The best performing stocks in the S&P 500 in July 2012 benefited from mergers and acquisition activity and positive earnings surprises, proving that momentum is still a force to be reckoned with in investing. (When major corporate transactions have a big impact on the currency markets, you can benefit.
Best Stocks To Watch For April 2012:Avon Products Inc. (AVP)
Avon Products Inc. manufactures and markets beauty and related products worldwide. Its product categories include color cosmetics, fragrances, skin care, and personal care; fashion jewelry, watches, apparel, footwear, and accessories; and gift and decorative products, housewares, entertainment and leisure, and children?s and nutritional products. Avon Products Inc. markets its products through direct selling and independent representatives, as well as through distributorships. The company was founded in 1886 and is based in New York, New York.
Best Stocks To Watch For April 2012:RailAmerica Inc. (RA)
RailAmerica, Inc. engages in the ownership and operation of short line and regional freight railroads in North America. The company provides rail freight transportation services for a range of products, such as coal, forest products, chemicals, agricultural products, food products, metallic ores and metals, and petroleum products. As of May 11, 2011, it operated 43 individual railroads with approximately 7,400 miles of track in 27 states of the United States and 3 Canadian provinces. The company also provides various non-freight services, including railcar storage, demurrage, engineering infrastructure services, lease of equipment to other users, and real estate leases. RailAmerica, Inc. was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida.
Best Stocks To Watch For April 2012:New Energy Systems Group. (NEWN)
New Energy Systems Group, through its subsidiaries, manufactures and distributes lithium battery shells and related products primarily in China. It develops, customizes, and produces steel and aluminum battery shells and caps. The company principally serves large lithium battery manufacturers. It also engages in the research, manufacture, and sale of mobile backup power systems for mobile phones, laptops, solar, MP4, PMPs, PDAs, DC, and digital applications. The company was formerly known as China Digital Communication Group and changed its name to New Energy Systems Group in November 2009. New Energy Systems Group was incorporated in 2001 and is based in Shenzhen, China.
Best Stocks To Watch For April 2012:Advance America Cash Advance Centers Inc. (AEA)
Advance America, Cash Advance Centers, Inc. provides cash advance services in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. The company offers various types of short-term credit products, including single cash advances; installment loans with closed-end terms; lines of credit; and second mortgage loans. Its cash advances are small-denomination, short-term, and unsecured advances that are due on the customer?s next payday. The company also offers a fee-based credit services package to assist customers in trying to improve their credit and in obtaining an extension of consumer credit through a third-party lender. In addition, it sells prepaid debit cards as an agent of a bank, as well as sells money orders; and provides money transfer services as an agent of a registered money transmitter. The company offers its cash advance services primarily to middle-income working individuals. As of December 31, 2010, it operated 2,313 centers in the United States, 21 centers in the United Kingdom, and 18 centers in Canada, as well as had 62 limited licensees in the United Kingdom. The company operates its centers under the ?Advance America? and ?National Cash Advance? brand names. Advance America, Cash Advance Centers, Inc. was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
Best Stocks To Watch For April 2012:Aerosonic Corporation (AIM)
Aerosonic Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, manufacture, and sale of aircraft instruments worldwide. It offers mechanical and digital altimeters, airspeed indicators, rate of climb indicators, microprocessor controlled air data test sets, and other flight instruments. The company also produces mechanical and electro-mechanical cockpit instruments, angle of attack stall warning systems, digital cockpit instruments, integrated flight display systems, aircraft sensors and monitoring systems, and integrated multifunction probes, such as integrated air data sensors. It markets its products to manufacturers of corporate and private jets, contractors of military jets, the United States government, and private aircraft owners. The company sells its products directly through its sales personnel, as well as through distributors and commissioned sales representatives who resell to aircraft operators. Aerosonic Corporation was founded in 1953 and is based in Clearwater, Florida.
