Hot Clean Energy Stocks To Watch For 2019

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China is home to some of the most polluted cities in the world, as they choke on dirty air. Its rivers are renowned as the home for deadly chemicals. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) wants to end some of that and plans to pay to do so.

Apple plans to get some of its suppliers to foot much of the bill for its China Green Energy Fund, which will eventually grow close to $300 million. Among the suppliers are Catcher Technology, Compal Electronics, Corning, Golden Arrow, Jabil, Luxshare-ICT, Pegatron, Solvay, Sunway Communication and Wistron. It is not clear what each will put into the fund, or if Apple supplies most of the money.

The scale of the plan seems large at $300 million, but on the kind of scale China represents, the investment is minimal. Apple management wrote:

The fund will invest in and develop clean energy projects totaling more than 1 gigawatt of renewable energy in China, the equivalent of powering nearly 1 million homes.

China has over 1.3 billion residents and hundreds of millions of households. A study by 24/7 Wall St. showed that many of the 25 most polluted cities in the world are in China. Part of the research came from the World Health Organization. Research shows that air pollution kills as many as a million people in China each year.

Hot Clean Energy Stocks To Watch For 2019: Amtech Systems Inc.(ASYS)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  ValuEngine cut shares of Amtech Systems (NASDAQ:ASYS) from a hold rating to a sell rating in a research note published on Wednesday morning.

  Separately, Zacks Investment Research raised Amtech Systems from a sell rating to a hold rating in a research report on Monday, April 16th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has issued a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. The company has a consensus rating of Hold and an average target price of $14.88.

• [By Lisa Levin] Gainers The Trade Desk, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTD) jumped 36.2 percent to $71.82 after the company reported upbeat results for its first quarter. The company also issued strong second-quarter and FY18 sales guidance. WideOpenWest, Inc. (NYSE: WOW) jumped 30.4 percent to $8.80 after the company reported Q1 results. MoSys, Inc. (NASDAQ: MOSY) shares surged 28.6 percent to $1.9541 after the company reported better-than-expected Q1 results and issued strong Q2 forecast. Boxlight Corporation (NASDAQ: BOXL) gained 24 percent to $6.39. Akcea Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKCA) shares gained 19.1 percent to $24.60. Akcea Therapeutics, an affiliate of Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: IONS) announced that the Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee, which met to discuss the safety and efficacy of subcutaneously injected volanesoren solution for patients with familial chylomicronemia syndrome, voted 12-8 to support its approval. Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: UEPS) shares rose 17 percent to $10.31 after reporting Q3 results. ArcBest Corporation (NASDAQ: ARCB) gained 16.8 percent to $43.1457 after reporting upbeat quarterly earnings. Amtech Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASYS) rose 16.2 percent to $8.60. Amtech posted Q2 earnings of $0.19 per share on sales of $32.783 million. Identiv, Inc (NASDAQ: INVE) surged 14.4 percent to $3.8450 following Q1 results. Omeros Corporation (NASDAQ: OMER) shares rose 14.3 percent to $18.43 following Q1 results. VivoPower International PLC (NASDAQ: VVPR) gained 11.5 percent to $2.71. Intersections Inc. (NASDAQ: INTX) gained 11.4 percent to $2.55 after reporting Q1 results. Noodles & Company (NASDAQ: NDLS) shares rose 10.9 percent to $8.65 following Q1 results. Voyager Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: VYGR) climbed 10.6 percent to $18.54 following Q1 results. Blink Charging Co. (NASDAQ: BLNK) rose 10.4 percent to $5.739. Immersion Corporation (NASDAQ: IMMR) gained 9.6 percent to $12.69
• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Brooks Automation (NASDAQ: BRKS) and Amtech Systems (NASDAQ:ASYS) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.

Hot Clean Energy Stocks To Watch For 2019: Superior Industries International Inc.(SUP)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Shane Hupp]

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  Get Superior Industries International alerts: Brokerages Anticipate Superior Industries International, Inc. (SUP) to Post $0.18 EPS (americanbankingnews.com) Superior and Mimico create NZ partnership (khl.com) Superior Industries Rides On Volumes & UNIWHEELS Buyout (zacks.com) Superior Industries International (SUP) Upgraded to Buy by Zacks Investment Research (americanbankingnews.com) B. Riley Research Analysts Raise Earnings Estimates for Superior Industries International, Inc. (SUP) (americanbankingnews.com)

  Superior Industries International stock opened at $17.25 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.43, a quick ratio of 1.27 and a current ratio of 2.15. Superior Industries International has a 12 month low of $16.90 and a 12 month high of $17.30. The firm has a market cap of $425.10 million, a PE ratio of 15.68 and a beta of 1.16.

• [By Lisa Levin] Gainers Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: LTRPA) shares jumped 31.6 percent to $12.18 following TripAdvisor Q1 earnings beat. ZAGG Inc (NASDAQ: ZAGG) rose 26.5 percent to $14.55 after the company posted better-than-expected Q1 earnings. OPKO Health, Inc. (NASDAQ: OPK) shares gained 25 percent to $4.0234 following Q1 beat. Axon Enterprise, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAXN) jumped 23.5 percent to $55.12 following a big Q1 beat. The company raised its fiscal 2018 sales growth guidance from 16-18 percent to 18-20 percent. Penn Virginia Corporation (NASDAQ: PVAC) gained 23.3 percent to $59.00 after reporting Q1 results. TripAdvisor, Inc. (NASDAQ: TRIP) rose 22.5 percent to $47.51 after the company reported stronger-than-expected results for its first quarter on Tuesday. Sears Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: SHLD) shares surged 21.7 percent to $3.36. Amazon.com's partnership with Sears started in 2017 with an agreement to sell Kenmore-branded appliances online. On Wednesday, the companies announced an extension of their relationship to now include tire delivery and installations. EP Energy Corporation (NYSE: EPE) jumped 21.3 percent to $2.68 following Q1 results. LendingClub Corporation (NYSE: LC) surged 20.4 percent to $3.395 following better-than-expected Q1 earnings. Superior Industries International, Inc. (NYSE: SUP) gained 19 percent to $15.82 after reporting Q1 results. Bellicum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: BLCM) shares rose 18.5 percent to $8.13 following Q1 results. Twilio Inc. (NYSE: TWLO) rose 18.3 percent to $52.47 after the company posted strong quarterly results. Cerus Corporation (NASDAQ: CERS) shares jumped 18.3 percent to $6.47 following quarterly results. IEC Electronics Corp. (NYSE: IEC) shares climbed 17 percent to $4.68 after reporting better-than-expected quarterly earnings. New Relic, Inc. (NYSE: NEWR) rose 16.8 percent to $90.10 following Q4 results. Gulfport Energy Corporation (NASDAQ: GPOR)
• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Superior Coin (CURRENCY:SUP) traded up 28.5% against the US dollar during the one day period ending at 0:00 AM E.T. on June 14th. During the last seven days, Superior Coin has traded up 26.1% against the US dollar. Superior Coin has a market cap of $0.00 and $1,434.00 worth of Superior Coin was traded on exchanges in the last day. One Superior Coin coin can now be purchased for $0.0010 or 0.00000015 BTC on popular cryptocurrency exchanges including BTC-Alpha and SouthXchange.

