Amazon, Alphabet and Facebook��� more than $2 trillion in market cap��� report next week

The barrage of big tech earnings reports due out next week may overwhelm investors. After all, Alphabet, Facebook and Amazon have a combined market cap of $2.27 trillion, and these stocks could see meaningful drops if they fail to impress Wall Street.

The options market, however, seems to be telling shareholders, ��not to worry.��

Stacey Gilbert, head of derivative strategy at Susquehanna, told CNBC��s ��Trading Nation�� on Thursday what the options are implying for shares of Alphabet, Facebook and Amazon next week. Here��s what she said.

�� From an options perspective, it��s notable that the market is not pricing in increased risk, even given some of the big rallies in these companies. Specifically, each of the names is expecting a move of 5 percent in either direction on earnings, in line with their respective moves over the last four quarters.

�� From a sentiment perspective, the flow tends to be almost nonexistent, suggesting investors are not seeing earnings as a major catalyst over the next couple of weeks. Susquehanna covers all three companies with a positive rating, and forecasts upside for all three from current levels.

�� For Amazon, specifically, its implied move is in line with historic moves; for investors looking for upside in Amazon, buying calls due to the stock��s relatively low implied volatility may be considered attractive.

�� Alphabet is scheduled to report on Monday, Facebook on Wednesday and Amazon on Thursday.

Bottom line: Amazon, Alphabet and Facebook all report earnings next week, and the options market is not pricing in outsized risk for any of the names, according to Gilbert.

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Mixin (XIN) 1-Day Volume Reaches $90,201.00

Mixin (CURRENCY:XIN) traded up 6.2% against the U.S. dollar during the 1-day period ending at 20:00 PM E.T. on July 17th. One Mixin token can currently be purchased for approximately $550.98 or 0.07481400 BTC on popular cryptocurrency exchanges. Mixin has a total market cap of $241.93 million and approximately $90,201.00 worth of Mixin was traded on exchanges in the last day. Over the last week, Mixin has traded up 19.1% against the U.S. dollar.

Here’s how other cryptocurrencies have performed over the last day:

Get Mixin alerts: Sakura Bloom (SKB) traded down 1.8% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0117 or 0.00000158 BTC. XinFin Network (XDCE) traded up 6.5% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0040 or 0.00000055 BTC. ProCurrency (PROC) traded 0.1% higher against the dollar and now trades at $0.0029 or 0.00000039 BTC. BitcoinX (BCX) traded down 7.3% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0081 or 0.00000110 BTC. LePen (LEPEN) traded 0.4% lower against the dollar and now trades at $0.0001 or 0.00000001 BTC. SHACoin (SHA) traded up 9.5% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0009 or 0.00000012 BTC.

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Hot Canadian Stocks To Own Right Now

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Energy Storage Agreements (ESAs) will upend the coal generating business. I have been traditionally skeptical of the concept pushed by greenies that wind and solar will replace coal and nuclear fuel, and that all we need are windmills and solar panels for as far as the eye can see. Their biggest challenge is the intermittent nature of their generating footprint vs. the grid's base load requirements satisfied by coal and nuclear. Over the past several years, I have written about this serious flaw. Enter ESAs.

Regulators in California are behind a new business of providing utility-scale back-up battery storage at power generating facilities. Canadian-based AltaGas (OTCPK:ATGFF) recently announced a 10-year Energy Storage Resource Adequacy Purchase Agreement with Southern California Edison SCE, a subsidiary of Edison International (NYSE:EIX). A recap of the scope of the contract is described below, from ATGFF's press release:

Hot Canadian Stocks To Own Right Now: Rhino Resource Partners LP(RNO)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Deutsche Bank set a €115.00 ($133.72) target price on Renault (EPA:RNO) in a report released on Friday morning. The firm currently has a buy rating on the stock.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  JPMorgan Chase & Co. set a €98.00 ($113.95) price target on Renault (EPA:RNO) in a research note released on Monday. The firm currently has a neutral rating on the stock.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Renold (LON:RNO) announced its earnings results on Tuesday. The company reported GBX 4.50 ($0.06) EPS for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of GBX 4.50 ($0.06), Bloomberg Earnings reports. Renold had a return on equity of 201.92% and a net margin of 4.30%.

Hot Canadian Stocks To Own Right Now: Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.(CMG)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE:CMG) had its price objective increased by Morgan Stanley from $340.00 to $372.00 in a report released on Thursday. The brokerage presently has an “equal weight” rating on the restaurant operator’s stock. Morgan Stanley’s price objective would suggest a potential downside of 11.78% from the company’s previous close.

• [By Chris Lange]

  Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. (NYSE: CMG) saw its shares turn south on Wednesday after the burrito chain announced a change in its executive leadership. The company said that its chief marketing officer, Mark Crumpacker, will resign, effective Thursday, March 15.

• [By Daniel B. Kline]

  Chipotle's (NYSE:CMG) long, dark night appears to be over. The chain struggled after a 2015 scandal when E. coli outbreaks occurred at a number of its locations. Those struggles appeared to end in 2018 when the company made a major break with its past.

• [By Daniel B. Kline]

  The market now believes that Chipotle's (NYSE:CMG) turnaround has taken hold. That's partly due to the company's strong first-quarter results, and partly due to the optimism created by the hiring of new CEO Brian Niccol.

• [By Chris Hill]

  Hill:�Let's�go back to Qdoba for a second. We�talked about this right before we started taping. A little bit of background here --�Jack in the Box bought Qdoba,�which is�basically their version of Chipotle (NYSE:CMG). They bought it in�2003 for $45 million dollars. They�sold it at the end of last year for just over $300 million. Just,�on the surface, you can look at that and say, "Well,�they made a heck of a nice profit off of that."�But,�there were�a bunch of years where, when�Jack in the Box reported their quarterly earnings, it was Qdoba that was really doing the heavy lifting. It was�Qdoba that was putting up the really impressive double-digit same-store sales growth.�

Hot Canadian Stocks To Own Right Now: NEW GOLD INC.(NGD)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Paul Ausick]

  New Gold Inc. (NYSEAMERICAN: NGD) dropped about 2.9% Monday to post a new 52-week low of $2.35. Shares closed at $2.42 on Friday and the stock’s 52-week high is $4.25. Volume was about 10% below the daily average of around 5.8 million shares. The gold mining company had no news.

