Year: 2017

Centene Corp. CNC , a health insurer, primarily dealing with government insurance products such as Medicare and Medicaid, seems to have caught investors’ attention in a highly unstable health care industry. […]

The alcohol market in the United States has been expanding on strong demand. Also, the alcohol industry is poised to benefit from the holiday season and a buoyant U.S. economy. […]

Shares of Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. CPRX have soared 285.7% this year so far, massively outperforming the industry ’s gain of 9.8%. […]

Brazil’s antitrust watchdog has been suggested to give conditional approval to Itau Unibanco S.A., a subsidiary of Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. ITUB for its share purchase agreement with XP Investimentos, S.A. (XP Holding), a Brazil-based brokerage firm. […]

Investing in energy is a complicated task as a majority of these stocks are influenced by the underlying commodity prices. The commodity prices are manipulated by several supply and demand factors. Global oil prices have been on an upward swing over the second half of this year after a few devastating years […]

Torchmark Corporation TMK remains well-poised for growth, banking on better-performing American Income Exclusive Agency, consistent operations at Global Life and an effective capital deployment. This Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) life insurer remains promising on the back of a number of growth drivers. Northbound Estimates : The stock has seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for both current and next-year earnings being revised a cent upward over the last 60 days. […]

Boston Properties BXP has been witnessing rising demand for mixed-use properties from tenants. In a recent video interview at REITworld 2017 with Nareit, the company’s CEO — Owen Thomas — revealed the fact but noted that the company still remains an office REIT. […]

As technology continues its rapid invasion into every corner of human existence, the need for improved software has increased manifold. The last few years witnessed breakthroughs in cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI), chip shrinking technology, self-driving vehicles, digital personal assistants, and Internet-of-Things, consequently setting the stage for strong growth in the software industry. Massive Growth Opportunity Notably, per the latest report by Gartner, worldwide spending on software is projected to be $354 billion in 2017, registering year-over-year increase of 8.5% (up from 5.3% in 2016). […]

NRG Energy, Inc. NRG recently made an announcement for redeeming all its outstanding Senior Notes which are due 2023, in cash. Notably, these carry an interest rate of 6.625%. […]

Majority of the U.S. defense stocks received a generous flow of funds from the Pentagon, over the trailing five trading sessions. […]

There are some companies that put in sustained efforts to stay ahead of the curve even in the face of intense competitive pressure. Acxiom Corporation ACXM is one such company that has been continuously growing through acquisitions and partnerships. […]

Horizon Pharma plc HZNP announced that the FDA has approved the label expansion for Procysbi (cysteamine bitartrate) delayed-release capsules. The label will include children aged one year and above suffering from nephropathic cystinosis. […]

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co . AJG remains well-poised on strategic acquisitions as well as organic growth initiatives […]

On Dec 27, shares of KB Home KBH rallied to a 52-week high of $32.20. The stock pulled back to end the trading session at $31.82. The homebuilding company has seen its shares rise roughly 25.9% so far this year significantly outperforming the 9.7% increase for the industry over the same period. […]

Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. HLT recently announced that its Home2 Suites by Hilton brand has opened Home2 Suites by Hilton Miramar Ft. Lauderdale. […]

On Dec 27, we issued an updated research report on FactSet Research Systems Inc. FDS . FactSet recently reported mixed results for fiscal first-quarter 2018. […]

It was a usual week for the auto sector. Honda Motor Co., Ltd. HMC , which till sometime back was not that active on the electric vehicle (EV) front, has finally changed its stance. […]

Value investing is easily one of the most popular ways to find great stocks in any market environment. After all, who wouldn’t want to find stocks that are either flying under the radar and are compelling buys, or offer up tantalizing discounts when compared to fair value? One way to find these companies is by looking at several key metrics and financial ratios, many of which are crucial in the value stock selection process. […]

Steel is crucial to economic well-being as it is used in construction, military application, infrastructure, machinery, appliances, transportation, agriculture, energy generation and many other end markets. This year has been outstanding for the steel producers of the United States, with a collective return of 22.4% yielded by these companies. Today, we will discuss about South Korean steel producer — POSCO PKX . […]

On Dec 28, we issued an updated research report on Align Technology, Inc. ALGN . […]