Thursday, June 20, 2013

Top Cheapest Companies To Invest In Right Now

It might not be obvious to the casual observer, but right now, today, Kroger (NYSE: KR  ) stock offers one of the best values available in the supermarket industry. Why?

Three reasons.

Kroger is cheap
When you stack up Kroger stock against a couple of its smaller, faster-growing rivals -- Harris Teeter (NYSE: HTSI  ) and The Fresh Market (NASDAQ: TFM  ) , it's clear that Kroger is the cheapest of the three. Its 12.0 price-to-earnings ratio is barely half the price Harris Teeter stock-shoppers pay, and less than a third of the price of a share of Fresh Market.

Now as I just mentioned, both Harris Teeter and Fresh Market are growing faster than Kroger. Analysts have Kroger pegged for a bit more than 7% annual earnings growth over the next five years, while Harris is expected to grow a bit less than twice as fast, and Fresh Market a bit less than three times as fast. Emphasis on "a bit less" -- as in, the disparities in growth rates aren't big enough to justify the discounts on Kroger stock: about two times versus Harris, and more than three times versus Fresh Market.

Top Cheapest Companies To Invest In Right Now: Aeterna Zentaris Com Npv (AEZ.TO)

Aeterna Zentaris Inc., a late-stage biopharmaceutical company, engages in the discovery, development, and commercialization of drugs for oncology and endocrine therapy primarily in the United States, Switzerland, and Japan. It provides Cetrotide, a luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) antagonist treatment for in vitro fertilization. The company�s product pipeline includes Perifosine, an oral anticancer treatment that inhibits Akt activation in the PI3K pathway, which is in Phase III studies for the treatment of colorectal cancer and multiple myeloma, as well as in Phase II studies for the treatment of other cancers; and AEZS-108, a targeted cytotoxic peptide conjugate in Phase II studies for the treatment of endometrial, ovarian, prostate, and bladder cancer. It is also developing AEZS-130, an oral diagnostic test in Phase III trial for adult growth hormone deficiency, as well as in Phase I trial for the treatment of severe chronic diseases, such as cancer induced cachexia; and AEZS-112, which is in Phase I clinical trial for the treatment of solid tumors. In addition, its product candidates in preclinical development include AEZS-115 for the treatment of multiple cancers, benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), and endometriosis; AEZS-129, 131, and 132 Erk and PI3K inhibitors for oncology; AEZS-120, a vaccine for prostate cancer and melanoma; AEZS-127 for the treatment of multiple cancers; AEZS-123 to treat obesity and related pathologies; and AEZS-137 for the treatment of solid tumors. Aeterna Zentaris Inc. was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Quebec City, Canada.

Top Cheapest Companies To Invest In Right Now: Emerald Bay Energy Inc (EBY.V)

Emerald Bay Energy Inc. engages in the exploration and development of petroleum and natural gas properties, as well as develops a lateral drilling technology in Alberta and Texas. It holds interest in the Chigwell, Dorenlee, Edson, Ferrybank, Joffre, Kelsey, Lacombe, Nevis, and Twining properties located in Alberta; and has 100% working interest in the Wilson A oil and gas lease situated in Medina County, Texas. The company was incorporated in 1997 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

Top Stocks For 2014: Investec(INVP.L)

Investec plc provides various financial products and services primarily in the United Kingdom, South Africa, and Australia. The company operates in six divisions: Asset Management, Wealth and Investment, Property Activities, Private Banking, Investment Banking, and Capital Markets. The Asset Management division offers investment products and services to institutional and individual investors. The Wealth and Investment division provides investment management services for private clients, charities, and pension schemes and trusts, as well as independent financial planning advice for private clients and businesses. The Property Activities division involves in the property investments, property fund and asset management, property trading and development, and property backed distressed debt acquisition activities. The Private Banking division offers personal savings, mortgage services, treasury products, and cash management; growth and acquisition finance; wealth management; sp ecialized lending; structured property finance; and trust and fiduciary services targeting high net worth individuals, wealthy entrepreneurs, professionals, self-employed entrepreneurs, owner managers in mid-market companies, and investors. The Investment Banking division provides corporate finance, institutional research, sales and trading, direct investments, and private equity services to the listed and unlisted companies, fund managers, government, and parastatals. The Capital Markets division offers asset and liability management, treasury, interest rate, structured equity, financial, structured and asset finance, project finance, commodities and resource finance, debt capital market, and corporate and leveraged debt services to corporate clients, public sector bodies, and institutions. The company was founded in 1974 and is based in London, the United Kingdom. Investec plc operates as a subsidiary of Investec Group.

