Stock Market Futures for 7/1/13 Tesla Motors (TSLA) $TSLA Apple (AAPL) Top Stocks 2013 - Top Stock Gainers 2013

Stock Market Futures for 7/1/13 The Dow Jones and Stock Market rallied again on Friday. Will the stock market go up or down on Monday? Keep tabs on the stock market futures which will predict the open on Monday. If you are a stock trader or investor, check out my *stock picks group*.*Stock Market Closing Prices - 6/28/13* Dow Jones Industrial Average ( DJIA ) Close - *14909.83 Down 114.66* Nasdaq Stock Market Close - *3403.25 Up 1.39* S&P 500 Close -* 1606.28 Down 6.92*** http://dowjonesclose.com *Commodities Closing Prices - 6/28/13*Gold Close - 1232 Silver Close - 19.56 Oil Close - 96.47Natural Gas Close - 3.58 The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at *14910* on 6/28/13, as the stock market rallied the morning but fell apart into the close. Noodles & Company (NDLS) IPO'd today We are making some big trades in there right now. Sign in and sign up.*Tesla Motors (TSLA) Stock Analysis 7/1/13 July 1, 2013 - *Follow @stockstobuy Tesla (TSLA) stock is trading just $6 away from an all time high. TSLA will have resistance at $114.75 going forward. Earnings will be a huge mover for this stock in three weeks. Shares of Tesla are a strong buy below $90. Technically, Tesla Motors (TSLA) continues to trade in an uptrend and has been holding it's recently rally.Apple (AAPL) Stock Analysis 7/1/13 July 1, 2013 - *Follow @stockstobuy Apple (AAPL) stock formed a double bottom in the $380's on Friday. Apple (AAPL) will have support between $382-$385. Apple (AAPL) is a strong buy down here for the long term but earnings will be the next catalyst for the stock in three weeks. Sell rallies into the $450's and $460's. If you want to switch into a better stock to get your loses back quicker, buy NDLS or TNA on a dip.I believe Apple (AAPL) will hit $500 *before* $300 Also see - *Top Stocks 2013* - *Top Stock Gainers 2013* Also see - *Top Stocks 2013* - *Top Stock Gainers 2013* *2013 Biggest Stock Gainers* - *Click Here* *Stock Market Futures - July 1, 2013* **Dow Jones Futures - *Up 25* S&P 500 Futures -* Up 2*

Top 13 Stock Picks for 2013 to buy Long term $PM $TOL $EDU $ADP $TNGO $AAPL $JBSS #STOCKS

