Best High Tech Stocks To Invest In 2019

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Xact Kapitalforvaltning AB boosted its holdings in CSG Systems International, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSGS) by 29.6% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 6,130 shares of the technology company’s stock after buying an additional 1,400 shares during the period. Xact Kapitalforvaltning AB’s holdings in CSG Systems International were worth $278,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Quantbot Technologies LP raised its holdings in CSG Systems International by 202.3% in the first quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP now owns 4,232 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $191,000 after buying an additional 2,832 shares during the period. Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan raised its stake in shares of CSG Systems International by 16.3% during the fourth quarter. Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan now owns 14,750 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $647,000 after purchasing an additional 2,070 shares during the period. MetLife Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of CSG Systems International during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $669,000. California Public Employees Retirement System raised its stake in shares of CSG Systems International by 33.4% during the first quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System now owns 29,554 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,339,000 after purchasing an additional 7,400 shares during the period. Finally, Cigna Investments Inc. New raised its stake in shares of CSG Systems International by 59.4% during the first quarter. Cigna Investments Inc. New now owns 32,909 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,491,000 after purchasing an additional 12,259 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 91.32% of the company’s stock.

Best High Tech Stocks To Invest In 2019: Entergy Louisiana, Inc.(ELA)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Elastos (CURRENCY:ELA) traded 2.8% higher against the dollar during the 1-day period ending at 16:00 PM E.T. on August 31st. One Elastos coin can currently be purchased for $9.84 or 0.00139878 BTC on cryptocurrency exchanges including LBank, Kucoin, Bit-Z and BCEX. Elastos has a total market cap of $78.05 million and $2.90 million worth of Elastos was traded on exchanges in the last day. Over the last seven days, Elastos has traded down 4.8% against the dollar.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Elastos (CURRENCY:ELA) traded down 2.3% against the dollar during the 1-day period ending at 20:00 PM E.T. on June 19th. Elastos has a market capitalization of $150.76 million and approximately $6.03 million worth of Elastos was traded on exchanges in the last day. In the last seven days, Elastos has traded 6.9% lower against the dollar. One Elastos coin can currently be bought for $28.91 or 0.00428971 BTC on major exchanges including Huobi and BCEX.

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Elastos (CURRENCY:ELA) traded down 5.4% against the US dollar during the twenty-four hour period ending at 18:00 PM E.T. on September 8th. Elastos has a total market cap of $60.79 million and approximately $1.07 million worth of Elastos was traded on exchanges in the last day. One Elastos coin can now be bought for $7.56 or 0.00121910 BTC on exchanges including Bit-Z, BCEX, CoinEgg and Huobi. Over the last week, Elastos has traded down 26.7% against the US dollar.

Best High Tech Stocks To Invest In 2019: Aaron's, Inc.(AAN)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Logan Wallace]

  Wall Street analysts predict that Aaron’s, Inc. (NYSE:AAN) will announce $948.59 million in sales for the current fiscal quarter, Zacks reports. Seven analysts have made estimates for Aaron’s’ earnings, with the lowest sales estimate coming in at $937.80 million and the highest estimate coming in at $953.43 million. Aaron’s reported sales of $838.88 million during the same quarter last year, which would suggest a positive year over year growth rate of 13.1%. The company is expected to announce its next earnings results on Friday, October 26th.

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Analysts expect Aaron’s, Inc. (NYSE:AAN) to announce earnings of $0.76 per share for the current quarter, Zacks Investment Research reports. Seven analysts have issued estimates for Aaron’s’ earnings. The lowest EPS estimate is $0.71 and the highest is $0.79. Aaron’s reported earnings per share of $0.43 during the same quarter last year, which would suggest a positive year over year growth rate of 76.7%. The business is scheduled to issue its next earnings results before the market opens on Friday, October 26th.

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Aaron’s (NYSE:AAN) was upgraded by investment analysts at ValuEngine from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note issued on Friday.

• [By Shane Hupp]

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• [By Motley Fool Transcribing]

  Aaron's (NYSE:AAN) Q4 2018 Earnings Conference CallFeb. 14, 2019 8:30 a.m. ET

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• [By Max Byerly]

  Textainer Group (NYSE: AAN) and Aaron’s (NYSE:AAN) are both transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Best High Tech Stocks To Invest In 2019: Espey Mfg. & Electronics Corp.(ESP)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Espey Manufacturing & Electronics Corp. (NYSEAMERICAN:ESP) announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, September 13th, Wall Street Journal reports. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 24th will be given a dividend of 0.25 per share on Monday, October 1st. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.32%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 21st.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Espey Manufacturing & Electronics Corp. (NYSEAMERICAN:ESP) CFO David A. Oneil sold 1,778 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $32.12, for a total value of $57,109.36. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 10,222 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $328,330.64. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link.

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Espers (CURRENCY:ESP) traded up 5.2% against the US dollar during the one day period ending at 7:00 AM Eastern on May 28th. Espers has a market capitalization of $6.27 million and approximately $8,492.00 worth of Espers was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. One Espers coin can now be bought for about $0.0003 or 0.00000004 BTC on cryptocurrency exchanges including Livecoin and CoinExchange. During the last seven days, Espers has traded down 26.2% against the US dollar.

Best High Tech Stocks To Invest In 2019: Cubic Corporation(CUB)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Max Byerly]

  SG Americas Securities LLC increased its position in Cubic Co. (NYSE:CUB) by 33.9% during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 12,716 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after buying an additional 3,217 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC’s holdings in Cubic were worth $816,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

• [By Motley Fool Transcribers]

  Cubic Corp  (NYSE:CUB)Q1 2019 Earnings Conference CallFeb. 07, 2019, 2:00 p.m. ET

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

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• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Get a free copy of the Zacks research report on Cubic (CUB)

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Yum! Brands Co-Founder David Novak Shares His Best Leadership Advice

&l;p&g;&l;img class=&q;size-large wp-image-3903&q; src=&q;http://blogs-images.forbes.com/zackfriedman/files/2019/03/David-Novak-1200x1096.jpg?width=960&q; alt=&q;&q; data-height=&q;1096&q; data-width=&q;1200&q;&g; David Novak, founder of oGoLead and co-founder and retired Chairman &a;amp; CEO of YUM! Brands

David Novak is the King of Restaurants.

His &l;span&g;r&a;eacute;sum&a;eacute;&l;/span&g; reads like every business school student&s;s dream. He&s;s the visionary who scaled KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell under Yum! Brands, one of the world&s;s largest restaurant companies with over 45,000 restaurants in more than 135 countries and territories. As c0-founder and retired Chairman and CEO of Yum! Brands, Novak was named one of the world&a;rsquo;s &a;ldquo;30 Best CEOs&a;rdquo; by &l;em&g;Barron&a;rsquo;s&l;/em&g;, one of the &a;ldquo;Top People in Business&a;rdquo; by &l;em&g;Fortune&l;/em&g; and one of the &a;ldquo;100 Best-Performing CEOs in the World&a;rdquo; by &l;em&g;Harvard Business Review&l;/em&g;.

Today, Novak is CEO of &l;a href=&q;https://ogolead.com/&q; target=&q;_blank&q;&g;oGoLead&l;/a&g;, a digital leadership development platform he created to help people become better leaders. He&s;s also the #1 &l;em&g;New York Times&l;/em&g; bestselling author of &l;em&g;&l;a href=&q;https://www.amazon.com/Taking-People-You-Things-Happen/dp/1591844541/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=taking+people+with+you&a;amp;qid=1553043736&a;amp;s=gateway&a;amp;sr=8-1&q; target=&q;_blank&q;&g;Taking People With You&l;/a&g;.&l;/em&g;

In our interview, we discuss a range of topics, including his childhood spent living in 32 trailer parks, how to get people to care about your brand, how leaders can be more authentic, the power of recognition, how he came up with the idea for Cool Ranch Doritos, when to listen to naysayers, his best career advice, his insights for entrepreneurs, his favorites meals at Pizza Hut, KFC and Taco Bell, and much more.

&l;strong&g;Zack Friedman: &l;/strong&g;By the time you were 12 years old, you had lived in 32 trailer parks in 23 states. How did your childhood shape you?

&l;strong&g;David Novak:&l;/strong&g; My dad was a surveyor so we moved every few months with fifteen or so families on the survey team. My Mom would check me into the new school and say, &a;ldquo;David, you better make friends in a hurry because we&a;rsquo;re leaving.&a;rdquo; That&a;rsquo;s how I quickly learned to size people up and figure out who the good ones were and who I should avoid. I think this experience really helped me develop a good gut instinct when it comes to assessing people and talent, which is an invaluable leadership skill. Moving so often also forced me to work through the fear and anxieties that always come when facing new situations. The more you do it, the easier it becomes, so I&a;rsquo;m more adept than most at meeting new people, walking into new environments, and dealing with unforeseen problems.

&l;strong&g;Friedman: &l;/strong&g;You&a;rsquo;re best known as a highly successful CEO who built a global restaurant powerhouse. But you also have a strong background in marketing with iconic brands like Pepsi, Pizza Hut, Frito-Lay and others. In a hyper-competitive, crowded marketplace, how do you get people to care about your brand?

