April’s been a month of biotech bloodbaths. In a 15-day span, Incyte Corporation (NASDAQ:INCY), Prothena Corporation PLC (NASDAQ:PRTA), and Celldex Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:CLDX)have all reported clinical trial failures that have hammered theirstock prices.
While there’s no use crying over spilledmilk, there were some important lessons tobe learned. Here are a couple of important takeaways that could save you a bundle down the road.
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1. Comparison shop
Incyte and Prothena’s meltdowns occurred in different fields of medicine, but both companies could have saved a bundle by generating some comparison data before investing heavily into a slate of big phase 3 trials. In June 2016, Merck & Co. (NYSE:MRK) started the first trial to see if its lead cancer therapy, Keytruda, could get a boost from Incyte’s epacadostat by comparing melanoma patients receiving the combo against those given Keytruda plus a placebo. Rather than wait for this study to complete before forging ahead, the partners enrolled patients withfour moretumor types into similar phase 3 studies last January.
Top 10 Tech Stocks To Own For 2019: Park City Group, Inc.(PCYG)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Lisa Levin] Gainers
Melinta Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: MLNT) shares surged 20.6 percent to $6.39. WBB Securities upgraded Melinta Therapeutics from Hold to Speculative Buy.
Shoe Carnival, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCVL) shares climbed 17.2 percent to $30.87 after the company reported upbeat quarterly earnings.
Acorn International, Inc. (NYSE: ATV) shares rose 15.2 percent to $28.804 after the company declared a special one-time cash dividend of $14.97 per ADS.
Foot Locker, Inc. (NYSE: FL) gained 15 percent to $53.35 after the company reported better-than-expected results for its first quarter.
Sears Hometown and Outlet Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ: SHOS) surged 14.2 percent to $2.625.
ArQule, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARQL) rose 13 percent to $5.12 after gaining 4.86 percent on Thursday.
Quality Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: QSII) gained 12.8 percent to $16.97 after the company posted better-than-expected FQ4 results.
Loma Negra Compañía Industrial Argentina Sociedad Anónima (NYSE: LOMA) shares rose 12 percent to $12.94.
ArQule, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARQL) shares rose 12 percent to $5.07.
Mirati Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRTX) climbed 11.4 percent to $43.50.
Zai Lab Limited (NASDAQ: ZLAB) gained 11.3 percent to $24.7000.
Zymeworks Inc. (NASDAQ: ZYME) rose 9.7 percent to $19.64.
Park City Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: PCYG) climbed 9 percent to $7.90.
Roku, Inc. (NASDAQ: ROKU) gained 7.9 percent to $38.82 after Citron reversed previously bearish position on the stock.
Sears Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: SHLD) shares jumped 7.3 percent to $3.55.
Deckers Outdoor Corp (NYSE: DECK) rose 3.5 percent to $107.27 after reporting better-than-expected results for its fiscal fourth quarter.
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- [By Max Byerly]
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Top 10 Tech Stocks To Own For 2019: Computer Task Group, Incorporated(CTG)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Max Byerly]
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- [By Stephan Byrd]
These are some of the headlines that may have effected Accern’s scoring:
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$88.05 Million in Sales Expected for Computer Task Group (CTG) This Quarter (americanbankingnews.com) CTG to Present at B. Riley Institutional Investor Conference on May 23 (finance.yahoo.com) Computer Task Group (CTG) Expected to Announce Earnings of $0.08 Per Share (americanbankingnews.com) ValuEngine Lowers Computer Task Group (CTG) to Hold (americanbankingnews.com)
A number of brokerages recently commented on CTG. Zacks Investment Research lowered Computer Task Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, March 30th. ValuEngine lowered Computer Task Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 7th. Finally, Barrington Research reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Computer Task Group in a research report on Friday, April 20th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. The stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $9.13.
Top 10 Tech Stocks To Own For 2019: Trina Solar Limited(TSL)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Logan Wallace]
Shares of Tree Island Steel Ltd. (TSE:TSL) hit a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Friday . The company traded as low as C$3.40 and last traded at C$3.47, with a volume of 7100 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at C$3.49.
- [By Max Byerly]
Energo (CURRENCY:TSL) traded up 5.3% against the U.S. dollar during the 24-hour period ending at 18:00 PM ET on June 29th. One Energo token can currently be bought for approximately $0.0146 or 0.00000235 BTC on popular cryptocurrency exchanges including Gate.io, Coinrail, Coinnest and CoinEgg. Energo has a market capitalization of $9.93 million and $823,323.00 worth of Energo was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. Over the last week, Energo has traded 11.7% lower against the U.S. dollar.
