Hot Railroad Companies To Own For 2014

It may be a matter of months before production in the Eagle Ford shale play catches up to its Bakken cousin. According to the latest Baker Hughes rig count, there are more rigs drilling in the South Texas play than in the entire state of North Dakota. Today we're looking at the latest production numbers out of the Eagle Ford, and how it's affecting our investments.

Numbers up
The Texas Railroad Commission said oil production in the Eagle Ford averaged 530,689 barrels per day in April. But this is just a preliminary number. The commission also released its revised numbers for February, lifting that number from 529,874 up to 561,544. That's a 6% pop that results basically from handing paperwork in late. I imagine that two months from now we'll learn that April's production was closer to 570,000 bpd than 530,000 bpd, but only time will tell.

Hot Railroad Companies To Own For 2014: Great Basin Gold Ltd.(GBG)

Great Basin Gold Ltd. engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of precious metal deposits. It explores for gold, silver, and aggregate. The company has two material projects, including the Hollister gold project consisting of a total of 950 unpatented, federal mining claims, covering approximately 69 square kilometers located in Ivanhoe Mining District, Elko County, Nevada; and the Burnstone gold mine comprising mineral rights covering approximately 35,000 hectares located in the Witwatersrand Basin goldfields in South Africa. It also holds interests in early stage mineral prospects, such as the Tsetsera Property in Mozambique; and properties in Tanzania and the island of Kurils in eastern Russia. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Sandton, South Africa.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Hutchinson]

  Great Basin Gold, Ltd. Common (AMEX:GBG): This equity had 13,465,632 shares sold short as of Aug 31st, as compared to 13,107,877 on Aug 15th, which represents a change of 357,755 shares, or 2.7%. Days to cover for this company is 5 and average daily trading volume is 2,917,536. About the equity: Great Basin Gold Limited explores and develops gold properties. The Company prospects for gold in the Witwatersrand Basin in South Africa and the Carlin Trend in Nevada.

• [By Louis Navellier]

  The last penny stock on our list, Great Basin Gold Ltd. (AMEX: GBG), focuses on the acquisition, exploration, development and trial mining of precious metal deposits. In the past three months, this stock has climbed 5%, and it is up 46% in the last 12 months. GBG is now trading right in the middle of its 52-week range of $1.56 to $3.32. Buy this penny stock now before it heads back up.

Hot Railroad Companies To Own For 2014: Glu Mobile Inc.(GLUU)

Glu Mobile Inc. designs, markets, and sells mobile games worldwide. It develops original games based on its intellectual property comprising Big Time Gangsta?, Blood & Glory, Bug Village, Contract Killer, Contract Killer: Zombies, Eternity Warriors, Frontline Commando, Gun Bros, Men vs. Machines, Stardom: The A-List, Super K.O. Boxing and Toyshop Adventures. The company also develops games based on licensed intellectual property consisting of Build-a-lot, Call of Duty, Deer Hunter, DJ Hero, Guitar Hero, Family Feud, Family Guy, Lord of the Rings, Paperboy, The Price Is Right, Transformers, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, and World Series of Poker. It offers a portfolio of action/adventure and casual games to smartphones and tablet devices users through direct-to-consumer digital storefronts, as well as to feature phone users served by wireless carriers and other distributors. The company was formerly known as Sorrent, Inc. and changed its name to Glu Mobile Inc. in May 20 05. Glu Mobile Inc. was incorporated in 2001 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Roberto Pedone]

  One final stock that looks ready to trigger a monster breakout is mobile games maker Glu Mobile(GLUU_). This is another stock that's off to fast start in 2011, with shares up over 50%.

  If you look at the chart for Glu Mobile, you'll notice this stock has been crushed lower by the bears from its July high of $6.10 a share to a recent low of $1.80 a share. After printing that low, the stock has rebounded sharply to its current price of just over $3.15 a share. The stock has now also started to trigger a big breakout, with shares moving over some past overhead resistance at around $3.12 a share.

  The only thing that's lacking here for the breakout in GLUU is big volume. That said, the volume could start to come in during the coming weeks or days, so keep an eye on that action.

  If you're bullish on GLUU, One could simply be a buyer of this stock off any weakness and simply use a mental stop at around $3 a share. I would look for upside volume in the coming days that starts to track in well above its three-month average action of 2.08 million shares. I would look to add aggressively to any long position once GLUU takes out $3.45 and then its 200-day moving average of $3.81.