• [By Lisa Levin]

  Check out these big penny stock gainers and losers

  Losers Check-Cap Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHEK) fell 23.3 percent to $9.87 in pre-market trading after declining 13.45 percent on Wednesday. SunCoke Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE: SXCP) fell 12.8 percent to $16.00 in pre-market trading after reporting Q1 results. Briggs & Stratton Corporation (NYSE: BGG) fell 11 percent to $17.55 in pre-market trading after the company posted mixed Q3 results and lowered its FY18 guidance. New Gold Inc. (NYSE: NGD) fell 8.4 percent to $2.30 in pre-market trading following downbeat Q1 results. Quality Care Properties, Inc. (NYSE: QCP) fell 8.2 percent to $20.85 in pre-market trading. Welltower announced plans to acquire QCP for $20.75 per share in cash. China Customer Relations Centers Inc. (NASDAQ: CCRC) shares fell 7.5 percent to $17.25 in pre-market trading after climbing 18.73 percent on Wednesday. Nokia Corporation (NYSE: NOK) shares fell 5.7 percent to $5.58 in pre-market trading after reporting Q1 results. eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) fell 5.6 percent to $38.66 in pre-market trading following Q1 results. Southw
• [By Paul Ausick]

  New Gold Inc. (NYSE: NGD) dropped about 4.7% Friday to post a new 52-week low of $2.05. Shares closed at $2.15 on Thursday and the stock’s 52-week high is $4.25. Volume was about 50% higher than the daily average of 4.2 million. The junior gold miner had no specific news.

Hot Canadian Stocks To Own Right Now: Encana Corporation(ECA)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Electra (CURRENCY:ECA) traded down 5.1% against the U.S. dollar during the 24-hour period ending at 15:00 PM E.T. on June 12th. Over the last seven days, Electra has traded down 25.7% against the U.S. dollar. Electra has a market cap of $34.53 million and approximately $134,011.00 worth of Electra was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. One Electra coin can currently be bought for $0.0013 or 0.00000020 BTC on exchanges including CryptoBridge, Fatbtc, CoinFalcon and Coinhouse.

• [By Keith Noonan, Travis Hoium, and Matthew DiLallo]

  We asked three Motley Fool investors to profile some of the best under-the-radar growth stocks on the market today. Read on to see why they selected Encana�(NYSE:ECA), Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ:ATVI), and Baozun (NASDAQ:BZUN) as top growth stocks for in-the-know investors.

• [By Max Byerly]

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

  Get Encana alerts: Encana Corp (ECA) Rising Higher 7.95% Over the Past Four Weeks (fisherbusinessnews.com) Encana Corporation (ECA) Most Active Stock Price trades 19.10% off from 200- SMA (nasdaqchronicle.com) Mid-Day Movers ��: Encana Corporation (NYSE:ECA), CSX Corporation (NASDAQ:CSX), MGIC Investment Corporation … (journalfinance.net) Featured Stock: Encana Corporation (ECA) (stockquote.review) Active Stock Evaluation �� Encana Corporation (NYSE: ECA) (financerater.com)

  ECA has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Morgan Stanley raised shares of Encana from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and upped their price target for the company from $15.00 to $18.00 in a report on Wednesday, January 24th. Evercore ISI raised shares of Encana from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and upped their price target for the company from $10.84 to $16.00 in a report on Wednesday, March 7th. Zacks Investment Research downgraded shares of Encana from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 31st. Scotiabank raised shares of Encana from a “sector perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and upped their price target for the company from $13.00 to $14.00 in a report on Friday, February 16th. Finally, Goldman Sachs cut their price target on shares of Encana from $17.25 to $14.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, April 13th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating, twenty-two have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. The stock presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $15.28.

Wells Fargo��s Earnings Show the Bank Still Has a Long Way to Go

Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) reported its second-quarter earnings Friday morning, and missed analysts' expectations on both the top and bottom lines. In addition, the bank's loan and deposit portfolios shrunk over the past year, and its profitability and efficiency both leave something to be desired. Here's a rundown of the numbers, and what they mean for investors.

The headline numbers

Wells Fargo's earnings came in at $1.08 per share for the second quarter, excluding a one-time expense. This fell short of analysts' expectations of $1.12.

Image source: Wells Fargo.

On the revenue side, the bank's $21.6 billion in revenue was $77 million short of expectations and represented a 2.7% year-over-year decline.

Looking across the bank's business segments, community banking revenue dropped by 1.2%, corporate and wholesale banking revenue fell 3.8%, and wealth management revenue took a 6.5% year-over-year dive.

The effects of the scandals continue

Looking a little deeper, it's apparent that the bank's infamous fake-accounts scandal and subsequently revealed auto-insurance and mortgage-fee scandals aren't exactly in the past just yet.

The bank continues to experience the fallout from these, with Wells Fargo's deposit base down 2% year over year, and its loan portfolio 1% smaller. And remember that Wells Fargo isn't allowed to grow for the indefinite future, thanks to the Federal Reserve-imposed penalty earlier this year.

In terms of profitability, Wells Fargo's return on assets (ROA) of 1.10% and its return on equity (ROE) of 10.6% both surpassed the industry benchmarks of 1% and 10%, respectively. However, they represent a drop from an ROA of 1.22% and ROE of 12.06% a year ago, and that was before tax reform gave profitability a boost. To be fair, some of this has to do with the one-time $481 million charge it incurred during the quarter, but this is still disappointing. And while we haven't heard from all the other big U.S. banks, I wouldn't be surprised if Wells Fargo's 64.9% efficiency ratio is among the worst of its peer group, if not the worst.

Some good news

While the bank's earnings report was generally disappointing, there is some good news worth mentioning.

