Hot Heal Care Stocks To Watch For 2018

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Natixis Advisors L.P. raised its position in shares of BHP Billiton plc (NYSE:BBL) by 10.2% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 11,996 shares of the mining company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,113 shares during the quarter. Natixis Advisors L.P.’s holdings in BHP Billiton were worth $477,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of BBL. Neuberger Berman Group LLC grew its stake in BHP Billiton by 2,272.4% during the 1st quarter. Neuberger Berman Group LLC now owns 611,404 shares of the mining company’s stock valued at $24,291,000 after purchasing an additional 585,632 shares during the last quarter. Polaris Capital Management LLC grew its stake in BHP Billiton by 8.7% during the 1st quarter. Polaris Capital Management LLC now owns 4,952,288 shares of the mining company’s stock valued at $196,754,000 after purchasing an additional 394,500 shares during the last quarter. Maverick Capital Ltd. purchased a new stake in BHP Billiton during the 4th quarter valued at about $5,775,000. Sensato Investors LLC grew its stake in BHP Billiton by 37.4% during the 4th quarter. Sensato Investors LLC now owns 519,689 shares of the mining company’s stock valued at $20,943,000 after purchasing an additional 141,413 shares during the last quarter. Finally, OLD Mission Capital LLC purchased a new stake in BHP Billiton during the 4th quarter valued at about $4,972,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 4.56% of the company’s stock.

Hot Heal Care Stocks To Watch For 2018: MYR Group Inc.(MYRG)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  MYR Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:MYRG) Director William A. Koertner sold 11,768 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $39.15, for a total transaction of $460,717.20. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 315,012 shares in the company, valued at $12,332,719.80. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link.

• [By Logan Wallace]

  Shares of MYR Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:MYRG) have been given a consensus recommendation of “Hold” by the ten analysts that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $35.83.

• [By Lisa Levin] Gainers Euro Tech Holdings Company Limited (NASDAQ: CLWT) shares jumped 155.56 percent to close at $5.75 on Thursday. Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. (NYSE: INSP) shares gained 56.12 percent to close at $24.98. Inspire Medical went public Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange. The company issued 6.75 million shares priced at $16 each. Presbia PLC (NASDAQ: LENS) shares rose 53.02 percent to close at $3.55. Integrated Media Technology Limited (NASDAQ: IMTE) shares rose 46.29 percent to close at $32.11. The nano-cap low-float stock skyrocketed over 1,300 percent on Wednesday on no company specific news which would support the surge. The move higher is consistent with what was seen in other low-float stocks over the past few months. Technical Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: TCCO) climbed 27.78 percent to close at $5.75. STAAR Surgical Company (NASDAQ: STAA) shares gained 26.27 percent to close at $21.15 after reporting upbeat Q1 results. Sharing Economy International Inc. (NASDAQ: SEII) shares jumped 22.16 percent to close at $4.30 on Thursday after gaining 9.32 percent on Wednesday. China Advanced Construction Materials Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: CADC) rose 20.45 percent to close at $2.65 on Thursday. YRC Worldwide Inc. (NASDAQ: YRCW) surged 18.36 percent to close at $9.99 following upbeat quarterly earnings. MYR Group Inc. (NASDAQ: MYRG) jumped 17.68 percent to close at $35.74 after the company posted strong Q1 earnings. Xspand Products Lab Inc (NASDAQ: XSPL) jumped 17.4 percent to close at $5.87. Xspand Products priced its IPO at $5 per share. Coherus BioSciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHRS) shares rose 17.32 percent to close at $14.90. Coherus BioSciences reported resubmission of BLA for CHS-1701. Rudolph Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: RTEC) shares gained 17.17 percent to close at $31.05 following upbeat quarterly earnings. The Meet Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: MEET) gained 16.02 percent to close at $2.68 following Q1 earnings. Ca

Hot Heal Care Stocks To Watch For 2018: Old National Bancorp Capital Trust I(ONB)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Old National Bancorp (NASDAQ:ONB) Director Katherine E. White sold 1,064 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $17.80, for a total transaction of $18,939.20. Following the transaction, the director now owns 1,243 shares in the company, valued at approximately $22,125.40. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website.

Hot Heal Care Stocks To Watch For 2018: Peoples Bancorp Inc.(PEBO)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  BidaskClub downgraded shares of Peoples Bancorp (NASDAQ:PEBO) from a strong-buy rating to a buy rating in a report released on Friday.

  Several other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on PEBO. Boenning Scattergood reissued a hold rating on shares of Peoples Bancorp in a research note on Wednesday, April 25th. Hovde Group set a $39.00 price objective on shares of Peoples Bancorp and gave the company a hold rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 24th. Zacks Investment Research raised shares of Peoples Bancorp from a hold rating to a buy rating and set a $37.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 10th. ValuEngine raised shares of Peoples Bancorp from a hold rating to a buy rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 24th. Finally, Sandler O’Neill reissued a hold rating and issued a $37.00 price objective on shares of Peoples Bancorp in a research note on Tuesday, January 23rd. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Peoples Bancorp has a consensus rating of Hold and a consensus target price of $38.00.

Store keys inside a metal can to thwart hackers

Top cybersecurity experts would never hang car keys on a hook near the back door or leave them sitting on a kitchen counter.

