many analysts convinced that Amazon is about to do to pharmacies what it has done to malls over the last decade. And while Amazon is going to be a major player in the drug-delivery business in the future, there is one stock that is going to stave off any further attack from Amazon and the delivery business. Best of all, this stock has an incredible VQScore, and it’s trading at a huge discount.
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A number of companies are reporting that earnings could have a dramatic impact on their future balance sheets. That’s especially true in the transportation business. Harley-Davidson Inc. (NYSE: HOG) has said the tariffs will cost up to $100 million per year and add $2,200 per vehicle. Now, Toyota Motor Corp.(NYSE: TM) has said the tariffs wi
[By Ethan Ryder]
Deer Consumer Products (OTCMKTS: DEER) and Helen of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and risk.
[By Shane Hupp]
Helen of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE) was downgraded by equities researchers at BidaskClub from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report released on Saturday.
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Shares of Helen of Troy Limited (NASDAQ:HELE) climbed 12.7% on Monday after the consumer brand housewares, health, home, and beauty products company announced strong fiscal first-quarter 2019 results.
[By Jim Crumly]
As for individual stocks, Twitter (NYSE:TWTR) fell on concerns over account deletions, and Helen of Troy (NASDAQ:HELE) jumped after the company reported earnings.

Best High Tech Stocks For 2019

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Hedge fund billionaire Steve Cohen’s venture capital investing arm is going all in on fintech.

On Tuesday, Point72 Ventures will announce it led a $3 million investment in a startup called Extend, which has built mobile technology business owners can use to share their corporate credit cards with employees and freelancers without handing over the actual cards.

This comes just days after Point72 closed an investment in a company run by one of Cohen’s former traders, Imperative Execution, which is developing a dark pool trading platform. And Point72 recently was in an $8 million investment in a New York startup called Say, which is building technology to help shareholders participate in proxy voting.

Earlier this month, the venture capital arm was a co-lead in a $29.4 million round for a New Jersey startup, DriveWealth, that has developed a mobile site for investing in exchange traded funds and stocks, and it led an $18.5 million investment in Silicon Valley-based DeepScale, which is developing autonomous driving technology.

Best High Tech Stocks For 2019: MetLife, Inc.(MET)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Ethan Ryder]
Here are some of the news headlines that may have impacted Accern Sentiment’s analysis:

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Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on MET shares. Zacks Investment Research downgraded shares of MetLife from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 20th. Bank of America started coverage on shares of MetLife in a research note on Monday, March 26th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $50.00 price target on the stock. Atlantic Securities raised shares of MetLife from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, March 26th. Wells Fargo & Co reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $60.00 price target on shares of MetLife in a research note on Thursday, March 1st. Finally, Morgan Stanley dropped their price target on shares of MetLife from $58.00 to $56.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 5th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have assigned a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. The company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $56.81.
[By Chris Lange]
The S&P 500 stock posting the largest daily percentage loss ahead of the close Tuesday was MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) which traded down roughly 9% at $49.74. The stocks 52-week range is $44.18 to $55.91. Volume was 28.5 million compared to the daily average volume of 4.6 million.
[By Lisa Levin] Gainers
Cara Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: CARA) rose 18.2 percent to $13.71 in pre-market trading. Cara Therapeutics and Vifor Fresenius Medical Care Renal Pharma entered into ex-U.S. licensing agreement to commercialize KORSUVA™ injection in dialysis patients with pruritus.
Heat Biologics, Inc. (NASDAQ: HTBX) shares rose 10.6 percent to $2.20 in pre-market trading after surging 12.43 percent on Tuesday.
VAALCO Energy, Inc. (NYSE: EGY) rose 10.5 percent to $2.37 in pre-market trading after dropping 10.04 percent on Tuesday.
Boxlight Corporation (NASDAQ: BOXL) rose 8.3 percent to $7.15 in pre-market trading after falling 16.03 percent on Tuesday.
Tiffany & Co. (NYSE: TIF) rose 7.8 percent to $110.25 in pre-market trading after the company reported upbeat results for its first quarter and raised its FY2018 earnings guidance.
Heat Biologics, Inc. (NASDAQ: HTBX) shares rose 7.1 percent to $2.13 in pre-market trading. after climbing 12.43 percent on Tuesday.
Clementia Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: CMTA) rose 5.9 percent to $20.01 in pre-market trading after reporting positive Phase 2 Part B data showing treatment with palovarotene significantly reduces new bone growth in patients with FOP.
Under Armour, Inc. (NYSE: UA) rose 3.5 percent to $18.44 in pre-market trading.
Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. (NYSE: ANW) shares rose 3.5 percent to $2.95 in pre-market trading.
MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) rose 3.2 percent to $50.00 in pre-market trading after reporting a $1.5 billion buyback plan.
Lowe's Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) rose 3.2 percent to $88.51 in pre-market trading. Lowe's reported downbeat results for its first quarter on Wednesday.

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[By Joseph Griffin]
Flippin Bruce & Porter Inc. grew its position in MetLife (NYSE:MET) by 1.4% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 191,498 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after buying an additional 2,568 shares during the quarter. MetLife accounts for 1.9% of Flippin Bruce & Porter Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 20th largest holding. Flippin Bruce & Porter Inc.’s holdings in MetLife were worth $8,788,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
[By Shane Hupp]
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[By Joseph Griffin]
Media coverage about MetLife (NYSE:MET) has trended somewhat positive on Wednesday, Accern Sentiment reports. Accern scores the sentiment of media coverage by monitoring more than twenty million news and blog sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. MetLife earned a coverage optimism score of 0.19 on Accern’s scale. Accern also gave news articles about the financial services provider an impact score of 47.1051416403295 out of 100, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock’s share price in the near term.

