Top 5 Warren Buffett Companies To Buy For 2014

LONDON -- Company news is starting to pick up again after a lull over Easter. We don't have a great volume of updates expected, but we should be hearing from a handful of top�FTSE 100�firms. Here are three popular companies due to enlighten us next week:

Tesco
Next Wednesday, April 17, brings us one of the most hotly awaited company announcements of 2013 so far -- full-year results from�Tesco� (LSE: TSCO  ) . (NASDAQOTH: TSCDY  ) After the U.K.'s biggest supermarket had a weak Christmas in 2011, and saw its share price slump as a result,�Warren Buffett�famously bought in big. And he's done well so far -- from a 52-week low of 295 pence back in June last year, Tesco shares are now back up 30%, to 385 pence.

January's update told us of significantly better Christmas and New Year trading this time, with group sales for the six weeks to Jan. 5 up 3.5% (3.9% excluding petrol), and we heard that the U.K. in-store turnaround plan was bearing fruit. Since then, Tesco has announced the purchase of the Giraffe restaurant chain, buying up 49 restaurants for a little under 49 million pounds.

Top 5 Warren Buffett Companies To Buy For 2014: Vera Bradley Inc.(VRA)

Vera Bradley, Inc., through its subsidiary, Vera Bradley Designs, Inc., engages in the design, production, marketing, and retail of functional accessories for women under the ?Vera Bradley? brand. Its products include a range of handbags, accessories, and travel and leisure items. The company sells its products to independent retailers located in the United States, as well as to national retailers and third party e-commerce sites. As of January 29, 2011, Vera Bradley, Inc. sold its products directly through 35 full-price stores, 4 outlet stores, verabradley.com, and an annual outlet sale in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Stockpickr]

  One final earnings short-squeeze play is Vera Bradley (VRA), set to release numbers on Tuesday after the market close. This is a designer, producer, marketer and retailer of accessories for women. The products include offering of handbags, accessories and travel and leisure items. Wall Street analysts, on average, expect Vera Bradley to report revenues of $96.82 million.

  I like this stock for a post-earnings short-squeeze play because the bears have cleaned up on this name recently in a big way. This stock has dropped dramatically from its May high of $52.35 a share to its current low of $24.83 a share. That huge drop could be setting up this stock for a sharp rebound if the bulls hear what they're looking for.

  The current short interest as a percentage of the float for Vera Bradley is an extremely large 29.5%. That means that out of the 19.74 million shares in the tradable float, 5.83 million are sold short by the bears. It's worth pointing out that the bears have been increasing their bets from the last reporting period by 10.5%, or by around 554,000 million shares. If the bears are pressing too much ahead of this quarter, then this stock could easily see a big short-squeeze.

  From a technical standpoint, the stock is currently trading significantly below both its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, which is bearish. That said, the stock just found some buying support at around $25 a share and has since bounced up towards its current price of around $29 a share.

  I would look to be a buyer of this stock after they report if it trades above $30 to $31.56 a share on strong volume. Look for volume the following day that's tracking in close to or greater than its three-month average action of 582,000 shares. I would target a run back towards $35 a share (50-day) or possible $38 a share (200-day) if the bulls gain full control of this stock post-earnings.

  I would only short this name if it drops below $25 a share on big volume after the company reports its results. I woul! d add to any bearish bets if it then drops below $22.50 a share and ride this stock down with the short-sellers.

Top 5 Warren Buffett Companies To Buy For 2014: Cementir(CEMI.MI)

Cementir Holding SpA, through its subsidiaries, manufactures and distributes cement, aggregates, and concrete products worldwide. The company offers various grey cement products, including traditional Portland cement, composite Portland cement, blast furnace cement, pozzolanic cement, and composite cement. It also provides white Portland cement that is used in dry white and colored mixtures as a binder in various types of mortar; and used in concrete for panels, balconies, cornices, ornaments, paving stones and flags, sculptures, and swimming pools, as well as used to produce road signs, tunnel linings and ramps, kerbs, road-markings, and medium barriers. In addition, the company offers ready-mix concrete; and pre-cast concrete products that are used in civil engineering projects and transport industries. Further, it extracts and distributes aggregates, such as sand, gravel, or crushed stones used as structural construction components. The company was incorporated in 1947 and is headquartered in Rome, Italy.

