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Managers of HealthCare.gov are acting on the assumption that the Affordable Care Act public exchange system will still be selling individual and small-group health insurance coverage in 2019.

The agency that runs HealthCare.gov posted a draft letter to 2019 HealthCare.gov plan issuers Monday.

The agency, the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (CCIIO), also posted a draft description of the health plan rate filing deadlines for 2019 individual and small-group plans, and a proposed 2018 filing deadline summary sheet.

HealthCare.gov should continue to work pretty much the same way in 2019, officials say.

If the draft schedule is correct:

Issuers will apply to sell 2019 plans from May 9, 2018, through June 20, 2018.

The 2019 plan rates will be due July 25, 2018.

Hot Insurance Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Aon Corporation(AON)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  AON (NYSE:AON) had its price target hoisted by Citigroup from $160.00 to $165.00 in a report issued on Tuesday morning. They currently have a buy rating on the financial services provider’s stock.

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  TRADEMARK VIOLATION WARNING: “Aon PLC (AON) Position Cut by Scharf Investments LLC” was originally reported by Ticker Report and is the property of of Ticker Report. If you are reading this news story on another site, it was illegally stolen and republished in violation of United States and international trademark and copyright legislation. The original version of this news story can be read at https://www.tickerreport.com/banking-finance/4213630/aon-plc-aon-position-cut-by-scharf-investments-llc.html.

• [By Lisa Levin] Companies Reporting Before The Bell Celgene Corporation (NASDAQ: CELG) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $1.96 per share on revenue of $3.46 billion. Aon plc (NYSE: AON) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $2.8 per share on revenue of $2.93 billion. American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AXL) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $0.81 per share on revenue of $1.75 billion. Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE: BABA) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $0.88 per share on revenue of $9.27 billion. LifePoint Health, Inc. (NASDAQ: LPNT) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $1.13 per share on revenue of $1.62 billion. V.F. Corporation (NYSE: VFC) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $0.65 per share on revenue of $2.90 billion. Newell Brands Inc. (NYSE: NWL) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $0.26 per share on revenue of $3.05 billion. Titan International, Inc. (NYSE: TWI) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $0.04 per share on revenue of $407.27 million. Boise Cascade Company (NYSE: BCC) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $0.45 per share on revenue of $1.09 billion. Cheniere Energy, Inc. (NYSE: LNG) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $0.39 per share on revenue of $1.59 billion. Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $1.24 per share on revenue of $308.05 million. ITT Inc. (NYSE: ITT) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $0.73 per share on revenue of $683.96 million. Fred's, Inc. (NASDAQ: FRED) is expected to report quarterly loss at $0.19 per share on revenue of $551.00 million. Virtu Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: VIRT) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $0.52 per share on revenue of $288.31 million. Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE: CQP) is expected to report quarterly earnings at $0.57 per share on revenue of $1.38 billion. Genesis Energy, L.P
• [By Logan Wallace]

  Aon PLC (NYSE:AON) insider Eric Andersen sold 5,000 shares of AON stock in a transaction on Friday, May 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $142.39, for a total value of $711,950.00. Following the sale, the insider now owns 67,320 shares in the company, valued at $9,585,694.80. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website.

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Fiera Capital Corp boosted its stake in shares of Aon PLC (NYSE:AON) by 34.6% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 5,058 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after buying an additional 1,301 shares during the quarter. Fiera Capital Corp’s holdings in AON were worth $694,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Hot Insurance Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Topdanmark A/S (TOP)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Max Byerly]

  TopCoin (CURRENCY:TOP) traded flat against the U.S. dollar during the one day period ending at 7:00 AM E.T. on September 8th. In the last seven days, TopCoin has traded flat against the U.S. dollar. TopCoin has a total market capitalization of $0.00 and $0.00 worth of TopCoin was traded on exchanges in the last day. One TopCoin coin can now be bought for about $0.0008 or 0.00000010 BTC on major cryptocurrency exchanges.

• [By Max Byerly]

  ILLEGAL ACTIVITY NOTICE: “Enertopia (TOP) Stock Price Up 16.7%” was first reported by Ticker Report and is the property of of Ticker Report. If you are viewing this piece of content on another domain, it was illegally copied and republished in violation of United States and international copyright and trademark legislation. The correct version of this piece of content can be accessed at https://www.tickerreport.com/banking-finance/4181611/enertopia-top-stock-price-up-16-7.html.

• [By Logan Wallace]

  TopCoin (CURRENCY:TOP) traded flat against the US dollar during the 24-hour period ending at 16:00 PM E.T. on March 9th. During the last seven days, TopCoin has traded flat against the US dollar. One TopCoin coin can currently be bought for about $0.0008 or 0.00000010 BTC on cryptocurrency exchanges. TopCoin has a market capitalization of $0.00 and $0.00 worth of TopCoin was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours.

• [By Logan Wallace]

  TopCoin (CURRENCY:TOP) traded down 15.4% against the dollar during the 1-day period ending at 7:00 AM E.T. on June 21st. During the last seven days, TopCoin has traded up 4% against the dollar. TopCoin has a market cap of $0.00 and approximately $123.00 worth of TopCoin was traded on exchanges in the last day. One TopCoin coin can currently be bought for about $0.0010 or 0.00000015 BTC on popular exchanges.

Hot Insurance Stocks To Invest In Right Now: American International Group Inc.(AIG)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Logan Wallace]

  CNB Bank bought a new position in shares of American International Group Inc (NYSE:AIG) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 706 shares of the insurance provider’s stock, valued at approximately $28,000.

• [By ]

  The next day, the federal government announced that it was bailing out insurance and financial giant AIG (NYSE: AIG) to the tune of $85 billion in the form of a two-year loan, making Uncle Sam an 80% equity holder in the firm. Later, terms of the deal were revised to the government purchasing $45 billion in AIG preferred stock with TARP (Troubled Asset Relief Program) funds and the Federal Reserve purchasing $52.5 billion in mortgage-backed securities, which allowed the troubled insurer to unwind its soured credit default swap book in an orderly fashion.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Traders sold shares of American International Group Inc (NYSE:AIG) on strength during trading on Tuesday. $17.03 million flowed into the stock on the tick-up and $57.49 million flowed out of the stock on the tick-down, for a money net flow of $40.46 million out of the stock. Of all companies tracked, American International Group had the 19th highest net out-flow for the day. American International Group traded up $0.20 for the day and closed at $53.37

Hot Insurance Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Principal Financial Group Inc(PFG)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Sawtooth Solutions LLC bought a new position in Principal Financial Group Inc (NYSE:PFG) during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm bought 17,428 shares of the financial services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $922,000.

• [By Logan Wallace]

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• [By Shane Hupp]

  These are some of the news articles that may have impacted Accern’s scoring:

  Get Principal Financial Group alerts: Principal Financial Group (PFG) Approves New $300M Buyback (streetinsider.com) Principal Financial Group (PFG) Announces Share Repurchase Plan (americanbankingnews.com) Is Principal Large Cap Growth I Institutional (PLGIX) a Strong Mutual Fund Pick Right Now? (finance.yahoo.com) Principal Financial Group is Oversold (nasdaq.com) Principal Names New Chief Human Resources Officer (finance.yahoo.com)

  Several equities analysts have recently commented on PFG shares. Morgan Stanley decreased their target price on Principal Financial Group from $79.00 to $77.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 5th. Wells Fargo reaffirmed a “market perform” rating and issued a $76.00 target price on shares of Principal Financial Group in a research report on Monday, January 8th. Credit Suisse Group started coverage on Principal Financial Group in a research report on Wednesday, April 25th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $62.00 target price on the stock. Bank of America started coverage on Principal Financial Group in a research report on Monday, March 26th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $65.00 target price on the stock. Finally, UBS started coverage on Principal Financial Group in a research report on Friday, March 2nd. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $69.00 target price on the stock. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company. Principal Financial Group currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $71.18.