Hot Clean Energy Stocks To Watch For 2019: CBRE Group, Inc.(CBG)

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Hot Clean Energy Stocks To Watch For 2019: Taylor Morrison Home Corporation(TMHC)

Advisors' Opinion:

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  Higher rates can hurt stocks of companies like homebuilders, which rely on affordable mortgage rates for their customers. "Nobody trusts the homebuilders past the day they report because the litany is always: 'This is the last good quarter when it comes to Lennar (LEN) , Toll Brothers (TOL) , D.R. Horton (DHI) , Taylor Morrison (TMHC) and PulteGroup (PHM) .'"

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  In his second "Executive Decision" segment, Cramer sat down with Sheryl Palmer, chairman, president and CEO of Taylor Morrison Homes (TMHC) , for a read on the state of the housing market.

• [By Evan Niu, CFA]

  Shares of AV Homes (NASDAQ:AVHI) have soared today, up by 29% as of 1:40 p.m. EDT, after the company announced�it was being acquired. Larger homebuilder Taylor Morrison Home Corporation (NYSE:TMHC) is scooping up AV Homes in a $1 billion deal.

Hot Clean Energy Stocks To Watch For 2019: Seadrill Limited(SDRL)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By John Bromels]

  Unless it's not. Which it may not be. There's a big cloud of uncertainty hanging over the company, in part thanks to its status as a very small fish in a very big deepwater ocean that's full of huge, hungry competitors like�Transocean�(NYSE:RIG) and�Ensco�(NYSE:ESV). Questions also abound about its parent company,�Seadrill�(NYSE:SDRL).

• [By Jason Hall]

  As of 11:45 a.m. EDT today, a quick glance at any of the major financial websites for the share price of�Seadrill Ltd.�(NYSE:SDRL)�makes it look like the stock is up an insane 21,253%. That's based on yesterday's closing price of $0.12 per share, and the current price of $18.�But a whole lot of other things happened overnight, completely changing the math based on the company's emergence from Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Monday.

• [By Lisa Levin]

  On Thursday, the energy shares rose 1.34 percent. Meanwhile, top gainers in the sector included Seadrill Limited (NYSE: SDRL), up 46 percent, and Sanchez Energy Corporation (NYSE: SN) up 8 percent.

• [By Lisa Levin]

  Wednesday afternoon, the energy shares climbed 1.59 percent. Meanwhile, top gainers in the sector included SeaDrill Limited (NYSE: SDRL), up 77 percent, and EP Energy Corporation (NYSE: EPE), up 19 percent.

Hot Clean Energy Stocks To Watch For 2019: American Software, Inc.(AMSWA)

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• [By Stephan Byrd]

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• [By Stephan Byrd]

  BidaskClub upgraded shares of American Software (NASDAQ:AMSWA) from a hold rating to a buy rating in a research report sent to investors on Monday.

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• [By Logan Wallace]

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Royal Bank of Canada Increases Danaher (DHR) Price Target to $107.00

Danaher (NYSE:DHR) had its price objective boosted by investment analysts at Royal Bank of Canada to $107.00 in a report issued on Thursday. The firm currently has a “positive” rating on the conglomerate’s stock. Royal Bank of Canada’s target price would indicate a potential upside of 5.64% from the stock’s current price. The analysts noted that the move was a valuation call.

Other analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Zacks Investment Research cut shares of Danaher from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, May 25th. ValuEngine cut shares of Danaher from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 21st. Barclays restated a “buy” rating and set a $113.00 target price on shares of Danaher in a research note on Friday, April 20th. Bank of America set a $113.00 target price on shares of Danaher and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised their target price on shares of Danaher from $110.00 to $112.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 10th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating and sixteen have issued a buy rating to the stock. Danaher has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $108.25.

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Shares of DHR stock opened at $101.29 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $69.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.13, a PEG ratio of 1.83 and a beta of 1.05. The company has a quick ratio of 1.15, a current ratio of 1.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38. Danaher has a one year low of $78.97 and a one year high of $106.08.

Danaher (NYSE:DHR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 19th. The conglomerate reported $1.15 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.09 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $4.98 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.91 billion. Danaher had a net margin of 13.56% and a return on equity of 11.39%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.99 earnings per share. equities research analysts predict that Danaher will post 4.45 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

In related news, Director Linda P. Hefner sold 18,001 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $101.51, for a total transaction of $1,827,281.51. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 25,225 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,560,589.75. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Daniel L. Comas sold 78,379 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, April 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $101.67, for a total transaction of $7,968,792.93. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 148,769 shares in the company, valued at $15,125,344.23. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 11.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp increased its position in Danaher by 11.7% during the fourth quarter. BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp now owns 253,593 shares of the conglomerate’s stock worth $23,539,000 after acquiring an additional 26,584 shares during the period. Evermay Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in Danaher by 42.3% in the 1st quarter. Evermay Wealth Management LLC now owns 18,319 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $1,794,000 after buying an additional 5,445 shares during the period. Private Capital Group LLC increased its holdings in Danaher by 445.0% in the 1st quarter. Private Capital Group LLC now owns 1,744 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $171,000 after buying an additional 1,424 shares during the period. Stone Ridge Asset Management LLC bought a new position in Danaher in the 4th quarter valued at about $470,000. Finally, Douglass Winthrop Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Danaher by 78.7% in the 1st quarter. Douglass Winthrop Advisors LLC now owns 40,577 shares of the conglomerate’s stock valued at $3,973,000 after buying an additional 17,871 shares during the period. 76.84% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Danaher

Danaher Corporation designs, manufactures, and markets professional, medical, industrial, and commercial products and services worldwide. The company's Life Sciences segment provides laser scanning, compound, surgical, and other stereo microscopes. This segment also offers filtration, separation, and purification technologies to the biopharmaceutical, food and beverage, medical, aerospace, microelectronics, and general industrial sectors.

