Top 10 Heal Care Companies To Own For 2014

Starbucks said it has fixed its mobile app that had been saving customers' usernames, passwords and other personal information in plain text.

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) Starbucks said it has fixed its mobile app that left customers' passwords open to attack.

The hugely popular app, which allows Starbucks (SBUX, Fortune 500) customers to purchase drinks and food directly from their smartphones, had been saving customers' usernames, passwords and other personal information in plain text.

That meant a hacker could have picked up a left-behind phone, plugged it into a laptop and easily recovered a Starbucks customer's password without even knowing the smartphone's PIN code.

Starbucks acknowledged the vulnerability this week. It said that no customers had claimed to have been hacked as a result.

Top 5 Insurance Companies To Watch For 2015: Textura Corp (TXTR)

Textura Corporation, incorporated on September 27, 2007, is a provider of on-demand business collaboration software to the commercial construction industry. The Company�� solutions are focused on facilitating collaboration between owners/developers, general contractors and subcontractors. The Company offers PlanSwift, a take-off and estimating solution used in preparing construction bids, and Contractor Default Claims Management, which supports the process of documenting a subcontractor default insurance claim. Each of its collaboration solutions was designed from inception as a software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution with on-demand architecture. The Company collaboration solutions each use a single code base and it do not customize its solutions for any of the Company�� clients. In December 2013, Textura Corp closed its acquisition of LATISTA Technologies Inc, the provider of mobile-enabled solutions for construction project collaboration.

The Company�� collaboration solutions offer functionality, data sharing and exchange capabilities, and workflow tools that support several business processes at various stages of the construction project lifecycle, which include Construction Payment Management (CPM) enables the generation, collection, review and routing of invoices and the necessary supporting documentation and legal documents, and initiation of payment of invoices; Submittal Exchange enables the collection, review and routing of project documents; GradeBeam supports the process of obtaining construction bids, including identifying potential bidders, issuing invitations-to-bid and tracking bidding intent; Pre-Qualification Management (PQM) supports contractor risk assessment and qualification, and Greengrade facilitates the management of environmental certification processes. The Company�� on-demand business collaboration software solutions address the several challenges associated with the traditional paper-based and personnel-intensive manual approaches or with technology solut! ions not designed for collaborative processes, and support many of the trends occurring within the commercial construction industry.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Jake L'Ecuyer]

  Textura (NYSE: TXTR) tumbled 6.15 percent to $29.38. Textura shares tumbled 17.06 percent yesterday after Citron Research issued a scathing report on the company midway through the morning Thursday.�

• [By David Zeiler]

  6. Textura Corp. (NYSE: TXTR): Textura creates and sells business collaboration software to the commercial construction industry. TXTR went public June 7 at $15 a share and rose 39.6% its first day. The stock currently trades at $40.080, for an increase of 167.2%.

Top 10 Heal Care Companies To Own For 2014: Global X China Materials ETF (CHIM)

Global X China Materials ETF (the Fund) seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the S-BOX China Materials Index (the Underlying Index). The Underlying Index is a free float adjusted, liquidity tested and market capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure performance of the investable universe of companies in the Materials sector of the Chinese economy, as defined by Structured Solutions AG. Global X Management Company, LLC serves as the investment adviser to the Fund. Advisors' Opinion:

• [By pamatlarge]

  Investors looking to short a particular sector can choose from several Global X long ETFs. The Global X China Consumer ETF (CHIQ) concentrates its investments in consumer cyclical goods and consumer defense goods. The Global X China Energy ETF (CHIE) primarily holds stocks in coal, oil and utility companies. The Global X China Financials ETF (CHIX) only invests in financial services companies and real estate companies. The Global X China Industrials ETF (CHII) holds stocks in industrial companies and basic materials companies. The Global X China Materials ETF (CHIM) invests in basic materials stocks. The Global X China Technology ETF (CHIB) holds technology stocks as the core of its investments. All of these ETFs are particularly sensitive to sector downturns and general economic contractions.

