Monday, May 28, 2018

MyToken Trading Down 25.9% This Week (MT)

MyToken (CURRENCY:MT) traded 5.2% lower against the U.S. dollar during the 24 hour period ending at 17:00 PM E.T. on May 27th. In the last seven days, MyToken has traded 25.9% lower against the U.S. dollar. One MyToken token can now be purchased for approximately $0.0252 or 0.00000343 BTC on popular cryptocurrency exchanges including CoinBene, Neraex, Bibox and CoinTiger. MyToken has a total market capitalization of $0.00 and approximately $1.02 million worth of MyToken was traded on exchanges in the last day.

Here is how other cryptocurrencies have performed in the last day:

Get MyToken alerts: Ripple (XRP) traded 2.1% lower against the dollar and now trades at $0.61 or 0.00008285 BTC. Stellar (XLM) traded 4.6% lower against the dollar and now trades at $0.28 or 0.00003767 BTC. TRON (TRX) traded 6.2% lower against the dollar and now trades at $0.0702 or 0.00000958 BTC. IOTA (MIOTA) traded down 3.8% against the dollar and now trades at $1.45 or 0.00019852 BTC. NEO (NEO) traded down 2.6% against the dollar and now trades at $52.25 or 0.00712896 BTC. Tether (USDT) traded 0.1% lower against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00013650 BTC. VeChain (VEN) traded down 4.6% against the dollar and now trades at $3.44 or 0.00046903 BTC. Binance Coin (BNB) traded down 3.5% against the dollar and now trades at $12.50 or 0.00170542 BTC. Zilliqa (ZIL) traded 4.7% lower against the dollar and now trades at $0.12 or 0.00001586 BTC. Ontology (ONT) traded down 2.4% against the dollar and now trades at $6.45 or 0.00087990 BTC.

MyToken Profile

MyToken’s genesis date was May 18th, 2016. MyToken’s total supply is 4,000,000,000 tokens. MyToken’s official Twitter account is @MyceliumCom. MyToken’s official website is mytoken.io/en.

MyToken Token Trading

MyToken can be traded on the following cryptocurrency exchanges: CoinBene, Bibox, Neraex and CoinTiger. It is usually not currently possible to purchase alternative cryptocurrencies such as MyToken directly using US dollars. Investors seeking to acquire MyToken should first purchase Ethereum or Bitcoin using an exchange that deals in US dollars such as Gemini, Changelly or Coinbase. Investors can then use their newly-acquired Ethereum or Bitcoin to purchase MyToken using one of the exchanges listed above.

Sunday, May 27, 2018

Best Undervalued Stocks To Own For 2018

tags:LSI,TMUS,JASO,VRX,SIEB,

Talk about a Barron’s bounce!�Range Resources (RRC) has soared to the top of the S&P 500 today after Barron’s touted it in the pages of the magazine this weekend.

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Range Resources gained 4.1% to $28.47, while the S&P 500 slipped 0.3% to�2,375.31.

Barron’s Andrew Bary called Range Resources “an unappreciated energy play.” He explains why:

With major market indexes at record highs, natural-gas stocks are among the few depressed industry groups. Blame a warm winter and weakening gas prices.

Range Resources (ticker: RRC), a leading U.S. gas producer, looks undervalued. Its shares, at $27, are down 20% this year and are much below their 52-week high of $47, set last June. Range drilled the first well in the now-prolific Marcellus region of Pennsylvania more than a decade ago and amassed one of its largest land positions there��610,000 acres. Its $4.2 billion purchase of Memorial Resource Development last September gave it access to what the company views as a prolific and underappreciated gas region: northern Louisiana

Best Undervalued Stocks To Own For 2018: Life Storage, Inc. (LSI)

Advisors' Opinion:
  • [By Ethan Ryder]

    Life Storage, Inc. (NYSE:LSI) President Kenneth F. Myszka sold 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $91.02, for a total value of $910,200.00. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link.

