For Contrarians: Top Stocks of Greece

In case you missed it, the National Bank of Greece (NBG) tanked by over 20% today, due to the election of socialist politicians and concern over the possibility that Greece may default on its debt. This news has pulled down many Greek stocks, primarily the shipping companies.

For the contains out there, you may want to consider some of the other Greek stocks. One example, Costamare Inc. (CMRE), which has a fleet of 67 containerships, trades at 13 times trailing earnings and 11 times forward earnings. Earnings for the latest quarter were up an incredible 77% on a 13.2% rise in revenues. To top it off the stock yields a juicy 6.7%.

StealthGas, Inc. (GASS) is a provider of seaborne transportation services to liquefied petroleum gas producers. The stock dropped over 3% today. However, the stock has a price to earnings ratio of 10 and a forward PE of 6. Quarterly revenues were up 5%, however, earnings dropped 62%. It does not pay a dividend.

Safe Bulkers (SB) is a provider of marine dry bulk transportation services. The stock has a 7.5 PE and a forward PE of 10. However, you should be aware that quarterly earnings were down 87%. The yield of 4.4%.

Before you climb aboard any of these shipping companies, analyze the risks. For other interesting stock lists like this, check out the lists of stocks at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com.

Disclosure: Author didn't own any of the above at the time the article was written.

By Stockerblog.com

Stocks Going Ex Dividend the First Week of February 2015

Here is our latest update on the stock trading technique called 'Buying Dividends,' also commonly referred to as 'Dividend Capture.' This is the process of buying stocks before the ex dividend date and selling the stock shortly after the ex date at about the same price, yet still being entitled to the dividend. This technique generally works only in bull markets, and can work in flat or choppy markets, but you need to avoid the technique during bear markets.

In order to be entitled to the dividend, you have to buy the stock before the ex-dividend date, and you can't sell the stock until after the ex date. The actual dividend may not be paid for another few weeks. WallStreetNewsNetwork.com has compiled a downloadable and sortable list of the stocks going ex dividend in the near future. The list contains many dividend paying companies, lots with market caps over $500 million, and yields over 2%. Here are a few examples showing the stock symbol, the ex-dividend date, and the yield.

TD Ameritrade	AMTD	2/2/2015	1.8%
Enable Midstream Partners LP	ENBL	2/2/2015	6.6%

Xilinx	XLNX	2/2/2015	2.9%
Access National Corp	ANCX	2/3/2015	3.1%
Banco Bradesco S.A.	BBDO	2/3/2015	2.3%
Cardinal Financial Corp	CFNL	2/3/2015	2.5%
Dynagas LNG Partners LP	DLNG	2/3/2015	10.0%

Idacorp

IDA

2/3/2015

2.7%

MeadWestvaco

MWV

2/3/2015

2.0%

The additional ex-dividend stocks can be found at wsnn.com. (If you have been to the website before, and the latest link doesn't show up, you may have to empty your cache.) If you like dividend stocks, you should check out some of the other high yield stock lists at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com or WSNN.com. Most of the lists are free. 

Dividend definitions:

Declaration date: the day that the company declares that there is going to be an upcoming dividend.

Ex-dividend date: the day on which if you buy the stock, you would not be entitled to that particular dividend; or the first day on which a shareholder can sell the shares and still be entitled to the dividend.

Monthly Dividend Stock List
Record date: the day when you must be on the company's books as a shareholder to receive the dividend. The ex-dividend date is normally set for stocks at two business days before the record date.

Payment date: the day on which the dividend payment is actually made, which can be as long at two months after the ex date.

Book now available: Buying Dividends Revised and Expanded

Book now available: Stock Market Trivia Makes a Great Gift!

Don't forget to reconfirm the ex-dividend date with the company before implementing this technique.

Disclosure: Author did not own any of the above at the time the article was written.

By Stockerblog.com

Best Selling Investment Books

Looking to brush up on your stock trading or investing skills? Check out some of these top selling investing books on Amazon.

By the way, the last one on this list sells for $209.28.

