Best Undervalued Stocks To Buy Right Now

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Industrial conglomerate General Electric (GE, $23.19 as of Oct. 18) stunned income investors in 2009, in the wake of the financial crisis and bear market, with a then-unthinkable cut to its longstanding dividend. But after years of trying to regain Wall Street's trust by rebuilding its payout to shareholders, fears of another reduction are mounting just as the company prepares to release its latest quarterly earnings report.

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GE is expected to unveil its results for the second quarter before the opening bell Friday, Oct. 20. In a year in which General Electric's stock has collapsed 27% to four-year lows, one would think that signs of an operational turnaround would be the first thing on investors' earnings watch list. And how the company's results stack up against expectations would seem particularly interesting given that earlier this month, GE announced several high-profile executive departures including CFO Jeffrey Bornstein.

Best Undervalued Stocks To Buy Right Now: Federated Investors, Inc.(FII)

Federated Investors, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation, together with its consolidated subsidiaries (collectively, Federated), is a leading provider of investment management products and related financial services. Federated has been in the investment management business since 1955 and is one of the largest investment managers in the United States (U.S.) with $361.1 billion in assets under management (AUM or managed assets) at December 31, 2015. Federated operates in one operating segment, the investment management business. Federated sponsors, markets and provides investment-related services to various investment products, including mutual funds and Separate Accounts (which include separately managed accounts, institutional accounts, sub-advised funds and other managed products) in both domestic and international markets.   Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Max Byerly]

  U.S. Global Investors (NASDAQ:GROW) and Federated Investors (NYSE:FII) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings, profitability, risk and institutional ownership.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  BlackRock Inc. increased its stake in shares of Federated Investors Inc (NYSE:FII) by 0.3% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 13,333,986 shares of the asset manager’s stock after buying an additional 35,445 shares during the quarter. BlackRock Inc. owned approximately 0.13% of Federated Investors worth $354,019,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Best Undervalued Stocks To Buy Right Now: Corium International, Inc.(CORI)

We are a commercial stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development, manufacture and commercialization of specialty pharmaceutical products that leverage our broad experience in transdermal and transmucosal delivery systems. Together with our partners, we have successfully developed seven marketed products in the prescription drug and consumer markets, and we are the sole commercial supplier of each of those products for our marketing partners. We use our novel transdermal and transmucosal approaches to bring new products to markets that present significant opportunities. Our development platforms enable transdermal delivery of large molecules, or biologics, including vaccines, peptides and proteins, as well as small molecules that are otherwise difficult to deliver in a transdermal dosage form. Our pipeline includes two partnered products that are the subject of applications for approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (the "FDA").   Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Brian Feroldi]

  Shares of Corium International (NASDAQ:CORI), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on transdermal and transmucosal delivery systems, were up 50% as of 11:10 a.m. EDT on Friday. The enormous jump is a response to the news that the company has accepted a buyout offer. 

• [By Chris Lange]

  Corium International Inc. (NASDAQ: CORI) shares jumped on Friday after the company announced that it entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Gurnet Point Capital (GPC) will acquire Corium. Corium's board of directors has unanimously approved the transaction.

• [By Joseph Griffin]

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Best Undervalued Stocks To Buy Right Now: Manitex International Inc.(MNTX)

Manitex International, Inc. provides engineered lifting solutions. The company operates through two segments, Lifting Equipment and Equipment Distribution. The Lifting Equipment segment designs, manufactures, and distributes boom trucks and crane products that are primarily used for industrial projects and energy exploration, as well as for infrastructure development, including, roads, bridges, and commercial construction; and specialized rough terrain cranes and material handling products for the construction, municipality, and railroad industries. This segment also provides rough terrain forklifts for use in commercial and military applications; special mission oriented vehicles; and other specialized carriers, heavy material handling transporters, and steel mill equipment, as well as offers specialized custom trailers and hauling systems used for transporting heavy equipment. The Equipment Distribution segment distributes rough terrain and truck cranes, material handler s, boom trucks, and sky cranes for infrastructure development and commercial construction; supplies repair parts for various medium to heavy duty construction equipment; markets used lifting and construction equipment; and offers repair services. This segment sells its products to end users, including the rental market. Manitex International sells its products primarily in the United States, Canada, Algeria, the United Arab Emirates, Brazil, Italy, Korea, Mexico, China, Russia, Spain, Turkey, Puerto Rico, the Netherlands, Indonesia, and Chile. The company was formerly known as Veri-Tek International, Corp. and changed its name to Manitex International, Inc. in May 2008. Manitex International was founded in 1993 and is based in Bridgeview, Illinois.

