U.S. stocks advanced for the week, sending the Standard & Poor�� 500 Index to a record, amid optimism that global stimulus efforts and corporate earnings growth will continue to power the world�� largest economy.
Equities halted a four-day rally on the last session of the week amid disappointing retail sales and tumbling commodity prices. Consumer-discretionary stocks led gains as all 10 S&P 500 groups rose. L Brands Inc. and Ross Stores (ROST) Inc. climbed at least 9 percent amid higher-than-estimated sales. Newmont Mining Corp. slumped 7.6 percent as gold entered a bear market.
The S&P 500 climbed 2.3 percent this week to 1,588.85, the biggest advance since Jan. 4. The gauge reached an all-time high on April 11, and is up 11 percent for the year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied 299.81 points, or 2.1 percent, to 14,865.06. The 30-stock measure also climbed to a record before slipping less than one point in the final session.
Top 10 Consumer Service Stocks To Buy Right Now: Spartech Corporation(SEH)
Spartech Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an intermediary processor of engineered thermoplastics, polymeric compounds, and concentrates. The company operates in three segments: Custom Sheet and Rollstock, Packaging Technologies, and Color and Specialty Compounds. The Custom Sheet and Rollstock segment primarily manufactures plastic sheets, custom rollstock, calendered films, laminates, and acrylic products. This segment?s custom sheet and rollstock is used in various markets, including material handling, transportation, building and construction, recreation and leisure, electronics and appliances, sign and advertising, and aerospace. The Packaging Technologies segment manufactures custom-designed plastic packages and custom rollstock primarily used in the food and consumer product markets. This segment?s packaging technologies products are principally used in the food, medical, and consumer packaging, as well as in graphic arts markets. The Color and Specialty Compounds segment manufactures custom-designed plastic alloys, compounds, and color concentrates for use by manufacturing customers servicing the transportation, building and construction, packaging, agriculture, lawn and garden, and electronics and appliances end markets. The company sells its products through its sales force, as well as through independent sales representatives and wholesale distributors. It serves customers primarily in the United States, Mexico, Canada, Europe, and Asia. Spartech Corporation was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Clayton, Missouri.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Hesler]
Spartech Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, is an intermediary processor of engineered thermoplastics, polymeric compounds and concentrates. Its EPS forecast for the current year is 0.37 and next year is 0.71. According to consensus estimates, its topline is expected to grow 5.52% current year and 5.19% next year. It is trading at a forward P/E of 10.37. Out of four analysts covering the company, one is positive and has a buy recommendation and three have hold ratings.
Top 10 Consumer Service Stocks To Buy Right Now: NII Holdings Inc.(NIHD)
NII Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides wireless communication services under the Nextel brand name to businesses and individuals in Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Peru, and Chile. Its services include mobile telephone service; Nextel Direct Connect service, which allows subscribers to talk to each other on a push-to-talk basis for private one-to-one calls or on group calls. The company also provides value-added services, including text messaging services; mobile Internet services; e-mail services; location-based services, such as the use of global positioning system technologies; digital media services; and a set of applications available via its content management system and the Android open application market. In addition, it offers business solutions, such as security, work force management, logistics support, and other applications to improve productivity; and international roaming services. NII Holdings, Inc. sells its products and services through direct sales representatives, indirect sales agents, retail stores, kiosks, and Website. The company was formerly known as Nextel International, Inc. and changed its name to NII Holdings, Inc. in December 2001. NII Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1995 and is based in Reston, Virginia.
10 Best Forestry Stocks To Own Right Now: Tiger International Resources I (TGR.V)
Tiger International Resources Inc., through its subsidiary, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of mining properties in the Philippines. The company explores for gold and copper. It primarily holds interest in the Esperanza Gold project covering an area of 340 hectares located near Baguio City in northern Luzon. The company is based in Laguna Hills, California.
Top 10 Consumer Service Stocks To Buy Right Now: Radio One Inc.(ROIAK)
Radio One, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an urban-oriented multi-media company in the United States. It engages in the radio broadcasting operation that primarily targets African-American and urban listeners. As of December 31, 2011, the company owned and operated 54 broadcast stations located in 16 urban markets. It also operates an African-American targeted cable television network and Tom Joyner Morning Show; and owns online platform serving the African-American community through social content, news, information, and entertainment, as well as operates various online social networking Websites, including BlackPlanet, MiGente, and Asian Avenue. The company was founded in 1980 and is based in Lanham, Maryland.
Top 10 Consumer Service Stocks To Buy Right Now: Genus Plc(GNS.L)
Genus plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the application of genetics and biotechnology to animal breeding in the bovine and porcine farming sectors worldwide. It offers semen, porcine breeding animals, and veterinary products, as well as provides market research and consultancy services. The company serves farmers and food producers to improve quality, achieve production efficiencies, and increase output. It supplies dairy and beef cattle under the Genus or ABS names, as well as pigs under the PIC name. The company is based in Basingstoke, the United Kingdom.
