Top 10 Heal Care Stocks To Watch Right Now

tags:WRB,TCI,AKAM,FSB,DNOW,CBAN,ACBFF,PKOH,CF,GNTX,

Raymond James downgraded shares of Pandora Media (NYSE:P) from a strong-buy rating to a market perform rating in a research report report published on Tuesday morning, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Raymond James currently has $11.00 target price on the Internet radio service’s stock.

Several other research firms also recently weighed in on P. Barrington Research raised Pandora Media from a market perform rating to an outperform rating in a report on Wednesday, August 1st. Nomura initiated coverage on Pandora Media in a report on Tuesday, July 10th. They set a neutral rating and a $8.00 price objective on the stock. William Blair downgraded Pandora Media from an outperform rating to a market perform rating in a report on Monday, September 24th. BMO Capital Markets raised their price objective on Pandora Media from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the company an outperform rating in a report on Wednesday, August 1st. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on Pandora Media from $6.00 to $8.00 and gave the stock a weight rating in a report on Tuesday, July 3rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eighteen have assigned a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. The company presently has a consensus rating of Hold and an average price target of $8.44.

Top 10 Heal Care Stocks To Watch Right Now: W.R. Berkley Corporation(WRB)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Gifford Fong Associates bought a new position in shares of W. R. Berkley Corp (NYSE:WRB) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 3,000 shares of the insurance provider’s stock, valued at approximately $217,000.

• [By Max Byerly]

  Shares of W. R. Berkley Corp (NYSE:WRB) saw strong trading volume on Tuesday . 1,794,500 shares changed hands during trading, an increase of 388% from the previous session’s volume of 367,847 shares.The stock last traded at $79.32 and had previously closed at $78.15.

• [By Logan Wallace]

  Standard Life Aberdeen plc increased its stake in shares of W. R. Berkley Corp (NYSE:WRB) by 56.6% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 15,374 shares of the insurance provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,555 shares during the period. Standard Life Aberdeen plc’s holdings in W. R. Berkley were worth $1,113,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Mackay Shields LLC lessened its stake in W. R. Berkley Corp (NYSE:WRB) by 5.7% in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 123,539 shares of the insurance provider’s stock after selling 7,501 shares during the period. Mackay Shields LLC’s holdings in W. R. Berkley were worth $8,945,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

• [By Stephan Byrd]

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• [By Joseph Griffin]

  W. R. Berkley Corp (NYSE:WRB) has received a consensus rating of “Hold” from the eleven brokerages that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Five analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company. The average 12-month target price among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $69.33.

Top 10 Heal Care Stocks To Watch Right Now: Transcontinental Realty Investors, Inc.(TCI)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  News stories about Transcontinental Realty Investors (NYSE:TCI) have been trending somewhat positive recently, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. Accern identifies negative and positive news coverage by analyzing more than 20 million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Transcontinental Realty Investors earned a daily sentiment score of 0.05 on Accern’s scale. Accern also gave news headlines about the real estate investment trust an impact score of 48.5554072096128 out of 100, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company’s share price in the near term.

Top 10 Heal Care Stocks To Watch Right Now: Akamai Technologies, Inc.(AKAM)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Logan Wallace]

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• [By Max Byerly]

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• [By Chris Lange]

  The stock posting the largest daily percentage gain in the S&P 500 ahead of the close Thursday was Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) which rose about 7% to $74.89. The stock's 52-week range is $44.65 to $75.00. Volume was roughly 4 million compared to the daily average volume of 2.3 million.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKAM)’s share price reached a new 52-week high and low during mid-day trading on Thursday . The stock traded as low as $81.46 and last traded at $81.47, with a volume of 38096 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $81.23.

• [By Anders Bylund]

  During the first quarter, Limelight settled the last of its legal battles with rival Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ:AKAM). The terms of this settlement were not publicly addressed, but Limelight was the plaintiff and Akamai the defendant in the last patent infringement case, though Akamai also returned fire with several counterclaims. If the settlement had any financial effects, we'll see those on Akamai's and Limelight's financial statements over time. If not, the two companies just removed a source of financial uncertainty.

• [By Jon C. Ogg]

  Akamai Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) was raised to Buy from Neutral and the price target was raised to $93 from $80 (versus a $74.51 prior close) at D.A. Davidson.

Top 10 Heal Care Stocks To Watch Right Now: Franklin Financial Network, Inc.(FSB)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Stephan Byrd]

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• [By Shane Hupp]

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• [By Shane Hupp]

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• [By Lee Jackson]

  Franklin Financial Network Inc. (NYSE: FSB) was downgraded to sell from neutral at Compass Point. The stock has traded in a 52-week range of $30.30 to $42.65. The consensus price target for the company across Wall Street is $37.80. The stock closed Monday at $39.40, a rise of more than 5%.

