You've Never Met an Options Trader Like This Before

Turn on the TV, and every day, it seems there's a new show on flipping houses.

We get it – it's exciting – there is that promise of quick money.

But flipping houses is expensive and risky – and who wants to be renovating houses all day?

Not us – that's too much work.

Instead, America's No. 1 Pattern Trader, Tom Gentile, developed a way to "flip stocks."

This is a unique technique for growing rich from beat-up stocks…

A "Blueprint to Financial Freedom"

When you buy a stock, you're making a bet.

You're betting a stock is going to be worth more in the future than it is today.

And it might cost you $5,000 or $10,000 to buy a decent block of shares just to get into that bet.

Options are like side bets.

Imagine them like this…

You and your buddy are checking out a stock – say it's trading for $20 a share…

Your buddy goes, "Hey, this stock is an absolute dog. I'll bet you a month from now, it's trading for 15 bucks."

And you're thinking, "This guy is crazy – no way this stock falls that far, that fast."

So you go, "Hey, if you want to make that bet… I'll take your money."

And that's what happens.

Gentile calls this a side bet because neither you nor your buddy has to buy any stock at that moment.

Instead, you two will enter into an options contract.

And you get to collect your buddy's money – instantly.

He'll pay you $500, $800, or $1,250 – whatever it takes to get into that bet right then and there.

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And you'll pay nothing.

You're holding the money.

But there's something you didn't tell your buddy.

You have an ace up your sleeve.

We call it the Money Calendar.

Gentile chose that name because he knows so far in advance when he could make money, he just circles the dates on a calendar and cashes in.

It is so unique, the patent for it has been filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

So something this powerful has never been created before.

It's Gentile's brainchild.

He uses the Money Calendar to pinpoint extremely simple options trades.

Gentile is always traveling around the country and talking to folks.

When he asks them, "Have you ever traded options before?"

He hears it over and over again… "No, that's too complicated – that's not for me."

This blows his mind.

So right here, right now – Gentile wants to end all the mystery around options.

Because trading them is too easy and too lucrative to pass up…

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Top 5 Cheap Stocks For 2019

tags:WEN,GD,KSS,IBM,UNH,

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Alas, it has not come to pass: All the touted miracle energy breakthroughs, from unlimited electricity from tidal power to hydrogen fuel cells, haven't amounted to a hill of kumquats. But others -- wind, solar, biomass, geothermal -- have added significant capacity to the national power grid as the country has begun to embrace green power. Total installed renewable energy capacity -- at utility scale -- has grown about 80% in the past decade.

Top 5 Cheap Stocks For 2019: Wendy's/Arby's Group Inc.(WEN)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Hsbc Holdings PLC lowered its position in shares of Wendys Co (NASDAQ:WEN) by 91.6% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 27,590 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock after selling 299,154 shares during the quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC’s holdings in Wendys were worth $484,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

• [By Mac Greer]

  He�still has 29% of the company, he's still plastered on the pizza boxes and the marketing --�although, that's really been pulled back. Then, it's also come out this week that Wendy's (NASDAQ:WEN)�and Papa John's,�before all of this stuff came up over the past couple of months, they're�actually in talks to have some sort of merger. Going forward,�if you're the board of directors at Papa John's,�I think you have to really consider that possibility. Maybe�the best step forward for the company is to look for a merger or a sale, because, man, this seems like a train wreck that keeps accelerating.�When�you have Schnatter on the board, he would have to be in favor of a buyout or a merger for it to go through.�

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  A.R.T. Advisors LLC lowered its stake in Wendys Co (NASDAQ:WEN) by 19.3% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 150,664 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock after selling 36,036 shares during the period. A.R.T. Advisors LLC owned 0.06% of Wendys worth $2,644,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

• [By Jeremy Bowman]

  The chart below shows how McDonald's compares with some of its closest peers based on its valuation and expected growth rate.

  Company P/E Ratio 2-Year Expected EPS Growth Rate McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) 26.2 23.6% Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) 26.2 27.3% Wendy's (NASDAQ:WEN) 21.8 58.1% Restaurant Brands International�(NYSE:QSR) 21.4 41.9% Yum! Brands�(NYSE:YUM) 23.2 29.7%

  Data source: Yahoo! Finance. EPS = earnings per share.

Top 5 Cheap Stocks For 2019: S&P GSCI(GD)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By ]

  General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) is diversified across the Aerospace & Defense sector with 25% of sales in information technology, followed by aerospace orders (24%), marine systems (23%), combat systems (16%), and mission systems (12%). The acquisition of CSRA makes it one of the largest IT contractors to the U.S. government.

• [By ]

  Only 10% of the companies on the list had female CEOs at the helm, four of which -- Hewlett Packard (HP) , Lockheed Martin (LMT) , General Motors (GM) , and General Dynamics (GD) -- grew significant revenue in five years or less. 

• [By Lou Whiteman]

  For investors looking to put new money to work in a defense prime today, I'd recommend General Dynamics (NYSE:GD) over either Raytheon or Northrop Grumman. General Dynamics currently trades at a 20% discount to its rivals on a price-to-earnings basis and at a 13% discount on a price-to-sales basis due to continued weakness in its business jet division. There's more risk to General Dynamics, but there is also more potential upside should it get its aerospace business on track and close that valuation gap.

• [By Max Byerly]

  Get a free copy of the Zacks research report on General Dynamics (GD)

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• [By Lou Whiteman]

  General Dynamics (NYSE:GD)�stock has had an odd couple of years, gaining more than 17% in 2017 but still lagging most of its defense rivals. Interest in defense stocks, including General Dynamics, has ebbed in recent months, but the company still trades at a discount to some of its chief rivals.

Top 5 Cheap Stocks For 2019: Kohl's Corporation(KSS)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Logan Wallace]

  Kohl’s Co. (NYSE:KSS) shares reached a new 52-week high and low on Tuesday . The stock traded as low as $75.67 and last traded at $74.85, with a volume of 426980 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $71.71.

• [By ]

  In the mid-level, Boss said that Urban Outfitters (URBN) is recovering, along with Kohl's Stores (KSS) . He also liked PVH (PVH) and Lululemon Athletica (LULU) .

• [By Lisa Levin]

  Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are:

  Wall Street expects Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (NYSE: AAP) to report quarterly earnings at $1.97 per share on revenue of $2.91 billion before the opening bell. Advance Auto Parts shares gained 0.06 percent to $119.22 in after-hours trading. Analysts expect Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (NYSE: HPE) to post quarterly earnings at $0.31 per share on revenue of $7.38 billion after the closing bell. Hewlett Packard Enterprise shares gained 0.46 percent to $17.59 in after-hours trading. Before the opening bell, TJX Companies Inc (NYSE: TJX) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $1.02 per share on revenue of $8.47 billion. TJX shares rose 0.35 percent to $85.00 in after-hours trading. Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) reported a $10 billion buyback plan. Micron shares gained 3.46 percent to $57.40 in the after-hours trading session. Analysts are expecting Kohl's Corporation (NYSE: KSS) to have earned $0.5 per share on revenue of $3.95 billion in the latest quarter. Kohl's will release earnings before the markets open. Kohl's shares fell 0.60 percent to $65.08 in after-hours trading.

  Find out what's going on in today's market and bring any questions you have to Benzinga's PreMarket Prep.

• [By Max Byerly]

  Investors bought shares of Kohl’s Co. (NYSE:KSS) on weakness during trading hours on Thursday following insider selling activity. $108.48 million flowed into the stock on the tick-up and $91.31 million flowed out of the stock on the tick-down, for a money net flow of $17.17 million into the stock. Of all stocks tracked, Kohl’s had the 23rd highest net in-flow for the day. Kohl’s traded down ($2.44) for the day and closed at $73.28Specifically, Director Steven A. Burd sold 4,945 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, June 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $76.67, for a total transaction of $379,133.15. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Richard D. Schepp sold 15,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $78.52, for a total value of $1,177,800.00. Following the sale, the insider now owns 161,050 shares in the company, valued at $12,645,646. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 345,311 shares of company stock worth $22,677,767. 1.20% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

• [By Motley Fool Staff]

  Kohl's (NYSE:KSS) Q1 2018 Earnings Conference CallMay. 22, 2018 9:00 a.m. ET

  Contents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks:

  Operator

Top 5 Cheap Stocks For 2019: International Business Machines Corporation(IBM)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Chris Hill]

  In this MarketFoolery podcast, host Chris Hill and Motley Fool Asset Management's Bill Barker check out the big stories in the business world, which meant leading off with a reflection on the ugly day being had by IBM�(NYSE:IBM). The oddities of the price-weighted, overly narrow Dow Jones Industrial Average meant that the company's poor result sent the whole index lower.

• [By Douglas A. McIntyre]

  Among the top 20 global brands, several lost ground in terms of valuation. AT&T fell 7%. International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) was down 6% to $96 billion, and Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) lost 5% to $85 billion. Marlboro and Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE WFC) each lost 6%, to $82 billion and $55 billion, respectively.

• [By Timothy Green]

  One of the cornerstones of International Business Machines' (NYSE:IBM) ongoing transformation is cognitive computing, which encompasses artificial intelligence and other related technologies. IBM is a business that serves other businesses, and its approach to AI stays true to its purpose. IBM Watson, the company's well-known AI system, is being used in industries like healthcare and financial services to augment the skills of professionals in those fields. The long-term potential of the technology is immense.

• [By Timothy Green]

  Here's an illustration of what Qualcomm was up against. Alphabet's Google announced in early 2016 that it was developing an open server architecture that would support POWER chips from International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM). POWER was already supported across Google's toolchain at that time, so the effort began even earlier. It took until March of this year for Google to announce that POWER chips had been deployed in its data centers, and that deployment is likely small at the moment.

