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On CNBC’s “Options Action,” Carter Worth analyzed The Coca-Cola Co (NYSE: KO) from a technical standpoint.
He said that it has shown a lot of relative strength in the last six months. The stock outperformed Consumer Staples Select Sect. SPDR (ETF) (NYSE: XLP) in that period after a long stint of lagging behind its peers. While both the S&P 500 and the Consumer Staples ETF recorded negative returns in the last six months, The Coca-Cola Co gained 2.8 percent.
Top 10 Tech Stocks For 2018: Ambarella, Inc.(AMBA)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Chris Lange]
Ambarella Inc. (NASDAQ: AMBA) also is scheduled to release its most recent quarterly results Thursday. The consensus forecast calls for $0.37 in EPS and $70.3 million in revenue. Shares closed at $48.89. The consensus price target is $57.50, and the 52-week range is $40.06 to $66.23.
- [By Nicholas Rossolillo]
Video chip maker Ambarella’s (NASDAQ:AMBA) claim to fame was making crucial hardware for action camera company GoPro. That main business has been in decline, though, leaving Ambarella shareholders with a stock that has been stuck in a rut the last few years. However, a new technology — computer vision — has management optimistic that a new revenue source is in the works.
- [By Max Byerly]
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- [By Leo Sun]
Intel’s acquisition of Movidius caused serious headachesfor Ambarella (NASDAQ:AMBA), which sells image processing SoCs for action cameras, dash cams, security cameras, and drones. Movidius’ Myriad 2 VPUs bundled together image processing, computer vision, and machine learning capabilities, which left Ambarella’s SoCs behind a crucical tech curve.
- [By Ethan Ryder]
Ambarella (NASDAQ:AMBA) shares fell 3.1% during trading on Friday . The company traded as low as $49.01 and last traded at $51.21. 973,626 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 8% from the average session volume of 1,053,381 shares. The stock had previously closed at $49.68.
Top 10 Tech Stocks For 2018: IPG Photonics Corporation(IPGP)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Danny Vena]
Expectations were high for high-power laser-maker IPG Photonics Corporation (NASDAQ:IPGP). Last year was one of the strongest years in the company’s history, and the stock price more than doubled. The company’s had several years of stellar results and going into its financial report, investors were fearing a slowdown and were looking for any indication that IPG’s trend could continue — and they got just what they were looking for.
- [By Ethan Ryder]
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- [By Ethan Ryder]
Princeton Capital Management LLC grew its position in IPG Photonics (NASDAQ:IPGP) by 3.6% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 11,998 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 421 shares during the quarter. IPG Photonics accounts for about 1.2% of Princeton Capital Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 27th largest position. Princeton Capital Management LLC’s holdings in IPG Photonics were worth $2,800,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
- [By Ethan Ryder]
Advantus Capital Management Inc reduced its position in shares of IPG Photonics (NASDAQ:IPGP) by 16.5% during the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 3,859 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 763 shares during the period. Advantus Capital Management Inc’s holdings in IPG Photonics were worth $901,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Top 10 Tech Stocks For 2018: Cerner Corporation(CERN)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Ethan Ryder]
Cerner (NASDAQ:CERN) issued an update on its second quarter earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $0.59-0.61 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $0.66. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.31-1.36 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.38 billion.
- [By Jon C. Ogg]
Cerner Corp. (NASDAQ: CERN) was raised to Buy from Neutral at Citigroup.
Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM) was raised to Market Perform from Underperform at Raymond James.
- [By Shane Hupp]
Cerner (NASDAQ:CERN)‘s stock had its “buy” rating restated by equities researchers at Cantor Fitzgerald in a note issued to investors on Thursday. They currently have a $70.00 price objective on the stock. Cantor Fitzgerald’s price objective would suggest a potential upside of 14.12% from the company’s previous close.
- [By ]
Cerner Corp (Nasdaq: CERN) is the largest pure-play health care IT (HCIT) company in the world with clients in 30 countries and a footprint at 70 of the top 100 global health systems by patient revenue. The company is the market leader in health systems outside the United States with 28% of an otherwise fragmented market.
Top 10 Tech Stocks For 2018: SuperCom, Ltd.(SPCB)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Shane Hupp]
Supercom (NASDAQ:SPCB) shares reached a new 52-week high and low during trading on Wednesday . The company traded as low as $1.84 and last traded at $1.92, with a volume of 980 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $1.92.
- [By Lisa Levin] Companies Reporting Before The Bell
Hanwha Q CELLS Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: HQCL) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $0.14 per share on revenue of $438.40 million.
Remark Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: MARK) is projected to report quarterly loss at $0.35 per share on revenue of $19.45 million.
Athenex, Inc. (NYSE: ATNX) is expected to report quarterly loss at $0.07 per share on revenue of $35.14 million.
