Top 5 Stocks To Watch For 2019

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Traders sold shares of Home Depot Inc (NYSE:HD) on strength during trading hours on Monday. $88.35 million flowed into the stock on the tick-up and $144.37 million flowed out of the stock on the tick-down, for a money net flow of $56.02 million out of the stock. Of all stocks tracked, Home Depot had the 19th highest net out-flow for the day. Home Depot traded up $1.60 for the day and closed at $196.08

A number of analysts have issued reports on HD shares. Morgan Stanley set a $210.00 target price on Home Depot and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 21st. Gabelli started coverage on Home Depot in a report on Wednesday, April 11th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $206.00 target price on the stock. Wells Fargo & Co started coverage on Home Depot in a report on Monday, April 23rd. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $205.00 target price on the stock. Zacks Investment Research lowered Home Depot from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 24th. Finally, Credit Suisse Group set a $222.00 target price on Home Depot and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, May 14th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating, twenty-five have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. Home Depot has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $197.25.

Top 5 Stocks To Watch For 2019: Mimecast Limited(MIME)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Get a free copy of the Zacks research report on Mimecast (MIME)

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• [By Todd Campbell and Timothy Green]

  Buying and holding shares in great companies like eBay�for the long haul has proven to be very profit-friendly, but identifying growth stocks early on isn't easy. To help find tomorrow's winners, we asked two Motley Fool investors which burgeoning growth stocks are on their radar right now. They responded with Skechers (NYSE:SKX)�and Mimecast (NASDAQ:MIME). Read on to find out if these stocks deserve a spot in your portfolio.

• [By Joseph Griffin]

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• [By Todd Campbell]

  Investing in emerging growth stocks for the long haul can be a great way to produce market-beating returns, but with thousands of stocks to choose from, it can be tough figuring out which are worth owning. To help, I went searching for growth stocks that can be added to portfolios and picked�Atlassian Corp. (NASDAQ:TEAM), Mimecast (NASDAQ:MIME), and 2U Inc. (NASDAQ:TWOU) as my favorite stocks to buy in May. Read on to learn if these stocks are right for your portfolio, too.

Top 5 Stocks To Watch For 2019: Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc(RRTS)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Lisa Levin]

  Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc. (NYSE: RRTS) shares dropped 15 percent to $1.8598. Office Depot, Inc. (NASDAQ: ODP) will replace Roadrunner Transportation Systems in the S&P SmallCap 600 on Monday, June 4.

• [By Lisa Levin]

  Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc. (NYSE: RRTS) shares dropped 14 percent to $1.9025. Office Depot, Inc. (NASDAQ: ODP) will replace Roadrunner Transportation Systems in the S&P SmallCap 600 on Monday, June 4.

• [By Lisa Levin]

  Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc. (NYSE: RRTS) shares dropped 16 percent to $1.85. Office Depot, Inc. (NASDAQ: ODP) will replace Roadrunner Transportation Systems in the S&P SmallCap 600 on Monday, June 4.

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Roadrunner Transportation Systems Inc (NYSE:RRTS)’s share price was down 0.5% on Wednesday . The company traded as low as $1.80 and last traded at $1.83. Approximately 31,432 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 90% from the average daily volume of 326,908 shares. The stock had previously closed at $1.84.

Top 5 Stocks To Watch For 2019: Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.(SFE)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Shane Hupp]

  THL Credit (NASDAQ: TCRD) and Safeguard Scientifics (NYSE:SFE) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations and dividends.

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  SafeCoin (CURRENCY:SFE) traded 6.5% higher against the U.S. dollar during the 24-hour period ending at 15:00 PM Eastern on June 26th. Over the last seven days, SafeCoin has traded up 19% against the U.S. dollar. SafeCoin has a total market cap of $0.00 and approximately $0.00 worth of SafeCoin was traded on exchanges in the last day. One SafeCoin coin can now be purchased for about $0.0001 or 0.00000001 BTC on cryptocurrency exchanges.

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC) and Safeguard Scientifics (NYSE:SFE) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Safestyle UK (LON:SFE) had its price target hoisted by Liberum Capital from GBX 50 ($0.67) to GBX 60 ($0.81) in a research report released on Tuesday. Liberum Capital currently has a hold rating on the stock.