&l;strong&g;Novak:&l;/strong&g; My goal with every brand is to always make it charismatic, arousing popular loyalty and enthusiasm. You do that by truly listening and responding to the voice of your customers and then building a one-of-a-kind likeable brand personality. You have to be relevant and true to your brand identity, and at the same time, constantly innovate.

For example, everything we do at Taco Bell is focused on giving it a youthful, irreverent personality, and we are constantly innovating around developing products that are portable and less messy to eat on the go. We introduced the quesadilla and believe it or not, Jeff Bezos was our celebrity spokesperson! He did a commercial with a group of techies who described our new quesadilla as the hottest new handheld on the market and sales went through the roof.

A must have in this hyper-competitive, multi-option world is marketing that breaks through the clutter so you stand out in a powerful way. This is more of an art than science and is much easier said than done. Just watch all the lousy ads on the Super Bowl if you need any proof. It requires finding outstanding marketing talent, which I always make a priority.

&l;strong&g;Friedman: &l;/strong&g;In your #1 &l;em&g;New York Times&l;/em&g; bestseller, &l;a href=&q;https://www.amazon.com/Taking-People-You-Things-Happen/dp/1591844541/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=taking+people+with+you&a;amp;qid=1553043736&a;amp;s=gateway&a;amp;sr=8-1&q; target=&q;_blank&q;&g;&l;em&g;Taking People With You&l;/em&g;&l;/a&g;, you write about the importance of &a;ldquo;extraordinary authenticity.&a;rdquo; How can leaders be more authentic, including showing more vulnerability?

&l;strong&g;Novak:&l;/strong&g; The first thing is to realize that no one has your DNA, so don&a;rsquo;t try to be something you are not. People will smell a phony a mile away so stay true to yourself. The best leaders are the ones who embrace that they are like no one else. Realize you have a unique set of strengths and weaknesses, interests and knowledge, and know that you are always going to be a work in progress.

Along the way, be open and honest about what you don&a;rsquo;t know and ask for help. It&a;rsquo;s amazing how liberating it is to do and how much more people will get behind you when you do. Nobody wants to follow a know-it-all.

&l;strong&g;Friedman: &l;/strong&g;You also believe in the importance of finding good ideas in unexpected places. Can you tell us the story about coming up with the idea for Cool Ranch Doritos?

&l;strong&g;Novak:&l;/strong&g; Early in my career, I was head of the Frito-Lay account at my ad agency. One day, I decided to take my team to the grocery store to look around and get some ideas. If you think we spent time in the snack food aisle, you&a;rsquo;d be dead wrong. We actually found our inspiration in the salad dressing aisle. We discovered ranch dressing had emerged as the most popular and fastest growing flavor.

I&a;rsquo;ve always been a big believer in pattern thinking, so I asked myself: would ranch dressing work as a chip flavor? This question led us to develop Cool Ranch Doritos, which is now one of Frito-Lay&a;rsquo;s biggest selling and most profitable products. The ranch flavor traveled to Lay&a;rsquo;s and Ruffles potato chips as well.

&l;strong&g;Friedman: &l;/strong&g;What&a;rsquo;s the most misunderstood thing about leadership?

This is easy. I think leaders underestimate the power of recognition. I believe purposeful recognition is the secret to achieving great results because I&s;ve seen how impactful it can be in both my life and business. I&s;ve also witnessed how devastating it can be when it&s;s absent in the life of an individual, a team or even a large organization.

If you give people the recognition they&a;rsquo;ve earned, if you show genuine appreciation and acknowledge the unique things people have to offer and do,&a;nbsp;then you will drive significantly better results. At the same time, you will lift the spirits of everyone involved, including yourself, and create a positive energy that becomes contagious. My question is, why aren&a;rsquo;t more leaders recognizing others?

&l;strong&g;Friedman: &l;/strong&g;You&a;rsquo;ve said that there is a &a;ldquo;global recognition deficit.&a;rdquo; What is so important about the power of recognition and how does it inspire people to choose greatness?

&l;strong&g;Novak: &l;/strong&g;Recognition is so powerful because it shows people you care and it drives great results. But you have to do the right kind of recognition. It can&a;rsquo;t just be willy nilly and left to chance. You need to define what behaviors drive business results and then recognize those behaviors. This is what I call purposeful recognition.

The reason recognition inspires people to greatness is pretty simple. When you recognize, it shows people that you&a;rsquo;re paying attention and what they do really matters, so they are inspired to keep doing it. It also validates the person doing the work and makes them feel good. Remember, people won&a;rsquo;t care about you until you care about them. Recognition shows you care.

&l;strong&g;Friedman: &l;/strong&g;How do you know when to ignore the naysayers and when to listen to them?

&l;strong&g;Novak:&l;/strong&g; When I first came up in business, I thought I had to have conviction in my ideas and when others disagreed, I thought they simply didn&a;rsquo;t understand my brilliance, so I plowed my way to the finish line thinking I was right. I learned some hard lessons along the way, and eventually discovered that in many cases, the people who raised objections were actually making good points.

As I matured in business, I learned to ask myself, &a;ldquo;What if they are right?&a;rdquo; when I was faced with objections from naysayers. I started taking time to truly listen and understand their concerns and dig deeper into whether they were valid or not. &a;nbsp;If they were truly legitimate issues, I would make the changes that ultimately led to better execution.

Leaders have to be confident and vulnerable enough to listen to alternative points of view because what if the naysayers are right? Once you&a;rsquo;ve done your homework on the validity of the objections, it&a;rsquo;s time to make a decision and set the course with courage in your convictions. Only then should you be truly confident.

&l;strong&g;Friedman:&l;/strong&g;&l;a href=&q;https://www.amazon.com/Education-Accidental-CEO-Lessons-Learned/dp/0307393690/ref=pd_sim_14_2/136-8637572-1564626?_encoding=UTF8&a;amp;pd_rd_i=0307393690&a;amp;pd_rd_r=d51f1e4d-4aab-11e9-8a59-37d10058a2a6&a;amp;pd_rd_w=pXGAd&a;amp;pd_rd_wg=hdGwU&a;amp;pf_rd_p=90485860-83e9-4fd9-b838-b28a9b7fda30&a;amp;pf_rd_r=QPA5XM25YPC4Z1CDRF9W&a;amp;psc=1&a;amp;refRID=QPA5XM25YPC4Z1CDRF9W&q; target=&q;_blank&q;&g;&l;em&g; The Education of an Accidental CEO&l;/em&g;&l;/a&g; is the tile of your autobiography&l;em&g;. &l;/em&g;You&a;rsquo;ve described your career as &a;ldquo;accidental&a;rdquo; and &a;ldquo;more a matter of the paths not taken than the paths that were.&a;rdquo; What can we learn from your &a;ldquo;accidental&a;rdquo; journey?

&l;strong&g;Novak:&l;/strong&g; While my career was accidental because I never expected to be a CEO, in retrospect, the journey I took was no accident. You never really know what you&a;rsquo;re capable of when you find your passion, love what you do, and do whatever it takes to achieve your goals. That&a;rsquo;s my story.

I found my passion in marketing and advertising and that drove me through my career progression. I guess it&a;rsquo;s no surprise I ended up at Yum! Brands because I love advertising, marketing, people and food.

I was always on the lookout for the next job &a;ndash; one with more responsibility &a;ndash; and my competitive nature would drive me to do whatever it took to get that position. This passion and drive allowed me to move up the ranks &a;ndash; right to the corner office.

My advice to aspiring leaders is to do what you love, be ambitious, and do whatever it takes to achieve your career goals.&a;nbsp; You never know what you&a;rsquo;re capable of when passion is the fuel that drives you.

&l;strong&g;Friedman: &l;/strong&g;What advice would you give to an aspiring entrepreneur who wants to start the next Yum! Brands?

&l;strong&g;Novak:&l;/strong&g; The best entrepreneurs are always students of consumer behavior. My advice is to create or disrupt categories by solving the most important consumer problems that occur most frequently. A lot can be learned from Colonel Sanders. Fried chicken was a popular Sunday family meal in the 1960s but was really hard to make at home and very time consuming. So, the Colonel created a pressure cooker that allowed KFC to offer delicious fried chicken fast -- virtually on demand. He eliminated the hard work and mess at home and made it so convenient, you could now have &a;ldquo;Sunday dinner seven days a week.&a;rdquo; Future entrepreneurs will solve big problems just like the Colonel did. By the way, the Colonel created what is now called the home meal replacement category.

&l;strong&g;Friedman: What are your three best pieces of career advice?&l;/strong&g;

&l;strong&g;Novak:&l;/strong&g;

1. Make recognition your most powerful leadership skill. Recognition is a tremendous privilege of leadership because it builds a culture where everyone counts and drives great results.

2. Do everything you can to get in a grateful state of mind. You make your best decisions when you are grateful and your worst ones when you&a;rsquo;re angry.

3. Be a know-how junkie. Being an avid learner is the single greatest characteristic that separates a great leader from the run of the mill.

&l;strong&g;Friedman: When you&a;rsquo;re hungry, how do you possibly choose among KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell?&l;/strong&g;

&l;strong&g;Novak:&l;/strong&g; This question is like asking me who my favorite grandchild is. Honestly, I love each one of the brands for different reasons: Original Recipe at KFC, Pan Pizza at Pizza Hut, and the good ol&a;rsquo; crunchy tacos at Taco Bell.

&l;strong&g;Friedman: &l;/strong&g;What is something we should know about you but don&a;rsquo;t?