For one thing, we finally saw Wells Fargo's net interest margin (NIM) expand during the second quarter. With rising interest rates, most of Wells' peers had seen significant margin expansion for some time, but Wells Fargo seemed to lag behind. However, the bank's second-quarter NIM of 2.93% represents a three-basis-point (0.03%) increase from a year ago and an impressive nine-basis-point increase from the first quarter.

In addition, Wells Fargo is making the best out of its underperformance by aggressively buying back stock, and the post-earnings stock price dip could help maximize these efforts. One of the biggest surprises to come out of the Federal Reserve stress tests was Wells Fargo receiving permission to more than double its buyback to $24.5 billion over the next year. While this quarter's earnings were certainly disappointing, a silver lining is that it could allow the bank to buy back even more shares than it would otherwise be able to.

Wells Fargo hasn't quite turned the corner yet

To be fair, CEO Tim Sloan appears to be doing an excellent job of leading Wells Fargo in its post-scandal recovery efforts. However, it's important for investors to realize that rebuilding the bank's damaged reputation will take time, and it's not there just yet.

Warren Buffett recently said that he thinks Wells Fargo will be the best-performing big bank stock over the next decade, and if the bank's rebuilding efforts are successful, he could certainly be right. Unfortunately, the second-quarter earnings aren't showing concrete signs of progress just yet.

Top 10 Warren Buffett Stocks To Watch For 2019

tags:ECL,SHAK,JBL,QBAK,PCRX,TER,ZSAN,PANW,WERN,GLOG,

In a funny and timely bit of analysis, a stock reporter at CNBC pointed out that billionaire investing icon Warren Buffett could buy every NFL team.

After all, he has $92.1 billion. The combined value of every franchise comes to $80.7 billion. He could write the check and still easily be in the fraction-of-the-1% club of richest Americans.

Buffett is a big fan of all kinds of sports, even more so than the guys who got rich on stocks and have no problem dropping money on sports-team ownership �� Paul Allen (Seattle Seahawks and Portland Trail Blazers), Steve Ballmer (L.A. Clippers), and Mark Cuban (Dallas Mavericks), to name a few.

Top 10 Warren Buffett Stocks To Watch For 2019: Ecolab Inc.(ECL)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By ]

  3. Ecolab (NYSE: ECL)
  This water, hygiene, and energy services company is being heavily bought by Bill Gates. Mr. Gates has purchased around a million shares across several transactions in the last 30 days. His purchase price was between $134.00 and $137.00 per share.

• [By Neha Chamaria]

  Using the above method, I believe the following five stocks are some of the best Dividend Aristocrats to consider today.

  Dividend Aristocrat Payout Ratio (Last 12 Months) 5-Year Dividend CAGR*� 10-Year Dividend CAGR* Ecolab�(NYSE:ECL) 30.2% 12.9% 12.3% W.W. Grainger�(NYSE:GWW) 45.7% 10.6% 14.2% Cintas Corporation�(NASDAQ:CTAS) 23.7% 19.8% 13.1% Roper Technologies�(NYSE:ROP) 14.6% 20.4% 18.5% A. O. Smith�(NYSE:AOS) 33.6% 25.5% (2.2%)

  *Compound annual growth rate. Data source: S&P Global Market Intelligence. Table by author.

• [By ]

  Ecolab (ECL) : "That's a terrific situation that I want you to buy more of if it comes down."

  PTC (PTC) : "Not my cup of tea but I understand it's in the sweet spot of tech."

Top 10 Warren Buffett Stocks To Watch For 2019: Shake Shack, Inc.(SHAK)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Billy Duberstein]

  Shake Shack (NYSE:SHAK) was one of the big winners of the current earnings season, with the stock popping 25% the day after its first quarter earnings release. Revenue increased 31.2% to $96.14 million, beating expectations by $3.27 million, while adjusted earnings per share (accounting for the substantial minority interests of its founders) came in at $0.15, up 50% over the prior year.

• [By Demitrios Kalogeropoulos]

  Shake Shack's (NYSE:SHAK) business has a lot going for it, especially when it comes to sales growth. Revenue soared 29% in the most recent quarter, which gave management confidence to reaffirm their target of opening as many as 450 locations across the U.S., up from just 100 today.

• [By Benzinga News Desk]

  Dan Loeb is looking to play in the emerging financial technology space. The hedge fund manager behind Third Point is looking to raise $400 million for Far Point Acquisition Corp., a so-called “blank check” acquisition company, he revealed in a regulatory filing: Link

  ECONOMIC DATA The flash Composite Purchasing Managers' Index for May will be released at 9:45 a.m. ET. New home sales report for April is schedule for release at 10:00 a.m. ET. The Energy Information Administration’s weekly report on petroleum inventories in the U.S. will be released at 10:30 a.m. ET. The Treasury is set to auction 5-year notes at 1:00 p.m. ET. The Federal Open Market Committee will issue minutes of its meeting at 2:00 p.m. ET. Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari is set to speak at 2:15 p.m. ET. ANALYST RATINGS Deutsche Bank upgrades Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) to Buy from Hold; Raises Price Target to $55 from $52 Bernstein upgrades Celgene (NASDAQ: CELG) to Outperform Longbow Research downgrades Shake Shack (NYSE: SHAK) to Neutral Stifel downgrades Red Robin Gourmet Burgers (NASDAQ: RRGB) to Hold, Lowers Price Target to $55

  This is a tool used by the Benzinga News Desk each trading day — it's a look at everything happening in the market, in five minutes. To get the full version of this note every morning, click here.

• [By Daniel B. Kline]

  One popular "better burger" purveyor, Shake Shack (NYSE:SHAK), recently tried to take those changes a step further: At one of its New York locations, the chain went entirely cashless. Customers had the option of paying either through the Shake Shack mobile app or with plastic at an order-taking kiosk -- but there was nary a live cashier to be found.

