Stocks were up and down during the day, but ended the week with losses on worries about new tariffs. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES:^DJI) and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX:^GSPC) both lost ground.
Today's stock market Index Percentage Change Point Change Dow (0.31%) (79.33) S&P 500 (0.22%) (6.37)Data source: Yahoo! Finance.
Homebuilding stocks had a challenging day, with the iShares US Home Construction ETF (NYSEMKT:ITB) falling 1.8%. The retail sector was a rare bright spot; the SPDR S&P Retail ETF (NYSEMKT:XRT) gained 0.3%.
As for individual stocks, Okta (NASDAQ:OKTA) surprised observers with huge customer growth and Mattel (NASDAQ:MAT) announced it is creating a theatrical film division.
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Kopin Corporation invents, develops, manufactures, and sells wearable technologies and display products in the United States, the Asia-Pacific, and Europe. The company offers Kopin Wearable technology that includes component technologies, which can be integrated to create products and proprietary headset systems, which use voice as the primary user interface and through the use of wireless technologies can contact other users, devices, or information from the cloud. It also provides principal display products, a miniature high density color or monochrome active matrix liquid crystal displays; CyberDisplay products, a single crystal silicon used in conventional integrated circuits; optical lenses and backlights; and whisper chip to enhance the performance of existing audio systems and speech recognition engines. The company's display products are used in military, consumer, electronic, and industrial products, such as thermal weapon sights, digital cameras, virtual and augmented reality gaming, training and simulation products, and metrology tools. It sells its components directly and through distributors to original equipment manufacturers; and military display products directly to prime contractors of the United States government or to foreign companies. Kopin Corporation was founded in 1984 and is headquartered Westborough, Massachusetts.
But with dozens of publicly traded semiconductor stocks available to investors – ranging from large-cap giants like Intel Corp. (NASDAQ: INTC) to micro-cap vendors like Kopin Corp. (NASDAQ: KOPN) – it is difficult to know which ones are poised to break out. Kopin (NASDAQ:KOPN) and Pixelworks (NASDAQ:PXLW) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, earnings and profitability. Discovery Communications, Inc. operates as a media company worldwide. It operates through U.S. Networks; International Networks; and Education and Other segments. The company owns and operates various television networks under the Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, Investigation Discovery, Science, Velocity, Discovery Family, American Heroes, Destination America, Discovery Life, Oprah Winfrey Network, Eurosport, DMAX, and Discovery Kids brands. Its content spans genres, including survival, exploration, sports, lifestyle, general entertainment, heroes, adventure, crime and investigation, health, and kids. The company also develops and sells curriculum-based education products and services comprising online suite of curriculum-based VOD tools, professional development services, and digital textbooks, as well as student assessments; and publishes hard copy curriculum-based content for K-12 schools. In addition, it operates production studios that develop content for television service providers, as well as Websites. The company provides content through various distribution platforms, including pay-TV, free-to-air and broadcast television, digital distribution arrangements, and content licensing agreements, as well as various platforms, such as brand-aligned Websites, Web-native networks, on-line streaming, mobile devices, video on demand (VOD), and broadband channels. As of December 31, 2015, it operated approximately 380 distribution feeds in 40 languages internationally. The company is headquartered in Silver Spring, Maryland. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.61, a current ratio of 1.01 and a quick ratio of 1.01. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.29 billion, a PE ratio of 12.67, a P/E/G ratio of 0.31 and a beta of 1.38. Discovery Communications Company Profile (NASDAQ:DISCA) Chicago Equity Partners LLC lifted its stake in Discovery Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:DISCA) by 129.1% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 14,355 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 8,090 shares during the period. Chicago Equity Partners LLC’s holdings in Discovery Communications were worth $355,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. Discovery Communications (NASDAQ:DISCA) had its price objective boosted by JPMorgan Chase & Co. to $38.00 in a research note published on Wednesday morning, The Fly reports. They currently have an overweight rating on the stock. The analysts noted that the move was a valuation call. Discovery Inc. (NASDAQ: DISCA) was raised to Outperform from Neutral and the price target was raised to $40 from $30 (versus a $32.36 close) at Credit Suisse. ReneSola Ltd, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of solar wafers and solar power products. It offers virgin polysilicons, monocrystalline and multicrystalline solar wafers, and photovoltaic cells and modules. The company also provides cell and module processing services. Its products are used in a range of residential, commercial, industrial, and other solar power generation systems. The company sells its solar wafers primarily to solar cell and module manufacturers. It principally operates in Mainland China, Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Korea, India, Australia, Germany, Italy, Spain, Belgium, France, the Czech Republic, and the United States. The