Hot Heal Care Stocks To Own Right Now

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While it's too early say with any level of certainty, it appears GameStop (NYSE:GME) is on a path to exit the public markets. Reuters broke the news that the video-game retailer is talking to private equity firms about a possible takeout transaction, returning to a private company.

In totality, it's hard to classify GameStop's public performance as anything but a disappointment. Once considered the hottest specialty retailer, the company at one time had a valuation approaching $10 billion and a stock price of $60 per share. Shares currently trade hands at $15.50, less than its 2002 IPO price of $18 per share. Should GameStop join a list of retailers and go private?

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Private equity's track record with retailers has been less than stellar

Private equity's ownership of retailers has become an acrimonious debate. Many blame private equity firms for hastening retailers' demise, as the leveraged-buyout process loads up the company with significant amounts of debt. Others, myself included, feel the failure is more nuanced, and blame can be spread more equally, including changing consumer tastes and the rise of technology, particularly the growth of e-commerce from Amazon.

Hot Heal Care Stocks To Own Right Now: Laredo Petroleum, Inc.(LPI)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Max Byerly]

  Laredo Petroleum Inc (NYSE:LPI) fell 8.4% on Friday . The company traded as low as $9.27 and last traded at $8.50. 7,557,423 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 111% from the average session volume of 3,574,226 shares. The stock had previously closed at $9.28.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  These are some of the news headlines that may have effected Accern Sentiment Analysis’s scoring:

  Get Laredo Petroleum alerts: Q2 2018 EPS Estimates for Laredo Petroleum Inc (LPI) Reduced by Analyst (americanbankingnews.com) Laredo Working to Restart Permian Production Shuttered Following Tank Fire (naturalgasintel.com) OPEC Losing Control After Libya Outages (finance.yahoo.com) Laredo Petroleum reaffirms FY 2018 production view after storage tank fire (seekingalpha.com) Laredo Petroleum (LPI) Provides Update on Fire Reported at Tank Battery in Glasscock County, Texas (streetinsider.com)

  LPI stock traded down $0.15 during trading on Thursday, reaching $9.37. 204,560 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 4,884,005. Laredo Petroleum has a twelve month low of $7.41 and a twelve month high of $13.46. The company has a market cap of $2.24 billion, a PE ratio of 15.62, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.79 and a beta of 1.16. The company has a quick ratio of 0.77, a current ratio of 0.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.90.

• [By Dan Caplinger]

  Wednesday was a relatively quiet day on Wall Street, with major market benchmarks closing the day mixed, but nearly flat. Market participants were briefly enthusiastic about the potential to set new record highs following reports that the U.S. and China were mulling further trade negotiations, but the positive impact of that announcement largely waned as the day progressed. Nevertheless, investors focusing on company-specific news found some reasons to celebrate. Altria Group (NYSE:MO), Galapagos (NASDAQ:GLPG), and Laredo Petroleum (NYSE:LPI) were among the best performers on the day. Below, we'll look more closely at these businesses to tell you why their stocks did so well.

• [By Stephan Byrd]

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Hot Heal Care Stocks To Own Right Now: Alphatec Holdings, Inc.(ATEC)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Stephan Byrd]

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• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Invivo Therapeutics (NASDAQ: NVIV) and Alphatec (NASDAQ:ATEC) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations and valuation.

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Stonepine Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Alphatec Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:ATEC) during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm bought 903,224 shares of the medical technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,692,000. Alphatec accounts for about 1.6% of Stonepine Capital Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 17th largest holding.

• [By Logan Wallace]

  Media stories about Alphatec (NASDAQ:ATEC) have been trending somewhat positive this week, Accern Sentiment reports. 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 companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Alphatec earned a news impact score of 0.05 on Accern’s scale. Accern also gave news articles about the medical technology company an impact score of 47.5008469727734 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock’s share price in the next few days.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Alphatec (NASDAQ:ATEC) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday. The medical technology company reported ($0.21) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.12) by ($0.09), Fidelity Earnings reports. The business had revenue of $22.04 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $22.06 million.

Hot Heal Care Stocks To Own Right Now: Medtronic plc(MDT)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Max Byerly]

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

  Get Medtronic alerts: Critical Review: CHF Solutions (CHFS) versus Medtronic (MDT) (americanbankingnews.com) Want To Invest In Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT)? Here's How It Performed Lately (finance.yahoo.com) AI And Robotics Are Taking Robotic Surgery To New Levels (finance.yahoo.com) Q4 2020 EPS Estimates for Medtronic PLC Decreased by Leerink Swann (MDT) (americanbankingnews.com) William Blair Weighs in on Medtronic PLC’s Q1 2019 Earnings (MDT) (americanbankingnews.com)

  A number of analysts have weighed in on the company. Oppenheimer reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $96.00 target price on shares of Medtronic in a research note on Thursday, May 24th. TheStreet lowered Medtronic from a “b” rating to a “c+” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 20th. SunTrust Banks increased their target price on Medtronic to $96.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, May 21st. William Blair assumed coverage on Medtronic in a research note on Wednesday. They issued a “market perform” rating on the stock. Finally, Morgan Stanley reduced their target price on Medtronic from $95.00 to $90.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, March 29th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and sixteen have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Medtronic presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $92.82.

• [By Motley Fool Staff]

  Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) and Abbott Labs (NYSE:ABT) are massive companies with their corporate fingers in many different markets. However, each has recently launched revolutionary diabetes devices that are changing how doctors care for their patients. Are these two stocks buys?

• [By Brian Feroldi]

  Here's a review of the headline numbers from the company's second quarter:

  Revenue for the period was $13.2 million. This figure was down 15% when compared to the year-ago period. Wall Street expected $17 million in revenue, so this was a significant miss. Management said the decline was caused by lower pricing terms due to its distribution agreement with Medtronic (NYSE:MDT). Gross margin declined 1,330 basis points to 56.1%. Operating expenses dropped 23% to $11.3 million.  Net loss was $3.8 million, or $0.07 per share. Market watchers were expecting a $0.02 loss, so this figure missed the mark, too. Cash balance at quarter end was $108 million. 

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• [By Max Byerly]

  KBC Group NV boosted its position in Medtronic PLC (NYSE:MDT) by 2.4% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 655,442 shares of the medical technology company’s stock after purchasing an additional 15,628 shares during the period. KBC Group NV’s holdings in Medtronic were worth $52,580,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Hot Heal Care Stocks To Own Right Now: The9 Limited(NCTY)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Press coverage about The9 (NASDAQ:NCTY) has trended somewhat positive on Friday, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. Accern identifies negative and positive media coverage by analyzing more than twenty million blog and news 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. The9 earned a daily sentiment score of 0.07 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned news articles about the technology company an impact score of 45.6853785900783 out of 100, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock’s share price in the near term.

Hot Heal Care Stocks To Own Right Now: Tutor Perini Corporation(TPC)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Logan Wallace]

  JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced its stake in shares of Tutor Perini Corp (NYSE:TPC) by 7.2% during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 258,952 shares of the construction company’s stock after selling 20,145 shares during the quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s holdings in Tutor Perini were worth $5,710,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

• [By Max Byerly]

  Tutor Perini (NYSE:TPC) is set to release its Q1 earnings data after the market closes on Wednesday, May 9th. Analysts expect Tutor Perini to post earnings of $0.27 per share for the quarter. Tutor Perini has set its FY18 guidance at $1.90-$2.30 EPS.

• [By Max Byerly]

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• [By Ethan Ryder]

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• [By Logan Wallace]

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