Zillow Talk: The New Rules of Real Estate


Mindset: The New Psychology of Success


The Intelligent Investor: The Definitive Book on Value Investing. A Book of Practical Counsel (Revised Edition)


Flash Boys


Quantitative Technical Analysis: An integrated approach to trading system development and trading management


Essentials of Investments, 9th Edition

TELUS is Communicating a Higher Stock Price

TELUS (TU), based in Burnaby, British Columbia, is the largest telecom carrier in Western Canada. The company is a leader in wireless, landline, and Internet services for both voice and data, serving over 13 million customers north of the 49^th parallel.

This company has several features which makes this a great investment, including rising sales, spiking earnings, an increase in the number of subscribers, and a hefty dividend that was recently raised. Let’s examine these features in detail, which can make this stock move higher.

Rising Quarterly Revenues and Adjusted Earnings

The company’s revenues and increasing earnings are two catalysts that will boost the stock price. For the first time ever, the quarterly revenues for the third quarter of 2014 exceeded $3.0 billion, jumping 5.4% from the same quarter for the prior year. [All numbers in Canadian dollars.]

In the last couple years, many telecom companies have falling revenues for landlines but make it up with wireless revenues. Not TELUS; the company has generated rising sales for both the landline and wireless sides of the business.

(C$ millions)	9/30/13	9/30/14	Increase
Revenues	2,874	3,028	5.4%
Adj. Net Income	365	387	6.0%

In regards to earnings, adjusted net income increased by 6.0% to $387 million. Basic earnings per share for the quarter went up by 3.6% to $0.58, and if you look at adjusted earnings, they improved to the tune of 10% to $0.64.

(C$)	9/30/13	9/30/14	Increase
Net income/share	0.56	0.58	3.6%

The stock trades at 18.9 times earnings, which is less than the industry average of 20.0.

Customer Growth and Retention

TELUS generated an incredible 136,000 net new customer connections, plus it produced outstanding record lifetime revenue per customer. In addition, the company has an extremely low record churn, the customer loyalty rate, of 0.9%, for postpaid customers.

The company has very strong customer focus, which helps the company obtain and retain customers. According to Darren Entwistle, the TELUS Executive Chair, “Complaints against TELUS have declined 53 per cent since 2011. Notably, this is the third consecutive year that TELUS has had the lowest number of complaints amongst Canada’s major carriers, reflecting the power of our customer first culture in action.”

Share Repurchase Program

One stalwart driver that can move a stock higher is a share buyback plan. It reduces the number of shares, making each share more valuable from a percentage ownership, plus the buying helps create a floor under the stock price. The company has a share repurchase program in place and completed its purchase of $500 million for 2014.

The company announced that it would accelerate the start of the 2015 stock buyback program by purchasing up to $500 million in additional TELUS shares.

Dividends

Here is something long-term investors would like, a high dividend, plus a rising dividend policy. Currently, the yield on the stock is 3.9%. The quarterly dividend was bumped up by 11.1% year-over-year to 40 cents per share, which is the eighth increase since May 2011.  The company has a policy of raising the dividend twice a year.

Conclusion

The growth of the company should continue, as long as economic growth continues in Canada, which should happen according to he Bank of Canada’s October 2014 Monetary Policy Report.  As a review, TELUS has generated significant growth in earnings and revenues, rising customer growth, a reasonable price to earnings ratio, and a high yield with a rising dividend guideline. The company management has a way of getting customers and keeping customers. All of this will filter down to the stock price, causing it to rise higher, making it a great buy for growth and income investors. If you are looking for other Canadian stocks, check out the free list of Canada stocks at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com.

Debt Free Stocks Selling Below Cash per Share

For investors that want to reduce risk, finding debt free stocks trading below cash per share may be the way to go. Companies without debt are a safe bet; it's hard for them to go out of business unless they have an extremely high burn rate.

But if the company is trading for less than the amount of cash per share, it makes the stock a super buy. The cash per share is calculated by taking the total amount of cash and cash-like securities, divided by the number of shares. Here are a few stocks that meet this criteria.

BroadVision, Inc. (BVSN) closed at 5.56 a share on Friday, but has $8.22 per share in cash. This Redwood City, California company makes and sells enterprise portal applications. Plus the company is free of debt.

Ceres (CERE) produces and markets energy crops to produce renewable bioenergy feedstocks. The stock closed at 23 cents a share, with 45 cents a share in cash. The company does have a small amount of debt, approximately $55,000.