Mazor Robotics Ltd. (NASDAQ: MZOR) is estimated to report quarterly loss at $0.08 per share on revenue of $15.14 million.
Brainstorm Cell Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: BCLI) is projected to report a quarterly loss at $0.14 per share.
SuperCom Ltd. (NASDAQ: SPCB) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $0.08 per share on revenue of $9.50 million.
Lonestar Resources US Inc. (NASDAQ: LONE) is projected to report quarterly loss at $0.04 per share on revenue of $30.68 million.
Nine Energy Service, Inc. (NASDAQ: NINE) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $0.1 per share on revenue of $165.76 million.
VEON Ltd. (NASDAQ: VEON) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $0.05 per share on revenue of $212.00 million.
Top 10 Tech Stocks For 2018: Veeco Instruments Inc.(VECO)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Lisa Levin] Gainers
Integrated Media Technology Limited (NASDAQ: IMTE) rose 30.8 percent to $22.00 in pre-market trading after declining 18.63 percent on Monday.
Nevsun Resources Ltd. (NYSE: NSU) rose 14.5 percent to $3.40 in pre-market trading after Lundin Mining Corporation and Euro Sun Mining Inc. proposed to acquire Nevsun Resources for around C$1.5 billion.
Sharing Economy International Inc. (NASDAQ: SEII) rose 15.2 percent to $4.25 in pre-market trading after the company disclosed that it entered into a license agreement with Ecrent Capital Holdings Limited.
Veeco Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ: VECO) shares rose 14.1 percent to $19.50 in pre-market trading after reporting stronger-than-expected earnings for its first quarter.
Impinj, Inc. (NASDAQ: PI) rose 13.4 percent to $15.40 in pre-market trading after reporting Q1 results.
SandRidge Energy, Inc. (NYSE: SD) shares rose 13.2 percent to $16.45 in pre-market trading following Q1 results.
Blink Charging Co. (NASDAQ: BLNK) rose 12.6 percent to $4.55 in pre-market trading after jumping 171.14 percent on Monday.
Crocs, Inc. (NASDAQ: CROX) shares rose 10 percent to $16.66 in pre-market trading after the company reported better-than-expected earnings for its first quarter and issued strong sales forecast for the second quarter.
Pareteum Corporation (NASDAQ: TEUM) rose 9.7 percent to $3.05 in pre-market trading after announcing Q1 results.
Dean Foods Company (NYSE: DF) rose 8 percent to $9.00 in pre-market trading after reporting upbeat Q1 earnings.
Fiesta Restaurant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: FRGI) rose 7.3 percent to $23.45 in pre-market trading following Q1 results.
IAMGOLD Corporation (NYSE: IAG) rose 7.1 percent to $6.09 in pre-market trading after reporting upbeat Q1 earnings.
TC PipeLines, LP (NYSE: TCP) rose 6.4 percent to $27 in pre-market trading after gaining 2.08 percent on Monday.
Carrols Restaurant Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TAST) rose 6.3 percent to $11.75 in pre-market trading fol - [By Ethan Ryder]
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- [By Lisa Levin]
Breaking news
Henry Schein, Inc. (NASDAQ: HSIC) reported upbeat earnings for its first quarter.
AES Corp (NYSE: AES) reported upbeat earnings for its first quarter, while sales missed estimates.
Veeco Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ: VECO) reported stronger-than-expected earnings for its first quarter.
Snap Inc (NYSE: SNAP) disclosed that its CFO Andrew Vollero will leave the company and Amazon.com's VP Of Finance Tim Sloan will assume the role. - [By Lisa Levin]
Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are:
Wall Street expects Discovery, Inc. (NASDAQ: DISCA) to report quarterly earnings at $0.44 per share on revenue of $1.99 billion before the opening bell. Discovery shares rose 0.47 percent to $23.50 in pre-market trading.
Analysts expect Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) to post quarterly earnings at $1.22 per share on revenue of $5.72 billion after the closing bell. Marriott shares gained 0.08 percent to $136.75 in pre-market trading.
Veeco Instruments Inc. (NASDAQ: VECO) reported stronger-than-expected earnings for its first quarter. Veeco Instruments shares surged 14.04 percent to $19.50 in the after-hours trading session.
Before the markets open, DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $0.7 per share on revenue of $3.50 billion. DISH shares gained 1.53 percent to close at $33.90 on Monday.
Analysts are expecting US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE: USFD) to have earned $0.32 per share on revenue of $5.98 billion in the latest quarter. US Foods will release earnings before the markets open. US Foods shares rose 0.57 percent to close at $33.72 on Monday.
Snap Inc (NYSE: SNAP) disclosed that its CFO Andrew Vollero will leave the company and Amazon.com's VP Of Finance Tim Sloan will assume the role. Snap shares gained 1.3 percent to $10.88 in pre-market trading.
