Top 10 Most Profitable Healthcare Facilities Stocks: NHI, LTC, UHT, HLS, SNH, CCM, HCP, CO, AMSG, MPW (Aug 17, 2011)

Below are the top 10 most profitable Healthcare Facilities stocks for the last
12 months. Two Chinese companies (CCM, CO) are on the list. National Health
Investors Inc (NYSE:NHI) is the 1st most profitable stock in this segment of the
market. Its net profit margin was 88.95% for the last 12 months. Its operating
profit margin was 71.86% for the same period. LTC Properties, Inc. (NYSE:LTC) is
the 2nd most profitable stock in this segment of the market. Its net profit
margin was 60.06% for the last 12 months. Its operating profit margin was 60.06%
for the same period. Universal Health Realty Income Trust (NYSE:UHT) is the 3rd
most profitable stock in this segment of the market. Its net profit margin was
56.35% for the last 12 months. Its operating profit margin was 45.76% for the
same period. HEALTHSOUTH Corp. (NYSE:HLS) is the 4th most profitable stock in
this segment of the market. Its net profit margin was 46.19% for the last 12
months. Its operating profit margin was 16.38% for the same period. Senior
Housing Properties Trust (NYSE:SNH) is the 5th most profitable stock in this
segment of the market. Its net profit margin was 38.44% for the last 12 months.
Its operating profit margin was 55.64% for the same period. Concord Medical
Services Hldg Ltd (ADR) (NYSE:CCM) is the 6th most profitable stock in this
segment of the market. Its net profit margin was 32.32% for the last 12 months.
Its operating profit margin was 44.91% for the same period. HCP, Inc. (NYSE:HCP)
is the 7th most profitable stock in this segment of the market. Its net profit
margin was 29.92% for the last 12 months. Its operating profit margin was 27.66%
for the same period. China Cord Blood Corp (NYSE:CO) is the 8th most profitable
stock in this segment of the market. Its net profit margin was 28.93% for the
last 12 months. Its operating profit margin was 36.47% for the same period.
AmSurg Corp. (NASDAQ:AMSG) is the 9th most profitable stock in this segment of
the market. Its net profit margin was 25.21% for the last 12 months. Its
operating profit margin was 32.02% for the same period. Medical Properties
Trust, Inc. (NYSE:MPW) is the 10th most profitable stock in this segment of the
market. Its net profit margin was 22.88% for the last 12 months. Its operating
profit margin was 52.52% for the same period.

USAA Google Finance Stock Quote; DJIA Index DJX DJI Stock Market Review; Investment Analysis Mutual Fund Data Today

The major market index composites in the U.S. ended mixed last session. The Dow
Jones closed out the session green by .04 percent at 11,410.21. The Nasdaq
finished out in the red by .47 percent at 2511.48 and the S&P 500 closed out
green by .09 percent at 1,193. Positive earnings reports helped to give stocks a
boost early in yesterdays session but mixed economic reports here and abroad
applied negative pressure to index trend lines throughout the remainder of the
trading session. Investors are still concerned with slow economic growth in
America and anxieties continue to plague investors on Wall Street relevant to
the eurozone debt problems. Stock sessions overseas provided little direction as
both Asian and European stocks ended with mixed results. It was a choppy trading
session yesterday and trends this week so far lend themselves to no particular
direction. Monday, stocks opened stronger in the U.S. only to see losses come
Tuesday, and mixed results post Wednesday. Individual companies and funds are
attempting to sail through the choppy waters but are posting mixed results as
well. USAA Aggressive Growth mutual fund ended yesterdays choppy session on the
negative side of break-even on the day. According to google finance stock
quotes, USAUX closed out the day lower by .54 percent at 31.34. Growth potential
for USAUX did not match growth outcomes yesterday. Frank Matto

