Top 10 Undervalued Stocks To Watch Right Now

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With markets at all-time highs, it is becoming increasingly difficult to find undervalued companies. One has to look around the world to identify great opportunities. I believe that Autohome (NYSE:ATHM) is one of them, as it's a well managed business, with high returns on invested capital, strong competitive advantages and low valuation compared to potential future cash flows. So let's examine the business in detail.

Autohome is the leading automotive portal in China. The company operates two websites: Autohome.com.cn (new cars) and Che168.com (used cars). The business model is similar to Autotrader or Cars.com, where dealers pay monthly fees to advertise, get their listings on the site, or to get shown higher in search results. Their websites attract 25 million unique visitors each day (18 million through mobile and apps), with 8 million browsing the forums alone. The company has the largest and most active online community of automobile consumers in China. According to management, they capture 81% of all traffic on Chinese car forums.

Top 10 Undervalued Stocks To Watch Right Now: Platinum Group Metals Ltd.(PLG)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Shares of Platinum Group Metals (TSE:PTM) (NYSE:PLG) traded down 18.2% during mid-day trading on Friday . The stock traded as low as C$0.18 and last traded at C$0.18. 643,238 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 400% from the average session volume of 128,626 shares. The stock had previously closed at C$0.22.

Top 10 Undervalued Stocks To Watch Right Now: Pointer Telocation Ltd.(PNTR)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Lisa Levin]

  Pointer Telocation Ltd. (NASDAQ: PNTR) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $0.22 per share on revenue of $20.22 million.

  Tecogen Inc. (NASDAQ: TGEN) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $0.01 per share on revenue of $9.43 million.

Top 10 Undervalued Stocks To Watch Right Now: BlackLine, Inc. (BL)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Stephan Byrd]

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  These are the top 5 holdings of Silver Lake Group, L.L.C.GoDaddy Inc (GDDY) - 15,868,908 shares, 21.3% of the total portfolio. Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA) - 3,587,218 shares, 16.52% of the total portfolio. Sabre Corp (SABR) - 30,019,094 shares, 16.43% of the total portfolio. Broadcom Ltd (AVGO) - 1,618,567 shares, 11.1% of the total portfolio. BlackLine Inc (BL) - 12,543,873 shares, 10.99% of the total portfolio. Share
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  These are the top 5 holdings of Silver Lake Group, L.L.C.GoDaddy Inc (GDDY) - 15,868,908 shares, 21.3% of the total portfolio. Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA) - 3,587,218 shares, 16.52% of the total portfolio. Sabre Corp (SABR) - 30,019,094 shares, 16.43% of the total portfolio. Broadcom Ltd (AVGO) - 1,618,567 shares, 11.1% of the total portfolio. BlackLine Inc (BL) - 12,543,873 shares, 10.99% of the total portfolio. Share

Top 10 Undervalued Stocks To Watch Right Now: SI Financial Group Inc.(SIFI)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Logan Wallace]

  News articles about SI Financial Group (NASDAQ:SIFI) have been trending somewhat positive recently, Accern reports. Accern identifies positive and negative press coverage by monitoring more than 20 million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. SI Financial Group earned a media sentiment score of 0.03 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned news stories about the savings and loans company an impact score of 47.0536892575283 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company’s share price in the next few days.

Top 10 Undervalued Stocks To Watch Right Now: OneMain Holdings, Inc.(OMF)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Shane Hupp]

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• [By Max Byerly]

  OneMain (NYSE: OMF) and Provident Financial (OTCMKTS:FPLPY) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Top 10 Undervalued Stocks To Watch Right Now: Neo Lithium Corp. (NTTHF)