Top 10 Heal Care Companies To Own For 2014: lululemon athletica inc.(LULU)

Lululemon Athletica Inc., together with its subsidiaries engages in the design, manufacture, and distribution of athletic apparel and accessories for women, men, and female youth primarily in Canada, the United States, and Australia. Its apparel assortments include fitness pants, shorts, tops, and jackets for healthy lifestyle activities, such as yoga, running, and general fitness. The company?s fitness-related accessories comprise bags, socks, underwear, yoga mats, instructional yoga DVDs, and water bottles. It sells its products through its retail stores; independent franchises; and a network of wholesale accounts, such as yoga studios, health clubs, and fitness centers, as well as directly to consumers through e-commerce. As of May 1, 2011, the company had 142 corporate-owned and franchise stores under the lululemon athletica and ivivva athletica brand names. Lululemon Athletica Inc. was founded in 1998 and is based in Vancouver, Canada.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Michael Lewis]

  Since debuting on the public markets in 2008, yoga pant fabricator lululemon athletica (NASDAQ: LULU  ) has maintained extremely lofty valuations, often trading north of 40 times earnings. There's no doubt the company has grown quickly and rewarded early investors -- the stock has a to-date gain of nearly 360%. But for the price-conscious, risk-averse investor, it's never been a very appealing stock. That viewpoint has attracted more than just value-oriented investors, as the stock suffered a wardrobe malfunction of tremendous proportions, management shakeups, and now sagging product reviews. How long can Lululemon's valuation fly in an environment of increasing headwinds?

• [By Grace L. Williams]

  What a year it’s been for Lululemon Athletica (LULU).�The athletic-apparel and yoga-wear giant made headline after headline–for all the wrong reasons. It’s dealt with negative PR challenges. But that would all be noise if it weren’t for the fact that they’ve has a big impact on Lululemon’s business. So, naturally our burning questions have been: How big an impact and when will those issues go away?

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  We got some clues today after Lululemon reported earnings that made us snooze a little at the market open. For the period ended Feb. 2, earnings went sideways at $109.7 million or 75 cents, unchanged from last year�� $109.4 million and 75 cents. Revenue rose to $521 million from $485.5 million a year prior. Analysts polled by FactSet had expected earnings of 72 cents a share on revenue of $515 million. Lululemon also said it expects to earn 31 to 33 cents per share in the first quarter, lower than the Wall Street consensus for 38 cents.

  On the conference call, the new CEO Laurent Potdevin said Lululemon has done some soul searching and plans to take steps to become a more inclusive brand.

  ��e��e reflected on last year and we��e learned from last year,��he said. ��e��e done that with humility. If you go back to our mission, it�� elevating the world to greatness. To do that well, we need to be inclusive.��/p>

  Still, Lululemon’s shares have jumped 5.5% to $50.90, and left its competitors in the dust. Nike (NKE) has dropped 0.2% to $73.11, Under Armour (UA) has gained 0.7% to $114.42 and the Gap (GPS), whose Athleta brand competes head on with Lululemon, has risen 0.2% to $39.91.

  Lululemon’s big gain didn�� go unnoticed by one analyst. Brian Sozzi of Belus Capital Advisors writes:

  Lululemon shares have popped in response. I would be hesitant to warp into a #LuluBull at the drop of a dime given the clear challenges facing the brand. The stock has acte

• [By Ben Levisohn]

  FBR’s Susan Anderson and Andrew Schmidt like Lululemon Athletica’s (LULU) brand and culture but worry about its product mix and competition. They explain:

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  We are initiating coverage of lululemon athletica inc. with a Market Perform rating and a 12-month price target of $40 per share. We believe lululemon has a significant opportunity to increase revenue via domestic and international store and e-commerce growth, as well as men��, women��, and kids’ product expansion. Yet, we believe that the key to future profitability is the product engine revamp, where lululemon plans to design more innovative, on-trend, and differentiated products. While we are somewhat confident in lululemon�� ability to grow revenue, we believe it may be difficult to return to historical peak operating margins. We acknowledge
  that the company has a good brand that resonates with consumers, but we cannot ignore the rapidly growing presence of competitors that are aggressively expanding into women�� activewear (Nike (NKE), Under Armour (UA), Athleta, L Brands (LB), Gap (GPS), etc.) and are well established in men��. We think that the growing domestic and international markets will provide growth opportunities (international growth acceleration could take three to four years), but increasing competition may necessitate lower price points (especially in the athleisure area, where lululemon has increased its focus). We remain on the sidelines and look to 2015 for evidence that the systems implementation, revamped product design process, and new products will increase revenue and begin to expand margins.

