Hot High Tech Stocks For 2019

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MuleSoft (NYSE:MULE) stock gained 42.4% in March, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence .

Data source: MULE data by YCharts.

Salesforce (NYSE:CRM) announced on March 20 that it had signed a deal to acquire MuleSoft, valuing the company at $6.5 billion and roughly 10.4 times its expected sales this year. MuleSoft's technology for pulling data from different cloud sources will be used to power the Salesforce Integration Cloud. 

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So what

MuleSoft and Salesforce began discussing a potential merger on Feb. 10. By early March, Salesforce had tendered an initial offer. The customer-relationship-management software giant then came back with a larger offer a few days later, landing at the final $6.5 billion figure that was announced on March 20. That closing price represented a 36% premium compared to MuleSoft's valuation prior to the announcement.

Hot High Tech Stocks For 2019: Allstate Corporation (ALL)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Allstate (NYSE:ALL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 1st. The insurance provider reported $1.90 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.45 by $0.45. Allstate had a net margin of 9.06% and a return on equity of 15.21%. The firm had revenue of $8.46 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.53 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.38 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 5.5% on a year-over-year basis. equities analysts forecast that Allstate Corp will post 9.42 EPS for the current year.

• [By Shane Hupp]

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• [By Shane Hupp]

  Allion (CURRENCY:ALL) traded up 4.4% against the US dollar during the 24 hour period ending at 8:00 AM Eastern on May 29th. One Allion coin can currently be purchased for $0.0143 or 0.00000193 BTC on popular exchanges including YoBit, Cryptopia and CoinExchange. Allion has a total market cap of $88,618.00 and $1,993.00 worth of Allion was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. During the last week, Allion has traded down 4.3% against the US dollar.

• [By Garrett Baldwin]

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  Stocks to Watch Today: DIS, TMUS, BP, S Shares of Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) will lead a busy day of earnings reports. Wall Street is expecting a small decline in revenue for the first quarter. Disney is still in the process of absorbing most of Fox's assets from a deal last June. In addition, Disney will be launching its streaming service, Disney+, and investors will be looking for updates on the project. In deal news, T-Mobile U.S. Inc. (NYSE: TMUS) is looking to sweeten an offer to regulators to ensure a merger with rival Sprint Corp. (NYSE: S). The telecom giant told the U.S. Federal Communications Commission that it would freeze the prices of many plans if it receives approval for a deal. T-Mobile has offered $26 billion to buy Sprint. Shares of BP Plc. (NYSE: BP) rallied more than 3.7% after the global energy giant topped 2018 earnings expectations. The firm's big bets on shale developments have paid off. Profitability more than doubled over the previous year, while production topped out at 3.7 million barrels per day. Look for earnings reports from Allstate Corp. (NYSE: ALL), Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (NYSE: APC), Archer Daniels Midland Co. (NYSE: ADM), Becton, Dickenson & Co. (NYSE: BDX), BP Plc. (NYSE: BP), Chubb Ltd. (NYSE: CB), Digital Realty Trust (NYSE: DLR), Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE: EMR), Estee Lauder Co. Inc. (NYSE: EL), Lazard Ltd. (NYSE: LAZ), Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE: PBI), Plains All American Pipeline LP (NYSE: PAA), Ralph Lauren Corp. (NYSE: RL), Snap Inc. (NYSE: SNAP), and Tableau Software Inc. (NASDAQ: DATA).

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• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Uncommon Cents Investing LLC lessened its stake in Allstate Corp (NYSE:ALL) by 2.1% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 37,170 shares of the insurance provider’s stock after selling 790 shares during the period. Allstate accounts for about 2.3% of Uncommon Cents Investing LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 16th biggest position. Uncommon Cents Investing LLC’s holdings in Allstate were worth $3,669,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Zurich Insurance Group Ltd FI lessened its position in shares of Allstate Corp (NYSE:ALL) by 22.5% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 57,833 shares of the insurance provider’s stock after selling 16,753 shares during the period. Zurich Insurance Group Ltd FI’s holdings in Allstate were worth $5,278,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Hot High Tech Stocks For 2019: Sonoco Products Company(SON)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Douglas Lane & Associates LLC purchased a new position in shares of Sonoco Products Co (NYSE:SON) during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 4,354 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $242,000.

