Best Undervalued Stocks To Invest In Right Now

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A review of inflation, interest rates, capacity utilization, and inventory point more towards the middle stage of an expansion.

Basic Materials companies like chemical producers typical do well mid-cycle. Huntsman International has a solid balance sheet, lots of dry powder for strategic opportunities, strong margins, and industry-leading efficiency returns. The stock looks relatively undervalued relative to its peers based on less engineered multiples like Price/Sales and Enterprise Value/Free Cash Flow. Wall Street analysts and quant valuation models agree on its potential for 25 percent+ upside. The Goldilocks Economy?

Timing this economy has the market on edge. With inflation nearing the Fed's 2 percent target, investors seemed relieved that the FOMC decided to hold off on hiking rates. In the ninth year of the 2nd longest expansion in U.S. history, it is surprising to hear the phrase "Goldilocks economy" in the news. Perhaps fitting, the old children's story tells of a little girl trying to profit before the bears come back home. During her breaking and entering, she finds three bowls of porridge, one too hot, one too cold, and one just right. With inflation growing at a moderate pace while unemployment dips under 4 percent, economists see the economy as not too hot and not too cold.

Best Undervalued Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Meritage Corporation(MTH)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [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.�

• [By Stephan Byrd]

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• [By Max Byerly]

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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 Jason Hall]

  Hall:�Right, yeah. And, a lot of these areas, there's actually an interesting thing. One of the companies we're going to talk about, Meritage Homes (NYSE:MTH), on their latest earnings call and in their latest release, it's not just first-time buyers,�it's not just millennials. That's a huge secular trend, millennials moving into the home-buying market. It's the largest�segment of the population. They're going to be driving housing sales�for the next 20 years, potentially. But Meritage Homes also said that they're seeing a lot of demand in their entry-level communities from retiring baby boomers who are downsizing. So,�it's creating dual demand from two opposite ends of the age demographic.

Best Undervalued Stocks To Invest In Right Now: MakeMyTrip Limited(MMYT)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Max Byerly]

  MakeMyTrip (NASDAQ: MMYT) and Yatra Online (NASDAQ:YTRA) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings and risk.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA lessened its holdings in MakeMyTrip (NASDAQ:MMYT) by 0.6% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,785,518 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 10,210 shares during the period. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA owned about 1.95% of MakeMyTrip worth $61,957,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

• [By Lisa Levin] Companies Reporting Before The Bell Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc. (NYSE: DKS) is projected to report its quarterly earnings at $0.45 per share on revenue of $1.89 billion. Columbus McKinnon Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCO) is estimated to report its quarterly earnings at $0.5 per share on revenue of $209.35 million. Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADI) is expected to report its quarterly earnings at $1.38 per share on revenue of $1.47 billion. Michael Kors Holdings Limited (NYSE: KORS) is projected to report its quarterly earnings at $0.59 per share on revenue of $1.15 billion. Movado Group, Inc. (NYSE: MOV) is expected to report its quarterly earnings at $0.11 per share on revenue of $109.47 million. Chico's FAS, Inc. (NYSE: CHS) is estimated to report its quarterly earnings at $0.26 per share on revenue of $552.31 million. DSW Inc. (NYSE: DSW) is projected to report its quarterly earnings at $0.37 per share on revenue of $681.89 million. Daktronics, Inc. (NASDAQ: DAKT) is expected to report its quarterly earnings at $0.05 per share on revenue of $147.20 million. Destination XL Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: DXLG) is estimated to report a quarterly loss at $0.14 per share on revenue of $107.63 million. Bank of Montreal (NYSE: BMO) is expected to report its quarterly earnings at $1.67 per share on revenue of $4.21 billion. MakeMyTrip Limited (NASDAQ: MMYT) is projected to report its quarterly loss at $0.39 per share on revenue of $143.03 million. EVINE Live Inc. (NASDAQ: EVLV) is expected to report its quarterly loss at $0.02 per share on revenue of $155.98 million. RBC Bearings Incorporated (NASDAQ: ROLL) is estimated to report its quarterly earnings at $1.14 per share on revenue of $175.55 million.

   

• [By Max Byerly]

  MakeMyTrip (NASDAQ:MMYT) was downgraded by research analysts at BidaskClub from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a note issued to investors on Wednesday.

Best Undervalued Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Simulations Plus, Inc.(SLP)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Simulations Plus (NASDAQ:SLP) shares hit a new 52-week high and low during mid-day trading on Monday . The company traded as low as $18.55 and last traded at $18.35, with a volume of 49668 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $18.20.

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Simulations Plus (NASDAQ: SLP) and NetScout Systems (NASDAQ:NTCT) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

• [By Shane Hupp]

  BidaskClub upgraded shares of Simulations Plus (NASDAQ:SLP) from a buy rating to a strong-buy rating in a research note published on Wednesday morning.

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Mattersight (NASDAQ: MATR) and Simulations Plus (NASDAQ:SLP) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, earnings and analyst recommendations.