Top 5 Cheap Stocks For 2019: UnitedHealth Group Incorporated(UNH)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Paul Ausick]

  The Dow stock posting the largest daily percentage gain ahead of the close Monday was UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE: UNH) which traded up 1.39% at $254.16. The stock’s 52-week range is $176.42 to $254.99, a new high set this afternoon. Volume was about 4% below the daily average of around 3.2 million. The company had no specific news.

• [By Steve Symington]

  But several individual stocks didn't participate in the broader market's gains. Read on to learn why Omnicom Group (NYSE:OMC), UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH), and Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) slumped today.

• [By Paul Ausick]

  The Dow stock posting the largest daily percentage gain ahead of the close Monday was UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE: UNH) which traded up 3.19% at $231.43. The stock’s 52-week range is $164.96 to $250.79. Volume was about 20% lower than the daily average of around 4 million shares. The company had no specific news, but is set to report earnings before markets open Tuesday morning.

• [By Chris Lange]

  UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE: UNH) is scheduled to report its second-quarter financial results before the markets open on Tuesday. Thomson Reuters consensus estimates call for $3.04 in earnings per share (EPS) and $56.09 billion in revenue. The same period of last year reportedly had EPS of $2.46 and $50.05 billion in revenue.

• [By Paul Ausick]

  The Dow stock posting the largest daily percentage gain ahead of the close Monday was UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE: UNH) which traded up 1.67% at $242.25. The stock’s 52-week range is $166.65 to $250.79. Volume was about 15% below the daily average of around 3.5 million shares. The company had no specific news.

These 20 States Haven't Legalized Medical Marijuana, but That May Soon Change

The legal cannabis industry is budding before our eyes. In just under three months, thanks to the passage of the Cannabis Act by our neighbor to the north, adults will be able to legally purchase recreational marijuana. In fact, when the green flag officially waves on Oct. 17, it'll allow Canada to become the first industrialized nation in the world to allow the sale of adult-use cannabis.

We've also witnessed big changes to the south, with Mexico giving the green light to medical cannabis in June 2017. Globally, more than two dozen countries have passed broad-based legislation allowing physicians to prescribe medical weed to patients.

Image source: Getty Images.

Despite being federally illegal, 30 states have passed broad-based medical weed laws

But in the United States, we have a murky mess. At the federal level, marijuana is still an entirely illicit drug that's deemed highly prone to abuse and has no recognized medical benefits. Yet, in spite of this Schedule I classification according to the Controlled Substances Act, 30 states -- the newest of which is the red-leaning Oklahoma -- and Washington, D.C., have passed sweeping medical marijuana laws since 1996.

It's certainly not hard to understand why we've seen such a push to legalize medical pot, either. An April 2018 survey from the independent Quinnipiac University found that an overwhelming 93% of respondents favored the idea of allowing a physician to prescribe medical marijuana. Interestingly enough, this strong support also included seniors and Republicans, which happen to be the two groups who consistently have a mixed or negative view of marijuana.

We also have the recent approval of GW Pharmaceuticals' (NASDAQ:GWPH) Epidiolex to thank. GW Pharmaceuticals' lead drug is cannabidiol (CBD)-based, (the non-psychoactive component of cannabis known for its medical benefits. In late-stage trials that led to its approval by the Food and Drug Administration, Epidiolex handily met its primary endpoint of reducing seizure frequency from baseline and relative to a placebo in two rare types of childhood-onset epilepsy. In effect, GW Pharmaceuticals offered the first real example in the U.S. of cannabis delivering a medical benefit.

These 20 states have said no to medical marijuana, but that may soon change

Yet in spite of this momentum, 20 states have held firm on their view that marijuana (recreational or medical) is an illegal substance.�These states are:

Alabama Georgia Idaho Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Mississippi Missouri Nebraska North Carolina South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

Data source: ProCon.org. Table by author.�

Now, to be fair, 16 of the 20 states where medical cannabis is still illegal do allow for CBD use for select ailments. The four states that completely ban recreational and medical cannabis, along with CBD in any form, are Idaho, Kansas, Nebraska, and South Dakota. If we were to pick out the most anti-marijuana states in the U.S., these four would likely take the cake.�

But, truth be told, the number of states to have legalized medical cannabis has crept up in recent years, and 2018 could be another year where the remaining holdouts shrink further.

Image source: Getty Images.

For example, residents in the traditionally conservative state of Utah will be voting on Proposition 2 this coming November, which would legalize medical marijuana for qualifying illnesses. Though Proposition 2 would ban smoking marijuana, it would allow an individual with a medical card to purchase up to two ounces of unprocessed marijuana or up to 10 grams of CBD or tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the psychoactive component of cannabis that gets you "high," over a two-week period. In five separate polls since February 2017, support for legalizing medical marijuana in Utah has ranged between 69% and 78%, presumably putting this measure on track for passage this fall.�

One of the aforementioned strictest states, Nebraska, could find pro-cannabis groups making a push to legalize by 2020. Though legislation that would have amended the Nebraska state constitution to legalize medical weed was introduced this year, the Nebraska State Senate didn't allow it to come to vote. However, a survey from the Lincoln Journal Star in February 2017 found that a whopping 77% of residents favored the idea of legalizing medical marijuana.�

Two dynamics that could swing the pot pendulum

Clearly, the legal cannabis landscape is evolving in the U.S., but it's going to take one or two catalysts to really elicit any opportunity for change.

The first catalyst would be a shift in the make-up of Congress. Currently, Republicans control the legislative branch, albeit by a small margin in the Senate. If Democrats were to gain control of the Senate and/or House, they might be able to introduce a medical cannabis bill that would pass muster. As a reminder, Democrats have a considerably more favorable view of cannabis (recreational and medical) than Republicans. It's unclear at this point if President Trump would sign such legislation if it reached his desk, but he did suggest on the campaign trail in 2016 that he was "100 percent" behind medical marijuana.

Image source: Getty Images.

The second dynamic here that could lead to real reform is the evolution of public perception. The aforementioned Quinnipiac poll from April also asked respondents whether they could vote for a candidate if that candidate didn't share their view on cannabis but did on other issues. A whopping 82% said "yes," suggesting that marijuana isn't exactly a game-changing political issue as of yet. But if cannabis does become more of a polarizing topic with the American public, elected officials would have to worry about losing their seat if they didn't go along with the consensus opinion.

Momentum certainly appears to be pushing toward eventual reform at the federal level. But, as has been the case for many years now, putting your hard-earned money to work in the U.S. cannabis industry simply isn't a prudent move until after that change has occurred. Your best bet for the time being is to watch and wait from the safety of the sidelines.

Hot Cheap Stocks To Watch For 2019

tags:IBM,UNH,CMP,PH,XPO,

Peter Krauth

Even if the nine-year-old bull market has what it takes to keep running higher – which is looking less and less likely with each big swing every other day – it's a sucker's bet to leave yourself unprotected against downturns.

Sure, you could buy stocks that have the wherewithal to withstand market crashes, trade wars, and political uncertainty, but they're pricey right now, just like the entire market.

The P/E for the S&P 500 is up to 25.04, and the yield is 1.96 and getting lower. That's just not very much bang for your buck; it's certainly not any downside protection worth the name.

Fortunately, there's a very cheap form of "insurance" available right now – it doesn't expire, it's got intrinsic value, and folks will make a desperate beeline for it when – not if – the market starts to sink.

Hot Cheap Stocks To Watch For 2019: International Business Machines Corporation(IBM)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By ]

  Finally, there's IBM (IBM) a tech company that's all about tech, but sadly still has much of the wrong tech. Only half of IBM is in the fast-growing segments that customers crave, which is in stark contrast to Amazon (AMZN) , which seems to be in demand practically everywhere.

• [By ]

  On Tuesday, he'll be tuning into UnitedHealth Group (UNH) , Goldman Sachs (GS) , Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) and IBM (IBM) . Cramer had great things to say about all four companies.

• [By ]

  IBM (IBM) reports earnings on Tuesday night, but the charts tell us to approach Big Blue with caution here.

  It's true that the firm has beaten analysts' earnings-per-share expectations for a whopping 13 consecutive quarters. And while EPS beats are nice, IBM also posted 3.5% year-over-year revenue growth back in January. That broke a nearly six-year string of year-over-year revenue contraction.

• [By ]

  In Pirates of Silicon Valley, an old made-for-TV movie about the PC industry's early days, the Bill Gates character quips (in reference to IBM's (IBM) willingness to let Microsoft (MSFT)  supply the OS for its PCs) that success is a menace, since it fools smart people into thinking that they can't lose. Bezos's remarks, as well as those made at times by other Amazon execs, suggest Amazon puts a lot of effort into making sure the company doesn't lose its edge on account of its success.

• [By Timothy Green, Neha Chamaria, and Rich Smith]

  You could play the bitcoin "greater fool" game, and it might work out if you get lucky. But buying shares of high-quality companies is a much better strategy. Which stocks should you buy? Take a look at International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM), Canopy Growth (NYSE:CGC), and SolarEdge (NASDAQ:SEDG).

• [By Chris Hill]

  Berkshire Hathaway�(NYSE:BRK-A) (NYSE:BRK-B) held its annual meeting last weekend. In this episode of MarketFoolery, host Chris Hill talks with special guest Matt Koppenheffer of Fool Germany about some Volkswagen, some Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA), and a whole lot of Berkshire. Berkshire just got really interested in Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), but how is this different from the company's ill-fated investment in IBM (NYSE:IBM)?

