Best Blue Chip Stocks To Buy Right Now

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Best Blue Chip Stocks To Buy Right Now: Liquor Stores N.A. Ltd. (LQSIF)

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  British Columbia and Alberta have chosen a different strategy where retail sales will be allowed through both public and private stores, similar to its current setup for liquor retail in the provinces. Retailers will have to get their supply of cannabis from the government's wholesale distribution system, similar to how it works for alcohol now. The government will control online cannabis sales exclusively Our take: British Columbia also announced that physical retailing of cannabis and liquor will have to be separate, meaning stores cannot sell both products. This rule has an impact on existing liquor retailers aiming to convert some of their stores to sell cannabis. Aurora invested in Liquor Stores (renamed to Alcanna (OTCPK:LQSIF)) which has been struggling for years in the liquor business. Other pharmacy chains will also participate in the RFP as we have seen in Loblaw's recent win in Newfoundland and Labrador. We think for many cannabis companies the path to winning those retail licenses will be a challenging one with the competition from multiple sources. The licenses will be hotly contested given that B.C. is the largest market to allow private retailing, leaving us cautious on those companies betting big on winning those contracts. The likely outcome is that a large number of companies will each win fewer contracts.

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  It also holds just under 20 percent share of Liquor Stores N.A. (OTCPK:LQSIF) and over 17 percent of Radient Technologies Inc. (OTC:RDDTF). Aurora has other holdings as well.

Best Blue Chip Stocks To Buy Right Now: Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc.(PLAY)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Chris Lange]

  And the Dave & Buster's Entertainment Inc. (NASDAQ: PLAY) fiscal second-quarter report is scheduled for Friday morning. The consensus forecast is $0.67 in EPS on $315.25 million in revenue. Shares ended the week trading at $57.65 apiece. The consensus price target is $64.56, and the 52-week range is $37.85 to $58.86.

• [By Max Byerly]

  Summit Trail Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Dave & Buster’s Entertainment Inc (NASDAQ:PLAY) by 54.2% in the first quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 39,012 shares of the restaurant operator’s stock after acquiring an additional 13,710 shares during the quarter. Summit Trail Advisors LLC’s holdings in Dave & Buster’s Entertainment were worth $1,257,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

• [By Garrett Baldwin]

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  Four Stocks to Watch Today: ADBE, NIO, SHLD, PLAY Adobe Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: ADBE) is generating buzz after the firm reported earnings after the bell Thursday. Shares were off 2% after the firm reported EPS of $1.73, a figure that beat Wall Street expectations by $0.04. The producer of Photoshop announced that its third-quarter revenue increased by 24% and set a new quarterly record. Shares of electric car manufacturer NIO Ltd. (NYSE: NIO) are rallying again on up another 15% in pre-market hours. The Shanghai-based rival to Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) popped another 76% on Thursday and pushed its market capitalization well above $12 billion. Shares of Sears Holding Corp. (NASDAQ: SHLD) are rallying after a difficult day on Thursday turned into a positive earnings report after the bell. The company had initially delayed its earnings report, causing the stock to plunge by 9% during the trading session. But the stock has rallied more than 16% after Sears reported its smallest drop in same-store sales in three years. The firm did report a large loss of $4.68 per share, while revenue came in at $3.18. Look for an earnings report from Dave & Buster's Entertainment Inc. (NASDAQ: PLAY) today. The entertainment giant is expected to report earnings per share of $0.84, a figure that topped estimates by $0.20. Its $319.9 million in revenue also surpassed Wall Street analysts' expectations by $10 million. The company is benefiting from an uptick in consumer confidence and spending as wages rise and the unemployment rate declines.

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• [By Jim Crumly]

  As for individual stocks, RH (NYSE:RH) jumped on strong profit growth and Dave & Buster's Entertainment (NASDAQ:PLAY) rose after reporting first-quarter results and announcing plans for expanding its offering of exclusive virtual reality titles.