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  Other juniors include: Advantage Lithium (OTCQB:AVLIF) [TSXV:AAL], AIS Resources [TSXV:AIS] (OTCQB:AISSF), American Lithium Corp. [TSX-V: LI] (OTCQB:LIACF), Argentina Lithium and Energy Corp. [TSXV:LIT] (OTCQB:PNXLF), Argosy Minerals [ASX:AGY] (OTC:ARYMF), AVZ Minerals [ASX:AVZ] (OTC:AZZVF), Bacanora Minerals [TSXV:BCN] [AIM:BCN] [GR:1BQ] (OTC:BCRMF), Birimian Ltd [ASX:BGS] (OTC:EEYMF), Critical Elements [TSXV:CRE] [GR:F12] (OTCQX:CRECF), Dajin Resources [TSXV:DJI] (OTCPK:DJIFF), Enigri (private), Eramet (EN Paris:ERA) (OTCPK:ERMAY), European Metals Holdings [ASX:EMH] [AIM:EMH] [GR:E861] (OTC:ERPNF), Far Resources [CSE:FAT] (OTCPK:FRRSF), Force Commodities [ASX:4CE], Kidman Resources [ASX:KDR] [GR:6KR], Latin Resources Ltd [ASX: LRS] (OTC:LAXXF), Lithium Australia [ASX:LIT] (OTC:LMMFF), Lithium Power International [ASX:LPI] (OTC:LTHHF), LSC Lithium [TSXV:LSC] (OTC:LSSCF), MetalsTech [ASX:MTC], MGX Minerals [CSE:XMG] (OTC:MGXMF), Millennial Lithium Corp. [TSXV:ML] (OTCQB:MLNLF), Neo Lithium [TSXV:NLC] (OTC:NTTHF), NRG Metals Inc. [TSXV:NGZ] (OTCQB:NRGMF), Nemaska Lithium [TSX:NMX] [GR:NOT] (OTCQX:NMKEF), North American Lithium (private), Piedmont Lithium [ASX:PLL] (OTC:PLLLY), Prospect Resources [ASX:PSC], Sayona Mining [ASX:SYA] (OTCPK:DMNXF), Savannah Resources [LSE:SAV], Standard Lithium [TSXV:SLL] (OTC:STLHF), and Wealth Minerals [TSXV:WML] (OTCQB:WMLLF).

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  The following 6 companies are on the bench for the index:

  Advantage Lithium (OTCQX:AVLIF) Argosy Minerals (OTCPK:ARYMF) Bacanora Minerals (OTC:BCRMF) Critical Elements (OTCQX:CRECF) NEO Lithium (OTCQX:NTTHF) Wealth Minerals (OTCQX:WMLLF)

  "Bench" is a sports analogy meaning that one or more of them could be added in the future if one of the above companies becomes a producer, is acquired, or the market capitalization ("cap") of one or more of the index holdings falls significantly below that of one or more companies on the bench.

Top 10 Undervalued Stocks To Watch Right Now: Blackrock Municipal Bond Trust(BBK)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Doliver Capital Advisors LP trimmed its stake in shares of Blackrock Municipal Bond Trust (NYSE:BBK) by 26.0% during the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 10,260 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 3,598 shares during the quarter. Doliver Capital Advisors LP owned about 0.10% of Blackrock Municipal Bond Trust worth $147,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Top 10 Undervalued Stocks To Watch Right Now: Inphi Corporation(IPHI)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Paul Ausick]

  Inphi Corp. (NYSE: IPHI) fell about 8.6% Friday to post a new 52-week low of $32.36 after closing at $35.40 on Thursday. The 52-week high is $51.78. Volume of about 3 million was roughly five times the daily average of around 680,000 shares traded. The company had no specific news.

• [By Ezra Schwarzbaum]

  Several other optics stocks stand to gain. In a Monday note, Bank of America Merrill Lynch analyst Vivek Arya also highlighlited the semiconductor space as one that could benefit from the news. Other stocks to watch include:

  Lumentum Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: LITE) Ciena Corporation (NYSE: CIEN) Coherent, Inc. (NASDAQ: COHR) II-VI, Inc. (NASDAQ: IIVI) Inphi Corporation (NYSE: IPHI) Skyworks Solutions Inc (NASDAQ: SWKS) Integrated Device Technology Inc (NASDAQ: IDTI) Qorvo Inc (NASDAQ: QRVO) Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) Broadcom Inc (NASDAQ: AVGO)

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• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Inphi (NYSE:IPHI) issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday. The semiconductor company reported ($0.05) earnings per share for the quarter, hitting the Thomson Reuters’ consensus estimate of ($0.05), Bloomberg Earnings reports. The company had revenue of $60.10 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $59.82 million. Inphi had a positive return on equity of 5.39% and a negative net margin of 21.51%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 35.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.44 earnings per share. Inphi updated its Q2 guidance to $0.12-$0.14 EPS.

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  There are some companies that have weak fundamentals and are regularly incurring losses but that are valued strongly by the market purely based on one metric: revenue growth. Inphi Corporation (NYSE:IPHI) is the perfect example of such a company that has enjoyed a very high valuation despite being a loss-making unit for a large period within the past five years. The company��s revenue growth was phenomenal and the profits were expected soon. In fact, the company did end up with a good profit in 2016 when the EV/Sales multiple shot up above 7.