Hot Cheap Stocks To Watch For 2019: UnitedHealth Group Incorporated(UNH)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By ]

  So, nothing about trade wars, tariffs, currency devaluations, wars in Syria, or North Korea, or Iran from the occupier of the Oval Office. Perhaps partly as a result, the major U.S. equity indexes rose strongly for a second day, fueled by better than expected earnings by Netflix (NFLX) and helped along by stalwart U.S. corporations including UnitedHealth (UNH) , General Electric (GE) and Cisco (CSCO) .

• [By Paul Ausick]

  UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE: UNH) traded up 2.46% at $238.63. The stock’s 52-week range is $156.09 to $238.95, a new 52-week high set this afternoon. Volume was about 33% above the daily average of around 3 million shares. The company had no specific news Wednesday.

• [By Chris Lange]

  UnitedHealth Group Inc. (NYSE: UNH) is scheduled to reveal its fourth-quarter results on Tuesday. The consensus estimates are $2.51 in earnings per share (EPS) and $51.5 billion in revenue. Shares traded at $228.64 as the week came to a close. The consensus price target is $248.19, and the 52-week trading range is $156.09 to $231.77.

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Meridian Wealth Management LLC cut its position in shares of UnitedHealth Group Inc (NYSE:UNH) by 6.4% during the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 18,875 shares of the healthcare conglomerate’s stock after selling 1,292 shares during the quarter. UnitedHealth Group comprises 2.0% of Meridian Wealth Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 14th biggest position. Meridian Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in UnitedHealth Group were worth $4,039,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Hot Cheap Stocks To Watch For 2019: Compass Minerals Intl Inc(CMP)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Compass Minerals International (NYSE:CMP) was downgraded by investment analysts at ValuEngine from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note issued to investors on Monday.

Hot Cheap Stocks To Watch For 2019: S&P Smallcap 600(PH)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Max Byerly]

  Barings LLC decreased its holdings in Parker Hannifin (NYSE:PH) by 36.4% in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 26,064 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 14,937 shares during the period. Barings LLC’s holdings in Parker Hannifin were worth $4,458,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System reduced its position in Parker Hannifin (NYSE:PH) by 3.7% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 172,950 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 6,667 shares during the period. State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System owned approximately 0.13% of Parker Hannifin worth $29,580,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Parker-Hannifin (NYSE:PH)‘s stock had its “hold” rating reaffirmed by investment analysts at Deutsche Bank in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday. They currently have a $169.00 price objective on the industrial products company’s stock. Deutsche Bank’s price target suggests a potential upside of 6.52% from the stock’s current price.

• [By Neha Chamaria]

  In terms of dividend growth, only four of the above stocks -- 3M, Colgate-Palmolive, Coca-Cola, and Procter & Gamble -- feature among the 10 fastest dividend-growth kings. In other words, there are six other stocks from the dividend kings list that have grown their dividends at a faster pace than most stocks in the above table in the past decade, some even at double-digits.��

  Six top dividend kings by dividend growth Dividend King 10-Year Dividend CAGR Current Dividend Yield Payout Ratio (TTM) Lowe's Companies� 18.5% 2% 34.5% Hormel Foods� 16.3% 2.1% 39.2% Parker-Hannifin Corp�(NYSE:PH) 14% 1.7% 35.2% Nordson Corporation� 12.2% 0.9% 13.3% Dover Corp (NYSE:DOV) 9% 2% 37.4% American States Water�(NYSE:AWR) 7.6% 1.9% 54.8%

  TTM: Trailing 12 months. Data sources: YCharts and Yahoo! Finance. Table by author.

• [By Logan Wallace]

  Ardevora Asset Management LLP reduced its stake in shares of Parker Hannifin (NYSE:PH) by 0.5% in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 154,400 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 800 shares during the quarter. Ardevora Asset Management LLP’s holdings in Parker Hannifin were worth $26,407,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Hot Cheap Stocks To Watch For 2019: Express-1 Expedited Solutions Inc.(XPO)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By ]

  In the Lightning Round, Cramer was bullish on Paychex (PAYX) , Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) and XPO Logistics (XPO) .

  Cramer was bearish on 3M (MMM) , Fitbit (FIT) and Granite Construction (GVA) .

• [By ]

  In the Lightning Round, Cramer was bullish on Idexx Laboratories (IDXX) , XPO Logistics (XPO) , Diamondback Energy (FANG) and Illinois Tool Works (ITW) .

• [By ]

  For his final "Executive Decision" segment, Cramer also checked in with Brad Jacobs, chairman and CEO of XPO Logistics (XPO) , the transportation provider with shares up 16% in 2018.

• [By Rich Duprey, Nicholas Rossolillo, and Maxx Chatsko]

  Yet finding the best stocks to buy and hold isn't easy. So to help get you started, we asked three Foolish investors to pick a growth stock that they believe investors would be wise to buy now and hold for the long term. Read on to learn why they like SunPower (NASDAQ:SPWR), salesforce.com (NYSE:CRM), and XPO Logistics (NYSE:XPO).

Top Tech Stocks To Invest In Right Now

tags:UCTT,NVDA,AMSC,BV,RTEC, Walmart, the low-priced retail giant is continuing to go upscale, launching a service that will give customers access to their own personal shoppers who can be summoned with a simple text.

Jetblack,�a new membership service,�will enable shoppers to pay $50 a month to tap into the services of experts who can pick out a last-minute housewarming gift, select a set of dishes, or fill a basket with household staples--�then ferry them to a customer's front door that same day or the next.

It's the�first venture�launched from Walmart's tech incubator, Store No 8. And it's a vivid example of how the company that became the biggest retailer in the world filling its stores with discounted goods�is increasingly chasing a more affluent customer--and battling Amazon on its online turf.�

Top Tech Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.(UCTT)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Ultra Clean Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:UCTT) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the eight research firms that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, two have issued a hold recommendation and four have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $31.00.

• [By Lisa Levin] Gainers Comstock Resources, Inc. (NYSE: CRK) shares shot up 52 percent to $7.235 after the company disclosed a deal with Arkoma Drilling L.P. and Williston Drilling, L.P. to buy oil & gas properties in North Dakota. Comstock announced withdrawal of tender offers for outstanding secured notes. MarineMax, Inc. (NYSE: HZO) shares gained 24.2 percent to $21.80 as the company posted upbeat Q2 results and raised its FY18 outlook. Mattersight Corporation (NASDAQ: MATR) shares rose 22 percent to $2.625 after the company agreed to be purchased by NICE Ltd. Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE: CMG) jumped 21.3 percent to $411.871 as the company reported stronger-than-expected results for its first quarter on Wednesday. Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AXSM) rose 17 percent to $3.10 after the company disclosed a positive outcome of the interim analysis of STRIDE-1 Phase 3 trial of AXS-05 in treatment resistant depression. Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: UCTT) rose 15.9 percent to $18.34 following upbeat Q1 earnings. PCM, Inc. (NASDAQ: PCMI) gained 15.6 percent to $12.20 following Q1 results. O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ: ORLY) surged 14.4 percent to $260.3901 following upbeat Q1 profit. Concord Medical Services Holdings Limited (NYSE: CCM) gained 13.8 percent to $3.70. Penn National Gaming, Inc. (NASDAQ: PENN) rose 13.5 percent to $29.815 after reporting strong Q1 results. BioTelemetry, Inc. (NASDAQ: BEAT) rose 13.5 percent to $38.30 as the company reported stronger-than-expected earnings for its first quarter. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD) shares rose 13.1 percent to $10.985 as the company reported upbeat results for its first quarter. SJW Group (NYSE: SJW) shares gained 11.8 percent to $63.59 following Q1 results. California Water Service Group made an offer for SJW. Churchill Downs Incorporated (NASDAQ: CHDN) climbed 9.8 percent to $278.40 following Q1 results. CYS Investments, Inc. (NYSE: CYS)
• [By Evan Niu, CFA]

  Shares of Ultra Clean Holdings (NASDAQ:UCTT) have skyrocketed today, up by 17% as of 12 p.m. EDT, after the company reported�first-quarter earnings. Its bottom-line profit easily topped�analyst expectations.

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Headlines about Ultra Clean (NASDAQ:UCTT) have been trending somewhat positive on Tuesday, Accern reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive news coverage by analyzing more than twenty million news and blog sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Ultra Clean earned a media sentiment score of 0.17 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned media stories about the semiconductor company an impact score of 45.3293552269826 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock’s share price in the near term.

• [By Lisa Levin] Gainers Genprex, Inc. (NASDAQ: GNPX) shares gained 86.76 percent to close at $11.00 on Thursday. Comstock Resources, Inc. (NYSE: CRK) shares climbed 47.06 percent to close at $7.00 after the company disclosed a deal with Arkoma Drilling L.P. and Williston Drilling, L.P. to buy oil & gas properties in North Dakota. Comstock announced withdrawal of tender offers for outstanding secured notes. Ceridian HCM Holding Inc. (NASDAQ: CDAY) gained 41.86 percent to close at $31.21. MarineMax, Inc. (NYSE: HZO) shares rose 26.5 percent to close at $22.20 as the company posted upbeat Q2 results and raised its FY18 outlook. Concord Medical Services Holdings Limited (NYSE: CCM) jumped 24.92 percent to close at $4.06. Mattersight Corporation (NASDAQ: MATR) shares climbed 23.26 percent to close at $2.65 after the company agreed to be purchased by NICE Ltd. Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE: CMG) rose 24.44 percent to close at $422.50 as the company reported stronger-than-expected results for its first quarter on Wednesday. Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: UCTT) gained 17.75 percent to close at $18.64 following upbeat Q1 earnings. PCM, Inc. (NASDAQ: PCMI) rose 16.59 percent to close at $12.30 following Q1 results. Zymeworks Inc. (NASDAQ: ZYME) rose 16.06 percent to close at $15.25. Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALXN) shares climbed 14.5 percent to close at $121.42 as the company posted reported Q1 beat And raised FY18 outlook. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD) shares gained 13.7 percent to close at $11.04 as the company reported upbeat results for its first quarter. Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AXSM) rose 13.21 percent to close at $3.00 after the company disclosed a positive outcome of the interim analysis of STRIDE-1 Phase 3 trial of AXS-05 in treatment resistant depression. O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ: ORLY) jumped 13.06 percent to close at $257.40 following upbeat Q1 profit. BioTelemetry,

Top Tech Stocks To Invest In Right Now: NVIDIA Corporation(NVDA)

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  Nvidia Corp. (NVDA) shares were falling after-hours on Thursday despite posting first-quarter earnings and revenues that beat analyst expectations.