Deswell Industries (DSWL) is a Macau based company that makes and markets injection-molded plastic parts and components. The company has 2.38 in cash per share but closed at 1.88, plus it is debt free.

Ambassadors Group (EPAX) organizes and promotes worldwide educational travel programs for students. The stock is at 2.59, with 2.77 in cash per share. The company has no debt.

If you like stock lists like this, check out the numerous stock lists at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com.

Disclosure: Author didn't own any of the above at the time the article was written.

By Stockerblog.com

Stocks Going Ex Dividend the Fifth Week of January

Here is our latest update on the stock trading technique called 'Buying Dividends,' also commonly referred to as 'Dividend Capture.' This is the process of buying stocks before the ex dividend date and selling the stock shortly after the ex date at about the same price, yet still being entitled to the dividend. This technique generally works only in bull markets, and can work in flat or choppy markets, but you need to avoid the technique during bear markets.

In order to be entitled to the dividend, you have to buy the stock before the ex-dividend date, and you can't sell the stock until after the ex date. The actual dividend may not be paid for another few weeks. WallStreetNewsNetwork.com has compiled a downloadable and sortable list of the stocks going ex dividend in the near future. The list contains many dividend paying companies, lots with market caps over $500 million, and yields over 2%. Here are a few examples showing the stock symbol, the ex-dividend date, and the yield.

Cal-Maine Foods	CALM	1/26	3%
Clorox Co.	CLX	1/26	3%
PNM Resources	PNM	1/26	2.7%
Ames National Corp.	ATLO	1/28	3%
Brookfield Canada Office Properties	BOXC	1/28	5%
ConAgra Foods	CAG	1/28	3%
Full Circle Capital Corporation	FULL	1/28	17.7%
Lifetime Brands	LCUT	1/28	1%
Pentair Inc.	PNR	1/28	2%
Scholastic Corp	SCHL	1/28	2%
STAG Industrial, Inc.	STAG	1/28	5%
Student Transportation Inc	STB	1/28	9%

The additional ex-dividend stocks can be found at wsnn.com. (If you have been to the website before, and the latest link doesn't show up, you may have to empty your cache.) If you like dividend stocks, you should check out some of the other high yield stock lists at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com or WSNN.com. Most of the lists are free. 

Dividend definitions:

Declaration date: the day that the company declares that there is going to be an upcoming dividend.

Ex-dividend date: the day on which if you buy the stock, you would not be entitled to that particular dividend; or the first day on which a shareholder can sell the shares and still be entitled to the dividend.

Monthly Dividend Stock List
Record date: the day when you must be on the company's books as a shareholder to receive the dividend. The ex-dividend date is normally set for stocks at two business days before the record date.

Payment date: the day on which the dividend payment is actually made, which can be as long at two months after the ex date.

Book now available: Buying Dividends Revised and Expanded

Book now available: Stock Market Trivia Makes a Great Gift!

Don't forget to reconfirm the ex-dividend date with the company before implementing this technique.

Disclosure: Author did not own any of the above at the time the article was written.

By Stockerblog.com

The Man in the High Castle

I am not a big fan of science fiction, either books, movies, or TV shows. However, one of the few science fiction books I have read is The Man in the High Castle, by Philip K. Dick. The story is about what would have happened if Germany and Japan had won World War II. Germany is in charge of the eastern United States and Japan is running the western states.

It is a fascinating story, and really interesting to read about how business, industry, customs, cities, and people would be totally different under a fascist leadership.

I had actually thought that this was a forgotten book. Many of my friends had never even heard of it. However, I happened to go on Amazon (AMZN) and saw that The Man in the High Castle is now a series as part of the Amazon Pilot program, whereby the first episode is produced, and Amazon viewers vote on which of the various proposed series they want to see more of.

The first episode has five stars from Amazon viewers and is rated 8.7 out of 10 on IMDb. I highly recommend the Amazon Prime pilot and the book. By the way, the book has an interesting twist with I haven't seen in the series yet. I don't want to write about it because I don't want to give any more away.

Get the book and watch the video; you won't be disappointed.

