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Copyright 2017 Investor's Business Daily Inc. 16 GRUPO SUPERVIELLE (SUPV) Grp 74 $30.08 27.5M Shares 98 Comp. Rating 93 EPS RS 97 ROE 32% ARGENTINIAN FINANCIAL INSTITUTION WITH A NETWORK OF 98 BRANCHES AND 78 SENIOR CITIZEN SERVICE CENTERS. +43% Ann. EPS Gro PE 17 Avg. Daily Vol 471,900 Debt 33% Last Qtr Eps +18%6 Prior Qtr +153%5 Last Qtr Sales +21% 3 Qtrs EPS ) 15% Eps Due 2/16e Acc/Dis A Extended after 1st test of 10-week moving average in Nov. 19 TRANSUNION (TRU) Grp 75 o$55.16 131.3M Shares 96 Comp. Rating 97 EPS RS 92 ROE 21% PROVIDES INFORMATION, RISK MANAGEMENT TO BUSINESSES AND CONSUMERS IN U.S. AND OTHER COUNTRIES. +56% Ann. EPS Gro PE 30 Avg. D. Vol 1,534,500 Debt 171% Last Qtr Eps +29%5 Prior Qtr +27%6 Last Qtr Sales +14% 15 Qtrs EPS ) 15% Eps Due 2/12 Acc/Dis B Extended after Feb. breakout, many tests of 10-week line. 22 CBOE GLOBAL MARKETS (CBOE) Grp 75 o$124.47 111.2M Shares 97 Comp. Rating 95 EPS RS 93 ROE 69% OPERATES A GLOBAL OPTIONS EXCHANGE INTEGRATING OPEN OUT- CRY METHOD AND AN ELECTRONIC PLATFORM. +10% Ann. EPS Gro PE 39 Avg. D. Vol 1,069,500 Debt 0% Last Qtr Eps +53%5 Prior Qtr +45%5 Last Qtr Sales+262% 3 Qtrs EPS ) 15% Eps Due 2/5 Acc/Dis B Well-extended after April breakout; wait for new base. 25 PAYCOM SOFTWARE INC (PAYC) Grp 92 o$80.72 48.5M Shares 94 Comp. Rating 98 EPS RS 89 ROE 48% PROVIDES CLOUD-BASED HUMAN CAPITAL MGMT SOFTWARE THAT MANAGES EMPLOYMENT LIFE CYCLE FOR EMPLOYERS. +112% Ann. EPS Gro PE 67 Avg. Daily Vol 556,800 Debt 25% Last Qtr Eps +93%5 Prior Qtr +24%6 Last Qtr Sales +31% 14 Qtrs EPS ) 15% Eps Due 2/6 R&D 6% Acc/Dis C Testing support but extended after August breakout. 28 DIAMONDBACK ENERGY (FANG) Grp 32 o$124.37 97.2M Shares 98 Comp. Rating 96 EPS RS 89 ROE 5% ENGAGED IN OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION OF UNCON- VENTIONAL, ONSHORE OIL AND GAS IN PERMIAN BASIN. +17% Ann. EPS Gro PE 28 Avg. D. Vol 1,010,500 Debt 30% Last Qtr Eps +146%6 Prior Qtr +381%6 Last Qtr Sales+112% 5 Qtrs EPS ) 15% Eps Due 2/12 Acc/Dis B Extended from 115.03 buy point of base-on-base pattern. 17 NVIDIA CORP (NVDA) Grp 88 o$195.27 569.6M Shares 93 Comp. Rating 98 EPS RS 93 ROE 33% DESIGNS GRAPHIC PROCESSING UNITS USED IN PERSONAL COMPUT- ERS, WORKSTATIONS, GAME CONSOLES AND MOBILE DEVICES. +64% Ann. EPS Gro PE 48 Avg. D. Vol 13,786,000 Debt 34% Last Qtr Eps +60%6 Prior Qtr +124%6 Last Qtr Sales +32% 7 Qtrs EPS ) 15% Eps Due 2/7 R&D 21% Acc/Dis D- Sup/Demand 91 Break of 10-week moving avg. in heavy volume means sell. 20 ATLASSIAN CORP PLC (TEAM) Grp 123 o$46.26 12.1M Shares 95 Comp. Rating 96 EPS RS 95 ROE 10% U.K.-BASED CO THAT DESIGNS/DEVELOPS SOFTWARE TO HELP TEAMS IN MGMT, COLLABORATION, INTEGRATION AND DEPLOYMENT. +37% Ann. EPS Gro PE 122 Avg. D. Vol 1,191,900 Debt 0% Last Qtr Eps +20%6 Prior Qtr +29%5 Last Qtr Sales +42% 2 Qtrs EPS ) 15% Eps Due 1/17 R&D 50% Acc/Dis B- Consolidating below 10-week line after powerful breakout. 