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  UBS also gave positive nods in the autonomous vehicle space to Nvidia (NVDA) and Intel (INTC) on the semi-conductor side of this growing business.

  Do I Get Long Google Now?

  I think I do, but as always, carefully. News broke last week that Amazon had halted the purchase of high revenue advertising space on Google search results. Alphabet's stock did not even skip a beat. I would have liked to have seen some scattered weakness on this news, and I spent almost the entire day Monday bidding for these shares below the market, without ever really coming that close to buying any.

• [By Ashraf Eassa]

  Although graphics-specialist NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) has become something of a tech darling because of its exposure to a number of compelling, buzzword-compliant markets such as artificial-intelligence processing and self-driving cars, the company's largest business is its gaming business.�During NVIDIA's most recent fiscal year, the company raked in $5.51 billion in gaming revenue, with around $4.6 billion of that coming from graphics cards for personal computer (PC) gaming. The remainder came from shipments of game-console chips.

• [By Ashraf Eassa]

  Graphics specialist NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) has been a beneficiary of the surge in the prices of cryptocurrencies. Many cryptocurrencies are produced through a process known as "mining" and NVIDIA's graphics processors, which are designed to handle the calculations required to quickly render 3D graphics, happen to be quite good at mining.

• [By Casey Wilson]

  The scientific community is absolutely ecstatic over this new technology.� In fact, this company just took home the highly prestigious Gold Edison Award – joining the likes of NVIDIA Corp. (Nasdaq: NVDA) and Tesla Inc. (Nasdaq: TSLA).

Top Tech Stocks To Invest In Right Now: American Superconductor Corporation(AMSC)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Shane Hupp]

  American Superconductor (NASDAQ:AMSC) had its price target upped by investment analysts at B. Riley from $6.00 to $7.00 in a research note issued on Monday. The firm presently has a “neutral” rating on the technology company’s stock. B. Riley’s price objective suggests a potential upside of 10.06% from the company’s current price.

• [By Max Byerly]

  News stories about American Superconductor (NASDAQ:AMSC) have been trending somewhat positive this week, Accern reports. Accern scores the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing more than 20 million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. American Superconductor earned a news impact score of 0.18 on Accern’s scale. Accern also gave media headlines about the technology company an impact score of 46.824635153043 out of 100, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company’s share price in the next few days.

• [By Money Morning News Team]

  American Superconductor Corp.�(Nasdaq: AMSC), based in Massachusetts, manufactures two-megawatt wind turbines and supplies for the construction of electrical power grids.

Top Tech Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Bazaarvoice, Inc.(BV)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Paul Ausick]

  BrightView Holdings Inc. (NYSE: BV) raised $469 million selling 21.3 million shares at $22, the low end of the expected range. Shares dropped 3% on the first day of trading and closed the week flat.

• [By Chris Lange]

  BrightView Holdings Inc. (NYSE: BV) entered the market quietly in its initial public offering (IPO). The stock initially saw a slight gain compared to the announced pricing but quickly fell flat.

• [By Paul Ausick]

  Below is Renaissance Capital’s list of the second quarter’s 10 largest IPOs ranked by deal size. We’ve also included the stock’s first-day pop (or decline) and its return as of the most recent close. Spotify Technology S.A. (NYSE: SPOT) is not included because its IPO was a direct offering that did not raise any new cash. Spotify shares popped nearly 13% on the April offering date, and the return to date is 27%.

  AXA Equitable Holdings Inc. (NYSE: EQH): $2.75 billion; first-day pop of 1.7%; return to date: 1.3% GreenSky LLC (NASDAQ: GSKY): $874 million: pop of 1.6%; return of ��7.9% BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings Inc. (NYSE: BJ): $638 million; pop and return of 29.4% DocuSign Inc. (NASDAQ: DOCU): $629 million; pop of 37.0%; return of 83.0% Pivotal Software Inc. (NYSE: PVTL): $555 million; pop of 5.0%; return of 71.0% GrafTech International Ltd. (NYSE: EAF): $525 million; decline of 3.7%; return of 23.0% BrightView Holdings Inc. (NYSE: BV): $469 million; decline of 2.7%; return of ��2.7% Ceridian HCM Holding Inc. (NYSE: CDAY): $462 million; pop of 42.0%; return of 55.0% Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE: EPRT): $455 million; decline of 2.6%; return of ��3.6% PluralSight Inc. (NASDAQ: PS): $311 million; pop of 33.0%; return of 61.0%

  Looking ahead to the third quarter, Renaissance Capital notes 65 companies currently in the IPO pipeline looking to raise $11 billion. Real estate firm Cushman & Wakefield is the both the largest potential IPO ($500 million) and the largest based on trailing 12-month sales ($7.23 billion). The pipeline is again heavy on health care offerings (11), industrials (five), financials (five) and, in a bit of a comeback, energy (four).

Top Tech Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Rudolph Technologies Inc.(RTEC)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Logan Wallace]

  Great West Life Assurance Co. Can decreased its position in Rudolph Technologies Inc (NYSE:RTEC) by 5.2% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 40,422 shares of the scientific and technical instruments company’s stock after selling 2,206 shares during the period. Great West Life Assurance Co. Can owned approximately 0.13% of Rudolph Technologies worth $1,118,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

• [By Lisa Levin] Gainers Euro Tech Holdings Company Limited (NASDAQ: CLWT) surged 73.3 percent to $3.90. Integrated Media Technology Limited (NASDAQ: IMTE) shares gained 51 percent to $33.1365. The nano-cap low-float stock skyrocketed over 1,300 percent on Wednesday on no company specific news which would support the surge. The move higher is consistent with what was seen in other low-float stocks over the past few months. Monaker Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: MKGI) shares jumped 34 percent to $3.00. Sharing Economy International Inc. (NASDAQ: SEII) shares rose 28.2 percent to $4.51 after gaining 9.32 percent on Wednesday. STAAR Surgical Company (NASDAQ: STAA) shares jumped 27.8 percent to $21.40 after reporting upbeat Q1 results. Boxlight Corporation (NASDAQ: BOXL) rose 20.5 percent to $8.920 after climbing 107.87 percent on Wednesday. Xspand Products Lab Inc (NASDAQ: XSPL) gained 19.5 percent to $ 5.97. Xspand Products priced its IPO at $5 per share. YRC Worldwide Inc. (NASDAQ: YRCW) rose 18.9 percent to $10.035 following upbeat quarterly earnings. ENDRA Life Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ: NDRA) gained 18.3 percent to $3.0177. ENDRA Life Sciences is expected to report Q1 results on May 15. MYR Group Inc. (NASDAQ: MYRG) rose 18.1 percent to $35.85 after the company posted strong Q1 earnings. Rudolph Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: RTEC) shares jumped 16 percent to $30.75 following upbeat quarterly earnings. TTM Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTMI) gained 13.7 percent to $16.53 after reporting Q1 results. Insight Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ: NSIT) shares surged 12 percent to $40.06 following better-than-expected Q1 earnings. TreeHouse Foods, Inc. (NYSE: THS) rose 11.8 percent to $40.93 following Q1 results. Engility Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EGL) surged 11.2 percent to $27.36. Engility reported upbeat quarterly earnings. Synalloy Corporation (NASDAQ: SYNL) rose 10.7 percent to $19.10 following Q1 results. Logitech International S.A. (NASDAQ: LOGI)
• [By Lisa Levin] Gainers Euro Tech Holdings Company Limited (NASDAQ: CLWT) shares jumped 155.56 percent to close at $5.75 on Thursday. Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. (NYSE: INSP) shares gained 56.12 percent to close at $24.98. Inspire Medical went public Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange. The company issued 6.75 million shares priced at $16 each. Presbia PLC (NASDAQ: LENS) shares rose 53.02 percent to close at $3.55. Integrated Media Technology Limited (NASDAQ: IMTE) shares rose 46.29 percent to close at $32.11. The nano-cap low-float stock skyrocketed over 1,300 percent on Wednesday on no company specific news which would support the surge. The move higher is consistent with what was seen in other low-float stocks over the past few months. Technical Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: TCCO) climbed 27.78 percent to close at $5.75. STAAR Surgical Company (NASDAQ: STAA) shares gained 26.27 percent to close at $21.15 after reporting upbeat Q1 results. Sharing Economy International Inc. (NASDAQ: SEII) shares jumped 22.16 percent to close at $4.30 on Thursday after gaining 9.32 percent on Wednesday. China Advanced Construction Materials Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: CADC) rose 20.45 percent to close at $2.65 on Thursday. YRC Worldwide Inc. (NASDAQ: YRCW) surged 18.36 percent to close at $9.99 following upbeat quarterly earnings. MYR Group Inc. (NASDAQ: MYRG) jumped 17.68 percent to close at $35.74 after the company posted strong Q1 earnings. Xspand Products Lab Inc (NASDAQ: XSPL) jumped 17.4 percent to close at $5.87. Xspand Products priced its IPO at $5 per share. Coherus BioSciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHRS) shares rose 17.32 percent to close at $14.90. Coherus BioSciences reported resubmission of BLA for CHS-1701. Rudolph Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: RTEC) shares gained 17.17 percent to close at $31.05 following upbeat quarterly earnings. The Meet Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: MEET) gained 16.02 percent to close at $2.68 following Q1 earnings. Ca