Best High Tech Stocks For 2019: Tel-Instrument Electronics Corp.(TIK)

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[By Lisa Levin] Gainers
Amedica Corporation (NASDAQ: AMDA) rose 31.3 percent to $4.11 in pre-market trading after climbing 181.98 percent on Tuesday.
ZAGG Inc (NASDAQ: ZAGG) rose 18.7 percent to $13.65 in pre-market trading after the company posted better-than-expected Q1 earnings.
TripAdvisor, Inc. (NASDAQ: TRIP) rose 18.6 percent to $46.00 in pre-market trading after the company reported stronger-than-expected results for its first quarter on Tuesday.
TransEnterix, Inc. (NYSE: TRXC) shares rose 15 percent to $2.08 in pre-market trading after reporting Q4 results.
Axon Enterprise, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAXN) rose 9.8 percent to $49.00 in pre-market trading following a big Q1 beat. The company raised its fiscal 2018 sales growth guidance from 16-18 percent to 18-20 percent.
Centennial Resource Development, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDEV) shares rose 8.1 percent to $21.06 in pre-market trading following Q1 results.
OPKO Health, Inc. (NASDAQ: OPK) shares rose 6.8 percent to $3.44 in pre-market trading following Q1 beat.
Tel-Instrument Electronics Corp. (NYSE: TIK) rose 6.7 percent to $3.20 in pre-market trading after surging 25.37 percent on Tuesday.
KBS Fashion Group Limited (NASDAQ: KBSF) rose 6.4 percent to $5.84 in pre-market trading after jumping 9.36 percent on Tuesday.
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARWR) rose 6.6 percent to $8.26 in pre-market trading after reporting Q2 earnings.
New Relic, Inc. (NYSE: NEWR) rose 6.3 percent to $82.00 in pre-market trading following Q4 results.
Match Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: MTCH) rose 5.8 percent to $38.43 in pre-market trading after reporting upbeat Q1 earnings.
Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: PBH) rose 5.2 percent to $30.62 in pre-market trading.

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Best High Tech Stocks For 2019: Allied Healthcare Products Inc.(AHPI)

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[By Lisa Levin] Gainers
Blink Charging Co. (NASDAQ: BLNK) shares jumped 26.5 percent to $6.9042. Blink Charging reported Q1 net income of $2.2 million, versus a year-ago net loss of $3.1 million.
Eleven Biotherapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: EBIO) shares climbed 17.4 percent to $3.11. Eleven Biotherapeutics posted a Q1 loss of $0.11 per share.
Flanigan's Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE: BDL) shares jumped 17 percent to $27.97 following Q2 results. Flanigan's Enterprises posted Q2 earnings of $0.75 per share on sales of $29.456 million.
Borqs Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: BRQS) rose 15.8 percent to $8.05 after reporting Q1 results.
Abaxis, Inc. (NASDAQ: ABAX) jumped 15.3 percent to $82.75. Zoetis Inc. (NYSE: ZTS) announced plans to acquire Abaxis for $83 per share in cash.
21Vianet Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: VNET) gained 15.1 percent to $6.33.
Gemphire Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: GEMP) rose 13.8 percent to $6.27.
Enphase Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENPH) gained 12.8 percent to $5.98. H.C. Wainwright initiated coverage on Enphase Energy with a Buy rating.
PetIQ Inc (NASDAQ: PETQ) shares surged 12.1 percent to $21.68 after reporting a first-quarter sales beat.
NF Energy Saving Corporation (NASDAQ: NFEC) climbed 11.6 percent to $2.399.
Allied Healthcare Products, Inc. (NASDAQ: AHPI) surged 11.4 percent to $3.0643.
Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: BOOT) gained 11.1 percent to $24.40 after the company reported upbeat results for its fourth quarter and issued strong first-quarter earnings guidance.
Ascena Retail Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASNA) rose 10.9 percent to $3.16.
Sea Limited (NYSE: SE) gained 10.1 percent to $11.71 after reporting Q1 results.
GEE Group, Inc. (NYSE: JOB) climbed 7.9 percent to $2.61 following Q2 results.
The ONE Group Hospitality, Inc. (NASDAQ: STKS) gained 7.6 percent to $2.41 after reporting Q1 results.
Biolinerx Ltd/S ADR (NASDAQ: BLRX) rose 7.3 percent to $0.8798 after the company was granted a patent approval. The clinical-st