Top 10 Warren Buffett Stocks To Watch For 2019: Jabil Circuit Inc.(JBL)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Peter Graham]

  Nevertheless, a long term performance chart shows Sanmina Corp previously being an outperformer, but now falling off while�potential large cap peer Flextronics International Ltd (NASDAQ: FLEX) has given a steady performance over the last two years and small cap�Celestica Inc (NYSE: CLS) and mid cap�Jabil Circuit, Inc (NYSE: JBL) have similar unaspiring charts:

• [By Steve Symington]

  As for individual stocks, Jabil (NYSE:JBL) stumbled following an analyst's negative comments, and Canada Goose Holdings (NYSE:GOOS) soared after posting a stunningly good quarter.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Mackay Shields LLC acquired a new stake in Jabil (NYSE:JBL) during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 743,100 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $21,349,000.

• [By Rich Duprey]

  And the licensing deal with Jabil (NYSE: JBL), which makes GoPro cameras, to have the camera tech added into third-party devices, expands the window of opportunity further.

Top 10 Warren Buffett Stocks To Watch For 2019: Qualstar Corporation(QBAK)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Media headlines about Qualstar (NASDAQ:QBAK) have trended somewhat positive this week, according to Accern. Accern ranks the sentiment of news coverage by analyzing more than 20 million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Qualstar earned a coverage optimism score of 0.10 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned news headlines about the electronics maker an impact score of 45.8526636437463 out of 100, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock’s share price in the near term.

Top 10 Warren Buffett Stocks To Watch For 2019: Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(PCRX)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Jon C. Ogg]

  Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: PCRX) has found itself in the middle of a great opportunity but not being able to make the last mile of the race. Unfortunately, pain management in a non-opioid treatment has become an elusive target. And it’s too bad when you consider how many people have become addicted to opioids in America.

• [By Logan Wallace]

  Pacira Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:PCRX) was downgraded by analysts at Zacks Investment Research from a hold rating to a sell rating. According to Zacks, “Pacira’s top line mainly comprises contribution from its marketed product. The company is heavily dependent on Exparel for growth, which accounts for a significant chunk of its revenues. This is a concern for the company. Exparel also competes with well-established products for postsurgical pain management. However, the company is making efforts to expand Exparel's label. In April 2018, the FDA approved Pacira’s sNDA seeking expansion of the Exparel label to include administration via nerve block for prolonged regional analgesia.”

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  ValuEngine upgraded shares of Pacira Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:PCRX) from a sell rating to a hold rating in a research note published on Thursday morning.

Top 10 Warren Buffett Stocks To Watch For 2019: Teradyne, Inc.(TER)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Jon C. Ogg]

  Teradyne Inc. (NYSE: TER) was down almost 2% to $37.00. The 52-week high is $50.68.

  Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: KLIC) was down 2.5% to $22.04, but it only has a $1.57 billion market cap.

• [By Lisa Levin]

  Shares of Teradyne, Inc. (NYSE: TER) were down 16 percent to $34.6801 after the company issued downbeat Q2 guidance.

  HFF, Inc. (NYSE: HF) was down, falling around 18 percent to $38.805 following weaker-than-expected quarterly results.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Teradyne (NYSE: TER) and Cohu (NASDAQ:COHU) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.

• [By ]

  But to the extent that investors are on edge about weakening demand, it's worth noting that earnings news flow has been encouraging for some parts of the industry. Here are some takeaways from the March quarter reports delivered so far by the likes of Texas Instruments (TXN) , STMicroelectronics (STM) , Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM) , Lam Research (LRCX) , Teradyne (TER) and SK Hynix (HXSCL) .

Top 10 Warren Buffett Stocks To Watch For 2019: Zosano Pharma Corporation(ZSAN)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Zosano Pharma (NASDAQ:ZSAN) will announce its earnings results after the market closes on Tuesday, May 15th.

  Zosano Pharma (NASDAQ:ZSAN) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, March 12th. The biotechnology company reported ($3.80) EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($4.80) by $1.00.

• [By Paul Ausick]

  Zosano Pharma Corp. (NASDAQ: ZSAN) dropped about 17% Tuesday to post a new 52-week low of $0.54 after closing at $0.65 on Friday. Volume was around 720,000, about 10% below the daily average of around 850,000. The company had no specific news.

Top 10 Warren Buffett Stocks To Watch For 2019: Palo Alto Networks, Inc.(PANW)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Nicholas Rossolillo]

  The cybersecurity industry is growing fast, and Palo Alto Networks (NYSE:PANW) and Fortinet (NASDAQ:FTNT) have been two of its top performers recently. Over the last 12 months, shares of Palo Alto and Fortinet are up 57% and 70%, respectively. Given that businesses' digital security needs are on the rise, it's understandable that investors would want in, but which of these�high-flying stocks you prefer will depend on your penchant for risk.

• [By Nicholas Rossolillo]

  During the first quarter of 2018, Check Point's revenue only rose 4% year over year. Meanwhile, younger competitor Palo Alto Networks (NYSE:PANW) has been growing sales by double digits with aggressive marketing and newer technology.

• [By Demitrios Kalogeropoulos, Jeremy Bowman, and Steve Symington]

  If you're attracted to the growth potential that these cryptocurrencies promise, but would prefer a more stable long-term investment, then it's time to take a closer look at�Iqiyi (NASDAQ:IQ), Wayfair (NYSE:W), and Palo Alto Networks (NYSE:PANW).

• [By Chris Lange]

  The number of Palo Alto Networks Inc. (NYSE: PANW) shares short was 4.45 million. The previous level was 4.80 million. Shares traded recently at $209.15, within a 52-week trading range of $115.01 to $210.40.

• [By Chris Lange]

  The number of Palo Alto Networks Inc. (NYSE: PANW) shares short was 4.45 million. The previous level was 4.35 million. Shares closed most recently at $191.27, within a 52-week trading range of $107.37 to $197.20.

Top 10 Warren Buffett Stocks To Watch For 2019: Werner Enterprises, Inc.(WERN)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Max Byerly]

  Werner Enterprises (NASDAQ: WERN) and Universal Logistics (NASDAQ:ULH) are both transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings and risk.

