Friday, February 8, 2019

Best Tech Stocks To Own Right Now

tags:SILC,CSGS,SLP,AMAT,EXTR,RP,

Rhumbline Advisers boosted its stake in shares of Exelixis, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXEL) by 87.7% in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 593,969 shares of the biotechnology company’s stock after purchasing an additional 277,533 shares during the quarter. Rhumbline Advisers’ holdings in Exelixis were worth $12,782,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in EXEL. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in Exelixis by 109.4% during the 1st quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 5,035,494 shares of the biotechnology company’s stock valued at $111,537,000 after purchasing an additional 2,630,991 shares during the period. First Trust Advisors LP boosted its position in Exelixis by 197.8% during the 2nd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 2,599,525 shares of the biotechnology company’s stock valued at $55,942,000 after purchasing an additional 1,726,507 shares during the period. Rhenman & Partners Asset Management AB acquired a new position in Exelixis during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $20,255,000. Old Mutual Global Investors UK Ltd. boosted its position in Exelixis by 26.6% during the 1st quarter. Old Mutual Global Investors UK Ltd. now owns 3,562,369 shares of the biotechnology company’s stock valued at $78,906,000 after purchasing an additional 747,398 shares during the period. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company MN boosted its position in Exelixis by 24.2% during the 1st quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 3,818,088 shares of the biotechnology company’s stock valued at $84,571,000 after purchasing an additional 743,225 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 83.35% of the company’s stock.

Best Tech Stocks To Own Right Now: Silicom Ltd(SILC)

Advisors' Opinion:
  • [By Joseph Griffin]

    F5 Networks (NASDAQ: FFIV) and Silicom (NASDAQ:SILC) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings and institutional ownership.

  • [By Logan Wallace]

    News articles about Silicom (NASDAQ:SILC) have been trending somewhat positive recently, Accern Sentiment reports. Accern identifies negative and positive news coverage by monitoring more than twenty million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Silicom earned a news impact score of 0.08 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned media headlines about the technology company an impact score of 47.5737469373647 out of 100, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company’s share price in the next few days.

  • [By Logan Wallace]

    BidaskClub upgraded shares of Silicom (NASDAQ:SILC) from a strong sell rating to a sell rating in a report issued on Tuesday morning.

    Separately, ValuEngine cut Silicom from a hold rating to a sell rating in a research report on Saturday, June 2nd.

Best Tech Stocks To Own Right Now: CSG Systems International Inc.(CSGS)

Advisors' Opinion:
  • [By Stephan Byrd]

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  • [By Joseph Griffin]

    CSG International (NASDAQ:CSGS) was downgraded by investment analysts at BidaskClub from a “sell” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report issued on Saturday.

  • [By Logan Wallace]

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  • [By Joseph Griffin]

    Xact Kapitalforvaltning AB boosted its holdings in CSG Systems International, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSGS) by 29.6% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 6,130 shares of the technology company’s stock after buying an additional 1,400 shares during the period. Xact Kapitalforvaltning AB’s holdings in CSG Systems International were worth $278,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Best Tech Stocks To Own Right Now: Simulations Plus, Inc.(SLP)

Advisors' Opinion:
  • [By Stephan Byrd]

    Mattersight (NASDAQ: MATR) and Simulations Plus (NASDAQ:SLP) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, earnings and analyst recommendations.

  • [By Shane Hupp]

    Simulations Plus (NASDAQ: SLP) and NetScout Systems (NASDAQ:NTCT) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

  • [By Ethan Ryder]

    Simulations Plus (NASDAQ: SLP) and Cerner (NASDAQ:CERN) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, earnings and risk.

Best Tech Stocks To Own Right Now: Applied Materials, Inc.(AMAT)

Advisors' Opinion:
  • [By Chris Lange]

    Short interest in Applied Materials Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT) rose to 14.46 million shares. The previous reading was 13.74 million. Shares were trading at $48.72, in a 52-week range of $40.42 to $62.40.

  • [By Shane Hupp]

    Investors sold shares of Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) on strength during trading on Tuesday. $145.47 million flowed into the stock on the tick-up and $166.41 million flowed out of the stock on the tick-down, for a money net flow of $20.94 million out of the stock. Of all equities tracked, Applied Materials had the 28th highest net out-flow for the day. Applied Materials traded up $1.17 for the day and closed at $52.02

  • [By Jon C. Ogg]

    Applied Materials Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT) was down 3.3% at $41.11, but it is the industry leader with a $40 billion market cap. It also is already down one-third from its 52-week high of $62.40, and the shares briefly hit a 52-week low of $40.40 on Thursday. The consensus target price also still feels a bit too bullish at about $62.