  • [By Logan Wallace]

    Get a free copy of the Zacks research report on Life Storage (LSI)

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

Best Undervalued Stocks To Own For 2018: T-Mobile US, Inc.(TMUS)

Advisors' Opinion:
  • [By Lisa Levin] Gainers Genprex, Inc. (NASDAQ: GNPX) jumped 46.7 percent to $16.1331. The low-float small-cap clinical stage gene therapy company saw its stock rally nearly 150 percent from Monday through Thursday. Formal news hasn't been announced this week that would support a triple-digit percentage rally (including more than 200 percent at one point on Thursday) but the quiet period following its initial public offering will expire on May 8. Celyad SA (NASDAQ: CYAD) shares gained 24.7 percent to $36.17. Celyad reported the publication of THINK study case report of CYAD-01 Induced Complete Remission in relapsed/refractory AML patient in haematologica. DMC Global Inc. (NASDAQ: BOOM) shares jumped 23.2 percent to $39.00 after the company reported upbeat Q1 results and issued upbeat Q2 guidance. eHealth, Inc. (NASDAQ: EHTH) gained 21.8 percent to $19.58 as the company posted upbeat Q1 results. Enova International, Inc. (NYSE: ENVA) climbed 20.4 percent to $27.20 following Q1 results. SVB Financial Group (NASDAQ: SIVB) shares jumped 18.2 percent to $304.135 following strong quarterly results. Knowles Corporation (NYSE: KN) gained 13.9 percent to $12.70 as the company reported Q1 results. Zymeworks Inc. (NYSE: ZYME) gained 13.8 percent to $17.36. Cocrystal Pharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: COCP) rose 11.8 percent to $2.336 after declining 25.09 percent on Thursday. ImmunoGen, Inc. (NASDAQ: IMGN) shares surged 11.7 percent to $11.75 after the company announced 'successful completion of interim analysis' for FORWARD I Phase 3 mirvetuximab soravtansine trial. Eloxx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ELOX) gained 9.5 percent to $12.70. Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPE) shares rose 8.5 percent to $115.3801 after the company reported stronger-than-expected earnings for its first quarter on Thursday. Sprint Corporation (NYSE: S) shares rose 8.3 percent to $6.50. The stock moved higher after a Reuters report suggested ongoing merger talks with T-M
  • [By Daniel B. Kline]

    No. 4 wireless carrier Sprint (NYSE:S) lacks a well-established identity. The carrier has sort of piggybacked on the success its rival T-Mobile (NASDAQ:TMUS) has had using lower pricing. The difference, however, is that T-Mobile has a message: It's not just cheaper, it's a carrier doing things differently, which has forced the industry to change.

  • [By ]

    Over on Real Money, Cramer talks about how to trade the highly unlikely deal between Sprint (S) and T-Mobile (TMUS) . Get more of his insights with a free trial subscription to Real Money.

Best Undervalued Stocks To Own For 2018: JA Solar Holdings, Co., Ltd.(JASO)

Advisors' Opinion:
  • [By Garrett Baldwin]

    This morning, President Trump suggested that the United States is considering strong military action in response to recent chemical attacks carried out on civilians by the Syrian government. The president promised to send "nice and new and 'smart'" missiles to Syria and accused the Russian government of partnering with a "Gas Killing Animal who kills his people and enjoys it!" The president's remarks are a significant departure from comments made last week, which suggested that the United States would be pulling out of Syria in the coming months. Trump's threat of war over a recent chemical attack in Syria drove crude oil and gold prices higher. Geopolitical worries often offer a boost to commodity prices due to concerns about supply. Trump's threat comes at a time that markets are already concerned about a significant military conflict in the Middle East between Saudi Arabia and Iran. WTI crude prices added 0.9% to hit $66.10 per barrel. Brent crude pushed to $71.10 per barrel. Gold price topped $1,350 per ounce and are poised for bigger gains. According to Axios, U.S. Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) has privately told friends that he will not seek reelection in the fall. The news comes at a perilous time for Republicans, who are expected to lose the House of Representatives and potentially the Senate. Axios was the first to report the news. The story is also notable because Ryan recently achieved his long-time goal of passing tax reform in late 2017. Four Stocks to Watch Today: FB, FOXA, CBS Shares of Twenty-First Century Fox Inc.�(NYSE: FOXA) fell in pre-market hours on news that investigators from the European Commission raided the firm's London office yesterday. Reports indicate that investigators are trying to keep their goals confidential. However, there has been a lot of scrutiny over Rupert Murdoch's goal to purchase rival Sky in recent months. British authorities have argued that this deal would not be in the public's best interest. Accor

Best Undervalued Stocks To Own For 2018: Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc(VRX)

Advisors' Opinion:
  • [By Keith Speights]

    Valeant Pharmaceuticals (NYSE:VRX) CEO Joe Papa has said for a while that the company is a great turnaround opportunity. But when the drugmaker reported its 2017 fourth-quarter results in February, it was clear that any turnaround wouldn't happen quickly.

  • [By George Budwell]

    Shares of the embattled drugmaker Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (NYSE:VRX) rose by as much as 17.1% today on extremely heavy volume. The catalyst?

