Top 10 Stocks To Watch For 2019

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Traders salivate over earnings season as stock prices move dramatically in the hours following reports.

By placing the right trade before an earnings call, traders can pocket triple-digit gains overnight.

But recent evidence shows us that stock prices move the most dramatically when the company misses earnings, and you can use that to your profitable advantage…

How to Turn an Earnings Miss into Triple-Digit Gains

A positive earnings report – especially one that beats expectations – often pushes the company's share price higher. Similarly, an unexpectedly negative report often results in a sell-off.

However, we've found that the sell-offs from misses are much more dramatic than the share-price gains from beats.

Just look at Netflix Inc. (Nasdaq: NFLX).

Netflix's earnings report on July 16 showed the company wasn't adding nearly as many subscribers as analysts expected. In fact, the company was off by more than 1 million subscribers.

Top 10 Stocks To Watch For 2019: Westar Energy, Inc.(WR)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Westar Energy (NYSE:WR) issued its earnings results on Wednesday. The utilities provider reported $0.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters’ consensus estimate of $0.51 by ($0.09), Fidelity Earnings reports. Westar Energy had a return on equity of 8.40% and a net margin of 12.60%. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.52 earnings per share.

• [By Shane Hupp]

  DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale cut its holdings in Westar Energy (NYSE:WR) by 11.5% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 7,441 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after selling 968 shares during the quarter. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale’s holdings in Westar Energy were worth $430,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Westar Energy Inc (NYSE:WR)’s share price reached a new 52-week high and low on Thursday . The company traded as low as $57.44 and last traded at $57.25, with a volume of 29399 shares. The stock had previously closed at $57.04.

• [By Lisa Levin]

  Friday afternoon, the utilities shares surged 0.43 percent. Meanwhile, top gainers in the sector included Spark Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPKE), up 4 percent, and Westar Energy, Inc. (NYSE: WR) up 3 percent.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA raised its holdings in shares of Westar Energy (NYSE:WR) by 39.7% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 273,032 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 77,592 shares during the period. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA’s holdings in Westar Energy were worth $14,359,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Public Service Enterprise Group (NYSE: PEG) and Westar Energy (NYSE:WR) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and dividends.

Top 10 Stocks To Watch For 2019: Nicholas Financial Inc.(NICK)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Max Byerly]

  CPI Card Group (NASDAQ: PMTS) and Nicholas Financial (NASDAQ:NICK) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Nicholas Financial (NASDAQ: NICK) and CPI Card Group (NASDAQ:PMTS) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

• [By Max Byerly]

  Nicholas Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:NICK) major shareholder Adam K. Peterson acquired 5,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 9th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $10.80 per share, for a total transaction of $59,400.00. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Major shareholders that own 10% or more of a company’s stock are required to disclose their transactions with the SEC.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Nicholas Financial (NASDAQ: NICK) and Encore Capital Group (NASDAQ:ECPG) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.

• [By Logan Wallace]

  Nicholas Financial (NASDAQ: NICK) and Encore Capital Group (NASDAQ:ECPG) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability and risk.

Top 10 Stocks To Watch For 2019: SPDR Wells Fargo Preferred Stock ETF (PSK)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Shane Hupp]

  LPL Financial LLC decreased its position in shares of SPDR Wells Fargo Preferred Stock ETF (NYSEARCA:PSK) by 23.2% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 138,573 shares of the company’s stock after selling 41,937 shares during the quarter. LPL Financial LLC’s holdings in SPDR Wells Fargo Preferred Stock ETF were worth $6,021,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

• [By Shane Hupp]

  The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 7th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 4th were given a $0.20 dividend. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.76%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 1st.

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• [By Max Byerly]

  PrairieSky Royalty Ltd (TSE:PSK) has earned a consensus recommendation of “Buy” from the twelve brokerages that are covering the stock, MarketBeat reports. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is C$32.99.

• [By Max Byerly]

  SPDR Wells Fargo Preferred Stock ETF (NYSEARCA:PSK) announced a monthly dividend on Monday, September 3rd, Wall Street Journal reports. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 5th will be given a dividend of 0.20 per share on Monday, September 10th. This represents a $2.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.51%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 4th.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  PrairieSky Royalty (TSE:PSK)’s share price reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Monday . The company traded as high as C$28.50 and last traded at C$28.40, with a volume of 395241 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at C$28.32.

Top 10 Stocks To Watch For 2019: Silicom Ltd(SILC)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By ]

  Finally, Cramer said that Silicom (SILC) is an interesting concept with real earnings, and an attractive valuation at just 18 times earnings. However, the company is small, which mean investors need to be careful. 

