Brokers Issue Forecasts for NOW Inc’s Q2 2018 Earnings (DNOW)

NOW Inc (NYSE:DNOW) – Equities researchers at Northcoast Research issued their Q2 2018 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of NOW in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, July 31st. Northcoast Research analyst R. Cieslak expects that the oil and gas company will earn $0.02 per share for the quarter. Northcoast Research currently has a “Neutral” rating on the stock. Northcoast Research also issued estimates for NOW’s Q3 2018 earnings at $0.06 EPS, Q4 2018 earnings at $0.04 EPS, FY2018 earnings at $0.12 EPS and FY2019 earnings at $0.43 EPS.

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DNOW has been the subject of several other research reports. ValuEngine upgraded NOW from a “strong sell” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Saturday, June 2nd. Zacks Investment Research downgraded NOW from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 4th. Susquehanna Bancshares set a $11.00 price target on NOW and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, April 13th. TheStreet upgraded NOW from a “d+” rating to a “c” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 16th. Finally, Cowen reiterated a “market perform” rating and set a $11.00 price target (up previously from $9.00) on shares of NOW in a research note on Thursday, May 3rd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. The stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $12.80.

DNOW opened at $14.71 on Thursday. NOW has a 52-week low of $9.12 and a 52-week high of $15.53. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a current ratio of 2.72.

NOW (NYSE:DNOW) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 2nd. The oil and gas company reported $0.01 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.02) by $0.03. The company had revenue of $764.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $720.22 million. NOW had a negative return on equity of 1.01% and a negative net margin of 0.97%. The firm’s revenue was up 21.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted ($0.15) EPS.

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Baillie Gifford & Co. lifted its position in shares of NOW by 6.5% during the 2nd quarter. Baillie Gifford & Co. now owns 14,343,559 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $191,199,000 after purchasing an additional 880,642 shares during the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can lifted its position in shares of NOW by 117.4% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 1,347,033 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $17,956,000 after purchasing an additional 727,326 shares during the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN lifted its position in shares of NOW by 12.2% during the 2nd quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 1,094,764 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $14,593,000 after purchasing an additional 119,319 shares during the last quarter. Deutsche Bank AG lifted its position in shares of NOW by 40.2% during the 4th quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 625,510 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $6,896,000 after purchasing an additional 179,212 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Two Sigma Advisers LP lifted its position in shares of NOW by 448.5% during the 4th quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP now owns 247,900 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $2,734,000 after purchasing an additional 202,700 shares during the last quarter.

About NOW

NOW Inc distributes energy and industrial products in the United States, Canada, and internationally. It offers consumable maintenance, repair, and operating supplies; and pipes, valves, fittings, flanges, gaskets, fasteners, electrical products, instrumentations, artificial lift, pumping solutions, valve actuation and modular process, measurement and control equipment, process equipment, pumps, OEM parts, coatings, mill supplies, and safety supplies, as well as provides application systems, work processes, parts integration, optimization solutions, and after-sales support services.

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Buy Heritage Foods; target of Rs 903: Edelweiss

Edelweiss' research report on Heritage Foods

Heritage Foods (HFL) reported Q1FY19 revenue growth of ~4% YoY (3% below estimate) on a high base (~32% growth driven by incremental volumes from Reliance Dairy in Q1FY18), but value-added dairy products (VADP) posted solid ~18% YoY growth. EBITDA margin expanded ~280bps, lifting EBITDA ~71% YoY (in line with our estimate) on the back of lower procurement cost, a favourable sales mix and improved performance of Reliance Dairy. While volume offtake growth took a hit owing to deepening penetration of new entrants/unorganized players in the current soft milk price environment, management guided for ~10% and ~15%-plus volume growth in liquid milk and VADP, respectively.

Outlook

Furthermore, HFL is focusing on marketing campaigns and processing capacity & distribution expansion to achieve its targets under ��Vision 2022��. Hence, we estimate ~37% EBITDA CAGR over FY18��20. Maintain ��BUY�� with TP of INR903.

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Genesco Inc. (GCO) Expected to Announce Earnings of -$0.04 Per Share

Brokerages expect Genesco Inc. (NYSE:GCO) to announce ($0.04) earnings per share (EPS) for the current fiscal quarter, Zacks Investment Research reports. Four analysts have made estimates for Genesco’s earnings. The lowest EPS estimate is ($0.05) and the highest is $0.00. Genesco reported earnings per share of ($0.10) in the same quarter last year, which suggests a positive year-over-year growth rate of 60%. The business is scheduled to announce its next quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 30th.

On average, analysts expect that Genesco will report full-year earnings of $3.19 per share for the current fiscal year, with EPS estimates ranging from $3.15 to $3.25. For the next year, analysts anticipate that the company will report earnings of $3.51 per share, with EPS estimates ranging from $3.45 to $3.55. Zacks’ earnings per share calculations are an average based on a survey of research analysts that that provide coverage for Genesco.

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Genesco (NYSE:GCO) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, June 5th. The company reported ($0.06) earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.07) by $0.01. The business had revenue of $645.00 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $636.37 million. Genesco had a negative net margin of 3.96% and a positive return on equity of 6.98%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up .2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.05 earnings per share.

GCO has been the subject of several research reports. Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of Genesco from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $50.00 price target for the company in a report on Wednesday, June 6th. ValuEngine upgraded shares of Genesco from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, May 26th. TheStreet upgraded shares of Genesco from a “d+” rating to a “c-” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 21st. Robert W. Baird restated a “hold” rating and set a $45.00 price target on shares of Genesco in a report on Friday, April 6th. Finally, Pivotal Research set a $44.00 price target on shares of Genesco and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, June 4th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have given a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. The stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $37.88.

Shares of GCO stock traded up $0.50 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $39.90. 232,300 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 337,372. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a quick ratio of 0.64 and a current ratio of 2.93. The stock has a market cap of $784.65 million, a P/E ratio of 12.87, a P/E/G ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 1.04. Genesco has a twelve month low of $20.90 and a twelve month high of $45.90.

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Legion Partners Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in Genesco in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,777,000. Teacher Retirement System of Texas acquired a new stake in Genesco in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $216,000. Prudential Financial Inc. lifted its stake in Genesco by 50.3% in the first quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. now owns 544,941 shares of the company’s stock valued at $22,125,000 after acquiring an additional 182,400 shares during the last quarter. Guggenheim Capital LLC lifted its stake in Genesco by 28.4% in the fourth quarter. Guggenheim Capital LLC now owns 55,964 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,820,000 after acquiring an additional 12,378 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its stake in Genesco by 1.7% in the fourth quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 372,154 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,095,000 after acquiring an additional 6,217 shares during the last quarter.

Genesco Company Profile

Genesco Inc retails and wholesales footwear, apparel, and accessories. The company operates in five segments: Journeys Group, Schuh Group, Lids Sports Group, Johnston & Murphy Group, and Licensed Brands. The Journeys Group segment offers footwear and accessories through the Journeys, Journeys Kidz, Shi by Journeys, and Little Burgundy retail chains, as well as through e-commerce and catalogs for young men, women, and children.

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Treasury yields turns lower as long-dated bonds stay anchored

Treasury yields fell Friday as simmering trade tensions and speeches from the Federal Reserve helped to buoy demand for long-dated bonds.

What are Treasurys doing?

The 10-year Treasury note yield TMUBMUSD10Y, -0.45% � was down 0.9 basis point to 2.844%, on pace to end slightly higher than last week��s close at 2.831%.

The 2-year note yield TMUBMUSD02Y, -0.93% � fell 0.8 basis point to 2.586%, while the 30-year bond yield TMUBMUSD30Y, -0.23% � slipped 0.8 basis point to 2.942%.

Bond prices move in the opposite direction of yields.

What��s driving markets?

Treasury yields have fallen this week on trade concerns when the U.S. this week released its list of tariffs on $200 million in Chinese imports, keeping up the trade spat between the two economic powerhouses and stoking appetite for haven assets like U.S. government paper. Yet in the face of intensifying trade tensions between U.S. and other major economies, several speeches by senior Fed officials have confirmed the central bank��s intent to maintain its rate-hike path, helping to flatten the so-called yield curve by pushing up short-term rates faster than longer-term rates.

Read: 5 key ways Wall Street and economists think about the yield curve

The yield curve, otherwise seen as the spread between short-dated yields and long-dated yields, has narrowed on combined expectations for continued Fed tightening and an uptick in demand for haven investments. Inflows into U.S. bond funds and exchange-traded funds rose to $4.99 billion this week, the highest level since April, EPFR data shows.

The yield gap between the 2-year note and the 10-year note has thinned to 26 basis points, or 0.26 percentage points, from 30 basis points at the start of the week.

See: 5 key ways Wall Street and economists think about the yield curve

President Donald Trump is on his first official visit to the U.K. After his arrival at Chequers, the U.K. prime minister��s country house, Trump said Britain��s chances of a trade deal with the U.S. could be torpedoed by Prime Minister Theresa May��s approach to Brexit negotiations. Market participants have sought clarification on details of May��s vision for a ��soft Brexit�� where the U.K. would remain in the European Union��s custom union, as the deadline to leave the European Union looms.

