Hot Undervalued Stocks To Buy Right Now

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Quanta Services (NYSE:PWR) announced that its Board of Directors has approved a share repurchase program, which permits the company to buyback $500.00 million in shares on Tuesday, September 4th. This buyback authorization permits the construction company to purchase up to 9.7% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are typically an indication that the company’s board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

PWR has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. ValuEngine downgraded shares of Quanta Services from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 8th. Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of Quanta Services from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, July 23rd. Finally, B. Riley lifted their price target on shares of Quanta Services from $52.00 to $53.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, August 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the stock. Quanta Services presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $46.30.

Hot Undervalued Stocks To Buy Right Now: Matrix Service Company(MTRX)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Lisa Levin]

   

  Companies Reporting After The Bell Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: BKNG) is projected to post quarterly earnings at $10.67 per share on revenue of $2.87 billion. CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL) is expected to post quarterly earnings at $0.19 per share on revenue of $6.00 billion. Albemarle Corporation (NYSE: ALB) is projected to post quarterly earnings at $1.21 per share on revenue of $803.36 million. Spectra Energy Partners, LP (NYSE: SEP) is estimated to post quarterly earnings at $0.81 per share on revenue of $751.57 million. IAC/InterActiveCorp (NASDAQ: IAC) is expected to post quarterly earnings at $0.8 per share on revenue of $923.80 million. Open Text Corporation (NASDAQ: OTEX) is projected to post quarterly earnings at $0.62 per share on revenue of $691.75 million. Tutor Perini Corporation (NYSE: TPC) is expected to post quarterly earnings at $0.29 per share on revenue of $1.09 billion. Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. (NASDAQ: FOXA) is projected to post quarterly earnings at $0.54 per share on revenue of $7.41 billion. ICU Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ: ICUI) is estimated to post quarterly earnings at $1.84 per share on revenue of $346.28 million. TechnipFMC plc (NYSE: FTI) is expected to post quarterly earnings at $0.33 per share on revenue of $3.13 billion. Synaptics Incorporated (NASDAQ: SYNA) is projected to post quarterly earnings at $0.91 per share on revenue of $401.76 million. The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation (NYSE: DNB) is expected to post quarterly earnings at $1.07 per share on revenue of $386.91 million. Matrix Service Company (NASDAQ: MTRX) is estimated to post quarterly earnings at $0.07 per share on revenue of $285.16 million. Maiden Holdings, Ltd. (NASDAQ: MHLD) is projected to post quarterly earnings at $0.21 per share on revenue of $739.31 million. tronc, Inc. (NASDAQ: TRNC) is expected to post quarterly earnings at $0.65 per share on revenue of $428.25 million. Copa Holdings,
• [By Motley Fool Transcribers]

  Matrix Service Co  (NASDAQ:MTRX)Q2 2019 Earnings Conference CallFeb. 07, 2019, 10:30 a.m. ET

  Contents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks:

  Operator

• [By Max Byerly]

  Matrix Service Co (NASDAQ:MTRX) insider James P. Ryan sold 2,774 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $18.95, for a total value of $52,567.30. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 70,290 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,331,995.50. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link.

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Matrix Service (NASDAQ:MTRX) – Stock analysts at KeyCorp decreased their FY2018 EPS estimates for shares of Matrix Service in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, May 15th. KeyCorp analyst T. Afzal now expects that the oil and gas company will post earnings of $0.23 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $0.65. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Matrix Service’s Q4 2018 earnings at $0.07 EPS.

Hot Undervalued Stocks To Buy Right Now: Air Industries Group(AIRI)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Air Industries Group Inc (NYSEAMERICAN:AIRI) President Luciano M. Melluzzo purchased 30,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 30th. The stock was bought at an average price of $1.43 per share, for a total transaction of $42,900.00. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website.