• [By ]

  Werner Enterprises (Nasdaq: WERN) competes in the full-truckload (FTL) segment of the industry where drivers deliver entire truck-loads between two points, rather than making many stops to consolidate partial loads as in the LTL segment. This could mean that the company has relatively more to gain from autonomous trucking since highway driving is a larger portion of total drive time.

Top 10 Warren Buffett Stocks To Watch For 2019: GasLog LP.(GLOG)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Max Byerly]

  Here are some of the news articles that may have effected Accern’s rankings:

  Get GasLog alerts: Validea’s Top Five Energy Stocks Based On Peter Lynch – 5/13/2018 (nasdaq.com) GasLog Ltd. (GLOG): Stock in Featured Spotlight: (stockquote.review) Is it time to Sell Now? GasLog Ltd. (GLOG) (nysestocks.review) BRIEF-Gaslog Partners Announces Election Of Director (reuters.com) GasLog Partners LP Announces Election of Director at 2018 Annual Meeting of Limited Partners (nasdaq.com)

  A number of research firms have commented on GLOG. Morgan Stanley downgraded shares of GasLog from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and set a $20.00 target price for the company. in a research report on Monday, February 12th. They noted that the move was a valuation call. Zacks Investment Research raised shares of GasLog from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, March 12th. Stifel Nicolaus reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $20.00 target price (up previously from $19.00) on shares of GasLog in a research report on Saturday, February 17th. Jefferies Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $24.00 target price on shares of GasLog in a research report on Friday, January 26th. Finally, Seaport Global Securities reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $23.00 target price on shares of GasLog in a research report on Friday, February 23rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. The stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $20.30.

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  GasLog (NYSE: GLOG) and Carnival (NYSE:CUK) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, valuation and risk.

• [By Logan Wallace]

  Engineers Gate Manager LP acquired a new stake in GasLog (NYSE:GLOG) during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 33,898 shares of the shipping company’s stock, valued at approximately $558,000.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  GasLog (NYSE:GLOG) has been assigned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the nine analysts that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating on the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $20.30.

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Hot Gold Stocks To Buy For 2019: Dynavax Technologies Corporation(DVAX)

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• [By Lisa Levin] Gainers Turtle Beach Corporation (NASDAQ: HEAR) surged 87.1 percent to $12.98 after the company reported Q1 results and raised its FY18 outlook. ARMO BioSciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARMO) shares jumped 66.8 percent to $49.735 after Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) announced plans to acquire ARMO BioSciences for $50 per share. vTv Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: VTVT) gained 34 percent to $2.2920 following announcement that the company will pre-specify new subgroup with the FDA and report Phase 3 Part B results in June. Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: PBH) climbed 22.3 percent to $34.84 after the company posted upbeat Q4 earnings. Depomed, Inc. (NASDAQ: DEPO) shares jumped 22.2 percent to $7.28 following better-than-expected Q1 earnings. Everspin Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRAM) gained 19.8 percent to $8.89 after the company reported strong results for its first quarter. Luxfer Holdings PLC (NYSE: LXFR) surged 19.8 percent to $17.10 following Q1 results. Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (NASDAQ: CLNE) rose 18.3 percent to $2.26 after French company Total announced plans to acquire 25 percent stake in Clean Energy Fuels for $83.4 million. Intelligent Systems Corporation (NYSE: INS) gained 17 percent to $7.116. Green Dot Corporation (NYSE: GDOT) surged 15.3 percent to $73.00 after reporting upbeat Q1 earnings. The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHEF) climbed 15 percent to $28.85. Chefs' Warehouse posted Q1 earnings of $0.03 per share on sales of $318.6 million. Westport Fuel Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: WPRT) rose 14.2 percent to $2.9701. Wright Medical Group N.V. (NASDAQ: WMGI) jumped 13.8 percent to $23.87 after reporting upbeat quarterly earnings. Diplomat Pharmacy, Inc. (NYSE: DPLO) gained 13.4 percent to $22.70. Diplomat named Brian Griffin as Chairman and CEO. Carvana Co. (NYSE: CVNA) shares rose 13 percent to $27.97 after reporting upbeat Q1 sales. Prothena Corporation plc (NASDAQ: PRTA) gained 12 percent to $15.19
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• [By Lisa Levin] Gainers ARMO BioSciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARMO) shares rose 67.5 percent to $49.96 in pre-market trading after Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) announced plans to acquire ARMO BioSciences for $50 per share. Turtle Beach Corporation (NASDAQ: HEAR) rose 62.8 percent to $11.30 in pre-market trading after the company reported Q1 results and raised its FY18 outlook. vTv Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: VTVT) rose 23.4 percent to $2.11 in pre-market trading following announcement that the company will pre-specify new subgroup with the FDA and report Phase 3 Part B results in June. Resonant Inc. (NASDAQ: RESN) rose 19.1 percent to $5.00 in pre-market trading after reporting Q1 results. RXi Pharmaceuticals Corporation (NASDAQ: RXII) rose 17.7 percent to $2.39 in pre-market trading following Q1 results. Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (NASDAQ: CLNE) rose 15.2 percent to $2.20 in pre-market trading after French company Total announced plans to acquire 25 percent stake in Clean Energy Fuels for $83.4 million. Everspin Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRAM) rose 14.6 percent to $8.50 in pre-market trading after the company reported strong results for its first quarter. Carvana Co. (NYSE: CVNA) shares rose 11 percent to $27.50 in pre-market trading after reporting upbeat Q1 sales. Sunrun Inc. (NASDAQ: RUN) rose 8.9 percent to $10.70 in pre-market trading following upbeat quarterly earnings. MediciNova, Inc. (NASDAQ: MNOV) rose 8.1 percent to $11.35 in pre-market trading after the company announced opening of Investigational New Drug Application for MN-166 (ibudilast) in glioblastoma. New Gold Inc. (NYSE: NGD) shares rose 7.7 percent to $2.65 in pre-market trading after the company reported that its President and CEO Hannes Portmann left the company. The company named Raymond Threlkeld as successor. Otter Tail Corporation (NASDAQ: OTTR) shares rose 7.4 percent to $46.60 in the pre-market trading session. Himax Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: HIMX) shares rose
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  If a biotech stock's clinical trial results are positive, or receives a nod of approval from the FDA, then the stock can soar. For example, last year Dynavax Technologies Corp. (Nasdaq: DVAX) shares more than quadrupled between May 31 and Oct. 5, when it climbed 337.6%, from $5.50 to $24.07.

