Best High Tech Stocks To Buy For 2019

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All working Americans need retirement savings, regardless of gender. But the need is particularly strong for women, since they have a tendency to live longer than their male counterparts. As such, they're also more likely to require paid care at some point -- as a spouse may not be around to provide care.

It's therefore unsettling to learn that women are only saving about half as much as men for the future. In a recent Student Loan Hero study, women had an average of $45,614 socked away for retirement, whereas men had $90,189. That sort of gap could put women at a severe disadvantage later in life.

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Why are women falling behind savings-wise?

When asked why they're struggling to save for retirement, women cited living paycheck to paycheck and having to pay back student loans as their greatest deterrents. Then again, so did men. So why is it that the average female saver only has about half as much as her male counterpart?

Best High Tech Stocks To Buy For 2019: NEW GOLD INC.(NGD)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Maxx Chatsko]

  Shares of New Gold (NYSEMKT:NGD) fell by over 14% today after the company announced the surprise sale of its Mesquite gold mine. The business will receive $158 million in cash for the productive asset, which management says will "immediately crystallize several years' worth of future free cash flow as part of our strategy to prudently manage our balance sheet, providing the company with the financial flexibility to focus on our core assets".

• [By WWW.GURUFOCUS.COM]

  For the details of Exor Investments (UK) LLP's stock buys and sells, go to http://www.gurufocus.com/StockBuy.php?GuruName=Exor+Investments+%28UK%29+LLP

  These are the top 5 holdings of Exor Investments (UK) LLPSibanye-Stillwater (SBGL) - 45,970,311 shares, 32.51% of the total portfolio. Shares added by 8.09%VEON Ltd (VEON) - 37,657,792 shares, 31.02% of the total portfolio. Shares added by 3.83%Cameco Corp (CCJ) - 5,967,410 shares, 19.32% of the total portfolio. Harmony Gold Mining Co Ltd (HMY) - 13,275,728 shares, 6.26% of the total portfolio. Shares added by 6.84%Novagold Resources Inc (NG) - 5,889,905 shares, 6.21% of the total portfolio. Shares
• [By Paul Ausick]

  New Gold Inc. (NYSE: NGD) dropped about 4.7% Friday to post a new 52-week low of $2.05. Shares closed at $2.15 on Thursday and the stock’s 52-week high is $4.25. Volume was about 50% higher than the daily average of 4.2 million. The junior gold miner had no specific news.

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  JPMorgan Chase & Co. downgraded shares of New Gold (NYSEAMERICAN:NGD) from a neutral rating to an underweight rating in a research report released on Wednesday, The Fly reports.

• [By Lisa Levin]

  Check out these big penny stock gainers and losers

  Losers Check-Cap Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHEK) fell 23.3 percent to $9.87 in pre-market trading after declining 13.45 percent on Wednesday. SunCoke Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE: SXCP) fell 12.8 percent to $16.00 in pre-market trading after reporting Q1 results. Briggs & Stratton Corporation (NYSE: BGG) fell 11 percent to $17.55 in pre-market trading after the company posted mixed Q3 results and lowered its FY18 guidance. New Gold Inc. (NYSE: NGD) fell 8.4 percent to $2.30 in pre-market trading following downbeat Q1 results. Quality Care Properties, Inc. (NYSE: QCP) fell 8.2 percent to $20.85 in pre-market trading. Welltower announced plans to acquire QCP for $20.75 per share in cash. China Customer Relations Centers Inc. (NASDAQ: CCRC) shares fell 7.5 percent to $17.25 in pre-market trading after climbing 18.73 percent on Wednesday. Nokia Corporation (NYSE: NOK) shares fell 5.7 percent to $5.58 in pre-market trading after reporting Q1 results. eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) fell 5.6 percent to $38.66 in pre-market trading following Q1 results. Southw

Best High Tech Stocks To Buy For 2019: Invesco Pennsylvania Value Municipal Income Trust(VPV)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  News stories about Invesco Pennsylvania Value Mncpl Incm Tr (NYSE:VPV) have been trending very positive recently, Accern reports. The research group scores the sentiment of media coverage by monitoring more than twenty million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Invesco Pennsylvania Value Mncpl Incm Tr earned a news impact score of 0.65 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned news articles about the financial services provider an impact score of 48.6094961265878 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock’s share price in the near future.

