Hot Clean Energy Stocks To Invest In 2019

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Major benchmarks rose on Thursday as investors looked to the U.S. and Europe to mute trade tensions that have kept the global economy on edge lately.

But some individual stocks missed out on the positive mood prevailing on Wall Street. Read on to learn why Clean Energy Fuels (NASDAQ:CLNE), Sorrento Therapeutics (NASDAQ:SRNE), and iQiyi (NASDAQ:IQ) slumped today.

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Has Clean Energy Fuels climbed too far?

Shares of Clean Energy Fuels plunged 15.5% after Raymond James analyst Pavel Molchanov reduced his rating on the stock to underperform from market perform.

Molchanov cited Clean Energy Fuels' high valuation for his concern, pointing to "excessive euphoria," with the transportation-centric natural gas seller up more than 90% since it announced a strategic partnership with Total SA, which took a 25% stake in the company. The analyst also noted that there are no guarantees that Congress will renew the natural gas fuel tax credit this year, which has served as a boon for Clean Energy Fuels' bottom line.

Hot Clean Energy Stocks To Invest In 2019: Fibrocell Science Inc(FCSC)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Media headlines about Fibrocell Science (NASDAQ:FCSC) have trended somewhat positive on Friday, according to Accern. Accern ranks the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing more than 20 million blog and news sources. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Fibrocell Science earned a news impact score of 0.04 on Accern’s scale. Accern also gave media stories about the company an impact score of 46.3740949623105 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company’s share price in the next few days.

• [By Shane Hupp]

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• [By Stephan Byrd]

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• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Here are some of the news articles that may have effected Accern’s rankings:

  Get Fibrocell alerts: Year-to-date (YTD) in the Spotlight Fibrocell Science, Inc. (NASDAQ:FCSC), eMagin Corporation (NYSE:EMAN … (stocksnewspoint.com) Have an eye on: Fibrocell Science, Inc. (NASDAQ:FCSC), Kelso Technologies Inc. (NYSE:KIQ), Siebert Financial Corp … (journalfinance.net) Fibrocell Science (FCSC) Sees Hammer Chart Pattern: Time to Buy? (finance.yahoo.com) Chester County gene therapy company completes $6M stock sale (finance.yahoo.com) Wining Three Stocks: MasTec, Inc. (NYSE:MTZ), Fibrocell Science, Inc. (NASDAQ:FCSC), Volt Information Sciences … (thestreetpoint.com)

  Shares of FCSC traded down $0.16 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $2.40. 283,121 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 206,910. The stock has a market capitalization of $14.57 million, a PE ratio of -0.29 and a beta of 0.45. Fibrocell has a fifty-two week low of $2.21 and a fifty-two week high of $23.20.

• [By Logan Wallace]

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Hot Clean Energy Stocks To Invest In 2019: LKQ Corporation(LKQ)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Glenview Trust Co cut its stake in shares of LKQ Co. (NASDAQ:LKQ) by 80.1% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 53,292 shares of the auto parts company’s stock after selling 215,125 shares during the period. Glenview Trust Co’s holdings in LKQ were worth $1,700,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Amundi Pioneer Asset Management Inc. increased its position in shares of LKQ Co. (NASDAQ:LKQ) by 11.1% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 590,729 shares of the auto parts company’s stock after purchasing an additional 59,069 shares during the period. Amundi Pioneer Asset Management Inc. owned approximately 0.19% of LKQ worth $22,418,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

• [By Dan Caplinger]

  LKQ (NASDAQ:LKQ) has found itself an extremely profitable niche in the auto parts and accessories business. By concentrating largely on the specialty and alternative market, LKQ aims to capture higher-margin business that many other parts manufacturers choose not to pursue. That's generally been a winning formula for the company over the long run.

Hot Clean Energy Stocks To Invest In 2019: National CineMedia, Inc.(NCMI)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  National CineMedia (NASDAQ:NCMI) – Barrington Research lifted their FY2018 earnings per share estimates for National CineMedia in a report released on Monday, May 7th. Barrington Research analyst J. Goss now expects that the business services provider will post earnings of $0.41 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $0.34. Barrington Research currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. Barrington Research also issued estimates for National CineMedia’s Q2 2019 earnings at $0.06 EPS, Q3 2019 earnings at $0.14 EPS and FY2020 earnings at $0.44 EPS.

• [By Logan Wallace]

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• [By Lisa Levin] Gainers athenahealth, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATHN) shares climbed 23.2 percent to $155.19 after Elliott Management confirmed a $160 per share cash offer for athenahealth. Evolus, Inc. (NASDAQ: EOLS) gained 21.3 percent to $8.83. Evolus named David Moatazedi as new CEO. VivoPower International PLC (NASDAQ: VVPR) climbed 18.2 percent to $3.12 after falling 39.86 percent on Friday. Gramercy Property Trust (NYSE: GPT) rose 15.6 percent to $27.53 after the company agreed to be acquired by Blackstone Group L.P. (NYSE: BX) for $27.50 per share. EP Energy Corporation (NYSE: EPE) rose 13 percent to $2.26. Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc. (NASDAQ: EGC) gained 11.9 percent to $7.35. National CineMedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: NCMI) surged 11.8 percent to $6.24 after the company posted upbeat quarterly profit. Sanchez Energy Corporation (NYSE: SN) shares gained 11.3 percent to $3.56. CVR Refining, LP (NYSE: CVRR) shares rose 8.8 percent to $18.875. Monaker Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: MKGI) rose 8.7 percent to $2.9683. Kosmos Energy Ltd. (NYSE: KOS) shares rose 7.4 percent to $7.40. Ceragon Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ: CRNT) rose 7 percent to $2.88 after climbing 1.89 percent on Friday. Cloudera, Inc. (NYSE: CLDR) surged 6 percent to $15.93. Craig-Hallum initiated coverage on Cloudera with a Buy rating. Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN) rose 5.1 percent to $257.35. Barclays upgraded Illumina from Equal-Weight to Overweight.

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• [By Anders Bylund]

  Shares of National CineMedia (NASDAQ:NCMI) rose 22.5% higher in the first half of 2018, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. It was anything but a smooth ride.

Hot Clean Energy Stocks To Invest In 2019: Diana Shipping inc.(DSX)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Diana Shipping (NYSE: DSX) and Frontline (NYSE:FRO) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Pangaea Logistics Solutions (NYSE: DSX) and Diana Shipping (NYSE:DSX) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations and valuation.

• [By Reuben Gregg Brewer]

  Over the past year, dry bulk vessel owner Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE:DSX) has seen its stock fall around 3%. Meanwhile, shipping peer DryShips Inc.'s (NASDAQ:DRYS) stock has rocketed higher, more than doubling in price over the span. There are good reasons for that advance, but it doesn't make DryShips the better investment option. Here's why Diana Shipping is the better company if you are interested in the volatile shipping space.

• [By Joseph Griffin]

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Hot Clean Energy Stocks To Invest In 2019: Mitek Systems, Inc.(MITK)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Paul Ausick]

  Mitek Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: MITK) dropped more than 19% Tuesday to set a new 52-week low of $6.85. Shares closed at $8.50 on Monday and the stock’s 52-week high is $10.55. Volume totaled around 3.1 million, about 15 times the daily average. The company announced last night that its long-time CEO is leaving.

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• [By Brian Feroldi, Leo Sun, and Demitrios Kalogeropoulos]

  So, which stocks are potential hidden winners that can be safely purchased today? We asked a team of investors to weigh in, and they picked Sogou (NYSE:SOGO), TJX Companies (NYSE:TJX), and Mitek Systems (NASDAQ:MITK).