Top 5 International Stocks For 2014

The restaurant industry in the U.S. was badly hit in 2013 with the bad weather in December and a shorter holiday season further declining the already bad condition. The consumers were very selective with respect to spending due to a cash crunch on account of the sluggish economy so all doesn�� look rosy for the industry. The annual same-store traffic was a negative 2.1% in 2013 as compared to 1% growth reported in 2012 as per the expectations according to a Black Box International report.

However, there are a few restaurants who have managed to brave the headwinds and have come out as winners. Some of these are Buffalo Wild Wings (BWLD), Sonic (SONC), and Domino's Pizza (DPZ) -- which have bucked the industry trend.

Buffalo Wild Wings��solid growth

The simple business model of Buffalo Wild Wings comprises of tasty food, wide selection of beers, and widely available TVs to watch sports that has worked well over the years. This company earned quite well and carried over the second-quarter momentum into the recent quarter. Buffalo Wild Wings augmented the number of company-owned restaurants by 21% compared to the quarter last year, and same-store sales increased 4.8% at company-owned restaurants and 3.9% at franchised locations. This resulted in 27.9% increase in revenue versus the same quarter a year ago.

Top Long Term Stocks To Watch Right Now: Fresh Start Private Management Inc (CEYY)

Fresh Start Private Management, Inc. (FSPM), incorporated on January 28, 2008, is an alcohol treatment and rehabilitation company. The Company has developed a patented treatment that delivers target therapeutic levels of Naltrexone that significantly reduce patients' cravings for alcohol.

The program is administered on an outpatient basis with patients need not missing more than a day of work and can receive treatment without co-workers or even family members being aware. The Company operates in the Unites States.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Peter Graham]

  Small cap stocks Fresh Start Private Management Inc (OTCMKTS: CEYY), 7 Star Entertainment Inc (OTCMKTS: SAEE) and Refill Energy, Inc (OTCMKTS: REFG) have been getting some attention lately in various investment newsletters thanks to paid promotions. Of course, there is nothing wrong with a properly disclosed promotional or investor relations campaign, but unwary investors or traders could find themselves in trouble if they are not careful. So do these three small caps have what it takes to remain hot? Here is a quick reality check before you invest or trade:

  Fresh Start Private Management Inc (OTCMKTS: CEYY)is Expecting ��xponential Revenue Growth��

  Small cap Fresh Start Private Management is an alcohol treatment and rehabilitation company on the leading edge of alcohol addiction treatment. On Friday, Start Private Management rose 13.99% to $0.044 for a market cap of $5.19 million plus CEYY is down 92.7% since last March according to Google Finance.

Top 5 International Stocks For 2014: Parametric Technology Corporation(PMTC)

Parametric Technology Corporation develops, markets, and supports product lifecycle management (PLM) software solutions and services that help companies design products, manage product information, and enhance product development processes worldwide. Its PLM solutions comprise Windchill, an Internet-based content and process management solution for managing data and relationships, processes, and publications; Arbortext, an enterprise solution to manage complex information assets that enhance their customer support and service center information delivery processes; Creo View, which enables enterprise-wide visualization, verification, annotation, and automated comparison of various product development data formats; and Integrity that coordinates and manages various activities and artifacts associated with developing software-intensive products. The company?s desktop solutions include Creo Parametric, a family of three-dimensional product design solutions based on a parametr ic, feature-based solid modeler that enables changes made during the design process to be associatively updated throughout the design; Creo Elements/Direct, a family of computer aided design and collaboration software used for customers to meet short design cycles and to create product designs; Mathcad, an engineering calculation software solution, which combines a computational engine, accessed through conventional math notation, and with a full-featured word processor and graphing tools; and Arbortext to help customers improve documentation accuracy, speed time to market, reduce translation requirements, and lower publishing costs. In addition, it provides consulting, implementation, training, maintenance, and computer-based training products. Parametric Technology sells its products and services through direct sales force and third-party resellers and other strategic partners. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Needham, Massachusetts.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Northrop Puckett]

  The company is facing headwinds in the broader economy. This can be seen in declining sales in many areas of their business. Regionally, the U.S was flat; Northern Europe was up; Southern Europe was down; and emerging markets were down. Autodesk also lowered quarterly and yearly revenue expectations. This lowering of guidance by Autodesk also matches the same guidance changes made by competitors Parametric Technology (PMTC) and ANSYS (ANSS), so it is not necessarily losing out to its rivals in this case.

• [By Markus Aarnio]

  Autodesk's competitors include Adobe Systems (ADBE), Dassault Systemes SA (DASTY.PK), and Parametric Technology Corporation (PMTC). Here is a table comparing these companies.

