LONDON --�Shares in real-estate investment trust (REIT)�Land Securities Group� (LSE: LAND ) �have gradually edged higher over the past year, striking their highest since summer 2011 above 863 pence in the process. And I believe that the stock has the legs to punch further solid gains as its development pipeline rumbles promisingly forwards, propping up its reputation as a lucrative dividend bet.
Earnings rebound expected from this year
Land Securities announced in January's interims that it signed 5.8 million pounds worth of new lettings in London since the beginning of the third quarter, with an additional 8.6 million pounds being dealt with by solicitors. It inked 5 million pounds of new lettings in its Retail portfolio, with a further 1.4 million pounds in solicitors' hands. The firm has also started work on its Kings Gate and Zig Zag Building assets in the capital, due to open in 2015.
City analysts expect earnings per share to drop 8% in the year ending March 2013, to 36 pence, results for which are due on 15 May. However, these are expected to bounce back over the medium term -- an 8% rise for 2014, to 38 pence, is expected to be followed by a 9% increase the following year to 42 pence.
Top Valued Companies For 2015: iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)
iShares Dow Jones U.S. Aerospace & Defense Index Fund (the Fund) seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Select Aerospace & Defense Index (the Index). The Index measures the performance of the aerospace and defense sector of the United States equity market. Aerospace companies include manufacturers, assemblers and distributors of aircraft and aircraft parts. Defense companies include producers of components and equipment for the defense industry, such as military aircraft, radar equipment and weapons.
The Fund will concentrate its investments in a particular industry or group of industries to approximately the same extent as the Index is so concentrated. Since all of the securities included in the Index are issued by companies in the aerospace and defense sector, the Fund will be concentrated in the aerospace and defense industry. The Fund�� investment advisor is Barclays Global Fund Advisors.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Mark Salzinger]
This industry's two largest ETFs��Shares Aerospace and Defense (ITA) and PowerShares Aerospace and Defense (PPA)��ained more than 50% last year.
Best Promising Stocks To Own For 2014: Pacira Pharmaceuticals Inc.(PCRX)
Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company, engages in the development, commercialization, and manufacture of pharmaceutical products for use in hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers. The company develops pharmaceutical products based on its proprietary DepoFoam drug delivery technology. Its product portfolio includes EXPAREL, a long-acting non-opioid postsurgical analgesic for postsurgical pain management; DepoCyt for the treatment of lymphomatous meningitis, a cancer of the immune system; DepoDur for controlling post operative pain; DepoNSAID, which is in preclinical trials for the relief of acute pain; and DepoMethotrexate that is in preclinical trials for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis oncology. The company was formerly known as Pacira, Inc. and changed its name to Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in October 2010. Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By STOCKPICKR]
Pacira Pharmaceuticals (PCRX) is an emerging specialty pharmaceutical company engaged in development, commercialization and manufacture of proprietary pharmaceutical products for use in hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers. This stock closed up 12.5% at $55.93 in Monday's trading session.
Monday's Volume: 944,000
Three-Month Average Volume: 517,152
Volume % Change: 80%
From a technical perspective, PCRX exploded higher here back above its 50-day moving average of $52.50 with above-average volume. This stock recently formed a double bottom chart pattern at $46.55 to $47.21. Since forming that bottom, shares of PCRX have started to rip higher and move within range of triggering a major breakout trade. That trade will hit if PCRX manages to take out Monday's intraday high of $56 to its 52-week high at $56.94 with high volume.
Traders should now look for long-biased trades in PCRX as long as it's trending above its 50-day at $52.20 and then once it sustains a move or close above those breakout levels with volume that's near or above 517,152 shares. If that breakout hits soon, then PCRX will set up to enter new 52-week-high territory, which is bullish technical price action. Some possible upside targets off that breakout are $60 to $63.
A.M. Castel
A.M. Castel (CAS) is a specialty metals and plastics distribution company. Its core products include nickel alloys, aluminum, stainless steel and carbon in various forms, such as plate, bars, tubing and coil. This stock closed up 9% at $14.88 in Monday's trading session.
Monday's Volume: 487,000
Three-Month Average Volume: 156,083
Volume % Change: 204%
From a technical perspective, CAS gapped sharply higher here back above its 50-day moving average of $14.27 and into breakout territory above some near-term overhead resistance at $14.37 with strong upside volume. This move pushed shares of CAS out of its downtre
- [By Jake L'Ecuyer]
Leading and Lagging Sectors
Monday morning, the healthcare sector proved to be a source of strength for the market. Leading the sector was strength from Nordion (NYSE: NDZ) and Pacira Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: PCRX). Utilities sector rose by just 0.19 percent in the US market today.