23 DAQO NEW ENERGY CORP (DQ) Grp 1 o$54.00 5.2M Shares 99 Comp. Rating 88 EPS RS 99 ROE 21% CHINESE MANUFACTURER OF POLYSILICON FOR USE IN PHOTOVOLTA- IC PRODUCTS SUCH AS INGOTS, WAFERS, CELLS/MODULES +99% Ann. EPS Gro PE 8 Avg. Daily Vol 311,300 Debt 41% Last Qtr Eps +90%5 Prior Qtr -38%6 Last Qtr Sales +65% 1 Qtrs EPS ) 15% Eps Due 3/5 R&D 2% Acc/Dis A Sup/Demand 93 Thin name extended after Oct. breakout; 10-week test next? 26 COGNEX CORP (CGNX) Grp 94 o$61.89 162.8M Shares 92 Comp. Rating 96 EPS RS 93 ROE 17% MANUFACTURES MODULAR VISION SYSTEMS THAT ELIMINATE DE- FECTS, VERIFY ASSEMBLIES, AND AUTOMATE PRODUCTION +20% Ann. EPS Gro PE 48 Avg. D. Vol 2,273,100 Debt 0% Last Qtr Eps +93%5 Prior Qtr +19%6 Last Qtr Sales +76% 5 Qtrs EPS ) 15% Eps Due 2/12 R&D 15% Acc/Dis D- Sup/Demand 81 Consolidating below 10-week line after early-Aug. breakout. 29 SITEONELNDSCPESPPLY (SITE) Grp 28 $74.34 21.1M Shares 98 Comp. Rating 91 EPS RS 96 ROE 26% OPERATES 469 STORES OFFERING LANDSCAPE SUPPLIES TO RESIDEN- TIAL AND COMMERCIAL LANDSCAPE PROFESSIONALS +22% Ann. EPS Gro PE 69 Avg. Daily Vol 338,200 Debt 250% Last Qtr Eps +14%6 Prior Qtr +23%5 Last Qtr Sales +13% 0 Qtrs EPS ) 15% Eps Due 3/13 Acc/Dis B+ Extended after pullback to the 10-week line. 18 PRA HEALTH SCIENCES (PRAH) Grp 132 o$91.53 61.5M Shares 99 Comp. Rating 97 EPS RS 92 ROE 23% PROVIDES OUTSOURCED CLINICAL DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TO THE BIOTECH AND PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES VIA 70 OFFICES. +49% Ann. EPS Gro PE 31 Avg. Daily Vol 517,500 Debt 109% Last Qtr Eps +38%5 Prior Qtr +25%5 Last Qtr Sales +28% 2 Qtrs EPS ) 15% Eps Due 2/20 Acc/Dis A Extended from 84.48 entry; later-stage base. 21 S V B FINANCIAL GRP (SIVB) Grp 21 o$241.70 52.2M Shares 99 Comp. Rating 96 EPS RS 92 ROE 11% HOLDING COMPANY FOR SILICON VALLEY BANK OPERATING VIA 29 OFFICES IN THE U.S. AND OFFICES IN CHINA, INDIA, ISRAEL, U.K. +17% Ann. EPS Gro PE 27 Avg. Daily Vol 465,100 Debt 22% Last Qtr Eps +32%5 Prior Qtr +30%5 Last Qtr Sales +22% 3 Qtrs EPS ) 15% Eps Due 1/25 Acc/Dis A- Extended from 223.92 alternate entry. 24 CADENCE BANCORP CL A (CADE) Grp 87 $26.96 6.7M Shares 99 Comp. Rating 99 EPS RS 86 ROE 6% HOLDING CO FOR CADENCE BANK OPERATING VIA 66 OFFICES IN TEXAS, ALABAMA, FLORIDA, MISSISSIPPI AND TENNESSEE. +38% Ann. EPS Gro PE 19 Avg. Daily Vol 483,900 Debt 30% Last Qtr Eps +388%5 Prior Qtr +94%5 Last Qtr Sales +18% 4 Qtrs EPS ) 15% Eps Due 10/24 Acc/Dis A+ April IPO at record highs; wait for new entry. 27 CENTENE CORP (CNC) Grp 81 o$102.16 167.4M Shares 94 Comp. Rating 96 EPS RS 91 ROE 18% PROVIDES MANAGED HEALTHCARE SERVICES THROUGH GOVERN- MENT SUBSIDIZED PROGRAMS +40% Ann. EPS Gro PE 19 Avg. D. Vol 1,759,000 Debt 79% Last Qtr Eps +21%6 Prior Qtr +23%6 Last Qtr Sales +10% 16 Qtrs EPS ) 15% Eps Due 2/5 Acc/Dis B Back above 98.82 buy point from later-stage base. 30 APPLIED MATERIALS (AMAT) Grp 54 o$52.06 1045M Shares 96 Comp. Rating 98 EPS RS 86 ROE 24% MANUFACTURES DEPOSITION, INSPECTION AND ETCHING AND CLEAN- ING EQUIPMENT USED IN IC AND FLAT PANEL DISPLAY FABRICATION. +49% Ann. EPS Gro PE 16 Avg. D. Vol 11,432,500 Debt 57% Last Qtr Eps +41%6 Prior Qtr +72%6 Last Qtr Sales +20% 7 Qtrs EPS ) 15% Eps Due 2/14 R&D 12% Acc/Dis B- Sup/Demand 76 Sharp drop below 10-week line; watch for new base. 16 Grupo Supervielle 30.08 98 93 97 +31 +18 +13 +21 32 9 36 7Highly profitable bank has strong EPS estimates the next two years. 