Thanks largely to the antics of former CEO Aubrey McClendon, Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK ) has been one of the most maligned names in the energy sector. McClendon leveraged the company's future with debt, intertwined his personal finances with the company's, and engineered a land-buying program that received significant amounts of bad press topped off with negative portrayal of the industry in Matt Damon's movie, "Promised Land." The result has been a nearly 40% slide in Chesapeake Energy stock over the past two years.
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Natural gas on the rise
Despite the bad press, the overall position of the natural gas industry has never looked more promising. Companies ranging from Clean Energy Fuels (NASDAQ: CLNE ) to Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A ) are beginning to initiate programs that rely heavily on natural gas. In the case of Clean Energy, the company is undertaking a major push to create a corridor of liquefied natural gas, or LNG, filling stations across the country to allow trucks to carry freight on LNG power rather than diesel. This type of transition is likely to eventually trickle down to passenger vehicles, which currently are not fully viable as an LNG alternative. While Chesapeake Energy stock once benefited from the company's partial ownership of Clean Energy, that stake is likely to be sold to help meet debt obligations.
Top 10 Clean Energy Stocks To Own For 2014: Pro Medicus Ltd (PME.AX)
Pro Medicus Limited provides information technology products and services to diagnostic imaging groups and a range of entities primarily in the private medical market worldwide. It offers Radiology Information Systems (RIS)/Practice Management solution, which consists of various software applications and services for medical accounting, clinical reporting, appointments/scheduling, and marketing/management information applications; and services, such as network design and implementation, hardware sourcing and configuration, staff and management training, and technical and end user support. The company also operates promedicus.net, an Internet-based e-health offering that enables referring doctors to receive encrypted clinical reports via the Internet; provides Digital Radiology or PACS (Picture Archive and Communication Systems), a Web-based solution for primary interpretation, image distribution, and archiving across the entire healthcare enterprise; and offers clinical so ftware that provides radiologist with advanced visualization capability for viewing 3-D and 4-D images. In addition, it offers Visage 7, a 3-D advanced visualization product; and software toolkits that enable universities and research institutions working in the life sciences area to produce complex 3-D models. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Richmond, Australia.
Top 10 Clean Energy Stocks To Own For 2014: Wind River Energy Corp (WVR.V)
Wind River Energy Corp. engages in the acquisition and development of oil and gas properties in the Rocky Mountain and mid-continent regions of the United States. It owns interest in the Phat City Project in Montana, Day Butte and Meadow Draw Projects in Wyoming, the Milagro Project in New Mexico and Colorado, the Emerald Forest Project in Wyoming, and the Kansas Project in Kansas. The company is based in Vancouver, Canada.
Hot Performing Stocks To Watch For 2014: Safety Medical Products Ltd(SFP.AX)
Safety Medical Products Limited engages in the development, manufacture, and commercialization of medical products in Australia. The company offers Securetouch single use manual retractable safety syringes. It also provides a range of sterilized feminine hygiene products, including tampons, pads, and liners, under the Pureste brand name; and imports and distributes medical products. The company was founded in 2001 and is based in Perth, Australia.
Top 10 Clean Energy Stocks To Own For 2014: ComOps Ltd(COM.AX)
ComOps Limited provides business software solutions and services in the areas of enterprise, sales, and workforce management. Its enterprise management products include ComOps BMS, an enterprise resource planning solution, which manages specific business operations by providing real time financial, distribution, and management information; ComOps BI, a product suite for reporting, query, and analysis needs; and Unibis, a suite of integrated software modules that provides enterprise-wide solutions to business and government organizations requiring multi-company/branch/warehouse and currency processing capabilities. The company?s sales management products comprise ComOps SAM, which automates the business process for a mobile work force or team of customer relationship managers and merchandisers; Procure for retail management; and ComOps eCom, an eCommerce solution that helps in developing online sales channels. Its workforce management solutions include Microster, a workfor ce management solution primarily for small to medium sized enterprises; Executives Online, a talent sourcing solution that enables organizations to recruit high quality candidates for permanent, interim, contract, and project management roles; Salvus, a safety, risk, and claims management solution; and ComOps eContent, which designs and delivers multimedia learning and communication content. The company also provides system implementation, managed, and solutions support services. It serves customers in various industries, including fast moving consumer goods, transport and logistics, healthcare, banking and finance, manufacturing, distribution and wholesale, retail, pharmaceutical, construction, hospitality, mining, government, and services. The company was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in North Sydney, Australia.
Top 10 Clean Energy Stocks To Own For 2014: Bitauto Holdings Limited (BITA)
Bitauto Holdings Limited provides Internet content and marketing services for the automotive industry primarily in the People?s Republic of China. The company offers subscription services to new automobile dealers that enable them to list pricing and promotional information on its bitauto.com Website and partner Websites, and to interact with consumers through its virtual call center, as well as provides advertising service to dealers and automakers on its bitauto.com Website. It also offers listing services to used automobile dealers, which enable them to display used automobile inventory information through its ucar.cn Website and partner Websites; and advertising services to used automobile dealers and automakers with certified pre-owned automobile programs on its ucar.cn Website. In addition, the company provides digital marketing solutions, including Website creation and maintenance, online public relationship, online marketing campaigns, and advertising agent service s. Bitauto Holdings Limited was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People?s Republic of China.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Evan Niu, CFA]
What: Shares of Bitauto (NYSE: BITA ) have plunged today by as much as 18% after the company reported first-quarter earnings.
So what: Revenue in the first quarter added up to $38.6 million, which translated into non-GAAP profits of $3.7 million. The top and bottom lines were up 34.6% and 29.1% relative to a year ago, but investors were still left wanting more. The results were in line with Bitauto's guidance.
