eBay Inc (EBAY) Holdings Cut by Louisiana State Employees Retirement System

Louisiana State Employees Retirement System trimmed its stake in shares of eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY) by 5.4% during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 54,400 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock after selling 3,100 shares during the quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System’s holdings in eBay were worth $1,973,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Millennium Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of eBay by 676.0% in the first quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 6,411,341 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $257,992,000 after buying an additional 5,585,174 shares in the last quarter. Old Mutual Global Investors UK Ltd. purchased a new position in shares of eBay in the first quarter worth about $158,761,000. Summit Trail Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of eBay by 3,693.0% in the first quarter. Summit Trail Advisors LLC now owns 2,815,531 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $2,816,000 after buying an additional 2,741,301 shares in the last quarter. Natixis lifted its stake in shares of eBay by 369.2% in the first quarter. Natixis now owns 1,219,891 shares of the e-commerce company’s stock worth $49,088,000 after buying an additional 959,910 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of Montreal Can purchased a new position in shares of eBay in the second quarter worth about $33,507,000. 86.30% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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In related news, SVP Stephen Fisher sold 12,408 shares of eBay stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $37.47, for a total value of $464,927.76. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 87,049 shares in the company, valued at $3,261,726.03. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, SVP Marie Oh Huber sold 35,631 shares of eBay stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $38.00, for a total transaction of $1,353,978.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 36,070 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,370,660. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 144,114 shares of company stock valued at $5,479,825 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 6.78% of the company’s stock.

Shares of EBAY opened at $34.20 on Friday. eBay Inc has a 1-year low of $33.93 and a 1-year high of $46.99. The stock has a market cap of $33.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.98, a P/E/G ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a quick ratio of 2.63, a current ratio of 2.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.29.

eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 18th. The e-commerce company reported $0.53 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.51 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $2.64 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.66 billion. eBay had a negative net margin of 10.05% and a positive return on equity of 20.57%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 9.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.45 earnings per share. equities research analysts predict that eBay Inc will post 1.84 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on EBAY shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $45.00 price target on shares of eBay in a research note on Tuesday, April 10th. Morgan Stanley raised shares of eBay from an “underweight” rating to an “overweight” rating and decreased their price target for the stock from $36.00 to $34.00 in a research note on Wednesday, April 18th. Aegis reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $54.00 price target (up from $52.00) on shares of eBay in a research note on Thursday, April 19th. Monness Crespi & Hardt raised shares of eBay from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $48.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 13th. Finally, BidaskClub upgraded shares of eBay from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 5th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have given a hold rating and eighteen have given a buy rating to the company. eBay presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $46.16.

eBay Profile

eBay Inc operates commerce platforms that connect various buyers and sellers worldwide. Its platforms enable sellers to organize and offer their inventory for sale; and buyers to find and purchase it virtually. The company's Marketplace platforms include its online marketplace at ebay.com and the eBay mobile apps; and StubHub platforms comprise its online ticket platform at stubhub.com, and the StubHub mobile apps and online ticket platform that connect fans with their favorite sporting events, shows, and artists, as well as enables them to buy and sell tickets.

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  U.S. Silica Holdings (NYSE:SLCA) has long been the standout company in the frack sand business. Its size and financial strength allowed it to weather the drop in oil prices better than its peers and positioned it well for the recent growth phase. This past quarter, the company expanded its universe by acquiring another mineral mining business, but it is taking some risk in doing this. Thankfully, demand for frack sand remains high, as evidenced by the company's most recent earnings results.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  U.S. Silica (NYSE: SLCA) and Fairmount Santrol (NYSE:FMSA) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation and dividends.

• [By Max Byerly]

  Hsbc Holdings PLC raised its position in shares of U.S. Silica Holdings Inc (NYSE:SLCA) by 78.8% during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 27,339 shares of the mining company’s stock after acquiring an additional 12,045 shares during the period. Hsbc Holdings PLC’s holdings in U.S. Silica were worth $698,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

• [By Lisa Levin] Companies Reporting Before The Bell United Technologies Corporation (NYSE: UTX) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $1.51 per share on revenue of $14.62 billion. The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $0.46 per share on revenue of $7.31 billion. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $2.07 per share on revenue of $11.93 billion. Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $1.11 per share on revenue of $31.22 billion. Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $3.42 per share on revenue of $11.28 billion. The Sherwin-Williams Company (NYSE: SHW) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $3.15 per share on revenue of $3.94 billion. Biogen Inc. (NASDAQ: BIIB) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $5.92 per share on revenue of $3.15 billion. 3M Company (NYSE: MMM) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $2.52 per share on revenue of $8.26 billion. JetBlue Airways Corporation (NASDAQ: JBLU) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $0.2 per share on revenue of $1.75 billion. Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $1.13 per share on revenue of $5.49 billion. Harley-Davidson, Inc. (NYSE: HOG) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $0.88 per share on revenue of $1.25 billion. Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $0.3 per share on revenue of $2.50 billion. Centene Corporation (NYSE: CNC) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $1.88 per share on revenue of $13.28 billion. The Travelers Companies, Inc. (NYSE: TRV) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $2.77 per share on revenue of $6.75 billion. Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $0.07 per share on revenue of $2.16 billion. PACCAR Inc (NASDAQ: PCAR) is projected to
• [By Maxx Chatsko]

  Despite posting a sharp recovery in operations in 2017 compared to 2016, frack sand supplier U.S. Silica (NYSE:SLCA) just can't seem to earn the respect of Wall Street analysts. Shares have fallen 22% in the last year. Some of that is easy to understand considering how badly the company (and the industry as a whole) overshot market demand in the past, which crashed sand prices and wiped out profitability. But I think there's enough evidence that management has learned valuable lessons and put them into practice this time around.

Hot Heal Care Stocks To Watch Right Now: Lexaria Bioscience (LXRP)

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  Here is the list of the cannabis companies that we track.

