Top 10 Penny Stocks For 2019

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Conventional wisdom suggests that investors should find safe stocks to buy. Penny stocks and potential “triple-baggers” might be more exciting and a big win might provide a better story, but experts will tell you the smart play is to benefit from compounding returns in safe, stable stocks.

That general strategy is similar to that followed by Warren Buffett with Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK.A, NYSE:BRK.B), for instance. Buffett looks for “forever stocks,” with a portfolio that ranges from key parts of the industrial supply chain to consumer brands like The Coca-Cola Co (NYSE:KO) and Dairy Queen. Investors following that type of strategy — again, so the conventional wisdom goes — should benefit from lower volatility and larger returns over time.

Of course, there are a couple of problems with this advice.

The first is that choosing safe stocks to buy is much harder than Buffett himself has made it look. General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) was considered a “widows and orphans” stock for decades — and it went bankrupt in 2008. Investors in 1985 could have argued Dow Jones component companies Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE:KODK), GM, and Sears Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:SHLD) were among the safest plays in the market.

Top 10 Penny Stocks For 2019: Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory Inc.(RMCF)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Max Byerly]

  Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory (NASDAQ: RMCF) and Tootsie Roll Industries (NYSE:TR) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory (NASDAQ: RMCF) and Tootsie Roll Industries (NYSE:TR) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Top 10 Penny Stocks For 2019: BioDelivery Sciences International Inc.(BDSI)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Logan Wallace]

  BioDelivery Sciences International (NASDAQ:BDSI) had its target price reduced by research analysts at HC Wainwright from $4.00 to $3.50 in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday. The brokerage currently has a “buy” rating on the specialty pharmaceutical company’s stock. HC Wainwright’s price objective points to a potential upside of 40.00% from the company’s current price.

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc. (NASDAQ:BDSI) Director Francis E. Odonnell, Jr. sold 8,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $4.60, for a total value of $36,800.00. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink.

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Media headlines about BioDelivery Sciences International (NASDAQ:BDSI) have been trending somewhat positive recently, according to Accern Sentiment. The research firm identifies positive and negative media coverage by reviewing more than 20 million blog and news sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. BioDelivery Sciences International earned a news sentiment score of 0.16 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned media headlines about the specialty pharmaceutical company an impact score of 46.960149735727 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company’s share price in the next few days.

• [By Lisa Levin] Gainers Comstock Holding Companies, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHCI) shares climbed 154.95 percent to close at $5.15 on Thursday. Comstock reported conversion of the majority of its unsecured, short-term debt into non-convertible preferred equity. Tyme Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: TYME) jumped 33.45 percent to close at $3.87. Universal Corporation (NYSE: UVV) gained 29.72 percent to close at $62.85 after reporting fiscal Q4 results. Evolus, Inc. (NASDAQ: EOLS) shares rose 22.93 percent to close at $23.80. nLIGHT, Inc. (NASDAQ: LASR) jumped 21.52 percent to close at $36.37 following Q1 results. Hudson Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: HDSN) gained 20.28 percent to close at $2.61. The Cato Corporation (NYSE: CATO) shares rose 19.57 percent to close at $21.45 after the company posted better-than-expected first-quarter results. AXT, Inc. (NASDAQ: AXTI) gained 18.8 percent to close at $7.90. Catasys, Inc. (NASDAQ: CATS) rose 16.33 percent to close at $6.41. HUYA Inc. (NYSE: HUYA) rose 15.68 percent to close at $23.09 on Thursday. Marinus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRNS) climbed 15.11 percent to close at $6.02 on Thursday after gaining 6.30 percent on Wednesday. Baird initiated coverage on Marinus Pharmaceuticals with an Outperform rating. Destination Maternity Corporation (NASDAQ: DEST) shares rose 14.48 percent to close at $3.32 after the board announced late Wednesday the election of four activist-backed director nominees. Three women and one man comprise the selected group championed by NGM Capital’s Nathan Miller and Kenosis Capital’s Peter O’Malley. Destination Maternity had advocated for another slate of three men and interim CEO Melissa Payner-Gregor. The new directors are Holly Alden, Marla Ryan, Anne-Charlotte Windal and Christopher Morgan. China Rapid Finance Limited (NYSE: XRF) gained 11.53 percent to close at $3.29 after announcing preliminary Q1 results. Bilibili Inc.. (NASDAQ: BILI) shares rose 11.33 pe
• [By Lisa Levin]

  BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc. (NASDAQ: BDSI) shares were also up, gaining 19 percent to $2.3272 after the company announced board restructuring plan and $50m equity financing deal led by Broadfin to "significantly strengthen" financial position.

Top 10 Penny Stocks For 2019: Tyson Foods Inc.(TSN)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Lisa Levin]

  Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE: TSN) reported weaker-than-expected results for its fiscal second quarter.

  Tyson posted quarterly earnings of $1.271 per share on sales of $9.773 billion. Analysts expected earnings of $1.32 per share on sales of $9.89 billion. Tyson expects FY18 earnings of $6.55 to $6.70 per share.

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• [By Lisa Levin] Companies Reporting Before The Bell Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE: TSN) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $1.32 per share on revenue of $9.89 billion. Sysco Corporation (NYSE: SYY) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $0.64 per share on revenue of $14.34 billion. Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (NYSE: LPX) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $0.67 per share on revenue of $692.63 million. Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (NASDAQ: CTSH) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $1.06 per share on revenue of 3.90 billion. Manchester United plc (NYSE: MANU) is estimated to report quarterly loss at $1.35 per share on revenue of $193.67 million. Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $1.66 per share on revenue of $3.24 billion. Willis Towers Watson Public Limited Company (NYSE: WLTW) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $3.01 per share on revenue of $2.23 billion. Green Plains Inc. (NASDAQ: GPRE) is estimated to report quarterly loss at $0.28 per share on revenue of $922.42 million. TravelCenters of America LLC (NASDAQ: TA) is projected to report quarterly loss at $0.16 per share on revenue of $1.59 billion. Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $0.03 per share on revenue of $723.93 million. Welbilt, Inc. (NYSE: WBT) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $0.11 per share on revenue of $329.71 million. Horizon Pharma Public Limited Company (NASDAQ: HZNP) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $0.07 per share on revenue of $234.17 million.

   

Top 10 Penny Stocks For 2019: Summit State Bank(SSBI)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Max Byerly]

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

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

Top 10 Penny Stocks For 2019: China Pharma Holdings Inc.(CPHI)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Logan Wallace]

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

  Get Scynexis alerts: Steady Activities: SCYNEXIS, Inc. (NASDAQ:SCYX), LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:LPLA) (oracleexaminer.com) Do Analysts Think You Should Buy – SCYNEXIS Inc (NASDAQ: SCYX) (stockspen.com) Notable Runner: SCYNEXIS, Inc. (SCYX) (nasdaqplace.com) Most Active Stocks Now: SCYNEXIS, Inc. (NASDAQ:SCYX), China Pharma Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CPHI), Kala … (journalfinance.net) Overview on price to free cash flow: SCYNEXIS, Inc. (NASDAQ:SCYX), InfuSystem Holdings Inc. (NYSE:INFU) (stocksnewspoint.com)

  Several research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Roth Capital assumed coverage on Scynexis in a research note on Tuesday, May 8th. They set a “buy” rating and a $6.00 price target for the company. Seaport Global Securities assumed coverage on Scynexis in a research note on Tuesday, April 10th. They set a “buy” rating and a $4.00 price target for the company. Zacks Investment Research raised Scynexis from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $1.25 price target for the company in a research note on Tuesday, May 8th. HC Wainwright assumed coverage on Scynexis in a research note on Monday, May 7th. They set a “buy” rating and a $5.00 price target for the company. Finally, ValuEngine raised Scynexis from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 2nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Scynexis currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $4.45.