Read: Trump rips Theresa May, says ��soft�� Brexit would ��kill�� any future U.S.-U.K trade deal

Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic will speak at 12:30 p.m. as part of a town hall chat in Falls Church, VA. The central bank will also release its semiannual monetary policy report, ahead of the two-day Humphrey-Hawkins hearing starting on July 17 where Fed Chairman Jerome Powell will testify in front of Congress.

What did market participants say?

��The economic implications are that the pound is weaker this morning, and a shadow has been cast on the chances of a trade agreement between the United States and Britain under the Trump administration. Odds of the prime minister��s Chequers plan being implemented successfully as an alternative to a ��hard�� Brexit have been reduced,�� said Carl Weinberg, chief global economist for HFE Economics, in a note.

What else is on investors�� radar?

On the data front, traders are expecting the University of Michigan��s consumer sentiment data at 10 a.m. Eastern. While, import prices fell by 0.4% in June.

Social Send Reaches 1-Day Volume of $1,126.00 (SEND)

Social Send (CURRENCY:SEND) traded 1.7% lower against the U.S. dollar during the one day period ending at 11:00 AM E.T. on July 10th. One Social Send coin can now be purchased for $0.0703 or 0.00001099 BTC on popular cryptocurrency exchanges including Cryptopia, Trade Satoshi and CryptoBridge. Over the last week, Social Send has traded down 13.4% against the U.S. dollar. Social Send has a total market capitalization of $2.25 million and $1,126.00 worth of Social Send was traded on exchanges in the last day.

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Get Social Send alerts: PIVX (PIVX) traded 11.3% lower against the dollar and now trades at $1.76 or 0.00027488 BTC. ALQO (ALQO) traded down 14.2% against the dollar and now trades at $0.18 or 0.00002768 BTC. MonetaryUnit (MUE) traded 12.2% lower against the dollar and now trades at $0.0594 or 0.00000929 BTC. Dimecoin (DIME) traded down 29.2% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0000 or 0.00000000 BTC. LockTrip (LOC) traded down 13.1% against the dollar and now trades at $0.75 or 0.00011786 BTC. Shekel (JEW) traded 3.8% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.0070 or 0.00000109 BTC.

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Best China Stocks For 2019

tags:FMCN,BIDU,TISA,SOL,NTES, Eating one egg a day may significantly cut your risk of cardiovascular disease, according to a new study from Chinese researchers.

The study published in the journal Heart recruited more than 500,000 people in China between 2004 and 2008 to ask about their egg consumption.

The study led by researchers from Peking University Health Science Center� was then narrowed down to people who did not have prior cancer, cardiovascular disease or diabetes.

The results showed people who consumed one egg a day carried a lower risk for cardiovascular disease and strokes compared to those who didn't eat eggs at all.

"Among Chinese adults, a moderate level of egg consumption (up to <1 egg/day) was significantly associated with lower risk of (cardiovascular disease), largely independent of other risk factors," reads an excerpt from the study.

Best China Stocks For 2019: Focus Media Holding Limited(FMCN)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  An issue of Focus Media Holding Limited (NASDAQ:FMCN) debt fell 1.1% against its face value during trading on Tuesday. The debt issue has a 7.5% coupon and is set to mature on April 1, 2025. The debt is now trading at $97.63 and was trading at $98.50 last week. Price changes in a company’s debt in credit markets sometimes anticipate parallel changes in its stock price.

Best China Stocks For 2019: Baidu Inc.(BIDU)

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  Earlier this year, Bank of America estimated that between them, Google, Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft (MSFT) , Alibaba (BABA) , Baidu  (BIDU) and Tencent would grow their capex by 30% in 2018 to $74.1 billion. Google, it should be noted, just spent much more on capex in Q1 than the $3.4 billion BofA expected it to spend.

• [By Douglas A. McIntyre]

  The United States is only one problem of many Ford faces. Among others is tumbling sales in China, the world’s largest car market. It has set a partnership with Chinese tech company Baidu Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU). From the Ford press release, it is hard to see how this will work:

• [By Lisa Levin] Gainers Cocrystal Pharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: COCP) rose 15.3 percent to $2.41 in pre-market trading after declining 25.09 percent on Thursday. Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPE) shares rose 10.7 percent to $117.75 in pre-market trading after the company reported stronger-than-expected earnings for its first quarter on Thursday. DMC Global Inc. (NASDAQ: BOOM) rose 10.6 percent to $35.00 in pre-market trading after reporting Q1 results. Genprex, Inc. (NASDAQ: GNPX) rose 10.2 percent to $12.12 in pre-market trading after climbing 86.76 percent on Thursday. Sprint Corporation (NYSE: S) shares rose 7 percent to $6.42 in pre-market trading on reports that the company has made progress on merger talks with T-Mobile. Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) rose 6.9 percent to $1,621.95 in pre-market trading after the company posted upbeat results for its first quarter. The company sees second quarter operating income of $1.1 billion - $1.9 billion and sales of $51 billion - $54 billion. Riot Blockchain, Inc. (NASDAQ: RIOT) shares rose 5.5 percent to $7.88 in pre-market trading after gaining 1.49 percent on Thursday. Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) rose 5.3 percent to $55.86 in pre-market trading as the company reported better-than-expected results for its first quarter and also raised its FY18 sales outlook. 8x8, Inc. (NASDAQ: EGHT) rose 5.3 percent to $21.00 in pre-market trading. Southwestern Energy Company (NYSE: SWN) shares rose 5.1 percent to $4.75 in pre-market trading as the company reported better-than-expected earnings for its first quarter. Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (NYSE: DO) rose 5 percent to $20.24 in pre-market trading. Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU) rose 4.5 percent to $249.50 in pre-market trading following upbeat Q1 profit. Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHTR) rose 4.3 percent to $311 in pre-market trading. Charter is expected to release quarterly earnings today. SINA Corporation (NASDAQ: SINA) shares rose 3.9 pe
• [By Rich Smith]

  Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) -- "the Google of China" -- crushed its critics last month.

  The company reported strong double-digit sales growth -- and triple-digit growth in operating profits -- for fiscal Q1 2018, sending shorts scampering for the exits.

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  Danny Vena: Absolutely. iQiyi, which was a spin-off from the Chinese Google, Baidu�(NASDAQ:BIDU), they started off strictly following the Hulu model. They began as a company that used strictly advertising to generate their revenue, get as many subscribers in the door as they could, but these people were not paying anything. And it was fairly successful. But about 2015 or so, Baidu recognized just how successful Netflix was becoming, and as it has been the case with so many Chinese companies, they saw a model that they liked, and they copied it. So, they generated some new exclusive content, they stuck it behind a paywall, they encouraged users to sign up and pay, in their case, about $3 a month, and they've gone from there.

• [By Motley Fool Staff]

  Vena: Right. iQiyi, when they started developing this original content, keep in mind that they were still owned by Baidu�(NASDAQ:BIDU), which spun them off earlier this year. Now, Baidu has a lot of similarities to Google. They are the major search engine in China. They have a lot of data. They've been at the forefront of artificial intelligence. So, one of the things that iQiyi said in their IPO filing with the SEC is that they view that data and their ability to analyze that data using artificial intelligence as one of their competitive advantages. So, they have used that to generate shows that Chinese consumers just really love.

Best China Stocks For 2019: Top Image Systems Ltd.(TISA)

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Best China Stocks For 2019: Renesola Ltd.(SOL)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Joseph Griffin]

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

  Get ReneSola alerts: ReneSola Sells North Carolina Solar Project To Greenbacker (solarindustrymag.com) ReneSola (SOL) Rating Increased to Neutral at Roth Capital (americanbankingnews.com) ReneSola (SOL) Q1 Earnings in Line, Revenues Top Estimates (zacks.com) ReneSola’s (SOL) CEO Xianshou Li on Q1 2018 Results – Earnings Call Transcript (seekingalpha.com) ReneSola (SOL) Releases Earnings Results (americanbankingnews.com)

  Shares of ReneSola traded up $0.08, hitting $2.76, during trading on Friday, Marketbeat.com reports. The stock had a trading volume of 124,969 shares, compared to its average volume of 108,565. The firm has a market capitalization of $102.11 million, a PE ratio of 21.23 and a beta of 2.05. The company has a current ratio of 1.17, a quick ratio of 1.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36. ReneSola has a 12 month low of $2.12 and a 12 month high of $3.79.

Best China Stocks For 2019: Netease.com Inc.(NTES)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Dan Caplinger]

  Thursday was a relatively quiet day on Wall Street, and action in different parts of the market showed mixed signals for investors. On one hand, small-cap stocks moved higher, with key benchmarks in that area hitting record highs. Yet the better-known large-cap stock indexes like the S&P 500 gave up early gains. Looking more closely at individual stocks, some companies suffered from bad news that sent their shares falling. J.C. Penney (NYSE:JCP), NetEase (NASDAQ:NTES), and Jounce Therapeutics (NASDAQ:JNCE) were among the worst performers on the day. Here's why they did so poorly.

• [By Anders Bylund]

  Chinese online media giant NetEase Inc. (NASDAQ:NTES) is hardly the talk of the town.�Sporting a $30 billion market cap, NetEase works in a consumer-facing industry, and share prices have bounced between $222 and $378 over the last year. And these are the hallmarks of the market's most-discussed tickers.