Top 10 Consumer Service Stocks To Buy Right Now: Precision Drilling Corp (PDS)
Precision Drilling Corporation (Precision) is a provider of contract drilling and completion and production services primarily to oil and natural gas exploration and production companies in Canada and the United States. The Company operates in two segments: Contract Drilling Services, and Completion and Production Services. In Canada, the Contract Drilling Services segment includes land drilling services, directional drilling services, procurement and distribution of oilfield supplies and the manufacture and refurbishment of drilling and service rig equipment, and the Completion and Production Services segment includes service rigs for well completion and workover services, snubbing services, camp and catering services, wastewater treatment services and the rental of oilfield surface equipment, tubulars, well control equipment and wellsite accommodations. Advisors' Opinion:- [By Louis Navellier]
Dahlman Rose, an investment bank specializing in natural resources, upgraded the oil services industry in November 2012; one of the prime recipients of this upgrade was Precision Drilling, Canada's largest oilfield services company. Dahlman Rose expects North American exploration and production to increase by 11% in 2013 to $334 billion, led by a big increase from natural gas. The investment banker believes land drillers like Precision are selling at a historically low multiple of 1.1 times tangible book value compared to the historical norm of two times tangible book value. Heading into 2013, Precision's stock's dropped a significant amount and sits at one of its lowest levels in the past two years. Despite reduced demand for its services in 2012, CEO Kevin Neveu pointed out in October that, "PDS is seeing increased long-term contracts for upgraded and new rigs." Rising natural gas prices should increase the industry's rig utilization rate to around 85%, naturally increasing Precision's revenues and profits. This could be an easy double in 2013.
Top 10 Consumer Service Stocks To Buy Right Now: Energy XXI(Bermuda)
Energy XXI (Bermuda) Limited, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, production, and operation of oil and natural gas properties onshore in Louisiana and Texas, and offshore in the Gulf of Mexico. The company operates or has interest in 419 gross producing wells in 41 producing fields on 254,891 net developed acres. As of June 30, 2011, its net proved reserves were 116.6 million barrels of oil equivalent. The company was founded in 2005 and is based in Hamilton, Bermuda.
Top 10 Consumer Service Stocks To Buy Right Now: West Mountain Cap Corp (WMT.V)
West Mountain Capital Corp., through its subsidiary, Phase Separation Solutions, Inc., provides soil remediation services in North America. It uses Thermal Phase Separation Technology for the treatment of contaminated soil, sludge, and solid wastes impacted with chlorinated hydrocarbons, such as PCB�s, dioxins, furans, and pesticides. The company is based in St. John�s, Canada.
Top 10 Consumer Service Stocks To Buy Right Now: Carbo Ceramics Inc. (CRR)
CARBO Ceramics Inc. manufactures and supplies resin-coated ceramic and resin-coated sand proppants primarily used in the hydraulic fracturing of natural gas and oil wells in the United States and internationally. The company offers proppants, including CARBOHSP and CARBOPROP designed for use in deep gas wells; CARBOLITE used in medium depth oil and gas wells; CARBOECONOPROP; CARBOHYDROPROP used to enhance performance in slickwater fracture treatments; CARBOBOND LITE for oil and natural gas wells that are subject to the risk of proppant flow-back; and CARBOBOND RCS, a conductivity proppant. It also provides fracture simulation software, as well as offers fracture design, engineering, and consulting services to oil and natural gas companies. In addition, the company provides a range of technologies for spill prevention, containment, countermeasures, and geotechnical monitoring, as well as offers monitoring systems and services for bridges, buildings, tunnels, dams, slopes, e mbankments, volcanoes, landslides, mines, and construction projects primarily for customers in auto racing teams, surveyors, experimental physicists, radio astronomers, and naval architects markets. It principally sells its products and services to operators of oil and natural gas wells, and oilfield service companies. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
Top 10 Consumer Service Stocks To Buy Right Now: Rusoro Mining Ltd(RML.V)
Rusoro Mining Ltd. engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and operation of gold mining and mineral properties in Venezuela. The company holds interests in two producing gold mines located in El Callao district in south-eastern Venezuela; and interests in various exploration projects and one development project in Venezuela. Its producing gold mines include the Choco 10 mine, in which the company holds a 95% ownership interest; and the Isidora mine, in which the company holds a 50% ownership interest. The company was formerly known as Newton Ventures Inc. and changed its name to Rusoro Mining Ltd. in November 2006. Rusoro Mining Ltd. was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.
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