Best High Tech Stocks To Buy For 2019: Scudder Multi-Market Income Trust(KMM)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Logan Wallace]

  Shaker Financial Services LLC trimmed its position in shares of Scudder Multi-Market Income Trust (NYSE:KMM) by 9.6% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 176,961 shares of the investment management company’s stock after selling 18,837 shares during the quarter. Shaker Financial Services LLC’s holdings in Scudder Multi-Market Income Trust were worth $1,554,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Best High Tech Stocks To Buy For 2019: Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc.(HAWK)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Max Byerly]

  Shares of Blackhawk Network Holdings (NASDAQ:HAWK) have been given a consensus rating of “Hold” by the eighteen ratings firms that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, fourteen have assigned a hold recommendation and two have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $44.75.

Best High Tech Stocks To Buy For 2019: First Merchants Corporation(FRME)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Shane Hupp]

  CBTX (NASDAQ: FRME) and First Merchants (NASDAQ:FRME) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.

• [By Logan Wallace]

  First Merchants Co. (NASDAQ:FRME) insider Stephan Fluhler sold 1,047 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $48.00, for a total value of $50,256.00. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink.

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Meeder Asset Management Inc. decreased its holdings in shares of First Merchants Co. (NASDAQ:FRME) by 26.4% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 4,664 shares of the bank’s stock after selling 1,677 shares during the quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in First Merchants were worth $195,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  First Merchants Co. (NASDAQ:FRME) President Michael C. Rechin sold 15,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $48.63, for a total value of $729,450.00. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link.

Head-To-Head Comparison: Eversource Energy (ES) vs. Empresa Distribuidora y Cmrz Nrt (EDN)

Eversource Energy (NYSE:ES) and Empresa Distribuidora y Cmrz Nrt (NYSE:EDN) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability and earnings.

Dividends

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Eversource Energy pays an annual dividend of $2.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Empresa Distribuidora y Cmrz Nrt does not pay a dividend. Eversource Energy pays out 61.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Eversource Energy has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Profitability

This table compares Eversource Energy and Empresa Distribuidora y Cmrz Nrt’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Eversource Energy	12.23%	9.22%	2.79%
Empresa Distribuidora y Cmrz Nrt	5.09%	112.26%	6.41%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Eversource Energy and Empresa Distribuidora y Cmrz Nrt, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Eversource Energy	2	4	8	0	2.43
Empresa Distribuidora y Cmrz Nrt	2	0	0	0	1.00

Eversource Energy currently has a consensus target price of $67.91, suggesting a potential downside of 2.13%. Empresa Distribuidora y Cmrz Nrt has a consensus target price of $26.50, suggesting a potential upside of 8.83%. Given Empresa Distribuidora y Cmrz Nrt’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Empresa Distribuidora y Cmrz Nrt is more favorable than Eversource Energy.

Risk & Volatility

Eversource Energy has a beta of 0.32, suggesting that its share price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Empresa Distribuidora y Cmrz Nrt has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

73.4% of Eversource Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.3% of Empresa Distribuidora y Cmrz Nrt shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Eversource Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Eversource Energy and Empresa Distribuidora y Cmrz Nrt’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Eversource Energy	$8.45 billion	2.60	$987.99 million	$3.28	21.16
Empresa Distribuidora y Cmrz Nrt	$1.47 billion	0.75	$41.20 million	($1.00)	-24.35

Eversource Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Empresa Distribuidora y Cmrz Nrt. Empresa Distribuidora y Cmrz Nrt is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Eversource Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Eversource Energy beats Empresa Distribuidora y Cmrz Nrt on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

Eversource Energy Company Profile

Eversource Energy, a public utility holding company, engages in the energy delivery business. The company operates in three segments: Electric Distribution, Electric Transmission, and Natural Gas Distribution. It is involved in the transmission and distribution of electricity; and distribution of natural gas. The company operates water regulated utilities. It also provides water services to approximately 226,000 customers. It serves residential, commercial, industrial, municipal, fire protection, and other customers in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire, the United States. The company was formerly known as Northeast Utilities and changed its name to Eversource Energy in April 2015. Eversource Energy was founded in 1927 and is based in Springfield, Massachusetts.

Empresa Distribuidora y Cmrz Nrt Company Profile

Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte Sociedad Anónima, a public service company, engages in the distribution and sale of electricity in Argentina. It serves approximately 8.5 million people in the northwestern part of the greater Buenos Aires metropolitan area and the northern part of the City of Buenos Aires through the concession of 4,637 square kilometers. The company was formerly known as Empresa Distribuidora Norte Sociedad Anónima and changed its name to Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte Sociedad Anónima in June 1996. The company was founded in 1992 and is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Empresa Distribuidora y Comercializadora Norte Sociedad Anónima is a subsidiary of Electricidad Argentina S.A.

