Friday, August 27, 2021

Top Blue Chip Stocks To Watch For 2021

tags:OMF,XPLR,SHIP,HQH,

President and CEO of Varian Medical Systems Inc (NYSE:VAR) Dow R Wilson sold 88,766 shares of VAR on 12/18/2017 at an average price of $111 a share. The total sale was $9.9 million.

Varian Medical Systems Inc is engaged in the healthcare sector. It manufactures medical devices for conditions with radiotherapy, radiosurgery, proton therapy and brachytherapy. Varian Medical Systems Inc has a market cap of $10.15 billion; its shares were traded at around $110.78 with a P/E ratio of 41.17 and P/S ratio of 3.65. Varian Medical Systems Inc had annual average EBITDA growth of 4.60% over the past ten years.

CEO Recent Trades:

President and CEO Dow R Wilson sold 88,766 shares of VAR stock on 12/18/2017 at the average price of $111. The price of the stock has decreased by 0.2% since.

Directors and Officers Recent Trades:

EVP and Pres. Oncology Sys. Kolleen T Kennedy sold 2,018 shares of VAR stock on 12/13/2017 at the average price of $111.97. The price of the stock has decreased by 1.06% since.

For the complete insider trading history of VAR, click here

Top Blue Chip Stocks To Watch For 2021: OneMain Holdings, Inc.(OMF)

OneMain Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides consumer finance and credit insurance products and services. It provides personal loans secured by consumer household goods, and other personal property; and unsecured loans. The company also offers auto loans for purchasing new vehicles, as well as to pay off the existing auto loans. In addition, it writes credit life, credit accident and health, credit involuntary unemployment, and credit related property and casualty insurance products; non-credit insurance products; and offers auto security membership plans. The company was formerly known as Springleaf Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to OneMain Holdings, Inc. in November 2015. The company was founded in 1920 and is headquartered in Evansville, Indiana.

Advisors' Opinion:

  • [By Mark R. Hake]

    Navient Corp (NYSE:NAVI), which also provides student loans, trades for 1.37 times book value. And finally, personal lender company OneMain Holdings (NYSE:OMF) has a 2.13 multiple of its book value. Personal loans, rather than student loans, are Sofi’s main lending category now.

  • [By Joseph Griffin]

    OneMain Holdings Inc (NYSE:OMF) – Stock analysts at Jefferies Financial Group upped their Q2 2019 earnings estimates for shares of OneMain in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, February 12th. Jefferies Financial Group analyst J. Hecht now anticipates that the financial services provider will post earnings of $1.30 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.28. Jefferies Financial Group also issued estimates for OneMain’s FY2019 earnings at $5.57 EPS, Q1 2020 earnings at $1.42 EPS, Q2 2020 earnings at $1.38 EPS, Q3 2020 earnings at $1.63 EPS, Q4 2020 earnings at $1.61 EPS and FY2020 earnings at $6.04 EPS.

  • [By Motley Fool Transcribers]

    OneMain Holdings, Inc.  (NYSE:OMF)Q4 2018 Earnings Conference CallFeb. 12, 2019, 8:00 a.m. ET

    Contents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks:

    Operator

Top Blue Chip Stocks To Watch For 2021: Xplore Technologies Corp(XPLR)

Xplore Technologies Corp. (Xplore), incorporated on June 20, 2007, is engaged in the development, integration and marketing of rugged mobile personal computer systems (PCs). The Company's rugged tablet PCs are designed to withstand various conditions, such as extreme temperatures, driving rain, repeated vibrations, dirt, dust and concussive shocks. Xplore's products are used by a range of field personnel, including energy pipeline inspectors, public safety responders, warehouse workers and pharmaceutical scientists. The Company's tablets are fitted with a range of accessories, including various docking solutions, wireless connectivity alternatives, global positioning system modules, biometric and smartcard options, as well as traditional peripherals, such as keyboards and cases. Xplore's tablets also include long-term evolution (LTE) and wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) connectivity options for real-time data access. Its products include the iX104 product family, RangerX Pro, Bobcat and Motion.

iX104 Product Family

The Company's iX104 product line consists of various models, iX104 DMSR, a dual-mode sunlight-readable tablet; iX104 DMSR LTE, a dual-mode sunlight-readable tablet with LTE; iX104 DM, a dual-mode tablet; iX104 DML, a dual-mode lite tablet; iX104 DMSR-M, a dual-mode sunlight-readable tan military tablet; iX104 DMSR-M2, a dual-mode sunlight-readable military tablet, and iX104 DMCR, a dual-mode clean room tablet. The Company's products offer outdoor-readable display and wireless local area network (wLAN) wireless solutions. Xplore's Dual Mode Sunlight Readable screen is viewable in various lighting conditions, including direct sunlight and dimly-lit environments, from a range of angles. The iX104C5 product family includes a tool-less removable dual solid state drive (SSD) module, tool-less access to the subscriber identity module (SIM) and Micro secure digital (MicroSD) ports, and an ingress protection rating of Ingress Protection (IP) 67 for submersion in water. The iX104C5! product family also features the Intel Core i7 processor, and runs on both Windows7 and 8 operating systems.