Best High Tech Stocks For 2019: Mattersight Corporation(MATR)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Lisa Levin]
Shares of Mattersight Corporation (NASDAQ: MATR) got a boost, shooting up 23 percent to $2.65 after the company agreed to be purchased by an affiliate of NICE Ltd.
[By Lisa Levin]
Shares of Mattersight Corporation (NASDAQ: MATR) got a boost, shooting up 23 percent to $2.65 after the company agreed to be purchased by NICE Ltd.
[By Lisa Levin] Gainers
Comstock Resources, Inc. (NYSE: CRK) shares shot up 52 percent to $7.235 after the company disclosed a deal with Arkoma Drilling L.P. and Williston Drilling, L.P. to buy oil & gas properties in North Dakota. Comstock announced withdrawal of tender offers for outstanding secured notes.
MarineMax, Inc. (NYSE: HZO) shares gained 24.2 percent to $21.80 as the company posted upbeat Q2 results and raised its FY18 outlook.
Mattersight Corporation (NASDAQ: MATR) shares rose 22 percent to $2.625 after the company agreed to be purchased by NICE Ltd.
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE: CMG) jumped 21.3 percent to $411.871 as the company reported stronger-than-expected results for its first quarter on Wednesday.
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AXSM) rose 17 percent to $3.10 after the company disclosed a positive outcome of the interim analysis of STRIDE-1 Phase 3 trial of AXS-05 in treatment resistant depression.
Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: UCTT) rose 15.9 percent to $18.34 following upbeat Q1 earnings.
PCM, Inc. (NASDAQ: PCMI) gained 15.6 percent to $12.20 following Q1 results.
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ: ORLY) surged 14.4 percent to $260.3901 following upbeat Q1 profit.
Concord Medical Services Holdings Limited (NYSE: CCM) gained 13.8 percent to $3.70.
Penn National Gaming, Inc. (NASDAQ: PENN) rose 13.5 percent to $29.815 after reporting strong Q1 results.
BioTelemetry, Inc. (NASDAQ: BEAT) rose 13.5 percent to $38.30 as the company reported stronger-than-expected earnings for its first quarter.
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD) shares rose 13.1 percent to $10.985 as the company reported upbeat results for its first quarter.
SJW Group (NYSE: SJW) shares gained 11.8 percent to $63.59 following Q1 results. California Water Service Group made an offer for SJW.
Churchill Downs Incorporated (NASDAQ: CHDN) climbed 9.8 percent to $278.40 following Q1 results.
CYS Investments, Inc. (NYSE: CYS)
[By Lisa Levin] Gainers
Genprex, Inc. (NASDAQ: GNPX) shares gained 86.76 percent to close at $11.00 on Thursday.
Comstock Resources, Inc. (NYSE: CRK) shares climbed 47.06 percent to close at $7.00 after the company disclosed a deal with Arkoma Drilling L.P. and Williston Drilling, L.P. to buy oil & gas properties in North Dakota. Comstock announced withdrawal of tender offers for outstanding secured notes.
Ceridian HCM Holding Inc. (NASDAQ: CDAY) gained 41.86 percent to close at $31.21.
MarineMax, Inc. (NYSE: HZO) shares rose 26.5 percent to close at $22.20 as the company posted upbeat Q2 results and raised its FY18 outlook.
Concord Medical Services Holdings Limited (NYSE: CCM) jumped 24.92 percent to close at $4.06.
Mattersight Corporation (NASDAQ: MATR) shares climbed 23.26 percent to close at $2.65 after the company agreed to be purchased by NICE Ltd.
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE: CMG) rose 24.44 percent to close at $422.50 as the company reported stronger-than-expected results for its first quarter on Wednesday.
Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: UCTT) gained 17.75 percent to close at $18.64 following upbeat Q1 earnings.
PCM, Inc. (NASDAQ: PCMI) rose 16.59 percent to close at $12.30 following Q1 results.
Zymeworks Inc. (NASDAQ: ZYME) rose 16.06 percent to close at $15.25.
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALXN) shares climbed 14.5 percent to close at $121.42 as the company posted reported Q1 beat And raised FY18 outlook.
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD) shares gained 13.7 percent to close at $11.04 as the company reported upbeat results for its first quarter.
Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AXSM) rose 13.21 percent to close at $3.00 after the company disclosed a positive outcome of the interim analysis of STRIDE-1 Phase 3 trial of AXS-05 in treatment resistant depression.
O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ: ORLY) jumped 13.06 percent to close at $257.40 following upbeat Q1 profit.
BioTelemetry,
[By Stephan Byrd]
Mattersight (NASDAQ: MATR) and Simulations Plus (NASDAQ:SLP) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Best High Tech Stocks For 2019: Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(ICPT)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Ethan Ryder]
US Bancorp DE grew its stake in Intercept Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ICPT) by 821.6% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,751 shares of the biopharmaceutical company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,561 shares during the period. US Bancorp DE’s holdings in Intercept Pharmaceuticals were worth $108,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
[By Chris Lange]
Buy-dip on several “Potential Blockbusters” Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AIMT), Audentes Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: BOLD), AveXis, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVXS), Bluebird Bio, Inc. (NASDAQ: BLUE), Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ESPR), and Sage Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: SAGE) are buy-dip candidates given their bullish trends and favorable technical patterns. Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ICPT), Prothena Corp. PLC (NASDAQ: PRTA), Tesaro, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSRO) and Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. (NASDAQ: RARE) have bearish set-ups. Heron Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: HRTX) is bigger picture bullish, but may correct further on a move below $19.55. Clovis Oncology, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLVS) has bearish set-up and bulls need to push above $69 to invalidate.
[By Max Byerly]
News headlines about Intercept Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ICPT) have trended somewhat positive recently, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group scores the sentiment of press coverage by monitoring more than 20 million blog and news sources. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Intercept Pharmaceuticals earned a news impact score of 0.12 on Accern’s scale. Accern also gave news articles about the biopharmaceutical company an impact score of 46.6381898611919 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock’s share price in the near future.
[By Sean Williams]
As you can see, there’s a lot of excitement in the NASH space at the moment, and plenty of big drug stocks are itching to add a promising NASH drug to their product pipelines. But one name that continues to be left out in the cold is Intercept Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ICPT).
[By George Budwell]
If that line holds true, this emerging space should be able to support multiple new drugs, meaning that the current leaders in the field –Intercept Pharmceuticals (NASDAQ:ICPT) and Genfit — probably won’t be able to monopolize the market before other competitors like Viking get their drugs past the FDA. In fact, this market is so large it could feasibly support several blockbuster level products.

Best High Tech Stocks For 2019: CNB Financial Corporation(CCNE)

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[By Stephan Byrd]
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[By Stephan Byrd]
BidaskClub upgraded shares of CNB Financial (NASDAQ:CCNE) from a hold rating to a buy rating in a research note released on Thursday morning.

A number of other research analysts have also recently issued reports on CCNE. ValuEngine cut shares of CNB Financial from a strong-buy rating to a buy rating in a report on Wednesday, May 2nd. Zacks Investment Research raised shares of CNB Financial from a sell rating to a hold rating in a report on Thursday, June 14th. Boenning Scattergood reaffirmed a buy rating on shares of CNB Financial in a report on Tuesday, April 17th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods assumed coverage on shares of CNB Financial in a report on Tuesday, April 10th. They issued a market perform rating and a $35.00 price target for the company. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. The stock presently has an average rating of Buy and an average price target of $31.50.
[By Max Byerly]
BidaskClub upgraded shares of CNB Financial (NASDAQ:CCNE) from a hold rating to a buy rating in a research note released on Wednesday morning.

Several other equities research analysts have also issued reports on CCNE. Boenning Scattergood reissued a buy rating and set a $29.50 price target on shares of CNB Financial in a research report on Monday, February 5th. Zacks Investment Research lowered CNB Financial from a buy rating to a sell rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 20th. ValuEngine raised CNB Financial from a buy rating to a strong-buy rating in a research report on Monday, April 2nd. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods initiated coverage on CNB Financial in a research report on Tuesday, April 10th. They set a market perform rating and a $35.00 price target on the stock. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. The stock presently has an average rating of Hold and an average target price of $31.50.

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Two major European political events fall on this Sunday, March 4, leaving investors to brace for what a worst-case outcome could mean for European assets.

This weekend, Italy goes to the polls in a national election, while Germanys center-left Social Democratic Party announces the result of its vote to decide whether to join a grand coalition with Chancellor Angela Merkel and her center-right Christian Democratic Union. The outcome could set the tone for the continents currency and political landscape for the rest of the year.