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Here are some of the media headlines that may have effected Accern Sentiment’s analysis:

  Get NetEase alerts: Marvel Introduces Their First Official Chinese Superheroes (huffingtonpost.com) NetEase, Inc. (NTES) year to date performance remained at -22.66% (nasdaqfortune.com) Marvel get its first official Chinese superheroes (bbc.co.uk) Why to Follow this Stock? NetEase, Inc. (NTES) (nysestocks.review) Marvel’s first Chinese superheroes are coming��and here are their superpowers (quartzy.qz.com)

  A number of research firms recently weighed in on NTES. BidaskClub cut NetEase from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 27th. Jefferies Group reduced their price target on NetEase from $335.00 to $310.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 10th. CLSA raised NetEase from a “sell” rating to an “underperform” rating in a report on Thursday, February 8th. Zacks Investment Research raised NetEase from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, March 8th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase began coverage on NetEase in a report on Thursday, April 12th. They issued an “underweight” rating and a $240.00 price target for the company. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. NetEase currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $337.47.

• [By Lisa Levin]

  Check out these big penny stock gainers and losers

  Losers Jounce Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: JNCE) fell 32.5 percent to $11.92 in pre-market trading. Jounce Therapeutics reported that data from ongoing ICONIC trial of JTX-2011 will be presented at the ASCO. Acxiom Corporation (NASDAQ: ACXM) fell 10.7 percent to $24.60 in pre-market trading. Acxiom reported stronger-than-expected results for its fourth quarter, but issued weak FY19 guidance. American Public Education, Inc. (NASDAQ: APEI) shares fell 10.7 percent to $35 in pre-market trading. Enduro Royalty Trust (NYSE: NDRO) shares fell 8.5 percent to $3.25 in pre-market trading after tumbling 10.76 percent on Wednesday. NetEase, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTES) fell 8.3 percent to $244.00 in pre-market trading after reporting Q1 results. Aircastle Limited (NYSE: AYR) fell 7.2 percent to $21.30 in pre-market trading after announcing 7.9 million secondary offering of common shares. Boxlight Corporation (NASDAQ: BOXL) shares fell 5.6 percent to $9.29 in pre-market trading after rising 2.29percent on Wednesday. Brainstorm Cell Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: BCLI) shares fell 5.3 percent to $3.93 in pre-market trading after rising 5.60 percent on Wednesday. Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) fell 4 percent to $43.40 in pre-market trading. Cisco reported better-than-expected results for its third quarter. The company sees fourth quarter earnings in the range of 68 cents-70 cents with sales growth of 4-6 percent. Jack in the Box Inc. (NASDAQ: JACK) fell 3.2 percent to $88.45 in pre-market trading after the company reported downbeat results for its second quarter. Comps were down 0.1 percent in the quarter. The company sees third-quarter comps coming in flat to up 1 percent. Children's Place, Inc. (
• [By Leo Sun]

  But PUBG doesn't plan to give up. It recently sued NetEase (NASDAQ:NTES) over its two new battle royale titles, Rules of Survival and Knives Out. NetEase isn't shy about promoting these games as PUBG clones -- the promotional art for�Knives Out�even features a man wearing the same battle helmet, white shirt, and tie as the man in PUBG's promos.

• [By Dan Caplinger]

  Investors in NetEase (NASDAQ:NTES) have generally seen their company benefit from a strong environment in the Chinese video game industry. Impressive growth in revenue and profits in past years helped fuel impressive gains for NetEase shares, and the appetite for more from consumers in China and elsewhere has seemed insatiable. Yet in every growth stock's experience, a company eventually starts to face challenges in sustaining growth, and the key question becomes what that company does to restart its growth engines.

Terrible China Sales Rock Ford

China is the world’s largest car market, posting total sales of 24.2 million last year, compared with the United States at approximately 17 million. Ford Motor Co.’s (NYSE: F) prospects in China have dimmed terribly this year, making most of the company’s global initiatives seem like footnotes.

Ford’s press release about Chinese June and year-to-date sales was oddly titled “Ford Announces Half-Year Results, Reinforces Its Commitment to China.” The release did not offer any evidence of reinforcement at all. It did offer specific numbers:

Overall Ford Motor Company China sales totaled 62,057 in June, a 38 percent decline year over year. In the first half of 2018, Ford Motor Company China sold 400,443 vehicles in China, a 25 percent decline year over year. Monthly sales of Lincoln reached nearly 4,400 vehicles in June, a 12 percent increase compared to June 2017. The year-to-date sales for Lincoln totaled more than 24,000 vehicles, a four percent increase year over year.

Ford’s numbers contrasted considerably with General Motors Co. (NYSE: GM) for the same period. The largest U.S. car company announced:

General Motors and its joint ventures delivered 858,344 vehicles in China in the second quarter of 2018. Sales grew 0.7 percent from a year earlier.

Despite the softening of the passenger vehicle market, the Cadillac and Baojun brands achieved record deliveries for the second quarter, while Chevrolet continued to post double-digit growth.

In the first half of 2018, GM deliveries in China grew 4.4 percent on an annual basis to 1,844,396 units. In the second half, the company is adding 10 new and refreshed models, two-thirds of the total for the entire year.

Ford’s new CEO, Jim Hackett, has tried his hardest to sell the company’s future as a leader in electric and autonomous vehicles. It has powerful competition in these areas both from other global manufacturers and tech companies like Alphabet, with its autonomous vehicle unit Waymo that started in 2009. Its cars have posted over 7 million “self-driven” miles. Ford’s initiative cannot approach that. Ford has similar challenges in the electronic vehicle market, led by Tesla.

Before Ford can convince anyone it has solid footing in the future, which is hard to argue, it has to make the case for current success. Based on its Chinese results, that is not possible.

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2 Warren Buffett Stocks to Buy in July

Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK-A) (NYSE:BRK-B) has one of the most closely followed stock portfolios in the world, and for good reason. Many of the stocks in it were hand-selected by billionaire investor Warren Buffett.

While I wouldn't go so far as to say that all of these "Buffett stocks" are great buys, there are some that really stand out right now. Here are two in particular -- an investment bank that's quietly getting into the consumer side of the business, and an automaker that's more of a disruptor than the market gives it credit for -- that look extremely attractive as we head in to July.

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Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS)	$223.26	1.4%
General Motors (NYSE:GM)	$39.50	3.9%

Data Source: CNBC. Prices and dividend yields as of July 3, 2018.

Don't let mediocre stress test results fool you

Unlike most big U.S. banks, Goldman Sachs' shareholders will not be getting a dividend increase in 2018, nor will the bank increase its buyback. The Federal Reserve's annual "stress test" found that Goldman's capital levels would barely remain over the minimally acceptable level during a severe global recession, and as a condition of their capital plans being conditionally approved, the bank's capital return over the next 12 months will not increase.

Understandably, investors were disappointed by this, and Goldman was certainly one of the biggest disappointments of this year's stress tests.

However, it's important not to let this temporary headwind steal the spotlight. For starters, the reason for the poor stress test result in the first place is tax reform -- which will ultimately be a positive catalyst for the bank. Thanks to the deemed repatriation of foreign earnings, Goldman took a big (but one-time) tax hit, which reduced its capital levels.

In addition, Goldman has a lot of good things going for it. The IPO market is the most active it's been in years, M&A activity is strong, and thanks to market volatility, Goldman's trading revenue has been picking up. Plus, Goldman's commercial banking ambitions are starting to produce a significant and rapidly growing revenue stream that has tremendous potential.

The best way to invest in the auto industry

Despite Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) grabbing most auto industry-related headlines in the financial news lately, I'd caution investors not to overlook General Motors as a long-term investment.

First off, not only does GM trade at a down-to-earth valuation, but the stock is downright cheap right now at just over six times forward earnings.

While there are certain headwinds facing GM, such as the highly cyclical nature of the auto industry and generally weaker U.S. auto sales in 2018, there are some good reasons to believe in the company for the long haul.

First, the company is investing heavily in product development, such as the recent announcement of a major investment in a Cadillac factor intended to help revitalize the brand. The company is emphasizing its highest-margin products, which include trucks, SUVs, and luxury sedans.

GM is also investing more than rivals in advances such as autonomous vehicle technology, electric vehicles, and ridesharing projects. In fact, SoftBank recently valued GM Cruise Holdings, the company's self-driving unit, at $11.5 billion. To put it mildly, GM Cruise has the potential to be a real game changer for the company from a long-term perspective and could start having a serious impact sooner than you might think.

The bottom line: Don't write off General Motors as an "old-school" car company that's in the process of getting disrupted. The company is putting its resources to work in all of the right ways and is not only keeping up with the newer players like Tesla, it's well on its way to becoming a disruptor itself. And unlike Tesla, General Motors is already highly profitable and pays shareholders a handsome dividend.

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Golos Gold (CURRENCY:GBG) traded 2.5% higher against the dollar during the 1 day period ending at 23:00 PM Eastern on June 2nd. One Golos Gold coin can now be bought for about $0.0544 or 0.00000712 BTC on exchanges including Liqui, Bittrex and Kuna. Golos Gold has a market capitalization of $0.00 and $25,125.00 worth of Golos Gold was traded on exchanges in the last day. During the last week, Golos Gold has traded down 2.4% against the dollar.

