Top 10 Undervalued Stocks For 2019


The pound is looking increasingly cheap.

The currency is currently undervalued by almost 19 percent against the dollar and by 8 percent against the euro, according to the Big Mac purchasing-power parity model. Underwhelming U.K. economic data and the dwindling prospects of interest-rate hikes from the Bank of England have driven sterling to the lowest level this year at around $1.33.

Cheap Pound

Sterling is the most undervalued Group-of-10 currency barring the yen

Source: Bloomberg

Note: Values as of May 23 2018. Base: U.S. dollar

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“The very weak valuation by historical standards makes investors hesitant to believe in more structural sterling downside,” said Andreas Steno Larsen, a currency strategist at Nordea Bank AB.

Top 10 Undervalued Stocks For 2019: New York REIT, Inc.(NYRT)


Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Logan Wallace]

    Media coverage about New York REIT (NYSE:NYRT) has been trending somewhat positive this week, according to Accern. The research firm ranks the sentiment of media coverage by reviewing more than twenty million blog and news 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. New York REIT earned a daily sentiment score of 0.12 on Accern’s scale. Accern also gave media headlines about the real estate investment trust an impact score of 46.2668688678986 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company’s share price in the next several days.

  • [By Joseph Griffin]

    Media headlines about New York REIT (NYSE:NYRT) have been trending somewhat positive recently, Accern Sentiment reports. Accern rates the sentiment of media coverage by monitoring more than twenty million blog and news sources. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. New York REIT earned a news impact score of 0.17 on Accern’s scale. Accern also gave news coverage about the real estate investment trust an impact score of 46.6379734958041 out of 100, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company’s share price in the next few days.

  • [By Max Byerly]

    New York REIT (NYSE:NYRT) reached a new 52-week high and low on Monday . The stock traded as low as $17.51 and last traded at $17.60, with a volume of 7341 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $17.85.

Top 10 Undervalued Stocks For 2019: Welltower Inc.(HCN)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Shane Hupp]

    Welltower Inc (NYSE:HCN), an S&P 500 company headquartered in Toledo, Ohio, is driving the transformation of health care infrastructure. The company invests with leading seniors housing operators, post-acute providers and health systems to fund the real estate infrastructure needed to scale innovative care delivery models and improve people's wellness and overall health care experience.

  • [By Ethan Ryder]

    Welltower Inc (NYSE:HCN), an S&P 500 company headquartered in Toledo, Ohio, is driving the transformation of health care infrastructure. The company invests with leading seniors housing operators, post-acute providers and health systems to fund the real estate infrastructure needed to scale innovative care delivery models and improve people's wellness and overall health care experience.

Top 10 Undervalued Stocks For 2019: Kindred Healthcare, Inc.(KND)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Stephan Byrd]

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    A number of equities research analysts recently commented on KND shares. Zacks Investment Research upgraded Kindred Healthcare from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $10.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 18th. ValuEngine lowered Kindred Healthcare from a “sell” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Friday, May 4th. Finally, TheStreet lowered Kindred Healthcare from a “c-” rating to a “d+” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 15th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and five have issued a hold rating to the company. The stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $8.33.

Top 10 Undervalued Stocks For 2019: Nabors Industries Ltd.(NBR)


Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Max Byerly]

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  • [By Shane Hupp]

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  • [By Logan Wallace]

    The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company cut its position in Nabors Industries Ltd. (NYSE:NBR) by 4.3% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 503,407 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock after selling 22,507 shares during the quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company owned about 0.16% of Nabors Industries worth $3,519,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Top 10 Undervalued Stocks For 2019: James River Group Holdings, Ltd.(JRVR)


Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Shane Hupp]

    James River Group (NASDAQ: JRVR) and Cincinnati Financial (NASDAQ:CINF) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings and valuation.

  • [By Max Byerly]

    James River Group (NASDAQ:JRVR) was upgraded by research analysts at BidaskClub from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a note issued to investors on Wednesday.

Top 10 Undervalued Stocks For 2019: TripAdvisor, Inc.(TRIP)


Advisors’ Opinion:

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    I’m talking about returns of 31%, 35%, and more — all in a matter of weeks rather than months or years. In fact, we just closed a trade on TripAdvisor (Nasdaq: TRIP) for a clean 26.3% in just ten days.