Hot Insurance Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Prudential Financial Inc.(PRU)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Sentinel Trust Co. LBA lifted its stake in shares of Prudential Financial Inc (NYSE:PRU) by 18.0% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 65,450 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after buying an additional 9,980 shares during the quarter. Prudential Financial comprises 1.4% of Sentinel Trust Co. LBA’s portfolio, making the stock its 15th largest position. Sentinel Trust Co. LBA’s holdings in Prudential Financial were worth $6,120,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

• [By Max Byerly]

  Wesbanco Bank Inc. raised its stake in Prudential Financial Inc (NYSE:PRU) by 5.9% during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 65,335 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,655 shares during the period. Wesbanco Bank Inc.’s holdings in Prudential Financial were worth $6,110,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Symphony Asset Management LLC lowered its position in Prudential Financial Inc (NYSE:PRU) by 18.9% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 16,149 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 3,765 shares during the period. Symphony Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Prudential Financial were worth $1,672,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Redpoint Investment Management Pty Ltd decreased its position in shares of Prudential Financial Inc (NYSE:PRU) by 21.9% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 35,233 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 9,907 shares during the quarter. Redpoint Investment Management Pty Ltd’s holdings in Prudential Financial were worth $3,295,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

• [By Chuck Saletta]

  Prudential Financial (NYSE:PRU) takes such pride in its rock-solid financial condition that it uses an actual rock -- the Rock of Gibraltar -- as its corporate symbol. Prudential Financial backs up that claim with a balance sheet that has more cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments than total debt on it. It also claims a debt-to-equity ratio around 0.6 and a current ratio around 1.0 , which are further signs of a solid financial condition.

Donegal Group (DGICA) Downgraded by BidaskClub to Strong Sell

Donegal Group (NASDAQ:DGICA) was downgraded by investment analysts at BidaskClub from a “sell” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report issued on Wednesday.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Zacks Investment Research upgraded Donegal Group from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 1st. ValuEngine downgraded Donegal Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 22nd. Finally, Boenning Scattergood reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Donegal Group in a research report on Wednesday, February 20th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company. The company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $18.00.

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NASDAQ:DGICA opened at $13.37 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $379.51 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -13.37 and a beta of 0.36. Donegal Group has a 1 year low of $12.74 and a 1 year high of $16.44. The company has a current ratio of 0.44, a quick ratio of 0.44 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16.

Donegal Group (NASDAQ:DGICA) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 19th. The insurance provider reported ($0.30) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting the Zacks’ consensus estimate of ($0.30). Donegal Group had a negative return on equity of 6.55% and a negative net margin of 4.24%. The company had revenue of $195.01 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $197.60 million. On average, analysts predict that Donegal Group will post 0.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its stake in Donegal Group by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,793,905 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $24,478,000 after acquiring an additional 8,491 shares during the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. increased its stake in Donegal Group by 1.9% in the fourth quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 845,479 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $11,536,000 after acquiring an additional 16,039 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in Donegal Group by 12.9% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 541,181 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $7,646,000 after acquiring an additional 61,847 shares during the last quarter. Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. increased its stake in Donegal Group by 21.8% in the fourth quarter. Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. now owns 482,199 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $6,580,000 after acquiring an additional 86,324 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company MN increased its stake in Donegal Group by 8.6% in the third quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 343,983 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $4,889,000 after acquiring an additional 27,122 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 30.50% of the company’s stock.

Donegal Group Company Profile

Donegal Group Inc, an insurance holding company, provides property and casualty insurance to businesses and individuals in the Mid-Atlantic, Midwestern, New England, and southern states. It operates through four segments: Investment Function, Personal Lines of Insurance, Commercial Lines of Insurance, and Investment in DFSC.

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Hot Gold Stocks To Buy Right Now

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Angel Commodities' report on Gold

On Thursday, spot gold prices rose 0.6 percent to close at $1294.8 per ounce as prices rose to nine month high, dollar at four week low. The dollar index is down more than 9 percent so far this year, set for its biggest annual loss since 2003. That's helped lift gold nearly 5 percent from a near five - month low of $1,235.92 struck in mid - December.  On the MCX, gold prices rose 0.31 percent to close at Rs.29044 per 10 gms.

Outlook
We expect gold prices to trade higher continuing its positive momentum from the previous trading session while weak dollar index and thin trade also contributed to the rally. On the MCX, gold prices are expected to trade higher today, international markets are trading higher by 0.1% at $1295 per ounce.

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Hot Gold Stocks To Buy Right Now: CME Group Inc.(CME)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Chris Hill]

  Gross: I got CME Group (NASDAQ:CME), ticker CME. Operates the world's largest futures and options exchange. They're in a great position to either innovate or acquire assets to grow. They take a little toll for every transaction that goes across their platform. Institutions managing risk, derivatives are more important than ever, which is good for their business. They pay a 3.6% yield, including a special dividend that they typically pay on an annual basis. Trading volumes are skyrocketing. The business is strong.

• [By Logan Wallace]

  Get a free copy of the Zacks research report on CME Group (CME)

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• [By Garrett Baldwin]
  Investors looking to make money on China should pay attention. While the United States is focusing this week on resolving issues with North Korea, the real elephant in the room remains China. President Trump has extended the artificial March 1 deadline on tariffs in hopes of striking a deal with the world's second largest economy. However, it remains very unclear what will happen in the coming weeks. Investors should prepare themselves accordingly. Money Morning Quantitative Specialist Chris Johnson has scoured the numbers and given investors a number of ways to make money on this massive geopolitical trend, right here. We are seeing some problems on the trading front from CME Group Inc. (NYSE: CME). The Chicago-based exchange operator halted trading for three hours Tuesday night after a glitch caused an outage. GME Globex is a massive platform that enables the trading of stocks, interest rates, forex exchange (currencies), commodities, and other assets. Pay close attention to the headlines, as it's still unclear if this was an internal issue or a cybersecurity event. Money Morning Insight of the Day

  According to Bloomberg's latest report, America could be heading for an economic disaster that would rival the Great Recession.

Hot Gold Stocks To Buy Right Now: Golden Star Resources Ltd(GSS)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Joseph Griffin]

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• [By Max Byerly]

  Golden Star Resources Ltd. (NYSEAMERICAN:GSS) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in September. As of September 28th, there was short interest totalling 10,021,831 shares, an increase of 6.9% from the September 14th total of 9,371,344 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,038,207 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 9.7 days. Approximately 4.7% of the company’s shares are sold short.

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Golden Star Resources Ltd. (TSE:GSC) (NYSE:GSS) has been given an average recommendation of “Buy” by the six ratings firms that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation and three have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12 month price objective among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is C$1.48.

Hot Gold Stocks To Buy Right Now: Northgate Minerals Corporation(NXG)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Shares of NEX Group PLC (LON:NXG) have been given an average rating of “Hold” by the nine ratings firms that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, four have assigned a hold recommendation and four have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price objective among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is GBX 696 ($9.21).

Hot Gold Stocks To Buy Right Now: Orezone Gold Corp (ORE)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Galactrum (ORE) is a PoW/PoS coin that uses the
  Lyra2RE hashing algorithm. It launched on November 11th, 2017. Galactrum’s total supply is 2,092,679 coins and its circulating supply is 1,372,679 coins. Galactrum’s official Twitter account is @galactrum. Galactrum’s official website is galactrum.org.