  Name Currency Ticker Canopy Growth Corp. CAD (CGC) Aurora Cannabis Inc. CAD (ACBFF) Aphria Inc. CAD (APHQF) MedReleaf Corp. CAD (OTCPK:MEDFF) Cronos Group CAD (CRON) The Green Organic Dutchman CAD (OTC:TGODF) CannTrust CAD (OTC:CNTTF) Hydropothecary Corp/The CAD (HYYDF) Cannabis Wheaton Income CAD (OTCQB:CBWTF) Emerald Health Therapeutics Inc. CAD (OTCQX:EMHTF) Organigram Holdings Inc. CAD (OTCQB:OGRMF) TerrAscend Corp. CAD (OTC:TRSSF) Supreme Cannabis Co Inc./The CAD (OTCPK:SPRWF) Hiku Brands CAD (OTCPK:DJACF) ABcann Global Corp. CAD (OTCQB:ABCCF) Radient Technologies Inc. CAD (OTC:RDDTF) Village Farms International Inc. CAD (OTCQX:VFFIF) Namaste Technologies CAD (OTCQB:NXTTF) MPX Bioceutical Corp. CAD (OTCQB:MPXEF) Sunniva CAD (OTCQX:SNNVF) MYM Nutraceuticals Inc. CAD (OTCQB:MYMMF) Maricann Group Inc. CAD (OTCQB:MRRCF) Cannabix Technologies Inc. CAD (OTCPK:BLOZF) THC Biomed INTL. Ltd. CAD (OTCQB:THCBF) ICC Labs Inc. CAD (OTC:ICCLF) WeedMD Inc. CAD (OTCPK:WDDMF) CannaRoyalty Corp. CAD (OTCQX:CNNRF) InMed Pharmaceuticals Inc. CAD (OTCQX:IMLFF) Harvest One Cannabis Inc. CAD (OTC:HRVOF) Golden Leaf Holdings Inc. CAD (OTCQB:GLDFF) Benchmark Botanics Inc. CAD (OTCPK:BHHKF) Friday Night Inc. CAD (OTCQB:TGIFF) Valens Groworks Corp. CAD (OTC:MYMSF) Invictus MD CAD (IVITF) Emblem Corp. CAD (OTCPK:EMMBF) Tetra Bio-Pharma Inc. CAD (OTCQB:TBPMF) Maple Leaf Green World Inc. CAD (OTCQB:MGWFF) Delta 9 Cannabis Inc. CAD (OTC:VRNDF) Nutritional High International Inc. CAD (OTCQB:SPLIF) Lifestyle Delivery Systems Inc. CAD (OTCQX:LDSYF) Marapharm Ventures Inc. CAD (OTCQX:MRPHF) Wildflower Marijuana Inc. CAD (OTC:WLDFF) Indiva Ltd. CAD (OTC:RMKXD) Hempco Food And Fiber Inc. CAD (OTC:HMPPF) PUF Ventures Inc. CAD (OTCPK:PUFXF) Liberty Leaf Holdings CAD (OTCQB:LIBFF) Canada House Welln

Hot Heal Care Stocks To Watch Right Now: Costco Wholesale Corporation(COST)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Jeremy Bowman]

  Costco Wholesale Corporation�(NASDAQ:COST) and�Target�(NYSE:TGT) are two of the biggest retailers in the country. Together, they represent $125 billion in market value.

• [By Adam Levy]

  Amazon is able to convert its visitors at nearly twice the rate of its biggest rival, Walmart (NYSE:WMT), and at more than 2.5 times the rate of Target (NYSE:TGT). Even Costco (NASDAQ:COST), which fosters more loyal shoppers through its warehouse membership, struggles to convert traffic at a rate even close to Amazon.com's.

• [By Money Morning Staff Reports]

  And he's used these rules to bring his subscribers incredible profit opportunities in just days, including:

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  More on those gains in just a bit…

• [By Daniel B. Kline]

  While Costco (NASDAQ:COST) stock has not tanked, it has been trading below its 52-week high. Shares closed April 6 at $183.96, nearly 9% below their 52-week high of $199.98.

Canada's 4 Largest Pot Producers Could Yield More Than 1.5 Million Kilograms by 2020

Canada is creating quite the buzz within the investment community thanks to the passage of bill C-45, officially known as the Cannabis Act, back on June 19. With its passage, Canada is set to become the first industrialized nation in the world to legalize recreational marijuana for adult consumption and, in the process, open the floodgates to an incredible amount of demand.

According to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, legalization will become official in Canada on Oct. 17. The nearly four-month delay following the passage of the Cannabis Act is to allow provinces enough time to get their regulatory infrastructure in place, as well as allow retailers to get enough cannabis products in their dispensaries for sale. But once that proverbial green flag waves, an estimated $5 billion annually could be flowing into the legal Canadian marijuana industry.

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These four growers represent a majority of Canadian marijuana production

In response to the expectation of legalization, the past six or seven months have involved growers expanding their capacity at a breakneck pace. Some of this expansion has been organic via new greenhouse construction announcements, while other growers have chosen partnerships, joint ventures, retrofits, and acquisitions to boost their production capabilities.

What we're left with as investors is a landscape that features four very prominent growers in terms of peak production capacity. In fact, if we add up the production potential of the four-largest pot producers, we're liable to get a run-rate that exceeds 1.5 million kilograms a year by 2020.

Aurora Cannabis: 570,000 kilograms of peak annual production

As of this very instant, Aurora Cannabis (NASDAQOTH:ACBFF) is on pace to produce 430,000 kilograms (kg) of cannabis-equivalent production a year. However, should its $2.5 billion, all-share deal to acquire Ontario-based MedReleaf (NASDAQOTH:MEDFF) be finalized, it'll bump Aurora Cannabis's capacity up to 570,000 kg. For what it's worth, the buyout has hit no speed bumps thus far.

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Though Aurora Cannabis has a lot going on within the company, including a key focus on the medical side of the market, which is far less likely to face product-based pricing pressures over time, we're essentially talking about a company with four key projects.

The Aurora Sky project, which is an 800,000-square-foot facility slated for completion this summer and will produce around 100,000 kg at full capacity. The Aurora Nordic project in Denmark, with is a joint venture with Alfred Pedersen & Son. This 1-million-square-foot facility, which is being retrofit from produce production to cannabis growth, should yield 120,000 kg or more a year. The Aurora Sun project was recently announced in Medicine Hat, Alberta, and it'll involve a 1.2-million-square-foot growth space that'll yield 150,000 kg of cannabis. The Exeter facility, which is owned by MedReleaf and would come under the ownership of Aurora Cannabis if the buyout goes through. Exeter is a produce facility sitting on 69 acres of land that's being retrofitted by MedReleaf to produce around 105,000 kg of cannabis annually.

If all goes according to plan, Aurora Cannabis could be the nation's largest marijuana producer.