Top 5 International Stocks For 2014: Sandridge Energy Inc.(SD)

SandRidge Energy, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an independent natural gas and oil company in the United States. The company engages in the exploration, development, and production of oil and gas properties. Its Exploration and Production segment explores for, develops, and produces natural gas and oil reserves with focus on the Mid-Continent and Permian Basin. This segment also operates leasehold positions in the West Texas Overthrust (WTO), Gulf Coast, and Gulf of Mexico. The company?s Drilling and Oil Field Services segment is involved in the contract drilling of oil and natural gas wells primarily in the west Texas region. This segment also offers oil field services, including providing pulling units, trucking, rental tools, location, and road construction and roustabout services. Its Midstream Gas Services segment engages in purchasing, gathering, treating, and selling natural gas in west Texas. As of December 31, 2011, its estimated proved reserv es were 470.6 million barrels of oil equivalent, of which approximately 52% were oil. The company also had interests in 5,043 gross producing wells, as well as in approximately 2,695,000 gross acres under lease. In addition, it had 21 rigs drilling in the Mid-Continent and 15 rigs drilling in the Permian Basin. SandRidge Energy, Inc. is headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Richard Zeits]

  SandRidge Energy (SD), the most active driller and largest leaseholder in the Mississippian Lime, has substantially curtailed its initial plan to ramp up its drilling program in the play to 45+ rigs and is currently running 22 rigs instead. SandRidge has made it clear that "holding" acreage is not a priority for the company and certain (and potentially very substantial) parts of its acreage position - which currently stands at 1.9 million net acres - may be left to expire undrilled. As SandRidge has focused its capital allocation to a six-county area (map below), many of its leases in the play's northern extension may end up released.

• [By Matt DiLallo]

  SandRidge Energy� (NYSE: SD  )
  Speaking of the Mississippian, SandRidge is one of the biggest advocates of that emerging oil play. The company expects the play to deliver 64% year-over-year oil production growth, which will enable its total oil production to grow by 19% this year. SandRidge has leased about 1.85 million net acres in the Mississippian, which gives it more than a decade of oil production growth opportunities.�

• [By Tyler Crowe]

  Do you ever get the feeling that CEOs don't give much thought to the fact that you have spent your hard earned cash on their company? Well, it certainly seems that was the case with Sandridge Energy (NYSE: SD  ) . This past week, the company and its founder and CEO, Tom Ward, went their separate ways after the board nominated CFO James Bennett to Ward's former post. Perhaps now Ward can get together with his former running buddy, Aubrey McClendon, now that he too is no longer tied down to the CEO post at Chesapeake Energy (NYSE: CHK  ) .

Top 5 International Stocks For 2014: Gen-Probe Incorporated(GPRO)

Gen-Probe Incorporated engages in the development, manufacture, and marketing of molecular diagnostic products and services that are used primarily to diagnose human diseases and screen donated human blood. Its women?s health product line includes APTIMA Combo 2 assay, APTIMA CT, APTIMA GC assays, and PACE family of assays to detect chlamydia and gonorrhea; APTIMA Trichomonas ASRs to detect trichomonas; APTIMA HPV assay to detect 14 sub-types of high-risk HPV associated with cervical cancer; and AccuProbe Group B Streptococcus (GBS) assay to detect GBS from culture. The company?s infectious diseases product line comprises ProFlu+ to detect influenza A, B, and Respiratory syncytial virus; ProFAST+ to detect and differentiate seasonal H1, seasonal H3, and H1N1pdm09; ProGastro Cd to detect toxigenic strains of clostridium difficile; AMPLIFIED MTD to detect mycobacterium tuberculosis; GAS Direct to detect gas directly from a throat swab; APTIMA HIV-1 and APTIMA HCV assays to detect RNA from HIV-1 and hepatitis C virus; and ASRs for quantitative HCV testing. Its blood screening products include Procleix HIV-1/HCV, Procleix Ultrio, Procleix Ultrio Plus, and Procleix WNV assays to detect HIV-1, HCV, HBV, and west nile virus in donated blood, plasma, organs, and tissues. The company?s transplant diagnostics products comprise LIFECODES HLA DNA typing kits; LIFECODES HLA antibody kits; LIFECODES PF4 assay to detect PF4 heparin-dependent antibodies; and LIFECODES PAK products for platelet antibody screening and detection. It also provides instrumentation and software for performing NAT assays; and genetic testing products, such as PROGENSA PCA3 and PCA3 ASRs to detect the PCA3 genes. The company serves reference laboratories, public health institutions, and hospitals through its direct sales force in United States, Canada, and Europe, as well as through distributors internationally. Gen-Probe Incorporated was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in S an Diego, California.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By MONEYMORNING.COM]

  Action-camera company GoPro Inc. (Nasdaq: GPRO) released more information about its upcoming IPO on Wednesday, saying the company plans to raise up to $427.2 million in the deal. That would give the company a valuation of approximately $3 billion.

• [By Melvin Backman]

  1. Investors ignore Michaels debut, but clamor for more GoPro: Shares in GoPro (GPRO), the sports-oriented camera maker whose shares started trading Wednesday, have continued to surge. The stock is up 16% Friday, nearly as strong a move after yesterday's momentous 30% spike.