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

Best Undervalued Stocks To Own For 2018: Siebert Financial Corp.(SIEB)

Advisors' Opinion:
  • [By Garrett Baldwin]

    William may be right about a sell-off in stocks… in the cryptocurrency space. Over the last week, companies that have billed themselves as blockchain-focused saw their stocks surge. One firm – Long Island Iced Tea changed its name to Long Island Blockchain and watched its stock surge more than triple digits. But today, firms with this exposure are cratering. MGT Capital Investments Inc. (OTCMKTS: MGTI), Long Island Iced Tea Corp. (Nasdaq: LTEA), Riot Blockchain Inc. (Nasdaq: RIOT), and Siebert Financial Corp. (Nasdaq: SIEB) all fell by more than 12% Friday.

Saturday, May 26, 2018

Inogen (INGN) Receives Daily Coverage Optimism Rating of 0.10

Media stories about Inogen (NASDAQ:INGN) have been trending somewhat positive on Saturday, Accern reports. The research firm ranks the sentiment of media coverage by monitoring more than 20 million news and blog sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Inogen earned a media sentiment score of 0.10 on Accern’s scale. Accern also gave news coverage about the medical technology company an impact score of 47.2867768802667 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company’s share price in the next several days.

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

Get Inogen alerts: Comparing Halyard Health (HYH) and Inogen (INGN) (americanbankingnews.com) ‘The stock market has sucked on nitrous oxide’ �� Wall… (beaumontenterprise.com) EPS Calculations to Consider �� Inogen Inc (NASDAQ: INGN) (stocksmarketcap.com) Inogen’s shares drop on short seller Citron’s tweet (reuters.com) Inogen Hit By Citron Report; Analyst Rebuttal Calls This ‘An Excellent Entry Point’ (msn.com)

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on Inogen from $150.00 to $180.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 1st. Leerink Swann restated an “outperform” rating and set a $170.00 price target (up from $150.00) on shares of Inogen in a research report on Tuesday, May 1st. ValuEngine upgraded Inogen from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 2nd. Zacks Investment Research upgraded Inogen from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $131.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, February 13th. Finally, BidaskClub upgraded Inogen from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, March 9th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and three have issued a strong buy rating to the company. Inogen has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $178.00.

Inogen opened at $174.33 on Friday, according to Marketbeat. Inogen has a 1 year low of $87.01 and a 1 year high of $189.76. The company has a market cap of $3.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 133.08, a P/E/G ratio of 4.37 and a beta of 1.01.

Inogen (NASDAQ:INGN) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April 30th. The medical technology company reported $0.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.29 by $0.19. Inogen had a return on equity of 14.81% and a net margin of 9.36%. The business had revenue of $79.05 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $63.86 million. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.27 EPS. Inogen’s revenue for the quarter was up 50.6% compared to the same quarter last year. analysts predict that Inogen will post 1.76 earnings per share for the current year.

In other Inogen news, Director Heath Lukatch sold 2,500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $119.15, for a total value of $297,875.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 2,500 shares in the company, valued at approximately $297,875. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Alison Bauerlein sold 15,911 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $124.48, for a total value of $1,980,601.28. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 20,072 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,498,562.56. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 40,956 shares of company stock valued at $5,724,846. Company insiders own 5.29% of the company’s stock.

Inogen Company Profile

Inogen, Inc, a medical technology company, primarily develops, manufactures, and markets portable oxygen concentrators for patients, physicians and other clinicians, and third-party payors in the United States and internationally. The company's oxygen concentrators are used to deliver supplemental long-term oxygen therapy to patients suffering from chronic respiratory conditions.

Insider Buying and Selling by Quarter for Inogen (NASDAQ:INGN)

Friday, May 25, 2018

Hot Growth Stocks To Buy For 2018

tags:ECL,TSM,TTOO,

Procter & Gamble Co. (NYSE: PG) posted a share price loss of 1.3% last week, not much, but enough to maintain its rank as the worst-performing Dow Jones industrial�average stock of the year to date. So far in 2018, the shares have lost 20.8%.

The second-worst Dow stock so far this year is General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE), which is down 17.6%. That is followed by 3M Co. (NYSE: MMM), down 16.68%, Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT), down 11.6%, and DowDuPont Inc. (NYSE: DWDP), down 9.69%.

The Dow dropped 151.75 points over the course of the past week to close at 24,311.19, down 0.6% for the week. Over the past 12 months, the consumer staples sector has dropped 8.3%, the worst among the 11 S&P sectors.