&l;strong&g;Novak:&l;/strong&g; I&a;rsquo;ve started a new company called oGoLead with the mission to make the world a better place by developing better leaders. We offer all kinds of free content as well as online digital leadership training.

I&a;rsquo;m personally having a blast hosting podcasts I post every two weeks. I&a;rsquo;ve done over 60, with leaders like Jamie Dimon (JP Morgan), Indra Nooyi (Pepsi), Ken Langone (Home Depot), Gary Kelly (Southwest Airlines) and Tom Brady (New England Patriots). I&a;rsquo;ve always loved best practice visits and learning from others, so the preparation and interviews with my guests keeps me pumped up and attacking life every day.

I also love sharing the good, bad and ugly of my leadership journey in our &l;em&g;Essential Leadership Traits &l;/em&g;and our upcoming &l;em&g;Purposeful Recognition: The Secret to Achieving Great Results&l;/em&g; digital training programs. Go to&l;span&g;&a;nbsp;&l;/span&g;&l;a href=&q;http://OgoLead.com&q; target=&q;_blank&q;&g;OgoLead.com&l;/a&g;&l;span&g;&a;nbsp;&l;/span&g;and check it out. Sorry, I can&a;rsquo;t help myself, I&a;rsquo;ve always been a salesman.&l;/p&g;

Got goals? These simple actions will help you get the things you want

Everyone's got money goals.

We want houses, vacations, healthy bank accounts — the things that make life worth living.

You probably know people with great salaries who have all these things. But don't let your smaller salary or lack of knowledge stand in your way. You can have them, too.

It just takes learning some skills to achieve those goals.

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Don't despair of making progress. Other people made changes to move their own financial needle. That means you can, too.

Todd Kunsman, 31, got tired of living paycheck to paycheck.

Nicholas Hartford, 33, realized out-of-control spending was holding him back.

They looked around to see how they could change, and today they are both happy they made the effort.

1. Change your mindset

Hartford, a field service engineer in Maryville, Tennessee, learned some early money lessons from his dad, but they weren't serving him that well.

Out-of-control spending was a major problem.

"My father spent money however he wanted," said Hartford. "He always said, 'This is my money. I'll do whatever I want to.'" When Hartford grew up, he also spent freely on whatever caught his eye.

Source: Nicholas Hartford Nicholas Hartford

At age 28, Hartford got tired of money woes. "I realized I don't always have to be broke," he said. After reading some popular personal finance books, Hartford slowly began changing his view on his finances.

Before, nothing could have convinced him to save. "I thought I was right, and I couldn't see any other way," Hartford said.

Today, Hartford budgets carefully, and he and wife only buy things that will have a return on investment. His side gig is making wood furniture. "We are really trying to save and start investing, instead of just hoping our savings will be enough," he said.

How he got there: reading, learning and seeing the results of more careful spending.

2. Track spending

The best way to start is to analyze everything, says Kunsman, who used to live paycheck to paycheck on a slim salary. Today, he's head of marketing for a software company in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, and blogs about personal finance.

When Kunsman got serious about making financial changes, he wrote down everything in a spreadsheet to see where all his money was going. "Writing it down is really helpful," he said, "because it's easy to overspend without realizing it."

"It's easy to overspend without realizing it." -Todd Kunsman

What Kunsman learned from tracking: His gym membership could go ("I wasn't really using it"). A particular bill wasn't due till later in the month, so he could save first and pay the bill later. He really wasn't making enough to comfortably meet his car payment, student loans and rent. "It propelled me to make career changes so I'd earn more," he said.

3. Pay yourself first

Here's a simple thing that's easy to overlook. "The common thing is to pay your bills and loans on time," Kunsman said. "Nothing wrong with that, but I forgot about the savings part."

After paying bills, Kunsman found he might have a spare $10 or $20. "That's not enough to be OK in an emergency," he said. Instead, he reversed the two actions and began focusing on saving first at a certain percentage, which snowballed over time.

4. Embrace learning

Hartford took a do-it-yourself approach to financial learning, starting with popular books such as "Rich Dad, Poor Dad."

He likes podcasts and blogs, and recommends immersing yourself in as much information about investments as you can. "Knowledge is really critical to developing good habits," he said.

5. Be patient

Time management and patience are key, Kunsman says. You think you don't have time, but you could be wasting a few hours an evening on Netflix. He suggests taking just half an hour in the evening to read up on personal finance. Books, online articles, groups — just take the time to start learning more.

Be patient about seeing results. "It just takes time even if you think you're not saving much," he said. "You don't realize until six months or a year how much you've been able to save up."

"It takes some time to rebuild after bad decisions," Hartford said. When you're learning new ways and better practices, give yourself time to develop expertise.

Disclosure: NBCUniversal and Comcast Ventures are investors in Acorns.

Ashoka Buildcon rises 2% on contract from Jharkhand Bijli Vitran Nigam

Ashoka Buildcon shares gained 2 percent in the morning trade on March 18 after bagging order from Jharkhand Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited.

The stock was quoting at Rs 139.00, up Rs 2.20, or 1.61 percent on the BSE, at 0930 hours IST.

"We have received a letter of intent from Jharkhand Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited (JBVNL) for rural electrification works of Package-4 in Jharkhand under Jharkhand Sampurna Bijli Achchhadan Yojana (JSBAY) Phase-II," the company said in an exchange filing.

The Package-4 comprises Ranchi, Khunti, Gumla, Simdega and Lohardaga districts of Jharkhand.

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The accepted bid value for the project is Rs 169.22 crore, Ashoka Buildcon said.

In addition, company said its subsidiary Ashoka Concessions has been directed to pay Rs 57.33 crore plus interest to L&T Infrastructure Development Projects Limited (LTIDPL) towards share of shortfall funding of SPV - PNG Tollway Ltd.

PNG Tollway was running project of design, engineering, finance, construction, operation and maintenance of 6 laning of existing 2 laning of the Pimpalgaon-Nashik-Gondhe section of NH-3 in Maharashtra under NHDP Phase IIIA on build, operate and transfer (BOT) basis, awarded by NHAI, it said.

Project is terminated by PNG Tollway on February 25, 2016. L&T IDPL along with its group companies own 74 percent and Ashoka Concessions Ltd. owns 26 percent shareholding of PNG Tollway Ltd, respectively.

"ACL may approach appropriate forum for setting aside the arbitral award against it," Ashoka Buildcon said. First Published on Mar 18, 2019 09:44 am

A Big Shift In China: Consumers Are Trading Down, Author Says

&l;p&g;Slowing economic growth in China is taking some of the glow off of one of the country&a;rsquo;s greatest attractions for foreign businesses: consumers&a;rsquo; willingness to splurge on higher-priced goods as incomes rise.

So says Shanghai-headquartered business consultant Shaun Rein. &a;nbsp;&a;ldquo;Labor markets are bad,&a;rdquo; Rein said in an interview on Thursday. In addition, compared with the past, consumers are more accepting of better-made domestic goods. &q;They&s;re becoming more supportive and more nationalistic when it comes to Chinese brands,&q; he said. Apple, for instance, is running into problems in the country &q;due to the fact that they&s;re being outcompeted by Huawei, Oppo and Vivo at much better price points.&a;rdquo;

Rein is the author of &a;ldquo;The End of Copycat China,&a;rdquo; &a;ldquo;The End of Cheap China,&a;rdquo; and &a;ldquo;The War for China&a;rsquo;s Wallet: Profiting from the New World Order.&a;rdquo;&a;nbsp; Excerpts follow.

Q. What&a;rsquo;s your take on China&a;rsquo;s economy?

A. It&a;rsquo;s much weaker than people realize. Labor markets are bad. Starting in October, it became very difficult for even kids from top universities like Stanford and Columbia to get jobs. &a;nbsp;When we started our business in 2005, they would graduate from the U.S. in June, they looked for a visa in the United States for three or four months, couldn&s;t get one, and then came back to China. It used to take me a week in order for me to hire someone. I&s;d have to decide very quickly. Even in August 2018, we&a;rsquo;d have to decide in a week. Now, people that I interviewed in October are still looking for jobs. The labor markets collapsed in October.

So from a consumer spending standpoint, that&s;s hitting hard. They&s;re starting to trade down. They&s;re skipping the big-ticket items like houses and cars. They&s;re still travelling overseas, but they&s;re going not so much to America or the UK; they&s;re now going more closer -- so Thailand and Japan. We&s;re very bullish on domestic tourism.

The next thing is they&s;re just trading down in general. So instead of buying a Starbucks latte, they&s;re going to Luckin. Instead of going to Imax movie theaters, they&s;re watching on iQiyi and online videos. So in 2019, the premiumization drive that a lot of people said consumers would do is over, and they&s;re now trading down. A big shift.

Q. What does all of this mean for multinationals? To what extent are multinationals caught up in China&s;s mixed relations with the West?

A. You haven&s;t seen anti-American sentiment on the consumer side except for Apple. Because people feel that the United States is going into hostage diplomacy by arresting (Huawei CFO) Meng Wanzhou, people are supporting Huawei. But, in general, people aren&a;rsquo;t buying multinationals&a;rsquo; (goods) not because of the economy and not because they&s;re anti-American. It&a;rsquo;s because they&s;re becoming more supportive and more nationalistic when it comes to Chinese brands.