Canopy Growth Corporation: approximately 500,000 kg

However, not far behind Aurora Cannabis is Canopy Growth Corporation (NYSE:CGC), the largest marijuana stock by market cap. Unlike Aurora, which is primarily focused on the medical market domestically and abroad, Canopy Growth Corp. is angling to hit both markets full force. It's been boosting capacity to pump out significantly more dried cannabis, as well as investing in new products to meet medical demand, such as its fast-growing line of softgel capsules.

Image source: Getty Images.

Interestingly enough, Canopy Growth is one of the few major players to not have divulged a clear production estimate at peak capacity. With an estimated 5.6 million square feet of growing space -- 2.4 million of which has been given the green light by Health Canada -- it's my best guess that Canopy Growth will produce around 500,000 kg a year.

What investors should remember is that Canopy Growth also has cannabis offtake agreements in effect that'll further pump up what it's directly selling to consumers and medical patients. As a refresher, in February, Canopy Growth signed a two-year deal supply agreement with Sunniva�to receive up to 90,000 kg in total. These offtake agreement could allow Canopy Growth to match Aurora Cannabis's production pound-for-pound.�

Aphria: 255,000 kg

Though there's a pretty significant drop-off in annual production between the second- and third-largest pot producers, Aphria's (NASDAQOTH:APHQF) estimated 255,000 kg of yearly yield is nothing to sneeze at.

Aphria has really been growing its capacity by every means possible: organically, through partnerships, and by acquisition.

Image source: Getty Images.

Organically, it's building out the Aphria One project which, when complete, will span 1 million square feet and allow the company to generate around 100,000 kg a year. It's slated for completion in January 2019. Also, it recently announced its intent to construct an extraction center capable of producing cannabis concentrates. When fully operational, this high-margin facility should yield 25,000 kg of cannabis-equivalent production annually.�

In terms of partnerships, Aphria buddied up with Double Diamond Farms to retrofit facilities that had previous been used for tomato production. This joint venture and retrofit saves Aphria time and money, as well as puts 120,000 kg of annual production into play once it's complete in January 2019.

Lastly, Aphria gobbled up Broken Coast Cannabis earlier this year, adding what should be a peak of 10,500 kg of yearly production once its capacity expansion is complete. Aphria also acquired Nuuvera this year for its premier distribution network in foreign markets where medical marijuana is legal.

The Green Organic Dutchman: 195,000 kg

Finally, there's the newcomer: The Green Organic Dutchman (NASDAQOTH:TGODF). Not only was this the largest marijuana IPO in history, but The Green Organic Dutchman has been turning heads with the pace of its capacity expansion. It recently upped its output forecast three times in a matter of 13 days.

Initially, TGOD, as the company is also known, was expected to be working with its Quebec Project, capable of 102,000 kg a year, and its fully built-out Ontario Project, which should yield 14,000 kg. Combined, this 116,000 kg placed it firmly among the class of growers below the big three. However, in recent weeks, new project announcements have vaulted TGOD firmly into the No. 4 spot.

Image source: Getty Images.

On June 14, the company announced a strategic partnership with Epican Medicinals in Jamaica to construct a 125,000-square-foot facility capable of 14,000 kg of production a year. This facility should allow TGOD to service the domestic Jamaican market, as well as supply international markets with cannabis products.

A week later, the company announced the construction of a 287,245-square-foot facility that it plans to devote to its cannabis-infused beverage division. As a reminder, dried cannabis has shown a penchant to be commoditized over time in legalized U.S. states, so product differentiation into alternative cannabis products like infused beverages will be important. This facility should produce 40,000 kg a year once at full capacity.

Lastly, on June 27, TGOD announced a joint venture with Queen Genetics/Knud Jepsen A/S in Denmark. The initial 200,000-square-foot facility should produce 25,000 kg annually. Altogether, that's 195,000 kg a year.�

While it's tough to predict demand, supply by the end of 2020, including all licensed Canadian producers, might hit 2.5 million kg of cannabis-equivalent production, by my best estimate. If that's the case, these four pot stocks could be responsible for around 60% of all Canadian marijuana yield.

In other words, you're probably looking at the four pot stocks that'll determine the well-being of Canada's legal cannabis industry.

Top 5 Energy Stocks To Own Right Now

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The summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un built a foundation for denuclearization on the Korean peninsula, but the process needs to be verifiable and irreversible, Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said in a television interview Saturday.

Japan will contribute to the cost of denuclearization, but the money will go toward supporting the activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency, not directly to North Korea, Abe reiterated in the interview on Nippon TV’s “Wake Up! Plus” morning program. He said bearing the cost is natural because Japan feels the threat from the North’s nuclear arsenal and stands to benefit from peace.

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Top 5 Energy Stocks To Own Right Now: Cross Timbers Royalty Trust(CRT)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  News stories about Cross Timbers Royalty Trust (NYSE:CRT) have been trending somewhat positive recently, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. The research firm ranks the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than 20 million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Cross Timbers Royalty Trust earned a media sentiment score of 0.23 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned headlines about the oil and gas company an impact score of 47.0297657024049 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company’s share price in the near term.

Top 5 Energy Stocks To Own Right Now: Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.(PTEN)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Thrivent Financial for Lutherans increased its stake in Patterson-UTI (NASDAQ:PTEN) by 31.8% during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 3,073,057 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock after purchasing an additional 741,573 shares during the quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans’ holdings in Patterson-UTI were worth $53,810,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

• [By Lee Jackson]

  This company remains a top oil services pick across Wall Street.�Patterson-UTI Energy Inc. (NASDAQ: PTEN) is the second largest land driller in North America and a large pressure pumping provider. Its operations are particularly focused in the Marcellus and in Texas.

• [By Max Byerly]

  First Pacific Advisors LLC decreased its holdings in Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ:PTEN) by 15.9% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,451,909 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock after selling 273,567 shares during the quarter. First Pacific Advisors LLC owned 0.65% of Patterson-UTI Energy worth $25,423,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Get a free copy of the Zacks research report on Patterson-UTI Energy (PTEN)

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Top 5 Energy Stocks To Own Right Now: Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc.(BCEI)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Get a free copy of the Zacks research report on Bonanza Creek Energy (BCEI)

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• [By Shanthi Rexaline]

  Crude oil prices continue to remain bullish, brightening the prospects of oil and related companies. Bonanza Creek Energy Inc (NYSE: BCEI), an oil and natural gas exploration and production company that emerged from Chapter 11 in April 2017, could also benefit from an improved cost structure, according to Imperial Capital. 

