Monday, October 13, 2014

5 Best Logistics Stocks To Watch For 2014

DCT Industrial Trust Inc. (DCT), a real estate investment trust (REIT), recently revealed that its development project ��DCT Commerce Center at Pan American West ��in Miami is 100% leased. Notably, the company completed the construction of the property in Apr 2013.

DCT Commerce Center at Pan American West, which is positioned in the Airport West submarket, comprises 2 buildings spanning 334,000 square feet. The project experienced a huge demand since its course of development.

Prior to the completion of construction, the project was 82% leased. In second-quarter 2013, DCT Industrial inked 2 deals leasing the remaining space at the property, thereby making the property fully occupied.

The above-mentioned move evinces DCT Industrial�� expertise in the identification and development of projects with strong growth potential. Moreover, with a larger customer base, an increase in e-Commerce application and supply chain consolidation, the demand for logistics infrastructure and efficient distribution networks has risen. DCT Industrial is poised to benefit from its proficiency in offering modern distribution facilities through acquisitions and development projects in strategic infill locations.

5 Best Restaurant Stocks To Own For 2015: United Online Inc.(UNTD)

United Online, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides consumer products and services over the Internet in the United States, Europe, and internationally. The company operates in three segments: FTD, Content and Media, and Communications. The FTD segment provides floral and related products, including occasion gifts, bath and beauty products, jewelry, wine, fruit and other gift baskets, chocolates, and stuffed animals to consumers and retail florists, as well as to other retail locations offering floral and related products and services primarily through the ftd.com, interflora.co.uk, and interflora.ie Web sites and various telephone numbers. This segment also offers a suite of products and services that enable its floral network members to receive, send, and deliver floral orders. The Content and Media segment provides online nostalgia products and services under the Memory Lane, Classmates, StayFriends, and Trombi brands; and loyalty marketing services under the MyPoint s brand. The Communications segment offers dial-up Internet access under the NetZero and Juno brands, as well as broadband, email, Internet security services, and Web hosting services. United Online, Inc. also offers Internet marketing services for advertisers. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Woodland Hills, California.

Advisors' Opinion:
  • [By Seth Jayson]

    United Online (Nasdaq: UNTD  ) is expected to report Q1 earnings on April 30. Here's what Wall Street wants to see:

    The 10-second takeaway
    Comparing the upcoming quarter to the prior-year quarter, average analyst estimates predict United Online's revenues will expand 0.5% and EPS will decrease -23.8%.

  • [By Alex Planes]

    Unfortunately, Hallmark is private, but United Online� (NASDAQ: UNTD  ) , the owner of Florists' Transworld Delivery, might be your best bet for investing in the Mother's Day spending spree. If you really want to give Mom a gift that keeps on giving, look elsewhere -- with the right dividend stock, she'll be able to buy her own flowers each year, but shares of United Online�have fallen 20% in the last five years.

5 Best Logistics Stocks To Watch For 2014: Virgin Media Inc.(VMED)

Virgin Media Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides entertainment and communications services in the United Kingdom. The company offers cable broadband Internet, television, and fixed line telephone services under the Virgin Media brand to residential customers; mobile telephony services through Virgin Mobile, a mobile virtual network operator; broadband and telephone services to residential customers through third-party telecommunications networks; and video on demand services, including access to movies, television programs, music videos, and other on-demand content, as well as provides digital video recorders. It also offers voice, data, and Internet solutions to commercial customers comprising analog telephony and managed data networks and applications, as well as supplies communications services to health and emergency services providers. As of December 31, 2011, the company provided cable broadband services to approximately 4 million subscribers; cable television s ervices to approximately 3.76 million residential subscribers; cable telephony services to approximately 4.2 million residential subscribers; mobile telephony services to approximately 3 million customers; non-cable fixed line telephone services to approximately 163,300 subscribers; and voice, data, and Internet solutions to approximately 50,000 businesses and 250 public sector organizations. The company offers its products and services through telesales, customer care centers, and online, as well as through its sales force. It serves mobile and fixed-line service providers, systems integrators, and Internet service providers; and private and public sector organizations. The company was formerly known as NTL Incorporated and changed its name to Virgin Media Inc. in February 2007. The company was founded in 1993 and is based in New York, New York.

Advisors' Opinion:
  • [By Markos Kaminis]

    Whether the stock is overvalued or not does not matter at this point, because an impact to its subscriber base due to the data sharing news would probably change market expectations for the company's operations and affect both earnings estimates and valuation multiples. It would probably drive the shares lower in my view, and I see no reason to risk that by holding the stock. Long-term holders, of course, have tax considerations to consider, and the news is still filing out. If Verizon's peers are also implicated clearly, perhaps with the aid of a Verizon PR push, this issue would be effectively mitigated. Though even in that case, there could be market share loss by all major American firms, with companies like T-Mobile US (TMUS) and Virgin Media (VMED) benefiting, whether they have also been involved or not. In any event, for new stakeholders, or those willing to deal with tax implications; or for those interested in a potential short opportunity, I would sell the stock today. I see no reason to bear risk while this issue and its implications are still unraveling, and while VZ has thus far not been significantly discounted for it.

5 Best Logistics Stocks To Watch For 2014: Escalade Incorporated (ESCA)

Escalade, Incorporated engages in the manufacture and sale of sporting goods, and information security and print finishing products worldwide. It operates in two segments, Sporting Goods, and Information Security and Print Finishing. The Sporting Goods segment manufactures, imports, and distributes family recreation, fitness, training, and hunting products. It offers archery products under the Bear Archery, Trophy Ridge, and Whisker Biscuit brands; table tennis under the STIGA and Ping-Pong brands; basketball backboards and goals under the Goalrilla, Goaliath, and Silverback brands; play systems under the Woodplay and Childlife brands; fitness products under The STEP and USWeight brands; hockey and soccer game tables under the Harvard Game, Atomic, and Accudart brands; and pool tables and accessories under the Mosconi and Mizerak brands. This segment offers its products through traditional department stores, mass merchandise retailers, and sporting goods specific retailers . The Information Security and Print Finishing segment offers shredders, disintegrators, degaussers, paper folders, letter openers, and paper cutters/trimmers under the martin yale, intimus, and papermonster brands. It offers products and services directly to end-users, as well as through retailers, wholesalers, catalogs, specialty dealers, and business partners. This segment focuses on corporate customers, governments, and strategic business partners. Escalade, Incorporated was founded in 1922 and is headquartered in Evansville, Indiana.

Advisors' Opinion:
  • [By Lisa Levin]

    Escalade (NASDAQ: ESCA) shares gained 1.51% to reach a new 52-week high of $14.80. Escalade shares have jumped 140.20% over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 16.64% in the same period.

5 Best Logistics Stocks To Watch For 2014: ASA Gold and Precious Metals Limited (ASA)

ASA Gold and Precious Metals Limited is a self management investment trust. The firm invests in the public equity markets across the globe. It primarily invests in stocks of companies engaged in the exploration, mining or processing of gold, silver, platinum, diamonds, or other precious minerals. ASA Gold and Precious Metals Limited was founded in 1958 and is based in San Mateo, California.

Advisors' Opinion:
  • [By Joe Eqcome]

    Actionable Items:

    Highest Positive Spread: Nuveen Mortgage Opportunity Term Fund (JLS)Focus Stock: LMP Real Estate Income Fund (RIT)Last Week's Focus Stock: ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA)

    ECB cuts its rates: The European Central Bank (ECB) will cut its benchmark rate a quarter-of-a-point to 0.5%.

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