Mr. Market often takes investors for a wild ride that instills them with fear and drives them away from stocks. But giving in to your market-phobia means missing out on big wins and losing out to future inflation.Despite a rally that has seen the market more than double from its bear-market low in 2009, stocks still represent good value. Stocks in most major sectors are trading below their long-term average price-earnings ratios. At the same time, companies are sporting profit margins and cash levels above their historical norms. Cash-rich companies that can manufacture growth in a tepid economy will deliver the goods to shareholders. Instead, add a more-reliable brand of stock to your portfolio. Here are ten low-volatility stocks that will deliver consistent returns over the long haul without all the drama. They all have betas of less than 1, which suggests that their moves are less than the market's (beta is a measure of volatility compared with a particular market, in this case the U.S. stock market, as measured by Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index). On top of having low volatility, the companies tend to pay generous dividends and increase them regularly. They usually boast pristine balance sheets, with loads of cash and little debt. Plus they are industry leaders and have been around for a long time, so you’ll no doubt find their products and services familiar Year company was founded: 1882 (ExxonMobil merger was in 1999) 52-week high: $86.42 52-week low: $66.80 Consecutive years of dividend increases: 13 Yield: 2.8% Beta: 0.50 ExxonMobil may have ceded its claim as the world’s most valuable company to Apple (AAPL), but the energy giant has something Apple doesn’t: a corporate history spanning more than a century and a reputation for safety befitting a stock with a market value of $400 billion. Plus, it is one of just four companies with a perfect, AAA credit rating from Standard & Poor’s. Exxon is not without some challenges. The company has cut back its refining business, for example, as demand for oil in developed countries shrinks. Another hurdle is a huge stake in North American natural gas production Year company was founded: 1856 (as Minneapolis Milling Company) 52-week high: $40.73 52-week low: $34.15 Consecutive years of dividend increases: 29 Yield: 3.2% Beta: 0.18 The brands of consumer food giant General Mills are strong enough to withstand competitive pressures from cheaper generic brands. Is there really any substitute for Cheerios? Other brands include Lucky Charms, Progresso soups, Green Giant vegetables and Betty Crocker baking mixes. A weak economy and high commodity prices are challenges. A slightly muted outlook for the fiscal year that ends May 2013 in part reflects increased spending to shore up the company’s recently acquired Yoplait yogurt division, a laggard in the trendy Greek yogurt category. But General Mills is cutting costs elsewhere and using its formidable cash position to expand in faster-growing emerging markets and to finance dividends, share buybacks and acquisitions -- most recently a Brazilian food maker that is expected to more than double the company’s annual sales in Latin International Business Machines (IBM) Year company was founded: 1911 (as Computing-Tabulating Recording Company) 52-week high: $208.63 52-week low: $155.65 Consecutive years of dividend increases: 17 Yield: 1.8% Beta: 0.66 Big Blue has been around for a century and knows how to weather economic storms. The company offers a wide range of computer hardware, software and services, making it a one-stop shop for many corporate information-technology departments. Cloud computing could challenge IBM’s high-end hardware business. But the company continues to innovate. It spent $6.3 billion on research last year and won more U.S. patents (6,180) than any other company. Automatic Data Processing (ADP) Year company was founded: 1949 52-week high: $56.07 52-week low: $43.48 Consecutive years of dividend increases: 36 Yield: 2.9% Beta: 0.70 ADP is a bet on an improving economy and a rosier employment picture. The world’s largest provider of outsourced payroll services, it's another of the four triple-A-rated companies left standing. The annual dividend has grown from $1.16 per share in 2008 to a rate of $1.58 this year. A recessionary relapse would be bad news for ADP. But employment numbers in the U.S. are trending up. And untapped markets among small and midsize businesses, as well as overseas, provide plenty of running room for ADP. Read more at Coca-Cola Co. (KO) Year company was founded: 1886 52-week high: $76.94 52-week low: $62.19 Consecutive years of dividend increases: 23 Yield: 2.7% Beta: 0.52 You can order a Coke almost anywhere. Coca-Cola Co. delivers its soft drinks, which also include Sprite, Fanta, Tab and Fresca, to thirsty consumers in some 200 countries. (Other brands include Minute Maid orange juice, Powerade energy drink and Dasani bottled water.) And the company is investing billions of dollars more in overseas markets (which account for 70% of sales), especially in China, Russia, Brazil and other big emerging markets. Coke battled higher commodity prices last year but recently announced a plan to shave annual costs by $550 million to $650 million by the end of 2015. Analysts, on average, expect Coke to generate annualized earnings growth of nearly 8% over the next three to five years. Some, such as analyst Caroline Levy, at Credit Agricole Securities, think Coke can achieve a double-digit earnings growth rate over the long haul. The stock, at 18 times estimated earnings, isn’t cheap. But the bulls say that because of Coke’s steadiness, it deserves an even higher price-earnings ratio. Read more at Philip Morris International (PM) Year company was founded: 1847 (went public