On May 19, 2017, AroniSmartInvest In Action™ picked, leveraging the proprietary advanced Text and Sentiment Analytics, Stock Segmentation, and Machine Learning, a few promising stocks to watch. Below is a quick overview of some of these stocks, with a focus on the information in news, social media, and other sources leveraged by AroniSmartInvest machine learning and stock segment module:
- VTR: Ventas, Inc. (NYSE: VTR). Advisors Asset Management Inc. and US Bancorp have recently raised their position in Ventas, Inc. according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
- RRGB: Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. (NYSE:RRGB)'s quarterly revenue climbed 4.1% year over year (YoY) to $418.6 million. The growth was fueled by recent restaurants acquisions, that offset closures.
- CBOE: CBOE Holdings, Inc. is a holding company that offers for trading options on various market indexes (index options), on an exclusive basis, and futures contracts, as well as on non-exclusive multiply listed options, such as options on the stocks of individual corporations (equity options), and options on other exchange-traded products (ETP options). With the imptoved stock market, expect more upward movement.
- AAPL: Apple Inc. see AroniSmartInvest in Action.
- NFLX: Netflix, Inc. (NYSE: NFLX) has been reaping benefits from a more focused international expansion.
- HRC: Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:HRC)'s growth has been in part fueled by the latest launch of the new Hill-Rom® 900 Accella™ bed system for patients in intensive and acute care settings.
- ATVI: Activision Blizzard, Inc (NYSE:ATVI).'s first quarter earnings continued to beat expectations and remained in line with its own guidance.
- WMT: Wal*Mart (NYSE: WMT) sales get boost from online growth, customer visits. The pick up in shopping activity, boosted by its e-commerce presence, is expected to fendoff stiff competition, in the short term. Its E-commerce grew at an impressive 63% YOY this quarter in the U.S., a significant improvement from 29% last quarter and 21% in fiscal 4Q17.
- GOOG: Google (NYSE: GOOG) or Alphabet continue to benefit from an impressive product line-up, including Android O, new Google Home features and Google Assistant on Apple Inc.’s iPhone. Google has recently invested in Artificial intelligence with the aim to make Google Photos smarter. Google combines AI and smartphone’s camera into Google Lens, a new feature that lets Google Assistant analyze what it sees through that camera.
- AMT: American Tower (NYSE:AMT) strategic focus on international expansion has expanded the period of double-digit growth
- SON: Sonoco Products (NYSE:SON) reported $0.59 earnings per share (EPS) for Q1 2017,, beating the consensus estimate of $0.57 by $0.02, despite a decline of 4.4% in revenues, versus a year ago.
- JNJ: Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) has disclosed that least 10 drugs in development have a the potential of sales of $1 billion in annual worldwide sales. The 10 drugs include therapies for cancer, depression and the flu.
- ADSK: AutoDesk (NYSE: ADSK) reported a loss of $0.16 per share on top line revenue of $486 million beating analyst estimates on both the top and bottom line. This news was welcomed after AutoDesk subscribers grew 186,000 from the subsequent quarter to a total of 3.29 million subscribers.
- BID: Sotheby's (NYSE: BID) shares jumped after record $110.5 million painting sale. A work of art by Haitian-American painter Jean-Michel Basquiat sold for $110.5 million at Sotheby's New York on Thursday, May 18, 2017, setting a new record.
- MGM: (NYSE: MGM). For the twelfth consecutive year, MGM Resorts International was recognized as a Top Company for Diversity by DiversityInc. The company is ranked 3rd on "The Top Ten Regional Companies" list for diversity best practices, sucnh as hiring, retaining and promoting women, minorities, people with disabilities, LGBTQ individuals and veterans
- BBY: Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE: BBY) will to report first-quarter fiscal 2017 results on May 25. In the previous quarter, the company exceeded the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 17.5%. The market anticipates positive earnings by Best Buy, probably given the recent performance by Wal*Mart.
- MCD: McDonald's (NYSE:MCD) key performance ratios and financial metrics have improved. Also, teh strategy of franchising is expected to ensure higher margins and cash flow certainty.