Top 5 Stocks To Watch For 2019: Ossen Innovation Co., Ltd.(OSN)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  News articles about Ossen Innovation (NASDAQ:OSN) have been trending somewhat positive on Monday, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm ranks the sentiment of news coverage by monitoring more than twenty million news and blog sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Ossen Innovation earned a news impact score of 0.21 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned news articles about the construction company an impact score of 45.9401388856467 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company’s share price in the next few days.

• [By Lisa Levin] Gainers Biostar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: BSPM) shares jumped 29.86 percent to close at $2.87 on Friday. Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: CVGI) shares gained 28.87 percent to close at $8.75 after reporting upbeat Q1 earnings. Mexco Energy Corporation (NYSE: MXC) gained 27.02 percent to close at $5.4744. Carbon Black, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBLK) climbed 26 percent to close at $23.94. Carbon Black priced its IPO at $19 per share. Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: PTLA) rose 25.64 percent to close at $42.44 after the FDA approved the company's Andexxa, the only antidote indicated for patients treated with rivaroxaban and apixaban. Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc. (NYSE: NGVC) rose 23.19 percent to close at $8.50 after reporting Q2 results. California Resources Corporation (NYSE: CRC) shares gained 22.45 percent to close at $31.58 following upbeat Q1 earnings. Atomera Incorporated (NASDAQ: ATOM) gained 22.31 percent to close at $6.25 after reporting Q1 results. Medifast, Inc. (NYSE: MED) shares jumped 22.27 percent to close at $121.46 after the company reported strong Q1 results and raised its FY18 guidance. Jerash Holdings (US), Inc. (NASDAQ: JRSH) gained 20.86 percent to close at $8.46. Pandora Media, Inc. (NYSE: P) rose 19.83 percent to close at $6.89 after reporting strong quarterly results. Shake Shack Inc (NYSE: SHAK) rose 18.01 percent to close at $55.95 on Friday after the company reported upbeat results for its first quarter and raised its FY18 guidance. Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMCI) rose 17.73 percent to close at $21.25 after reporting strong preliminary results for the third quarter. Schmitt Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMIT) rose 17.41 percent to close at $2.36. Titan International, Inc. (NYSE: TWI) shares gained 16.78 percent to close at $12.25 following Q1 earnings. Integer Holdings Corporation (NYSE: ITGR) shares rose 14.23 percent to close at $63.40 following Q1 result

Top 5 Stocks To Watch For 2019: Shire plc(SHPG)

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  Shire plc (SHPG) climbed to the top of the FTSE 100, rising 2.77% to 3,689 pence on reports that Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. (TKPYY) had spoken to major creditors about loans to finance a possible bid for the rare-disease specialist. An offer, which has to made by April 25, under U.K. takeover law, could top $40 billion. The company's American Depository Receipts stocks were up 3% in premarket trading. 

• [By Todd Campbell]

  The company already collects royalties from AstraZeneca (NYSE:AZN) on Movantik, a drug that helps patients with cancer pain who suffer from opiate-related constipation, and from Shire (NASDAQ:SHPG) on the hepatitis A drug Adynovate. In Q1 2018, Nektar Therapeutics' royalty revenue grew to $11.1 million from $7.2 million; its total revenue, including product sales and licensing revenue, improved to $38 million from $25 million last year.

• [By Todd Campbell]

  Unfortunately for investors, June's discovery wasn't exciting enough for Sangamo partners Biogen (NASDAQ:BIIB) and Shire (NASDAQ:SHPG). In 2015, Biogen announced a delay to its beta-thalassemia and sickle-cell disease treatment program with Sangamo. And then Shire, a Sangamo collaboration partner since 2012, walked away from Sangamo's hemophilia program.

• [By Lisa Levin]

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  Alcoa Corp (NYSE: AA) reported better-than-expected earnings for its first quarter and raised its FY18 adjusted EBITDA outlook. Takada offered to buy Shire plc (NASDAQ: SHPG) at £46.50 per share, Reuters reported. Danaher Corporation (NYSE: DHR) reported better-than-expected earnings for its first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (NYSE: BK) reported upbeat earnings for its first quarter.

