Indian investors always had a fascination towards precious metals and stones owing to their hedging ability against the rising inflation and economic uncertainties. While investing in gold and silver has been going on, another investment avenue that is blooming since past few years is the ��oble metal��or platinum. Although platinum has a very short financial trading history associated with it compared to other precious metals, it is slowly becoming one of the favorite investment platform for Indian investors as well. Investing in platinum not only helps in diversifying investment portfolio, but also in providing a smart long term investment strategy.
Platinum is available in the physical form as collectable coins while financial options are available globally including active trade in the National Spot exchange in India.
Platinum Vs Gold:
Less than a decade ago platinum prices were exponentially high and were nearly 150% the price of gold. With an extended bull run in gold coupled with increasing global recession in platinum manufacturing countries as well as industrial sectors, platinum prices have come down to nearly the same level as gold. As of first week of November, platinum was trading at Rs. 3,256 per gram compared to Rs. 3,134 per gram for gold. According to industry experts as well as financial analysts, platinum is expected to rally around these levels for the next few months till economic recovery is back on track. The existing low prices of platinum however offer great investment opportunities to the smart investor to jump on the investment bandwagon.
Hot Low Price Stocks To Buy For 2014: Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc.(ALXN)
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, engages in the discovery, development, and commercialization of biologic therapeutic products for treating patients with severe and life-threatening disease states in the United States, Europe, Latin America, Japan, and the Asia Pacific. It focuses on developing products for the treatment of diseases in the areas of hematology, nephrology, neurology, ophthalmology, and cancer. The company develops and commercializes Soliris (eculizumab), a therapeutic product for the treatment of patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH), a blood disorder. It also conducts various Phase II clinical trail programs on Soliris for its usage for the treatment of cold agglutinin disease; atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome; presensitized renal transplant; kidney transplant for catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome; ABO incompatible renal transplant; dense deposit disease; myasthenia gravis; neuromyelitis optica; and dry a ge-related macular degeneration. In addition, the company conducts Phase IV clinical trails on Soliris for its usage for the treatment of PNH registry; and Phase I clinical trails on Samalizumab for the treatment of oncology diseases, such as chronic lymphocytic leukemia and multiple myeloma. Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. serves specialty distributors and specialty pharmacies, which supply physician office clinics, hospital outpatient clinics, infusion clinics, or home health care providers; government agencies; and hospitals, hospital buying groups, pharmacies, other healthcare providers, and distributors. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Cheshire, Connecticut.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By John Divine]
The first of today's laggards, Alexion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ALXN ) , lost 2.3% just a few days before it's set to report quarterly earnings on Thursday. The $18 billion Alexion is primarily driven by the success of its Soliris drug, which treats a rare disease known as paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria. Behind the success of Soliris, Alexion revenues rose 45% in 2012. However, the company's business model is so one-dimensional that my colleague Sean Williams worries it will have to exceed estimates by at least 10% to maintain current price levels.�
- [By Sean Williams]
Alexion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ALXN )
Shares of Alexion Pharmaceuticals have been on fire over the past week, as rumors are again swirling on Wall Street that it may be a takeover candidate. This time, it's suspected that Roche is gathering the financing needed to make a bid for the orphan drug juggernaut. - [By Lee Jackson]
Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: ALXN) has been on fire through the summer and continues to be a target of takeover rumors. While the company only has one drug on the market,�Soliris, which treats two rare diseases, big pharmaceutical companies may indeed have Alexion in their sights. The UBS price target for the stock is $126. The Thomson/First Call estimate is $122.
- [By Stephen Quickel]
In the healthcare sector, we are restoring two previously successful picks to our recommended list: Alexion Pharmaceuticals (ALXN) and pharmacy benefits leader Express Scripts (ESRX).
Hot Low Price Stocks To Buy For 2014: Gladstone Capital Corporation(GLAD)
Gladstone Capital Corporation is a business development company and operates as a closed-end non-diversified management investment company. It invests in debt and equity securities of small and medium-sized private United States businesses. The company primarily invests in various categories of debt of private companies comprising senior notes, senior subordinated notes, and junior subordinated notes.
10 Best Casino Stocks To Invest In 2014: Yum! Brands Inc.(YUM)
YUM! Brands, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a quick service restaurant company in the United States and internationally. It develops, operates, franchises, and licenses a system of restaurants, which prepare, package, and sell various food items, as well as operates Chinese casual dining concept restaurants. The company?s restaurants specialize in chicken, pizza, and Mexican-style food categories. It operates approximately 37,000 restaurants in 110 countries and territories under the KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell brands, as well as approximately 450 casual dining concept restaurants in China. The company was formerly known as TRICON Global Restaurants, Inc. and changed its name to YUM! Brands, Inc. in May 2002. YUM! Brands, Inc. was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Susan J. Aluise]
My biggest worry about Chipotle stock right now is that its valuation is too hot to handle. This is a stock that is trading at more than 34 times forward earnings; compare that to restaurant rivals like McDonalds (MCD) at 15.5 and Taco Bell and KFC parent Yum Brands (YUM) at 18.5. Even fast-casual peer Panera has a comparably cheap forward P/E of 20.4.