Top 10 Stocks To Watch Right Now: MetLife, Inc.(MET)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Joseph Griffin]
Flippin Bruce & Porter Inc. grew its position in MetLife (NYSE:MET) by 1.4% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 191,498 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after buying an additional 2,568 shares during the quarter. MetLife accounts for 1.9% of Flippin Bruce & Porter Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 20th largest holding. Flippin Bruce & Porter Inc.’s holdings in MetLife were worth $8,788,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
[By Joseph Griffin]
Media coverage about MetLife (NYSE:MET) has trended somewhat positive on Wednesday, Accern Sentiment reports. Accern scores the sentiment of media coverage by monitoring more than twenty million news and blog sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. MetLife earned a coverage optimism score of 0.19 on Accern’s scale. Accern also gave news articles about the financial services provider an impact score of 47.1051416403295 out of 100, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock’s share price in the near term.
[By Shane Hupp]
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The Evercore analysts also said that Metlife Inc. (MET) and CNO Financial Group Inc. (CNO) have “sizable exposure” to long-term care from a reserve standpoint, “but our analysis indicates that their blocks have below average risk and/or more robust reserves versus peers, implying a lower risk of charges over the next few years.”
[By Lisa Levin] Gainers
Cara Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: CARA) rose 18.2 percent to $13.71 in pre-market trading. Cara Therapeutics and Vifor Fresenius Medical Care Renal Pharma entered into ex-U.S. licensing agreement to commercialize KORSUVA™ injection in dialysis patients with pruritus.
Heat Biologics, Inc. (NASDAQ: HTBX) shares rose 10.6 percent to $2.20 in pre-market trading after surging 12.43 percent on Tuesday.
VAALCO Energy, Inc. (NYSE: EGY) rose 10.5 percent to $2.37 in pre-market trading after dropping 10.04 percent on Tuesday.
Boxlight Corporation (NASDAQ: BOXL) rose 8.3 percent to $7.15 in pre-market trading after falling 16.03 percent on Tuesday.
Tiffany & Co. (NYSE: TIF) rose 7.8 percent to $110.25 in pre-market trading after the company reported upbeat results for its first quarter and raised its FY2018 earnings guidance.
Heat Biologics, Inc. (NASDAQ: HTBX) shares rose 7.1 percent to $2.13 in pre-market trading. after climbing 12.43 percent on Tuesday.
Clementia Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: CMTA) rose 5.9 percent to $20.01 in pre-market trading after reporting positive Phase 2 Part B data showing treatment with palovarotene significantly reduces new bone growth in patients with FOP.
Under Armour, Inc. (NYSE: UA) rose 3.5 percent to $18.44 in pre-market trading.
Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. (NYSE: ANW) shares rose 3.5 percent to $2.95 in pre-market trading.
MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) rose 3.2 percent to $50.00 in pre-market trading after reporting a $1.5 billion buyback plan.
Lowe's Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) rose 3.2 percent to $88.51 in pre-market trading. Lowe's reported downbeat results for its first quarter on Wednesday.

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Top 10 Stocks To Watch Right Now: CorVel Corp.(CRVL)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Max Byerly]
CorVel (NASDAQ: CRVL) and Willis Towers Watson (NASDAQ:WLTW) are both business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and valuation.

Top 10 Stocks To Watch Right Now: Jagged Peak Energy Inc. (JAG)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Motley Fool Staff]
JAGGED PEAK ENERGY INC. (NYSE:JAG) Q1 2018 Earnings Conference CallMay. 11, 2018 11:00 a.m. ET

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

Operator
[By Lisa Levin]

Companies Reporting After The Bell
NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) is estimated to post quarterly earnings at $1.45 per share on revenue of $2.89 billion.
News Corporation (NASDAQ: NWSA) is projected to post quarterly earnings at $0.07 per share on revenue of $1.99 billion.
Symantec Corporation (NASDAQ: SYMC) is estimated to post quarterly earnings at $0.39 per share on revenue of $1.19 billion.
Pilgrim's Pride Corporation (NASDAQ: PPC) is projected to post quarterly earnings at $0.54 per share on revenue of $2.65 billion.
Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. (NYSE: HE) is expected to post quarterly earnings at $0.38 per share on revenue of $556.81 million.
Air Lease Corporation (NYSE: AL) is estimated to post quarterly earnings at $1.01 per share on revenue of $383.37 million.
Flowserve Corporation (NYSE: FLS) is expected to post quarterly earnings at $0.27 per share on revenue of $880.89 million.
Civitas Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: CIVI) is projected to post quarterly earnings at $0.12 per share on revenue of $396.25 million.
The Trade Desk, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTD) is estimated to post quarterly earnings at $0.1 per share on revenue of $73.23 million.
Amdocs Limited (NYSE: DOX) is projected to post quarterly earnings at $0.95 per share on revenue of $980.50 million.
Yelp Inc. (NYSE: YELP) is estimated to post quarterly loss at $0.04 per share on revenue of $220.14 million.
Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: KLIC) is expected to post quarterly earnings at $0.43 per share on revenue of $210.01 million.
TiVo Corporation (NASDAQ: TIVO) is projected to post quarterly earnings at $0.37 per share on revenue of $198.62 million.
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated (NYSE: RBA) is expected to post quarterly earnings at $0.17 per share on revenue of $153.87 million.
Uniti Group Inc. (NASDAQ: UNIT) is estimated to post quarterly earnings at $0.01 per share on revenue of $247.16 million.
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[By Logan Wallace]
These are some of the media headlines that may have effected Accern’s scoring:

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Jagged Peak Energy stock opened at $14.25 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.35, a quick ratio of 0.35 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22. Jagged Peak Energy has a 1-year low of $11.21 and a 1-year high of $16.55. The company has a market capitalization of $2,993.81, a P/E ratio of 54.81 and a beta of -1.13.

Top 10 Stocks To Watch Right Now: 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.
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Top 10 Stocks To Watch Right Now: ON Semiconductor Corporation(ON)

Advisors’ Opinion:

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Though concerns have been raised that the analog and MCU markets are at risk of seeing an inventory correction (they haven’t had a major one in a while), given signs of excessive ordering and stretched lead times, TI and STMicro’s numbers suggest conditions remain good for now. That’s particularly true in industrial and auto markets where trends such as factory automation, ADAS adoption and electric/hybrid car sales are boosting chip demand. Several other analog/MCU firms, including Microchip (MCHP) , ON Semiconductor (ON) , Maxim Integrated (MXIM) and NXP Semiconductors (NXPI) , will be reporting soon.
[By Lee Jackson]
Aggressive accounts may want to look at this smaller cap play. ON Semiconductor Corp. (NASDAQ: ON) is a vendor of analog power management, analog signal conditioning, standard logic integrated circuits and discrete chips into the automotive, communications, computing, consumer, industrial and medical applications. The company is in the midst of a transformation from a seller of commodity discrete chips into higher value added analog integrated circuits, both through organic growth and acquisitions.
[By Joseph Griffin]
BidaskClub upgraded shares of ON Semiconductor (NASDAQ:ON) from a buy rating to a strong-buy rating in a research report report published on Wednesday morning.

Top 10 Stocks To Watch Right Now: ClearSign Combustion Corporation(CLIR)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Joseph Griffin]
Press coverage about Clearsign Combustion (NASDAQ:CLIR) has been trending somewhat positive recently, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. Accern identifies negative and positive news coverage by monitoring more than 20 million blog and news sources. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Clearsign Combustion earned a news sentiment score of 0.09 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned headlines about the technology company an impact score of 46.3610235421976 out of 100, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company’s share price in the near term.

