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5 Best Trucking Stocks To Invest In Right Now: eLong Inc.(LONG)
eLong, Inc. operates as an online travel service provider in the People?s Republic of China. The company provides its customers with travel information and the ability to book rooms, air tickets, vacation packages, and other travel related services utilizing call center and Web-based distribution technologies. It facilitates the customers to book rooms in approximately 10,000 hotels in 450 cities across China, and fulfills air ticket reservations in approximately 80 cities across China. In addition, the company offers the ability to book rooms at approximately 100,000 hotels outside of China; and provides the customers informative content relevant to hotel and air travel decisions, including tourist and event site destination information, hotel facility information, and photos. eLong markets its services through online marketing, traditional media advertising, co-marketing with established brands of other companies, and direct marketing. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People?s Republic of China. eLong, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Expedia Asia Pacific Limited.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Seth Jayson]
eLong (Nasdaq: LONG ) reported earnings on May 13. Here are the numbers you need to know.
The 10-second takeaway
For the quarter ended March 31 (Q1), eLong beat expectations on revenues and beat expectations on earnings per share.
5 Best Trucking Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Ascent Media Corporation(ASCMA)
Ascent Capital Group, Inc., through its subsidiary, Monitronics International, Inc., provides security alarm monitoring and related services to residential and business subscribers in the United States and Canada. The company is involved in monitoring signals arising from burglaries, fires, medical alerts, and other events, as well as provides customer service and technical support. It also provides central station monitoring services on a wholesale basis for other independent alarm companies that do not have the capability to monitor systems for their customers. In addition, Ascent Capital Group, Inc. offers a range of residential security services, including hands-free two-way voice communication with the monitoring center, cellular options, and an interactive service option, which allows the customer to control their security system using a computer or smart phone. The company markets its services through a network of authorized dealers. Ascent Capital Group, Inc. is ba sed in Greenwood Village, Colorado.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Ian Wyatt, Publisher & Chief Investment Strategist, Wyatt Investment Research]
Both of these stocks are overlooked, undervalued, and cash flow machines. The companies are Ascent Capital Group (ASCMA) and Covanta Holdings (CVA).
Top 5 Value Stocks To Buy Right Now: Texas Pacific Land Trust(TPL)
Texas Pacific Land Trust engages in the sale, lease, and management of land in the United States. It also retains oil and gas royalties, and involves in temporary cash investments. The company leases land to the ranching industry for grazing purposes. As of March 31, 2011, it owned surface rights in 949,355 acres of land in 20 counties in Texas; and 318 town lots in Loraine. The company also owned a 1/128 nonparticipating perpetual oil and gas royalty interest under 85,414 acres of land; and a 1/16 nonparticipating perpetual oil and gas royalty interest under 386,988 acres of land in the western part of Texas. Texas Pacific Land Trust was founded in 1888 and is based in Dallas, Texas.
5 Best Trucking Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Agria Corporation (GRO)
Agria Corporation, through its subsidiaries, operates as an agriculture company in China and internationally. Its China Seeds segment primarily engages in the research and development, production, and sale of seed products, including field corn seeds, edible corn seeds, and vegetable seeds. This segment markets its seed products to distributors, farmers, and other customers. The company�s International Seeds segment supplies commodity and proprietary forage seed products, such as grass seeds, seed treatment products, forage legumes, forage brassicas, herb seeds, pea seeds, and turf seeds; imports and wholesales liquid animal feeds based on sugar cane molasses; manufactures and supplies products for treating facial eczema in livestock; and supplies cereal seeds comprising feed wheat, milling wheat, malting barley, feed barley, maize, and proprietary cereals. Its AgriServices segment supplies agricultural products and services, including agri-chemicals, stockfeed, fencing p roducts, chemicals, fertilizers, pollination products, and frost protection products; and provides advice in relation to livestock genetics, stocking and animal evaluation, valuation, and selling and buying strategies, as well as offers insurance products consisting of farm, domestic, livestock, crop, and business insurance. This segment also operates a national rural real estate business; and engages in the design and installation of turnkey irrigation and pumping projects for arable, pastoral, and dairy platforms. Agria Corporation was incorporated in 2000 and is based in Beijing, the People�s Republic of China.