4 Favorite Stocks of Billionaire Investors

Looking for investment ideas? One approach is to mimic the decisions of the
world's best money managers. This is made possible because of changes in
regulations, which require quarterly portfolio disclosures with the Securities
and Exchange Commission. And yes, this week we got the latest reports. Now, keep
in mind that they are as of June 30. In other words, they do not reflect the
recent market carnage. But this should not be a big deal that is, if you have a
long-term focus. Let's take a look at some interesting positions: Microsoft
David Einhorn, who operates Greenlight Capital, purchased 5.75 million shares of
Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT ). This takes his equity stake to 14.8 million. Even
though Microsoft is more than 30 years old, it continues to dominate key markets
like server software, operating systems and productivity applications. Of
course, these all generate substantial cash flows. This means strong share
buybacks and growing dividends. In fact, Microsoft is now yielding 2.5%. While
the company has lagged in the mobile market, there are signs of hope. Windows
Phone 7 is gaining momentum, and the companys relationship with Nokia (NYSE: NOK
) should provide a much wider distribution. Interestingly enough, Google's
(NASDAQ: GOOG ) proposed acquisition of Motorola Mobility (NYSE: MMI ) could be
a nice boost for Microsoft. Android licensees might now be motivated to move
over to alternative operating systems. El Paso Corp. Speaking of Motorola, Carl
Icahn is the company's largest shareholder. And on the Google deal, he made
more than $470 million. But of course, Icahn always is looking for more ways to
make money. To this end, he has taken 7.6% stake in El Paso Corp. (NYSE: EP ).
Icahn certainly lives by the motto of "go big or go home." El Paso operates
the largest interstate gas pipeline in the United States. It's certainly a
source of juicy cash flows. El Paso also has a strong oil and gas exploration
business, which has operations in the U.S. and Brazil. Keep in mind that the
company plans to have a spin-off of this segment to shareholders. It's the
kind of financial engineering that usually attracts an investor like Icahn.
Dollar General Berkshire Hathaway's (NYSE: BRK.A ) Warren Buffett recently
bought 1.5 million shares of Dollar General (NYSE: DG ). Granted, this is a
small position, but it easily could turn into a larger play. Dollar General
operates about 9,500 discount stores across the U.S. Basically, the company has
been streamlining its operations and lowering its cost structure. However, the
main growth driver still will be the weak economy, which is likely to remain the
situation for some time. General Electric Bridgewater's Ray Dalio, who manages
$85 billion, actually was able to generate positive returns during the recent
market correction. A key was buying gold and Treasuries. But Dalio also is a
savvy stock picker. In the latest quarter, he increased his stake in General
Electric (NYSE: GE ) by 26%, making it Bridgewater's No. 6 holding. The
company looks like a great value, with a price-to-earnings ratio of 12, and it
also has a dividend yield of 3.8%. More importantly, GE has the scale to benefit
from some of the biggest global growth trends, such as health care,
infrastructure development, energy and transportation. Tom Taulli is the author
of various books, including "All About Commodities" and "All About Short
Selling." You can find him at Twitter account @ttaulli . He does not own a
position in any of the stocks named here.

Top 10 Most Profitable Environmental Stocks: CREG, DGW, NTIC, TRIT, SRCL, ECOL, WCN, DCI, WM, MPR (Aug 17, 2011)

Below are the top 10 most profitable Environmental stocks for the last 12
months. Three Chinese companies (CREG, DGW, TRIT) are on the list. China
Recycling Energy Corp. (NASDAQ:CREG) is the 1st most profitable stock in this
segment of the market. Its net profit margin was 26.44% for the last 12 months.
Its operating profit margin was 38.66% for the same period. Duoyuan Global Water
Inc (ADR) (NYSE:DGW) is the 2nd most profitable stock in this segment of the
market. Its net profit margin was 23.68% for the last 12 months. Its operating
profit margin was 32.21% for the same period. Northern Technologies
International Corp (NASDAQ:NTIC) is the 3rd most profitable stock in this
segment of the market. Its net profit margin was 19.41% for the last 12 months.
Its operating profit margin was 11.36% for the same period. Tri-Tech Holding,
Inc. (NASDAQ:TRIT) is the 4th most profitable stock in this segment of the
market. Its net profit margin was 15.49% for the last 12 months. Its operating
profit margin was 18.32% for the same period. Stericycle, Inc. (NASDAQ:SRCL) is
the 5th most profitable stock in this segment of the market. Its net profit
margin was 14.09% for the last 12 months. Its operating profit margin was 25.20%
for the same period. US Ecology Inc. (NASDAQ:ECOL) is the 6th most profitable
stock in this segment of the market. Its net profit margin was 11.80% for the
last 12 months. Its operating profit margin was 18.66% for the same period.
Waste Connections, Inc. (NYSE:WCN) is the 7th most profitable stock in this
segment of the market. Its net profit margin was 11.34% for the last 12 months.
Its operating profit margin was 21.15% for the same period. Donaldson Company,
Inc. (NYSE:DCI) is the 8th most profitable stock in this segment of the market.
Its net profit margin was 9.65% for the last 12 months. Its operating profit
margin was 13.73% for the same period. Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE:WM) is the
9th most profitable stock in this segment of the market. Its net profit margin
was 7.75% for the last 12 months. Its operating profit margin was 15.93% for the
same period. Met-Pro Corporation (NYSE:MPR) is the 10th most profitable stock in
this segment of the market. Its net profit margin was 6.82% for the last 12
months. Its operating profit margin was 9.94% for the same period.

