Top 10 Tech Stocks To Invest In Right Now

tags:GOOGL,PNTR,HUBS,MDSO,AMBA,MSFT,EMKR,LPTH,CSC,VNET, The owner of the Los Angeles Times is in talks to sell the paper to a local biotech billionaire, the latest twist in a chaotic few months for the nation's largest metro newspaper, sources familiar with the matter told CNNMoney.

Michael Ferro, who controls the paper's parent company Tronc, is negotiating with Patrick Soon-Shiong, a Tronc investor and physician who has been dubbed "the world's richest doctor."

The deal, if reached, could see Soon-Shiong buying both the Los Angeles Times and the San Diego Union-Tribune for roughly $500 million plus pension liabilities, according to one source with knowledge of the matter.

The $500 million price tag would put the two papers at twice the price of the Washington Post when Amazon founder Jeff Bezos bought it in 2013 -- a valuation that is likely to mystify industry observers.

News of a possible deal was first reported by the Washington Post. NPR and the Los Angeles Times itself have also reported on the talks.

Top 10 Tech Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Alphabet Inc.(GOOGL)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Motley Fool Staff]

  And that's right. Google [or Alphabet] (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) is a low-risk stock. A lot of people would think, "That's really risky, isn't it? The whole Google thing?" No, not really. Not over any meaningful period of time. These are strong, substantial businesses. Of course, McCormick is a lot smaller than Alphabet, but within its field, it is a meaningful leader and a player. So that's the No. 1 thing that I like.

• [By Nicholas Rossolillo]

  Verizon has teamed up with Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) on this project as well. Subscribers get a YouTube TV subscription free for three months and either a free Google Chromecast Ultra or Apple TV 4K device for ultra-high-definition TV and movie streaming over their new high-speed connection.

• [By Danny Vena, Brian Stoffel, and Nicholas Rossolillo]

  With that in mind, we asked three Fool.com contributors to identify AI stocks that they believed had the greatest potential, even as the companies overcome challenges. Read on to find out why they chose NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA), Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG), and Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU).

• [By Money Morning News Team]

  The clients for this company run the spectrum from start-ups to some of the biggest companies on the planet, including Nike Inc. (NYSE: NKE) and Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL).

Top 10 Tech Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Pointer Telocation Ltd.(PNTR)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Logan Wallace]

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• [By Joseph Griffin]

  QUALCOMM (NASDAQ: QCOM) and Pointer Telocation (NASDAQ:PNTR) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, risk and valuation.

• [By Max Byerly]

  Pointer Telocation Ltd (NASDAQ:PNTR) shares hit a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Monday . The stock traded as low as $10.25 and last traded at $11.05, with a volume of 5226 shares. The stock had previously closed at $10.85.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ: PNTR) and Pointer Telocation (NASDAQ:PNTR) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability and risk.

Top 10 Tech Stocks To Invest In Right Now: HubSpot, Inc.(HUBS)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Tim Beyers]

  When revenue -- or in the case of a subscription-driven company like HubSpot (NYSE:HUBS), subscription revenue -- grows faster than investment in research and development (R&D) over a period in which at least one (but preferably two or more) internally developed products are released, and when gross margin expands over that same period, you've likely found a legitimate innovator.

• [By Max Byerly]

  HubSpot Inc (NYSE:HUBS) has been given a consensus rating of “Buy” by the seventeen analysts that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 1-year price target among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $121.00.

• [By Chris Neiger]

  Shares of HubSpot (NYSE:HUBS) jumped 25.9% last month, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence, after one analyst initiated coverage of the customer relationship-management company with a bullish rating, while another raised its price target for the company.

• [By Chris Neiger]

  Cloud-based sales and marketing platform specialist HubSpot (NYSE:HUBS) saw its total sales spike 39% in the first quarter to $114.6 million. That outpaced the high end of the company's own revenue guidance for the quarter by more than $4 million. The company said that strong growth was driven by both expanding subscription and professional services sales.

Top 10 Tech Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Medidata Solutions, Inc.(MDSO)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Logan Wallace]

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• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Medidata Solutions (NASDAQ:MDSO) was upgraded by analysts at ValuEngine from a hold rating to a buy rating.

  Materialise (NASDAQ:MTLS) was upgraded by analysts at ValuEngine from a hold rating to a buy rating.

