Last week, the Potential Gas Committee released a new report that estimates the potential natural gas resources available in the U.S. at 2,384 trillion cubic feet, an eye-popping 26% increase over the group's late 2010 calculation. While reduced natural gas prices have led to such projects as the Clean Energy Fuels (NASDAQ: CLNE ) America's Natural Gas Highway and Berkshire Hathaway's (NYSE: BRK-A ) BNSF Railway pilot program to test liquefied natural gas (LNG) locomotives, the price of the commodity has also put downward pressure on natural gas stocks in general ��Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK ) , for example, is down about 40% over the last two years.
As is the case with most things, the impact on the long-term viability of LNG as a U.S.-based substitute for other energy sources is one of balance. If the right blend of supply and demand can be maintained, natural gas stocks should soar. If supply becomes too plentiful, however, driving down prices too much, companies will have less financial incentive to develop natural gas further. With the explosion of shale-based supply, the impact on natural gas stocks is in its infancy but a critical area for investors to watch.
Top 10 Clean Energy Stocks To Invest In 2014: Bryn Mawr Bank Corporation(BMTC)
Bryn Mawr Bank Corporation operates as the holding company for The Bryn Mawr Trust Company, which provides various commercial and retail banking services. The company accepts demand, time, and savings deposits; and makes commercial, real estate, and consumer loans, as well as other extensions of credit, including leases. It offers wealth management services, such as trust administration and fiduciary, custody, investment management and advisory, employee benefit account and IRA administration, estate settlement, tax, financial planning, and brokerage services. The company also provides casualty, property, and allied insurance, as well as life insurance, annuities, medical insurance, and accident and health insurance for groups and individuals. In addition, it offers title search and abstract services; mortgage services; and equipment leasing services. As of December 31, 2009, the company had nine full service branches and seven life care community offices in Montgomery, De laware, and Chester counties. Bryn Mawr Bank Corporation was founded in 1889 and is headquartered in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.
Top 10 Clean Energy Stocks To Invest In 2014: RIT Technologies Ltd.(RITT)
RiT Technologies Ltd. develops physical layer solutions for the control, utilization, and maintenance of networks. The company provides enterprise solutions to monitor, troubleshoot, and plan the communications networks of datacenters, communication rooms, and workspace environments, as well as to automate provisioning/deployment and asset tracking applications. Its enterprise solutions comprise SMART Cabling System, a structured network infrastructure solution for copper and fiber cabling environments; and PatchView, an intelligent information management system, for gathering connectivity information from networks. The company also offers carrier solutions that provide carriers with network mapping, testing, and bandwidth qualification capabilities. Its carrier solutions consist of PairView, a outside plant management and qualification system; PairQ, a tool for qualifying the ability of a telco?s copper infrastructure to support digital subscriber line services; PairView Pro, a local loop mass verification system that identifies and maps various digital services carried on a telephone line; PairView Sharp, which connects to the copper infrastructure at various points within the local loop; NGPair, a product designed to facilitate street cabinet migration, and automatic main distribution frame and automatic distribution frame installation; PairC, a testing product for copper lines for the service, number, and routing identification of active lines; and PairGuide that collects and analyzes the data sent from the test systems, and updates in the carrier database. The company sells its products through independent distributors, resellers/integrators, original equipment manufacturers, and other strategic alliance partners with cabling companies. It primarily operates in the United States, Europe, Israel, South and Latin America, and the Asia Pacific. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Top China Stocks To Buy For 2014: Tyco International Ltd.(Switzerland)
Tyco International Ltd. provides security products and services, fire protection and detection products and services, valves and controls, and other industrial products worldwide. The company?s Tyco Security Solutions segment designs, sells, installs, services, and monitors electronic security, productivity, and lifestyle enhancement systems for residential, commercial, industrial, and governmental customers. This segment also designs, manufactures, and sells security products, including intrusion, security, access control, electronic article surveillance, and video management systems. Its Tyco Fire Protection segment designs, manufactures, sells, installs, and services fire detection and fire suppression systems, and building and life safety products for commercial, industrial, and governmental customers. The company?s Tyco Flow Control segment designs, manufactures, sells, and services valves, pipes, fittings, valve automation, and heat tracing products for general proce ss, energy, and mining markets, as well as the water and wastewater markets. Tyco International Ltd. was founded in 1960 and is based in Schaffhausen, Switzerland.
