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Sports fans know that building a championship sports roster requires a successful mix of many factors: great scouting, superior management, and, arguably the most important factor of all – money. Star players often command higher salary, meaning teams must be willing to sign multi-million dollar contracts to secure the best talent to put their team in a position to win championships. A major critique within the sports world revolves around how bigger and higher-revenue teams have more money to spend on talented players, allowing them to maintain a significant competitive advantage over smaller teams with less money. But can a team with less money still compete with higher-revenue teams?
This principal question forms the premise of the book-turned-movie, ‘Moneyball’. In the book, Billy Beane, as general manager of the Oakland Athletics, used statistical analysis to build an overachieving and playoff-bound baseball team. The team was comprised of undervalued players and utilized a payroll that was a fraction the size of more lucrative teams like the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees.
Top Undervalued Stocks To Invest In 2018: NQ Mobile Inc.(NQ)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Lisa Levin]
On Thursday, telecommunications services shares gained by 0.42 percent. Meanwhile, top gainers in the sector included 8×8, Inc. (NASDAQ: EGHT), up 4 percent, and NQ Mobile Inc (ADR) (NYSE: NQ), up 2 percent.
- [By Belinda Cao]
Oberweis China Opportunities Fund (OBCHX), the best-performing U.S.-based fund investing in Chinese stocks, said Internet companies from NQ Mobile Inc. (NQ) to Qihoo 360 Technology Co. (QIHU) will extend a rally after jumping more than three-fold this year.
- [By Lisa Levin]
NQ Mobile Inc (ADR) (NYSE: NQ) shares dropped 16 percent to $3.88 after the company issued an update on the FL Mobile divestment. NQ Mobile is expected to report Q4 financial results on March 21, 2016.
Top Undervalued Stocks To Invest In 2018: Blackrock Global(BOE)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Robert Rapier]
Whiting Petroleum (WLL) is one of Continental’s biggest competitors in the Bakken. Whiting is the second-largest oil producer in North Dakota, averaging 82,500 barrels of oil equivalent (BOE) of production in 2012, across more than 700,000 acres of leased land.
Top Undervalued Stocks To Invest In 2018: M&T Bank Corporation(MTB)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Ben Levisohn]
We believe investors should continue to own three types of bank stocks: “Return of Capital (RC) Stocks”, “Risk On (RO) Stocks”, and “Multiple Revaluation (MR) Stocks.” RC stocks include M&T Bank (MTB), PNC Financial Services Group (PNC), and SunTrust Banks (STI); RO stocks include Bank of America, Popular (BPOP), Citigroup, JPMorgan, and KeyCorp (KEY); and MR stocks include BB&T (BBT) and PNC Financial Services Group (PNC).
Top Undervalued Stocks To Invest In 2018: Moneygram International, Inc.(MGI)
Advisors’ Opinion:
- [By Jim Robertson]
On Friday, our Under the Radar Moversnewsletter suggested shorting small capmoney transfer services stock Moneygram International (NASDAQ: MGI):
- [By Ben Levisohn]
Western Union (WU) soared to the top of the S&P 500 today after MoneyGram International (MGI) received a bid from Euronet Worldwide (EEFT).
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Shares of Western Union gained 3.5% to $20.27 today, while the S&P 500 fell 0.3% to 2,365.45.MoneyGram International surged 25% to $15.77, while Euronet Worldwide advanced 0.3% to $83.22.
- [By Lisa Levin]
Moneygram International Inc (NASDAQ: MGI) shares were also up, gaining 21 percent to $5.74 after the company reported upbeat Q4 earnings.
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