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Hot Stocks To Buy For 2019

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Shares of ARMO BioSciences (NASDAQ:ARMO) have earned an average broker rating score of 1.00 (Strong Buy) from the four brokers that cover the stock, Zacks Investment Research reports. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a strong buy recommendation.

Brokers have set a one year consensus price target of $63.25 for the company and are predicting that the company will post ($0.48) earnings per share for the current quarter, according to Zacks. Zacks has also given ARMO BioSciences an industry rank of 178 out of 265 based on the ratings given to its competitors.

Several analysts recently commented on ARMO shares. Robert W. Baird started coverage on shares of ARMO BioSciences in a report on Tuesday, February 20th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $67.00 target price for the company. Jefferies Group started coverage on shares of ARMO BioSciences in a report on Tuesday, February 20th. They set a “buy” rating and a $61.00 target price for the company. Leerink Swann raised shares of ARMO BioSciences from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $50.00 target price for the company in a report on Tuesday, March 27th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets started coverage on shares of ARMO BioSciences in a report on Tuesday, February 20th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $75.00 target price for the company.

Hot Stocks To Buy For 2019: Trina Solar Limited(TSL)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Max Byerly]

  Energo (CURRENCY:TSL) traded up 5.3% against the U.S. dollar during the 24-hour period ending at 18:00 PM ET on June 29th. One Energo token can currently be bought for approximately $0.0146 or 0.00000235 BTC on popular cryptocurrency exchanges including Gate.io, Coinrail, Coinnest and CoinEgg. Energo has a market capitalization of $9.93 million and $823,323.00 worth of Energo was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. Over the last week, Energo has traded 11.7% lower against the U.S. dollar.

• [By Logan Wallace]

  Shares of Tree Island Steel Ltd. (TSE:TSL) hit a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Friday . The company traded as low as C$3.40 and last traded at C$3.47, with a volume of 7100 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at C$3.49.

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Energo (CURRENCY:TSL) traded 2.8% lower against the dollar during the 24-hour period ending at 22:00 PM E.T. on April 22nd. In the last week, Energo has traded up 73.1% against the dollar. Energo has a total market capitalization of $24.76 million and approximately $956,466.00 worth of Energo was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. One Energo token can now be bought for about $0.0425 or 0.00000481 BTC on popular exchanges including Gate.io, CoinEgg, Coinnest and Coinrail.

Hot Stocks To Buy For 2019: RAIT Financial Trust(RAS)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  RAIT Financial Trust (NYSE:RAS) will announce its earnings results before the market opens on Wednesday, May 23rd. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.21 per share for the quarter.

Hot Stocks To Buy For 2019: Buckle, Inc. (BKE)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Taylor Cox]

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  Losers Zoe's Kitchen, Inc. (NYSE: ZOES) fell 27.8 percent to $10.45 in pre-market trading after the company reported weaker-than-expected earnings for its first quarter. The company also lowered its FY18 sales outlook from $358million-$368 million to $345 million-$352 million. Hibbett Sports, Inc. (NASDAQ: HIBB) shares fell 15.6 percent to $24.50 in pre-market trading after the company reported weaker-than-expected results for its first quarter. Rockwell Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ: RMTI) fell 15.5 percent to $5.02 in the pre-market trading session after the company disclosed that its President and CEO Robert Chioini was terminated. BG Staffing Inc (NYSE: BGSF) shares fell 12.7 percent to $19.00 in pre-market trading after reporting a common stock offering. 8x8, Inc. (NASDAQ: EGHT) fell 9.3 percent to $20.00 in pre-market trading after reporting downbeat quarterly earnings. Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Corporation Limited (NASDAQ: APWC) fell 7.7 percent to $2.35 in pre-market trading after rising 3.88 percent on Thursday. Gap, Inc. (NYSE: GPS) shares fell 7.5 percent to $30.49 in pre-market trading after the company posted downbeat earnings for its first quarter on Thursday. Comps were up 1 percent in the quarter. California Resources Corporation (NYSE: CRC) fell 6.4 percent to $33.91 in pre-market trading. Buckle Inc (NYSE: BKE) fell 4.9 percent to $24.50 in pre-market trading following weak quarterly sales. China Rapid Finance Limited (NYSE: XRF) shares fell 4.9 percent to $3.13 in pre-market trading after climbing 11.53 percent on Thursday. Ross Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ: ROST) fell 4.8 percent to $78.98 in pre-market trading. Ross Stores reported upbeat earnings for its first quarter, but issued weak forecast for the current quarter. Callon Petroleum Company (NYSE: CPE) shares fell 4.7 percent to $11.90 in pre-market trading after the company reported pricing of common
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Hot Stocks To Buy For 2019: CatchMark Timber Trust, Inc.(CTT)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Stephan Byrd]

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• [By Max Byerly]

  Schwab Charles Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in Catchmark Timber Trust Inc (NYSE:CTT) by 11.9% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 91,276 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 9,700 shares during the period. Schwab Charles Investment Management Inc. owned 0.19% of Catchmark Timber Trust worth $1,139,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  News stories about Catchmark Timber Trust (NYSE:CTT) have trended positive this week, according to Accern. Accern scores the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than twenty million blog and news sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Catchmark Timber Trust earned a media sentiment score of 0.28 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned media stories about the financial services provider an impact score of 46.7951009345236 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company’s share price in the next few days.