Five Below downgraded as shares of the value retailer are up 125 percent in a year

Five Below was downgraded by Credit Suisse on Friday as shares of the value retailer have skyrocketed more than 125 percent over the last 12 months.

Credit Suisse analyst Judah Frommer lowered the rating to neutral from outperform, while still maintaining a 12-month price target on Five Below shares of $110. The stock hit a fresh 52-week high on Thursday at $107.93. The retailer has a market value of roughly $6 billion.

Frommer said Five Below has had a "remarkable run year-to-date," but Credit Suisse wants to move to the "sidelines" on the stock for now.

Five Below "remains one of the most differentiated concepts in retail ... and operates the quickest new store return model we have seen," Frommer wrote in a note to clients. "That said, we see risk/reward as balanced at these levels given the stock's material outperformance." He also said he didn't think the price would go much higher for the rest of the year.

Five Below plans to open a flagship store in Manhattan on Fifth Avenue later this year, CNBC reported last week. The company, which targets tweens and teens with items priced under $5, is hoping to take a larger share of the toy market in the wake of Toys R Us' demise. Industry analysts think its strategy will succeed, but trepidation has bubbled up now that the retailer's stock has climbed so high.

Frommer said risks to Five Below's business model today include more competition online (i.e. Amazon encroaching on the dollar space) and international trade headwinds. The company sources roughly a third of its goods from overseas.

Five Below had a blowout first-quarter earnings report in June and is set to report second-quarter earnings late next month. Analysts will be looking for continued, strong same-store sales growth.

Five Below shares were falling nearly 5 percent Friday after Credit Suisse published its note.

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Dunkin Brands Group (DNKN) PT Raised to $70.00 at Morgan Stanley

Dunkin Brands Group (NASDAQ:DNKN) had its price target boosted by analysts at Morgan Stanley from $67.00 to $70.00 in a note issued to investors on Monday. The firm currently has an “equal weight” rating on the restaurant operator’s stock. Morgan Stanley’s target price suggests a potential downside of 3.01% from the company’s current price.

Several other brokerages also recently issued reports on DNKN. ValuEngine downgraded shares of Dunkin Brands Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 29th. BidaskClub raised shares of Dunkin Brands Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 24th. BTIG Research reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Dunkin Brands Group in a report on Sunday, April 29th. Barclays upped their price objective on shares of Dunkin Brands Group from $70.00 to $73.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, June 7th. Finally, Maxim Group upped their price objective on shares of Dunkin Brands Group from $71.00 to $77.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 11th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have given a hold rating and thirteen have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. The company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $65.35.

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Shares of Dunkin Brands Group opened at $72.17 on Monday, according to MarketBeat Ratings. Dunkin Brands Group has a 1 year low of $50.89 and a 1 year high of $72.37. The firm has a market cap of $5.93 billion, a PE ratio of 29.72, a PEG ratio of 2.08 and a beta of 0.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of -3.54, a current ratio of 1.50 and a quick ratio of 1.50.

Dunkin Brands Group (NASDAQ:DNKN) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 26th. The restaurant operator reported $0.62 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.52 by $0.10. Dunkin Brands Group had a net margin of 36.40% and a negative return on equity of 75.12%. The company had revenue of $301.30 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $303.72 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.54 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.7% compared to the same quarter last year. analysts anticipate that Dunkin Brands Group will post 2.74 earnings per share for the current year.

In other Dunkin Brands Group news, CEO Nigel Travis sold 60,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $62.16, for a total value of $3,729,600.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 308,254 shares in the company, valued at $19,161,068.64. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Katherine D. Jaspon sold 1,530 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $64.84, for a total transaction of $99,205.20. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 3.00% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of DNKN. Amundi Pioneer Asset Management Inc. bought a new stake in Dunkin Brands Group in the fourth quarter worth about $2,824,000. Raymond James & Associates raised its position in Dunkin Brands Group by 4.1% in the fourth quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 47,968 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $3,092,000 after acquiring an additional 1,906 shares in the last quarter. Teachers Advisors LLC raised its position in Dunkin Brands Group by 45.1% in the fourth quarter. Teachers Advisors LLC now owns 141,367 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $9,114,000 after acquiring an additional 43,948 shares in the last quarter. TIAA CREF Investment Management LLC raised its position in Dunkin Brands Group by 1.3% in the fourth quarter. TIAA CREF Investment Management LLC now owns 349,311 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $22,520,000 after acquiring an additional 4,330 shares in the last quarter. Finally, LPL Financial LLC raised its holdings in Dunkin Brands Group by 11.9% during the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 9,883 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $637,000 after buying an additional 1,050 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.88% of the company’s stock.

