Has investing in energy piqued your interest lately? It probably should. Oil and gas producers have become much more disciplined operators after the recent price crash, and alternative-energy solutions continue to grow at incredible rates. While it is still a volatile industry, it is on much surer footing than it has been in several years, and could make for some compelling investments.
So we asked three of our Motley Fool contributors to each highlight a stock they think is a top buy this month. Here's why they picked Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB), Clean Energy Fuels (NASDAQ:CLNE), and SolarEdge Technologies (NASDAQ:SEDG)
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Near-term growth, and moreMatt DiLallo (Williams Companies): This natural gas pipeline giant has had a slow start in 2018. Through the first half of the year, cash flow at the company's MLP Williams Partners (NYSE:WPZ) has only increased by about 2%, due mainly to recent asset sales. However, with a major expansion project coming on line, cash flow growth should accelerate in the second half of the year. That project and others in the pipeline have the company on track to grow cash flow 9% in 2018 and another 13% next year.
Top 10 Clean Energy Stocks To Buy Right Now: Neuralstem, Inc.(CUR)
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Logan Wallace]
Pluristem Therapeutics (NASDAQ: CUR) and Neuralstem (NASDAQ:CUR) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership and profitability.
- [By Logan Wallace]
Shares of Neuralstem, Inc. (NASDAQ:CUR) were down 16% during mid-day trading on Friday . The stock traded as low as $1.24 and last traded at $1.37. Approximately 595,500 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 205% from the average daily volume of 195,111 shares. The stock had previously closed at $1.63.
Top 10 Clean Energy 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 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%See Now: Our founder just released his No. 1 pick for 2019. Don't miss this. See urgent briefing here…
- [By Money Morning Staff Reports]
Before we get to our latest pick, here are last week's top-performing penny stocks:
Penny Stock Sector Current Share Price Last Week's Gain Melinta Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: MLNT) Healthcare $1.74 104.01% Pernix Therapeutics Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: PTX) Healthcare $0.83 84.40% Top Image Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ: TISA) Healthcare $0.82 59.85% Jason Industries Inc. (NASDAQ: JASN) Healthcare $2.21 58.99% Maxwell Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: MXWL) Financial $4.66 51.79% Marathon Patent Group Inc. (NASDAQ: MARA) Healthcare $0.52 51.47% Forward Pharma A/S (NASDAQ: FWP) Basic Materials $1.53 43.57% Dixie Group Inc. (NASDAQ: DXYN) Healthcare $1.40 42.86% Trevena Inc. (NASDAQ: TRVN) Services $1.41 39.60% Alliance MMA Inc. (NASDAQ: AMMA) Healthcare $4.95 36.18%Don't Miss Out: The Treasury is sitting on an $11.1 billion cash pile, and a loophole entitles Americans to a sizable portion. Some are collecting $1,795, $3,000, or $5,000 every month thanks to this powerful investment…
Top 10 Clean Energy Stocks To Buy Right Now: Health Net Inc.(HNT)
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Stephan Byrd]
Huntsworth plc (LON:HNT) insider Paul Taaffe sold 1,243,445 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, October 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 110 ($1.44), for a total transaction of £1,367,789.50 ($1,787,259.24).
- [By Ethan Ryder]
Huntsworth (LON:HNT)‘s stock had its “add” rating reiterated by equities researchers at Peel Hunt in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday.
Top 10 Clean Energy Stocks To Buy Right Now: Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc(AHT)
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Shane Hupp]
Deutsche Bank reaffirmed their hold rating on shares of Ashtead Group (LON:AHT) in a report published on Friday.
Other equities analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Liberum Capital increased their price objective on Ashtead Group from GBX 2,360 ($30.17) to GBX 2,650 ($33.87) and gave the stock a buy rating in a report on Monday, June 11th. Peel Hunt increased their price objective on Ashtead Group from GBX 2,300 ($29.40) to GBX 2,500 ($31.96) and gave the stock a buy rating in a report on Tuesday, June 19th. Jefferies Financial Group increased their price objective on Ashtead Group from GBX 2,200 ($28.12) to GBX 2,750 ($35.15) and gave the stock a buy rating in a report on Monday, August 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated an overweight rating and issued a GBX 2,500 ($31.96) price objective on shares of Ashtead Group in a report on Wednesday, June 20th. Finally, Numis Securities increased their price objective on Ashtead Group from GBX 2,500 ($31.96) to GBX 2,800 ($35.79) and gave the stock a buy rating in a report on Wednesday, June 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company. Ashtead Group has a consensus rating of Buy and a consensus price target of GBX 2,378.57 ($30.40).
- [By Max Byerly]
Ashford Hospitality Trust Inc (NYSE:AHT) has been assigned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the seven brokerages that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, three have given a hold recommendation and three have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $8.00.
- [By Logan Wallace]
Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. (NYSE:AHT) declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, September 14th, NASDAQ reports. Investors of record on Friday, September 28th will be given a dividend of 0.12 per share by the real estate investment trust on Monday, October 15th. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 7.44%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 27th.
