May's jobs report was released this morning, and although nonfarm payroll employment numbers increased to 175,000, the unemployment rate also increased from 7.5% to 7.6%. However, the result beat analyst estimates for an additional 167,000 jobs, and the unemployment rate only rose as a result of more people entering the labor market.
The positive report has sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI ) higher by 169 points, or 1.13%, as of 12:55 p.m. EDT, putting the blue-chip index well above the 15,000 level again. The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC ) is up 0.95%, while the Nasdaq has risen 1.05%. But even when everything seems to be going well, we can usually find a few sour apples.
A few Dow losers
Shares of Intel (NASDAQ: INTC ) are flipping back and forth from positive to negative today after Piper Jaffray downgraded the stock from "neutral" to "underweight." The analyst noted that a weak PC industry will put further pressure on the company's quarterly results and stock price moving forward.�
Top 5 Managed Healthcare Companies To Own In Right Now: Imi Grp(IMI.L)
IMI plc, through its subsidiaries, engages in the design, manufacture, and sale of engineering solutions for the control and movement of fluids in critical applications to customers in various industries worldwide. It operates in five segments: Severe Service, Fluid Power, Indoor Climate, Beverage Dispense, and Merchandising. The Severe Service segment offers custom engineered severe service valve, actuation, and control solutions for use in power generation, oil and gas production, combined heat and power, liquefied natural gas, iron and steel, and petrochemical and gas processing industries. This segment sells its products under the CCI, BTG, IMI Nuclear, Orton, Truflo Rona, STI, Z&J, and THJ brand names. The Fluid Power segment provides motion and fluid control systems, principally pneumatic devices, for original equipment manufacturers in industrial pneumatic, commercial vehicles, food and beverage, life sciences, rail, and energy industries. This segment markets its p roducts under the Norgren, FAS, Kloehn, Herion, Buschjost, and KIP brand names. The Indoor Climate segment offers indoor climate control systems, primarily balancing valves for large commercial buildings, thermostatic radiator valves for residential buildings, and water conditioning equipment under the TA Hydronics, Heimeier, Pneumatex, and FDI brand names. The Beverage Dispense segment provides still and carbonated beverage dispense systems, beverage cooling solutions, and associated merchandising equipment for bars, restaurants, and retail outlets under the Cornelius and 3Wire brand names. The Merchandising segment offers point-of-sale solutions and technologies under the Artform, Cannon Equipment, DCI Marketing, and Display Technologies brand names for brand owners and retail sales outlets. IMI plc was founded in 1862 and is headquartered in Birmingham, the United Kingdom.
Top 5 Managed Healthcare Companies To Own In Right Now: OPNET Technologies Inc.(OPNT)
OPNET Technologies, Inc. provides application and network performance management solutions in the United States and internationally. It offers AppCapacity Xpert to provide capacity planning for servers; AppInternals Xpert to extract performance and forensic data; AppMapper Xpert to produce run-time application maps; AppResponse Xpert to monitor and analyze end-user experience for various users and transactions; AppSQL Xpert to track database usage; AppTelemetry Xpert to capture performance information; and AppTransaction Xpert to analyze individual transactions. The company also provides IT Guru Network Planner and SP Guru Network Planner for network capacity planning and design optimization, and validation of network configuration changes; IT Sentinel that offers network configuration integrity and security auditing, and proactive change validation; nCompass for enterprises and service providers for visibility of network topology, traffic, and status; and Virtual Network Environment Server to maintain real-time data model of the production IT network. In addition, it offers SP Guru Transport Planner for designing optical networks; SP Sentinel to offer network configuration integrity and security auditing, and proactive change validation; and AppResponse Xpert to ensure application performance; OPNET Modeler, a network modeling and simulation product; Modeler Wireless Suite for wireless network R&D organizations; and Modeler Wireless Suite for defense. Further, the company develops and sells various software modules; and offers consulting services, product updates, technical support and services, and training services. OPNET Technologies, Inc. sells its products through direct sales force, as well as through distributors and value-added resellers. Its customers include corporate enterprises, government and defense agencies, network service providers, and network equipment manufacturers. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Martin]
The brokerage expects the company to continue competing successfully against larger application monitoring vendors, helped by the breadth of product portfolio and deep experience in network design and lifecycle technologies.
The analysts see OPNET is capable of a sustained organic revenue growth rate approaching the mid-teens, which should enable the company to achieve scale advantages and increase gross margin profitability.
Top Insurance Stocks To Own For 2014: EQT Corporation(EQT)
EQT Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an integrated energy company in the United States. It operates in three segments: EQT Production, EQT Midstream, and Distribution. The EQT Production segment engages in the exploration, development, and production of natural gas, natural gas liquids, and crude oil in the Appalachian Basin. This segment?s properties are located primarily in Kentucky, West Virginia, Virginia, and Pennsylvania. As of December 31, 2010, it had 5.2 trillion cubic feet of proved reserves across 3.5 million acres. The EQT Midstream segment provides gathering, processing, transmission, and storage services for the independent third parties in the Appalachian Basin. It has approximately 10,900 miles of gathering lines and 770 miles of transmission lines. The Distribution segment distributes and sells natural gas to residential, commercial, and industrial customers in southwestern Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and eastern Kentucky. It also operates a gathering system in Pennsylvania; and purchases and delivers gas to customers. This segment serves approximately 276,500 customers consisting of 257,900 residential customers, and 18,600 commercial and industrial customers. The company was formerly known as Equitable Resources, Inc. and changed its name to EQT Corporation in February 2009. EQT Corporation was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Louis Navellier]
EQT Corp. (NYSE:EQT) was formerly known as Equitable Resources, Inc. and is a natural gas producer in the Appalachian Basin. Potential investors might be nervous to buy in this market, but EQT is a standout buy, up 40% in 2011.
Top 5 Managed Healthcare Companies To Own In Right Now: Medallion Resources Ltd. (MDL.V)
Medallion Resources Ltd., a junior resource company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and evaluation of mineral properties. It evaluates the potential of rare earths, primarily mineral sand-based monazite deposits in the Indian Ocean basin. The company holds interests in the Red Wine heavy-rare-earth elements project, which consists of 7 mineral licenses in 4 groups covering an area of 46.5 square kilometers in southern Labrador, Canada. Medallion Resources Ltd. is based in Vancouver, Canada.
Top 5 Managed Healthcare Companies To Own In Right Now: Aspen Group(APZ.AX)
Aspen Group operates as a property investment and management company in Australia. The company primarily focuses on acquiring commercial properties, including office, retail, and industrial properties. It also offers managed funds, which provide investment opportunities across various property sectors, including tourist parks, residential land subdivisions, CBD office developments, private hospital developments, and retirement and accommodation villages. The company is based in Perth, Australia.
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