LONDON -- Stock index futures at 7 a.m. EDT indicate that the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI ) may open down by 0.5% this morning, while the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC ) may open 0.53% lower.
European markets dropped this morning, and the FTSE 100 was down almost 1% at 7 a.m. EDT. The falls are likely to be caused by profit-taking ahead of today's U.S. economic reports as European markets come to the end of what will almost certainly be a 12th consecutive month of gains. There were also concerns that May's official China purchasing managers' index, due tomorrow, will show that Chinese manufacturing growth has stalled.
Analysts' consensus forecasts for today's U.S. economic reports indicate that personal income may have risen by 0.2% in April, repeating its 0.2% rise in March. Consumer spending is seen having fallen by 0.1% in April after gaining 0.2% in March. Both reports are due at 8:30 a.m. EDT and will be followed at 9:45 a.m. EDT by the Chicago purchasing managers' index, which is expected to have risen to 49.9 in May, up from 49 in April. Finally, at 9:55 a.m. EDT, May's consumer sentiment report is expected to show a nominal rise to 83.8 from 83.7 in April.
Top 10 Consumer Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Innovative Properties Inc.(INR.V)
Innovative Properties Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides property management products and services to residential and commercial property owners in Atlantic Canada. The company primarily offers digital signage products and services for property management, retail, and other sectors. Its digital signage products include window displays, merchandising and point-of-purchase displays, business and in-store televisions, and interactive kiosks and displays. The company�s digital products also include LCD displays, plasma digital signage displays, projection digital signage displays, projection on glass, and touch enabled glass displays. Its digital signage services comprise network deployment; network management; systems integration; content management and hosting that manages content distribution, content scheduling, and compliance reporting; multimedia production; and third party digital signage support that provides consulting and third-party support services. The comp any also provides telephone and data communications technology and services for the small and medium business and multi-unit residential markets. Its communications services include IP business telephony services, long distance and toll free services, teleconferencing services, and hosted desktop and mobile email services; IT services comprise infrastructure and systems management, maintenance and technical support, and end user services; and carrier services include carrier-grade sip connectivity, wholesale voice services, and contact center solutions. The company was incorporated in 1997 and is based in Dartmouth, Canada.
Top 10 Consumer Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Herman Miller Inc.(MLHR)
Herman Miller, Inc. engages in the research, design, manufacture, and distribution of interior furniture systems, products, and related services worldwide. It also provides modular systems under the Action Office, Canvas Office Landscape, Ethospace, Resolve, My Studio Environments, and Vivo Interiors brand names; seating products under the Embody, Aeron, Mirra, Setu, Celle, Equa, and Ergon brand names; and storage products under the Meridian and Tu brand names. In addition, the company offers wooden casegoods under the Geiger brand name; freestanding furniture products under the Abak, Intent, Sense, and Envelop brand name; and ergonomic solutions. It markets its products for office, healthcare, industrial, educational, and residential settings through its sales staff, own dealer network, independent dealers and retailers, and independent contract office furniture dealers, as well as through Internet. The company was founded in 1905 and is based in Zeeland, Michigan.
Top 5 Growth Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Swift Transportation Company(SWFT)
Swift Transportation Company, through its subsidiary, Swift Transportation Co., LLC, operates as a multi-faceted transportation services company and truckload carrier in North America. The company offers its truckload services through dry van, temperature-controlled, flatbed, and specialized trailers; and rail intermodal services. It also provides freight brokerage and logistics management services to other trucking companies, as well as leases tractors and offers repair services. As of December 31, 2011, the company operated a tractor fleet of approximately 15,900 units, including 11,900 tractors driven by company drivers and 4,000 owner-operator tractors; 50,600 trailers; and 6,200 intermodal containers in the United States and Mexico. It serves various industries, such as retail, discount retail, consumer products, food and beverage, manufacturing, and transportation and logistics industries. The company, formerly known Swift Holdings Corp., and was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.
Top 10 Consumer Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Halma(HLMA.L)
Halma p.l.c., engages in the development, production, and sale of hazard and life protection products. The company?s Infrastructure Sensors segment offers fire and smoke detectors, audible/visual warning devices, elevator/lift door safety sensors, emergency communication devices, displays and control panels for elevators, automatic door sensors, and security sensors. Its Health and Analysis segment provides components and products used to enhance personal and public health, which include photonics, a technology that generates, measures, and conditions light, and analyzes the interaction of light with substances; and health optic devices to assess eye health, diagnose disease, and assist with eye surgery, as well as diagnostic devices for general medical applications. This segment also offers fluid technology products, such as pumps, probes, valves, connectors, and tubing used by scientific, environmental, and medical diagnostic instrument manufacturers for fluid handling applications; and devices to monitor and find leaks in underground water pipelines, as well as offers UV technology for disinfecting and treating water. The company?s Industrial Safety segment provides bursting disk devices to protect vessels and pipe work in process industries; mechanical, electrical, and electromechanical safety interlocks; gas detection instruments and fixed systems to detect flammable and hazardous gases; and asset monitoring products to monitor the condition of physical assets, such as oil pipelines and telecommunication cables, as well as vessel and harbor security, using sensors and communication technologies. Halma p.l.c. markets its products and services primarily in the United Kingdom, the United States, Mainland Europe, the Asia Pacific and Australasia, Africa, and the Middle East. The company was founded in 1894 and is headquartered in Amersham, the United Kingdom.