• [By Jeremy Bowman, Steve Symington, and Demitrios Kalogeropoulos]

  Still, there are stocks that are poised to pop this month. Keep reading to see why these three Motley Fool contributors think you should keep your eye on The TJX Companies (NYSE:TJX), Adobe Systems (NASDAQ:ADBE), and Dave & Buster's Entertainment (NASDAQ:PLAY).

• [By Brian Stoffel]

  Investors who might not be familiar with Dave & Buster's (NASDAQ:PLAY) likely had to do a double take after earnings were released on Sept. 14. While the chain showed negative traffic patterns in its stores and equally discouraging comparable-store sales, shares jumped as much as 9% following the quarterly report.

Best Blue Chip Stocks To Buy Right Now: PVH Corp.(PVH)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Lisa Levin]

  Some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are:

  Wall Street expects Dollar General Corporation (NYSE: DG) to report quarterly earnings at $1.4 per share on revenue of $6.20 billion before the opening bell. Dollar General shares rose 0.13 percent to $96.65 in after-hours trading. Analysts expect Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ: COST) to post quarterly earnings at $1.67 per share on revenue of $31.51 billion after the closing bell. Costco shares rose 0.46 percent to $200.55 in after-hours trading. Crispr Therapeutics AG (NASDAQ: CRSP) disclosed that the FDA has placed a clinical hold on IND for CTX001 sickle cell disease treatment. Crispr Therapeutics shares dropped 14.39 percent to $63.00 in the after-hours trading session. Before the markets open, Tech Data Corporation (NASDAQ: TECD) is projected to report quarterly earnings at $1.46 per share on revenue of $8.13 billion. Tech Data shares gained 1.52 percent to close at $82.40 on Wednesday. Analysts are expecting Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ: DLTR) to have earned $1.23 per share on revenue of $5.56 billion in the latest quarter. Dollar Tree will release earnings before the markets open. Dollar Tree shares gained 0.66 percent to $96.99 in after-hours trading. PVH Corp (NYSE: PVH) reported stronger-than-expected results for its first quarter and raised its earnings guidance for the year. PVH shares rose 0.37 percent to close at $155.50 on Wednesday.

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• [By Max Byerly]

  State of Alaska Department of Revenue grew its holdings in PVH Corp (NYSE:PVH) by 14.6% in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 22,780 shares of the textile maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,910 shares during the period. State of Alaska Department of Revenue’s holdings in PVH were worth $3,409,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

• [By Garrett Baldwin]
  On Tuesday, the Trump administration said it would press ahead with 25% tariffs on roughly $50 billion in Chinese goods. As U.S. Trade Secretary Wilbur Ross prepares to head to Beijing to discuss trade this week, the Trump administration is demanding that China address ongoing theft of U.S. intellectual property. Ahead of Friday's jobs report, Automatic Data Processing (NYSE: ADP) reported that private jobs increased by 178,000 during May. That figure was actually 12,000 behind what the markets were anticipating. Job growth appears to be slowing down as the firm also revised its jobs figure for April downward, from 204,000 new positions to 163,000. Three Stocks to Watch Today: KORS, HP, KMI Michael Kors Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: KORS) stock was off 3.2% in pre-market hours after the company reported earnings before the bell. The luxury retailer reported earnings per share (EPS) of $0.63, a figure that topped Wall Street expectations of $0.60. The firm also beat revenue expectations and reported an increase in same-store sales. However, the firm's earnings forecast for the year ahead came in lower than expectations, a factor that pushed its stock lower on Wednesday morning. Shares of HP Inc. (NYSE: HP) were up slightly after the company raised its full-year outlook and topped Wall Street earnings expectations on Tuesday. The company cited stronger demand in desktops and notebooks for its financial performance. The firm matched EPS expectations of $0.48. However, revenue came in at $14.0 billion, a figure that easily beat forecasts of $13.59. The Canadian government announced plans to purchase the Trans Mountain pipeline from Kinder Morgan Canada Ltd. (NYSE: KML) for $3.5 billion. The Canadian government said that the deal was the only way to ensure that the long-awaited project could proceed. The pipeline runs from the Alberta oil sands to a port all the way in British Columbia along the Pacific Ocean. The pipeline is designed to give Canadian crude grea
• [By Garrett Baldwin]

