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The stock market changes from minute to minute, and what’s hot today may not be hot tomorrow. Our expert analysts spot hot stocks that are heating up before the crowd swoops in to bid prices higher, and our journalists sift through the noise to shine a light on trending investments -- in spaces ranging from quantum computing to marijuana stocks -- to determine whether they’re actually worth your time.

Wait for the Right Roku Inc Stock Entry Point After Video Streamer’s IPO

By James Brumley, InvestorPlace Feature Writer
Roku is poised to lead the streaming video world. While ROKU stock is still vulnerable to a pullback, big gains seem inevitable.

Pandora Media (P) Takes a Hit on Revenue Miss

By Karl Utermohlen, InvestorPlace Writer
Pandora Media (P) posted a loss that was narrower than expected for its most recent quarter, but revenue missed analysts' estimates Thursday.

Activision Blizzard, Inc. (ATVI) Revenue Impresses, Raises Guidance

By Karl Utermohlen, InvestorPlace Writer
Activision Blizzard (ATVI) unveiled its latest quarterly earnings results Thursday, posting earnings and revenue that topped expectations.

Starbucks Corporation (SBUX) Shares Plummet on Revenue Miss

By Karl Utermohlen, InvestorPlace Writer
It was an underwhelming earnings call for coffee giant Starbucks (SBUX) as shares plummeted following its revenue and same-store sales miss.

Apple Inc (AAPL) Crushes Quarterly Earnings Expectations

By Karl Utermohlen, InvestorPlace Writer
Apple Inc (AAPL) posted its latest quarterly earnings results after the bell Thursday, topping Wall Street's estimates by a large margin.

Lousy Quant Score Keeps Evolent Health (EVH) a Sell

By Portfolio Grader
With a $1.1 billion market value, Evolent Health Inc (NYSE:EVH) ranks in the upper half of its industry group, Health Care Technology, and in the top half of its sector group, Health Care, in market value. From the viewpoint of investment attractiveness, the stock's current Portfolio Grader ranking places it 19 among the 25 companies in this industry group, a spot that is well below-average; in the third quartile of the sector with a ranking of 571 among the 783 companies in the sector, and number 3,697 in the nearly 5,000 company Portfolio Grader universe.

Earnings Growth Hurts HMS Holdings (HMSY) Rating

By Portfolio Grader
Portfolio Grader currently ranks HMS Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:HMSY) a Hold. With exclusive fundamental and quantitative metrics developed by Louis Navellier, this analytical tool evaluates nearly 5,000 stocks weekly. The current Portfolio Grader recommendation on the shares has been in place for the last month.

Healthy Earnings Momentum Makes Omnicell (OMCL) a Buy

By Portfolio Grader
The current recommendation of Buy for Omnicell Inc (NASDAQ:OMCL) has been derived by using Louis Navellier's investing approach and his Portfolio Grader stock evaluator. This represents no change from the previous week and is the same ranking OMCL has had from Portfolio Grader for 3 months.

Steer Clear of Nvidia Corporation Until After Earnings

By Luke Lango, InvestorPlace Senior Investment Analyst
Nvidia Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) stock has been on a huge rally recently. NVDA stock is up more than 15% over the past month and has solidly…

CPSC Alert: Massive Kidde Fire Extinguishers Recall

By Karl Utermohlen, InvestorPlace Writer
Kidde is recalling some of its fire extinguishers as these can clog easily and fail to deploy. 38 million extinguishers are being recalled.

Weak Earnings Growth Restricts Inovalon Holding (INOV) Rating

By Portfolio Grader
With a $2.5 billion market value, Inovalon Holding Inc (NASDAQ:INOV) ranks in the upper half of its industry group, Health Care Technology, and in the top quarter of its sector group, Health Care, in market value. From the viewpoint of investment attractiveness, the ranking for INOV by Portfolio Grader places it 14 among the 25 companies in this industry group, giving it a below-average spot; in the top half of the sector with a ranking of 345 among the 783 companies in the sector, and number 2,388 in the nearly 5,000 company Portfolio Grader universe.

Analysis of Earnings Growth Makes Allscripts Healthcare Solutions (MDRX) a Sell

By Portfolio Grader
Allscripts Healthcare Solutions (NASDAQ:MDRX) is a $2.5 billion in market value component of the Health Care Technology GICS industry group where the current Portfolio Grader ranking for MDRX puts it 20 among the 25 companies in this industry group, a position that is well below-average. MDRX is ranked in the third quartile of the sector with a ranking of 573 among the 783 companies in the sector and number 3,718 in the 5000 company Portfolio Grader company universe.

Industry Group Rank Hurts Cotiviti Holdings (COTV) Rating

By Portfolio Grader
Cotiviti Holdings Inc (NYSE:COTV) is one of the 783 companies in the GICS Health Care sector, and a component of the 25 company Health Care Technology GICS industry group within this sector. COTV's market value is $3.3 billion which places it in the top 25% of its industry group. Portfolio Grader's current ranking for COTV puts it 11 among the 25 companies in this industry group, giving it an above-average position; in the top half of the sector with a ranking of 279 among the 783 companies in the sector, and number 1,916 in the nearly 5,000 company Portfolio Grader universe.

Chesapeake Energy Corporation (CHK) Stock Drops on Mixed Q3

By William White, InvestorPlace Writer
Chesapeake Energy (CHK) earnings report wasn't all bad news Thursday, but the good wasn't enough to keep CHK stock from sinking.

How Safe Is GoPro Inc Stock After Its Earnings Plunge?

By Ian Bezek, InvestorPlace Contributor
GPRO stock is down more than 11% following dreadful Q4 guidance. Is there still a case for owning GoPro stock today?

Weakening Earnings Visibility Downgrades Medidata Solutions (MDSO) to Hold

By Portfolio Grader
With a $4.2 billion market value, Medidata Solutions (NASDAQ:MDSO) ranks in the top quarter of its industry group, Health Care Technology, and in the top quarter of its sector group, Health Care, in market value. From the viewpoint of investment attractiveness, Portfolio Grader's current ranking for MDSO puts it 10 among the 25 companies in this industry group, giving it an above-average position; in the top half of the sector with a ranking of 269 among the 783 companies in the sector, and number 1,867 in the nearly 5,000 company Portfolio Grader universe.

What’s Moving Blue Apron Stock Today?

By William White, InvestorPlace Writer
Blue Apron (APRN) stock was down Thursday on an earnings miss for the third quarter of the year and a cut guidance for 2017.

Analytics for Quant Score Drive Ranking of athenahealth (ATHN) to Buy

By Portfolio Grader
athenahealth Inc (NASDAQ:ATHN) is one of the 783 companies in the GICS Health Care sector, and a component of the 25 company Health Care Technology GICS industry group within this sector. ATHN's market value is $5.2 billion which places it in the top 25% of its industry group. Portfolio Grader's current ranking for ATHN puts it 8 among the 25 companies in this industry group, giving it an above-average position; in the top half of the sector with a ranking of 229 among the 783 companies in the sector, and number 1,577 in the nearly 5,000 company Portfolio Grader universe.

How to Play Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Stock After Meltdown

By James Brumley, InvestorPlace Feature Writer
Advanced Micro Devices is trapped between a rock and a hard place thanks to the post-earnings meltdown. Here's how to play AMD stock.
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