Top 10 Stocks To Watch Right Now: STORE Capital Corporation(STOR)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Keith Speights]
Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ), Store Capital Corporation (NYSE:STOR), and Sanofi (NYSE:SNY) are three Warren Buffett stocks that have especially high dividend yields of more than 4%. What does the Oracle of Omaha like about these stocks — and are they smart picks for other investors right now?
[By Todd Campbell, Rich Smith, and Neha Chamaria]
Dividend paying stocks historically outperform non-dividend paying stocks, but that doesn’t mean that all dividend paying companies are created equal. Some businesses are better than others, and the best businesses offer the greatest opportunity for future dividend increases. If you’re hunting for top dividend stocks that offer more than just a high yield, it could be time to consider buyingCVS Health (NYSE:CVS), Welltower (NYSE:WELL), and STORE Capital (NYSE:STOR).
[By Brian Feroldi, Leo Sun, and Demitrios Kalogeropoulos]
Want proof? We asked these Motley Fool investors to highlight a dividend stock that pays a higher yield than Verizon. Here’s why they pickedTanger Factory Outlets (NYSE:SKT), Cedar Fair (NYSE:FUN), andSTORE Capital (NYSE:STOR).

Top 10 Stocks To Watch Right Now: Intrepid Potash, Inc(IPI)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Lisa Levin]
On Wednesday, the materials shares rose 0.86 percent. Meanwhile, top gainers in the sector included Intrepid Potash, Inc. (NYSE: IPI), up 8 percent, and Lithium Americas Corp. (NYSE: LAC) up 6 percent.
[By Lisa Levin] Gainers
Daré Bioscience, Inc. (NASDAQ: DARE) shares jumped 56.69 percent to close at $1.27 on Wednesday on news that the company entered into worldwide license agreement for Juniper Pharmaceuticals' intravaginal ring technology platform.
Vicor Corporation (NASDAQ: VICR) rose 26.84 percent to close at $37.10. Vicor posted Q1 earnings of $0.10 per share on sales of $65.2 million.
AGM Group Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: AGMH) climbed 25.56 percent to close at $10.61.
Travelzoo (NASDAQ: TZOO) gained 24.7 percent to close at $9.75 following strong Q1 results.
Intrepid Potash, Inc. (NYSE: IPI) shares climbed 19.24 percent to close at $4.71.
China Customer Relations Centers, Inc. (NASDAQ: CCRC) rose 18.73 percent to close at $18.64.
Genprex, Inc. (NASDAQ: GNPX) climbed 18.28 percent to close at $5.89. Genprex expanded its operations to Cambridge, Mass.
Scorpio Tankers Inc. (NYSE: STNG) rose 13.92 percent to close at $2.70 following Q1 results.
Rocky Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ: RCKY) shares surged 13.57 percent to close at $23.85 after reporting Q1 results.
Resonant Inc. (NASDAQ: RESN) shares rose 12.5 percent to close at $4.14 on Wednesday.
USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (NYSE: USNA) jumped 11.24 percent to close at $106.85 following Q1 results.
SUPERVALU Inc. (NYSE: SVU) rose 11.16 percent to close at $16.24 after the company reported Q4 results and agreed to sell and leaseback eight distribution centers for an aggregate purchase price of $483 million.
K12 Inc. (NYSE: LRN) shares gained 10.74 percent to close at $15.36 following Q3 results.
Tupperware Brands Corporation (NYSE: TUP) rose 9.15 percent to close at $46.28 as the company posted in-line quarterly earnings.
Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (NYSE: SIX) shares climbed 8.49 percent to close at $64.18 as the company posted a narrower-than-expected loss for its first quarter.
Carlisle Companies Incorporated (NYSE: CSL) gained 8.2 percent to close at $107.94 af
[By Lisa Levin]
Wednesday morning, the materials shares rose 0.83 percent. Meanwhile, top gainers in the sector included Intrepid Potash, Inc. (NYSE: IPI), up 8 percent, and Braskem S.A. (NYSE: BAK) up 6 percent.
[By Maxx Chatsko]
While the global fertilizer industry continues to struggle with imbalanced markets, efforts hyper-focused on operational efficiency have begun to pay off for several producers. Investors can count small cap Intrepid Potash (NYSE:IPI) among them.
[By Lisa Levin] Gainers
Daré Bioscience, Inc. (NASDAQ: DARE) shares climbed 54.2 percent to $1.25 on news that the company entered into worldwide license agreement for Juniper Pharmaceuticals' intravaginal ring technology platform.
Travelzoo (NASDAQ: TZOO) climbed 21.3 percent to $9.40 following strong Q1 results.
Intrepid Potash, Inc. (NYSE: IPI) gained 16.5 percent to $4.60.
K12 Inc. (NYSE: LRN) shares rose 11.2 percent to $15.4206 following Q3 results.
Chicago Bridge & Iron Company N.V. (NYSE: CBI) shares rose 11 percent to $15.3289. McDermott issued a release reiterating rejection of Subsea 7's offer.
Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (NYSE: SIX) shares gained 9.2 percent to $64.61 as the company posted a narrower-than-expected loss for its first quarter.
Tupperware Brands Corporation (NYSE: TUP) surged 8.5 percent to $46.00 as the company posted in-line quarterly earnings.
Carlisle Companies Incorporated (NYSE: CSL) climbed 7.5 percent to $107.22 after reporting Q1 results.
Allena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALNA) rose 6.1 percent to $14.78. B. Riley initiated coverage on Allena Pharmaceuticals with a Buy rating.
Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ: TXN) rose 4.6 percent to $102.90 after the company reported stronger-than-expected earnings for its first quarter on Tuesday.
Credit Suisse Group AG (NYSE: CS) rose 4.5 percent to $17.03 following strong Q1 results.
STMicroelectronics N.V. (NYSE: STM) rose 4.2 percent to $22.20 after reporting Q1 results.

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[By Shane Hupp]
Intrepid Potash (NYSE:IPI)’s share price was down 5.8% on Tuesday following insider selling activity. The stock traded as low as $4.00 and last traded at $4.05. Approximately 1,663,655 shares changed hands during trading, an increase of 53% from the average daily volume of 1,087,289 shares. The stock had previously closed at $4.30.

