Top Safest Stocks To Watch For 2019

tags:TTEK,CMG,MTSI,CNO, Widows and orphans have had a tough few months.   Long-term U.S. Treasury bonds – often cited as the safest investment on the planet and suitable for the most cautious investors – lost more than seven years' worth of income in just the past four months.   Lending money to the U.S. government for 30 years in exchange for a 2% yield turned out not to be such a good idea. Yields are now 50% higher than they were back in July. And these Treasury bonds, or "T-bonds," have collapsed in price.   But that has given us a fantastic risk/reward setup today...   Let's start by looking at this chart of the iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond Fund (TLT)...  

Top Safest Stocks To Watch For 2019: Tetra Tech Inc.(TTEK)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Logan Wallace]

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Top Safest Stocks To Watch For 2019: Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.(CMG)

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• [By Lisa Levin] Gainers Genprex, Inc. (NASDAQ: GNPX) shares gained 86.76 percent to close at $11.00 on Thursday. Comstock Resources, Inc. (NYSE: CRK) shares climbed 47.06 percent to close at $7.00 after the company disclosed a deal with Arkoma Drilling L.P. and Williston Drilling, L.P. to buy oil & gas properties in North Dakota. Comstock announced withdrawal of tender offers for outstanding secured notes. Ceridian HCM Holding Inc. (NASDAQ: CDAY) gained 41.86 percent to close at $31.21. MarineMax, Inc. (NYSE: HZO) shares rose 26.5 percent to close at $22.20 as the company posted upbeat Q2 results and raised its FY18 outlook. Concord Medical Services Holdings Limited (NYSE: CCM) jumped 24.92 percent to close at $4.06. Mattersight Corporation (NASDAQ: MATR) shares climbed 23.26 percent to close at $2.65 after the company agreed to be purchased by NICE Ltd. Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE: CMG) rose 24.44 percent to close at $422.50 as the company reported stronger-than-expected results for its first quarter on Wednesday. Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: UCTT) gained 17.75 percent to close at $18.64 following upbeat Q1 earnings. PCM, Inc. (NASDAQ: PCMI) rose 16.59 percent to close at $12.30 following Q1 results. Zymeworks Inc. (NASDAQ: ZYME) rose 16.06 percent to close at $15.25. Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALXN) shares climbed 14.5 percent to close at $121.42 as the company posted reported Q1 beat And raised FY18 outlook. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD) shares gained 13.7 percent to close at $11.04 as the company reported upbeat results for its first quarter. Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AXSM) rose 13.21 percent to close at $3.00 after the company disclosed a positive outcome of the interim analysis of STRIDE-1 Phase 3 trial of AXS-05 in treatment resistant depression. O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ: ORLY) jumped 13.06 percent to close at $257.40 following upbeat Q1 profit. BioTelemetry,
• [By Lisa Levin]

  Shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE: CMG) got a boost, shooting up 25 percent to $423.49 as the company reported stronger-than-expected earnings for its first quarter on Wednesday.

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  Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. (CMG) said same-store sales rose 2.2% as net income came in at $59.4 million, or $2.13 a share, up from $46.1 million the same time last year. Sales rallied 7% annually to $1.1 billion, owed to new restaurant openings and strong comp sales. The average check in the first quarter increased, too, boosting revenue as menu prices rose.

Top Safest Stocks To Watch For 2019: M/A-COM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.(MTSI)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Logan Wallace]

  Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado raised its position in MACOM Technology Solutions (NASDAQ:MTSI) by 4.3% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 235,430 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 9,600 shares during the quarter. Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado owned about 0.37% of MACOM Technology Solutions worth $3,908,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Top Safest Stocks To Watch For 2019: CNO Financial Group, Inc.(CNO)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Coin(O) (CURRENCY:CNO) traded flat against the U.S. dollar during the twenty-four hour period ending at 21:00 PM ET on May 12th. One Coin(O) coin can now be purchased for about $0.0021 or 0.00000025 BTC on popular exchanges. Coin(O) has a market cap of $222,284.00 and $40.00 worth of Coin(O) was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. Over the last seven days, Coin(O) has traded 21.2% lower against the U.S. dollar.

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  The Evercore analysts also said that Metlife Inc. (MET) and CNO Financial Group Inc. (CNO) have "sizable exposure" to long-term care from a reserve standpoint, "but our analysis indicates that their blocks have below average risk and/or more robust reserves versus peers, implying a lower risk of charges over the next few years."