• [By Ethan Ryder]

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• [By Logan Wallace]

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• [By Joseph Griffin]

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Top 10 Tech Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Ambarella, Inc.(AMBA)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Rick Munarriz]

  One of the few companies reporting this week is Ambarella (NASDAQ:AMBA). The provider of video chip solutions was a market darling when wearable action cameras were all the rage, but the stock has shed more than half its value since peaking three summers ago. 

• [By Chris Neiger]

  Tech investors who are looking for their next stock pick may have come across semiconductor companies Ambarella, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMBA) and NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA). Ambarella makes chips that process visual information for many types of cameras, including for security automotive cameras, and for GoPro's action cameras. In fiscal 2018, about 12% of the company's top line came from selling chips to GoPro.

• [By Steve Symington]

  Shares of Ambarella Inc. (NASDAQ:AMBA) fell as much as 13.6% early Friday, then recovered to close down 3.6% after disappointing guidance overshadowed the video-processing chip specialist's solid quarterly results.

• [By Dan Caplinger]

  The stock market did exceptionally well on Wednesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbing more than 300 points and certain other major benchmarks reaching record heights. In general, investors remained upbeat about the prospects for the U.S. economy overcoming any trade-related tensions and continuing to grow, riding the wave of lower corporate tax rates to boost profits. Yet even with a favorable mood in the market overall, some companies had bad news that sent their shares sharply lower. Ambarella (NASDAQ:AMBA), YY (NASDAQ:YY), and Brown-Forman (NYSE:BF-A) (NYSE:BF-B) were among the worst performers on the day. Here's why they did so poorly.

• [By Nicholas Rossolillo]

  Transforming a business can be difficult. Just ask video- and image-processing chipmaker Ambarella (NASDAQ:AMBA), which has been weaning itself from the action-camera and broader consumer electronics industry over the last couple of years. The company has been doubling down on industrial end markets instead, but stiff opposition awaits there, too.

• [By Leo Sun]

  Shares of Ambarella (NASDAQ:AMBA) recently tumbled to a 52-week low after the chipmaker followed up a second quarter earnings beat with bleak guidance for the third quarter. Ambarella's revenue fell 13% annually to $62.5 million, but still beat estimates by $0.4 million.

Top 10 Tech Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Microsoft Corporation(MSFT)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Leo Sun]

  None of these moves indicates that Nintendo will launch a PS Now competitor anytime soon. However, they highlight a major way Nintendo could challenge Sony and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) in the high-end gaming market.

• [By Paul Ausick]

  Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) traded down 4.46% at $107.26. The stock’s 52-week range is $75.95 to $116.18. Volume was about 75% above the daily average of around 24.5 million.

• [By Anders Bylund, Leo Sun, and Demitrios Kalogeropoulos]

  For investors who prefer their high-growth plays to be backed by actual business results, there are many lower-risk alternatives on today's stock market. To help you strike that delicate balance between exciting growth prospects and reasonable market risks, we asked a handful of your fellow investors here at The Motley Fool to share their best high-growth ideas not named bitcoin. Read on to see why they recommend Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Coscto Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST), and Micron Technologies (NASDAQ:MU) at the moment.

Top 10 Tech Stocks To Invest In Right Now: EMCORE Corporation(EMKR)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  EMCORE Co. (NASDAQ:EMKR) has been assigned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the six ratings firms that are covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, two have assigned a hold recommendation and two have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price objective among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $6.00.

• [By Logan Wallace]

  News articles about EMCORE (NASDAQ:EMKR) have been trending somewhat positive this week, Accern Sentiment reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive news coverage by reviewing more than twenty million blog and news sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. EMCORE earned a media sentiment score of 0.07 on Accern’s scale. Accern also gave media coverage about the semiconductor company an impact score of 46.9972095148836 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company’s share price in the near term.

• [By Max Byerly]

  News stories about EMCORE (NASDAQ:EMKR) have been trending somewhat positive this week, according to Accern Sentiment. The research group identifies positive and negative media coverage by analyzing more than twenty million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. EMCORE earned a news sentiment score of 0.10 on Accern’s scale. Accern also gave media stories about the semiconductor company an impact score of 45.6118508960632 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company’s share price in the next several days.

• [By Peter Graham]

  Small cap fiber-optic networking product Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ: AAOI), a potential peer of EMCORE Corporation (NASDAQ: EMKR), Finisar Corporation (NASDAQ: FNSR) and Oclaro Inc (NASDAQ: OCLR), is the most shorted stock on the NASDAQ with short interest of 62.65% according to Highshortnterest.com.