Dunkin Brands Group Company Profile

Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, develops, franchises, and licenses quick service restaurants worldwide. The company operates through four segments: Dunkin' Donuts U.S., Dunkin' Donuts International, Baskin-Robbins International, and Baskin-Robbins U.S. Its restaurants offer hot and cold coffee, baked goods, donuts, bagels, muffins, breakfast sandwiches, hard and soft serve ice creams, frozen yogurts, shakes, malts, floats, and cakes.

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National Ice Cream Day 2018: Deals From Baskin-Robbins, Cold Stone Creamery, Dippin’ Dots and

Sunday is National Ice Cream Day and that means there will be loads of deals for customers to keep an eye out for.

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The following are a collection of National Ice Cream Day deals that customers can take advantage of on July 15, 2018.

Cold Stone Creamery — Customers can get a “Buy One Get One Free Creation” coupon when they sign up for the company’s rewards app this Sunday. Current customers with accounts may also get a coupon for the deal. Baskin-Robbins — The ice cream chain is offer special deals to customers with its app, including 99-cent sundaes and a buy-one-get-one-free deal on ice cream cones. Dairy Queen — Customers that stop in at their local store this Sunday can grab themselves a free small Blizzard, but only after downloading the app and signing up for an account. Dippin’ Dots — Select stores around the U.S. will be offering a free mini cup of Dippin’ Dots to celebrate National Ice Cream Day this year. Whole Foods — Customers pick up two pints of  Ben & Jerry’s or Talenti ice cream from July 13, through July 15. Ma & Pa Shops — As with any National Food Day, its a good idea to check out local small stores for special deals that may be available this Sunday.

National Ice Cream Day actually got its start thanks to President Ronald Reagan. The former President announced the third Sunday of July as National Ice Cream Day back in 1984. At the same time, he also announced July as National Ice Cream Month.

As of this writing, William White did not hold a position in any of the aforementioned securities.

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LandCoin Price Reaches $0.0020 on Top Exchanges (LDCN)

LandCoin (CURRENCY:LDCN) traded 22.4% higher against the dollar during the 1-day period ending at 22:00 PM E.T. on July 11th. LandCoin has a total market cap of $0.00 and $67.00 worth of LandCoin was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. One LandCoin coin can currently be bought for about $0.0020 or 0.00000032 BTC on popular cryptocurrency exchanges. During the last week, LandCoin has traded 14.7% lower against the dollar.

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Get LandCoin alerts: XRP (XRP) traded down 0.6% against the dollar and now trades at $0.45 or 0.00007044 BTC. Stellar (XLM) traded 2% lower against the dollar and now trades at $0.19 or 0.00002973 BTC. IOTA (MIOTA) traded 0.5% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.99 or 0.00015509 BTC. Tether (USDT) traded 0.1% higher against the dollar and now trades at $1.00 or 0.00015784 BTC. TRON (TRX) traded 2.6% lower against the dollar and now trades at $0.0332 or 0.00000523 BTC. NEO (NEO) traded down 2.6% against the dollar and now trades at $33.20 or 0.00522532 BTC. Binance Coin (BNB) traded 1.6% lower against the dollar and now trades at $12.52 or 0.00197078 BTC. VeChain (VET) traded down 3% against the dollar and now trades at $2.19 or 0.00034472 BTC. Ontology (ONT) traded 6.1% lower against the dollar and now trades at $3.40 or 0.00053556 BTC. Zilliqa (ZIL) traded 2.1% lower against the dollar and now trades at $0.0673 or 0.00001059 BTC.