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Get a free copy of the Zacks research report on Bonanza Creek Energy (BCEI)

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Top 5 Energy Stocks To Own Right Now: SM Energy Company(SM)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Get a free copy of the Zacks research report on SM Energy (SM)

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• [By Matthew DiLallo]

  Shares of oil producers Laredo Petroleum (NYSE:LPI) and SM Energy (NYSE:SM), as well as units of�Golar LNG Partners LP (NASDAQ:GMLP), an MLP�that owns liquified natural gas carriers and floating storage and regasification units, all declined by double digits by Friday afternoon. Lower oil prices weighed on the first two, while an analyst downgrade was the culprit in the latter.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  ILLEGAL ACTIVITY WARNING: “SM Energy Sees Unusually High Options Volume (SM)” was originally posted by Ticker Report and is owned by of Ticker Report. If you are accessing this story on another domain, it was stolen and republished in violation of international copyright and trademark legislation. The legal version of this story can be viewed at https://www.tickerreport.com/banking-finance/3353537/sm-energy-sees-unusually-high-options-volume-sm.html.

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  SM Energy (NYSE:SM) – Equities research analysts at Seaport Global Securities lifted their Q2 2018 earnings per share estimates for shares of SM Energy in a research report issued on Wednesday, May 23rd. Seaport Global Securities analyst M. Kelly now anticipates that the energy company will post earnings per share of ($0.08) for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of ($0.09). Seaport Global Securities also issued estimates for SM Energy’s Q3 2018 earnings at $0.00 EPS, FY2018 earnings at $0.06 EPS, Q1 2019 earnings at $0.00 EPS, Q2 2019 earnings at $0.06 EPS, Q3 2019 earnings at $0.35 EPS, Q4 2019 earnings at $0.48 EPS and FY2019 earnings at $0.89 EPS.

Top 5 Energy Stocks To Own Right Now: Transocean Inc.(RIG)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Tyler Crowe, Matthew DiLallo, and Reuben Gregg Brewer]

  While we aren't prognosticators on crude oil prices, there does appear to be a lot�of value in the energy sector at this price level. So we asked three Motley Fool investors to highlight a stock in the sector they like this month. Here's why they picked Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE:EPD), Enbridge (NYSE:ENB), and Transocean (NYSE:RIG).�

• [By Spencer Israel]

  Oil companies were popular sells for the month, including ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP), BP p.l.c. (NYSE: BP), and Transocean Ltd. (NYSE: RIG) all net sold. Investors also net sold Alcoa Corp. (NYSE: AA), Starbucks Corporation (NYSE: CMG). and Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) in the midst of CEO Mark Zuckerberg's testimony before Congress. 

• [By Logan Wallace]

  American International Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Transocean LTD (NYSE:RIG) by 7.7% during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 872,019 shares of the offshore drilling services provider’s stock after buying an additional 62,611 shares during the quarter. American International Group Inc.’s holdings in Transocean were worth $8,633,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

• [By Max Byerly]

  ValuEngine upgraded shares of Transocean (NYSE:RIG) from a hold rating to a buy rating in a research note released on Wednesday morning.

  Several other research firms have also recently issued reports on RIG. Bank of America increased their price objective on Transocean from $12.00 to $13.00 and gave the stock a neutral rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 18th. Citigroup increased their price objective on Transocean from $15.00 to $16.00 and gave the stock a buy rating in a research report on Monday, April 30th. Susquehanna Bancshares set a $11.00 price objective on Transocean and gave the stock a hold rating in a research report on Friday, January 12th. Cowen set a $11.00 price objective on Transocean and gave the stock a hold rating in a research report on Thursday, January 11th. Finally, Piper Jaffray set a $11.00 price objective on Transocean and gave the stock a hold rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 10th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have given a hold rating and fourteen have issued a buy rating to the stock. The company currently has an average rating of Hold and an average price target of $11.79.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Quantitative Systematic Strategies LLC bought a new stake in Transocean LTD (NYSE:RIG) during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor bought 13,609 shares of the offshore drilling services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $135,000.

Stellar Biotechnologies (SBOT) Receives Media Impact Score of 0.19

Media stories about Stellar Biotechnologies (NASDAQ:SBOT) have been trending somewhat positive recently, Accern Sentiment reports. Accern ranks the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than 20 million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Stellar Biotechnologies earned a news sentiment score of 0.19 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned news coverage about the biotechnology company an impact score of 48.7369692527559 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock’s share price in the next several days.

Here are some of the media stories that may have impacted Accern Sentiment’s rankings:

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Separately, ValuEngine upgraded shares of Stellar Biotechnologies from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 8th.

Stellar Biotechnologies traded down $0.01, hitting $1.86, during midday trading on Monday, Marketbeat reports. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 262,900 shares, compared to its average volume of 656,707. Stellar Biotechnologies has a 12 month low of $1.65 and a 12 month high of $10.85. The stock has a market cap of $6.17 million, a PE ratio of -0.54 and a beta of 0.22.

Stellar Biotechnologies Company Profile

Stellar Biotechnologies, Inc, a biotechnology company, engages in the aquaculture, research and development, manufacture, and commercialization of keyhole limpet hemocyanin (KLH) protein in Europe, North America, and Asia. The company offers KLH, an immune-stimulating protein used in the production of various immunotherapies; and as a carrier molecule or finished injectable product in the immunodiagnostic market.

Best Medical Stocks To Buy For 2019

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On Tuesday, our Elite Opportunity Pro�newsletter suggested small cap medical technology stock LivaNova PLC (NASDAQ: LIVN):

��From a fundamental perspective, LIVN currently offers investors with a potentially nice opportunity on both a short and long-term basis. With a $2.37B market cap, this pure mid-cap play currently trades at a forward P/E of just over 14 and a five year PEG of just 1.15. The Company is also projected to grow their bottom line from this year to next by as much as 14%����

����Technically, LIVN has had a bit of a rough time of it ever since its initial IPO of just under $70 per share back in 2015. Although the stock appeared to be on the mend earlier last year, the move ended up being all for not, sending the stock to a new all-time low of $40 and change before finally finding a base last November. Since then, the stock has continued to trade well, and more importantly appears to be on the verge of another extended leg up����

Best Medical Stocks To Buy For 2019: America First Tax Exempt Investors L.P.(ATAX)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Max Byerly]

  Get a free copy of the Zacks research report on America First Multifamily Investors (ATAX)

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• [By Shane Hupp]

  Shares of America First Tax Exempt Investors, L.P. (NASDAQ:ATAX) hit a new 52-week high and low during mid-day trading on Monday . The company traded as low as $6.47 and last traded at $6.43, with a volume of 54800 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $6.43.

