European stocks on Friday pulled back after scoring their best session in a month, with bank shares under pressure and as investors prepare for the U.S. to ramp-up its trade dispute with China.
How markets are performing
The broader Stoxx Europe 600 Index
SXXP, -0.36%
fell 0.2% to 392.30, topped by the consumer goods and industrial sectors. But the financial, oil and gas and telecom sectors moved lower. On Thursday, the pan-European index jumped 1.2%, its best gain since April 5, FactSet data showed, driven largely by a tumble in the euro.
Top 10 Performing Stocks For 2019: BlackRock Utility and Infrastructure Trust(BUI)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Logan Wallace]
Blackrock Utlts Infra&Pwr Oprtnt Trst (NYSE:BUI) announced a monthly dividend on Monday, October 1st, NASDAQ reports. Shareholders of record on Monday, October 15th will be paid a dividend of 0.121 per share by the real estate investment trust on Wednesday, October 31st. This represents a $1.45 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 7.26%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 12th.
- [By Ethan Ryder]
Media stories about Blackrock Utlts Infra&Pwr Oprtnt Trst (NYSE:BUI) have trended somewhat negative this week, Accern reports. The research group identifies negative and positive press coverage by monitoring more than twenty million blog and news sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Blackrock Utlts Infra&Pwr Oprtnt Trst earned a media sentiment score of 0.00 on Accern’s scale. Accern also gave headlines about the real estate investment trust an impact score of 47.3004100251897 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock’s share price in the near term.
- [By Joseph Griffin]
Blackrock Utlts Infra&Pwr Oprtnt Trst (NYSE:BUI) declared a monthly dividend on Wednesday, August 1st, NASDAQ reports. Investors of record on Wednesday, August 15th will be given a dividend of 0.121 per share by the real estate investment trust on Friday, August 31st. This represents a $1.45 annualized dividend and a yield of 7.02%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, August 14th.
- [By Logan Wallace]
Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of Blackrock Utlts Infra&Pwr Oprtnt Trst (NYSE:BUI) by 23.6% during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 41,436 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after buying an additional 7,911 shares during the quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. owned approximately 0.24% of Blackrock Utlts Infra&Pwr Oprtnt Trst worth $829,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Top 10 Performing Stocks For 2019: Summit Hotel Properties, Inc.(INN)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Stephan Byrd]
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- [By Logan Wallace]
Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan trimmed its stake in shares of Summit Hotel Properties Inc (NYSE:INN) by 29.1% during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 29,520 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 12,110 shares during the period. Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan’s holdings in Summit Hotel Properties were worth $422,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
- [By Logan Wallace]
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- [By Stephan Byrd]
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Top 10 Performing Stocks For 2019: Critical Elements Corporation (CRECF)
Advisors’ Opinion:
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The following 6 companies are on the bench for the index:
Advantage Lithium (OTCQX:AVLIF) Argosy Minerals (OTCPK:ARYMF) Bacanora Minerals (OTC:BCRMF) Critical Elements (OTCQX:CRECF) NEO Lithium (OTCQX:NTTHF) Wealth Minerals (OTCQX:WMLLF)
“Bench” is a sports analogy meaning that one or more of them could be added in the future if one of the above companies becomes a producer, is acquired, or the market capitalization (“cap”) of one or more of the index holdings falls significantly below that of one or more companies on the bench.