Best Stocks To Watch For April 2012:Collectors Universe Inc. (CLCT)
Collectors Universe, Inc. provides authentication and grading services to dealers and collectors of high-value coins, trading cards, event tickets, autographs, memorabilia, and stamps in the United States. It offers authentication and grading services for coins under the Professional Coin Grading Service brand name; sports and trading cards under the Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA) brand name; vintage autographs and memorabilia under the PSA/DNA authentication services brand name; and stamps under the Professional Stamp Experts brand name. The company also publishes authoritative price guides, rarity reports, and other collectibles data to provide collectors with information. In addition, it operates the Certified Coin Exchange business-to-business Website, certifiedcoinexchange.com, where dealers can sell and purchase certified coins and other certified collectibles; and Collectors Corner Business-to-Consumer Website, collectorscorner.com, a business-to-consumer Website where consumers can visit, identify, search, sort over, and select for purchase coins, trading cards, and items of currency that are certified by the company, as well as Collectors Clubs for coin, currency, and trading card collectors; and manages and operates collectibles trade shows and conventions. The company provides its services to dealers, collectors, and retail buyers and sellers of collectibles. Collectors Universe, Inc. was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Santa Ana, California.
Best Stocks To Watch For April 2012:Ennis Inc. (EBF)
Ennis, Inc. engages in the production and sale of business forms, other business products, and apparel. It operates in two business segments, Print and Apparel. The Print segment designs, manufactures, and sells business forms and printed business products. Its products include snap sets, continuous forms, laser cut sheets, tags, labels, envelopes, integrated products, jumbo rolls, and pressure sensitive products. This segment also offers point of purchase advertising for franchise and fast food chains, as well as kitting and fulfillment services; presentation and document folders; promotional products and advertising concept products; and financial and security documents. It sells its products through independent dealers, including business forms distributors, stationers, printers, computer software developers, and advertising agencies in the United States. The Apparel Segment produces and sells active wear, including t-shirts, fleece goods, and other wearables. This segment also offers tank tops, hats, shorts and yoga pants, and headwear brands. It offers its products under the AAA label, Murina, and Hyland headwear brands. This segment sells its products directly to embellishers, retailers, and mass marketers, as well as through sales representatives, active wear wholesalers, and screen printers in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The company was formerly known as Ennis Business Forms, Inc. Ennis, Inc. was founded in 1909 and is headquartered in Midlothian, Texas.
Best Stocks To Watch For April 2012:Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited (TEVA)
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited, a pharmaceutical company, develops, produces, and markets generic drugs; and proprietary branded pharmaceuticals in various therapeutic categories and active pharmaceutical ingredients worldwide. The company?s provides generic drug portfolio of approximately 1,450 molecules and a direct presence in 60 countries. It offers generic pharmaceutical products in a range of dosage forms, such as tablets, capsules, ointments, creams, liquids, injectables, and inhalants. The company sells its generic injectable products to hospitals, clinics, and other institutional channels, primarily in the United States and Europe, as well as in Latin America and eastern Europe. Its branded products include Copaxone to treat multiple sclerosis; and Azilect to treat Parkinson?s disease, as well as biosimilars, respiratory, and women?s health products. The company was founded in 1901 and is headquartered in Petach Tikva, Israel.
Best Stocks To Watch For April 2012:Air T Inc. (AIRT)
Air T, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides overnight air cargo, ground equipment sales, and ground support services. Its Overnight Air Cargo segment offers small package overnight airfreight delivery services on a contract basis to the air express delivery services industry. The company?s Ground Equipment Sales segment manufactures, sells, and services aircraft ground support and other specialized equipment products, including aircraft deicers, scissor type lifts, military and civilian decontamination units, glycol recovery vehicles, and other special purpose mobile equipment. This segment offers its products to domestic and international passenger and cargo airlines, ground handling companies, the United States Air Force and Navy, airports, and industrial customers. Its Ground Support Services segment provides ground support equipment maintenance and facilities maintenance services to domestic airlines and aviation service providers. As of March 31, 2010, the company operated 80 cargo aircrafts under dry-lease service contracts in the United States and the Caribbean. Air T, Inc. was founded in 1980 and is based in Maiden, North Carolina.
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