Top Cheapest Companies To Invest In Right Now: Blackham Resources Ltd(BLK.AX)

Blackham Resources Limited engages in the evaluation, exploration, and development of mineral properties in Australia. It holds a 70% joint venture interest in the Scaddan coal project comprising approximately 1.04 billion tonnes of coal resources with landholdings of 1,700km2 located to the north of the town of Esperance in Western Australia; and a 100% interest in the Zanthus lignite deposit located to the north east of Esperance in Western Australia. The company also holds 100% interest in the Matilda gold project covering approximately 600 km2 in the Wiluna Greenstone Belt, as well as to acquire exploration and mining rights to gold, nickel, and other non‐uranium minerals rights in the Lakeway area located in the north eastern Goldfields region of Western Australia. Blackham Resources Limited is based in West Perth, Australia.

Top Cheapest Companies To Invest In Right Now: Smithfield Foods Inc.(SFD)

Smithfield Foods, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the production and marketing of fresh meat and packaged meats products in the United States and internationally. The company involves in the production of hog; and produces various fresh pork, beef, poultry, and packaged meats products. It sells fresh pork to retail customers as unprocessed and trimmed cuts, such as butts, loins, picnics, and ribs; packaged meats products, including smoked and boiled hams, bacon, sausage, hot dogs, and deli and luncheon meats; specialty products, such as pepperoni and dry meat products; and ready-to-eat prepared foods comprising pre-cooked entrees, and pre-cooked bacon and sausages. The company offers its products to supermarket chains; wholesale distributors; the foodservice industry, including fast food, restaurant and hotel chains, hospitals, and other institutional customers; export markets; and other further processors. It sells its products through its salespersons an d independent commission brokers. Smithfield Foods, Inc. was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Smithfield, Virginia.

Top Cheapest Companies To Invest In Right Now: (TECHM.NS)

Tech Mahindra Limited provides information technology (IT) services to the telecommunications industry worldwide. Its IT solutions comprise consulting services, such as strategy planning, assessment, procurement, and re-engineering solutions, as well as planning, audits, and best practices; system integration and transformation services; managed services, including application management, infrastructure management, revenue management, and mobile virtual network enabler services; application development, maintenance, and support services; B/OSS solutions; and business intelligence and data management solutions. The company also offers network solutions and services, including network lifecycle, network integration and testing, data quality management, managed network, and network solutions; and infrastructure management services comprising data centre, managed network, application support, and end user services. In addition, it provides security services, such as security g overnance and compliance, application security consulting, network and system security, business continuity and DR consulting, identity and access management, managed security, security products, and cloud security solutions; business process outsourcing (BPO) services, including customer relationship management, F and A, data analytics, and human resources and enterprise management; value added services comprising enterprise mobility, content, and embedded services; and product engineering services consisting of signaling and switching, wireless infrastructure, hardware and embedded systems, and network management, as well as access, datacom, and transport. Further, the company offers business process management, cloud computing, SAP, and applications testing services, as well as portal solutions. It serves telecom service providers, telecom equipment manufacturers, BPOs, independent software vendors, and non telecom vertical customers. The company was founded in 1986 and i s based in Pune, India.

Advisors' Opinion:
  • [By ChemTrade]

    Satyam, renamed as Mahindra Satyam was bought by Tech Mahindra in April last year after being heavily damaged by India's biggest corporate scandal.

    The company is a provider of information technology services to the telecoms industry. Its net profit in January-March, its fiscal fourth quarter, fell to 2.27 billion rupees ($51 million) from 2.30 billion reported a year ago.

    Tech Mahindra Ltd (TEML.BO) has reported a 1.3 percent fall in quarterly profit, weighed down by interest costs on borrowings to fund its acquisition of Satyam Computer Services. Although there are some setbacks, the company is in the process of recovery and backed by the powerful and consistently successful Mahindra group and the company will bounce back to add to shareholders wealth.

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