Here’s how related cryptocurrencies have performed during the last day:

Get Golos Gold alerts: Ripple (XRP) traded 3.4% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.64 or 0.00008420 BTC. Stellar (XLM) traded 2.2% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.30 or 0.00003918 BTC. IOTA (MIOTA) traded down 2.7% against the dollar and now trades at $1.89 or 0.00024697 BTC. TRON (TRX) traded 4.7% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.0608 or 0.00000797 BTC. NEO (NEO) traded up 1% against the dollar and now trades at $56.23 or 0.00736491 BTC. Tether (USDT) traded 0.2% lower against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00013065 BTC. VeChain (VEN) traded 7% higher against the dollar and now trades at $3.70 or 0.00048409 BTC. Binance Coin (BNB) traded up 2.9% against the dollar and now trades at $14.52 or 0.00190234 BTC. Ontology (ONT) traded 9.4% higher against the dollar and now trades at $7.70 or 0.00100804 BTC. Zilliqa (ZIL) traded up 8.2% against the dollar and now trades at $0.12 or 0.00001592 BTC.

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Hot Stocks To Watch Right Now: USANA Health Sciences Inc.(USNA)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Lisa Levin] Gainers Daré Bioscience, Inc. (NASDAQ: DARE) shares jumped 56.69 percent to close at $1.27 on Wednesday on news that the company entered into worldwide license agreement for Juniper Pharmaceuticals' intravaginal ring technology platform. Vicor Corporation (NASDAQ: VICR) rose 26.84 percent to close at $37.10. Vicor posted Q1 earnings of $0.10 per share on sales of $65.2 million. AGM Group Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: AGMH) climbed 25.56 percent to close at $10.61. Travelzoo (NASDAQ: TZOO) gained 24.7 percent to close at $9.75 following strong Q1 results. Intrepid Potash, Inc. (NYSE: IPI) shares climbed 19.24 percent to close at $4.71. China Customer Relations Centers, Inc. (NASDAQ: CCRC) rose 18.73 percent to close at $18.64. Genprex, Inc. (NASDAQ: GNPX) climbed 18.28 percent to close at $5.89. Genprex expanded its operations to Cambridge, Mass. Scorpio Tankers Inc. (NYSE: STNG) rose 13.92 percent to close at $2.70 following Q1 results. Rocky Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ: RCKY) shares surged 13.57 percent to close at $23.85 after reporting Q1 results. Resonant Inc. (NASDAQ: RESN) shares rose 12.5 percent to close at $4.14 on Wednesday. USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (NYSE: USNA) jumped 11.24 percent to close at $106.85 following Q1 results. SUPERVALU Inc. (NYSE: SVU) rose 11.16 percent to close at $16.24 after the company reported Q4 results and agreed to sell and leaseback eight distribution centers for an aggregate purchase price of $483 million. K12 Inc. (NYSE: LRN) shares gained 10.74 percent to close at $15.36 following Q3 results. Tupperware Brands Corporation (NYSE: TUP) rose 9.15 percent to close at $46.28 as the company posted in-line quarterly earnings. Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (NYSE: SIX) shares climbed 8.49 percent to close at $64.18 as the company posted a narrower-than-expected loss for its first quarter. Carlisle Companies Incorporated (NYSE: CSL) gained 8.2 percent to close at $107.94 af
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  USANA Health Sciences (NYSE: USNA) is also benefitting from strong growth in Asia, with 71% of sales from the region, including 51% in China. The company's health and wellness products are sold through an independent network, which keeps operating expenses low. Revenue has grown at an 11% annualized pace over the last decade and the company carries no balance sheet debt.

Hot Stocks To Watch Right Now: Astrotech Corporation(ASTC)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Alexander Bird]

  We're talking 471% potential gains…

  Penny Stock Current Share Price Last Week's Gain Renren Inc. (NYSE: RENN) $2.50 158.64% Astrotech Corp. (Nasdaq: ASTC) $4.17 132.80% Xenetic Biosciences Inc. (Nasdaq: XBIO) $5.58 71.95% Nordic American Tanker Shipping Ltd. (NYSE: NAT) $2.73 38.43% United States Antimony Corp. (NYSE: UAMY) $0.49 36.47% Soeno Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: SLNO) $2.65 33.05% Fibrocell Science Inc. (Nasdaq: FCSC) $3.16 31.36% Teekay Tankers Ltd. (NYSE: TNK) $1.30 29.70% Neovasc Inc. (Nasdaq: NVCN) $0.04 27.30% Actinium Pharmaceuticals Inc. (OTCMKTS: ATNM) $0.24 25.98%

  While the gains of last week's top penny stocks are exciting, investors who know where to look can unlock even bigger gains…

Hot Stocks To Watch Right Now: PFSweb Inc.(PFSW)

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• [By Max Byerly]

  Get a free copy of the Zacks research report on PFSweb (PFSW)

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• [By Max Byerly]

  Get a free copy of the Zacks research report on PFSweb (PFSW)

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Hot Stocks To Watch Right Now: Nuance Communications Inc.(NUAN)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Paul Ausick]

  Nuance Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) dropped about 20% Thursday to post a new 52-week low of $12.19. Shares closed at $15.28 on Wednesday and the stock’s 52-week high is $19.49. Volume of around 19 million shares was about nine times the daily average. The company reported indifferent results Wednesday night but cut its outlook for revenue growth.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Nuance Communications (NASDAQ:NUAN) had its price objective cut by Stifel Nicolaus from $18.00 to $15.00 in a report issued on Thursday. The brokerage currently has a “hold” rating on the software maker’s stock. Stifel Nicolaus’ target price indicates a potential upside of 15.03% from the company’s current price.

• [By Lisa Levin]

  Check out these big penny stock gainers and losers

  Losers MDC Partners Inc. (NASDAQ: MDCA) fell 23.4 percent to $5.25 in pre-market trading after a first-quarter earnings miss. Hudson Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: HDSN) shares fell 15.1 percent to $3.48 in pre-market trading after the company reported downbeat Q1 earnings. Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) fell 14 percent to $13.15 in pre-market trading after the company posted downbeat Q2 earnings and lowered FY18 organic growth guidance. Myomo, Inc. (NYSE: MYO) fell 13.2 percent to $3.10 in pre-market trading after reporting downbeat quarterly results. Rowan Companies plc (NYSE: RDC) shares fell 10.7 percent to $14.13 in pre-market trading after climbing 8.50 percent on Wednesday. BT Group plc (NYSE: BT) fell 9 percent to $14.80 in pre-market trading after the company reported Q4 results and announced plans to cut 13,000 jobs over the next three years. Exelixis, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXEL) fell 8.3 percent to $19.90 in pre-market trading after the company disclosed that IMblaze370 Phase 3 pivotal trial of atezolizumab and cobimetinib in patients with heavily pretreated locally advanced or metastatic colorectal cancer did not meet primary endpoint. Infinera Corporation (NASDAQ: INFN) fell 8.2 percent to $10.80 in pre-market trading after reporting Q1 results. Synaptics, Incorporated (NASDAQ: SYNA) shares fell 7.4 percent to $43.00 in pre-market trading. Synaptics reported better-than-expected earnings for its third quarter, while sales missed estimates. Randgold Resources Limited (NASDAQ: GOLD) shares fell 7.4 percent to $76.23 in pre-market trading after reporting Q1 earnings. Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: IART) shares fell 7 percent to $59.36 in pre-market trading. Integra LifeSciences priced its 5.25 million share public offering of common stock at $58.50 per share. Array BioPharma Inc. (NASDAQ: ARRY) shares fell 6.9 percent to $12.75 in pre-m
• [By Dan Caplinger]

  One key part of the rush toward artificial intelligence is making sure that automated systems can communicate easily and effectively with their human users. Nuance Communications (NASDAQ:NUAN) has a huge head start in voice recognition technology, and despite its successes in areas like medical transcription, the tech company knows that in order to sustain its competitive advantage, it needs to use its lead to push forward with groundbreaking technological innovations.

Hot Stocks To Watch Right Now: Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc.(FBHS)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Get a free copy of the Zacks research report on Fortune Brands Home & Security (FBHS)

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• [By Max Byerly]

  Uniplan Investment Counsel Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Fortune Brands Home & Security Inc (NYSE:FBHS) in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 111,247 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,551,000. Uniplan Investment Counsel Inc. owned approximately 0.08% of Fortune Brands Home & Security at the end of the most recent quarter.

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Ancora Advisors LLC trimmed its holdings in Fortune Brands Home & Security Inc (NYSE:FBHS) by 9.1% during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 15,145 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 1,508 shares during the quarter. Ancora Advisors LLC’s holdings in Fortune Brands Home & Security were worth $892,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

• [By Max Byerly]

  Tdam USA Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Fortune Brands Home & Security Inc (NYSE:FBHS) by 1,131.4% in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 87,222 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after acquiring an additional 80,139 shares during the period. Tdam USA Inc.’s holdings in Fortune Brands Home & Security were worth $5,137,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Guggenheim Capital LLC lifted its stake in shares of Fortune Brands Home & Security Inc (NYSE:FBHS) by 8.7% during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 838,953 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after purchasing an additional 67,018 shares during the quarter. Guggenheim Capital LLC’s holdings in Fortune Brands Home & Security were worth $49,406,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Cantor Fitzgerald Pair Sued for Alleged Commission Sharing

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Two former Cantor Fitzgerald LP brokers were sued by U.S. securities regulators over claims that they secretly split trading commissions, bypassing the firm’s compensation policies.