• [By Peter Graham]

  Sandstorm's due diligence is thorough, they don't just invest in any company. They like West Africa because they understand the area and the opportunities that exist there. Sandstorm is a royalty and streaming company, so they make these investments and receive cashflow deals that often kick in much later on. But they have already established a presence in Burkina and have deals in place with larger companies like Orezone Gold (TSXV: ORE) and Endeavour Mining (TSX: EDV). Sandstorm's investment also potentially gives us access to their marketing department through something they call Launch Lab, and it looks like it will really benefit our own marketing efforts and will expose us to more opportunities over the coming year.

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Galactrum (ORE) is a PoW/PoS coin that uses the
  Lyra2RE hashing algorithm. It was first traded on December 13th, 2017. Galactrum’s total supply is 2,781,952 coins and its circulating supply is 2,061,952 coins. Galactrum’s official website is galactrum.org. Galactrum’s official Twitter account is @galactrum.

• [By Jim Robertson]

  Finally, Richard Seville, the CEO of Brisbane-based Orocobre Ltd (ASX: ORE) which began lithium sales in 2015 from northern Argentina and also experienced difficulty boosting output, commented that an "inability to access traditional funds has delayed the development of the sector" and that "these projects aren't easy -- so the banks just don't want to go there."

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Galactrum (CURRENCY:ORE) traded 1.7% lower against the U.S. dollar during the 24 hour period ending at 18:00 PM Eastern on August 31st. Galactrum has a total market capitalization of $866,847.00 and approximately $5,272.00 worth of Galactrum was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. One Galactrum coin can now be purchased for about $0.42 or 0.00006032 BTC on major exchanges including Stocks.Exchange and Cryptopia. In the last seven days, Galactrum has traded 12.5% higher against the U.S. dollar.

KKR & Co Inc (KKR) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

KKR & Co Inc (NYSE:KKR) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 13,549,086 shares, an increase of 30.6% from the February 15th total of 10,378,172 shares. Approximately 2.7% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 7,191,365 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.9 days.

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. ValueAct Holdings L.P. increased its holdings in shares of KKR & Co Inc by 2.0% in the 4th quarter. ValueAct Holdings L.P. now owns 50,700,000 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $995,241,000 after purchasing an additional 1,000,000 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc bought a new stake in shares of KKR & Co Inc in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $1,027,380,000. Jackson Square Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of KKR & Co Inc by 8,686.8% in the 3rd quarter. Jackson Square Partners LLC now owns 22,946,175 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $625,742,000 after buying an additional 22,685,031 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of KKR & Co Inc by 6.9% in the 4th quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 17,520,941 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $343,935,000 after buying an additional 1,124,564 shares in the last quarter. Finally, BlackRock Inc. grew its stake in shares of KKR & Co Inc by 1,718.7% in the 3rd quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 11,093,462 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $302,519,000 after buying an additional 10,483,481 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 72.85% of the company’s stock.

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KKR has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Morgan Stanley set a $22.00 price objective on KKR & Co Inc and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, January 4th. Deutsche Bank cut their price objective on KKR & Co Inc from $25.00 to $23.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, November 16th. ValuEngine downgraded KKR & Co Inc from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, November 16th. Zacks Investment Research downgraded KKR & Co Inc from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 9th. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group downgraded KKR & Co Inc from a “conviction-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, January 4th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the stock. The stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $30.11.

Shares of KKR opened at $24.16 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.89 billion, a PE ratio of 12.52, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.07 and a beta of 1.66. KKR & Co Inc has a fifty-two week low of $18.30 and a fifty-two week high of $28.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a current ratio of 1.09.

KKR & Co Inc (NYSE:KKR) last issued its earnings results on Friday, February 1st. The asset manager reported $0.55 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.49 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $541.58 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $489.48 million. KKR & Co Inc had a return on equity of 6.86% and a net margin of 48.08%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.45 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that KKR & Co Inc will post 1.78 EPS for the current fiscal year.

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 26th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 11th were issued a $0.125 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 8th. This represents a $0.50 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.07%. KKR & Co Inc’s dividend payout ratio is 25.91%.

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KKR & Co Inc Company Profile

KKR & Co L.P. is a private equity and real estate investment firm specializing in direct and fund of fund investments. It specializes in acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, management buyouts, credit special situations, growth equity, mature, mezzanine, distressed, turnaround, lower middle market and middle market investments.

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Why Marijuana Stock Cronos Group Has Skyrocketed 104% So Far in 2019

What happened

Shares of Cronos Group (NASDAQ:CRON) have already more than doubled this year, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. The Canadian cannabis producer is benefitting from a host of powerful growth catalysts. 

So what

January was an incredible month for pot stocks. No less than 15 marijuana-focused companies saw their stock prices surge by at least 50% in the first month of the year. In stark contrast to 2018, which saw many cannabis stocks plunge in value, investors appear to be taking a more optimistic view of the marijuana industry in 2019.

There are many valid reasons to be bullish. Canada legalized recreational marijuana in October. Citizens in several more U.S. states voted to legalize cannabis for medical and recreational purposes in November. And President Trump signed the Farm Bill into law in December, which legalizes the production and sale of hemp and cannabidiol (CBD) derived from the hemp plant. All of these developments should help boost demand for cannabis-based products going forward.

Multiple catalysts have sent Cronos Group's stock soaring. Image source: Getty Images.

Cronos Group also benefited from some stock-specific news. The company struck a blockbuster deal with tobacco titan Altria (NYSE:MO) in December. Altria plans to invest $1.8 billion in Cronos in exchange for a 45% stake. The deal also gives Altria the opportunity to acquire another 10% of Cronos' stock in the future.

Now what 

Altria brings to the table its vast distribution system and regulatory expertise. And the cash it's injecting in Cronos will allow it to scale up its production and accelerate its international expansion plans.

Moreover, Altria's first investment in Cronos may not be its last. It's possible that if the partnership goes well, Altria could acquire Cronos Group's remaining shares -- likely at a sizable premium to where they trade today.

Still, despite all of these positive catalysts, Cronos Group isn't expected to generate much in the way of profits this year or next. In turn, some analysts believe Cronos's stock to be vastly overvalued -- and expect it to underperform its peers in the coming years. As such, investors may wish to wait for a better price at which to purchase Cronos Group's shares.

Raymond James Reiterates “$47.00” Price Target for Newmont Mining (NEM)

Newmont Mining (NYSE:NEM) has been given a $47.00 target price by equities researchers at Raymond James in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday. The brokerage presently has an “outperform” rating on the basic materials company’s stock. Raymond James’ target price would suggest a potential upside of 36.83% from the company’s current price.

Other research analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. TheStreet upgraded shares of Newmont Mining from a “c” rating to a “b-” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 21st. Canaccord Genuity upgraded shares of Newmont Mining from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $37.00 to $42.00 in a research note on Tuesday, January 15th. Credit Suisse Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Newmont Mining in a research note on Wednesday, January 16th. ValuEngine upgraded shares of Newmont Mining from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, November 16th. Finally, Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of Newmont Mining from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $38.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Tuesday, February 12th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. The company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $40.08.

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Shares of NYSE:NEM traded up $0.90 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $34.35. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 10,857,010 shares, compared to its average volume of 9,902,781. Newmont Mining has a 52 week low of $29.06 and a 52 week high of $41.98. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31, a quick ratio of 4.02 and a current ratio of 2.95. The firm has a market cap of $17.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.44 and a beta of 0.05.