Top 10 Consumer Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Summer Infant Inc.(SUMR)
Summer Infant, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the design, marketing, and distribution of branded juvenile health, safety, and wellness products primarily in North America and the United Kingdom. It offers products in various product categories, including nursery audio/video monitors, safety gates, durable bath products, bed rails, nursery products, booster and potty seats, bouncers, travel accessories, high chairs, swings, feeding products, car seats, and nursery furniture, as well as infant thermometers, related health and safety products, cribs, baby gear, swaddling blankets, and bottles. The company sells its products principally under the Summer Infant, Carter?s, and Disney brand names through mass merchant retailers and specialty retailers, as well as directly to consumers. Summer Infant, Inc. is headquartered in Woonsocket, Rhode Island.
Top 10 Consumer Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Arctic Cat Inc.(ACAT)
Arctic Cat Inc. designs, engineers, manufactures, and markets snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) under the Arctic Cat brand name in the United States and internationally. It also offers related parts, garments, and accessories. The company provides replacement parts and accessory items, such as electric start and reverse kits, luggage racks and bags, backrests, machine covers, windshields, and colored accessories; and maintenance supplies consisting of oil and fuel additives, track studs, and carbide runners for snow mobiles. It also provides ATV parts and accessories, including winch kits, snow plow kits, MRP Speedrack accessories, portable lights, utility bags, track kits, Speedpoint attachments, and maintenance supplies. In addition, the company offers snowmobile and ATV garments for adults and children under the Arcticwear and Arcticwear ATV Gear label. Its garment portfolio includes suits, jackets, pants, accessory garments, pull-overs, riding gloves, hats, b oots, gear bags, sweatshirts, t-shirts, caps, and helmets. The company markets its products through a network of independent dealers in the United States, Canada, and Europe; and through distributors representing dealers in the Middle East, Asia, and other international markets. Arctic Cat Inc. was founded in 1982 and is based in Plymouth, Minnesota.
Top 10 Consumer Stocks To Invest In Right Now: National Beverage Corp.(FIZZ)
National Beverage Corp., together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, markets, and distributes beverage products in the United States. The company offers a range of flavored soft drinks, juices, sparkling waters, energy drinks, and nutritionally-enhanced waters. It provides its soft drink products under the Shasta and Faygo names. The company also provides health-conscious beverage products, including juice and juice based products under the Everfresh, Home Juice, and Mr. Pure brand names; sparkling and spring water products under the LaCroix, Crystal Bay, and ClearFruit brand names; and nutritionally enhanced water under the Asante brand. In addition, it offers energy drinks under the brand, Rip It; fruit-flavored drinks under the Ohana brand name; holiday soft drinks under the brand, St. Nick?s; and effervescent powder beverage enhancers under the NutraFizz brand name. Further, the company develops and produces soft drinks for retailers and beverage companies . National Beverage provides its products through national and regional grocery stores, warehouse clubs, mass-merchandisers, wholesalers and dollar stores, convenience stores, gas stations, and independent and specialized distributors, as well as through direct store distribution facilities. The company was founded in 1985 and is based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Top 10 Consumer Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Packaging Corporation of America(PKG)
Packaging Corporation of America produces and sells containerboard and corrugated products in the United States. Its corrugated packaging products, include conventional shipping containers used to protect and transport manufactured goods; and multi-color boxes and displays with strong that help to merchandise the packaged product in retail locations. The company also offers meat boxes and wax-coated boxes for the agricultural industry. Packaging Corporation sells its products through direct sales and marketing organization. The company was founded in 1867 and is headquartered in Lake Forest, Illinois.
Top 10 Consumer Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Coinstar Inc.(CSTR)
Coinstar, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides automated retail solutions primarily in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. The company owns and operates self-service Redbox kiosks that enable consumers to rent or purchase movies and video games; and self-service coin-counting kiosks where consumers can convert their coin to cash, a gift card, or an E-certificate. It also engages in identifying, evaluating, building, and developing new self-service concepts in the automated retail space, which includes coffee, refurbished electronics, and photo self-service concepts. As of December 31, 2011, the company had 35,400 Redbox kiosks in 29,300 locations and 20,200 coin-counting kiosks in 19,900 locations primarily in supermarkets, drug stores, mass merchants, financial institutions, convenience stores, and restaurants. Coinstar, Inc. was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Roberto Pedone]
Coinstar's(CSTR) core offerings in automated retail include its digital video disk business, where consumers can rent or purchase movies from self-service kiosks, and its coin business, where consumers can convert their coin to cash or stored value products at coin-counting self-service kiosks. The stock is trading up 6% at $46.72 in recent trading.
Today's Volume: 1.6 million shares.
Average Volume: 1.3 million shares
Volume % Change: 195%
From a technical standpoint, CSTR is gapping up today on heavy volume above its 50-day moving average at $46.40, and it's flirting with its 200-day moving average of $47.83. Market players should now watch for a sustained high-volume move and close above the 200-day.
The volume today is very strong, so watch how CSTR closes. If we get that action, look for this stock to re-test some near-term overhead resistance at $49.50. A high-volume move above that level should setup CSTR for a big move higher in the near future.
Coinstar, one of TheStreet Ratings' top-rated consumer services stocks, is oen of the top holdings of Whitney Tilson's T2 Partners as of the most recently reported period.
Top 10 Consumer Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Yhi International Limited (Y08.SI)
YHI International Limited, an investment holding company, engages in the import, export, and distribution of automotive and industrial products. The company offers automotive products, including tires, alloy wheels, and automotive batteries; and industrial commercial products, such as industrial batteries and golf buggies. It also designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and distributes alloy wheels and alloy wheel moulds, as well as offers tires under the Neuton brand name; and industrial and automotive batteries under the Neuton Power brand name. In addition, the company engages in the retail of tires, alloy wheels, industrial batteries, and related goods. YHI International Limited operates primarily in Singapore, Malaysia, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Australia, and New Zealand. The company was founded in 1948 and is headquartered in Singapore. YHI International Limited is a subsidiary of YHI Holdings Pte Ltd.
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