For instance, in 2011, we interviewed 5,000 consumers in 15 cities, and at the time 85% of consumers surveyed always buy a foreign brand over a local brand. In 2016, we did the same research. This time, 60% of consumers said they would always buy a domestic Chinese brand over foreign brand. I didn&s;t even do the research in 2017 or last year.

So Apple&s;s problems in China are not due to the economy. They&s;re not due to anti-American sentiment. They&s;re due to the fact that they&s;re being out competed by Huawei, Oppo and Vivo at a much better price points.

Q. How are multinationals as a group reacting to all of this?

A. They&s;re getting hit very hard. The only brands that are doing well would be heritage brands that have an incredible brand position &a;ndash; a Nike, Chanel, Estee Lauder. Other brands are in confused mode. They think it&s;s the economy, but it&s;s not. They need to adjust. They need to understand that the day Chinese just desire Western brands is over.

Q. How should they adjust?

A. They either need to buy a Chinese firm. They need to either go even more upmarket, in some cases they have to offer more value products.

Q. Any recent examples of a multinational buying a Chinese firm? Multinational?

A. No.

Q. Moving downmarket?

A. You don&s;t want to go too down. What you want to do is offer more like, &a;ldquo;Buy five, get five.&a;rdquo; It&s;s more of a value play.

Q. &a;nbsp;KFC, who you work with, seems to be trying to move up a little.&a;nbsp; (See related story &l;a href=&q;http://www.forbes.com/sites/russellflannery/2019/02/06/meet-the-force-of-nature-behind-yum-chinas-expansion/&q;&g;here&l;/a&g;.)

A. The food market is a difficult one because companies are getting hit by Ele.me and Meituan. &a;nbsp;Anything that&s;s 30 RMB and less is dead, because people can just buy something at half of the price. So you need to try to go more upmarket, be a little bit of premium, a little bit healthier. And then you&s;re able to win. It&s;s not easy.

Q. That&s;s what Yum is trying to do?

A. That&s;s what they&s;re trying to do. I&s;m very negative on say McDonald&s;s. All these guys earn a lot of trouble. For the first time in about a decade, I&s;m bullish on instant noodles. People are starting to buy the cheap three or four (yuan) noodles again.

Q. &a;nbsp;When is this going to end?

A. This is a long time period. The economy is a lot worse than people realize. None of my clients are making a lot of money. If nobody&s;s making money, how on earth are you getting six percent growth&a;#65311; I just I can&s;t figure it out.

Q. What about the auto industry&a;#65311;

A. There are two things hitting autos. First, prices are so high and people are concerned about their savings, and so they&s;re skipping autos. It&s;s hitting the American brands because of the tariffs. People are buying a Lexus and they&s;re still buying a BMW because China has lowered the tariffs from Germany and Japan, but people are not buying American brands. You saw Ford&a;rsquo;s sales dropped 50% year on year in the fourth quarter. And you also have the issue where people to use shared mobility. That&s;s a big trend in China because it&s;s very difficult to buy a license plate. It&s;s expensive. I&s;ve never been able to get one. My company has had to buy all of my license plates and they cost $30,000 each. So the American auto manufacturers are in a lot of trouble. They&s;re going to continue to double-digit (sales) drops this year.

Now the second thing is people are hoping for an end of the trade war and they&s;re saying if there is an end to the trade war China might lower the tariffs on cars even more. So people are taking a wait and see attitude to see is it going to be cheaper in three months. And that&s;s what&s;s happened with Tesla. They&s;re waiting for when Tesla opens their factory in China in May, or when they lower their prices which they just did last week by $20,000-30,000. So the market for American autos in China is in trouble because people have no money, or if they have money, they have a wait and see attitude.

Q. What does this shared economy mean for foreign businesses? &a;nbsp;It&a;rsquo;s easy to think of Chinese companies like Didi benefitting and maybe a Geely, which seems to be building up a fleet to supply that sector.

A. It&a;rsquo;s too expensive to own a car in China, and a lot of Chinese -- younger Chinese especially -- tell us they don&s;t even want to drive. It&s;s too stressful, too much traffic, too expensive and too much risk of an accident. They&s;d much rather outsource driving either to a driver or autonomous cars.

Q. Where can foreign companies fit into the shared space?

A. What they can do is sell fleets. But if they sell fleets to the taxi companies, that lowers their brand image. Hyundai did that with the taxi companies; now nobody wants to buy a Hyundai. They could invest in some of the Chinese Internet players and do co-partners partnerships with them.

--Follow me @rflannerychina

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ICICI Securities

ICICI Securities initiated coverage on Avanti Feeds for the first time with a buy rating and a target price of Rs 1,901. The company is a market leader in shrimp feed and a growing player in shrimp exports.

Avanti benefits from 1) numerous moats such as strong brands, established distribution, multiple manufacturing units and sub-segmentation strategy; and 2) relationship with global sea food major, Thai Union.

ICICI Securities expect India's shrimp exports (value) to grow in mid-teens and Avanti to be a major beneficiary of this trend. With strong financials, the domestic brokerage firm expects Avanti's earnings growth to resume in FY20E after a decline in FY19E due to lower margins.

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Hot Financial Stocks To Buy Right Now: ProAssurance Corporation(PRA)

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• [By Logan Wallace]

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  Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. NY raised its position in ProAssurance Co. (NYSE:PRA) by 1,039.5% in the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 17,297 shares of the insurance provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 15,779 shares during the period. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. NY’s holdings in ProAssurance were worth $613,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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  ProAssurance Corp  (NYSE:PRA)Q4 2018 Earnings Conference CallFeb. 22, 2019, 9:30 a.m. ET

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• [By Ethan Ryder]

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  ProChain (CURRENCY:PRA) traded up 1.1% against the US dollar during the 1 day period ending at 12:00 PM ET on September 28th. ProChain has a total market cap of $5.06 million and $110,631.00 worth of ProChain was traded on exchanges in the last day. In the last seven days, ProChain has traded down 20% against the US dollar. One ProChain token can now be bought for approximately $0.10 or 0.00001535 BTC on popular exchanges including Bit-Z, FCoin, OKEx and Bibox.

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Hot Financial Stocks To Buy Right Now: Beneficial Mutual Bancorp Inc.(BNCL)

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• [By Logan Wallace]

  Beneficial Bancorp (NASDAQ: BNCL) and Home Bancorp (NASDAQ:HBCP) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends and valuation.

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Media coverage about Beneficial Bancorp (NASDAQ:BNCL) has trended positive recently, according to Accern. Accern identifies positive and negative news coverage by monitoring more than twenty million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Beneficial Bancorp earned a news impact score of 0.38 on Accern’s scale. Accern also gave media headlines about the bank an impact score of 45.8699493506664 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock’s share price in the next several days.

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Beneficial Bancorp Inc (NASDAQ:BNCL) Director Thomas J. Lewis sold 973 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $16.50, for a total value of $16,054.50. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website.

Hot Financial Stocks To Buy Right Now: Virtus Investment Partners Inc.(VRTS)

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• [By Motley Fool Transcribers]

  Virtus Investment Partners Inc  (NASDAQ:VRTS)Q4 2018 Earnings Conference CallFeb. 01, 2019, 10:00 a.m. ET

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

  Operator

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  BidaskClub lowered shares of Virtus Investment Partners (NASDAQ:VRTS) from a buy rating to a hold rating in a report released on Tuesday morning.

  A number of other research firms also recently commented on VRTS. Zacks Investment Research upgraded Virtus Investment Partners from a hold rating to a buy rating and set a $147.00 price objective for the company in a report on Thursday, March 15th. Sandler O’Neill restated a hold rating and set a $142.00 price objective on shares of Virtus Investment Partners in a report on Thursday, March 15th. TheStreet downgraded Virtus Investment Partners from a b rating to a c+ rating in a report on Wednesday, February 14th. Morgan Stanley lowered their price target on Virtus Investment Partners from $136.00 to $135.00 and set an equal weight rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 10th. Finally, Barclays lowered their price target on Virtus Investment Partners from $140.00 to $130.00 and set an equal weight rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 23rd. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company. Virtus Investment Partners presently has an average rating of Hold and an average price target of $138.13.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  BW Gestao de Investimentos Ltda. grew its holdings in Virtus Investment Partners Inc (NASDAQ:VRTS) by 12.9% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 9,490 shares of the closed-end fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,082 shares during the period. BW Gestao de Investimentos Ltda. owned about 0.13% of Virtus Investment Partners worth $1,175,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Hot Financial Stocks To Buy Right Now: Home Federal Bancorp Inc.(HOME)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  At Home Group Inc (NYSE:HOME) – Equities research analysts at William Blair lifted their Q3 2019 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for At Home Group in a research note issued on Thursday, August 30th. William Blair analyst D. Hofkin now anticipates that the financial services provider will post earnings of $0.15 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.12. William Blair also issued estimates for At Home Group’s Q4 2019 earnings at $0.51 EPS.

• [By Jordan Wathen]

  Shares of At Home Group Inc (NYSE:HOME) are plunging, down by nearly 12% as of 3:20 p.m. EDT Wednesday as investors try to handicap the winners and losers in a developing U.S.-China trade war.

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  Real Money columnist Robert Lang says that while retail "has certainly had its challenges over the past couple of years, between difficulties in the mall and then the big gorilla in the room, Action Alerts PLUS holding Amazon (AMZN) ...there are a handful of names that continue to perform well, one of those is At Home Group (HOME) .

