Top 10 Performing Stocks To Buy For 2019

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September 17, 2018: The S&P 500 closed down 0.6% at 2,888.95. The DJIA also closed down 0.4% at 26,062.02. Separately, the Nasdaq was down 1.4% at 7,895.79.

Monday was a down day for the broad U.S. markets with the Nasdaq especially taking it on the chin. Crude oil pulled back in the session as well. The S&P 500 sectors were more or less split down the middle. The most positive sectors were real estate and utilities up 0.5% and 0.4%. The worst performing sectors were consumer discretionary and technology down 1.2% each.

Crude oil was last seen trading down 0.5% at $68.68.

Gold was last seen trading up 0.4% at $1,205.30.

The S&P 500 stock posting the largest daily percentage loss in the S&P 500 ahead of the close was ABIOMED, Inc. (NASDAQ: ABMD) which fell nearly 7% to $369.08. The stock's 52-week range is $155.57 to $450.93. Volume was just less than 1 million compared to the daily average volume of 0.6 million.

Top 10 Performing Stocks To Buy For 2019: Allegiance Bancshares, Inc.(ABTX)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Allegiance Bancshares (NASDAQ:ABTX)’s share price hit a new 52-week high and low during mid-day trading on Friday . The company traded as low as $42.80 and last traded at $41.40, with a volume of 51295 shares. The stock had previously closed at $40.75.

• [By Max Byerly]

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Top 10 Performing Stocks To Buy For 2019: Farmer Brothers Company(FARM)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Max Byerly]

  Get a free copy of the Zacks research report on Farmer Bros (FARM)

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• [By Motley Fool Transcribing]

  Farmer Brothers (NASDAQ:FARM) Q4 2018 Earnings Conference CallSep. 11, 2018 5:00 p.m. ET

  Contents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks:

  Operator

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Shares of Farmer Brothers (NASDAQ:FARM) reached a new 52-week high and low during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as low as $23.60 and last traded at $24.15, with a volume of 728 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $23.70.

• [By Motley Fool Transcribers]

  Farmer Brothers Co  (NASDAQ:FARM)Q2 2019 Earnings Conference CallFeb. 11, 2019, 5:00 p.m. ET

  Contents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks:

  Operator

• [By Lisa Levin] Gainers Carver Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: CARV) shares jumped 92.1 percent to $7.01. iPic Entertainment Inc. (NASDAQ: IPIC) gained 21.6 percent to $9.73. Baozun Inc. (NASDAQ: BZUN) shares jumped 18.7 percent to $53.49 after reporting Q1 results. World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: WWE) shares jumped 15.9 percent to $50.50. The company's "Smackdown Live" may not be renewed at NBCUniversal network and the company's "Monday Night Raw" program could be worth three times its current value elsewhere, according to a report for The Hollywood Reporter. Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPPI) gained 14.7 percent to $ 20.46 after the company issued further details on Phase 3 ADVANCE study of ROLONTIS. Motus GI Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: MOTS) climbed 13.4 percent to $5.5009. Endocyte, Inc. (NASDAQ: ECYT) rose 13.3 percent to $ 14.23 after the company announced presentation of Phase 2 data from prostate cancer trial of 177Lu-PSMA-617 at the 2018 ASCO Annual Meeting. Diana Containerships Inc. (NASDAQ: DCIX) gained 12.9 percent to $1.7499 after the company announced the sale of Post-Panamax Container Vessel for $21 million. Essendant Inc. (NASDAQ: ESND) gained 12.7 percent to $12.43. Essendant confirmed receipt of unsolicited proposal from Staples of $11.50 per share in cash. Blink Charging Co (NASDAQ: BLNK) rose 11.8 percent to $8.04 after surging 31.68 percent on Wednesday. OptimumBank Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: OPHC) gained 11.5 percent to $5.15. Flotek Industries, Inc. (NYSE: FTK) shares climbed 10.7 percent to $3.74. Farmer Bros. Co. (NASDAQ: FARM) rose 7.9 percent to $25.95 after climbing 7.90 percent on Wednesday. Minerva Neurosciences Inc (NASDAQ: NERV) rose 6.5 percent to $6.93 after Journal of Clinical Psychiatry published positive results of cognitive performance from Phase 2B trial of roluperidone in schizophrenia patients. Williams Partners L.P. (NYSE: WPZ) rose 5.6 percent to $40

Top 10 Performing Stocks To Buy For 2019: Black Hills Corporation(BKHU)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Media headlines about BLACK HILLS Cor/EQUITY Ut (NYSE:BKHU) have trended positive recently, Accern reports. The research firm identifies positive and negative news coverage by analyzing more than 20 million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. BLACK HILLS Cor/EQUITY Ut earned a daily sentiment score of 0.30 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned media stories about the company an impact score of 44.7211950698084 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.

