With shares of First Solar (NASDAQ:FSLR) trading around $50, is FSLR an OUTPERFORM, WAIT AND SEE or STAY AWAY? Let�� analyze the stock with the relevant sections of our CHEAT SHEET investing framework:
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First Solar�manufactures and sells solar modules with an advanced thin-film semiconductor technology, and it designs, constructs, and sells solar power systems. The company operates its business in two segments: components segment and systems segment. Its components segment involves the design, manufacture, and sale of solar modules, which convert sunlight into electricity. Its systems business involves the sale of its solar modules, coupled with the engineering, procurement and construction of the solar power plant. As consumers and companies are opting for an improved and cleaner sources of energy, companies like First Solar take center stage. If First Solar can continue to reduce costs and make solar energy more affordable, the company stands to revolutionize the energy sector worldwide.
Top 10 Stocks To Buy For 2014: Nuveen California Select Quality Municipal Fund Inc.(NVC)
Nuveen California Select Quality Municipal Fund, Inc. is a closed-ended fixed income mutual fund launched by Nuveen Investments, Inc. The fund is managed by Nuveen Asset Management. It invests in the fixed income markets of California. The fund invests primarily in municipal securities rated Baa/BBB or better. It invests in securities that provide income exempt from federal and California income tax. The fund employs fundamental analysis with bottom-up stock picking approach to create its portfolio. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the S&P California Municipal Bond Index and the S&P National Municipal Bond Index. Nuveen California Select Quality Municipal Fund, Inc. was formed on April 3, 1991 and is domiciled in the United States.
Top 10 Stocks To Buy For 2014: WellPoint Inc.(WLP)
WellPoint, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as a health benefits company in the United States. The company offers various network-based managed care plans to large and small employer, individual, Medicaid, and senior markets. Its managed care plans include preferred provider organizations; health maintenance organizations; point-of-service plans; traditional indemnity plans; and other hybrid plans, including consumer-driven health plans, hospital only, and limited benefit products. The company also provides various managed care services comprising claims processing, underwriting, stop loss insurance, actuarial services, provider network access, medical cost management, disease management, wellness programs, and other administrative services to self-funded customers. In addition, it offers specialty and other products and services, including life and disability insurance benefits; dental, vision, and behavioral health benefit services; radiology benefit management; personal health care guidance; and long-term care insurance. Further, the company serves as an intermediary providing administrative service for the Medicare program that offers coverage for persons, who are 65 or older and for persons who are disabled or with end-stage renal disease. WellPoint, Inc. markets its products through a network of independent agents and brokers, consultants, in-house sales force, or Internet. The company, formerly known as Anthem, Inc., was founded in 1944 and is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Sean Williams]
On top of being a concern for the government, staffing and education are a big concern for our nation's largest insurers, which have angled their growth toward adding on the roughly 16 million low-income earners who will now qualify for Medicaid. WellPoint (NYSE: WLP ) purchased Amerigroup for $4.5 billion, CIGNA (NYSE: CI ) ponied up $3.8 billion for Healthspring, and Aetna (NYSE: AET ) is buying Coventry Health Care�for $5.7 billion, all with the purpose of locking up Medicaid-based members and the government money that comes along with them. If the education side of Obamacare fails to reach these currently uninsured individuals who could qualify for this subsidized health care, these three companies are going to be negatively affected.
Best Undervalued Companies To Buy Right Now: Sheltered Oak Resources Corp(OAK.V)
Sheltered Oak Resources Corp., a junior mineral exploration company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral properties in Canada. It owns a 100% interest in the Kerrs Gold Property consisting of 43 unpatented mining claims and 12 leasehold interests located in the Matheson area of Ontario, Canada. The company is based in Toronto, Canada.
Top 10 Stocks To Buy For 2014: Discovery Metals Ltd(DML.AX)
Discovery Metals Limited engages in the exploration and development of mineral properties in Australia and Botswana. It primarily holds a 100% interest in the Boseto copper project covering approximately 8,877 square kilometers of tenement area in north-west Botswana. The company, through a joint venture with Japan Oil Gas Metals & Energy Corporation, also holds a 40% interest in the Dikoloti nickel project in north-east Botswana. The company was formerly known as Discovery Nickel Limited and changed its name to Discovery Metals Limited in 2006. Discovery Metals Limited was incorporated in 2003 and is headquartered in Brisbane, Australia.
Top 10 Stocks To Buy For 2014: Mercer International Inc.(MERC)
Mercer International Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells pulp produced from wood chips and pulp logs. The company offers northern bleached softwood kraft (NBSK) pulp and market pulp. Mercer International sells its products primarily in Europe, Asia, and North America. The company was founded in 1968 and is based in Vancouver, Canada.