Top 10 Penny Stocks For 2019: Xinyuan Real Estate Co Ltd(XIN)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Mixin (XIN) is a proof-of-stake (PoS) token that uses the SHA256 hashing algorithm. It launched on October 2nd, 2017. Mixin’s total supply is 1,000,000 tokens and its circulating supply is 438,115 tokens. Mixin’s official message board is mixin.one/logs. Mixin’s official Twitter account is @XIN_Foundation and its Facebook page is accessible here. The official website for Mixin is mixin.one.

• [By Logan Wallace]

  Mixin (XIN) is a proof-of-stake (PoS) token that uses the SHA256 hashing algorithm. It launched on October 2nd, 2017. Mixin’s total supply is 1,000,000 tokens and its circulating supply is 442,200 tokens. Mixin’s official Twitter account is @XIN_Foundation and its Facebook page is accessible here. Mixin’s official message board is mixin.one/logs. The official website for Mixin is mixin.one.

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Mixin (CURRENCY:XIN) traded up 6.2% against the U.S. dollar during the 1-day period ending at 20:00 PM E.T. on July 17th. One Mixin token can currently be purchased for approximately $550.98 or 0.07481400 BTC on popular cryptocurrency exchanges. Mixin has a total market cap of $241.93 million and approximately $90,201.00 worth of Mixin was traded on exchanges in the last day. Over the last week, Mixin has traded up 19.1% against the U.S. dollar.

• [By Motley Fool Transcribers]

  Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd.  (NYSE:XIN)Q4 2018 Earnings Conference CallFeb. 15, 2019, 8:00 a.m. ET

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

  Operator

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. (NYSE:XIN) declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, May 30th, RTT News reports. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 11th will be given a dividend of 0.05 per share by the financial services provider on Friday, June 22nd. This represents a $0.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.74%.

Top 10 Penny Stocks For 2019: China Metro-Rural Holdings Limited(CNR)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Logan Wallace]

  Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its holdings in shares of Canadian National Railway (NYSE:CNI) (TSE:CNR) by 1.3% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 134,917 shares of the transportation company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,692 shares during the quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co.’s holdings in Canadian National Railway were worth $11,030,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  State of Tennessee Treasury Department lessened its stake in shares of Canadian National Railway (NYSE:CNI) (TSE:CNR) by 1.6% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 842,775 shares of the transportation company’s stock after selling 13,507 shares during the quarter. State of Tennessee Treasury Department owned about 0.11% of Canadian National Railway worth $61,565,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Canadian National Railway (NYSE:CNI) (TSE:CNR) – Equities research analysts at Desjardins boosted their Q3 2018 earnings per share estimates for shares of Canadian National Railway in a research note issued on Monday, October 8th. Desjardins analyst B. Poirier now anticipates that the transportation company will earn $1.09 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.09. Desjardins also issued estimates for Canadian National Railway’s FY2021 earnings at $5.66 EPS.

• [By Max Byerly]

  Compass Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in Canadian National Railway (NYSE:CNI) (TSE:CNR) during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 2,535 shares of the transportation company’s stock, valued at approximately $207,000.

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Brokerages expect Canadian National Railway (NYSE:CNI) (TSE:CNR) to announce earnings of $1.03 per share for the current fiscal quarter, Zacks Investment Research reports. Eight analysts have issued estimates for Canadian National Railway’s earnings, with the highest EPS estimate coming in at $1.10 and the lowest estimate coming in at $0.97. Canadian National Railway reported earnings of $1.00 per share in the same quarter last year, which would indicate a positive year over year growth rate of 3%. The business is scheduled to issue its next quarterly earnings report on Tuesday, July 24th.

• [By Logan Wallace]

  Canadian National Railway (NYSE:CNI) (TSE:CNR) – Analysts at Seaport Global Securities issued their Q1 2019 EPS estimates for shares of Canadian National Railway in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, January 30th. Seaport Global Securities analyst M. Levin expects that the transportation company will earn $0.96 per share for the quarter. Seaport Global Securities also issued estimates for Canadian National Railway’s Q2 2019 earnings at $1.26 EPS, Q3 2019 earnings at $1.27 EPS and Q4 2019 earnings at $1.26 EPS.

Top 10 Penny Stocks For 2019: Sirius XM Radio Inc.(SIRI)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Daniel B. Kline]

  SiriusXM (NASDAQ:SIRI) has quietly become a sort of default option for many car owners. Since the service is built into many new vehicles, people get to sample it, and it's very easy to keep the service beyond the initial trial.

• [By Rick Munarriz]

  Shares of Sirius XM Holdings (NASDAQ:SIRI) hit another 12-year high on Monday. The country's lone satellite radio provider would go on to improve its fundamentals, announcing that it's laying to rest a pending legal matter by settling with SoundExchange.

• [By Rick Munarriz]

  If Sirius XM Holdings (NASDAQ:SIRI) and Spotify (NYSE:SPOT) were playing a concert, it wouldn't be easy to decide which one is the headliner and which one has to settle for being the opening act. The two music services draw tens of millions of premium subscribers apiece, but each company is singing in a different key.

Top 10 Penny Stocks For 2019: Rick's Cabaret International Inc.(RICK)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Garrett Baldwin]

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• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Papa Murphy’s (NASDAQ:FRSH) and RCI Hospitality (NASDAQ:RICK) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations.

• [By Logan Wallace]

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• [By Ethan Ryder]

  These are some of the news articles that may have impacted Accern Sentiment Analysis’s scoring:

  Get RadNet alerts: Edited Transcript of RDNT earnings conference call or presentation 9-Aug-18 2:30pm GMT (finance.yahoo.com) Stocks Favored By Analysts: RadNet, Inc. (NASDAQ:RDNT) & RCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:RICK) (baycityobserver.com) RadNet, Inc. (RDNT) stock closes -0.37% above from its SMA-50 (nasdaqplace.com) $241.29 Million in Sales Expected for RadNet Inc. (RDNT) This Quarter (americanbankingnews.com) Zacks: Analysts Expect RadNet Inc. (RDNT) to Announce $0.15 EPS (americanbankingnews.com)

  Shares of RDNT traded up $0.20 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $14.10. The stock had a trading volume of 128,336 shares, compared to its average volume of 171,176. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.49, a current ratio of 1.06 and a quick ratio of 1.06. The company has a market cap of $678.40 million, a PE ratio of 48.62, a P/E/G ratio of 5.02 and a beta of 0.32. RadNet has a 1-year low of $9.50 and a 1-year high of $15.50.

• [By Joseph Griffin]

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

  Get RCI Hospitality alerts: Zacks: RCI Hospitality Holdings Inc (RICK) Given Average Recommendation of “Strong Buy” by Analysts (americanbankingnews.com) RCI Hospitality Holdings Inc (RICK) Expected to Post Quarterly Sales of $41.13 Million (americanbankingnews.com) 2018 Family Business Achievement Awards (sbnonline.com) Analysts Expect RCI Hospitality Holdings Inc (RICK) to Announce $0.47 EPS (americanbankingnews.com)

  RCI Hospitality stock traded up $0.12 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $32.63. 510 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 28,111. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.75, a quick ratio of 1.14 and a current ratio of 1.24. The company has a market capitalization of $313.31 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.82 and a beta of 0.49. RCI Hospitality has a 12-month low of $21.91 and a 12-month high of $34.84.

• [By Shane Hupp]

  RCI Hospitality (NASDAQ:RICK) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday. The restaurant operator reported $0.58 EPS for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters’ consensus estimate of $0.53 by $0.05, Fidelity Earnings reports. The company had revenue of $42.63 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $40.97 million. RCI Hospitality had a net margin of 12.95% and a return on equity of 13.51%.

Top 10 Penny Stocks For 2019: Flanigan's Enterprises Inc.(BDL)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Logan Wallace]

  Separately, TheStreet lowered shares of Flanigan’s Enterprises from a “b-” rating to a “c+” rating in a report on Thursday, January 31st.