Head-To-Head Contrast: CAPCOM Co Ltd/ADR (CCOEY) versus Dell Technologies (DVMT)

CAPCOM Co Ltd/ADR (OTCMKTS: CCOEY) and Dell Technologies (NYSE:DVMT) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Valuation & Earnings

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This table compares CAPCOM Co Ltd/ADR and Dell Technologies’ revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CAPCOM Co Ltd/ADR	$850.63 million	5.77	$98.43 million	$0.18	62.22
Dell Technologies	$78.66 billion	0.93	-$3.73 billion	$6.17	15.42

CAPCOM Co Ltd/ADR has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Dell Technologies. Dell Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CAPCOM Co Ltd/ADR, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares CAPCOM Co Ltd/ADR and Dell Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CAPCOM Co Ltd/ADR	12.93%	13.31%	9.26%
Dell Technologies	-3.69%	27.01%	3.60%

Dividends

CAPCOM Co Ltd/ADR pays an annual dividend of $0.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Dell Technologies does not pay a dividend. CAPCOM Co Ltd/ADR pays out 127.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for CAPCOM Co Ltd/ADR and Dell Technologies, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CAPCOM Co Ltd/ADR	0	1	0	0	2.00
Dell Technologies	0	1	3	0	2.75

CAPCOM Co Ltd/ADR presently has a consensus target price of $17.84, suggesting a potential upside of 59.29%. Dell Technologies has a consensus target price of $110.33, suggesting a potential upside of 15.99%. Given CAPCOM Co Ltd/ADR’s higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe CAPCOM Co Ltd/ADR is more favorable than Dell Technologies.

Volatility and Risk

CAPCOM Co Ltd/ADR has a beta of -4.75, suggesting that its stock price is 575% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dell Technologies has a beta of -0.34, suggesting that its stock price is 134% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.0% of CAPCOM Co Ltd/ADR shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.7% of Dell Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 46.0% of Dell Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Dell Technologies beats CAPCOM Co Ltd/ADR on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

CAPCOM Co Ltd/ADR Company Profile

Capcom Co., Ltd. plans, develops, manufactures, sells, and distributes home video games, online games, mobile games, and arcade games in Japan and internationally. It operates through Digital Contents, Arcade Operations, Amusement Equipments, and Other Businesses segments. The Digital Contents segment develops and sells package games and digital download content. This segment also develops and manages mobile contents and PC online games. The Arcade Operations segment operates ?Plaza Capcom? amusement facilities primarily in commercial complexes, and hosts various events. The Amusement Equipments segment is involved in the development, manufacture, and sale of frames and LCD devices for gaming machines, as well as software; and development, production, and sale of arcade games for amusement facilities. The Other Businesses segment publishes walkthrough and strategy guides, as well as game art books; licenses music CDs and merchandise; and develops game content into movies and animated television programs. The company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Osaka, Japan.

Dell Technologies Company Profile

Dell Technologies Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, markets, sells, and supports information technology (IT) products and services worldwide. It operates through three segments: Client Solutions Group (CSG), Infrastructure Solutions Group (ISG), and VMware. The CSG segment offers hardware, such as desktop personal computers, notebooks, and workstations; and branded peripherals, including monitors and projectors; third-party software and peripherals; and attached software, peripherals, and services comprising support and deployment, configuration, and extended warranty services. The ISG segment provides traditional and next-generation storage solutions consisting of flash arrays, scale-out files, object platforms, and other software solutions; and rack, blade, tower, and hyper scale servers. The VMware segment offers compute, cloud, mobility, networking and security infrastructure software, including software-defined data center products, such as vSphere, vSAN, VMware NSX, and vRealize products; VMware Cloud solution that enables customers to run, manage, connect, and secure applications across private and public clouds; and end-user computing products comprising Workspace ONE solution, which enables IT organizations to deliver access to applications, data, and devices. The company also provides cybersecurity solutions; intelligence-driven information security solutions; cloud-native platform for software development and IT operations; cloud-based integration services; cloud software and infrastructure-as-a-service solutions that enable customers to migrate, run, and manage mission-critical applications in cloud-based IT environments; and financing services. The company was formerly known as Denali Holding Inc. and changed its name to Dell Technologies Inc. in August 2016. Dell Technologies Inc. was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Round Rock, Texas.

Russell Investments Group Ltd. Reduces Position in Boeing Co (BA)

Russell Investments Group Ltd. decreased its stake in shares of Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) by 14.0% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 464,813 shares of the aircraft producer’s stock after selling 75,669 shares during the quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd.’s holdings in Boeing were worth $152,083,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. BlackRock Inc. lifted its position in Boeing by 2.1% during the fourth quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 35,515,544 shares of the aircraft producer’s stock valued at $10,473,889,000 after purchasing an additional 713,832 shares during the last quarter. Amundi Pioneer Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in Boeing by 7,729.3% during the fourth quarter. Amundi Pioneer Asset Management Inc. now owns 679,819 shares of the aircraft producer’s stock valued at $200,485,000 after purchasing an additional 671,136 shares during the last quarter. Winslow Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Boeing during the fourth quarter valued at $186,265,000. Mackay Shields LLC bought a new position in Boeing during the first quarter valued at $100,442,000. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Boeing by 5.4% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 5,811,840 shares of the aircraft producer’s stock valued at $1,710,303,000 after purchasing an additional 296,949 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 69.47% of the company’s stock.

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Boeing opened at $340.60 on Thursday, MarketBeat Ratings reports. The stock has a market capitalization of $202.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.29, a P/E/G ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 1.41. Boeing Co has a 12 month low of $205.35 and a 12 month high of $374.48. The company has a current ratio of 1.15, a quick ratio of 0.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.07.

Boeing (NYSE:BA) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 25th. The aircraft producer reported $3.64 EPS for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters’ consensus estimate of $2.59 by $1.05. The company had revenue of $23.38 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $22.22 billion. Boeing had a net margin of 9.63% and a return on equity of 3,774.27%. The firm’s revenue was up 6.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $2.01 EPS. equities research analysts expect that Boeing Co will post 14.67 EPS for the current fiscal year.

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 7th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 10th will be given a dividend of $1.71 per share. This represents a $6.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.01%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 9th. Boeing’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 56.81%.

Several equities analysts have commented on the stock. Barclays assumed coverage on shares of Boeing in a research report on Thursday, March 29th. They set an “overweight” rating and a $388.00 price objective for the company. Canaccord Genuity reiterated a “hold” rating and set a $350.00 price objective on shares of Boeing in a research report on Wednesday, May 2nd. Morgan Stanley reissued a “hold” rating and issued a $373.00 target price on shares of Boeing in a research note on Thursday, April 5th. Cowen reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $415.00 target price on shares of Boeing in a research note on Tuesday, April 10th. Finally, Societe Generale raised shares of Boeing from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 26th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twenty-one have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. The company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $376.03.

In other Boeing news, SVP Gregory L. Hyslop sold 2,241 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $340.27, for a total transaction of $762,545.07. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 21,425 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,290,284.75. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP J Michael Luttig sold 9,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $344.13, for a total transaction of $3,097,170.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 27,878 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,593,656.14. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 12,373 shares of company stock worth $4,233,094 in the last three months. Insiders own 0.24% of the company’s stock.

About Boeing

The Boeing Company, together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, sales, services, and supports commercial jetliners, military aircraft, satellites, missile defense, human space flight, and launch systems and services worldwide. The company operates in four segments: Commercial Airplanes; Defense, Space & Security; Global Services; and Boeing Capital.

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All 30 Dow Stocks Ranked by Tenure in the Index

For 122 years, the storied Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES:^DJI) has stood above practically all other stock indexes. A big reason is that it's the second-oldest stock index, behind only the Dow Transportation Index, which preceded it by two years. Nevertheless, when Wall Street and investors attempt to get a feel for the breadth of the market and the overall state of the U.S. economy, the Dow is often the index they turn to.

The Dow's last original member gets the boot

Yet throughout the years, the Dow has gone through some big changes. When originally launched on May 26, 1896, the index had just 12 members. It was expanded to 20 components on Oct. 4, 1916, and got its 30-component limit it has today on Oct. 1, 1928.

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Since its inception, the Dow has undergone more than 50 changes -- i.e., companies being added and/or removed from the index -- to keep up with a dynamic U.S. economy. Sometimes these changes were very simple, with a single company being added and a corresponding company being removed. Then, there were moments like on April 1, 1901, when five companies from the 12-component index were dropped in favor of five new companies.

Throughout the Dow's history, the closest thing to a constant has been�General Electric (NYSE:GE). General Electric was an original member of the Dow and, following two brief stints outside the index, had been a regular member for more than 110 years. However, GE's tenure in the Dow came to an unsurprising close on June 26, 2018. After losing more than 60% of its value over the trailing-two-year period, and with the Dow being a price-weighted index (General Electric's share price of $13 hardly registered), GE's days were numbered.

Ranking the Dow 30 by tenure

With stalwart GE stepping aside, a new class of tenured Dow components have risen the ranks.

