As an investor you're likely keenly aware of the fact that plunking down your hard-earned money for a sliver of ownership in a company involves risk. The amount you're investing for your share of the company could decrease in value significantly, and a worst case scenario could lead to your investment becoming worthless. That's why it's so important to consider what could go wrong ahead of time so you have an idea of what to watch out for as you hold your position.
That's why I love the quote by Carl Richards in which he reminds us that "[risk] is what's left over when you think you've thought of everything else." All too often we only look at what could go right and typically don't dig too deeply into what could go wrong. Instead of being reminded that the real risk is something we are not considering, all too often we are blindsided by a risk that was hiding in plain sight.
Top 10 Sliver Stocks To Own Right Now: Mediaset(MS.MI)
Mediaset S.p.A. engages in the television (TV), advertising, free and pay digital TV, transmission network management, contents production, Internet, and mobile TV businesses primarily in Italy. It is involved in the provision of advertising sales and program scheduling for the three national channels and broadcasts three free-to-air channels using DVB-T technology; and production of game shows, quizzes, events, light entertainment, infotainment programs, reality shows, and soft news. The company also engages in the purchase, development, production, and management of television rights; provision of linear and non-linear content in the digital terrestrial sector; and planning, construction, hosting, and maintenance of network infrastructure and related services. In addition, it develops television sales channels and client services; provides publishing products, including books, digital versatile disks, and compact discs; and distributes Italian and foreign films, as well as offers its services and content on various platforms, such as Internet, teletext, mobile phones, and land-line phones. Mediaset S.p.A. was founded in 1978 and is based in Milan, Italy.
Top 10 Sliver Stocks To Own Right Now: Portugal Telecom SGPS S.A .(PT)
Portugal Telecom, SGPS, S.A., together with its subsidiaries, provides telecommunications services in Portugal, Brazil, sub-Saharan Africa, and Asia. It offers fixed line telephone, Internet protocol television, and direct-to-home satellite pay-TV services; and mobile telecommunications services, such as voice, data, and Internet-related multi-media services primarily for mobile phones, smart phones, tablets, and laptops. The company also provides enterprise services, including data and business solutions, as well as information technology/information system and business process outsourcing services. In addition, it provides engineering solutions and training services in telecommunications; postal network services; consultant negotiation services; public telecommunication services and telebroadcasting services; call center services; mobile cellular services; and development and consultancy services in the areas of electronic commerce, contents, telecommunications, and info rmation technology. Further, it engages in the purchase, management, administration, sale, and investment consultancy of real estate properties; business advisory board service installment, consultation, administration, and business management; and pension fund management,. Additionally, the company provides wholesale services comprising leased lines, interconnection, unbundled access to its local loops, broadband asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL), wholesale line rental, access to ducts, transmission of television and radio signals, and international carrier services. The company also publishes directories; provides portal services; and sells telecommunications equipment. As of December 31, 2010, it had approximately 4.9 million telephone and ADSL access lines in service. The company was formerly known as Portugal Telecom, SA and changed its name to Portugal Telecom, SGPS, S.A. in December 2000. Portugal Telecom, SGPS, S.A. was founded in 1994 and is based in Lisbon, Portugal.
Top 10 Consumer Service Companies To Own In Right Now: MICRO FOCUS ORD GBP0(MCRO.L)
Micro Focus International plc provides enterprise application management solutions worldwide. The company offers software that allows companies to develop, test, deploy, assess, and modernize business-critical enterprise applications. Its product portfolio includes i.Sight, an application portfolio management and analysis tool that enable strategic planning, and application overhaul and modernization; Caliber, a enterprise software requirements definition and management tool, which is used to drive the development and testing of applications to the exact and changing needs of end users; and Rumba, a terminal emulation and user interface modernization tool that streamlines and modernizes key business processes. The company also offers Enterprise, a platform modernization tool, which modernizes application portfolios and platforms; StarTeam, a software change and configuration management tool that tracks changes across the software development lifecycle; and VisiBroker, a CO RBA middleware and application server. In addition, it provides Micro Focus Developer COBOL and software developer tools to modernize business-critical enterprise applications; and Silk software test management, test automation, and performance testing suite. Further, the company offers professional services comprising value profile day services; test process, portfolio, language, platform, and resource modernization services; test data management; value assurance; health check; field development solutions; software process improvement; project review services; customer care and education; and training services. Micro Focus International plc was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Newbury, the United Kingdom.
