Top 5 Net Payout Yield Stocks To Invest In Right Now

Despite the poor quarterly earnings performance and massive losses to technology stocks today, a few of the Dow Jones Industrial Average's (DJINDICES: ^DJI  ) components did have a very good session this afternoon. But, first, let's take a look at how the major indexes performed. The Dow lost 4 points, or 0.03%, and now rests at 15,543, while the S&P 500 actually pulled out a win today by gaining 0.16%. The big index loser of the session, however, was the technology-heavy Nasdaq, which lost 0.66%, or 23 points.

Unlike most trading days, the key driver today was quarterly earnings. As I mentioned, the Dow's big technology stocks all had a rough day, as Microsoft fell the most, losing 11.4%, then Hewlett-Packard, down 4.52%. IBM lost 2.25%, and Intel shed 0.88% after poor earnings from Microsoft and Advanced Micro Devices put pressure on the PC industry.

On the flip side, General Electric's (NYSE: GE  ) quarterly report help push its shares higher by 4.61%. Although the company missed revenue estimates of $35.6 billion when it posted sales of $35.12 billion, it did beat earnings-per-share expectations of $0.35 with $0.36. And while that's all good and great, missing on revenue and hardly beating on EPS isn't enough to excite investors enough to drive the stock higher by more than 4.5%. So what is? The company announced that backlog orders were up $7 billion in Q2 from the $223 billion the company reported in Q1. Furthermore, CEO Jeff Immelt told analysts that "Emerging markets remain resilient, and in the U.S. we saw strong growth in orders this quarter". He then went on to state "Europe is stabilizing but still challenged." These comments and the backlog growth have finally made investors believe Immelt when he tells them things are improving and will be better in the future. �

Best Defense Companies To Watch In Right Now: Orthofix International N.V.(OFIX)

Orthofix International N.V., a medical device company, designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and distributes medical equipment used principally by musculoskeletal medical specialists for orthopedic applications. The company offers spinal implant products, and related human cellular and tissue based products used in surgical procedures; non-invasive regenerative stimulation products for use in bone growth and spinal fusions, and to treat non-union fractures; external and internal fixation devices for use in fracture repair, limb lengthening, and bone reconstruction; and bracing products for use in ligament injury prevention, pain management, and protection of surgical repair. Its products also include a device for cold therapy and bone cement, as well as devices for the removal of bone cement used to fix artificial implants. The company provides its products for the spine, orthopedics, and sports medicine market sectors serving independent third parties, including hospi tals, doctors, healthcare providers, and third-party payors, as well as patients. It distributes its products in the United States, the United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, France, Belgium, Brazil, and Puerto Rico through direct sales representatives and independent distributors. Orthofix International N.V. was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Curacao, the Netherlands Antilles.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Sean Williams]

  What: Shares of Orthofix International (NASDAQ: OFIX  ) , a medical device company specializing in spinal and orthopedic applications, shed as much as 21% of their value after the company reported its first-quarter results and received four analyst downgrades.

Top 5 Net Payout Yield Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Adelaide Resources Ltd (ADN)

Adelaide Resources Limited is an Australia-based company engaged in the exploration for gold, copper, uranium, and other economic mineral deposits. As on June 30, 2012, the Company has interests in 22 exploration licenses, covering over 7,800 square kilometers within South Australia, the Northern Territory and Queensland. The Company holds 100% of the majority of the Moonta Project on Yorke Peninsula in South Australia and a program of aircore and diamond drilling was completed in early 2012 to test a number of targets. The Company�� projects include Rover, Eyre Peninsula, Eyre Peninsula Basement, Yalanda Hill JV, Corrobinnie Palaeochannel Project, Cleve, Anabama, Moonta and Glenroy. The Company subsidiaries include Adelaide Exploration Pty Ltd and Peninsula Resources Limited (formerly Eyre Energy Pty Ltd) Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Tom Stoukas]

  Aberdeen Asset Management Plc (ADN), Scotland�� largest money manager, lost 7.9 percent to 368.5 pence as Goldman Sachs Group Inc. downgraded the stock to neutral from buy.

• [By Sofia Horta e Costa]

  Aberdeen Asset Management Plc (ADN) dropped 1.7 percent to 415.7 pence, the lowest price in six weeks. Bank of America Corp.�� Merrill Lynch unit cut its rating on Scotland�� largest money manager to underperform, similar to a sell recommendation, from neutral, saying the stock�� price is unjustified given slowing earnings growth.

Top 5 Net Payout Yield Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Gladstone Investment Corporation (GAIN)

Gladstone Investment Corporation specializes in buyouts and recapitalizations. It seeks to make debt and equity investments in small and mid-sized private businesses. The fund invests in junior subordinated loans, mezzanine debt, preferred stock, and warrants to purchase common stock of companies based in the the United States. It can also invest in senior secured loans and common stock. The fund prefers to invest between $3 million and $20 million. It invests individually as well as jointly with other buyout funds. The fund is treated as a business development company under the 1940 Act.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Monica Wolfe]

  Gladstone Investment Corporation (GAIN)

  Over the past week two corporate executives made buys into Gladstone Investment Corporation. COO Terry Brubaker made three different buys over the past week and CEO David Gladstone made one.

• [By Monica Gerson]

  Gladstone Investment (NASDAQ: GAIN) is projected to post its Q4 earnings at $0.17 per share on revenue of $8.90 million.

  First Horizon National (NYSE: FHN) is expected to report its Q2 earnings at $0.17 per share on revenue of $286.98 million.

Top 5 Net Payout Yield Stocks To Invest In Right Now: EMCORE Corporation(EMKR)

EMCORE Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides compound semiconductor-based products for the broadband, fiber optics, satellite, and solar power markets. The company operates in two segments, Fiber Optics and Photovoltaics. The Fiber Optics segment offers broadband products, including cable television, fiber-to-the-premises, satellite communication, video transport, and defense and homeland security products; and digital products comprising telecom optical, enterprise, laser/photodetector component, parallel optical transceiver and cable, and fiber channel transceiver products. This segment?s products enable information that is encoded on light signals to be transmitted, routed, and received in communication systems and networks. The Photovoltaics segment provides gallium arsenide (GaAs) multi-junction solar cells, covered interconnected cells, and solar panels for satellite applications; and concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) power systems for commercial and utility scale solar applications, as well as GaAs solar cells and integrated CPV components for use in other solar power concentrator systems. The company markets its products through its direct sales force, external sales representatives and distributors, and application engineers worldwide. EMCORE Corporation was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By CRWE]

  EMCORE Corporation (Nasdaq:EMKR), a leading provider of compound semiconductor-based components and subsystems for the fiber optic and solar power markets, reported that it is ramping production and shipping the Opticomm-EMCORE NEXTGEN OTP-1DVI2A1SU insert cards for the Optiva platform.