Newmont Mining (NYSE:NEM) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 21st. The basic materials company reported $0.40 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.23 by $0.17. Newmont Mining had a net margin of 4.70% and a return on equity of 6.19%. The business had revenue of $2.05 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.88 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.39 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 5.8% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, research analysts predict that Newmont Mining will post 1.12 EPS for the current fiscal year.

In related news, EVP E Randall Engel sold 17,100 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $37.14, for a total value of $635,094.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 236,847 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,796,497.58. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Stephen P. Gottesfeld sold 3,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $35.01, for a total transaction of $122,535.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 174,764 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,118,487.64. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 44,350 shares of company stock worth $1,576,609 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 0.36% of the company’s stock.

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Archford Capital Strategies LLC lifted its stake in shares of Newmont Mining by 66.7% in the 4th quarter. Archford Capital Strategies LLC now owns 750 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 300 shares during the period. First Mercantile Trust Co. lifted its stake in shares of Newmont Mining by 70.2% in the 4th quarter. First Mercantile Trust Co. now owns 800 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 330 shares during the period. Bessemer Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Newmont Mining by 377.3% in the 4th quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 840 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 664 shares during the period. Berman Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Newmont Mining in the 4th quarter valued at $30,000. Finally, We Are One Seven LLC acquired a new position in shares of Newmont Mining in the 4th quarter valued at $33,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.58% of the company’s stock.

About Newmont Mining

Newmont Mining Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates in the mining industry. The company primarily acquires, develops, explores for, and produces gold, copper, and silver. Its operations and/or assets are located in the United States, Australia, Peru, Ghana, and Suriname. As of February 22, 2018, the company had proven and probable gold reserves of 68.5 million ounces and an aggregate land position of approximately 23,000 square miles.

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Elastic Price Hits $0.0793 on Exchanges (XEL)

Elastic (CURRENCY:XEL) traded 2.1% lower against the US dollar during the 1 day period ending at 22:00 PM Eastern on March 9th. In the last seven days, Elastic has traded up 15.1% against the US dollar. Elastic has a market capitalization of $7.27 million and approximately $33,450.00 worth of Elastic was traded on exchanges in the last day. One Elastic coin can now be purchased for $0.0793 or 0.00001240 BTC on popular cryptocurrency exchanges including Bittrex, Stellar Decentralized Exchange and Upbit.

Here’s how other cryptocurrencies have performed in the last day:

Get Elastic alerts: MOAC (MOAC) traded down 0.4% against the dollar and now trades at $0.80 or 0.00020127 BTC. Grin (GRIN) traded 1.6% lower against the dollar and now trades at $3.19 or 0.00080624 BTC. Ripio Credit Network (RCN) traded up 0% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0238 or 0.00000603 BTC. APIS (APIS) traded 3.1% lower against the dollar and now trades at $0.0021 or 0.00000053 BTC. MARK.SPACE (MRK) traded up 3.7% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0051 or 0.00000128 BTC. Bismuth (BIS) traded flat against the dollar and now trades at $0.21 or 0.00005760 BTC. XEL (XEL) traded down 0.7% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0300 or 0.00000760 BTC. MIB Coin (MIB) traded 9.8% lower against the dollar and now trades at $0.0197 or 0.00000500 BTC. Golos (GOLOS) traded up 2.6% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0090 or 0.00000229 BTC. Banyan Network (BBN) traded up 49.3% against the dollar and now trades at $0.0015 or 0.00000037 BTC.

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XEL uses the hashing algorithm. It was first traded on June 8th, 2017. Elastic’s total supply is 100,000,000 coins and its circulating supply is 91,676,277 coins. Elastic’s official website is www.elastic.pw. The official message board for Elastic is talk.elasticexplorer.org. The Reddit community for Elastic is /r/XEL and the currency’s Github account can be viewed here. Elastic’s official Twitter account is @elastic_coin.

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4 Overbought Dividends Up To 5.9% - Sell Now

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That dip didn&a;rsquo;t last long, did it?

The S&a;amp;P 500 is back around 2,800, the Dow is back around 26,000, and stocks &a;ndash; which frankly were never really &a;ldquo;cheap&a;rdquo; even in the December doldrums &a;ndash; are back to being hilariously overpriced. And that&a;rsquo;s a problem on two fronts.

&l;/p&g;&l;ol&g;&l;li&g;It makes finding values &a;ndash; an &l;a href=&q;https://contrarianoutlook.com/the-dividend-bargain-bin-3-cheap-stocks-paying-5-3-to-6-3/&q; target=&q;_blank&q;&g;important aspect in collecting big total returns&l;/a&g; &a;ndash; exceedingly difficult.&l;/li&g;

&l;li&g;The more richly stocks are priced, the harder they can fall, making dividend landmines more plentiful in the current environment.&l;/li&g;

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How bad is it out there?

Here&a;rsquo;s a look at the short-term, which shows valuations are clearly back to their pre-dip &a;ldquo;normal.&a;rdquo;

If that&a;rsquo;s not worrisome enough, here&a;rsquo;s a look at the Shiller P/E ratio, which takes into account inflation-adjusted earnings from the previous 10 years. Stocks have only been this expensive or more twice in history ... and that preceded two massive bear markets.

And if you think it&a;rsquo;s just some trick of earnings, it&a;rsquo;s not &a;ndash; stocks are overpriced on a price-to-sales basis, too, trading at more than double revenues.

You want to buy stocks when they&a;rsquo;re cheap because that adds to their capital-appreciation potential and tends to correspond with a larger-than-average yield &a;ndash; a &a;ldquo;double bonus,&a;rdquo; if you will.

The opposite is true if you buy stocks when they&a;rsquo;re costly. Not only do you have more downside potential, but typically you&a;rsquo;re buying in at a much smaller yield than typical.

We can see this relationship in &l;b&g;Activision Blizzard (ATVI)&l;/b&g; &a;ndash; not a prolific yielder, but a serial dividend raiser that has delivered serious upside in recent years. That is, until late last year when the markets dropped, and investors could no longer justify the fat premium on ATVI shares&l;i&g;.&l;/i&g;

I want you to watch out for the following four stocks, but for two separate reasons. In a couple of cases, these are troubled stocks that are just asking for a reason to get knocked into the abyss. But two of these stocks are actually growth-and-income plays that have simply become too expensive of late &a;hellip; and could use a broad-market gut-punch to drag them back down to more buyable levels.

&l;b&g;Intuit (INTU)&l;/b&g;

&l;b&g;Dividend Yield:&l;/b&g; 0.75%

Tax software isn&a;rsquo;t the most scintillating business in the world as far as narratives go. But &l;b&g;Intuit (INTU)&l;/b&g; &a;ndash; the company behind TurboTax and QuickBooks &a;ndash; has turned do-it-yourself accounting into simply sizzling returns over the past decade.

There&a;rsquo;s no smoke &a;lsquo;n&a;rsquo; mirrors here. These are legitimate gains produced by solid, steady business growth over the years.

The company now boasts 3.9 million QuickBooks Online subscribers &a;ndash; with nearly 1 million of those coming internationally &a;ndash; in its fiscal second quarter ended Jan. 31, up 38% year-over-year. The company&a;rsquo;s QuickBooks Capital business-loans division also boasts roughly $277 million in cumulative loans since it launched a little more than a year ago.

And Intuit still sees pretty robust growth going forward, including 8%-10% revenue growth for fiscal 2019, and adjusted profit growth of 11%-12%.

