All good things must come to an end, or at least that's what investing skeptics would like to think.
The broad-based S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC ) has been on an absolute tear since the year began, up 14.4% through Friday's close. It recently logged the strongest start to the first-half of the year in 15 years and has the combination of an improving housing market and ongoing monetary easing to thank for a string of market-topping economic data.
But, could this fairy tale soon come to a screeching halt? Short-sellers certainly think so and have been piling into some of the largest companies in the S&P 500 in anticipation of a slide. As we've done in previous months, I propose we examine the five most hated stocks within the S&P 500, see why the pessimism is so strong in these companies, and decipher whether the high short interest in these stocks is deserved.
Top 10 Integrated Utility Stocks To Watch Right Now: Mdr Limited (A27.SI)
mDR Limited distributes and retails telecommunications devices and provides mobile related services. It distributes gadgets, and mobile devices and accessories. The company also provides prepaid card services; and after-market services, including retrofit, repair management, and technical services for consumer electronic products and mobile telecommunication equipment. As of November 26, 2012, it operated a network of approximately 50 retail stores under Handphone Shop, 3Mobile shops, Samsung and Nokia concept stores, and Gadget World brand names in Singapore. The company is based in Singapore.
Top 10 Integrated Utility Stocks To Watch Right Now: Goldsearch Ltd (GSE.AX)
Goldsearch Limited engages in the identification, discovery, and development of mineral properties in Australia and southern Sweden. It primarily explores for gold, silver, nickel, lead, zinc, copper, and uranium deposits, as well as other base metals. The company�s principal properties include the Mount Wellington project in Victoria, Australia. Goldsearch Limited is based in Sydney, Australia.
Top Blue Chip Companies To Watch In Right Now: Pitney Bowes Inc(PBI)
Pitney Bowes Inc. provides mail processing equipment and integrated mail solutions worldwide. It offers a suite of equipment, supplies, software, services, and solutions for managing and integrating physical and digital communication channels. The company?s Small & Medium Business Solutions group engages in the sale, rental, and financing of mail finishing, mail creation, and shipping equipment and software; provision of supply, support, and other professional services; and provision of payment solutions. Its Enterprise Business Solutions group sells, supports, and offers other professional services for high-speed production mail systems, and sorting and production print equipment; and sells and provides support services for non-equipment-based mailing, customer relationship and communication, and location intelligence software. This group also offers facilities management services; secure mail services; reprographic document management services; and litigation support and eDiscovery services, as well as provides presort mail services and cross-border mail services; and direct marketing services. Pitney Bowes Inc. markets its products and services through its sales force, direct mailings, outbound telemarketing, and independent distributors and dealers to various business, governmental, institutional, and other organizations. The company, formerly known as Pitney Bowes Postage Meter Company, was founded in 1920 and headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Jim Lowell]
Pitney Bowes (PBI) provides mail processing equipment and integrated mail solutions in the United States and internationally. The company is a member of the dividend aristocrats index and has raised distributions for 29 years in a row. Yield: 5.90%.
Top 10 Integrated Utility Stocks To Watch Right Now: T3 Motion Inc(TTTM)
T3 Motion, Inc. engages in the design, manufacture, and marketing of personal mobility vehicles powered by electric motors. Its principal product, the T3 Series, is a three-wheel, front wheel drive, stand up, electric personal mobility vehicle designed for public and private security personnel. The company also sells replaceable power modules and chargers; various security cameras; and accessories, including an external shotgun mount, a fitted vehicle cover, a parcel delivery trailer, and a multi-function trailer option. In addition, it markets and sells the CT Series Micro Car a low speed, four-wheel electric car, in the U.S. to the government, law enforcement, and security markets. Further, the company focuses on developing the R3, an electric/hybrid vehicle, which is a plug-in hybrid vehicle that features a single, wide-stance wheel with two high-performance tires sharing one rear wheel. It sells its products directly, and through various distributors and manufacturing representative companies. T3 Motion, Inc. was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Costa Mesa, California.
Top 10 Integrated Utility Stocks To Watch Right Now: Mediagrif Interact Com Npv (MDF.TO)
Mediagrif Interactive Technologies Inc. provides e-commerce solutions for businesses. Its e-business networks and solutions allow buyers and sellers to find, purchase, and sell products and services; help contractors and vendors access information on business opportunities from the government and private sectors; and offer professionals with automated and integrated business solutions to streamline the supply chain. The company provides e-commerce solutions in the fields of electronics components, computer equipment and telecommunications, medical equipment, automotive aftermarket, wine and spirits, diamonds and jewelry, classified ads, supply chain, and government opportunities. It operates in Canada, the United States, Europe, Asia, and internationally. Mediagrif Interactive Technologies Inc. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Longueuil, Canada.
