Hot Safest Stocks To Watch For 2019

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On the lookout for safe dividends? (Who isn’t, right?)

These days, you generally have three options: large-cap stocks with long dividend histories, municipal bonds and US Treasuries.

Treasuries are considered the safest of that group, and large-cap stocks the riskiest, but they’re still much safer than plenty of other investments, such as small caps and junk bonds.

I’ll show you two low-risk investments that are great buys now in a moment. But first, I want to tell you why recent events have called the safety of some of the options I just named into question.

Let’s start by looking at the following chart:

“Safe” Assets Turn Volatile

First, note how the iShares S&P National AMT-Free Municipal Bond Fund (MUB), a good proxy for municipal bonds as a whole, is the least volatile of the three funds shown above. But right now, it faces a steep downturn relative to its earlier stability.

Hot Safest Stocks To Watch For 2019: Denison Mine Corp(DNN)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Denison Mines (TSE:DML) (NYSE:DNN) had its price objective hoisted by Cormark from C$1.60 to C$1.80 in a research report sent to investors on Wednesday morning.

• [By Jim Robertson]

  Last Thursday, small cap uranium mining stock Denison Mines Corp (NYSEAMERICAN: DNN), which is also focused on the Athabasca Basin of Saskatchewan, reported 2017 earnings and gave its outlook for 2018 with the outlook coming with extensive commentary about the uranium market and Athabasca. David Cates, the President and CEO of Denison Mines Corp, gave the following commentary:

• [By Scott Levine]

  Shares of Denison Mines (NYSEMKT:DNN), a uranium exploration and development company, climbed 28% in September, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. In addition to the news that Denison intends to acquire 100% of Cameco's interest in the Wheeler River Joint Venture, shareholders celebrated the reporting of favorable results from the company's pre-feasibility study (PFS) conducted at Wheeler River. 

• [By Logan Wallace]

  Denison Mines (TSE:DML) (NYSE:DNN) had its price target upped by Raymond James from C$0.95 to C$1.25 in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday. Raymond James currently has a market perform rating on the stock.

• [By Reuben Gregg Brewer]

  Denison Mines (NYSEMKT:DNN) is working to build a new uranium mine in Canada. For investors interested in the nuclear fuel, it's an interesting stock to look at because of the material upside potential if construction plans play out as projected and uranium prices rise. But does that make it a stock worth buying? Only if you clearly understand the risks before putting your hard-saved capital into the shares. Here are some key facts you need to know before you invest here.

• [By Steve Symington, Reuben Gregg Brewer, and Sean Williams]

  We asked three top Motley Fool contributors to weigh in to that end. Read on to learn why they like JD.com (NASDAQ:JD), OrganiGram (NASDAQOTH:OGRMF), and Denison Mines (NYSEMKT:DNN).

Hot Safest Stocks To Watch For 2019: Kura Oncology, Inc.(KURA)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Kura Oncology (NASDAQ:KURA) was the target of unusually large options trading on Thursday. Stock investors bought 699 put options on the company. This represents an increase of 694% compared to the typical daily volume of 88 put options.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  BidaskClub lowered shares of Kura Oncology (NASDAQ:KURA) from a hold rating to a sell rating in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday morning.

• [By Motley Fool Transcribers]

  Kura Oncology, Inc.  (NASDAQ:KURA)Q4 2018 Earnings Conference CallMarch 05, 2019, 4:30 p.m. ET

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

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Hot Safest Stocks To Watch For 2019: Aehr Test Systems(AEHR)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Get a free copy of the Zacks research report on Aehr Test Systems (AEHR)

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• [By Logan Wallace]

  Aehr Test Systems (NASDAQ:AEHR) insider David S. Hendrickson sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $2.37, for a total transaction of $11,850.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 25,351 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $60,081.87. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink.

• [By Max Byerly]

  Here are some of the news stories that may have impacted Accern Sentiment Analysis’s analysis:

  Get Aehr Test Systems alerts: Critical Comparison: Data I/O (DAIO) & Aehr Test Systems (AEHR) (americanbankingnews.com) Form 4 AEHR TEST SYSTEMS For: May 08 Filed by: HENDRICKSON DAVID S (streetinsider.com) Aehr Test Systems (AEHR) CTO David S. Hendrickson Sells 5,000 Shares (americanbankingnews.com) Teradyne (TER) versus Aehr Test Systems (AEHR) Head to Head Review (americanbankingnews.com) Insider Selling: Aehr Test Systems (AEHR) Insider Sells 20,000 Shares of Stock (americanbankingnews.com)

  AEHR remained flat at $$2.28 during trading hours on Monday. The company had a trading volume of 64,100 shares, compared to its average volume of 136,351. Aehr Test Systems has a 52 week low of $2.26 and a 52 week high of $2.28. The stock has a market cap of $50.06 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -7.86 and a beta of 0.82. The company has a current ratio of 4.62, a quick ratio of 3.20 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33.