Best Promising Stocks To Own For 2014: Steel Dynamics Inc.(STLD)
Steel Dynamics, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of steel products in the United States and internationally. The company operates in three segments: Steel Operations, Metals Recycling and Ferrous Resources Operations, and Steel Fabrication Operations. The Steel Operations segment provides a range of sheet steel products, including hot rolled, cold rolled, and coated steel products; structural steel beams, pilings, and rails; special bar quality and merchant bar quality rounds and round-cornered squares; billets and merchant steel products comprising angles, plain rounds, flats, and channels; and merchant beams and specialty structural steel sections. This segment offers its products for automotive, agriculture, energy, construction, commercial, transportation, and industrial machinery markets. The Metals Recycling and Ferrous Resources Operations segment purchases, processes, and resells ferrous products, such as heavy melting steel , busheling, bundled scrap, shredded scrap, steel turnings, and cast iron products; and processes nonferrous products consisting of aluminum, brass, copper, stainless steel, and other nonferrous metals for use in foundry, mill refining, and smelting applications. It also provides liquid pig iron and hot briquetted iron; and iron nugget products. The Steel Fabrication Operations segment fabricates steel building components, which include steel joists, trusses, girders, and decking products for the non-residential construction industry. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Tim Biggam]
Nucor Corporation (NYSE: NUE) was up 2.2 percent at $55.10, United States Steel Corporation (NYSE: NUE) was higher by 2.8 percent at $39.18, and Steel Dynamics, Inc. (NASDAQ: STLD) rose three percent at $23.90.
- [By kcpl]
Steelmaker and metal recycler Steel Dynamics (STLD) released fantastic results for the second quarter. The company came up with strong results, posting good improvements in profit and the top line. This tremendous growth came as a result of a sharp growth in all its segments.
- [By Ben Levisohn]
Analysts tend to group steel makers into two groups–AK Steel (AKS) and US Steel (X), who are more reliant on higher steel prices, and Steel Dynamics (STLD) and Nucor (NUE), who have more flexibility in their businesses.
Best Promising Stocks To Own For 2014: Morgan Stanley Technology Etf (MTK)
SPDR Morgan Stanley Technology (ETF) (the Fund), formerly Morgan Stanley Technology ETF, seeks to replicate as closely as possible the performance of the Morgan Stanley Technology Index (the Index). The Fund utilizes a passive or indexing approach and attempts to approximate the investment performance of its benchmark Index, by investing in a portfolio of stocks intended to replicate the index.
The Fund�� industry breakdown includes communications equipment, software, computers and peripherals, semiconductors and semiconductor equipment, information technology (IT) services, Internet software and services, Internet and catalog retail, and electronic equipment and instruments. The Fund�� portfolio includes AMAZON.COM, INC, FIRST DATA CORP., JUNIPER NETWORKS, INC., APPLE, INC. and EMC CORP.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Selena Maranjian]
Exchange-traded funds offer a convenient way to invest in sectors or niches that interest you. If you'd like to add some tech-heavy stocks to your portfolio, but don't have the time or expertise to hand-pick a few, the SPDR Morgan Stanley Technology ETF (NYSEMKT: MTK ) could save you a lot of trouble. Instead of trying to figure out which companies will perform best, you can use this technology ETF to invest in lots of them simultaneously.
The basics
ETFs often sport lower expense ratios than their mutual fund cousins. The technology ETF's expense ratio -- its annual fee -- is a relatively low 0.50%. The fund is fairly small, too, so if you're thinking of buying, beware of possibly large spreads between its bid and ask prices. Consider using a limit order if you want to buy in.
Best Promising Stocks To Own For 2014: Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.(RCL)
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. operates in the cruise vacation industry worldwide. It owns five cruise brands, which comprise Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, Pullmantur, Azamara Club Cruises, and CDF Croisi�es de France. The Royal Caribbean International brand provides various itineraries and cruise lengths with options for onboard dining, entertainment, and other onboard activities primarily for the contemporary segment. It offers surf simulators, water parks, ice skating rinks, rock climbing walls, and shore excursions at each port of call, as well as boulevards with shopping, dining, and entertainment venues. The Celebrity Cruises brand operates onboard upscale ships that offer luxurious accommodations, fine dining, personalized services, spa facilities, venue featuring live grass, and glass blowing studio for the premium segment, as well as resells computers and other media devices. The Pullmantur brand provides an array of onboard activities and serv ices to guests, including exercise facilities, swimming pools, beauty salons, gaming facilities, shopping, dining, complimentary beverages, and entertainment venues serving the contemporary segment of the Spanish, Portuguese, and Latin American cruise markets. The Azamara Club Cruises brand offers various onboard services, amenities, gaming facilities, fine dining, spa and wellness, butler service for suites, and interactive entertainment venues for the up-market segment of the North American, United Kingdom, German, and Australian markets. The CDF Croisieres de France brand offers seasonal itineraries to the Mediterranean; and various onboard services, amenities, entertainment venues, exercise and spa facilities, fine dining, and gaming facilities for the contemporary segment of the French cruise market. As of December 31, 2011, the company operated 39 ships with a total capacity of approximately 92,650 berths. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. was founded in 1968 and is headqua rtered in Miami, Florida.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Christopher Palmeri]
Norwegian Cruise Line, the third-largest U.S. cruise operator after Carnival Corp. and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL), has advanced 57 percent since the sale of 27.1 million shares at $19 each in the IPO, giving it a market value of $6.07 billion, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The stock fell 1.7 percent to $29.76 at the close in New York yesterday.
- [By Matt Egan]
Airline stocks, which have been big winners this year, descended as traders worry about potential travel repercussions. American Airlines (AAL), Delta Air Lines (DAL), JetBlue (JBLU) and Southwest (LUV) all dropped more than 3%. Cruise operators Carnival (CCL) and Royal Caribbean (RCL) also lost ground.
- [By Jon C. Ogg]
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE: RCL) was maintained Buy and its target was raised by $2 to $46 at Argus.
Vodafone Group PLC (NASDAQ: VOD) was started with an Outperform rating by Raymond James.
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