- [By Stephan Byrd]
Energo (CURRENCY:TSL) traded 2.8% lower against the dollar during the 24-hour period ending at 22:00 PM E.T. on April 22nd. In the last week, Energo has traded up 73.1% against the dollar. Energo has a total market capitalization of $24.76 million and approximately $956,466.00 worth of Energo was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. One Energo token can now be bought for about $0.0425 or 0.00000481 BTC on popular exchanges including Gate.io, CoinEgg, Coinnest and Coinrail.
Top 10 Tech Stocks To Own For 2019: 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 To Own For 2019: Citrix Systems Inc.(CTXS)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Logan Wallace]
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- [By Ethan Ryder]
CIBC Asset Management Inc lowered its stake in shares of Citrix Systems (NASDAQ:CTXS) by 5.0% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 19,564 shares of the cloud computing company’s stock after selling 1,023 shares during the period. CIBC Asset Management Inc’s holdings in Citrix Systems were worth $1,816,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.
- [By Logan Wallace]
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Top 10 Tech Stocks To Own For 2019: MDC Partners Inc.(MDCA)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Logan Wallace]
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- [By Ethan Ryder]
Here are some of the news stories that may have effected Accern’s analysis:
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$0.09 Earnings Per Share Expected for MDC Partners Inc (MDCA) This Quarter (americanbankingnews.com) Head-To-Head Review: MDC Partners (MDCA) vs. HAVAS (HAVSF) (americanbankingnews.com) Telaria (TLRA) & MDC Partners (MDCA) Head to Head Survey (americanbankingnews.com) Comparing WPP (WPP) & MDC Partners (MDCA) (americanbankingnews.com)
Shares of MDC Partners traded up $0.15, reaching $4.80, during midday trading on Monday, according to Marketbeat.com. 391,100 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 478,690. The stock has a market cap of $278.13 million, a PE ratio of 7.87, a P/E/G ratio of 1.99 and a beta of 1.13. MDC Partners has a 1-year low of $3.80 and a 1-year high of $12.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of -3.37, a current ratio of 0.74 and a quick ratio of 0.74.
- [By Lisa Levin]
Shares of MDC Partners Inc. (NASDAQ: MDCA) were down 33 percent to $ 4.575 after a first-quarter earnings miss.
Hudson Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: HDSN) was down, falling around 32 percent to $2.7799 after the company reported downbeat Q1 earnings.
- [By Lisa Levin]
Shares of MDC Partners Inc. (NASDAQ: MDCA) were down 30 percent to $4.78 after a first-quarter earnings miss.
Hudson Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: HDSN) was down, falling around 25 percent to $3.07 after the company reported downbeat Q1 earnings.
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In particular, Birchenough notes that he has increased confidence in the results due for Aeglea’s lead product candidate pegzilarginase- an enzyme replacement therapy for the treatment of Arginase deficiency and solid tumors.
MDC Partners (MDCA) Current share price: $7.55
Keep a close eye on MDC Partners- a fast-growing marketing and communications network. Most interestingly, MDC has just been upgraded by five-star Wells Fargo analyst Peter Stabler. His shift in sentiment comes with a bullish $11 price target (46% upside potential).
Top 10 Tech Stocks To Own For 2019: Motorola Solutions, Inc.(MSI)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Logan Wallace]
Norinchukin Bank The boosted its stake in shares of Motorola Solutions Inc (NYSE:MSI) by 16.8% during the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 15,755 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,263 shares during the quarter. Norinchukin Bank The’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $1,659,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.
- [By Max Byerly]
Element Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Motorola Solutions Inc (NYSE:MSI) during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 98,736 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock, valued at approximately $10,397,000.
- [By Peter Graham]
A long term performance chart shows Qualcomm breaking even whilepotential peers Cisco Systems, Inc (NASDAQ: CSCO) and Motorola Solutions Inc (NYSE: MSI) have performed better with theirheir share of volatility:
- [By Shane Hupp]
Her Majesty the Queen in Right of the Province of Alberta as represented by Alberta Investment Management Corp lowered its holdings in Motorola Solutions Inc (NYSE:MSI) by 4.6% in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 434,200 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after selling 20,800 shares during the quarter. Her Majesty the Queen in Right of the Province of Alberta as represented by Alberta Investment Management Corp’s holdings in Motorola Solutions were worth $45,721,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Top 10 Tech Stocks To Own For 2019: Oclaro, Inc.(OCLR)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Lisa Levin] Gainers
Precipio, Inc. (NASDAQ: PRPO) jumped 43.3 percent to $0.5447 after the micro-cap specialty diagnostics company reported preliminary first-quarter results. The company said its first quarter revenue rose 286 percent from the same quarter a year ago to $712,000.
Galectin Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: GALT) gained 34.5 percent to $4.52 after the company announced it would proceed with Phase 3 development of GR-MD-02 for NASH Cirrhosis following the FDA meeting.
