Best Cheap Stocks To Buy Right Now

tags:XPO,EMR,RCII,KSS,IBM,CMP,

Telecom giant Verizon (NYSE:VZ) didn’t start off September on the right foot. Two big research firms on Wall Street, Barclays and MoffettNathanson, downgraded Verizon stock on Tuesday, Sept. 4.

Barclays downgraded Verizon to Equal Weight, and slapped a $50 price target on the stock. Meanwhile, MoffettNathanson downgraded Verizon to Neutral, and slapped a $56 price target on the stock.

Neither of those analyst updates are all that exciting. Verizon currently trades around $53. Thus, neither of these firms see Verizon stock really going anywhere over the next twelve months (either up or down ~5%).

That feels about right. At current levels, Verizon stock isn’t cheap. But, it shouldn’t be cheap because the forthcoming launch of 5G promises healthier operating fundamentals for the company’s core wireless business.

Meanwhile, the stock also isn’t all that expensive, nor should it be. Despite healthy go-forward fundamentals, this still isn’t a big growth company.

Best Cheap Stocks To Buy Right Now: Express-1 Expedited Solutions Inc.(XPO)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Shane Hupp]

  XPO Logistics (NYSE:XPO) was downgraded by ValuEngine from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report issued on Friday.

• [By ]

  For his final "Executive Decision" segment, Cramer also checked in with Brad Jacobs, chairman and CEO of XPO Logistics (XPO) , the transportation provider with shares up 16% in 2018.

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Great West Life Assurance Co. Can raised its position in XPO Logistics Inc (NYSE:XPO) by 72.2% in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 65,398 shares of the transportation company’s stock after acquiring an additional 27,426 shares during the period. Great West Life Assurance Co. Can owned approximately 0.05% of XPO Logistics worth $6,555,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

• [By Neha Chamaria]

  Right now, I believe Mastercard (NYSE:MA), Brookfield Renewable Partners (NYSE:BEP), and XPO Logistics (NYSE:XPO) fall right into place, because each stock has been a multibagger and has strong tailwinds behind it.

• [By ]

  But then there's the little-known trucking company JB Hunt (JBHT) , which popped 6.1% because the company saw some surprise growth that no one was expecting. That news was so strong, FedEx (FDX) and XPO Logistics (XPO) also rose 2.2% and 4.6%.

Best Cheap Stocks To Buy Right Now: Emerson Electric Company(EMR)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Lee Samaha]

  One person's challenge is another's opportunity, and there are very few CEOs as bold and decisive in taking advantage of a chance to enhance value for shareholders as Emerson Electric's (NYSE:EMR) David Farr. Although the terms of Emerson's deal to buy General Electric's (NYSE:GE) Intelligent Platforms business weren't disclosed, it's likely that GE's desire to sell assets in order to raise cash means Farr's company wouldn't have overpaid to acquire a strategically important business. Let's take a look at the deal, and at what it says about both companies.

• [By Alexander Bird]

  On Tuesday (Oct. 2), GE announced it sold its Intelligent Platforms Automation business to Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE: EMR) for an estimated $300 million – 42% more than the company's entire 2017 revenue.

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Hartford Investment Management Co. lessened its stake in Emerson Electric Co. (NYSE:EMR) by 36.3% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 83,231 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 47,372 shares during the period. Hartford Investment Management Co.’s holdings in Emerson Electric were worth $5,755,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Best Cheap Stocks To Buy Right Now: Rent-A-Center Inc.(RCII)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Get a free copy of the Zacks research report on Rent-A-Center (RCII)

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

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Rent-A-Center Inc (NASDAQ:RCII) saw a large drop in short interest in June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totalling 21,844,410 shares, a drop of 21.9% from the May 31st total of 27,979,079 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 5,032,779 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 4.3 days. Currently, 45.0% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Shares of Rent-A-Center Inc (NASDAQ:RCII) have received a consensus rating of “Hold” from the eight ratings firms that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation and six have given a hold recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $8.75.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Get a free copy of the Zacks research report on Rent-A-Center (RCII)

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

• [By ]

  Engaged Capital maintained large positions in Rent-A-Center (RCII) , TiVo (TIVO) , Hain Celestial (HAIN) , SunOpta and Jamba Inc. (JMBA) , all companies that have either previously been targeted by Welling or currently are in his cross-hairs.

• [By Logan Wallace]

  AerCap (NYSE: AER) and Rent-A-Center (NASDAQ:RCII) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Best Cheap Stocks To Buy Right Now: Kohl's Corporation(KSS)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Motley Fool Staff]

  Kohl's (NYSE:KSS) Q1 2018 Earnings Conference CallMay. 22, 2018 9:00 a.m. ET

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

  Operator

• [By Jim Crumly]

  As for individual stocks, shares of Kohl's Corporation (NYSE:KSS) suffered a setback after the company beat earnings expectations but sowed some concern about sales in the second half, and The TJX Companies (NYSE:TJX) bucked the retail trend, rising after reporting a strong quarter.