Stocks Going Ex Dividend the Fourth Week of January

Here is our latest update on the stock trading technique called 'Buying Dividends,' also commonly referred to as 'Dividend Capture.' This is the process of buying stocks before the ex dividend date and selling the stock shortly after the ex date at about the same price, yet still being entitled to the dividend. This technique generally works only in bull markets, and can work in flat or choppy markets, but you need to avoid the technique during bear markets.

In order to be entitled to the dividend, you have to buy the stock before the ex-dividend date, and you can't sell the stock until after the ex date. The actual dividend may not be paid for another few weeks. WallStreetNewsNetwork.com has compiled a downloadable and sortable list of the stocks going ex dividend in the near future. The list contains many dividend paying companies, lots with market caps over $500 million, and yields over 2%. Here are a few examples showing the stock symbol, the ex-dividend date, and the yield.

Apache Corp	APA	1/20	1.6%
CVS Health Corporation	CVS	1/20	1.0%
Harvest Capital Credit Corp	HCAP	1/20	11.70%
Zoetis Inc	ZTS	1/20	1.0%
Blackstone / GSO Strategic Credit Fund	BGB	1/21	3.0%
Legg Mason BW Global Income Opp	BWG	1/21	9.0%
Physicians Realty Trust	DOC	1/21	5.0%
Western Asset Municipal Term Trust	MTT	1/21	4.0%
SLM Corp Pref P	SLMAP	1/21	7.0%

The additional ex-dividend stocks can be found at wsnn.com. (If you have been to the website before, and the latest link doesn't show up, you may have to empty your cache.) If you like dividend stocks, you should check out some of the other high yield stock lists at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com or WSNN.com. Most of the lists are free. 

Dividend definitions:

Declaration date: the day that the company declares that there is going to be an upcoming dividend.

Ex-dividend date: the day on which if you buy the stock, you would not be entitled to that particular dividend; or the first day on which a shareholder can sell the shares and still be entitled to the dividend.

Monthly Dividend Stock List
Record date: the day when you must be on the company's books as a shareholder to receive the dividend. The ex-dividend date is normally set for stocks at two business days before the record date.

Payment date: the day on which the dividend payment is actually made, which can be as long at two months after the ex date.

Book now available: Buying Dividends Revised and Expanded

Book now available: Stock Market Trivia Makes a Great Gift!

Don't forget to reconfirm the ex-dividend date with the company before implementing this technique.

Disclosure: Author did not own any of the above at the time the article was written.

By Stockerblog.com

How to Make Money Buying Short Squeeze Stocks

One technique that many traders use is buying short squeeze stocks. So what is a short squeeze stock and what is a short squeeze? First, for those of you who aren't aware, I will cover shorting stocks real briefly.

When you short a stock, it means that you hope to make money from a drop in the price of a stock. Technically what happens is that you borrow shares of a stock, sell those shares, then buy back those shares at a hopefully lower price so that those shares can be returned. Of course, this all happens electronically, you don't actually see all the borrowing and returning of shares; it just shows up on your computer screen as a negative number of shares.

Short sellers can make a lot of money, but sometimes when the stock moves against them, the stock starts to move up, and the short sellers scramble to buy shares to cover their position. This is called a  short squeeze. When a short squeeze takes place, it can cause the stock to rise fast and hard. Plus, any bit of good news can trigger the short squeeze.

So other traders take advantage of this situation buy looking for stocks that may have a potential short squeeze. Here is what they look for:

• Short Percentage of Float ~ The float is the number of freely tradable shares and the short percentage is the number of shares held short divided by the float. Amounts over 10% to 20% are considered high, and potential short squeeze plays. 
• Short Ratio / Days to Cover / Short Interest Ratio -This is probably the most important metric when looking for short squeeze trades, no matter what you call it. This is the number of days it would take the short sellers to cover their position based on the average daily volume of shares traded. This is a significant ratio as it shows how "stuck" the short sellers are when they want to buy in their shares without driving up the price too much. Unfortunately for the shortsellers, the longer the number of days to cover, the bigger and longer the squeeze.
• Short Percentage Increase ~ This is the percentage increase in in the number of short sellers from the previous month.

