Much has been made of the stock markets record-setting performance since President Donald Trump won the race for the White House back in November.
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But Dow Joness data team offers more insight into how Trump stacks up compared with other presidents in their first 30 days in office, a milepost Trump hits on Feb. 19. The Dow Jones Industrial Average
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has returned 4.02% as of Fridays close, which would make the Dows performance in the Trump eras first month the sixth best in percentage terms behind Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1945, after his fourth victorious campaign for the presidency, when blue chips climbed by 4.1%.
Top 5 Blue Chip Stocks To Own For 2019: Horizon Technology Finance Corporation(HRZN)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Logan Wallace]
Compass Horizon Funding Co. (NASDAQ:HRZN) Director Elaine A. Sarsynski acquired 3,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 7th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $10.00 per share, for a total transaction of $30,000.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director now directly owns 5,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $50,000. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website.
Top 5 Blue Chip Stocks To Own For 2019: VivoPower International PLC (VVPR)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Lisa Levin]
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Losers
Check-Cap Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHEK) shares dipped 47.8 percent to $4.60. Check-Cap priced its upsized underwritten offering of public units at $5.50 per unit.
VivoPower International PLC (NASDAQ: VVPR) shares fell 41.5 percent to $2.57.
Universal Electronics Inc. (NASDAQ: UEIC) dropped 35.1 percent to $29.50 after the company posted downbeat quarterly results.
Euro Tech Holdings Company Limited (NASDAQ: CLWT) dropped 34.8 percent to $3.75 after climbing 155.56 percent on Thursday.
Integrated Media Technology Limited (NASDAQ: IMTE) fell 25.2 percent to $24.01 after surging 46.29 percent on Thursday.
Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) dropped 22.5 percent to $45.73 after the company reported downbeat earnings for its first quarter and lowered its profit outlook for the year.
AMN Healthcare Services, Inc (NYSE: AMN) shares fell 19.6 percent to $52.075 following Q1 earnings.
Adverum Biotechnologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADVM) shares declined 18.1 percent to $5.20. Adverum Biotech disclosed that its CEO Amber Salzman is stepping down.
Newater Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: NEWA) dropped 17.2 percent to $12.83.
Basic Energy Services, Inc. (NYSE: BAS) fell 17.2 percent to $13.65 following Q1 results.
Xperi Corporation (NASDAQ: XPER) declined 15.8 percent to $19.40 after announcing Q1 results.
Sharing Economy International Inc. (NASDAQ: SEII) shares fell 15.1 percent to $3.649 after climbing 22.16 percent on Thursday.
Performant Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: PFMT) dropped 14.2 percent to $2.65.
Gogo Inc. (NASDAQ: GOGO) shares fell 13.2 percent to $8.32 after the company reported Q1 results and disclosed that it is withdrawing its FY18 outlook for adjusted EBITDA, airborne cash capex, airborne equipment inventory purchases and free cash flow.
Technical Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: TCCO) dropped 12.2 percent to $5.05.
Web.com Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: WEB) fell 9.7 percent - [By Lisa Levin] Gainers
The Trade Desk, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTD) jumped 36.2 percent to $71.82 after the company reported upbeat results for its first quarter. The company also issued strong second-quarter and FY18 sales guidance.
WideOpenWest, Inc. (NYSE: WOW) jumped 30.4 percent to $8.80 after the company reported Q1 results.
MoSys, Inc. (NASDAQ: MOSY) shares surged 28.6 percent to $1.9541 after the company reported better-than-expected Q1 results and issued strong Q2 forecast.
Boxlight Corporation (NASDAQ: BOXL) gained 24 percent to $6.39.
Akcea Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKCA) shares gained 19.1 percent to $24.60. Akcea Therapeutics, an affiliate of Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: IONS) announced that the Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee, which met to discuss the safety and efficacy of subcutaneously injected volanesoren solution for patients with familial chylomicronemia syndrome, voted 12-8 to support its approval.
Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: UEPS) shares rose 17 percent to $10.31 after reporting Q3 results.
ArcBest Corporation (NASDAQ: ARCB) gained 16.8 percent to $43.1457 after reporting upbeat quarterly earnings.
Amtech Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASYS) rose 16.2 percent to $8.60. Amtech posted Q2 earnings of $0.19 per share on sales of $32.783 million.
Identiv, Inc (NASDAQ: INVE) surged 14.4 percent to $3.8450 following Q1 results.
Omeros Corporation (NASDAQ: OMER) shares rose 14.3 percent to $18.43 following Q1 results.
VivoPower International PLC (NASDAQ: VVPR) gained 11.5 percent to $2.71.
Intersections Inc. (NASDAQ: INTX) gained 11.4 percent to $2.55 after reporting Q1 results.
Noodles & Company (NASDAQ: NDLS) shares rose 10.9 percent to $8.65 following Q1 results.
Voyager Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: VYGR) climbed 10.6 percent to $18.54 following Q1 results.
