Best Safest Stocks To Buy For 2019

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Things aren't going to script right now in the financial sector. It's a widely established fact (based on years of historical evidence) that banks and other lenders typically prosper when interest rates are rising. In previous rate-tightening cycles, the financial sector was usually among the market's top performers.

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As I've discussed before in my High-Yield Investing premium newsletter, banks can feast in these conditions because the rates they charge borrowers on loans usually rise faster than the rates they pay to depositors. That widens net interest margins (NIMs) and fattens the bottom line.

Best Safest Stocks To Buy For 2019: Hawaiian Telcom Holdco, Inc.(HCOM)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Max Byerly]

  News coverage about Hawaiian Telcom HoldCo (NASDAQ:HCOM) has been trending somewhat positive recently, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. The research group identifies positive and negative 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 negative one to one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Hawaiian Telcom HoldCo earned a news impact score of 0.06 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned media coverage about the utilities provider an impact score of 46.776618457707 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company’s share price in the near future.

Best Safest Stocks To Buy For 2019: Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated(RBA)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (NYSE:RBA) (TSE:RBA) had its price target increased by TD Securities from $26.00 to $28.00 in a research report sent to investors on Monday. They currently have a reduce rating on the business services provider’s stock.

• [By Max Byerly]

  Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Inc (TSE:RBA) (NYSE:RBA) – Equities researchers at Jefferies Financial Group raised their FY2018 EPS estimates for Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers in a research note issued to investors on Monday, August 13th. Jefferies Financial Group analyst S. Volkmann now expects that the company will earn $1.50 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $1.28. Jefferies Financial Group also issued estimates for Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers’ FY2019 earnings at $1.76 EPS and FY2020 earnings at $1.95 EPS.

• [By Joseph Griffin]

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• [By Shane Hupp]

  Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Inc (TSE:RBA) (NYSE:RBA) – Research analysts at Barrington Research increased their FY2019 EPS estimates for Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, August 14th. Barrington Research analyst G. Prestopino now anticipates that the company will earn $1.68 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $1.63.

• [By Max Byerly]

  Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Inc (NYSE:RBA) (TSE:RBA) – Analysts at Jefferies Group boosted their Q2 2018 earnings estimates for Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers in a report issued on Monday, April 9th. Jefferies Group analyst S. Volkmann now expects that the business services provider will earn $0.39 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.37. Jefferies Group has a “Hold” rating and a $30.00 price target on the stock. Jefferies Group also issued estimates for Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers’ Q3 2018 earnings at $0.16 EPS.

Best Safest Stocks To Buy For 2019: BlueLinx Holdings Inc.(BXC)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Bitcedi (CURRENCY:BXC) traded 0.7% lower against the US dollar during the twenty-four hour period ending at 19:00 PM E.T. on May 20th. One Bitcedi coin can currently be bought for $0.0099 or 0.00000109 BTC on popular cryptocurrency exchanges. Bitcedi has a market capitalization of $57,027.00 and approximately $0.00 worth of Bitcedi was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. In the last seven days, Bitcedi has traded down 28.3% against the US dollar.

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Bitcedi (BXC) is a proof-of-work (PoW) coin that uses the
  Cryptonight hashing algorithm. Its launch date was May 16th, 2016. Bitcedi’s total supply is 9,616,277 coins and its circulating supply is 5,756,371 coins. Bitcedi’s official website is bitcedi.org. Bitcedi’s official Twitter account is @bitcedis and its Facebook page is accessible here.

• [By Shane Hupp]

  JBF Capital Inc. increased its holdings in shares of BlueLinx Holdings Inc. (NYSE:BXC) by 14.3% in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 31,900 shares of the construction company’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,000 shares during the period. JBF Capital Inc.’s holdings in BlueLinx were worth $1,197,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Best Safest Stocks To Buy For 2019: Select Medical Holdings Corporation(SEM)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Strs Ohio boosted its position in Select Medical Holdings Co. (NYSE:SEM) by 5.1% during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 67,500 shares of the health services provider’s stock after buying an additional 3,300 shares during the quarter. Strs Ohio owned 0.05% of Select Medical worth $1,225,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

• [By Logan Wallace]

  Select Medical Holdings Co. (NYSE:SEM) has received a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the seven research firms that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, four have assigned a hold recommendation and one has given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price objective among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $18.50.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Select Medical Holdings Co. (NYSE:SEM) Chairman Robert A. Ortenzio sold 21,052 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $18.52, for a total value of $389,883.04. Following the completion of the sale, the chairman now directly owns 6,789,748 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $125,746,132.96. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Select Medical Holdings Co. (NYSE:SEM) insider Scott A. Romberger sold 5,000 shares of Select Medical stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $18.63, for a total transaction of $93,150.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 158,485 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,952,575.55. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website.

Best Safest Stocks To Buy For 2019: Rudolph Technologies Inc.(RTEC)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Shane Hupp]

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  Rudolph Technologies Inc  (NYSE:RTEC)Q4 2018 Earnings Conference CallFeb. 04, 2019, 4:30 p.m. ET

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• [By Max Byerly]

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Best Safest Stocks To Buy For 2019: Werner Enterprises, Inc.(WERN)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  BidaskClub downgraded shares of Werner Enterprises (NASDAQ:WERN) from a hold rating to a sell rating in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday morning.

• [By Logan Wallace]

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• [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.

• [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 Logan Wallace]

  Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan lessened its holdings in Werner Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ:WERN) by 22.4% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 10,510 shares of the transportation company’s stock after selling 3,040 shares during the period. Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan’s holdings in Werner Enterprises were worth $395,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.