RangerX Pro

The Company's RangerX Pro provides storage capacity and is certified rugged, holding both IP65 and military standard (MIL-STD) 810G ratings. RangerX Pro has a battery life of up to 10 hours. The tablet also has an outdoor viewable, multi-touch display. The RangerX Pro also uses the Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean operating system, which enables users access to a range of enterprise applications and other downloads through the Google Play store. The operating system also enables users to sync their preferences and downloads on various devices. The Google Play Private Channel enables enterprises to distribute internally crafted applications to their employees. The RangerX Pro also offers functionality that enables telecommunications providers to consolidate the equipment used by their field service engineers into a single device. Through its capacitive screen, utilizing touch screen software, the RangerX Pro can detect electrical impulses on the skin, even if obstructed by a glove. The technology enables field workers in various industries, such as construction, manufacturing, healthcare, and oil and gas exploration and production, the ability to use the RangerX Pro while using their gloves.

Bobcat

The Bobcat is a Windows tablet with standardized interfaces, a range of options through its Xpansion Port and a lightweight design. The Bobcat operates Windows 8.1 or Windows 7 Pro operating systems and is certified fully-rugged, with a MIL-STD 810G certification and IP65 rating. The Bobcat's direct bonded in-plane switching (IPS) screen, 500 nits of luminance and an 800-to-1 contrast ratio provides for outdoor readability, and also has a 10-finger multi-touch screen. The Bobcat is used in a range of industries, including manufacturing, warehousing and distribution, utilities, telecommunications and the military. Bobcat offers a range of standard ! inputs an! d outputs, enabling the transition across different business applications. The Bobcat comes with two universal serial bus (USB) 3.0s, Micro secure digital extended capacity (SDXC), Micro SIM, Micro high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI)-Out, registered jack (RJ)-45 Ethernet, global positioning system (GPS) engine and a serial port connection.

The Company has developed a range of optional features designed to optimize Bobcat for specific industries. Xplore's Xpansion Port includes integration options, such as a one-dimensional (1D) or two-dimensional (2D) barcode scanner, common access card (CAC) reader and near-field communications (NFC) reader. The Company's screens also offer dual mode inputs, simultaneous use of a digital pen and finger to control the unit. The Dual Mode supports inputs through the pen with more directional finger touch inputs, all in a single unit with automatic switching capabilities. The Company provides lithium ION batteries that support usage times up to 8.5 hours for the iX104 and 10 hours for RangerX Pro. The iX104 also includes a warm swap feature, enabling users to switch batteries in the field without having to power down the system. Xplore's tablet PCs have a range of wireless communications options, such as wLAN, wireless wide area network (wWAN), Bluetooth, integrated AT&T or fourth generation (4G) LTE and personal area network (PAN), as well as two meter and sub-meter GPS options. Xplore offers a range of add-on modules and accessories, as well as supplies service, desktop, vehicle, forklift, armored vehicle and mobile cart docking systems to its customers.

Motion

The Company also offers various product lines of Motion Computing, Inc. (Motion). The Company offers Motion products, such as the R12, the F5m and C5m product families, and the CL920.

The Company competes with Panasonic, Getac, Mobile Demand, DRS Technologies, Samsung, Inc., Dell, Inc., Hewlett-Packard Company, Apple Computer, Inc., Sony and Toshiba.

Advisors' Opinion:
  • [By Max Byerly]

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  • [By Chris Lange]

    Xplore Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ: XPLR) shares spiked on Thursday after it was announced that the company would be acquired by Zebra Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ: ZBRA). The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to close in the third quarter of 2018.

  • [By Ethan Ryder]

    Xplore Technologies (NASDAQ: XPLR) and Echelon (NASDAQ:ELON) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and valuation.

  • [By Logan Wallace]

    A10 Networks (NYSE: ATEN) and Xplore Technologies (NASDAQ:XPLR) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, dividends and valuation.