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Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) Earns Daily Coverage Optimism Score of 0.12

Media headlines about Jones Lang LaSalle (NYSE:JLL) have been trending somewhat positive on Thursday, Accern Sentiment reports. Accern identifies positive and negative press coverage by monitoring more than 20 million blog and news sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Jones Lang LaSalle earned a daily sentiment score of 0.12 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned media coverage about the financial services provider an impact score of 46.4396215538858 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company’s share price in the near term.

Several brokerages have recently commented on JLL. ValuEngine cut shares of Jones Lang LaSalle from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 29th. Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of Jones Lang LaSalle from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $198.00 target price for the company in a research report on Wednesday, May 9th. Goldman Sachs Group began coverage on shares of Jones Lang LaSalle in a research report on Tuesday, April 3rd. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $176.00 target price for the company. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of Jones Lang LaSalle from $169.00 to $193.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 27th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the stock. The stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $167.63.

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Shares of Jones Lang LaSalle traded up $0.66, hitting $164.76, during midday trading on Thursday, Marketbeat Ratings reports. 2,254 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 329,586. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.47 billion, a PE ratio of 17.98, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.44 and a beta of 1.68. The company has a current ratio of 1.88, a quick ratio of 1.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29. Jones Lang LaSalle has a 12 month low of $115.71 and a 12 month high of $178.75.

Jones Lang LaSalle (NYSE:JLL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 8th. The financial services provider reported $0.97 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.60 by $0.37. The company had revenue of $1.89 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.73 billion. Jones Lang LaSalle had a net margin of 2.87% and a return on equity of 13.67%. The firm’s revenue was up 17.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.45 EPS. research analysts anticipate that Jones Lang LaSalle will post 10.37 earnings per share for the current year.

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, June 15th. Investors of record on Friday, May 18th were issued a dividend of $0.41 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, May 17th. This is a positive change from Jones Lang LaSalle’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.33. This represents a $1.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.00%. Jones Lang LaSalle’s payout ratio is 8.95%.

In related news, EVP Mark Ohringer sold 245 shares of Jones Lang LaSalle stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $171.49, for a total transaction of $42,015.05. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 11,167 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,915,028.83. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Greg O’brien sold 10,395 shares of Jones Lang LaSalle stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $168.57, for a total transaction of $1,752,285.15. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 0.63% of the company’s stock.

Jones Lang LaSalle Company Profile

Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated, a professional services company, provides commercial real estate and investment management services worldwide. It offers a range of real estate services, including agency leasing, project and development management/construction, capital markets, property management, corporate finance, real estate investment banking/merchant banking, energy and sustainability, research, facility management outsourcing, strategic consulting, technology solutions, advisory, investment management, tenant representation, lease administration, transaction management, logistics and supply-chain management, valuations, and mortgage origination and servicing.

Top 5 Oil Stocks To Own Right Now

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NEW YORK ���Martin Shkreli is on trial for financial fraud charges that could land him in prison for years, but that hasn't stopped the so-called "Pharmacy Bro" from providing investment advice for thousands of fans.

During recent Sunday evenings, Shkreli has used Facebook and YouTube to live-stream "This Week in Investing and Finance," a�tutorial that features�his views on stocks to buy, sell, or short, plus health care industry news, and a quick look at the economy.

Before and afterward, viewers who tune in for�the live-streams also get a healthy�dose of the pharmaceutical industry entrepreneur's views on the criminal case Brooklyn federal prosecutors have built against him.

Unsurprising spoiler alert: Shkreli says he's winning.

"I met with my lawyers today, and they say I am innocent and will be proven innocent. The case is going very well," said Shkreli during a�July 2 live-stream that had drawn more than 4,800�views on YouTube through the ensuing five days.

Top 5 Oil Stocks To Own Right Now: Magellan Midstream Partners L.P.(MMP)

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• [By Danny Vena, Timothy Green, and Reuben Gregg Brewer]

  With that in mind, we asked three Motley Fool investors to choose companies they believed would help baby boomers reach their goals. They offered convincing arguments for Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. (NYSE:MMP), General Motors Company (NYSE:GM), and Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN).

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  Cramer and the AAP team are looking for opportunities to trim stocks into strength based out of discipline. That means trimming Magellan Midstream Partners (MMP) . Find out what they're telling their investment club members and get in on the conversation with a free trial subscription to Action Alerts PLUS.