Boxlight Corporation (NASDAQ: BOXL) shares rose 21.9 percent to $8.1063.
Evolus, Inc. (NASDAQ: EOLS) shares surged 16 percent to $15.65.
Myomo, Inc. (NYSE: MYO) shares jumped 15.5 percent to $3.6263 after the company disclosed that its application for Medicare codes received favorable preliminary decision.
Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc. (NASDAQ: TNDM) rose 13.7 percent to $10.12.
ProPhase Labs, Inc. (NASDAQ: PRPH) gained 13.7 percent to $4.6743.
Acacia Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACIA) shares gained 12.2 percent to $35.34 as optical sector is seeing strength following President Trump's announcement that he would work with China related to ZTE Corp.
Tailored Brands, Inc. (NYSE: TLRD) shares rose 11.3 percent to $35.17. Jefferies upgraded Tailored Brands from Hold to Buy.
Kona Grill, Inc. (NASDAQ: KONA) jumped 10.6 percent to $2.875.
Federated National Holding Company (NASDAQ: FNHC) shares rose 10.6 percent to $20.29. Raymond James upgraded Federated National Holding from Outperform to Strong Buy.
Renewable Energy Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: REGI) climbed 10.2 percent to $15.15. Renewable Energy will replace Synchronoss Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: SNCR) in the S&P SmallCap 600 on Tuesday, May 15.
Stein Mart, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMRT) shares climbed 10.1 percent to $3.16. Stein Mart is expected to release Q1 earnings on May 23.
NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI) rose 9.7 percent to $108.60 after Bloomberg reported that the China’s Commerce Ministry has restar - [By Shane Hupp]
Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC reduced its stake in Oclaro Inc. (NASDAQ:OCLR) by 58.1% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,246,272 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 1,729,354 shares during the period. Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC owned approximately 0.74% of Oclaro worth $11,914,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
- [By Lisa Levin] Gainers
Acacia Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACIA) shares rose 18.3 percent to $37.25 in pre-market trading after gaining 1.74 percent on Friday.
Kitov Pharma Ltd (NASDAQ: KTOV) rose 12.1 percent to $2.69 in pre-market trading after surging 4.80 percent on Friday.
NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI) rose 10.9 percent to $109.75 in pre-market trading after Bloomberg reported that the China’s Commerce Ministry has restarted its review of QUALCOMM Incorporated’s (NASDAQ: QCOM) proposed takeover of NXP Semiconductors.
Renewable Energy Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: REGI) rose 10.6 percent to $15.20 in pre-market trading. Renewable Energy will replace Synchronoss Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: SNCR) in the S&P SmallCap 600 on Tuesday, May 15.
NeoPhotonics Corporation (NYSE: NPTN) rose 10 percent to $6.40 in pre-market trading.
Vaxart, Inc. (NASDAQ: VXRT) shares rose 8 percent to $5.54 in pre-market trading after gaining 2.19 percent on Friday.
Profire Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: PFIE) rose 7.3 percent to $4.58 in pre-market trading after gaining 6.22 percent on Friday.
Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (NASDAQ: MRVL) rose 7 percent to $22.49 in pre-market trading after falling 1.96 percent on Friday.
Oclaro, Inc. (NASDAQ: OCLR) shares rose 6.9 percent to $9.16 in pre-market trading.
TransEnterix, Inc. (NYSE: TRXC) rose 5.7 percent to $2.24 in pre-market trading after gaining 3.92 percent on Friday.
CVR Refining, LP (NYSE: CVRR) rose 5.4 percent to $19.70 in pre-market trading.
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (NYSE: AGM) rose 5.2 percent to $92.95 in pre-market trading.
International Game Technology PLC (NYSE: IGT) rose 5.2 percent to $29.94 in pre-market trading.
Lumentum Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: LITE) shares rose 5.1 percent to $66.30 in the pre-market trading session.
Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: UEPS) shares rose 5 percent to $10.70 in pre-market trading after climbing 15.66 percent on Friday.
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Top 10 Tech Stocks To Own For 2019: Qualstar Corporation(QBAK)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Ethan Ryder]
Media headlines about Qualstar (NASDAQ:QBAK) have trended somewhat positive this week, according to Accern. Accern ranks the sentiment of news coverage by analyzing more than 20 million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Qualstar earned a coverage optimism score of 0.10 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned news headlines about the electronics maker an impact score of 45.8526636437463 out of 100, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock’s share price in the near term.
Top 10 Tech Stocks To Own For 2019: Plantronics Inc.(PLT)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Joseph Griffin]
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- [By Logan Wallace]
Plantronics (NYSE: PLT) and Ciena (NYSE:CIEN) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.