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Simulations Plus, Inc. (NASDAQ:SLP) – Analysts at Taglich Brothers increased their FY2019 earnings per share estimates for shares of Simulations Plus in a report released on Thursday, July 19th. Taglich Brothers analyst H. Halpern now anticipates that the technology company will earn $0.52 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $0.51.

Best Undervalued Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Sypris Solutions Inc.(SYPR)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Lisa Levin]

  Sypris Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: SYPR) is projected to report quarterly loss at $0.07 per share on revenue of $20.35 million.

  Fusion Connect, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSNN) is expected to report quarterly loss at $0.11 per share on revenue of $36.71 million.

Oakmark's David Herro Buys 2 Stocks, Sells Philips

&l;p&g;David Herro&l;span&g;&a;nbsp;&l;/span&g;(Trades,&l;span&g;&a;nbsp;&l;/span&g;Portfolio), Oakmark portfolio manager and Morningstar&a;rsquo;s international fund manager of the year 2016, disclosed in his shareholder letter this week that he purchased Southwest Airlines&a;nbsp;and Reckitt Benckiser in the second quarter.

Herro has until Aug. 15 to provide details of his second-quarter buys and sales but reported the trades and this thoughts about them early for shareholders of his $2.6 billion Oakmark Global Fund. The two fresh positions were the smallest in the portfolio, with Southwest Airlines worth 0.5% of net assets and Reckitt Benckiser Group worth 0.4% at the end of the quarter. Herro, who oversees several international funds for $70 billion asset manager Oakmark, also exited his position in&l;span&g;&a;nbsp;&l;/span&g;&l;span&g;Koninklijke&a;nbsp;&l;/span&g;Philips&a;nbsp;&q;due to its price&q; and added to a stake in Liberty Broadband.

&l;img class=&q;dam-image bloomberg size-large wp-image-38293090&q; src=&q;https://specials-images.forbesimg.com/dam/imageserve/38293090/960x0.jpg?fit=scale&q; data-height=&q;648&q; data-width=&q;960&q;&g; David Herro, head of international stocks at Harris Associates LP, right, is&a;nbsp;Morningstar&l;span&g;&a;rsquo;s international fund manager of the year 2016.&l;/span&g; Photographer: Chris Goodney/Bloomberg *** Local Caption *** David HerroThe Oakmark Global Fund contains both U.S. and non-U.S. stocks of all market caps that trade at discounts to their true economic value, display growth potential and have shareholder-focused managers. Investments in the portfolio are skewed toward the U.S., with 46.2% of equity allocated to the country. In his first-quarter letter, Herro compared the U.S. allocation, then 45%, to the 60% U.S. weighting in the MSCI World Index, saying it reflected their view that &a;ldquo;international markets currently offer better opportunities.&a;rdquo;

&a;ldquo;We never target a particular country (or industry) weight,&a;rdquo; Herro wrote. &a;ldquo;Instead, our weightings are the result of our efforts to populate the Fund with our best ideas, while also seeking appropriate diversification.&a;rdquo;

In March, he sounded more bullish on the U.S., saying that the economy was entering an &a;ldquo;accelerator phase,&a;rdquo; characterized by top-line growth and capital expenditures.

&a;ldquo;Earlier, earnings were driven by stock&l;span&g;&a;nbsp;&l;/span&g;buybacksand cost-cutting,&a;rdquo; he told&l;span&g;&a;nbsp;&l;/span&g;InvestmentNews. &a;ldquo;Now we&s;re seeing real economic growth, rather than manufactured earnings growth.&a;rdquo;

Herro looks for situations in which value and price have not moved in the same direction and approaches public stock selection employing the thinking of a private equity investor.

&a;ldquo;&a;hellip; like private equity, we value businesses based on our estimate of their intrinsic value, buy them at a substantial discount and then later sell when they are fully valued. Unlike private equity, however, we don&a;rsquo;t mark our portfolio companies based on where peers trade or our estimate of the long-term fundamental outlook of the business &a;ndash; we mark according to current public stock prices no matter how different than an arguably better representation of fair value,&a;rdquo; he wrote in his shareholder letter.

The strategy has served him well, leading to a 10.3% annual compound return since the fund&a;rsquo;s inception versus a 4.8% return in the MSCI World Index. Oakmark was founded in 1991, and Herro joined in 1992. The Oakmark Global Fund launched in 1999.

Stocks from the consumer discretionary sector occupy the most portfolio space in the fund at 28.5%, followed by financials at 26.5%. Herro has as his top positions: Daimler, Lloyds Banking Group&a;nbsp;and Allianz.

&l;strong&g;The new buys&l;/strong&g;

&l;strong&g;Southwest Airlines Co.&l;/strong&g;

Shares of Southwest Airlines declined 20% year to date, to trade around $53.30 Friday afternoon.