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  Flanigan’s Enterprises Company Profile

• [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
• [By Peter Graham]

  Small cap Flanigan's Enterprises (NYSEAMERICAN: BDL) is considered a "beloved" South Florida institution since 1959 welcoming locals and visitors for over 50 years with a portfolio primarily focused on a collection of family-run restaurants, Flanigan's Seafood Bar And Grill, and retail liquor stores, Big Daddy's Wine and Liquors. As of September 29, 2018, Flanigan's Enterprises (i) operated 26 units consisting of restaurants, package liquor stores and combination restaurants/package liquor stores that the Company either owns or has operational control over and partial ownership in; and (ii) franchised an additional five units, consisting of two restaurants, (one of which they operate) and three combination restaurants/package liquor stores (These figures exclude an adult entertainment club which the Company owned but did not operate and was permanently closed on September 20, 2018 when a Federal Court upheld recently enacted legislation prohibiting the operation of the club as then operated). A Form 10-K noted:

Top Canadian Stocks To Own For 2019

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On Monday, Aurora Cannabis (NYSE:ACB) became the first big Canadian marijuana grower to report results for the quarter ending Dec. 31, 2018. As you would probably expect, Aurora's sales soared with the quarter including 11 weeks of recreational marijuana sales in Canada.

There has been a lot of analysis over the last couple of days about what Aurora's fiscal second-quarter results meant for the company. But I think there's something else to consider: what Aurora's Q2 update might mean for others in the marijuana industry.

The biggest marijuana producer in the world by market cap, Canopy Growth (NYSE:CGC), reports its fiscal Q3 results (which also ended on Dec. 31, 2018) after the market closes on Thursday. Here's what Aurora Cannabis' Q2 update could mean for Canopy.

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Top Canadian Stocks To Own For 2019: NEW GOLD INC.(NGD)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Shane Hupp]

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

• [By Paul Ausick]

  New Gold Inc. (NYSEAMERICAN: NGD) dropped about 1.9% Tuesday to post a new 52-week low of $2.09. Shares closed at $2.13 on Monday and the stock’s 52-week high is $4.25. The junior gold miner had no specific news.

• [By Matthew DiLallo]

  Shares of New Gold (NYSEMKT:NGD) sold off on Thursday, plunging more than 20% by 11 a.m. EST after the gold mining company reported its fourth-quarter results as well as its outlook for 2019.

• [By Paul Ausick]

  New Gold Inc. (NYSE: NGD) dropped about 4.7% Friday to post a new 52-week low of $2.05. Shares closed at $2.15 on Thursday and the stock’s 52-week high is $4.25. Volume was about 50% higher than the daily average of 4.2 million. The junior gold miner had no specific news.

• [By Lisa Levin]

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  Losers Teradyne, Inc. (NYSE: TER) fell 10.8 percent to $37.02 in pre-market trading after the company issued downbeat Q2 guidance. Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (NYSE: EW) fell 9.2 percent to $122.29 in pre-market trading. Edwards Lifesciences reported better-than-expected results for its first quarter, but issued weak earnings guidance for the second quarter. New Gold Inc. (NYSE: NGD) fell 8.8 percent to $2.30 in pre-market trading after rising 4.13 percent on Tuesday. Gold Fields Limited (ADR) (NYSE: GFI) fell 8.6 percent to $3.61 in pre-market trading. Natus Medical Incorporated (NASDAQ: BABY) fell 8.2 percent to $32.95 in pre-market trading after the company issued weak forecast for the second quarter. Atossa Genetics Inc. (NASDAQ: ATOS) shares fell 7.9 percent to $3.50 in pre-market trading after climbing 27.09 percent on Tuesday. Bright Scholar Education Holdings Limited (NYSE: BEDU) shares fell 6.7 percent to $13.58 in pre-market trading after reporting Q1 results. Sangamo Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: SGMO) fell 5.9 percent to $16.75 in pre-market trading following announcement of a $200 million common stock offering. Foresight Autonomous Holdings Ltd (NASDAQ: FRSX) shares fell 5.7 percent to $3.29 in pre-market trading after declining 3.32 percent on Tuesday. Euronav NV (NYSE: EURN) fell 4.8 percent to $8.40 in pre-market trading. Limelight Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: LLNW) shares fell 4.3 percent to $4.69 in pre-market trading. Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc (NASDAQ: GLPI) shares fell 4.1 percent to $32.92 in pre-market trading after the company issued downbeat quarterly results and reported the retirement of CFO William Clifford

Top Canadian Stocks To Own For 2019: Transcananda Pipelines Ltd.(TRP)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Matthew DiLallo]

  TransCanada (NYSE:TRP) recently closed the books on a record year by delivering strong fourth-quarter results. The Canadian energy infrastructure giant placed 4 billion Canadian dollars ($3 billion) of expansion projects into service, which helped drive full-year earnings and cash flow up by 16%. Meanwhile, with another CA$9 billion ($6.8 billion) of capital projects nearing completion and several billion more in the pipeline, the company expects to continue growing at a healthy rate for the next several years.

• [By Reuben Gregg Brewer]

  Kinder Morgan is a prominent name in the midstream space, so it's easy to see why investors would be interested in Kinder Morgan Canada Ltd (NASDAQOTH:KMLGF). That's especially true after a recent timely move to get out from under a troubled pipeline project. However, there's a wrinkle in this the story because of the Canadian company's relationship with U.S.-based Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI). Here's why most investors would be better off with TransCanada Corporation (NYSE:TRP) today.

• [By Reuben Gregg Brewer]

  But the story isn't over. TC Pipelines's units remain down nearly 40% so far this year -- and that's not just bad for unitholders, it's also bad for the partnership's general partner and parent TransCanada Corporation (NYSE:TRP). TC Pipelines is, after all, effectively a funding source for TransCanada.

• [By Paul Ausick]

  In addition to the Trans Mountain system, two other pipeline projects currently are proposed to move crude oil from Alberta either to the Great Lakes or the Gulf Coast. Enbridge Inc. (NYSE: ENB) is proposing to replace its 50-year old Line 3 system to transport 760,000 barrels a day to Superior, Wisconsin. TransCanada Corp. (NYSE: TRP) has received approval from the Trump administration and would transport 830,000 barrels a day to Nebraska where existing pipelines will take over, sending the crude to U.S. refineries and Gulf Coast terminals.

Top Canadian Stocks To Own For 2019: China Metro-Rural Holdings Limited(CNR)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Her Majesty the Queen in Right of the Province of Alberta as represented by Alberta Investment Management Corp cut its position in Canadian National Railway (NYSE:CNI) (TSE:CNR) by 21.1% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,956,400 shares of the transportation company’s stock after selling 522,300 shares during the period. Canadian National Railway accounts for about 1.7% of Her Majesty the Queen in Right of the Province of Alberta as represented by Alberta Investment Management Corp’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 7th biggest position. Her Majesty the Queen in Right of the Province of Alberta as represented by Alberta Investment Management Corp owned 0.27% of Canadian National Railway worth $184,215,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Shares of Canadian National Railway (TSE:CNR) (NYSE:CNI) have been given an average recommendation of “Buy” by the eleven research firms that are covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation and six have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12-month price target among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is C$109.36.

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Shares of Canadian National Railway (NYSE:CNI) (TSE:CNR) have been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Buy” from the twenty-two ratings firms that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. Eleven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and eleven have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $91.71.

