Top 5 Medical Stocks For 2017

September 22, 2016: Here are three stocks trading with relatively heavy volume among just six equities making new 52-week lows in Thursday’s session. NYSE advancers led decliners by about 4 to 1 and Nasdaq advancers led decliners by about 3 to 1.

SAExploration Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: SAEX) lost about 8.3% Thursday to post a new 52-week low of $6.33 after closing Wednesday at $6.90. The 52-week high is $405.00. Volume of around 6.1 million was nearly 20 times the daily average of around 340,000. The oilfield services company had no specific news. The company split its stock in late July in a 1-for-135 transaction.

Great Basin Scientific Inc. (NASDAQ: GBSN) dropped about 15% on Thursday to post a new 52-week low of $2.90 after closing at $3.42 on Wednesday. The stock’s 52-week high is $45,024.00. Volume was more than 3 times the daily average of around 150,000 shares. The medical diagnostics company had no specific news Thursday. Since mid-March the company has split the stock twice: the first was a 1-for-35 split and the second a 1-for-80 split.

Top 5 Medical Stocks For 2017: Globus Maritime Limited(GLBS)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Lisa Levin]

  Globus Maritime Ltd (NASDAQ: GLBS) shares shot up 177 percent to $13.67 after gaining 72.73 percent on Tuesday. Globus Maritime is up 175.9 percent since Election Day.

• [By Wayne Duggan]

  DryShips isn’t the only shipping stock that has skyrocketed this month; the following stocks' shares are all up between 320 and 720 percent since November 2:

  Diana Containerships Inc (NASDAQ: DCIX). Euroseas Ltd. (NASDAQ: ESEA). Globus Maritime Ltd (NASDAQ: GLBS). Sino-Global Shipping America, Ltd. (NASDAQ: SINO).

  One of the primary reasons for the extreme moves in DryShips and other shipping stocks is a combination of large short positions in the stocks and extremely low share counts. DryShips in particular lowered its share count from around 672 million to only around 1 million via a series of reverse stock-splits throughout the year. The splits were intended to allow the stock to maintain its Nasdaq listing after it had lost more than 98 percent of its value in the first 10 months of 2016.

Top 5 Medical Stocks For 2017: Williams-Sonoma Inc.(WSM)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Monica Gerson]

  Wall Street expects Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE: WSM) to post its quarterly earnings at $1.58 per share on revenue of $1.62 billion. Williams-Sonoma shares declined 0.14 percent to $58.13 in after-hours trading.

• [By Monica Gerson]

  Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE: WSM) is estimated to post its quarterly earnings at $0.50 per share on revenue of $1.08 billion. Williams-Sonoma shares gained 1.50 percent to close at $50.88 on Tuesday.

• [By Monica Gerson]

  Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE: WSM) is projected to post its quarterly earnings at $0.50 per share on revenue of $1.08 billion.

  Infoblox Inc (NYSE: BLOX) is expected to post its quarterly earnings at $0.05 per share on revenue of $84.96 million.

Top 5 Medical Stocks For 2017: Intrexon Corporation(XON)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Ben Levisohn]

  Overvalued companies include MWI Veterinary (MWIV) and�Stericycle (SRCL), while companies with attractive valuations include Cardinal Health (CAH), Selected Medical (SEM). He’s not a fan of Intrexon (XON) but calls�Aratana (PETX) a “hidden gem.”

Top 5 Medical Stocks For 2017: EPR Properties(EPR)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Laurie Kulikowski]

  EPR's investment pipeline should drive about 6-7% earnings growth in 2016, and historically the company's dividend growth has roughly equated to earnings growth. Starting with an above-average 6.5% yield, we find this compelling for income-oriented investors. 

• [By Lawrence Meyers]

  I also jumped on the 9% Preferred Series E of an interesting REIT called EPR Properties (EPR), a $2.38 billion trust that owns 114 megaplex movie theaters; nine entertainment retail centers; seven family entertainment centers where one can bowl, enjoy nightlife, or sit atop observational towers; 13 metro ski parks; three water parks; four golf complexes, and 48 public charter schools.

• [By Laurie Kulikowski]

  EPR PROPERTIES has improved earnings per share by 11.8% in the most recent quarter compared to the same quarter a year ago. This company has reported somewhat volatile earnings recently. But, we feel it is poised for EPS growth in the coming year. During the past fiscal year, EPR PROPERTIES reported lower earnings of $2.78 versus $3.13 in the prior year. This year, the market expects an improvement in earnings ($2.91 versus $2.78).

   

• [By Laurie Kulikowski]

  We rate EPR PROPERTIES as a Buy with a ratings score of B. This is driven by a number of strengths, which we believe should have a greater impact than any weaknesses, and should give investors a better performance opportunity than most stocks we cover. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, increase in net income, good cash flow from operations, expanding profit margins and growth in earnings per share. Although the company may harbor some minor weaknesses, we feel they are unlikely to have a significant impact on results. 

• [By Laurie Kulikowski]

  EPR's revenue growth has slightly outpaced the industry average of 6.1%. Since the same quarter one year prior, revenues slightly increased by 9.7%. This growth in revenue appears to have trickled down to the company's bottom line, improving the earnings per share.

   

Top 5 Medical Stocks For 2017: Crestwood Equity Partners LP(CEQP)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Lisa Levin]

  Crestwood Equity Partners LP (NYSE: CEQP) shares shot up 45 percent to $18.54 following the announcement of a new joint venture with Consolidated Edison, Inc. (NYSE: ED). Subsidiaries of both companies entered into an agreement on Thursday to form a joint venture in which they will jointly own and develop Crestwood's existing natural gas pipeline and storage business in norther Pennsylvania and southern New York.