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Herro commented on the stock in his second-quarter shareholder letter:

&l;/p&g;&l;blockquote&g;&a;ldquo;LUV is the largest and most profitable airline in the U.S. with 24% total domestic market share and 66% share in its top 100 city pairs. LUV has been profitable for 45 consecutive years, despite competing in an industry that has been littered with bankruptcies. The company has been on Fortune&a;rsquo;s list of &a;ldquo;World&a;rsquo;s Most Admired Companies&a;rdquo; every year for nearly a quarter of a century. LUV&a;rsquo;s brand recognition and strong customer loyalty stem from its outstanding service, efficient operations and refusal to nickel-and-dime on fees. The company&a;rsquo;s above-average operating margins are enabled by a lower cost model compared to network carriers. LUV has a strong balance sheet and returns most of its free cash flow to shareholders through significant share repurchases and dividends. Despite these positive characteristics, we were able to purchase the shares at only a mid-single digit multiple of normal operating income due to short-term pressure from the run-up in fuel prices and the suspension of marketing following the recent passenger fatality.&a;rdquo;&l;/blockquote&g;

&l;strong&g;Reckitt Benckiser&l;/strong&g;

Shares of Reckitt Benckiser fell 8% year to date, to trade around $83.33 each Friday afternoon.

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Herro commented on the stock in his second-quarter shareholder letter:

&l;blockquote&g;&q;RB is a leading global consumer products company with $15 billion of sales in 2017 and strong brands in health, infant nutrition, home care and hygiene. RB has successfully expanded its presence in high-value health products categories and increased its operating profitability via premiumization and excellent cost discipline. RB&a;rsquo;s historical best-in-class performance can in part be attributed to its significant insider ownership: the CEO and CFO are required to own shares worth more than 40 times and 20 times their salaries, respectively. RB&a;rsquo;s share price recently declined due to transitory factors as well as weakness in its relatively small home care division. Management is restructuring the home care division to provide greater accountability and may sell the division to an owner who can extract greater operational synergies. Moreover, many of the transitory factors affecting the share price are expected to disappear in fiscal year 2019. Therefore, in our view, the current share price does not reflect the company&a;rsquo;s strong underlying value or its potential for increased profits, so we initiated a position in RB during the past quarter.&q;&l;/blockquote&g;

This article originally appeared &l;a href=&q;https://www.gurufocus.com/news/710620/oakmarks-david-herro-buys-2-stocks-sells-philips-in-2nd-quarter&q; target=&q;_blank&q;&g;HERE&l;/a&g;.

Lightning Bitcoin Price Reaches $10.65 (LBTC)

Lightning Bitcoin (CURRENCY:LBTC) traded 0.1% lower against the US dollar during the 24 hour period ending at 14:00 PM E.T. on July 21st. One Lightning Bitcoin coin can now be bought for approximately $10.65 or 0.00143477 BTC on major cryptocurrency exchanges. Over the last week, Lightning Bitcoin has traded up 10.5% against the US dollar. Lightning Bitcoin has a market cap of $0.00 and approximately $770,537.00 worth of Lightning Bitcoin was traded on exchanges in the last day.

Here is how related cryptocurrencies have performed over the last day:

Get Lightning Bitcoin alerts: Litecoin (LTC) traded 2.3% higher against the dollar and now trades at $85.07 or 0.01146130 BTC. Dogecoin (DOGE) traded 3.4% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.0035 or 0.00000047 BTC. Verge (XVG) traded 4.2% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.0236 or 0.00000318 BTC. Bytom (BTM) traded up 0.6% against the dollar and now trades at $0.35 or 0.00004743 BTC. Polymath (POLY) traded 1.9% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.38 or 0.00005185 BTC. CyberMiles (CMT) traded 2% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.15 or 0.00002065 BTC. Syscoin (SYS) traded down 0.9% against the dollar and now trades at $0.15 or 0.00002022 BTC. Matrix AI Network (MAN) traded down 1.1% against the dollar and now trades at $0.41 or 0.00005471 BTC. BridgeCoin (BCO) traded 2.7% higher against the dollar and now trades at $1.31 or 0.00017580 BTC. GameCredits (GAME) traded down 1.5% against the dollar and now trades at $0.50 or 0.00006698 BTC.

Lightning Bitcoin Profile

LBTC is a proof-of-work (PoW) coin that uses the Scrypt hashing algorithm. Its launch date was August 11th, 2017. Lightning Bitcoin’s official website is lbtc.io. Lightning Bitcoin’s official message board is medium.com/lightning-bitcoin-blog. Lightning Bitcoin’s official Twitter account is @LightningBTC.

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Microsoft Stock Is the New King of the Cloud Czars

Since naming Satya Nadella as its CEO in 2014, Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) has gone from being among the weakest big techs to the strongest of the Cloud Czars. If Americans slow their purchasing, Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) might fall. If they prefer Android phones, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) could fall. Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG, NASDAQ:GOOGL) and Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) rely on advertising to pay for their clouds.

MSFT stock, on the other hand, is highly diversified. It doesn’t rely on advertising, but on valuable cloud services its customers charge money for.  This gives it a stable base for future growth. Nadella has engineered a tremendous turnaround.