5 Best Trucking Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Sonomax Hearing Healthcare Inc. (SHH.V)
Sonomax Technologies Inc. engages in the development, commercialization, and sale of intra-ear technology for earphones, hearing protection, hearing enhancement, and other communication applications. Its SonoFit technology is a customized earpiece used in earphones, hearing protection devices, Bluetooth headsets, hearing aids, and other in-ear products by the consumer, industrial, military, and medical markets. The company offers SonoCustom, a pro-fit sound isolating earplug; SonoPass, a windows-based performance software; Sonomax solution that comprises earplug and its windows-based SonoPass software, which allow a technician to deliver hearing protection; SonoCOMM2, which is used for two-way communication; and SonoPCS500, a wideband dual micro-speaker for custom-fit earphones. Sonomax Technologies Inc. primarily sells its products in Canada, the United States, and Europe. The company was formerly known as Sonomax Hearing Healthcare Inc. and changed its name to Sonomax Te chnologies Inc. in March 2010. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.
5 Best Trucking Stocks To Invest In Right Now: VSB Bancorp Inc.(NY)
VSB Bancorp, Inc. operates as the holding company for Victory State Bank that provides commercial and retail banking services to individuals and businesses primarily in Staten Island, New York. It offers various deposit products, including non-interest bearing checking, money market, time deposit, statement savings, and negotiable order of withdrawal accounts. The company also provides various loan products, such as commercial business loans; commercial real estate loans; construction loans for one-to four-family residential properties, and multi-family residential and commercial use real estate properties; commercial mortgage loans; and unsecured commercial loans. The company serves its customers through its banking offices and its Web site, victorystatebank.com. As of December 31, 2010, it operated 5 banking offices in West Brighton, St. George, Dongan Hills, Rosebank, and Great Kills sections of Staten Island. The company was founded in 1997 and is based in Staten Islan d, New York.
5 Best Trucking Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Novellus Systems Inc.(NVLS)
Novellus Systems, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, sells, and supports equipment used in the fabrication of integrated circuits. The company operates in two segments, Semiconductor Group and Industrial Applications Group. The Semiconductor Group segment provides equipment used in wafer processing, advanced wafer-level packaging, and light-emitting diode (LED) manufacturing. Its deposition systems use chemical vapor deposition (CVD), physical vapor deposition (PVD), and electrochemical deposition (ECD) processes to form transistor, capacitor, and interconnect layers in an integrated circuit; and High-Density Plasma CVD (HDP-CVD) and Plasma-Enhanced CVD (PECVD) systems employ chemical plasma to deposit dielectric material within the gaps formed by the etching of aluminum, or as a blanket film that can be etched with patterns for depositing conductive materials into the etched dielectric. This segment?s CVD Tungsten systems are used to deposit co nductive contacts between transistors and interconnects; PVD systems are used to deposit conductive aluminum and copper metal layers by sputtering metal atoms; and Electrofil ECD systems are used for depositing copper to form the conductive wiring on integrated circuits using copper interconnects. The Industrial Applications Group segment provides grinding, lapping, and polishing equipment for fine-surface optimization. It offers products for use in the semiconductor and LED manufacturing, automotive, aerospace, medical, green energy, and glass and ceramics industries, as well as manufacturers of products, such as pumps, transmissions, compressors, and bearings. The company markets its products through direct sales force and manufacturer?s representatives primarily in Europe, the United States, Korea, Japan, China, Taiwan, and southeast Asia. Novellus Systems, Inc. was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.
5 Best Trucking Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Willis Group Holdings Limited(WSH)
Willis Group Holdings Public Limited Company provides a range of insurance brokerage, reinsurance, and risk management consulting services to its clients worldwide. The company offers various insurance brokerage services, including property damage, offshore construction, liability, and control of well and pollution insurance to the energy industry; and marine insurance and reinsurance brokerage services consisting of hull, cargo, and general marine liabilities. It also provides its services to aerospace clients, including aircraft manufacturers, air cargo handlers and shippers, airport managers, and other general aviation companies; and advisory services comprising claims recovery, contract and leasing risk management, market information, and safety services. In addition, the company offers risk management advice and brokerage services to the construction industry; brokerage for directors' and officers' insurance, as well as professional indemnity insurance for corporation s and professional firms; and specialist risk management and insurance services to fine art, diamond, and jewelry businesses, and operators of armored cars. Further, it provides special contingencies packages; services for horse racing and breeding industry, and agriculture/crop sector; and advice to companies involved in the insurance and reinsurance industry on capital markets products. Additionally, the company offers health, welfare, and human resources consulting and brokerage services to small, medium, and large corporations, as well as the employee benefits practice. It serves clients located in approximately 190 countries, including multinational and middle-market companies operating in various industries, as well as public institutions and individual clients. The company was formerly known as Willis Group Holdings Limited and changed its name to Willis Group Holdings Public Limited Company in January 2010. The company was founded in 1828 and is headquartered in Lond on, the United Kingdom.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Jonas Elmerraji]
$11 billion UK insurer Willis Group Holdings (WSH) is another uptrending channel. The big difference with Willis is that this name is actually at its trendline support level this week. Better still, shares are bouncing higher -- and it makes sense to buy the bounce here.