Hot Low Price Stocks To Buy For 2014: Cypress Development Corp. (CYP.V)
Cypress Development Corp., an exploration stage company, engages in acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral properties in the United States and Canada. It primarily explores for precious and base metals. The company holds 80% interest in the McKenzie Island claims located in the Dome and Fairlie Townships, Red Lake District, Ontario; and 84.33% interests in the Broulan Reef property located in the Red Lake area of Ontario. It also holds an agreement to acquire a 100% interest in the Twenty-One Silver-Gold Project consisting of approximately 420 acres located in Mineral County, Nevada; and a 100% interest in various Federal lode claims totaling approximately 2,400 acres located in White Pine County, Nevada. The company, formerly known as Cypress Minerals Corp., is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.
Hot Low Price Stocks To Buy For 2014: Southcoast Financial Corporation(SOCB)
Southcoast Financial Corporation operates as the holding company for Southcoast Community Bank that provides commercial banking services in South Carolina. The company offers deposit services, which comprise business and personal checking accounts, NOW accounts, savings accounts, money market accounts, various term certificates of deposit, individual retirement accounts, and other deposit services. It also provides secured and unsecured, short-to-intermediate term loans for commercial, consumer, and residential purposes. The company?s consumer loans include car loans, home equity improvement loans secured by first and second mortgages, personal expenditure loans, education loans, and overdraft lines of credit; commercial loans for businesses to provide working capital, expand physical assets, or acquire assets; loans secured by real estate mortgages for the acquisition, improvement or construction, and development of residential and other properties; residential real esta te loans; non-farm and non-residential loans; commercial real estate loans; real estate construction loans; and land development loans. In addition, it offers residential mortgage loan origination services, safe deposit boxes, business courier services, night depository services, telephone banking, MasterCard brand credit cards, tax deposits, and automated teller machine services. The company operates offices in Mt. Pleasant, Charleston, Moncks Corner, Johns Island, Summerville, Goose Creek, and North Charleston, South Carolina. Southcoast Financial Corporation was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina.
Hot Low Price Stocks To Buy For 2014: Riverview Bancorp Inc(RVSB)
Riverview Bancorp, Inc. operates as the holding company for Riverview Community Bank that provides various banking products and services to commercial and retail customers in Washington and Oregon. Its deposit products include demand deposits, negotiable order of withdrawal accounts, money market accounts, regular savings accounts, certificates of deposit, and retirement savings plans. The company also offers commercial loans; real estate mortgage loans; real estate construction loans; and consumer loans, such as one-to-four family mortgage loans, home equity lines of credit, land loans to consumers for the future construction of one-to-four family homes, and other secured and unsecured consumer loans, as well as various installment loans, including loans for debt consolidation and other purposes, automobile loans, boat loans, and savings account loans. In addition, it originates mortgage loans for various mortgage companies; provides automated teller machines, debit cards , and Internet banking services; and asset management services, such as trust, estate planning, and investment management services. As of October 27, 2011, the company had 17 branches, including 12 in the Portland-Vancouver area and 3 lending centers. Riverview Bancorp, Inc. was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Washington.
Hot Low Price Stocks To Buy For 2014: Encore Bancshares Inc.(EBTX)
Encore Bancshares, Inc. operates as a holding company for the Encore Bank, which provides banking, investment management, financial planning, and insurance services to privately owned businesses, professional firms, investors, and individuals. The company?s deposit products and services include checking, savings, money market, and individual retirement accounts, as well as time deposits. Its loan product line for businesses include commercial loans, commercial real estate loans, real estate construction loans, revolving lines of credit, working capital loans, equipment financing, and letters of credit; and for individuals comprise residential mortgage loans, mortgage loans on investment and vacation properties, unsecured and secured personal lines of credit, home equity lines of credit, and overdraft protection. The company also offers personal financial planning services, such as asset preservation/protection, employee benefits, estate planning, investments and asset all ocation, retirement planning, risk management, and insurance and tax planning, as well as other financial planning for specific situations. In addition, it provides financial services for businesses through financial counseling for employees, financial planning for executives, and financial workshops for employees. Further, the company offers investment consulting services to individuals, companies, and qualified retirement plans. Additionally, it sells personal and commercial property, and casualty insurance products, as well as provides personal trust services to individuals. The company operates 11 private client offices in Houston, 6 private client offices in southwest Florida, 5 wealth management offices, and 3 insurance offices in Texas. Encore Bancshares, Inc. was founded in 1928 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
Hot Low Price Stocks To Buy For 2014: Ibm(IBM.L)
International Business Machines Corporation provides information technology (IT) products and services worldwide. The company operates in five segments: Global Technology Services, Global Business Services, Software, Systems and Technology, and Global Financing. The Global Technology Services segment provides IT infrastructure and business process services, including strategic outsourcing, process, integrated technology, and maintenance services, as well as technology- and process-based services. The Global Business Services segment offers consulting and systems integration, and application management services. The Software segment offers middleware and operating systems software, such as WebSphere software to integrate and manage business processes; information management software for database and enterprise content management, information integration, data warehousing, performance management business analytics, intelligence, and data analytics; Tivoli software for identi ty management, data security, storage management, cloud computing, enterprise mobility, and automation and provisioning of the datacenter; Lotus Software to connect people and processes for communication; rational software to support software development for IT and embedded systems; security systems software; and operating systems software. The Systems and Technology segment provides computing power and storage solutions; and semiconductor technology products and packaging solutions. The company?s Global Financing segment provides lease and loan financing to end users; commercial financing to dealers and remarketers of IT products; and remanufacturing and remarketing of equipment. The company was formerly known as Computing-Tabulating-Recording Co. and changed its name to International Business Machines Corporation in 1924. International Business Machines Corporation was founded in 1910 and is headquartered in Armonk, New York.
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