For its 2018 fiscal year, which ended in June, Microsoft earned $8.8 billion, $1.14-per-share, on revenues of $30.1 billion. Those numbers understate its strength, because Microsoft took a huge loss, $6.3 billion, in the December quarter as it prepared for the Trump tax cut.

MSFT Stock: Better Than It Looks

Microsoft’s price-to-earnings multiple is thus listed at 70, but it’s really in the low 30’s. Flip that unusual loss into its usual profit, and Microsoft would have had 2018 earnings close to $15 billion. By taking charges in December, it gets the full benefit of the cuts going forward.

Under Nadella and CFO Amy Hood, Microsoft has become the most conservative big tech, in the nicest possible meaning of that term. It’s stable, not flashy. It’s a safe choice. It’s what International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) was back in the 1960s.

I got into Microsoft in 2015. The stock has more than doubled since then. I’ve also gotten dividends worth 12% of my original investment, and now get $1.68-per-year on an original investment of $52-per-share.

I don’t worry about “the trend” with Microsoft. Don’t trade it. Just buy it and leave it alone.

The Next Phase

What is most interesting about Microsoft today is that it is finally poised to make another run at the consumer market that has eluded it throughout this century.

Microsoft tried to dominate the early internet. The MS in MSNBC? That’s not a reference to female anchors. It’s Microsoft. The company scaled back its online ambitions and lost its edge in browsers. It missed the mobile revolution entirely. It even trailed Sony (NYSE:SNE) in gaming.

That may finally be turning around. Gaming is now a $10 billion business for Microsoft. Windows is now a “services platform,” rather than an operating system. Successful pieces of the Microsoft ecosystem are going onto Android phones and smart thermostats.

Microsoft has learned it needs big allies to take on its rivals. So to take on Amazon it has picked up Walmart (NYSE:WMT), with analytics and front-of-the-store solutions as well. That streaming service Walmart is said to be working on will also likely be powered by the Microsoft Azure cloud.

Speaking of that cloud. Azure is now on every continent, building scaled data centers in places like South Africa, Brazil and central India.  It has greater geographic diversity than Amazon.

The Bottom Line

Microsoft has diverse revenue streams, a solid corporate customer base, and more direct cloud revenue than any of its major rivals. It is now less vulnerable to market shocks than the other Cloud Czars, something I never believed I would write.

I don’t expect MSFT stock to zoom to $1 trillion. But it can hold its $822 billion market cap, and with a forward-price-to-earnings multiple of just 23 it’s still affordable. It’s a grown-up tech company that knows what it’s about, and that has room to grow. What else can you ask for?

Dana Blankenhorn is a financial and technology journalist. He is the author of the historical mystery romance The Reluctant Detective Travels in Time, available now at the Amazon Kindle store. Write him at [email protected] or follow him on Twitter at @danablankenhorn. As of this writing he owned shares in AMZN and MSFT.

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Linde AG/AKT o.N. (LIN) Given “Buy” Rating at UBS Group

UBS Group restated their buy rating on shares of Linde AG/AKT o.N. (ETR:LIN) in a report published on Wednesday morning, www.boersen-zeitung.de reports.

LIN has been the topic of a number of other reports. Deutsche Bank set a €245.00 ($284.88) target price on Linde AG/AKT o.N. and gave the stock a buy rating in a report on Friday, June 15th. Sanford C. Bernstein set a €173.00 ($201.16) target price on Linde AG/AKT o.N. and gave the stock a neutral rating in a report on Wednesday, April 11th. DZ Bank reissued a buy rating on shares of Linde AG/AKT o.N. in a report on Monday, April 16th. Commerzbank set a €180.00 ($209.30) target price on Linde AG/AKT o.N. and gave the stock a neutral rating in a report on Wednesday, April 25th. Finally, Barclays set a €176.00 ($204.65) target price on Linde AG/AKT o.N. and gave the stock a buy rating in a report on Friday, March 23rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the company. Linde AG/AKT o.N. currently has a consensus rating of Hold and a consensus price target of €198.97 ($231.36).

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Linde AG/AKT o.N. opened at €178.30 ($207.33) on Wednesday, Marketbeat.com reports. Linde AG/AKT o.N. has a twelve month low of €150.10 ($174.53) and a twelve month high of €199.40 ($231.86).

About Linde AG/AKT o.N.

Linde Aktiengesellschaft operates as a gases and engineering company worldwide. It operates in two divisions, Gases and Engineering. The Gases division offers a range of compressed and liquefied gases, and chemicals for use in steel and glass production, chemical and food processing, environmental protection, welding, and electronics industries, as well as in the energy sector.

3 Ways To Profit From Trump's Space Force

Reading like a page torn from a 1950s science fiction novel, President Trump ordered the creation of a "space force" as the sixth branch of the U.S. military.

Once I got over the sheer shock of the announcement, my mind quickly focused on the investment potential of Trump's edict. Visualizing a true super bull market with rivers of government money pouring into the private sector, my curiosity was piqued.

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A little research proved I was not alone with these thoughts.

It was thrilling to learn that none other than the venerable investment bank Morgan Stanley published a massively bullish thesis on the economic benefits.

