Best Safest Stocks To Watch For 2019


Valuations matter in the long run. That’s important to remember. Especially at times like this when almost every valuation metric indicates the stock market is expensive. 

There are many definitions of these terms, but, to me, valuation metrics are tools to normalize the relationship between stock prices and fundamentals. Popular metrics include the price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio and price-to-sales (P/S) ratio. There are dozens of these indicators, and each has its advantages and disadvantages. 

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Normalizing is a way to make numbers comparable. For example, if we are talking about company earnings, we might find one company has $10 million in earnings and another has $100 million in earnings. By itself, this information really doesn’t tell investors anything about how the stock is valued. 

Best Safest Stocks To Watch For 2019: Brown-Forman Corporation (BF-A)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Chris Hill]

    In this episode of MarketFoolery, host Chris Hill talks with Motley Fool analyst Emily Flippen about the market’s biggest news. Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE:ANF) is up huge on a deeply lame quarter. Was there some gold hidden between the lines, or was this yet another case of bad results beating terrible expectations? Dollar Tree (NASDAQ:DLTR) saw a little pop after its earnings report, but more interestingly, the company announced some big changes regarding its Family Dollar acquisition. Brown-Forman (NYSE:BF-A) (NYSE:BF-B) fell about 7% after reporting earnings. Could it be that they just have too many brands? Chinese automaker NIO (NYSE:NIO) tanked, but investors probably want to resist the “China is too scary” narrative that’s cropping up as a result. Tune in to find out more.

  • [By Rich Duprey]

    Tariffs have long weighed on shares of whiskey distiller Brown-Forman (NYSE:BF-A) (NYSE:BF-B), which exports more than half of its spirits to international markets, led by its best-selling Jack Daniel’s whiskey. In its most recently-reported quarter, net sales were flat at $910 million due to tariff-related inventory reductions. That followed a big sales increase in the first quarter of fiscal 2019, when customers were racing to stock up ahead of the imposition of retaliatory tariffs by Europe.

  • [By Dan Caplinger]

    The stock market did exceptionally well on Wednesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbing more than 300 points and certain other major benchmarks reaching record heights. In general, investors remained upbeat about the prospects for the U.S. economy overcoming any trade-related tensions and continuing to grow, riding the wave of lower corporate tax rates to boost profits. Yet even with a favorable mood in the market overall, some companies had bad news that sent their shares sharply lower. Ambarella (NASDAQ:AMBA), YY (NASDAQ:YY), and Brown-Forman (NYSE:BF-A) (NYSE:BF-B) were among the worst performers on the day. Here’s why they did so poorly.

Best Safest Stocks To Watch For 2019: RMG Networks Holding Corporation(RMGN)


Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Ethan Ryder]

    Media coverage about RMG Networks (NASDAQ:RMGN) has trended somewhat positive on Sunday, according to Accern. The research firm ranks the sentiment of news coverage by analyzing more than 20 million blog and news sources. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. RMG Networks earned a news sentiment score of 0.08 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned news articles about the business services provider an impact score of 45.2069122997124 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.

Best Safest Stocks To Watch For 2019: Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.(HA)


Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Adam Levine-Weinberg]

    After several years of struggling to build a defensible international route network, leisure-focused airline operator Hawaiian Holdings (NASDAQ:HA) has become one of the most profitable airlines in the U.S. in the past few years. Hawaiian’s pre-tax margin rose from 6.9% in 2014 to 13.2% in 2015, 18.4% in 2016, and 17.6% in 2017.

  • [By Joseph Griffin]

    United Services Automobile Association increased its position in Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:HA) by 5.9% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 255,657 shares of the transportation company’s stock after buying an additional 14,332 shares during the quarter. United Services Automobile Association owned 0.50% of Hawaiian worth $9,191,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

  • [By Adam Levine-Weinberg]

    As part of the agreement, U.S. airlines will be able to add 12 new daytime international flights from Haneda Airport beginning in the spring of 2020. American Airlines (NASDAQ:AAL), Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL), Hawaiian Holdings (NASDAQ:HA), and United Continental (NASDAQ:UAL) all want to get in on the action.

  • [By Adam Levine-Weinberg]

    Hawaiian Holdings (NASDAQ:HA) and Alaska Air (NYSE:ALK) are currently the only two airlines flying nonstop to Hawaii from those cities. Both carriers are fighting back against Southwest’s looming arrival in the market by expanding preemptively.

  • [By Adam Levine-Weinberg]

    Since then, Southwest’s Hawaii plans have slowly come into focus. The popular low-cost airline is still on track to begin ticket sales later this year. However, while Southwest had previously hinted that it hoped to operate its first commercial flights to Hawaii by year-end, it now seems virtually certain that its Hawaii flights won’t take off until 2019. That will provide a little bit of breathing room for rivals such as Hawaiian Holdings (NASDAQ:HA).

  • [By Logan Wallace]

    Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:HA) has been given an average rating of “Hold” by the fourteen brokerages that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. The average 12-month price target among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $49.70.

Best Safest Stocks To Watch For 2019: Meredith Corporation(MDP)


Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Ethan Ryder]

    Meredith Co. (NYSE:MDP) declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, May 9th, RTT News reports. Investors of record on Thursday, May 31st will be given a dividend of 0.545 per share on Friday, June 15th. This represents a $2.18 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.25%.