  It's worth pointing out that the current short interest as a percentage of the float for GLUU is a rather large 12.8%. That high short interest could easily fuel a move above $4.50 to $5 a share if the bears start to get nervous and cover some of their bets.

Best Income Companies To Invest In 2014: Radian Group Inc.(RDN)

Radian Group Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as a credit enhancement company in the United States. The company offers credit-related insurance coverage, primarily through private mortgage insurance, and risk management services to mortgage lending institutions. Its private mortgage insurance protects the holders of the company?s insurance from default-related losses on residential mortgage loans made generally to home buyers, as well as facilitates the sale of these mortgage loans in the secondary mortgage market. The company primarily serves mortgage originators, such as mortgage bankers, mortgage brokers, commercial banks, savings institutions, credit unions, and community banks. Radian Group Inc. was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Hot Railroad Companies To Own For 2014: Trina Solar Limited(TSL)

Trina Solar Limited, through its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and sells photovoltaic (PV) modules worldwide. The company offers monocrystalline PV modules ranging from 165 watts to 185 watts in power output; and multicrystalline PV modules ranging from 215 watts to 240 watts in power output that provide electric power for residential, commercial, industrial, and other applications. It also involves in the design and production of various PV modules, such as colored modules for architectural applications and larger sized modules for utility grid applications based on customers? and end-users? specifications. Trina Solar Limited sells and markets its products primarily to distributors, wholesalers, power plant developers and operators, and PV system integrators. The company was founded in 1997 and is based in Changzhou, the People?s Republic of China.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Keith]

  Trina Solar Limited. We have to take a stab at solar in 2012. After getting absolutely murdered in 2011, there is likely one way for solar to go...up. Or, less likely, to 0. The best company in the industry is hands down Trina. It has great management, solid financials, and a cheap production process that gives it great profitability. The company has a lot of upside and was trading at $30 in the past 52 weeks. We believe that a 3.12 PE is about as bad as it gets, and we see a lot of possible upside in 2012 for Trina. We have a $13.50 PT, giving about 100% upside.

  Allocation: $1000

  Entry: $7.04

  Target: $8, $9, and $13.50

• [By Hawkinvest]

  Trina Solar Ltd. (TSL) is one of the most respected solar companies in China. It has a strong balance sheet, especially when compared to many other Chinese solar companies. Trina Solar recently reported financial results for fourth quarter and full year of 2011. The loss for 2011 was $37.8 million, or 54 cents per share. Trina Solar is working to reduce non-silicon manufacturing cost to less than 60 cents per watt by the end of 2012, which will give the company a competitive advantage. This company is one of China's "blue chip" solar stocks, and it is likely to lead an industry rebound when it comes. With the recent financial report out of the way, and the stock below $8 per share, it appears be the right time to start buying in stages.

• [By Fitz Gerald]

  Trina Solar, Ltd.(NYSE: TSL) closing price in the stock market Tuesday, Jan. 3, was $7.17. TSL is trading 0.68% above its 50 day moving average and -39.26% below its 200 day moving average. TSL is -76.93% below its 52-week high of $31.08 and 35.80% above its 52-week low of $5.28. TSL‘s PE ratio is 2.92 and its market cap is $505.06M.

  Trina Solar, Ltd. designs, develops, manufactures, and sells photovoltaic (PV) modules worldwide through its subsidiaries. TSL sells and markets its products primarily to distributors, wholesalers, power plant developers and operators, and PV system integrators.

Hot Railroad Companies To Own For 2014: Kearny Financial(KRNY)

Kearny Financial Corp. operates as a holding company for Kearny Federal Savings Bank that provides various financial services in New Jersey. The company offers various deposit products, including general deposits, interest-bearing and non-interest bearing checking accounts, money market deposit accounts, savings accounts, and certificates of deposits. It also provides various loans comprising one-to-four family mortgage loans; multi-family and nonresidential real estate mortgage loans; commercial business loans; home equity loans; home equity lines of credit; loans secured by savings accounts and certificates of deposit on deposit with the bank; construction loans to builders/developers and individual homeowners; and overdraft lines of credit, as well as offers vehicle loans and personal loans. In addition, the company sells insurance products, such as annuities to bank customers and the general public through a third party networking arrangement. As of June 30, 2011, it o perated 40 branch offices in Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Middlesex, Morris, Ocean, Passaic, Union, and Monmouth Counties of New Jersey. The company was founded in 1884 and is headquartered in Fairfield, New Jersey. Kearny Financial Corp. is a subsidiary of Kearny MHC.