Sunday, February 23, 2014

Top 5 Freight Stocks To Invest In Right Now

With shares of United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS) trading around $99, is UPS an OUTPERFORM, WAIT AND SEE, or STAY AWAY? Let�� analyze the stock with the relevant sections of our CHEAT SHEET investing framework:

T = Trends for a Stock’s Movement

United Parcel Service is a package delivery company. The company delivers packages each business day for 1.1 million shipping customers to 7.7 million consignees in over 220 countries and territories. Last year, United Parcel Service delivered an average of 16.3 million pieces per day worldwide or a total of 4.1 billion packages. It serves the global market for logistics services, which include transportation, distribution, forwarding, ground, ocean and air freight, brokerage, and financing. United Parcel Service operates in three segments — U.S. Domestic Package, International Package, and Supply Chain & Freight.

United Parcel Service on Friday warned it would miss its fourth quarter earnings targets, blaming an ��nprecedented��rise in online holiday shopping, a shortened holiday season and bad weather despite ��xtraordinary measures��to meet Christmas demand. This will be the second time the Atlanta-based package and delivery concern has missed its quarterly earnings targets.

Top 5 Freight Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Dephasium Corp (DPHS.PK)

Dephasium Corp., formerly Pay Mobile, Inc., incorporated on November 17, 2005, is a development-stage company. As of December 31, 2012, the Company was seeking new business opportunities. On June 3, 2013, Dephasium Corp announced that it has completed the acquisition of the ANCILIA from Dephasium Ltd.

The Company was engaged in the business of providing integrated payment solutions for consumers and corporate clients by incorporating its mobile payment technology with the issuance of open-loop prepaid Visa and MasterCard cards. As of December 31, 2012, the Company had no operations.

Top 5 Freight Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Global Power Equipment Group Inc(GLPW)

Global Power Equipment Group Inc. and its subsidiaries designs, engineers, and manufactures gas turbine auxiliary equipment; and provides routine and specialty maintenance services to customers in the utility and industrial sectors. Its gas turbine auxiliary equipment include filter houses, inlet systems, exhaust systems, diverter dampers, selective catalytic emission reduction systems, packaged skids, and precision parts and specialty fabrications. These products are primarily used in the operation of gas turbine power plants, as well as for other industrial, energy, and power-related applications. The company?s service offerings consist of nuclear power plant modification, maintenance, and construction; and fossil fuel and hydroelectric power plant modification and construction services. It also provides specialty services comprising cleaning, surface preparation, coatings application, quality control, and inspection testing services; industrial insulation services, pri marily in process-piping installations; abatement services for the removal of asbestos and removal of heavy metal based coatings, such as lead paint; replacing, repairing, and upgrading industrial facility roofing systems; and integrated valve and actuator services that include inspection, preventative maintenance, and repair of various types of valves and actuators. It serves original equipment manufacturers; engineering, procurement, and construction contractors; operators of power generation facilities; and firms engaged in various process-related industries, as well as utility companies. The company operates primarily in the United States, Canada, and Mexico; and Europe, Asia, and the Middle East; and internationally. Global Power Equipment Group Inc. was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Irving, Texas.

Best Oil Companies To Invest In Right Now: Stelmine Canada Ltd (STH.V)

Stelmine Canada Ltd., a junior exploration company, engages in acquisition, exploration, production, development, and operation of mining properties in Canada. The company�s Opinaca properties includes the Opinaca North property that consists of 9 claims covering an area of 471 hectares; and the Opinaca South property, which includes 37 claims covering an area of 1924 hectares. It also holds interests in the Aiguebelle property that comprises 4 claims covering an area of 159 hectares located north of Rouyn Noranda; and Clericy property, which consists of 15 claims covering an area of 620 hectares situated in north east of Rouyn Noranda, as well as interest in a mining license covering an area of 34,000 hectares of land in the Gaspesia hydrocarbons area. The company is based in Montreal, Canada.

Top 5 Freight Stocks To Invest In Right Now: PeppinNini Minerals Ltd(PNN.AX)

Pepinnini Minerals Limited engages in the exploration and development of mineral resource properties in Australia. The company explores for nickel, copper, gold, lead, zinc, uranium, and other mineral commodities. It holds interests in 39 exploration tenements covering approximately 15,795 square kilometers in the Curnamona and Musgrave Provinces of South Australia; the Georgetown, Woolgar Goldfield, and Drummond Basin of north Queensland; and the Robinson Range area of Midwest Western Australia and Salta Province, Argentina. The company also holds an 83 hectare mining lease located in the Woolgar Goldfield of north Queensland. Pepinnini Minerals Limited was incorporated in 2002 and is based in Adelaide South Australia.

Top 5 Freight Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Astral Mining Corp (AA.V)

Astral Mining Corporation, a junior exploration company, engages in the acquisition, evaluation, exploration, and development of precious metal properties in North America. The company primarily explores for gold and silver deposits. It holds interest in the Jumping Josephine Gold property consisting of 99 mineral claims covering 43,488 hectares in the West Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia, Canada. The company was formerly known as Amanda Resources Corp. and changed its name to Astral Mining Corporation in June 2005. Astral Mining Corporation was incorporated in 2004 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. As of February 12, 2013, Astral Mining Corp. operates as a subsidiary of Orex Minerals Inc.