The Securities and Exchange Commission filed the suit against Adam Mattessich of New York and Joseph "Jay" Ludovico of Brooklyn, in Manhattan federal court Friday. They are accused of working with another trader on Cantor’s international equities desk to circumvent a 2002 decision by Mattessich’s supervisor to deny his request for commissions on transactions in certain customer accounts he serviced.

Cantor Fitzgerald also agreed to pay a $1.25 million penalty for failing to maintain accurate books and records. Marc P. Berger, director of the SEC’s New York office, said “efforts to circumvent the SEC’s investor protection laws will not be tolerated.”

According to the suit, Mattessich got around this by transferring his accounts to Ludovico and the other trader, who wasn’t identified, both of whom were eligible to receive commissions. Ludovico and the other trader would then pay Mattessich a portion of their commissions via personal check, the SEC said. Cantor Fitzgerald’s policies have prohibited off-book commission-splitting since at least 2006, the agency said.

"Once again the SEC has brought an action where the facts are misstated and the law misinterpreted,” Denis Kelleher, Mattessich’s attorney, said in an email. “My client vigorously denies these allegations and is confident that when the dust settles he will be fully and completely vindicated.”

Karen Laureano-Rikardsen, a spokeswoman for Cantor Fitzgerald, and Ludovico declined to comment.

Commissions Paid

According to the suit, Mattessich was working as a senior execution trader in about 2002 when he asked the firm to pay him commissions on transactions in the accounts he serviced. Sales traders at Cantor were mostly responsible for working with customers, while execution traders were mostly tasked with routing and fulfilling orders, the suit says, so Mattessich’s request was denied by his supervisor, who told him to transfer the accounts to more junior traders.

Mattessich then approached Ludovico and the unidentified trader and proposed to have his accounts reassigned to them, according to the suit. They agreed and began making payments on a monthly basis, with the unidentified trader paying Mattessich through 2010 and Ludovico through December 2013, the SEC said. The scheme continued even after Mattessich was promoted to head of the international equities desk in 2004.

Ludovico paid Mattessich at least $58,200 in unrecorded commission compensation, according to the suit. Mattessich is also accused of arranging in 2011 for another unidentified junior execution trader to receive similar payments, which the SEC said totaled more than $90,000.

Mattessich, 47, joined Cantor in 1996, according to Financial Industry Regulatory Authority records. He was allowed to resign in February as a result of the alleged conduct, the SEC said in the suit. Ludovico, 41, had been associated with Cantor from October 1998 until he was also allowed to resign in February, the suit says.

— With assistance by Sonali Basak

(Updates with comments from defendant and company penalty.)

C&J Energy Services (CJ) Stock Price Up 5.7%

Shares of C&J Energy Services Inc (NYSE:CJ) rose 5.7% on Friday . The company traded as high as $24.45 and last traded at $24.25. Approximately 3,274,500 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 196% from the average daily volume of 1,105,209 shares. The stock had previously closed at $22.95.

A number of brokerages have recently commented on CJ. ValuEngine upgraded shares of C&J Energy Services from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 1st. Zacks Investment Research lowered shares of C&J Energy Services from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Monday, February 26th. Morgan Stanley cut their price target on shares of C&J Energy Services from $41.00 to $40.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 11th. Citigroup lifted their price target on shares of C&J Energy Services from $35.00 to $37.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 8th. Finally, Piper Jaffray Companies set a $35.00 price target on shares of C&J Energy Services and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 3rd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, one has issued a hold rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. The stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $38.75.

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The firm has a market cap of $1.66 billion, a PE ratio of -173.21 and a beta of 0.90.

C&J Energy Services (NYSE:CJ) last released its earnings results on Thursday, May 3rd. The company reported $0.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.37 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $553.00 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $538.14 million. C&J Energy Services had a net margin of 4.01% and a return on equity of 4.72%. The company’s revenue was up 76.0% on a year-over-year basis. sell-side analysts expect that C&J Energy Services Inc will post 2.98 earnings per share for the current year.

In related news, insider Tim Wallace sold 1,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, June 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $25.15, for a total value of $37,725.00. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 23,360 shares in the company, valued at $587,504. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. 1.05% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in CJ. Citadel Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of C&J Energy Services by 118.5% during the first quarter. Citadel Advisors LLC now owns 2,606,573 shares of the company’s stock valued at $67,302,000 after purchasing an additional 1,413,368 shares during the period. Millennium Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of C&J Energy Services by 1,427.2% during the first quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 1,424,834 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,789,000 after purchasing an additional 1,331,537 shares during the period. Van ECK Associates Corp acquired a new position in shares of C&J Energy Services during the first quarter valued at about $32,303,000. Point72 Asset Management L.P. raised its holdings in shares of C&J Energy Services by 347.5% during the first quarter. Point72 Asset Management L.P. now owns 1,296,590 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,478,000 after purchasing an additional 1,006,878 shares during the period. Finally, BlackRock Inc. raised its holdings in shares of C&J Energy Services by 13.5% during the fourth quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 4,500,188 shares of the company’s stock valued at $150,624,000 after purchasing an additional 535,243 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.03% of the company’s stock.

C&J Energy Services Company Profile

C&J Energy Services, Inc provides well construction, well completion, well support, and other complementary oilfield services to oil and gas exploration and production companies throughout the continental United States. It operates through Completion Services and Well Support Services segments. The Completion Services segment provides hydraulic fracturing; cased-hole solutions comprising cased-hole wireline, pumpdown, wireline logging, perforating, pressure pumping, well site make-up and pressure testing, and other complementary services; and well construction and intervention services, which include cementing, coiled tubing, and directional drilling services.

Top Low Price Stocks To Own For 2019

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Dollar General (DG) marked its 27th consecutive year of same-store sales growth in fiscal 2016. It followed this milestone up with a beat on both the top and bottom lines during its first quarter of 2017, with comps once again growing - but by only about 0.7%. As I was sifting through the retail carnage, Dollar General was one of the companies that stood out as above average, so I decided to take a closer look with this article.

The business

The company's primary niche seems to come from its low cost operating structure. The majority of its stores are rural, with roughly 70% of them located in towns of 20,000 people or less. It constantly seeks ways to reduce (or at least control) costs that won't affect the shopping experience for its customers, many of whom are primarily in a lower income bracket. This is exhibited by its low prices, where 80% of its stock-keeping units are set at $5 or less.

Source: 2016 10-K

Top Low Price Stocks To Own For 2019: Unifirst Corporation(UNF)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Shane Hupp]

  UniFirst Corp (NYSE:UNF)’s share price hit a new 52-week high and low on Thursday . The company traded as low as $179.10 and last traded at $177.85, with a volume of 768 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $178.90.

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Shares of UniFirst Corp (NYSE:UNF) have been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the six brokerages that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company. The average 12-month target price among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $183.00.

Top Low Price Stocks To Own For 2019: Teradyne, Inc.(TER)

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  Texas Instruments Inc. (TXN) and Teradyne Inc. (TER) are the next major semiconductor stocks to report, with financials expected after the closing bell on Tuesday, April 24.

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  But to the extent that investors are on edge about weakening demand, it's worth noting that earnings news flow has been encouraging for some parts of the industry. Here are some takeaways from the March quarter reports delivered so far by the likes of Texas Instruments (TXN) , STMicroelectronics (STM) , Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM) , Lam Research (LRCX) , Teradyne (TER) and SK Hynix (HXSCL) .

• [By Lisa Levin]

  Shares of Teradyne, Inc. (NYSE: TER) were down 16 percent to $34.6801 after the company issued downbeat Q2 guidance.

  HFF, Inc. (NYSE: HF) was down, falling around 18 percent to $38.805 following weaker-than-expected quarterly results.

• [By Lisa Levin]

  Check out these big penny stock gainers and losers

  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
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  In addition, Elliott Management, which often pushes for M&A and other strategic transactions at targeted companies, made investments in EQT Corp. (EQT) , CommVault Systems Inc. (CVLT) , Sabre Corp. (SABR) , Teradyne Inc. (TER)  and Windstream Holdings Inc. (WIN)

• [By Dan Caplinger]

  Wednesday was an up-and-down day on Wall Street. Major benchmarks started the day sharply lower as concerns about rising interest rates continued to swirl among those following the financial markets. Investors then seemed to get more comfortable with the current state of affairs, leading to a rebound, but further volatility left the Dow with only modest gains by the end of the session. Some bad news from key companies also weighed on overall sentiment. Snap (NYSE:SNAP), Teradyne (NYSE:TER), and Owens Corning (NYSE:OC) were among the worst performers on the day. Here's why they did so poorly.

Top Low Price Stocks To Own For 2019: Greif Bros. Corporation(GEF.B)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Greif, Inc. Class B (NYSE:GEF.B) declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, June 5th, Zacks reports. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 18th will be given a dividend of 0.63 per share by the industrial products company on Sunday, July 1st. This represents a $2.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.18%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 15th.

There's one Dow stock having a great day �� Verizon

Verizon was the only member of the Dow Jones Industrial Average trading significantly into the green on Tuesday.

The gains came after Deutsche Bank upgraded the wireless provider, saying the shares were relatively cheap.

