Best Safest Stocks To Buy Right Now

tags:DENN,SYNC,VREX,TRVN,LBIX,WWW, Every night in 1995, I would deposit money overnight in a different currency...   Sounds strange, I realize.   But back then, as the vice president of a global mutual fund, one of my jobs was to execute our fund's trades.   Once our U.S. trading day was done, we wanted our money to work for us overnight as well. We might put our money into French francs, German marks, or somewhere else – just for the night.   We would find the safest country that was paying the highest interest rate. And we would put our money there overnight. No kidding.   As I'll explain today, what we were doing wasn't anything special...   Big companies like German automaker Volkswagen and Japanese automaker Honda (and thousands of other companies) have cash-management departments that do basically the same thing – on a much larger scale.

Best Safest Stocks To Buy Right Now: Denny's Corporation(DENN)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Max Byerly]

  News articles about Denny’s (NASDAQ:DENN) have trended somewhat negative this week, according to Accern Sentiment. Accern identifies positive and negative press 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 negative one to one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Denny’s earned a media sentiment score of -0.06 on Accern’s scale. Accern also gave media stories about the restaurant operator an impact score of 43.0997571340278 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company’s share price in the next few days.

• [By Money Morning News Team]

  Take a stock like Denny's Corp. (NASDAQ: DENN). Denny's was trading for just under $3 a share in 2010. Since then, it's exploded by more than 700% to trade for $17.64 a share today.

• [By Garrett Baldwin]

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  Stocks to Watch Today: GILD, AMZN, UAA, JPM, AAPL, NFLX Shares of Gilead Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ: GILD) fell 2.4% after the biotech giant announced disappointing results from a trial for a drug for chronic liver disease. In deal news, Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) will buy Wi-Fi/home router startup Eero for an undisclosed amount. The global e-commerce giant has been going on a smart-home acquisition streak. Last year, the firm bought video doorbell maker Ring for $1 billion. Eero is based in San Francisco and was founded in 2014. The firm makes mesh routers that aim to eliminate dead zones across a house or business location. Shares of Under Armour Inc. (NYSE: UAA) gained more than 2.2% after the company reported earnings before the bell. The sports apparel giant reported earnings per share of $0.09 (on an adjusted basis). That figure beat expectations of $0.04. The company's sales were off about 6% in the fourth quarter but cited a big jump in foreign revenue. Last week, JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) released a report that recommended one of the deals of the decade. The bank has called for Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) to buy streaming giant Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX). This deal is a no-brainer in today's market. We break down what a deal would look like, how it benefits both sides, and how it would be like rocket fuel for Apple stock. Here's what you need to know. Look for earnings reports from Activision Blizzard Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI), Aircastle Ltd. (NYSE: AYR), Akamai Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), Ares Capital Corp. (NASDAQ: ARCC), Denny's Corp. (NASDAQ: DENN), Groupon Inc. (NASDAQ: GRPN), HubSpot Inc. (NASDAQ: HUBS), Molson Coors Brewing Co. (NYSE: TAP), Occidental Petroleum Corp. (NYSE: OXY), Shopify Inc. (NASDAQ: SHOP), and TripAdvisor Inc. (NASDAQ: TRIP).

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Best Safest Stocks To Buy Right Now: Synacor, Inc.(SYNC)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Shane Hupp]

  HealthStream (NASDAQ: SYNC) and Synacor (NASDAQ:SYNC) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, risk and profitability.

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Media coverage about Synacor (NASDAQ:SYNC) has trended somewhat positive recently, according to Accern. The research group identifies positive and negative press coverage by reviewing more than twenty 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. Synacor earned a coverage optimism score of 0.05 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned news coverage about the information services provider an impact score of 47.6409011491603 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company’s share price in the immediate future.

• [By Logan Wallace]

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Best Safest Stocks To Buy Right Now: Varex Imaging Corporation (VREX)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Stephan Byrd]

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• [By Logan Wallace]

  Prudential Financial Inc. lifted its holdings in Varex Imaging Corp (NASDAQ:VREX) by 2.7% during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 63,814 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,700 shares during the quarter. Prudential Financial Inc.’s holdings in Varex Imaging were worth $2,283,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

• [By Brian Orelli]

  Shares of Varex Imaging (NASDAQ:VREX) are plunging today, down 27% as of 1:27 p.m. EDT, after the company announced disappointing results for its fiscal third quarter following the closing bell yesterday. Investors are fretting about how a trade war will affect the X-ray component maker's growth prospects.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

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• [By Stephan Byrd]

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Best Safest Stocks To Buy Right Now: Trevena, Inc.(TRVN)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Paul Ausick]

  Trevena Inc. (NASDAQ: TRVN) traded down about 67% Tuesday and posted a new 52-week low of $0.97 after closing Monday at $2.98. The stock’s 52-week high is $3.58. Volume was about 16 times the daily average of around 2.3 million. The company’s opioid injection treatment for pain got a bad review from the FDA which said that the treatment could be abused and may lead to overdoses.