Top 10 Undervalued Stocks To Watch Right Now: Stag Industrial, Inc.(STAG)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Lee Jackson]

  STAG Industrial Inc. (NYSE: STAG) offers investors a 5.8% yield. Share recently traded hands at $24.35 apiece, in a 52-week range of $22.42 to $28.85. The consensus target price is $27.73.

Top 10 Undervalued Stocks To Watch Right Now: Sina Corporation(SINA)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Steve Symington]

  Shares of SINA Corp. (NASDAQ:SINA) were down 10.2% as of 3:30 p.m. EDT Wednesday despite strong first-quarter 2018 results from the Chinese internet media company.

• [By Lisa Levin] Gainers Cocrystal Pharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: COCP) rose 15.3 percent to $2.41 in pre-market trading after declining 25.09 percent on Thursday. Expedia Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPE) shares rose 10.7 percent to $117.75 in pre-market trading after the company reported stronger-than-expected earnings for its first quarter on Thursday. DMC Global Inc. (NASDAQ: BOOM) rose 10.6 percent to $35.00 in pre-market trading after reporting Q1 results. Genprex, Inc. (NASDAQ: GNPX) rose 10.2 percent to $12.12 in pre-market trading after climbing 86.76 percent on Thursday. Sprint Corporation (NYSE: S) shares rose 7 percent to $6.42 in pre-market trading on reports that the company has made progress on merger talks with T-Mobile. Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) rose 6.9 percent to $1,621.95 in pre-market trading after the company posted upbeat results for its first quarter. The company sees second quarter operating income of $1.1 billion - $1.9 billion and sales of $51 billion - $54 billion. Riot Blockchain, Inc. (NASDAQ: RIOT) shares rose 5.5 percent to $7.88 in pre-market trading after gaining 1.49 percent on Thursday. Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) rose 5.3 percent to $55.86 in pre-market trading as the company reported better-than-expected results for its first quarter and also raised its FY18 sales outlook. 8x8, Inc. (NASDAQ: EGHT) rose 5.3 percent to $21.00 in pre-market trading. Southwestern Energy Company (NYSE: SWN) shares rose 5.1 percent to $4.75 in pre-market trading as the company reported better-than-expected earnings for its first quarter. Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (NYSE: DO) rose 5 percent to $20.24 in pre-market trading. Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU) rose 4.5 percent to $249.50 in pre-market trading following upbeat Q1 profit. Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHTR) rose 4.3 percent to $311 in pre-market trading. Charter is expected to release quarterly earnings today. SINA Corporation (NASDAQ: SINA) shares rose 3.9 pe
• [By Leo Sun]

  JD.com (NASDAQ:JD) recently partnered with SINA (NASDAQ:SINA), one of China's top portal sites, to pool the two companies' user data and resources together. JD.com will help SINA optimize its algorithms to match its readers with�more relevant content -- which could help its portal sites lock in more users.

• [By Lisa Levin] Companies Reporting Before The Bell Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (NYSE: BUD) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $0.89 per share on revenue of $13.06 billion. SINA Corporation (NASDAQ: SINA) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $0.42 per share on revenue of $433.32 million. Weibo Corporation (NASDAQ: WB) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $0.47 per share on revenue of $342.39 million. Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $0.57 per share on revenue of $1.55 billion. Mylan N.V. (NASDAQ: MYL) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $0.98 per share on revenue of $2.75 billion. Cinemark Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CNK) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $1.31 per share on revenue of $1.51 billion. ADT Inc. (NYSE: ADT) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $0.24 per share on revenue of $1.11 billion. Coty Inc. (NYSE: COTY) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $0.13 per share on revenue of $2.18 billion. Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: PNK) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $0.31 per share on revenue of $644.94 million. Conduent Incorporated (NYSE: CNDT) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $0.21 per share on revenue of $1.44 billion. Delphi Technologies PLC (NYSE: DLPH) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $1.16 per share on revenue of $1.25 billion. Office Depot, Inc. (NASDAQ: ODP) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $0.08 per share on revenue of $2.72 billion. Global Partners LP (NYSE: GLP) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $0.13 per share on revenue of $2.33 billion. Wolverine World Wide, Inc. (NYSE: WWW) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $0.37 per share on revenue of $530.99 million. Performance Food Group Company (NYSE: PFGC) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $0.32 per share on revenue of $4.46 billion. Groupon, Inc. (NASDAQ: GRPN) is projected to report
• [By Steve Symington]

  You wouldn't know it by the market's knee-jerk reaction, but�SINA Corp.�(NASDAQ:SINA)�just announced another stronger-than-expected quarter early Wednesday.�Shares of the Chinese internet media company fell 10% when all was said and done today -- though it's not the first time we've seen the stock fall on positive news.