The stock gained 1.9 percent Tuesday, also boosted by investors betting that its domestic revenues will be shielded from fears of a trade war hitting the broader market. Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, Merck, Procter & Gamble and Travelers traded slightly higher for a similar reason, but none had the gains of Verizon.

Deutsche Bank upped its rating for Verizon to buy, and increased its price target to $56, roughly $8 above where the stock was trading Tuesday.

Verizon is trading at a discount compared with its telecom peers, Deutsche Bank analyst Matthew Niknam wrote in a note to clients Tuesday. His 12-month price target implies 23 percent total return from current levels.

Niknam highlighted improving financial health in the overall U.S. wireless market and said Verizon, the nation's largest carrier, is set to benefit from investors' confidence.

"Wireless fundamentals are meaningfully improving, following a heightened wave of aggressive competitive activity in recent years," Niknam said.

Consolidation in the market, most recently with T-Mobile and Sprint's plans to merge, "could be viewed favorably by investors when considering the longer-term health of the U.S. Wireless market," Niknam said.

Still, the bank said rising interest rates have historically been a headwind for telecoms like Verizon. Deutsche Bank macroeconomists expect the 10-year Treasury yield to hit 3.5 percent by the end of 2018. Yields were around 2.92 Tuesday.

The Dow Jones industrial average fell more than 300 points at the open Tuesday, erasing all of its gains for the year. The 30-stock index was dragged down by Boeing and Caterpillar, which are considered to be bellwethers for trade tensions.

President Donald Trump asked the United States Trade Representative to identify $200 billion worth of Chinese goods for additional tariffs and Monday night said if China "refuses to change its practices" and continues with its own newly declared tariffs, then the additional levies would be imposed on Beijing.

In response, the Chinese Commerce Ministry said the latest threat of more tariffs violates previous negotiations and Washington "has initiated a trade war that violates market laws and is not in accordance with current global development trends."

Shares of Verizon have fallen about 8.5 percent this year, and were trading above $48 Tuesday.

Planning For LGBTQ Couples: Distinct Financial Challenges Persist

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Three years ago, &l;em&g;&l;a href=&q;https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/14pdf/14-556_3204.pdf&q; target=&q;_blank&q;&g;Obergefell vs. Hodges&l;/a&g;&l;/em&g; upended financial planning for LGBTQ couples, legalizing same sex marriage throughout the United States for the first time ever. &a;nbsp;It was a momentous change, obviously, and now people often ask me if there are any remaining differences between financial planning for LGBTQ and heterosexual couples.

The answer is unequivocally yes. Even post-Obergefell, the LGBTQ community faces a wide array of issues that don&a;rsquo;t affect our straight counterparts. &a;nbsp;Some interesting new studies have highlighted issues unique to the LGBTQ financial experience, as well as key planning issues for these households. Today, I&a;rsquo;d like to briefly go over the results and their implications for LGBTQ couples.

&l;u&g;&l;strong&g;The world for the LGBTQ community looks much different now&l;/strong&g;&l;/u&g;

When I first thought of the idea of starting a financial blog for the LGBTQ community, I came across a &l;a href=&q;https://www.prudential.com/media/managed/Prudential_LGBT_Financial_Experience.pdf&q; target=&q;_blank&q;&g;study by Prudential &l;/a&g;that explored &a;ldquo;the hopes, dreams and fears of LGBT Americans.&a;rdquo; I was so excited to find the report because I&s;d never seen anything like it that specifically focused on the LGBTQ community. &a;nbsp;I found the statistics interesting and really useful when I made the pitch to my bosses about starting my blog. Ironically, just in time for the launch of my new business, &l;a href=&q;https://www.prudential.com/links/about/lgbt-financial-experience&q; target=&q;_blank&q;&g;Prudential offered an update&l;/a&g;.

The update rightly points out that &a;ldquo;the world looks much different today&a;rdquo; for the LGBTQ community than their last analysis back in 2012.&a;nbsp; The &l;em&g;Obergefell&l;/em&g; decision has afforded us access to over &l;a href=&q;http://btfinancial.com/posts/132207438684&q; target=&q;_blank&q;&g;1,100 federal benefits&l;/a&g;, including &l;a href=&q;http://btfinancial.com/posts/141487126899&q; target=&q;_blank&q;&g;filing joint tax returns&l;/a&g;, &l;a href=&q;http://btfinancial.com/posts/66872904055&q; target=&q;_blank&q;&g;putting spouses on health insurance on a pre-tax basis&l;/a&g;, and &l;a href=&q;http://btfinancial.com/posts/144552517104&q; target=&q;_blank&q;&g;spousal protections in the event of death&l;/a&g;.

&l;u&g;&l;strong&g;Marriage is on the rise&l;/strong&g;&l;/u&g;

&l;a href=&q;https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/research/census-lgbt-demographics-studies/marriage-and-same-sex-couples-after-obergefell/&q; target=&q;_blank&q;&g;According to the Williams Institute&l;/a&g; out of the UCLA law school, more same sex couples than ever are choosing to marry. In 2013, the year that the&a;nbsp;&l;em&g;Windsor&l;/em&g;&a;nbsp;ruling was issued, only 230,000&a;nbsp;same-sex couples &a;mdash; or about one in five&a;mdash; were married.&a;nbsp;By June 2015, when&a;nbsp;Obergefell&a;nbsp;was decided,&a;nbsp;that number had risen to 390,000&a;nbsp;married same-sex couples were married,&a;nbsp;or 38%&a;nbsp;of the total.&a;nbsp;Just four months later, the total had grown again dramatically to 486,000 married couples, representing nearly half (45%)of all same-sex couples.&a;nbsp; Take a moment to let that sink in &a;mdash; 256,000 same-sex couples married in a little over two years.

&l;a href=&q;http://news.gallup.com/poll/212702/lgbt-adults-married-sex-spouse.aspx&q; target=&q;_blank&q;&g;Gallup offered additional numbers&l;/a&g; showing that 49% of same-sex, cohabitating couples were married in 2016 and 61% for 2017. Gallup also estimates that now 10.2% of all LGBTQ adults are married.

The Prudential study also saw a huge increase in the marriage rate of its participants. Married couples represented just 8% of all participants in 2012 and 30% in 2016. &a;nbsp;In addition, almost half of those respondents said marriage equality had simplified their finances.

Because same sex marriage is so new, it raises some unique planning challenges for LGBTQ couples. I work with a couple in their 50s who have been together for a long time but just recently married. We&a;rsquo;ve focused on things like getting on the &l;a href=&q;http://btfinancial.com/posts/to-prenup-or-not-to-prenup&q; target=&q;_blank&q;&g;same page financially&l;/a&g;, &l;a href=&q;http://btfinancial.com/posts/11-common-mistakes-couples-make-when-combining-their-finances&q; target=&q;_blank&q;&g;commingling assets&l;/a&g; and &l;a href=&q;https://www.forbes.com/sites/brianthompson1/2018/04/04/8-tax-tips-my-clients-taught-me/#1637ccf01a1b&q;&g;dealing with their taxes&l;/a&g; &a;mdash; all issues that most heterosexual couples their age have long settled.

And there are additional complexities around &l;a href=&q;http://btfinancial.com/posts/how-to-prepare-financially-for-adoption&q; target=&q;_blank&q;&g;LGBTQ adoption&l;/a&g;, &l;a href=&q;http://btfinancial.com/posts/beyond-adoption-the-cost-of-expanding-your-family&q; target=&q;_blank&q;&g;fertility and medical expenses&l;/a&g; that many straight couples don&a;rsquo;t face.

&l;u&g;&l;strong&g;&a;nbsp;Some Things Have Changed For the Worse&l;/strong&g;&l;/u&g;

Despite progress in marriage equality, not every aspect of LGBTQ financial planning has gotten better. For instance, here are some negative changes that the Prudential study found.

&l;ul&g;&l;li&g;Lesbian women earn less than heterosexual women, reporting an average annual salary of $45,606 vs. $51,461. (A difference of $5,855)&l;/li&g; &l;li&g;Gay men reported earning an average of $56,936, with heterosexual men earning $83,469. (A difference of $26,533). LGBTQ respondents surveyed in 2016 are less likely to have started saving or investing for retirement, to have insurance products and to have a will or estate plan than those surveyed in 2012 or general population respondents&l;/li&g; &l;li&g;More LGBTQ respondents consider themselves &a;ldquo;spenders,&a;rdquo;&a;mdash; 48% compared to 32% of the general population. The respondents spending patterns confirmed that they spend more and save less, compared to the general population.&l;/li&g; &l;li&g;Overall the LGBT population owned less financial planning products (such as mutual funds, life insurance or will) than the general population.&l;/li&g; &l;li&g;41% of respondents today, compared to 31% in 2012, said they are struggling financially.&l;/li&g; &l;/ul&g;

These statistics clearly debunk the &l;a href=&q;http://btfinancial.com/posts/how-do-you-compare-the-rich-gay-myth-revisited&q; target=&q;_blank&q;&g;&q;Rich Gay Myth&l;/a&g;&q;. In addition, they demonstrate a need for more financial progress, especially when it comes to the job front.