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Other juniors include: Advantage Lithium (OTCQB:AVLIF) [TSXV:AAL], AIS Resources [TSXV:AIS] (OTCQB:AISSF), American Lithium Corp. [TSX-V: LI] (OTCQB:LIACF), Argentina Lithium and Energy Corp. [TSXV:LIT] (OTCQB:PNXLF), Argosy Minerals [ASX:AGY] (OTC:ARYMF), AVZ Minerals [ASX:AVZ] (OTC:AZZVF), Bacanora Minerals [TSXV:BCN] [AIM:BCN] [GR:1BQ] (OTC:BCRMF), Birimian Ltd [ASX:BGS] (OTC:EEYMF), Critical Elements [TSXV:CRE] [GR:F12] (OTCQX:CRECF), Dajin Resources [TSXV:DJI] (OTCPK:DJIFF), Enigri (private), Eramet (EN Paris:ERA) (OTCPK:ERMAY), European Metals Holdings [ASX:EMH] [AIM:EMH] [GR:E861] (OTC:ERPNF), Far Resources [CSE:FAT] (OTCPK:FRRSF), Force Commodities [ASX:4CE], Kidman Resources [ASX:KDR] [GR:6KR], Latin Resources Ltd [ASX: LRS] (OTC:LAXXF), Lithium Australia [ASX:LIT] (OTC:LMMFF), Lithium Power International [ASX:LPI] (OTC:LTHHF), LSC Lithium [TSXV:LSC] (OTC:LSSCF), MetalsTech [ASX:MTC], MGX Minerals [CSE:XMG] (OTC:MGXMF), Millennial Lithium Corp. [TSXV:ML] (OTCQB:MLNLF), Neo Lithium [TSXV:NLC] (OTC:NTTHF), NRG Metals Inc. [TSXV:NGZ] (OTCQB:NRGMF), Nemaska Lithium [TSX:NMX] [GR:NOT] (OTCQX:NMKEF), North American Lithium (private), Piedmont Lithium [ASX:PLL] (OTC:PLLLY), Prospect Resources [ASX:PSC], Sayona Mining [ASX:SYA] (OTCPK:DMNXF), Savannah Resources [LSE:SAV], Standard Lithium [TSXV:SLL] (OTC:STLHF), and Wealth Minerals [TSXV:WML] (OTCQB:WMLLF).
Top 10 Performing Stocks For 2019: Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc.(WASH)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Shane Hupp]
BidaskClub downgraded shares of Washington Trust Bancorp (NASDAQ:WASH) from a sell rating to a strong sell rating in a report published on Tuesday.
- [By Stephan Byrd]
Shares of Washington Trust Bancorp (NASDAQ:WASH) hit a new 52-week high and low during trading on Friday . The company traded as low as $60.60 and last traded at $60.15, with a volume of 256 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $60.15.
Top 10 Performing Stocks For 2019: Alaska Air Group, Inc.(ALK)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Douglas A. McIntyre]
Widely regarded research firm J.D. Power has released its 2018 North America Airline Satisfaction Study. Overall customer satisfaction grew again. Among the traditional carriers rated, Alaska Air Group Inc. (NYSE: ALK) finished first and Continental Holdings Inc.’s (NYSE: UAL) flagship airline finished last.
- [By Joseph Griffin]
TheStreet upgraded shares of Alaska Air Group (NYSE:ALK) from a c+ rating to a b- rating in a research note released on Wednesday.
Other analysts have also issued reports about the company. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their target price on Alaska Air Group from $110.00 to $100.00 and set a buy rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, July 27th. Citigroup reduced their price target on Alaska Air Group from $69.00 to $68.00 and set a neutral rating for the company in a research report on Monday, June 18th. Buckingham Research reduced their price target on Alaska Air Group from $86.00 to $84.00 and set a buy rating for the company in a research report on Friday, July 27th. ValuEngine upgraded Alaska Air Group from a sell rating to a hold rating in a research report on Monday, July 30th. Finally, Imperial Capital reduced their price target on Alaska Air Group from $65.00 to $62.00 and set an inline rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, June 20th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating, six have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. The company currently has an average rating of Hold and a consensus price target of $78.77.
- [By Adam Levine-Weinberg]
Alaska Air’s (NYSE:ALK) 2016 acquisition of Virgin America set off a chain reaction that dramatically intensified competition among airlines in California. Alaska Airlines started the process by launching dozens of new California routes, with a particular emphasis on routes from the Bay Area, which was Virgin America’s primary stronghold.