  Shares of Lululemon have gained 2.3% to $43.76 at 3:07 p.m., while Nike has dropped 1% to $93.70, Under Armour has risen 1.1% to $67.02, L Brands has fallen 1.2% to $75.40 and Gap has advanced 2.5% to $38.84.

Top 10 Heal Care Companies To Own For 2014: Braskem SA (BRKM5)

Braskem SA is a Brazil-based company primarily engaged in the manufacture of basic petrochemical products. The Company operates in five segments: Basic petrochemicals, Polyolefins, Vinyls, International businesses and Chemical Distribution. The Company�� products portfolio includes ethylene, propylene, butadiene, toluene, xylene, benzene, gasoline, diesel oil, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), as well as thermoplastic resins, such as polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC). Additionally, Braskem is also engaged in the import and export of chemicals, petrochemicals and fuels; the production, supply and sale of utilities, such as steam, water, compressed air, industrial gases, as well as the provision of industrial services, and the production, supply and sale of electric energy for its own use and use by other companies. The Company also invests in other companies, either as a partner or shareholder. Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Harry Suhartono]

  Brazil�� Ibovespa rose for a third day as traders pared bets on higher borrowing costs in Brazil, boosting the outlook for companies that sell in the local market. B2W Cia. Digital led gains among retailers, with Lojas Americanas SA (LAME3) and Natura Cosmeticos SA (NATU3) also trading higher. Petrochemicals producer Braskem SA (BRKM5) was the worst performer on the equity gauge after O Estado de S.Paulo reported Petroleo Brasileiro SA (PETR4) is seeking to raise prices of naphtha sold to the company by 5 percent.

Top 10 Heal Care Companies To Own For 2014: Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc (HLX)

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.( Helix), incorporated on November 17,1983, is an international offshore energy company that provides specialty services to the offshore energy industry, with a focus on its growing well intervention and robotics operations. The Company had had two business segments: Contracting Services and Production Facilities. Its Contracting Services seek to provide services and methodologies which it believes are critical to developing offshore reservoirs and maximizing production economi regions. Its Production Facilities segment consists of its majority ownership of a dynamically positioned floating production vessel ( Helix Producer I or HP I). In June 2013, Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc closed the previously announced sale of its pipelay vessel, the Caesar, to Trevaskis Ltd.

In January 2012, it sold its oil and gas properties within the Main Pass area of the Gulf of Mexico. On September 26, 2012, the Company sold its pipelay vessel, Intrepid, to Stabbert Maritime Holdings, LLC. On February 6, 2013, it sold Energy Resource Technology GOM, Inc. (ERT), a former wholly-owned United States subsidiary that conducted its oil and gas operations in the Gulf of Mexico.

Contracting Services Operations

The Company provides services and methodologies which it believes are critical to developing offshore reservoirs and maximizing production economics. Its life of field services are segregated into four disciplines: well intervention, robotics, subsea construction and production facilities. It provides a full range of contracting services primarily in the Gulf of Mexico, North Sea, Asia Pacific and West Africa regions primarily in deepwater.

The Company's services include production, which includes inspection, repair and maintenance of production structures, trees, jumpers, risers, pipelines and subsea equipment, well intervention, life of field support and intervention engineering; reclamation and remediation services include pluggin! g and abandonment services, pipeline abandonment services and site inspections; installation of subsea pipelines, flowlines, control umbilicals, manifold assemblies and risers, pipelay and burial, installation and tie-in of riser and manifold assembly, commissioning, testing and inspection, and cable and umbilical lay and connection. It provides oil and natural gas processing services to oil and natural gas companies, primarily those operating in the deepwater of the Gulf of Mexico using its HP I vessel. The HP I is being utilized to process production from the Phoenix.