Best Medical Stocks To Buy For 2019: American Airlines Group, Inc.(AAL)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) and American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) are both large-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, profitability and institutional ownership.

• [By Max Byerly]

  American Airlines Group (NASDAQ:AAL) had its price target lowered by analysts at Citigroup from $59.00 to $56.00 in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday. The brokerage presently has a “buy” rating on the airline’s stock. Citigroup’s price target points to a potential upside of 29.33% from the company’s previous close.

• [By Adam Levine-Weinberg]

  The summer 2018 peak season is just getting started, but there has already been a major airline IT failure. In the past week, flight cancellations have rapidly mounted at American Airlines' (NASDAQ:AAL) regional subsidiary PSA Airlines, due to problems with the carrier's crew scheduling system. With airlines increasingly highlighting reliability as a key selling point for business travelers, this is an unfortunate incident for American Airlines.

Best Medical Stocks To Buy For 2019: Ohr Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(OHRP)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Paul Ausick]

  Ohr Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: OHRP) dropped nearly 83% Friday to post a new 52-week low of $0.35 after closing at $2.02 on Thursday. The stock’s 52-week hig is $2.18. Volume was around 32.6 million, more than 30 times the daily average of around 1.2 million. The company reported that topline data from a clinical study failed to meet its primary endpoint.

• [By Paul Ausick]

  Ohr Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: OHRP) traded down about 3% Wednesday and posted a new 52-week low of $0.31 after closing Tuesday at $0.32. The 52-week high is $2.18. Volume was over 10 million, more than 4 times the daily average of around 2.4 million shares. The company had no specific news.

• [By Shane Hupp]

  OHR Pharmaceutical Inc (NASDAQ:OHRP)’s share price hit a new 52-week high and low on Thursday . The company traded as low as $0.18 and last traded at $0.19, with a volume of 5632 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $0.19.

Best Medical Stocks To Buy For 2019: Allegheny Technologies Incorporated(ATI)

Advisors' Opinion:

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  KKR & Co. (NYSE: KKR) will pay $8.3 billion to buy BMC Software, sources said — marking the buyout shop’s biggest acquisition in years: Link

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  Carmignac Gestion trimmed its holdings in shares of Allegheny Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:ATI) by 24.5% in the first quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 400,000 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after selling 130,000 shares during the period. Carmignac Gestion’s holdings in Allegheny Technologies were worth $9,472,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

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  Schwab Charles Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Allegheny Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:ATI) by 2.6% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 729,343 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after buying an additional 18,458 shares during the period. Schwab Charles Investment Management Inc. owned about 0.58% of Allegheny Technologies worth $17,271,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

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China Won't Stop Starbucks' Decline

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China won&a;rsquo;t save Starbucks from its decline on Wall Street. As the company makes its transition from a momentum play to a value play, its stock has nowhere to go but down.

Starbucks has a serious problem in the US: market saturation. Its stores are on almost every neighborhood corner. And they&a;rsquo;re beginning to cannibalize the sales of each other.

That&a;rsquo;s why the company has been closing stores in some neighborhoods.

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Still, there is China Starbucks, bulls say.

&a;ldquo;Longer-term, SBUX is becoming a mature cash-generating company in the U.S. market with a high-margin licensing revenue stream from licensing partnerships all around the world and a huge high-return growth opportunity in China,&a;rdquo; says equity analyst John Zolidis.&a;nbsp; &a;ldquo;There&s;s a lot left from this story if you&s;re willing to look past near-term comp headwinds, in our opinion.&a;rdquo;

But with close to 1600 outlets already opened in China, there&a;rsquo;s very little room to grow there, beyond the country&a;rsquo;s &a;ldquo;highly globalized&a;rdquo; market segment.

With over 1.3 billion people and rising incomes, China has been a &l;span&g;&a;nbsp;&l;/span&g;mouth-watering target for Starbucks. But winning the minds and the wallets of Chinese consumers isn&a;rsquo;t easy. China is a diverse rather than a homogeneous consumer market, which consists of three segments:

--The highly globalized segment, in which Chinese consumers display similar preferences and tastes with consumers in highly developed countries. This segment extends over three eastern regions: The Pearl River Delta, which includes Hong Kong, Guangzhou and Shenzhen; the Yangtze River Delta, which includes Shanghai and nearby cities; and the Beijing-Tianjin region.

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--The highly localized segment, in which consumers maintain their local preferences and tastes. This segment may be found in the most remote rural areas of central and western China.

--The semiglobal market segment, in which consumers display a mix of global and local preferences. This segment is a collection of &a;ldquo;mega-cities&a;rdquo; like Fuzhou, Zibo, Quingdao, Hantou, Dilian, and Huizhou.

So far, Starbucks has expanded into the easy target, the highly globalized segment, which requires little localization of the products sold in its home market.

But it will be extremely difficult to reach the other two segments, without substantial changes to its business model that will undermine the company&a;rsquo;s scalability and profitability.

'Filthy' Red Hen? Some Trump eateries also dinged

As the Red Hen restaurant that booted Sarah Huckabee�Sanders and received�a lashing about�cleanliness from President Donald Trump�gets set to reopen, a USA TODAY review shows�restaurants�in Trump family business properties have a similarly mixed history of health inspection violations.�

The review was conducted after Red Hen co-owner Stephanie Wilkinson asked Sanders, the White House press secretary, to leave�the�Lexington, Virginia, restaurant on June 22 because of Sanders' job�in the Trump administration.

Three days later, the nation's commander-in-chief mounted a Twitter attack on the farm-to-table restaurant.

Panning what he characterized as the Red Hen's "filthy canopies, doors and windows," plus an urgent need for a "paint job," Trump tweeted�a heretofore undeclared�rule, one possibly learned during his career heading a business�with fine-dining establishments at�clubs and�golf courses.

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For anyone who may have missed it, the Trump Rule is: "If a restaurant is dirty on the outside, it's dirty on the inside."