Morgan Stanley's Adam Jonas said, "Our conversations with various actors (current and retired) in the U.S. government, military, and intelligence communities overwhelmingly indicate that space is an area where we will see significant development. He continued, "This development could enhance US technological leadership and address vulnerabilities in surveillance, mission deployment, cyber, and AI."

In fact, Morgan Stanley stated that it believes the space force could fuel a new trillion-dollar economy. Just imagine the explosive stock market boom resulting from such an incredible influx of capital!

To be sure, the space force remains speculative. Despite Trump's zeal for progress, Congress still needs to approve the initiative and its funding. I firmly think it will be accepted. Maybe not right now, and perhaps not precisely as Trump envisions, but a Space Force is an inevitability.

Now is the time for investors to position themselves to ride the wave of Trump's vision!

Not only will the apparent stocks benefit, but many not so obvious names will reap the benefits. Remember, the technology and new frontier of the cosmos will likely create opportunities across a wide range of industries and markets.

These three stocks are ready to gain from the Space Force over the next 10 to 20 years:

1. Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT)
Perhaps the most visible company to reap the Space Force gains. Lockheed Martin's primarily serves the U.S. government with NASA and the Department of Defense as clients. Everything from satellites, rocket launching, and ground systems fall under its expertise. There is no question that Lockheed is the best-positioned firm to directly gain from the soon-to-be created Space Force.

Taking a closer look at the metrics, the company boasts nearly $52 billion of revenue with a market cap of $86 billion. The stock yields close to 3%. Boasting revenue of nearly $52 billion, this company is about to thrive with or without the Space Force.

Right now shares are trading lower by around 6% on the year. However, after hitting a low of around $295.00 per share, the stock has turned out to be an incredible buy. Get long on a break out above $300.00 per share with a $400.00 per share longer term. Initial stops are suggested at $277.00 per share.

2. Honeywell International (NYSE: HON)
Another obvious choice for Space Force triggered profits. Honeywell is a leading name in thermal control, environmental command, and life support systems for manned space flight. The company has been deeply involved with NASA since human spaceflight started, making it a clear choice for Space Force gains.

HON yields around 3% and the shares are trading lower by close to 5% on the year.

Shares have formed a triple bottom pattern in the $140.00 zone setting up an excellent buying opportunity. Get long on a breakout of $147.00 per share with a $175.00 per share target. $135.00 per share makes a reasonable risk/reward initial stop level.

3. Boeing (NYSE: BA)
The apparent third choice to gain from Trump's Space Force initiative. Boeing is actively involved in most things aerospace including rocket launch components and satellites.

Unlike the first two names, Boeing is trading higher by over 13% this year and is up by nearly 70% during the last 52 weeks. The stock yields just over 2% and has set up to be a decent buy right now. I like the leading nature of Boeing and the fact that it is higher on the year.

BA has fallen off its highs and is trading below the 50 day SMA, but price remains above the critical 200 days SMA. Shares are consolidating in the $330-$335 per share zone. Getting long on the break out above $340.00 per share with a target price of $427.00 and initial stops at $309.00 per share makes sense currently.

Risks To Consider: While I firmly think it will be launched, the Space Force remains speculative in the short term. Whether or not it pumps up the shares of the listed companies remains to be seen. Always use stops and position size within your limits when investing.

Action To Take: Use the above stocks to get a jump on Space Force profits!

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Top China Stocks To Own Right Now

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Yum China (NYSE:YUMC) is the largest restaurant operator in the world's most populous country. Boasting over 7,500 locations consisting mainly of KFC and Pizza Hut restaurants, the company still has a long runway of growth ahead of it as China's middle class continues to grow.

When Yum China was spun off of former parent company Yum! Brands (NYSE:YUM) last fall, one of the value propositions for the separation was increased flexibility to adapt menus to local taste. That strategy will be a key ingredient to success as the company expands, and rivals like McDonald's compete for market share.

Here are three menu items tailored to the Chinese market that you won't see at your local KFC, Pizza Hut, or Taco Bell.

KFC Red Bean Pie

Visitors to a China-based KFC will be familiar with many menu items: buckets of the Colonel's Original Recipe with sides like corn, mashed potatoes, and gravy. If you want something a little different, you can try the chicken with Thai spice seasoning.

Top China Stocks To Own Right Now: Sina Corporation(SINA)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Leo Sun]

  Shares of Weibo (NASDAQ:WB) and its parent SINA (NASDAQ:SINA) tumbled 14% and 10%, respectively, after posting their first quarter results on May 9. The sell-off was surprising, since both companies easily beat analyst expectations.

• [By Shane Hupp]

  SINA Corp (NASDAQ:SINA) shares hit a new 52-week low on Wednesday . The stock traded as low as $83.39 and last traded at $82.78, with a volume of 41597 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $85.15.

• [By Leo Sun]

  JD.com (NASDAQ:JD) recently partnered with SINA (NASDAQ:SINA), one of China's top portal sites, to pool the two companies' user data and resources together. JD.com will help SINA optimize its algorithms to match its readers with�more relevant content -- which could help its portal sites lock in more users.

