Last week, news broke that Bayer (OTCPK:BAYZF) (OTCPK:BAYRY) had agreed to acquire Monsanto (NYSE:MON) in a deal valued at $128 per share, a hefty premium over where shares of the business were trading before rumors began circulating earlier this year about a potential acquisition and 25.7% above where shares of Monsanto are trading for as of the time of this writing. In this piece, I want to explore one method investors should consider if they want more bang for their buck, a method that could allow them to more than triple their money.
A disclosure
This article is not meant to re-hash my most recent piece on the acquisition, which covers not only some of the history of the process explored by both firms but also covers what I believe the market's perception of the deal is right now. Before any investors decide to buy or sell shares of either of these players, I would recommend that you revisit that article so that you understand what Mr. Market seems to be thinking right now and can understand and appreciate the regulatory issues facing the acquisition in the months to come.
Hot Performing Stocks To Watch Right Now: Masimo Corporation(MASI)
Masimo Corporation, a medical technology company, develops, manufactures, and markets noninvasive monitoring technologies worldwide. The company offers Masimo Signal Extraction Technology (SET) pulse oximetry with measure-through-motion and low-perfusion pulse oximetry monitoring to address the primary limitations of conventional pulse oximetry. It also provides Masimo rainbow SET platform that includes rainbow SET Pulse CO-Oximetry products that noninvasively monitor hemoglobin species, including oxygen saturation, pulse rate, perfusion index, pleth variability index, and respiration rate from the pleth; noninvasively monitor hemoglobin concentration, and carboxyhemoglobin and methemoglobin saturation; monitor arterial oxygen saturation and acoustic respiration rate; and calculates oxygen content and oxygen reserve index. In addition, the company offers SedLine brain function monitoring technology to measure the brain's electrical activity by detecting EEG signals; capnography and gas monitoring products comprising external plug-in-and-measure capnography and gas analyzers, integrated modules, and handheld capnograph and capnometer devices; and O3 regional oximetry for tissue oxygen saturation measurement. Further, it provides Patient SafetyNet, a surveillance, remote monitoring, and clinician notification solution; MyView, a wireless presence-detection system; and connectivity devices. The company provides its products directly, as well as through distributors and original equipment manufacturers partners to hospitals, emergency medical service providers, physician offices, veterinarians, long term care facilities, and consumers. Masimo Corporation was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Irvine, California.
Masimo (NASDAQ:MASI) showed that it continues to fire on all cylinders when it reported its third-quarter results in November. The company posted solid revenue growth for its noninvasive monitoring technologies with exceptionally strong earnings growth. Masimo (NASDAQ:MASI) Q4 2018 Earnings Conference CallFeb. 26, 2019 4:30 p.m. ET Operator Shares of Masimo Co. (NASDAQ:MASI) have been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Buy” from the nine analysts that are covering the company, MarketBeat reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation, seven have given a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month price objective among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $123.00. SONOVA Hldg AG/ADR (OTCMKTS:SONVY) and Masimo (NASDAQ:MASI) are both medical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, dividends and institutional ownership. United Fire Group, Inc., through with its subsidiaries, provides insurance protection for individuals and businesses in the United States. The company operates through two segments, Property and Casualty Insurance, and Life Insurance. The Property and Casualty Insurance segment offers commercial and personal lines of property and casualty insurance, as well as assumed reinsurance products. Its commercial policies include fire and allied lines, other liability, automobile, workers' compensation, and surety coverage; and personal lines consists of automobile, and fire and allied lines coverage, including homeowners. The Life Insurance segment underwrites deferred and immediate fixed annuities; universal life insurance products; and traditional life insurance products, such as term life insurance and whole life insurance products. The company sells its products through a network of independent agencies. United Fire Group, Inc. was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. United Fire Group (NASDAQ:UFCS) was downgraded by equities researchers at ValuEngine from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday. United Fire Group Inc (NASDAQ:UFCS)Q4 2018 Earnings Conference CallFeb. 20, 2019, 10:00 a.m. ET Operator Raymond James & Associates increased its position in First Trust Water ETF (NYSEARCA:FIW) by 45.0% during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 61,717 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 19,152 shares during the period. Raymond James & Associates’ holdings in First Trust Water ETF were worth $2,969,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN decreased its stake in shares of First Trust Water ETF (NYSEARCA:FIW) by 11.6% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 275,540 shares of the company’s stock after selling 36,231 shares during the quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN’s holdings in First Trust Water ETF were worth $13,256,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. First Trust ISE Water Index Fund (NYSEARCA:FIW) declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, June 21st, Wall Street Journal reports. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 22nd will be paid a dividend of 0.0861 per share on Friday, June 29th. This represents a $0.34 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.71%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 21st. This is a positive change from First Trust ISE Water Index Fund’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.06. John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Global Shareholder Yield Fund (the Fund) is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund's investment objective is to provide a high level of total return consisting of a high level of current income and gains and long term capital appreciation. The Fund will seek to achieve favorable after-tax returns for its shareholders by seeking to minimize the federal income tax consequences on income and gains generated by the Fund. Under normal market condition, the Fund will invest at least 80% of its total assets in a diversified portfolio of dividend-paying stocks of issuers located around the world. The Fund also intends to write call options on a variety of both U.S. and non-U.S. broad-based indices. It invests in sectors, such as utilities, telecommunication services, consumer staples, financials, industrials, energy, healthcare, information technology, consumer discretionary and materials. The Fund's investment advisor is John Hancock Advisers, LLC, a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of Manulife Financial Corporation. Its sub-advisors are Epoch Investment Partners, Inc. and Analytic Investors, LLC. John Hancock Tax-Advntgd Glbl SH Yld Fd (NYSE:HTY) declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, August 23rd, Wall Street Journal reports. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 14th will be paid a dividend of 0.16 per share on Friday, September 28th. This represents a $0.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 7.68%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 13th. Carrier Global Corporation provides heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC), refrigeration, fire, security, and building automation technologies worldwide. It operates through three segments: HVAC, Refrigeration, and Fire & Security. The HVAC segment provides products, controls, services, and solutions to meet the heating and cooling needs of residential and commercial customers. Its products include air conditioners, heating systems, controls, and aftermarket components, as well as aftermarket repair and maintenance services and building automation solutions. The Refrigeration segment offers transport refrigeration products and services, including refrigeration and monitoring systems for trucks, trailers, shipping containers, intermodal, and rail; and commercial refrigeration solutions, such as refrigerated cabinets, freezers, systems, and controls. The Fire & Security segment provides various residential and building systems, including fire, flame, gas, smoke, and carbon monoxide detection; portable fire extinguishers; fire suppression systems; intruder alarms; access control systems; video management systems; and electronic controls. Its other fire and security service offerings comprise audit, design, installation, and system integration, as well as aftermarket maintenance and repair and monitoring services. The company offers its products under the Autronica, Chubb, Det-Tronics, Edwards, Fireye, GST, Kidde, LenelS2, Marioff, Onity, and Supra; and Carrier, Automated Logic, BluEdge, Bryant, CIAT, Day & Night, Heil, NORESCO, and Riello brands. It sells its products directly to building contractors and owners, transportation companies and retail stores, and end customers, as well as indirectly through equity method investees, independent sales representatives, distributors, wholesalers, dealers, retail outlets, manufacturers' representatives, and value-added resellers. The company was incorporated in 2019 and is headquartered in P! alm Beach Gardens, Florida. In 2021 Carrier Global (NYSE:CARR), Otis Worldwide (NYSE:OTIS), and Raytheon (NYSE:RTX) were all removed from the list. That should actually give confidence to investors because those that remain have dividend income and potential for capital appreciation. Let’s get into seven such picks right now. Stifel Financial Corp raised its holdings in shares of Mainstay Definedterm Municipal Opptys Fd (NYSE:MMD) by 134.2% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 36,234 shares of the closed-end fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 20,765 shares during the period. Stifel Financial Corp’s holdings in Mainstay Definedterm Municipal Opptys Fd were worth $682,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. Hot Performing Stocks To Watch Right Now: United Fire Group, Inc(UFCS)
Hot Performing Stocks To Watch Right Now: First Trust Water ETF (FIW)
First Trust ISE Water Index Fund (the Fund) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield of an equity index called the ISE Water Index (the Index). The Index is a modified market capitalization-weighted index consisting of 36 stocks that derive a substantial portion of their revenues from the potable and wastewater industries. The Index is rebalanced on a semi-annual basis. The Fund will normally invest at least 90% of its assets in common stocks that comprise the Index. The Fund’s investment advisor is First Trust Advisors L.P. Advisors' Opinion: Hot Performing Stocks To Watch Right Now: John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Global Shareholder Yield Fund(HTY)
Hot Performing Stocks To Watch Right Now: Carrier Global Corporation(CARR)
Hot Performing Stocks To Watch Right Now: MainStay DefinedTerm Municipal Opportunities Fund(MMD)
MainStay DefinedTerm Municipal Opportunities Fund is a diversified closed-end management investment company. The Fund's primary investment objective is to seek current income exempt from regular United States Federal income taxes and secondary objective is total return. The Fund invests in both short-term floating rate notes (TOB Floaters), which are sold to third-party investors, and residual interest municipal tender option bonds (TOB Residuals). The Fund's portfolio holdings include investments in non-investment grade debt securities. The Fund's investment portfolio consists of municipal bonds of various states of the United States, such as California, Illinois, Michigan, Washington, Maryland, Nebraska, Kansas, Tennessee, Nevada, Louisiana, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Iowa, Missouri, Indiana, Georgia and Colorado. New York Life Investment Management LLC (New York Life Investments) serves as the Fund manager and MacKay Shields LLC (MacKay Shields) as sub-advisor for the Fund. Advisors' Opinion:
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