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Below is a list of all 30 current Dow components ranked, according to the date they were added, or most recently added (assuming they've bounced in and out of the index like GE), to the index.

ExxonMobil (NYSE:XOM): Added Oct. 1, 1928 Procter & Gamble (NYSE:PG): Added May 26, 1932 DowDuPont (NYSE:DWDP): Added Nov. 20, 1935 United Technologies (NYSE:UTX): Added March 4, 1939 3M: Added Aug. 9, 1976 IBM: Added June 29, 1979 Merck: Added Jun. 29, 1979 American Express: Added Aug. 30, 1982 McDonald's: Added Oct. 30, 1985 Boeing: Added March 12, 1987 Coca-Cola: Added March 12, 1987 Caterpillar: Added May 6, 1991 JPMorgan Chase: Added May 6, 1991 Walt Disney: Added May 6, 1991 Johnson & Johnson: Added March 17, 1997 Walmart: Added March 17, 1997 Home Depot: Added Nov. 1, 1999 Intel: Added Nov. 1, 1999 Microsoft: Added Nov. 1, 1999 Pfizer: Added April 8, 2004 Verizon: Added April 8, 2004 Chevron: Added Feb. 19, 2008 Cisco Systems: Added June 8, 2009 Travelers Cos.: Added June 8, 2009 UnitedHealth Group: Added Sept. 24, 2012 Goldman Sachs: Added Sept. 23, 2013 Nike: Added Sept. 23, 2013 Visa: Added Sept. 23, 2013 Apple: Added March 19, 2015 Walgreens Boots Alliance: Added Jun. 26, 2018

As you'll note, a third of the components have only been part of the Dow for the past 14 years. Just four components -- ExxonMobil, Procter & Gamble, DowDuPont, and United Technologies -- have been included for more than 42 consecutive years.

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The Dow's most-tenured stocks are mostly here to stay

With GE's departure, oil and gas giant ExxonMobil now stands at the front of the pack. When October rolls around, it'll hit its 90th anniversary in the Dow, albeit it was known as the Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey when it was first added in 1928. According to David Blitzer,�managing director and chairman of the committee that makes decisions to move companies in and out of the Dow, consumer, finance, healthcare, and technology companies are playing a more prominent role in today's economy. Nevertheless, ExxonMobil's status within the Dow appears solid given its importance in global energy production.�

Stalwarts Procter & Gamble and United Technologies probably aren't going anywhere, either, thanks to their diversification. Since consumption accounts for around 70% of U.S. GDP, and Procter & Gamble owns a small army of brand-name households products, such as Tide detergent and Crest toothpaste, it's a company that has staying power.

Then there's United Technologies, with its four main operating segments -- Pratt & Whitney aircraft engines, Otis Elevator, UTC Aerospace Systems, and UTC Climate, Controls & Security -- each contributing in the neighborhood of 20% to 30% to its annual sales. This allows United Technologies to get its fingers in numerous sectors and industries.�

DowDuPont, on the other hand, may soon give up its spot near the head of the table. Dow Chemical and DuPont completed their merger last year in order to save more than $3 billion in cost synergies, and to create three global powerhouses in agriculture, specialty products, and material sciences. By sometime in early to mid-2019, DowDuPont plans to break up into three separate companies. This breakup could mean expulsion from the Dow and yet another change, although that'll be up to the index committee to decide.�

But for the time being, it appears as though ExxonMobil, P&G, and United Technologies will be sticking around for years or decades to come.

Superdry PLC (SDRY) Plans Dividend Increase – GBX 25 Per Share

Superdry PLC (LON:SDRY) declared a dividend on Thursday, July 5th, Upcoming.Co.Uk reports. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 11th will be paid a dividend of GBX 25 ($0.33) per share on Friday, December 14th. This represents a yield of 2.01%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, October 11th. This is a positive change from Superdry’s previous dividend of $21.90. The official announcement can be accessed at this link.

Shares of LON SDRY opened at GBX 1,252 ($16.67) on Friday. Superdry has a 1 year low of GBX 1,438 ($19.15) and a 1 year high of GBX 2,102 ($27.99).

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A number of equities analysts have issued reports on SDRY shares. Peel Hunt reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 2,300 ($30.62) price target on shares of Superdry in a research note on Tuesday, March 27th. Liberum Capital decreased their price target on Superdry from GBX 2,100 ($27.96) to GBX 1,680 ($22.37) and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on Superdry from GBX 2,170 ($28.89) to GBX 2,090 ($27.83) and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, May 11th. Deutsche Bank decreased their price target on Superdry from GBX 1,990 ($26.49) to GBX 1,430 ($19.04) and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, May 11th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada decreased their price target on Superdry from GBX 1,900 ($25.30) to GBX 1,400 ($18.64) and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, June 12th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. The company currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 1,763.33 ($23.48).

About Superdry

Superdry Plc engages in the design, production, and sale of clothing and accessories primarily under the Superdry brand for men and women in the United Kingdom, Europe, and internationally. It operates through two segments, Retail and Wholesale. The Retail segment operates stores, concessions, and various Internet sites, which sell company's own brand and third party clothing, footwear, and accessories.

Varroc Engineering stock ends 7% higher at Rs 1040 on BSE

The share price of auto component maker Varroc Engineering closed at Rs 1040.55 on Friday, a gain of 7.6 percent over its issue price of Rs 967 on the BSE.

The stock has touched an intraday high of Rs 1,062 and an intraday low of Rs 1,000.

The Rs 1,955-crore initial public offering was oversubscribed 3.59 times during June 26-28, driven by strong interest from institutional investors.

The price band for the issue, which consisted of an offer-for-sale of 2,02,21,730 equity shares by promoter Tarang Jain and existing investors which are Tata Group companies - Tata Capital Financial Services and Omega TC Holdings, was Rs 965-967 per share.

Founded in 1990 in Aurangabad (Maharashtra), Varroc Engineering is an automotive component manufacturer and supplier of exterior lighting systems, power- trains, electrical and electronics, body and chassis parts to passenger cars and motorcycle segments worldwide.

It supplies auto parts to Jaguar Land Rover, Bentley, Audi and Harley Davidson. Besides, it supplies auto parts to giants such as Volkswagen, Ford, Honda and Bajaj Auto. First Published on Jul 6, 2018 04:02 pm

Pan American Silver (PAAS) Earning Somewhat Positive Media Coverage, Accern Reports

Headlines about Pan American Silver (NASDAQ:PAAS) (TSE:PAAS) have trended somewhat positive recently, Accern Sentiment reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive media coverage by analyzing more than 20 million blog and news sources. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Pan American Silver earned a news sentiment score of 0.11 on Accern’s scale. Accern also gave media headlines about the basic materials company an impact score of 46.7119428227578 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company’s share price in the immediate future.

These are some of the news stories that may have impacted Accern’s analysis:

Get Pan American Silver alerts: Analyzing McEwen Mining (MUX) & Pan American Silver (PAAS) (americanbankingnews.com) Brokerages Anticipate Pan American Silver Corp. (PAAS) Will Post Quarterly Sales of $216.36 Million (americanbankingnews.com) Pan American Silver Corp. (PAAS) Given Average Recommendation of “Buy” by Brokerages (americanbankingnews.com) Pan American Silver Corp. (PAAS) Expected to Post Earnings of $0.16 Per Share (americanbankingnews.com)

Several analysts have weighed in on PAAS shares. BidaskClub cut shares of Pan American Silver from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 6th. ValuEngine upgraded shares of Pan American Silver from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, March 23rd. Canaccord Genuity restated a “buy” rating and issued a $19.50 target price on shares of Pan American Silver in a research report on Wednesday, April 4th. Finally, Deutsche Bank dropped their target price on shares of Pan American Silver from $20.00 to $19.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, March 15th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Pan American Silver has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $21.10.

PAAS traded up $0.49 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $18.24. 707,109 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 896,743. Pan American Silver has a one year low of $13.99 and a one year high of $19.56. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.76, a PEG ratio of 6.25 and a beta of 0.30.

Pan American Silver (NASDAQ:PAAS) (TSE:PAAS) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, May 9th. The basic materials company reported $0.20 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Zacks’ consensus estimate of $0.16 by $0.04. Pan American Silver had a net margin of 18.19% and a return on equity of 6.35%. The firm had revenue of $206.96 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $215.73 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.06 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.2% compared to the same quarter last year. research analysts expect that Pan American Silver will post 0.71 EPS for the current fiscal year.

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 4th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, May 22nd were issued a dividend of $0.035 per share. This represents a $0.14 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.77%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, May 21st. Pan American Silver’s payout ratio is 27.45%.

About Pan American Silver

Pan American Silver Corp., together with its subsidiaries, engages in exploration, extraction, processing, refining, and reclamation of silver mines. The company owns and operates silver mines located in Peru, Mexico, Argentina, and Bolivia. It also produces and sells gold, zinc, lead, and copper. The company holds interests in the La Colorada, Dolores, Alamo Dorado, Huaron, Morococha, Manantial Espejo, and San Vicente mines.

Top 10 Dividend Stocks To Buy For 2018

tags:UPS,RL,RTN,PNW,PH,LFUS,SCG,NUE,NDSN,RBC, I have some bad news for you...   Stocks could struggle – for as long as two years – after the presidential election next week.   It won't be because of Hillary or Donald's bad political ideas.   It all comes down to the lessons of history we've learned from elections.   You see, politics have a surprisingly large effect on financial markets...   I never would have believed just how powerful an influence politics has on the markets if I hadn't crunched the numbers myself. And the conclusions are even more surprising...   For example, stocks tend to perform better when Democrats are in office. Since 1928, the S&P 500 has risen roughly 8% a year (not including dividends) when Democrats have held the Oval Office. Stocks have increased just 2% a year when Republicans have held office.  

