From the impact of Obamacare to cutting-edge research, biotech buyouts to FDA decisions, The Motley Fool's health-care team sits down each week�to discuss the most fascinating developments in health care, and their implications for long-term investors. In this week's edition, the team talks about a potentially landmark Supreme Court ruling, the impact of President Obama's budget on health-care stocks, the next wave of innovation for the pharma industry, and why investors need to pay attention to a small research company from upstate New York.
In the following segment, health-care analyst David Williamson dives into the legal battle between Myriad Genetics and those who question its ability to patent human genes. The Supreme Court is hearing opening arguments, with a decision expected later this summer.
Top Biotech Stocks For 2014: Softrock Minerals Ltd (SFT.V)
Softrock Minerals Ltd. engages in the exploration and development of oil and gas properties in western Canada and Quebec. It holds a 40% working interest in 2 heavy oil wells in the Manitou Lake area of northwest Saskatchewan; and 20% working interest in PFM Minhik 7-35-44-4W5, which covers an area of 640 acres in west central Alberta. It also holds 100% interest in Northern Alberta Metallic & Industrial Minerals Permits, which cover 26,880 hectares of mineral claims in northwest Alberta for the exploration and development of potash and lithium. Softrock Minerals Ltd. was incorporated in 1993 and is based in Calgary, Canada.
Top Biotech Stocks For 2014: Rentrak Corporation(RENT)
Rentrak Corporation, an information management company, provides content measurement and analytical services to companies in the entertainment industry. The company delivers content performance data for various entertainment platforms and media technologies, including television, theatrical, home entertainment, mobile, and broadband video. It operates in two divisions, Home Entertainment, and Advanced Media and Information. The Home Entertainment division delivers home entertainment content products, such as DVDs and blue-ray discs; and offers related rental and sales information for the content to home video specialty stores and other retailers in the United States and Canada. It leases products from various suppliers, including motion picture studios; and retailers sublease and rent these products to consumers. This division also includes direct revenue sharing (DRS) services, which encompasses the collection, tracking, auditing, and reporting of transaction and revenue data generated by DRS retailers to its respective DRS clients. The AMI division offers Essentials Suite of business information services. This division?s Essentials Suite software and services provide data collection, management, analysis, and reporting functions. It also collects and process data from across 26 countries. This division has operations in California, New York, Florida, the United Kingdom, Australia, Germany, France, Mexico, Argentina, Spain, and Russia. The company was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Portland, Oregon with additional offices in Los Angeles, New York City, Miami/Ft. Lauderdale, Argentina, Australia, France, Germany, Mexico, Spain, and the United Kingdom.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By Smith]
Rentrak Corporation operates in two business divisions: Home Entertainment, and Advanced Media and Information (AMI). Its EPS forecast for the current year is 0.58 and next year is 1.11. According to consensus estimates, its topline is expected to grow 8.18% current year and 16.27% next year. It is trading at a forward P/E of 24.37. Out of six analysts covering the company, three are positive and have buy recommendations and three have hold ratings.
Top 10 Oil Companies For 2014: Ecotality Inc.(ECTY)
ECOtality, INC., through its subsidiaries, provides clean electric transportation and storage technologies in the United States and internationally. It offers electric vehicle supply equipment for on-road vehicular applications under the Blink name; and advanced fast-charge systems for material handling, airport ground support equipment, and various motive applications under the Minit-Charger name, as well as engages in the development, manufacture, assembly, and sale of specialty solar products, advanced battery systems, and hydrogen and fuel cell systems. The company also provides testing, engineering, and consulting services, including the advanced vehicle testing activities; the EV Micro-Climate process, a planning and consulting program for municipal planning organizations and utilities; bridge power manager systems; and EV network management and software solutions. In addition, it offers energy engineering services comprising hydrogen, solar, battery, coal gasificati on, and energy delivery infrastructure; hydrogen internal combustion engine vehicle conversions; industrial battery systems; specialty solar solutions; specialty thin-sealed lead battery products; and third-party hydrogen and education related products. Further, the company operates an online retail store that provides a range of fuel cell products, such as fuel cell stacks, systems, component parts, and educational materials. It serves commercial, industrial, institutional, governmental, and utility sector consumers. The company was formerly known as Alchemy Enterprises, Ltd. and changed its name to ECOtality, Inc. in November 2006. ECOtality, Inc. was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
Advisors' Opinion:- [By CRWE]
About ECOtality
ECOtality, Inc. (Nasdaq:ECTY), headquartered in San Francisco, California, is a leader in clean electric transportation and storage technologies. Through innovation, acquisitions, and strategic partnerships, ECOtality accelerates the market applicability of advanced electric technologies to replace carbon-based fuels. For more information about ECOtality, please visit www.ecotality.com.
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