  • [By Stephan Byrd]

    Gabelli Funds LLC increased its holdings in shares of Meredith Co. (NYSE:MDP) by 1.0% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 211,200 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 2,000 shares during the quarter. Gabelli Funds LLC owned 0.47% of Meredith worth $11,363,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

  • [By Lisa Levin] Companies Reporting Before The Bell
    Nomad Foods Limited (NYSE: NOMD) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $0.36 per share on revenue of $656.43 million.
    AMC Networks Inc. (NASDAQ: AMCX) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $2.2 per share on revenue of $720.14 million.
    Magna International Inc. (NYSE: MGA) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $1.7 per share on revenue of $10.11 billion.
    Univar Inc. (NYSE: UNVR) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $0.36 per share on revenue of $2.12 billion.
    Duke Energy Corporation (NYSE: DUK) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $1.14 per share on revenue of $5.78 billion.
    Owens & Minor, Inc. (NYSE: OMI) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $0.47 per share on revenue of $2.40 billion.
    Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: PBH) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $0.61 per share on revenue of $255.60 million.
    Tribune Media Company (NYSE: TRCO) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $0.06 per share on revenue of $457.67 million.
    ArcBest Corporation (NASDAQ: ARCB) is estimated to report quarterly loss at $0.07 per share on revenue of $691.18 million.
    Genesis Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE: GEN) is projected to report quarterly loss at $0.34 per share on revenue of $1.32 billion.
    Enbridge Inc. (NYSE: ENB) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $0.55 per share on revenue of $10.14 billion.
    Kelly Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: KELYA) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $0.42 per share on revenue of $1.34 billion.
    NICE Ltd. (NASDAQ: NICE) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $1.01 per share on revenue of $332.93 million.
    World Acceptance Corporation (NASDAQ: WRLD) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $3.94 per share on revenue of $147.32 million.
    MAXIMUS, Inc. (NYSE: MMS) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $0.84 per share on revenue of $616.04 million.
    Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CH
  • [By Joseph Griffin]

    New York State Common Retirement Fund lowered its position in Meredith Co. (NYSE:MDP) by 15.0% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 246,966 shares of the company’s stock after selling 43,605 shares during the period. New York State Common Retirement Fund owned 0.55% of Meredith worth $12,827,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

  • [By Max Byerly]

    Shares of Meredith Co. (NYSE:MDP) have been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the ten brokerages that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. The average 12-month target price among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $67.67.

  • [By Douglas A. McIntyre]

    The head of Salesforce.com Inc. (NYSE: CRM) bought Time magazine and related properties for $190 million. Meredith Corp (NYSE: MDP), which bought Time parent company Time Inc. in January 2018, announced that Marc Benioff would be the owner.

Best Safest Stocks To Watch For 2019: OUTFRONT Media Inc.(OUT)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Joseph Griffin]

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  • [By Logan Wallace]

    Outfront Media (NYSE:OUT) has earned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the six analysts that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, one has assigned a hold recommendation and three have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $27.00.

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  • [By Jeremy Bowman]

    Shares of Outfront Media Inc. (NYSE:OUT) were falling on Thursday after the outdoor advertising specialist released a disappointing second-quarter earnings report. As a result, the stock was down 9% as of 3:10 p.m. EDT.

  • [By Lisa Levin] Gainers
    Sanmina Corp (NASDAQ: SANM) shares rose 15.2 percent to $31.90 in pre-market trading as the company reported stronger-than-expected earnings for its second quarter on Monday.
    Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS) rose 12.4 percent to $41.30 in pre-market trading after the company posted upbeat Q1 results and issued a strong Q2 forecast.
    Aeglea BioTherapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AGLE) rose 10.8 percent to $8.75 in pre-market trading.
    Mitel Networks Corporation (NASDAQ: MITL) rose 8.8 percent to $11.05 in pre-market trading after the company agreed to be acquired by affiliates of Searchlight Capital Partners for $2.0 billion.
    Galectin Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: GALT) rose 7.3 percent to $3.70 in pre-market trading.
    Riot Blockchain, Inc. (NASDAQ: RIOT) shares rose 6.9 percent to $7.00 in pre-market trading after declining 1.50 percent on Monday.
    Hallmark Financial Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: HALL) rose 6.5 percent to $10.68 in pre-market trading.
    Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: BOOT) rose 5.2 percent to $20.40 in pre-market trading after gaining 4.53 percent on Monday.
    New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. (NYSE: EDU) rose 5 percent to $91.16 in pre-market trading after reporting Q3 results.
    Shire plc (NASDAQ: SHPG) rose 5 percent to $167.98 in pre-market trading after Bloomberg reported that Takeda is nearing a preliminary agreement to acquire Shire after sweetened bid.
    Outfront Media Inc. (NYSE: OUT) shares rose 5 percent to $19.00 in pre-market trading.
    Geron Corporation (NASDAQ: GERN) rose 4.3 percent to $4.18 in pre-market trading after gaining 5.80 percent on Monday.
    SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) rose 3.7 percent to $109.80 in pre-market trading after the company posted strong quarterly results and raised its outlook for the year.
    Golden Ocean Group Limited (NASDAQ: GOGL) shares rose 3.7 percent to $8.70 in pre-market trading after gaining 1.45 percent on Monday.
    Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (NYSE: D

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