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  That means pipelines are equally busy carrying all that raw crude into these refineries and then carrying out gasoline, diesel and other finished products. So you'd think these would be boon times for Magellan Midstream Partners (NYSE: MMP), which owns 10,000 miles of pipeline that connect with 50% of the nation's refinery capacity.

• [By John Bromels]

  Magellan Midstream Partners�(NYSE:MMP),�Royal Dutch Shell�(NYSE:RDS-A)(NYSE:RDS-B), and�Darling Ingredients�(NYSE:DAR)�are three energy industry companies that are safe bets to buy and then forget about all summer long.�

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  Magellan Midstream Partners (NYSE:MMP) Q1 2018 Earnings Conference CallMay. 3, 2018 1:30 p.m. ET

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• [By Lisa Levin] Gainers McDermott International, Inc. (NYSE: MDR) rose 19 percent to $7.20 in pre-market trading. Subsea 7 S.A. confirmed a $7.00 per share proposal to acquire McDermott. Clarus Corporation (NASDAQ: CLAR) rose 18.5 percent to $8.00 in pre-market trading. Enbridge Inc. (NYSE: ENB) rose 9.3 percent to $34.09 in pre-market trading after falling 2.41 percent on Friday. Lannett Company, Inc. (NYSE: LCI) rose 8.4 percent to $18 in pre-market trading. Lannett named Maureen M. Cavanaugh as senior vice president and chief commercial operations officer. Navios Maritime Midstream Partners L.P. (NYSE: NAP) rose 7.1 percent to $4.55 in pre-market trading after gaining 11.26 percent on Friday. Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated (NASDAQ: CORT) rose 6.9 percent to $18.80 in pre-market trading after falling 3.19 percent on Friday. Helios and Matheson Analytics Inc. (NASDAQ: HMNY) rose 5.7 percent to $2.40 in pre-market trading after falling 10.98 percent on Friday. Vectren Corporation (NYSE: VVC) shares rose 5.6 percent to $69.20 in pre-market trading. CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP) announced plans to acquire Vectren for $72 per share in cash Genprex, Inc. (NASDAQ: GNPX) shares rose 5.2 percent to $4.50 in pre-market trading. Atossa Genetics Inc. (NASDAQ: ATOS) rose 5.1 percent to $3.70 in pre-market trading after declining 19.35 percent on Friday. Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: SGMO) shares rose 5 percent to $20 in pre-market trading. Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. (NYSE: MMP) shares rose 5 percent to $68.41 in pre-market trading. Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: HALO) shares rose 4.9 percent to $19.78 in the pre-market trading session.

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Top 5 Oil Stocks To Own Right Now: Halliburton Company(HAL)

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  IEZ is also a top-heavy fund. Just two stocks — Schlumberger NV (NYSE: SLB) and Halliburton Inc. (NYSE: HAL) — combine for almost 26 percent of the fund's weight. Underscoring the correlation to oil prices, IEZ has a three-year standard deviation of 30 percent, indicating this ETF is far more volatile than standard diversified energy funds.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

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  Energy sector earnings season starts rolling later this week, and as always, the party will kick off with the so-called big three oilfield services providers: Schlumberger Ltd. (SLB) , General Electric Co.'s (GE) Baker Hughes (BHGE) , and Halliburton Co. (HAL) . 

• [By Lisa Levin] Companies Reporting Before The Bell Kimberly-Clark Corporation (NYSE: KMB) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $1.71 per share on revenue of $4.60 billion. Halliburton Company (NYSE: HAL) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $0.42 per share on revenue of $5.75 billion. Lennox International Inc. (NYSE: LII) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $1.09 per share on revenue of $815.16 million. Alaska Air Group, Inc. (NYSE: ALK) is projected to report quarterly loss at $0.12 per share on revenue of $1.82 billion. Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAS) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $0.35 per share on revenue of $822.15 million. Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: LECO) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $1.08 per share on revenue of $729.83 million. Tennant Company (NYSE: TNC) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $0.15 per share on revenue of $251.93 million. FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $0.67 per share on revenue of $3.43 billion. Koninklijke Philips NV (ADR) (NYSE: PHG) is estimated to report earnings for its first quarter. Bank of Hawaii Corporation (NYSE: BOH) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $1.23 per share on revenue of $162.39 million. Avangrid, Inc. (NYSE: AGR) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $0.79 per share on revenue of $1.72 billion.