in 1881) 52-week high: $89.50 52-week low: $60.06 Consecutive years of dividend increases: 4 Yield: 3.7% Beta: 0.87 You’ll find the shares of Philip Morris International tempting if you have no concerns about investing in tobacco. Consider this telling prediction, from Morningstar: By 2020, there will be 1.4 billion smokers globally, up from 1.3 billion today, even if the percentage of the population that smokes declines 1% annually. Not counting China and the U.S., the market share of Marlboro, PMI’s best-selling brand, rose to 9% last year. And Parliament, a luxury brand with a high profit margin, saw sales volume increase 12%. Midprice L&M has been gaining market share in the European Union since 2009 and is the second-largest brand there. Unfortunately for smokers, cigarette price hikes are a frequent fact of life. But that pricing power helps PMI offset pockets of declining sales in Europe. And it contributes to the large profits that fund an aggressive stock-repurchase program and regular dividend increases, including a 20% boost in the payout rate last year Read more at Procter & Gamble (PG) Year company was founded: 1837 52-week high: $67.33 52-week low: $57.09 Consecutive years of dividend increases: 10 Yield: 3.8% Beta: 0.45 Check your pantry or laundry room and you'll probably find this company's products lining the shelves. P&G has more brands generating at least $1 billion in annual sales -- including Tide, Duracell and Charmin -- than any other household-goods maker. P&G hasn’t been immune to consumer belt-tightening in the U.S. and Europe and slower growth in emerging markets. As with many multinationals, currency swings have cut into revenues. The company recently warned that sales and profits for the fiscal year that ends in June 2013 would be less than previously expected. But P&G has responded with some belt-tightening of its own. The company is engineering a $10 billion, five-year cost-savings program aimed at plumping profit margins. And executives have vowed to focus on core markets and businesses, as well as on dreaming up the next game-changing product you don’t yet know you need. Disappointing short-term projections have pushed the stock to bargain levels, say long-term bulls. If P&G’s plan works, shareholders could come out winners as earnings growth re-accelerates. Meanwhile, investors are paid to wait for progress with a generous dividend on a stock that is less than half as volatile as the overall market Coach 52-Week High: $79.70 52-Week Low: $48.24 Annual Revenue: $4.9 billion Projected 2013 Earnings Growth: 14.7% From Kiplinger: Shares of the luxury handbag maker Coach (symbol: COH) fell 7% in 2012, mainly because of sluggish sales in North America. But skittish investors overlooked Coach's overseas business. In the July–September quarter, foreign sales rose 15% from the same period in 2011, driven by nearly 40% growth in China. Coach pulls in average sales of $2,500 per square foot per year from its more than 800 stores worldwide, 25% more than rival Tiffany. Coach has significantly raised its dividends every year since 2009; its stock yields 2.1 John B. Sanfilippo & Sons 52-Week High: $19.67 52-Week Low: $7.16 Annual Revenue: $721 million Projected 2013 Earnings Growth: 5.4% From Kiplinger: One bag of nuts is like any other, right? Not at John B. Sanfilippo & Sons (symbol: JBSS). The Elgin, Ill., nut processor has done much to make its brands -- Fisher and Orchard Valley Harvest -- stand out. Small innovations, such as the use of resealable bags, are just a start. The firm launches new products every year -- such as vanilla-flavored almonds in 2012. Adam Strauss, co-manager of Appleseed Fund, expects a 44% bump in 2013 profits from 2012. The stock, which has a market value of just $184 million, sells for 11 times estimated 2013 earnings Toll Brothers 52-Week High: $37.08 52-Week Low: $18.95 Annual Revenue: $1.7 billion Projected 2013 Earnings Growth: 61.2% From Kiplinger: Housing has turned the corner, and that’s pushed up homebuilder stocks. Shares of Toll Brothers (symbol: TOL), which bills itself as the nation's biggest builder of luxury homes, rose 62% in 2012, and the Horsham, Pa., company has plenty of momentum going into the new year. Toll Brothers recently reported that the backlog of homes under construction had climbed 59% from the year before. The company is diversified. Single-family homes account for 53% of sales; high-rises, senior communities and multifamily homes make up the rest. Analysts see profits rising 65% in the current fiscal year. New Oriental Education & Technology Group 52-Week High: $29.19 52-Week Low: $9.41 Annual Revenue: $841 million Projected 2013 Earnings Growth: 30.4% From James K. Glassman: New Oriental Education & Technology Group (symbol: EDU), which I recommended for 2010, gained a lovely 48% over the following 12 months. For the past year, however, New Oriental -- which dominates the market for private educational services in China (55 schools and 726 learning centers) -- has taken a dive, as have many Chinese stocks. It's now close to its early-2010 price, even though revenues have doubled Tangoe 52-Week High: $23.05 52-Week Low: $11.99 Annual Revenue: $140 million Projected 2013 Earnings Growth: 33.3% From James K. Glassman Terry Tillman, who analyzes software stocks for the Raymond James investment firm, chose SuccessFactors for 2012. Now he's enthusiastic about Tangoe (symbol: TNGO), which makes software that helps manage the telecom services that large and midsize companies use. Revenues in the July–September quarter were up 39% from the same period in 2011. When you consider Tangoe's fast growth, its P/E of 20, based on 2013 earnings estimates, seems attractive. But I'm mainly drawn by the firm's similarity to SuccessFactors. Two in a row?