Silver and Gold Prices Headed Higher – Closes Below $1,720 and $39 Would Gainsay That

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DG365FD46564GFH654FU898 Gold Price Close Today : 1791.20 Change : 8.80 or 0.5% Silver Price Close Today : 40.350 Change : 0.529 or 1.3% Gold Silver Ratio Today : 44.39 Change : -0.369 or -0.8% Silver Gold Ratio Today : 0.02253 Change : 0.000186 or 0.8% Platinum Price Close Today : 1847.00 Change : 26.00 or 1.4% Palladium Price Close Today : 776.00 Change : 16.00 or 2.1% S&P 500 : 1,191.82 Change : -0.94 or -0.1% Dow In GOLD$ : $131.46 Change : $ (0.81) or -0.6% Dow in GOLD oz : 6.359 Change : -0.039 or -0.6% Dow in SILVER oz : 282.29 Change : -4.14 or -1.4% Dow Industrial : 11,390.57 Change : -15.36 or -0.1% US Dollar Index : 73.75 Change : -0.257 or -0.3% Let us delve first into PLATINUM and PALLADIUM before we come to the adult precious metals. The PLATINUM PRICE today reached its July peak ($1,823), which MIGHT be the first warning of a new rally. MIGHT because in June it peaked at $1,849.40 and at end-April $1,889.50. Contradicting higher prices is the 50 dma crossing under the 200 dma four days ago. Not hopeful, but since they are cruising along flatly together, maybe not fatal. Palladium’s chart looks a lot the NASDAQ or the Dow. Hit a new high for the move at 850.20 on 1 August, then waterfalled like Niagara with ne’er a pause to 706. Today at 776, only $11 below the 200 dma (764.63). This market has more obstacles to overcome than a one-legged pole-vaulter. Bottom line is that as a harbinger of higher GOLD and Silver Price S , palladium is terrifying and platinum is ambiguous. Confused? Don’t feel lonely. The Gold Price made a second close above its previous close, and a 2-day close at a new high is a fairly safe signal of a breakout. I’d like to see it close above $1,800 tomorrow to confirm that, however. The Gold Price has now done everything needful to breaking out in a new rally, EXCEPT posting a new intraday high. Today’s intraday high was $1,794.55 while Comex closed nearly that high, up $8.80 to $1,791.20. Mercy! GOLD looks overextended, the MACD is high enough to give Arnold the Giant a haircut, and the RSI is way overbought. Still, as recent history has shown us, the Gold Price can remain overbought for a long time. I covered some little shorts (against inventory) in SILVER today. Just couldn’t stand a breakout over 4000c, and Comex closed up 52.9c to 4035c. Ratio dropped a tee-tiny bit from 44.750 to 44.391. Really big hurdle for the Silver Price is 4100c, then 4200c. SILVER now stands above its 200 dma (3428c), 50 dma (3765c), and even its 20 dma (3970c). Momentum plainly points up, and other indicators are nothing near overbought. Plenty of room for the Silver Price to jump for the ceiling. Only caution is a little rising wedge building on the chart since 8 August, which might break out downside. However, in BULL markets these rising wedges sometimes break out upside, as the stock market painfully taught me in the last 1990s. BOTTOM LINE: SILVER and Gold Price S headed higher. Closes below $1,720 and 3900c would gainsay that. You wonder how people can go on believing in myths like “the efficiency of markets” when so many people stay on the wrong side of the market by clinging to their own myths and misconceptions. Still, they do. But that’s no surprise. There are also lots of people who believe you can get justice in US courts. Stock investors are being punished soundly for their faith. Dow today dropped 15.36 (0.13%) to 11,390.57 and the S&P500 dropped 0.94 (0.08%) to 1,191.82. People stay in stocks although that chart is the worst since 1987′s crash. No, it’s worse, topped by a huge head and shoulders or Megaphone of Death, but whichever you choose will kill both optimism and hope. Fiddling around this 11,450 – 11,400 level harkens back to resistance from November 2011. The Death Cross where the 50 dma (now 12,074.83) drops below the 200 dma (11,996.38) is fast approaching. That will point momentum down beyond all quibble. STOCKS — the Fokker Tri-plane of Investing Aeronautic Design. US Dollar index dropped to the lower limit before it breaks down, 73.753, down 25.7 basis points or 0.33%. Previous low was 72.82. If so, low before that was 73.42, and that probably would stop it. With all the fear scourging the world, hard to believe the US dollar is dropping. Whoa! What’s that sulfur smell in the air? Could that be the Nice Government Men at work, holding down the dollar to help their beleaguered fellow-crooks in Europe? Good bet. The euro, beset by traitors, speculators, and the justly-distrustful, managed to gain 0.12% today and close at top of its range, 1.4427. As Queen Victoria, that noted wit, might quip, “We are not enthused.” All of it reeks of sulfur. Euro needs to cross 1.4700 to get my attention, and best 1.4900 to engage my belief. This is all a show, staged by the mushroom farmers for us mushrooms. That buoyant Yen just can’t be kept down. Today closed at what looks like a new all time high, 130.61c/Y100 (Y76.56 buys one US$). Funny thing is, nobody official wants it higher, but there it floats. Argentum et aurum comparenda sunt — – Gold and silver must be bought. – Franklin Sanders, The Moneychanger The-MoneyChanger.com © 2011, The Moneychanger. May not be republished in any form, including electronically, without our express permission. To avoid confusion, please remember that the comments above have a very short time horizon. Always invest with the primary trend. Gold’s primary trend is up, targeting at least $3,130.00; silver’s primary is up targeting 16:1 gold/silver ratio or $195.66; stocks’ primary trend is down, targeting Dow under 2,900 and worth only one ounce of gold; US$ or US$-denominated assets, primary trend down; real estate in a bubble, primary trend way down. Whenever I write “Stay out of stocks” readers inevitably ask, “Do you mean precious metals mining stocks, too?” No, I don’t. Be advised and warned: Do NOT use these commentaries to trade futures contracts. I don’t intend them for that or write them with that outlook. I write them for long-term investors in physical metals. Take them as entertainment, but not as a timing service for futures.

