Thursday, July 4, 2013

10 Best Supermarket Stocks To Watch Right Now

LONDON -- The�FTSE 100�is sitting on another new five-year record at the time of writing, having gained 14 points to 6,571 so far today. Driven by positive earnings reports and economic optimism from China, the index of top UK shares has smashed through the record of 6,534 points it set on March 12, after four straight days of rises.

But not all FTSE 100 companies are enjoying the same success. Here are three whose shares are dropping today:

Sainsbury
J Sainsbury�shares dipped 9.8 pence (2.5%) to 387 pence by mid-morning, after the supermarket chain revealed a 1.4% fall in full-year pre-tax profit to 788 million pounds -- although�underlying profit is up 6.2%�to 756 million pounds. Total sales rose by 4.6% to 25.6 billion pounds. There will be a full-year dividend of 16.7 pence per share, which is a rise of 3.7% over last year and represents a yield of 4.3% on the current share price.

10 Best Supermarket Stocks To Watch Right Now: Nxa Inc. (NXI.V)

NXA Inc. does not have significant operations. It focuses on investigating for future business opportunities. Previously, the company was engaged in the exploration of base and precious metals. NXA Inc. is based in Toronto, Canada.

10 Best Supermarket Stocks To Watch Right Now: Yangzijiang Shipbldg Hldgs Ltd (BS6.SI)

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings) Ltd, an investment holding company, engages in the ship building and related businesses. It produces a range of commercial vessels, containerships, bulk carriers, and multipurpose cargo vessels. The company also engages in the building, repair, maintenance, and dismantling of vessels; production and processing of steel structures and belt transportation machinery; production of oxygen and nitrogen; and manufacture of ship accessories. In addition, it is involved in the sale and provision of technical consultancy services and after sales services; the sale of self-manufactured products; the import and export of various merchandise and technologies; the supply of marine equipment and materials; facilitating the sale and export of ships to the ship builder; providing facility and production area for structural building in blocks, block outfitting, and modularization of outfitting into unit; the design, manufacture, and repair of marine equi pment; scrap steel processing; and the design and conceptual development of a range of merchant ships, as well as the paint surface preparation of steel and coating related business. Further, the company operates as a labor subcontractor to supply labor to the ship builders; provides microcredit to enterprises and individuals; and offers manufacture base to construct big vessel components and accessories. Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings) Ltd sells its products in the People's Republic of China, Taiwan, Italy, Germany, Greece, other European countries, other Asian countries, and Canada. The company was founded in 1956 and is based in Jiangyin City, the People�s Republic of China.

5 Best Value Stocks For 2014: Body Central Corp.(BODY)

Body Central Corp. operates as a specialty retailer of young women's apparel and accessories in the south, mid-Atlantic, and midwest regions of the United States. The company operates specialty apparel stores under the Body Central and Body Shop banners, as well as a direct business of its Body Central catalog and e-commerce Website at bodyc.com. Its stores feature an assortment of tops, dresses, bottoms, jewelry, accessories, and shoes under Body Central and Lipstick labels. As of March 8, 2012 it operated 241 specialty apparel stores in 24 states. The company, formerly known as Body Central Acquisition Corp., was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida.

10 Best Supermarket Stocks To Watch Right Now: Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund (EVV)

Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund is a closed-ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Eaton Vance Management. The fund invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. It seeks to invest in the securities of companies operating across the diversified sectors. The fund invests in senior, secured floating-rate loans, mortgage-backed securities, and corporate bonds that are rated below investment grade quality, known as junk bonds with an average duration of 3.47 years and average quality BBB/BBB-. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index, the Merrill Lynch U.S. High Yield Index, and the Barclays Capital U.S. Intermediate Government Bond Index. Eaton Vance Limited Duration Income Fund was formed on May 30, 2003 and is domiciled in the United States.

10 Best Supermarket Stocks To Watch Right Now: Global Industries Ltd. (GLBL)

Global Industries, Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides construction and subsea services to the offshore oil and gas industry in the North America, Latin America, and the Asia Pacific/the Middle East regions. The company?s services include pipeline construction, platform installation and removal, construction support, diving services, diverless intervention, and marine support services. As of December 31, 2010, its fleet included four derrick lay barges, one pipelay/derrick vessel, one heavy lift ship, one pipelay barge, four multi-service vessels, one dive support vessel, and one offshore supply vessel. The company serves oil and gas producers and pipeline companies. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Carlyss, Louisiana.

10 Best Supermarket Stocks To Watch Right Now: Northeast Community Bancorp Inc.(NECB)

Northeast Community Bancorp, Inc. operates as the holding company for Northeast Community Bank that provides various banking and financial products and services to consumers and businesses. It offers interest bearing demand accounts, such as negotiable order of withdrawal and money market accounts; savings accounts; non-interest bearing demand accounts, including checking accounts; and certificates of deposit. The company?s loan portfolio comprises multi-family and mixed-use real estate loans, non-residential real estate loans, equity lines of credit on real estate loans, commercial loans, construction loans, and consumer loans. In addition, it provides investment advisory and financial planning services. As of July 11, 2011, the company operated four full-service offices in New York; two full-service branches in Danvers and Plymouth, Massachusetts; and a loan production office in Danvers, Massachusetts. It serves customers in New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Connecti cut, and Pennsylvania. The company is headquartered in White Plains, New York.