• [By Logan Wallace]

  Wolverine Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in Sonoco Products Co (NYSE:SON) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 14,000 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $735,000.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

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• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Packaging Co. of America (NYSE: PKG) and Sonoco (NYSE:SON) are both industrial products companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and valuation.

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• [By Reuben Gregg Brewer]

  The retail apocalypse is a huge deal for brick-and-mortar stores, even if the pain doesn't turn out to be as bad as some hyperbolic market watchers suggest. The main issue, of course, is the growing importance of online sales. But what if you could find a company that wasn't as prohibitively expensive as many tech stocks and was set to benefit from e-commerce growth? That would be little-known Sonoco Products Company (NYSE:SON). Here's what you need to know about this 2.9%-yielding industrial stock.

Hot High Tech Stocks For 2019: Lockheed Martin Corporation(LMT)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Lou Whiteman]

  Sciple: That will be our first look at how any of these companies was affected by the shutdown. We had a lot of defense contractors reporting earnings in this past week. Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT), General Dynamics (NYSE:GD), Raytheon (NYSE:RTN), Northrop (NYSE:NOC). Of course, those numbers are not embracing a significant chunk of the government shutdown. However, they did give relatively muted guidance looking out into next year. Can you talk about that a little bit? 

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• [By Lou Whiteman]

  A version of Lockheed Martin's (NYSE:LMT) high-tech Aegis weapon system upgraded for ballistic missile defense (BMD) provided the computing power and radars used in the test, while a Raytheon-built (NYSE:RTN) SM-3 interceptor was fired at the target.

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  Boeing's guidance on cash flow was important given that aerospace and defense giant Lockheed Martin Corp. (LMT) expects "negative cash from operations in the second quarter" and did not raise its cash flow guidance, which sent the stock tumbling by more than 6% Tuesday. 

Hot High Tech Stocks For 2019: Towne Bank(TOWN)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  John W. Rosenthal Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of TowneBank (NASDAQ:TOWN) by 10.0% in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 110,000 shares of the bank’s stock after buying an additional 10,000 shares during the quarter. TowneBank comprises approximately 2.5% of John W. Rosenthal Capital Management Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 16th largest holding. John W. Rosenthal Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in TowneBank were worth $3,146,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

• [By Max Byerly]

  TowneBank (NASDAQ:TOWN) had its hold rating reissued by analysts at Brean Capital.

  KeyCorp started coverage on shares of Waste Connections (NYSE:WCN). The firm issued an overweight rating on the stock.

• [By Max Byerly]

  TowneBank (NASDAQ:TOWN) is scheduled to announce its earnings results before the market opens on Wednesday, July 25th. Analysts expect TowneBank to post earnings of $0.50 per share for the quarter.

Hot High Tech Stocks For 2019: Amgen Inc.(AMGN)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Chris Lange]

  Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ: AMGN) saw its short interest fall to 9.62 million shares from the previous level of 9.79 million. Shares were last seen at $178.26, in a 52-week trading range of $153.56 to $201.23.

• [By Chris Lange]

  Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ: AMGN) saw its short interest fall to 10.24 million shares from the previous level of 10.63 million. Shares were last seen trading at $206.00, in a 52-week trading range of $163.31 to $210.19.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Wayne Hummer Investments L.L.C. trimmed its position in shares of Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) by 11.6% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 2,311 shares of the medical research company’s stock after selling 303 shares during the period. Wayne Hummer Investments L.L.C.’s holdings in Amgen were worth $394,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

• [By Logan Wallace]

  Eqis Capital Management Inc. grew its position in Amgen, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMGN) by 3.3% in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 42,769 shares of the medical research company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,361 shares during the period. Amgen accounts for approximately 0.5% of Eqis Capital Management Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 23rd biggest position. Eqis Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in Amgen were worth $7,895,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

• [By ]

  Amgen (Nasdaq: AMGN) -- Amgen is a leading global biotech developer with a diverse product portfolio and promising development pipeline. The company has special expertise in cancer research and renal failure (kidney disease) treatments. Its biggest blockbuster is the anti-inflammatory drug Enbrel, used primarily for rheumatoid arthritis, which is in the top-five worldwide with annual sales of nearly $8 billion.

• [By Chris Lange]

  Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ: AMGN) is waiting for the FDA to review its Biologics License Application (BLA) for Aimovig (erenumab) for the prevention of migraine in patients experiencing four or more migraine days per month. The FDA has set a PDUFA date for May 17.