10 Best Stocks To Buy Right Now: Avanir Pharmaceuticals Inc(AVNR)

Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in acquiring, developing, and commercializing novel therapeutic products for the treatment of central nervous system disorders primarily in the United States. The company primarily offers NUEDEXTA, a unique proprietary combination of dextromethorphan and low-dose quinidine for the treatment of pseudobulbar affect. Its product line also comprises AVP-923 in Phase II clinical trial for the treatment of central neuropathic pain in patients with multiple sclerosis; and in Phase III trial for the treatment of patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain. In addition, the company provides Docosanol 10% cream, an over-the-counter product for cold sores treatment. Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Aliso Viejo, California.

Top 5 Warren Buffett Companies To Buy For 2014: Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation(CTSH)

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation provides information technology (IT), consulting, and business process outsourcing services in North America, Europe, and Asia. Its IT consulting and technology services include business and knowledge process consulting; IT strategy consulting; program management consulting; technology consulting; application design, development, integration, and re-engineering, such as complex custom systems development, data warehousing/business intelligence, customer relationship management (CRM) system implementation, and enterprise resource planning (ERP) system implementation; and software testing services. The company?s outsourcing services comprise application maintenance, including custom application, CRM, and ERP maintenance; IT infrastructure outsourcing; and business and knowledge process outsourcing. It offers its services to various markets, such as financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, logistics and retail, hospitality, con sumer goods, communications, and high technology, as well as information, media, and entertainment markets. The company markets and sells its services directly through its professional staff, senior management, and direct sales personnel. Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Jon Markman]

  It’s going to be a ground war in 2011 as Google, Apple and Microsoft battle for mobile Internet supremacy; as Kellogg and General Mills duke it out on store shelves in the battle for families’ cereal bowl; as ConocoPhilips and Exxon claw each other in an effort to grab new fields, acquisition candidates and drilling rigs; and as Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs elbow each other for merger deals and trading clients.

  Handicapping the winners of these fights (and others) will be tough, but there is another way to bet in 2011. It’s a bet that all of these companies are going to want to focus on what they do best — and less time dealing with the nitty-gritty business details at which they are less accomplished. That’s where offshore providers of IT services and business processes come in, specifically Cognizant Technology Solutions (NASDAQ: CTSH).

• [By Louis Navellier]

  Cognizant Technology Solutions is a leading IT firm that provides a wide array of data and software services to businesses around the world. The company enjoys big margins because most of Cognizant Tech's software development centers and employees are located in India. Outsourcing has been big business as corporations in the developed world look to cut costs, and Cognizant is really cashing in on this trend.

  In February, the company posted very impressive profit and revenue, and raised guidance for 2010 above Wall Street estimates. Specifically, it earned $144 million, or 47 cents a share, on the quarter. That's up 28% from $112.3 million, or 38 cents a share, a year earlier. Revenue also jumped 20% to $902.7 million. These are great results that indicate Cognizant is a strong investment right now.

  I rate CTSH a strong buy.

• [By Rebecca Lipman]

   Provides information technology consulting and technology services in North America, Europe, and Asia. Market cap of $20.43B. EPS growth (5-year CAGR) at 18%. According to Morgan Stanley: "We believe that Cognizant intends to transform itself from a best-in-class offshore application development and maintenance (ADM) pure play into a diversified global IT services major over time."

Top 5 Warren Buffett Companies To Buy For 2014: Fenner(FENR.L)

Fenner PLC engages in the manufacture and distribution of conveyor belting and precision polymer products primarily in Europe, the Americas, the Asia Pacific, and Africa. It operates through two segments, Conveyor Belting and Advanced Engineered Products. The Conveyor Belting segment manufactures heavyweight ply, woven, PVC, and steel cord conveyor belting for mining, power generation, and industrial applications. This segment also installs, monitors, and services conveyor systems for its mining customers. The Advanced Engineered Products segment produces precision polymer products, which comprise precision drives for computer peripherals, copiers, and ATMs; power transmission and motion transfer components; silicone and complex hoses for heavy duty trucks, buses, and off-road vehicles; seals and sealing solutions for the fluid power and oil and gas industries; technical textiles for medical and industrial applications, and silicone based products for medical applications; rollers for digital image processing and medical diagnostics; and fluropolymer components for fluid and gas handling. The company?s principal markets include underground mining; hardrock mining; aggregates; power generation; grain; forestry; package handling; moving walkways; paper handling; computer peripherals; copiers; electrical/mechanical equipment; agricultural machinery; heating, ventilating, and air conditioning; diesel engines; pharmaceuticals; machine tools; mobile hydraulics; off-highway machines; mechanical handling; construction equipment; process industries; electronics, oil, gas, and aerospace; medical textiles; digital image transfer rollers; and technical fabrics. Fenner PLC was founded in 1861 and is based in Hessle, the United Kingdom.