• [By Logan Wallace]

  News articles about Silicom (NASDAQ:SILC) have been trending somewhat positive recently, Accern Sentiment reports. Accern identifies negative and positive news coverage by monitoring more than twenty million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Silicom earned a news impact score of 0.08 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned media headlines about the technology company an impact score of 47.5737469373647 out of 100, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company’s share price in the next few days.

• [By Logan Wallace]

  BidaskClub upgraded shares of Silicom (NASDAQ:SILC) from a strong sell rating to a sell rating in a report issued on Tuesday morning.

  Separately, ValuEngine cut Silicom from a hold rating to a sell rating in a research report on Saturday, June 2nd.

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  F5 Networks (NASDAQ: FFIV) and Silicom (NASDAQ:SILC) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings and institutional ownership.

Top 10 Stocks To Watch For 2019: DSP Group Inc.(DSPG)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Needham & Company LLC restated their buy rating on shares of DSP Group (NASDAQ:DSPG) in a report issued on Friday morning. The firm currently has a $15.00 price objective on the semiconductor company’s stock.

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• [By Max Byerly]

  AU Optronics (NYSE: AUO) and DSP Group (NASDAQ:DSPG) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, earnings, risk and valuation.

• [By Max Byerly]

  Shares of DSP Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:DSPG) have received a consensus rating of “Buy” from the seven research firms that are covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and four have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1-year price objective among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $15.75.

Top 10 Stocks To Watch For 2019: Netlist, Inc.(NLST)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Netlist, Inc. (NASDAQ:NLST)’s share price traded down 6.3% during trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as low as $0.17 and last traded at $0.17. 2,960 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 100% from the average session volume of 2,102,591 shares. The stock had previously closed at $0.16.

• [By Money Morning Staff Reports]

  On Tuesday (Sept. 11), Netlist Inc. (Nasdaq: NLST) closed out a 542% gain on news that courts litigating a patent lawsuit involving Netlist had ruled in the firm's favor.

• [By Shane Hupp]

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

  Get Acacia Research alerts: Thrashing Stocks: Netlist, Inc. (NASDAQ:NLST), Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. (NYSE:VSI), Acacia Research Corporation … (thestreetpoint.com) Form DEFA14A ACACIA RESEARCH CORP (streetinsider.com) Acacia Research Corporation Board of Directors Issues Letter to Stockholders (markets.financialcontent.com) Have a sight on these: Yamana Gold Inc. (NYSE:AUY), Acacia Research Corporation (NASDAQ:ACTG), Navios … (journalfinance.net) Stocks in the Spotlight: Gold Fields Limited (NYSE:GFI), Acacia Research Corporation (NASDAQ:ACTG), China … (journalfinance.net)

  Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on ACTG shares. Zacks Investment Research downgraded shares of Acacia Research from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, March 23rd. ValuEngine downgraded shares of Acacia Research from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 2nd. Finally, TheStreet downgraded shares of Acacia Research from a “c-” rating to a “d” rating in a research note on Friday, February 16th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company. The stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $5.67.

• [By Money Morning News Team]

  On Sept. 11, Netlist Inc. (NASDAQ: NLST) gained 542% in the wake of news that the company had been victorious in a patent lawsuit.

  This ruling related to one of the company's most lucrative patents. While not conclusive, CEO C.K. Hong says that this latest development will allow a final decision by the U.S. International Trade Commission within the next several months.

Top 10 Stocks To Watch For 2019: Valspar Corporation (VAL)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Shares of ValiRx Plc (LON:VAL) rose 5.6% during mid-day trading on Thursday . The company traded as high as GBX 1.90 ($0.02) and last traded at GBX 1.90 ($0.02). Approximately 587,748 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 85% from the average daily volume of 3,820,000 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 1.80 ($0.02).

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Valorbit (CURRENCY:VAL) traded up 0% against the U.S. dollar during the 1 day period ending at 0:00 AM E.T. on June 18th. One Valorbit coin can now be bought for approximately $0.0001 or 0.00000001 BTC on popular exchanges. Valorbit has a total market capitalization of $537,598.00 and $0.00 worth of Valorbit was traded on exchanges in the last day. During the last week, Valorbit has traded 5.8% higher against the U.S. dollar.

• [By Max Byerly]

  Valorbit (CURRENCY:VAL) traded 0% higher against the dollar during the 1 day period ending at 11:00 AM Eastern on June 9th. One Valorbit coin can currently be bought for approximately $0.0001 or 0.00000001 BTC on exchanges. Valorbit has a market cap of $537,598.00 and $0.00 worth of Valorbit was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. In the last seven days, Valorbit has traded up 5.8% against the dollar.