The first couple of trading days last week saw P&G’s shares continue the slide begun the previous week when the company announced that it would pay $4.2 billion for Merck KGaA’s consumer health unit. And while the company beat first-quarter estimates when it reported results shortly after announcing the acquisition, organic sales growth of a mere 1% led company executives to note on the conference call the “rapid shifts to e-commerce” and tighter inventory management at retailers as part of P&G’s problem.

Hot Growth Stocks To Buy For 2018: Ecolab Inc.(ECL)

Advisors' Opinion:
  • [By ]

    Ecolab (ECL) : "That's a terrific situation that I want you to buy more of if it comes down."

    PTC (PTC) : "Not my cup of tea but I understand it's in the sweet spot of tech."

  • [By ]

    3. Ecolab (NYSE: ECL)
    This water, hygiene, and energy services company is being heavily bought by Bill Gates. Mr. Gates has purchased around a million shares across several transactions in the last 30 days. His purchase price was between $134.00 and $137.00 per share.

  • [By ]

    In the Lightning Round, Cramer was bullish on Goldman Sachs (GS) , Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) , Ecolab (ECL) , PTC (PTC) , Arista Networks (ANET) , U.S. Concrete (USCR) and Masco (MAS) .

Hot Growth Stocks To Buy For 2018: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.(TSM)

Advisors' Opinion:
  • [By Ashraf Eassa]

    Contract chip manufacturing giant�Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company�(NYSE:TSM) announced that it expects its revenue for the entirety of 2018 to grow by "about 10%" -- a downward revision from its previous forecast of between 10% and 15% revenue growth.

  • [By Ashraf Eassa]

    With this delay, Intel has fallen solidly behind its largest peer,�Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company�(NYSE:TSM), which began mass production of chips using its 7nm technology (roughly equivalent to Intel's 10nm technology) earlier this month.

  • [By Todd Shriber, ETF Professor]

    The new BKC has 33 holdings. Top 10 holdings in the new ETF include Taiwan Semiconductor Ltd. (NYSE: TSM), Square Inc. (NYSE: SQ) and Advanced Micro Devices Inc.(NASDAQ: AMD). BKC features significant international exposure, as Japanese, Taiwanese and South Korean companies combine for 45.6 percent of the fund's weight.

  • [By Ashraf Eassa]

    During�Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (NYSE:TSM) most recent earnings conference call, the company's management went into a lot of detail about its new 7nm chip manufacturing technology known as N7.�

Hot Growth Stocks To Buy For 2018: T2 Biosystems, Inc.(TTOO)

Advisors' Opinion:
  • [By Joseph Griffin]

    Get a free copy of the Zacks research report on T2 Biosystems (TTOO)

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  • [By Max Byerly]

    T2 Biosystems (NASDAQ:TTOO) was upgraded by research analysts at ValuEngine from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note issued to investors on Friday.

  • [By Shane Hupp]

    T2 Biosystems (NASDAQ:TTOO) hit a new 52-week high and low during trading on Friday . The company traded as low as $7.72 and last traded at $7.38, with a volume of 13220 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $7.22.

Thursday, May 24, 2018

Top Gold Stocks To Buy For 2018

tags:STI,CVI,CYS,VLRS,VTV,

Retirement is right around the corner for baby boomers -- if they haven��t already entered it -- yet so many are financially unprepared.

Baby boomers, or those born between 1946 and 1964, expect they��ll need $658,000 in their defined contribution plans by the time they retire, but the average in those employer-sponsored plans is $263,000, according to a survey of 900 investors by financial services firm Legg Mason. Older boomers, who are 65 to 74, have an average of $300,000. Their asset allocation for all of their investments are also conservative, according to QS Investors, an investment management firm Legg Mason acquired in 2014, with 30% in cash, 24% in equities, 22% in fixed income, 4% in non-traditional assets, 8% in investment real estate, 2% in gold and other precious metals and 8% in other investments.

Top Gold Stocks To Buy For 2018: SunTrust Banks, Inc.(STI)

Advisors' Opinion:
  • [By Logan Wallace]

    SunTrust Banks (NYSE:STI) Director Frank P. Scruggs, Jr. purchased 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 16th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $69.01 per share, with a total value of $69,010.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 8,501 shares in the company, valued at $586,654.01. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link.

