10 tips on how to see lead energy stocks

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StockScouter the current list of 10 recommended stocks is loaded with oil - and gas-related businesses.

Compiled from StockScouter ratings of Verus Analytics

High-flying biotech stocks with momentum names such as Amazon.com (AMZN), down 22 percent on the year attracts the tech-heavy- NASDAQ ($COMPX) from the clouds this week investors should a more down-to-earth approach.

Literally, they may want to drill down into the Earth: no less than five are oil and gas companies to observe the ten shares the latest list on StockScouters.

Leading the Pack is based on the Denver Kodiak oil & gas (KOG), whose oil and gas reserves and are concentrated in North Dakota Williston basin. Kodiak is a relatively small player in the energy sector - compare his modest $3.5 billion market capitalization to, that of Exxon-Mobil (XOM) for $417 billion-but investors and analysts this Bakken shale play to take note. Bank of America Merrill Lynch initiated coverage on Kodiak last week with a buy rating and a price target of $16; Shares were traded Friday to just over $ 13.

Weatherford International (WFT) energy equipment manufacturers and oil and gas producer Devon Energy (DVN), ConocoPhillips (COP) and Chevron (CVX) also marks under this week claimed top 10 Favorites.

Kodiak oil gas-/ & get a "10" from the StockScouter rating system on MSN Money, the highest score possible. Due to StockScouters analysis shares the KOG want to outperform the market in the next six months with average risk significantly.

Read the full Scouting report on Kodiak oil gas-/ & here.

Weatherford International(WFT)

Oil and gas equipment and services
American Realty capital properties(ARCP)

Real estate investment trust (REIT)

We think the StockScouter rating system, developed by Verus Analytics for MSN Money is one of the best tools you can use when you try to decide where to invest.

StockScouter seeks based predictions for stocks, whose company fundamentals, price development, estimating and stock ownership appear characteristics to a rising price in the future as these factors of stock prices in the past have influenced.

The system assigns each bearing a much-anticipated six month return and balance this return against expected volatility of the stock.

Scout rates stocks on a scale of 1 to 10, and reviews can change daily. Booth at publishing this article reviews and data in the table were listed.

In addition to the daily top 10 list above, of research firm of Verus Analytics StockScouter used described, (previously known as gradient Analytics quantitative business unit), to generate a monthly benchmark portfolio of stocks that the market has monthly updated since its inception in August 2001 surpassed.

An investor who started in 2001 by investing in each of the benchmark portfolio top 10 stocks to earlier in the month, at the end of the month and then start fresh with a new group of ten shares sale would be is, before trading costs and taxes of 1.069% until 31 March 2014 generated have been.

At the time, a columnist for MSN Money, with companies worked writer Jon Markman, researchers on the tool.

Markman suggested the top 10 stocks roll over every six months to keep the trade costs, a strategy that may be a better fit for most investors. This would be slightly different results, which would vary based on your starting point.

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EMC, 9 more stocks to watch this week

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The data storage company appears on StockScouter's latest list of 10 recommended stocks.

Compiled from StockScouter ratings by Verus Analytics

Despite an 11 percent increase in both revenue and profits in its most recent quarterly earnings, shares of data storage company EMC (EMC) are down about 7 percent from their mid-January highs after the company lowered its forward guidance and announced a round of job cuts.

That dip makes the stock an appealing bargain, says Karen Riccio of Traders Reserve.

"If a sell-off comes as a result of a collapsing industry, economic downturn, or a profits-altering event specific to a company, a downturn in share price should raise a red flag," Riccio says. "But I don't see that today, especially in the technology sector, where so many companies offer value, growth, stability and products and services that have become necessities in today's consumer and IT worlds."

EMC also appears on StockScouter's latest list of 10 top stocks to watch right now.

While EMC's core business is digital storage, the Hopkinton, Mass.-based company has also made some key acquisitions -- including VMWare, RSA Security and Ingenico -- in the past 10 years. The latter two should benefit as U.S. retailers try to make customer transactions more secure in the wake of high-profile hacking incidents, including the major data breach that cast a shadow over Target's (TGT) holiday shopping season.