17 Nvidia Corp 195.3 93 98 93 +63 +60 +16 +32 33 27 5 Operating costs rising as it invests in AI, self–driving cars. 18 PRA Health Sciences 91.53 99 97 92 +31 +38 +45 +28 23 11 2 7Provides clinical development services to the biotechnology industry. 19 Transunion 55.16 96 97 92 +24 +29 +9 +14 21 26 2 7Major provider of consumer reports and risk scores. 20 Atlassian Corp Plc 46.26 95 96 95 +30 +20 +33 +42 10 17 76 7Products include Jira Software, Confluence and Bitbucket. 21 S V B Financial Grp 241.7 99 96 92 +32 +32 +38 +22 11 38 1 Sees continued growth, demand for funds by "Innovation Economy" firms. 22 Cboe Global Markets 124.5 97 95 93 +41 +53 +37 +262 69 48 2 7Chicago–based CBOE is one of world's largest exchange–holding firms. 23 Daqo New Energy Corp 54.00 99 88 99 +40 +90 +140 +65 21 26 37 7Low-cost producer of high-purity polysilicon and solar wafers.dustry. 24 Cadence Bancorp Cl A 26.96 99 99 86 +82 +388 +3 +18 6 23 1 7Southwest regional bank has grown earnings at 38% rate in past 3 years. 25 Paycom Software Inc 80.72 94 98 89 +44 +93 +33 +31 48 24 12 7Software firm provides human resources services via cloud. 26 Cognex Corp 61.89 92 96 93 +60 +93 +19 +76 17 36 6 Apple is a top customer of this maker of flaw detectors. 27 Centene Corp 102.2 94 96 91 +12 +21 –22 +10 18 3 3 Medicaid insurer grows from state Medicaid expansion under ObamaCare. 28 Diamondback Energy 124.4 98 96 89 +191 +146 +57 +112 5 25 0 7New technology helps reactivate West Texas' Permian Basin. 29 Siteonelndscpespply 74.34 98 91 96 +38 +14 .. +13 26 3 4 7Products include irrigation supplies, fertilizers, nursery goods. 30 Applied Materials 52.06 96 98 86 +24 +41 +46 +20 24 15 0 Chip equipment maker gets 26% of revenue from Taiwan, 21% from China. 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Curr Prior Under Sales Rel Closing Qtr Yr’s Qtr EPS /Over Sales % EPS Str Company Name Symbol Industry Price Erns Erns %Chg Est % (Mil) Chg Rtg Rtg Record Payment Period Amt. DateDate INCREASED New Guaranty Federal Bc . . . . . . . Q .12 1-2 1-13 Lamb Weston Hldgs . . . . . . . Q .19125 2-1 3-2 Oxford Lane Cap Corp . . .M .135 1-23 1-31 Riverview Bncp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q .03 1-5 1-23 Wayne Savings Bcshs . . . . . Q .10 1-9 1-24 REGULAR Commerce Union Bcsh . . . . Q .06 1-10 1-20 Community Finl Corp . . . . . Q .10 1-11 1-26 Donegal Group Cl A . . . . . . . . Q .14 1-31 2-15 Donegal Group Cl B . . . . . . . . Q .1225 1-31 2-15 FNB Bancorp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q .13 1-31 2-16 First Bancorp Maine . . . . . . . . Q .24 1-5 1-31 Flowserve Corp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q .19 1-4 1-19 Horizon Bancorp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Q .13 1-5 1-19 Oxford Land Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . M .135 2-20 2-28 Oxford Land Cap . . . . . . . . . . . . M .135 3-22 3-30 United Security Bcsh . . . . . . . Q .07 1-4 1-16 Washington Tr Bncp . . . . . . . Q .39 12-28 1-12 Waterstone Finl Md. . . . . . . . Q .12 1-11 2-2 Western Asset Mtge . . . . . . . Q .31 12-29 1-26 West Pharma Svcs . . . . . . . . . Q .14 1-17 2-1 G - payable in Canadian funds; Q - Quarterly; A - Annually; S - Semiannually; M - Monthly; U - Pay undetermined; I - Initial; Y - Year-end. Dividends 5 Up Ennis Inc EBF Office Supplies Mfg 20.60 0.33 vs 0.27 +22.2 +22 93.6 +5.6` 64 75 Iconix Brand Group ICON Apprel-Clthing Mfg 1.33 0.24 vs 0.19 +26.3` +33 53.2 –12 25 1 National Holdings Corp NHLD Fin-Invest Bnk/Bkrs 2.66 0.29 vs –0.43 +167 .. 45.4 –1.5 43 23 Paychex Inc PAYX Comml Svc-Outsourci 68.27 0.59 vs 0.56 +5.4a 0.0 827 +7.1` 75 71 Winnebago Inds WGO Bldg-Mbile/Mfg & Rv 56.45 0.71 vs 0.32 +122` +37 450 +83` 98 96 1 Down Advaxis Inc ADXS Medical-Biomed/Bth 3.00 –0.57 vs –0.55 .. .. 1.8 –53 7 2 Stocks Ex-Dividend for Dec. 27, 2017 Company Amount American Tower Reit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.700 Boyd Gaming Corp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.050 C M E Group Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.160 Canadian Imprl Bk Comm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.011 Cypress Semiconductor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.110 Eaton Vance Fl Rt2022trg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.198 Eaton Vance Float Rt Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.134 Eaton Vance High Inc2021 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.200 Eaton Vance Sr Fltg Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.211 Eaton Vance Sr Inc Tr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.120 Embraer Sa Adr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.092 Insight Select Income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.441 M F A Financial Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.200 Mackinac Financial Corp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.120 Telecom Argent S A Ads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.219 Telefonica Brasil S.a. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.282 Virco Manufacturing Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.015 Wheeler Reit Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.340 Xcel Energy Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.360 Pick a point on the horizon MarketSmith will help you get there Try MarketSmith for 3 weeks only $19.95 800-831-2525 I Investors.com/try © 2017 Investor’s Business Daily, Inc. Investor’s Business Daily, IBD, CAN SLIM, Leaderboard and corresponding logos are registered trademarks owned by Investor’s Business Daily, Inc. MarketSmith is a registered trademark of MarketSmith, Incorporated. INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY WEEK OF DECEMBER 25, 2017 B3