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  DVAX has been the topic of several analyst reports. Cantor Fitzgerald set a $27.00 price objective on Dynavax Technologies and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 16th. ValuEngine lowered Dynavax Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 1st. BidaskClub downgraded Dynavax Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, April 22nd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised Dynavax Technologies from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $25.00 target price on the stock in a report on Thursday, May 10th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the stock. Dynavax Technologies currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $24.67.

Hot Gold Stocks To Buy For 2019: The ExOne Company(XONE)

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  Shares of ExOne Co (NASDAQ:XONE) have earned a consensus recommendation of “Buy” from the six brokerages that are covering the company, MarketBeat reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has given a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 1 year target price among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $13.67.

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  Short interest in The ExOne Co. (NASDAQ: XONE) jumped 21.2% to 2.88 million shares. About 29.6% of the company’s shares were short. ExOne’s share price fell by about 5.6% in the two weeks ending May 15. The stock’s 52-week range is $6.23 to $14.23, and shares closed at $6.33 on Thursday, down about 0.2% for the day. Days to cover fell from 23 to 15.

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Hot Gold Stocks To Buy For 2019: Ctrip.com International, Ltd.(CTRP)

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  While that is happening in the Middle East, trouble is brewing in Washington. In addition to reports that a Russian Oligarch paid Trump's lawyer $500,000, a U.S. telecom giant is now caught up with the same lawyer. AT&T Corporation (NYSE: T) confirmed Tuesday night that it paid Trump lawyer Michael Cohen for information on the administration. AT&T stock is up 0.6% in premarket hours. Four Stocks to Watch Today: TRIP, MTCH, FOXA, DIS Shares of TripAdvisor (Nasdaq: TRIP) popped nearly 20% after the company crushed earnings after the bell. In addition, the CFO Ernst Teunissen projected strong guidance for the rest of the year. The firm reported EPS of $0.30 on top of $378.0 million in revenue. Wall Street expected $0.16 per share on $360.84 million in revenue. Shares of Match Group (Nasdaq: MTCH) popped 3% after the company reported earnings after the bell. The dating site operator reported stronger than expected earnings and revenue figures on Tuesday. Overall, revenue jumped 36% compared to the same period in 2017. The firm also reported stronger than expected guidance. Of course, all anyone is talking about how Facebook Inc. (Nasdaq: FB) could impact the dating industry with its new plugin. Shares of 21st Century Fox (NYSE FOXA) are in focus as the firm prepares to report earnings before the bell. However, investors are more likely focused today on the expected bidding war between the Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) and Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA) to purchase key assets of the company. Fox is also tied up in a bidding war with Comcast to purchase British television provider Sky (OTC MKTS: SKYAY). Look for additional earnings reports from Booking Holdings (Nasdaq: BKNG), com International (Nasdaq: CTRP), Sina Corp. (Nasdaq: SINA), Albermarle Corp. (NYSE: ALB), Mylan Inc. (NYSE: MYL), SolarEdge Technologies (Nasdaq: SEDG), Wolverine World Wide (NYSE: WWW), IAC Interactive Corp. (NYSE: IAC), and Cavium Inc. (Nasdaq: CAVM).

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  BidaskClub lowered shares of Ctrip.Com International (NASDAQ:CTRP) from a buy rating to a hold rating in a report released on Saturday.

  Several other brokerages have also recently weighed in on CTRP. TheStreet raised Ctrip.Com International from a c+ rating to a b- rating in a research note on Monday, June 18th. Nomura boosted their price objective on Ctrip.Com International from $55.00 to $57.00 and gave the stock a buy rating in a research note on Monday, March 19th. Zacks Investment Research raised Ctrip.Com International from a sell rating to a hold rating in a research note on Monday, March 19th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on Ctrip.Com International from $45.00 to $43.00 and set a neutral rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, March 19th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Co reissued a hold rating and set a $46.00 price objective on shares of Ctrip.Com International in a research note on Thursday, March 15th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The company has an average rating of Buy and an average target price of $52.77.

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  Ctrip.Com International (NASDAQ:CTRP)‘s stock had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Cowen in a research report issued to clients and investors on Sunday. They currently have a $51.00 price objective on the stock. Cowen’s price objective would indicate a potential upside of 7.08% from the company’s previous close.

Hot Gold Stocks To Buy For 2019: Independence Realty Trust, Inc.(IRT)

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  Media coverage about Bravo Brio Restaurant Group (NASDAQ:BBRG) has trended positive on Saturday, Accern Sentiment reports. The research firm identifies positive and negative news coverage by monitoring more than 20 million news and blog sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Bravo Brio Restaurant Group earned a daily sentiment score of 0.39 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned media coverage about the restaurant operator an impact score of 45.847415840944 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company’s share price in the next few days.

Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Changes for Hain Celestial Group (HAIN)

Hain Celestial Group (NASDAQ: HAIN) recently received a number of ratings updates from brokerages and research firms:

7/2/2018 – Hain Celestial Group was downgraded by analysts at ValuEngine from a “sell” rating to a “strong sell” rating. 6/25/2018 – Hain Celestial Group had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group Inc. They now have a $40.00 price target on the stock. They wrote, “We believe this morning��s CEO succession announcement positions HAIN for its next phase.”” 6/25/2018 – Hain Celestial Group had its price target lowered by analysts at Citigroup Inc from $40.00 to $36.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock. 6/20/2018 – Hain Celestial Group was upgraded by analysts at BidaskClub from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating. 6/12/2018 – Hain Celestial Group was upgraded by analysts at BidaskClub from a “strong sell” rating to a “sell” rating. 6/5/2018 – Hain Celestial Group is now covered by analysts at Deutsche Bank AG. They set a “buy” rating and a $33.00 price target on the stock. 6/2/2018 – Hain Celestial Group was upgraded by analysts at ValuEngine from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating. 5/10/2018 – Hain Celestial Group was given a new $30.00 price target on by analysts at Loop Capital. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock. 5/10/2018 – Hain Celestial Group had its “hold” rating reaffirmed by analysts at SunTrust Banks, Inc.. 5/9/2018 – Hain Celestial Group had its price target lowered by analysts at Buckingham Research from $37.00 to $27.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock. 5/9/2018 – Hain Celestial Group had its price target lowered by analysts at BMO Capital Markets from $39.00 to $31.00. They now have a “market perform” rating on the stock. 5/9/2018 – Hain Celestial Group was given a new $38.00 price target on by analysts at Sanford C. Bernstein. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock. 5/8/2018 – Hain Celestial Group had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Maxim Group. They now have a $40.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $50.00. 5/8/2018 – Hain Celestial Group had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group Inc. They now have a $40.00 price target on the stock. They wrote, “3Q results (incl. HPP which is now classified as discontinued ops) came in significantly below expectations. Much of the miss was driven by higher corp. expense, freight and commodity related headwinds as well as higher marketing investments, all of which we view as transitory. We estimate comparable 3Q EBITDA missed our estimate significantly & revised guidance (incl. HPP) implies 4Q EBITDA ~21% lower than before, ~18% below our est., & ~16% below consensus.”” 5/7/2018 – Hain Celestial Group was given a new $32.00 price target on by analysts at Susquehanna Bancshares Inc. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.

Shares of Hain Celestial Group opened at $30.28 on Friday, according to MarketBeat. Hain Celestial Group Inc has a 52 week low of $25.41 and a 52 week high of $45.61. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.82, a P/E/G ratio of 2.81 and a beta of 1.07. The company has a current ratio of 2.79, a quick ratio of 1.83 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39.

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Hain Celestial Group (NASDAQ:HAIN) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 8th. The company reported $0.37 EPS for the quarter, missing the Zacks’ consensus estimate of $0.47 by ($0.10). Hain Celestial Group had a net margin of 2.81% and a return on equity of 8.32%. The company had revenue of $632.72 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $746.48 million. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.35 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 7.5% on a year-over-year basis. equities analysts expect that Hain Celestial Group Inc will post 1.16 earnings per share for the current year.

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd acquired a new position in Hain Celestial Group in the 1st quarter valued at about $1,372,000. Summit Trail Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Hain Celestial Group by 12.5% during the 1st quarter. Summit Trail Advisors LLC now owns 28,408 shares of the company’s stock worth $616,000 after purchasing an additional 3,164 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Hain Celestial Group by 3.0% during the 1st quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 454,320 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,570,000 after purchasing an additional 13,377 shares in the last quarter. Xact Kapitalforvaltning AB grew its position in shares of Hain Celestial Group by 46.3% during the 1st quarter. Xact Kapitalforvaltning AB now owns 12,639 shares of the company’s stock worth $405,000 after purchasing an additional 4,000 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada grew its position in shares of Hain Celestial Group by 0.4% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 1,082,283 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,708,000 after purchasing an additional 4,413 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.21% of the company’s stock.

The Hain Celestial Group, Inc manufactures, markets, distributes, and sells organic and natural products. Its grocery products include infant formula; infant, toddler, and kids foods; diapers and wipes; rice and grain-based products; flour and baking mixes; breads, hot and cold cereals, pasta, condiments, cooking and culinary oils, granolas, and cereal bars; canned, chilled fresh, aseptic, and instant soups; Greek-style yogurts; chilies and packaged grains; chocolates; and nut butters, as well as plant-based beverages and frozen desserts, such as soy, rice, oat, almond, and coconut.

FibroGen Inc (FGEN) Shares Sold by Verde Servicos Internacionais S.A.

Verde Servicos Internacionais S.A. reduced its holdings in shares of FibroGen Inc (NASDAQ:FGEN) by 12.8% in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 8,922 shares of the biopharmaceutical company’s stock after selling 1,315 shares during the period. Verde Servicos Internacionais S.A.’s holdings in FibroGen were worth $558,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of FGEN. PointState Capital LP bought a new stake in shares of FibroGen during the 1st quarter worth approximately $19,492,000. Artal Group S.A. bought a new stake in shares of FibroGen during the 1st quarter worth approximately $11,550,000. BlackRock Inc. lifted its stake in shares of FibroGen by 4.0% during the 4th quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 6,326,075 shares of the biopharmaceutical company’s stock worth $299,855,000 after acquiring an additional 244,617 shares during the last quarter. Deutsche Bank AG lifted its stake in shares of FibroGen by 87.3% during the 4th quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 373,555 shares of the biopharmaceutical company’s stock worth $17,704,000 after acquiring an additional 174,126 shares during the last quarter. Finally, UBS Group AG lifted its stake in shares of FibroGen by 6,046.8% during the 1st quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 170,943 shares of the biopharmaceutical company’s stock worth $7,897,000 after acquiring an additional 168,162 shares during the last quarter. 63.07% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on FGEN shares. Zacks Investment Research lowered FibroGen from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Monday, May 14th. Mizuho reissued a “hold” rating and set a $61.00 price target on shares of FibroGen in a research note on Thursday, March 29th. BidaskClub raised FibroGen from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 24th. Finally, ValuEngine raised FibroGen from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, June 2nd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have given a buy rating and three have given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. The stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $68.83.