Top 10 Clean Energy Stocks To Invest In 2014: Group 1 Automotive Inc. (GPI)
Group 1 Automotive, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the marketing and sale of automotive products and services. It sells new and used cars, light trucks, and vehicle parts. The company also provides vehicle financing services; service and insurance contract services; and automotive maintenance and repair services. The company has operations located in metropolitan areas in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Texas in the United States; and in the towns of Brighton, Hailsham, and Worthing in the United Kingdom. As of October 25, 2012, it owned and operated 121 automotive dealerships, 158 franchises, and 30 collision centers in the United States and the United Kingdom that offer 32 brands of automobiles. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Ning Jia]
In 2001, Advance Auto Parts acquires Carport Auto Parts, a regional retail chain with 29 stores in Alabama and Mississippi. The combination of Advance and Carport locations establishes Advance Auto Parts as the market leader in Alabama and Mississippi. In November of 2011, Advance acquires 671 Discount Auto Parts, Inc., a regional auto parts chain in Florida, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, and Louisiana. The acquisition strengthens the company's position as the market leader in Florida. Upon completion of this merger, Advance Auto Parts becomes a publicly traded company, listed as a common stock on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol AAP. After the Company went public in 2001, AAP continued to expand both organically and through acquisition. On October 16th 2013, Advance Auto Parts entered into a definitive agreement to acquire General Parts International, Inc. (GPI), a leading privately held distributor and supplier of original equipment and aftermarket replacement products for commercial markets operating under the CARQUEST and WORLDPAC brands, in an all-cash transaction with an enterprise value of $2.04 billion. The transaction has been approved by the boards of directors for both companies. The deal creates the largest automotive aftermarket parts provider in North America, with annual sales of more than $9.2 billion and more than 70,000 employees.
Top 10 Clean Energy Stocks To Invest In 2014: Apricus Biosciences Inc(APRI)
Apricus Biosciences, Inc. engages in the design and development of pharmaceutical products and product candidates based on its patented NexACT drug delivery technology. The NexACT drug delivery technology is designed to enhance the delivery of an active drug to improve therapeutic outcomes and reduce systemic side effects that accompany existing oral and injectable medications. The company?s pipeline includes Vitaros, approved in Canada for the treatment of erectile dysfunction; and Totect approved in the U.S. for the treatment of anthracycline extravasation, as well as compounds in development from pre-clinical through pre-registration, focused on sexual dysfunction, oncology, dermatology, autoimmune, pain, anti-infectives, diabetes, and consumer healthcare. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Jon C. Ogg]
Apricus Biosciences Inc. (NASDAQ: APRI) was initiated with a Hold rating and a $2 price target at Cantor Fitzgerald. Be advised that $2 is almost 10% under the prior close of $2.18, against a 52-week range of $1.89 to $3.49.
Top 10 Clean Energy Stocks To Invest In 2014: Cereplast Inc.(CERP)
Cereplast, Inc. develops and commercializes bio-based resins primarily in North America, Italy, and Germany. It provides Cereplast Compostables resins, which are substitutes for petroleum-based plastics for single-use disposables and packaging applications. The company also offers Cereplast Sustainables resins, including Cereplast Hybrid resins that replace up to 50% of the petroleum content in conventional plastics with bio-based materials, such as industrial starches sourced from plants for a range of markets comprising automotive, consumer goods, consumer electronics, medical, packaging, and construction, as well as developing Cereplast Algae Plastics to transform algae into bioplastics. Its resins products are also used in various conventional converting processes, such as injection molding, thermoforming, blow film, blow molding, sheet and profile extrusion, extrusion coating, and extruded foam. The company was formerly known as Biocorp North America Inc. and changed its name to Cereplast, Inc. in March 2005. Cereplast, Inc. was incorporated in 2001 and is based in El Segundo, California.
