Although broader market indices such as the S&P 500 index or the Dow Jones Industrial Average are considered the ultimate benchmarks, it’s transportation stocks that are the true economic bellwether. After all, if companies aren’t shipping products across our great nation, our economy is literally stagnant. In fact, the Dow Jones Transportation Average is the oldest stock market index in use today.
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Created in 1884, the index covered transportation stocks for more than a decade before the DJIA materialized. If the sector was so important back then, it stands to reason that it’s at least as important today. Sure, technology has dramatically changed over the past 130-plus years. But until we get to Star Trek-level advancements, people still require physical shipping of goods.
Top 5 Tech Stocks To Buy For 2018: EchoStar Corporation(SATS)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Shanthi Rexaline]
Incidentally, Facebook has secured shareholder approval for issuing Class C share at its shareholder meeting in June 2016, although it is yet to issue the shares.
Other Companies With Dual-class Voting Shares
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE: BRK-A) and (NYSE: BRK-A), with Class A shares having 1/10th interest in the company but only 1/200th of voting power. Echostar Corporation (NASDAQ: SATS)’s CEO Charlie Ergen owns a 43.4 percent stake in the company through his holding of Class B shares but has 63.6 percent of the voting rights. Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) uses the dual-class structure to give its founding family more voting power.
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Top 5 Tech Stocks To Buy For 2018: Rick’s Cabaret International Inc.(RICK)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Peter Graham]
A long term performance chart shows Dave & Busters Entertainment being a pretty steady performer up until June while potential peer, upscale gentlemen’s clubs and restaurant ownerRCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc (NASDAQ: RICK), took off last yearand Buffalo Wild Wings (NASDAQ: BWLD) has started to fall off:
- [By Peter Graham]
A long term performance chart shows Dave & Busters Entertainment doubling in valuewhile potential peer, small cap upscale gentlemen’s clubs and restaurant ownerRCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc (NASDAQ: RICK), began to takeoff last yearand small capBuffalo Wild Wings (NASDAQ: BWLD) has basically been range bound for the last four days:
- [By Peter Graham]
After the market closed yesterday, small cap restaurant and entertainment stockDave & Busters Entertainment Inc (NASDAQ: PLAY) reported Q4 2016 earnings with shares falling by mid single digit percentagesin after hours trading. The Company apparently beat expectations on earnings, but fell short of expectations for comps. Likewise, the stock has already had a very good run meaning expectations were super high.Take a look at the following long term chart which shows Dave & Busters Entertainmentsshare performanceascompared to potential peers such as Buffalo Wild Wings (NASDAQ: BWLD) and upscale gentlemen’s clubs and restaurant ownerRCI Hospitality Holdings, Inc (NASDAQ: RICK):
Top 5 Tech Stocks To Buy For 2018: Motorola Solutions, Inc.(MSI)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [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 albeit they have seen their share of volatility:
- [By Peter Graham]
A long term performance chart shows large caps Cisco Systems and Motorola Solutions Inc (NYSE: MSI) giving roughly the same performance whileQualcomm, Inc (NASDAQ: QCOM) began going in the other directionaround 2015:
- [By Peter Graham]
A long term performance chart shows large caps Cisco Systems and Motorola Solutions Inc (NYSE: MSI) giving roughly the same positive performance whileQualcomm, Inc (NASDAQ: QCOM) began going in the other directionaround 2014/2015:
- [By Peter Graham]
A long term performance chart shows large caps Cisco Systems and Motorola Solutions Inc (NYSE: MSI) giving roughly the same positive albeit sometimes bumpy performance whileQualcomm, Inc (NASDAQ: QCOM) has fallen in and out of negative territory:
Top 5 Tech Stocks To Buy For 2018: Analog Devices, Inc.(ADI)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Leo Sun]
If you think that Apple still has room to run, you should also check out three of its top suppliers — Cirrus Logic (NASDAQ:CRUS), Analog Devices (NASDAQ:ADI), and Skyworks Solutions (NASDAQ:SWKS) — which could all be lifted by the tech giant’s rally.
- [By Lee Jackson]
Analog Devices Inc. (NYSE: ADI) has been on a huge run, and a director at the chip company took advantage by selling a block of 50,000 shares of the stock at prices that ranged from $83.00 to $83.50. The total of the sale was set at $4 million. The shares ended Friday at $83.26, in a 52-week trading range is $52.17 to $84.24. The consensus price target is $89.42.
- [By Craig Jones]
Najarian also noticed that traders were buying the October 87.50 calls in Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADI). He said that 5,000 contracts were traded in one block. Najarian bought calls in Analog Devices and he is going to hold the position for two weeks.
Top 5 Tech Stocks To Buy For 2018: HubSpot, Inc.(HUBS)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Elizabeth Balboa]
Semiconductors are selling off, and HubSpot Inc (NYSE: HUBS) even earned a Citron short report on its sudden fade.
“This is rotation station we are in right now and tech is out of favor and value is back in favor,” Dick said.
- [By Elizabeth Balboa]
HubSpot Inc (NYSE: HUBS) plummeted nearly 3 percent Tuesday on a new short report by Citron Research, which forecasted a 34-percent near-term decline and a 67-percent long-term fade from $75 to $25.
- [By Danny Vena]
There’s another area being driven by AI that may surprise you. The next time you text your bank, cellphone service provider, or retailer, the agent you’re dealing with might be a chatbot. This form of conversational AI is being more widely adopted to perform simple customer service tasks. According to research conducted by marketing technology vendor HubSpot, Inc. (NYSE:HUBS), of 1,426 respondents worldwide, 74% had used voice search in the prior month, and 63% of people using services based on AI technology didn’t even know it.
- [By WWW.THESTREET.COM]
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