Best Stocks To Own Right Now


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For those who want to invest in their IRAs but are just getting started, index funds are a great place to start. They can give your portfolio instant diversification or even target a few compelling trends, all while paying low fees that keep from eating into your returns. 

To help you start making investments in your IRA, we asked three Motley Fool contributors to each highlight an index fund they think is worth considering. Here’s why they picked iShares Dow Jones Select Dividend ETF (NASDAQ:DVY), Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEMKT:VYM), and iShares MSCI Russia Capped Index Fund ETF (NYSEMKT:ERUS). 

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Best Stocks To Own Right Now: Compania Cervecerias Unidas, S.A.(CCU)


Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Joseph Griffin]

    Stevens Capital Management LP increased its holdings in shares of Compania Cervecerias Unidas, S.A. Common Stock (NYSE:CCU) by 53.0% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 18,154 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,292 shares during the period. Stevens Capital Management LP’s holdings in Compania Cervecerias Unidas, S.A. Common Stock were worth $453,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

  • [By Max Byerly]

    News coverage about Compania Cervecerias Unidas, S.A. Common Stock (NYSE:CCU) has trended somewhat positive this week, according to Accern. The research group identifies negative and positive media coverage by monitoring more than 20 million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Compania Cervecerias Unidas, S.A. Common Stock earned a news sentiment score of 0.06 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned media stories about the company an impact score of 45.6257635339829 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company’s share price in the near future.

  • [By Dan Caplinger]

    Beverage stocks have been a hit-or-miss proposition in the U.S., both for megabrewers and for smaller players in the craft beer, spirits, and soft drink industries. But there are plenty of opportunities internationally to invest in the companies that produce drinks. In Chile, Compania Cervecerias Unidas (NYSE:CCU) produces beer, wine, and soft drinks for several South American countries, and after having seen a slow period to finish 2017, CCU had hoped to find ways to bounce back to start the new year.

Best Stocks To Own Right Now: Capital Southwest Corporation(CSWC)


Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Logan Wallace]

    Advisors Asset Management Inc. decreased its stake in shares of Capital Southwest Co. (NASDAQ:CSWC) by 5.6% in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 82,556 shares of the asset manager’s stock after selling 4,935 shares during the quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in Capital Southwest were worth $2,164,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

  • [By Joseph Griffin]

    Capital Southwest Co. (NASDAQ:CSWC) announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, June 5th, Wall Street Journal reports. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 26th will be paid a dividend of 0.29 per share by the asset manager on Monday, July 2nd. This represents a $1.16 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.80%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 25th. This is a boost from Capital Southwest’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.28.

  • [By Stephan Byrd]

    Press coverage about Capital Southwest (NASDAQ:CSWC) has been trending positive recently, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. Accern ranks the sentiment of news coverage by monitoring more than twenty million blog and news sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Capital Southwest earned a coverage optimism score of 0.27 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned news stories about the asset manager an impact score of 44.9331419606621 out of 100, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock’s share price in the near term.

Best Stocks To Own Right Now: Pointer Telocation Ltd.(PNTR)


Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Ethan Ryder]

    Pointer Telocation (NASDAQ:PNTR)‘s stock had its “buy” rating reiterated by HC Wainwright in a report released on Monday. They presently have a $24.50 target price on the communications equipment provider’s stock. HC Wainwright’s price target would indicate a potential upside of 89.92% from the stock’s current price.

  • [By Logan Wallace]

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  • [By Joseph Griffin]

    QUALCOMM (NASDAQ: QCOM) and Pointer Telocation (NASDAQ:PNTR) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, risk and valuation.

  • [By Ethan Ryder]

    Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ: PNTR) and Pointer Telocation (NASDAQ:PNTR) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability and risk.

  • [By Ethan Ryder]

    Pointer Telocation (NASDAQ: PNTR) and Mitel Networks (NASDAQ:MITL) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.

  • [By Max Byerly]

    Pointer Telocation Ltd (NASDAQ:PNTR) shares hit a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Monday . The stock traded as low as $10.25 and last traded at $11.05, with a volume of 5226 shares. The stock had previously closed at $10.85.

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