The Red Hen Restaurant should focus more on cleaning its filthy canopies, doors and windows (badly needs a paint job) rather than refusing to serve a fine person like Sarah Huckabee Sanders. I always had a rule, if a restaurant is dirty on the outside, it is dirty on the inside!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 25, 2018

The tweet prompted a two-fold question: Have restaurant inspections found the Red Hen to be unsanitary, and how have�eateries in properties of The Trump Organization�fared in similar inspections?�

Here's a partial comparison, drawn from a�review of inspection records in four�states and Canada, that provides an overview of�kitchen cleanliness at the eateries. Inspections capture snapshots on the day they are conducted�and may not be representative of�a restaurant's performance over time, regulatory agencies say.

The review focused on recent inspection records for Trump-related eateries�that appeared to have no ownership or management links to�outside chefs or restaurant companies.

For instance, inspection findings�for Jean-Georges, the�famed restaurant of Chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten that's in the Trump International Hotel and Tower New York, were not included. Inspection results for BLT Prime, steakhouse restaurants in some Trump properties but run by an outside firm, were similarly�excluded from the review.

The Trump Organization did not respond to messages on Tuesday and Thursday that sought information about the ownership and management of some other restaurants in the company's properties.��

During inspections conducted after Trump's January 2017 presidential inauguration, his sons, Donald�Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, have handled the�day-to-day operations of�The Trump Organization and the family company's enterprises.�

Red Hen

The Red Hen initially had been expected to reopen June 26, after its regular Monday closing the previous day. However, the restaurant has remained closed in recent weeks as it became a gathering point for protesters who criticized�or cheered�the decision to show Sanders to the door.

On�Thursday, some who phoned the eatery�reached a recorded Verizon message that said "calling restrictions" had prevented the calls from being completed.� �

Tentatively expected to reopen Thursday��� reportedly with local�police on hand for anticipated protests��� the Red Hen has had a mixed record with Virginia health inspectors.

Its most recent inspection, conducted in�February 2018, produced no violations. But an April 2014 inspection resulted in one violation for raw beef stored above cooked, ready-to-eat food, as well as thawing meats stored above cookie bars.

A second�violation cited a ready-to-eat container of grits stored in a refrigeration unit without being properly dated.

Those violations, issued before a� 2016 update of Virginia's inspection regulations, would have been classified as priority violations now, due to the possibility they could be a direct cause of illness for the restaurant's guests.

A January 2017 inspection cited�Red Hen with a priority violation for having pickles or�jams in a sealed container that did not come from an approved food-processing facility.

Unlike the Red Hen, there have been no publicly-reported incidents of restaurants in properties of The Trump Organization�throwing out the president's�critics. However, recent inspections of the facilities have cited a variety of health violations, some of them deemed serious.��

File photo taken in 2016 shows The Trump Tower Grille inside Trump Tower in New York City. (Photo: AFP PHOTO / JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)

Trump Tower

Trump Grill, a "classic American cuisine" restaurant, and�Trump Caf茅, which serves sandwiches, snacks�and hot entrees, are in New York City's Trump Tower, the Manhattan skyscraper�on Fifth Avenue where Trump lived before he was elected president in 2016.

Records for the New York City Department of Health and Mental Health list them as a single establishment. It currently holds�the top grade of A, earned from the health agency during the most recent inspection cycle last year. Many diners check the ratings�when they decide where to eat.

The first inspection in the cycle, conducted in November 2017, cited�a critical violation for "filth flies or food/refuse/sewage-associated (FRSA) flies in facility's food and/or non-food areas," along with an�infraction for "conditions conducive to attracting vermin."�

The health agency's inspection grading system gives restaurants two chances to earn an A rating during each inspection cycle.�

A follow-up inspection, conducted in December 2017, cited nine violation points. The total was�below the health agency's�13-point limit�that could have triggered a lower rating.

Trump International Hotel & Tower Vancouver

File photo shows Eric Trump speaking at a ceremony for the official opening of the Trump International Tower and Hotel in Vancouver, Canada. The tower is The Trump Organization's first new international property since Donald Trump took office as the U.S. president. (Photo: Photo by Jeff Vinnick/Getty Images)

A March 2018 inspection by Vancouver Coastal Health found "signs of rodent activity" in the convention prep kitchen of the Trump International Hotel &�Tower that opened during the prior year in the seaport city of Canada's British Columbia province.

However, the kitchen was deemed to be in compliance with all other health regulations.

Vancouver Coastal Health spokesman Matt Kieltyka�said there was no one immediately available�to discuss the inspection results.

File photo taken in 2017 shows the entrance of the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey (Photo: Pablo Martinez Monsivais, AP)

Trump National Golf Club Bedminster

A September 2016 inspection of the Trump National Golf Club Bedminster, a New Jersey facility that hosts weddings and banquets along with golfing, gave the club an overall rating of satisfactory, according to a�Somerset County Department of health report posted by NJ.com.�

However, the report listed�a violation for "cutting utensils and utensil holder with old and encrusted food buildup."

File photo shows a federal motorcade bringing President Donald Trump to the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida. (Photo: AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump International Golf Club West Palm Beach

A Florida inspection conducted in February hit the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach with a high priority�violation for�having cases of raw beef stored over commercially produced salad dressings.

Without discussing inspections of specific restaurants, Florida's Department of Business and Professional Regulation said in an email that high-priority citations "indicate direct concerns related to possible food-borne illnesses."

The violation was corrected during the inspection, and the restaurant conditions�met�the state's�inspection standards during the visit, online state records show.

The state agency advised�that Florida restaurants�are not graded or rated because violations�found at the time of the visit�could change and�"may not be representative of the overall, long-term conditions at the establishment."

Florida restaurant inspections for the March 2017 check of the main kitchen at the Trump National Golf Club in Jupiter and for the June 2018 review of the Trump Hollywood condominium tower found no high-priority violations.�

The Mar-a-Lago resort owned by President Trump in Palm Beach, Fla. (Photo: Lynne Sladky, AP)

The Mar-A-Lago Club

Dubbed the Winter White House by Trump aides, The Mar-A-Lago Club�emerged from the Palm Beach, Florida, luxury private facility's most recent restaurant inspection in April with zero violations.

However, a January 2017 inspection, conducted weeks before a Trump visit with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan, cited three high-priority violations. They included raw or undercooked fish that had "not undergone proper parasite destruction."�

Like many states and localities,�Florida's Division of Hotels and Restaurants�uses the 2009 U.S. Food and Drug Administration's food code, a�three-tier category system for food safety and sanitation inspections.