Stocks to buy this week Zillow (Z) $Z Apple (AAPL) $AAPL Kodiak Oil $KOG #RT

These stocks are active and have the potential to break out this week. *Apple (AAPL)* - Apple (AAPL) stock traded Ex dividend on Thursday and shareholders will see this added to their accounts next week. Having said that, $467 is the new resistance level to watch going forward. *Zillow (Z)* - Zillow (Z) is high on my watch list right now due to the nice drop in stock price since earnings. Zillow (Z) is a buy below $55, strong buy below $50.*Kodiak Oil & Gas (KOG)* - Kodia

Stock Market Update

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Weekly Recap - Week ending 09-Nov-12Dow +4.07 at 12815.39, Nasdaq +9.29 at 2904.87, S&P +2.34 at 1379.85
Stocks began the day in the red after equity futures showed considerable pre-market weakness. The S&P 500 spent the opening minutes just below its flat line. However, the benchmark average began climbing after the Washington Post reported that a plan for a middle class tax freeze will be proposed by the president at this afternoon's press conference. In addition, today's preliminary Michigan Consumer Sentiment Survey was reported at 84.9, which was its highest level since July 2009. The S&P 500 continued advancing through the morning and marked its highs ahead of the president's speech. President Obama's statement called for consensus building, and he stated that spending cuts must be combined with new revenue. The remarks failed to inspire investor confidence and the S&P 500 headed back near its flat line before ending with a slim gain of 0.2%. Note that today's close was one point below the 200-day moving average.
Shares of Apple (AAPL 547.06, +9.31) rebounded from recent weakness, and the stock ended higher by 1.7%.
Elsewhere in technology, Kayak Software (KYAK 39.67, +8.63) surged 27.8% after agreeing to be acquired by Priceline (PCLN 625.87, -2.00). Per the agreement, PCLN will pay $40.00 per share of KYAK, representing a 28.9% premium to Kayak's Thursday closing price.
The consumer discretionary sector was a notable underperformer. J.C. Penney (JCP 20.64, -1.05) lost 4.8% after reporting disappointing earnings. The retailer announced a third quarter loss of $0.93, while the Capital IQ consensus called for earnings of $0.02. Meanwhile, the company's revenue of $2.93 billion fell short of the expected $3.29 billion. Also of note, the company reported a same-store sales decrease of 26.0%. The expectations called for a 17.0% decline.
Elsewhere, Groupon (GRPN 2.76, -1.16) slid 29.6% following another round of earnings which failed to please investors. The online coupon site's revenue of $568.6 million fell short of the expected $592.06 million. GRPN is down nearly 90.0% since its initial public offering last year.
For-profit education stocks saw weakness after two names reported disappointing earnings. Career Education (CECO 2.93, -0.48) slid 14.1% after the company reported a third quarter loss of $0.47 on $332.8 million in revenue. CECO's bottom line was $0.04 worse than the Capital IQ consensus estimate while its revenue exceeded estimates. Total new student starts fell 23.0% year-over-year and the company announced plans to eliminate approximately 900 positions.
Elsewhere, Strayer Education (STRA 46.51, -9.66) plunged 17.2%. The company beat their earnings expectations by $0.05, but downside guidance weighed on the stock. Strayer reported a 5.0% decrease in fall 2012 enrollment. Following earnings, Stifel Nicolaus downgraded the stock to ‘hold' from ‘buy.'
The Dow Jones Transportation Average slipped 0.7%. The five airlines which are a part of the average saw broad weakness. JetBlue Airways (JBLU 5.31, -0.09) and Southwest Airlines (LUV 9.06, -0.12) saw respective losses of 1.7% and 1.3%.
Shipper Matson (MATX 22.67, +0.25) was the top performer within the transportation average. The stock trades gained 1.1%. Meanwhile, the other shipping stock, Kirby Group (KEX 53.89, -0.92), was one of the weakest performers in the 20-stock complex and lost 1.7%.