  • [By Matthew Frankel]

    Michael Douglass:�Welcome to Industry Focus, the podcast that dives into a different sector of the stock market every day.�It's�Monday, April 23rd,�and we have a round-up of financials news: yet�another Wells Fargo�fine, Morgan Stanley�(NYSE:MS) and Goldman Sachs�(NYSE:GS) earnings, and a data breach at�SunTrust (NYSE:STI). I'm your host,�Michael Douglass, and I'm joined by Matt Frankel. Matt,�welcome back! Let's hop right in,�because really, quite a bit of interesting news�for us to talk about today. First off,�Wells Fargo was fined $1 billion from the�Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

  • [By Logan Wallace]

    Shares of SunTrust Banks (NYSE:STI) have been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the twenty-seven ratings firms that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat reports. Eighteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and nine have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $70.40.

  • [By Motley Fool Staff]

    It seems like we're hearing about new data breaches on a regular basis, and SunTrust's (NYSE:STI) recent one affecting 1.5 million customers could seem alarming. Here's what investors -- and consumers -- need to know about it and how this one is different from some of the other high-profile data breaches we've heard about.

Top Gold Stocks To Buy For 2018: CVR Energy Inc.(CVI)

Advisors' Opinion:
  • [By Stephan Byrd]

    CVR Energy Inc. (NYSE:CVI) shares hit a new 52-week high and low during mid-day trading on Monday . The stock traded as low as $39.74 and last traded at $39.69, with a volume of 566335 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $36.81.

  • [By Stephan Byrd]

    CVR Energy Inc. (NYSE:CVI) reached a new 52-week high and low during trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as low as $41.88 and last traded at $41.81, with a volume of 8024 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $41.64.

Top Gold Stocks To Buy For 2018: CYS Investments, Inc.(CYS)

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

    Mortgage real estate investment trust CYS Investments (NYSE:CYS) announced today that it had agreed to be acquired by fellow mortgage REIT Two Harbors Investment (NYSE:TWO).

  • [By Lisa Levin] Gainers Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AXSM) rose 22.6 percent to $3.25 in pre-market trading after the company disclosed a positive outcome of the interim analysis of STRIDE-1 Phase 3 trial of AXS-05 in treatment resistant depression. Mattersight Corporation (NASDAQ: MATR) shares rose 23.2 percent to $2.65 in pre-market trading after the company agreed to be purchased by NICE Ltd. Comstock Resources, Inc. (NYSE: CRK) rose 21.2 percent to $5.77 in pre-market trading after the company disclosed a deal to buy oil & gas properties in North Dakota from Arkoma, Williston Drilling for about $620 million. The company also announced withdrawal of tender offers for outstanding secured notes. Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE: CMG) rose 13.7 percent to $386.00 in pre-market trading as the company reported stronger-than-expected results for its first quarter on Wednesday. Quantenna Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: QTNA) shares rose 12.6 percent to $14.70 in pre-market trading. Quantenna is expected to release Q1 results on April 30.. BioTelemetry, Inc. (NASDAQ: BEAT) rose 11.1 percent to $37.50 in pre-market trading as the company reported stronger-than-expected earnings for its first quarter. Penn National Gaming, Inc. (NASDAQ: PENN) rose 10.4 percent to $29.00 in pre-market trading after reporting strong Q1 results. O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ: ORLY) rose 9.8 percent to $250.00 in pre-market trading following upbeat Q1 profit. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD) shares rose 9.4 percent to $10.62 in pre-market trading as the company reported upbeat results for its first quarter. CYS Investments, Inc. (NYSE: CYS) rose 9.1 percent to $7.22 in pre-market trading after the company agreed to be acquired by Two Harbors Investment Corp (NYSE: TWO). GNC Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: GNC) rose 8.3 percent to $4.18 in pre-market trading after reporting Q1 results. Domino's Pizza, Inc. (NYSE: DPZ) shares rose 7.6 percent to $251.2

Top Gold Stocks To Buy For 2018: Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion, S.A.B. de C.V.(VLRS)

Advisors' Opinion:
  • [By Travis Hoium]

    Shares of Mexican airline Controladora Vuela Co Avcn SA CV (NYSE:VLRS) plunged as much as 20.3% in trading Monday after announcing earnings that led to fears of growing competition. At 12:25 p.m. EDT shares were still down 16.6% on the day.�

  • [By Adam Levine-Weinberg]

    In late 2016 and early 2017, profitability deteriorated rapidly at Mexican budget airline Volaris (NYSE:VLRS)�due to market disruptions caused by the U.S. presidential election. Fears about a crackdown on trade or immigration under President Trump led to a sharp drop in the Mexican peso and a downturn in travel demand. However, Volaris seemed to be on the mend by this time last year, and its stock price rebounded to more than $15 last July.