Now, what stocks are looking good for a short squeeze play? Let's look at Jakks Pacific (JAKK), the toy company, as an example. Almost 70% of the stock's float is held short. That's a huge amount.

In addition, the stock has a short ratio of 19.2, which means it would take almost 20 days for the short sellers to cover their positions, based on the average daily volume.

Earnings for the latest reported quarter jumped 16% on a revenue rise of 12.4%. The company will be reporting the earnings again sometime between February 24 to March 2. At 6.46 per share, the stock is already down by over 43% from from its high over the last twelve months, when it traded at 9.16 a share back in April.

It will be interesting to see how the holiday sales figures and earnings were during the fourth quarter. If you are looking for other stock ideas, check out the stock lists at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com.

Disclosure: Author didn't own any of the above at the time the article was written.

By Stockerblog.com

The Wall Street Movie of the 1940's: Ruthless

Are you interested in watching a movie about a ruthless, greedy, immoral Wall Street tycoon? No, I'm not talking about the movie Wall Street or Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps. I'm referring to a movie from the 1940's. Yes, they had greedy financiers back in those days also.

The movie, which is in the film noir style, is called Ruthless. It is about a man who had a poor abusive home life as a child. He is taken in by a wealthy family, who helps him get a start in life and eventually paying for his college education.

Then things change while he is in college. His greed makes him use women and friends to make money. The trouble begins.

The movie is rated 6.9 out of 10 by IMDB. I found it an interesting an enjoyable movie, but maybe that's because I'm into film noir.

McDonald’s and Dunkin’ Donuts Giving Away Free Coffee: Will this Help the Coffee Stocks?

In certain parts of the country, caffeine addicts will be able to get their fix for free at McDonald’s (MCD) and Dunkin’ Donuts (DNKN). What a great way to start off the week. But will it help either of the companies? The offer should attract many customers.

There are several companies that can be considered to be coffee stocks, according to the free list of coffee companies at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com.  There are the roasters such as Green Mountain (GMCR), and the food conglomerates like Kraft which owns Maxwell House (KRFT). But the retailers may be where the money is.

Let's look at Dunkin' Brands Group, Inc. (DNKN). The stock trades at 27 times trailing earnings and 22 times forward earnings. Earnings were up 36% for the latest quarter on a 3.4% rise in revenues. The company reports February 5. The current yield on the stock is 2.2%.

McDonald’s (MCD) have a trailing price to earnings ratio of 19 and a forward PE of 17. Latest quarterly earnings were down 29.8% on a 4.6% drop in sales. The company will be reporting earnings on January 23. The dividend yield is 3.7%.

Of course, Starbucks (SBUX), the largest coffeehouse retailer in the world. The stock trades at 30 times earnings and yields 1.6%.

If you are looking for additional companies in the coffee business, check out the list of coffee stocks at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com.

Disclosure: Author owns MCD. 

By Stockerblog.com

Follow-Up on Ambarella

A couple days ago, on Sunday, January 4, 2015, I posted an article about Ambarella (AMBA), the company that makes video chips for cameras. If you had bought the stock Monday morning on the opening, you would have paid 51.09. If you were a day trader and held until the end of the day when the stock closed at 50.67, you would have been down 42 cents per share. Not too bad since the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down over 330 points for the day. Ambarella held up pretty well.

However, if you were watching the stock yesterday, and you were a day trader, you had plenty of opportunity to get out at a much higher price than the opening. The stock traded at 51.50 to 51.75 during much of the day and traded as high as 52.11.

If you were an overnight trader, you would have made out like a bandit today as the stock was up 4.36% for the day or up 3.5% from yesterday's open to the close today at 52.88.

Ambarella is still a solid play for the long term. I have a short put position on the stock (in other words, I am long the stock). If you are looking for other stock ideas, check out the numerous stock lists at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com.

By Stockerblog.com

Stocks Going Ex Dividend the Third Week of January

Here is our latest update on the stock trading technique called 'Buying Dividends,' also commonly referred to as 'Dividend Capture.' This is the process of buying stocks before the ex dividend date and selling the stock shortly after the ex date at about the same price, yet still being entitled to the dividend. This technique generally works only in bull markets, and can work in flat or choppy markets, but you need to avoid the technique during bear markets.