Homebuilders were weaker today and the SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF (XHB 25.67, -0.29) dipped 1.1%. KB Home (KBH 15.69, -0.54) and PulteGroup (PHM 16.80, -0.57) saw notable losses as the two stocks both slid 3.3%.
Before Monday's open, two homebuilders will report their quarterly results. The Capital IQ consensus estimate expects Beazer Homes (BZH 16.64, -0.36) to report a loss of $1.05 on $336.66 million in revenue. Elsewhere, DR Horton (DHI 20.60, -0.37) is expected to announce earnings of $0.30 on revenue of $1.38 billion.
Wholesale inventories increased by 1.1% in October. That was higher than the increase of 0.4% which had been forecast by the Briefing.com consensus.
Export prices, excluding agriculture, increased by 0.2% in September after they had increased by 0.7% in the prior month. Excluding oil, import prices rose by 0.3%, which follows the 0.2% increase experienced in the prior month.
Week in Review: Stocks Plunge with Presidential Election in the Rear-view Mirror
On Monday, the session began on a mixed note. The S&P 500 spent the majority of the day in negative territory as cautious trade took place ahead of Tuesday's presidential election. However, late afternoon buying drove the benchmark average to a higher finish by 0.2%. Apple (AAPL 547.06, +9.31), gained 1.4% after reporting that sales of its iPad 4 and iPad mini have reached three million units during the first three days of sales. Also of note, shortly before the close reports indicated that the company may be considering a switch from Intel (INTC 20.80, -0.03) processors. Following the news, Intel shares surrendered their gains, while AMD (AMD 2.03, +0.05) and ARM Holdings (ARMH 33.86, +0.04) spiked higher.
Tuesday began on a slightly higher note. The early gains were doubled after an erroneous report on the Cincinnati Enquirer Website suggested Mr. Romney had a considerable lead over Mr. Obama in Ohio. The newspaper promptly retracted the claim, and said that the page accidentally showed a template with dummy data. However, the S&P 500 held the bulk of its gains into the late afternoon before ending higher by 0.8%. Office Depot (ODP 2.86, +0.10) and OfficeMax (OMX 7.97, -0.03) both reported mixed third quarter results. The two office store operators beat on their respective bottom lines, and fell short of the consensus revenue expectations. However, it should be noted that a Bloomberg article discussed a possible merger between the two. As a result of the M&A speculation, Office Depot and OfficeMax soared 19.1% and 12.0%, respectively.
On Wednesday, stocks began the day firmly in the red after Barack Obama was reelected to a second term as president. Contributing to the bearish sentiment were comments from European Central Bank President Mario Draghi who said that the European debt crisis is starting hurt the German economy. The negative outlook was confirmed by this morning's Eurozone Autumn Forecast, which also pointed to an expected slowdown in the German economy. Further, the country's industrial production report showed a 1.8% month-over-month decrease, while the reading was expected to reflect a more palatable decline of 0.5%. The S&P 500 spent the first two hours of the session in a steady sell-off, before stabilizing near the 1,400 level and ending with a loss of 2.4% on heavy volume. The financial sector saw the widest losses, and the SPDR Financials Select Sector ETF (XLF 15.50, +0.02) fell 3.3%. Among the majors, Morgan Stanley (MS 16.61, +0.09) and Bank of America (BAC 9.43, +0.04) were two of the weakest names as they settled lower by 8.6% and 7.1%, respectively.
Equities began Thursday's session on a slightly higher note. However, the bullish bias was dispelled during the opening hour. After marking its session high at 1,401, the S&P 500 reversed and slid to its 200-day moving average near the 1,380 area. The index followed the move with a seven point bounce, before late-day selling drove the index back below the 200-day moving average. As a result, the benchmark average settled lower by 1.2%. Apple (AAPL 547.06, +9.31) continued its recent weakness and ended lower by 3.6%.