- [By Logan Wallace]
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- [By Shane Hupp]
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Top 10 Clean Energy Stocks To Buy Right Now: National Presto Industries, Inc.(NPK)
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Max Byerly]
SG Americas Securities LLC increased its stake in shares of National Presto Industries Inc. (NYSE:NPK) by 10.4% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 2,628 shares of the conglomerate’s stock after acquiring an additional 247 shares during the quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC’s holdings in National Presto Industries were worth $307,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
- [By Joseph Griffin]
OppenheimerFunds Inc. cut its stake in shares of National Presto Industries Inc. (NYSE:NPK) by 62.7% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 1,899 shares of the conglomerate’s stock after selling 3,188 shares during the quarter. OppenheimerFunds Inc.’s holdings in National Presto Industries were worth $235,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Top 10 Clean Energy Stocks To Buy Right Now: Hatteras Financial Corp(HTS)
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Ethan Ryder]
News articles about Hatteras Financial (NYSE:HTS) have trended positive on Sunday, Accern reports. The research firm identifies positive and negative media coverage by reviewing more than twenty million news and blog sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Hatteras Financial earned a media sentiment score of 0.31 on Accern’s scale. Accern also gave news headlines about the real estate investment trust an impact score of 46.6332645118122 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock’s share price in the next several days.
- [By Joseph Griffin]
Media headlines about Hatteras Financial (NYSE:HTS) have trended positive on Wednesday, according to Accern Sentiment. Accern rates the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing more than twenty million blog and news sources. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Hatteras Financial earned a news sentiment score of 0.26 on Accern’s scale. Accern also gave headlines about the real estate investment trust an impact score of 45.8883073191268 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock’s share price in the next several days.
Top 10 Clean Energy Stocks To Buy Right Now: The Hackett Group Inc.(HCKT)
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Shane Hupp]
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- [By Motley Fool Transcribers]
Hackett Group Inc (NASDAQ:HCKT)Q4 2018 Earnings Conference CallFeb. 19, 2019, 5:00 p.m. ET
Contents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks:Operator
- [By Joseph Griffin]
The Hackett Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:HCKT) has been assigned a consensus rating of “Buy” from the six research firms that are covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price target among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $21.00.
Top 10 Clean Energy Stocks To Buy Right Now: Village Super Market Inc.(VLGEA)
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Logan Wallace]
Village Super Market, Inc. Class A (NASDAQ: VLGEA) and Koninklijke Ahold (OTCMKTS:ADRNY) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations and dividends.
- [By Shane Hupp]
BidaskClub upgraded shares of Village Super Market (NASDAQ:VLGEA) from a sell rating to a hold rating in a research report report published on Tuesday.
- [By Ethan Ryder]
BidaskClub lowered shares of Village Super Market (NASDAQ:VLGEA) from a hold rating to a sell rating in a report published on Tuesday.
Shares of VLGEA stock opened at $27.20 on Tuesday. Village Super Market has a 52-week low of $21.95 and a 52-week high of $31.49. The company has a quick ratio of 1.38, a current ratio of 1.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16. The firm has a market capitalization of $392.70 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.80 and a beta of 0.04.
Top 10 Clean Energy Stocks To Buy Right Now: Netlist, Inc.(NLST)
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Stephan Byrd]
Netlist, Inc. (NASDAQ:NLST) shares reached a new 52-week low during trading on Wednesday following a dissappointing earnings announcement. The company traded as low as $0.13 and last traded at $0.12, with a volume of 3655 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $0.12.
- [By Money Morning Staff Reports]
After looking at last week's top performing penny stocks, we'll show you a small-cap stock with real growth potential that just popped up on our radar…
Penny Stock Current Share Price Last Week's Gain New Age Beverage Corp. (NADAQ: NBEV) $3.94 286.79% India Globalization Capital Inc. (NYSE: IGC) $2.18 181.55% Ascent Capital Group Inc. (NASDAQ: ASCMA) $2.16 103.85% Netlist Inc. (NASDAQ: NLST) $0.73 80.56% Oragenics Inc. (NYSE: OGEN) $0.92 71.63% Astrotech Corp. (NASDAQ: ASTC) $3.44 68.37% Command Security Corp. (NYSE: MOC) $2.77 51.09% Oasmia Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: OASM) $3.57 50.66% NovaBay Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NYSE: NBY) $2.10 48.15% Navidea Biopharmaceuticals Inc. (NYSE: NAVB) $0.25 45.72%While the gains these stocks made are exciting, they also highlight the danger of investing in penny stocks.
- [By Money Morning Staff Reports]
On Tuesday (Sept. 11), Netlist Inc. (Nasdaq: NLST) closed out a 542% gain on news that courts litigating a patent lawsuit involving Netlist had ruled in the firm's favor.
Top 10 Clean Energy Stocks To Buy Right Now: 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.
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