The stock prices of China’s big internet companies fell Friday after the country’s legislative body adopted a new, strict privacy law to come into force on November 1.
Alibaba shares were down 2.6%, with Tencent Music falling 3% before recovering later in the day. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index fell 1.8% and the CSI 300 composite of Chinese blue chips dropped 2%.
A report by the official Xinhua News Agency said that the law was voted by the National People’s Congress and promulgated immediately by president Xi Jinping.
Its passage marks another step in the Chinese government and regulators’ crackdown on the country’s biggest internet companies, tightening the regulation of cyberspace and strengthening compliance requirements, to better protect user privacy.
Chinese authorities in early July announced a cybersecurity probe of Didi, the ride-hailing app, just three days after the company started listing on the New York Stock Exchange. The stock price is down 49% since then.
Best Blue Chip Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Core-Mark Holding Company Inc.(CORE)
Core-Mark Holding Company, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, markets fresh and broad-line supply solutions to the convenience retail industry in the United States and Canada. It provides various products, including cigarettes, other tobacco products, candy, snacks, fast food, groceries, fresh products, dairy, bread, beverages, general merchandise, and health and beauty care products; marketing programs; and technology solutions. The company distributes its products to traditional convenience stores, grocery stores, drug stores, liquor stores, and other specialty and small format stores that carry convenience products through a network of 26 distribution centers. Core-Mark Holding Company, Inc. was founded in 1888 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, California.
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Core-Mark (NASDAQ:CORE) received a $41.00 price target from equities research analysts at Loop Capital in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday. The firm presently has a “buy” rating on the business services provider’s stock. Loop Capital’s target price suggests a potential upside of 21.19% from the company’s current price.
Best Blue Chip Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Agrium Inc.(AGU)
3.1 — History 4 3.2 — Significant Acquisitions and Significant Divestitures in Past Three Years n/a 3.3 — Trends 16-17(1), 45-46(2) — Commitments 77(3) — Contingencies 40-41(4), 78(5) Item 4 — Narrative Description of the Business 4. Advisors’ Opinion:
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Agrium traded up $0.41, hitting $115.00, on Friday, according to MarketBeat.com. 833,843 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 407,078. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70, a quick ratio of 0.78 and a current ratio of 1.29. Agrium has a 52 week low of $87.82 and a 52 week high of $117.28.
Best Blue Chip Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Prudential Public Limited Company(PUK)
Prudential plc provides retail financial products and services, and asset management services to individuals and businesses in Asia, the United States, and the United Kingdom. It offers savings, protection, investment, and unit-linked products; manages investments across a range of asset classes for internal, retail, and institutional clients; manages onshore mutual funds; and provides retirement planning, consumer and Islamic finance, and health solutions. The company also provides retirement savings and income solutions; variable annuities; fixed and fixed index annuities; term life, universal life, and variable universal life insurance; permanent individual life insurance; and institutional products, such as guaranteed investment contracts, funding agreements, and medium term note funding agreements. In addition, it offers pensions and annuities; investment plans; and car, health, home, travel, and protection insurance policies. Further, Prudential plc provides fund man agement services for individual and institutional clients. The company was founded in 1848 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.
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Prudential Public Limited (NYSE:PUK) has earned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the six analysts that are covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, four have assigned a hold recommendation and one has issued a buy recommendation on the company.
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Prudential (NYSE: PUK) and Reinsurance Group of America (NYSE:RGA) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, dividends, risk, profitability and institutional ownership.
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Zacks Investment Research Lowers Prudential (PUK) to Hold (americanbankingnews.com) Financial wellness program popularity rises among employers, up 63 percentage points in two years (markets.financialcontent.com) FY2018 EPS Estimates for Prudential (PUK) Reduced by Jefferies Group (americanbankingnews.com) Jefferies Group Weighs in on Prudential’s FY2020 Earnings (PUK) (americanbankingnews.com) ValuEngine Downgrades Prudential (PUK) to Hold (americanbankingnews.com)
Shares of PUK stock traded down $0.02 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $51.56. 141,455 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 198,097. The firm has a market cap of $66.49 billion, a PE ratio of 13.79, a PEG ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 1.55. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39, a quick ratio of 0.03 and a current ratio of 0.03. Prudential has a 52-week low of $44.49 and a 52-week high of $55.36.
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ValuEngine lowered shares of Prudential (NYSE:PUK) from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday morning.