Top China Stocks To Own Right Now: Clean Diesel Technologies Inc.(CDTI)

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  Here are some of the media stories that may have impacted Accern Sentiment’s analysis:

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  MTEM has been the subject of several research analyst reports. ValuEngine lowered shares of Molecular Templates from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 1st. Zacks Investment Research raised shares of Molecular Templates from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 7th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the stock. The company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $5.20.

Top China Stocks To Own Right Now: Netease.com Inc.(NTES)

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  News articles about NetEase (NASDAQ:NTES) have been trending somewhat positive this week, Accern reports. Accern ranks the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing more than 20 million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. NetEase earned a media sentiment score of 0.23 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned news coverage about the technology company an impact score of 47.5808045346287 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company’s share price in the next few days.

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  KAMES CAPITAL plc decreased its holdings in shares of NetEase (NASDAQ:NTES) by 68.8% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 17,800 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 39,277 shares during the period. KAMES CAPITAL plc’s holdings in NetEase were worth $4,991,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

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  That expansion can be hard to keep track of, but investors should recognize the five companies which Tencent could hurt: NetEase (NASDAQ:NTES), Weibo (NASDAQ:WB), Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU), iQiyi (NASDAQ:IQ), and Alibaba (NYSE:BABA).

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  NetEase (NASDAQ:NTES) traded down 0.3% during mid-day trading on Friday after Barclays lowered their price target on the stock to $255.00. Barclays currently has an equal weight rating on the stock. NetEase traded as low as $240.07 and last traded at $246.86. 481,395 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 60% from the average session volume of 1,205,109 shares. The stock had previously closed at $246.16.

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  These are some of the media headlines that may have impacted Accern’s scoring:

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  Shares of ReneSola traded up $0.08, hitting $2.76, during trading on Friday, Marketbeat.com reports. The stock had a trading volume of 124,969 shares, compared to its average volume of 108,565. The firm has a market capitalization of $102.11 million, a PE ratio of 21.23 and a beta of 2.05. The company has a current ratio of 1.17, a quick ratio of 1.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36. ReneSola has a 12 month low of $2.12 and a 12 month high of $3.79.

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  An issue of Focus Media Holding Limited (NASDAQ:FMCN) debt fell 1.1% against its face value during trading on Tuesday. The debt issue has a 7.5% coupon and is set to mature on April 1, 2025. The debt is now trading at $97.63 and was trading at $98.50 last week. Price changes in a company’s debt in credit markets sometimes anticipate parallel changes in its stock price.

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• [By Dan Caplinger]

  The stock market didn't see much volatility on Friday, with most major benchmarks finishing the session very close to where they had started. Without much in the way of market-moving news on the national or global front, most investors instead paid attention to the cross-currents involved with monthly options expirations. Some other parts of the financial markets were more interesting, with bond yields easing a bit lower after their big upward push earlier in the week and oil prices taking a break from their recent surge. Yet some individual companies suffered from bad news that sent their shares lower. Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU), GameStop (NYSE:GME), and Opko Health (NASDAQ:OPK) were among the worst performers on the day. Here's why they did so poorly.

• [By Garrett Baldwin]
  Shares of Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) may face additional pressure today after another surprise update from one of its biggest suppliers. Austria-based supplier AMS, a maker of optical sensors for the iPhone X, warned that sales for the second quarter will fall by roughly 50% from the first quarter. This comes not long after Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.�(ADR) (NYSE: TSM) offered a lower-than-expected Q2 revenue forecast. Now, Wall Street analysts could soon follow with cuts to iPhone sales forecasts, especially after rival Samsung warned of a slowdown in display panel sales. This morning, the European Central Bank announced it will maintain its record-low interest rates and accommodating monetary policy. At a time when the U.S. central bank is raising rates, the ECB failed to provide a timeline on when it will end its massive stimulus package, which features monthly bond purchases of $37 billion. Four Stocks to Watch Today: DNKN, QSR, GM, FB Hedge fund manager and notable short-seller Jim Chanos is lining up positions against two of the restaurant industry's best-known firms. Shares of Dunkin Brands Group Inc.�(Nasdaq: DNKN) and Restaurant Brands International Inc. (NYSE: QSR), which owns Burger King, were both sliding after Chanos said he was short the firms over sales concerns. The news comes the same morning that DNKN topped Wall Street profit estimates of $0.62 by $0.11. However, DNKN quarterly revenue fell short of expectations. Facebook Inc. (Nasdaq: FB) stock doesn't appear to be facing any significant fallout due to its ongoing data scandal. The social media giant shattered revenue expectations after the bell Wednesday. Shares popped 7% after the company reported a 50% year-over-year revenue surge. The firm reported 1.45 billion daily active users and 2.2 billion monthly users. This was the first earnings report since the Cambridge Analytica scandal that happened in March. Shares are rebounding, as the firm had lost billions in
• [By Rich Smith]

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Investors Purchase Large Volume of Call Options on Edison International (EIX)

Edison International (NYSE:EIX) was the recipient of unusually large options trading on Wednesday. Traders bought 1,826 call options on the company. This represents an increase of approximately 619% compared to the typical volume of 254 call options.