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  Three Stocks to Watch Today: CRM, GOOGL, DKS Salesforce.com Inc. (NYSE: CRM) will report earnings after the bell. The cloud computing giant is expected to report earnings per share of $0.47 on top of $3.23 billion in revenue. With strong cloud-computing demand from businesses, expect a lot of anticipation around the company's third-quarter forecast and full-year outlook. Investors will also be looking for an update on the impact of its acquisition of MuleSoft, the largest deal in Salesforce history. The White House is pressuring Alphabet Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOGL) after President Trump accused the team behind the Google search engine of selective bias. Trump believes that Google has been hiding positive news about him, but he failed to provide any evidence to his claims. Trump's top economic advisor, Larry Kudlow, said the White House is "having a look" at Google, but didn't provide any details on the plan. Shares of Amazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN) are on the move thanks to a big upgrade from Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS). Analysts at the investment bank hiked their price target for AMZN stock to $2,500 per share. That figure would push the e-commerce giant's market capitalization to a whopping $1.2 trillion. This is the highest price target among the 41 analysts covering the stock, according to data from FactSet. Look for additional earnings reports from Dick's Sporting Goods Inc. (NYSE: DKS), American Eagle Outfitters Inc. (NYSE: AEO), PVH Corp. (NYSE: PVH), Guess? Inc. (NYSE: GES), Express Inc. (Nasdaq: EXPR), and Tilly's Inc. (Nasdaq: TLYS).

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  Perhaps seeing the names of these companies begins to spark some memories. In short, clothing retailer PVH (NYSE: PVH) and beverage company Constellation Brands (NYSE: STZ) were taking heat over the rhetoric of a possible "Border Tax" -- a tax on goods made overseas and imported and sold in the United States.

Best Blue Chip Stocks To Buy Right Now: Tennessee Valley Authority(TVE)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Tamarack Valley Energy (TSE:TVE) received a C$7.00 target price from stock analysts at TD Securities in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday. The brokerage presently has a “buy” rating on the stock. TD Securities’ target price points to a potential upside of 37.52% from the company’s current price.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Tamarack Valley Energy (TSE:TVE) had its price target boosted by National Bank Financial from C$6.50 to C$6.75 in a research report report published on Thursday. They currently have an outperform rating on the stock.

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  News articles about Tennessee Valley Authority Debenture Series A (NYSE:TVE) have been trending somewhat negative on Wednesday, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. The research firm rates the sentiment of news coverage by analyzing more than 20 million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Tennessee Valley Authority Debenture Series A earned a media sentiment score of -0.10 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned media headlines about the company an impact score of 45.8115881519925 out of 100, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock’s share price in the immediate future.

Best Blue Chip Stocks To Buy Right Now: MainStay DefinedTerm Municipal Opportunities Fund(MMD)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Stifel Financial Corp raised its holdings in shares of Mainstay Definedterm Municipal Opptys Fd (NYSE:MMD) by 134.2% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 36,234 shares of the closed-end fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 20,765 shares during the period. Stifel Financial Corp’s holdings in Mainstay Definedterm Municipal Opptys Fd were worth $682,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Best Blue Chip Stocks To Buy Right Now: Union Bankshares Corporation(UBSH)

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  Union First Market Bankshares (NASDAQ:UBSH) Q2 2018 Earnings Conference CallJul. 18, 2018 9:00 a.m. ET

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  Union Bankshares (NASDAQ:UBSH) was upgraded by BidaskClub from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report issued on Thursday.

• [By Max Byerly]

  Union Bankshares Corp (NASDAQ:UBSH) Director G William Beale sold 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $41.56, for a total value of $41,560.00. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website.