Dow Chemical (NYSE:DOW) Launches Solar Competition

Dow Chemical (NYSE:DOW) has launched the Dow Solar Design to Zero Competition.
Dow Chemical (NYSE:DOW) Launches Solar Competition Dow Chemical (NYSE:DOW), the
leading global chemical company, has announced the launch of the Dow Chemical
(NYSE:DOW) Solar Design to Zero Competition. The competition is an international
challenge open to architecture, design and engineering students and
professionals to bring out innovative solutions to some of the world's most
pressing challenges. Dow Chemical (NYSE:DOW) Solar Design to Zero Competition
challenges students to develop innovative projects incorporating active and
passive solar technologies, among other sustainable construction-related
solutions, to develop the next generation of Near-Zero Dwellings. Pat Nugent,
director of new business development, Dow Chemical (NYSE:DOW) Solar, said that,
"Innovation is at the heart of everything we do at Dow Chemical (NYSE:DOW), so
this competition is a great way to learn from today's students about the type
of sustainable design solutions we need to foster for the future. Having this
type of global collaboration and input is also a wonderful way to find creative
approaches to incorporating energy efficiency and solar capabilities into a
home. The aesthetics are becoming more important for consumers who want to live
more sustainably, but don't want their lifestyle or home to be compromised, so
it will be especially exciting to see the blend of art and science in these near
zero designs". Dow Chemical (NYSE:DOW) shares are currently standing at 29.32.
Price History Last Price: 29.32 52 Week Low / High: 22.55 / 42.23 50 Day Moving
Average: 34.29 6 Month Price Change %: -21.9% 12 Month Price Change %: 19.6%

