The market has not been kind to gold miners or gold investors in 2013. With prices finally crossing back above $1,300 per ounce this week, will the miners' quarterly reports add to the momentum? Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (NYSE: FCX ) will kick things off on Tuesday, July 23, followed by much larger gold-producing peers Goldcorp (NYSE: GG ) and Newmont Mining (NYSE: NEM ) .
For Motley Fool analyst Taylor Muckerman, it's not all about the companies' cost structures this quarter. With a broad range of projects supposedly coming on line in the near term, recently closed acquisitions, and oversupply concerns, investors will want to pay close attention through Aug. 1. Check out the video below for more details.
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Top 5 Stocks To Buy For 2014: National Bankshares Inc.(NKSH)
National Bankshares, Inc. operates as the holding company for the National Bank of Blacksburg (NBB), a chartered national bank that provides a range of retail and commercial banking services to individuals, businesses, non-profits, and local governments in Virginia. It offers demand, money market, savings, and certificates of deposit accounts; commercial, agricultural, real estate, home equity, and consumer loans; merchant credit card services, and business and consumer debit and credit cards; letters of credit, night depositories, safe deposit boxes, travelers? checks, utility payment services, and automatic funds transfers; and telephone and Internet banking services. The company operates 24 branch offices and 25 automated teller machines in southwest Virginia. NBB also conducts a general trust business that provides wealth management, and trust and estate services for individual and business customers. In addition, the company, through its subsidiary, National Bankshar es Financial Services, Inc., offers non-deposit investment products and insurance products. The company was founded in 1891 and is headquartered in Blacksburg, Virginia.
Top 5 Stocks To Buy For 2014: Cousins Properties Inc (CUZ)
Cousins Properties Incorporated (Cousins) is a real estate investment trust (REIT). Cousins Real Estate Corporation and its subsidiaries (CERC) is wholly owned by the Company. CERC owns, develops, and manages its own real estate portfolio and performs certain real estate related services for other parties. The Company operates in five segments: Office, Retail, Land, CPS Third-Party Management and Leasing and Other. The Office and Retail segments show the results for that product type. The Land segment includes results of operations for certain land holdings and single-family residential communities that are sold as developed lots to homebuilders. Fee income and related expenses for the third party-owned properties which are managed or leased by the Company�� CPS subsidiary are included in the CPS Third Party Management and Leasing segment. The Company also owns interests in residential development projects, undeveloped land tracts held for investment, and manages properties for third party owners. In August 2012, the Company acquired 2100 Ross Avenue, an 844,000-square-foot, Class-A office building located in the Arts District submarket of Dallas, Texas. In April 2013, Cousins Properties Inc (Cousins) acquired 816 Congress.
Office
As of December 31, 2011, the Company owned directly or through joint ventures 21 operating office properties totaling 7.8 million square feet. The Company developed most of the office properties it owns. During the year ended December 31, 2011, the Company�� activity in its office property portfolio was Execution of new or renewed existing leases consisting of approximately 1.0 million square feet, acquition of Promenade, a 775,000-square-foot office building in the midtown submarket of Atlanta, Georgia, and sale of one Georgia Center, a 376,000-square-foot office building in Atlanta, Georgia.
Retail
As of December 31, 2011, the Company owned directly or through joint ventures 17 operating retail centers totaling 4.8 million s! quare feet.
The Company developed most of the retail properties it owns. During 2011, the Company�� activities in its retail property portfolio included execution of new or renewed leases covering approximately 856,000 square feet; construction of Mahan Village, a 147,000 square foot shopping center, anchored by Publix and Academy Sports, in Tallahassee, Florida; construction of the first phase of Emory Point, a mixed-use project in Atlanta, Georgia, expected to consist of 443 apartment units and 80,000 square foot of retail space, in a joint venture with Gables Residential.
Third Party Management and Other Fee Income
As of December 31, 2011, the Company managed and/or leased 12.7 million square feet of office and retail properties for third party owners. In addition, the Company has contracts to provide development and construction management services for third party owners.
Other Investments
As of December 31, 2011, the Company owned directly or through joint ventures, 22 residential development projects and residential and commercial undeveloped land, the Company�� share of which was approximately 5,000 acres. During 2011, the Company sold the remaining five multi-family units available for sale at the 10 Terminus Place condominium project; sold the Jefferson Mill Business Park Building A industrial building in suburban Atlanta, Georgia; sold the King Mill Distribution Park Building 3 industrial building in suburban Atlanta, Georgia; sold the Lakeside Ranch Business Park Building 20 industrial building and related undeveloped land in Dallas, Texas; sold approximately 43 acres of land and sold 482 residential lots.
