Top 10 Value Stocks To Buy For 2019

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Don't write the obituary for value investing just yet.

The investing style remains deeply unpopular, having lagged the performance of growth stocks for years. But that doesn't mean it should be overlooked, according to a white paper by O'Shaughnessy Asset Management.

Value stocks are shares of companies that are cheaper than their peers relative to earnings or other metrics. Value investors buy them, anticipating they will make up the gap. But for years, they have lagged behind the broader market as well as growth stocks, which are shares of companies whose earnings are expected to grow at an above-average rate.

Top 10 Value Stocks To Buy For 2019: Penske Automotive Group, Inc.(PAG)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Rich Smith]

  The three car dealers SunTrust reviewed this morning are Asbury Automotive Group (NYSE:ABG), AutoNation (NYSE:AN), and Penske Automotive Group (NYSE:PAG).

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. lessened its position in shares of Penske Automotive Group, Inc. (NYSE:PAG) by 13.3% during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 24,679 shares of the company’s stock after selling 3,780 shares during the quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Penske Automotive Group were worth $1,156,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

• [By John Rosevear]

  Daimler said that two companies that operate fleets of big trucks have signed up to participate in the pilot program for the two new electric trucks being developed by its Freightliner brand:

  Penske Truck Leasing is a corporate sibling of Penske Automotive Group (NYSE:PAG) that leases and maintains over 240,000 trucks around the world. NFI Industries is a full-service logistics company, a freight hauler that operates a fleet of over 4,000 tractors and 8,700 trailers.

  Daimler said that it will supply Penske and NFI with a test fleet of 30 prototype electric trucks before the end of the year. The two companies will evaluate the new Freightliners, working closely with Freightliner engineers to provide detailed feedback to help the company refine the trucks' designs.

Top 10 Value Stocks To Buy For 2019: WSFS Financial Corporation(WSFS)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Boenning Scattergood reaffirmed their buy rating on shares of WSFS Financial (NASDAQ:WSFS) in a report published on Thursday morning.

  “ECPG reported $1.33 in adjusted 2Q18 EPS, the top end of the pre-announced range (7/16). There were moving pieces, including an $18M valuation reversal, $7M of derivative MTM loss Cabot transaction hedges, and a discretionary marketing/mailing initiative (undisclosed amount). Thus, a lot of noise, but the underlying trends continue to move in the right direction, and ECPG continues to execute well. With its locked- in flow arrangements and leading positions in the US/UK markets where supply continues to increase, the company should be well positioned to continue to grow earnings. We continue to like the story and recommend investors take advantage of the fact that the stock is down ~20% since 3/31 as the fundamentals remain on track.”,” the firm’s analyst wrote.

• [By Shane Hupp]

  WSFS Financial Co. (NASDAQ:WSFS) has earned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the nine ratings firms that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 12-month price objective among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $59.20.

• [By Max Byerly]

  News stories about WSFS Financial (NASDAQ:WSFS) have been trending somewhat positive recently, according to Accern. The research group ranks the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than twenty million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. WSFS Financial earned a media sentiment score of 0.18 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned news headlines about the bank an impact score of 47.7493461022814 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company’s share price in the next several days.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Shares of WSFS Financial Co. (NASDAQ:WSFS) have received a consensus rating of “Buy” from the eight research firms that are covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price target among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $58.20.

Top 10 Value Stocks To Buy For 2019: Permian Basin Royalty Trust(PBT)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Max Byerly]

  Primalbase Token (CURRENCY:PBT) traded down 2.5% against the US dollar during the 1 day period ending at 23:00 PM Eastern on May 26th. Primalbase Token has a total market cap of $1.90 million and $282,320.00 worth of Primalbase Token was traded on exchanges in the last day. One Primalbase Token token can now be bought for about $1,516.30 or 0.20760100 BTC on popular exchanges including Tidex and Waves Decentralized Exchange. During the last week, Primalbase Token has traded down 30.5% against the US dollar.