- [By Adam Levine-Weinberg]
Over the past two years, rising fuel prices and fare wars in parts of the U.S. have combined to put pressure on many airlines’ profitability. Alaska Air (NYSE:ALK) has been one of the hardest-hit companies.
Top 10 Performing Stocks For 2019: Cancer Genetics, Inc.(CGIX)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Max Byerly]
Cancer Genetics Inc (NASDAQ:CGIX) was the recipient of a significant drop in short interest in the month of May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totalling 565,972 shares, a drop of 38.5% from the May 15th total of 919,865 shares. Approximately 2.5% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 207,962 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.7 days.
- [By Max Byerly]
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- [By Lisa Levin]
Cancer Genetics, Inc. (NASDAQ: CGIX) is expected to report quarterly loss at $0.13 per share on revenue of $8.20 million.
Sypris Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: SYPR) is projected to report quarterly loss at $0.07 per share on revenue of $20.35 million.
- [By Ethan Ryder]
Cancer Genetics Inc (NASDAQ:CGIX) shares were up 11.5% during trading on Friday . The company traded as high as $1.30 and last traded at $1.26. Approximately 511,599 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 51% from the average daily volume of 338,528 shares. The stock had previously closed at $1.13.
- [By Max Byerly]
OpGen (NASDAQ: OPGN) and Cancer Genetics (NASDAQ:CGIX) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability and risk.
Top 10 Performing Stocks For 2019: LSI Industries Inc.(LYTS)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Joseph Griffin]
LSI Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:LYTS) CEO Ronald D. Brown acquired 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 20th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $5.30 per share, with a total value of $26,500.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the chief executive officer now owns 5,000 shares in the company, valued at $26,500. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website.
- [By Ethan Ryder]
LSI Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:LYTS) Director John K. Morgan purchased 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 20th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $3.27 per share, with a total value of $32,700.00. Following the acquisition, the director now owns 35,880 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $117,327.60. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website.
Top 10 Performing Stocks For 2019: Terra Nitrogen Company L.P.(TNH)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Logan Wallace]
Media stories about Terra Nitrogen (NYSE:TNH) have been trending somewhat negative this week, Accern Sentiment reports. The research firm identifies positive and negative press coverage by monitoring more than 20 million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Terra Nitrogen earned a news impact score of -0.02 on Accern’s scale. Accern also gave news articles about the basic materials company an impact score of 46.8553415416776 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock’s share price in the next few days.
- [By Joseph Griffin]
Evogene (NASDAQ: EVGN) and Terra Nitrogen (NYSE:TNH) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership.
Top 10 Performing Stocks For 2019: Pebblebrook Hotel Trust(PEB)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Max Byerly]
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- [By Matthew DiLallo]
Improving business travel demand during the first quarter drove Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (NYSE:PEB) to update its outlook earlier this month. Those travel trends turned out to be stronger than even its more optimistic expectations, helping the company to deliver results that were above the updated forecast. Because of that, the company is even more encouraged about what lies ahead in 2018.
- [By Ethan Ryder]
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Top 10 Performing Stocks For 2019: Blackrock Health Sciences Trust(BME)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Logan Wallace]
Shares of BME traded up $0.60 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $40.92. The company had a trading volume of 34,700 shares, compared to its average volume of 35,130. Blackrock Health Sciences Trust has a 52 week low of $32.00 and a 52 week high of $44.00.
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About Blackrock Health Sciences Trust
- [By Logan Wallace]
Shares of B&M European Value Retail SA (LON:BME) have been assigned an average recommendation of “Buy” from the sixteen research firms that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 12-month price target among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is GBX 451.36 ($5.88).
- [By Stephan Byrd]
Shares of B&M European Value Retail SA (LON:BME) have earned an average recommendation of “Buy” from the sixteen ratings firms that are covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 12-month price target among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is GBX 442.92 ($5.90).