Top 10 Stocks To Buy For 2014: Threshold Pharmaceuticals Inc.(THLD)
Threshold Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biotechnology company, engages in the discovery and development of drugs targeting the microenvironment of solid tumors for patients living with cancer. The company?s products include TH-302, a novel drug candidate which is in Phase 1, Phase 1/2, and Phase 2 clinical trials for cancer. It has a license agreement with Eleison Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to develop and commercialize glufosfamide for the treatment of cancer in humans and animals. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Redwood City, California.
Top 10 Stocks To Buy For 2014: Galena International Resources (GTO.V)
Galena International Resources Ltd., an exploration stage company, engages in the acquisition and exploration of mineral properties. It holds a 100% interest in the Chaves geothermal project, a geothermal exploration concession that covers an area of 201 square kilometers in Chaves, Portugal. The company was incorporated in 2007 and is based in Vancouver, Canada.
Top 10 Stocks To Buy For 2014: U.S. Energy Corp.(USEG)
U.S. Energy Corp. engages in the acquisition, exploration, holding, sale, and/or development of mineral properties. It primarily explores for molybdenum, and other base and precious metals. The company holds interests in Mount Emmons property that covers approximately 9,311 acres located in Gunnison County, Colorado. It also holds interests in oil and gas properties located in Williston Basin North Dakota and Gulf Coast region. In addition, the company holds interests in geothermal properties. Further, it develops multifamily apartment project in Gillette, Wyoming. As of December 31, 2009, its estimated proved reserves were approximately 1,086,203 BOE. The company was founded in 1966 and is based in Riverton, Wyoming.
Top 10 Stocks To Buy For 2014: SunTrust Banks Inc.(STI)
SunTrust Banks, Inc. operates as the holding company for SunTrust Bank, which provides various financial services in the United States. The company?s Retail Banking segment offers consumer deposits, home equity lines, consumer lines, indirect auto, student lending, bank card, and other consumer loan and fee-based products. Its Diversified Commercial Banking segment provides commercial lending, financial risk management, capital raising, commercial card, and other treasury and payment solutions; insurance premium financing; and equipment and lease financing. The company?s Commercial Real Estate segment offers construction, mini-perm, and permanent real estate financing; capital raising services; financial risk management; treasury and payment solutions; and investment advisory and management services, as well as tailored financing and equity investment solutions. Its Corporate and Investment Banking segment provides investment banking products and services, such as strate gic advice, capital raising, and financial risk management; and traditional lending, leasing, treasury management, and institutional investment management services. The company?s Mortgage segment offers residential mortgage products. Its Wealth and Investment Management segment provides brokerage, professional investment management, and trust services; family office solutions; administration and custody services; administrative and investment solutions; escrow; and investment advisory services. The company also offers mortgage banking, credit-related insurance, asset management, securities brokerage, and capital market services. SunTrust Banks, Inc. serves individuals and families; businesses; institutions; and governmental agencies through its network of traditional and in-store branches, automated teller machines, Internet, and telephone. As of December 31, 2011, the company operated 1,659 full-service banking offices. The company was founded in 1891 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Chris O'Donnell]
The year 2013 has been a pivotal economic period marked with bullishness, with investors gaining confidence in stocks and the market as a whole. A critical pillar in this historic rally has been the recovery of the financial sector, more specifically through the rise of regional banks. Despite this sector's popularity and outperformance, there are still opportunities for buyers to find value and continue to make money in this industry. One such opportunity lies in a regional bank by the name of SunTrust (STI). SunTrust Bank has performed exceptionally well since the depths of the financial crisis, and is better prepared to tackle the interest rate environment going forward. Wall Street, however, hasn't been rewarding SunTrust with the popularity, and price, that it deserves. Investors shouldn't wait to take advantage of this opportunity to own a high quality bank at a substantial discount to its intrinsic value.
Top 10 Stocks To Buy For 2014: (CAPA)
Capital Art, Inc., an intellectual property management and exploitation company, engages in the acquisition, edition, marketing, and management of iconic photographic images from museum-quality limited editions to mass-market reproductions in the United States. It primarily sells and distributes classic and contemporary, limited edition photographic images, and reproductions. The company sells its product lines in the editorial, art and commercial photography markets through its wholesale, retail, and dealer/representation networks. It licenses and distributes its collections primarily to media owners and publishers, galleries, museums, auction houses, education networks, interior decorators, gift stores and multiple retailers, hotels, restaurants, and Internet sites. Capital Art, Inc. is based in Culver City, California.
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