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Tiedemann Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Edison International by 11.8% in the 1st quarter. Tiedemann Advisors LLC now owns 24,326 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $1,563,000 after purchasing an additional 2,574 shares in the last quarter. Deutsche Bank AG lifted its stake in shares of Edison International by 4.6% in the 4th quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 3,415,561 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $215,994,000 after purchasing an additional 150,064 shares in the last quarter. MML Investors Services LLC lifted its stake in shares of Edison International by 67.3% in the 4th quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 8,779 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $555,000 after purchasing an additional 3,533 shares in the last quarter. Guggenheim Capital LLC lifted its stake in shares of Edison International by 10.6% in the 4th quarter. Guggenheim Capital LLC now owns 689,628 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $43,613,000 after purchasing an additional 66,141 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Financial Advocates Investment Management acquired a new position in shares of Edison International in the 4th quarter valued at about $369,000. Institutional investors own 82.06% of the company’s stock.

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A number of analysts recently commented on the company. ValuEngine cut Edison International from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 2nd. Citigroup lifted their price objective on Edison International from $66.00 to $72.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 1st. SunTrust Banks set a $72.00 price objective on Edison International and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, March 19th. Zacks Investment Research upgraded Edison International from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 14th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $70.00 price objective on shares of Edison International in a research report on Wednesday, March 14th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have issued a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company. Edison International has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $76.36.

EIX opened at $65.28 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96, a current ratio of 0.64 and a quick ratio of 0.59. The stock has a market capitalization of $20.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.74 and a beta of 0.16. Edison International has a 12 month low of $57.63 and a 12 month high of $83.38.

Edison International (NYSE:EIX) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 1st. The utilities provider reported $0.80 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.91 by ($0.11). The business had revenue of $2.56 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.49 billion. Edison International had a net margin of 4.38% and a return on equity of 10.22%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 4.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.85 EPS. sell-side analysts forecast that Edison International will post 4.1 EPS for the current fiscal year.

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, July 2nd will be issued a $0.605 dividend. This represents a $2.42 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.71%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 29th. Edison International’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 53.78%.

Edison International Company Profile

Edison International, through its subsidiaries, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity in the United States. It generates electricity through hydroelectric, diesel/liquid petroleum gas, natural gas, nuclear, and photovoltaic sources. The company supplies electricity primarily to residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural, and other customers, as well as public authorities through transmission and distribution networks.

El Pollo LoCo (LOCO) Stock Rating Lowered by Zacks Investment Research

El Pollo LoCo (NASDAQ:LOCO) was downgraded by Zacks Investment Research from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note issued on Wednesday.

According to Zacks, “El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiary, develops, franchises, licenses and operates quick-service restaurants under the name El Pollo Loco. The restaurants specializes in flame-grilled chicken in a variety of contemporary Mexican-influenced entrees, including specialty chicken burritos, chicken quesadillas, chicken tortilla soup, Pollo Bowls and Pollo Salads. El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. is headquartered in Costa Mesa, California. “

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Other analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. ValuEngine upgraded shares of El Pollo LoCo from a “strong sell” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 26th. BidaskClub upgraded shares of El Pollo LoCo from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, June 22nd. Morgan Stanley restated an “equal weight” rating and issued a $11.00 target price (down previously from $12.00) on shares of El Pollo LoCo in a research note on Monday, March 12th. Finally, SunTrust Banks set a $11.00 target price on shares of El Pollo LoCo and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 8th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. The company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $12.40.

Shares of NASDAQ:LOCO opened at $11.60 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $440.45 million, a P/E ratio of 18.41, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 0.33. The company has a quick ratio of 0.34, a current ratio of 0.38 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31. El Pollo LoCo has a 1-year low of $9.05 and a 1-year high of $13.85.

El Pollo LoCo (NASDAQ:LOCO) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 3rd. The restaurant operator reported $0.17 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Zacks’ consensus estimate of $0.16 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $105.76 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $103.27 million. El Pollo LoCo had a net margin of 1.54% and a return on equity of 9.19%. El Pollo LoCo’s quarterly revenue was up 6.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.16 EPS. research analysts expect that El Pollo LoCo will post 0.7 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in LOCO. Wells Fargo & Company MN lifted its stake in shares of El Pollo LoCo by 351.6% in the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 129,529 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock worth $1,282,000 after acquiring an additional 100,845 shares during the period. Arizona State Retirement System increased its holdings in shares of El Pollo LoCo by 224.8% in the 4th quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 36,379 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $360,000 after purchasing an additional 25,179 shares in the last quarter. Rhumbline Advisers increased its holdings in shares of El Pollo LoCo by 16.7% in the 4th quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 49,531 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $490,000 after purchasing an additional 7,094 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its holdings in shares of El Pollo LoCo by 5.7% in the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 276,069 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $2,732,000 after purchasing an additional 14,872 shares in the last quarter. Finally, BlackRock Inc. increased its holdings in shares of El Pollo LoCo by 2.5% in the 4th quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 2,869,119 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock valued at $28,404,000 after purchasing an additional 69,526 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 83.43% of the company’s stock.