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• [By Logan Wallace]

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• [By Shane Hupp]

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Best Undervalued Stocks To Buy Right Now: Avago Technologies Limited(AVGO)

Broadcom Limited (Broadcom), incorporated on March 3, 2015, is a designer, developer and supplier of a range of analog and digital semiconductor connectivity solutions with a focus on analog III-V-based products, and digital and mixed signal complementary metal oxide semiconductor-based devices. The Company operates through four segments: wired infrastructure, wireless communications, enterprise storage, and industrial & other. The Company's product portfolio includes Broadband Access + Modems, Enterprise + Network Processors, Wireless Infrastructure, Wireless Connectivity, Ethernet Communication + Switching and Set-Top Box + Media Processors. The Company's products are used in end products, such as data center networking, home connectivity, broadband access, telecommunications equipment, smartphones and base stations, data center servers and storage, factory automation, power generation and alternative energy systems, and electronic displays.

The Broadband Access + Modems' products include Universal 1024-quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) Modulator, Universal Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification (DOCSIS) 2.0-Based Downstream Modulator, Dual Universal DOCSIS/EuroDOCSIS 2.0 Burst Receiver, Advanced Direct Conversion Cable Tuner, 1-gigahertz (GHz) Low-Power Digital Cable Silicon Tuner, Gigabit DOCSIS Cable Gateway Device and Gigabit DOCSIS Cable Gateway Device. The Enterprise + Network Processors' products include Enterprise-class radio frequency (RF) Interference Detection and Classification, Gigabit Internet protocol (IP) Phone Chip, wireless fidelity Voice over Internet Protocol (Wi-Fi VoIP) Processor, Wi-Fi Phone Reference Design, Persona Media Processor and Secure Applications Processor. The Wireless Infrastructure's products include Digital Front-End Processor, Digital Front-End Processor Development Board, Advanced Single-Chip Bluetooth Solution, Advanced Wireless Keyboard/Mouse Bluetooth Solution and Intensi-fi Single-Chip 802.11n Enterprise Solution.

The ! Wireless Connectivity's products include WiMesh Technology for V-band mesh and WiGig-compliant infrastructure equipment, Low-Power 802.11b/g Transceiver, Intensi-fi 802.11n Full-Featured 10/100 Processor, Intensi-fi Single-Chip 802.11n Enterprise Solution, 802.11n (2.4/5 GHz) Router Reference Design and Single-Chip 802.11n Dual-Band 3x3 Wireless Solution. Its Ethernet Communication + Switching's products include Quad-Port Ethernet Server Adapter, Dual-Port Ethernet Server Adapter, Quad-Port 1GbE Network Interface Card, Quad Port 1GbE for Lenovo, Dual 1GbE for Lenovo, 12-Port Multilayer Gigabit Ethernet Switch and 12-Port Layer 2+ Gigabit Ethernet Switch. The Set-Top Box + Media Processors' products include Universal Satellite Receiver, Low-Cost Satellite Set-top Box System on Chip (SoC), Full-Band Capture Multidemodulator SoC, Full-Band Capture Satellite Channel Stacker Solution, Standard-Definition Satellite System on a Chip and High-Definition Video Graphics Subsystem.

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  Shares of General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) were up more than 1.1% despite news that the firm's financial forecast fell well short of Wall Street expectations. The firm said that 2019 earnings will come in between $0.50 to $0.60 per share. That range is well below the $0.70 projected by Wall Street. CEO Larry Culp said that the firm's current financial standing is "complex but clear" and said that it will rebound in 2020. Shares of Tailored Brands Inc. (NYSE: TLRD) plunged more than 20% after the owner of Joseph A. Bank fell well short of investors' expectations. Although the firm beat earnings expectations, its 2019 outlook scared Wall Street. The firm expects a sharp decline in same-store sales. Look for other earnings reports from Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ: AVGO), Jabil Inc. (NYSE: JBL), Noodles & Co. (NASDAQ: NDLS), Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ: ORCL), Tilly's Inc. (NASDAQ: TLYS), Ulta Beauty Inc. (NASDAQ: ULTA), and Zumiez Inc. (NASDAQ: ZUMZ). This Could Be a HUGE Game Changer for Congress (and for You)

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Best Undervalued Stocks To Buy Right Now: Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLU)

Select Sector Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund (the Fund), formerly Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund, seeks to provide investment results that correspond to the price and yield performance of the Utilities Select Sector of the S&P 500 Index (the Index). The Index includes companies from industries, such as electric utilities, multi-utilities, independent power producers and energy traders, and gas utilities. The Fund utilizes a passive or indexing investment approach to attempt to approximate the investment performance of the Index. The Fund’s investment advisor is SSgA Funds Management, Inc. Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Jim Crumly]

  Defensive utilities were the only sector in the green today, with the Utilities Select SPDR ETF (NYSEMKT:XLU) edging up 0.3%. Consumer stocks were particularly weak; the Consumer Discretionary Select SPDR ETF (NYSEMKT:XLY) fell 1.2%.

• [By Logan Wallace]

  Shares of NYSEARCA:XLU traded up $0.17 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $55.71. The stock had a trading volume of 9,344,553 shares, compared to its average volume of 17,741,555. Utilities SPDR has a 12 month low of $48.35 and a 12 month high of $57.17.

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