EMC gets a '10' from the StockScouter rating system on MSN Money, the highest score possible. Based on StockScouter's analysis, shares of EMC are expected to significantly outperform the market over the next six months with less than average risk.

American Realty Capital Properties (ARCP)

International Business Machines (IBM)

Melco Crown Entertainment (MPEL)

We think the StockScouter rating system developed by Verus Analytics for MSN Money is one of the best tooks you can use when you're trying to decide where to invest.

StockScouter looks for stocks whose business fundamentals, price behavior, valuation and stock-ownership characteristics appear to predict a rising price in the future, based on how those factors have influenced stock prices in the past.

The system assigns each stock an expected six-month return and balances that return against the stock's expected volatility.

Scouter rates stocks on a scale of 1 to 10, and ratings can change daily. Ratings and data in the chart above were current as of this article's publication date.

In addition to the daily top 10 list described above, StockScouter is used by investment research firm Verus Analytics (previously known as the quantitative business unit of Gradient Analytics) to generate a monthly benchmark portfolio of stocks that, refreshed monthly, has outperformed the market since its inception in August 2001.

An investor who began in 2001 by investing in each of the benchmark portfolio's top 10 stocks at the start of the month, selling them at the end of the month and then starting fresh with a new group of 10 stocks, would have generated returns, before trading costs and taxes, of 1,039 percent through Dec. 31, 2013.

Writer Jon Markman, at the time a columnist for MSN Money, collaborated with company researchers on the tool.

Markman suggested rolling over the top 10 stocks every six months to hold down trading costs, a strategy that might be a better fit for most investors; that would yield different results, which would vary based on your starting point.

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Education Realty and 9 other stocks to watch this week

11:30 AM Education, Other, Realty, stocks, StockScouter, watch No Comments

11.10.2013 9:15 PM ET
A real estate investment trust student accommodation specialized StockScouters tops latest list of 10 recommended stocks.

Compiled from StockScouter ratings of Verus Analytics

Education Realty Trust (EDR) one is the nation largest developers, owners and managers of the collegiate body. The company owns and manages student living and rental properties at colleges in 24 States, including at the University of Texas at Austin, University of Florida, Syracuse University, Notre Dame, and many others.

So how is the business? Well, if you paid a bill for student accommodation and meals lately, you're probably already painfully aware how profitable she can be.

Like other real estate investment trusts (REITs) shares a way to invest in real estate without any actual real estate itself represents, and pays an attractive Dividende--4.9% today.

I am glad the stock Gets a '10' from the StockScouter rating system on MSN Money, the highest score possible. It also appears on the list of the 10 top stocks immediately to see.

Due to StockScouters analysis, shares want to outperform the market in the next six months.

Read the full Scouting report on EDR here.

Farm and construction
Machines

We think that is the best tooks StockScouter rating system by Verus analytics and MSN Money, which you can use when you try to decide where to invest.

StockScouter seeks based predictions for stocks, whose company fundamentals, price development, estimating and stock ownership appear characteristics to a rising price in the future as these factors of stock prices in the past have influenced.

The system assigns each bearing a much-anticipated six month return and balance this return against expected volatility of the stock.

Scout rates stocks on a scale of 1 to 10, and reviews can change daily. Booth at publishing this article reviews and data in the table were listed.

In addition to the daily top 10 list above, of research firm of Verus Analytics StockScouter used described, (previously known as gradient Analytics quantitative business unit), to generate a monthly benchmark portfolio of stocks that the market has monthly updated since its inception in August 2001 surpassed.

An investor who started in 2001 by investing in each of the benchmark portfolio top 10 stocks to earlier in the month, at the end of the month and then start fresh with a new group of ten shares sale would be is before the trading costs and taxes, 915-31 August 2013% generated have been.

At the time, a columnist for MSN Money, with companies worked writer Jon Markman, researchers on the tool.

Markman suggested the top 10 stocks roll over every six months to keep the trade costs, a strategy that may be a better fit for most investors. This would be slightly different results, which would vary based on your starting point.

Read More