Indeed, &l;a href=&q;https://contrarianoutlook.com/the-bitcoin-bubble-created-these-5-dividend-growth-buys/&q; target=&q;_blank&q;&g;I&a;rsquo;ve been bullish on this stock previously&l;/a&g;, saying, &a;ldquo;This is another prolific dividend grower that has more than doubled its quarterly dole in five years. And its DIVCON rating of 5 implies that INTU is well-armed enough to continue the upward march.&a;rdquo; Intuit&a;rsquo;s shares are up more than 27% since that call.

But the stock needs a breather. INTU now trades at more than 50 times trailing earnings and nearly 40 times analysts&a;rsquo; projections for current-year profits &a;ndash; both on the extremely high end of its historical valuations. And while Intuit has never been a particularly lofty yielder despite its rapid pace of payout growth, its current yield of 0.7% is awfully lean.

Good company, bad price. Stocks like this almost give us a reason to root for a quick, violent pullback so we can jump into quality companies like this at a more palatable valuation.

&l;b&g;Covanta Holdings (CVA)&l;/b&g;

&l;b&g;Dividend Yield:&l;/b&g; 5.9%

&l;b&g;Covanta (CVA)&l;/b&g; technically is a &a;ldquo;waste management&a;rdquo; company, and that would typically check the &a;ldquo;stable, reliable revenues&a;rdquo; box in your mind. After all, good economy or bad, everyone needs to get rid of their trash.

But that&a;rsquo;s not Covanta&a;rsquo;s full story.

The company also generates electricity from waste, across several countries, including the U.S., U.K. and Japan, making it an alternative-energy play &a;ndash; an attractive option in an investing environment that increasingly values ESG.

The problem is, while the company has grown its geographical reach and its top line, it&a;rsquo;s long had profitability and free-cash-flow issues. As a result, management is stuck between a rock and a hard place &a;ndash; it keeps pledging its commitment to the payout, but it hasn&a;rsquo;t been able to budge it from 25 cents quarterly since mid-2014.

Case in point? Right now, the highest estimate for 2019 profits is a mere 30 cents per share, versus a full $1 pledged to investors. Things technically look better on a cash-flow basis, but not peachy &a;ndash; even if the company meets the midpoint of its own 2019 FCF guidance, it&a;rsquo;ll come up short of what it must pay out in distributions.

That&a;rsquo;s bad enough. Paying 57 times the most optimistic estimate for 2019 earnings, or &l;i&g;more than 200 times the consensus analyst estimate&l;/i&g;, for it? Yikes.

&l;b&g;Nike (NKE)&l;/b&g;

&l;b&g;Dividend Yield:&l;/b&g; 1.0%

In late 2015, investors saw something they hadn&a;rsquo;t seen in many years:

&l;b&g;Nike (NKE)&l;/b&g; was tripping over its own shoelaces.

For a period of nearly two years, Nike lost nearly a quarter of its value, including a 2016 in which its 18% loss made it the worst stock of the Dow. Rival &l;b&g;Adidas (ADDYY)&l;/b&g; made inroads against both the American sports-apparel giant and relative upstart &l;b&g;Under Armour (UAA)&l;/b&g;, which also jabbed at Nike by becoming more aggressive in seeking out athlete endorsements, sometimes leading to bidding wars.

But Nike has found its stride yet again, ramping up considerably through most of 2018 before pulling back with the rest of the market in Q4, then putting together a 15% year-to-date rally to put it at fresh all-time highs.

Nike&a;rsquo;s brand has become resurgent, often topping the list of favored athletic-apparel brands among men and women alike in the 18-to-34 demographic. The company&a;rsquo;s support of Colin Kaepernick and placement of the controversial football player in its ads, while sparking immediate concern, proved to be a boon to sales. Revenues blew through expectations in fiscal Q2, during which that ad was released. Meanwhile, Oppenheimer analyst Brian Nagel considers the retailer a &a;ldquo;top pick&a;rdquo; and thinks it can crack the $100 mark in the next 12 months thanks to its strong operating performance and potential to keep boosting margins.

Again, this all just comes down to price. Much of Nike&a;rsquo;s gains are coming on margin expansion, and its all-time-high prices have lifted NKE to multiyear-high valuations. Meanwhile, the yield has shrunk to a mere 1%.

This company is an American powerhouse, and one heckuva dividend-growth play too, with the payout rocketing almost 90% over the past half-decade. It&a;rsquo;s just too, too expensive right now.

Wait for gravity do its thing first.

&l;b&g;VEREIT (VER)&l;/b&g;

&l;b&g;Dividend Yield: &l;/b&g;6.9%

&l;b&g;VEREIT (VER)&l;/b&g; is one of the largest single-tenant commercial real estate investment trusts (REITs) in the country, boasting roughly 4,000 properties across 49 states, Canada and Puerto Rico. These properties are leased out by 661 tenants spanning retail (42%), restaurants (21%), offices (19%) and industrial space (18%). That kind of diversity should in theory help a great deal &a;ndash; when one area is down, other types of properties can keep the portfolio propped up.

That&a;rsquo;s the theory, anyway.

But first, a refresher: &l;a href=&q;https://contrarianoutlook.com/the-next-ge-avoid-these-5-dicey-dividends/&q; target=&q;_blank&q;&g;VEREIT is actually the old American Realty Capital&l;/a&g;, whose stock was obliterated thanks to an accounting scandal. The fallout was so bad that the REIT went with a full-scorched-earth strategy, ditching its CFO and even rebranding with a new name.

The good news? VEREIT has played by the rules since adopting the new moniker in 2015. The bad news? Operational and stock performance alike haven&a;rsquo;t set the world on fire.

VER shares are only a few basis points better than breakeven for the past three years, and while it&a;rsquo;s up about 23% on a total-return basis (thank you, dividends!), that&a;rsquo;s still less than half what the S&a;amp;P 500 would&a;rsquo;ve given you over that same time period.

Most recently, VEREIT delivered a net loss of about $92 million for 2018, let its debt tick up slightly higher to $6.1 billion, and saw its adjusted funds from operations shrink from 74 cents per share to 71.9 cents. Moreover, the company still has a 5%-plus exposure to struggling, sub-investment-grade Red Lobster, which doesn&a;rsquo;t give me the warm fuzzies.

So while the company&a;rsquo;s shares aren&a;rsquo;t grossly overvalued at 11 times adjusted funds from operations (FFO, a key profitability metric for REITs), they are awfully expensive for a company that has offered mostly downside for years and hasn&a;rsquo;t touched its dividend since its 2015 &a;ldquo;reinvention.&a;rdquo;

Disclosure: none

Zensar Technologies gains 4% after co selected as IT transformation partner by US co

Shares of Zensar Technologies gained 4 percent intraday Friday after company selected as IT transformation partner by US company.

The company has been selected by Vyaire Medical as their IT transformation partner to deliver a combination of IT Infrastructure operations and Cloud transformation, application maintenance and application development initiatives.

Sandeep Kishore, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Zensar Tech said, "Vyaire Medical is focused on providing an enhanced experience to its global customers; we look forward to working towards enabling them to achieve their objectives."

"Our Return of Digital NeXT-New and Exponential Technologies approach is designed to create compelling business outcomes for our customers like Vyaire who are looking at digital solutions to accelerate their growth," he added.

Zensar will provide for the transformation initiatives includes Digital Workplace Services; Digital Operation Services with end to end Data Center Services, Network Services and Public Cloud Support; and Transformation, maintenance and support of applications.