Top 10 Tech Stocks To Invest In Right Now: LightPath Technologies, Inc.(LPTH)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Headlines about LightPath Technologies (NASDAQ:LPTH) have been trending somewhat positive on Monday, Accern Sentiment reports. The research group identifies positive and negative press coverage by monitoring more than twenty million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. LightPath Technologies earned a daily sentiment score of 0.14 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned press coverage about the technology company an impact score of 46.9867601112654 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company’s share price in the next several days.

• [By Lisa Levin] Gainers Euro Tech Holdings Company Limited (NASDAQ: CLWT) shares rose 14.1 percent to $3.65 in the pre-market trading session after reporting 2017 year-end results. LightPath Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: LPTH) rose 13.3 percent to $2.43 in pre-market trading after reporting a third-quarter earnings beat. MYnd Analytics, Inc. (NASDAQ: MYND) rose 10.5 percent to $3.49 in pre-market trading. MYnd Analytics reported a Q2 net loss of $2.7 million on revenue of $459,900. SORL Auto Parts, Inc. (NASDAQ: SORL) shares rose 8.4 percent to $5.68 in pre-market trading after reporting upbeat Q1 results. Famous Dave's of America, Inc. (NASDAQ: DAVE) shares rose 7.7 percent to $8.40 in pre-market trading after the company reported upbeat earnings for its first quarter on Monday. Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: XENE) rose 7.5 percent to $6.45 in pre-market trading after the company presented XEN901 Phase 1 clinical update and XEN1101 TMS pharmacodynamic Phase 1 data. Mimecast Ltd (NASDAQ: MIME) rose 6.5 percent to $43.50 in pre-market trading following a first-quarter sales beat. Boxlight Corporation (NASDAQ: BOXL) rose 6 percent to $12.50 in pre-market trading after surging 77.44 percent on Monday. Intellia Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTLA) shares rose 6 percent to $26.05 in pre-market trading after climbing 3.58 percent on Monday. PPDAI Group Inc. (NASDAQ: PPDF) rose 4.7 percent to $7.20 in pre-market trading following Q1 results. Xunlei Limited (NASDAQ: XNET) rose 4.1 percent to $13.88 in pre-market trading after gaining 2.54 percent on Monday. Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (NYSE: VRX) shares rose 4.5 percent to $21.73 in pre-market trading. Mizuho upgraded Valeant from Neutral to Buy. Bovie Medical Corporation (NYSE: BVX) rose 4.1 percent to $3.80 in pre-market trading after reporting a first-quarter sales beat. Myomo, Inc. (NYSE: MYO) rose 3.4 percent to $4.00 in pre-market trading after jumping 23.25 percent o

Top 10 Tech Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Computer Sciences Corporation(CSC)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  CasinoCoin (CURRENCY:CSC) traded 11.7% lower against the U.S. dollar during the 24 hour period ending at 21:00 PM ET on May 27th. In the last week, CasinoCoin has traded down 44.1% against the U.S. dollar. One CasinoCoin coin can currently be purchased for $0.0005 or 0.00000007 BTC on popular exchanges including cfinex and BitFlip. CasinoCoin has a market cap of $18.55 million and approximately $27,292.00 worth of CasinoCoin was traded on exchanges in the last day.

• [By Shane Hupp]

  CasinoCoin (CURRENCY:CSC) traded 26.1% lower against the U.S. dollar during the 24-hour period ending at 23:00 PM E.T. on June 10th. One CasinoCoin coin can currently be bought for about $0.0004 or 0.00000006 BTC on popular exchanges including cfinex and BitFlip. During the last seven days, CasinoCoin has traded 29.9% lower against the U.S. dollar. CasinoCoin has a market capitalization of $15.21 million and $5,864.00 worth of CasinoCoin was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours.