Hot Undervalued Stocks To Buy Right Now: First Capital Bancorp Inc.(VA)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Peter Graham]

  A long term performance chart shows JetBlue Airways Corporation giving a good performance that's still not as good as that of large cap Southwest Airlines Co (NYSE: LUV) while the performance of Alaska Air Group, Inc (NYSE: ALK), which has acquired Virgin America Inc (NASDAQ: VA), seems to have slipped recently:

• [By Logan Wallace]

  News headlines about Virgin America (NASDAQ:VA) have trended somewhat positive recently, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. The research group identifies negative and positive news coverage by analyzing more than 20 million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Virgin America earned a news impact score of 0.22 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned media coverage about the transportation company an impact score of 45.3779505917989 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company’s share price in the immediate future.

Hot Undervalued Stocks To Buy Right Now: ProQR Therapeutics N.V.(PRQR)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Brian Feroldi]

  After reporting data from a phase 1/2 clinical trial, shares of ProQR Therapeutics N.V. (NASDAQ:PRQR), a clinical-stage biotech focused on RNA medicines that treat rare genetic diseases, rose 70% as of 12:13 p.m. EDT on Wednesday.

• [By Keith Speights]

  Three of the biggest winners were ProQR Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PRQR), MannKind Corp. (NASDAQ:MNKD), and Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ARWR). Here's why these biotech stocks soared this week and a look at whether they're smart picks for investors now.

• [By Logan Wallace]

  Press coverage about ProQR Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PRQR) has trended somewhat positive this week, Accern reports. The research firm identifies positive and negative news coverage by reviewing more than 20 million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. ProQR Therapeutics earned a media sentiment score of 0.24 on Accern’s scale. Accern also gave media coverage about the biopharmaceutical company an impact score of 45.796201369253 out of 100, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock’s share price in the next several days.

• [By Keith Speights]

  Shares of ProQR Therapeutics N.V. (NASDAQ:PRQR) were up 16% as of 3:48 p.m. EDT on Monday. ProQR didn't report any new announcements, but the biotech's update last Wednesday from a phase 1/2 clinical study -- of RNA medicine QR-110, in treating Leber congenital amaurosis type 10 (LCA10) -- still had investors fired up.

• [By Chris Lange]

  ProQR Therapeutics N.V. (NASDAQ: PRQR) shares made a massive gain early on Wednesday after the firm announced positive interim results from its Phase 1/2 clinical trial of QR-110 in patients with Leber's congenital amaurosis 10 (LCA10).

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  ProQR Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PRQR) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday. The biopharmaceutical company reported ($0.27) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters’ consensus estimate of ($0.42) by $0.15, Zacks reports.

Hot Undervalued Stocks To Buy Right Now: Unilever PLC(UL)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Lisa Levin]

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• [By Isaac Pino, CPA]

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• [By Max Byerly]

  News coverage about Unilever (NYSE:UL) has been trending somewhat positive on Tuesday, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. The research firm scores the sentiment of press coverage by monitoring more than 20 million news and blog sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Unilever earned a news impact score of 0.12 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned news coverage about the company an impact score of 47.0118624662366 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company’s share price in the near future.

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• [By Shane Hupp]

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Hot Undervalued Stocks To Buy Right Now: Mercantile Bank Corporation(MBWM)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Shares of Mercantile Bank Co. (NASDAQ:MBWM) have been given a consensus recommendation of “Hold” by the seven ratings firms that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating on the company. The average 1 year target price among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $36.33.

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Royal Bank of Canada raised its position in Mercantile Bank Corp. (NASDAQ:MBWM) by 9.6% during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 220,880 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 19,273 shares during the period. Royal Bank of Canada’s holdings in Mercantile Bank were worth $7,344,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

• [By Motley Fool Staff]

  Mercantile Bank (NASDAQ:MBWM) Q2 2018 Earnings Conference CallJul. 17, 2018 10:00 a.m. ET

  Contents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks:

  Operator

• [By Ethan Ryder]

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• [By Max Byerly]

  Mercantile Bank (NASDAQ:MBWM) will issue its quarterly earnings data before the market opens on Tuesday, October 16th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.61 per share for the quarter.