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Brookfield Asset Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Catchmark Timber Trust Inc (NYSE:CTT) by 165.1% during the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 626,887 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 390,387 shares during the period. Brookfield Asset Management Inc. owned about 1.28% of Catchmark Timber Trust worth $7,817,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Hot Stocks To Buy For 2019: The Hain Celestial Group, Inc.(HAIN)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Brian Stoffel]

  There are several parts of the value chain that create natural and organic goods:

  Individual organic farmers, who you largely cannot invest in. Producers of organic foods, who take farmer's goods and combine them for consumption. This includes players like�Hain Celestial (NASDAQ:HAIN),�SunOpta, and�Lifeway Foods. Grocers with a focus on natural and organic goods, which originally included�Whole Foods (now owned by Amazon),�Sprouts Farmers Market (NASDAQ:SFM), and�Natural Grocers -- what I refer to as "pure-play," which are grocers with a sole focus on organic. But the list now includes big names like�Kroger�(NYSE:KR),�Costco�(NASDAQ:COST), and�Walmart�(NYSE:WMT). Distributors specializing in natural and organic food, primarily�United Natural Foods.

  When the Great Recession hit, many of these pure-play natural and organic companies (read: not Costco, Walmart, or Kroger) were devastated. Consumers were pinching pennies and unwilling to pay the extra money for organic fruits.

• [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 Shane Hupp]

  Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC raised its stake in Hain Celestial Group Inc (NASDAQ:HAIN) by 80.5% during the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 18,018 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 8,036 shares during the period. Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC’s holdings in Hain Celestial Group were worth $578,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

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  Hain Celestial Group (HAIN) : "They had a bad quarter with bad guidance. I can't reassure you here. "

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Hot Stocks To Buy For 2019: Herman Miller, Inc.(MLHR)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Asit Sharma]

  Office and workplace furnishings giant�Herman Miller Inc.'s (NASDAQ:MLHR) fiscal fourth-quarter 2018 earnings report, released earlier this week, pleasantly surprised investors on the strength of the company's order flow and healthy fiscal 2019 outlook. Let's review three insights from management's earnings conference call on Tuesday that illuminate Herman Miller's near-term success. Each of these quotes, from CEO Brian Walker's comments, demonstrate the tactics the organization is using to expand within an improving global economy.

• [By Jim Crumly]

  As for individual stocks,�Acuity Brands (NYSE:AYI) and Herman Miller (NASDAQ:MLHR)�both rose after beating earnings expectations.�

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• [By Asit Sharma]

  Venerable office interior furnishings giant�Herman Miller Inc. (NASDAQ:MLHR) reports on its fiscal fourth quarter of 2018 on July 3. Management's previously issued guidance aims for net sales of between $590 million and $610 million. Organic revenue growth is projected to hit 4% versus the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017 at the midpoint of this range. Management anticipates diluted earnings per share (EPS) of between $0.49 and $0.53. Outside of the ever-present question of how the company will fare against its own financial targets, what should investors focus on? Below, I've briefly provided four key themes shareholders should watch when the company releases its earnings next week:

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  BidaskClub cut shares of Herman Miller (NASDAQ:MLHR) from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research report report published on Tuesday morning.

  Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the company. Zacks Investment Research upgraded Herman Miller from a sell rating to a hold rating in a research note on Thursday, March 29th. ValuEngine lowered Herman Miller from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research note on Friday, March 23rd.

• [By Rich Smith]

  Shares of office furniture maker Herman Miller, Inc. (NASDAQ:MLHR) popped as much as 16% in early Tuesday trading, before retracing to about a 10.6% gain as of 1:25 p.m. EDT. Ending its fiscal year a bit early relative to the rest of Wall Street, Herman Miller reported fiscal Q4 2018 earnings last night that showed the company beating expectations with a $0.53 per share GAAP profit -- $0.66 when adjusted for one-time items.

• [By Max Byerly]

  These are some of the news headlines that may have effected Accern Sentiment’s scoring:

  Get Herman Miller alerts: Herman Miller, Inc. (MLHR) CEO Brian C. Walker Sells 18,000 Shares (americanbankingnews.com) Herman Miller, Inc. (MLHR) Expected to Post FY2020 Earnings of $3.35 Per Share (americanbankingnews.com) Herman Miller Sees Unusually Large Options Volume (MLHR) (americanbankingnews.com) Q2 2019 EPS Estimates for Herman Miller, Inc. (MLHR) Raised by Analyst (americanbankingnews.com) Herman Miller's Management Shares Key Insights (finance.yahoo.com)

  MLHR opened at $37.80 on Tuesday. Herman Miller has a 1-year low of $29.95 and a 1-year high of $41.85. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41, a quick ratio of 1.17 and a current ratio of 1.56. The company has a market capitalization of $2.28 billion, a PE ratio of 16.43 and a beta of 1.40.

A morning walk down Dalal Street: Upmove in Nifty should emerge on a close above 11,080

Clearly, there was nervousness on D-Street. The S&P BSE Sensex which hit a record high on Wednesday failed to gain momentum while on the other hand, Nifty closed below 11000 mark for the second consecutive day in a row.

Overall global markets traded lower due a mixed earnings season and global trade concerns. Weakness in domestic currency and uncertainty around No-Trust vote also played its part.

The rupee on Thursday weakened past Rs 69/USD to close at another record low. The rupee ended at 69.05 a dollar, down 0.62�percent from its previous close of 68.62.

The last time the rupee hit an all-time closing low of 68.9413 was on 5 July. It touched an all-time intraday low of 69.0925 on June 28.

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The large part of the nervousness was also on account of No-Trust vote on Friday. Although analysts are not too worried as they feel that government will be able to prove its majority without any hiccups.

The breadth of the market was heavily skewed towards declining stocks with two declining shares for one advancing stock.

It looks like the index is consolidating and getting ready for a big move on either side. On the downside, the bulls managed to defend the swing low of 10,925 thus strengthening the support area of 10925-10890.

Technical outlook continues to be positive with 11078-11100 as a key target area.

On the institutional side, foreign institutional investors sold Rs 315 crore worth of India shares while DIIs bought Rs 470 crore, according to provisional data.

The Big News:

The big news will come from the earnings front. As many as 27 companies will report their numbers for June quarter which include names like Bajaj Auto, Wipro, CEAT, Bata India, Havells India, Just Dial, and MCX.

Bajaj Auto: PAT likely to grow by 32�percent YoY to Rs 1257 crore

Wipro: PAT likely to fall by 1.7 percent YoY to Rs 2040 crore

CEAT: PAT likely to stand at Rs 84.3 crore

Havells India: PAT likely to grow by 73 percent YoY to Rs 210 crore

MCX: PAT likely to grow by 42 percent to Rs 211 crore

Technical Outlook:

Nifty formed a bearish candle on the daily charts

The current range bound trade indicated that the market eagerly awaits more corporate earnings data to get direction on either side by breaking the range of 10,925-11,080 levels, experts said.