Top 10 Stocks To Watch Right Now: iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bd (HYG)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By WWW.GURUFOCUS.COM]
For the details of Summit Rock Advisors, LLC’s stock buys and sells, go to www.gurufocus.com/StockBuy.php?GuruName=Summit+Rock+Advisors%2C+LLC

These are the top 5 holdings of Summit Rock Advisors, LLCiShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets (IEMG) – 754,105 shares, 52.51% of the total portfolio. Shares added by 8.46%iShares MSCI ACWI Index Fund (ACWI) – 516,128 shares, 45.53% of the total portfolio. Shares added by 194.10%iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond (HYG) – 18,330 shares, 1.96% of the total portfolio. Shares reduced by
[By Logan Wallace]
HL Financial Services LLC purchased a new position in iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:HYG) during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 36,981 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $3,167,000.
[By WWW.GURUFOCUS.COM]
For the details of Nationwide Fund Advisors’s stock buys and sells, go to www.gurufocus.com/StockBuy.php?GuruName=Nationwide+Fund+Advisors

These are the top 5 holdings of Nationwide Fund AdvisorsiShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets (IEMG) – 4,698,924 shares, 74.25% of the total portfolio. Shares added by 119.53%iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) – 536,574 shares, 17.7% of the total portfolio. Shares added by 79.94%iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond (HYG) – 347,518 shares, 8.05% of the total portfolio. Shares reduced by 20.57%

Top 10 Stocks To Watch Right Now: Bayer Aktiengesellschaft (BAYRY)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Cory Renauer]
It looks like the benefit-to-risk ratio is off the charts for larotrectinib as well as LOXO-292, but the number of patients with TRK fusion cancers that fail multiple existing treatments is somewhere between 1,500 and 5,000 each year in the U.S. Investors also need to understand that Loxo Oncology licensed its candidates from Array Biopharma (NASDAQ:ARRY) and owes its partner substantial milestone payments and mid-single-digit royalties on any sales they might generate. Loxo has partnered withBayer AG (NASDAQOTH:BAYRY), and if approved, the German giant will share U.S. profits with Loxo and pay double-digit royalties on sales abroad.
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The last week has been depressing for Exelixis’ (EXEL) shareholders, as the stock dropped by around 13% and reached its 11-week low of $18.56 on May 10, 2018. The market was disappointed to see Exelixis’ Cotellic and Roche Holdings’ (OTCQX:RHHBY) Tecentriq failing to meet primary endpoint of improvement in overall survival as compared to Bayer’s (OTCPK:BAYRY) Stivarga in 2/3 line locally advanced or metastatic colorectal cancer indication. This trial, if successful, would have been a major advancement for the cobimetinib franchise and would have also been a major advancement in improving the sensitivity of cold tumors to immunotherapy.
[By ]
Both companies reported that the phase 3 trial known as IMblaze370 had failed. This study recruited a total of 363 patients with locally advanced or metastatic colorectal cancer. One key thing to note first is that the patients that were recruited into the study, were those who had already been heavily pretreated with 2 or more prior regimens of chemotherapy. The trial was putting the combination of Tecentriq and Cotellic versus the control arm which was regorafenib (STIVARGA) from Bayer (OTCPK:BAYRY). Unfortunately, the treatment combination arm failed to improve overall survival versus the control arm. There was no actual results released yet. It was stated that full detailed results from this study will be released at an upcoming medical conference. The problem is that it doesn’t matter what the results are, the bottom-line is that the primary endpoint was not met.
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Major competitive vendors that are developing treatments for pericarditis include:

Pfizer Inc. (PFE) Abbvie, Inc. (ABBV) XBiotech Inc. (XBIT) Handok AstraZeneca (AZN) Bayer AG (OTCPK:BAYRY) Reckitt Benckiser Group plc. (RB) PerkinElmer, Inc. (PKI) FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation (OTCPK:FUJIY) Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. (MRK) ALLERGAN (AGN)

Concerning competitive advantage, management of the company is not aware of any therapies currently approved by the FDA for the treatment of recurrent pericarditis, the firms lead indication for rilonacept.

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Steve Wynn is out at Wynn Resorts, but the company he founded and its board of directors are still under scrutiny.

Wynn and the company’s nine remaining board members were hit with a shareholder lawsuit on Tuesday afternoon.

The complaint claims the board “knowingly turned a blind eye to allegations of patently egregious misconduct” by Wynn, and that their actions, or lack thereof, constituted “egregious breaches of fiduciary duty.”

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Top 10 Casino Stocks To Watch Right Now: Addus HomeCare Corporation(ADUS)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Lisa Levin] Gainers
Marathon Patent Group Inc (NASDAQ: MARA) shares rose 47.1 percent to $3.22 in pre-market trading after jumping 54.23 percent on Wednesday.
Digital Power Corporation (NYSE: DPW) rose 27.6 percent to $0.800 in pre-market trading after gaining 9.79 percent on Wednesday.
Social Reality Inc (NASDAQ: SRAX) shares rose 23.1 percent to $7.16 in the pre-market trading session after surging 37.59 percent on Wednesday.
China Auto Logistics Inc (NASDAQ: CALA) rose 16.9 percent to $4.15 in pre-market trading after gaining 4.11 percent on Wednesday.
Riot Blockchain Inc (NASDAQ: RIOT) rose 15.1 percent to $18.40 in pre-market trading after climbing 42.01 percent on Wednesday.
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Xunlei Ltd (NASDAQ: XNET) rose 6.8 percent to $25.61 in pre-market trading after climbing 11.74 percent on Wednesday.
Net 1 UEPS Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: UEPS) shares rose 5.9 percent to $13.00 in pre-market trading after gaining 21.34 percent on Wednesday.
Addus Homecare Corporation (NASDAQ: ADUS) rose 5.5 percent to $35.60 in pre-market trading after gaining 3.69 percent on Wednesday.
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Top 10 Casino Stocks To Watch Right Now: OpGen, Inc.(OPGN)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Paul Ausick]
OpGen Inc. (NASDAQ: OPGN) posted a new 52-week low of $0.33 on Thursday, down more than 21% compared with Wednesday’s closing price of $0.42. The stock’s 52-week high is $4.65. Volume totaled around 4.8 million shares, more than 10 times the daily average. The company this morning priced a secondary offering of 25 million units at $0.40 per unit. Each unit comprised one share of common stock and one warrant to purchase another share within 5 years at an exercise price of $0.425.
[By Lisa Levin]
OpGen, Inc. (NASDAQ: OPGN) shares shot up 22 percent to $2.55. OpGen completed rapid testing clinical trial in Colombia and expanded international operations.
[By Lisa Levin]
OpGen, Inc. (NASDAQ: OPGN) shares shot up 19 percent to $2.50. OpGen completed rapid testing clinical trial in Colombia and expanded international operations.

