Top High Tech Stocks To Invest In Right Now

tags:WSM,CLB,STRA,

Media headlines about Inspired Entertainment (NASDAQ:INSE) have trended very positive recently, according to Accern. The research firm identifies negative and positive press coverage by analyzing more than twenty million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Inspired Entertainment earned a media sentiment score of 0.63 on Accern’s scale. Accern also gave headlines about the company an impact score of 45.6351429047125 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock’s share price in the near future.

Shares of NASDAQ:INSE traded down $0.35 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $6.10. 43,200 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 78,601. The firm has a market cap of $134.28 million, a PE ratio of -2.28 and a beta of -0.64. Inspired Entertainment has a 52-week low of $4.40 and a 52-week high of $14.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of -22.27, a quick ratio of 0.64 and a current ratio of 0.72.

Top High Tech Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Williams-Sonoma Inc.(WSM)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Get a free copy of the Zacks research report on Williams-Sonoma (WSM)

  For more information about research offerings from Zacks Investment Research, visit Zacks.com

• [By Leo Sun]

  Shares of Williams-Sonoma (NYSE:WSM) recently rallied to a fresh 52-week high after the retailer's second quarter numbers topped analyst estimates. 

• [By Lisa Levin]

  Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are:

  Wall Street expects Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE: BBY) to report quarterly earnings at $0.74 per share on revenue of $8.73 billion before the opening bell. Best Buy shares rose 0.07 percent to $76.00 in after-hours trading. Analysts expect Ross Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ: ROST) to post quarterly earnings at $1.07 per share on revenue of $3.54 billion. Ross Stores shares gained 0.12 percent to $82.71 in after-hours trading. Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE: WSM) reported stronger-than-expected results for its first quarter. The company also raised its FY18 earnings and sales guidance. Williams-Sonoma shares climbed 14.88 percent to $56.50 in the after-hours trading session. Before the markets open, Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $1.39 per share on revenue of $8.00 billion. Medtronic shares rose 1.08 percent to $86.18 in after-hours trading. Analysts are expecting McKesson Corporation (NYSE: MCK) to have earned $3.56 per share on revenue of $51.25 billion in the latest quarter. McKesson will release earnings before the markets open. McKesson shares gained 0.27 percent to close at $146.83 on Wednesday. L Brands Inc (NYSE: LB) reported weaker-than-expected earnings for its first quarter. The company issued weak second quarter and FY18 earnings guidance. L Brands shares dropped 4.85 percent to $32.40 in the after-hours trading session.

  Find out what's going on in today's market and bring any questions you have to Benzinga's PreMarket Prep.

Top High Tech Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Core Laboratories N.V.(CLB)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Get a free copy of the Zacks research report on Core Laboratories (CLB)

  For more information about research offerings from Zacks Investment Research, visit Zacks.com

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Here are some of the news stories that may have impacted Accern Sentiment’s analysis:

  Get Core Laboratories alerts: Cypress Energy Partners (CELP) vs. Core Laboratories (CLB) Head-To-Head Contrast (americanbankingnews.com) Core Laboratories (CLB) Receives Average Rating of “Hold” from Brokerages (americanbankingnews.com) Core Laboratories (CLB) Stock Rating Upgraded by ValuEngine (americanbankingnews.com) Core Laboratories NV (CLB) Reached 12-Month High on May, 16 at $126.33 (usindexlive.com) Increase in Demand for POC Testing to Boost the Fecal Occult Testing Market| Technavio (oaoa.com)

  Core Laboratories opened at $127.31 on Monday, Marketbeat reports. Core Laboratories has a 52-week low of $86.55 and a 52-week high of $130.34. The firm has a market cap of $5.63 billion, a PE ratio of 63.66 and a beta of 1.38. The company has a quick ratio of 1.76, a current ratio of 2.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.55.

• [By Jason Hall, Tyler Crowe, and John Bromels]

  If you're shopping for great buys in the oil patch right now, three Motley Fool contributors think you should take a close look at tech-heavy but asset-light oilfield services provider Core Laboratories N.V. (NYSE:CLB), value-priced independent oil producer Apache Corporation (NYSE:APA), and refining giant Marathon Petroleum Corp (NYSE:MPC). 

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  TRADEMARK VIOLATION NOTICE: “Core Laboratories (CLB) Position Increased by Arizona State Retirement System” was first reported by Ticker Report and is the property of of Ticker Report. If you are accessing this piece on another site, it was stolen and republished in violation of U.S. & international trademark and copyright law. The legal version of this piece can be viewed at https://www.tickerreport.com/banking-finance/4153048/core-laboratories-clb-position-increased-by-arizona-state-retirement-system.html.

• [By Max Byerly]

  Core Laboratories (NYSE:CLB) has been assigned an average recommendation of “Hold” from the seventeen analysts that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, eight have issued a hold recommendation and six have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month target price among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $114.25.

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Core Laboratories (NYSE: CLB) and North American Construction Group (NYSE:NOA) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Top High Tech Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Strayer Education, Inc.(STRA)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  These are some of the media headlines that may have impacted Accern Sentiment Analysis’s scoring:

  Get Strayer Education alerts: Form 4 STRAYER EDUCATION INC For: May 01 Filed by: MILANO TODD A (streetinsider.com) Q2 2018 Earnings Forecast for Strayer Education (STRA) Issued By Piper Jaffray (americanbankingnews.com) Strayer Education (STRA) Price Target Raised to $118.00 (americanbankingnews.com) Strayer Education (STRA) Q1 Earnings Beat, Enrollments Up (msn.com) Edited Transcript of STRA earnings conference call or presentation 2-May-18 2:00pm GMT (finance.yahoo.com)

  A number of brokerages recently weighed in on STRA. BidaskClub upgraded shares of Strayer Education from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 18th. BMO Capital Markets restated a “buy” rating and set a $107.00 target price on shares of Strayer Education in a report on Wednesday, April 11th. Piper Jaffray upgraded shares of Strayer Education from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, March 5th. TheStreet cut shares of Strayer Education from a “b” rating to a “c+” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 13th. Finally, First Analysis upgraded shares of Strayer Education from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their target price for the stock from $105.00 to $112.00 in a report on Sunday, March 4th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company. Strayer Education presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $106.50.

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Get a free copy of the Zacks research report on Strayer Education (STRA)

  For more information about research offerings from Zacks Investment Research, visit Zacks.com

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Get a free copy of the Zacks research report on Strategic Education (STRA)

  For more information about research offerings from Zacks Investment Research, visit Zacks.com

• [By Max Byerly]

  Strayer Education (NASDAQ: STRA) and Universal Technical Institute (NYSE:UTI) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, risk, profitability, earnings and analyst recommendations.