Best Gold Stocks To Invest In Right Now


A number of years ago, Warren Buffett referred to derivatives as “financial weapons of mass destruction.” Since then, Wall Street has tried to pooh-pooh this description, but the facts speak for themselves.

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What is a derivative? Basically, it’s a bet couched as a complex financial instrument. Investopedia defines a derivative as “a security with a price that is dependent upon or derived from one or more underlying assets.” More simply put, two institutions, usually banks, bet on the direction of an underlying asset, which might be stocks, bonds, interest rates, gold, currencies or indexes. For a more entertaining if depressing explanation, see the movie “The Big Short.”

Initially, derivatives were a hedge on a position held by the bank. For example, if a bank had a large portfolio of corporate debt, the portfolio manager might protect that position by using derivatives to take an opposite position, thereby hedging the holdings.

Best Gold Stocks To Invest In Right Now: OSI Systems, Inc.(OSIS)


Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Ethan Ryder]

    OSI Systems (NASDAQ:OSIS) had its target price boosted by Roth Capital from $77.00 to $89.00. The firm currently has a buy rating on the stock.

    Plains All American Pipeline (NYSE:PAA) was upgraded by analysts at US Capital Advisors from a hold rating to an overweight rating.

  • [By Max Byerly]

    Clearline Capital LP lessened its position in OSI Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:OSIS) by 62.1% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 51,099 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 83,849 shares during the period. OSI Systems comprises 2.6% of Clearline Capital LP’s portfolio, making the stock its 15th largest holding. Clearline Capital LP’s holdings in OSI Systems were worth $3,951,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

  • [By Joseph Griffin]

    Xilinx (NASDAQ:XLNX) and OSI Systems (NASDAQ:OSIS) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and earnings.

  • [By Stephan Byrd]

    Shares of OSI Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:OSIS) have been given a consensus rating of “Hold” by the eight analysts that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat.com reports. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. The average 12-month target price among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $84.38.

  • [By Shane Hupp]

    Get a free copy of the Zacks research report on OSI Systems (OSIS)

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  • [By Logan Wallace]

    Millennium Management LLC lessened its stake in shares of OSI Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:OSIS) by 40.1% during the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 255,483 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 170,680 shares during the quarter. Millennium Management LLC owned about 1.41% of OSI Systems worth $16,675,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Best Gold Stocks To Invest In Right Now: DNB Financial Corp(DNBF)


Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Stephan Byrd]

    DNB Financial Corp Common Stock (NASDAQ:DNBF) EVP Bruce E. Moroney sold 4,712 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $35.93, for a total transaction of $169,302.16. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 16,502 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $592,916.86. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link.

  • [By Shane Hupp]

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  • [By Stephan Byrd]

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Best Gold Stocks To Invest In Right Now: ServiceMaster Global Holdings, Inc.(SERV)


Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Rich Smith]

    The clock reads 11:45 AM EDT, and shares of ServiceMaster Global Holdings (NYSE:SERV) are either down 34% or maybe down less than 2%, depending on whom you ask. Google Finance says the former, while Yahoo! Finance reports the latter. 

  • [By Shane Hupp]

    Servicemaster Global Holdings Inc (NYSE:SERV) hit a new 52-week high and low during trading on Thursday . The company traded as low as $59.70 and last traded at $59.03, with a volume of 15886 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $59.62.

  • [By Logan Wallace]

    Xact Kapitalforvaltning AB raised its stake in Servicemaster Global Holdings Inc (NYSE:SERV) by 33.0% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 15,711 shares of the business services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,900 shares during the period. Xact Kapitalforvaltning AB’s holdings in Servicemaster Global were worth $799,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

  • [By Ethan Ryder]

    Servicemaster Global (NYSE:SERV) had its buy rating reiterated by analysts at William Blair.

    Stryker (NYSE:SYK) had its hold rating reissued by analysts at Needham & Company LLC. The analysts wrote, “SYK is acquiring Invuity (IVTY) for $7.40 per share (a 29% premium) or ~$190M of cash which is 3.4x consensus 2019E sales (vs. 6.4x EV/2019E sales for its medical supplies peers). IVTY makes disposable lighted instruments which increase visibility during minimally invasive surgical (MIS) procedures. We believe IVTY fits well with SYK’s Instruments business and note that IVTY’s products are applicable to a large number of surgical procedures. While the deal may be slightly dilutive in 2019, we believe that SYK can absorb this and still deliver on its 9%+ EPS growth target. And the deal should start to become increasingly accretive in 2020 and beyond.””

  • [By Ethan Ryder]

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  • [By Rich Smith]

    That’s how ServiceMaster CEO Nik Varty describes the future of his own company, ServiceMaster Global Holdings (NYSE:SERV), with its stable of brands like Terminix, Furniture Medic, and Merry Maids. It’s also the future he sees for the company ServiceMaster just spun off: Frontdoor (UNKNOWN:UNKNOWN), which inherited probably the company’s best-known brand, American Home Shield (AHS). And already, some analysts on Wall Street are nodding their heads.

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