Top 10 Stocks To Watch For 2019: Gogo Inc.(GOGO)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Paul Ausick]

  Gogo Inc. (NASDAQ: GOGO) fell about 15% Monday to post a new 52-week low of $4.15. Shares closed at $4.89 on Friday. The 52-week high is $14.76. Volume of around 2.7 million was about 50% above the daily average. The company had no specific news.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  ValuEngine lowered shares of Gogo (NASDAQ:GOGO) from a hold rating to a sell rating in a report issued on Thursday.

  Several other brokerages have also commented on GOGO. BidaskClub lowered shares of Gogo from a hold rating to a sell rating in a research report on Saturday, September 8th. Raymond James lowered shares of Gogo from an outperform rating to a market perform rating and set a $15.00 price target for the company. in a research report on Tuesday, July 24th. Morgan Stanley dropped their price target on shares of Gogo from $7.00 to $3.00 and set a positive rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, May 30th. William Blair lowered shares of Gogo from an outperform rating to a market perform rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 17th. Finally, Zacks Investment Research raised shares of Gogo from a sell rating to a hold rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 7th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Gogo presently has an average rating of Hold and an average target price of $8.38.

• [By Keith Noonan]

  Gogo (NASDAQ:GOGO) stock gained 38.1% in January, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The in-flight broadband company's stock fell roughly 44% from October through December, but shares saw substantial recovery early in 2019 thanks to a hardware performance fix, raised full-year guidance, and a rebound for the broader market after 2018's turbulent close. 

• [By Anders Bylund]

  After taking a 26% haircut in July, shares of Gogo (NASDAQ:GOGO) rose 25.4% in August 2018, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. A respectable second-quarter earnings report helped the company erase the previous month's bad mojo in a hurry.

Top 10 Stocks To Watch For 2019: SuperCom, Ltd.(SPCB)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Lisa Levin] Companies Reporting Before The Bell Hanwha Q CELLS Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: HQCL) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $0.14 per share on revenue of $438.40 million. Remark Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: MARK) is projected to report quarterly loss at $0.35 per share on revenue of $19.45 million. Athenex, Inc. (NYSE: ATNX) is expected to report quarterly loss at $0.07 per share on revenue of $35.14 million. Mazor Robotics Ltd. (NASDAQ: MZOR) is estimated to report quarterly loss at $0.08 per share on revenue of $15.14 million. Brainstorm Cell Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: BCLI) is projected to report a quarterly loss at $0.14 per share. SuperCom Ltd. (NASDAQ: SPCB) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $0.08 per share on revenue of $9.50 million. Lonestar Resources US Inc. (NASDAQ: LONE) is projected to report quarterly loss at $0.04 per share on revenue of $30.68 million. Nine Energy Service, Inc. (NASDAQ: NINE) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $0.1 per share on revenue of $165.76 million. VEON Ltd. (NASDAQ: VEON) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $0.05 per share on revenue of $212.00 million.

   

• [By Alexander Bird]

  Here are the top performers from last week…

  Penny Stock Current Share Price Last Week's Gain Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. (NYSE: ANW) $1.83 165.71% Radisys Corp. (Nasdaq: RSYS) $1.55 115.68% Ascent Capital Group Inc. (Nasdaq: ASCMA) $3.71 43.12% Adamis Pharmaceuticals Corp. (Nasdaq: ADMP) $4.36 40.63% Tintri Inc. (Nasdaq: TNTR) $0.18 40.49% Prana Biotechnology Ltd. (Nasdaq: PRAN) $2.35 39.96% Micronet Enertec Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq: MICT) $1.60 39.40% Corindus Vascular Robotics (NYSE: CVRS) $1.17 34.40% ParkerVision Inc. (Nasdaq: PRKR) $0.70 30.65% SuperCom Ltd. (Nasdaq: SPCB) $0.24 30.10%

  While these gains are exciting, they pale in comparison to the profit potential of our top penny stock to buy this week.

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Supercom (NASDAQ:SPCB) shares reached a new 52-week high and low during trading on Wednesday . The company traded as low as $1.84 and last traded at $1.92, with a volume of 980 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $1.92.

Top 10 Stocks To Watch For 2019: Hardinge Inc.(HDNG)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Reuben Gregg Brewer, Rich Smith, and Sean Williams]

  Wall Street has a bad habit of focusing only on the largest and most interesting stories. That means that smaller, and sometimes boring, companies don't always get the analyst attention they deserve -- and that can spell opportunity if you are willing to do the extra legwork to get to know some unknown names. Three Motley Fool investors came up with these stocks to start you off with today: Hardinge Inc. (NASDAQ:HDNG), OrganiGram Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQOTH:OGRMF), and Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd. (NYSE:OR).