Top 10 Integrated Utility Stocks To Watch Right Now: Class Editori(CLE.MI)
Class Editori SpA engages in newspapers, magazines, digital satellite television (TV), digital terrestrial TV, radio, and electronic publishing businesses. The company publishes newspapers that provide news, features, and information of interest to economists, lawyers, tax specialists, bankers, and other professionals; and various magazines for business professionals and consumers. It also operates Class CNBC, an Italian business TV channel, which provides activities and events of Italian stock exchange and Davos world economic forum; Class TV Msnbc, a terrestrial digital information TV channel that offers information on the lives of Italians and weather news; ClassHorseTV, which provides horse events; and Class TV Moda, an Italian fashion channel that offers international events, fashion shows, and interviews with fashion celebrities and VIP guests at fashion shows, as well as other TV channels, such as Class Life. In addition, the company provides a mix of classical musi c and Italian, and international financial news. Further, it supplies data, information, and financial news through various platforms, including cable, satellite, Intranet, and the Internet. Class Editori SpA was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Milan, Italy.
Top 10 Integrated Utility Stocks To Watch Right Now: Archer-Daniels-Midland Company(ADM)
Archer Daniels Midland Company procures, transports, stores, processes, and merchandises agricultural commodities and products in the United States and internationally. It operates in three segments: Oilseeds Processing, Corn Processing, and Agricultural Services. The Oilseeds Processing segment engages in originating, merchandising, crushing, and processing oilseeds, such as soybeans, cottonseed, sunflower seeds, canola, rapeseed, peanuts, flaxseed, and palm into vegetable oils and protein meals. This segment also produces edible soy protein products, including soy flour, soy grits, soy protein concentrates, soy isoflavones, and soy isolates that are used in processed meats, baked foods, nutritional products, snacks, and dairy and meat analogs. The Corn Processing segment involves in corn wet milling and dry milling activities; and produces alcohol, amino acids, and other specialty food and animal feed ingredients, as well as ethyl alcohol. This segment also produces citr ic and lactic acids, lactates, sorbitol, xanthan gum, and glycols that are used in various food and industrial products, as well as astaxanthin, a product used in aquaculture to enhance flesh coloration. The Agricultural Services segment buys, stores, cleans, and transports agricultural commodities, such as oilseeds, corn, wheat, milo, oats, rice, and barley, as well as resells these commodities as food and feed ingredients for the agricultural processing industry. This segment also processes and distributes edible beans, formula feeds, and animal health and nutrition products. In addition, the company engages in milling wheat, corn, and milo into flour, as well as produces bakery products and mixes, wheat starch, gluten, and cocoa products that are sold to the baking industry; and involves in financial activities related to private equity fund investments, and futures commission merchant activities. Archer Daniels Midland Company was founded in 1898 and is based in Decatur, Illinois.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Dug]
Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE:ADM): Down 0.87% to $25.19. Archer-Daniels-Midland Company procures, transports, stores, processes, and merchandises agricultural commodities and products. The Company processes oilseeds, corn, milo, oats, barley, peanuts, and wheat. Archer-Daniels-Midland also processes produce products which have primarily two end uses including food or feed ingredients.
Top 10 Integrated Utility Stocks To Watch Right Now: XATA Corporation(XATA)
Xata Corporation develops, markets, and services onboard fleet management solutions for the private fleets and for-hire fleet carriers within commercial trucking industry in the United States and Canada. The company offers XataNet, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution that focuses on fleet optimization in the commercial trucking industry. It also provides MobileMax, which offers real-time communication and tracking capabilities, records state-line crossings, monitors driver and vehicle performance, and alerts companies of driver arrival at departure from geofenced locations. In addition, the company provides Turnpike, a solution that enables customers to use off-the-shelf cell phones, smart phones, tablet computers, and rugged handhelds as driver displays and communications devices. Further, it offers professional IT and consulting services, which comprise solutions installation and implementation, driver and back-office training, best-practice-operations consulting, an d building custom reports. The company sells its products through national and regional sales account executives primarily to fleet truck operators and logistics providers, as well as through regional and channel sales account executives. Xata Corporation was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.
Top 10 Integrated Utility Stocks To Watch Right Now: Sparton Resources Inc (SRI.V)
Sparton Resources Inc. engages in the exploration and development of mineral properties. The company holds interest in the Chebucto SDL, a natural gas field located in the Sable Island area of offshore Nova Scotia, Canada; and the ARCN Project, a secondary uranium recovery program located in the in Yunnan Province, China. It also holds interest in the SBD Gold Project located in the Lander County, Nevada; and the Huajun 306 Germanium Coal Mine located in the Yunnan Province, China. The company is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
Top 10 Integrated Utility Stocks To Watch Right Now: Bona Film Group Limited(BONA)
Bona Film Group Limited distributes films in the People?s Republic of China. It distributes films to movie theaters, as well as to non-theatrical distribution channels, including DVD and Blu-ray and other home video products; Internet and digital distribution; in-flight entertainment; and cable, satellite, and broadcast televisions. The company also invests in the production of Chinese and Hong Kong films in order to obtain the distribution rights for movie theaters and non-theatrical channels. In addition, Bona Film Group operates six movie theaters in five cities of the People?s Republic of China; operates a talent agency business that represents artists; and involves in film advertising and television production businesses. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People?s Republic of China.
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