  • [By Lisa Levin]

    Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT) was down, falling around 9 percent to $48.97. Applied Materials reported stronger-than-expected results for its second quarter, but issued weak sales outlook for the third quarter.

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    Kulicke and Soffa Industries (NASDAQ:KLIC) is not a well-known company. The semiconductor packaging equipment specialist is valued at just $1.65 billion, and it recorded just $809 million of revenue last year. That's a much smaller number than those posted by semiconductor equipment giants like Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT), KLA-Tencor (NASDAQ:KLAC), and Lam Research (NASDAQ:LRCX).

Best Tech Stocks To Own Right Now: Extreme Networks Inc.(EXTR)

Advisors' Opinion:
  • [By Paul Ausick]

    Extreme Networks Inc. (NASDAQ: EXTR) traded down about 2.6% Monday and posted a new 52-week low of $8.13 after closing Friday at $8.35. The stock’s 52-week high is $15.55. Volume totaled around 2.9 million, nearly 60% higher than the daily average of around 1.9 million. The company had no specific news.

  • [By Jon C. Ogg]

    Extreme Networks Inc. (NASDAQ: EXTR) was down 32% at $6.09 on Wednesday after revenues were weaker than expected, and shares were fighting for direction on Thursday. Its 52-week trading range is $5.35 to $15.55. JMP Securities maintained its Market Perform rating and lowered its price target to $9 from $12. Craig Hallum lowered its target price to $9 despite remaining positive. Credit Suisse downgraded the stock to Market Perform from Outperform and slashed its target price to $6.50 from $13.

  • [By Lisa Levin]

    Extreme Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXTR) shares dropped 24 percent to $8.95 after the company reported downbeat earnings for its third quarter and issued weak Q4 guidance.

  • [By Shane Hupp]

    Extreme Networks (NASDAQ:EXTR)’s share price reached a new 52-week high and low during trading on Monday after an insider bought additional shares in the company. The stock traded as low as $8.21 and last traded at $8.25, with a volume of 146844 shares. The stock had previously closed at $8.43.

Best Tech Stocks To Own Right Now: RealPage, Inc.(RP)

Advisors' Opinion:
  • [By Shane Hupp]

    Tyler Technologies (NASDAQ: RP) and RealPage (NASDAQ:RP) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, earnings and profitability.

  • [By Shane Hupp]

    RealPage Inc (NASDAQ:RP) shares hit a new 52-week high on Monday . The company traded as high as $62.55 and last traded at $62.40, with a volume of 452409 shares. The stock had previously closed at $61.40.

  • [By Joseph Griffin]

    RealPage Inc (NASDAQ:RP) Chairman Stephen T. Winn sold 794,939 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $56.73, for a total transaction of $45,096,889.47. Following the completion of the transaction, the chairman now directly owns 1,674,645 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $95,002,610.85. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link.

  • [By Logan Wallace]

    Rothschild Asset Management Inc. decreased its stake in RealPage Inc (NASDAQ:RP) by 14.2% during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 760,947 shares of the software maker’s stock after selling 126,009 shares during the period. Rothschild Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in RealPage were worth $41,928,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

  • [By Shane Hupp]

    CommerceHub (NASDAQ: CHUBK) and RealPage (NASDAQ:RP) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

  • [By Shane Hupp]

    BidaskClub upgraded shares of RealPage (NASDAQ:RP) from a buy rating to a strong-buy rating in a research note published on Wednesday.

    A number of other equities research analysts have also issued reports on RP. JPMorgan Chase & Co. assumed coverage on shares of RealPage in a report on Thursday, June 21st. They issued an overweight rating and a $76.00 price objective for the company. Zacks Investment Research raised shares of RealPage from a hold rating to a buy rating and set a $69.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Thursday, May 10th. KeyCorp upped their target price on shares of RealPage from $65.00 to $67.00 and gave the company an overweight rating in a research report on Friday, August 3rd. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada upped their target price on shares of RealPage to $64.00 and gave the company a sector perform rating in a research report on Friday, August 3rd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The company has a consensus rating of Buy and a consensus target price of $63.88.

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