A breach below 10,900 may drag the index down by around 150 points, contrary to this, upmove shall emerge on a close above 11,080.

Traders for time being are advised to remain neutral and initiate positions in the direction of the breakout once it occurs.

Three levels: 10900, 11080, 11171

Max Call OI: 11000, 11100

Max Put OI: 10800, 11000

Stocks with high delivery percentage: Eicher Motors, Dabur, Tata Chemicals

35 stocks saw long buildup: OBC, Reliance Power, Torrent Power, Just Dial

68 stocks saw a short build-up: Hindalco, HCC, Chola Fin, NHPC

Stocks in news:

IOC, BPCL, Adani top bidders for city gas licences

Bharat Gas Resources Ltd, a unit of Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (BPCL), bid for as many as 53 cities while state-owned gas utility GAIL India Ltd's retailing arm, GAIL Gas Ltd, put in offers for 34 cities.

Bajaj Finserv posted a 41.2 percent year-on-year (YoY) increase in its first-quarter consolidated net profit at Rs 825.77 crore. The profit was Rs 584.53 crore in the same period a year ago.

Novartis AG agreed to buy the rights to a skin-disease drug from developers Galapagos NV and MorphoSys AG in a deal that could reach $1 billion as Chief Executive Officer Vas Narasimhan centers the Swiss drugmaker on developing innovative prescription medicines, Livemint said.

Technical Recommendations:

We spoke to Epic Research and here��s what they have to recommend:

ITC: Buy | Target: Rs 280 | Stop loss: Rs 267

Titan Company: Buy | Target: Rs 900 | Stop loss: Rs 840

Apollo Tyres: Sell | Target: Rs 265 | Stop loss: Rs 290

Disclaimer: The views and investment tips expressed by investment experts on moneycontrol.com are his own and not that of the website or its management. Moneycontrol.com advises users to check with certified experts before taking any investment decisions. First Published on Jul 20, 2018 06:53 am

Petronet LNG Q1 PAT seen up 22.8% YoY to Rs. 358 cr: HDFC

HDFC has come out with its first quarter (April-June�� 18) earnings estimates for the Materials sector. The brokerage house expects Petronet LNG to report net profit at Rs. 358 crore up 22.8% year-on-year (up 2.8% quarter-on-quarter).

Net Sales are expected to increase by 50.3 percent Y-o-Y (up 12 percent Q-o-Q) to Rs. 9,673 crore, according to HDFC.

Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) are likely to rise by 14.7 percent Y-o-Y (up 3.8 percent Q-o-Q) to Rs. 853 crore.

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Somewhat Positive News Coverage Somewhat Unlikely to Impact PVR Partners (PVR) Stock Price

Press coverage about PVR Partners (NYSE:PVR) has trended somewhat positive on Thursday, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. Accern identifies negative and positive media coverage by analyzing more than twenty million blog and news sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. PVR Partners earned a daily sentiment score of 0.23 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned news articles about the company an impact score of 42.431895044033 out of 100, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock’s share price in the near term.

About PVR Partners

PVR Partners, L.P. (PVR) is engaged in the gathering and processing of natural gas and the management of coal and natural resource properties in the United States. The Company operates in three business segments: Eastern Midstream, Midcontinent Midstream and Coal and Natural Resource Management. In March 2014, Regency Energy Partners LP announced that it has acquired acquires all of PVR Partners, L.P’s outstanding units.

Sportsman’s Warehouse (SPWH) Receives Daily Media Sentiment Score of 0.07

Media stories about Sportsman’s Warehouse (NASDAQ:SPWH) have been trending somewhat positive on Wednesday, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive media coverage by reviewing more than 20 million blog and news sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Sportsman’s Warehouse earned a daily sentiment score of 0.07 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned news coverage about the company an impact score of 47.8609414485648 out of 100, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock’s share price in the near term.

Shares of NASDAQ:SPWH traded down $0.12 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $5.10. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 260,600 shares, compared to its average volume of 497,209. The company has a market cap of $221.45 million, a P/E ratio of 10.20, a P/E/G ratio of 0.87 and a beta of -0.66. The company has a quick ratio of 0.06, a current ratio of 1.63 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.78. Sportsman’s Warehouse has a 1 year low of $3.40 and a 1 year high of $6.99.

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Sportsman’s Warehouse (NASDAQ:SPWH) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 24th. The company reported ($0.08) EPS for the quarter, beating the Zacks’ consensus estimate of ($0.10) by $0.02. The business had revenue of $180.10 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $175.80 million. Sportsman’s Warehouse had a return on equity of 48.91% and a net margin of 1.97%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 14.8% on a year-over-year basis. sell-side analysts expect that Sportsman’s Warehouse will post 0.6 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

SPWH has been the subject of several recent research reports. Zacks Investment Research downgraded Sportsman’s Warehouse from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 9th. ValuEngine downgraded Sportsman’s Warehouse from a “sell” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 5th. Robert W. Baird reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $5.00 price target on shares of Sportsman’s Warehouse in a research report on Thursday, March 15th. Finally, DA Davidson reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Sportsman’s Warehouse in a research report on Wednesday, May 16th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. The stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $5.50.

In other news, Director Seidler Kutsenda Management Co sold 25,000 shares of Sportsman’s Warehouse stock in a transaction on Friday, June 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $5.27, for a total value of $131,750.00. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 2,015,000 shares of company stock valued at $10,665,450. Company insiders own 2.20% of the company’s stock.

About Sportsman’s Warehouse

Sportsman's Warehouse Holdings, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an outdoor sporting goods retailer in the United States. It offers camping products, such as backpacks, camp essentials, canoes and kayaks, coolers, outdoor cooking equipment, sleeping bags, tents, and tools; and clothing products, including camouflage, jackets, hats, outerwear, sportswear, technical gear, and work wear.

Hot Oil Stocks To Buy For 2019

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Shares of Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX)�fell below the $50 mark on Wednesday afternoon, heading even lower on Thursday morning after announcing that its CFO was leaving the company. If you can't recall the last time Starbucks traded this low, you're not alone. You have to go back three summers -- to August 2015 -- to find the last time the stock traded lower.