Currently, there is no comprehensive federal law that protects LGBTQ people from getting fired for their sexual orientation. In fact, &l;a href=&q;https://www.employmentlawlandscape.com/2016/08/seventh-circuit-title-vii-offers-no-protection-against-sexual-orientation-discrimination/&q; target=&q;_blank&q;&g;the Seventh Circuit Court held that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act does not prohibit sexual orientation discrimination&l;/a&g;. That means state law determines legal protections for LGBTQ citizens. Currently only 22 states have an anti-discrimination statute that includes sexual orientation (two of those states do not include sexual identity, or the &q;T&q;) for private employers. You can still be &l;a href=&q;https://www.fastcompany.com/40456937/heres-everywhere-in-the-u-s-you-can-still-get-fired-for-being-gay-or-trans&q; target=&q;_blank&q;&g;fired in 28 states just for being an LGBTQ individual&l;/a&g;.

This lack of legal protection creates job insecurity and pay inequities that our straight counterparts don&a;rsquo;t have to confront. As such, we have to prepare differently when it comes for saving for emergencies, being out at work and planning for retirement.

&l;a href=&q;https://www.aegon.com/en/Home/Research/lgbt-retirement/&q; target=&q;_blank&q;&g;&a;nbsp;A recent 2018 study conducted by AEGON&a;rsquo;s Center for Longevity and Retirement&l;/a&g; also showed the LGBT workers are more likely than their heterosexual counterparts to have a written plan, yet they are less likely to be saving habitually and at much higher risk of not achieving a &a;ldquo;financially secure retirement.&a;rdquo; The study concluded, &a;ldquo;While LGBT people and heterosexuals share similar retirement aspirations, differences in family circumstance, challenges in the workplace and health issues lead to great vulnerability among LGBT people.&a;rdquo;

&l;u&g;&l;strong&g;&l;/strong&g;&l;/u&g;

&l;u&g;&l;strong&g;A look at other aspects of wealth&l;/strong&g;&l;/u&g;

In addition to job insecurity and income gaps, the LGBTQ community also has some substantial differences in wealth accumulation. According to the Prudential survey, all LGBT respondents had the following amounts of debt (not including mortgage or home equity loans):

&l;ul&g;&l;li&g;45% have less than $10,000&l;/li&g; &l;li&g;34% have $10,000 - $50,000&l;/li&g; &l;li&g;21% have over $50,000&l;/li&g; &l;/ul&g;

Further more the majority of the LGBT population didn&a;rsquo;t have fairly standard financial products:

&l;ul&g;&l;li&g;40% have a savings account including money market or certificate of deposit&l;/li&g; &l;li&g;35% have an employer-sponsored retirement plan (401(k), 403B, 457)&l;/li&g; &l;li&g;18% have an individual IRA that is not employer-sponsored&l;/li&g; &l;li&g;18% have an employer sponsored pension plan&l;/li&g; &l;li&g;15% have mutual funds&l;/li&g; &l;li&g;18% have individual stocks&l;/li&g; &l;li&g;8% have individual bonds&l;/li&g; &l;li&g;42% have life insurance&l;/li&g; &l;li&g;19% have disability insurance&l;/li&g; &l;li&g;10% have long-term care insurance&l;/li&g; &l;li&g;19% have a will or estate plan&l;/li&g; &l;/ul&g;

These percentages are lower than the general population figures, expect for the individual bond percentages, which were equal. My clients and I focus a lot on education about the importance of these tools and how to use them to their advantage.

&l;u&g;&l;strong&g;There&a;rsquo;s Hope&l;/strong&g;&l;/u&g;

&l;p class=&q;tweet_line&q;&g;LGBTQ families face a lot of challenges, but good financial advice can help.&a;nbsp; You just have to find someone you can trust and open up to .

&l;a href=&q;http://btfinancial.com/posts/62715012698&q; target=&q;_blank&q;&g;I started my blog&l;/a&g; and my firm to help LGBTQ individuals learn more about personal finance and to give our community the tools to make progress toward social and economic equality. While planning can&a;rsquo;t negate all the social and economic barriers that exists for our community, focusing on the things that we can control will help us thrive rather than tread water. &a;nbsp;The Prudential survey found that while fewer LGBTQ respondents (versus general population) work with a financial professional, those that did had loftier financial goals, strong financial confidence and more successful saving.

One thing that I really appreciated about Prudential&a;rsquo;s survey was it took into account the goals of our community. For example, the LGBTQ respondents were much more likely than the general population respondents to say that they need to gain more knowledge in order to tackle their financial goals. They also mentioned that they didn&a;rsquo;t feel fully prepared because they don&a;rsquo;t&a;rsquo; know their options, don&a;rsquo;t know how best to evaluate their options or don&a;rsquo;t know how to get started.

Despite now having full marriage rights, the LGBTQ community has a lot of ground to make up when it comes to succeeding financially. We need to stay informed and help each other succeed. I would love to hear what financial issues you face. Email, Tweet or message me at the links below.

HeidelbergCement (HEI) Given a €104.00 Price Target by Sanford C. Bernstein Analysts

HeidelbergCement (ETR:HEI) received a €104.00 ($120.93) price objective from equities researchers at Sanford C. Bernstein in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday. The brokerage currently has a “buy” rating on the basic materials company’s stock. Sanford C. Bernstein’s price target indicates a potential upside of 32.65% from the stock’s previous close.

A number of other research firms have also commented on HEI. Kepler Capital Markets set a €87.00 ($101.16) price target on shares of HeidelbergCement and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 20th. Jefferies Group set a €96.00 ($111.63) price target on shares of HeidelbergCement and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, March 16th. Commerzbank set a €107.00 ($124.42) price target on shares of HeidelbergCement and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 22nd. Independent Research set a €94.00 ($109.30) price target on shares of HeidelbergCement and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 20th. Finally, Societe Generale set a €86.00 ($100.00) price target on shares of HeidelbergCement and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, March 26th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating and twelve have issued a buy rating to the stock. The stock has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of €94.55 ($109.94).

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Shares of HeidelbergCement opened at €78.40 ($91.16) on Wednesday, Marketbeat Ratings reports. HeidelbergCement has a twelve month low of €76.94 ($89.47) and a twelve month high of €96.00 ($111.63).

HeidelbergCement Company Profile

HeidelbergCement AG produces and distributes cement, aggregates, ready-mixed concrete, and asphalt worldwide. Its cement products include special cements with targeted characteristics, special geotechnical building materials, and a range of binders. The company offers natural stone and crushed aggregates, including sand, gravel, stone chippings, and crushed stones; concrete/ready-mixed concrete that is used for the production of precast concrete parts, such as stairs, ceiling elements, or structural components, as well as for use in the construction of tunnels or bridges, office buildings, and schools; and asphalt, which is primarily used in the building of traffic infrastructure comprising roads, walkways, and parking lots.

NRG Yield (NYLD) Receives Daily Media Impact Score of 0.21

News headlines about NRG Yield (NYSE:NYLD) have been trending somewhat positive this week, according to Accern. The research group identifies negative and positive media coverage by analyzing more than twenty million blog and news sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. NRG Yield earned a coverage optimism score of 0.21 on Accern’s scale. Accern also gave media coverage about the utilities provider an impact score of 48.1567546044855 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock’s share price in the next several days.

Shares of NYLD stock opened at $18.00 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.45, a current ratio of 0.49 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.47. NRG Yield has a 12-month low of $15.55 and a 12-month high of $20.15. The firm has a market cap of $3.34 billion, a PE ratio of 22.22, a P/E/G ratio of 0.60 and a beta of 2.18.

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NRG Yield (NYSE:NYLD) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 3rd. The utilities provider reported $0.16 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters’ consensus estimate of $0.02 by $0.14. NRG Yield had a net margin of 0.30% and a return on equity of 4.10%. The company had revenue of $225.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $216.52 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.33 earnings per share. research analysts anticipate that NRG Yield will post 0.96 EPS for the current fiscal year.

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 1st will be given a dividend of $0.309 per share. This is an increase from NRG Yield’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.30. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, May 31st. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.87%. NRG Yield’s dividend payout ratio is currently 146.91%.

Several equities research analysts have commented on the stock. TheStreet raised shares of NRG Yield from a “d” rating to a “c-” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 15th. ValuEngine downgraded shares of NRG Yield from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, April 2nd. Morgan Stanley lowered their target price on shares of NRG Yield from $21.00 to $18.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, February 13th. Finally, Zacks Investment Research raised shares of NRG Yield from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 14th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. The company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $18.50.

In other news, Director John Chlebowski sold 25,417 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $17.81, for a total transaction of $452,676.77. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 12,712 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $226,400.72. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Christopher S. Sotos acquired 6,200 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 5th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $16.16 per share, with a total value of $100,192.00. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 16,600 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $268,256. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. 0.24% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

NRG Yield Company Profile

NRG Yield, Inc, through its subsidiaries, acquires, owns, and operates contracted renewable and conventional generation, and thermal infrastructure assets in the United States. As of December 31, 2017, it had contracted renewable and conventional generation portfolio of 5,118 net megawatt (MW). The company also owns thermal infrastructure assets with an aggregate steam and chilled water capacity of 1,319 net MW thermal equivalents, and electric generation capacity of 123 net MW.