  • [By Stephan Byrd]

    Schwab Charles Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in Tripadvisor Inc Common Stock (NASDAQ:TRIP) by 16.1% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 633,261 shares of the travel company’s stock after purchasing an additional 87,859 shares during the period. Schwab Charles Investment Management Inc. owned 0.46% of Tripadvisor Inc Common Stock worth $25,895,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

  • [By Joseph Griffin]

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  • [By Asit Sharma]

    It’s not everyday that businesses can boast market opportunities that top $1 trillion. But in this episode of Industry Focus: Consumer Goods, Vincent Shen and senior Motley Fool contributor Asit Sharma cover two companies that can do exactly that: Booking Holdings (NASDAQ:BKNG)and TripAdvisor (NASDAQ:TRIP).

  • [By Rich Smith]

    Shares of TripAdvisor (NASDAQ:TRIP)are in a funk.

    Particularly strong in hotel and destination reviews, TripAdvisor remains the most popular travel-related website in the United States by search traffic, scoring an average of 35 million site visits per month last year. But you wouldn’t know it from the stock price.

  • [By Demitrios Kalogeropoulos]

    Earnings season continues at peak pace over the next few trading days, with hundreds of companies set to report updated business trends. A few of the most anticipated releases this week will be coming fromDisney (NYSE:DIS), TripAdvisor (NASDAQ:TRIP), and NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA).

Top 10 Undervalued Stocks For 2019: Mercury Systems Inc(MRCY)


Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Steve Symington]

    Shares of Mercury Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:MRCY) were down 10.2% as of 2:20 p.m. EDT Wednesday after the defense electronics contractor announced weaker-than-expected fiscal third-quarter 2018 results.

  • [By Stephan Byrd]

    Mercury Systems (NASDAQ: MRCY) and IntriCon (NASDAQ:IIN) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends and institutional ownership.

  • [By Max Byerly]

    Get a free copy of the Zacks research report on Mercury Systems (MRCY)

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  • [By Max Byerly]

    Mercury Systems (NASDAQ: MRCY) and Vishay Intertechnology (NYSE:VSH) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, earnings and institutional ownership.

  • [By Lisa Levin]

    Shares of Mercury Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRCY) were down 19 percent to $34.7483 as the company posted downbeat Q3 results.

    HFF, Inc. (NYSE: HF) was down, falling around 13 percent to $40.90 following weaker-than-expected quarterly results.

Top 10 Undervalued Stocks For 2019: McKesson Corporation(MCK)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Max Byerly]

    BB&T Securities LLC grew its position in McKesson Co. (NYSE:MCK) by 25.4% during the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 84,716 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 17,142 shares during the quarter. BB&T Securities LLC’s holdings in McKesson were worth $11,933,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

  • [By Joseph Griffin]

    Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its stake in shares of McKesson (NYSE:MCK) by 5.7% in the first quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 1,378,244 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 73,759 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP’s holdings in McKesson were worth $194,149,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

  • [By Shane Hupp]

    Victory Capital Management Inc. boosted its stake in McKesson (NYSE:MCK) by 39.5% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 20,090 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,688 shares during the period. Victory Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in McKesson were worth $2,830,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

  • [By Lisa Levin]

    McKesson Corporation (NYSE: MCK) reported weaker-than-expected earnings for its fiscal fourth quarter.

    The company posted adjusted earnings of $3.49 per share on revenue of $51.63 billion. However, analysts were expecting earnings of $3.56 per share on revenue of $51.25 billion.

Top 10 Undervalued Stocks For 2019: First Trust Energy Infrastructure Fund(FIF)

Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Shane Hupp]

    First Trust Energy Infra (NYSE:FIF) announced a jun 18 dividend on Monday, May 21st, RTT News reports. Investors of record on Monday, June 4th will be paid a dividend of 0.11 per share by the investment management company on Friday, June 15th. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 1st.

Top 10 Undervalued Stocks For 2019: ClearSign Combustion Corporation(CLIR)


Advisors’ Opinion:

  • [By Joseph Griffin]

    Press coverage about Clearsign Combustion (NASDAQ:CLIR) has been trending somewhat positive recently, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. Accern identifies negative and positive news coverage by monitoring more than 20 million blog and news sources. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Clearsign Combustion earned a news sentiment score of 0.09 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned headlines about the technology company an impact score of 46.3610235421976 out of 100, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company’s share price in the near term.

  • [By Stephan Byrd]

    Headlines about Clearsign Combustion (NASDAQ:CLIR) have trended somewhat positive recently, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. Accern scores 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 negative one to positive one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Clearsign Combustion earned a news impact score of 0.03 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned media stories about the technology company an impact score of 46.3826189369742 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company’s share price in the next few days.

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