There are plenty of reasons for Starbucks falling out of favor with investors, but it all boils down to slowing growth prompting concerns about the concept's near-term popularity. The barista baron has disappointed the market with back-to-back quarters of 2% growth in global comps, but last week it warned that comparable-store sales will rise a mere 1% in its fiscal third quarter. The chain is underperforming its long-term goal of 3% to 5% growth in comps as well as the 3% forecast for the current quarter that it was targeting two months ago. Starbucks blames sluggish sales of its signature Frappuccino beverages on health and wellness trends. Analysts blame cutthroat competition. With Starbucks stock now at its lowest level in nearly three years, the real question for investors is if the chain is in a long-term slump or if this is a great buying opportunity.

Hot Oil Stocks To Buy For 2019: Watsco, Inc.(WSO.B)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Watsco Inc Class B (NYSE:WSO.B) declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, July 2nd, NASDAQ reports. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, July 17th will be given a dividend of 1.45 per share by the construction company on Tuesday, July 31st. This represents a $5.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.28%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, July 16th.

Hot Oil Stocks To Buy For 2019: Infinity Property and Casualty Corporation(IPCC)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B (NYSE: BRK.B) and Infinity Property and Casualty (NASDAQ:IPCC) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends and risk.

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  ValuEngine lowered shares of Infinity Property and Casualty (NASDAQ:IPCC) from a strong-buy rating to a buy rating in a research report released on Saturday morning.

Hot Oil Stocks To Buy For 2019: Meritage Corporation(MTH)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Get a free copy of the Zacks research report on Meritage Homes (MTH)

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• [By JJ Kinahan]

  Next week is big for housing numbers. March existing home sales figures are scheduled for  Monday and new home sales for March along with the February S&P Case-Shiller Home Price Index on Tuesday. As for homebuilders, Pulte Group, Inc. (NYSE: PHM) is scheduled to report  Q1 results Tuesday, and D.R. Horton Inc (NYSE: DHI) is scheduled to report fiscal Q2 numbers on Thursday. The industry already has seen strong Q1 results from Lennar Corporation (NYSE: LEN), and housing starts and building permits in March rose more than expected. These results, as well as those and the economic data from next week could provide clues for the industry going forward. After NVR, Inc. (NYSE: NVR) reports results this morning, Meritage Homes Corp. (NYSE: MTH) releases its Q1 results April 25. We’ll have to wait until next month for some of the other homebuilders, as well as from home improvement companies Home Depot, Inc. (NYSE: HD) and Lowe’s Companies Inc (NYSE: LOW), before we get a more complete snapshot of the housing market.

• [By Max Byerly]

  Get a free copy of the Zacks research report on Meritage Homes (MTH)

  For more information about research offerings from Zacks Investment Research, visit Zacks.com

• [By Jason Hall]

  When�Meritage Homes Corp.�(NYSE:MTH) Chairman and CEO Steve Hilton said the company was going to change its strategy and focus on lower-cost starter homes a few years ago, many industry followers probably thought it was a mistake. At the time -- and to some extent this has continued -- the most successful homebuilders were focusing upmarket on more high-end communities.�

Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated (CORT) Holdings Trimmed by Sei Investments Co.

Sei Investments Co. lessened its stake in shares of Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated (NASDAQ:CORT) by 27.0% in the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 14,279 shares of the biotechnology company’s stock after selling 5,271 shares during the quarter. Sei Investments Co.’s holdings in Corcept Therapeutics were worth $235,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Rhumbline Advisers grew its holdings in Corcept Therapeutics by 2.0% during the 1st quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 171,457 shares of the biotechnology company’s stock valued at $2,820,000 after buying an additional 3,400 shares in the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN grew its holdings in Corcept Therapeutics by 0.8% during the 1st quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 524,900 shares of the biotechnology company’s stock valued at $8,635,000 after buying an additional 4,023 shares in the last quarter. Swiss National Bank grew its holdings in Corcept Therapeutics by 3.2% during the 4th quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 143,200 shares of the biotechnology company’s stock valued at $2,586,000 after buying an additional 4,500 shares in the last quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group grew its holdings in Corcept Therapeutics by 20.6% during the 4th quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 27,488 shares of the biotechnology company’s stock valued at $496,000 after buying an additional 4,688 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Great West Life Assurance Co. Can grew its holdings in Corcept Therapeutics by 4.0% during the 1st quarter. Great West Life Assurance Co. Can now owns 122,753 shares of the biotechnology company’s stock valued at $2,018,000 after buying an additional 4,699 shares in the last quarter. 76.43% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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A number of research analysts have weighed in on the company. Stifel Nicolaus lowered Corcept Therapeutics from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $20.00 target price for the company. in a report on Thursday, May 31st. BidaskClub raised Corcept Therapeutics from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, May 19th. ValuEngine raised Corcept Therapeutics from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, May 14th. Zacks Investment Research raised Corcept Therapeutics from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $19.00 target price for the company in a report on Friday, April 27th. Finally, Seaport Global Securities assumed coverage on Corcept Therapeutics in a report on Friday, April 13th. They set a “buy” rating and a $32.00 target price for the company. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the stock. Corcept Therapeutics presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $25.17.

In related news, insider Robert S. Fishman sold 8,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $17.68, for a total value of $141,440.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 8,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $141,440. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director G Leonard Baker, Jr. sold 30,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $16.01, for a total value of $480,300.00. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 46,000 shares of company stock valued at $767,580 in the last three months. 15.00% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Shares of NASDAQ CORT opened at $15.21 on Friday. Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated has a 12 month low of $11.83 and a 12 month high of $25.96. The stock has a market cap of $1.69 billion, a PE ratio of 28.27 and a beta of 1.93.