Top 10 Sliver Stocks To Own Right Now: El Paso Corporation(EP)
El Paso Corporation operates in the natural gas transmission, and exploration and production sectors of the energy industry primarily in the United States. It offers natural gas transmission services to a range of customers, including natural gas producers, marketers, and end-users, as well as other natural gas transmission, distribution, and electric generation companies through its interests in approximately 43,100 miles of interstate pipeline system. The company also operates approximately 240 billion cubic feet of storage capacity, and an LNG receiving terminal in Elba Island, Georgia. In addition, El Paso Corporation focuses on the exploration, acquisition, development, and production of natural gas, oil, and natural gas liquids in the United States, Brazil, and Egypt, as well as engages in midstream business. The company primarily sells its domestic natural gas and oil to third parties. As of December 31, 2010, it had proved natural gas and oil reserves of approximat ely 3.4 trillion cubic feet of natural gas equivalents. The company was founded in 1928 and is based in Houston, Texas.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Ken Sweet]
Shares of El Paso Corp. (EP), owner of the nation's largest natural gas pipeline network, got a boost from increased investor interest in natural gas and stronger-than-expected earnings.
The company recently raised its full-year guidance to between $1and $1.10 a share, citing higher oil and gas prices.
Investors also responded positively to El Paso's decision last month to spin off its natural gas exploration and production division into a separate company, allowing El Paso to focus solely on its pipeline, transportation and distribution businesses.
- [By Brian Stoffel]
El Paso, added to the Rising Star collection by Jordan DiPietro, is a two-headed beast. "El Paso is an exploration and production company second, and a pipeline operator first," he says.
This means that while exploration and production are subject to the vagaries of changing oil prices, the pipelines can act as a steady stream of reliable income.
So far, the company's objective of building out its pipelines has been coming up aces: "[El Paso] has three pipeline projects that are on schedule and expected to come in about 25% under budget. With an $8 billion backlog of pipeline projects coming into fruition in the next few years, the company has multiple opportunities to boost earnings."
- [By Louis Navellier]
El Paso Corp. (NYSE:EP) is an energy company that operates in the natural gas transmission and exploration and production sectors of the energy industry. Clearly the turbulent market hasn’t affected El Paso stock — it’s up 40% year to date.
- [By Chuck]
El Paso (EP-N17.920.372.11%) is a natural gas transmission, exploration and production company. It receives “buy” ratings from an impressive 80 per cent of analysts.
El Paso has significant interests in the 42,000-mile North American natural gas pipeline system, which will increase in importance in coming years as the U.S. segues from foreign-produced oil to domestically-abundant natural gas. El Paso has grown net income 7.2 per cent a year, on average, since 2007, but cut its dividend from a high of five cents in 2009, hurting its perception with investors. Currently, the company pays one cent a quarter, equaling an annual yield of 0.3 per cent. Analysts don't expect a near-term boost.
Still, El Paso is an attractive investment because it has pricing power over those who need to transport or store natural gas and has ample profit margins. In the third quarter, the gross margin jumped from 54 per cent to 64 per cent and the operating margin rose from 34 per cent to 44 per cent. In addition to its stable pipeline business, El Paso's exploration unit has interest in many of the so-called emerging shale plays in the U.S., including the Haynesville, Eagle Ford and Wolfcamp properties. JPMorgan, which rates El Paso “overweight”, recently cut its 2011 natural gas price forecast to $4.35 per thousand cubic feet from $5.06 and its 12-month target for El Paso to $15.50.
From a longer-term perspective, El Paso is particularly attractive relative to exploration stocks because it has lucrative prospects, coupled with stable transportation cash flow. Also, it remains undervalued relative to peer investments, selling for a trailing earnings multiple of 11, a forward earnings multiple of 13, a book value multiple of 2.2, a sales multiple of 2.1 and a cash flow multiple of 5.4, 43 per cent, 29 per cent, 50 per cent, 32 per cent and 41 per cent industry discounts.
Bullish Scenario: BMO Capital Markets forecasts an advance of 31 per cent to $19.
Bearish Scenari! o: Goldman Sachs ranks the stock “neutral”, with a $14 target.