Top 10 Performing Stocks To Buy For 2019: Banco Santander, S.A.(SAN)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Bank of America set a €95.00 ($110.47) price objective on Sanofi (EPA:SAN) in a report released on Monday. The brokerage currently has a buy rating on the stock.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Shares of Sanofi SA (EPA:SAN) have received an average rating of “Hold” from the nineteen brokerages that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have given a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 1-year price target among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is €79.21 ($92.11).

• [By Asit Sharma]

  Shares of Spanish banking giant Banco Santander, S.A. (NYSE:SAN) dipped 11% in the month of August, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence.

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Hudson Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Banco Santander, S.A. (NYSE:SAN) by 45.3% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 150,489 shares of the bank’s stock after purchasing an additional 46,921 shares during the quarter. Hudson Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Banco Santander were worth $752,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

• [By Shane Hupp]

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• [By Shane Hupp]

  HRT Financial LLC bought a new position in Banco Santander, S.A. (NYSE:SAN) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 36,815 shares of the bank’s stock, valued at approximately $196,000.

Top 10 Performing Stocks To Buy For 2019: Newcastle Investment Corporation(NCT)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Logan Wallace]

  PolySwarm (CURRENCY:NCT) traded 8.5% lower against the dollar during the 24-hour period ending at 13:00 PM ET on August 28th. PolySwarm has a market capitalization of $5.86 million and $7,097.00 worth of PolySwarm was traded on exchanges in the last day. One PolySwarm token can currently be purchased for approximately $0.0038 or 0.00000054 BTC on popular cryptocurrency exchanges including DDEX, TOPBTC, IDEX and HitBTC. In the last week, PolySwarm has traded 9.3% lower against the dollar.

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  PolySwarm (CURRENCY:NCT) traded 3.5% lower against the dollar during the 1 day period ending at 0:00 AM Eastern on June 2nd. PolySwarm has a market cap of $9.94 million and $67,420.00 worth of PolySwarm was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. One PolySwarm token can currently be purchased for $0.0068 or 0.00000089 BTC on major exchanges including HitBTC, DDEX and IDEX. In the last week, PolySwarm has traded 8.2% lower against the dollar.

• [By Shane Hupp]

  PolySwarm (CURRENCY:NCT) traded 5.6% lower against the U.S. dollar during the 1-day period ending at 22:00 PM E.T. on July 4th. One PolySwarm token can now be purchased for $0.0039 or 0.00000059 BTC on major cryptocurrency exchanges including HitBTC, IDEX and DDEX. During the last seven days, PolySwarm has traded 8.4% higher against the U.S. dollar. PolySwarm has a total market cap of $5.94 million and $28,632.00 worth of PolySwarm was traded on exchanges in the last day.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  PolySwarm (CURRENCY:NCT) traded 0.8% higher against the US dollar during the 24 hour period ending at 10:00 AM E.T. on September 16th. PolySwarm has a market capitalization of $5.74 million and $6,140.00 worth of PolySwarm was traded on exchanges in the last day. In the last week, PolySwarm has traded 4.2% higher against the US dollar. One PolySwarm token can currently be purchased for $0.0037 or 0.00000057 BTC on major cryptocurrency exchanges including HitBTC, IDEX, DDEX and TOPBTC.

Top 10 Performing Stocks To Buy For 2019: MediWound Ltd.(MDWD)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Ethan Ryder]

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• [By Shane Hupp]

  Media coverage about Mediwound (NASDAQ:MDWD) has been trending somewhat positive on Saturday, Accern Sentiment reports. Accern identifies negative and positive press coverage by analyzing more than 20 million news and blog sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Mediwound earned a news impact score of 0.17 on Accern’s scale. Accern also gave news articles about the biopharmaceutical company an impact score of 47.1925876006011 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock’s share price in the next several days.

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• [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.