  • [By Lisa Levin]

    Check out these big penny stock gainers and losers

    Losers Prothena Corporation plc (NASDAQ: PRTA) shares dipped 69 percent to $11.48 after a disappointing update relating to the company's treatment for AL amyloidosis. Prothena, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that focuses on therapies in the neuroscience and orphan categories, said a Phase 2b study of its therapy called NEOD001 failed to achieve its primary or secondary endpoints. Prothena's Phase 2b study explored its NEOD001 therapy versus a placebo in previously-treated patients with AL amyloidosis and persistent cardiac dysfunction. Gridsum Holding Inc. (NASDAQ: GSUM) fell 44.3 percent to $4.06. Gridsum reported suspension of audit report on financial statements. Flotek Industries, Inc. (NYSE: FTK) shares declined 34.1 percent to $4.16 as the company issued weak revenue forecast for the first quarter. Akorn, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKRX) dropped 32.3 percent to $13.35 after Fresenius terminated its merger deal with Akorn. Chicago Bridge & Iron Company N.V. (NYSE: CBI) fell 31.2 percent to $13.44. Subsea 7 made an unsolicited bid to buy McDermott for $7 per share. However, the acquisition offer is contingent on McDermot terminating its pending merger with Chicago Bridge & Iron. Controladora Vuela Compañía de Aviación, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE: VLRS) dropped 18 percent to $5.76. Controladora Vuela recently reported first-quarter results that showed a loss for the quarter. Imperial Capital downgraded Controladora Vuela Compania de Aviacion from Outperform to In-Line. Atossa Genetics Inc. (NASDAQ: ATOS) fell 18.2 percent to $2.8797 after declining 19.35 percent on Friday. Alcoa Corporation (NYSE: AA) fell 12.3 percent to $52.63. Luby's, Inc. (NYSE: LUB) shares declined 10.3 percent to $2.448 following Q2 results. Aceto Corporation (NASDAQ: ACET) shares tumbled 10 percent to $2.26. Pier 1 Imports, Inc. (NYSE: PIR) dipped 9.7 percent

Top Gold Stocks To Buy For 2018: Vanguard Value ETF (VTV)

Advisors' Opinion:
  • [By Logan Wallace]

    Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VTV) in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 3,421 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $353,000.

Tuesday, May 22, 2018

As the payment wars heat up, PayPal could have a leg above Square

PayPal shares rallied on news it plans to acquire Swedish payment company iZettle, and all signs point to this as a smart move.

Even though the price tag is expensive �� a hefty $2.2 billion �� this helps solidify PayPal as end-to-end payments solution as retail shoppers continue moving online and payments are made increasingly on mobile phones.

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This should also put to bed the rumors that PayPal was going to buy Square �� and instead will now be a stiff competitor.

Where PayPal now stands

PayPal is a leader in the move to digital, and more importantly mobile payments, across the globe. It has a technology platform that includes Venmo and other payment services which allow customers and merchants to quickly, easily and safely execute transactions. The company also already has a wide reach, with over 225 million active accounts executing over 2.2 billion transactions per quarter in over 200 countries.

Gaining an edge

IZettle will likely provide small point-of-sale devices that attach to mobile phones to businesses that are offline. It is similar to the U.S.-based Square.

The acquisition will help PayPal expand its point-of-sale business in the small and medium business market, and gives PayPal exposure to some additional markets in which they do not already have a strong presence.

Disclosure: Binger's firm, Gradient Investments, owns PayPal in its portfolios; Binger does not own the stock personally.

Monday, May 21, 2018

5 Surprising Facts About Boomer Retirement

&l;p&g;Are you close to retirement? Are you not as prepared as you&a;rsquo;d like to be? If you&a;rsquo;re LGBTQ, do you have a support system? You&a;rsquo;re not alone. Our friend and &l;a href=&q;https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidrae/#496347966482&q;&g;fellow &l;em&g;Forbes&l;/em&g; contributor&l;/a&g;, David Rae of &l;a href=&q;http://www.financialplannerla.com/&q; target=&q;_blank&q; rel=&q;noopener noreferrer&q; target=&q;_blank&q;&g;FinancialPlanner-LA.com&l;/a&g;, shared with us on &l;em&g;Queer Money&l;/em&g;&a;trade; how you can get prepared.

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Objects in the mirror may be closer than they appear. This applies to many parts of life, not just looking in your rear-view mirror. For example, how are you doing with your New Year&a;rsquo;s resolutions? If you&a;rsquo;re thinking that you have plenty of time until next year, remember that we&a;rsquo;re almost halfway through the year.