• [By Max Byerly]

  Franklin Financial Network (NYSE:FSB) was downgraded by research analysts at Compass Point from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note issued on Tuesday, The Fly reports.

Top 10 Heal Care Stocks To Watch Right Now: NOW Inc.(DNOW)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  NOW Inc (NYSE:DNOW) – Equities researchers at Northcoast Research issued their Q2 2018 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of NOW in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, July 31st. Northcoast Research analyst R. Cieslak expects that the oil and gas company will earn $0.02 per share for the quarter. Northcoast Research currently has a “Neutral” rating on the stock. Northcoast Research also issued estimates for NOW’s Q3 2018 earnings at $0.06 EPS, Q4 2018 earnings at $0.04 EPS, FY2018 earnings at $0.12 EPS and FY2019 earnings at $0.43 EPS.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

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• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Here are some of the news stories that may have effected Accern Sentiment Analysis’s analysis:

  Get Alaska Air Group alerts: 68 percent of flight attendants say they have experienced sexual harassment on the job (finance.yahoo.com) ValuEngine Lowers Alaska Air Group (ALK) to Sell (americanbankingnews.com) Enamoring Five Stocks: Fitbit, Inc. (NYSE:FIT), Alaska Air Group, Inc. (NYSE:ALK), NOW Inc. (NYSE:DNOW), Leidos … (thestreetpoint.com) Average True Range under Trader’s Radar – Alaska Air Group (NYSE: ALK) (stocktradingdesk.com) Undertaking Stocks: Incyte Corporation (NASDAQ:INCY), Alaska Air Group, Inc. (NYSE:ALK), Innoviva, Inc. (NASDAQ … (journalfinance.net)

  ALK has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Morgan Stanley set a $78.00 price objective on Alaska Air Group and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 23rd. Stifel Nicolaus reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $105.00 price objective (down previously from $115.00) on shares of Alaska Air Group in a report on Wednesday, January 10th. Buckingham Research dropped their price objective on Alaska Air Group from $90.00 to $88.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 26th. TheStreet lowered Alaska Air Group from a “b-” rating to a “c+” rating in a report on Monday, April 2nd. Finally, Barclays lowered Alaska Air Group from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and dropped their price objective for the stock from $90.00 to $80.00 in a report on Wednesday, January 10th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating, seven have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $85.00.

• [By Shane Hupp]

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• [By Matthew DiLallo]

  The improvement in the oil industry accelerated in the second quarter thanks to higher crude prices, which in turn fueled demand for oil-field equipment. That trend benefited oil-field equipment distributor NOW Inc. (NYSE:DNOW), driving its revenue and earnings up sharply in what is typically a seasonally slower quarter. Because of that, the company expects strong revenue growth to continue for the balance of the year. 

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Shares of DistributionNOW (NYSE:DNOW) have been given an average rating of “Hold” by the fourteen ratings firms that are covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month target price among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $12.50.

Top 10 Heal Care Stocks To Watch Right Now: Colony Bankcorp Inc.(CBAN)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Max Byerly]

  Media headlines about Colony Bankcorp (NASDAQ:CBAN) have been trending somewhat positive this week, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. Accern scores the sentiment of media coverage by analyzing more than twenty million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Colony Bankcorp earned a media sentiment score of 0.13 on Accern’s scale. Accern also gave news articles about the financial services provider an impact score of 46.5935973221915 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company’s share price in the next few days.

• [By Logan Wallace]

  Headlines about Colony Bankcorp (NASDAQ:CBAN) have trended somewhat positive on Saturday, Accern Sentiment reports. The research group identifies negative and positive media coverage by analyzing more than 20 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. Colony Bankcorp earned a media sentiment score of 0.16 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned news stories about the financial services provider an impact score of 46.0420470648687 out of 100, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock’s share price in the near term.

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Media stories about Colony Bankcorp (NASDAQ:CBAN) have trended somewhat positive this week, according to Accern. The research group identifies positive and negative media coverage by monitoring more than 20 million news and blog sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Colony Bankcorp earned a daily sentiment score of 0.02 on Accern’s scale. Accern also gave news stories about the financial services provider an impact score of 48.3992787299045 out of 100, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company’s share price in the near term.