Top 10 Casino Stocks To Watch Right Now: Best Buy Co., Inc.(BBY)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Peter Graham]
Large cap consumer electronics retail stock Best Buy Co Inc (NYSE: BBY) reported Q3 FY18 earnings before the market opened this morningwith results being the following:
[By JJ Kinahan]
Stocks to watch for possible Black Friday impact include Best Buy Co Inc (NYSE: BBY), Wal-Mart Stores Inc (NYSE: WMT), Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT), Macy’s Inc (NYSE: M), Kohl’s Corporation (NYSE: KSS), and Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), among many others. Infotech also could jump into the ring because electronic goods seem to be high on many peoples’ lists. Even though Cyber Monday has yet to dawn, early analysis from some of the major analytic firms suggested a major jump in online sales as of late Thursday, and stock indices moved higher in pre-market trading.
[By Trey Thoelcke]
Best Buy Co. Inc. (NYSE: BBY) will share its latest quarterly earnings early Tuesday. The consensus estimates are $0.63 in earnings per share (EPS) and $8.66 billion in revenue. Shares were trading most recently at $61.87, in a 52-week range of $36.51 to $63.32. The consensus price target is $60.69.

Top 10 Casino Stocks To Watch Right Now: Las Vegas Sands Corp.(LVS)

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[By WWW.THESTREET.COM]
Cramer recalled how, in 2009, colleague Dan Fitzpatrick correctly identified Las Vegas Sands (LVS) as it broke out of its $10 a share funk and soared to $48, almost in a straight line. This technical move was brought on by Sands’ red-hot properties in Macau.
[By Paul Ausick]
Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE: LVS) announced Thursday morning that it had sold its Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, casino for a total enterprise value of $1.3 billion to Wind Creek Hospitality, an affiliate of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians of Alabama.
[By Travis Hoium]
What differentiates gaming companies today are the resorts they build and where those resorts are located. Put a megaresort on the desolate north end of the Las Vegas Strip, and you might go bankrupt before it’s completed (see Echelon, Las Vegas Plaza, and Fontainebleau), but if you’re building a multi-billion dollar resort in Macau or Singapore, it’s almost impossible to lose money. No company has better locations than Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:LVS), which is why it’s one of the most profitable companies in gaming. Here’s where the company’s money comes from.

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[By Joseph Griffin]
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Top 10 Casino Stocks To Watch Right Now: Wyndham Worldwide Corp(WYN)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Max Byerly]
Wyndham Worldwide (NYSE: WYN) is one of 31 public companies in the “Hotels & motels” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Wyndham Worldwide to related companies based on the strength of its dividends, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability and earnings.
[By Lee Jackson]
The chief financial officerat Wyndham Worldwide Corp. (NYSE: WYN) wasselling stock this past week. Thomas Conforti parted with 25,900 shares of the hotel giant at $82.41 apiece. The total for the trade was posted at $2 million. The shares closed Friday at $82.65. The 52-week range is $62.60 to $86.72, and the consensus price target is $90.
[By ]
Wyndham Worldwide (WYN) : “I would not sell. I would buy more.”

Churchill Downs (CHDN) : “This has been a big winner for a long time. I’d wait for a dip, then buy some.”
[By Travis Hoium]
Shares of hotel brand Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (NYSE:WYN) jumped as much as 11.1% in trading Wednesday after reporting first-quarter 2017 earnings. At 3:45 p.m. EDT on Wall Street, shares were still up an impressive 9.6% on the day.

Top 10 Casino Stocks To Watch Right Now: MetLife, Inc.(MET)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Chris Lange]
The S&P 500 stock posting the largest daily percentage loss ahead of the close Tuesday was MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) which traded down roughly 9% at $49.74. The stocks 52-week range is $44.18 to $55.91. Volume was 28.5 million compared to the daily average volume of 4.6 million.
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The Evercore analysts also said that Metlife Inc. (MET) and CNO Financial Group Inc. (CNO) have “sizable exposure” to long-term care from a reserve standpoint, “but our analysis indicates that their blocks have below average risk and/or more robust reserves versus peers, implying a lower risk of charges over the next few years.”
[By Matthew Frankel]
MetLife (NYSE:MET) is the largest U.S. life insurer, with one of the strongest brand names in the insurance industry and an excellent distribution network. The company has a variety of life insurance offerings, and about one-third of its earnings come from Latin America, Asia, and other foreign markets, which are expected to be big drivers of growth going forward.

Top 10 Casino Stocks To Watch Right Now: Avid Technology Inc.(AVID)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Lisa Levin]
Avid Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVID) shares were also up, gaining 24 percent to $5.01 following Q3 results. Avid Technology reported Q3 earnings of $0.00 per share on revenue of $105.26 million.
[By Anders Bylund]
Shares of Avid Technology(NASDAQ:AVID) rose 20.3% in April 2017, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence.

So what

Last month’s share price surge rested on Avid’s release of a coherent cloud-based media production suite. The new version of Avid’s MediaCentral platform takes advantage of the cloud, central storage, and back-end data processing in a way older versions never attempted, modernizing the media production tool in a big way.
[By Monica Gerson]
Avid Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVID) is estimated to post its quarterly earnings at $0.36 per share on revenue of $144.02 million.

Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. (NASDAQ: CWCO) is expected to post its quarterly earnings at $0.11 per share on revenue of $15.15 million.

Top 10 Casino Stocks To Watch Right Now: Norsat International Inc.(NSAT)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Lisa Levin]
Shares of Norsat International Inc (USA) (NYSE: NSAT) got a boost, shooting up 22 percent to $9.85 after the company reported the receipt of new indication of interest by Privet Fund Management LLP at $10.25 per share.

Top 10 Casino Stocks To Watch Right Now: Compass Diversified Holdings(CODI)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By WWW.MONEYSHOW.COM]
Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) seeks to invest in manufacturing, distribution, consumer products, and business services sectors.

One thing I like about Compass is its strict definitions of its acquisition strategy. They have a six-step process of identifying companies to acquire that reads simply, but has lead to astounding success.

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One is known as one of the first online brokers, and the other is famous for pioneering index funds, but they both help millions of people save for retirement with IRAs. In this article, we’ll compare E*Trade’s and Vanguard’sIRA accounts, based on factors like commissions, account fees, and investment selection.

Commission prices

Though cost plays an important role in investing, it isn’t everything. Vanguard and E*Trade both make trading inexpensive, pricing most trades at less than $10 each.

