Source: ThinkstockJune 5, 2018: The S&P 500 closed flat at 2,749.01. The DJIA closed flat at 24,802.46. Separately, the Nasdaq was up 0.4% at 7,637.86.
Tuesday was a mixed day for the broad U.S. markets. The Nasdaq continued its streak and is closing at another record high. Crude oil stopped the bleeding somewhat with a slight gain after solidifying its spot at $65. The S&P 500 sectors were more or less split down the middle. The most positive sectors were materials and consumer discretionary up 0.8% and 0.5%, respectively. The worst performing sectors were real estate and utilities down 0.6% and 0.5%, respectively.
Crude oil was last seen trading up 0.9% at $65.33.
Gold was last seen trading up 0.3% at $1,301.70.
Top 10 Performing Stocks To Buy Right Now: Landstar System, Inc.(LSTR)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Asit Sharma]
Jacksonville, Florida-based third-party logistics (3PL) providerLandstar System, Inc. (NASDAQ:LSTR) enjoyed record revenue in the first quarter of 2018. The handsome $1.05 billion top line was accompanied by record quarterlygross profit of $155.5 million. Investors have applauded the performance: Though volatile, Landstar’s stock has gained nearly 9% year to date, and over a 12-month period, the LSTR symbol has returned nearly 29%. As we look ahead to second-quarter results, which will be reported next month, can the Landstar maintain the vigorous earnings momentum that has supported its stock price ascent?
- [By Max Byerly]
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- [By Joseph Griffin]
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Top 10 Performing Stocks To Buy Right Now: Thompson Creek Metals Company Inc.(TC)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Shane Hupp]
Tucows (NASDAQ:TCX) (TSE:TC) was downgraded by investment analysts at BidaskClub from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report issued on Thursday.
Top 10 Performing Stocks To Buy Right Now: Pegasystems Inc.(PEGA)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Motley Fool Staff]
Stock No. 2: Pegasystems (NASDAQ:PEGA), ticker symbol PEGA.Pegasystems is a company that, for a long time, that has been in the AIbusiness. This is an important technology. This is a small-capcompany. It can’t bring the kinds ofGoogle- likeresources to AI. Google is the one that created AlphaGo, the amazing game-playing AI beating the world’s Go champion. That’s not going to come fromPegasystems.
- [By Motley Fool Staff]
Thus far, he has had a remarkable streak: Every one of his 14 sets of stocks has beaten the market at every annual review. But no more. The group he picked last year at this time under the theme of “stocks riding the bull market” has stuck a fork in #RBIStreak. But painful though it may be, he reviews howiRobot(NASDAQ:IRBT), Pegasystems(NASDAQ:PEGA), Impinj(NASDAQ:PI), Wayfair(NYSE:W), and Zillow(NASDAQ:ZG) (NASDAQ:Z) performed over the past year.
- [By Lisa Levin]
Companies Reporting After The Bell
NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) is estimated to post quarterly earnings at $1.45 per share on revenue of $2.89 billion.
News Corporation (NASDAQ: NWSA) is projected to post quarterly earnings at $0.07 per share on revenue of $1.99 billion.
Symantec Corporation (NASDAQ: SYMC) is estimated to post quarterly earnings at $0.39 per share on revenue of $1.19 billion.
Pilgrim's Pride Corporation (NASDAQ: PPC) is projected to post quarterly earnings at $0.54 per share on revenue of $2.65 billion.
Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. (NYSE: HE) is expected to post quarterly earnings at $0.38 per share on revenue of $556.81 million.
Air Lease Corporation (NYSE: AL) is estimated to post quarterly earnings at $1.01 per share on revenue of $383.37 million.
Flowserve Corporation (NYSE: FLS) is expected to post quarterly earnings at $0.27 per share on revenue of $880.89 million.
Civitas Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: CIVI) is projected to post quarterly earnings at $0.12 per share on revenue of $396.25 million.
The Trade Desk, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTD) is estimated to post quarterly earnings at $0.1 per share on revenue of $73.23 million.
Amdocs Limited (NYSE: DOX) is projected to post quarterly earnings at $0.95 per share on revenue of $980.50 million.
Yelp Inc. (NYSE: YELP) is estimated to post quarterly loss at $0.04 per share on revenue of $220.14 million.
Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: KLIC) is expected to post quarterly earnings at $0.43 per share on revenue of $210.01 million.
TiVo Corporation (NASDAQ: TIVO) is projected to post quarterly earnings at $0.37 per share on revenue of $198.62 million.
Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated (NYSE: RBA) is expected to post quarterly earnings at $0.17 per share on revenue of $153.87 million.
Uniti Group Inc. (NASDAQ: UNIT) is estimated to post quarterly earnings at $0.01 per share on revenue of $247.16 million.
Jagged Peak En - [By Max Byerly]
Yext (NYSE: YEXT) and Pegasystems (NASDAQ:PEGA) are both business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.
- [By Max Byerly]
Autohome (NYSE: ATHM) and Pegasystems (NASDAQ:PEGA) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability and earnings.
- [By Logan Wallace]
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Top 10 Performing Stocks To Buy Right Now: Flextronics International Ltd.(FLEX)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Max Byerly]
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- [By Lisa Levin]
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Losers
Changyou.com Limited (NASDAQ: CYOU) fell 27.5 percent to $21.35 in pre-market trading.
Flex Ltd. (NASDAQ: FLEX) fell 19.7 percent to $13.36 in pre-market trading after a mixed fourth quarter report.
Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. (NASDAQ: TNDM) shares fell 10.5 percent to $7.15 in pre-market trading following mixed Q1 results.
Eleven Biotherapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: EBIO) fell 8.1 percent to $2.16 in pre-market trading.
LogMeIn Inc (NASDAQ: LOGM) fell 8 percent to $110.05 in pre-market trading. LogMeIn reported upbeat earnings for its first quarter, but issued weak second quarter and FY18 earning guidance.
United States Steel Corporation (NYSE: X) fell 6.2 percent to $35.36 in pre-market trading following Q1 results.
Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (NYSE: DB) fell 5 percent to $13.63 in pre-market trading.
Sony Corporation (NYSE: SNE) shares fell 4.3 percent to $48.00 in pre-market trading after reporting Q4 results.
Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE: CL) shares fell 4 percent to $64.00 in pre-market trading. Colgate-Palmolive posted upbeat Q1 earnings, while sales missed estimates - [By Ethan Ryder]
BidaskClub upgraded shares of Flex (NASDAQ:FLEX) from a strong sell rating to a sell rating in a research report sent to investors on Saturday.
FLEX has been the topic of a number of other reports. ValuEngine downgraded Flex from a strong-buy rating to a buy rating in a research report on Friday, March 23rd. Zacks Investment Research raised Flex from a hold rating to a buy rating and set a $19.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, March 27th. Raymond James downgraded Flex from a strong-buy rating to a market perform rating and reduced their price target for the stock from $22.00 to $19.00 in a research report on Friday, April 27th. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price target on Flex from $22.00 to $19.00 and set a buy rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 27th. Finally, Citigroup reduced their price target on Flex from $20.00 to $16.00 and set a buy rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 30th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and eight have assigned a buy rating to the company. The stock presently has an average rating of Buy and an average target price of $19.94.
- [By Timothy Green]
Shares of manufacturing services provider Flex Ltd. (NASDAQ:FLEX) slumped on Friday after the company reported mixed fourth-quarter results and provided earnings guidance that fell short of analyst expectations. As of 11:15 a.m. EDT, the stock was down about 16%.
- [By Peter Graham]
Mid cap electronic manufacturing services (EMS) stock Flextronics International Ltd (NASDAQ: FLEX) reported fiscal Q3 2017 earnings after the market closed on Thursday with results beating expectations. Q3 net sales grew 10% to$6.75 billion above the high end of the guidance range of $6.3 to $6.7 billion. GAAP net income was approximately $118 millionversus net income of $129 million.The earnings release also noted:
Top 10 Performing Stocks To Buy Right Now: NXP Semiconductors N.V.(NXPI)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Paul Ausick]
The offer has two caveats. First, Qualcomm’s bid for NXP Semiconductor N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI) must either be completed at that price or rejected. Second, Qualcomm may not delay or cancel its scheduled annual meeting set for March 6.