10 Best Supermarket Stocks To Watch Right Now: Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc (LTS)

Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc., an investment bank, through its subsidiaries, provides independent brokerage and advisory services primarily to corporate and institutional clients, and high net-worth individuals in the United States. Its independent brokerage and advisory services include securities brokerage and advisory services for mutual funds, variable annuities, and advisor managed accounts packaged products; and asset management products and services comprise asset management program, investment consulting services, alternative strategies fund, private investment management program, retirement plan sponsor services, alternative investments, architect program, and third-party advisory services. The company�s brokerage support services comprise access to stock and options execution; products, such as insurance, mutual funds, unit trusts, and investment advisory programs; and research, compliance, supervision, accounting, and related services. The company also provides trust administration services consisting of personal and retirement accounts, estate and financial planning, wealth management, and custody services. In addition, it offers investment banking services, such as corporate finance, and strategic and financial advisory, and securities underwriting services; engages in institutional sales and trading operation; and provides research services, including reviewing and analyzing general market conditions and other industry groups, issuing written reports on companies, furnishing information to retail and institutional customers, and responding to inquires from customers and account executives. Further, the company is involved in purchasing, selling, and holding securities for use in investment activities. Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc. was founded in 1876 and is headquartered in Miami, Florida.

10 Best Supermarket Stocks To Watch Right Now: MYR Group Inc.(MYRG)

MYR Group Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides electrical construction service in the continental United States. The company operates in two segments, Transmission and Distribution, and Commercial and Industrial. The Transmission and Distribution segment provides design, engineering, procurement, construction, upgrade, maintenance, and repair services. Its services include the construction and maintenance of high voltage transmission lines, substations, and lower voltage underground and overhead distribution systems; and emergency restoration services in response to hurricane, ice, or other storm related damages. This segment?s customers include investor-owned utilities, municipal utilities, cooperatives, federally-owned utilities, independent power producers, independent transmission companies, industrial facility owners, and other contractors. The Commercial and Industrial segment provides electrical contracting services for commercial and industrial construction in the western United States. It offers electrical contracting services for airports, hospitals, data centers, hotels, casinos, arenas, convention centers, manufacturing plants, processing facilities, and transportation control and management systems. This segment?s customers include general contractors, commercial and industrial facility owners, local governments, and developers. MYR Group Inc. was founded in 1891 and is headquartered in Rolling Meadows, Illinois.

10 Best Supermarket Stocks To Watch Right Now: Atna Resources Com Npv (ATN.TO)

Atna Resources Ltd. engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and mining of mineral properties in the United States. The company primarily explores for precious metals, uranium, gold, silver, and other minerals. It principally holds interests in the Briggs Mine that covers an area of approximately 3,095 acres and is located on the Panamint Range near Death Valley, California; the Pinson Mine property, which covers an area of 2,545 acres and is located in Humboldt County, Nevada; the Reward Mine that covers an area of approximately 2,213.8 acres and is located in southwestern Nye County, Nevada; and the Columbia project, which covers an area of 1,776 acres and is located in Lewis and Clark County, Montana. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Golden, Colorado.

10 Best Supermarket Stocks To Watch Right Now: McGrath RentCorp(MGRC)

McGrath RentCorp, a diversified business to business rental company, engages in the rental and sale of relocatable modular buildings, electronic test equipment, and liquid and solid containment tanks and boxes primarily in the United States and Canada. It operates in four segments: Mobile Modular, TRS-RenTelco, Adler Tanks, and Enviroplex. The Mobile Modular segment rents modular buildings designed for use as classrooms, temporary offices adjacent to existing facilities, sales offices, construction field offices, restroom buildings, health care clinics, child care facilities, and office space; and portable storage containers. The TRS-RenTelco segment rents and sells general purpose electronic test equipment, including oscilloscopes, amplifiers, analyzers, signal source, and power source test equipment for aerospace, defense, electronics, industrial, research, and semiconductor industries. This segment also provides communications test equipment comprising network and trans mission test equipment for various fiber, copper, and wireless networks to manufacturers of communications equipment and products, electrical and communications installation contractors, field technicians, and service providers. The Adler Tanks segment rents tanks and boxes, such as fixed axle steel tanks, vacuum containers, dewatering boxes, and roll-off and trash boxes for various containment solutions to store hazardous and non-hazardous liquids and solids used in oil and gas exploration and field services, refinery, chemical and industrial plant maintenance, environmental remediation and field services, infrastructure building construction, marine, pipeline construction and maintenance, tank terminals, wastewater treatment, and waste management and landfill service applications. The Enviroplex segment manufactures and sells portable classrooms to public school districts and other educational institutions in California. McGrath RentCorp was founded in 1979 and is based in Livermore, California.

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