Blink Charging Co. (NASDAQ: BLNK) rose 10.4 percent to $5.739.
Immersion Corporation (NASDAQ: IMMR) gained 9.6 percent to $12.69 - [By Lisa Levin] Gainers
Twin Disc, Incorporated (NASDAQ: TWIN) shares surged 24.34 percent to close at $28.86 following Q3 earnings.
Bioblast Pharma Ltd. (NASDAQ: ORPN) rose 21.89 percent to close at $2.45.
Evolus, Inc. (NASDAQ: EOLS) gained 20.19 percent to close at $8.75. Evolus named David Moatazedi as new CEO.
VivoPower International PLC (NASDAQ: VVPR) rose 18.56 percent to close at $3.13 on Monday after falling 39.86 percent on Friday.
CEL-SCI Corporation (NYSE: CVM) gained 17.09 percent to close at $2.74.
athenahealth, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATHN) shares jumped 16.39 percent to close at $146.75 on Monday after Elliott Management confirmed a $160 per share cash offer for athenahealth.
Gramercy Property Trust (NYSE: GPT) rose 15.45 percent to close at $27.50 after the company agreed to be acquired by Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE: BX) for $27.50 per share.
National CineMedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: NCMI) surged 15.23 percent to close at $6.43 after the company posted upbeat quarterly profit.
Turtle Beach Corporation (NASDAQ: HEAR) rose 14.53 percent to close at $7.33
CohBar, Inc. (NASDAQ: CWBR) gained 14.36 percent to close at $6.29.
Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTPH) gained 12.69 percent to close at $3.64.
Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI) gained 12.27 percent to close at $10.89 following Q1 results.
CVR Refining, LP (NYSE: CVRR) shares climbed 9.8 percent to close at $19.05.
Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) rose 4.93 percent to close at $256.89. Barclays upgraded Illumina from Equal-Weight to Overweight.
Cloudera, Inc. (NYSE: CLDR) surged 3.92 percent to close at $15.63. Craig-Hallum initiated coverage on Cloudera with a Buy rating.
- [By Lisa Levin] Gainers
athenahealth, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATHN) shares climbed 23.2 percent to $155.19 after Elliott Management confirmed a $160 per share cash offer for athenahealth.
Evolus, Inc. (NASDAQ: EOLS) gained 21.3 percent to $8.83. Evolus named David Moatazedi as new CEO.
VivoPower International PLC (NASDAQ: VVPR) climbed 18.2 percent to $3.12 after falling 39.86 percent on Friday.
Gramercy Property Trust (NYSE: GPT) rose 15.6 percent to $27.53 after the company agreed to be acquired by Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE: BX) for $27.50 per share.
EP Energy Corporation (NYSE: EPE) rose 13 percent to $2.26.
Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc. (NASDAQ: EGC) gained 11.9 percent to $7.35.
National CineMedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: NCMI) surged 11.8 percent to $6.24 after the company posted upbeat quarterly profit.
Sanchez Energy Corporation (NYSE: SN) shares gained 11.3 percent to $3.56.
CVR Refining, LP (NYSE: CVRR) shares rose 8.8 percent to $18.875.
Monaker Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: MKGI) rose 8.7 percent to $2.9683.
Kosmos Energy Ltd. (NYSE: KOS) shares rose 7.4 percent to $7.40.
Ceragon Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ: CRNT) rose 7 percent to $2.88 after climbing 1.89 percent on Friday.
Cloudera, Inc. (NYSE: CLDR) surged 6 percent to $15.93. Craig-Hallum initiated coverage on Cloudera with a Buy rating.
Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) rose 5.1 percent to $257.35. Barclays upgraded Illumina from Equal-Weight to Overweight.
Check out these big penny stock gainers and losers
- [By Money Morning News Team]
Just look at VivoPower International Plc. (Nasdaq: VVPR), the penny stock that topped our list of the 10 top penny stocks to watch this week.
- [By Lisa Levin] Gainers
Bioblast Pharma Ltd. (NASDAQ: ORPN) shares rose 29.6 percent to $3.22.
Mannatech, Incorporated (NASDAQ: MTEX) surged 23.3 percent to $19.60 after the company reported commencement of modified Dutch auction cash tender for up to $16 million of common stock.
Evolus, Inc. (NASDAQ: EOLS) shares rose 22.1 percent to $15.8003.
Quotient Limited (NASDAQ: QTNT) gained 18.1 percent to $5.54 following commencement of EU blood grouping field trial.
Shineco, Inc. (NASDAQ: TYHT) climbed 17.1 percent to $1.9899 following Q3 results. Shineco posted Q3 earnings of $0.21 per share on sales of $13.3 million.
CPI Card Group Inc. (NASDAQ: PMTS) rose 17 percent to $3.0999.