   

Top 5 Oil Stocks To Own Right Now: Encana Corporation(ECA)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Electra (CURRENCY:ECA) traded 3.4% lower against the dollar during the 24-hour period ending at 18:00 PM Eastern on June 4th. Electra has a total market capitalization of $45.83 million and approximately $326,372.00 worth of Electra was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. One Electra coin can currently be bought for $0.0018 or 0.00000024 BTC on cryptocurrency exchanges including Novaexchange, Octaex, Fatbtc and Cryptopia. In the last seven days, Electra has traded 12.8% higher against the dollar.

• [By Max Byerly]

  Electra (CURRENCY:ECA) traded 8% higher against the U.S. dollar during the 1-day period ending at 22:00 PM ET on June 20th. In the last week, Electra has traded 12.6% higher against the U.S. dollar. Electra has a market capitalization of $34.87 million and $128,874.00 worth of Electra was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. One Electra coin can now be purchased for $0.0014 or 0.00000020 BTC on exchanges including Fatbtc, Novaexchange, CoinFalcon and CryptoBridge.

• [By Max Byerly]

  Here are some of the news stories that may have effected Accern Sentiment’s rankings:

  Get Encana alerts: Encana Corp (ECA) Rising Higher 7.95% Over the Past Four Weeks (fisherbusinessnews.com) Encana Corporation (ECA) Most Active Stock Price trades 19.10% off from 200- SMA (nasdaqchronicle.com) Mid-Day Movers ��: Encana Corporation (NYSE:ECA), CSX Corporation (NASDAQ:CSX), MGIC Investment Corporation … (journalfinance.net) Featured Stock: Encana Corporation (ECA) (stockquote.review) Active Stock Evaluation �� Encana Corporation (NYSE: ECA) (financerater.com)

  ECA has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Morgan Stanley raised shares of Encana from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and upped their price target for the company from $15.00 to $18.00 in a report on Wednesday, January 24th. Evercore ISI raised shares of Encana from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and upped their price target for the company from $10.84 to $16.00 in a report on Wednesday, March 7th. Zacks Investment Research downgraded shares of Encana from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 31st. Scotiabank raised shares of Encana from a “sector perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and upped their price target for the company from $13.00 to $14.00 in a report on Friday, February 16th. Finally, Goldman Sachs cut their price target on shares of Encana from $17.25 to $14.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, April 13th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating, twenty-two have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. The stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $15.28.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Encana (NYSE:ECA) (TSE:ECA) had its target price raised by Morgan Stanley from $16.00 to $20.00 in a research report report published on Wednesday morning. Morgan Stanley currently has a buy rating on the oil and gas company’s stock.

• [By Keith Noonan, Travis Hoium, and Matthew DiLallo]

  We asked three Motley Fool investors to profile some of the best under-the-radar growth stocks on the market today. Read on to see why they selected Encana�(NYSE:ECA), Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ:ATVI), and Baozun (NASDAQ:BZUN) as top growth stocks for in-the-know investors.