• [By Logan Wallace]

  Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its holdings in shares of Canadian National Railway (NYSE:CNI) (TSE:CNR) by 1.3% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 134,917 shares of the transportation company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,692 shares during the quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co.’s holdings in Canadian National Railway were worth $11,030,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of Canadian National Railway (TSE: CNR) in the last few weeks:

  2/11/2019 – Canadian National Railway was given a new C$117.00 price target on by analysts at Morgan Stanley. 1/31/2019 – Canadian National Railway was given a new C$116.00 price target on by analysts at BMO Capital Markets. They now have a “market perform” rating on the stock. 1/30/2019 – Canadian National Railway had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Raymond James. They now have a C$125.00 price target on the stock. 1/30/2019 – Canadian National Railway had its price target raised by analysts at TD Securities from C$125.00 to C$130.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock. 1/30/2019 – Canadian National Railway had its price target raised by analysts at CIBC from C$118.00 to C$119.00. 1/30/2019 – Canadian National Railway had its price target raised by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from C$116.00 to C$119.00. 1/14/2019 – Canadian National Railway had its price target raised by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from C$112.00 to C$116.00. 1/7/2019 – Canadian National Railway had its price target raised by analysts at Morgan Stanley from C$114.00 to C$115.00. 1/2/2019 – Canadian National Railway had its price target lowered by analysts at CIBC from C$120.00 to C$118.00. 12/19/2018 – Canadian National Railway had its price target lowered by analysts at National Bank Financial from C$119.00 to C$110.00. They now have a “sector perform” rating on the stock. 12/18/2018 – Canadian National Railway had its price target lowered by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from C$122.00 to C$112.00. 12/17/2018 – Canadian National Railway had its price target lowered by analysts at Royal Bank of Canada from C$130.00 to C$128.00.

  Shares of CNR stock traded up C$1.79 during tr

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  State of Tennessee Treasury Department lessened its stake in shares of Canadian National Railway (NYSE:CNI) (TSE:CNR) by 1.6% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 842,775 shares of the transportation company’s stock after selling 13,507 shares during the quarter. State of Tennessee Treasury Department owned about 0.11% of Canadian National Railway worth $61,565,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Top Canadian Stocks To Own For 2019: ConocoPhillips(COP)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Matthew DiLallo]

  ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) has been one of the best-performing oil stocks in the market recovery. One of the fuels driving its outperformance has been the company's efforts to reshape its portfolio. Those actions not only brought in some cash to pay off debt and buy back stock but have sharpened its focus on its best assets.

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Naples Global Advisors LLC trimmed its holdings in ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) by 8.2% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 7,279 shares of the energy producer’s stock after selling 648 shares during the quarter. Naples Global Advisors LLC’s holdings in ConocoPhillips were worth $495,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

• [By Chris Lange]

  The number of ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) shares short fell to 11.23 million from the previous 11.83 million. Shares were trading at $78.28, within a 52-week range of $48.70 to $78.61.

• [By Matthew DiLallo]

  ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) worked hard to turn its business around during the oil market downturn. We saw the first glimpse of its ability to thrive, now that prices are on the upswing, at the end of last year when the U.S. oil giant reported $545 million, or $0.45 per share, of adjusted earnings. That result marked a significant improvement from the loss it had posted in the previous year.

• [By John Bromels]

  If you're looking for a compelling oil and gas industry investment, why not start at the top? The biggest U.S. oil and gas company, ExxonMobil (NYSE:XOM), had been outperforming the biggest U.S. independent oil and gas exploration and production company, ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP), for years as the oil price downturn hurt profits.

3 Stocks the World's Best Investors Are Buying Right Now

Sticking to a long-term investing strategy is simple, but not easy. It usually requires years of experience to learn how to suppress emotions (as best as possible) and not follow the whims of the crowd. When a stock collapses on one bad earnings report, perhaps that's a screaming opportunity to start or add to a position. Similarly, when a stock shoots up irrationally, it may be a good time to take some profits off the table.

Given the emotional component of money -- especially your money -- investors can boost their confidence a little by taking a peek every once in a while at what the best investors in the world are buying and selling. We recently asked three contributors at The Motley Fool for their picks of the best stocks being added to the most successful funds right now. Here's why they chose Codexis (NASDAQ:CDXS), International Paper (NYSE:IP), and General Motors (NYSE:GM).

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Tiny enzymes are big business

Maxx Chatsko (Codexis): After adding to existing positions in recent months, BlackRock and Vanguard Group now combine to own about 11% of Codexis. The small-cap biotech company has a low-profile niche engineering enzymes for various applications. Enzymes are complex molecules used by living things to carry out essential processes such as replicating cells, removing wastes from tissues, and harvesting energy from the environment. Essentially, enzymes work by speeding up chemical reactions -- and that utility holds true in industrial processes, too. 

Codexis wields a technology platform allowing it to rapidly engineer enzymes for a wide range of industries and applications. For instance, it supplies products to some of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies, helping them to manufacture drugs more efficiently, and to Tate & Lyle, helping it to make a zero-calorie sweetener ingredient for food and beverage applications. It's also developing enzymes with Nestle Health Science -- the first of which just got picked up by that partner -- that could become therapeutic medicines for rare diseases.

This year, the biotech will also begin market-testing novel diagnostic products powered by its enzymes that can be used in conjunction with DNA sequencing machines. On top of all that, Codexis also licenses its software platform to several core customers, such as pharmaceutical giant Merck, for eight-figure sums.

Codexis is by no means the largest enzyme engineering company in the world, but the business has finally turned a corner. Continued execution on the wealth of high-margin opportunities it has available could allow the small-cap biotech to deliver its first quarterly operating income in late 2019. That momentum has powered shares to a three-year gain of 440%, although at a market cap of just $1.2 billion and no shortage of growth potential, individual investors may want to start a position in this under-the-radar business.

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What the world's largest hedge fund's betting on

Neha Chamaria (International Paper): As the founder of the world's largest hedge fund, Bridgewater Associates, Ray Dalio is among the most successful investors in the world. Proof of Dalio's success, in fact, lies in the fund's consistently strong performance: He earned nearly $8.1 billion in profit in 2018, making Bridgewater Associates the best-performing hedge fund in the U.S. for the year. The fund currently manages assets worth nearly $124.7 billion.

Dalio's stock moves, therefore, are closely followed by investors. And one of his recent buys that caught my attention was International Paper. It was among Dalio's top five stock additions in the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2018, as Bridgewater bought 1,311,306 shares in the paper and packaging company for an estimated average price of $45.85 per share.

Dalio perhaps saw value in International Paper after its stock fell nearly 26% since the beginning of 2018 through mid-October. Part of Wall Street's pessimism stemmed from the ongoing trade war between the U.S. and China. Fears of tariffs hitting exports of raw material and finished paper products to China -- a key consuming nation -- loomed large.

International Paper, however, eased those fears when it delivered strong numbers for its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2018 in January, reporting impressive growth in operating profits from all its segments.

Two numbers stand out from the company's outlook for 2019: projected free cash flows worth $2 billion, of which $500 million should go toward debt reduction, with the rest returned to shareholders in share repurchases and dividends. Last year, International Paper increased its dividend by 5.3%. With a solid 4.3% dividend yield to boot, the company seems to have made it into Dalio's portfolio for valid reasons.

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Buffett's bet on GM

Chris Neiger (GM): Warren Buffett, the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway and one of the world's best investors, has added General Motors' stock to his company's portfolio many times. Berkshire's most recent purchase came at the end of 2018 when it bought 19.8 million shares of the automotive giant.

There are a couple of reasons Buffett may be bullish on GM. The first is that the company's shares are trading at just six times forward earnings right now. Aside from GM's shares being relatively inexpensive, the automaker's strong dividend yield of 3.8% is also enticing for many investors.

The second reason for GM's lure right now is its focus on positioning itself for a rapidly changing automotive market. Just a few months ago, the company announced it was restructuring to focus more attention on building electric and autonomous vehicles. That decision comes as annual global autonomous vehicle (AV) sales are expected to surpass 33 million in 2040.