CBS Co. (CBS) Expected to Post Earnings of $1.13 Per Share

Brokerages expect that CBS Co. (NYSE:CBS) will announce earnings per share (EPS) of $1.13 for the current quarter, according to Zacks. Twenty Eight analysts have made estimates for CBS’s earnings, with the lowest EPS estimate coming in at $1.01 and the highest estimate coming in at $1.27. CBS posted earnings of $1.04 per share in the same quarter last year, which indicates a positive year-over-year growth rate of 8.7%. The firm is scheduled to issue its next earnings report on Monday, August 6th.

According to Zacks, analysts expect that CBS will report full year earnings of $5.24 per share for the current financial year, with EPS estimates ranging from $5.10 to $5.36. For the next year, analysts expect that the company will report earnings of $5.91 per share, with EPS estimates ranging from $5.26 to $6.37. Zacks’ earnings per share calculations are a mean average based on a survey of analysts that cover CBS.

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CBS (NYSE:CBS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 3rd. The media conglomerate reported $1.34 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.19 by $0.15. CBS had a net margin of 7.94% and a return on equity of 77.15%. The company had revenue of $3.76 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.65 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.04 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 12.5% compared to the same quarter last year.

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on CBS shares. Loop Capital started coverage on shares of CBS in a report on Thursday, March 15th. They set a “buy” rating and a $75.00 price objective on the stock. Barrington Research restated a “buy” rating and set a $73.00 price objective on shares of CBS in a report on Monday, May 7th. Citigroup dropped their price objective on shares of CBS from $71.00 to $61.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, March 28th. TheStreet downgraded shares of CBS from a “b” rating to a “c” rating in a report on Thursday, February 15th. Finally, ValuEngine downgraded shares of CBS from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 2nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have issued a hold rating, seventeen have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. The stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $68.47.

Shares of CBS traded up $0.27, hitting $52.02, on Wednesday, MarketBeat Ratings reports. 128,522 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 4,149,752. CBS has a one year low of $47.54 and a one year high of $68.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.78, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a current ratio of 1.52. The company has a market cap of $19.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.43, a PEG ratio of 0.70 and a beta of 1.49.

In other CBS news, CEO Leslie Moonves sold 75,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $51.53, for a total value of $3,864,750.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 670,531 shares in the company, valued at $34,552,462.43. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 330,000 shares of company stock worth $17,174,900. Company insiders own 1.80% of the company’s stock.

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Parsons Capital Management Inc. RI boosted its position in CBS by 10.5% in the fourth quarter. Parsons Capital Management Inc. RI now owns 10,544 shares of the media conglomerate’s stock valued at $622,000 after buying an additional 1,005 shares in the last quarter. Dowling & Yahnke LLC boosted its position in CBS by 15.1% in the first quarter. Dowling & Yahnke LLC now owns 8,202 shares of the media conglomerate’s stock valued at $422,000 after buying an additional 1,074 shares in the last quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in CBS by 13.9% in the first quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 8,845 shares of the media conglomerate’s stock valued at $455,000 after buying an additional 1,080 shares in the last quarter. Osborn Williams & Donohoe LLC boosted its position in CBS by 11.1% in the fourth quarter. Osborn Williams & Donohoe LLC now owns 10,986 shares of the media conglomerate’s stock valued at $648,000 after buying an additional 1,095 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Baker Avenue Asset Management LP boosted its position in CBS by 13.5% in the first quarter. Baker Avenue Asset Management LP now owns 10,367 shares of the media conglomerate’s stock valued at $533,000 after buying an additional 1,231 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 75.61% of the company’s stock.

About CBS

CBS Corporation operates as a mass media company worldwide. The company operates through four segments: Entertainment, Cable Networks, Publishing, and Local Media. The Entertainment segment distributes a schedule of news and public affairs broadcasts, and sports and entertainment programming; produces, acquires, and/or distributes programming, including series, specials, news, and public affairs; operates online content networks for information and entertainment; produces, acquires, and distributes theatrical motion pictures; and digital streaming services.

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Best Insurance Stocks To Buy For 2019

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With a lot of focus on the millennial generation (roughly 18- to 34-year-olds) now getting into buying big-ticket items like houses and cars, it’s probably time someone took a look at what the next generation is up to. That would be Gen Z, comprised of children up to age 18 or 19 (the definitions are fluid).

