September 21, 2018: Markets opened higher again Friday but only the blue chips appear to be in position to end the day with a gain. There was no significant economic news today, and the tariff battle between the U.S. and China is easy to ignore what with consumer confidence and corporate profits both rocking along. Cyclical stocks traded lower Friday while defensive sectors like consumer staples and utilities did their best to prop up the indexes.
WTI crude oil for November delivery settled at $70.78 a barrel, up about 0.7% for the day and WTI added 2.6% over the course of the week. December gold dropped about 0.8% to settle at $1,201.30 but a small gain for the week. Equities were heading for a mixed close about 10 minutes before the bell as the Dow traded up 0.26% for the day, the S&P 500 traded down 0.04%, and the Nasdaq Composite traded down 0.60%.
Bitcoin futures (XBTU8) for September delivery traded at $6,730, up about 5.1% on the Cboe after opening at $6,420 this morning. The trading range today was $6,420 to $6,765.
Top Blue Chip Stocks For 2019: American Financial Group, Inc.(AFG)
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Shane Hupp]
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- [By Ethan Ryder]
Media headlines about American Financial Group (NYSE:AFG) have been trending somewhat positive this week, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group identifies negative and positive news coverage by reviewing more than twenty million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. American Financial Group earned a media sentiment score of 0.25 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned press coverage about the insurance provider an impact score of 46.840441381164 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company’s share price in the next several days.
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American Financial Group (NYSE:AFG) Q4 2018 Earnings Conference CallJan. 31, 2019 11:30 a.m. ET
Contents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks:Operator
- [By Joseph Griffin]
Westpac Banking Corp increased its stake in shares of American Financial Group (NYSE:AFG) by 10.6% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 7,403 shares of the insurance provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 709 shares during the quarter. Westpac Banking Corp’s holdings in American Financial Group were worth $831,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.
- [By Ethan Ryder]
Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. grew its position in American Financial Group Inc (NYSE:AFG) by 10.3% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 11,830 shares of the insurance provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,100 shares during the quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd.’s holdings in American Financial Group were worth $1,269,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
- [By Logan Wallace]
Wells Fargo & Company MN raised its stake in shares of American Financial Group Inc (NYSE:AFG) by 135.1% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 320,888 shares of the insurance provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 184,397 shares during the period. Wells Fargo & Company MN owned 0.36% of American Financial Group worth $34,442,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Top Blue Chip Stocks For 2019: Hanesbrands Inc.(HBI)
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Shane Hupp]
Hanesbrands Inc. (NYSE:HBI) saw strong trading volume on Thursday following a better than expected earnings announcement. 29,562,320 shares changed hands during trading, an increase of 333% from the previous session’s volume of 6,823,524 shares.The stock last traded at $18.71 and had previously closed at $15.57.
- [By Timothy Green]
But there are some exceptions. International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM), Skechers (NYSE:SKX), and Hanesbrands (NYSE:HBI) are all good companies, and they all sport pessimistic valuations. I own all three, and I think you should consider them for your portfolio as well.
- [By Logan Wallace]
Teza Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Hanesbrands Inc. (NYSE:HBI) during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 93,861 shares of the textile maker’s stock, valued at approximately $1,729,000.
- [By Nicholas Rossolillo, Chuck Saletta, and Daniel Miller]
Volatility has started to rear its ugly head again. Fears of trade wars and rising interest rates have left many investors feeling apprehensive. A great way to beat back increased risk is by buying stocks that pay out handsome dividends -- whether because of a recent pullback in share price or a stable business model that makes a lot of excess cash. These three Motley Fool contributors think that Cypress Semiconductor (NASDAQ:CY), Kinder Morgan (NYSE:KMI), and Hanesbrands (NYSE:HBI) are three down-on-their-luck stocks that still make for a great payday.
- [By Chris Lange]
The stock posting the largest daily percentage loss in the S&P 500 ahead of the close was Hanesbrands Inc. (NYSE: HBI) which fell about 19% to $17.97. The stock's 52-week range is $16.38 to $25.73. Volume was just about 27 million compared to the daily average volume of 6.4 million.
Top Blue Chip Stocks For 2019: Navigant Consulting, Inc.(NCI)
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Stephan Byrd]
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Top Blue Chip Stocks For 2019: First Horizon National Corporation(FHN)
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Logan Wallace]
Brown Advisory Inc. grew its holdings in First Horizon National Corp (NYSE:FHN) by 117.2% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 65,240 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 35,197 shares during the quarter. Brown Advisory Inc.’s holdings in First Horizon National were worth $1,164,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
- [By Stephan Byrd]
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- [By Ethan Ryder]
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In an "Executive Decision" segment, Cramer sat down with Bryan Jordan, chairman, president and CEO of First Horizon National (FHN) , the Tennessee-based regional bank that just posted a three-cents-a-share earnings beat with net interest margins up 52 basis points.
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