Hot Warren Buffett Stocks To Own Right Now

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The world's richest person just got a good deal richer. 

With Amazon.com Inc's (AMZN) stock price soaring close to 7% on Friday morning to a new all-time high following the e-commerce giant's blockbuster earnings report, founder and CEO Jeff Bezos' net worth increased by roughly $9.4 billion to $129.4 billion.

Bezos owns about 16.3% of Amazon's stock, as of the latest SEC forms filed on Feb. 27. His net worth has increased by about $37 billion this year alone as Amazon's stock has soared about almost 40%. Amazon's previous high of $1,617.54 was reached in March.

With his latest gains, Bezos, who founded Amazon as on online bookseller in 1994, is starting to leave his previous rivals for the title of world's richest in the dust, according to Bloomberg's billionaire's index. As of Thursday, Microsoft (MSFT) co-founder Bill Gates occupied the No. 2 spot with an estimated net worth of $91.1 billion, while investing legend Warren Buffett held the No. 3 spot at $84.6 billion. 

Hot Warren Buffett Stocks To Own Right Now: Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.(FDP)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Motley Fool Transcribers]

  Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc  (NYSE:FDP)Q4 2018 Earnings Conference CallFeb. 19, 2019, 11:00 a.m. ET

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• [By Logan Wallace]

  Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc (NYSE:FDP) fell 17.1% during trading on Tuesday following a weaker than expected earnings announcement. The company traded as low as $28.61 and last traded at $29.21. 1,113,690 shares changed hands during trading, an increase of 487% from the average session volume of 189,794 shares. The stock had previously closed at $35.22.

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Fresh Del Monte Produce (NYSE: FDP) and Limoneira (NASDAQ:LMNR) are both consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Hot Warren Buffett Stocks To Own Right Now: JetPay Corporation(JTPY)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  JetPay (NASDAQ:JTPY) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday. The credit services provider reported ($0.19) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.16) by ($0.03), Fidelity Earnings reports. The company had revenue of $15.87 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $19.33 million. JetPay had a negative net margin of 4.54% and a negative return on equity of 305.34%.

Hot Warren Buffett Stocks To Own Right Now: 2U, Inc.(TWOU)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Todd Campbell]

  I'm always on the lookout for fast-growing stocks to include in my retirement portfolio. Recently, I bought shares in Paycom Software, Inc. (NYSE:PAYC), BioMarin Pharmaceutical (NASDAQ:BMRN), and 2U Inc. (NASDAQ:TWOU). Are these stocks right for your portfolio, too? Read on to learn why I think these companies can deliver market-beating returns.

• [By Steve Symington]

  Shares of 2U (NASDAQ:TWOU) rose as much as 13% early Tuesday then settled to trade up 4.4% as of 3:00 p.m. after the online education platform specialist announced strong fourth-quarter 2018 results.

• [By Logan Wallace]

  Piper Jaffray Companies assumed coverage on shares of 2U (NASDAQ:TWOU) in a research note published on Thursday morning, MarketBeat reports. The firm issued a neutral rating and a $94.00 price objective on the software maker’s stock.

• [By Brian Withers]

  2U Inc.'s (NASDAQ:TWOU) stock has had an amazing run since the company went public, up over 500% since the March 2014 IPO. The online education company posted stellar 2017 results and has continued robust revenue growth in Q1 2018 with 42% year-over-year growth. But the company still hasn't posted a profit, with a net loss of $29.4 million in 2017, compared to a loss of $20.7 million in 2016. First-quarter results posted in early May showed a quarterly net loss of $14.9 million, and is the company projecting a full year net loss between $46.6 million and $44.7 million. 

Hot Warren Buffett Stocks To Own Right Now: BlackRock New Jersey Municipal Income Trust(BNJ)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Max Byerly]

  News headlines about Blackrock New Jersey Municipal Income Tr (NYSE:BNJ) have been trending positive on Wednesday, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. Accern rates the sentiment of media coverage by analyzing more than twenty million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Blackrock New Jersey Municipal Income Tr earned a news impact score of 0.32 on Accern’s scale. Accern also gave media coverage about the investment management company an impact score of 47.9578208138909 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock’s share price in the next few days.

• [By Logan Wallace]

  Headlines about Blackrock New Jersey Municipal Income Tr (NYSE:BNJ) have trended positive this week, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. The research group rates the sentiment of media coverage by analyzing more than twenty million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Blackrock New Jersey Municipal Income Tr earned a news impact score of 0.36 on Accern’s scale. Accern also gave media stories about the investment management company an impact score of 48.5554072096128 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock’s share price in the immediate future.

Hot Warren Buffett Stocks To Own Right Now: Five9, Inc.(FIVN)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Get a free copy of the Zacks research report on Five9 (FIVN)

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• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Here are some of the news stories that may have effected Accern’s rankings:

  Get MDU Resources Group alerts: MDU Resources Group, Inc. (MDU): Stock Trending Alert (thenewsbloom.org) These Stocks’s might change the Kismet of Investors: Five9, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVN), MDU Resources Group, Inc. (NYSE … (journalfinance.net) Is this stock Watchful?: MDU Resources Group, Inc. (MDU), Dover Downs Gaming & Entertainment, Inc. (DDE) (newsregistrar.com) MDU Resources Group, Inc. (MDU) crosses above SMA-50 with 0.40% (nasdaqplace.com)

  NYSE MDU opened at $28.48 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $5.59 billion, a PE ratio of 22.10, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.17 and a beta of 0.64. The company has a current ratio of 1.39, a quick ratio of 1.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71. MDU Resources Group has a one year low of $24.29 and a one year high of $29.62.

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Get a free copy of the Zacks research report on Five9 (FIVN)

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• [By Logan Wallace]

  Five9 (NASDAQ:FIVN) had its target price raised by JPMorgan Chase & Co. to $46.00 in a report released on Tuesday, The Fly reports. They currently have an overweight rating on the software maker’s stock.

• [By Logan Wallace]

  Five9 Inc (NASDAQ:FIVN) shares reached a new 52-week high and low during trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as low as $34.99 and last traded at $32.51, with a volume of 23493 shares. The stock had previously closed at $32.99.