At 10:46 hrs Zensar Technologies was quoting at Rs 220.05, up Rs 2.65, or 1.22 percent on the BSE. First Published on Mar 8, 2019 10:54 am

Critical Review: Chinanet Online (CNET) and Trade Desk (TTD)

Chinanet Online (NASDAQ:CNET) and Trade Desk (NASDAQ:TTD) are both business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends and earnings.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

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1.0% of Chinanet Online shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.2% of Trade Desk shares are owned by institutional investors. 35.8% of Chinanet Online shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 23.5% of Trade Desk shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Chinanet Online and Trade Desk’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chinanet Online	-30.37%	-71.31%	-41.31%
Trade Desk	18.47%	29.35%	10.78%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Chinanet Online and Trade Desk’s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Chinanet Online	$46.63 million	0.61	-$10.12 million	N/A	N/A
Trade Desk	$477.29 million	16.88	$50.79 million	$1.92	97.06

Trade Desk has higher revenue and earnings than Chinanet Online.

Volatility and Risk

Chinanet Online has a beta of 2.09, indicating that its share price is 109% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Trade Desk has a beta of 2.85, indicating that its share price is 185% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Chinanet Online and Trade Desk, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Chinanet Online	0	0	0	0	N/A
Trade Desk	1	5	12	0	2.61

Trade Desk has a consensus price target of $142.35, suggesting a potential downside of 23.61%. Given Trade Desk’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Trade Desk is more favorable than Chinanet Online.

Summary

Trade Desk beats Chinanet Online on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Chinanet Online

ChinaNet Online Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates an integrated service platform that provides advertising and marketing services in the People's Republic of China. Its platform comprises CloundX, an omni-channel advertising and marketing system; and a data analysis management system. The company offers Internet advertising, precision marketing, and related data and value added services through its Internet advertising portals, including 28.com; and liansuo.com. It also produces and distributes television shows comprising advertisements. The company serves customers in the food and beverage, women accessories, footwear, apparel and garments, home goods and construction materials, environmental protection equipment, cosmetic and health care, education network, and other industries. ChinaNet Online Holdings, Inc. was founded in 2003 and is based in Beijing, the People's Republic of China.

About Trade Desk

The Trade Desk, Inc., a technology company, provides a self-service omnichannel software platform that enables clients to purchase and manage data-driven digital advertising campaigns in the United States and internationally. The company's platform allows clients to manage integrated advertising campaigns in various advertising channels and formats, including connected TV, mobile, video, audio, display, social, and native on various devices, such as smart TVs, computers, and mobile phones and tablets. It serves advertising agencies and other service providers for advertisers. The Trade Desk, Inc. was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Ventura, California.

Why Barnes & Noble Stock Was Sliding Today

What happened

Shares of Barnes & Noble (NYSE:BKS) were falling today after the bookstore chain turned in another disappointing earnings report. The retailer lowered its full-year forecast after underwhelming postholiday results in the key holiday quarter. 

As a result, the stock was down 14.4% as of 11:23 a.m. EST.

Image source: Barnes & Noble.

So what 

Barnes & Noble actually turned in comparable sales growth of 1.1% in the third quarter, a favorable sign but disappointing considering the company posted 4% growth during the holiday weeks between Black Friday and New Year's Day. Overall revenue was flat at $1.23 billion, which was slightly below expectations at $1.24 billion. 

Gross margin edged down from 32.5% to 32.3%, and adjusted operating profit was essentially flat. Adjusted earnings per share during the seasonally strong quarter came in at $1.21, which beat estimates at $1.10, and adjusted EBITDA in the quarter fell from $139.5 million to $133 million.

Chairman Leonard Riggio sounded optimistic, saying:

In fiscal 2019, we have been focused on growing the top line, which contributed to our best holiday in years. Sales benefited from our new ad campaign, increased marketing and promotions, and an improved omni-channel experience for our customers. We believe these efforts are laying the foundation for sustained growth.

Now what 

B&N lowered its full-year adjusted EBITDA outlook to $140-$155 million from a previous range of $175-$200 million, citing incremental investments and weaker-than-expected postholiday sales.  

Considering the company's weak position as it tries to fend off Amazon, investors were already skeptical of Barnes & Noble's turnaround potential. The slash in EBITDA guidance only gives them more reason to worry.

2 Ultra-High-Yield Dividend Stocks to Buy Right Now

More often than not, dividend stocks are the foundation of successful investment portfolios. Aside from the fact that dividend-paying companies have handily outperformed non-dividend-paying stocks over the long run, dividend stocks bring a number of other advantages to the table that investors can appreciate.

For starters, dividend-paying companies often have a time-tested and profitable business model. In other words, a company wouldn't be consistently sharing a percentage of its earnings with shareholders if its management team and board didn't foresee continued growth and profitability in the future. Thus, when you're buying into a dividend stock, you're usually purchasing a company with a stable business and a relatively clear long-term outlook.

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Secondly, dividend stocks can really help take the sting off of inevitable stock market corrections. During the fourth quarter of last year, the stock market underwent its steepest correction in a decade. Considering that it's impossible to predict when a correction will occur, what will cause it, how steep the drop will be, or how long it'll last, regularly paid dividends can help calm the nerves of skittish investors and hedge against some of the potential short-term downside.

Arguably most important of all, dividend payouts can be reinvested back into more shares of a dividend-paying stock through a dividend reinvestment plan, or DRIP. A DRIP is a commonly used strategy by money managers to compound wealth. It allows investors to increase their ownership in dividend-paying companies, which in turn leads to larger payouts in a repeating pattern.

Two dividend stocks yielding over 10% to consider buying right now

But there's a catch with dividend stocks -- namely, that yield and risk tend to be correlated. We, as investors, want the highest yield imaginable with the least risk possible, but things don't actually work this way. Instead, extremely high-yield dividend stocks (i.e., yields of over 10%) tend to be the riskiest of all. That's because yield is a function of share price, so a struggling business model might look like an income bargain when it's actually a value trap.

However, there are two ultra-high-yield dividend stocks that appear reasonably safe and offer intriguing value for patient investors with a low-to-moderate appetite for risk.

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Alliance Resource Partners: 10.9% yield

Generally speaking, the idea of investing in coal probably makes most people's stomachs churn. Coal has been supplanted as the primary source of electricity generation in the U.S. by natural gas, and most coal producers were mired in debt this decade, leading to a wave of bankruptcies throughout the industry. But Alliance Resource Partners (NASDAQ:ARLP) isn't your average coal producer.

The first thing that makes this company so unique is its push to lock up volume and price commitments years in advance. Even though this could leave the company at a bit of a disadvantage if coal prices were to significantly rise in the short term, what's far more important is that doing so protects Alliance Resource Partners from having its production exposed to potentially volatile wholesale-price fluctuations. As of its fourth-quarter report, the company had 36.8 million tons of volume locked in for 2019 and another 18 million tons committed for 2020. For context, the company usually produces 40 million tons a year but should see a roughly 10% increase in demand at the midpoint in 2019, to 44 million tons. 

Alliance Resource Partners has also been more than willing to look overseas in lieu of weaker domestic demand. Having hardly exported any coal as recently as 2016, the company now has 8 million tons locked in for export in 2019. Emerging-market economies like China and India that have rapidly expanding industrial centers and suburbs are hungry for electricity-producing coal, which is providing a nice channel for Alliance Resource to offload its production.

This is also a fiscally prudent company, making acquisitions that don't strain its balance sheet. With less than $470 million in net debt, Alliance Resource has none of the insolvency concerns that plagued its peers. Needless to say, at seven times next year's earnings per share and a nearly 11% yield, it's possibly the most attractive ultra-high-yield dividend stock.