In order to be entitled to the dividend, you have to buy the stock before the ex-dividend date, and you can't sell the stock until after the ex date. The actual dividend may not be paid for another few weeks. WallStreetNewsNetwork.com has compiled a downloadable and sortable list of the stocks going ex dividend in the near future. The list contains many dividend paying companies, lots with market caps over $500 million, and yields over 2%. Here are a few examples showing the stock symbol, the ex-dividend date, and the yield.

Glimcher Realty Trust	GRT	1/12	0.45%
InterDigital, Inc.	IDCC	1/12	1.51%
The New York Times Company	NYT	1/12	1.21%
Washington Prime Group Inc	WPG	1/12	5.81%
AbbVie Inc.	ABBV	1/13	3.00%
Abbott Labs	ABT	1/13	2.13%
Aetna	AET	1/13	1.13%

The additional ex-dividend stocks can be found at wsnn.com. (If you have been to the website before, and the latest link doesn't show up, you may have to empty your cache.) If you like dividend stocks, you should check out some of the other high yield stock lists at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com or WSNN.com. Most of the lists are free. 

Dividend definitions:

Declaration date: the day that the company declares that there is going to be an upcoming dividend.

Ex-dividend date: the day on which if you buy the stock, you would not be entitled to that particular dividend; or the first day on which a shareholder can sell the shares and still be entitled to the dividend.

Monthly Dividend Stock List
Record date: the day when you must be on the company's books as a shareholder to receive the dividend. The ex-dividend date is normally set for stocks at two business days before the record date.

Payment date: the day on which the dividend payment is actually made, which can be as long at two months after the ex date.

Book now available: Buying Dividends Revised and Expanded

Book now available: Stock Market Trivia Makes a Great Gift!

Don't forget to reconfirm the ex-dividend date with the company before implementing this technique.

Disclosure: Author did not own any of the above at the time the article was written.

By Stockerblog.com

Ambarella: a Play on GoPro is Worth a Close Look

Ambarella (AMBA), based in Santa Clara, California, is a manufacturer of video chips for cameras. One of the company's biggest customers is GoPro (GPRO), the recently public action sports camera maker.  The company has various positive metrics to cause this stock to rise, and not just because of the GoPro connection. The company's chips are also used in security and surveillance cameras.

Let's look at the factors that can make this stock move higher, which includes the markets, the revenues, the earnings, the cash position, and the price of the stock relative to its earnings growth. 

Diverse Markets

One important factor to take into consideration is that the company's chips are used in a wide variety of products, which are used in law enforcement, personal security, and personal life-logging.  Not only are the company's system-on-a-chip products used for wearable sports camera, and IP security cameras, they are also used in camcorders and automotive aftermarket cameras. 

In addition, the chips are used in the fast growing areas of wearable cameras and quadcopter cameras. One other area that the company is advancing into is the high-quality broadcast video processing semiconductors used with high-def video channels distributed through cable and satellite.  This diverse market base helps the company endure downturns in various industries and consumer groups. 

Strong Revenues and Earnings

Investors like stocks with rising revenues and love stocks with rising earnings. AMBA has both.  As a matter of fact, for the latest quarter, net revenues spiked by 42.8%, and quarterly earnings skyrocketed by over 100%. 

On a per share basis, earnings for the quarter were $0.57 per diluted ordinary share, on a GAAP basis versus $0.30 per diluted ordinary share, for the same period last year. This is an increase of 90%. On a non-GAAP basis, quarterly earnings per share went from $0.37 per share to $0.68 per share, an 84% increase. This earnings growth is exactly the type of dynamic that drives stock prices higher, and should certainly boost the share price of Ambarella over the long term. 

No Debt and Lots of Cash

One of the two best financial health strengths of AMBA is the fact that it has no debt. The other strength is that it is flush with lots of cash, amounting to $6.15 per share. Total cash and liquid assets rose from $128.1 million a year ago to $186.5 million at the end of the latest quarter, a healthy rise of 45.6%. This lack of debt and extensive liquidity helps to create a floor under the stock.

Financial Ratios

Although the price to earnings ratio on the stock appears a bit high at 45, it is a growth stock, and compared to other high flyers such as GoPro with a stratospheric P/E of 195, Ambarella is fairly rational. Plus, the forward P/E is more reasonable at 27. 