Why CoStar Group Stock Popped 17% in February

What happened

Shares of CoStar Group (NASDAQ:CSGP) climbed 17.1% last month, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence, after the real estate information provider delivered a strong fourth-quarter report and issued upbeat guidance for the year ahead.

So what

CoStar Group's fourth-quarter revenue jumped 24% to $316 million. Profit growth was even more impressive: Net income surged 89% to $84 million, while adjusted net income soared 126% to $102 million. 

CoStar is enjoying solid growth across all of its major business segments. Its CoStar Suite information product saw revenue rise 16% to $142 million. Meanwhile, sales in its multifamily marketplace business leapt 44% to $109 million, driven by the strong growth of Apartments.com. 

Additionally, CEO Andrew Florance said during a conference call with analysts that the company believes it can more than triple revenue at its LoopNet commercial real estate marketplace in the coming years.  

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Now what

CoStar Group expects companywide revenue to rise another 15% to approximately $1.38 billion in 2019. Management is also guiding for adjusted earnings to increase by as much as 21% to $10 per share. 

Looking even further ahead, Florance said that CoStar Group is targeting a $3 billion revenue run rate by the end of 2023. That would represent a near-tripling of the $1.2 billion in revenue the company generated in 2018.

All told, CoStar Group's shares are now up almost 35% so far in 2019, but if Florance and his team can deliver on their aggressive growth targets, more gains could still lie ahead for investors.

Fiera Capital Corp Has $38.54 Million Position in Tripadvisor Inc (TRIP)

Fiera Capital Corp lowered its position in Tripadvisor Inc (NASDAQ:TRIP) by 2.7% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 714,552 shares of the travel company’s stock after selling 19,634 shares during the period. Fiera Capital Corp’s holdings in Tripadvisor were worth $38,543,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in TRIP. Strs Ohio grew its stake in shares of Tripadvisor by 34.1% in the 3rd quarter. Strs Ohio now owns 6,326 shares of the travel company’s stock valued at $323,000 after buying an additional 1,609 shares during the period. Russell Investments Group Ltd. lifted its position in Tripadvisor by 11.0% in the 3rd quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 191,691 shares of the travel company’s stock valued at $9,795,000 after acquiring an additional 18,974 shares in the last quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. lifted its position in Tripadvisor by 175.4% in the 3rd quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 99,706 shares of the travel company’s stock valued at $5,092,000 after acquiring an additional 63,507 shares in the last quarter. Chicago Equity Partners LLC bought a new position in Tripadvisor in the 3rd quarter valued at about $452,000. Finally, Daiwa Securities Group Inc. lifted its position in Tripadvisor by 43.5% in the 3rd quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 58,541 shares of the travel company’s stock valued at $2,989,000 after acquiring an additional 17,751 shares in the last quarter. 87.39% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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Tripadvisor stock opened at $52.32 on Wednesday. Tripadvisor Inc has a 52 week low of $36.75 and a 52 week high of $69.00. The company has a market cap of $7.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 49.83, a PEG ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 1.49.

Tripadvisor (NASDAQ:TRIP) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, February 12th. The travel company reported $0.27 EPS for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters’ consensus estimate of $0.15 by $0.12. Tripadvisor had a net margin of 7.00% and a return on equity of 9.27%. The firm had revenue of $346.00 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $342.90 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.06 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 7.8% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Tripadvisor Inc will post 1.26 earnings per share for the current year.

In other Tripadvisor news, insider Dermot Halpin sold 17,655 shares of Tripadvisor stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $56.69, for a total transaction of $1,000,861.95. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 21,791 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,235,331.79. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CFO Ernst 02494 Teunissen sold 15,418 shares of Tripadvisor stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $53.08, for a total transaction of $818,387.44. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 12,668 shares in the company, valued at approximately $672,417.44. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 47,729 shares of company stock worth $2,627,528. Insiders own 3.10% of the company’s stock.

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on TRIP shares. Zacks Investment Research raised shares of Tripadvisor from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating and set a $72.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Saturday, November 17th. DA Davidson raised their price target on shares of Tripadvisor to $62.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, November 9th. They noted that the move was a valuation call. UBS Group cut shares of Tripadvisor from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and raised their price target for the company from $47.00 to $50.00 in a research report on Friday, November 9th. Piper Jaffray Companies raised their price target on shares of Tripadvisor to $58.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 13th. Finally, Bank of America raised their price target on shares of Tripadvisor from $38.00 to $43.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 8th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, fourteen have assigned a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. The company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $56.63.