The Company engineers, manages and conducts well construction, intervention and asset retirement operations in water depths ranging from 200 to 10,000 feet. Three of its vessels serve as work platforms for well intervention services at costs that are typically significantly less than offshore drilling rigs. In the Gulf of Mexico, its multi-service semi-submersible vessel, the Q4000, has set a series of well intervention firsts in increasingly deeper water without the use of a traditional drilling rig. In August 2012, it acquired the Discoverer 534 drillship from a subsidiary of Transocean Ltd.

The Company operates remotely operated vehicles ( ROVs), trenchers and ROVDrills designed for offshore construction and well intervention services. As global marine construction support moves to deeper water. Its chartered vessels add value by supporting deployment of its ROVs. It provides its customers with vessel availability and schedule flexibility to meet the technological challenges of their subsea activities worldwide. Its robotics assets include 49 ROVs, four trencher systems and two ROVDrills. It operate in the Gulf of Mexico, North Sea, Asia Pacific and West Africa regions. It charters four vessels to support its robotics operations and it has engaged additional vessels on short-term (spot) charters as needed. In 2012, its robotics operations had 377 vessel utilization days and 16% of global revenues derived from! alternat! ive energy contracts. Subsea construction services include the use of umbilical lay and pipelay vessels and ROVs to develop fields in the deepwater.

The Company owns interests in two production facilities in hub locations where there is potential for subsea tieback activity. It has invested in two over-sized facilities that allow the operators of these fields to tie back without burdening the operator of the hub reservoir. It owns a 50% interest in Deepwater Gateway, which owns the Marco Polo TLP located in 4,300 feet of water in the Gulf of Mexico. It also owns a 20% interest in Independence Hub which owns the Independence Hub platform, a 105-foot deep draft, semi-submersible platform located in a water depth of 8,000 feet that serves as a regional hub for up to one billion cubic feet (Bcf) of natural gas production per day from multiple ultra-deepwater fields in the eastern Gulf of Mexico.

The Company competes with Oceaneering International, Inc., Saipem S.p.A., Fugro N.V., DOF ASA, Aker Solutions ASA, Subsea 7 S.A., Technip, McDermott International, Inc., Island Offshore and Edison Chouest Offshore Companies.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By GuruFocus]

  Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc (HLX): PRESIDENT & CEO Owen E Kratz Bought 50,000 Shares PRESIDENT & CEO of Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc (HLX) Owen E Kratz bought 50,000 shares on 10/24/2013 at an average price of $24.03. Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc has a market cap of $2.54 billion; its shares were traded at around $24.03 with and P/S ratio of 2.96.

• [By David Smith]

  Helix Energy Solutions Group (NYSE: HLX  )
  At $2.70 billion in market capitalization, Helix is equidistant between Flotek and Superior from a size perspective. The company operates through two segments: contracting services and production facilities.

Top 10 Heal Care Companies To Own For 2014: AngioDynamics Inc.(ANGO)

AngioDynamics, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and markets various therapeutic and diagnostic devices that enable interventional physicians to treat PVD, tumors, and other non-coronary diseases. The company operates in two divisions, Vascular and Oncology/Surgery. The Vascular division provides venous products, including VenaCure EVLT laser systems and Sotradecol; angiographic products and accessories comprising angiographic catheters, entry needles, guidewires, and fluid management products; percutaneous transluminal angioplasty dilation balloon catheters, such as WorkHorse, WorkHorse II, and Profiler to open blocked blood vessels and dialysis access sites; drainage products consisting of the total abscession general, biliary, and nephrostomy drainage catheters; and thrombolytic products that include pulsespray infusion and unifuse thrombolytic catheters, and speedlyser to deliver thrombolytic agents. It also offers micro access sets that provide interventional phys icians a smaller introducer system for minimally-invasive procedures; Benephit, a therapeutic approach to deliver drugs directly to the kidneys; and various dialysis catheters, which comprise DuraMax, Schon, Evenmore, Dura-Flow, SCHON XL, LifeJet, and Centros dialysis catheters. In addition, this division provides PICC products consisting of Morpheus CT PICC, Morpheus CT PICC insertion kits, and Morpheus smart PICC; port products and accessories, including Vortex, SmartPort, and LifeGuard; and central venous catheter products. The Oncology/Surgery division offers radiofrequency ablation, embolization, and nanoknife products. The company markets its products to interventional radiologists, vascular surgeons, and surgical oncologists through a direct sales force in the United States and through a combination of direct sales and distributor relationships internationally. AngioDynamics, Inc. was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Latham, New York.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Seth Jayson]

  AngioDynamics (Nasdaq: ANGO  ) is expected to report Q4 earnings on July 11. Here's what Wall Street wants to see:

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  Comparing the upcoming quarter to the prior-year quarter, average analyst estimates predict AngioDynamics's revenues will expand 49.9% and EPS will wither -40.0%.