Top 10 Clean Energy Stocks To Invest In 2014: Electrometals Technologies Ltd(EMM.AX)
Electrometals Technologies Limited designs, manufactures, and sells patented EMEW electrowinning equipment for the metals processing industry primarily in Australia and Canada. The company?s EMEW technology is used for the recovery of metals, such as gold, silver, platinum, cadmium, cobalt, copper, nickel, tin, zinc, lead, manganese, and various other metals. It also offers various services that include laboratory and test programs, pilot programs, flowsheet and general process development, feasibility studies, and general mining and industrial metal recovery consulting. The company markets its products directly and through agents and partners. Electrometals Technologies Limited is headquartered in Ashmore, Australia. As of June 1, 2011, Electrometals Technologies Ltd. operates as a subsidiary of Waverton Holdings, Ltd.
Top 10 Clean Energy Stocks To Invest In 2014: HARGREAVES LANSDOWN PLC ORD GBP0.004 WI(HL.L)
Hargreaves Lansdown plc provides independent financial and asset management services to private investors in the United Kingdom. The company?s services include stocks and shares ISA; self invested personal pension; fund and share accounts; multi manager funds; personal equity plans; Vantage, an investment service that gives the tools, information, and help to hold and manage investments comprising unit trusts, OEICs, equities, ETFs, bonds, investment trusts, and cash; anuuities; income drawdown; portfolio management services; currency services; spread betting and CFDs; enterprise investment schemes; and venture capital trusts. It also offers corporate wrap solutions; retirement services; unit trust equity and stock broking; investment fund and unit trust management; life and pensions consultancy; nominee services; and financial planning and advisory services. The company was founded in 1981 and is based in Bristol, the United Kingdom.
Top 10 Clean Energy Stocks To Invest In 2014: National Australia Bank Ltd (NAB.AX)
National Australia Bank Limited provides products, advice and services. In Australia, it operates through National Australia Bank, MLC and UBank. In the United Kingdom, it operates through Clydesdale Bank. In New Zealand, it operates through Bank of New Zealand. In the United States, it operates through Great Western Bank. Segments include Business Banking, Personal Banking, Wholesale Banking, UK Banking and NZ Banking, MLC and NAB and Great Western Ban. As of April 5, 2012, the Company and its associated entities ceased to be a substantial holder in BlueScope Steel Limited. On May 17, 2012, it ceased to be a substantial holder in Spark Infrastructure Group and Sandfire Resources NL. As of August 24, 2012, the Company and its associated entities ceased to be holder in Tabcorp Holdings Limited. In September 2012, the Company and its associated entities have ceased to be a substantial holder in Incitec Pivot Limited, as of August 30, 2012.
Top 10 Clean Energy Stocks To Invest In 2014: Convio Inc.(CNVO)
Convio, Inc. provides on-demand constituent engagement solutions that enable nonprofit organizations (NPOs) to raise funds, advocate for change, and cultivate relationships with donors, activists, volunteers, alumni, and other constituents in North America. Its integrated solutions include Convio Online Marketing (COM) platform, and Convio Common Ground CRM, a constituent relationship management application. The COM platform enables NPOs to harness the potential of the Internet and social media as new channels for constituent engagement and fundraising. The Common Ground delivers next-generation donor management capabilities, and integrates marketing activities across online and offline channels. The company also offers Convio Open, an open platform that allows NPOs to evolve their online marketing strategies; and Convio Go!, a structured program consisting of selected COM modules and specialized cohort-based services designed for mid-market NPOs new to online marketing an d fundraising. Convio, Inc.?s software enables its clients and partners to customize and extend its functionality. In addition, it provides account management, technical support, and deployment services, as well as strategic planning, campaign management, Web design, data analytics, benchmarking, campaign analytics, data integration, training, data warehousing, business intelligence, analytics/modeling, strategic consultation, and marketing execution services. The company sells its solutions through a direct sales force, as well as through a network of partners, including interactive agencies, direct marketing agencies, public affairs firms, and complementary technology companies. Convio, Inc. serves approximately 1,400 NPO clients, including charities. The company?s clients deliver approximately 4 billion emails to 140 million email addresses to accomplish their missions. Convio, Inc. was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.
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