15 Stocks with Strong Margin Estimates: Investment Idea of the Day

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Today, we have shortlisted 15 stocks across sectors which have strong estimates of gross, operating profit and net profit margins for the fiscal year 2014. We note that these stocks are likely to register margins of over 25% in 2014, as per Bloomberg estimation. Additionally, some of these stocks have recorded gains in the past one month with daily average trading volumes above 100,000.

Company Name

Ticker

Exchange

Sector

Market Cap
(MM)

Last Price

Average Volume
(1-Month)

Price Change
(1-Month)

Gross Margin 2014(E)

Operating Profit Margin 2014(E)

Net Profit Margin 2014(E)

SouFun Holdings Ltd

SFUN

NYSE

Communications

4,136.2

10.10

5,929,610

-11.7%

82.8%

45.9%

40.3%

Autohome Inc

ATHM

NYSE

Communications

4,415.7

42.00

1,835,702

-24.8%

80.3%

43.1%

36.7%

Computer Modelling Group Ltd

CMG

TSX

Technology

940.7

11.94

215,307

-3.3%

79.0%

46.3%

36.6%

Anika Therapeutics Inc

ANIK

NASDAQ

Healthcare

558.5

38.55

254,168

-7.0%

69.3%

54.2%

34.2%

Navigator Holdings Ltd

NVGS

NYSE

Industrial

1,623.3

29.34

282,362

0.2%

72.3%

43.1%

31.3%

WisdomTree Investments Inc

WETF

NASDAQ

Financial

1,526.3

11.45

2,141,625

2.9%

81.1%

42.0%

30.9%

Rovi Corp

ROVI

NASDAQ

Technology

1,923.7

20.27

451,380

-12.5%

82.3%

39.1%

29.4%

Techne Corp

TECH

NASDAQ

Healthcare

3,498.3

94.52

168,925

-1.5%

71.3%

42.4%

29.2%

Lannett Co Inc

LCI

NYSE

Healthcare

1,565.1

43.86

776,581

14.4%

68.7%

45.8%

29.0%

Ebix Inc

EBIX

NASDAQ

Technology

538.2

14.04

366,843

-5.1%

80.9%

35.5%

28.9%

Navios Maritime Partners LP

NMM

NYSE

Industrial

1,376.8

17.47

345,394

-12.7%

74.5%

31.1%

27.1%

Atwood Oceanics Inc

ATW

NYSE

Energy

2,765.5

42.98

791,642

-10.3%

51.6%

33.9%

26.5%

j2 Global Inc

JCOM

NASDAQ

Technology

2,441.5

51.15

267,242

-3.7%

83.2%

40.3%

26.4%

Pason Systems Inc

PSI

TSX

Energy

2,669.2

32.28

128,643

-3.0%

69.5%

39.9%

26.3%

SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc

SSNC

NASDAQ

Technology

3,823.3

44.35

164,770

-1.8%

54.0%

35.3%

26.3%

Source: Bloomberg
Market Cap & Last Price are in their respective Currencies

Company Description:

SouFun Holdings Ltd (NYSE: SFUN)
SouFun Holdings Limited operates a real estate Internet portal in China. The company provides marketing, e-commerce, listings, and other value-added services for China’s real estate and home-related sectors.

Autohome Inc (NYSE: ATHM)
Autohome Inc is an online destination for automobile consumers in China. The company delivers comprehensive, independent and interactive content to automobile buyers and owners.

Computer Modelling Group Ltd (TSX: CMG)
Computer Modelling Group Ltd. is an international computer software technology and consulting firm involved in the development and licensing of oil and gas reservoir simulation software. The Company’s software assists petroleum company clients worldwide to extract significantly increased amounts of oil and gas from their reservoirs.

Anika Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: ANIK)
Anika Therapeutics, Inc. develops, manufactures, and commercializes therapeutic products and devices. The company’s products, based on hyaluronic acid, promote the repair, protection, and healing of bone, cartilage, and soft tissue. Anika’s products include ORTHOVISC and HYVISC which treat osteoarthritis.

Navigator Holdings Ltd (NYSE: NVGS)
Navigator Holdings Limited, through its subsidiary companies, owns ships that are used to transport liquefied petroleum gas and petrochemical gas.

WisdomTree Investments Inc (NASDAQ: WETF)
WisdomTree Investments, Inc. is an asset management firm sponsoring exchange-traded funds and other financial products to retail and institutional investors.

Rovi Corp (NASDAQ: ROVI)
Rovi Corporation provides digital home entertainment experience by delivering solutions to businesses to protect, enhance and distribute digital goods to consumers across multiple channels. The company’s services and products include connected middleware, media recognition, interactive programming guides, copy protection and rich media.

Techne Corp (NASDAQ: TECH)
Techne Corporation, through Research and Diagnostic Systems, Inc., manufactures biological products. The company also, through R&D Systems Europe, Ltd., distributes biotechnology products.

Lannett Co Inc (NYSE: LCI)
Lannett Company, Inc. manufactures and distributes pharmaceutical products under its own trade name and under generic names. The company also distributes competitive pharmaceutical products manufactured by other companies. The principal products include antifungals, antacids, dermatological preparations, and analgesic sedatives.

Ebix Inc (NASDAQ: EBIX)
Ebix, Inc. supplies software and electronic commerce solutions to the insurance industry. The company provides a series of application software ranging from carrier systems, agency systems, and exchanges to custom software development for all entities involved in the insurance and financial industries. Ebix provides products, support, and consultancy to customers on several continents.

Navios Maritime Partners LP (NYSE: NMM)
Navios Maritime Partners LP offers maritime freight transportation. The company is an international owner and operator of drybulk carriers.

Atwood Oceanics Inc (NYSE: ATW)
Atwood Oceanics, Inc. operates as a global offshore drilling contractor. The company engages in the drilling and completion of exploratory and developmental oil and gas wells. Atwood Oceanics operates mobile offshore drilling units and is constructing ultra-deepwater drillships.

J2 Global Inc (NASDAQ: JCOM)
J2 Global, Inc. provides cloud-based communications and storage messaging services. The company offers online fax, virtual voice, hosted email, email marketing, online backup and unified communications services.

Pason Systems Inc (TSX: PSI)
Pason Systems Inc. provides rental oilfield instrumentation systems that are designed and manufactured for use on land-based drilling and service rigs. The company offers both wellsite rental services and Internet data management services.

SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: SSNC)
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. develops and markets computer software for financial services providers. The software enables trading and modeling, portfolio management and reporting, accounting, performance measurement, reconciliation, reporting, processing, and clearing.

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