Buying off a support bounce makes sense for two big reasons: It's the spot where shares have the furthest to move up before they hit resistance, and it's the spot where the risk is the least (because shares have the least room to move lower before you know you're wrong). Remember, all trend lines do eventually break, but by actually waiting for the bounce to happen first, you're ensuring WSH can actually still catch a bid along that line.
The 50-day moving average has been a good proxy for support on the way up, so it's a solid place to put a protective stop if you decide to be a buyer at this point.
- [By Marc Bastow]
Insurance brokerage and risk management consultant Willis Group (WSH) raised its quarterly dividend 7.1% to 30 cents per share, payable April 15 to shareholders of record as of March 31.
WSH Dividend Yield: 2.89%
5 Best Trucking Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Trafford Resources Ltd(TRF.AX)
Trafford Resources Limited engages in the mineral exploration activities in Australia. It primarily explores for iron oxide, copper, gold, silver, lead, zinc, and uranium deposits. The company primarily holds interests in the Wilcherry Hill project covering 976 square kilometers located in South Australia; and the Lynas Find project consisting of 10 granted prospecting licenses covering approximately 792 hectares located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Trafford Resources Limited is based in West Perth, Australia.
5 Best Trucking Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Intertek Group(ITRK.L)
Intertek Group plc provides quality and safety solutions for a range of industries worldwide. The company operates through five divisions: Commodities, Industry & Assurance, Consumer Goods, Commercial & Electrical, and Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals. The Commodities division provides independent cargo inspection, analytical assessment, and calibration and related research and technical services to the petroleum, mining, minerals, and biofuels industries. This division also provides services to governments and regulatory bodies to support trade activities that enable the flow of goods across borders. The Industry & Assurance division offers a range of services, including asset integrity management, engineering, inspection, auditing, certification, consulting, training, staffing, and testing services. This division serves a range of industries, including oil, gas, petrochemical, power, renewable energy, and civil and infrastructure, as well as provides services to customers in the food and agricultural sectors. The Consumer Goods division provides testing, inspection, auditing, advisory, quality assurance, and hazardous substance testing services to the textiles, toys, footwear, hardlines, and retail industries. The Commercial & Electrical division provides safety, performance and quality testing, and certification services to manufacturers in home appliances, consumer electronics, lighting, medical, building, industrial and heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration, information communication and technology, renewable energy, and automotive industries. The Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals division provides measurement and consulting services that support business processes, including new drug development, development of new materials, polymers composites, and packaging. This segment serves clients in aerospace, automotive, and pharmaceuticals industries. Intertek Group plc was founded in 1885 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.
5 Best Trucking Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Trillium North Minerals Ltd (TNM.V)
Trillium North Minerals Ltd. engages in the acquisition and exploration of mineral properties in Canada. The company primarily explores for gold, copper, zinc, silver, platinum group metals, and nickel ores. It holds interest in various properties primarily located in Ontario. Trillium North Minerals Ltd. is based in Toronto, Canada.
5 Best Trucking Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Novik Inc(NVK.V)
Novik inc. engages in the design, manufacture, and marketing of polymer exterior covering and roofing products, and various exterior structural and decorative products for the residential and commercial construction, and home improvement industry. It offers polymer roof tiles, polymer sidings, gable vents, mounting blocks, columns, decorative exterior shutters, and roof vents. The company sells its products through its sales team and agents to distributors who, in turn, resell them to contractors and retailers, as well as sells directly to superstores. It serves customers located in Canada, the United States, Mexico, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific. The company was founded in 1995 and is based in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada.
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