Corcept Therapeutics (NASDAQ:CORT) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 8th. The biotechnology company reported $0.19 EPS for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters’ consensus estimate of $0.18 by $0.01. Corcept Therapeutics had a return on equity of 46.78% and a net margin of 75.05%. The company had revenue of $57.66 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $58.18 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.06 earnings per share. Corcept Therapeutics’s revenue was up 108.9% on a year-over-year basis. research analysts forecast that Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated will post 0.73 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Corcept Therapeutics Profile

Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated, a pharmaceutical company, discovers, develops, and commercializes drugs for the treatment of severe metabolic, oncologic, and psychiatric disorders in the United States. The company offers Korlym (mifepristone) tablets as a once-daily oral medication for the treatment of hyperglycemia secondary to hypercortisolism in adult patients with endogenous Cushing's syndrome, who have type 2 diabetes mellitus or glucose intolerance, and have failed surgery or are not candidates for surgery, as well as develops CLIA-validated assay to measure FKBP5 gene expression.

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Investors are nervous about a potential recession and are preparing for it

Some money managers are increasingly nervous about an upcoming recession amid higher interest rates and tighter credit availability.

��It��s a classical late cycle story. So, when I was here last time, I said we were long and nervous. We are no longer long, we are increasingly nervous about this,�� Roelof Salomons, chief strategist at Kempen Capital Management, told CNBC��s ��Squawk Box Europe�� on Thursday.

A late cycle represents an economy that has been growing, but is poised to fall into a recession, amid tighter credit availability, lower profit margins and tighter monetary policy.

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According to Salomons, the evidence for a late cycle is all there: the yield curve is flattening, which usually predicts an upcoming recession; the credit spreads are widening, suggesting that investors are afraid of taking risks; and defensive stocks are outperforming, which are a safer option to survive changes in the economic cycle.

��Everybody is talking about when this cycle will rollover, but that��s a late 2019, early 2020 story. But the pest is biting and the money matters,�� Salomons said.

��It is too early for the economy to rollover but for markets it is time to get back home,�� he added, suggesting that as investors are taking fewer risks, thereby they prefer U.S. stocks to emerging market equities, credit with investment grade, and so on.

Laurent Godin, senior equity analyst at Indosuez Wealth Management, voiced similar concerns in a note Wednesday.

��The market is concerned about the duration of the global economy expansion cycle and the bull market has now limited runway,�� he wrote.

An end to a bull market would suggest that equities might fall in price and boost selling. According to Godin, the best sectors to hold in such scenario are technology, financials, and energy.

��They are also the sectors that currently benefit from the most net analyst upgrades for the coming quarters. However, equity markets will face a more volatile environment in the coming months with limited upside, in our opinion,�� Godin added.

Why Acxiom Corporation Stock Popped (Again) Today

What happened

Shares of Acxiom Corporation (NASDAQ:ACXM) were up 15.3% as of 2 p.m. EDT Tuesday after the database marketing company confirmed it will sell its Acxiom Marketing Solutions (AMS) business to Interpublic Group of Companies (NYSE:IPG) for $2.3 billion in cash.�

So what

The formal agreement extends�Acxiom's�14.2% pop�on Monday, which was spurred by a Reuters report early in the day that Interpublic was�close�to a deal to buy the division for around $2.2 billion.

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For perspective, just last week Acxiom's entire market capitalization stood at around $2.3 billion. And one separate report�(link may require subscription) from The Wall Street Journal�previously suggested that AMS -- which contributes around three-fourths to Acxiom's total sales -- would command a price between $1.5 billion and $1.8 billion.�

"The successful completion of this transaction represents yet another milestone in the Company's transformation," stated Axciom CFO Warren Jenson. "This deal returns significant capital to shareholders, and at the same time, allows us to invest in LiveRamp's industry-leading capabilities, technology and market opportunities."

Now what

Acxiom expects the sale to close by the end of 2018, at which time the Acxiom brand name and associated trade marks will be transferred to IPG. Acxiom will also rename itself to "LiveRamp" -- a reflection of its focus on the remaining data onboarding business unit -- and will trade under the new ticker symbol "RAMP."

The company will also repay its entire $230 million debt balance, initiate a $500 million cash tender offer for its common stock, and increase its current share-repurchase authorization by up to $500 million.

In the end, between the significantly higher-than-expected sale price of AMS, boosted capital return initiatives, and the company's new focus on its faster-growing subsidiary, it's hardly surprising to see Acxiom stock soaring again today.

Analysts Anticipate Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. (HSII) to Post $0.45 EPS

Wall Street analysts expect Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. (NASDAQ:HSII) to announce earnings per share (EPS) of $0.45 for the current quarter, according to Zacks Investment Research. Three analysts have issued estimates for Heidrick & Struggles International’s earnings, with the lowest EPS estimate coming in at $0.43 and the highest estimate coming in at $0.47. Heidrick & Struggles International posted earnings of $0.33 per share during the same quarter last year, which would suggest a positive year over year growth rate of 36.4%. The firm is expected to report its next earnings results on Monday, July 23rd.

According to Zacks, analysts expect that Heidrick & Struggles International will report full year earnings of $1.81 per share for the current fiscal year, with EPS estimates ranging from $1.71 to $1.89. For the next fiscal year, analysts expect that the business will report earnings of $1.92 per share, with EPS estimates ranging from $1.87 to $1.99. Zacks’ earnings per share calculations are a mean average based on a survey of sell-side research analysts that cover Heidrick & Struggles International.

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Heidrick & Struggles International (NASDAQ:HSII) last issued its earnings results on Monday, April 23rd. The business services provider reported $0.53 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Zacks’ consensus estimate of $0.32 by $0.21. The business had revenue of $160.07 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $155.60 million. Heidrick & Struggles International had a positive return on equity of 11.69% and a negative net margin of 5.92%. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.03 EPS.

A number of brokerages have weighed in on HSII. BidaskClub lowered Heidrick & Struggles International from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday. ValuEngine lowered Heidrick & Struggles International from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday. TheStreet raised Heidrick & Struggles International from a “c” rating to a “b-” rating in a research report on Monday, April 23rd. Barrington Research raised Heidrick & Struggles International from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 24th. Finally, SunTrust Banks boosted their price target on Heidrick & Struggles International to $35.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 24th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. The company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $29.33.

Heidrick & Struggles International traded down $0.45, reaching $36.65, on Friday, according to Marketbeat Ratings. 789,479 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 129,530. The company has a quick ratio of 1.49, a current ratio of 1.49 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05. The firm has a market cap of $702.06 million, a PE ratio of 33.62, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 1.38. Heidrick & Struggles International has a 12 month low of $17.90 and a 12 month high of $39.73.