State and local inspection agencies may modify or add to the system, said�Roy Costa, president of the Florida-based food-safety consulting firm Environ Health Associates.

Inspectors assess�every part of the eatery, including how well the building is maintained,�how food is stored,�pest control, and�whether staff members move�between raw and cooked food preparation without changing gloves. The four key areas, called foodborne illness indicators, are food temperatures and time, cross-contamination, improper cooking and personal hygiene.

��Which ones will kill you, I don��t know, but they��re all bad,�� said Costa, who�contrasted the group of four with non-critical violations, such as an unclean floor or utensils not stored with their handles up.

"Really good companies��� and there are�plenty of them out of there��� �have quality-assurance programs and they��re checking up on their (restaurants). They have rules. They have procedures. The ones that go the extra mile are the ones that are pretty safe most of the time,�� added Costa, who was speaking in general about eateries.

Full-service restaurants with more elaborate menus and more complex processes, like the Red Hen and those in The Trump Organization�properties, are more vulnerable to violations than fast-food eateries with limited food offerings and a streamlined kitchen production line, said Craig Hedberg, a professor of environmental health sciences at the University of Minnesota.

And those with repeated violations can get into even more trouble with their local health departments, said Hedberg. Those eateries will be flagged by inspectors, who bring�copies of previous reports on their visits and can spot�patterns of regulation flouting. How repeat offenses are handled differs by jurisdiction.

��It��s very rare to see a perfect score,�� he said. ��In general, things are getting better. There have been efforts to try to improve the sanitation in kitchens and (improve) the public��s access to inspection results, which then provides a feedback mechanism both to the inspectors and the operators that people are watching."

During the past three years, restaurants in�Trump Organization properties have not been hit with shutdown orders��� like the unanticipated outcome of a Nevada inspection in late 2012.

File photo taken in 2007 shows then-real estate developer Donald Trump delivering remarks as he celebrated the topping off of Tower I at the Trump International Hotel & Towers in Las Vegas. (Photo: AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

The DJT Restaurant, the upscale eatery that bears Trump's initials, was shut down for several hours following a November 2012 inspection at the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas.

That�inspection, conducted four years before Trump won the White House, cited 51 demerits for such violations as keeping food items well past their expiration dates. For instance, the inspection found duck from as far back as June of that year, fish stock from October�and caviar from September, the inspection report shows.

Additionally, raw beef was found stored over cooked chicken, the report said.

The restaurant was hit with separate fees of $716 and $459 for the violations. "In the future facility may be required to attend supervisory conference,"�the written inspection�form cautioned.

However, DJT Restaurant was authorized to reopen�hours later, after the violations had been corrected. Stephanie Bethel, a spokeswoman for the Southern Nevada Health District, said the agency does not comment on specific restaurant inspections.�

"We take these situations very seriously and all adjustments were made immediately," the DJT Restaurant said in a statement issued afterward, according to media reports at the time.

The restaurant was cited for eight demerits and received an A grade after a July 2017 inspection, state records show.

Contributing: Alexa Imani Spencer and Caroline Simon, USA TODAY

Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. (CRESY) Given Daily Media Sentiment Score of 0.18

News coverage about Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. (NASDAQ:CRESY) has trended somewhat positive recently, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. The research firm scores the sentiment of news coverage by monitoring more than twenty million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. earned a daily sentiment score of 0.18 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned news stories about the company an impact score of 47.6414670877177 out of 100, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock’s share price in the next few days.

Shares of CRESY stock traded up $0.70 on Wednesday, hitting $15.34. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 51,867 shares, compared to its average volume of 156,506. The company has a quick ratio of 1.35, a current ratio of 1.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.35. Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. has a fifty-two week low of $14.44 and a fifty-two week high of $23.69.

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Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. (NASDAQ:CRESY) last released its earnings results on Monday, May 14th. The company reported $0.48 earnings per share for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $1.17 billion during the quarter. Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. had a net margin of 6.69% and a return on equity of 14.14%.

Separately, BidaskClub upgraded shares of Cresud S.A.C.I.F. y A. from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 11th.

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Saturday, July 1, marked the first day of recreational marijuana sales in the state of Nevada, and by any measure, it was a huge success. An estimate by the Nevada Dispensary Association puts first-weekend sales of recreational pot at between $3 and $5 million.

Lines were long, with some customers waiting up to an hour to make their purchases. Among the buyers was state Senator Tick Segerblom, an early supporter of legal recreational use in the state, who made the first purchase at The+Source dispensary. The senator bought a pre-rolled joint of strain named for him, Segerblom Haze.

Nevada is the fifth state to launch legal sales of marijuana for recreational use and is hoping to follow in the footsteps of Colorado, Washington, Oregon, and Alaska in adding to the state’s coffers with tax revenue generated by the sales. Given the tourist traffic the state already generates thanks to its casino gambling, both the industry and the state are expecting big things. Only California’s potential receipts from legal recreational sales (scheduled to begin next year) are expected to exceed Nevada’s.

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  Aluminum producer Century Aluminum Co. (Nasdaq: CENX) added 3.3%to its share price, and Alcoa Corp. (NYSE: AA) edged up 0.2%, both closing out the day with gains.

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  To be fair, Nucor wasn't the only steel manufacturer to deliver a stellar 2017. Pretty much like Nucor, United States Steel (NYSE:X) also delivered its best profits since 2009 last year. For Steel Dynamics (NASDAQ:STLD), 2017 was a banner year, with its steel shipments, net sales, and operating income hitting record�highs.

• [By Garrett Baldwin]

  Following the Trump administration's announcement, shares of United States Steel Corp.�(NYSE: X) added 4.3%. To learn more about how to play the steel market as steel tariffs begin to take full effect, click here…

Top 10 Casino Stocks To Watch For 2019: The Charles Schwab Corporation(SCHW)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  BlackRock (NYSE: BLK) and Charles Schwab Co. Common Stock (NYSE:SCHW) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings and risk.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. purchased a new stake in shares of Charles Schwab Co. (NYSE:SCHW) in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor purchased 11,591 shares of the financial services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $605,000.

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  TRADEMARK VIOLATION WARNING: “Credit Suisse Group Trims Charles Schwab (SCHW) Target Price to $60.00” was originally reported by Ticker Report and is the sole property of of Ticker Report. If you are viewing this piece on another domain, it was copied illegally and republished in violation of US and international trademark & copyright laws. The correct version of this piece can be read at https://www.tickerreport.com/banking-finance/3356662/credit-suisse-group-trims-charles-schwab-schw-target-price-to-60-00.html.

