Top 10 Companies To Watch In Right Now

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Top 10 Companies To Watch In Right Now: Independent Bank Corp.(INDB)

Independent Bank Corp. operates as the bank holding company for Rockland Trust Company that provides various banking services in Massachusetts. It offers various deposit products, including demand deposits, interest checking accounts, savings accounts, time deposits, and money market accounts. The company?s loan portfolio comprises commercial and industrial loans to business and corporate enterprises for working capital and other business-related purposes, and floor plan financing; commercial real estate loans that include commercial mortgages that are secured by non-residential properties, as well as mortgages for construction loans on non-residential properties; and small business loans to businesses with commercial credit needs. It also provides consumer real estate loans, which consist of residential mortgages, and home equity loans and lines that are secured primarily by owner-occupied residences; mortgages for the construction of residential properties; and consumer loans that comprise personal loans, automobile loans, installment loans, and overdraft protection. In addition, the company offers investment management and trust services to individuals, institutions, small businesses, and charitable institutions. Independent Bank Corp. operates 67 full service and 3 limited service retail branches, 8 commercial banking centers, 4 investment management offices, and 4 mortgage lending centers. The company was founded in 1907 and is headquartered in Rockland, Massachusetts.

Top 10 Companies To Watch In Right Now: Gyrodyne Company of America Inc.(GYRO)

Gyrodyne Company of America, Inc., a real estate investment trust (REIT), engages in the investment, acquisition, ownership, and management of a portfolio of medical office and industrial properties in the northeast region of the United States. The company also involves in the development of industrial and residential properties. It focuses on acquiring, developing, owning, leasing, and managing medical, commercial, and industrial real estate. The company has elected to be taxed as REIT under the Internal Revenue Code. As a REIT, it would not be subject to federal income tax purposes, provided that it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income to its shareholders. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in St. James, New York.

Top 5 Dividend Companies To Watch For 2014: Bioquell(BQE.L)

Bioquell PLC engages in the design, manufacture, and supply of bio-decontamination equipment and services for the life sciences, healthcare, and defense sectors in the United Kingdom and internationally. The company operates in two divisions, Bio-decontamination and TRaC. The Bio-decontamination division develops, designs, and manufactures specialist surface sterilization and filtration technology used in the life sciences, healthcare, and defense sectors. It also offers room bio-decontamination services; chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear filtration equipment; and Microflow and Astec laboratory filtration and containment equipment. The TRaC division provides specialist testing services, including environmental testing, telecoms testing, radio testing, EMC testing, safety testing, and CE mark testing, as well as finite element analysis and seismic testing services. It also provides regulatory and compliance services to companies and organizations. The company is based in Andover, the United Kingdom.

Top 10 Companies To Watch In Right Now: IXYS Corporation(IXYS)

IXYS Corporation, an integrated semiconductor company, engages in the development, manufacture, and marketing of power semiconductors, advanced mixed signal integrated circuits (ICs), application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), microcontrollers, and systems and radio frequency semiconductors. It offers power metal oxide silicon field effect transistors; insulated gate bipolar transistors; and thyristors and rectifiers, including fast recovery epitaxial diodes. The company?s power semiconductors are used primarily in controlling energy in motor drives; power conversion systems, including switch-mode and uninterruptible power supplies; medical electronics; and renewable energy sources. It also provides ICs, such as solid state relays for telecommunications applications; power management and control ICs comprising current regulators, motion controllers, digital power modulators, and drivers; microcontrollers, including embedded flash microcontrollers, core 8-bit microc ontrollers, and microprocessors; and line card access switch and data access arrangement integrated products. The company?s mixed signal ICs are used in telecommunications products, central office switching equipment, customer premises equipment, set top boxes, remote meter reading equipment, security systems, flat displays, medical electronics, and defense aerospace systems. In addition, it manufactures and sells laser diode drivers, high voltage pulse generators and modulators, high power subsystems/modules/stacks, and direct copper bond substrates. Its radio frequency power devices are used in wireless infrastructure, industrial radio frequency applications, medical systems, and defense and space electronics. It sells its products principally in the United States, Europe and the Middle East, and the Asia Pacific through direct sales personnel, independent representatives, and distributors. IXYS Corporation was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Milpitas, California.