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Shares of At Home Group Inc (NYSE:HOME) have been assigned an average rating of “Buy” from the twelve analysts that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 12-month target price among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $32.00.

5 Stocks That Hedge Funds Love

In late 2018, the stock market was in sell-off mode. Tech stocks were hit particularly hard. Concerns related to slowing growth, rising rates and tech regulation, among other things, significantly weighed on the valuations of high-flying tech stocks. By December 2018, many of the market’s favorite tech darlings were more than 20% off all-time highs.

Hedge funds bought that dip. According to data on 50 hedge funds from Citi Research, a bunch of hedge fund managers turned bullish on tech stocks in late 2018, and bought tech stocks in bulk.

It was a bold move that paid off. In early 2019, tech stocks have staged a huge comeback, with the NASDAQ-100 up 15% year-to-date. It’s only March. In other words, tech stocks have had one of their best starts to a calendar year in recent memory.

Will this rally in tech stocks continue? Yes. There will inevitably be some turbulence going forward. But, the long-term uptrend in tech stocks will be preserved by healthy global economic fundamentals, robust consumer confidence, low rates, reasonable valuations and powerful secular tailwinds across the whole tech industry.

Which tech stocks will lead this rally? To answer that, I think we should look at the five tech stocks that hedge funds had broad exposure to in late 2018.

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According to Citi Research, hedge funds grew exceptionally bullish on shares of Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) during the late 2018 selloff. In the third quarter of 2018, only six hedge funds owned Facebook stock. In the fourth quarter of 2018, that number grew to 15, making it the most owned hedge fund stock on Citi’s list.

Why did hedge funds buy the dip? Because the existential data crisis that defined Facebook stock in 2018 was way overstated and plunged Facebook stock into deeply undervalued territory. Hedge fund managers recognized this, and further recognized that 2019 would be way better in terms of the numbers. As such, they bought the late 2018 dip in Facebook stock in bulk ahead of what they expected to be a 2019 rally.

Good call. Year-to-date, Facebook stock is up more than 30%. This rally will continue. Facebook stock remains cheap, at just 23-times forward earnings for a company growing revenues at a steady 20%-plus rate. Margins will also turn around this year. Profit growth will come back into the picture. As it does, estimates will move higher. The multiple will expand. And Facebook stock will rise.

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According to Citi Research, hedge funds love shares of Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT). In the fourth quarter of 2018, it was the second most owned hedge fund stock on Citi’s list, with 14 hedge funds owning Microsoft stock. But, interestingly enough, hedge funds actually lessened exposure to Microsoft stock during the late 2018 selloff. In the third quarter of 2018, a whopping 21 hedge funds owned Microsoft stock.

Hedge funds love Microsoft stock because it’s a pure play on the secular cloud revolution which is happening everywhere across the globe. There’s also a lot of stability behind this company, a long track record of success, a great CEO and a bunch of other non-cloud businesses that are progressing nicely, too. But, hedge funds grew less fond of Microsoft stock in the fourth quarter because of one thing: valuation. While other tech stocks dropped big in late 2018, Microsoft stock dropped by far less, making it relatively more expensive. Hedge fund managers recognized this and cut exposure to MSFT while increasing exposure to more beaten up tech stocks.

Year-to-date, Microsoft stock is up more than 10%, so the hedge funds that held on are happy. They will continue to be happy so long as they maintain the buy-and-hold strategy with MSFT stock. This is a secular growth company powered by a red-hot cloud business that isn’t going to slow anytime soon, and the valuation on the stock (25 forward earnings) is reasonable considering cloud and AI-related upside. As such, so long as the financial markets are healthy, Microsoft stock should remain on an uptrend.

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Much like Facebook, Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG, NASDAQ:GOOGL) was a popular hedge fund buy in late 2018. During the third quarter of 2018, only eight hedge funds on Citi’s list owned Alphabet stock. In the fourth quarter of 2018, that number rose to 13 hedge funds.

Hedge funds bought the dip in GOOG stock for the same reasons they bought the dip in FB stock. In 2018, data privacy concerns related to Google’s advertising business were grossly overstated, and created an unnecessary amount of pressure on GOOG stock. Hedge funds recognized that Google’s advertising business was going to be just fine, and bought the valuation dip in GOOG stock.

Just like with FB, the GOOG buy was a good call. Year-to-date, GOOG stock is up 15%. This rally will continue. The fundamentals here are still very good, supported by big growth digital ad, cloud and hardware businesses. Plus, the company has a bunch of unrealized upside potential in AI and self-driving, the sum of which could be a big needle-mover for this stock. Meanwhile, the valuation is favorable at just 25 forward earnings. Thus, you have a healthy growth company trading at a reasonable valuation, a combination that will keep GOOG stock on a winning trajectory for the foreseeable future.

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E-commerce and cloud giant Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) was another big tech stock that hedge funds bought the dip in during the late 2018 selloff. Heading into the selloff, only eight hedge funds on Citi’s list owned Amazon stock. By the end of 2018, 12 hedge funds on Citi’s list owned Amazon stock.

Hedge funds grew bullish on Amazon stock in late 2018 because the stock overreacted to e-commerce slowdown concerns. Specifically, Amazon’s e-commerce business has been slowing for several quarters amid heightened retail competition. That slowdown became apparent in late 2018. Amazon stock dropped. But, it dropped without acknowledging that everything else at Amazon was firing on all cylinders. Hedge fund managers saw everything else and bought the e-commerce slowdown dip in Amazon stock.

That was a good buy. Year-to-date, Amazon stock is up 12.5%. The reality here is that Amazon doesn’t need big e-commerce growth to power gains in Amazon stock. The company’s other businesses, including cloud and digital ads, are growing at a rapid rate. Those businesses also have very high margins, meaning that Amazon’s profits will actually grow tremendously over the next several quarters and years as revenues get a bigger contribution from higher-margin businesses. This profit growth will show up in the numbers this year. When it does, investors will rush back into Amazon stock, and the stock will head higher.

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The fifth most commonly owned stock among the world’s largest hedge funds in the fourth quarter of 2018 was Alibaba (NYSE:BABA). Of the 50 hedge funds Citi tracks, nine of them owned Alibaba stock in late 2018. Interestingly, that’s up only one fund from the third quarter of 2018, despite BABA stock dropping further in the fourth quarter.

Hedge funds didn’t want to quit on Alibaba stock in late 2018 because it was a big growth stock that was only getting cheaper. But, they also didn’t want to buy in bulk, either, because hedge fund managers knew that the one catalyst Alibaba stock needed to rebound (a U.S.-China trade war resolution) remained elusive.

It is no longer elusive today. In 2019, trade talks between the U.S. and China have progressed at a promising rate, and the current consensus is that a resolution is not far away. As such, Alibaba stock has started its rebound. This rebound will continue. You have a 40%-plus revenue growth company with potentially stabilizing margins, in a still under-developed and rapidly growing Chinese digital economy. The stock trades at less than 35 forward earnings against that favorable backdrop. That multiple is pretty attractive for such robust growth exposure. As such, BABA stock should continue to attract buyers in 2019.

As of this writing, Luke Lango was long

Twenty-First Century Fox Inc (FOXA) Shares Sold by LMR Partners LLP

LMR Partners LLP lowered its holdings in Twenty-First Century Fox Inc (NASDAQ:FOXA) by 34.5% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 1,090,569 shares of the company’s stock after selling 575,207 shares during the quarter. Twenty-First Century Fox comprises approximately 2.6% of LMR Partners LLP’s holdings, making the stock its 9th largest holding. LMR Partners LLP’s holdings in Twenty-First Century Fox were worth $52,478,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Twenty-First Century Fox by 47.2% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 106,152,247 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,901,046,000 after purchasing an additional 34,038,507 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc raised its stake in shares of Twenty-First Century Fox by 1.0% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc now owns 72,845,313 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,374,922,000 after acquiring an additional 731,573 shares in the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. raised its stake in shares of Twenty-First Century Fox by 4.0% during the 3rd quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 62,450,677 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,893,340,000 after acquiring an additional 2,385,303 shares in the last quarter. Baupost Group LLC MA raised its stake in shares of Twenty-First Century Fox by 31.9% during the 3rd quarter. Baupost Group LLC MA now owns 52,001,167 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,409,214,000 after acquiring an additional 12,585,338 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Independent Franchise Partners LLP raised its stake in shares of Twenty-First Century Fox by 11.0% during the 3rd quarter. Independent Franchise Partners LLP now owns 28,962,748 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,341,844,000 after acquiring an additional 2,880,981 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 50.93% of the company’s stock.

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FOXA has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of Twenty-First Century Fox from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $54.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 8th. Gabelli reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Twenty-First Century Fox in a research note on Tuesday, November 27th. Societe Generale lowered shares of Twenty-First Century Fox from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 24th. Vertical Group upgraded shares of Twenty-First Century Fox from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, February 4th. Finally, Buckingham Research boosted their price objective on shares of Twenty-First Century Fox from $52.00 to $54.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, February 25th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and thirteen have issued a buy rating to the stock. The stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $50.00.