• [By Dustin Blitchok]

  After CBOE Global Markets Inc (NASDAQ: CBOE) launched bitcoin futures in December, Charles Schwab Corporation (NYSE: SCHW) didn't immediately make the product available to clients, said Barry Metzger, the brokerage’s senior vice president of global, trading and advice.

• [By Garrett Baldwin]
  The ongoing trade rift between the United States and China continues to plague international markets. Despite reports that both countries are working behind the scenes to prevent additional detrimental trade policies, both countries recently proposed tens of billions in new tariffs on one another. The United States has accused China of widespread intellectual property theft, while China has accused the United States of unfair trade practices, including price manipulation in the agricultural industry. This morning, it's worth noting that proposed tariffs on U.S. business jets will likely not provide a competitive advantage to foreign competition. Reuters reports that Chinese aviation executives do not see the layer of protectionism as a way to bolster the nation's local market. Check back to Money Morning today for more insight on how the ongoing trade war could affect your investments. Finally, investors will continue to monitor ongoing developments in Washington around the presidency of Donald Trump. The White House has asked a federal judge to block prosecutors from reviewing any files seized from his lawyer's office during a raid by the FBI last week. The agency seized a trove of documents from lawyer Michael Cohen's office as part of an investigation into a payment of hush money. The spat between the White House and the FBI continues a day after former FBI Director James Comey called Trump "morally unfit to be president." Three Stocks to Watch Today: BAC, NFLX, AAPL Shares of Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) added nearly 1% after the nation's largest bank by deposits topped Wall Street earning expectations. The financial institution leads a busy day of earnings reports on Wall Street and hopes to keep its positive momentum from previous quarters. The firm reported earnings per share of $0.62 on top of $23.27 billion in revenue. That topped expectations of $0.59 on top of $22.91 billion thanks to strong growth in its consumer loan business and the r

Top 10 Casino Stocks To Watch For 2019: Agenus Inc.(AGEN)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Logan Wallace]

  Agenus (NASDAQ:AGEN) was downgraded by analysts at BidaskClub from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note issued to investors on Monday.

• [By Cory Renauer]

  Harnessing the power of the immune system to fight cancer is a big deal and Agenus Inc. (NASDAQ:AGEN) looks like a great way to follow the trend. This stock trades like a small-cap biotech, but a couple of candidates coming through its pipeline could help push annual revenue past the $1 billion mark. Plus, by this time next year, the company could have half a dozen or so new candidates in clinical trials.

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Shares of Agenus (NASDAQ:AGEN) dropped 9.8% during trading on Monday following a dissappointing earnings announcement. The stock traded as low as $3.30 and last traded at $3.32. Approximately 2,421,286 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 53% from the average daily volume of 1,586,724 shares. The stock had previously closed at $3.68.

Top 10 Casino Stocks To Watch For 2019: Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.(BBBY)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Chris Lange]

  Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (NASDAQ: BBBY) is expected to report its fiscal first-quarter results on Wednesday. The analysts�� consensus forecast is EPS of $0.32 on $2.75 billion in revenue. Shares were changing hands at $20.07 as last week came to a close. The consensus price target is $17.76, and the stock has a 52-week range of $16.52 to $31.29.

• [By Demitrios Kalogeropoulos]

  Specialty retailer Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ:BBBY) lost 17% last month compared to a slight increase in the S&P 500, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence.

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (NASDAQ:BBBY) – Equities research analysts at Wedbush increased their Q3 2019 EPS estimates for Bed Bath & Beyond in a research report issued on Thursday, June 28th. Wedbush analyst S. Basham now expects that the retailer will earn $0.15 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.12. Wedbush currently has a “Neutral” rating and a $18.00 target price on the stock. Wedbush also issued estimates for Bed Bath & Beyond’s Q4 2019 earnings at $1.24 EPS and FY2019 earnings at $2.23 EPS.

• [By Timothy Green]

  Shares of Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ:BBBY) are falling today after the retailer reported first-quarter results. While Bed Bath & Beyond matched analyst estimates for revenue, a decline in comparable sales was enough bad news to send the stock down as much as 10% Thursday morning. By 12:40 p.m. EDT, the stock was down just 2%.

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  These earnings offset the horrible news from Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY) , as that retailer continues its struggle against Amazon (AMZN) . Shares of Bed Bath plummeted 20% by the close.

• [By Demitrios Kalogeropoulos]

  Bed Bath & Beyond�(NASDAQ:BBBY) is about as exposed as a company can be to the negative trends impacting the physical retailing world. Its store base is focused in malls that are seeing falling customer traffic, and its home furnishings categories are under assault from online rivals.

Top 10 Casino Stocks To Watch For 2019: MediWound Ltd.(MDWD)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Mediwound (NASDAQ: MDWD) and True Drinks (OTCMKTS:TRUU) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.

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Top 10 Casino Stocks To Watch For 2019: Mastercard Incorporated(MA)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Trey Thoelcke]

  Mastercard Inc. (NYSE: MA) will share its latest quarterly earnings first thing Wednesday. The consensus estimates call for $1.25 in EPS and $3.25 billion in revenue. Shares ended last week at $175.94, in a 52-week range of $115.55 to $183.73. The consensus analyst target is $196.12.

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Mastercard (NYSE:MA) had its target price boosted by Buckingham Research from $194.00 to $222.00 in a report published on Tuesday. They currently have a buy rating on the credit services provider’s stock.

• [By Neha Chamaria]

  Investing for really long periods of time, however, becomes easier if you bet on industry stalwarts that have consistently rewarded shareholders and possess strong growth catalysts to keep them going for years to come. I can think of four such "forever" stocks right now: Canadian National Railway (NYSE:CNI), Waste Management (NYSE:WM), Mastercard (NYSE:MA), and Visa (NYSE:V).

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  Selected examples: (BXP) , (DFS) , (HST) , (MA) , (TXN) , (USB) .

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• [By Jason Hall]

  Three investments that have really paid off are�Trex Company Inc�(NYSE:TREX), Mastercard Inc�(NYSE:MA), and Starbucks Corporation�(NASDAQ:SBUX). Since May 31, 2008 (one decade before writing this article), Trex, Mastercard, and Starbucks have delivered total returns of 2,000%, 552%, and 610%, respectively. So, if you'd invested $7,000 combined into these three companies a decade ago, you'd have $73,775 today, including dividends.