Top 10 Heal Care Stocks To Watch Right Now: Aurora Cannabis Inc. (ACBFF)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Javier Hasse]

  Here are some of the top marijuana stocks in U.S. exchanges and how the performed this week:

  22nd Century Group Inc (NYSE: XXII): down 0.5 percent Aphria Inc (OTC: APHQF): down 3.6 percent Aurora Cannabis Inc (OTC: ACBFF): up 0.8 percent Cannabis Sativa Inc (OTC: CBDS): down 7.2 percent CannTrust Holdings Inc (OTC: CNTTF): down 3.4 percent Canopy Growth Corp (NYSE: CGC): down 3.9 percent Cronos Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CRON): down 3.5 percent GW Pharmaceuticals PLC- ADR (NASDAQ: GWPH): up 4.1 percent Hiku Brands Company Ltd(OTC: DJACF): down 3.1 percent India Globalization Capital, Inc. (NYSE: IGC): down 4.8 percent iAnthus Capital Holdings Inc (OTC: ITHUF): up 4.5 MassRoots Inc (OTC: MSRT): down 4 percent MedReleaf Corp(OTC: MEDFF): down 1.8 percent Scotts Miracle-Gro Co (NYSE: SMG): down 0.3 percent THC Biomed Intl Ltd (OTC: THCBF): up 9.3 percent Zynerba Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: ZYNE): down 1.4 percent In Other News

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• [By Sean Williams]

  If you ignore the share price and focus on market cap instead, Aurora Cannabis (NASDAQOTH:ACBFF) and its nearly $7 billion market cap look to be nearly priced for perfection.

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  Aurora Cannabis (OTCQX:ACBFF) has easily been the most aggressive pot company on the growth side, as it has apparently decided it will settle for nothing less than the top position among the marijuana production companies.

• [By Dan Caplinger]

  Some of the giants of the budding marijuana industry were among the first to look seriously at CBD-containing beverages. One reason why Canopy Growth (NYSE:CGC) attracted the attention of Constellation Brands (NYSE:STZ) for a major investment was that the two companies saw the potential profits from experimenting with drinks containing cannabis-derived ingredients. Similarly, Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) has searched for growth opportunities, and reports suggest it could collaborate with Canada's Aurora Cannabis (NASDAQOTH:ACBFF) to produce a beverage with CBD.

• [By Keith Speights]

  Another investing angle is to buy one or more of the biggest Canadian marijuana stocks. Aurora Cannabis (NASDAQOTH:ACBFF), for example, is currently the No. 2 Canadian marijuana stock by market cap. Cam Battley, Aurora's chief corporate officer, recently stated that the company is "poised and ready to enter the U.S. market in a big way very fast" if federal laws are modified.

Top 10 Heal Care Stocks To Watch Right Now: Park-Ohio Holdings Corp.(PKOH)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Logan Wallace]

  Park-Ohio (NASDAQ:PKOH) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday. The industrial products company reported $1.08 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.94 by $0.14, Fidelity Earnings reports. Park-Ohio had a return on equity of 15.41% and a net margin of 1.94%. The company had revenue of $432.20 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $397.83 million.

• [By Logan Wallace]

  Park-Ohio (NASDAQ: PKOH) and Shiloh Industries (NASDAQ:SHLO) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings.

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Park-Ohio (NASDAQ: PKOH) and Materion (NYSE:MTRN) are both small-cap industrial products companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

• [By Max Byerly]

  Park-Ohio Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ:PKOH) has earned an average rating of “Hold” from the six research firms that are covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, three have given a hold recommendation and one has assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price target among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $45.00.

Top 10 Heal Care Stocks To Watch Right Now: CF Industries Holdings, Inc.(CF)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Canaccord Genuity (TSE:CF) had its price target raised by Cormark from C$8.25 to C$9.00 in a report released on Friday.

  Shares of Canaccord Genuity opened at C$6.77 on Friday, Marketbeat.com reports. Canaccord Genuity has a 1-year low of C$4.08 and a 1-year high of C$7.49.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Canada Pension Plan Investment Board lessened its holdings in shares of CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) by 3.0% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 400,487 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after selling 12,227 shares during the period. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board’s holdings in CF Industries were worth $17,782,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Canaccord Genuity Group Inc (TSE:CF) Director Stuart Raftus bought 52,900 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 18th. The shares were acquired at an average price of C$6.80 per share, for a total transaction of C$359,720.00.

Top 10 Heal Care Stocks To Watch Right Now: Gentex Corporation(GNTX)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Logan Wallace]

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• [By Max Byerly]

  Gentex Co. (NASDAQ:GNTX) reached a new 52-week high and low during trading on Tuesday . The company traded as low as $25.38 and last traded at $25.31, with a volume of 61480 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $25.10.

• [By Logan Wallace]

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