Hot Safest Stocks To Watch For 2019: Superior Industries International Inc.(SUP)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Lisa Levin] Gainers Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: LTRPA) shares jumped 31.6 percent to $12.18 following TripAdvisor Q1 earnings beat. ZAGG Inc (NASDAQ: ZAGG) rose 26.5 percent to $14.55 after the company posted better-than-expected Q1 earnings. OPKO Health, Inc. (NASDAQ: OPK) shares gained 25 percent to $4.0234 following Q1 beat. Axon Enterprise, Inc. (NASDAQ: AAXN) jumped 23.5 percent to $55.12 following a big Q1 beat. The company raised its fiscal 2018 sales growth guidance from 16-18 percent to 18-20 percent. Penn Virginia Corporation (NASDAQ: PVAC) gained 23.3 percent to $59.00 after reporting Q1 results. TripAdvisor, Inc. (NASDAQ: TRIP) rose 22.5 percent to $47.51 after the company reported stronger-than-expected results for its first quarter on Tuesday. Sears Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: SHLD) shares surged 21.7 percent to $3.36. Amazon.com's partnership with Sears started in 2017 with an agreement to sell Kenmore-branded appliances online. On Wednesday, the companies announced an extension of their relationship to now include tire delivery and installations. EP Energy Corporation (NYSE: EPE) jumped 21.3 percent to $2.68 following Q1 results. LendingClub Corporation (NYSE: LC) surged 20.4 percent to $3.395 following better-than-expected Q1 earnings. Superior Industries International, Inc. (NYSE: SUP) gained 19 percent to $15.82 after reporting Q1 results. Bellicum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: BLCM) shares rose 18.5 percent to $8.13 following Q1 results. Twilio Inc. (NYSE: TWLO) rose 18.3 percent to $52.47 after the company posted strong quarterly results. Cerus Corporation (NASDAQ: CERS) shares jumped 18.3 percent to $6.47 following quarterly results. IEC Electronics Corp. (NYSE: IEC) shares climbed 17 percent to $4.68 after reporting better-than-expected quarterly earnings. New Relic, Inc. (NYSE: NEWR) rose 16.8 percent to $90.10 following Q4 results. Gulfport Energy Corporation (NASDAQ: GPOR)
• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Superior Coin (CURRENCY:SUP) traded up 28.5% against the US dollar during the one day period ending at 0:00 AM E.T. on June 14th. During the last seven days, Superior Coin has traded up 26.1% against the US dollar. Superior Coin has a market cap of $0.00 and $1,434.00 worth of Superior Coin was traded on exchanges in the last day. One Superior Coin coin can now be purchased for $0.0010 or 0.00000015 BTC on popular cryptocurrency exchanges including BTC-Alpha and SouthXchange.

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Here are some of the news articles that may have impacted Accern Sentiment Analysis’s rankings:

  Get Superior Industries International alerts: Brokerages Anticipate Superior Industries International, Inc. (SUP) to Post $0.18 EPS (americanbankingnews.com) Superior and Mimico create NZ partnership (khl.com) Superior Industries Rides On Volumes & UNIWHEELS Buyout (zacks.com) Superior Industries International (SUP) Upgraded to Buy by Zacks Investment Research (americanbankingnews.com) B. Riley Research Analysts Raise Earnings Estimates for Superior Industries International, Inc. (SUP) (americanbankingnews.com)

  Superior Industries International stock opened at $17.25 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.43, a quick ratio of 1.27 and a current ratio of 2.15. Superior Industries International has a 12 month low of $16.90 and a 12 month high of $17.30. The firm has a market cap of $425.10 million, a PE ratio of 15.68 and a beta of 1.16.

• [By Max Byerly]

  Get a free copy of the Zacks research report on Superior Industries International (SUP)

  For more information about research offerings from Zacks Investment Research, visit Zacks.com

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Superior Coin (SUP) uses the hashing algorithm. It was first traded on February 19th, 2015. Superior Coin’s total supply is 385,720,236 coins. Superior Coin’s official Twitter account is @superiorcoins. The official website for Superior Coin is superior-coin.com.