Shares of Baozun (NASDAQ:BZUN) are up almost 50% over the past year.
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The company describes itself as a leading digital and e-commerce service partner in China, helping brands and retailers build their online business.
The company should benefit from several tailwinds, as online retail sales totaled $581.61 billion in 2015, up 33% over last year. That number is expected to grow 20% year over year by 2020. Also, mobile shopping in China continues to rapidly expand (up to 72% of online shopping up from 57% a year ago). Another factor to consider is that e-commerce has yet to fully penetrate lower tier cities in China.
Hot Safest Stocks To Buy For 2018: Best Buy Co., Inc.(BBY)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Peter Graham]
A long term performance chart shows shares of Aaron’s, Inc performing better with Best Buy Co Inc (NYSE: BBY) being the big winner whilesmall caps hhgregg, Inc (NYSE: HGG) and Rent-A-Center Inc (NASDAQ: RCII) haveunderperformed, butare showing signs of improvement:
- [By WWW.THESTREET.COM]
Wednesday brings earnings from a pair of retailers: Best Buy (BBY) and Dollar Tree (DLTR) . Cramer was bullish on Dollar Tree, but felt Best Buy’s winning streak may be coming to an end.
- [By Lisa Levin]
Best Buy Co Inc (NYSE: BBY) reported upbeat results for its second quarter and issued a strong forecast for the current quarter.
Best Buy posted quarterly earnings of $0.69 per share on revenue of $8.94 billion. However, analysts were expecting earnings of $0.63 per share on revenue of $8.66 billion.
Hot Safest Stocks To Buy For 2018: Evoke Pharma, Inc.(EVOK)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Lisa Levin]
Losers
DBV Technologies SA – ADR (NASDAQ: DBVT) shares tumbled 50.6 percent to $23.73 after the company disclosed that its peanut allergy trial failed to meet primary endpoint.
Connecture Inc (NASDAQ: CNXR) shares declined 40.8 percent to $0.290. Connecture reported that it will voluntarily delist from the NASDAQ for OTCQX Market.
Walter Investment Management Corp (NYSE: WAC) slipped 19.2 percent to $0.410. On Friday, Walter Investment Management disclosed that it has reached an agreement with term lenders and senior noteholders on financial restructuring.
Eldorado Gold Corp (USA) (NYSE: EGO) shares dropped 15.9 percent to $1.83. Eldorado Gold lowered its production guidance for its Kisladag operation.
Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: SHIP) shares fell 15.4 percent to $1.04.
Future Fintech Group Inc (NASDAQ: FTFT) dropped 13.6 percent to $1.53. Future FinTech reported filing of proxy statement, including proposal for corporate restructuring.
Concordia International Corp (NASDAQ: CXRX) shares fell 12.3 percent to $0.500 after dipping 38.71 percent on Friday.
Aemetis Inc (NASDAQ: AMTX) shares declined 11.3 percent to $0.550
OncoSec Medical Inc (NASDAQ: ONCS) dipped 10.5 percent to $1.12. OncoSec reported a $7.1 million registered direct at-the-market offering at a price of $1.34375 per share.
Evoke Pharma Inc (NASDAQ: EVOK) shares fell 10.35 percent to $3.08 after the company disclosed 'positive' topline results from comparative exposure pharmacokinetic study for Gimoti.
Eiger Biopharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: EIGR) shares dropped 9.4 percent to $11.60 as the company disclosed Phase 2 interim 24-week data with pegylated interferon lambda in Hepatitis Delta Virus infection at the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases Meeting.
Viking Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: VKTX) shares slipped 6.6 percent to $2.80. Viking Therapeutics presented results from proof-of-concept study of VK0214 in in vivo - [By Cameron Saucier]
Evoke (Nasdaq: EVOK) is a pharmaceutical company that develops drug candidates intended to treat gastrointestinal diseases. EVOK rose 73% last month after it announced positive guidance from the FDA for Gimoti, a patented nasal delivery drug that is intended to treat gastroparesis in adult women. The positive results were from a second pre-NDA (New Drug Application) meeting Evoke had with the FDA. EVOK is currently trading at $2.67 per share and is down 9.83% as of Jan. 9 YOY.
