Top 10 Trucking Companies To Invest In 2014

The massive supply of natural gas that has resulted from new drilling technologies applied to U.S. shale fields over the past few years has been a boon not only to consumers who use gas for heating their homes, but also to a variety of companies, including chemical, steel and fertilizer manufacturers, for whom energy costs are substantial.

The U.S. has been inundated with so much cheap natural gas, in fact, that trucking companies are increasingly switching over to gas-powered engines for their fleets, while auto manufactures are offering hybrid vehicles that have the ability to burn both compressed natural gas and gasoline.

And now, the next logical step of the natural gas-fueled transformation of the transport industry -- gas-powered locomotives -- looks to be in its early stages.

Top 10 Trucking Companies To Invest In 2014: Memtec Ltd t/over(MET.AX)

Mt Isa Metals Limited engages in the discovery, exploration, and development of mineral deposits. It primarily explores for gold, copper, iron-oxide, zinc, uranium, silver, and lead deposits. The company holds interests in a portfolio of tenement positions covering approximately 4,000 square kilometers located in the Mount Isa region of north-west Queensland, Australia, as well as in Burkina Faso, west Africa. The company was incorporated in 2006 and is based in Brisbane, Australia.

Top 10 Trucking Companies To Invest In 2014: World Wrestling Entertainment Inc.(WWE)

World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., an integrated media and entertainment company, engages in the sports entertainment business. The company develops content centered around its talent, and presents at its live and televised events featuring World Wrestling Entertainment. It operates through four segments: Live and Televised Entertainment, Consumer Products, Digital Media, and WWE Studios. The Live and Televised Entertainment segment conducts live events; produces television shows; sells merchandise at its live events; provides sponsorships, such as various promotional vehicles, including Internet and print advertising, arena signage, on-air announcements, and pay-per-view sponsorships for advertisers; offers television rights; and markets and promotes the storylines associated with pay-per-view events. It also provides WWE Classics On Demand, a subscription video on demand service that offers classic television shows, pay-per-view events, specials, and original programmi ng. This segment distributes its programming in approximately 30 languages and in approximately 145 countries. Its merchandise consists of various WWE-branded products, such as T-shirts, caps, and other novelty items. The Consumer Products segment licenses and sells retail products, including toys, video games, home videos, apparel, and books; and publishes magazines comprising lifestyle publications with native language editions in the UK, Mexico, Greece, and Turkey. The Digital Media segment operates Web sites; provides advertising services; sells merchandise on its Web site at WWEShop Internet storefront; and offers broadband and mobile content. The WWE Studios segment is involved in the distribution of entertainment films. This segment focuses on creating a mix of filmed entertainment. The company was founded in 1980 and is based in Stamford, Connecticut.

Top 10 New Stocks To Watch Right Now: Innovative Properties Inc.(INR.V)

Innovative Properties Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides property management products and services to residential and commercial property owners in Atlantic Canada. The company primarily offers digital signage products and services for property management, retail, and other sectors. Its digital signage products include window displays, merchandising and point-of-purchase displays, business and in-store televisions, and interactive kiosks and displays. The company�s digital products also include LCD displays, plasma digital signage displays, projection digital signage displays, projection on glass, and touch enabled glass displays. Its digital signage services comprise network deployment; network management; systems integration; content management and hosting that manages content distribution, content scheduling, and compliance reporting; multimedia production; and third party digital signage support that provides consulting and third-party support services. The comp any also provides telephone and data communications technology and services for the small and medium business and multi-unit residential markets. Its communications services include IP business telephony services, long distance and toll free services, teleconferencing services, and hosted desktop and mobile email services; IT services comprise infrastructure and systems management, maintenance and technical support, and end user services; and carrier services include carrier-grade sip connectivity, wholesale voice services, and contact center solutions. The company was incorporated in 1997 and is based in Dartmouth, Canada.

Top 10 Trucking Companies To Invest In 2014: Konami Corporation (KNM)

Konami Corporation develops, publishes, markets, and distributes video game software products for stationary and portable consoles, and personal computers worldwide. It operates in four segments: Digital Entertainment, Health and Fitness, Gaming and Systems, and Pachinko and Pachinko Slot Machines. The Digital Entertainment segment plans, produces, manufactures, and sells social content for social networks, content for mobile phones, online games, music and video package products, video game software, video games for amusement facilities, content for token-operated games, and card games, as well as electronic toys, figures, and character goods. This segment also builds computer systems related to online games; maintains and operates online servers; and purchases and distributes video game software for home use. The Health and Fitness segment operates health and fitness clubs. As of March 31, 2012, this segment owned and operated 205 fitness clubs; and provided outsourced s ervices at 161 clubs. The Gaming and Systems segment develops and sells content, hardware, and casino management systems for gaming machines for casinos. The Pachinko and Pachinko Slot Machines segment is involved in the production, manufacture, and sale of pachinko slot machines and liquid crystal displays for pachinko machines. In addition, Konami Corporation provides real estate management services; and operates portal sites. The company was formerly known as Konami Co., Ltd. and changed its name to Konami Corporation in 2000. Konami Corporation was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Top 10 Trucking Companies To Invest In 2014: Ocean Wilson Hdg(OCN.L)