That may seem like a long time away, but GM is working on building that future now. The company's Cruise Automation subsidiary is working on mass-producing a fully self-driving car this year and is expected to launch its own AV ridesharing service this year as well. If that seems premature, consider that Alphabet's Waymo already has a commercial AV ridesharing service running in one city, with plans to expand later this year.

With GM already fast-tracking what it believes will be the future of the automotive industry and the company trading at a discount right now, it's no wonder Buffett is bullish about this automotive giant.

5 Reasons The Trade Desk Skyrocketed on Earnings

Expectations were already high going into The Trade Desk's (NASDAQ:TTD) fourth-quarter earnings report. The programmatic ad-buying specialist forecast robust year-over-year revenue growth and analysts followed suit. Even in light of those enthusiastic projections, The Trade Desk smashed expectations and the stock soared, up more than 30% as of this writing.

There are a number of reasons investors were celebrating the company's results. Let's review a few of the most important items from the report that illustrate why The Trade Desk is probably just getting started.

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1. Revenue up 56%

The Trade Desk continues to put up stunning growth. The company generated record revenue of $160.5 million, up 56% year over year. This easily surpassed management's forecast and analysts' consensus estimates, which both topped out at about $147 million.

This accomplishment is even more impressive when it's put into perspective. In the first three quarters of 2018, The Trade Desk produced year-over-year revenue growth of 61%, 54%, and 50%, respectively. The company faced tough comps, having grown its ad sales by 78% in 2016 and 52% in 2017, both year over year. For 2018, revenue growth accelerated to 55%.

This is also more than twice the 22% growth of the programmatic advertising industry overall.

2. Earnings more than doubled

The Trade Desk continues to move even more of its sales to the bottom line. Net income of $39.4 million grew 134% year over year, producing diluted earnings per share of $0.84, up 121%. Even on an adjusted basis, profits were robust, as adjusted net income of $51.1 million grew 111% year over year, resulting in adjusted diluted earnings per share of $1.09, up 102% compared to the prior-year quarter.

The reason for the impressive profitability? The Trade Desk's revenue continues to outpace the company's spending. Overall, operating expenses of $111.5 million grew just 52% year over year compared to sales that jumped 56%. As long as The Trade Desk continues to grow revenue faster than costs, profits will continue to soar.

3. Advertising on key channels soared

The Trade Desk continues to increase its market share by tapping into several key growth channels for its programmatic advertising. Connected TVs continues to be the star of the show and produced year-over-year ad growth of 525% in the fourth quarter. That tops off a year where the channel grew 900% compared to 2017.

While connected TVs produced the most eye-popping growth, this is just one of several other key areas that grew like wildfire in 2018. Audio grew 230% compared to 2017, while mobile video grew 130%. Mobile in-app advertising also had a banner year, with advertising that grew 90%.

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On the conference call, Jeff Green, founder and CEO of The Trade Desk, said the early investment in connected TVs is having "a material impact" on the company's revenue acceleration, both in the fourth quarter and in 2018. This and other fast-growing channels are helping to fuel The Trade Desk's phenomenal growth.

4. A $725 billion opportunity

Green illustrated the significant opportunity for future growth. In 2019, global advertising will be about $725 billion, up 4% year over year, and is expected to top $1 trillion within seven years. Digital advertising represents about half of that total, while the programmatic market is still just a small part, amounting to about $33 billion in 2019. Programmatic is growing faster than both advertising and digital -- and The Trade Desk is growing at twice the rate of the programmatic market.

"We believe that before long the vast majority of advertising will be digital and all of it will be transacted programmatically," Green said. "We expect to grow faster than the rest of the industry for as far as we can see into the future."

5. The future looks bright

The Trade Desk is forecasting first-quarter revenue of $116 million, up 35% year over year. That would mark a significant deceleration from this quarter's record results but is consistent with the company's practice of providing conservative guidance. For the full year, The Trade Desk is expecting revenue of at least $637 million, driven by gross ad spending of $3.2 billion. This forecast is higher than analysts' consensus estimates, which were expecting just $617 million for the year.

The Trade Desk continues to fire on all cylinders, reaping the rewards of the sophisticated ad-buying platform it developed and its channel agnostic approach. The stock soared more than 150% in 2018 and has started off 2019 with a bang -- all on the strength of its continued robust financial results.

5 Reasons The Trade Desk Skyrocketed on Earnings

Expectations were already high going into The Trade Desk's (NASDAQ:TTD) fourth-quarter earnings report. The programmatic ad-buying specialist forecast robust year-over-year revenue growth and analysts followed suit. Even in light of those enthusiastic projections, The Trade Desk smashed expectations and the stock soared, up more than 30% as of this writing.

There are a number of reasons investors were celebrating the company's results. Let's review a few of the most important items from the report that illustrate why The Trade Desk is probably just getting started.

Image source: Getty Images.

1. Revenue up 56%

The Trade Desk continues to put up stunning growth. The company generated record revenue of $160.5 million, up 56% year over year. This easily surpassed management's forecast and analysts' consensus estimates, which both topped out at about $147 million.

This accomplishment is even more impressive when it's put into perspective. In the first three quarters of 2018, The Trade Desk produced year-over-year revenue growth of 61%, 54%, and 50%, respectively. The company faced tough comps, having grown its ad sales by 78% in 2016 and 52% in 2017, both year over year. For 2018, revenue growth accelerated to 55%.

This is also more than twice the 22% growth of the programmatic advertising industry overall.

2. Earnings more than doubled

The Trade Desk continues to move even more of its sales to the bottom line. Net income of $39.4 million grew 134% year over year, producing diluted earnings per share of $0.84, up 121%. Even on an adjusted basis, profits were robust, as adjusted net income of $51.1 million grew 111% year over year, resulting in adjusted diluted earnings per share of $1.09, up 102% compared to the prior-year quarter.

The reason for the impressive profitability? The Trade Desk's revenue continues to outpace the company's spending. Overall, operating expenses of $111.5 million grew just 52% year over year compared to sales that jumped 56%. As long as The Trade Desk continues to grow revenue faster than costs, profits will continue to soar.

3. Advertising on key channels soared

The Trade Desk continues to increase its market share by tapping into several key growth channels for its programmatic advertising. Connected TVs continues to be the star of the show and produced year-over-year ad growth of 525% in the fourth quarter. That tops off a year where the channel grew 900% compared to 2017.

While connected TVs produced the most eye-popping growth, this is just one of several other key areas that grew like wildfire in 2018. Audio grew 230% compared to 2017, while mobile video grew 130%. Mobile in-app advertising also had a banner year, with advertising that grew 90%.

Image source: Getty Images.

On the conference call, Jeff Green, founder and CEO of The Trade Desk, said the early investment in connected TVs is having "a material impact" on the company's revenue acceleration, both in the fourth quarter and in 2018. This and other fast-growing channels are helping to fuel The Trade Desk's phenomenal growth.

4. A $725 billion opportunity

Green illustrated the significant opportunity for future growth. In 2019, global advertising will be about $725 billion, up 4% year over year, and is expected to top $1 trillion within seven years. Digital advertising represents about half of that total, while the programmatic market is still just a small part, amounting to about $33 billion in 2019. Programmatic is growing faster than both advertising and digital -- and The Trade Desk is growing at twice the rate of the programmatic market.

"We believe that before long the vast majority of advertising will be digital and all of it will be transacted programmatically," Green said. "We expect to grow faster than the rest of the industry for as far as we can see into the future."

5. The future looks bright

The Trade Desk is forecasting first-quarter revenue of $116 million, up 35% year over year. That would mark a significant deceleration from this quarter's record results but is consistent with the company's practice of providing conservative guidance. For the full year, The Trade Desk is expecting revenue of at least $637 million, driven by gross ad spending of $3.2 billion. This forecast is higher than analysts' consensus estimates, which were expecting just $617 million for the year.