• [By Logan Wallace]

  Here are some of the media headlines that may have effected Accern Sentiment’s analysis:

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  Trevena traded up $0.03, hitting $1.81, during mid-day trading on Wednesday, MarketBeat reports. 31,747 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 757,271. The firm has a market cap of $121.66 million, a P/E ratio of -1.50 and a beta of -0.54. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 4.11 and a quick ratio of 4.11. Trevena has a twelve month low of $1.34 and a twelve month high of $3.10.

• [By Logan Wallace]

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• [By Money Morning Staff Reports]

  Here are last week's top-performing penny stocks:

  Penny Stock Sector Current Share Price Last Week's Gain OncoCyte Corp. (NYSE: OCX) Healthcare $4.98 159.38% Fortress Biotech (NASDAQ: FBIO) Healthcare $2.47 133.02% Trevena Inc. (NASDAQ: TRVN) Healthcare $1.01 86.69% Celldex Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: CLDX) Healthcare $0.58 66.82% Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust Inc.(NASDAQ: WHLR) Financial $1.80 63.64% Scynexis Inc. (NASDAQ: SCYX) Healthcare $1.13 53.64% Eldorado Gold Corp. (NYSE: EGO) Basic Materials $3.98 47.96% Novus Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: NVUS) Healthcare $4.15 43.60% PHI Inc. (NASDAQ: PHII) Services $4.50 42.14% BioTime Inc. (NYSE: BTX) Healthcare $1.33 41.50%

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• [By Chris Lange]

  Trevena Inc. (NASDAQ: TRVN) previously announced that the FDA has scheduled a meeting of the Anesthetic and Analgesic Drug Products Advisory Committee on October 11 to discuss the safety and efficacy of oliceridine injection for the management of moderate to severe acute pain. The company has a PDUFA target date of November 2.

• [By Money Morning News Team]

  The third-highest penny stock performer was also in healthcare. It was Trevena Inc. (NASDAQ: TRVN), which rose nearly 87% to stand at $1.01. The fourth penny stock to watch this week is another healthcare stock, Celldex Therapeutics (NASDAQ: CLDX), which climbed nearly 67% to close at $0.58.

Best Safest Stocks To Buy Right Now: Leading Brands Inc(LBIX)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Media headlines about Leading Brands (NASDAQ:LBIX) have trended somewhat positive this week, according to Accern Sentiment. The research firm identifies positive and negative press 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 negative one to one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Leading Brands earned a coverage optimism score of 0.21 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned news stories about the company an impact score of 46.3549545541136 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company’s share price in the near future.

Best Safest Stocks To Buy Right Now: Wolverine World Wide, Inc.(WWW)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Logan Wallace]

  New York State Teachers Retirement System cut its holdings in shares of Wolverine World Wide, Inc. (NYSE:WWW) by 6.2% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 245,079 shares of the textile maker’s stock after selling 16,335 shares during the period. New York State Teachers Retirement System owned approximately 0.26% of Wolverine World Wide worth $8,521,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Wolverine World Wide, Inc. (NYSE:WWW) – Stock analysts at DA Davidson dropped their Q3 2018 EPS estimates for Wolverine World Wide in a research note issued on Wednesday, August 8th. DA Davidson analyst M. Kawamoto now forecasts that the textile maker will post earnings of $0.54 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.56. DA Davidson currently has a “Buy” rating and a $44.00 price objective on the stock. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Wolverine World Wide’s Q4 2018 earnings at $0.54 EPS, FY2018 earnings at $2.13 EPS and FY2019 earnings at $2.33 EPS.

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Wolverine World Wide (NYSE:WWW) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 8th. The textile maker reported $0.54 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters’ consensus estimate of $0.46 by $0.08. The company had revenue of $566.90 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $569.24 million. Wolverine World Wide had a return on equity of 18.58% and a net margin of 2.83%. Wolverine World Wide’s revenue was down 5.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.43 EPS. research analysts expect that Wolverine World Wide, Inc. will post 2.14 EPS for the current fiscal year.

• [By Garrett Baldwin]
  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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