Top 10 Dividend Stocks To Buy For 2018: United Parcel Service Inc.(UPS)

Advisors' Opinion:

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  At the beginning of May, after taking a look at the bizarre circumstances surrounding United Parcel Service's (NYSE: UPS) most recent earnings "beat," I warned that the stock was set to drop. Despite numerous positive headlines praising the company's Q1 "win," the company was suffering from declining profits and operating margins that had been deteriorating for three consecutive quarters.

• [By Lisa Levin] Companies Reporting Before The Bell General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $1.24 per share on revenue of $34.66 billion. Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $0.85 per share on revenue of $5.24 billion. United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE: UPS) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $1.55 per share on revenue of $16.44 billion. Time Warner Inc. (NYSE: TWX) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $1.74 per share on revenue of $7.91 billion. ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $0.74 per share on revenue of $8.81 billion. PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE: PEP) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $0.93 per share on revenue of $12.4 billion. American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ: AAL) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $0.72 per share on revenue of $10.42 billion. Southwest Airlines Co (NYSE: LUV) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $0.74 per share on revenue of $5.01 billion. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. (NYSE: FCAU) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $0.8 per share on revenue of $34.52 billion. Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $1.66 per share on revenue of $5.38 billion. D.R. Horton, Inc. (NYSE: DHI) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $0.85 per share on revenue of $3.76 billion. The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $1.4 per share on revenue of $1.94 billion. Praxair, Inc. (NYSE: PX) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $1.56 per share on revenue of $2.94 billion. Altria Group, Inc. (NYSE: MO) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $0.92 per share on revenue of $4.63 billion. Shire plc (NASDAQ: SHPG) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $3.54 per share on revenue of $3.72 billion. Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE: OSK) is projected to report quarter
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  United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS) rose on Monday, May 14, as the Atlanta-based company's transformation plan could lead to improved margins, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

• [By Timothy Green, Neha Chamaria, and Rich Smith]

  There are some companies, though, that have better shots than others at continuing to thrive over the next 12 years. These companies have durable competitive advantages that are unlikely to vanish, making their stocks safer than most. Here's why you should consider Mastercard (NYSE:MA), United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS), and Boeing (NYSE:BA) if you're looking for safety.

• [By Logan Wallace]

  Here are some of the headlines that may have effected Accern Sentiment Analysis’s analysis:

  Get United Parcel Service alerts: Global Aviation MRO Logistics Market 2018-2022 with DB Schenker, Deutsche Post DHL Group, FedEx & United Parcel Service Dominating – ResearchAndMarkets.com (markets.financialcontent.com) [$$] New York City to Reduce Discounts on Parking Tickets for Commercial Vehicles (finance.yahoo.com) Courting Atlanta: Hawks rehab basketball courts to teach kids teamwork (Photos) (finance.yahoo.com) U.S. Postal Service Q2 loss widens to $1.3 billion, while revenue rises (finance.yahoo.com) United Parcel Service (UPS) to Issue Quarterly Dividend of $0.91 (americanbankingnews.com)

  Shares of United Parcel Service traded up $1.46, hitting $115.45, during mid-day trading on Friday, MarketBeat Ratings reports. 3,388,147 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 4,510,974. United Parcel Service has a twelve month low of $101.45 and a twelve month high of $135.53. The stock has a market capitalization of $95.98 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.21, a P/E/G ratio of 1.67 and a beta of 1.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 14.84, a current ratio of 1.22 and a quick ratio of 1.22.

• [By Logan Wallace]

  Usca Ria LLC trimmed its holdings in shares of United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS) by 26.9% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 38,856 shares of the transportation company’s stock after selling 14,313 shares during the period. Usca Ria LLC’s holdings in United Parcel Service were worth $4,067,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Top 10 Dividend Stocks To Buy For 2018: Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation(RL)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Tredje AP fonden lowered its stake in Ralph Lauren Co. (NYSE:RL) by 6.2% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 16,720 shares of the textile maker’s stock after selling 1,110 shares during the period. Tredje AP fonden’s holdings in Ralph Lauren were worth $1,878,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

• [By Taylor Cox]

  Notable Earnings

  Tiffany & Co. (NYSE: TIF) Q1 premarket Ralph Lauren Corporation (NYSE: RL) Q4 premarket Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) Q1 premarket Lowe’s Companies, Inc (NYSE: LOW) Q1 premarket L Brands, Inc (NYSE: LB) Q1 after hours NetApp, Inc (NASDAQ: NTAP) Q4 after hours

  IPOs

• [By Leo Sun]

  Several apparel retailers recently disproved the bears, who believed that sluggish mall traffic, e-tailers, and fast fashion players would bury older clothing stores. That list of winners includes Abercrombie & Fitch (NYSE:ANF), Guess (NYSE:GES), and Ralph Lauren (NYSE:RL), which rallied 81%, 116%, and 106%, respectively, over the past 12 months.

Top 10 Dividend Stocks To Buy For 2018: Raytheon Company(RTN)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Lisa Levin] Companies Reporting Before The Bell General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $1.24 per share on revenue of $34.66 billion. Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $0.85 per share on revenue of $5.24 billion. United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE: UPS) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $1.55 per share on revenue of $16.44 billion. Time Warner Inc. (NYSE: TWX) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $1.74 per share on revenue of $7.91 billion. ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $0.74 per share on revenue of $8.81 billion. PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE: PEP) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $0.93 per share on revenue of $12.4 billion. American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ: AAL) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $0.72 per share on revenue of $10.42 billion. Southwest Airlines Co (NYSE: LUV) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $0.74 per share on revenue of $5.01 billion. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. (NYSE: FCAU) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $0.8 per share on revenue of $34.52 billion. Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $1.66 per share on revenue of $5.38 billion. D.R. Horton, Inc. (NYSE: DHI) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $0.85 per share on revenue of $3.76 billion. The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $1.4 per share on revenue of $1.94 billion. Praxair, Inc. (NYSE: PX) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $1.56 per share on revenue of $2.94 billion. Altria Group, Inc. (NYSE: MO) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $0.92 per share on revenue of $4.63 billion. Shire plc (NASDAQ: SHPG) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $3.54 per share on revenue of $3.72 billion. Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE: OSK) is projected to report quarter
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  The second portfolio's top holdings included Intel (INTC) , JPMorgan Chase (JPM) , Raytheon (RTN) , Nucor (NUE) and Netflix (NFLX) .

  Cramer said this portfolio was "perfectly" diversified.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Here are some of the headlines that may have effected Accern Sentiment’s analysis:

  Raytheon, Navy Test JSOW C Missile on Lockheed’s F-35C Fighter Jet (govconwire.com) BRIEF-Raytheon Wins $83 Mln Mine Neutralizer Contract (reuters.com) Raytheon awarded $83 million mine neutralizer contract (prnewswire.com) Raytheon (RTN) Rating Increased to Strong-Buy at BidaskClub (americanbankingnews.com) Raytheon wins contract for Barracuda counter-mine system (upi.com)

  A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on the company. Cowen reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $235.00 price target on shares of Raytheon in a research note on Tuesday. Zacks Investment Research cut Raytheon from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 12th. Morgan Stanley dropped their price target on Raytheon from $245.00 to $238.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 12th. ValuEngine raised Raytheon from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, April 2nd. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein lifted their price target on Raytheon from $231.00 to $255.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, January 29th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fifteen have issued a buy rating to the stock. Raytheon presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $220.53.

• [By Lou Whiteman]

  Two contractors, Raytheon (NYSE:RTN) and Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT), are involved in roughly 97% of the Pentagon's munition and missile procurement funding. The report could present both a risk to those companies should the government seek to diversify or a boon if future appropriations prioritize funding for new-program development.

• [By Chris Dier-Scalise]

  What gives? Well, all of the top six holdings in the fund—Boeing Co (NYSE: BA), United Technologies Corporation (NYSE: UTX), Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT), General Dynamics Corporation (NYSE: GD), Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), and Northrup Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC)—all either met or exceeded Q4 earnings estimates. Together, those six companies make up about 45 percent of the fund.

Top 10 Dividend Stocks To Buy For 2018: Pinnacle West Capital Corporation(PNW)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Atria Investments LLC cut its stake in shares of Pinnacle West Capital Co. (NYSE:PNW) by 49.5% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 4,651 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after selling 4,560 shares during the period. Atria Investments LLC’s holdings in Pinnacle West Capital were worth $371,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

• [By Jon C. Ogg]

  Pinnacle West Capital Corp. (NYSE: PNW) was raised to Outperform from Neutral and the price target was raised to $87 from $85 at Credit Suisse.

  Salesforce.com Inc. (NYSE: CRM) was reiterated as Outperform and the price target was raised to $140 from $125 at JMP Securities.