The older part of the group (from about age 11 on up) spends most of their money on cars (including expenses like gasoline and insurance), groceries and entertainment/hobbies. As a whole, Gen Z’s spending power already has reached an annual total of around $143 billion, and they are on track to become the largest generation of consumers by 2020, replacing their predecessor millennials.

Digital media firm Sweety High just published its first-ever report on music consumption and spending by Gen Z girls. The data could help brands make the connection between Gen Z spending and the music they listen to.

Gen Zs primarily discover new music on YouTube and they listen to music on Spotify. According to the research, YouTube is the top platform for music discovery, used by 75% of Gen Zs, but streaming services like Spotify and Pandora are used by 70% for discovery. Social networks like Instagram and Facebook are used by 62% to find new music.

Best Insurance Stocks To Buy For 2019: Principal Financial Group Inc(PFG)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Shane Hupp]

  These are some of the news articles that may have impacted Accern’s scoring:

  Get Principal Financial Group alerts: Principal Financial Group (PFG) Approves New $300M Buyback (streetinsider.com) Principal Financial Group (PFG) Announces Share Repurchase Plan (americanbankingnews.com) Is Principal Large Cap Growth I Institutional (PLGIX) a Strong Mutual Fund Pick Right Now? (finance.yahoo.com) Principal Financial Group is Oversold (nasdaq.com) Principal Names New Chief Human Resources Officer (finance.yahoo.com)

  Several equities analysts have recently commented on PFG shares. Morgan Stanley decreased their target price on Principal Financial Group from $79.00 to $77.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 5th. Wells Fargo reaffirmed a “market perform” rating and issued a $76.00 target price on shares of Principal Financial Group in a research report on Monday, January 8th. Credit Suisse Group started coverage on Principal Financial Group in a research report on Wednesday, April 25th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $62.00 target price on the stock. Bank of America started coverage on Principal Financial Group in a research report on Monday, March 26th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $65.00 target price on the stock. Finally, UBS started coverage on Principal Financial Group in a research report on Friday, March 2nd. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $69.00 target price on the stock. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company. Principal Financial Group currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $71.18.

• [By Logan Wallace]

  ING Groep NV boosted its stake in Principal Financial Group Inc (NYSE:PFG) by 7.8% during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 27,524 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,991 shares during the period. ING Groep NV’s holdings in Principal Financial Group were worth $1,676,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

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  These are the top 5 holdings of Stilwell Value LLCOFG Bancorp (OFG) - 1,614,868 shares, 14.1% of the total portfolio. Kingsway Financial Services Inc (KFS) - 3,780,889 shares, 12.63% of the total portfolio. HopFed Bancorp Inc (HFBC) - 627,128 shares, 7.62% of the total portfolio. Alcentra Capital Corp (ABDC) - 1,251,324 shares, 7.27% of the total portfolio. Shares added by 20.66%Sound Financial Bancorp Inc (SFBC) - 228,600 shares, 7.02% of th

Best Insurance Stocks To Buy For 2019: Aon Corporation(AON)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Max Byerly]

  State of Wisconsin Investment Board decreased its holdings in shares of Aon (NYSE:AON) by 9.2% in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 384,127 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 38,942 shares during the quarter. State of Wisconsin Investment Board’s holdings in AON were worth $53,905,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  AON (NYSE:AON) had its price target hoisted by Citigroup from $160.00 to $165.00 in a report issued on Tuesday morning. They currently have a buy rating on the financial services provider’s stock.

• [By Logan Wallace]

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• [By Lisa Levin] Companies Reporting Before The Bell Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ: CELG) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $1.96 per share on revenue of $3.46 billion. Aon plc (NYSE: AON) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $2.8 per share on revenue of $2.93 billion. American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AXL) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $0.81 per share on revenue of $1.75 billion. Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE: BABA) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $0.88 per share on revenue of $9.27 billion. LifePoint Health, Inc. (NASDAQ: LPNT) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $1.13 per share on revenue of $1.62 billion. V.F. Corporation (NYSE: VFC) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $0.65 per share on revenue of $2.90 billion. Newell Brands Inc. (NYSE: NWL) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $0.26 per share on revenue of $3.05 billion. Titan International, Inc. (NYSE: TWI) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $0.04 per share on revenue of $407.27 million. Boise Cascade Company (NYSE: BCC) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $0.45 per share on revenue of $1.09 billion. Cheniere Energy, Inc. (NYSE: LNG) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $0.39 per share on revenue of $1.59 billion. Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $1.24 per share on revenue of $308.05 million. ITT Inc. (NYSE: ITT) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $0.73 per share on revenue of $683.96 million. Fred's, Inc. (NASDAQ: FRED) is expected to report quarterly loss at $0.19 per share on revenue of $551.00 million. Virtu Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: VIRT) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $0.52 per share on revenue of $288.31 million. Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE: CQP) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $0.57 per share on revenue of $1.38 billion. Genesis Energy, L.P