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Annaly Capital Management: 11.9% yield

Call me a contrarian, but mortgage real estate investment (REIT) Annaly Capital Management (NYSE:NLY) still has a lot to offer investors, even in a non-optimal economic environment.

A mortgage REIT like Annaly is a company that makes money by purchasing mortgage-backed securities (MBS) that bear a certain interest rate. Mortgage REITs borrow at short-term rates but purchase these long-term (and higher-yielding) mortgage-backed securities with the intent of pocketing the difference in long- and short-term interest rates as their net interest margin.

One thing you should know about Annaly is that it almost exclusively buys agency-only MBS. By "agency-only," I mean mortgage-backed securities that are protected by the federal government in case of default. As you can imagine, this added protection means the yields on agency loans are much lower than unprotected non-agency loans. This is why Annaly often turns to leverage in order to magnify its returns.

In general, a market where interest rates are falling tends to be optimal for Annaly Capital Management's strategy, while a rising interest-rate environment (like we're in now) is less than optimal. But there's more to it than this. Monetary action from the Federal Reserve that features slow, deliberate interest-rate hikes gives Annaly the time it needs to adjust its portfolio to maximize profits. In other words, the Fed's eggshell approach to interest-rate hikes has allowed Annaly ample time to adjust its holdings and not get ravaged by shrinking net interest margin.

For nearly a decade now, Annaly's yield has surpassed 10%. I'm not entirely certain its income from operations can support its existing payout of $1.20 a year, but I do feel fairly confident that its ongoing payout won't dip much below 10%, if at all. At just 1.1 times book value, Annaly looks like a bargain for income investors.

L&T gains on order wins from Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation

Shares of Larsen & Toubro (L&T) gained 1.5 percent in the early trade on Wednesday after company bagged order from Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation.

The heavy civil infrastructure business of L&T Construction has secured orders from Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation for the design and construction of the Phase-2 works.

The scope for Package No. 2 includes under-ground structures (tunnels & stations) 2.76 Km (approx.) long from Vellara Junction station to Shivajinagar station and three UG Metro Stations at Vellara Junction, M. G. Road and Shivajinagar on the Reach-6 line.

Package no. 3 involves design & construction of under-ground structures (tunnels & stations) 2.884 Km (approx.) long from Shivajinagar Station to Tannery Road Station and two UG Metro Stations at Cantonment and Pottery Town on the same metro rail line.

The project is to be completed in 42 months.

At 09:29 hrs Larsen & Toubro was quoting at Rs 1,320, up Rs 13.35, or 1.02 percent on the BSE.

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Oppenheimer Comments on Epizyme Inc’s Q2 2019 Earnings (EPZM)

Epizyme Inc (NASDAQ:EPZM) – Analysts at Oppenheimer issued their Q2 2019 earnings estimates for shares of Epizyme in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, February 27th. Oppenheimer analyst L. Gershell forecasts that the biopharmaceutical company will post earnings of ($0.64) per share for the quarter. Oppenheimer has a “Outperform” rating and a $18.00 price target on the stock. Oppenheimer also issued estimates for Epizyme’s Q4 2019 earnings at ($0.95) EPS, FY2019 earnings at ($2.54) EPS, FY2020 earnings at ($0.82) EPS, FY2021 earnings at $0.29 EPS and FY2022 earnings at $1.49 EPS.

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Epizyme (NASDAQ:EPZM) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 26th. The biopharmaceutical company reported ($0.29) EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.46) by $0.17.

Other research analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. BidaskClub downgraded Epizyme from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 22nd. Zacks Investment Research raised Epizyme from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $8.25 price target for the company in a report on Tuesday, December 4th. Cowen reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $18.00 price target on shares of Epizyme in a report on Tuesday, February 26th. ValuEngine raised Epizyme from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, December 15th. Finally, Roth Capital restated a “buy” rating on shares of Epizyme in a research note on Wednesday, February 27th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. Epizyme currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $18.40.

Shares of EPZM opened at $12.87 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $938.14 million, a P/E ratio of -7.48 and a beta of 3.00. Epizyme has a one year low of $5.14 and a one year high of $21.40.

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. NEA Management Company LLC raised its stake in Epizyme by 6.4% during the fourth quarter. NEA Management Company LLC now owns 6,877,518 shares of the biopharmaceutical company’s stock valued at $42,366,000 after buying an additional 416,667 shares in the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. raised its stake in Epizyme by 19.0% during the fourth quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 5,193,287 shares of the biopharmaceutical company’s stock valued at $31,990,000 after buying an additional 830,815 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc raised its position in shares of Epizyme by 1.9% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc now owns 4,570,139 shares of the biopharmaceutical company’s stock worth $48,443,000 after purchasing an additional 84,726 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Epizyme by 1.9% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 4,570,139 shares of the biopharmaceutical company’s stock worth $48,443,000 after purchasing an additional 84,726 shares during the period. Finally, Redmile Group LLC raised its position in shares of Epizyme by 11.2% during the 3rd quarter. Redmile Group LLC now owns 2,248,189 shares of the biopharmaceutical company’s stock worth $23,831,000 after purchasing an additional 226,800 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 75.53% of the company’s stock.

About Epizyme

Epizyme, Inc, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, discovers and develops novel epigenetic medicines for patients with cancer and other diseases in the United States. Its product candidates include tazemetostat, an inhibitor of the EZH2, which is in Phase II clinical trial for patients with relapsed or refractory non-hodgkin lymphoma (NHL); Phase II clinical trial for relapsed or refractory patients with mesothelioma; Phase I dose-escalation and expansion study for children with INI1-negative solid tumors; Phase II clinical trials for patients with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL); Phase Ib/II clinical trial in elderly patients with DLBCL; and Phase II clinical trial for relapsed or refractory patients with mesothelioma characterized by BAP1 loss-of-function,; and Phase Ib/II clinical trial for the treatment of patients with relapsed or refractory metastatic non-small cell lung cancer, as well as Phase II clinical trial in adult patients with ovarian cancer.

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Disney Wants More Control Over Hulu

Disney (NYSE:DIS) is set to own a 60% share of Hulu once it closes its acquisition of 21st Century Fox (NASDAQ:FOX) (NASDAQ:FOXA), but Disney will still have to deal with Hulu's co-owners, AT&T (NYSE:T) and Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA).

Well, maybe just Comcast.

Disney is in talks with AT&T to acquire its 10% stake in the subscription video-on-demand service, according to a report from Variety. Gaining further control of Hulu could accelerate Disney's plans to increase its investments in content and geographic expansion. AT&T, meanwhile, could accelerate its debt repayment.

Image source: Hulu.

A key part of Disney's streaming portfolio

Disney's streaming strategy includes offering three separate services tailored to distinct audiences. ESPN+ is for sports fans, Disney+ is for family-friendly films and series, and Hulu carries more adult-oriented entertainment. That stands in contrast to AT&T's plan to offer a single three-tiered service featuring WarnerMedia content later this year.

Disney is already investing a lot of money in acquiring content for ESPN+ and creating originals for Disney+, but Disney plans to expand investment in Hulu, too. Hulu has started developing its own original content, some to much critical acclaim. Still, during Disney's fourth-quarter earnings call in November, CEO Bob Iger said, "... [W]e think there's an opportunity to increase investment in Hulu, notably on the programming side."

Disney also wants to expand both Hulu and Disney+ to Europe. Initially, it hoped to leverage Sky TV as a means of introducing its direct-to-consumer services to Europeans. Unfortunately for Disney, Comcast outbid Fox for the European pay-TV operator. It's not clear if Comcast shares the same ambition as Disney with regard to expanding Hulu into a territory where it's just invested in a competing video platform.

