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17 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days

Introduction 2

Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc. (BCEI) 3

BP plc (BP) 4

Funko (FNKO) 5

Liberty Media Formula One Group (FWONA) 6

Interactive Corp (IAC) 7

J. Jill (JILL) 8

NetApp (NTAP) 9

Note to Reader 10

What to Do Next 10

Contents


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these7promisingcompanies.

Introduction


Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc. (BCEI)

is a small cap exploration and

productioncompany.OnMay8,

itreportedfirstquarterearnings

of$1.07thateasilyblewbythe

ZacksConsensusEstimateof$0.71,

whichwasabeatof50.7%.

Netrevenuejumpedto$64.2

millionfrom$52.6millioninthe

firstquarterof2017thanksto

increased commodity price and

greateroil-weightedproduction.

Withcrudesurgingabove$70,it’snotsurprisingthatanalystsbelieveBonanzaispoised

tocashin.Fortheyear,theZacksConsensusEstimateroseto$5.32from$4.52overthe

lastweek.That’searningsgrowthof293%asitmadeonly$1.34lastyear.Bonanzashares

areup29%year-to-datebutthey’restillcheapduetothesurgeinearnings.

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Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc. (BCEI)


BPplc(BP)isoneoftheworld’s

largest petroleum and petrochemi-

cals companies. Its next report is

expected to be out about a month

fromnow.

Current consensus estimates are

callingforearningsof$0.87per

share,whichwouldmarkgrowth

ofmorethan314%yearoveryear.

TheZacksConsensusEstimateforBP’sfull-year2018earningshasbeentrendingupward

recently. Rising oil prices have led many investors to consider adding strong oil stocks

to their portfolios, and BP certainly looks like a great candidate. Its earnings outlook is

improving, its business is solid, and its valuation is attractive.


BP plc (BP)


Funko (FNKO) is a pop culture

consumer products company that

designs, sources and distributes

licensed pop culture products.

There have been a total of three

reports and, importantly, the year

over year revenue rate has been

higherforeachreport.Inthetwo

quartersthatZackshadestimates

for,therehavebeentwomonster

beats.

ThatshouldgiveinvestorsconfidencethatthenextreportthatcouldcomeinearlyAugust

couldbeanotherbeat.Atpresent,theZacksConsensusEstimatestandsat$123Minreve-

nueandEPSof$0.02fortheFiscalsecondquarterof2018.


Funko (FNKO)


Liberty Media Formula One Group

(FWONA)owns100%oftheiconic

Formula One motorsports busi-

ness.

Inaddition,itowns15%of

theMLB’sAtlantaBraves,

33%ofAssociatedPartners

LP,a34%stakeinLiveNation

Entertainment and parts of

several other businesses.

Over the last thirty days, analysts have dramatically increased their estimates for the

currentquarterandcurrentyear.Thisiscomingontheheelsoflastquarter’searnings

reportwherethecompanyreportingjusta7-centlossversusexpectationscallingforan

80-centloss.Inthepreviousquarter,earningscameinat$1.79despiteanalystsexpecting

a26-centloss.


Liberty Media Formula One Group (FWONA)


InteractiveCorp(IAC)owns

approximately150brandsacross

awideswathofmedia,though

itismostcloselyassociatedwith

Match Group (MTCH).

The online dating company

contributesasmuchas40%of

IAC’srevenueandmorethanhalf

ofEBITDAinanygivenquarter.

SharesofbothMTCHandIACplunged25%and20%,respectively,afterFacebook

announcedtheirowndatingfunctionality.ButFacebookhasyettoproduceadatingapp

andthecompanieshavebothreboundedsharplywithanaggressivemediacampaign

and the earnings to back it up.

Theselloffwasbarelyablipontheradarandonegoodreportgotthesharesrallyingto

basicallyrightbackwheretheystarted.Whilethemarkethasanunfortunatetendencyto

over-reacttobadnews,savvyinvestorsstaythecourseandevenaddtopositionsinthe

face of panic selling.


Interactive Corp (IAC)


J. Jill (JILL) is a leading omni-channel

retailerofwomen’sapparel,acces-

sories,andfootwear.

ThisZacksRank#1(StrongBuy)is

in an industry that ranks in the Top

17%ofourZacksIndustryRank.

Analysts have been increasingly

bullishsinceanewCEOjoinedthe

company. Linda Heasley joined in

April after being on the Board for a

little over a year.

Shehasbeenabletoquicklyidentifythreekeyassets:theirexistingstores,theire-commerce

platform and their catalog. This has led to some seriously bullish revisions to current year and

nextyearEPSnumbers.

Acoupleofbigearningssurprisesinarowhavehelpedthestockrecoverfromplummet-

ingtoall-timelowsunder$5earlierintheyear.CurrentlyJILLhasagoodbitofmomentum

behind the name.


J. Jill (JILL)


NetApp (NTAP) provides enterprise

storage and data management

softwareandhardwareproducts

and services.

The company reported strong

resultsforitsfiscalfourth-quar-

ter2018endedApril27,2018.

Non-GAAPearningsof1.05per

sharewereaheadoftheZacks

ConsensusEstimateof$1.01.

Earningssurged22.1%year-over-yearandwerealsoabovethemanagement’sguidance.

Revenueswereup11%fromtheyear-agoquarter,andalsobeattheZacksConsensus

Estimate.Afterastrongquarterlyreport,analystshavesignificantlyraisedtheirestimates

forthecompany.Thestockisupalmost50%thisyear,buttradingatabout20timesforward

earnings, it does not look too expensive.


NetApp (NTAP)


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CoverContentsIntroductionBonanza Creek Energy, Inc. (BCEI)BP plc (BP)Funko (FNKO)Liberty Media Formula One Group (FWONA)Interactive Corp (IAC)J. Jill (JILL)NetApp (NTAP)Note to ReaderWhat to Do Next

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