January 17, 2018: Markets opened higher Wednesday with the DJIA on its way to a close above 26,000. Even a weak fourth-quarter report from Goldman Sachs and more talk about a breakup of GE. The day’s best performing sectors were technology and consumer staples and every sector posted a gain for the day. WTI crude oil for February delivery settled at $63.97 a barrel, up 0.4% for the day. February gold dropped less than 0.1% on the day to settle at $1,338.30. Equities were headed for a higher close shortly before the bell as the DJIA traded up 1.28% for the day, the S&P 500 traded up 1.00%, and the Nasdaq Composite traded up 1.06%.
Bitcoin futures for January delivery traded at $10,675, down nearly 4.4% on the CME after opening at $11,190 this morning. The digital currency fell to $9,225 before recovering.
The DJIA stock posting the largest daily percentage gain ahead of the close Wednesday was The Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) which traded up 4.28% at $349.50. The stock’s 52-week range is $156.75 to $349.57, and the high was posted this afternoon. Volume was about double the daily average of around 3.5 million shares. The company had no specific news.
Top 10 Performing Stocks To Own Right Now: Penn Virginia Resource Partners LP(PVR)
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Stephan Byrd]
PVR Partners, L.P. (PVR) is engaged in the gathering and processing of natural gas and the management of coal and natural resource properties in the United States. The Company operates in three business segments: Eastern Midstream, Midcontinent Midstream and Coal and Natural Resource Management. In March 2014, Regency Energy Partners LP announced that it has acquired acquires all of PVR Partners, L.P’s outstanding units.
Top 10 Performing Stocks To Own Right Now: Ctrip.com International, Ltd.(CTRP)
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Stephan Byrd]
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Ctrip.Com International (NASDAQ:CTRP)‘s stock had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Cowen in a research report issued to clients and investors on Sunday. They currently have a $51.00 price objective on the stock. Cowen’s price objective would indicate a potential upside of 7.08% from the company’s previous close.
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- [By Garrett Baldwin] While that is happening in the Middle East, trouble is brewing in Washington. In addition to reports that a Russian Oligarch paid Trump's lawyer $500,000, a U.S. telecom giant is now caught up with the same lawyer. AT&T Corporation (NYSE: T) confirmed Tuesday night that it paid Trump lawyer Michael Cohen for information on the administration. AT&T stock is up 0.6% in premarket hours. Four Stocks to Watch Today: TRIP, MTCH, FOXA, DIS Shares of TripAdvisor (Nasdaq: TRIP) popped nearly 20% after the company crushed earnings after the bell. In addition, the CFO Ernst Teunissen projected strong guidance for the rest of the year. The firm reported EPS of $0.30 on top of $378.0 million in revenue. Wall Street expected $0.16 per share on $360.84 million in revenue. Shares of Match Group (Nasdaq: MTCH) popped 3% after the company reported earnings after the bell. The dating site operator reported stronger than expected earnings and revenue figures on Tuesday. Overall, revenue jumped 36% compared to the same period in 2017. The firm also reported stronger than expected guidance. Of course, all anyone is talking about how Facebook Inc. (Nasdaq: FB) could impact the dating industry with its new plugin. Shares of 21st Century Fox (NYSE FOXA) are in focus as the firm prepares to report earnings before the bell. However, investors are more likely focused today on the expected bidding war between the Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) and Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA) to purchase key assets of the company. Fox is also tied up in a bidding war with Comcast to purchase British television provider Sky (OTC MKTS: SKYAY). Look for additional earnings reports from Booking Holdings (Nasdaq: BKNG), com International (Nasdaq: CTRP), Sina Corp. (Nasdaq: SINA), Albermarle Corp. (NYSE: ALB), Mylan Inc. (NYSE: MYL), SolarEdge Technologies (Nasdaq: SEDG), Wolverine World Wide (NYSE: WWW), IAC Interactive Corp. (NYSE: IAC), and Cavium Inc. (Nasdaq: CAVM).
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Ctrip.com International (NASDAQ:CTRP) Q1 2018 Earnings Conference CallMay. 22, 2018 8:00 p.m. ET
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Top 10 Performing Stocks To Own Right Now: WEC Energy Group, Inc.(WEC)
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WEC Energy Group Inc (NYSE:WEC)Q4 2018 Earnings Conference CallFeb. 12, 2019, 7:00 a.m. ET
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- [By Stephan Byrd]
WEC Energy Group Inc (NYSE:WEC) declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, July 20th, Wall Street Journal reports. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, August 14th will be paid a dividend of 0.5525 per share by the utilities provider on Saturday, September 1st. This represents a $2.21 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.29%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, August 13th.