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Tripadvisor Company Profile

TripAdvisor, Inc operates as an online travel company. The company operates in two segments, Hotel and Non-Hotel. Its travel platform aggregates reviews and opinions of members about destinations, accommodations, activities and attractions, and restaurants, which enables users to research and plan their travel experiences, as well as book hotels, flights, cruises, vacation rentals, tours, activities and attractions, and restaurant reservations on its site or mobile app, or on the site or app of travel partner sites.

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Here's 1 Valuable Tax Credit You Don't Want to Miss Out On

Taxes are a burden for working Americans across a wide range of incomes. But lower earners more so than anyone tend to struggle to keep up.

Thankfully, the IRS offers a bit of relief in the form of the Earned Income Tax Credit, or EITC. For the 2018 tax year, the EITC could be worth up to $6,431, so it pays to see whether you qualify for it.

How tax credits work

Unlike a tax deduction, which simply exempts a portion of your income from taxes, a tax credit is a dollar-for-dollar reduction of your tax liability. This means that if you qualify for a $2,000 tax credit, $2,000 automatically gets subtracted from your tax bill.

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Now many tax credits are nonrefundable, which means the most they can do is knock your tax liability down to $0. For example, if you owe the IRS $500 in taxes but qualify for a $1,000 tax credit, you won't get that $500 difference if the credit in question in nonrefundable. The EITC, however, is one of the few tax credits that is refundable, which means that if it lowers your tax burden below $0, the IRS will send you the difference.

Qualifying for the EITC

The EITC is designed to help lower earners, and to qualify for the credit, you will need earned income from a job or business that you own. Also, your tax filing status must be one of the following:

Single Married filing jointly Head of household Qualifying widow

Additionally, you can't have investment income in excess of $3,500 if you want to claim the EITC.

If you meet the above criteria, you can claim the EITC if you have the following number of qualifying children in your household and your earnings don't exceed the following limits:

Tax Filing Status

No Qualifying Children

1 Qualifying Child

2 Qualifying Children

3 or More Qualifying Children

Single, head of household, or widowed	$15,270	$40,320	$45,802	$49,194
Married filing jointly	$20,950	$46,010	$51,492	$54,884

Data source: IRS.

Keep in mind that if you have children, there are other tax credits you might be eligible for, like the Child Tax Credit or the Child and Dependent Care Credit (if you pay for child care in order to work). You're allowed to claim multiple credits on your taxes, so it pays to explore your options.

As far as the EITC's value goes, it'll depend on the number of children in your household, as follows:

Number of Qualifying Children

Maximum Value of EITC

0	$519
1	$3,461
2	$5,716
3	$6,431

Data source: IRS.

Now remember how we talked about the fact that the EITC is a refundable tax credit? If your tax liability is $0 and you qualify for the EITC's maximum value, the IRS will send you $6,431. To get that money, however, you'll need to file a tax return and actually claim the credit -- something an astounding 20% of eligible filers fail to do every year.

One final thing: The above earning limits and credit values apply to the 2018 tax year -- meaning, the tax return you'll be filing this year. In 2019, you can earn slightly more and still claim the credit if you otherwise qualify. The maximum value of the EITC has also gone up to $6,557 for the 2019 tax year, so if you claim it on your 2018 taxes, be sure to keep it on your radar for the following year as well.

Buy Escorts; target of Rs 744: Cholamandalam Securities

Cholamandalam Securities' research report on Escorts

In 3QFY19, Escorts' revenue grew by 37.3%YoY to INR 16.5bn as against CSEC estimate of INR16.1bn on account of strong volume growth in agri-machinery and construction equipment segments. Domestic agri-machinery volume grew by 34.2% YoY and exports volume grew by 99.8% YoY. Agri-machinery segment reported revenues of INR12.9bn and an EBIT margin of 14.3%, down by 34bps YoY. The margins in this segment were impacted due to unfavorable product mix on account of higher sale of lower margin <40HP tractors. Construction equipment showed a robust growth of 44.1% YoY with revenues of INR 2.65bn on the back of 30% YoY volume growth. The EBIT margins in this segment stood at 3.5% up by 127bps YoY.

Outlook

We introduce and roll over our valuations to FY21E. At CMP, the stock is trading at P/E of 10.8X/10.4x on FY20E/FY21E EPS, respectively. We arrive at a revised price target of INR744 based on P/E of 12x FY21EPS (10 year average 1yr forward P/E) and maintain a BUY rating on the stock.

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Read More First Published on Mar 1, 2019 03:58 pm