Blue Chips Now Yield More Than Treasuries

Last week, the market fell less than 1% on the Nasdaq, 1.5% on the Dow and 1.7%
on the S&P 500, but we saw four straight days of alternating gains and losses of
400 or more points on the Dow. In retrospect, this volatility looks a lot like
Shakespeares line about sound and fury, signifying nothing. The market bottom
came early last week, on high volume, in a panicky Monday capitulation, when the
S&P 500 closed at 1,119. Then we saw a successful retest last Wednesday with the
S&P closing a notch higher, at 1,120, followed by an impressive rally Thursday
and a solid high-volume gain Friday. The S&P 500 now yields 2.24%, which is more
than most Treasury securities. With earnings rising so sharply, the S&P sports a
14.5 trailing P/E, down from 17.7 a year ago. This tells me that last weeks
panic was exciting but relatively meaningless in the long term. This latest dip
makes high-quality big-cap stocks look especially attractive. We may retest our
recent lows, but I expect most Blue Chips to hold up well, even though some
small-cap stocks might feel more like hot potatoes during the next few weeks.
Computerized trading programs ran wild last week, especially during the last
hour of trading. Speculation in financial derivatives also hit a record high
last week. Gold shot up to $1,819 per ounce Wednesday before the CME Group
(parent of the COMEX commodity exchange) raised the collateral requirements for
gold, effective at Thursdays market close. That helped to prick the gold bubble
a bit. The Swiss franc also settled down in the last two days of last week as
investors turned to higher-yielding big-cap stocks. In the meantime, Ben
Bernanke emerged as a market savior last Tuesday when the Federal Open Market
Committee boldly proclaimed the Fed would hold key interest rates at ultra-low
levels through at least mid-2013. The FOMC essentially told investors they need
to look elsewhere (i.e., to blue-chip stocks) for higher yields than Treasury
securities. The bad news was the FOMC statement said the downside risks to the
economic outlook have increased. This new language might have contributed
somewhat to greater market uncertainty, fueling last Wednesdays retest of
Mondays lows. The Fed also indicated it had discussed a wide range of policy
tools available to promote a strong economic outlook recovery. Translated from
Fedspeak, that means the Fed discussed the possibility of buying more bonds. The
Feds balance sheet is now nearly $4 trillion (up from less than $1 trillion
before the financial crisis of 2008). The Fed gave no signal that it wanted to
start another round of quantitative easing (QE3), so Fed watchers now will focus
on Bernankes speech at the Feds upcoming retreat in Jackson Hole, Wyo., on Aug.
26 and on the release of last Tuesdays FOMC minutes Aug. 30. Not surprisingly,
the U.S. dollar tumbled after the Fed said that its zero-interest-rate-policy
will last until 2013. (A weak dollar has helped fuel rising profits among many
multinational companies.) Interestingly, of the 447 S&P 500 stocks that have
announced their second-quarter results so far, sales are up 15.3% (excluding the
troubled financials), while earnings are up a very healthy 22% and the average
earnings surprise was +5.5%. The second quarter is shaping up to be the 10th
quarter in a row in which earnings have exceeded analysts expectations. It might
come as a surprise to many investors (since the financial press ignores these
facts), but corporate profits are at a record high and P/E ratios are shrinking!
Whats next? First, we need so see the VIX subside in the upcoming weeks, and
then we need to see some serious trading volume pick up after Labor Day, when
institutional managers return from their summer hiatus. Then, I expect to see
domestic stocks firm up no later than Sept. 30, in time for quarter-ending
window dressing and corporate stock buybacks. I expect well see another
late-September rally, much like the sudden rally that we saw in late June, at
the end of the second quarter.