Dover Downs Gaming & Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: DDE) shares climbed 12 percent to $2.2613. The stock spiked more than 14 percent Thursday near the close as traders circulate word the Delaware lottery is planning to introduce full sports betting in June.
Harte Hanks, Inc. (NYSE: HHS) shares gained 7.2 percent to $11.05 after the company late Thursday appointed four new independent directors to board.
Cronos Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CRON) rose 6.4 percent to $6.17.
VivoPower International PLC (NASDAQ: VVPR) shares gained 6.3 percent to $3.74.
Global Self Storage, Inc. (NASDAQ: SELF) shares climbed 6 percent to $4.20.
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Top 5 Blue Chip Stocks To Own For 2019: Herman Miller, Inc.(MLHR)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Joseph Griffin]
BidaskClub upgraded shares of Herman Miller (NASDAQ:MLHR) from a sell rating to a hold rating in a report issued on Friday morning.
A number of other equities research analysts have also recently commented on MLHR. ValuEngine raised shares of Herman Miller from a hold rating to a buy rating in a research report on Friday, February 2nd. Zacks Investment Research cut shares of Herman Miller from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research report on Saturday, February 3rd. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company. The stock currently has an average rating of Hold and a consensus target price of $41.67.
Top 5 Blue Chip Stocks To Own For 2019: Peoples Bancorp Inc.(PEBO)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Joseph Griffin]
BidaskClub downgraded shares of Peoples Bancorp (NASDAQ:PEBO) from a strong-buy rating to a buy rating in a report released on Friday.
Several other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on PEBO. Boenning Scattergood reissued a hold rating on shares of Peoples Bancorp in a research note on Wednesday, April 25th. Hovde Group set a $39.00 price objective on shares of Peoples Bancorp and gave the company a hold rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 24th. Zacks Investment Research raised shares of Peoples Bancorp from a hold rating to a buy rating and set a $37.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 10th. ValuEngine raised shares of Peoples Bancorp from a hold rating to a buy rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 24th. Finally, Sandler O’Neill reissued a hold rating and issued a $37.00 price objective on shares of Peoples Bancorp in a research note on Tuesday, January 23rd. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Peoples Bancorp has a consensus rating of Hold and a consensus target price of $38.00.
Top 5 Blue Chip Stocks To Own For 2019: Iteris, Inc.(ITI)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Lisa Levin] Gainers
Red Violet, Inc. (NASDAQ: RDVT) rose 75.31 percent to close at $9.94 after reporting Q1 results.
Euro Tech Holdings Company Limited (NASDAQ: CLWT) shares jumped 40.62 percent to close at $4.50 on Tuesday after reporting 2017 year-end results.
MEI Pharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: MEIP) gained 34.39 percent to close at $3.40.
MEDIGUS Ltd/S ADR (NASDAQ: MDGS) gained 32.74 percent to close at $1.50 in reaction to its Monday announcement of a distribution agreement. The medical device company said it reached an agreement to distribute its minimally invasive medical devices in Turkey, Azerbaijan and Georgia.
Pfenex Inc. (NYSE: PFNX) surged 31.15 percent to close at $8.00 after the company announced the positive top-line PF708 study results in Osteoporosis patients that showed no imbalances in severity or incidence of adverse events.
Arcadia Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: RKDA) rose 21.07 percent to close at $11.09. Arcadia Biosciences reported that Albert D. Bolles, Ph.D. has joined its board of directors.
Genprex, Inc. (NASDAQ: GNPX) rose 20.23 percent to close at $10.58.
Turtle Beach Corporation (NASDAQ: HEAR) shares gained 17.62 percent to close at $17.82.
Aptevo Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: APVO) rose 17.1 percent to close at $5.82.
Phoenix New Media Limited (NYSE: FENG) shares jumped 16.23 percent to close at $4.87 following Q1 earnings.
Stein Mart, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMRT) rose 16.04 percent to close at $3.69.
PPDAI Group Inc. (NASDAQ: PPDF) climbed 15.99 percent to close at $7.98 following Q1 results.
Tyme Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: TYME) rose 15.93 percent to close at $3.42.
LiqTech International, Inc. (NASDAQ: LIQT) gained 15.59 percent to close at $0.5532 following Q1 results.
Sophiris Bio, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPHS) gained 13.92 percent to close at $3.52 on Tuesday following Q1 results.
Euroseas Ltd. (NASDAQ: ESEA) jumped 13.4 percent to close at $2.37.
Iteris, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITI) shares surged 13.05 percent to close - [By Max Byerly]
Iteris (NASDAQ:ITI) was downgraded by ValuEngine from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report released on Saturday.
Several other research analysts have also commented on the company. JMP Securities initiated coverage on Iteris in a research report on Thursday, January 25th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $10.50 price objective on the stock. B. Riley set a $9.00 price objective on Iteris and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 8th. Finally, Zacks Investment Research lowered Iteris from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 4th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Iteris has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $8.75.
- [By Shane Hupp]
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