&l;strong&g;Hear David Rae talk about LGBTQ Boomer retirement planner on &l;em&g;Queer Money&l;/em&g;&a;trade;:&l;/strong&g;

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&l;strong&g;Five Surprising Statistics&l;/strong&g;

&l;em&g;1. Only &l;a href=&q;http://irionline.org/newsroom/newsroom-detail-view/as-they-near-retirement-baby-boomers-remain-unprepared&q; target=&q;_blank&q; rel=&q;noopener noreferrer&q; target=&q;_blank&q;&g;25% of the general population&l;/a&g; and &l;a href=&q;http://corporate.prudential.com/media/managed/PrudentialLGBT2016-2017.pdf&q; target=&q;_blank&q; rel=&q;noopener noreferrer&q; target=&q;_blank&q;&g;18% of the LGBTQ population&l;/a&g; feel confident they&a;rsquo;ll have enough money to last through retirement&l;/em&g;

Much of this may be attributed to the downturn in the markets in 2008 and 2009. That being said, much of those losses, if you didn&a;rsquo;t pull your money out of the market, has been recouped. Unfortunately, many older Boomers were concerned about the prospects of a long-term bear market and did withdraw their money.

If you pulled your money out of the stock market, it doesn&a;rsquo;t mean all is lost. Working with a financial advisor to create the right financial plan for you, you can build a plan that will help mitigate losses and retain enough money to last you through your lifetime. Rae suggests that preparing for retirement by cutting expenses may be the best course for those not confident with their retirement savings.&l;/p&g;

&l;em&g;2. More Boomers than ever are getting divorced, leaving them without dual social security benefits&l;/em&g;

&a;ldquo;&l;a href=&q;https://www.marketwatch.com/story/divorcing-is-hard-why-divorcing-over-50-can-be-even-worse-2018-01-03&q; target=&q;_blank&q; rel=&q;noopener noreferrer&q; target=&q;_blank&q;&g;Gray divorce&l;/a&g;&a;rdquo; is a relatively new trend in retiring populations, which in some cases may mean that older, single individuals are spending more money to maintain two households.

An additional concern is that this trend may leave some older retirees without the benefit of dual social security checks, versus their married counterparts. Missed Social Security benefits, such as the Spousal and the Survivor benefits, are issues that many LGBTQ seniors have been struggling with for decades. Marriage equality should equalize this, but divorcing and establishing new relationships in retirement will make receiving such benefits more complicated.

3. &l;a href=&q;http://irionline.org/newsroom/newsroom-detail-view/as-they-near-retirement-baby-boomers-remain-unprepared&q; target=&q;_blank&q; rel=&q;noopener noreferrer&q; target=&q;_blank&q;&g;&l;em&g;42% of Boomers have nothing saved for retirement&l;/em&g;&l;/a&g;

Although the 401(k) was only introduced in 1978 and the Individual Retirement Account only four years prior, in 1974, when Boomers were in their late teens to early thirties, many still weren&a;rsquo;t aware or took advantage of them.

For any working Boomer and some retired Boomers, increasing retirement account contributions, if possible, is a great way to catch up on retirement savings. For example, you can contribute up until the age of 70 &a;frac12; if you have earned income. If you are over 70 &a;frac12; but your spouse is younger with earned income, they can make a spousal contribution to your retirement account on your behalf.

If you don&a;rsquo;t currently have earned income, consider taking up a side hustle. Side hustles aren&a;rsquo;t just for Millennials. They&s;re for Boomers, too. Even just a few hundred dollars a month invested for a few years can offset expenses. In fact, this Boomer blogger has &l;a href=&q;http://sixtyandme.com/60-creative-ways-to-make-money-in-retirement/&q; target=&q;_blank&q; rel=&q;noopener noreferrer&q; target=&q;_blank&q;&g;a list of 60 side hustles for seniors&l;/a&g;.

&l;em&g;4. Four years equals $140,000 or more&l;/em&g;

All our medical advancements are paying off and we&a;rsquo;re living longer, which is a good thing. In fact, Boomers are expected to live an additional four years longer than the previous generation. Unfortunately, that means your retirement dollars need to stretch further, or you need more retirement dollars. Taking into consideration how fast health care costs are rising, you may need even more of them in the future.

For many gay and bisexual Boomers, life expectancy has surpassed what they imagined in the 1990s, especially for those impacted by HIV/AIDS. Much of this is thanks to medical advancements and education around safe sex. Although for those living with HIV, medical costs are higher than the general population. Another reason for higher savings.