Top 10 Performing Stocks To Buy For 2019: Liberty Property Trust(LPT)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Shane Hupp]

  These are some of the media headlines that may have impacted Accern’s analysis:

  Get Liberty Property Trust alerts: Liberty Property Trust Announces Third Quarter 2018 Dividend (feeds.benzinga.com) Zacks: Brokerages Expect Liberty Property Trust (LPT) Will Announce Quarterly Sales of $160.48 Million (americanbankingnews.com) Liberty Property's The Navy Yard Portfolio Now 99% Leased (finance.yahoo.com) Zacks: Analysts Expect Liberty Property Trust (LPT) Will Announce Earnings of $0.65 Per Share (americanbankingnews.com) High Demand Keeps Liberty's Richmond, Norfolk Assets Occupied (finance.yahoo.com)

  Shares of LPT opened at $43.00 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $6.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.60, a PEG ratio of 2.73 and a beta of 0.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.91, a current ratio of 1.76 and a quick ratio of 1.76. Liberty Property Trust has a twelve month low of $37.77 and a twelve month high of $45.40.

• [By Shane Hupp]

  DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale lowered its position in shares of Liberty Property Trust (NYSE:LPT) by 11.7% during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 12,176 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 1,608 shares during the period. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale’s holdings in Liberty Property Trust were worth $515,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  These are some of the media headlines that may have impacted Accern’s scoring:

  Get Liberty Property Trust alerts: Liberty Property Trust (LPT) Receives “Buy” Rating from SunTrust Banks (americanbankingnews.com) FY2019 Earnings Estimate for Liberty Property Trust (LPT) Issued By KeyCorp (americanbankingnews.com) $163.17 Million in Sales Expected for Liberty Property Trust (LPT) This Quarter (americanbankingnews.com) Liberty Property Trust (LPT) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Hold” by Brokerages (americanbankingnews.com)

  Several research firms have recently issued reports on LPT. Sandler O’Neill set a $44.00 target price on shares of Liberty Property Trust and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 25th. ValuEngine lowered shares of Liberty Property Trust from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, May 17th. Morgan Stanley lowered their target price on shares of Liberty Property Trust from $44.00 to $43.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, June 14th. Stifel Nicolaus raised their target price on shares of Liberty Property Trust from $44.00 to $46.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 25th. Finally, Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of Liberty Property Trust from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 8th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. The company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $44.83.

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Get a free copy of the Zacks research report on Liberty Property Trust (LPT)

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• [By Max Byerly]

  DiamondRock Hospitality (NYSE:DRH) and Liberty Property Trust (NYSE:LPT) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, valuation and dividends.

Top 10 Performing Stocks To Buy For 2019: GlycoMimetics, Inc.(GLYC)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Logan Wallace]

  Allianz Asset Management GmbH purchased a new stake in GlycoMimetics Inc (NASDAQ:GLYC) during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm purchased 73,433 shares of the biotechnology company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,192,000.

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  GlycoMimetics (NASDAQ:GLYC)‘s stock had its “buy” rating reiterated by equities research analysts at Stifel Nicolaus in a research report issued to clients and investors on Sunday. They presently have a $24.00 price target on the biotechnology company’s stock. Stifel Nicolaus’ target price would suggest a potential upside of 64.16% from the company’s previous close.

• [By Motley Fool Transcribing]

  GlycoMimetics (NASDAQ:GLYC) Q2 2018 Earnings Conference CallAug. 10, 2018 8:30 a.m. ET

  Contents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks:

  Operator

• [By Max Byerly]

  BidaskClub downgraded shares of GlycoMimetics (NASDAQ:GLYC) from a sell rating to a strong sell rating in a research report sent to investors on Saturday morning.

