Saturday, February 16, 2019

Top 5 Stocks For 2019

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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)

Advisors' Opinion:
  • [By Shane Hupp]

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  • [By Stephan Byrd]

    Get a free copy of the Zacks research report on GWG (GWGH)

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  • [By Shane Hupp]

    Here are some of the news articles that may have effected Accern Sentiment’s analysis:

    Get GWG alerts: Critical Review: Citizens (CIA) vs. GWG (GWGH) (americanbankingnews.com) (Watch) Zibanejad scores in Sweden’s win over Russia (sny.tv) GWG Holdings’ (GWGH) CEO Jon Sabes on Q1 2018 Results – Earnings Call Transcript (msn.com) Edited Transcript of GWGH earnings conference call or presentation 14-May-18 8:30pm GMT (finance.yahoo.com) DWWA judge profile: Davide Buongiorno (decanter.com)

    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.

  • [By Shane Hupp]

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

Advisors' Opinion:
  • [By Joseph Griffin]

    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.

  • [By Ethan Ryder]

    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).

  • [By Shane Hupp]

    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.

  • [By Shane Hupp]

    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).

  • [By Stephan Byrd]

    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.

  • [By Stephan Byrd]

    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)

Advisors' Opinion:
  • [By Motley Fool Transcribers]

    Steris Corp  (NYSE:STE)Q3 2019 Earnings Conference CallFeb. 12, 2019, 10:00 a.m. ET

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

    Operator

  • [By Ethan Ryder]

    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.

  • [By Stephan Byrd]

    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.

  • [By Max Byerly]

    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)

Advisors' Opinion:
  • [By Joseph Griffin]

    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.

  • [By Motley Fool Staff]

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

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

    Operator

  • [By Logan Wallace]

    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)

Advisors' Opinion:
  • [By Stephan Byrd]

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