Top 10 Companies To Watch In Right Now: Sinobest Technology Hldgs Ltd. (T80.SI)

Sinobest Technology Holdings Ltd., an investment holding company, provides computer and network system integration, building integration, application software development, and technical services in the People's Republic of China. It offers e-archive management, social security allied office, public security joint approving, e-document exchange center, e-regulation and policy, e-conference, e-financial management, and performance assessment solutions for the government; and government internal Website portal, short message service, office automation, email, decision making support, information service management, and service management information solutions for public servants. The company also offers online applying and approving, and enterprise information service solutions for businesses; community service, e-Medicare, online applying and approving, public information service, e-identity verification, and hotline service solutions for public; and application support, ser vice application, and network infrastructure solutions. It primarily serves government bureaus and departments, and state-owned enterprises in the sectors of telecommunication service, power supply, railway and transportation, immigration and customs, public security, labor and social insurance, universities, land and resources, taxation and finance, and food and drugs, as well as privately-owned enterprises. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Guangzhou, the People's Republic of China Sinobest Technology Holdings Ltd. is a subsidiary of Profit Saver International Limited.

Top 10 Companies To Watch In Right Now: Strattec Security Corporation(STRT)

Strattec Security Corporation engages in the design, development, manufacture, and marketing of automotive access control products. The company?s products include mechanical locks and keys, electronically enhanced locks and keys, steering column and instrument panel ignition lock housings, latches, power sliding door systems, power lift gate systems, power deck lid systems, door handles, and related products. It also provides full service and aftermarket support for its products. The company offers its products primarily for automotive manufacturers. It markets its products in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, South America, Korea, and China. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Top 10 Companies To Watch In Right Now: First Community Bancshares Inc.(FCBC)

First Community Bancshares, Inc. operates as a financial holding company of First Community Bank, N.A. that provides various commercial and consumer banking products and services. The company offers demand deposit accounts, savings and money market accounts, certificates of deposit, and individual retirement arrangements; commercial, consumer, and real estate mortgage loans, as well as lines of credit; various debit card and automated teller machine card services; and corporate and personal trust services. It also provides trust management and estate administration services; and investment advisory and management services. In addition, the company operates an insurance agency that offers life, health, and property and casualty insurance products. It serves individual consumers and various industries, including manufacturing, mining, services, construction, retail, healthcare, military, and transportation. As of June 28, 2011, the company operated through 56 banking offices in Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, and Tennessee. First Community Bancshares, Inc. was founded in 1989 and is based in Bluefield, Virginia.

Top 10 Companies To Watch In Right Now: Hilltop Holdings Inc. (HTH)

Hilltop Holdings Inc., through its subsidiary, NLASCO, Inc., operates as a property and casualty insurance company in the United States. The company�s personal product line includes homeowners, dwelling fire, manufactured home, flood, and vacant insurance policies; and commercial product line consists of commercial, builders risk, builders risk renovation, sports liability, and inland marine insurance policies. It distributes its insurance products through a network of independent agents and managing general agents. The company was formerly known as Affordable Residential Communities Inc. and changed its name to Hilltop Holdings Inc. in July 2007. Hilltop Holdings Inc. was founded in 1948 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

Top 10 Companies To Watch In Right Now: TIB Financial Corporation(TIBB)

TIB Financial Corp. operates as the bank holding company for TIB Bank that provides a range of commercial and retail banking, and financial services to businesses, individuals, and families in Florida. Its deposit products include checking, interest-bearing checking, money market, savings, certificates of deposit, and individual retirement accounts. The company?s loan portfolio comprises commercial loan products, including owner-occupied commercial real estate construction and term loans; working capital loans and lines of credit; demand, term, and time loans; and equipment, inventory, and accounts receivable financing. It also offers consumer loan products, such as home equity lines of credit, second mortgages, new and used auto loans and boat loans, overdraft protection, and unsecured personal credit lines, as well as commercial real estate mortgage loans, construction and vacant land loans, residential real estate mortgage loans, and indirect auto loans. In addition, t he company originates fixed and variable rate mortgage loans for sale in the secondary market; and offers cash management and Internet banking services. Further, TIB Financial Corp., through its other subsidiary, Naples Capital Advisors, Inc., provides private banking, trust, wealth management, and investment advisory services. It operates 27 full-service banking offices in Monroe, Miami-Dade, Collier, Lee, and Sarasota counties. The company was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Naples, Florida. TIB Financial Corp. operates as a subsidiary of North American Financial Holdings Inc.

Top 10 Companies To Watch In Right Now: Sino Clean Energy Inc.(SCEI)

Sino Clean Energy Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as a third party commercial producer and distributor of coal-water slurry fuel (CWSF) in the People?s Republic of China. The company?s CWSF products are primarily used to fuel boilers and furnaces to generate steam and heat for residential and industrial applications. It sells its products directly to various customers, including industrial, commercial, residential, and government organizations. The company is headquartered in Xi?an, China.