The Trade Desk continues to fire on all cylinders, reaping the rewards of the sophisticated ad-buying platform it developed and its channel agnostic approach. The stock soared more than 150% in 2018 and has started off 2019 with a bang -- all on the strength of its continued robust financial results.

Graco Inc (GGG) Files 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended on December 31, 2018

Graco Inc (NYSE:GGG) files its latest 10-K with SEC for the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2018. Graco Inc is engaged in the equipment manufacturing business. Its products include systems and equipment used to move, measure, control, dispense and spray fluid and powder materials. Graco Inc has a market cap of $7.74 billion; its shares were traded at around $46.48 with a P/E ratio of 23.58 and P/S ratio of 4.87. The dividend yield of Graco Inc stocks is 1.20%. Graco Inc had annual average EBITDA growth of 10.70% over the past ten years. GuruFocus rated Graco Inc the business predictability rank of 3-star.

For the last quarter Graco Inc reported a revenue of $406.4 million, compared with the revenue of $374.9 million during the same period a year ago. For the latest fiscal year the company reported a revenue of $1.7 billion, an increase of 12.1% from last year. For the last five years Graco Inc had an average revenue growth rate of 7.8% a year.

The reported diluted earnings per share was $1.97 for the year, an increase of 35.9% from previous year. Over the last five years Graco Inc had an EPS growth rate of 3.7% a year. The Graco Inc enjoyed an operating margin of 26.4%, compared with the operating margin of 24.44% a year before. The 10-year historical median operating margin of Graco Inc is 23.96%. The profitability rank of the company is 8 (out of 10).

At the end of the fiscal year, Graco Inc has the cash and cash equivalents of $132.1 million, compared with $103.7 million in the previous year. The long term debt was $266.4 million, compared with $226.0 million in the previous year. The interest coverage to the debt is at a comfortable level of 30.3. Graco Inc has a financial strength rank of 7 (out of 10).

At the current stock price of $46.48, Graco Inc is traded at 40.1% premium to its historical median P/S valuation band of $33.17. The P/S ratio of the stock is 4.87, while the historical median P/S ratio is 3.48. The intrinsic value of the stock is $31.83 a share, according to GuruFocus DCF Calculator. The stock gained 7.37% during the past 12 months.

Directors and Officers Recent Trades:

President, EMEA Timothy R White sold 4,800 shares of GGG stock on 02/08/2019 at the average price of $43.77. The price of the stock has increased by 6.19% since.Executive VP, Operations Angela F Wordell sold 2,500 shares of GGG stock on 02/05/2019 at the average price of $43.63. The price of the stock has increased by 6.53% since.

For the complete 20-year historical financial data of GGG, click here.

Should You Buy Yandex After Its Post-Earnings Dip?

Shares of Yandex (NASDAQ:YNDX) took a tumble last week after the Russian tech giant posted its fourth-quarter earnings. In the report, Yandex's revenue rose 39% annually to 38.8 billion RUB ($589.8 million), while its adjusted net income climbed 32% to 6.9 billion RUB ($104.9 million). Its adjusted EBITDA rose 33% to 12.3 billion RUB ($187 million).

Those growth rates looked solid, but Yandex expects the margins of its Search and Portal business to contract 100 to 200 basis points in 2019. That downside guidance spooked investors, but the stock remains up more than 140% over the past three years. Should investors buy Yandex after its post-earnings dip?

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How fast is Yandex growing?

Yandex's top-line growth has remained robust over the past year. Its net income was boosted by the deconsolidation of its e-commerce platform, Yandex.Market, into a joint venture with Sberbank (NASDAQOTH:SBRCY) last April.

Metric

Q1 2018

Q2 2018

Q3 2018

Q4 2018

Revenue	29%	34%	39%	39%
Adjusted Net income	7%	27%	157%	32%
Adjusted EBITDA	12%	23%	88%	33%

Year-over-year growth, including Yandex.Market. Source: Yandex quarterly earnings.

Yandex's revenue from online ads rose 18% annually during the fourth quarter and accounted for 76% of its top line. Meanwhile, its traffic acquisition costs (TAC) only used up 15.9% of its revenue, compared to 17.2% a year earlier.

Yandex is spending less money securing traffic because it comfortably leads Russia's search market with a 54% share, according to StatCounter. Alphabet's (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google ranks second with a 43% share. Yandex previously only topped Google on desktop PCs, but it extended that lead to Android devices last year.

Diversifying away from online ads

Yandex's "Other" revenue, which accounted for the rest of its top line, surged 235% annually. It attributed that growth to higher revenue from its ride-hailing service Yandex.Taxi, along with the growth of its Yandex.Drive carsharing platform and hardware devices, which include its Yandex.Station smart speaker, Yandex.Ultra onboard computer for connected cars, and its "Google-free" Android phone. Those hardware devices are all integrated with its Alexa-like virtual assistant Alice.

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Yandex is leveraging its lead in the online search and ad markets to expand its ecosystem with those new services and hardware devices. Other expansion efforts include its cloud and email services, online payments, streaming videos, a classifieds platform, a new e-commerce platform called Beru, and a news aggregator called Zen.

Yandex's ecosystem expansion didn't weigh down its adjusted EBITDA margin throughout most of 2018. That's why its forecast for a 100 to 200 basis point drop in fiscal 2019 alarmed some investors.

Metric

Q1 2018

Q2 2018

Q3 2018

Q4 2018

Adjusted EBITDA margin*	29%	30.5%	32.9%	31.7%

Source: Yandex quarterly report. *Excluding Yandex.Market from Q2 onwards.

Yandex attributes that decline to higher sales of its lower-margin hardware devices. That isn't surprising, since Yandex will likely sell its Alice-connected devices at lower prices to tether more users to its data-gathering ecosystem.

Investors should note that only Yandex's core Search and Portal business posted positive adjusted EBITDA growth for the full year. All of its other reportable segments -- e-commerce, taxi, classifieds, media services, and "experiments" -- posted adjusted EBITDA losses. Like Google, Yandex plans to use its established Search and Portal businesses to support its lower-margin or loss-leading expansions into adjacent markets.

Should you buy Yandex?

Analysts expect Yandex's revenue and earnings to rise 31% and 40%, respectively, this year. Those are impressive growth rates for a stock that trades at just 16 times forward earnings. Its forecast for a margin decline isn't surprising, and it could strengthen its ecosystem over the long term and widen its moat against Google in Russia.

Yandex still faces unpredictable macro headwinds, including a weaker ruble and the possibility of sanctions against Russia, but it remains one of the few regional search engines to hold its own against Google. Yandex still has room to run, and growth-oriented investors might consider starting a position and take advantage of this recent stock price drop.

 

Top 5 Warren Buffett Stocks To Buy For 2019

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Mining for cryptocurrency is getting tastier and paying off with a lot less electricity use. Kraft Heinz Co. (NASDAQ: KHC) last week launched a promotion that gives consumers an instant chance to win a “bacoin” currently valued at three slices of the company’s Oscar Mayer bacon.

After all the nasty things that Kraft Heinz’s main shareholder had to say this past weekend about cryptocurrencies, maybe Warren Buffett’s attitude will change if bacoins turn into a productive asset. Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-B) owns a stake of about 27% in Kraft Heinz.

As much as the 87-year old Buffett doesn’t like digital currencies, Berkshire Vice-Chair Charlie Munger, who is 94, likes them even less:

To me, it’s just dementia. It’s like somebody else is trading turds and you decide you can’t be left out.

If you happen to win a bacoin, you get a chance to raise the value of the bacoin either by sharing a pre-set message to your Twitter followers or by providing the email addresses of three friends. There are some limitations, so read the rules for yourself.

Top 5 Warren Buffett Stocks To Buy For 2019: PBF Logistics LP(PBFX)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Max Byerly]

  Plains GP (NYSE: PBFX) and PBF Logistics (NYSE:PBFX) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings and dividends.