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Schwab Charles Investment Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Heidrick & Struggles International by 4.4% in the 4th quarter. Schwab Charles Investment Management Inc. now owns 74,462 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,829,000 after acquiring an additional 3,120 shares in the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC bought a new position in shares of Heidrick & Struggles International in the 1st quarter worth $101,000. Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Heidrick & Struggles International by 2.4% in the 1st quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 143,985 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $4,500,000 after acquiring an additional 3,417 shares in the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC raised its position in shares of Heidrick & Struggles International by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 1,150,302 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $28,240,000 after acquiring an additional 3,902 shares in the last quarter. Finally, ClariVest Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Heidrick & Struggles International in the 1st quarter worth $125,000. 84.93% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Heidrick & Struggles International Company Profile

Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides executive search, culture shaping, and leadership consulting services on a retained basis to businesses and business leaders in the Americas, Europe, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. The company enables its clients to build leadership teams by facilitating the recruitment, management, and deployment of senior executives.

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Stock market investors are acting as if a genuine U.S.-China trade war has erupted

Has a tit-for-tat tariff spat between China and the U.S. shifted from a skirmish to a full-blown trade war?

That is certainly how financial markets have been reacting. Tensions took a turn higher on Tuesday, after President Donald Trump late Monday threatened to impose tariffs on as much as $450 billion in Chinese goods, further ratcheting up tensions between the two largest economies in the world.

Trump asked his administration to compose a list of $200 billion in China goods for levies and promised that he would impose an additionally $200 billion in duties if Beijing retaliates.

Those comments come after the U.S. president on Friday announced tariffs on $50 billion worth of Chinese imports, eliciting a swift rebuke from Beijing.

��Further action must be taken to encourage China to change its unfair practices, open its market to United States goods, and accept a more balanced trade relationship,�� Trump said in a statement on Monday, accompanying the most recent tariff request.

Wall Street doesn��t like the escalation of tensions, which appeared to some as if the rhetoric between the two countries had devolved into a more concrete dispute �� one that could ripple through global economies.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.41% is on track to tumble more than 300 points and wipe out all of its gains for 2018 on Tuesday. Futures for the benchmark YMU8, -1.32% are down 330 points, or 1.3%, at 24,687. The S&P 500 index SPX, -0.21% and the Nasdaq Composite Index COMP, +0.01% �are also on track to see sharp drops of at least 1%.

In Asia, the Shanghai Composite SHCOMP, -3.78% �closed down 3.8%, hitting its lowest level since April, while the Nikkei 225 index NIK, -1.77% �slid by 1.8%.

Investors broadly fled assets perceived as risky and headed for those considered havens, including Treasurys. The benchmark 10-year Treasury note yield TMUBMUSD10Y, -1.19% was currently at 2.88%, compared with 2.926% late Monday in New York. Bond prices rise as yields fall.

Meanwhile, the yen USDJPY, -0.57% also viewed as a safe asset in times of turmoil, strengthened to 楼109.71, versus 楼110.55 in the previous session.

��The tit for tat brings the two sides closer to a trade war. The Trump administration appears to think it can strong-arm China in making concessions by scaling up the amount of trade it imposes tariffs on. However, China is adamant about not wanting to look weak in this conflict with the U.S.,�� wrote Louis Kuijs, head of Asia economics at Oxford Economics, in a Tuesday research note.

The U.S. imported $505 billion in goods from China last year, while China only imported $130 billion in U.S. products. That imbalance has left Trump and his administration feeling as if Beijing has less negotiating power in the dispute. But others warn that the country could use other measures to hit back at America.

��Specifically, China could start selling off some of its massive holdings of Treasury bonds. The country owns some $1.18tn of Treasuries, or 30% of all foreign official holdings of Treasuries, which is not to mention their holdings of agency bonds and others,�� wrote Marshall Gittler, chief strategist and head of education at ACLS Global.

Ray Dalio, co-chief investment officer of Bridgewater Associates, noted that the power struggle could escalate the conflict beyond trade, as the two sides bring in and wield the other ��carrots and sticks�� they have �� in the economic, military and cyber arenas, for example.

��What is moving the disagreement from a dispute to a war is the fact that there are no international rules or international organizations (like WTO) that the disagreeing parties are willing to go to for binding arbitration, so they use carrots and sticks to test each other��s strengths, pushing each other until one backs down,�� Dalio wrote in a post to LinkedIn.

In any case, the threat of tariffs has been a major bugaboo for investors, because it introduces an element of uncertainty that typically rattles nerves. It also can dent economic expansion, even if the levies are relatively tiny in the scheme of the economic powers at loggerheads.

Raphael Bostic, the president of the Atlanta Fed, said on Monday that trade concerns are already beginning to reflect in sentiment, referencing conversations he has had with market participants.

��I began the year with a decided upside tilt to my risk profile for growth, reflecting business optimism following the passage of tax reform,�� Bostic said.

��However, that optimism has almost completely faded among my contacts, replaced by concerns about trade policy and tariffs. Perceived uncertainty has risen markedly. Projects already underway are continuing, but I get the sense that the bar for new investment is currently quite high,�� he said.

The recent China-U.S. tariff conflagrations come about a week after the Group of Seven world leaders meeting ended with Trump declining to sign a joint communiqu茅, citing what the president viewed as an act of bad faith by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

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  Get Winnebago Industries alerts: Winnebago Industries (WGO) to Issue $0.10 Quarterly Dividend (americanbankingnews.com) Noteworthy Wednesday Option Activity: NVDA, SFL, WGO (nasdaq.com) Winnebago Industries Board of Directors Approves Quarterly Cash Dividend of $0.10 Per Share (finance.yahoo.com) Winnebago Industries (WGO): A Good Pick for Value Investors? (finance.yahoo.com) Volta Power Systems partners with Winnebago (hollandsentinel.com)

  A number of equities research analysts recently commented on WGO shares. Northcoast Research lowered shares of Winnebago Industries from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, January 26th. They noted that the move was a valuation call. ValuEngine upgraded shares of Winnebago Industries from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 20th. Zacks Investment Research lowered shares of Winnebago Industries from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 21st. Stifel Nicolaus set a $44.00 price objective on shares of Winnebago Industries and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, May 7th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets upgraded shares of Winnebago Industries from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $58.00 to $60.00 in a report on Tuesday, February 27th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. The stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $53.40.