We can only imagine that for GenXers and Millennials, the average lifespan will keep increasing and so should our expectations for retirement savings. GenXers and Millennials have more information today at their fingertips than Boomers, so we should and can be better prepared for retirement.

Do you know your retirement number? &l;a href=&q;https://debtfreeguys.com/magic-money-calculator/&q; target=&q;_blank&q; rel=&q;noopener noreferrer&q; target=&q;_blank&q;&g;Use this calculator to find it&l;/a&g;.

&l;em&g;5. The average cost of &l;a href=&q;https://www.after55.com/blog/assisted-living-costs-cheapest-most-expensive-states/&q; target=&q;_blank&q; rel=&q;noopener noreferrer&q; target=&q;_blank&q;&g;1 bedroom assisted living in 2017 was $45,000&l;/a&g;&l;/em&g;

Queer or straight, that housing cost is concerning. The average duration in an assisted living facility is 28 months. That totals nearly $100,000 for an average assisted living facility for the average patient. If you hope for a better-than-average assisted living facility for you or a loved one, you will need to save even more money for retirement. Unfortunately, for the LGBTQ community, there are even fewer assisted living facility options where we can continue to live outside of the closet and get the nuanced care we need. This means higher assisted living costs for queer people.

If you haven&a;rsquo;t planned ahead for the late stages of life, consider obtaining &l;a href=&q;https://debtfreeguys.com/long-term-care-insurance-for-lgbt-people/&q; target=&q;_blank&q; rel=&q;noopener noreferrer&q; target=&q;_blank&q;&g;long-term care insurance or adding riders&l;/a&g; on your life insurance. In most cases, these protections can be used to supplement assisted living expenses.

These statistics and Rae&a;rsquo;s comments highlight a growing concern for Baby Boomers, especially LGBTQ Baby Boomers who are less prepared for retirement than the general population. All have many tools and resources available to them. Seek out and use them before these statistics become your reality.

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Sunday, May 20, 2018

David's Bridal Hires Evercore for Debt Advice

Wedding season in the U.S. is not what it used to be, and bridal retailers are feeling the pain.

In the latest sign of industry stress, executives at David’s Bridal Inc. have hired restructuring advisers at Evercore Inc. and legal counsel at Debevoise & Plimpton to help turn around the budget-priced business, according to people with knowledge of the situation. The chain also appointed a new chief executive officer, Scott Key, according to a statement Friday.

David’s, owned by the Clayton, Dubilier & Rice buyout firm, disclosed the hires during a conference call this week to review earnings, according to the people, who asked not to be identified because the session was private. Some holders of first lien term loans have been working with advisers from law firm Jones Day and investment bank Greenhill & Co., according to two more people, and some bondholders are working with Houlihan Lokey as a financial adviser, two people said.

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The chain owes creditors about $762 million, with the bulk due in October 2019. Bonds issued by David’s trade for half their face value, with Moody’s Investors Service and S&P Global Ratings cutting the company’s credit rating deeper into junk earlier this year on concern that it’s headed for a distressed-debt exchange.

A representative for David’s, based in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, confirmed the adviser hires and declined to elaborate. Clayton, Dubilier as well as Debevoise & Plimpton and Houlihan declined to comment. Greenhill and Jones Day didn’t respond to messages.

Marriage rates have fallen since the 1980s, and though the amount that Americans typically spend on weddings has risen, the industry has been thrown into chaos by intense competition, online options and shifting fashion tastes. In April, Gap Inc.’s Weddington Way bridal brand announced plans to close within the next few months, following J. Crew Group Inc.’s decision in 2016 to shutter its wedding-dress business. David’s competitor Alfred Angelo closed its doors in 2017, leaving brides stranded as orders went unfulfilled.

Demographic Destiny

Recent earnings at David’s reflect wedding retailers’ struggle to adapt, both to demographic changes and to the broader retail malaise. The company posted quarterly Ebitda, or earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization, of $23.4 million, up 2 percent from a year earlier, while same-store sales gained 0.5 percent, according to a company representative.

Scott Key, who replaces Paul Pressler as chief executive officer, previously oversaw the company’s marketing, digital, and service teams, according to the company statement. He previously worked at Gap Inc. and led the Athleta brand of women’s yoga and athletic clothing, according to David’s. Pressler will remain chairman of the company.

"I see tremendous opportunity for David’s Bridal to continue to grow in bridal and beyond," Key said in the statement.

— With assistance by Justina Vasquez