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Get WEC Energy Group alerts: Earnings per share (EPS) in the Limelight – WEC Energy Group Inc (NYSE: WEC) (hotstockspotter.com) WEC Energy Group, Inc. (WEC) Ex-Dividend Date Scheduled for August 13, 2018 (nasdaq.com) Two Wisconsin utilities are increasing solar and wind power as they dramatically cut coal use to combat climate change (msn.com) Is Buying WEC Energy Group Inc (NYSE:WEC) For Its Upcoming US$0.55 Dividend A Good Choice? (finance.yahoo.com) Rising Natural Gas Demand Drives Wisconsin Utilities Results (naturalgasintel.com)Shares of WEC opened at $67.15 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $21.13 billion, a PE ratio of 21.39, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.88 and a beta of 0.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.95, a current ratio of 0.59 and a quick ratio of 0.44. WEC Energy Group has a fifty-two week low of $58.48 and a fifty-two week high of $70.09.
Top 10 Performing Stocks To Own Right Now: Warren Resources Inc.(WRES)
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Shane Hupp]
Northland Securities restated their corporate rating on shares of W Resources (LON:WRES) in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday.
Shares of LON WRES opened at GBX 0.43 ($0.01) on Wednesday. W Resources has a 52 week low of GBX 0.25 ($0.00) and a 52 week high of GBX 0.72 ($0.01).
Top 10 Performing Stocks To Own Right Now: ClearBridge Energy MLP Fund Inc.(CEM)
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Stephan Byrd]
Royal Bank of Canada grew its position in ClearBridge Energy MLP Fund Inc (NYSE:CEM) by 1.8% during the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 627,319 shares of the investment management company’s stock after acquiring an additional 10,949 shares during the quarter. Royal Bank of Canada’s holdings in ClearBridge Energy MLP Fund were worth $7,898,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Top 10 Performing Stocks To Own Right Now: Fuel Tech, Inc.(FTEK)
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Ethan Ryder]
Fuel Tech (NASDAQ:FTEK) issued its earnings results on Monday. The industrial products company reported ($0.06) earnings per share for the quarter, reports. Fuel Tech had a negative net margin of 17.57% and a negative return on equity of 2.86%.
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Top 10 Performing Stocks To Own Right Now: Atlanticus Holdings Corporation(ATLC)
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Top 10 Performing Stocks To Own Right Now: Lifetime Brands Inc.(LCUT)
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Logan Wallace]
Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE: SWK) and Lifetime Brands (NASDAQ:LCUT) are both industrial products companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings and risk.
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Headlines about Lifetime Brands (NASDAQ:LCUT) have been trending somewhat positive on Thursday, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. Accern identifies positive and negative media coverage by analyzing more than twenty million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Lifetime Brands earned a coverage optimism score of 0.04 on Accern’s scale. Accern also gave headlines about the company an impact score of 49.3717790934575 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company’s share price in the near future.
Top 10 Performing Stocks To Own Right Now: Castle (A.M.) & Co.(CAS)
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Joseph Griffin]
Cascades Inc (TSE:CAS) – Analysts at National Bank Financial raised their Q4 2018 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Cascades in a report issued on Thursday, August 9th. National Bank Financial analyst L. Aghazarian now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.28 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.26. National Bank Financial has a “Outperform” rating and a $18.00 price target on the stock.
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Cashaa (CURRENCY:CAS) traded up 3% against the US dollar during the 1 day period ending at 23:00 PM E.T. on September 18th. During the last seven days, Cashaa has traded 2.5% lower against the US dollar. Cashaa has a market capitalization of $6.33 million and $110,922.00 worth of Cashaa was traded on exchanges in the last day. One Cashaa token can currently be purchased for approximately $0.0124 or 0.00000195 BTC on popular cryptocurrency exchanges including Exrates, TOPBTC, IDEX and HitBTC.
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Cashaa (CURRENCY:CAS) traded 5.4% lower against the U.S. dollar during the 1-day period ending at 17:00 PM Eastern on June 26th. Cashaa has a total market capitalization of $14.70 million and $413,446.00 worth of Cashaa was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. One Cashaa token can now be bought for approximately $0.0354 or 0.00000572 BTC on popular exchanges including HitBTC and IDEX. During the last week, Cashaa has traded down 17.6% against the U.S. dollar.
Top 10 Performing Stocks To Own Right Now: Carlsberg A/S (CABGY)
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Ethan Ryder]
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- [By Max Byerly]
Anheuser-Busch InBev (NYSE: BUD) and Carlsberg (OTCMKTS:CABGY) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends and earnings.
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