NASDAQ:FOXA traded up $0.07 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $50.95. 199,112 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 10,237,883. The company has a market cap of $93.96 billion, a PE ratio of 25.87, a P/E/G ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 0.98. Twenty-First Century Fox Inc has a 52-week low of $35.40 and a 52-week high of $51.27. The company has a current ratio of 4.29, a quick ratio of 3.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55.

Twenty-First Century Fox (NASDAQ:FOXA) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 6th. The company reported $0.37 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.32 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $8.50 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.47 billion. Twenty-First Century Fox had a net margin of 44.71% and a return on equity of 15.09%. Twenty-First Century Fox’s revenue was up 5.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.42 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that Twenty-First Century Fox Inc will post 1.98 EPS for the current fiscal year.

The business also recently announced a semiannual dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 16th. Shareholders of record on Monday, April 8th will be given a dividend of $0.18 per share. This represents a yield of 0.73%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, April 5th. Twenty-First Century Fox’s dividend payout ratio is presently 18.27%.

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Twenty-First Century Fox Company Profile

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc operates as a diversified media and entertainment company primarily in the United States and Canada, Europe, and internationally. It operates through Cable Network Programming, Television, and Filmed Entertainment segments. The company produces and licenses news, business news, sports, general entertainment, factual entertainment, and movie programming for distribution primarily through cable television systems, direct broadcast satellite operators, telecommunication companies, and online video distributors.

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Top 5 Insurance Stocks To Own For 2019

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One upshot of the global equities selloff is that Italy has a new biggest company by market value.

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA shares have resisted the recent market rout, helped by Chief Executive Officer Carlo Messina’s announcement of a new 2018-2021 strategy that’s based on generous dividends and expansion in insurance and wealth management. The lender’s market capitalization of 53.3 billion euros ($66 billion) now exceeds oil giant Eni SpA’s 50.2 billion euros.

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Intesa is the second-best performing stock on the Stoxx 600 Banks Index this year, up 14 percent, while Eni is little changed. Enel SpA, which until recently also held the title of Italy’s most valuable company, has fallen 6.2 percent.

Top 5 Insurance Stocks To Own For 2019: Prudential Financial Inc.(PRU)

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  Wesbanco Bank Inc. raised its stake in Prudential Financial Inc (NYSE:PRU) by 5.9% during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 65,335 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,655 shares during the period. Wesbanco Bank Inc.’s holdings in Prudential Financial were worth $6,110,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

• [By Chuck Saletta]

  Prudential Financial (NYSE:PRU) can trace its history back over 140 years. It's so proud of its financial strength that it uses the Rock of Gibraltar as its corporate symbol to showcase that stability. In recent times, it even managed to avoid taking a TARP bailout during the financial crisis, something that few of its giant financial competitors could manage.

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Redpoint Investment Management Pty Ltd decreased its position in shares of Prudential Financial Inc (NYSE:PRU) by 21.9% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 35,233 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 9,907 shares during the quarter. Redpoint Investment Management Pty Ltd’s holdings in Prudential Financial were worth $3,295,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Top 5 Insurance Stocks To Own For 2019: Aon Corporation(AON)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank lessened its stake in Aon PLC (NYSE:AON) by 2.7% in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 46,895 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 1,313 shares during the quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank’s holdings in AON were worth $6,433,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

• [By Logan Wallace]

  CorVel (NASDAQ: CRVL) and AON (NYSE:AON) are both business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

• [By Shane Hupp]

  BB&T Securities LLC raised its holdings in Aon PLC (NYSE:AON) by 6.2% during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 23,068 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,352 shares during the period. BB&T Securities LLC’s holdings in AON were worth $3,237,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  AON (NYSE:AON) had its price target hoisted by Citigroup from $160.00 to $165.00 in a report issued on Tuesday morning. They currently have a buy rating on the financial services provider’s stock.

Top 5 Insurance Stocks To Own For 2019: Principal Financial Group Inc(PFG)

Advisors' Opinion:

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  Principal Financial Group (Nasdaq: PFG) is a diversified financial firm with $540 billion in assets under management and leadership in retirement investment products, fund investments and life insurance. The company missed Q2 earnings on non-recurring items which sent the shares skidding lower but core business in retirement income solutions and insurance remains solid.

• [By Max Byerly]

  Shore Capital reissued their hold rating on shares of Provident Financial (LON:PFG) in a report issued on Thursday.

  PFG has been the subject of several other reports. Liberum Capital reissued a sell rating and set a GBX 483 ($6.48) price objective on shares of Provident Financial in a research note on Monday, February 26th. Peel Hunt reissued a hold rating and set a GBX 870 ($11.67) price objective on shares of Provident Financial in a research note on Tuesday, February 27th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on Provident Financial from GBX 1,100 ($14.76) to GBX 750 ($10.06) and set a neutral rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, May 10th. Barclays reissued an underweight rating and set a GBX 584 ($7.84) price objective on shares of Provident Financial in a research note on Wednesday, January 31st. Finally, Societe Generale lowered Provident Financial to a hold rating and set a GBX 1,050 ($14.09) price objective for the company. in a research note on Wednesday, February 28th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have assigned a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Provident Financial presently has a consensus rating of Hold and a consensus price target of GBX 1,190.14 ($15.97).

• [By Logan Wallace]

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Top 5 Insurance Stocks To Own For 2019: American International Group Inc.(AIG)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Garrett Baldwin]

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  Stocks to Watch Today: ATVI, TRIP, GRPN Shares of Activision Blizzard Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) popped 3% in pre-market hours despite news of layoffs and missed estimates for the holiday shopping season. The video game maker reported a record performance in 2018; however, its outlook falls well short of Wall Street expectations. ATVI shares are now off 22% in the last three months. New concerns have emerged about the broader video game sector. The firm is engaging in a large restructuring project that will see an 8% reduction in its workforce. Shares of TripAdvisor Inc. (NASDAQ: TRIP) slumped more than 4.5% after the travel and restaurant website operator reported mixed earnings on Tuesday. The firm reported earnings of $0.27 per share, a figure that was $0.02 short of expectations. The company did top revenue forecasts with $346 million (about $3 million higher than Wall Street's projections). It's a rare miss for a company whose stock popped 60% over the last year. Shares of Groupon Inc. (NASDAQ: GRPN) plunged another 11% after the firm reported weaker-than-expected earnings yesterday. The firm reported earnings per share of $0.10, which was $0.03 below expectations. Revenue did beat estimates. However, the firm said that its active customer base slipped by 2.5% to hit 30.6 million. Today, look for more earnings reports from American International Group Inc. (NYSE: AIG), CenturyLink Inc. (NYSE: CTL), Fossil Group Inc. (NASDAQ: FOSL), Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE: HLT), Hyatt Hotels Corp. (NYSE: H), Louisiana-Pacific Corp. (NYSE: LPX), SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWR), and Yelp Inc. (NASDAQ: YELP).

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• [By Logan Wallace]

  CNB Bank bought a new position in shares of American International Group Inc (NYSE:AIG) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 706 shares of the insurance provider’s stock, valued at approximately $28,000.

• [By Max Byerly]

  These are some of the media stories that may have effected Accern’s rankings:

  Get American International Group alerts: AIG’s loss for European business worsens in 2017 (businessinsurance.com) $1.26 EPS Expected for American International Group (AIG) This Quarter (americanbankingnews.com) UBS: Buy AIG After Earnings Estimates ‘Bottom Out’ (finance.yahoo.com) American International Group (AIG) Stock Rating Upgraded by UBS (americanbankingnews.com) American International Group (AIG) Receives Average Recommendation of “Hold” from Analysts (americanbankingnews.com)

  American International Group traded up $0.36, hitting $55.15, during mid-day trading on Friday, MarketBeat.com reports. The stock had a trading volume of 9,821,608 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,828,715. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a current ratio of 0.27 and a quick ratio of 0.27. American International Group has a 1-year low of $49.57 and a 1-year high of $67.30. The firm has a market cap of $49.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.98, a PEG ratio of 1.01 and a beta of 1.24.

• [By Lisa Levin]

   

  Losers Heat Biologics, Inc. (NASDAQ: HTBX) shares tumbled 48.59 percent to close at $1.275 on Thursday after the company priced its $18,000,000 public offering. InVivo Therapeutics Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: NVIV) fell 38.77 percent to close at $8.26 on Thursday. Check-Cap Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHEK) shares tumbled 27.43 percent to close at $8.81. Achaogen, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAO) dropped 24.76 percent to close at $11.06 in reaction to a disappointing update from an FDA AdCom panel. The FDA panel voted favorably for the company's Plazcomicin for treatment of adults with complicated urinary tract infections, but also voted against the therapy to be used as a treatment for bloodstream infections. Anika Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANIK) shares declined 24.68 percent to close at $34.80 after the company posted downbeat quarterly results. LSC Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: LKSD) shares fell 24.22 percent to close at $12.64 following wider-than-expected Q1 loss. Cardinal Health, Inc. (NYSE: CAH) fell 21.42 percent to close at $50.80 following downbeat quarterly profit. Horizon Global Corporation (NYSE: HZN) dropped 20.42 percent to close at $6.00 following downbeat quarterly earnings. Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. (NYSE: HOS) slipped 20.11 percent to close at $2.90 following wider-than-expected Q1 loss. Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ESPR) fell 19.28 percent to close at $36.93. Esperion Therapeutics stock lost roughly a third of its value Wednesday after the company reported mixed Phase III results for its leading drug candidate, bempedoic acid. JP Morgan downgraded Esperion Therapeutics from Neutral to Underweight. Laredo Petroleum, Inc. (NYSE: LPI) declined 17.77 percent to close at $8.98 after the company reported weaker-than-expected Q1 earnings. The Habit Restaurants, Inc. (NASDAQ: HABT) dipped 16.1 percent to close at $8.60 after the company reported downbeat quarterly results. Arcadia Biosciences, Inc. (N

Top 5 Insurance Stocks To Own For 2019: Topdanmark A/S (TOP)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Max Byerly]

  TopCoin (CURRENCY:TOP) traded flat against the U.S. dollar during the one day period ending at 7:00 AM E.T. on September 8th. In the last seven days, TopCoin has traded flat against the U.S. dollar. TopCoin has a total market capitalization of $0.00 and $0.00 worth of TopCoin was traded on exchanges in the last day. One TopCoin coin can now be bought for about $0.0008 or 0.00000010 BTC on major cryptocurrency exchanges.