Top 10 Performing Stocks To Buy For 2019: China Advanced Construction Materials Group, Inc.(CADC)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Lisa Levin] Gainers Euro Tech Holdings Company Limited (NASDAQ: CLWT) shares jumped 155.56 percent to close at $5.75 on Thursday. Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. (NYSE: INSP) shares gained 56.12 percent to close at $24.98. Inspire Medical went public Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange. The company issued 6.75 million shares priced at $16 each. Presbia PLC (NASDAQ: LENS) shares rose 53.02 percent to close at $3.55. Integrated Media Technology Limited (NASDAQ: IMTE) shares rose 46.29 percent to close at $32.11. The nano-cap low-float stock skyrocketed over 1,300 percent on Wednesday on no company specific news which would support the surge. The move higher is consistent with what was seen in other low-float stocks over the past few months. Technical Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: TCCO) climbed 27.78 percent to close at $5.75. STAAR Surgical Company (NASDAQ: STAA) shares gained 26.27 percent to close at $21.15 after reporting upbeat Q1 results. Sharing Economy International Inc. (NASDAQ: SEII) shares jumped 22.16 percent to close at $4.30 on Thursday after gaining 9.32 percent on Wednesday. China Advanced Construction Materials Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: CADC) rose 20.45 percent to close at $2.65 on Thursday. YRC Worldwide Inc. (NASDAQ: YRCW) surged 18.36 percent to close at $9.99 following upbeat quarterly earnings. MYR Group Inc. (NASDAQ: MYRG) jumped 17.68 percent to close at $35.74 after the company posted strong Q1 earnings. Xspand Products Lab Inc (NASDAQ: XSPL) jumped 17.4 percent to close at $5.87. Xspand Products priced its IPO at $5 per share. Coherus BioSciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHRS) shares rose 17.32 percent to close at $14.90. Coherus BioSciences reported resubmission of BLA for CHS-1701. Rudolph Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: RTEC) shares gained 17.17 percent to close at $31.05 following upbeat quarterly earnings. The Meet Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: MEET) gained 16.02 percent to close at $2.68 following Q1 earnings. Ca
• [By Lisa Levin] Gainers Axovant Sciences Ltd. (NASDAQ: AXON) shares rose 23.7 percent to $1.49. Axovant announced strengthening of management team and completion of organization restructuring which "enhanced capabilities in research and business development" and reduced internal headcount by 43 percent. Mammoth Energy Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: TUSK) shares jumped 19.8 percent to $37.3148. Mammoth Energy’s subsidiary Cobra signed a new $900 million contract to finish the restoration of critical electrical services and support the initial phase of reconstruction of the electrical utility system in Puerto Rico. Acorn International, Inc. (NYSE: ATV) shares gained 19 percent to $34.0201. Acorn shares rose Friday after the company declared a special one-time cash dividend of $14.97 per ADS. DHI Group, Inc. (NYSE: DHX) shares surged 19 percent to $2.20. My Size, Inc. (NASDAQ: MYSZ) climbed 16.8 percent to $1.18 after the company received a Notice of Allowance from the USPTO for measurement technology patent. Global Eagle Entertainment Inc. (NASDAQ: ENT) gained 16.6 percent to $2.32. Leju Holdings Limited (NYSE: LEJU) gained 16.5 percent to $1.34 following Q1 beat. Evolus, Inc. (NASDAQ: EOLS) shares surged 16.5 percent to $26.1499. Evolus named Lauren Silvernail as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President, Corporate Development. Jupai Holdings Limited (NYSE: JP) shares gained 15 percent to $26.29 after reporting Q1 results. Momo Inc. (NASDAQ: MOMO) shares gained 15 percent to $44.7702 after the company reported better-than-expected results for its first quarter and issued strong sales forecast for the second quarter. Windstream Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: WIN) rose 15 percent to $7.075. China Advanced Construction Materials Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: CADC) gained 14.4 percent to $2.746. American Woodmark Corporation (NASDAQ: AMWD) climbed 14.2 percent to $101.10 after the company reported upbeat Q4 results. Savara Inc. (NAS

Top 10 Performing Stocks To Buy For 2019: Hingham Institution for Savings(HIFS)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Hingham Institution for Savings (NASDAQ:HIFS) and SVB Financial Group (NASDAQ:SIVB) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends.

• [By Max Byerly]

  Port Capital LLC lifted its stake in Hingham Institution for Savings (NASDAQ:HIFS) by 14.1% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 48,159 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,943 shares during the quarter. Hingham Institution for Savings accounts for approximately 1.4% of Port Capital LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 25th biggest position. Port Capital LLC owned approximately 2.28% of Hingham Institution for Savings worth $9,921,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Epoch Investment Partners Inc. grew its stake in Hingham Institution for Savings (NASDAQ:HIFS) by 71.4% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 92,261 shares of the savings and loans company’s stock after purchasing an additional 38,440 shares during the quarter. Epoch Investment Partners Inc. owned approximately 4.37% of Hingham Institution for Savings worth $19,006,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.