Top 5 Freight Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Sony Corp Ord(SNE)

Sony Corporation designs, develops, manufactures, and sells electronic equipment, instruments, and devices for consumer, professional, and industrial markets worldwide. The company offers consumer products and devices, including televisions, video cameras, compact digital cameras and interchangeable single-lens cameras, Blu-ray Disc players/recorders, DVD-video players/recorders, home theaters and audio systems, and portable audio and car audio products. It also provides charged coupled devices, complementary metal-oxide semiconductor image sensors, system LSIs, small- and medium-sized LCD panels, and other semiconductors; and components, such as batteries, optical disk drives, chemical products, audio/video/data recording media, storage media, and optical pickups. In addition, the company develops, produces, markets, and distributes games, such as PlayStation3, PlayStation Portable, and PlayStation 2 hardware and related software; and PCs and flash memory digital audio pl ayers, as well as manufactures broadcast- and professional-use products, Blu-ray discs, DVDs, and CD discs. Further, it produces and distributes motion pictures and television programs, and home entertainment; creates and distributes digital content; operates television networks and studio facilities; and develops entertainment products, services, and technologies. Additionally, the company engages in the music publishing business, as well as provision of various financial services, including insurance, savings products, loans, and credit financing services; and a network service business and an advertising agency business. It also involves in research, development, design, production, marketing, sales, distribution, and servicing mobile phones, accessories, services, and applications. The company was formerly known as Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha and changed its name to Sony Corporation in 1958. Sony Corporation was founded in 1946 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Advisors' Opinion:
  • [By Demitrios Kalogeropoulos]

    What, me worry?
    GameStop can thank the lifting of uncertainty around the next-generation consoles for much of that gain. Rumors have been swirling that Microsoft and Sony� (NYSE: SNE  ) aimed to blockade used games from their new systems. Considering that GameStop made $1.17 billion in profits from the resale of used games last year, a move like that could be lethal to its business.

Top 5 Freight Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Superior Energy Services Inc.(SPN)

Superior Energy Services, Inc. provides specialized oilfield services and equipments to serve the production and drilling-related needs of oil and gas companies. It operates through three segments: Subsea and Well Enhancement; Drilling Products and Services; and Marine. The Subsea and Well Enhancement segment provides integrated subsea and engineering services, coiled tubing, electric line, pumping and stimulation, gas lift, well control, hydraulic workover and snubbing, recompletion, stimulation and sand control equipment and services, well evaluation, offshore oil and gas tank, vessel cleaning, decommissioning, plug and abandonment, and mechanical wireline services. This segment also manufactures and sells drilling rig instrumentation equipments; and involves in the production and sale of oil and gas from its properties in the Gulf of Mexico. The Drilling Products and Services segment manufactures, sells, and rents equipments for use with offshore and onshore oil and gas well drilling, completion, production, and workover activities. This segment?s products and services include pressure control equipment, drill pipe and landing strings, connecting iron, handling tools, stabilizers, drill collars, and on-site accommodations. The Marine segment owns and operates a fleet of liftboats in the Gulf of Mexico. The company operates 25 rental liftboats with leg lengths ranging from 145 feet to 265 feet. Superior Energy Services, Inc. sells its products and services in Latin America, North America, North Sea and Europe, the Middle East, West Africa, and the Asia Pacific region. The company was founded in 1991 and is based in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Advisors' Opinion:
  • [By David Smith]

    Superior Energy Services (NYSE: SPN  )
    The largest of the three "smaller" oil-field services companies for this discussion carries an approximately $4.4 billion market cap. The Houston-based company has been accorded a rating of 1.6 by the analysts, with no single rating below a buy. (All three of the companies discussed here are headquartered in Houston. But that's a coincidence, not a requirement.)

  • [By Sara Murphy]

    Basic Energy Services (NYSE: BAS  ) derived more than a quarter of 2012 revenues from its fluid services unit. Its operations rely heavily on the legacy model of hauling water. Superior Energy Services (NYSE: SPN  ) counts on its traditional fluid services offerings for about 20% of revenues.

  • [By Ben Levisohn]

    As a result, the knives have come out. Cowen’s analysts downgraded six stocks–Baker Hughes (BHI), Cameron International (CAM), Nabors Industries (NBR), CGG (CGG), Superior Energy Services (SPN) and Helmerich & Payne (HP)–and cut their estimates on even more. Its analysts explain why:

Top 5 Freight Stocks To Invest In Right Now: CoBiz Financial Inc.(COBZ)

CoBiz Financial Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides various financial products and services. The company?s Commercial Banking segment offers various accounts for depositors, including certificates of deposit, money market accounts, Eurodollar sweep accounts, savings accounts, checking and NOW accounts, and individual retirement accounts; lending products comprising commercial loans, commercial and residential real estate construction loans, commercial and residential real estate mortgage loans, consumer loans, revolving lines of credit, and tax-exempt financing; and real estate banking, private banking, interest-rate hedging, and treasury management services. Its Investment Banking segment provides merger and acquisition advisory services, institutional private placements of debt and equity, and other strategic financial advisory services for middle-market companies. The company?s Wealth Management segment offers wealth planning and investment management, trust and fiduciary, wealth transfer, estate and business succession planning, estate settlement, financial planning, and family office services. Its Insurance segment provides employee benefits consulting, insurance brokerage, and related administrative support to individuals, families, and employers; and commercial and personal property insurance brokerage, and casualty insurance brokerage, as well as risk management consulting services to small and medium-sized businesses and individuals. CoBiz Financial Inc. operates 12 locations, including 9 in the Denver metropolitan area, 1 in Boulder, and 2 in the Vail area in Colorado under the name Colorado Business Bank; and 7 locations serving the Phoenix metropolitan area and the surrounding area of Maricopa County in Arizona under the name Arizona Business Bank. The company was formerly known as CoBiz Inc. and changed its name to CoBiz Financial Inc. in May 2007. CoBiz Financial Inc. was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Denver, Co lorado.

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