GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)
A drug stock to buy now is GlaxoSmithKline plc (GSK, NYSE) which is going to become a yield play for British pension plans which have sold BP. GSK is heavily investing in developing countries, and has done deals in South Africa and Argentina to build up its business. India, some say, is next. GSK is [...]
Health Management Associates Inc. (HMA)
Health Management Associates Inc. (HMA, NYSE) owns and operates general acute care hospitals and psychiatric hospitals in rural and nonurban communities. … We are raising our target price to $11 on BUY-rated Health Management Associates. We believe the company has opportunities to grow its top line and to expand the profit margin. HMA has made [...]
Netflix (NFLX)
When investors sit around and tell stories of their favorite stocks, it’s always nice to hear about a company that took on a bigger rival and won by re-imagining a business model that everyone took for granted. And that’s exactly what happened with Netflix, Inc. (NFLX, Nasdaq), the little company that took on big, bad [...]
Life Partners Holdings, Inc. (LPHI)
Life Partners Holdings, Inc. (LPHI, Nasdaq) is the only publicly-traded company that engages in the business of viatical and life settlements. This is an industry with a checkered past. The market for “viaticals” first materialized over 20 years ago, when it was predominantly AIDS patients who sought a way to have some cash to spend [...]
Cal-Maine Foods (CALM)
This small-cap company specializes in one thing: eggs. Believe it or not, this quiet little company has stacks and stacks of hens clucking away, pushing out little piles of gold along with every egg they lay. In 2009, those hens produced 778 million dozen (that’s 9.3 billion) eggs, or about 18% of the country’s consumed [...]
HQ Sustainable Maritime Industries (HQS)
HQ Sustainable Maritime Industries, Inc. (HQS, AMEX)—This Seattle, Washington-based company is an integrated company whose main enterprise is the farming of tilapia. The company’s primary farming operations are in the South China Sea off the island province of Hainan; a “pristine” area, as the company bills it. HQ raises its fish in what it calls [...]
Xerox Corp (XRX)
In many places of business, the name Xerox is synonymous with photocopy. The dictionary actually includes ‘xerox’ as a verb. Although Xerox Corp. (XRX, NYSE) management is proud of the business and strong brand name, they want investors to know that Xerox can do far more than simply photocopy documents. Over the last 24 months, [...]
Sirona Dental Systems (SIRO)
Sirona Dental Systems, Inc. (SIRO, Nasdaq) has served dentists for more than 130 years. In 1882, the company introduced the first electrical drill and in 1934 launched a small X-ray, enabling dental imaging for the first time. Today the company develops and markets a complete line of dental products, including dentist chairs, imaging and hygiene [...]
Ford Motor (F)
Ford Motor’s (F, NYSE) stock looks to have successfully digested the huge sale of convertible warrants from the UAW, as it tightened up on low volume just above its 50-day line, and has recently pushed back above 14. The most recent good news comes from Europe, where Ford was the best-selling brand in March; sales [...]
Varian Medical Systems (VAR)
Setting new 52-week highs in each of the last four months, Varian Medical Systems, Inc.’s (VAR, NYSE) stock has rallied 19% this year. The company’s chief products include X- ray equipment and pricey oncology systems that kill cancerous tissue with radiation. After curbing capital spending last year, hospitals should begin replacing older equipment as their [...]