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Primalbase Token (CURRENCY:PBT) traded up 8.5% against the dollar during the twenty-four hour period ending at 17:00 PM E.T. on September 4th. Primalbase Token has a market capitalization of $5.13 million and $2,945.00 worth of Primalbase Token was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. One Primalbase Token token can now be bought for about $4,100.42 or 0.55692938 BTC on major cryptocurrency exchanges including Waves Decentralized Exchange and Tidex. Over the last seven days, Primalbase Token has traded up 6.6% against the dollar.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Primalbase Token (CURRENCY:PBT) traded up 0% against the U.S. dollar during the 24-hour period ending at 9:00 AM Eastern on May 13th. In the last week, Primalbase Token has traded down 12.7% against the U.S. dollar. One Primalbase Token token can currently be purchased for about $2,575.27 or 0.30100000 BTC on major exchanges including Waves Decentralized Exchange and Tidex. Primalbase Token has a total market capitalization of $3.22 million and approximately $872,784.00 worth of Primalbase Token was traded on exchanges in the last day.

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Media stories about Permian Basin Royalty Trust (NYSE:PBT) have been trending somewhat positive this week, Accern reports. The research group identifies positive and negative news coverage by reviewing more than 20 million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Permian Basin Royalty Trust earned a daily sentiment score of 0.17 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned media coverage about the oil and gas producer an impact score of 46.225040116545 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock’s share price in the immediate future.

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Primalbase Token (CURRENCY:PBT) traded 27.1% higher against the U.S. dollar during the one day period ending at 22:00 PM Eastern on February 18th. Primalbase Token has a market cap of $3.65 million and $12,179.00 worth of Primalbase Token was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. In the last seven days, Primalbase Token has traded 35.9% higher against the U.S. dollar. One Primalbase Token token can now be purchased for $2,917.24 or 0.74484977 BTC on cryptocurrency exchanges including Tidex and Waves Decentralized Exchange.

Top 10 Value Stocks To Buy For 2019: Sportsman's Warehouse Holdings, Inc.(SPWH)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Rich Smith]

  Sportsman's Warehouse Holdings (NASDAQ:SPWH) reported earnings for its fiscal Q2 2018 this morning, and it seems investors liked what they had to say. Shares of the Midvale, Utah-based retailer of outdoor products are up 8.9% as of 2 p.m. EDT on news that it beat analyst earnings estimates last quarter.

• [By Logan Wallace]

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

  Get Sportsman's Warehouse alerts: William Blair Analysts Boost Earnings Estimates for Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings Inc (SPWH) (americanbankingnews.com) DA Davidson Analysts Lower Earnings Estimates for Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings Inc (SPWH) (americanbankingnews.com) Sportsman’s Warehouse rallies after earnings (seekingalpha.com) Edited Transcript of SPWH earnings conference call or presentation 24-May-18 12:30pm GMT (finance.yahoo.com) Sportsman’s (SPWH) CEO Jon Barker on Q1 2018 Results – Earnings Call Transcript (seekingalpha.com)

  SPWH has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. ValuEngine raised shares of Sportsman’s Warehouse from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, April 27th. DA Davidson reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Sportsman’s Warehouse in a research report on Wednesday, May 16th. Zacks Investment Research raised shares of Sportsman’s Warehouse from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 19th. Finally, Robert W. Baird reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $5.00 price objective on shares of Sportsman’s Warehouse in a research report on Thursday, March 15th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. The stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $5.50.

• [By Max Byerly]

  Sportsman’s Warehouse (NASDAQ: SPWH) and Dicks Sporting Goods (NYSE:DKS) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.

• [By Paul Ausick]

  Sportsman’s Warehouse Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: SPWH) reported first-quarter 2018 results before markets opened Thursday. The sporting goods retailer posted a 14.8% year-over-year rise in revenues to $180.1 million and a jump of 17.5% in same-store sales.

Top 10 Value Stocks To Buy For 2019: Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.(FDP)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Dean Investment Associates LLC raised its stake in Fresh Del Monte Produce (NYSE:FDP) by 17.9% during the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 94,185 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 14,270 shares during the quarter. Dean Investment Associates LLC’s holdings in Fresh Del Monte Produce were worth $4,261,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Fresh Del Monte Produce (NYSE: FDP) and Limoneira (NASDAQ:LMNR) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and analyst recommendations.

• [By Logan Wallace]

  Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc (NYSE:FDP) fell 17.1% during trading on Tuesday following a weaker than expected earnings announcement. The company traded as low as $28.61 and last traded at $29.21. 1,113,690 shares changed hands during trading, an increase of 487% from the average session volume of 189,794 shares. The stock had previously closed at $35.22.