Several other analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of Prudential from a hold rating to a buy rating and set a $57.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, March 27th. Berenberg Bank cut shares of Prudential from a hold rating to a sell rating in a research note on Thursday, March 29th. Finally, Citigroup cut shares of Prudential from a buy rating to a neutral rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 25th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the company. The stock currently has an average rating of Hold and an average price target of $57.00.
Best Blue Chip Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Caterpillar, Inc.(CAT)
Originally organized as Caterpillar Tractor Co. in 1925 in the State of California, our company was reorganized as Caterpillar Inc. in 1986 in the State of Delaware. As used herein, the term “Caterpillar,” “we,” “us,” “our” or “the company” refers to Caterpillar Inc. and its subsidiaries unless designated or identified otherwise. Overview With 2015 sales and revenues of $47.011 billion, Caterpillar is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. The company principally operates through its three product segments – Construction Industries, Resource Industries and Energy & Transportation – and also provides financing and related services through its Financial Products segment. Caterpillar is also a leading U.S. exporter. Advisors’ Opinion:
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The stock’s yield is 2.44% and recently increased from $1.01 to $1.06. So investors can count on between 2% and 3% return from its dividend. JNJ stock has also appreciated in price by 10% YTD, which only helps its appeal.
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Caterpillar is a heavy equipment company, so it’s primed for success with the recent passing of the $1 trillion infrastructure plan in the U.S. Senate. A recent Wall Street Journal article summed up the idea through its title: “Ride the Global Construction Boom with Caterpillar.”
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3. Heavy Machinery – Have you ever tried to build roads, tunnels, or dams without heavy construction equipment? If we’re about to start digging, building, and paving, then manufacturers like Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) should see a sharp influx of new orders for loaders, backhoes, and other big-ticket items. As it stands, the company posted a healthy 29% increase in sales last quarter and just upped its dividend.
Best Blue Chip Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Neuberger Berman MLP Income Fund Inc.(NML)
Neuberger Berman MLP Income Fund Inc. (the Fund) is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund seeks to provide total return with an emphasis on cash distributions. The Fund has assembled a portfolio that consists mainly of master limited partnerships (MLPs) and select companies that have economic characteristics substantially similar to MLPs. The portfolio management emphasizes natural gas-focused midstream MLPs and general partnerships. The Fund focuses on MLPs, many of which operate in the natural resources industry. Neuberger Berman Management LLC serves as the Fund’s investment manager and administrator and Neuberger Berman LLC serves as the Fund’s sub-adviser. Advisors’ Opinion:
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Neuberger Berman MLP Income Fund Inc (NYSEAMERICAN:NML) declared a monthly dividend on Monday, October 1st, Wall Street Journal reports. Investors of record on Monday, December 17th will be given a dividend of 0.055 per share by the investment management company on Monday, December 31st. This represents a $0.66 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 7.42%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 14th.
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New Millennium Iron Corp (TSE:NML)’s share price reached a new 52-week low during trading on Monday . The stock traded as low as C$0.07 and last traded at C$0.07, with a volume of 21500 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at C$0.07.
Best Blue Chip Stocks To Invest In Right Now: SORL Auto Parts Inc.(SORL)
SORL Auto Parts, Inc., through its principal operating subsidiary, Ruili Group Ruian Auto Parts Co., Ltd., engages in the development, manufacture, and distribution of automotive brake systems and other safety related auto parts for commercial vehicles, such as trucks and buses. The company, through its 90% ownership in Ruili Group Ruian Auto Parts Co., Ltd., a Sino-foreign joint venture, offers various products, including spring brake chamber, clutch servos, air dryers, relay valves, and hand brake valves. It also provides auto metering products, auto electric products, anti-lock brake systems, retarders, hydraulic brakes, and power steering products. SORL Auto Parts, Inc. markets its products under the SORL brand to automotive original equipment manufacturers and the related aftermarket customers in the People?s Republic of China and internationally. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Ruian City, the People?s Republic of China.
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Shares of Sorl Auto Parts, Inc. (NASDAQ:SORL) reached a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as low as $3.75 and last traded at $3.81, with a volume of 6029 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $4.15.
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Icahn Enterprises LP Common Stock (NASDAQ: SORL) and Sorl Auto Parts (NASDAQ:SORL) are both multi-sector conglomerates companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.
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News coverage about Sorl Auto Parts (NASDAQ:SORL) has trended somewhat positive recently, Accern reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive press coverage by analyzing more than twenty million blog and news sources. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Sorl Auto Parts earned a coverage optimism score of 0.12 on Accern’s scale. Accern also gave press coverage about the company an impact score of 48.4932889103567 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock’s share price in the next few days.