Hot Safest Stocks To Buy For 2018: Apollo Global Management, LLC(APO)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Lee Jackson]
Private equity giant Apollo Global Management LLC (NYSE: APO) had a huge hedge fund buying shares last week. Tiger Global Management picked up361,800 shares at prices that ranged from $23.65 to $24.57 apiece. The total for the purchase was reported at $9 million. The stock closed onFriday at $25.30. The 52-week range is $14.25 to $25.80, and the consensus price target is $25.81.
- [By Peter Graham]
The Q1 2017 earnings report for small cap for-profit education stock Apollo Education Group Inc (NASDAQ: APOL) is scheduled for after the market closes on Monday (January 9th). Last February, Apollo Education Groupannounced a definitive agreement to be acquired by a consortium of investors including The Vistria Group, LLC, funds affiliated with Apollo Global Management, LLC (NYSE: APO), and Najafi Companies for $9.50 per share in cash for both Class A and B shares. However, the for-profit education sector along with certain aspects of the Apollo deal have been targeted by the Obama administration and it remains to be seen how the Trump administration will treat the sector and the deal.
- [By Lee Jackson]
Apollo Global Management LLC (NYSE: APO) had a huge hedge fund once again acquiring shares last week. Tiger Global Management bought 202,100 shares of the private equity giant at prices that ranged from $26.75 to $27.01. The total for the purchase was reported at 5.5 million. The stock close last Friday at $26.10, and the 52-week range for the shares is $14.25 to $27.78. The consensus price target is $30.
- [By Paul Ausick]
Reuters reported last week that the company is considering selling its 2,500 service stations in Italy for a tidy 500 million (about $538 million). The rumored buyer is private equity giant Apollo Global Management LLC (NYSE: APO), also rumored to be interested in buying 2,600 Italian service stations from a joint venture between Italy’s Eni SpA (NYSE: E) and Total SA (NYSE: TOT).
Hot Safest Stocks To Buy For 2018: RetailMeNot, Inc.(SALE)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Demitrios Kalogeropoulos]
As for individual stocks, RetailMeNot (NASDAQ:SALE) and SUPERVALU (NYSE:SVU) attracted heavy investor interest following merger and acquisition news.
- [By Lisa Levin]
Shares of RetailMeNot Inc (NASDAQ: SALE) got a boost, shooting up 12 percent to $8.42. RetailMeNot announced after Thursday’s close it has entered into an agreement to acquire GiftCard Zen, a secondary marketplace for gift cards. The company reported preliminary Q1 revenue of $54 million to $54.5 million and FY16 revenue of $228 million to $241 million.
Hot Safest Stocks To Buy For 2018: Intec Pharma Ltd.(NTEC)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Lisa Levin]
Intec Pharma Ltd (NASDAQ: NTEC) shares dropped 25 percent to $5.57. Intec Pharma reported a Q3 loss of $0.29 per share.
Shares of Diplomat Pharmacy Inc (NYSE: DPLO) were down 23 percent to $14.71. Diplomat Pharmacy agreed to buy LDI Integrated Pharmacy Services. Baird downgraded Diplomat Pharmacy from Outperform to Neutral.
- [By Lisa Levin]
Intec Pharma Ltd (NASDAQ: NTEC) shares were also up, gaining 14 percent to $5.53. Intec Pharma priced 10.6 million share offering at $4.70 per share.
Hot Safest Stocks To Buy For 2018: Culp, Inc.(CFI)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Ben Levisohn]
Our analysis around past CEO transitions shows that in the absence of an inherited bubble, or milked portfolio, both of which are factually absent here when looking at the numbers, balance sheet matters ((Danaher (DHR)) from Culp (CFI) to Joyce/3M (MMM) from Buckley to Thulin), and here incoming CEO Adamczyk has a bazooka at his disposal, a dramatic differentiator. With these resources, stepping away from the 10% EPS growth target would be unnecessarily conservative, and a major misstep early on, as we see plenty of smart ways to enhance long term growth while at the same time maintaining earnings visibility, the most important determinant of a premium multiple in this sector. Honeywell is our top pick.