• [By Chris Lange]

  On Thursday, look for Kohl's Corp. (NYSE: KSS) to report its fiscal fourth-quarter results. The analysts' consensus estimates are EPS of $1.75 and revenue of $6.74 billion. Shares were changing hands at $66.47 on Friday's close. The consensus price target is $65.35, and the stock has a 52-week range of $35.16 to $69.14.

Best Cheap Stocks To Buy Right Now: International Business Machines Corporation(IBM)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Garrett Baldwin]

  Money Morning Technical Trading Specialist D.R. Barton, Jr., has identified a little-known way to avoid the impact of tariffs altogether – and make a killing in the process. Check out D.R.'s findings here…

  The Top Stock Market Stories for Wednesday Shares of Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) added nearly 3% in pre-market hours. The gain came after the investment reported strong earnings before the bell this morning. The company's profitability surged 39% year over year to hit $2.44 billion. The company reported earnings per share (EPS) of $1.30 on top of $10.6 billion in revenue. Wall Street analysts expected the financial titan to report EPS of $1.08 on top of $9.96 billion in revenue. Markets will again be paying close attention to statements from Federal Reserve Bank Chair Jerome Powell. On Wednesday, Powell will wrap up his two-day testimony on Capitol Hill. As we explained yesterday, the next person who could lose his or her shirt in this trade war is you. Amazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN) stock is sitting at an all-time high as its annual Prime Day comes to a close. Look for the firm to report some initial results from its yearly shopping holiday. Despite glitches on Monday afternoon, the firm still reported strong sales over its first 12 hours. Three Stocks to Watch Today: IBM, NFLX, GOOGL International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM) will lead a busy day of earnings reports. Wall Street will be looking for the company to report EPS of $3.03 on top of $19.66 billion in revenue. The tech giant will report earnings after the bell today. The European Commission has slapped Alphabet Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOGL) with a $5 billion antitrust fine. The EC says that it violated the law by pushing its own apps on Android phones in order to thwart its competition. The punishment comes after an investigation dating back to 2015. Shares of Netflix Inc. (Nasdaq: NFLX) have been rebounding thanks to renewed confidence from one of Wall Street's top banks. On Tuesday, Bank
• [By Chris Hill]

  In this MarketFoolery podcast, host Chris Hill and Motley Fool Asset Management's Bill Barker check out the big stories in the business world, which meant leading off with a reflection on the ugly day being had by IBM (NYSE:IBM). The oddities of the price-weighted, overly narrow Dow Jones Industrial Average meant that the company's poor result sent the whole index lower.

• [By Paul Ausick]

  International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE: IBM) traded down 1.16% at $142.80. The 52-range on the stock is $137.45 to $171.13. Volume of around 2.2 million was about 50% below the daily average.

• [By Timothy Green]

  International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM), Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO), and Oracle (NYSE:ORCL), despite being decades-old tech giants in a world where newer companies like Amazon.com and Netflix get all the attention, have some killer advantages that investors shouldn't ignore.

• [By Danny Vena]

  Both International Business Machines Corporation (NYSE:IBM) and The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO) have undergone many successful transitions over the years. More than a century ago, IBM began as a company that developed time clocks, computing scales, and tabulating machines, while Coke started out as a nerve tonic.

• [By Brian Feroldi, Timothy Green, and Danny Vena]

  Which tech stocks in particular? We asked a team of Motley Fool contributors to highlight a tech stock that sports a meaty yield. Here's why they called out International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM), Digital Realty Trust (NYSE:DLR), and Crown Castle International (NYSE:CCI). 

Best Cheap Stocks To Buy Right Now: Compass Minerals Intl Inc(CMP)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Compcoin (CURRENCY:CMP) traded flat against the US dollar during the 24-hour period ending at 11:00 AM E.T. on October 13th. During the last seven days, Compcoin has traded up 12.6% against the US dollar. One Compcoin coin can currently be purchased for approximately $12.20 or 0.00130307 BTC on cryptocurrency exchanges. Compcoin has a total market cap of $0.00 and approximately $0.00 worth of Compcoin was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours.

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Rhumbline Advisers boosted its stake in Compass Minerals International, Inc. (NYSE:CMP) by 1.6% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 61,295 shares of the basic materials company’s stock after acquiring an additional 991 shares during the quarter. Rhumbline Advisers owned about 0.18% of Compass Minerals International worth $4,030,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

• [By Reuben Gregg Brewer]

  Compass Minerals International, Inc. (NYSE:CMP) is often listed as a miner, but the salt and fertilizer it produces are a bit different than what most investors think of when they hear the word "miner." That makes Compass something of an odd duck and results in it being off of most investors' radar screens. A tough 2017 is another net negative. That's a shame, since it currently sports a yield of more than 4.4%, and the business outlook is improving. Here's what investors are missing out on with this high-yield stock.

• [By Max Byerly]

  Shares of Compass Minerals International, Inc. (NYSE:CMP) have been assigned an average rating of “Hold” from the seven ratings firms that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 1 year target price among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $74.33.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Compass Minerals International (NYSE:CMP) was downgraded by investment analysts at ValuEngine from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note issued to investors on Monday.