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- [By Max Byerly]
Media stories about Veeco (NASDAQ:VECO) have been trending positive on Thursday, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group identifies negative and positive press coverage by analyzing more than twenty million news and blog sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Veeco earned a news impact score of 0.25 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned media headlines about the semiconductor company an impact score of 46.7650210874662 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock’s share price in the near term.
Top 10 Tech Stocks For 2018: Kingtone Wirelessinfo Solution Holding Ltd(KONE)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Money Morning News Team]
While a 209% gain is exciting, FunctionX’s gains are in the past. After looking at the 10 top penny stocks to watch this week, we’ll show you a small-cap stock with serious profit potential ahead of it…
Penny Stock Current Share Price Law Week’s Gain
FunctionX Inc. (OTCMKTS: FNCX) $0.03 209%
Turtle Beach Corp. (Nasdaq: HEAR) $4.48 52.73%
DPW Holdings Inc. (NYSE: DPW) $1.16 51.31%
Energy XXI Gulf Coast Inc. (Nasdaq: EGC) $5.62 49.33%
MYnd Analytics Inc. (Nasdaq: MYND) $1.91 49.21%
Kingtone Wirelessinfo Solutions Holding Ltd. (Nasdaq: KONE) $6.43 48.42%
Rennova Health Inc. (OTCMKTS: RNVA) $0.02 44.30%
International Tower Hill Mines Ltd. (NYSE: THM) $0.72 41.64%
Blonder Tongue Labs Inc. (NYSE: BDR) $1.13 41.14%
Bellicum Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: BLCM) $8.87 40.53%
As the gains above suggest, penny stocks can provides tremendous returns for investors very quickly. However, it’s important to note that investing in penny stocks is also inherently risky.
Top 10 Tech Stocks For 2018: Google Inc.(GOOG)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Evan Niu, CFA]
Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) subsidiary Google has just announcedthat it plans to acquire Israel-based Velostrata, a start-up that specializes in helping enterprises migrate to the cloud. The cloud infrastructure market is booming, as newer companies increasingly realize they can utilize third-party infrastructure in the early days to great benefit, while more mature companies often supplement first-party infrastructure with third-party offerings to bolster performance and reliability.
- [By Billy Duberstein]
Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL)reported its first quarter earnings at the end of April, beating expectations handily. Revenue grew 26%, marking an acceleration over the previous quarter, but operating earnings only grew 7% year-over-year. That margin compression has investors worried.
- [By ]
It’s hard to say exactly what caused the stampede for the exits. Several high-profile companies, including Google parent Alphabet (Nasdaq: GOOG), reported disappointing earnings. Traders were also grappling with contentious budget debates in Washington and the threat of another government shutdown.
- [By Javier Hasse]
The so-called #PotPurge, a generalized censorship of cannabis-focused channels, continues in Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG)’s YouTube. Over the past few months, the video streaming platform has been closing many of these accounts with little or no explanation. This week, the channel of leading education platform Green Flower was closed, deleting hundreds of educational videos.
- [By Chris Neiger]
For example, DeepMind, an AI company owned by Alphabet’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google, partnered last year with the U.K.’s National Health Service to use AI algorithms to read medical scans. DeepMind isn’t making decisions on patient care from the scans just yet, but as the AI continues to learn from the scans, it could be used in the future to make recommendations for doctors, which would free up countless hours for healthcare professionals.
Top 10 Tech Stocks For 2018: Glu Mobile Inc.(GLUU)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Rick Munarriz]
Shares ofGlu Mobile(NASDAQ:GLUU)hit another two-year high on Wednesday. The mobile games publisher has been on a roll since posting blowout financial results last week. The stock moved 22% higher last week, and it has soared 171% since the start of last year.
- [By Joseph Griffin]
Glu Mobile (NASDAQ:GLUU) insider Masi Niccolo De sold 134,785 shares of Glu Mobile stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $4.81, for a total value of $648,315.85. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 524,755 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,524,071.55. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link.
Top 10 Tech Stocks For 2018: Attunity Ltd.(ATTU)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Logan Wallace]
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Top 10 Tech Stocks For 2018: Tucows Inc.(TCX)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Anders Bylund]
Online services veteran Tucows (NASDAQ:TCX) reported first-quarter earnings last night, and the mixed results failed to impress investors. The stock fell as much as 9.4% Thursday morning before bouncing back to a smaller 6% drop.
- [By Brian Feroldi, Sean Williams, and Maxx Chatsko]
So, which stocks do we think are capable of delivering gains like that for shareholders who buy today? We asked a team of investors to weigh in, and they pickedSolarEdge Technologies(NASDAQ:SEDG),Proto Labs(NYSE:PRLB), and Tucows (NASDAQ:TCX).
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