Best Insurance Stocks To Buy For 2019: American International Group Inc.(AIG)

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  Insurance company American International Group Inc. (AIG) stock fell 5.3% as harsh winter weather weighed on profits. But the company's long-term care exposure is relatively minimal.

• [By Max Byerly]

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• [By Logan Wallace]

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Antares Pharma, Inc. (ATRS) Expected to Post Quarterly Sales of $14.44 Million

Wall Street analysts forecast that Antares Pharma, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATRS) will report $14.44 million in sales for the current fiscal quarter, according to Zacks Investment Research. Five analysts have issued estimates for Antares Pharma’s earnings. The highest sales estimate is $17.00 million and the lowest is $12.38 million. Antares Pharma reported sales of $13.42 million during the same quarter last year, which indicates a positive year-over-year growth rate of 7.6%. The firm is scheduled to report its next earnings results on Tuesday, August 14th.

According to Zacks, analysts expect that Antares Pharma will report full year sales of $62.57 million for the current year, with estimates ranging from $58.20 million to $67.20 million. For the next fiscal year, analysts anticipate that the business will report sales of $103.65 million per share, with estimates ranging from $80.60 million to $126.72 million. Zacks’ sales averages are an average based on a survey of research analysts that that provide coverage for Antares Pharma.

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Antares Pharma (NASDAQ:ATRS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 8th. The specialty pharmaceutical company reported ($0.04) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.03) by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $12.70 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $12.85 million. Antares Pharma had a negative return on equity of 52.74% and a negative net margin of 32.96%.

Several analysts have recently commented on the stock. HC Wainwright set a $4.00 price objective on shares of Antares Pharma and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 8th. ValuEngine raised shares of Antares Pharma from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 2nd. Finally, BidaskClub raised shares of Antares Pharma from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 1st. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the stock. Antares Pharma presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $3.86.

In related news, Director Jacques Gonella sold 200,000 shares of Antares Pharma stock in a transaction on Friday, May 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $2.42, for a total value of $484,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 11,686,413 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $28,281,119.46. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. In the last three months, insiders sold 900,000 shares of company stock valued at $2,233,000. 11.60% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Schwab Charles Investment Management Inc. grew its position in Antares Pharma by 5.1% in the 3rd quarter. Schwab Charles Investment Management Inc. now owns 560,936 shares of the specialty pharmaceutical company’s stock valued at $1,818,000 after purchasing an additional 27,360 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. grew its position in Antares Pharma by 34.9% in the 4th quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 180,666 shares of the specialty pharmaceutical company’s stock valued at $360,000 after purchasing an additional 46,766 shares during the period. MetLife Investment Advisors LLC grew its position in Antares Pharma by 281.1% in the 1st quarter. MetLife Investment Advisors LLC now owns 71,731 shares of the specialty pharmaceutical company’s stock valued at $158,000 after purchasing an additional 52,911 shares during the period. Virtu Financial LLC acquired a new stake in Antares Pharma in the 4th quarter valued at $117,000. Finally, BlackRock Inc. grew its position in Antares Pharma by 0.9% in the 4th quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 9,340,209 shares of the specialty pharmaceutical company’s stock valued at $18,587,000 after purchasing an additional 83,916 shares during the period. 35.74% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Shares of ATRS stock opened at $2.52 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $403.04 million, a PE ratio of -22.91 and a beta of 0.19. Antares Pharma has a 52 week low of $1.58 and a 52 week high of $4.09. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 2.94 and a quick ratio of 2.39.

About Antares Pharma

Antares Pharma, Inc, a specialty pharmaceutical company, focuses on developing and commercializing self-administered parenteral pharmaceutical products and technologies worldwide. The company's injection products include OTREXUP that comprises of pre-filled methotrexate syringe and VIBEX self-injection system to enable rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and psoriasis patients to self-inject methotrexate at home; and Sumatriptan Injection USP for the acute treatment of migraine and cluster headache in adults.

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