Top 10 Heal Care Stocks For 2019

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American Republic Insurance Company has agreed to acquire Great Western Insurance Company.

American Republic is a Des Moines, Iowa-based unit of American Enterprise Group Inc. American Enterprise Group is, in turn, an arm of American Enterprise Mutual Holding Company.

The corporate family includes Medico Insurance Company as well as American Republic. American Enterprise insurers sell life insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, short-term care insurance, cancer insurance and Medicare supplement insurance.

Great Western is a privately held Ogden, Utah-based life insurer that was founded in 1983. It writes life insurance policies and annuities used to fund arrangements for funerals, cremations and burials.

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Top 10 Heal Care Stocks For 2019: Vanguard Short-Term Government ETF(VGSH)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Logan Wallace]

  FDx Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in Vanguard Short-Term Government Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 24,799 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,486,000.

• [By Stephan Byrd]

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• [By Joseph Griffin]

  News stories about Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund (NASDAQ:VGSH) have trended somewhat positive this week, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group scores the sentiment of news coverage by monitoring more than 20 million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund earned a media sentiment score of 0.19 on Accern’s scale. Accern also gave press coverage about the company an impact score of 47.214477788243 out of 100, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock’s share price in the near future.

• [By Jason Hall]

  Here's the same chart, with the Vanguard Short-Term Govt Bond ETF (NASDAQ:VGSH) added for context. While the Total Bond Market fund invests in both long- and short-term funds, the Short-Term Government Bond ETF maintains a dollar-weighted average maturity between one and three years. This reduces the fund's exposure to day-to-day price volatility:

Top 10 Heal Care Stocks For 2019: Chuy's Holdings, Inc.(CHUY)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Chuy’s (NASDAQ:CHUY) was downgraded by analysts at Zacks Investment Research from a hold rating to a sell rating. According to Zacks, “Chuy’s Holdings, Inc. owns and operates full-service restaurants serving a distinct menu of authentic Mexican food. The Company offers menu which includes appetizers, soups and salads, tacos, burritos, enchiladas, fajitas and combination platters. It operates chains throughout Texas, Alabama, Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee. Chuy’s Holdings, Inc. is headquartered in Austin, Texas. “

• [By Logan Wallace]

  Chuy’s (NASDAQ:CHUY) was downgraded by equities researchers at ValuEngine from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday.

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Chuy’s (NASDAQ:CHUY) had its price target hoisted by BMO Capital Markets from $27.00 to $28.00 in a report published on Wednesday, Marketbeat.com reports. The firm currently has a hold rating on the restaurant operator’s stock.

• [By Dan Caplinger]

  Monday was largely a down day on Wall Street, with most major benchmarks finishing the session substantially lower. New controversy in Washington has some investors concerned that further turmoil for the Trump administration could derail the stock market gains made during the past couple of years, while nervousness about the likelihood of progress on the trade front also contributed to the market's overall mood. In addition, some company-specific news led to some high-profile declines. Michael Kors Holdings (NYSE:KORS), Tilray (NASDAQ:TLRY), and Chuy's Holdings (NASDAQ:CHUY) were among the worst performers on the day. Here's why they did so poorly.

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Arcos Dorados (NYSE: ARCO) and Chuy’s (NASDAQ:CHUY) are both small-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Top 10 Heal Care Stocks For 2019: Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc.(SASR)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  LSV Asset Management cut its stake in shares of Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ:SASR) by 3.4% in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 92,100 shares of the bank’s stock after selling 3,200 shares during the quarter. LSV Asset Management’s holdings in Sandy Spring Bancorp were worth $3,569,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  BlackRock Inc. increased its holdings in Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ:SASR) by 10.2% during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 2,889,039 shares of the bank’s stock after buying an additional 267,422 shares during the period. BlackRock Inc. owned approximately 0.08% of Sandy Spring Bancorp worth $118,480,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

• [By Max Byerly]

  Nicolet Bankshares (NASDAQ:NCBS) and Sandy Spring Bancorp (NASDAQ:SASR) are both small-cap finance 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 Matthew Frankel, CFP®, Sean Williams, and Jordan Wathen]

  The big banks tend to grab most of the headlines, but there are some good reasons to look at the smaller end of the banking spectrum. Not only do smaller banks have more room to grow, but they also have some other advantages, such as lower compliance costs. Three smaller banks three of The Motley Fool's contributors think are worth a look right now are BofI Holding (NASDAQ:BOFI), Sandy Spring Bancorp (NASDAQ:SASR), and Western Alliance Bancorporation (NYSE:WAL).

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Sandy Spring Bancorp (NASDAQ:SASR) was upgraded by investment analysts at BidaskClub from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a note issued to investors on Wednesday.

