Hot Prefered Companies To Buy For 2014

Lions Gate (LGF) is one of the few remaining independent film studios; if the name doesn�� ring a bell, perhaps some of its films and TV shows will.

Working backwards from today -- Hunger Games and the Twilight Saga (acquired), Nashville, and Mad Men; the Saw series of horror films; Monster�� Ball and Crash (which won Best Picture). In all they��e won 17 Academy Awards and received 67 nominations.

Actually, Lions Gate is an old friend. In 1998, I recommended it at $3, closing the position at $11.36 in 2005 when the stock seemed to have gotten ahead of itself. And indeed it had. LGF was still there in 2008, bottomed at $4 in the Great Recession, and didn�� regain $11 until early 2012, seven years later.

Hot Prefered Companies To Buy For 2014: Aegon NV (AED)

AEGON N.V. provides life insurance, pension, and asset management products and services primarily in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. The company offers a range of life and protection products, including traditional, universal, endowment, term, employer, and whole life insurance products; and accidental death and dismemberment, critical illness, cancer treatment, disability, income protection, and long term care insurance. It also offers individual savings and retirement products, including fixed and variable annuity products, retail mutual funds, and mortgages; employer solutions and pensions comprising individual and group pensions, as well as 401(k) plans and similar products sponsored by or obtained through an employer; and general insurance products, including automotive, liability, fire protection, and household insurance. AEGON N.V. markets its products directly, as well as through various sales and distribution channels, including independent and career agents, fina ncial planners, registered representatives, independent marketing organizations, banks, broker-dealers, benefit consulting firms, wirehouses, affinity groups, institutional partners, independent managing general agencies, specialized financial advisors, and the Internet. The company was founded in 1900 and is headquartered in The Hague, the Netherlands.

Hot Prefered Companies To Buy For 2014: Premuda(PRNI.MI)

Premuda SpA operates as a shipping company in Italy. The company transports liquid and dry goods in bulk employing its own ships and those of third parties. It also engages in crude oil floating, production, storage, and offloading business, which comprises the extraction of crude oil and gas. In addition, the company involves in the transportation of oil and derivative products. As of June 30, 2010, it had an owned fleet composed of 14 units; and a chartered fleet comprising four Handymax bulk carriers The company was founded in 1907 and is headquartered in Genova, Italy.

5 Best Small Cap Stocks To Invest In Right Now: GROUPE EUROTUNNEL SA EUR0.01(GETS.L)

Groupe Eurotunnel SA operates the Channel Tunnel infrastructure and rail freight networks in France and the United Kingdom. It operates three tunnels, which run along with the Folkestone terminal in the United Kingdom and the Coquelles terminal in France. The company provides shuttle service for the transport of trucks; and the transport of cars, motor homes, caravans, coaches, motorcycles, and trailers on its passenger shuttles. It also offers tunnel railway network for use by other passenger trains and for rail freight services. In addition, the company provides a range of integrated rail freight services, including national and international hauling; local services for secondary lines; and individual junction management, infrastructure maintenance, and wagon loading and unloading services for industry. Further, it offers access to shops, bars, restaurants, and other retail services in its terminals; travel insurance products; and professional training services for the r ail industry, as well as owns and manages plots of land near its French and British terminals. The company was incorporated in 2005 and is based in Paris, France.

Hot Prefered Companies To Buy For 2014: Esprinet(PRT.MI)

Esprinet S.p.A. engages in the wholesale distribution of information technology (IT) and consumer electronics primarily in Italy and Spain. It distributes business to business (B2B) IT and consumer electronic products, including traditional IT products comprising desktop PCs, PC notebooks, printers, photocopiers, servers, and standard software; consumables, such as cartridges, tapes, toners, and magnetic supports; and networking products consisting of modems, routers, and switches; and state-of-the-art digital and entertainment products that include photo cameras, video cameras, videogames, LCD TVs, handhelds, and MP3 readers. The company also provides B2B micro-electronic components, which comprise semiconductors, passive components, connections, displays, and sub-systems for industrial applications to the original equipment and contract electronic manufacturers. In addition, it distributes business to consumer IT and consumer electronics products, including personal comp uting, printers, audio-video, accessories, photography, telephony, air-conditioning, and electric household appliances to private consumers through the online. The company is headquartered in Nova Milanese, Italy.

Hot Prefered Companies To Buy For 2014: PACCAR Inc.(PCAR)

PACCAR Inc, together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and distributes light-, medium-, and heavy-duty trucks and related aftermarket parts worldwide. The company offers its trucks for use in the over-the-road and off-highway hauling of freight, petroleum, wood products, construction, and other materials to independent dealers under the Kenworth, Peterbilt, and DAF nameplates. It also provides finance and leasing products and services, such as inventory financing for independent dealers; and retail loan and lease financing for new and used trucks, as well as other transportation equipment; and full service leasing under the PacLease trade name. In addition, it manufactures and sells industrial winches under the Braden, Carco, and Gearmatic nameplates. PACCAR Inc was founded in 1905 and is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington.

Hot Prefered Companies To Buy For 2014: Penn National Gaming Inc.(PENN)

Penn National Gaming, Inc. and its subsidiaries own and manage gaming and pari-mutuel properties in the United States. It operates approximately 27,000 gaming machines; 500 table games; and 2,000 hotel rooms in 23 facilities in 16 jurisdictions, including Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Ontario. The company was formerly known as PNRC Corp. and changed its name to Penn National Gaming, Inc. in 1994. Penn National Gaming, Inc. was founded in 1982 and is based in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania.

Advisors' Opinion:

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  Penn National Gaming(PENN) squeaked past its guidance through improved cost controls, and investors praised its efforts.

  But expectations were low, and its upbeat outlook shouldn't be viewed as a message that regional markets are recovering. "Going forward, we project soft regional gaming revenue results over the next three to six months, as we do not expect to see a significant increase in consumer spending patterns given the uncertain economic environment," J.P. Morgan analyst Joseph Greff wrote in a note.

  Penn National raised its full-year earnings guidance to $1.18 from $1.13 a share, and up its revenue outlook by $26 million to $2.44 billion from $2.41 billion.

  During the second quarter, the company earned $9.2 million, or 9 cents a share, compared with $28.5 million, or 27 cents, in the year-ago period. Excluding items, Penn actually earned 29 cents a share, a penny higher than estimates.

  Revenue rose 3% to $598.3 million, higher than the $597.1 million Wall Street projected. The upside was driven by both better revenues and margins and was generally broad-based across many properties, especially larger venues in Charlestown, Lawrenceburg and Grantville, Pa.

  Penn National rolled out table games in West Virginia and Pennsylvania during the quarter, which should be a growth catalyst moving forward. The company also plans to open a slot facility in Maryland on Sept. 30 and expects its Toldeo, Ohio, location to open in the first-half of 2012. Its Columbus project is slated to open in the second-half of 2012.

  The company repurchased 409,000 shares during the quarter. "[This] sends a message to investors on the value of its equity, but perhaps indicating the lack of near-term acquisition opportunities," J.P. Morgan analyst Joseph Greff wrote in a note.