The best strategy to prevent theft? Store the key fob in an old-fashioned metal coffee can.�

"Really, some cyber experts don't go to sleep without putting their key into a metal container," said Moshe Shlisel, a veteran of the Israeli Air Force and now CEO of GuardKnox Cyber Technologies. "It's called a Faraday Cage. You block the electromagnetic field."

Copying code from vehicle key fobs is easy. Tech thieves can do it from outside your home or a motel. Then they can steal a vehicle or just gain access without owners realizing they've been violated.�

Cybersecurity companies, including the team at GuardKnox, are working with the Detroit Three and automakers globally to create protections that deter hackers who covet new cars and the data stored in them.

"Vulnerability is everywhere. The fob is a symptom," Shlisel said in a phone interview from his office just south of Tel Aviv. "What happens if someone takes control of your car while you're on the highway with two kids inside and you can't do anything? You're doomed. And that can be done today."

This is not sci-fi, he said. This is real life. This is the reality of a wireless, connected world where car doors lock with a click and a chirp, where children in the backseat stream videos, where back-up cameras make parking easy, where driver assist prevents accidents and companies can update software technology remotely.

"Connectivity introduces cyber risk," said Faye Francy, executive director of the non-profit Automotive Information Sharing and Analysis Center, which specializes in cybersecurity strategies.

While auto industry engineers know a lot about traditional safety, quality, compliance and reliability challenges, cyber is an "adaptive adversary," she said.

"It's an ever-changing, emerging threat that requires diligence in every aspect of design through operations �� it��s not a simple engineering fix," Francy said. "And as we move into smart cities and autonomy, the interconnectedness provides greater efficiencies and safety but also introduces potential risk into the broader global ecosystem."

In 2015, the Detroit Big Three and 11 other automakers formed the group that shares, tracks and analyzes potential cyber threats, vulnerabilities and incidents related to the connected vehicle in North America, Europe and Asia. One company��s detection of a potential attack may mean another company��s prevention of a security breach, Francy noted.

Shlisel, whose board of directors includes executives who served on the board at GM, said digital firewalls are essential.

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"Companies sell things legitimately on Amazon to clone transmission from a vehicle. This is called 'the man in the middle attack' or 'the relay attack.'"�

So while consumers love the convenience that connectivity offers and are willing to pay more for enhanced technology, connectivity has a price.

Companies that specialize in hacking protection won't reveal how frequently they're able to hack vehicles or how easily.��Some automakers said they didn't want to discuss the topic for fear of being perceived as challenging hackers.

Vehicles with easy remote access definitely offer benefits.

In 2017, Tesla remotely and temporarily enhanced the battery capacity, and therefore driving range, of its Tesla vehicles for owners in Florida who were trying to escape Hurricane Irma.�

But too often, these tactics can be used for evil, industry observers say.

Dan Sahar, vice president of product for Upstream, a cybersecurity startup based in Silicon Valley, said the risk of a widespread cyberattacks on vehicles is real and growing.

Vehicles are vulnerable in part because of the complexity of the software, with hundreds of millions of lines of code, said Sahar, whose company focuses on cybersecurity for the cloud, watching for and stopping anomalies.

With so many lines of code, bugs are bound to exist, he said, and ��if there��s a bug, the hacker can utilize the bug.��

But it��s not clear how quickly, or even if, the public would learn about a mass hack on a group of vehicles.

��Some companies don��t ever admit it. You know Uber got hacked. When did you learn about it? You learned about it (more than a year) after it happened,�� Sahar said.

The consequences of a cyberattack on moving vehicles are especially frightening.

The most famous, or infamous, incident involved a Jeep Cherokee in 2015. Hackers were able to interfere with the Jeep as it drove on a St. Louis-area highway. The cybersecurity researchers were able to disable the car��s transmission and brakes, and, while the vehicle was in reverse, take over the steering wheel.�

That incident damaged the reputation of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, though it was not the only company hurt; the connection that allowed the hack in the first place came through a cellular network, Sahar said, noting that because automakers rely on so many suppliers, many more potential vulnerabilities exist.

Of course, the Jeep hack is just one example.

In 2017, Chinese security researchers had hacked a Tesla Model X for the second time, ��turning on the brakes remotely and getting the doors and trunk to open and close while blinking the lights in time to music streamed from the car's radio,�� according to USA TODAY.

Several automakers say they are taking action.

As vehicle connectivity continues to evolve, GM continues to strengthen cybersecurity protections, said spokesman Tom Wilkinson. "GM��s three-pillar approach employs defense-in-depth, monitoring and detection, and incident response capabilities to protect our customers, their vehicles, and their data.��

Fiat Chrysler, which established a bug bounty program in 2016, emphasized it has a group dedicated to preventing, detecting and responding to cybersecurity risks. The company "is deploying both hardware and software technologies to protect against cyberintrusions,�� and partnering with others, said Sandra Hosler, senior manager of vehicle cyber security.

Tesla has one, too.

A Tesla spokesperson said, "We have staffers dedicated to constantly stress-testing, validating and updating our safeguards. They focus on this daily, meaning�we don��t put the onus solely on bounty program participants to identify threats, but they are important in helping Tesla ensure we are always safeguarding our products."

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