• [By Logan Wallace]

  Get a free copy of the Zacks research report on PBF Logistics (PBFX)

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

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Get a free copy of the Zacks research report on PBF Logistics (PBFX)

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

• [By Logan Wallace]

  PBF Logistics (NYSE:PBFX) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday. The pipeline company reported $0.43 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.49 by ($0.06), MarketWatch Earnings reports. PBF Logistics had a net margin of 33.57% and a return on equity of 56.03%. The company had revenue of $64.00 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $67.75 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.55 earnings per share. PBF Logistics’s revenue was up 5.8% compared to the same quarter last year.

Top 5 Warren Buffett Stocks To Buy For 2019: RadiSys Corporation(RSYS)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Get a free copy of the Zacks research report on RadiSys (RSYS)

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• [By Shane Hupp]

  RadiSys Co. (NASDAQ:RSYS) saw an uptick in trading volume on Monday . 3,524,786 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 361% from the previous session’s volume of 765,060 shares.The stock last traded at $1.57 and had previously closed at $1.51.

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  RadiSys (NASDAQ: RSYS) and Stratasys (NASDAQ:SSYS) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and dividends.

Top 5 Warren Buffett Stocks To Buy For 2019: Voya International High Dividend Equity Income Fund(IID)

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  ING International High (NYSE:IID) announced a monthly dividend on Wednesday, May 16th, Wall Street Journal reports. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 4th will be given a dividend of 0.052 per share on Friday, June 15th. This represents a $0.62 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 9.12%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 1st.

Top 5 Warren Buffett Stocks To Buy For 2019: Poage Bankshares, Inc.(PBSK)

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  Poage Bankshares (NASDAQ:PBSK) announced its earnings results on Monday. The savings and loans company reported $0.21 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, Bloomberg Earnings reports. The company had revenue of $5.39 million for the quarter. Poage Bankshares had a negative return on equity of 4.84% and a negative net margin of 14.32%.

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  News coverage about Poage Bankshares (NASDAQ:PBSK) has been trending somewhat negative on Thursday, according to Accern. The research firm identifies positive and negative media coverage by reviewing more than twenty million blog and news 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. Poage Bankshares earned a daily sentiment score of -0.06 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned headlines about the savings and loans company an impact score of 47.5091086029881 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock’s share price in the next several days.

Top 5 Warren Buffett Stocks To Buy For 2019: Helmerich & Payne, Inc.(HP)

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  If we shift back to oil and natural gas for second, you'll also want to monitor the impact that energy prices have in the drilling services space. Companies like Helmerich & Payne (NYSE:HP) build, lease, and operate drilling rigs. When oil prices fall, demand for this company's products and services tends to fall as well.

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  Energy-related stocks took a huge hit across the board when oil prices started to tumble in mid-2014. Some have come back strong; others are still reeling from the pain. If you're looking for bargains, then still-suffering stocks like ExxonMobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM), Holly Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE:HEP), and Helmerich & Payne, Inc. (NYSE:HP) should all be on your short list. But are they worth buying today?

• [By Garrett Baldwin]
  On Tuesday, the Trump administration said it would press ahead with 25% tariffs on roughly $50 billion in Chinese goods. As U.S. Trade Secretary Wilbur Ross prepares to head to Beijing to discuss trade this week, the Trump administration is demanding that China address ongoing theft of U.S. intellectual property. Ahead of Friday's jobs report, Automatic Data Processing (NYSE: ADP) reported that private jobs increased by 178,000 during May. That figure was actually 12,000 behind what the markets were anticipating. Job growth appears to be slowing down as the firm also revised its jobs figure for April downward, from 204,000 new positions to 163,000. Three Stocks to Watch Today: KORS, HP, KMI Michael Kors Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: KORS) stock was off 3.2% in pre-market hours after the company reported earnings before the bell. The luxury retailer reported earnings per share (EPS) of $0.63, a figure that topped Wall Street expectations of $0.60. The firm also beat revenue expectations and reported an increase in same-store sales. However, the firm's earnings forecast for the year ahead came in lower than expectations, a factor that pushed its stock lower on Wednesday morning. Shares of HP Inc. (NYSE: HP) were up slightly after the company raised its full-year outlook and topped Wall Street earnings expectations on Tuesday. The company cited stronger demand in desktops and notebooks for its financial performance. The firm matched EPS expectations of $0.48. However, revenue came in at $14.0 billion, a figure that easily beat forecasts of $13.59. The Canadian government announced plans to purchase the Trans Mountain pipeline from Kinder Morgan Canada Ltd. (NYSE: KML) for $3.5 billion. The Canadian government said that the deal was the only way to ensure that the long-awaited project could proceed. The pipeline runs from the Alberta oil sands to a port all the way in British Columbia along the Pacific Ocean. The pipeline is designed to give Canadian crude grea
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  Victory Capital Management Inc. lowered its stake in Helmerich & Payne, Inc. (NYSE:HP) by 32.7% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 248,326 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock after selling 120,825 shares during the period. Victory Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in Helmerich & Payne were worth $15,833,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

BidaskClub Downgrades Sabre (SABR) to Hold

Sabre (NASDAQ:SABR) was downgraded by equities researchers at BidaskClub from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report issued on Friday.

Other research analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Zacks Investment Research cut Sabre from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday. Imperial Capital set a $33.00 price objective on Sabre and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, November 19th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on Sabre from $26.00 to $27.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 31st. Deutsche Bank downgraded Sabre from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and reduced their price objective for the stock from $28.00 to $27.00 in a research note on Thursday, December 13th. Finally, Oppenheimer reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Sabre in a research note on Thursday, November 15th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company. The stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $27.00.

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NASDAQ SABR opened at $22.53 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.43, a quick ratio of 1.14 and a current ratio of 1.17. Sabre has a 12 month low of $19.71 and a 12 month high of $26.78. The company has a market capitalization of $6.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.87, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.60 and a beta of 0.84.

Sabre (NASDAQ:SABR) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 12th. The information technology services provider reported $0.34 EPS for the quarter, topping the Zacks’ consensus estimate of $0.33 by $0.01. Sabre had a return on equity of 43.59% and a net margin of 8.73%. The company had revenue of $923.90 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $930.19 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.32 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 4.8% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Sabre will post 1.45 earnings per share for the current year.

In other Sabre news, VP Jami Kindle sold 8,719 shares of Sabre stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $26.05, for a total value of $227,129.95. Following the sale, the vice president now owns 17,013 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $443,188.65. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Judson Wade Jones sold 7,064 shares of Sabre stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $25.07, for a total value of $177,094.48. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 30,932 shares in the company, valued at approximately $775,465.24. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 21,727 shares of company stock worth $552,884. Corporate insiders own 0.67% of the company’s stock.

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in SABR. Vanguard Group Inc increased its position in shares of Sabre by 18.2% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc now owns 23,878,873 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $622,761,000 after purchasing an additional 3,669,394 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Sabre by 18.2% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 23,878,873 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $622,761,000 after purchasing an additional 3,669,394 shares during the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. increased its position in shares of Sabre by 12.0% during the 4th quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 26,366,015 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $570,560,000 after purchasing an additional 2,823,695 shares during the last quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund increased its position in shares of Sabre by 2,281.9% during the 4th quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund now owns 2,374,189 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $110,000 after purchasing an additional 2,274,514 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Fundsmith LLP bought a new position in shares of Sabre during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $48,969,000. 96.69% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Sabre

Sabre Corporation, through its subsidiary, Sabre Holdings Corporation, provides technology solutions to the travel and tourism industry worldwide. It operates through two segments, Travel Network, and Airline and Hospitality Solutions. The Travel Network segment operates as a business-to-business travel marketplace that offers travel content, such as inventory, prices, and availability from a range of travel suppliers, including airlines, hotels, car rental brands, rail carriers, cruise lines, and tour operators with a network of travel buyers comprising online and offline travel agencies, travel management companies, and corporate travel departments.