• [By Logan Wallace]

  TopCoin (CURRENCY:TOP) traded flat against the US dollar during the 24-hour period ending at 16:00 PM E.T. on March 9th. During the last seven days, TopCoin has traded flat against the US dollar. One TopCoin coin can currently be bought for about $0.0008 or 0.00000010 BTC on cryptocurrency exchanges. TopCoin has a market capitalization of $0.00 and $0.00 worth of TopCoin was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours.

• [By Logan Wallace]

  TopCoin (CURRENCY:TOP) traded down 15.4% against the dollar during the 1-day period ending at 7:00 AM E.T. on June 21st. During the last seven days, TopCoin has traded up 4% against the dollar. TopCoin has a market cap of $0.00 and approximately $123.00 worth of TopCoin was traded on exchanges in the last day. One TopCoin coin can currently be bought for about $0.0010 or 0.00000015 BTC on popular exchanges.

• [By Max Byerly]

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Top Low Price Stocks To Own For 2019

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Top Low Price Stocks To Own For 2019: Camden Property Trust(CPT)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Cryptaur (CURRENCY:CPT) traded 1.5% lower against the U.S. dollar during the 1-day period ending at 19:00 PM E.T. on September 22nd. Cryptaur has a total market capitalization of $10.45 million and $29,623.00 worth of Cryptaur was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. During the last seven days, Cryptaur has traded 7.5% higher against the U.S. dollar. One Cryptaur token can currently be bought for about $0.0014 or 0.00000022 BTC on exchanges including HitBTC and LATOKEN.

• [By Max Byerly]

  Concepta PLC (LON:CPT)’s share price hit a new 52-week low during trading on Thursday . The company traded as low as GBX 2.20 ($0.03) and last traded at GBX 2.35 ($0.03), with a volume of 310160 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 2.65 ($0.03).

• [By Max Byerly]

  Cryptaur (CURRENCY:CPT) traded up 3% against the US dollar during the 24 hour period ending at 0:00 AM E.T. on June 7th. One Cryptaur token can currently be bought for about $0.0042 or 0.00000055 BTC on exchanges including LATOKEN and HitBTC. Cryptaur has a total market capitalization of $0.00 and $115,915.00 worth of Cryptaur was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. Over the last week, Cryptaur has traded flat against the US dollar.

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Camden Property Trust (NYSE:CPT) was upgraded by analysts at TheStreet from a “c+” rating to a “b-” rating in a report released on Thursday.

• [By Shane Hupp]

  News articles about Camden Property Trust (NYSE:CPT) have trended positive recently, according to Accern. Accern scores the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than twenty million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Camden Property Trust earned a coverage optimism score of 0.29 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned media coverage about the real estate investment trust an impact score of 47.1765126263188 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock’s share price in the near future.

Top Low Price Stocks To Own For 2019: S&W Seed Company(SANW)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  S&w Seed (NASDAQ:SANW) – Equities researchers at B. Riley decreased their Q3 2019 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for S&w Seed in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, May 10th. B. Riley analyst S. Sherbetchyan now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.00 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.01. B. Riley has a “Buy” rating and a $5.50 price objective on the stock.

• [By Logan Wallace]

  Neuberger Berman Group LLC raised its stake in S&W Seed (NASDAQ:SANW) by 43.6% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 73,415 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 22,293 shares during the period. Neuberger Berman Group LLC owned 0.30% of S&W Seed worth $264,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

• [By Logan Wallace]

  Alico (NASDAQ: ALCO) and S&W Seed (NASDAQ:SANW) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and risk.

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Get a free copy of the Zacks research report on S&W Seed (SANW)

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• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Alico (NASDAQ: ALCO) and S&W Seed (NASDAQ:SANW) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.

• [By Logan Wallace]

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Top Low Price Stocks To Own For 2019: Brown(n)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Max Byerly]

  Media stories about NetSuite (NYSE:N) have been trending somewhat positive this week, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. The research group identifies positive and negative news coverage by reviewing more than 20 million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. NetSuite earned a media sentiment score of 0.23 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned news articles about the technology company an impact score of 45.0110873191596 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock’s share price in the next few days.

CymaBay Therapeutics Inc (CBAY) Receives Average Recommendation of “Buy” from Analysts

Shares of CymaBay Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:CBAY) have been given a consensus recommendation of “Buy” by the thirteen research firms that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and eleven have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month target price among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $19.71.

Several analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Svb Leerink reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of CymaBay Therapeutics in a research report on Thursday, February 21st. Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of CymaBay Therapeutics from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, March 1st. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of CymaBay Therapeutics in a research report on Friday, November 23rd. ValuEngine lowered shares of CymaBay Therapeutics from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 24th. Finally, Leerink Swann assumed coverage on shares of CymaBay Therapeutics in a research report on Friday, February 22nd. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $22.00 target price on the stock.

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In other news, Director Carl Goldfischer sold 11,675 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $9.02, for a total value of $105,308.50. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 2,335 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $21,061.70. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Sujal Shah purchased 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 21st. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $6.54 per share, for a total transaction of $65,400.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief executive officer now owns 110,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $719,400. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Company insiders own 4.50% of the company’s stock.

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Pearl River Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of CymaBay Therapeutics in the fourth quarter worth about $74,000. D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. purchased a new position in CymaBay Therapeutics during the fourth quarter worth about $82,000. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. raised its stake in CymaBay Therapeutics by 23.1% during the fourth quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 13,120 shares of the biopharmaceutical company’s stock worth $104,000 after purchasing an additional 2,460 shares during the period. Virtu Financial LLC purchased a new position in CymaBay Therapeutics during the third quarter worth about $219,000. Finally, Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. NY raised its stake in CymaBay Therapeutics by 356.6% during the fourth quarter. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. NY now owns 19,900 shares of the biopharmaceutical company’s stock worth $157,000 after purchasing an additional 15,542 shares during the period. 96.59% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Shares of NASDAQ CBAY opened at $12.75 on Tuesday. CymaBay Therapeutics has a 52-week low of $6.31 and a 52-week high of $15.21. The stock has a market capitalization of $734.67 million, a PE ratio of -10.12 and a beta of 1.72.

About CymaBay Therapeutics

CymaBay Therapeutics, Inc, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses on developing and providing therapies to treat liver and other chronic diseases. Its lead product candidate is seladelpar, a selective agonist of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor delta, which has completed Phase II clinical study for the treatment of primary biliary cholangitis, as well as patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis.

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Top 10 Penny Stocks To Buy For 2019: Investors Real Estate Trust(IRET)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Joseph Griffin]

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• [By Shane Hupp]

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• [By Motley Fool Transcribing]

  Investors Real Estate Trust (NYSE:IRET) Q1 2019 Earnings Conference CallSep. 11, 2018 10:00 a.m. ET

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  Operator 

Top 10 Penny Stocks To Buy For 2019: Archer-Daniels-Midland Company(ADM)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Motley Fool Transcribing]

  Archer Daniels Midland (NYSE:ADM) Q4 2018 Earnings Conference CallFeb. 5, 2019 9:00 a.m. ET

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  Operator

• [By Jon C. Ogg]

  Archer Daniels Midland Co. (NYSE: ADM) was raised to Buy from Hold at Stifel. ADM shares closed down 1.1% at $41.40 on Thursday and were indicated up 0.8% at $41.70 on Friday. The consensus target price is $53.40.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Admiral Group (LON:ADM)‘s stock had its “neutral” rating reissued by stock analysts at UBS Group in a report released on Wednesday, www.digitallook.com reports. They presently have a GBX 2,050 ($26.15) price target on the stock. UBS Group’s target price points to a potential downside of 0.05% from the company’s previous close.