As a result, Disney may have to invest more cash in a European expansion for Hulu. An extra 10% stake in the company may give Disney the incentive needed to make the investment.  

AT&T needs the cash

It's no secret that AT&T has a lot of debt. The company ended 2018 with $176.5 billion in debt. Its net debt to adjusted EBITDA ratio remains above 2.8. By the end of 2019, AT&T's management expects to pay down enough debt to reduce that ratio to 2.5.

Last summer, Disney pegged Hulu's value at $9.3 billion. That makes AT&T's 10% stake worth around $930 million, and maybe more based on Hulu's reported growth. AT&T could put that money straight toward debt repayment.

Importantly, AT&T doesn't have a lot to gain from its small stake in Hulu. It's going to move more of its WarnerMedia assets to its own streaming service as soon as it can, and it has already established itself in the direct-to-consumer and streaming video markets with DirecTV Now and HBO Now. The 10% stake in Hulu is likely more valuable in Disney's hands than in AT&T's.

What about Comcast?

Comcast is also planning to launch its own streaming service early next year, but it doesn't appear interested in relinquishing its 30% share of Hulu. "Disney would like to buy us out. I don't think anything's going to happen in the near term," NBCUniversal CEO Steve Burke told Variety in January.

Still, the company's efforts in building out its own streaming service will impact Hulu. Burke plans to reclaim shows like "Saturday Night Live" and "The Tonight Show" for Comcast's streaming service. NBCUniversal shows account for 17% of viewership on Hulu, according to Burke.

That said, Comcast's management remains open to licensing content to other streaming platforms where it makes sense. But if Comcast can grow its own streaming platform in popularity, it would become increasingly attractive for it to retain its best content for itself. If and when that happens, Comcast may be more interested in selling its stake in Hulu to Disney.

In the meantime, an extra 10% stake for Disney won't change much for Comcast. But it will give Disney a greater incentive to grow Hulu as part of its overall streaming strategy. 

This Warren Buffett Stock Rocked in 2018

The equity portfolio of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK-A)(NYSE:BRK-B) has a grand total of one real estate investment trust (REIT) -- Store Capital (NYSE:STOR). That alone says something about the company.

For years, Buffett crafted a brilliant and successful career as Berkshire's guiding light while ignoring REITs. Why, then, is he making an exception with Store Capital? Perhaps that's because the company has been quite the outperformer and is still on a growth path.

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A bountiful Buffett buy

Store Capital had a fine Q4, which put a cap on an excellent fiscal 2018 for the company. The quarter saw the REIT collect revenue of nearly $147 million, quite an improvement over the $120 million in Q4 2017. Net income also saw quite a rise, advancing to more than $56 million ($0.26 per share) from the year-ago result of $41 million.

Those two line items beat the average analyst estimates, while full-year results also showed substantial increases -- per-share adjusted funds from operations (AFFO, a crucial profitability metric for REITs) rose by almost 8% to nearly $378 million. That was an all-time annual record for the company.

Store Capital is a growth machine. Across the last six fiscal years, its top line has more than doubled, with AFFO tripling -- and then some.

At first glance, this success might seem puzzling and counterintuitive. After all, Store Capital is a retail REIT, and we're in the midst of a retail apocalypse. This term overstates the case, but brick-and-mortar retailers are still having a tough time of it in this age of e-commerce.

The company has two key methods to thrive in this challenging period. One is by signing leases with retailers that are resistant to the migration toward e-commerce. Such businesses either encourage in-person visits from consumers or mandate it outright. You can't utilize the services of a health club or movie theater, for example, without being physically present. Store Capital has tenants in both these categories.

Another is by inking long-term net leases with its clients. A net lease is one in which the tenant is obligated to pay maintenance, property taxes, and insurance -- three potentially costly items for a landlord. Store Capital eliminates these expenses and does so for a period of many years (the typical net lease is valid for 15 years or more).

This approach is clearly working. Store Capital's overall occupancy at its properties was a near-perfect 99.6% at the 2,255 locations it held at the end of 2018.

Stored value

Those numbers are highly encouraging, but what about the future for Store Capital?

We might be in for a period of cooler growth. Per-share AFFO is expected to rise, but not at the booming double-digit rates of years past -- the company is projecting a rise of 3% to 7% for the full year over 2018's level.

I don't think this will turn investors away from the stock, Buffett and Berkshire included. Like any good REIT, Store Capital is a sweet stock for income investors. It's been paying a rich dividend since its IPO in 2014 and has raised it nicely every year since then. At the moment, the payout yields just over 4%.

Recent missteps aside -- hello, Kraft Heinz! -- Buffett is justifiably renowned as one of the greatest stock pickers in history. He's picked Store Capital above the many other available REITs on the market; it's certainly worthy of consideration for your portfolio, too.

There's a huge tax bill if you hit the $348 million Powerball or $267 million Mega Millions jackpot

If you manage to hit the jackpot in the next Mega Millions or Powerball drawing, don't forget that the taxman will be waiting in the wings to claim a piece of it.

With no one nabbing the top prize in midweek drawings for either game and the odds of doing so stacked against players, the jackpots have continued climbing: $267 million for Mega Millions' drawing on Friday night and $348 million for Powerball's Saturday night drawing.

Your chance of winning Mega Millions is roughly 1 in 302.6 million. For Powerball, it's about 1 in 292 million. Your shot at winning both? At least 1 in 88 quadrillion (that's 88 followed by 15 zeros).

Gene Blevins | Reuters A customer shows purchased tickets for the Powerball lottery at a lotto store in San Bernardino County, California, January 9, 2016.

At some point, of course, there will be winners — and the IRS won't waste time taking at least some of the loot.

Lottery officials are required to withhold 24 percent of big lottery wins for federal taxes. And that's only the start of what you would pay to Uncle Sam and, typically, state coffers.

"That withholding is nowhere near enough," said Ed Slott, a CPA and founder of Ed Slott & Co. in Rockville Centre, New York. "You'd have to set aside a lot for taxes."

Winners get to choose whether to take their money as an annuity over three decades or as an immediate payment. Most choose the upfront cash.

First, the bigger jackpot: For the $348 million Powerball haul, if you were to go with the $211.9 million cash option, the 24 percent federal withholding would reduce your loot by about $50.9 million to $161 million.

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However, with the top federal tax rate of 37 percent applied to income above about $510,000 for single tax filers ($612,000 for married couples filing jointly) you could count on owing more — a lot more.

For illustration purposes: If the winner had no other reductions in income — for example, significant charitable contributions from the winnings that reduced taxable income — this would mean another 13 percent, or $27.5 million, going to the IRS ($78.4 million in all).

At that point, you'd be left with $133.5 million. And that's before state taxes (unless lottery wins are not taxed locally), which can range up to more than 8 percent, depending on where the ticket was purchased and where you live.

In other words, the winner could end up paying north of 45 percent in taxes.

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For Mega Millions, the 24 percent federal withholding would reduce the $161.7 million cash option by $38.8 million to $122.9 million. Again assuming no reduction in taxable income, another $21 million or so would be due to the IRS, for a total of $59.8 million.

Meanwhile, Uncle Sam, along with other lottery watchers, could be keeping an eye on the still-unclaimed $1.5 billion Mega Millions jackpot from last October. The automatic 24 percent federal withholding on that jackpot's $877.8 million cash option would mean a whopping $210.7 million going to the IRS right off the bat.

The winner (or group of winners) has until April 19 to claim the prize. If no one comes forward by then, all of the prize money would be redistributed to the states and locales that participate in Mega Millions.

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