- [By Paul Ausick]
NXP Semiconductors NV (NASDAQ: NXPI) traded down about 11.6% Thursday and posted a new 52-week low of $90.83 after closing Wednesday at $102.72. The stock’s 52-week high is $125.93. Volume totaled around 28 million, more than five times the daily average. The company reported results Wednesday night, but had little to say about the merger with Qualcomm. In this case, silence was definitely not golden.
- [By Stephan Byrd]
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Top 10 Performing Stocks To Buy Right Now: Standex International Corporation(SXI)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Logan Wallace]
Barclays PLC boosted its holdings in Standex Int’l Corp. (NYSE:SXI) by 13.2% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 4,804 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after buying an additional 561 shares during the period. Barclays PLC’s holdings in Standex Int’l were worth $459,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
- [By Stephan Byrd]
Synex International (TSE:SXI) Director Glenn Stanley Mcdonnell sold 250,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of C$0.50, for a total transaction of C$125,000.00.
Top 10 Performing Stocks To Buy Right Now: Gabelli Dividend(GDV)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Shane Hupp]
Media headlines about Gabelli Dividend & Income (NYSE:GDV) have trended somewhat positive this week, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm rates the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than 20 million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Gabelli Dividend & Income earned a news impact score of 0.18 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned headlines about the financial services provider an impact score of 48.1795768072103 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company’s share price in the next several days.
Top 10 Performing Stocks To Buy Right Now: Duke Energy Corporation(DUK)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Logan Wallace]
Duke Energy Corp (NYSE:DUK) has received an average recommendation of “Hold” from the eighteen analysts that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. Four analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 1-year price target among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $82.31.
- [By Chris Lange]
Duke Energy Corp. (NYSE: DUK) shares were up 2.6% at $76.24. The stock has a 52-week range of $72.93 to $91.80 and a consensus price target of $86.13.
- [By Ethan Ryder]
Investors purchased shares of Duke Energy (NYSE:DUK) on weakness during trading hours on Wednesday following insider selling activity. $62.54 million flowed into the stock on the tick-up and $49.30 million flowed out of the stock on the tick-down, for a money net flow of $13.24 million into the stock. Of all stocks tracked, Duke Energy had the 30th highest net in-flow for the day. Duke Energy traded down ($0.90) for the day and closed at $76.03Specifically, Director E Marie Mckee sold 2,006 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $77.49, for a total value of $155,444.94. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.08% of the company’s stock.
- [By Reuben Gregg Brewer]
In your 60s, your investment goals are likely to shift from capital accumulation to a mixture that includes more of a focus on safety and income. As you look to start living off of your nest egg, large U.S. utility Duke Energy Corporation (NYSE:DUK) and consumer product giant The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) can help you make the transition to a new way of thinking about your portfolio. Here’s what you need to know about this pair of high-yielding stocks.
- [By Reuben Gregg Brewer]
When it comes to investing, including some boring, defensive stocks in your portfolio is a good thing. This is because investors often forget that markets go both up and down. The market is in a positive mood lately, which is exactly why you will want to consider this trio of boring utility stocks. Here’s why American Water Works, Inc. (NYSE:AWK), Duke Energy Corporation (NYSE:DUK), and Dominion Energy, Inc. (NYSE:D) are all defensive stocks you might want to consider adding to your portfolio today.
- [By Max Byerly]
State of Tennessee Treasury Department trimmed its holdings in shares of Duke Energy Corp (NYSE:DUK) by 31.5% in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 168,107 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after selling 77,341 shares during the period. State of Tennessee Treasury Department’s holdings in Duke Energy were worth $13,023,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Top 10 Performing Stocks To Buy Right Now: ProAssurance Corporation(PRA)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Ethan Ryder]
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Top 10 Performing Stocks To Buy Right Now: AXT Inc(AXTI)
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- [By Lisa Levin] Gainers
Comstock Holding Companies, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHCI) shares surged 115.8 percent to $4.3591. Comstock reported conversion of the majority of its unsecured, short-term debt into non-convertible preferred equity.
Stellar Biotechnologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SBOT) jumped 38.2 percent to $3.0251 after the company disclosed that it achieved robust viral clearance for its manufacturing process.
Universal Corporation (NYSE: UVV) surged 26.7 percent to $61.40 after reporting fiscal Q4 results.
Hudson Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: HDSN) rose 18.9 percent to $2.58.