Hot Undervalued Stocks To Own Right Now: ADA-ES Inc.(ADES)
ADA-ES, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides environmental technologies and specialty chemicals to the coal-burning electric power generation industry in the United States. The company develops and markets refined coal technologies, including leasing of RC facilities for control of nitrous oxides and mercury. It also engages in the development and sale of systems, field testing, chemicals, and services primarily related to control of emissions of mercury, acid gases, sulfur dioxide, and particulate matter for coal and solid fuel fired boilers used in electric generation. In addition, the company is involved in the research and development of carbon dioxide capture technology through contracts; and development of a technology that allows coal to be burned with lower mercury emissions. Further, it sells coal; supplies emissions control systems, including powdered activated carbon injection systems and dry sorbent injection systems to control SO2 and other acid gase s; sells specialty chemicals, equipment, and services for flue gas conditioning projects; and licenses technology and provides consulting services related to such matters and other applications. The company was founded in 1996 and is based in Highlands Ranch, Colorado.
Top 5 Stocks To Buy For 2014: Auric Pacific Group Limited(A23.SI)
Auric Pacific Group Limited, an investment holding company, primarily engages in the distribution of fast moving consumer food and non-food products. It distributes commercial and fine wines, spirits, cosmetics, and health supplements. The company also involves in the manufacturing of food products, including bread and bakery products, butter and cheese, dairy spread and margarine, buns, and cream rolls, as well as frozen food products, such as frozen pizzas, garlic bread, pies, and pastries under the Sunshine, Top-One, SSC, and Buttercup brands. In addition, it involves in the management and operation of a chain of food courts under Food Junction, Food Culture, FJ Square, The Food Place, and Food Garden brand names, as well as operates cafe-bakeries, bakery corners, restaurants, and food courts and outlets. Further, the company engages in the providing catering and central kitchen production services; leasing residential and commercial properties; and investing in funds a nd quoted investment securities. It operates in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Hong Kong, and the People's Republic of China. Auric Pacific Group Limited was incorporated in 1988 and is headquartered in Singapore.
Top 5 Stocks To Buy For 2014: Diamond Foods Inc.(DMND)
Diamond Foods, Inc., a packaged food company, engages in processing, marketing, and distributing snack products, as well as culinary, in-shell, and ingredient nuts. Its snack products include glazed nuts, roasted and mixed nuts, breakfast trail mix products, microwave popcorn products, and potato and tortilla chips. The company?s culinary nuts comprise shelled nuts, pegboard nuts, and harvest reserve premium nuts. Its in-shell nuts consist of uncracked nuts and mixed nuts; and ingredient/food service products include shelled and processed nuts, and custom-processed nuts. The company offers its products under the Emerald, Pop Secret, Kettle, and Diamond of California brand names. It markets its culinary nuts to individuals, who prepare meals or baked goods at home; and ingredient and food service nuts to food processors, restaurants, bakeries, and food service companies and their suppliers. Diamond Foods, Inc. sells its products directly to retailers, such as national groce ry stores, club stores, mass merchandisers, and drug store chains; and indirectly through wholesale distributors, who serve independent and small regional retail grocery store chains and convenience stores. The company offers its products in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Italy, Canada, South Korea, Turkey, and Japan. Diamond Foods, Inc. was founded in 1912 and is based in San Francisco, California.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Dan Caplinger]
But Kellogg, in particular, took advantage of a huge growth opportunity, by making the most of a potential competitor's missteps. Early last year, Kellogg was able to swoop in and buy the Pringles potato chip brand from Procter & Gamble after snack company Diamond Foods (NASDAQ: DMND ) failed to follow through on its initial bid for the P&G division amid a controversy about Diamond's accounting practices. Although margins from Pringles initially proved to be somewhat lower than the company's average, Kellogg has seen substantial organic growth from the division, boding well for its ability to apply pricing pressure to boost margins in the future.
- [By Laura Brodbeck]
Thursday
Earnings Expected From: UTi Worldwide Inc. (NASDAQ: UTIW), Renesola Ltd. (NYSE: SOL), Royal Bank of Canada (NYSE: RY), Kroger Company (NYSE: KR), Dollar General Corporation (NYSE: DG), Diamond Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ: DMND) Economic Releases Expected: US factory orders, French unemployment rate, Bank of England interest rate decision, US GDPFriday
- [By Rick Munarriz]
We can start with Diamond Foods (NASDAQ: DMND ) .�Analysts were expecting the snack distributor to post a steep loss of $0.17 a share. Diamond surprised the pros by generating an actual profit of $0.05 a share.
- [By Sue Chang]
Diamond Foods (DMND) � is forecast to post a loss of 3 cents a share in the fourth quarter. The stock was upgraded to buy from hold with a price target of $28 at BB&T Capital Markets on Thursday.
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