Sierra Wireless (SWIR) Earning Somewhat Favorable News Coverage, Report Shows

Media stories about Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ:SWIR) (TSE:SW) have trended somewhat positive recently, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive news coverage by monitoring more than 20 million news and blog sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Sierra Wireless earned a news sentiment score of 0.05 on Accern’s scale. Accern also gave news stories about the communications equipment provider an impact score of 45.2228559448939 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock’s share price in the next few days.

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Shares of NASDAQ:SWIR traded up $0.15 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $17.85. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 162,849 shares, compared to its average volume of 226,098. The firm has a market capitalization of $642.23 million, a P/E ratio of 30.78 and a beta of 2.76. Sierra Wireless has a twelve month low of $15.10 and a twelve month high of $31.95. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a current ratio of 1.64 and a quick ratio of 1.38.

Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ:SWIR) (TSE:SW) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 3rd. The communications equipment provider reported $0.09 EPS for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters’ consensus estimate of $0.07 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $186.90 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $185.08 million. Sierra Wireless had a negative net margin of 0.56% and a positive return on equity of 3.23%. The firm’s revenue was up 15.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.24 earnings per share. equities analysts anticipate that Sierra Wireless will post 0.61 EPS for the current fiscal year.

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on SWIR. Roth Capital upgraded shares of Sierra Wireless from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price objective for the stock from $18.00 to $22.00 in a research note on Tuesday, March 27th. Scotiabank set a $21.00 price objective on shares of Sierra Wireless and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Friday, May 4th. Zacks Investment Research lowered shares of Sierra Wireless from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 10th. BidaskClub lowered shares of Sierra Wireless from a “sell” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 27th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity cut their price objective on shares of Sierra Wireless from $30.00 to $28.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 9th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. The stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $24.30.

Sierra Wireless Company Profile

Sierra Wireless, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in building the Internet of Things (IoT) with intelligent wireless solutions in North America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. It operates in three segments: Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) Solutions, Enterprise Solutions, and Cloud and Connectivity Services.

Top Blue Chip Stocks To Buy For 2019

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At first, the gifts seemed innocent enough: a free dinner and a private helicopter tour over the Grand Canyon. By the end of it, though, the Polish official was standing in a Warsaw parking lot, accepting $100,000 in bags of cash, given to him in exchange for multi-million-dollar government contracts.

You might be thinking that this government employee was being paid off by the mafia or some shadowy military contractor, but think again: According to the SEC and Polish prosecutors, the official was allegedly bribed by white-collar executives within Hewlett Packard (NYSE:HPQ) and IBM (NYSE:IBM), the American blue chip technology firms.

In 2014, the SEC charged HP with violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in Poland. At the time, the agency explained HP executives "provided gifts and cash bribes worth more than $600,000 to a Polish government official to obtain contracts with the national police agency."

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Top Blue Chip Stocks To Buy For 2019: Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras(PBR)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Lisa Levin] Companies Reporting Before The Bell Dean Foods Company (NYSE: DF) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $0.11 per share on revenue of $1.85 billion. Discovery, Inc. (NASDAQ: DISCA) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $0.44 per share on revenue of $1.99 billion. Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE: JEC) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $0.89 per share on revenue of $3.63 billion. Henry Schein, Inc. (NASDAQ: HSIC) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $0.92 per share on revenue of $3.17 billion. Gartner, Inc. (NYSE: IT) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $0.57 per share on revenue of $926.18 million. The AES Corporation (NYSE: AES) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $0.24 per share on revenue of $2.98 billion. Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPD) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $0.64 per share on revenue of $1.71 billion. US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE: USFD) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $0.32 per share on revenue of $5.98 billion. DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $0.7 per share on revenue of $3.50 billion. Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: ZBRA) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $2.06 per share on revenue of $936.98 million. Camping World Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CWH) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $0.42 per share on revenue of $1.06 billion. Perrigo Company plc (NYSE: PRGO) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $1.14 per share on revenue of $1.21 billion. Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras (NYSE: PBR) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $0.28 per share on revenue of $23.80 billion. JD.com, Inc. (NYSE: JD) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $0.18 per share on revenue of $15.65 billion. Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (NYSE: VRX) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $0.6 per share o
• [By Jayson Derrick]

  Improving oil prices mean a "major change" to the investment profile of Brazil-based Petroleo Brasil/ADR (NYSE: PBR), according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

• [By Chris Lange]

  Short interest at Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (NYSE: PBR), or Petrobras, increased to 34.35 million shares from the previous 31.85 million. The stock traded at $13.40 a share, in a 52-week range of $7.61 to $14.93. Unfortunately, Petrobras may be trading on an entirely different set of fundamentals and sentiment due to its ongoing woes in Brazil.

• [By Chris Lange]

  Short interest at Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (NYSE: PBR), or Petrobras, increased to 53.95 million shares from the previous 45.15 million. The stock traded at $12.65 a share, in a 52-week range of $7.61 to $13.99. Unfortunately, Petrobras may be trading on an entirely different set of fundamentals and sentiment due to its ongoing woes in Brazil.

Top Blue Chip Stocks To Buy For 2019: Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.(BPFH)

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  Boston Private Financial Hldg Inc (NASDAQ:BPFH) – Equities research analysts at SunTrust Banks cut their Q2 2018 earnings estimates for Boston Private Financial in a report released on Sunday, May 20th. SunTrust Banks analyst M. Young now expects that the bank will post earnings per share of $0.10 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.20.

Top Blue Chip Stocks To Buy For 2019: CIENA Corporation(CIEN)

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  A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Neuberger Berman Group LLC increased its position in Ciena by 169.5% during the third quarter. Neuberger Berman Group LLC now owns 4,217,455 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $92,657,000 after buying an additional 2,652,791 shares in the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC increased its position in Ciena by 431.6% during the fourth quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 2,477,957 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $51,864,000 after buying an additional 2,011,805 shares in the last quarter. Maverick Capital Ltd. purchased a new position in Ciena during the fourth quarter worth $50,962,000. Renaissance Technologies LLC purchased a new position in Ciena during the fourth quarter worth $40,110,000. Finally, Rubric Capital Management LP purchased a new position in Ciena during the third quarter worth $33,373,000.

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  Several other optics stocks stand to gain. In a Monday note, Bank of America Merrill Lynch analyst Vivek Arya also highlighlited the semiconductor space as one that could benefit from the news. Other stocks to watch include:

  Lumentum Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: LITE) Ciena Corporation (NYSE: CIEN) Coherent, Inc. (NASDAQ: COHR) II-VI, Inc. (NASDAQ: IIVI) Inphi Corporation (NYSE: IPHI) Skyworks Solutions Inc (NASDAQ: SWKS) Integrated Device Technology Inc (NASDAQ: IDTI) Qorvo Inc (NASDAQ: QRVO) Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) Broadcom Inc (NASDAQ: AVGO)

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

  Get Ciena alerts: Has the Tide Turned in Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. (BOOT) and Ciena Corporation (CIEN) Stocks? (nmsunews.com) Ciena (CIEN) SVP Sells $50,500.00 in Stock (americanbankingnews.com) Is Ciena Corporation (CIEN) In Search of Flying? (nmsunews.com) Ciena inks deals with Caucasus Online and GlobeNet (telecomlead.com) Ciena’s GeoMesh chosen to enhance submarine networks in Caucasus and Latin America (fibre-systems.com)

  Shares of Ciena stock opened at $25.30 on Friday. Ciena has a 12 month low of $19.40 and a 12 month high of $27.98. The company has a market cap of $3.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.98, a PEG ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 1.40. The company has a quick ratio of 1.79, a current ratio of 2.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33.

Top Blue Chip Stocks To Buy For 2019: First BanCorp.(FBP)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Logan Wallace]

  Press coverage about First BanCorp (NYSE:FBP) has trended somewhat positive this week, according to Accern. The research firm ranks the sentiment of media coverage by monitoring 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 closest to one being the most favorable. First BanCorp earned a daily sentiment score of 0.17 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned news headlines about the bank an impact score of 47.5369094230747 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock’s share price in the near term.

Top Blue Chip Stocks To Buy For 2019: Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.(SRPT)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Sarepta Therapeutics (NASDAQ:SRPT)’s share price reached a new 52-week high and low on Wednesday after Leerink Swann raised their price target on the stock from $88.00 to $121.00. Leerink Swann currently has an outperform rating on the stock. Sarepta Therapeutics traded as low as $95.67 and last traded at $94.81, with a volume of 42782 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $92.22.

• [By Keith Speights]

  But some stocks don't take nearly that long to double. Three stocks in particular�have doubled investors' money -- and more -- in just the last 12 months. Here's why Nektar Therapeutics (NASDAQ:NKTR), CRISPR Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CRSP), and Sarepta Therapeutics (NASDAQ:SRPT) became such huge winners -- and whether or not their impressive momentum can continue.

• [By Logan Wallace]

  Barclays upgraded shares of Sarepta Therapeutics (NASDAQ:SRPT) from an equal weight rating to an overweight rating in a research report released on Friday morning, MarketBeat.com reports. They currently have $107.00 target price on the biotechnology company’s stock, up from their prior target price of $55.00.

• [By Brian Feroldi]

  After reporting first-quarter results, shares of Sarepta Therapeutics�(NASDAQ:SRPT), a�commercial-stage biotech focused on rare diseases, jumped 14% as of 3:40 p.m. EDT Friday.