Top 10 Tech Stocks To Invest In Right Now: 21Vianet Group, Inc.(VNET)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Lisa Levin] Gainers Blink Charging Co. (NASDAQ: BLNK) shares jumped 26.5 percent to $6.9042. Blink Charging reported Q1 net income of $2.2 million, versus a year-ago net loss of $3.1 million. Eleven Biotherapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: EBIO) shares climbed 17.4 percent to $3.11. Eleven Biotherapeutics posted a Q1 loss of $0.11 per share. Flanigan's Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE: BDL) shares jumped 17 percent to $27.97 following Q2 results. Flanigan's Enterprises posted Q2 earnings of $0.75 per share on sales of $29.456 million. Borqs Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: BRQS) rose 15.8 percent to $8.05 after reporting Q1 results. Abaxis, Inc. (NASDAQ: ABAX) jumped 15.3 percent to $82.75. Zoetis Inc. (NYSE: ZTS) announced plans to acquire Abaxis for $83 per share in cash. 21Vianet Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: VNET) gained 15.1 percent to $6.33. Gemphire Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: GEMP) rose 13.8 percent to $6.27. Enphase Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENPH) gained 12.8 percent to $5.98. H.C. Wainwright initiated coverage on Enphase Energy with a Buy rating. PetIQ Inc (NASDAQ: PETQ) shares surged 12.1 percent to $21.68 after reporting a first-quarter sales beat. NF Energy Saving Corporation (NASDAQ: NFEC) climbed 11.6 percent to $2.399. Allied Healthcare Products, Inc. (NASDAQ: AHPI) surged 11.4 percent to $3.0643. Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: BOOT) gained 11.1 percent to $24.40 after the company reported upbeat results for its fourth quarter and issued strong first-quarter earnings guidance. Ascena Retail Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASNA) rose 10.9 percent to $3.16. Sea Limited (NYSE: SE) gained 10.1 percent to $11.71 after reporting Q1 results. GEE Group, Inc. (NYSE: JOB) climbed 7.9 percent to $2.61 following Q2 results. The ONE Group Hospitality, Inc. (NASDAQ: STKS) gained 7.6 percent to $2.41 after reporting Q1 results. Biolinerx Ltd/S ADR (NASDAQ: BLRX) rose 7.3 percent to $0.8798 after the company was granted a patent approval. The clinical-st
• [By Joseph Griffin]

  21Vianet Group Inc (NASDAQ:VNET) rose 5.8% during mid-day trading on Thursday . The stock traded as high as $8.30 and last traded at $8.27. Approximately 927,613 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 101% from the average daily volume of 460,831 shares. The stock had previously closed at $7.82.

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  21Vianet Group (NASDAQ:VNET) was upgraded by analysts at BidaskClub from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report issued on Tuesday.

• [By Lisa Levin] Gainers Blink Charging Co. (NASDAQ: BLNK) shares climbed 31.68 percent to close at $7.19 on Wednesday. Blink Charging reported Q1 net income of $2.2 million, versus a year-ago net loss of $3.1 million. Eleven Biotherapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: EBIO) shares gained 24.15 percent to close at $3.29. Eleven Biotherapeutics posted a Q1 loss of $0.11 per share. 21Vianet Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: VNET) shares surged 24 percent to close at $6.82. Check-Cap Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHEK) gained 20.25 percent to close at $4.87. HUYA Inc. (NYSE: HUYA) shares surged 18.42 percent to close at $22.50 Abaxis, Inc. (NASDAQ: ABAX) rose 16.15 percent to close at $83.34. Zoetis Inc. (NYSE: ZTS) announced plans to acquire Abaxis for $83 per share in cash. Pain Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: PTIE) shares jumped 16.07 percent to close at $10.62. Bilibili Inc. (NASDAQ: BILI) rose 16.04 percent to close at $14.11. Gemphire Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: GEMP) gained 14.88 percent to close at $6.33. Phoenix New Media Limited (NYSE: FENG) rose 13.96 percent to close at $5.55. Daqo New Energy Corp. (NYSE: DQ) jumped 13.88 percent to close at $67.27 on Wednesday. Sea Limited (NYSE: SE) jumped 12.59 percent to close at $11.98 after reporting Q1 results. Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: VKTX) rose 12.01 percent to close at $5.13. Ascena Retail Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASNA) gained 11.93 percent to close at $3.19. Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: BOOT) climbed 11.66 percent to close at $24.52 on Wednesday after the company reported upbeat results for its fourth quarter and issued strong first-quarter earnings guidance. Macy's, Inc. (NYSE: M) rose 10.83 percent to close at $33.17 after the company reported stronger-than-expected results for its first quarter and lifted guidance. ChemoCentryx, Inc. (NASDAQ: CCXI) gained 9.36 percent to close at $12.50. Canaccord Genuity initiated coverage on ChemoCentryx with a Buy rating. Biolinerx Ltd/S ADR (NASDAQ: BLRX)