Hot Safest Stocks To Own For 2019

tags:NAO,MNTX,FR, Widows and orphans have had a tough few months.   Long-term U.S. Treasury bonds – often cited as the safest investment on the planet and suitable for the most cautious investors – lost more than seven years' worth of income in just the past four months.   Lending money to the U.S. government for 30 years in exchange for a 2% yield turned out not to be such a good idea. Yields are now 50% higher than they were back in July. And these Treasury bonds, or "T-bonds," have collapsed in price.   But that has given us a fantastic risk/reward setup today...   Let's start by looking at this chart of the iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond Fund (TLT)...  

Hot Safest Stocks To Own For 2019: Nordic American Offshore Ltd(NAO)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Max Byerly]

  Nordic American Offshore (NYSE: NAO) and DryShips (NASDAQ:DRYS) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, valuation, dividends and risk.

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Media headlines about Nordic American Offshore (NYSE:NAO) have been trending somewhat negative on Thursday, according to Accern. Accern ranks the sentiment of media coverage by analyzing more than 20 million news and blog sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Nordic American Offshore earned a media sentiment score of -0.10 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned headlines about the shipping company an impact score of 46.9955270541452 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company’s share price in the immediate future.

Hot Safest Stocks To Own For 2019: Manitex International Inc.(MNTX)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Shane Hupp]

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• [By Joseph Griffin]

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• [By Logan Wallace]

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Hot Safest Stocks To Own For 2019: First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.(FR)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Max Byerly]

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• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Media stories about First Industrial Realty Trust (NYSE:FR) have trended somewhat positive this week, Accern reports. Accern identifies positive and negative news coverage by monitoring more than twenty million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. First Industrial Realty Trust earned a media sentiment score of 0.16 on Accern’s scale. Accern also gave news coverage about the real estate investment trust an impact score of 47.0893315038895 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock’s share price in the next few days.

• [By Stephan Byrd]

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• [By Shane Hupp]

  First Majestic Silver Corp. (TSE:FR) (NYSE:AG) Director Robert A. Mccallum sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$6.94, for a total transaction of C$13,880.00.

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Stephens Inc. AR lowered its stake in First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:FR) by 9.6% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 70,858 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 7,506 shares during the period. Stephens Inc. AR owned 0.06% of First Industrial Realty Trust worth $2,362,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:FR) Director Bruce W. Duncan sold 30,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $33.26, for a total value of $997,800.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 672,564 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $22,369,478.64. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link.