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Profund Advisors LLC lowered its stake in Pinnacle West Capital Co. (NYSE:PNW) by 26.6% during the first quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 7,249 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after selling 2,622 shares during the period. Profund Advisors LLC’s holdings in Pinnacle West Capital were worth $578,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC increased its stake in shares of Pinnacle West Capital Co. (NYSE:PNW) by 38.0% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 2,514,179 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after buying an additional 692,367 shares during the quarter. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC owned about 2.25% of Pinnacle West Capital worth $200,631,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Top 10 Dividend Stocks To Buy For 2018: S&P Smallcap 600(PH)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Eaton Vance Management lifted its holdings in shares of Parker Hannifin (NYSE:PH) by 141.6% in the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 514,556 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after acquiring an additional 301,597 shares during the quarter. Eaton Vance Management’s holdings in Parker Hannifin were worth $88,005,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Get a free copy of the Zacks research report on Parker Hannifin (PH)

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• [By Joseph Griffin]

  State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System reduced its position in Parker Hannifin (NYSE:PH) by 3.7% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 172,950 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 6,667 shares during the period. State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System owned approximately 0.13% of Parker Hannifin worth $29,580,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

• [By Shane Hupp]

  ClariVest Asset Management LLC reduced its stake in shares of Parker Hannifin (NYSE:PH) by 3.0% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 122,268 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 3,773 shares during the period. ClariVest Asset Management LLC owned approximately 0.09% of Parker Hannifin worth $20,913,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

• [By Logan Wallace]

  Ardevora Asset Management LLP reduced its stake in shares of Parker Hannifin (NYSE:PH) by 0.5% in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 154,400 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 800 shares during the quarter. Ardevora Asset Management LLP’s holdings in Parker Hannifin were worth $26,407,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Top 10 Dividend Stocks To Buy For 2018: Littelfuse Inc.(LFUS)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) shares hit a new 52-week high and low during mid-day trading on Friday . The stock traded as low as $227.35 and last traded at $225.33, with a volume of 3778 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $223.20.

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  SG Americas Securities LLC raised its position in Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) by 72.3% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 4,391 shares of the technology company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,843 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC’s holdings in Littelfuse were worth $914,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) was upgraded by stock analysts at ValuEngine from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report issued on Thursday.

Top 10 Dividend Stocks To Buy For 2018: Scana Corporation(SCG)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of SCANA Co. (NYSE:SCG) by 7.9% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 22,034 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,606 shares during the quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd.’s holdings in SCANA were worth $827,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Teacher Retirement System of Texas trimmed its stake in SCANA Co. (NYSE:SCG) by 19.8% during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 29,987 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after selling 7,419 shares during the period. Teacher Retirement System of Texas’ holdings in SCANA were worth $1,126,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

• [By Matthew DiLallo]

  Dominion Energy (NYSE:D) started 2018 well, delivering results that came in at the high end of its forecast thanks to much colder weather than last winter. Because of that, the utility believes its full-year results will come in above the midpoint of its guidance range. The company also affirmed its dividend growth forecast even though two factors helping to power it -- the SCANA (NYSE:SCG) merger and its ability to grow its master limited partnership�Dominion Energy Midstream Partners (NYSE:DM) -- have become increasingly uncertain.

Top 10 Dividend Stocks To Buy For 2018: Nucor Corporation(NUE)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Reuben Gregg Brewer]

  Nucor Corporation (NYSE:NUE) has built an incredible streak in the highly cyclical steel industry -- it's increased its dividend every year for 45 consecutive years. That makes it a Dividend Aristocrat. A combination of factors led to this impressive achievement, including a well-run business, conservative finances, and a constant push for growth during good years and bad. The current industry upturn hasn't stopped it on the growth front, but it has shifted the priorities a little bit. Here's how Nucor is investing for the future today.� �

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  Names like U.S. Steel (NYSE: X), Nucor Corp (NYSE: NUE), and AK Steel Holdings (NYSE: AKS) all had an initial bump higher upon the announcement of the tariffs. But the excitement soon faded, with prices plunging back lower.� The market is making it clear that tariffs of any kind are not welcome!

• [By Lisa Levin] Gainers Euro Tech Holdings Company Limited (NASDAQ: CLWT) rose 18.2 percent to $4.55 in pre-market trading after the company declared a $0.70 per share special dividend. Co-Diagnostics, Inc. (NASDAQ: CODX) rose 11.7 percent to $3.24 in pre-market trading after falling 13.17 percent on Thursday. Co-Diagnostics reported its participation in a research project with the Stanford University. Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (NYSE: ANF) shares rose 8.6 percent to $25.95 in pre-market trading after the company posted upbeat Q1 results. Zuora, Inc. (NYSE: ZUO) shares rose 8 percent to $23.95 in pre-market trading after the company reported upbeat Q1 earnings and issued strong outlook. Lululemon Athletica Inc. (NASDAQ: LULU) shares rose 7.8 percent to $113.25 in pre-market trading after the company reported better-than-expected results for its first quarter. The company also raised its FY18 earnings and sales guidance. OPKO Health, Inc. (NYSE: OPK) rose 5.7 percent to $4.10 in pre-market trading. Lannett Company, Inc. (NYSE: LCI) rose 5.5 percent to $17.45 in pre-market trading following the FDA approval for Levofloxacin Oral Solution. Eversource Energy (NYSE: ES) shares rose 5 percent to $59.8 in pre-market trading. VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW) rose 4.6 percent to $143.74 in pre-market trading as the company reported stronger-than-expected results for its first quarter on Thursday. Energy Transfer Partners, L.P. (NYSE: ETP) rose 4.3 percent to $19.80 in pre-market trading after the company reported the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approval to place Rover pipeline’s full Mainline B into service. T2 Biosystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTOO) rose 4.3 percent to $7.73 in pre-market trading after declining 4.26 percent on Thursday. Curis, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRIS) rose 4.3 percent to $2.90 in pre-market trading after jumping 21.93 percent on Thursday. Sasol Limited (NYSE: SSL) rose 4.2 percent to $37.91 in pre-market trading. Nucor Corporatio
• [By Neha Chamaria]

  Steel giant Nucor Corporation (NYSE:NUE) recently reported its first-quarter 2018 numbers, and CEO John Ferriola has an important message to give to shareholders: "Nucor's�disciplined strategy for profitable growth is working."

• [By Lee Jackson]

  Nucor
  This top steel company could do very well if the economy sees a continued pickup this year and the administration’s infrastructure push comes to the forefront. Nucor Corporation (NYSE: NUE) is one of North America’s largest steel producers with almost 27 million tons of finished steel capacity at 23 mini mills throughout the United States. The company’s downstream steel products business includes rebar fabrication, steel joists and decks, cold finished bars, fasteners, building systems and wire mesh. Nucor also has 5 million tons of scrap processing capacity.

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Top 10 Dividend Stocks To Buy For 2018: Nordson Corporation(NDSN)

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  The Top Stock Market Stories for Monday Markets are cheering news that the supposed trade war between the United States and China is "on hold," according to U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. Mnuchin and U.S. President Donald Trump's top economic advisor, Larry Kudlow, announced that both nations have reached an agreement, one that established a framework to help address ongoing trade imbalances between the two countries. The prices of crude oil is in focus after Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro won reelection over the weekend. The election featured a very low turnout and a very large outcry that the vote was rigged. Maduro has a 75% disapproval rating and has been the face of the OPEC member's widespread mismanagement and economic collapse. Prior to the election, a member of the Trump administration said that the United States would not recognize the authenticity of the election. The United States is considering additional sanctions on Venezuela. Today is a major day for mergers and acquisition activity. Today, Blackstone Group LP�(NYSE: BX) announced plans to purchase U.S. hotel operator LaSalle Hotel Properties (NYSE: LHO) for a whopping $3.7 billion. The deal comes at a time that the travel industry is experiencing one of the best periods in a decade. If you're looking for a way to make money ahead of Memorial Day weekend, we show you how here. Four Stocks to Watch Today: GOOGL, GE, MBFI, FITB Alphabet Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOGL) is under pressure this morning after a harsh piece aired last night on "60 Minutes." The segment discussed the organization's power and influence. It also featured inter
• [By Steve Symington]

  Nordson Corporation�(NASDAQ:NDSN)�announced solid fiscal second-quarter 2018 results on Monday after the market closed, including an expected decline in organic volume that was more than offset by acquisitive growth.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Victory Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Nordson Co. (NASDAQ:NDSN) by 10.6% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 16,868 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,612 shares during the period. Victory Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in Nordson were worth $2,300,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Top 10 Dividend Stocks To Buy For 2018: Regal Beloit Corporation(RBC)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Logan Wallace]

  Foundry Partners LLC raised its holdings in Regal Beloit Corp (NYSE:RBC) by 2.5% during the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 183,147 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,534 shares during the quarter. Foundry Partners LLC owned 0.42% of Regal Beloit worth $13,434,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

• [By Lisa Levin] Companies Reporting Before The Bell Dean Foods Company (NYSE: DF) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $0.11 per share on revenue of $1.85 billion. Discovery, Inc. (NASDAQ: DISCA) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $0.44 per share on revenue of $1.99 billion. Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE: JEC) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $0.89 per share on revenue of $3.63 billion. Henry Schein, Inc. (NASDAQ: HSIC) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $0.92 per share on revenue of $3.17 billion. Gartner, Inc. (NYSE: IT) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $0.57 per share on revenue of $926.18 million. The AES Corporation (NYSE: AES) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $0.24 per share on revenue of $2.98 billion. Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPD) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $0.64 per share on revenue of $1.71 billion. US Foods Holding Corp. (NYSE: USFD) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $0.32 per share on revenue of $5.98 billion. DISH Network Corporation (NASDAQ: DISH) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $0.7 per share on revenue of $3.50 billion. Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: ZBRA) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $2.06 per share on revenue of $936.98 million. Camping World Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CWH) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $0.42 per share on revenue of $1.06 billion. Perrigo Company plc (NYSE: PRGO) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $1.14 per share on revenue of $1.21 billion. Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras (NYSE: PBR) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $0.28 per share on revenue of $23.80 billion. JD.com, Inc. (NYSE: JD) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $0.18 per share on revenue of $15.65 billion. Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (NYSE: VRX) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $0.6 per share o
• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Generac (NYSE: GNRC) and Regal Beloit (NYSE:RBC) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings and dividends.