Ocean Wilsons Holdings Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides maritime and logistics services in Brazil. The company offers maritime services, which include harbor and ocean towage, container terminal operation, offshore support, logistics, small vessel construction, and ship agency services. It operates port terminals, which offer assistance in port operations for loading and unloading of vessels, storage, and auxiliary services, as well as provides platform supply vessels to transport equipment and supplies to and from offshore oil and gas installations. The company also provides harbor and ocean towage, salvage support, and maritime support to the offshore oil and gas industry, as well as various logistics services, such as storage, customs storage, distribution, highway transportation, multimodal transportation, and non vessel operating common carrier services. In addition, it operates a ship agency that provides commercial representation, cargo documentation, con tainer control, and vessel support services for ship owners; and holds a portfolio of international investments. The company has operations in Bermuda, Brazil, and the United Kingdom. Ocean Wilsons Holdings Limited is based in Hamilton, Bermuda.

Top 10 Trucking Companies To Invest In 2014: Fairwest Energy Corporation (FEC.V)

FairWest Energy Corporation, a junior oil and gas company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids in the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan. The company is based in Calgary, Canada.

Top 10 Trucking Companies To Invest In 2014: IAC/InterActiveCorp (IACI)

IAC/InterActiveCorp engages in the Internet business in the United States and internationally. The company�s Search segment develops, markets, and distributes various downloadable toolbars; provides search, reference, and content services through its destination search and other Websites, including Ask.com and Dictionary.com; and aggregates and integrates local advertising and content for distribution to publishers on Web and mobile platforms, as well as markets and distributes mobile applications through which it provides search and additional services. Its Match segment offers subscription-based and advertiser-supported online personals services through its Websites comprising Match.com, Chemistry.com, OurTime.com, BlackPeopleMeet.com, and OkCupid.com, as well as through mobile applications and Meetic-branded Websites. The company�s ServiceMagic segment offers Market Match service that matches consumers with service professionals; Exact Match service, which enables con sumers to review service professional profiles and select the service professional that meets their specific needs; and 1800Contractor.com, an online directory of service professionals. This segment also offers Website design and hosting services. Its Media and Other segment operates CollegeHumor.com, an online entertainment Website that targets young males; Vimeo, a Website on which users can upload, share, and view video; and Pronto.com, a comparison search engine. This segment also engages in the creation of video content for various distribution platforms; and operates as an Internet retailer of footwear and related apparel and accessories, as well as focuses on multimedia business. The company was formerly known as InterActiveCorp and changed its name to IAC/InterActiveCorp in July 2004. IAC/InterActiveCorp was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Lisa Springer]

  IAC/InteractiveCorp. (NASDAQ: IACI) is perhaps the forgotten Internet company. This $4 billion Web property gets very little love and respect from Wall St. because it is such a smaller competitor and it is considered a hodge-podge of Web properties. It has media, shopping and the Ask.com search engine, and that search is said to be the glue that keeps it together. Its Ask.com is still one of the largest search engines running, at number four in most rankings, but it is incredibly small when compared to Google and even compared to Microsoft along with Yahoo! Its own efforts to become a content destination have been met with a mixed reception, and the stock chart shows no real read either way at the start of 2013. What is amazing is that the company has grown without many investors paying attention.

  IAC/InteractiveCorp shares trade at $46.00, and its 52-week range is $40.87 to $55.57. Analysts have a consensus value of just over $60.00, for an implied upside of close to 30%, and IAC trades at only about 12-times earnings. Is this a Web value stock in the making?