In other FibroGen news, Director Jorma Routti sold 6,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, April 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $46.59, for a total transaction of $279,540.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 133,840 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,235,605.60. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, SVP Pat Cotroneo sold 14,987 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, May 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $55.04, for a total value of $824,884.48. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 272,182 shares of company stock worth $14,513,406 over the last 90 days. 8.96% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

FibroGen opened at $63.45 on Friday, according to Marketbeat. FibroGen Inc has a 52 week low of $32.20 and a 52 week high of $65.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a quick ratio of 8.61 and a current ratio of 8.61.

FibroGen (NASDAQ:FGEN) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 9th. The biopharmaceutical company reported ($0.50) EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.51) by $0.01. The company had revenue of $31.90 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $29.07 million. FibroGen had a negative return on equity of 27.70% and a negative net margin of 102.86%. FibroGen’s quarterly revenue was up 8.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted ($0.48) EPS. sell-side analysts expect that FibroGen Inc will post -1.58 earnings per share for the current year.

About FibroGen

FibroGen, Inc, a research-based biopharmaceutical company, discovers, develops, and commercializes therapeutic agents to treat serious unmet medical needs. It is developing Roxadustat, an oral small molecule inhibitor of hypoxia inducible factor prolyl hydroxylases (HIF-PHs) that is in Phase III clinical development for the treatment of anemia in chronic kidney disease; Pamrevlumab, a human-monoclonal antibody that inhibits the activity of connective tissue growth factor, which is in Phase II clinical development for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, pancreatic cancer, liver fibrosis, and Duchenne muscular dystrophy; and FG-5200, a corneal implant medical device for the treatment of corneal blindness resulting from partial thickness corneal damage.

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Why Goldman Sachs Is Pounding the Table for Investors to Buy Commodities for the Rest of 2018

If there is one brokerage and investment banking firm whose views can influence investors’ decisions about issues large and small, Goldman Sachs likely fits that bill. After all, its focus is on the top money management institutions and on the wealthiest investors in the world. After a serious rut, now the Goldman Sachs Commodities Research is telling customers that it’s time to buy commodities.

It is important to understand that the latest call from Goldman Sachs is one in which the firm remains bullish rather than changing its direction. That said, this holiday-chopped week may have created a situation in which some momentum can continue from the call. The long and short of the matter is that Goldman Sachs views the recent weakness in commodities as a buying opportunity.

Goldman Sachs has maintained an Overweight recommendation on commodities. The firm even views 12-month returns for the S&P/Goldman Sachs Commodity Index coming in about 10% ahead.

Aren’t trade wars and tariffs a killer for the metals and other commodities? Isn’t it bad if China wants to retaliate against some of the key U.S. industries? According to Goldman Sachs, that should be more than reflected in the current prices. The firm still sees strong demand growth in commodities. Also noted were issues around supply disruptions and depleting inventory levels in the metals and energy markets.

What the firm is really suggesting is that many of the commodities have become oversold. Those concerns about weaker demand from emerging markets and the looming trade war have more than adequately been priced into the recent weakness. Even the concerns about China’s slowing growth and regulatory changes were noted as being priced in, with the actual impact of trade tensions to be far smaller than the markets and media have indicated.

Still, Goldman Sachs does have some areas of concern. Soybeans were one, and auto tariffs (if actually implemented) were another concern over the demand for metals.

With the relationship between commodity prices and the dollar often being front and center, Goldman Sachs is now projecting that the mighty U.S. dollar will weaken. Furthermore, policy easing and more stable demand out of China in the second half of 2018 should offer support for metals demand after recent price weakness.

Oil is an area in which Goldman Sachs is bullish as well. The production is likely to remain lower than demand during 2018, even if higher production comes from OPEC. There is also the rising risk of supply shocks that could boost prices higher. The risks point to oil inventories running at very low levels as well.

24/7 Wall St. has looked at the views for several key equities and several exchange traded funds (and exchange traded products) to show just how much the selling pressure has been in some of the key commodities. These are of course measured in U.S. dollars.

The VanEck Vectors Oil Services ETF (NYSEARCA: OIH) was last seen up just eight cents at $25.84, in a 52-week trading range of $21.70 to $29.87. This key oil services ETF is still down more than $2.00 since June 7 and remains very close to a one-month low.

The SPDR Gold Shares (NYSEARCA: GLD) was last seen trading up $0.60 at $119.25, in a 52-week range of $114.80 to $129.51. On June 14, the key gold trust, the largest of its kind by far, was almost up at $124.

The VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF (NYSEARCA: GDX), which tracks the major gold miners, has actually just hit a one-month high after a 1.1% gain on Thursday morning. Still, it is close to down 10% from a year ago. Trading at $22.72, its 52-week range is $20.84 to $25.58.

The iShares Silver Trust (NYSEARCA: SLV) has remained volatile as the trust tracks the price of silver. It turns out there is a reason we have referred to silver as the devil’s metal for years. The silver trust was last seen up eight cents at $15.11, while the 52-week range is $14.44 to $17.14. To prove the devil’s metal name: this trust is still only up about 1% from its one-month low and remains down 6.5% from its trading peak in June.

Bunge Ltd. (NYSE: BG) has often been considered a global proxy for the price and trade issues around soybeans. Its shares were actually down 14 cents at $67.85 late Thursday morning (after opening up at $68.10). The 52-week range is $63.87 to $83.20, and the consensus target price is $86.70. That consensus target seems quite generous considering the major price slide that has been seen since February.

Nucor Corp. (NYSE: NUE) was last seen trading up 1.8% at $62.67, but this was a $68 stock as recently as June 18. It is a top steel player and was supposed to be one of the would-be Trump steel tariff winners. Its 52-week range is $51.67 to $70.48, and the consensus target price is $77.70.

Century Aluminum Co. (NASDAQ: CENX) was last seen up 16 cents at $14.97, but its 52-week range is $12.94 to $24.77. Its shares have a consensus analyst target of $22.80, and this traded at nearly $18 at the start of June.

As a reminder: new Dow and S&P 500 analyst picks generally come with total return upside projections of 8% or so at this stage of the bull market. This call for commodities was 10% higher, and it is effectively a reiterated Buy rating call on an asset class after a big sell-off.

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