Top 10 Clean Energy Stocks To Own For 2014: Minco Gold Corp Com Npv(MMM.TO)
Minco Gold Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of gold properties. The company owns 16 gold properties covering an area of approximately 1,000 square kilometers of mineral rights in China. It also explores for iron, silver, lead, zinc, and other base metals in various properties. The company was formerly known as Minco Mining & Metals Corporation and changed its name to Minco Gold Corporation in January 2007. Minco Gold Corporation was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.
Top 10 Clean Energy Stocks To Own For 2014: Enghouse Systems Com Npv(ESL.TO)
Enghouse Systems Limited, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the development and marketing of enterprise application software products worldwide. It operates in three divisions: Enghouse Interactive, Enghouse Networks, and Enghouse Transportation. The Enghouse Interactive division provides communications software and services, including certified applications; private and public cloud contact center solutions; unified communications applications; self-service and live contact center solutions; enterprise-class workforce optimization solutions to businesses; and telephony systems. The Enghouse Networks division develops and markets network software and visual computing solutions for a range of utilities. This division offers resource management solutions to plan, visualize, design, manage, and operate networks; and revenue management solutions. The Enghouse Transportation division develops and delivers solutions for public and private transportation industries throu gh computerized applications and consulting support. This division provides various solutions to support fixed route scheduling; integrated driver timekeeping and dispatching; real time demand response scheduling and dispatching; and complete traveler information, as well as integration with CAD/AVL systems, HR/Payroll systems, and data warehouse applications. The company also offers consulting, training, maintenance, subscription, and hosting services. It serves telecommunications, electric, oil and gas, insurance, healthcare, hospitality, and public and private transportation companies, as well as high technology, government, and bank sectors. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Markham, Canada with additional offices in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Sweden, Israel, Croatia, Denmark, Norway, India, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Australia.
Top 10 Clean Energy Stocks To Own For 2014: Niocan Inc Com Npv(NIO.TO)
Niocan Inc. engages in the exploration and development of mineral properties in the province of Quebec, Canada. It holds interest in the Niobium mining property consisting of 49 claims covering 1,604 acres and surface rights on 231 acres located in Oka, Quebec. The company also owns a 100% interest in the Great Whale Iron property that includes 71 claims covering 17,098 acres in Hudson Bay and 69 claims. Niocan Inc. was incorporated in 1995 and is headquartered in Oka, Canada.
Top 10 Clean Energy Stocks To Own For 2014: United States Steel Corporation(X)
United States Steel Corporation produces and sells steel mill products in North America and Central Europe. It operates in three segments: Flat-rolled Products (Flat-rolled), U. S. Steel Europe (USSE), and Tubular Products (Tubular). The Flat-rolled segment offers slabs, rounds, strip mill plates, sheets, and tin mill products, as well as iron ore and coke. This segment serves service center, conversion, transportation, construction, container, and appliance and electrical markets in North America. The USSE segment offers slabs, sheets, strip mill plates, tin mill products, and spiral welded pipes, as well as heating radiators and refractory ceramic materials. This segment serves the European construction, service center, conversion, container, transportation, and appliance and electrical, as well as and oil, gas, and petrochemical markets. The Tubular segment offers seamless and electric resistance welded steel casing and tubing; and standard, and line pipe and mechanical tubing. It primarily serves customers in the oil, gas, and petrochemical markets. The company also provides transportation services, including railroad and barge operations. In addition, it owns, develops, and manages various real estate assets, which include approximately 200,000 acres of surface rights primarily in Alabama, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania; participates in joint ventures that are developing real estate projects in Alabama, Maryland, and Illinois; and owns approximately 4,000 acres of land in Ontario, Canada. The company was founded in 1901 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Sean Williams]
Not far behind Peabody was steelmaker U.S. Steel (NYSE: X ) , which added 4.4% on the day despite no company-specific news. Given that Peabody produces metallurgical coal used in the steelmaking process, strength in Peabody's results could ease worries about U.S. Steel's upcoming quarter. In addition, U.S. Steel is among the most short-sold companies within the S&P 500, meaning any rally could potentially start a chain reaction of short-covering that could send shares higher. Keep in mind, though, that with more net debt than many of its peers, U.S. Steel also offers some of the highest risks among steel stocks.
Top 10 Clean Energy Stocks To Own For 2014: PFSweb Inc.(PFSW)
PFSweb, Inc. provides business process outsourcing and ecommerce solutions in the United States, Canada, and Europe. It offers digital marketing services comprising search engine optimization, pay-per-click, affiliate marketing, comparison shopping engines, merchandising, Web analytics, customer experience, email marketing, and social media; and ecommerce technology services, including End2End eCommerce solution for the direct-to-consumer (DTC) and business-to-business (B2B) online channels. The company also provides order management services consisting of order management interfaces, collaboration technologies, and information management services; customer care services, including customer relationship management, customer order assistance, quality monitoring, and interactive voice response; and logistics and fulfillment services comprising distribution facilities and infrastructure, facility operations and management, kitting and assembly, and product management and insp ection. In addition, it offers financial management services consisting of billing, credit, collection, and cash application services for B2B clients, as well as fraud review, chargeback management, and processing and settlement credit card services for DTC clients; and professional consulting services in the areas of interactive marketing ecommerce, supply chain management, distribution and fulfillment, technology interfacing, logistics, and customer support. Further, the company provides seller services financial models, including enablement financial, agent or flash financial, and retail financial models. It serves fashion apparel and accessories, fragrance and beauty products, consumer packaged goods, home furnishings and housewares, consumer electronics, office technology and network connectivity products, and aviation spare parts industries. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Allen, Texas.
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