• [By Motley Fool Transcribers]

  Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc  (NYSE:FDP)Q4 2018 Earnings Conference CallFeb. 19, 2019, 11:00 a.m. ET

  Contents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks:

  Operator

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Alico (NASDAQ: ALCO) and Fresh Del Monte Produce (NYSE:FDP) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk and institutional ownership.

Top 10 Value Stocks To Buy For 2019: ITUS Corporation(ITUS)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  ITUS Corp (NASDAQ:ITUS) CEO Amit Kumar bought 4,480 shares of ITUS stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 12th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $3.99 per share, for a total transaction of $17,875.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 128,888 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $514,263.12. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink.

Top 10 Value Stocks To Buy For 2019: Old Second Bancorp Inc.(OSBC)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Logan Wallace]

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• [By Ethan Ryder]

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Top 10 Value Stocks To Buy For 2019: Cray Inc(CRAY)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Cray (NASDAQ: CRAY) and One Stop Systems (NASDAQ:OSS) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and profitability.

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Fmr LLC boosted its position in Cray Inc. (NASDAQ:CRAY) by 1.0% in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 789,269 shares of the technology company’s stock after acquiring an additional 7,860 shares during the quarter. Fmr LLC’s holdings in Cray were worth $19,416,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

• [By Stephan Byrd]

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• [By Motley Fool Staff]

  Gardner: There's a lot of biotech and some computer companies. We once visited the Cray Corporation (NASDAQ:CRAY), which was one of the early supercomputer companies. Seymour Cray was one of the pioneers of supercomputing. If you look up Cray Computers, they were the supercomputers back in the 80s, when computers were a lot bigger than they are today, and probably slower, but they were super back then. Anyway, that was a Minneapolis company I once visited. Our dad used to take us, occasionally, on trips. We'd just drop by corporate headquarters and talk to an investor relations person. That was one of the times I did that. It wasn't like I did it dozens of times. We did maybe five or six times. But I'll always remember Cray Computer.

Top 10 Value Stocks To Buy For 2019: American Express Company(AXP)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Paul Ausick]

  American Express Co. (NYSE: AXP) traded up 1.28% at $98.21. The stock’s 52-week range is $83.33 to $103.24. Volume was about 20% below the daily average of around 3.6 million shares. The company had no specific news.

• [By JJ Kinahan]

  Earnings season continues after the close today as American Express Company (NYSE: AXP) reports.

  A general sense of “risk-off” sentiment helped extend this week’s rally Tuesday as nearly every sector gained ground. Relief over a calming geopolitical picture and generally healthy earnings news combined to lift the major indices to their highest levels in about a month.

• [By Elizabeth Aldrich]

  Mastercard Inc. (NYSE: MA), Discover Financial Services (NYSE: DFS), American Express (NYSE: AXP), and Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) all announced that they would stop requiring credit card signatures by April of 2018. Some issuers are dropping the requirement for all purchases made in the U.S. or North America, while American Express is dropping the signature requirement worldwide.

• [By Lee Jackson]

  This stock has bounced back nicely from the intense selling early this year and offers good upside. American Express Co. (NYSE: AXP) provides charge and credit payment card products and travel-related services to consumers and businesses worldwide.

• [By Dan Caplinger]

  Technology has changed every facet of daily living, and the financial industry has seen some of the biggest transformations as a result of technological advances. PayPal Holdings (NASDAQ:PYPL) originally started out as a simple way to help online marketplace customers pay for the purchases they made, but it has since evolved into a massive player in facilitating electronic payments and mobile transactions. Meanwhile, established players like American Express (NYSE:AXP) have had to scurry to find ways to preserve their competitive advantages after decades of dominance.

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Investors sold shares of American Express (NYSE:AXP) on strength during trading hours on Thursday. $32.46 million flowed into the stock on the tick-up and $96.16 million flowed out of the stock on the tick-down, for a money net flow of $63.70 million out of the stock. Of all companies tracked, American Express had the 5th highest net out-flow for the day. American Express traded up $0.63 for the day and closed at $101.22

Top 10 Value Stocks To Buy For 2019: OncoCyte Corporation(OCX)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Money Morning Staff Reports]

  Just look at last week's big winner, OncoCyte Corp. (NYSE: OCX). The stock surged nearly 160% in less than a week, and it still trades for just $4.98 a share.