• [By Wallace Witkowski]

  In other earnings reports, shares of AngioDynamics Inc. (ANGO) �rose 4.1% to $18.71 on moderate volume after the medical device maker reported adjusted fiscal second-quarter earnings of 14 cents a share on revenue of $88.6 million, while analysts expected 7 cents a share on revenue of $87.5 million. For fiscal 2014, AngioDynamics sees revenue of $349 million to $353 million, while analysts expect $350.7 million.

• [By Lauren Pollock]

  AngioDynamics Inc.(ANGO) swung to a modest fiscal second-quarter loss but achieved break-even per-share results as the medical-device maker’s revenue improved more than expected, pushing shares up 6.5% to $19.15 premarket.

• [By Monica Gerson]

  AngioDynamics (NASDAQ: ANGO) is projected to post its Q1 earnings at $0.03 per share on revenue of $82.54 million.

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Top 10 Heal Care Companies To Own For 2014: Dollar Tree Inc.(DLTR)

Dollar Tree, Inc. operates discount variety stores in the United States and Canada. Its stores offer merchandise primarily at the fixed price of $1.00. The company operates its stores under the names of Dollar Tree, Deal$, Dollar Tree Deal$, Dollar Giant, and Dollar Bills. Its stores offer consumable merchandise, including candy and food, and health and beauty care, as well as household consumables, such as paper, plastics, household chemicals, in select stores, and frozen and refrigerated food; variety merchandise, which includes toys, durable housewares, gifts, party goods, greeting cards, softlines, and other items; and seasonal goods, such as Easter, Halloween, and Christmas merchandise. As of April 30, 2011, it operated 4,089 stores in 48 states and the District of Columbia, as well as 88 stores in Canada. The company was founded in 1986 and is based in Chesapeake, Virginia.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By WWW.DAILYFINANCE.COM]

  Consumers and cooks have an expectation that mayonnaise should both taste and perform like mayonnaise.

  "Consumers and cooks have an expectation that mayonnaise should both taste and perform like mayonnaise. Just Mayo does neither," the complaint states, noting that the Hampton Creek product's oils separate when heated. Unilever holds the biggest share of the U.S. mayonnaise market, which is estimated to be worth $2 billion annually, according to market-research firm Euromonitor. That's more than twice the size of the ketchup market. Hampton Creek didn't return calls from The Associated Press seeking comment Tuesday morning. The company told The Wall Street Journal that it doesn't mislead consumers because it advertises the absence of eggs as a benefit. But a marketing professor hired by Unilever to survey consumers found in an online survey that more than half of thought Just Mayo was mayonnaise when they saw the label. The professor said in a document filed last week that 822 consumers participated in the research. Just Mayo is the first product from Hampton Creek, a San Francisco-based startup that touts the backing of Microsoft (MSFT) founder Bill Gates and Li Ka-shing, Asia's wealthiest person. Just Mayo is available at Dollar Tree (DLTR), Whole Foods Market (WFM) and Kroger (KR) stores, among other locations. Hellmann's celebrated its 100th anniversary last year. Mayonnaise originated in France in the 1700s, when a chef seeking to make a creamy sauce combined oil and egg yolks.

• [By Lawrence Meyers]

  This isn�� some growing new industry set to take the world further into the 21st century. It�� an old concept that hasn�� innovated, won�� innovate, and will slowly but surely die out over this century. When I walk into a Walgreens, I see a miniature Target (TGT), a more expensive Dollar Tree (DLTR), and a provider of prescriptions in a world where everything is becoming mail order.