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Rhumbline Advisers grew its stake in Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ:SASR) by 6.8% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 37,142 shares of the bank’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,355 shares during the quarter. Rhumbline Advisers owned approximately 0.10% of Sandy Spring Bancorp worth $1,523,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Top 10 Heal Care Stocks For 2019: Highwoods Properties, Inc.(HIW)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  New York State Common Retirement Fund reduced its position in shares of Highwoods Properties Inc (NYSE:HIW) by 2.0% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 223,200 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 4,500 shares during the period. New York State Common Retirement Fund owned about 0.22% of Highwoods Properties worth $9,781,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  UMB Bank N A MO reduced its stake in Highwoods Properties Inc (NYSE:HIW) by 6.4% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 91,939 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 6,310 shares during the period. UMB Bank N A MO owned 0.09% of Highwoods Properties worth $4,664,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Sei Investments Co. decreased its holdings in shares of Highwoods Properties Inc (NYSE:HIW) by 38.6% in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 85,432 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 53,779 shares during the quarter. Sei Investments Co. owned about 0.08% of Highwoods Properties worth $3,744,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Daiwa Securities Group Inc. trimmed its holdings in Highwoods Properties, Inc. (NYSE:HIW) by 98.9% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 21,100 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 1,987,006 shares during the period. Daiwa Securities Group Inc.’s holdings in Highwoods Properties were worth $925,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Stifel Nicolaus upgraded shares of Highwoods Properties (NYSE:HIW) from a hold rating to a buy rating in a report published on Friday, MarketBeat reports. The firm currently has $53.00 price objective on the real estate investment trust’s stock, up from their prior price objective of $46.00.

Top 10 Heal Care Stocks For 2019: CRH Medical Corporation(CRHM)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Her Majesty the Queen in Right of the Province of Alberta as represented by Alberta Investment Management Corp lessened its holdings in shares of CRH Medical Corp (NYSEAMERICAN:CRHM) by 36.4% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 867,243 shares of the company’s stock after selling 495,404 shares during the period. Her Majesty the Queen in Right of the Province of Alberta as represented by Alberta Investment Management Corp owned about 1.19% of CRH Medical worth $3,564,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Top 10 Heal Care Stocks For 2019: PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd.(PFLT)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Here are some of the headlines that may have impacted Accern’s rankings:

  Get PennantPark Floating Rate alerts: PennantPark Floating Rate (PFLT) Plans Monthly Dividend of $0.10 (americanbankingnews.com) PennantPark Floating Rate (PFLT) Stock Rating Upgraded by BidaskClub (americanbankingnews.com) PennantPark Floating Rate (PFLT) to Release Quarterly Earnings on Thursday (americanbankingnews.com) ValuEngine Downgrades PennantPark Floating Rate (PFLT) to Hold (americanbankingnews.com)

  Shares of PFLT stock opened at $13.43 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $523.03 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.21 and a beta of 0.56. PennantPark Floating Rate has a one year low of $12.00 and a one year high of $14.65.

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Sound Income Strategies LLC grew its stake in Pennantpark Floating Rate Capital Ltd (NASDAQ:PFLT) by 12.6% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,043,505 shares of the asset manager’s stock after buying an additional 117,138 shares during the quarter. Pennantpark Floating Rate Capital accounts for about 6.7% of Sound Income Strategies LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 7th biggest holding. Sound Income Strategies LLC owned about 2.69% of Pennantpark Floating Rate Capital worth $13,722,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Pennantpark Floating Rate Capital Ltd (NASDAQ:PFLT) – Research analysts at SunTrust Banks increased their FY2019 earnings per share estimates for shares of Pennantpark Floating Rate Capital in a report issued on Thursday, February 7th. SunTrust Banks analyst M. Hughes now forecasts that the asset manager will earn $1.21 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $1.20. SunTrust Banks also issued estimates for Pennantpark Floating Rate Capital’s Q2 2020 earnings at $0.32 EPS, Q3 2020 earnings at $0.32 EPS and FY2020 earnings at $1.27 EPS.

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Pennantpark Floating Rate Capital Ltd (NASDAQ:PFLT) was the target of a significant drop in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totalling 403,044 shares, a drop of 33.4% from the July 13th total of 605,371 shares. Approximately 1.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 169,547 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.4 days.

Top 10 Heal Care Stocks For 2019: Natural Health Trends Corp.(NHTC)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Lisa Levin]

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  Losers Natural Health Trends Corp (NASDAQ: NHTC) fell 7.8 percent to $19.80 in pre-market trading after rising 1.46 percent on Friday. Endocyte, Inc. (NASDAQ: ECYT) shares fell 6.6 percent to $11.41 in pre-market trading after climbing 4.18 percent on Friday. Quorum Health Corporation (NYSE: QHC) shares fell 6.2 percent to $5.15 in pre-market trading after tumbling 11.45 percent on Friday. Arcadia Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: RKDA) fell 6.1 percent to $7.31 in pre-market trading after declining 3.35 percent on Friday. Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) fell 5.6 percent to $28.30 in pre-market trading. Evofem Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: EVFM) fell 5.3 percent to $6.06 in pre-market trading after gaining 2.73 percent on Friday. Xerox Corporation (NYSE: XRX) shares fell 5.2 percent to $28.60 in pre-market trading. Xerox terminated its transaction agreement with Fujifilm and entered into a new agreement with Carl Icahn and Darwin Deason. JP Morgan downgraded Xerox from Overweight to Neutral. Cellcom Israel Ltd. (NYSE: CEL) fell 5.2 percent to $7.02 in pre-market trading. Cellcom is expected to release Q1 results on May 30, 2018. Perrigo Company plc (NYSE: PRGO) fell 4.5 percent to $74 in pre-market trading. Nabriva Therapeutics plc (NASDAQ: NBRV) shares fell 4 percent to $4.66 in pre-market trading
• [By Shane Hupp]

  Natural Health Trends (NASDAQ:NHTC) was upgraded by equities research analysts at BidaskClub from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note issued on Friday.