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Stocks and ETFs

Stock Options

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$9.99 per trade

$9.99 + $0.75 per contract

$19.99 per purchase

Vanguard

$7.00 per trade

Top Stocks To Buy Right Now: MetLife, Inc.(MET)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Matthew Frankel]
MetLife (NYSE:MET) is the largest U.S. life insurer, with one of the strongest brand names in the insurance industry and an excellent distribution network. The company has a variety of life insurance offerings, and about one-third of its earnings come from Latin America, Asia, and other foreign markets, which are expected to be big drivers of growth going forward.
[By ]
The Evercore analysts also said that Metlife Inc. (MET) and CNO Financial Group Inc. (CNO) have “sizable exposure” to long-term care from a reserve standpoint, “but our analysis indicates that their blocks have below average risk and/or more robust reserves versus peers, implying a lower risk of charges over the next few years.”
[By Chris Lange]
The S&P 500 stock posting the largest daily percentage loss ahead of the close Tuesday was MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) which traded down roughly 9% at $49.74. The stocks 52-week range is $44.18 to $55.91. Volume was 28.5 million compared to the daily average volume of 4.6 million.

Top Stocks To Buy Right Now: Seaboard Corporation(SEB)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By John Udovich]
Thanksgiving is almost here and aside from featuring a turkey, most Thanksgiving dinners will include items from a range of consumer stocks including Campbell Soup Company (NYSE: CPB), Kraft Heinz Co (NASDAQ: KHC), Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc (NYSE: FDP) and McCormick & Company (NYSE: MKC) along with aThanksgiving turkey from Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE: HRL)or Seaboard Corporation (NYSEAMEX: SEB). According tothe American Farm Bureau Federation,a classic Thanksgiving dinner will cost$49.87 for a gathering of 10 orjust under $5 per person down from 2015s all-time high of $50.11.
[By John Udovich]
Thanksgiving is almost here but the exit of both Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation (NYSE: PPC) and Smithfield Foods (NYSE: SFD) to focus on their chicken or pork businesses (the latter was also acquired by the Chinese) leaves just two big Thanksgiving turkey stocks, Hormel Foods Corporation (NYSE: HRL) and Seaboard Corporation (NYSEAMEX: SEB), for investors to consider. According to the American Far Bureau, a 16-pound turkey will (on average) come in at a total of $22.74 this year or roughly $1.42 per pound for a decrease of 2 cents per pound or a total of 30 cents per whole turkey, compared to 2015. The price drop may be a transition back to the norm as the significant bird flu outbreak last year hurt the nations supply of both turkey and eggs.
[By Ashley Moore]
Here is a table of the 10 most expensive stocks trading on U.S. markets today:

Company (Ticker)Price per ShareMarket CapBerkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A)$ 257,227.52$ 419.50 billionSeaboard Corp. (NYSEMKT: SEB)$ 3,760.00$ 4.48 billionNVR Inc. (NYSE: NVR)$ 1,944.23$ 7.19 billionThe Priceline Group Inc. (Nasdaq: PCLN)$ 1,727.94$ 80.82 billionMarkel Corp. (NYSE: MKL)$ 978.51$ 13.78 billionWhite Mountains Insurance Group Ltd. (NYSE: WTM)$ 935.01$ 4.25 billionAmazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN)$ 846.08$ 408.27 billionAlphabet Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOGL)$ 844.06$ 582.85 billionAutoZone Inc. (NYSE: AZO)$ 744.26$ 21.04 billionIntuitive Surgical Inc. (Nasdaq: ISRG)$ 735.63$ 28.41 billion

Top Stocks To Buy Right Now: Sherwin-Williams Company (The)(SHW)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By WWW.THESTREET.COM]
But then there was good news from rail transport company CSX (CSX ) , which saw growth in every one of its business lines. Foot Locker (FL) also surprised to the upside, sending shares up a quick 5.3%. Cramer fave and Action Alerts PLUS holding KeyCorp (KEY) also delivered, as did paint maker Sherwin-Williams (SHW) .
[By George Budwell, Rich Smith, and Neha Chamaria]
Keeping with this theme, our Foolish contributors think that Pfizer (NYSE:PFE),Sherwin-Williams (NYSE:SHW), andTupperware Brands (NYSE:TUP)are three large-cap dividend stocks that prove beyond a doubt that boring is beautiful when it comes to creating wealth.

Top Stocks To Buy Right Now: Veeco Instruments Inc.(VECO)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By Paul Ausick]
Veeco Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ: VECO) dropped nearly 26% Friday to post a new 52-week low of $10.85 after closing at $14.65 on Thursday. The 52-week high is $34.38. Volume was around 5.8 million, about 10 times the daily average of around 584,000. The company reported late yesterday that it had received an unfavorable patent ruling in China.
[By Lisa Levin]
Thursday afternoon, the information technology sector proved to be a source of strength for the market. Leading the sector was strength from QuickLogic Corporation (NASDAQ: QUIK) and Veeco Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ: VECO).
[By WWW.GURUFOCUS.COM]
VECO (NASDAQ:VECO) contributed 1.16% to the Fund’s quarterly return, nearly equaling AAN’s contribution in the quarter. VECO appreciated over 48% in the quarter due to an acceleration of orders for its key MOCVD tools. These tools are the main manufacturing equipment used to produce LEDs, whether they are for display screens or, increasingly, for lighting products. We estimate that VECO currently has roughly 80% global market share for MOCVD tools used to make LEDs.

Top Stocks To Buy Right Now: Eiffage SA (EFGSY)

Advisors’ Opinion:

[By SEEKINGALPHA.COM]
Atlantia (ATASF) (AT.IM), Eiffage (OTCPK:EFGSY) (FGR.FP), Ferrovial (OTC:FRRVF) (FER.SM), Albertis (OTC:ABFOF) (ABE.SM) and Vinci (OTCPK:VCISF) (DG.FP)

Eldorado Gold (EGO) & China Natural Resources (CHNR) HeadHead Review

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Eldorado Gold (NYSE:EGO) and China Natural Resources (NASDAQ:CHNR) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, profitability, earnings, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations and ins

Can Small Cap Tailored Brands Go Business Casual?

2019-04-02 11:36:50

On Monday, a Wall Street Journal article (Men Ditch Suits, and Retailers Struggle to Adapt) noted that the U.S. men’s suit market has shrunk 8% to $1.98 billion since 2015 (although the pace of the decline has moderated in recent years) with small cap men’s wear stock Tailored Brands (NYSE

Next-Gen Peugeot 208: An Electric Game Changer For France?

2019-04-02 08:07:10

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If you turned 70½ last year, don't miss this key April 1 deadline

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