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Investors may have already missed out on bulk of the market's gains this year

Investors expecting the stock market to build on the robust start it's seen in 2019 don't have history on their side.

A lot will have to go right to continue the best market start in 32 years. After all, the year-to-date gain, which eclipsed 10 percent for the S&P 500 during Friday's rally, is already better than what the index typically sees over an entire year.

Recent years in this bull market, though, have shown that outsized gains are possible. In 2017, the market jumped 19.4 percent, 2013 saw a 29.6 percent surge and 2009, the year that saw the crisis bottom, ended with the S&P 500 up 23.4 percent.

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But someone looking to jump into the market now and expecting to make money by the time the calendar rolls over 2020 will need the following stars to align: positive U.S.-China trade talks, continued reluctance by the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates, and the economy and corporate profits to stay out of recession, just to name three.

The market was in a funk during the fourth quarter of 2018 that began with Fed fears and ended with a blowout selling frenzy that resulted in the worst Christmas Eve in Wall Street history.

Difficult as it was to endure, the late-2018 slide and the early 2019 rally may portend good things for investors the rest of the year.

"The quickness by which you've come out of the gate is uncommon. But January's irregularity is just as irregular as what we had in December," said Jim Paulsen, chief investment strategist at the Leuthold Group. "I don't remember another December in my 36 [professional] years that was like that, ever. It was weird and odd and January is equally so, and I think they're not unrelated in some sense."

The bull case

Some of the factors that Paulsen sees contributing to a constructive outlook include monetary and fiscal stimulus, more reasonable stock valuations and low inflation, particularly at the gas pump.

"I don't think it's going to keep up the pace it's going. I wouldn't be surprised at a healthy pullback that scares people again," he said of the broader market. "But I just think the fundamentals are there, with a better market valuation, much more competitive yields, much more fiscal and monetary support, and a gut-check in sentiment."

The obstacles remain, though.

For one, corporate America could be heading into its first negative earnings quarter since the second quarter of 2016. Multiple expansion, which helped propel most of the bull market run, is likely over, meaning companies are going to have to start growing revenue.

Investors will be hoping that a stronger economy can help make up for earnings weakness.

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"Although the peak earnings growth rate for this economic expansion is almost certainly behind us, profit growth peaks have historically been followed by several years of economic growth and stock market gains," John Lynch, chief investment strategist at LPL Financial, said in a note. "We believe the earnings outlook is strong enough to support solid gains for stocks over the balance of 2019" and the firm is sticking to its 3,000 price target for the S&P 500, implying 9.3 percent upside from Thursday's close. The median price target on Wall Street this year is 2,950, or about 7.5 percent higher.

Lindsey Bell, investment strategist at CFRA, thinks the markets and earnings picture will need a boost from geopolitics, namely a positive resolution to the U.S.-China trade talks.

"A reduction in tariffs or a better-than-expected trade deal with China could quickly push the market higher because it would result in much better-than-expected economic and earnings growth around the globe," she wrote. "A worse-than-expected outcome would likely push the market lower as growth expectations continue to be ratcheted lower."

But Paulsen cautioned about the implications of the tariff talks.

President Donald Trump has been pushing for a reduction in the U.S. trade deficit, which was $49.3 billion in October. But Paulsen said reductions in imports have traditionally come with a weakening economy and a down stock market.

That highlights just one of the obstacles for investors late to the market rally.

"If you've been in cash and you want to throw it all in, I certainly wouldn't do that," Paulsen said. "But I think it's OK to be overtilted to the positive side."

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Eastgroup Properties Inc (NYSE:EGP) – Stock analysts at SunTrust Banks decreased their FY2022 earnings estimates for shares of Eastgroup Properties in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, July 12th. SunTrust Banks analyst K. Kim now forecasts that the real estate investment trust will post earnings of $5.15 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $5.35.

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A number of other research firms also recently weighed in on EGP. ValuEngine downgraded Eastgroup Properties from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 7th. Zacks Investment Research upgraded Eastgroup Properties from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $107.00 price target for the company in a research note on Wednesday, July 4th. Stifel Nicolaus upgraded Eastgroup Properties from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their price target for the company from $93.00 to $103.00 in a research note on Thursday, May 31st. Finally, Bank of America lifted their target price on Eastgroup Properties from $100.00 to $103.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. Eastgroup Properties presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $93.60.

Top 5 Stocks For 2019: GWG Holdings, Inc(GWGH)

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

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Top 5 Stocks For 2019: Valley National Bancorp(VLY)

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  Trustmark (NASDAQ: TRMK) and Valley National Bank (NYSE:VLY) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, risk and earnings.

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  Swiss National Bank lifted its position in Valley National Bank (NYSE:VLY) by 21.0% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 544,300 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 94,600 shares during the period. Swiss National Bank owned about 0.16% of Valley National Bank worth $6,782,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

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  Media headlines about Valley National Bancorp (NYSE:VLY) have been trending somewhat positive on Friday, Accern Sentiment reports. The research group scores the sentiment of press coverage by monitoring more than twenty million blog and news sources. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Valley National Bancorp earned a news sentiment score of 0.11 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned news coverage about the financial services provider an impact score of 46.7359041169613 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock’s share price in the near term.

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  New Mexico Educational Retirement Board reduced its position in Valley National Bancorp (NYSE:VLY) by 14.7% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 62,100 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 10,700 shares during the quarter. New Mexico Educational Retirement Board’s holdings in Valley National Bancorp were worth $755,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

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  Valley National Bancorp (NYSE:VLY) – Investment analysts at Piper Jaffray Companies cut their Q3 2019 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Valley National Bancorp in a research note issued on Monday, February 4th. Piper Jaffray Companies analyst M. Breese now expects that the financial services provider will post earnings of $0.24 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.25. Piper Jaffray Companies also issued estimates for Valley National Bancorp’s Q4 2019 earnings at $0.24 EPS, FY2019 earnings at $0.95 EPS, Q1 2020 earnings at $0.25 EPS, Q2 2020 earnings at $0.26 EPS, Q3 2020 earnings at $0.26 EPS, Q4 2020 earnings at $0.26 EPS and FY2020 earnings at $1.04 EPS.

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  Valley National Bank (NYSE:VLY) announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, May 22nd, RTT News reports. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 15th will be paid a dividend of 0.11 per share by the financial services provider on Tuesday, July 3rd. This represents a $0.44 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.39%.

Top 5 Stocks For 2019: STERIS Corporation(STE)

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  Rewalk Robotics (NASDAQ: RWLK) and Steris (NYSE:STE) are both medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and profitability.

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  Shares of Steris PLC (NYSE:STE) have received a consensus recommendation of “Buy” from the seven research firms that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 12-month target price among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $98.00.

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  Steris (NYSE: STE) and Consort Medical (OTCMKTS:CSRMY) are both medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and valuation.

Top 5 Stocks For 2019: Hooker Furniture Corporation(HOFT)

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  Leggett & Platt (NYSE: LEG) and Hooker Furniture (NASDAQ:HOFT) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, risk and profitability.

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  Hooker Furniture (NASDAQ:HOFT) Q1 2019 Earnings Conference CallJun. 5, 2018 3:00 p.m. ET

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  Press coverage about Hooker Furniture (NASDAQ:HOFT) has been trending somewhat positive recently, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. Accern identifies negative and positive news coverage by monitoring more than twenty million blog and news sources. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Hooker Furniture earned a news impact score of 0.04 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned media headlines about the company an impact score of 46.2727604348836 out of 100, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock’s share price in the near term.

Top 5 Stocks For 2019: Alexco Resource Corp(AXU)

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