• [By Shane Hupp]

  ADAMANT Messenger (ADM) is a distributed proof-of-stake (dPOS) coin that uses the DPoS hashing algorithm. It was first traded on January 1st, 2018. ADAMANT Messenger’s total supply is 100,840,395 coins and its circulating supply is 80,698,385 coins. ADAMANT Messenger’s official website is adamant.im. ADAMANT Messenger’s official Twitter account is @
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Top 10 Penny Stocks To Buy For 2019: Xinyuan Real Estate Co Ltd(XIN)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Logan Wallace]

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

• [By Motley Fool Transcribers]

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

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

  Operator

• [By Ethan Ryder]

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

• [By Shane Hupp]

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

• [By Stephan Byrd]

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

Top 10 Penny Stocks To Buy For 2019: SORL Auto Parts Inc.(SORL)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Lisa Levin] Gainers Euro Tech Holdings Company Limited (NASDAQ: CLWT) shares rose 14.1 percent to $3.65 in the pre-market trading session after reporting 2017 year-end results. LightPath Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: LPTH) rose 13.3 percent to $2.43 in pre-market trading after reporting a third-quarter earnings beat. MYnd Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ: MYND) rose 10.5 percent to $3.49 in pre-market trading. MYnd Analytics reported a Q2 net loss of $2.7 million on revenue of $459,900. SORL Auto Parts, Inc. (NASDAQ: SORL) shares rose 8.4 percent to $5.68 in pre-market trading after reporting upbeat Q1 results. Famous Dave's of America, Inc. (NASDAQ: DAVE) shares rose 7.7 percent to $8.40 in pre-market trading after the company reported upbeat earnings for its first quarter on Monday. Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: XENE) rose 7.5 percent to $6.45 in pre-market trading after the company presented XEN901 Phase 1 clinical update and XEN1101 TMS pharmacodynamic Phase 1 data. Mimecast Ltd (NASDAQ: MIME) rose 6.5 percent to $43.50 in pre-market trading following a first-quarter sales beat. Boxlight Corporation (NASDAQ: BOXL) rose 6 percent to $12.50 in pre-market trading after surging 77.44 percent on Monday. Intellia Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTLA) shares rose 6 percent to $26.05 in pre-market trading after climbing 3.58 percent on Monday. PPDAI Group Inc. (NASDAQ: PPDF) rose 4.7 percent to $7.20 in pre-market trading following Q1 results. Xunlei Limited (NASDAQ: XNET) rose 4.1 percent to $13.88 in pre-market trading after gaining 2.54 percent on Monday. Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (NYSE: VRX) shares rose 4.5 percent to $21.73 in pre-market trading. Mizuho upgraded Valeant from Neutral to Buy. Bovie Medical Corporation (NYSE: BVX) rose 4.1 percent to $3.80 in pre-market trading after reporting a first-quarter sales beat. Myomo, Inc. (NYSE: MYO) rose 3.4 percent to $4.00 in pre-market trading after jumping 23.25 percent o
• [By Lisa Levin]

  SORL Auto Parts, Inc. (NASDAQ: SORL) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $0.19 per share on revenue of $86.96 million.

  Aldeyra Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALDX) is projected to report quarterly loss at $0.39 per share.

• [By Max Byerly]

  SORL Auto Parts (NASDAQ: SORL) and Modine Manufacturing (NYSE:MOD) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations and risk.

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Icahn Enterprises LP Common Stock (NASDAQ: SORL) and Sorl Auto Parts (NASDAQ:SORL) are both multi-sector conglomerates companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.

• [By Max Byerly]

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

  Get Innovative Industrial Properties alerts: Return on Equity (ROE) under Consideration Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc. (NYSE:IIPR), Neonode Inc … (stocksnewspoint.com) Morning Miraculous Stocks: Taseko Mines Limited (NYSE:TGB), WMIH Corp. (NASDAQ:WMIH), Innovative Industrial … (journalfinance.net) Dazzling Stocks: Innovative Industrial Properties, Inc. (NYSE:IIPR), SORL Auto Parts, Inc. (NASDAQ:SORL), ReWalk … (thestreetpoint.com) Head-To-Head Contrast: Kennedy-Wilson (KW) vs. Innovative Industrial Properties (IIPR) (americanbankingnews.com) Innovative Industrial (IIPR) versus Colliers International Group (CIGI) Financial Contrast (americanbankingnews.com)

  A number of research analysts have weighed in on the company. Zacks Investment Research raised Innovative Industrial Properties from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, March 16th. ValuEngine raised Innovative Industrial Properties from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 2nd.

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Sorl Auto Parts (NASDAQ:SORL) was upgraded by analysts at ValuEngine from a strong sell rating to a sell rating.

  Strattec Security (NASDAQ:STRT) was upgraded by analysts at ValuEngine from a sell rating to a hold rating.

Top 10 Penny Stocks To Buy For 2019: Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc.(EGLE)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. (NASDAQ:EGLE) major shareholder Goldentree Asset Management Lp acquired 84,969 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 11th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $4.02 per share, for a total transaction of $341,575.38. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Large shareholders that own at least 10% of a company’s shares are required to disclose their transactions with the SEC.

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of Eagle Bulk Shipping (NASDAQ: EGLE) in the last few weeks:

  7/2/2018 – Eagle Bulk Shipping was downgraded by analysts at ValuEngine from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating. 6/28/2018 – Eagle Bulk Shipping was downgraded by analysts at BidaskClub from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating. 6/18/2018 – Eagle Bulk Shipping is now covered by analysts at Morgan Stanley. They set an “equal weight” rating and a $6.50 price target on the stock. 6/18/2018 – Eagle Bulk Shipping is now covered by analysts at DNB Markets. They set a “buy” rating on the stock. 6/12/2018 – Eagle Bulk Shipping was downgraded by analysts at BidaskClub from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating. 6/2/2018 – Eagle Bulk Shipping was upgraded by analysts at BidaskClub from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating. 6/2/2018 – Eagle Bulk Shipping was upgraded by analysts at ValuEngine from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating. 5/29/2018 – Eagle Bulk Shipping is now covered by analysts at Evercore ISI. They set an “outperform” rating and a $7.50 price target on the stock. 5/15/2018 – Eagle Bulk Shipping was upgraded by analysts at Zacks Investment Research from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating. According to Zacks, “Eagle Bulk Shipping is the largest U.S. based owner of Handymax dry bulk vessels. Handymax dry bulk vessels range in size from 35,000 to 60,000 deadweight tons, or dwt, and transport a broad range of major and minor bulk cargoes, including iron ore, coal, grain, cement and fertilizer, along worldwide shipping routes. “ 5/9/2018 – Eagle Bulk Shipping had its “hold” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Maxim Group. They now have a $6.00 price target on the
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Top 10 Penny Stocks To Buy For 2019: Rick's Cabaret International Inc.(RICK)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Joseph Griffin]

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

• [By Joseph Griffin]

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• [By Garrett Baldwin]

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  Stocks to Watch Today: AMZN, NFLX, AAPL Democrats have been enraged by the sweetheart deal given to Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) in New York City. Now, independents like former mayor Michael Bloomberg have criticized the billions in subsidies given to the e-commerce giant. Well, Amazon has responded. The company's executive team is now reevaluating its planned campus in Long Island City, and it could leave the region under pressure. Last week, JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) released a report that recommended one of the deals of the decade. The bank has called for Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) to buy streaming giant Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX). This deal is a no-brainer in today's market. We break down what a deal would look like, how it benefits both sides, and how it would be like rocket fuel for Apple stock. Here's what you need to know. Look for earnings reports from Brighthouse Financial Inc. (NYSE: BHF), Everest Re Group Ltd. (NYSE: RE), Loews Corp. (NYSE: L), Omega Healthcare Investors Inc. (NYSE: OHI), RCI Hospitality Holdings Inc. (NYSE: RICK), Restaurant Brands International Inc. (NYSE: QSR), and Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE: VNO).

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• [By Logan Wallace]

  Bravo Brio Restaurant Group (NASDAQ: RICK) and RCI Hospitality (NASDAQ:RICK) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.

• [By Shane Hupp]

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

Top 10 Penny Stocks To Buy For 2019: Patni Computer Systems Limited(PTI)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Chris Lange]

  Proteostasis Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: PTI) saw its shares slide early on Thursday after the company reported that it had positive data from its early stage trial in cystic fibrosis (CF). These results come from the firm's ongoing Phase 1 dosing study of PTI-801 in CF patients on background Orkambi (lumacaftor/ivacaftor) therapy.

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

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Ethan Ryder]

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

• [By Max Byerly]

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

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

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Canadian National Railway (NYSE:CNI) (TSE:CNR) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the twenty brokerages that are covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. Twelve equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company. The average 1-year price target among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $93.33.

• [By Max Byerly]

  Canadian National Railway (NYSE:CNI) (TSE:CNR) – Cormark raised their Q3 2018 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Canadian National Railway in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, April 10th. Cormark analyst D. Tyerman now expects that the transportation company will post earnings per share of $1.15 for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.14.

• [By Logan Wallace]

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

Top 10 Penny Stocks To Buy For 2019: America First Tax Exempt Investors L.P.(ATAX)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  TheStreet downgraded shares of America First Multifamily Investors (NASDAQ:ATAX) from a b- rating to a c+ rating in a research report released on Friday.

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Shares of America First Tax Exempt Investors, L.P. (NASDAQ:ATAX) hit a new 52-week high and low during mid-day trading on Monday . The company traded as low as $6.47 and last traded at $6.43, with a volume of 54800 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $6.43.

• [By Max Byerly]

  Get a free copy of the Zacks research report on America First Multifamily Investors (ATAX)

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• [By Shane Hupp]

  America First Multifamily Investors LP (NASDAQ:ATAX) Director Lisa Y. Roskens bought 5,965 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 27th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $5.95 per share, for a total transaction of $35,491.75. Following the purchase, the director now owns 100,069 shares in the company, valued at approximately $595,410.55. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link.