company was founded in 2003 and is based in Jiashan, the People?s Republic of China. Sola Token (CURRENCY:SOL) traded 17.9% lower against the dollar during the 1-day period ending at 16:00 PM E.T. on October 11th. One Sola Token token can now be bought for about $0.0054 or 0.00000087 BTC on cryptocurrency exchanges including Tidex and OpenLedger DEX. Sola Token has a total market cap of $153,306.00 and $1,856.00 worth of Sola Token was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. In the last seven days, Sola Token has traded down 12.2% against the dollar. Sola Token (CURRENCY:SOL) traded up 26.7% against the US dollar during the 24 hour period ending at 22:00 PM E.T. on September 28th. One Sola Token token can currently be bought for $0.0085 or 0.00000131 BTC on popular exchanges including Tidex and OpenLedger DEX. Sola Token has a market capitalization of $0.00 and approximately $3,239.00 worth of Sola Token was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. During the last week, Sola Token has traded flat against the US dollar. Get a free copy of the Zacks research report on ReneSola (SOL) For more information about research offerings from Zacks Investment Research, visit Zacks.com These are some of the media headlines that may have impacted Accern’s scoring: Shares of ReneSola traded up $0.08, hitting $2.76, during trading on Friday, Marketbeat.com reports. The stock had a trading volume of 124,969 shares, compared to its average volume of 108,565. The firm has a market capitalization of $102.11 million, a PE ratio of 21.23 and a beta of 2.05. The company has a current ratio of 1.17, a quick ratio of 1.17 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36. ReneSola has a 12 month low of $2.12 and a 12 month high of $3.79. NexPoint Residential Trust, Inc. (the "Company", "we", "our") was incorporated on September 19, 2014, and intends to elect to be taxed as a real estate investment trust ("REIT") beginning with its 2015 tax year. The Company is focused on "value-add" multifamily investments primarily located in the Southeastern and Southwestern United States. Substantially all of the Company's business is conducted through NexPoint Residential Trust Operating Partnership, L.P. (the "OP"), the Company's operating partnership. The Company holds all or a majority interest in its properties (the "Portfolio") through the OP. The Company's subsidiary, NexPoint Residential Trust Operating Partnership GP, LLC (the "OP GP") is the sole general partner of the OP. The sole limited partner of the OP is the Company. Advisors' Opinion: NexPoint Residential Trust Inc (NYSE:NXRT)Q4 2018 Earnings Conference CallFeb. 19, 2019, 11:00 a.m. ET Operator Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. IFP Advisors Inc purchased a new position in NexPoint Residential Trust during the fourth quarter worth approximately $28,000. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank lifted its position in NexPoint Residential Trust by 108.2% during the fourth quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 1,072 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $38,000 after buying an additional 557 shares in the last quarter. Winslow Evans & Crocker Inc. purchased a new position in NexPoint Residential Trust during the fourth quarter worth approximately $54,000. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. purchased a new position in NexPoint Residential Trust during the fourth quarter worth approximately $62,000. Finally, Advisor Group Inc. lifted its position in NexPoint Residential Trust by 941.5% during the fourth quarter. Advisor Group Inc. now owns 2,156 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $76,000 after buying an additional 1,949 shares in the last quarter. 54.47% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors. NexPoint Residential Trust Company Profile (NYSE:NXRT) First Commonwealth Financial Corporation operates as the holding company for First Commonwealth Bank that provides consumer and commercial banking services to individuals and small and mid-sized businesses in central and western Pennsylvania. The company offers personal checking accounts, interest-earning checking accounts, savings accounts, health savings accounts, insured money market accounts, debit cards, investment certificates, fixed and variable rate certificates of deposit, and IRA accounts. It also provides secured and unsecured installment loans, construction and mortgage loans, safe deposit facilities, credit lines with overdraft checking protection, and student loans, as well as Internet and telephone banking, and automated teller machine services. In addition, the company offers commercial banking services, including commercial lending, small and high-volume business checking accounts, on-line account management services, ACH origination, payroll direct deposi t, commercial cash management services, and repurchase agreements. Further, it provides various trust and asset management services, as well as a complement of auto, home, business, and term life insurance. Additionally, the company offers annuities, mutual funds, stock, and bond brokerage services through an arrangement with a broker-dealer and insurance brokers. It operates 115 community banking offices in western Pennsylvania and 2 loan production offices in downtown Pittsburgh and State College, Pennsylvania. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Indiana, Pennsylvania. First Commonwealth Financial (NYSE:FCF) was upgraded by investment analysts at ValuEngine from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report released on Monday. Get a free copy of the Zacks research report on First Commonwealth Financial (FCF) For more information about research offerings from Zacks Investment Research, visit Zacks.comBest Heal Care Stocks To Watch Right Now: Discovery Communications, Inc.(DISCA)
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