Evolus, Inc. (NASDAQ: EOLS) shares gained 17.8 percent to $22.8009.
The Cato Corporation (NYSE: CATO) shares gained 17.5 percent to $21.07 after the company posted better-than-expected first-quarter results.
Tyme Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: TYME) rose 15.9 percent to $3.3613.
Destination Maternity Corporation (NASDAQ: DEST) shares gained 15.5 percent to $3.35 after the board announced late Wednesday the election of four activist-backed director nominees. Three women and one man comprise the selected group championed by NGM Capital’s Nathan Miller and Kenosis Capital’s Peter O’Malley. Destination Maternity had advocated for another slate of three men and interim CEO Melissa Payner-Gregor. The new directors are Holly Alden, Marla Ryan, Anne-Charlotte Windal and Christopher Morgan.
AXT, Inc. (NASDAQ: AXTI) rose 15 percent to $7.65.
nLIGHT, Inc. (NASDAQ: LASR) gained 14.5 percent to $34.27 following Q1 results.
Achieve Life Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACHV) rose 14.3 percent to $11.4303.
Bilibili Inc.. (NASDAQ: BILI) shares climbed 13.9 percent to $14.16 after announcing Q1 results.
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE: BW) gained 13.2 percent to $2.91 after an amended 13D filing from Steel Partners Holdings shows a raised stake in the company from 6.99 million shares to 29.98 million shares, or a 17.8 percent stake.
HUYA Inc. (NYSE: HUYA) gained 13.1 - [By Logan Wallace]
Texas Instruments (NASDAQ: TXN) and AXT (NASDAQ:AXTI) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends and risk.
- [By Lisa Levin] Gainers
Comstock Holding Companies, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHCI) shares climbed 154.95 percent to close at $5.15 on Thursday. Comstock reported conversion of the majority of its unsecured, short-term debt into non-convertible preferred equity.
Tyme Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: TYME) jumped 33.45 percent to close at $3.87.
Universal Corporation (NYSE: UVV) gained 29.72 percent to close at $62.85 after reporting fiscal Q4 results.
Evolus, Inc. (NASDAQ: EOLS) shares rose 22.93 percent to close at $23.80.
nLIGHT, Inc. (NASDAQ: LASR) jumped 21.52 percent to close at $36.37 following Q1 results.
Hudson Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: HDSN) gained 20.28 percent to close at $2.61.
The Cato Corporation (NYSE: CATO) shares rose 19.57 percent to close at $21.45 after the company posted better-than-expected first-quarter results.
AXT, Inc. (NASDAQ: AXTI) gained 18.8 percent to close at $7.90.
Catasys, Inc. (NASDAQ: CATS) rose 16.33 percent to close at $6.41.
HUYA Inc. (NYSE: HUYA) rose 15.68 percent to close at $23.09 on Thursday.
Marinus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRNS) climbed 15.11 percent to close at $6.02 on Thursday after gaining 6.30 percent on Wednesday. Baird initiated coverage on Marinus Pharmaceuticals with an Outperform rating.
Destination Maternity Corporation (NASDAQ: DEST) shares rose 14.48 percent to close at $3.32 after the board announced late Wednesday the election of four activist-backed director nominees. Three women and one man comprise the selected group championed by NGM Capital’s Nathan Miller and Kenosis Capital’s Peter O’Malley. Destination Maternity had advocated for another slate of three men and interim CEO Melissa Payner-Gregor. The new directors are Holly Alden, Marla Ryan, Anne-Charlotte Windal and Christopher Morgan.
China Rapid Finance Limited (NYSE: XRF) gained 11.53 percent to close at $3.29 after announcing preliminary Q1 results.
Bilibili Inc.. (NASDAQ: BILI) shares rose 11.33 pe - [By Max Byerly]
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Several analysts have recently issued reports on AXTI shares. BidaskClub upgraded AXT from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 14th. Dougherty & Co reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of AXT in a research note on Thursday, February 22nd. B. Riley decreased their price target on AXT from $8.75 to $8.25 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 22nd. Zacks Investment Research downgraded AXT from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, January 1st. Finally, BWS Financial restated a “buy” rating on shares of AXT in a research note on Tuesday, April 17th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. The stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $10.44.