Top 5 Oil Stocks To Own Right Now: Williams Partners L.P.(WPZ)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Lisa Levin] Gainers Carver Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: CARV) shares jumped 92.1 percent to $7.01. iPic Entertainment Inc. (NASDAQ: IPIC) gained 21.6 percent to $9.73. Baozun Inc. (NASDAQ: BZUN) shares jumped 18.7 percent to $53.49 after reporting Q1 results. World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: WWE) shares jumped 15.9 percent to $50.50. The company's "Smackdown Live" may not be renewed at NBCUniversal network and the company's "Monday Night Raw" program could be worth three times its current value elsewhere, according to a report for The Hollywood Reporter. Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPPI) gained 14.7 percent to $ 20.46 after the company issued further details on Phase 3 ADVANCE study of ROLONTIS. Motus GI Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: MOTS) climbed 13.4 percent to $5.5009. Endocyte, Inc. (NASDAQ: ECYT) rose 13.3 percent to $ 14.23 after the company announced presentation of Phase 2 data from prostate cancer trial of 177Lu-PSMA-617 at the 2018 ASCO Annual Meeting. Diana Containerships Inc. (NASDAQ: DCIX) gained 12.9 percent to $1.7499 after the company announced the sale of Post-Panamax Container Vessel for $21 million. Essendant Inc. (NASDAQ: ESND) gained 12.7 percent to $12.43. Essendant confirmed receipt of unsolicited proposal from Staples of $11.50 per share in cash. Blink Charging Co (NASDAQ: BLNK) rose 11.8 percent to $8.04 after surging 31.68 percent on Wednesday. OptimumBank Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: OPHC) gained 11.5 percent to $5.15. Flotek Industries, Inc. (NYSE: FTK) shares climbed 10.7 percent to $3.74. Farmer Bros. Co. (NASDAQ: FARM) rose 7.9 percent to $25.95 after climbing 7.90 percent on Wednesday. Minerva Neurosciences Inc (NASDAQ: NERV) rose 6.5 percent to $6.93 after Journal of Clinical Psychiatry published positive results of cognitive performance from Phase 2B trial of roluperidone in schizophrenia patients. Williams Partners L.P. (NYSE: WPZ) rose 5.6 percent to $40
• [By Matthew DiLallo]

  Natural gas pipeline giant Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) announced today that it agreed to acquire the rest of its master limited partnership (MLP) Williams Partners (NYSE:WPZ) that it didn't already own in a $10.5 billion deal. Not to be outdone, Canadian energy infrastructure giant Enbridge (NYSE:ENB) made an offer to acquire its namesake MLP Enbridge Energy Partners (NYSE:EEP), along with the rest of its publicly traded entities, including Spectra Energy Partners (NYSE:SEP). These transactions have big implications not only for investors in these entities but for those who own other pipeline companies, too.

• [By Shane Hupp]

  SG Americas Securities LLC lowered its holdings in Williams Pipeline Partners LP (NYSE:WPZ) by 27.7% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 37,682 shares of the pipeline company’s stock after selling 14,458 shares during the quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC’s holdings in Williams Pipeline Partners were worth $1,297,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Top 5 Oil Stocks To Own Right Now: ConocoPhillips(COP)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Whittier Trust Co. grew its holdings in ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) by 15.8% in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 11,978 shares of the energy producer’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,635 shares during the period. Whittier Trust Co.’s holdings in ConocoPhillips were worth $710,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

• [By Max Byerly]

  Traders purchased shares of ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) on weakness during trading on Friday. $447.22 million flowed into the stock on the tick-up and $180.32 million flowed out of the stock on the tick-down, for a money net flow of $266.90 million into the stock. Of all stocks tracked, ConocoPhillips had the 11th highest net in-flow for the day. ConocoPhillips traded down ($2.77) for the day and closed at $65.36

• [By Chris Lange]

  The number of ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) shares short fell to 21.01 million from the previous level of 24.44 million. Shares were trading at $69.15, within a 52-week range of $42.27 to $70.15.

• [By Matthew DiLallo]

  With the mixed signals coming out of OPEC, oil prices could be quite volatile until the organization makes it clear what it intends to do. That could have an effect on financially weaker oil companies that desperately need higher oil prices to provide them with extra cash to firm up their financial foundations. Stronger producers, on the other hand, should continue to do well no matter what OPEC decides since they built their businesses to thrive at much lower oil prices. Three that stand out are ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP), Anadarko Petroleum (NYSE:APC), and EOG Resources (NYSE:EOG).

• [By Matthew DiLallo]

  ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) has worked hard to differentiate itself from other oil companies by focusing on creating value for investors as opposed to growing at all costs. That plan continued paying dividends during the first quarter, as the company blew past expectations. That strong showing sets the U.S. oil giant up for an exceptional year.

• [By Matthew DiLallo]

  According to a recent report by Reuters, ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) has held talks with investment banks about helping the company unload its stake in Cenovus Energy (NYSE:CVE). That sale could net the oil giant more than $2 billion in cash, which would bolster its already sizable cash war chest and give it more money to allocate in creating value for investors.