About El Pollo LoCo

El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc, through its subsidiary El Pollo Loco, Inc, develops, franchises, licenses, and operates quick-service restaurants under the El Pollo Loco name. The company specializes in offering flame-grilled chicken. As of March 8, 2018, it had approximately 475 company-owned and franchised restaurants in Arizona, California, Nevada, Texas, and Utah.

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Everbridge (EVBG) – Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Updates

Everbridge (NASDAQ: EVBG) recently received a number of ratings updates from brokerages and research firms:

7/3/2018 – Everbridge was downgraded by analysts at BidaskClub from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating. 6/20/2018 – Everbridge was downgraded by analysts at BidaskClub from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating. 6/18/2018 – Everbridge had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Canaccord Genuity. They now have a $57.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $52.00. 6/15/2018 – Everbridge had its price target raised by analysts at KeyCorp from $45.00 to $58.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock. 6/15/2018 – Everbridge had its price target raised by analysts at Needham & Company LLC to $60.00. 6/11/2018 – Everbridge had its price target raised by analysts at Bank of America Corp from $45.00 to $53.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock. 6/7/2018 – Everbridge had its price target raised by analysts at Canaccord Genuity from $46.00 to $52.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock. 5/22/2018 – Everbridge had its price target raised by analysts at Needham & Company LLC to $50.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock. 5/11/2018 – Everbridge was upgraded by analysts at BidaskClub from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating. 5/8/2018 – Everbridge had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by analysts at KeyCorp. They now have a $45.00 price target on the stock, up previously from $39.00. 5/8/2018 – Everbridge had its price target raised by analysts at Raymond James to $38.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock. 5/8/2018 – Everbridge had its price target raised by analysts at Credit Suisse Group AG from $38.00 to $46.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock. 5/8/2018 – Everbridge had its price target raised by analysts at Bank of America Corp to $38.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock. 5/8/2018 – Everbridge had its price target raised by analysts at Needham & Company LLC to $46.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock. 5/8/2018 – Everbridge had its price target raised by analysts at Stifel Nicolaus from $38.00 to $45.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock. 5/4/2018 – Everbridge was upgraded by analysts at BidaskClub from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.

Shares of EVBG traded up $0.14 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $47.23. The stock had a trading volume of 160,100 shares, compared to its average volume of 337,687. Everbridge Inc has a 1 year low of $21.56 and a 1 year high of $53.42. The company has a market cap of $1.36 billion, a P/E ratio of -82.86 and a beta of 0.98. The company has a current ratio of 2.03, a quick ratio of 2.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.50.

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Everbridge (NASDAQ:EVBG) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 7th. The technology company reported ($0.17) EPS for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters’ consensus estimate of ($0.20) by $0.03. The company had revenue of $30.52 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $29.61 million. Everbridge had a negative net margin of 23.01% and a negative return on equity of 42.59%. The firm’s revenue was up 33.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted ($0.15) EPS. analysts predict that Everbridge Inc will post -1.39 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

In other Everbridge news, CEO Jaime Wallace Ellertson sold 381,607 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $49.55, for a total transaction of $18,908,626.85. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, President Robert W. Hughes sold 7,648 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, April 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $35.81, for a total transaction of $273,874.88. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 633,039 shares of company stock worth $31,609,787 in the last ninety days. 11.20% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in EVBG. Schwab Charles Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Everbridge by 12.5% in the 4th quarter. Schwab Charles Investment Management Inc. now owns 74,246 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $2,207,000 after buying an additional 8,275 shares in the last quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas bought a new stake in shares of Everbridge in the 4th quarter valued at about $234,000. Swiss National Bank bought a new stake in shares of Everbridge in the 4th quarter valued at about $1,144,000. Wells Fargo & Company MN boosted its holdings in shares of Everbridge by 82.0% in the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 72,835 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $2,164,000 after buying an additional 32,818 shares in the last quarter. Finally, BlackRock Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Everbridge by 29.0% in the 4th quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 1,158,361 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $34,426,000 after buying an additional 260,224 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.69% of the company’s stock.

Everbridge, Inc operates as a software company in the United States, Sweden, England, and China. The company offers Critical Event Management, a SaaS-based platform with various software applications that address tasks an organization has to perform to manage a critical event, including Mass Notification, which enables enterprises and governmental entities to send notifications to individuals or groups to keep them informed before, during, and after natural or man-made disasters, and other emergencies; Safety Connection that enables organizations to send notifications based on last known location of an individual; Incident Management, which enables organizations to automate workflows and make their communications relevant; and IT Alerting that enables IT professionals to alert and communicate with members of their teams during an IT incident or outage.