Index	Started Week	Ended Week	Change	% Change	YTD %
DJIA	13093.16	12815.39	-277.77	-2.1	4.9
Nasdaq	2982.13	2904.87	-77.26	-2.6	11.5
S&P 500	1414.20	1379.85	-34.35	-2.4	9.7
Russell 2000	814.37	795.02	-19.35	-2.4

how would Jim Cramer: Spend My Mega Millions Win

The multistate Mega Millions jackpot has everyone wondering what they would do if they were lucky enough to win the record-setting $640 million.
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Like everyone else around the country, “Mad Money” host Jim Cramer is dreaming about how he’d spend the winnings. But unlike many, who may be thinking of that dream vacation, sports car or mansion, Cramer has set his sights on stocks—which should come as no surprise.

So how would Cramer invest his $640 million dollars?

He would buy equal parts IBM [IBM 208.65 0.38 (+0.18%) ], gold bullion, Apple [AAPL 599.55 -10.31 (-1.69%) ], Abbott Laboratories [ABT 61.29 0.31 (+0.51%) ] and Kraft [KFT 38.01 0.20 (+0.53%) ].

Those are his “safe” plays. However, he would also buy two speculative names: Magnum Hunter [MHR 6.41 0.01 (+0.16%) ] and Heckman [HEK 4.31 -0.08 (-1.82%) ].

by CNBC.com

Jim Cramer's Lightning Round stock picks & Mad Money Fund Hot Stocks to Buy !

Lightning Round session of Jim Cramer's Mad Money TV Program, Friday, January 20.

Bullish Calls:

American Tower (AMT): "I like that stock so much. I've always been behind it... that is just one smoking good company."
Freeport McMoRan (FCX): "I like Freeport (better than Alcoa)."
American Express (AXP): "If you want to go with travel, I'd go with AXP... it was a really good quarter. The stock is down $1. I'd buy that one."
Trimble Navigation (TRMB): "That is a good company."

Bearish Calls:

Alcoa (AA): "Not a lot of upside...but if the world economy comes back...I'll buy Alcoa."
Ctrip.com (CTRP): "Way too risky."
Sprint (S): "Listen, the bonds are okay. I don't like the common stock. It's not going higher. They need too much money."

17 Things To Watch This Week: Haliburton (HAL), Texas Instruments (TXN), Dupont (DD), Kimberly Clark (KMB), McDonald's (MCD), Apple (AAPL), Conoco-Phillips (COP), Abbott Labs (ABT), Boeing (BA), Occidental Petroleum (OXP), Caterpillar (CAT), Nucor (NUE), 3M (MMM), Starbucks (SBUX), Honeywell (HON), Altria (MO), Procter&Gamble (PG) other stocks mentioned: American Express (AXP), Canon (CAJ), Schlumberger (SLB)

Monday

Haliburton (HAL) has disappointed in the past, and Cramer thinks it will be in danger of disappointing again, because it is too levered to natural gas. In spite of Schlumberger's (SLB) strong quarter, the oil and gas sector might suffer if HAL fails to deliver.

Texas Instruments (TXN) has become a darling of the new cycle in semis, but the stock has moved too much ahead of the quarter. Cramer would beware of holding semi stocks into TXN's report.

Tuesday

Dupont (DD) may be headed for a fantastic 2012 since what was ailing Dupont - autos and housing - is now turning around.

Kimberly Clark (KMB) could sell off because it is high, but it has a strong dividend so is worth buying low.

McDonald's (MCD) has the same issue as KMB; it might drop after a steady rise but is a buy on a decline.

Apple (AAPL) has run up ahead of the quarter on its groundbreaking news about its move into the textbook space and its iPhone 4, but Cramer thinks the company will report a blowout quarter. Since its last earnings were disappointing, some analysts have conservative estimates. Cramer says he can't recall seeing a company perform as well as Apple has in the last 30 days, and he is confident that the stock will deliver

Top stocks to buy now ! ( Mad Money Fund Picks )

Chimera Investment Corp. (CIM) is a diversified REIT with a $2.86 billion market cap. It pays a 15.83% dividend yield. The company's EPS grew 12.76% per annum over the last five years and is expected to increase by 2.75% per annum over the next five. CIM has a long term debt to equity ratio of 0.59 and has returned 10.76% year-to-date. It recently traded at $2.78 a share.

Frontier Communications Corp. (FTR) is a domestic telecom services company with a $4.93 billion market cap. It pays a 15.15% dividend yield. The company's EPS -16.13% per annum over the last five years and is expected to increase by 6.07% per annum over the next five. FTR has a long term debt to equity ratio of 1.71 and has returned -3.88% year-to-date. It recently traded at $4.95 a share.

Quicksilver Resources Inc

Specializing in the exploration, production and sale of natural gas and oil in the United States and Canada, Texas-based Quicksilver Resources Inc. has nearly 25 years of experience in the energy sector. The company has a market cap of $938.16 million, and is currently trading near the bottom of its 52-week range of $5.48 to $15.98. Now around $5.50, the company is expecting a share price increase this year, with its one-year target of $8.75 representing an increase of nearly 60%.