Top 10 Trucking Companies To Invest In 2014: Altria Group(MO)

Altria Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of cigarettes, smokeless products, and wine in the United States and internationally. It offers cigarettes under the Marlboro, Virginia Slims, Parliament, Benson & Hedges, Basic, and L&M brands; smokeless tobacco products under the Copenhagen, Skoal, Red Seal, Husky brands, and Marlboro snus brands; and machine-made large cigars and pipe tobacco. The company also produces and sells blended table wines under the Chateau Ste Michelle and Columbia Crest names; and distributes Antinori and Villa Maria Estate wines and Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte in the United States. In addition, it maintains a portfolio of leveraged and direct finance leases in rail and surface transport, aircraft, electric power, real estate, and manufacturing. The company sells its tobacco products to wholesalers, including distributors; large retail organizations, such as chain stores; and the armed services. Altria Group, Inc. markets its wine products to restaurants, wholesale clubs, supermarkets, wine shops, and mass merchandisers. The company was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Stephen Faulkner]

  I hate cigarettes. I don't smoke. My parents smoked them when I was growing up as a kid and I remember many times taking them out of my mom's purse and crushing them up then putting them back. That said, I understand that Altria is more than just cigarettes and also includes alcohol which, surprise!, I don't drink. These are two things that, despite the health risks they pose, *most* people will always buy. It's just how things go, and Altria is in the business of making money off of these "needs." I like them for the money they have the potential to make me, not for the products they sell. Altria runs a large market cap of $61.3 billion.

  Like many other companies Altria is in a bull run and trading $29.96 near light resistance directly above it. I see no reason that it will not break through this resistance and continue the current trajectory. My 2012 end of year price target is $35 indicating around a 17% potential gain. Dividend per share is currently $0.41 paid quarterly.

• [By Jonas Elmerraji]

  Altria (MO) is dying, but that shouldn't stop you from buying it. The $73 billion company is one of the biggest tobacco names in the world, with brands such as Marlboro under its belt. The problem is that Altria only represents the U.S. business of legacy tobacco giant Philip Morris (Philip Morris International (PMI) is the non-U.S. side of the business). With tobacco sales slowly declining here at home, selling cigarettes isn't exactly a growth opportunity.

  But the key word there is that the declines are slow, and as long as that remains the case, Altria will remain a cash cow that throws off a huge dividend payout -- a 4.82% yield right now. In the meantime, Altria has been expanding its portfolio in the "sin stock" world, expanding its exposure to alcohol with a 27% stake in SABMiller (SBMRY) and a wholly owned winemaker in Ste. Michelle Wine Estates. That's a big departure from the firm's former ownership of Kraft Foods (KRFT), but it's one that makes a whole lot more sense in my view.

  Regulations continue to put a very tight leash on cigarette makers' marketing efforts, and on new product offerings. But all of those challenges are already priced into shares. Customer stickiness is extremely high in the tobacco business, and that helps offset some of the marketing hurdles that Altria's faced with. As the firm continues to diversify outside of tobacco, it should stay relevant to investors. Until then, its dividend makes it worth buying for income.

• [By Paul Goodwin]

  Altria Group (MO) engages in the manufacture and sale of cigarettes, wine, and other tobacco products in the United States and internationally. This dividend champion has raised distributions for 43 years in a row. The company has a forward dividend payout ratio of 76%. Yield: 6.10%.

Top 10 Trucking Companies To Invest In 2014: Land Securities(LAND.L)

Land Securities Group PLC, a real estate investment trust, engages in the ownership, development, and management of commercial properties primarily in the United Kingdom. It provides customers with access to retail units in shopping centers, retail warehouses, shops, and other regional properties. The company also offers customers with access to offices and creates office developments supporting complementary uses, such as retail, public space, and residential. In addition, Land Securities Group enables customers to outsource the construction and maintenance of buildings, as well as leasing, developing, managing, refurbishing, repairing, and maintaining properties, facilities, and land in the area of public private partnership in sectors, such as education, waste defense training, and local government infrastructure. The company also involves in urban community development operations through its multi-billion pound development program, transforming regional city centers an d key sites in Central London. As of December 31, 2007, its property portfolio comprised 1.7 million square meters of retail accommodation; 1.1 million square meters of office and retail accommodation; and 3.1 million square meters properties in property outsourcing partnerships. The company was founded in 1944 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.

Top 10 Trucking Companies To Invest In 2014: Rada Electronics Industries Limited(RADA)

Rada Electronic Industries Ltd. engages in the development, manufacture, and sale of defense electronics to government agencies and authorities, government-owned companies, and integrators in Israel, Asia, North America, South America, Latin America, and Europe. Its products include data/video recording and management systems, such as mission data and digital video recorders, airborne data servers, post-mission debriefing solutions, and head-up display video cameras for aerial and land platforms; inertial navigation systems for aerial and land platforms; avionics solutions, including avionics for unmanned aerial vehicles; and radar sensors for anti-terrorism/force protection systems. The company also sells and supports legacy commercial aviation test stations, as well as offers test and repair services. It has strategic relationships with Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, GE Aviation, Israel Military Industries, Israel Aerospace Industries, Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd., and Embra er and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. Rada Electronic Industries Ltd. was founded in 1970 and is based in Netanya, Israel.