Top Blue Chip Stocks To Watch For 2021: Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp(SHIP)

We were incorporated under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, pursuant to the Marshall Islands BCA, on January 4, 2008, originally under the name Seanergy Merger Corp. We changed our name to Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. on July 11, 2008. Our executive offices are located at 16 Grigoriou Lambraki Street, 2nd Floor, 166 74 Glyfada, Athens, Greece and our telephone number is + 30 210 8913507. Restructuring In August 2012, we began restructuring discussions with our former lenders to finalize the satisfaction and release of our obligations under certain of our former loan facility agreements and the amendment of the terms of certain of our loan facility agreements. Between January 2012 and March 2014, we sold all 20 of our former vessels, in some cases by transferring ownership of certain of our vessel-owning subsidiaries to third parties nominated by our former lenders in connection with our restructuring.   Advisors' Opinion:

  • [By Muslim Farooque]

    Despite strong forward sales estimates, FLXN stock trades at just 1.9 times forward sales according to Seeking Alpha.

    Penny Stocks to Buy: Seanergy Maritime (SHIP) Source: VladSV / Shutterstock.com

    Based in Greece, this next entry on my list of penny stocks is a dry bulk shipper called Seanergy Maritime Holdings.

  • [By Max Byerly]

    Ship Finance International (NYSE:SFL) and Seanergy Maritime (NASDAQ:SHIP) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, earnings and profitability.

  • [By Logan Wallace]

    ShipChain (CURRENCY:SHIP) traded 6.6% higher against the dollar during the 1-day period ending at 23:00 PM Eastern on September 4th. ShipChain has a total market capitalization of $4.08 million and $3,218.00 worth of ShipChain was traded on exchanges in the last day. In the last week, ShipChain has traded up 5.8% against the dollar. One ShipChain token can currently be bought for $0.0203 or 0.00000276 BTC on popular cryptocurrency exchanges including HitBTC and IDEX.

Top Blue Chip Stocks To Watch For 2021: Tekla Healthcare Investors(HQH)

Tekla Healthcare Investors (the Fund), formerly H&Q Healthcare Investors, incorporated on October 31, 1986, is a registered investment adviser based in Boston, Massachusetts and is currently the investment adviser for three closed-end equity funds, Tekla Healthcare Opportunities Fund, Tekla Healthcare Investors and Tekla Life Sciences Investors. The Funds invest in growth equities, both public and private, debt and pooled investment vehicles, in the healthcare and life sciences industries.

Tekla Healthcare Investors

Tekla Healthcare Investors (HQH) is a diversified closed-end healthcare fund traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker HQH. HQH primarily invests in the healthcare industry (including biotechnology, medical devices, and pharmaceuticals). The Fund's objective is to provide long-term capital appreciation through investments in companies in the healthcare industry believed to have significant potential for above-average long-term growth. Selection will emphasize the smaller, emerging companies with a maximum of 40% of the Fund's assets in restricted securities of both public and private companies. Management believes this provides a unique opportunity not usually available to mutual fund investors.

Tekla Life Sciences Investors

Tekla Life Sciences Investors (HQL) is a diversified closed-end healthcare fund traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker HQL. HQL primarily invests in the life sciences (including biotechnology, pharmaceutical, diagnostics, managed healthcare, medical equipment, hospitals, healthcare information technology and services, devices and supplies), agriculture and environmental management industries. The Fund's objective is to provide long-term capital appreciation through investments in companies in the life sciences industry believed to have significant potential for above-average long-term growth. Selection will emphasize the smaller, emerging companies with a maximum of 40% of the Fund's asset! s in restricted securities of both public and private companies. Management believes this provides a unique opportunity not usually available to mutual fund investors.

Tekla Healthcare Opportunities Fund

Tekla Healthcare Opportunities Fund (THQ) is a non-diversified closed-end fund traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker THQ. THQ invests primarily in the healthcare industry. The Fund's objective is to seek current income and long-term capital appreciation through investment companies engaged in the healthcare industry, including equity securities, debt securities and pooled investment vehicles.

Advisors' Opinion:
  • [By Logan Wallace]

    Bank of Nova Scotia cut its stake in shares of Tekla Healthcare Investors (NYSE:HQH) by 19.7% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 69,440 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 17,077 shares during the period. Bank of Nova Scotia owned about 0.17% of Tekla Healthcare Investors worth $1,493,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

  • [By Max Byerly]

    Tekla Healthcare Investors (NYSE:HQH) announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, August 20th, Wall Street Journal reports. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, August 28th will be given a dividend of 0.47 per share by the financial services provider on Friday, September 28th. This represents a $1.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 8.29%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, August 27th.

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