• [By Max Byerly]

  Central Garden & Pet (NASDAQ: CENT) and Natural Health Trends (NASDAQ:NHTC) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends and valuation.

Top 10 Heal Care Stocks For 2019: Mosaic Company (MOS)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Maxx Chatsko]

  It doesn't take much of an imagination to realize what the success of microbials would mean for leading fertilizer producers such as Nutrien (NYSE:NTR), CF Industries (NYSE:CF), and Mosaic (NYSE:MOS). Consider how dependent these businesses are on each of the three major agricultural nutrients:   

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on MOS shares. Zacks Investment Research raised Mosaic from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $32.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Monday, January 7th. TheStreet raised Mosaic from a “c+” rating to a “b-” rating in a research report on Monday, November 19th. ValuEngine upgraded Mosaic from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 2nd. Cowen increased their price target on Mosaic from $38.00 to $43.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 15th. Finally, Credit Suisse Group reiterated a “hold” rating and issued a $30.00 price target on shares of Mosaic in a research note on Monday, February 4th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $37.14.

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  About Mosaic

• [By Maxx Chatsko]

  But there are signs fertilizer markets are finally inching toward balance. Nutrien (NYSE:NTR) and Mosaic (NYSE:MOS) both raised their full-year 2018 adjusted EPS guidance after announcing first-quarter operating results. Meanwhile, CF Industries' (NYSE:CF) gross profit increased 77% in the first quarter of 2018 from the prior-year period despite an 8% drop in revenue. Should investors begin looking around the industry for investment opportunities, or is more pain on the way?

Top 10 Heal Care Stocks For 2019: Inphi Corporation(IPHI)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Max Byerly]

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• [By Shane Hupp]

  Inphi Co. (NYSE:IPHI) – Research analysts at DA Davidson lifted their FY2018 earnings per share estimates for Inphi in a research note issued on Monday, January 28th. DA Davidson analyst M. Kelleher now anticipates that the semiconductor company will post earnings per share of ($0.63) for the year, up from their previous estimate of ($0.65). DA Davidson has a “Buy” rating and a $45.00 price objective on the stock. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Inphi’s Q1 2019 earnings at ($0.12) EPS and Q2 2019 earnings at ($0.01) EPS.

• [By Ezra Schwarzbaum]

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

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

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• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Inphi Co. (NYSE:IPHI) VP Ron Torten sold 12,342 shares of Inphi stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $35.00, for a total value of $431,970.00. Following the sale, the vice president now directly owns 64,386 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,253,510. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink.

• [By Max Byerly]

  News coverage about Inphi (NYSE:IPHI) has trended somewhat positive this week, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. The research group identifies negative and positive news coverage by analyzing more than twenty million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Inphi earned a media sentiment score of 0.15 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned news coverage about the semiconductor company an impact score of 46.0564611984507 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company’s share price in the near term.

• [By Timothy Green]

  Shares of Inphi Corp. (NYSE:IPHI) dropped on Wednesday following a mixed first-quarter report and a subsequent analyst downgrade. The company's revenue declined sharply and came in just short of analyst expectations. The stock was down about 9.5% at 2:45 p.m. EDT.

Top 10 Heal Care Stocks For 2019: NantKwest, Inc.(NK)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Nantkwest (NASDAQ:NK) and Oncobiologics (NASDAQ:ONS) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Nantkwest (NASDAQ:NK) was upgraded by research analysts at BidaskClub from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note issued to investors on Friday.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Nantkwest (NASDAQ:NK) and aTyr Pharma (NASDAQ:LIFE) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, valuation and analyst recommendations.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

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

  Get Nantkwest alerts: Daily Stock Alert: NantKwest (NK), CGI Group Inc. (GIB) (newsregistrar.com) Shareholders are distrustful How to React (Brief breakdown)- HTG Molecular Diagnostics, Inc. (NASDAQ:HTGM … (thestreetpoint.com) Computing the Quant Signals on NantKwest, Inc. (NasdaqGS:NK) Shares as Price to Cash Ratio Hits -4.363206 (cantoncaller.com) Revenue Approximations Analysis: Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:AUPH), NantKwest, Inc. (NASDAQ:NK … (journalfinance.net) Is Market views Favorable For financing? EVINE Live Inc. (NASDAQ:EVLV), NantKwest, Inc. (NASDAQ:NK), OpGen, Inc … (thestreetpoint.com)

  A number of brokerages have commented on NK. BidaskClub downgraded shares of Nantkwest from a “sell” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 5th. Citigroup downgraded shares of Nantkwest to a “hold” rating and set a $3.00 target price on the stock. in a research note on Friday, August 10th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, The company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $4.00.