Top 10 Sliver Stocks To Own Right Now: Urologix Inc.(ULGX)
Urologix, Inc. develops, manufactures, and markets non-surgical catheter-based therapies for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). The company offers control units; and procedure kits, which consist of a disposable treatment catheter, rectal thermal unit balloon, and coolant bag. Its systems utilize the Cooled ThermoTherapy technology, a targeted microwave energy combined with a cooling mechanism that protects healthy tissue and enhances patient comfort while providing relief from the symptoms of BPH by the thermal ablation of hyperplasic prostatic tissue. The company markets its control units under the CoolWave and Targis names; and procedure kits under the CTC Advance, Targis, and Prostaprobe names. Urologix, Inc. sells its products to urologists, ambulatory surgery centers, and hospitals through its direct sales force, as well as distributors in the United States and internationally. The company was founded in 1991 and is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.< /p>
Top 10 Sliver Stocks To Own Right Now: Kilo Goldmines Ltd (KGL.V)
Kilo Goldmines Ltd., a development stage company, engages in the exploration and development of gold properties in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The company holds interests in 3 joint ventures in a land package totaling approximately 7,000 square kilometers located in the Archaean Kabalian greenstone geological formation primarily in the Orientale province. It also explores for iron ores. The company is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
Top 10 Sliver Stocks To Own Right Now: Mount Gibson Iron Ltd (MGX)
Mount Gibson Iron Limited (Mount Gibson) is engaged in mining of hematite deposits at Tallering Peak; mining of hematite deposits at Koolan Island; mining of hematite deposits at Extension Hill, and exploration and development of hematite deposits at Koolan Island and in the Mid-West region of Western Australia. The Koolan Island iron ore mine is located on Koolan Island located in the Buccaneer Archipelago of Yampi Sound in Western Australia. The Extension Hill hematite mine is located in the Mount Gibson Ranges, 85 kilometres east of Perenjori and 260 kilometres east south east of Geraldton. The Company�� subsidiaries include Mount Gibson Mining Limited, Geraldton Bulk Handling Pty Ltd, Aztec Resources Limited, Koolan Iron Ore Pty Ltd, Koolan Shipping Pty Ltd and Brockman Minerals Pty Ltd.Top 10 Sliver Stocks To Own Right Now: Argonaut Exploration Inc (AGA.V)
Argonaut Exploration Inc., a junior mineral exploration company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral properties in Canada. It primarily explores for gold, silver, copper, molybdenum, lead, and zinc deposits. The company holds a 100% interest in the Terrace property comprising 75 mineral claims located in north-western British Columbia; the Columario Gold property consisting of 31 mineral tenures covering an area of approximately 2,230 hectares located in the Terrace area of British Columbia; and the High Gold property covering an area of approximately 7,832.4 hectares located in Hidden Valley Area, British Columbia. It also holds a 100% interest in the Lucky Luke and Cordillera gold mines located in British Columbia. Argonaut Exploration Inc. is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.
Top 10 Sliver Stocks To Own Right Now: Tejon Ranch Co(TRC)
Tejon Ranch Co., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the real estate development and agribusiness business activities in the United States. The company operates in three segments: Commercial/Industrial Real Estate Development and Services, Resort/Residential Real Estate Development, and Farming. The Commercial/Industrial Real Estate Development and Services segment involves in entitling, planning, and permitting land for development; the construction of infrastructure, pre-leased buildings, and buildings to be leased or sold; and the sale of land to third parties. It leases land to a truck wash, auto service stations with convenience stores, fast-food operations, full-service restaurants, motel, antique shop, and the United States Postal Service facility, as well as for oil and mineral royalties and grazing. The Resort/Residential Real Estate Development segment engages in the land entitlement, land planning and pre-construction engineering, and land stewardship act ivities. The Farming segment farms various permanent crops, including wine grapes in 1,621 acres; almonds in 1,513 acres; and pistachios in 1,012 acres. It also manages farming of alfalfa and forage mix on 775 acres in the Antelope Valley; and leases 750 acres of land for the growing of vegetables. The company was founded in 1936 and is based in Lebec, California.
Top 10 Sliver Stocks To Own Right Now: Biotron Ltd (BIT.AX)
Biotron Limited, a clinical stage drug development company, focuses on developing small molecule antiviral drugs targeting Hepatitis C virus (HCV), HIV, dengue, and others in Australia. The company is developing novel small molecule therapeutics that target primarily the Vpu protein of HIV and p7 protein of HCV. Its lead drug includes the BIT225, a viroporin inhibitor for the treatment of HCV and HIV infections in a Phase Ib/2a HIV trial. The company also has early stage programs target other viruses, including Dengue; and a research and development program with back-up compounds for its HIV/HCV programs. Biotron Limited is based in North Ryde, Australia.
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