Although some indicators (such as its levered free cash flow of -441.01 million) point to Quicksilver as a questionable investment, a number of analysts are starting to see the potential of this small-cap. With several new properties to develop, interest in KWK is rising, with trade volume increasing by 10% over the past 10 days. The Quicksilver share price has pushed below its Price/Book valuation and is trading well below its moving averages, leading many to believe it is getting ready to climb.

Southwestern Energy Co

Southwestern Energy is another company that looks prepared for a breakout. This $10.31 billion Texas company specializes on oil and natural gas reserves in the United States. At $29.68, the company is trading near the bottom of its $28.72 to $49.25 range, although it is aiming at a one-year estimate target of $41.54. Like Quicksilver, SWN is trading below both its 50-day ($33.81) and its 200-day ($38.27) moving averages.

At -532.31 million in levered free cash flow, the company is stretched thin, but back itself up with a return on assets of 10.10% and a return on equity of 19.38%. The company's trailing P/E of 16.49 and its forward P/E of 16.13 are virtually identical, suggesting stability going forward. In spite of the projections, it is difficult to get behind a cash-tight oil & gas when there is an overabundance of natural gas reserves. Holding on any existing positions is probably best at the moment, as investors wait to see if the share price can resume itself and start climbing again.

Anadarko Petroleum Corp

Anadarko Petroleum is another oil & gas company that has been on a wild ride. Trading within a huge 52-week range, ($57.11 to $85.50) this $39.96 billion market cap company from The Woodlands, TX appears poised to take another big leap this year and blow past its $85.50 high. Possessing very solid numbers, this appears to be an excellent time to consider taking a position in APC.

Anadarko stock surged past both its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, making a share price increase from its current $80 range toward its one-year target of $100.15 seem believable. With market stability in the Middle East a concern due to the nuclear conflict with Iran, reports of oil abundance in the United States could help increase demand for domestic crude. With a hefty forward P/E of 23.67, picking up some shares of APC at its current range would likely be a very smart move.

Sirius XM (SIRI)

As frustrated as investors may feel regarding the stock, the reality is, for the week Sirius was only down 4 cents after it closed down 6 cents on Friday on average volume. Investors decided that it was time to take some profits and I think this is understandable considering the run that it has been on since its $1.82 close at the end of the year. It has been suggested to me that I follow the stock either too closely or too much on account of my recent article that asks investors to consider that (just maybe) the current good news has already been priced in. Being a trader's haven that Sirius is known to be, I felt it was appropriate to look at things from a trader's perspective.

Those that have been reading my articles over the past year know how I feel about the company as well as my ability to distinguish between its performance and that of the stock. That is to say, they are not the same. The fundamentals of the company are indeed improving, but the stock is still a money making vehicle and something that I encourage all investors to appreciate. My stance on this will not change nor will my demands of the stock to perform in accordance to the company's execution. Until then, there are still premiums to be made on the ups and downs - as have been the case for several years. But somehow, (to some) it has become offensive to discuss that which is already known. Get real!

Cisco (CSCO)

For the week Cisco gained 4.5% to reach a price of $19.92 on approximately 200 million shares traded. The stock just missed hitting the $20 mark for the first time in almost one year. As hard as I have been on the company, I continue to marvel at what a fantastic job that management, specifically John Chambers, has done with getting things back on track. The company is on strong fundamental standing. With a P/E of 10, it seems the Street is not expecting a whole lot of growth from the company. On Thursday, I talked about why I think the stock is to $30 ? and I feel that this is a very realistic target.

The fact of the matter is, when you consider the company's existing cash positions and even some conservative assumptions of 5% - 7% free cash flow that is compounded annually, you can see that the $30 projections were not too farfetched after all. The summer doldrums and $13 price that the company experienced was a wake-up call to management that there were some execution flaws that needed to be corrected. By both the company as well as the stock's performance of late, management has shown that it is awake and alert at the wheel and will continue to steer Cisco back toward prominence.


Hatteras Financial Corp. (HTS) is a REIT with a $2.08 billion market cap. It pays a 13.28% dividend yield. The company's EPS grew 5.72% per annum over the last five years. HTS has a long term debt to equity ratio of 0.00 and has returned 2.81% year-to-date. It recently traded at $27.11 a share.

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