In addition, the price to earnings growth ratio is a realistic 1.35. This shows that the stock price is in line with the earnings growth. 

Conclusion

First the negatives. Needham & Co. just downgraded the stock from "hold" to "underperform." Reasons include price pressure from GoPro, lowering year-to-year revenue growth, and the high valuation of the stock as it has risen 65% from the beginning of the year.

Now let's look at the positives. Ambarella has significantly increasing revenues and earnings. The company is debt free with plenty of cash. Plus, it has solid financial metrics. To top it off, it has diverse markets, both consumer and government, in fast growing industries. These catalysts all come together to make this stock an investment that should move much higher. For more stock ideas, check out the numerous lists of stocks at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com.

By Stockerblog.com

6% One Day Return: Followup on the Tax Loss Stocks

On New Years Day, January 1, a few days ago, I wrote about two tax loss stocks. One was Profire Energy (PFIE) and the other was U. S. Silica Holdings (SLCA). A tax loss stock is a stock that has been beaten down at the end of the year due to investors selling a stock trading at a loss in order to create a deduction to offset capital gains.

If you had placed a market order to buy Profire Energy (PFIE) on the open of the market on January 2, you would have paid 2.34, and even if you had waited half an hour after the market opened, you may have paid as low as 2.28 per share. If you had sold at the close of the day, you would have sold for 2.48 per share. So from the open to close, a day trader would have made a 6 percent profit. Not a bad return for one day. Over the long term, this stock could continue to do well, as it has solid financials.

The other stock, U. S. Silica Holdings (SLCA), you could have placed a market order at the open and paid 25.39. It also traded down for a while during the first hour of trading, but ended up closing at 26.51. Open to close, a return of 4.4% return.

This is on a day when both the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ were down for the day.

For more stock ideas, check out the numerous lists of stocks at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com.

By Stockerblog.com

Stocks Going Ex Dividend the Second Week of January

Here is our latest update on the stock trading technique called 'Buying Dividends,' also commonly referred to as 'Dividend Capture.' This is the process of buying stocks before the ex dividend date and selling the stock shortly after the ex date at about the same price, yet still being entitled to the dividend. This technique generally works only in bull markets, and can work in flat or choppy markets, but you need to avoid the technique during bear markets.

In order to be entitled to the dividend, you have to buy the stock before the ex-dividend date, and you can't sell the stock until after the ex date. The actual dividend may not be paid for another few weeks. WallStreetNewsNetwork.com has compiled a downloadable and sortable list of the stocks going ex dividend in the near future. The list contains many dividend paying companies, lots with market caps over $500 million, and yields over 2%. Here are a few examples showing the stock symbol, the ex-dividend date, and the yield.

Comcast	CMCSA	1/5	1.55%
Comcast Corp Cl A Special	CMCSK	1/5	1.56%
Ennis, Inc.	EBF	1/5	5.20%
FEI Company	FEIC	1/5	1.11%
First of Long Island Corp	FLIC	1/5	3.67%
Gentex Corp	GNTX	1/5	1.77%
The Gap Inc.	GPS	1/5	1.90%
Oracle Corp	ORCL	1/5	1.07%
Raytheon Co.	RTN	1/5	2.24%

The additional ex-dividend stocks can be found at wsnn.com. (If you have been to the website before, and the latest link doesn't show up, you may have to empty your cache.) If you like dividend stocks, you should check out some of the other high yield stock lists at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com or WSNN.com. Most of the lists are free. Dividend definitions:Declaration date: the day that the company declares that there is going to be an upcoming dividend.

Ex-dividend date: the day on which if you buy the stock, you would not be entitled to that particular dividend; or the first day on which a shareholder can sell the shares and still be entitled to the dividend.

Monthly Dividend Stock List
Record date: the day when you must be on the company's books as a shareholder to receive the dividend. The ex-dividend date is normally set for stocks at two business days before the record date.

Payment date: the day on which the dividend payment is actually made, which can be as long at two months after the ex date.

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Don't forget to reconfirm the ex-dividend date with the company before implementing this technique.

Disclosure: Author did not own any of the above at the time the article was written.

By Stockerblog.com