• [By Lisa Levin] Gainers Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDGL) shares surged 144.96 percent to close at $265.61 on Thursday in reaction to an encouraging Phase 2 clinical trial update. The clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company said its liver-directed, thyroid hormone receptor called MGL-3196 showed a statistical significance in the primary endpoint of lowering liver fat at 12 weeks and also 36 weeks. Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: VKTX) shares rose 101.01 percent to close at $9.99 on Thursday after falling 4.42 percent on Wednesday. Akers Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKER) jumped 45.58 percent to close at $0.474. The developer of rapid health information technologies said Wednesday afternoon it was granted a 180-day extension from the Nasdaq Stock Market to meet the requirement of a minimum $1.00 per share closing bid price for 10 straight days. Kitov Pharma Ltd (NASDAQ: KTOV) gained 40.93 percent to close at $3.03 after the FDA approved Kitov's Consensi for the treatment of osteoarthritis pain and hypertension. China Customer Relations Centers, Inc. (NASDAQ: CCRC) rose 28.21 percent to close at $19.86. J.Jill, Inc. (NYSE: JILL) climbed 26.45 percent to close at $7.84 after the company posted upbeat quarterly earnings. Curis, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRIS) shares climbed 21.93 percent to close at $2.78 in reaction to an encouraging FDA update. The biotechnology company that focuses on therapies for the treatment of cancer said the FDA granted a Fast Track designation for fimepinostat (CUDC-907) in patients with relapsed or refractory. Boxlight Corporation (NASDAQ: BOXL) gained 21.23 percent to close at $7.48. Kirkland's, Inc. (NASDAQ: KIRK) rose 16.21 percent to close at $12.83 after reporting upbeat Q1 results. The Brink's Company (NYSE: BCO) jumped 16.2 percent to close at $79.25 as the company announced plans to acquire Dunbar Armored for $520 million in cash. Applied Optoelectronics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAOI) rose 15.14 percent to c
• [By Lisa Levin]

   

  Losers Heat Biologics, Inc. (NASDAQ: HTBX) shares tumbled 48.59 percent to close at $1.275 on Thursday after the company priced its $18,000,000 public offering. InVivo Therapeutics Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: NVIV) fell 38.77 percent to close at $8.26 on Thursday. Check-Cap Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHEK) shares tumbled 27.43 percent to close at $8.81. Achaogen, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAO) dropped 24.76 percent to close at $11.06 in reaction to a disappointing update from an FDA AdCom panel. The FDA panel voted favorably for the company's Plazcomicin for treatment of adults with complicated urinary tract infections, but also voted against the therapy to be used as a treatment for bloodstream infections. Anika Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANIK) shares declined 24.68 percent to close at $34.80 after the company posted downbeat quarterly results. LSC Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: LKSD) shares fell 24.22 percent to close at $12.64 following wider-than-expected Q1 loss. Cardinal Health, Inc. (NYSE: CAH) fell 21.42 percent to close at $50.80 following downbeat quarterly profit. Horizon Global Corporation (NYSE: HZN) dropped 20.42 percent to close at $6.00 following downbeat quarterly earnings. Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. (NYSE: HOS) slipped 20.11 percent to close at $2.90 following wider-than-expected Q1 loss. Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ESPR) fell 19.28 percent to close at $36.93. Esperion Therapeutics stock lost roughly a third of its value Wednesday after the company reported mixed Phase III results for its leading drug candidate, bempedoic acid. JP Morgan downgraded Esperion Therapeutics from Neutral to Underweight. Laredo Petroleum, Inc. (NYSE: LPI) declined 17.77 percent to close at $8.98 after the company reported weaker-than-expected Q1 earnings. The Habit Restaurants, Inc. (NASDAQ: HABT) dipped 16.1 percent to close at $8.60 after the company reported downbeat quarterly results. Arcadia Biosciences, Inc. (N
• [By Jon C. Ogg]

  OncoCyte Corp. (NYSE: OCX) was started as Overweight with a $6 price target (versus a $3.84 close) at Piper Jaffray. It has a 52-week range of $1.10 to $6.92 and a market cap of only $191 million.