Top 10 Companies To Watch For 2014

Score one for Forbes, at the expense of Barron's. With today's big jump from SolarCity Corp. (NASDAQ:SCTY) shares, an article appearing on the latter's website a few weeks ago alluded to the possibility that the company might need to raise funds to meet certain obligations ... the last thing shareholders want to hear. A few hours later, a commentary at the former's website swooped in to repair the damage being done to SCTY, largely by reframing the issue. Though "right" and "wrong" might be too strong to use as description of how things have played out for the stock in the meantime, using the terms "relevant" and "irrelevant" wouldn't be a stretch - William Pentland's article at Forbes appears to be the more relevant of the two, at least to investors, judging from the stock's action today.

Top 10 Companies To Watch For 2014: Gibraltar Industries Inc.(ROCK)

Gibraltar Industries, Inc. manufactures and distributes building products for the home improvement, highway construction, building materials, architectural industries, and construction industries. The company?s products include a line of bar grating and safety plank grating for use in walkways, platforms, safety barriers, drainage covers, and ventilation grates; expanded and perforated metal used in walkways, catwalks, shelving, fencing, barriers, patio furniture, and other applications; metal lath products for use in exterior stucco, stone, and tile projects; fiberglass grating; and expansion joint systems, bearing assemblies, and pavement sealing systems used in bridge and highway infrastructure construction. Its products also consist of roof and foundation ventilation products and accessories; mail storage solutions comprising single mailboxes and cluster boxes for multi-unit housing; roof edging, underlayment, and flashing; soffits and trim; drywall corner bead; coate d coil stock; metal roofing and accessories; steel framing; rain dispersion products, such as gutters and accessories; and lawn and garden products. The company sells its products through its sales personnel and outside sales representatives to home improvement retailers and building product distributors, as well as to commercial, residential, and transportation contractors. It operates primarily in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Europe. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Buffalo, New York.

Top 10 Companies To Watch For 2014: Allos Therapeutics Inc.(ALTH)

Allos Therapeutics, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, engages in the development and commercialization of anti-cancer therapeutics. It focuses on the development and commercialization of FOLOTYN (pralatrexate injection), a folate analogue metabolic inhibitor. The company?s FOLOTYN is approved in the U.S. for the treatment of patients with relapsed or refractory peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL). It is also developing FOLOTYN in other hematologic malignancies. The company has a strategic collaboration agreement with Mundipharma International Corporation Limited (Mundipharma) to co-develop FOLOTYN. Allos Therapeutics has full commercialization rights for FOLOTYN in the United States and Canada; and Mundipharma have exclusive rights to commercialize FOLOTYN in all other countries. Allos Therapeutics and Mundipharma are seeking regulatory approval to market FOLOTYN in the European Union and other geographies for the treatment of patients with relapsed or refractory PTCL; and are developing FOLOTYN in other potential indications. The company was formerly known as HemoTech Sciences, Inc. and changed its name to Allos Therapeutics, Inc. in October 1994. Allos Therapeutics, Inc. was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Westminster, Colorado.

Top Casino Stocks To Watch Right Now: CO2 Group Ltd (COZ.AX)

CO2 Group Limited operates as a carbon solutions company in Australia, New Zealand, and Asia. It designs, develops, and manages greenhouse abatement projects; establishes carbon forests; and provides carbon trading solutions. The company offers carbon services for carbon forests, land management related greenhouse abatement projects, landfill, agricultural systems, rangelands, savannah management, biomass energy systems, and renewable energy projects; and environmental services. It manages approximately 26,400 hectares of forest carbon sink plantings in New South Wales and Western Australia; and protects approximately 4,200 hectares of remnant native vegetation. The company serves energy producers and retailers, as well as industrial consumers. CO2 Group Limited is based in Perth, Australia.

Top 10 Companies To Watch For 2014: Checkpoint Systms Inc.(CKP)

Checkpoint Systems, Inc. manufactures and markets identification, tracking, security, and merchandising solutions for the retail and apparel industry worldwide. The company operates in three segments: Shrink Management Solutions, Apparel Labeling Solutions, and Retail Merchandising Solutions. The Shrink Management Solutions segment provides shrink management and merchandise visibility solutions. It offers electronic article surveillance systems, such as EVOLVE, a suite of RF and RFID-enabled products that act as a deterrent to prevent merchandise theft in retail stores; and electronic article surveillance consumables, including EAS-RF and EAS-EM labels that work in combination with EAS systems to reduce merchandise theft in retail stores. This segment also provides keepers, spider wraps, bottle security, and hard tags, as well as Showsafe, a line alarm system for protecting display merchandise. In addition, it offers physical and electronic store monitoring solutions, incl uding fire alarms, intrusion alarms, and digital video recording systems for retail environments; and RFID tags and labels. The Apparel Labeling Solutions segment provides apparel labeling solutions to apparel retailers, brand owners, and manufacturers. It has Web-enabled apparel labeling solutions platform and network of 28 service bureaus located in 22 countries that supplies customers with customized apparel tags and labels. The Retail Merchandising Solutions segment offers hand-held label applicators and tags, promotional displays, and queuing systems. The company serves retailers in the supermarket, drug store, hypermarket, and mass merchandiser markets through direct distribution and reseller channels. Checkpoint Systems was founded in 1969 and is based in Thorofare, New Jersey.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Rich Smith]

  Three months after settling upon a new chief executive officer, it looks like Thorofare, N. J.-based Checkpoint Systems (NYSE: CKP  ) will soon have itself a new CFO as well.

Top 10 Companies To Watch For 2014: Teekay Corporation(TK)

Teekay Corporation engages in the marine transportation of crude oil and gas in Bermuda and internationally. Its Shuttle Tanker and FSO segment operates shuttle tankers, and floating storage and off-take (FSO) units for offloading and transportation of cargo from oil field installations to onshore terminals; and provides floating storage services for oil field installations. The company?s FPSO segment provides floating production, processing, and storage services through floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) units. Its Liquefied Gas segment comprises liquefied natural gas (LNG) and liquefied petroleum gas carriers. The company?s Conventional Tanker segment operates conventional crude oil and product tankers that are employed on long-term fixed-rate time-charter contracts. As of December 31, 2010, its fleet consisted of 151 vessels, including 11 vessels under construction. The company serves energy and utility companies, oil traders, oil and LNG consumers, p etroleum product producers, government agencies, and various other entities that depend upon marine transportation. Teekay Corporation was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Top 10 Companies To Watch For 2014: Armada Data Corp (ARD.V)

Armada Data Corporation, an information and marketing services company, provides data, as well as information technology, e-commerce, and online marketing services to corporate and retail customers. It operates in six divisions: Insurance Services, Retail Services, Dealer Services, Auto Marketing Group Services, Internet Technology, and Advertising/Marketing Services. The Insurance Services division sells total-loss replacement vehicle reports to Canadian insurance companies. The Retail Services division sells new car pricing data to consumers primarily through its Website CarCostCanada.com, as well as resells this new car pricing data to qualified third party vendors. The Dealer Services division sells new vehicle leads derived from membership sales from Car-Cost-Canada. The Internet Technology division offers Website hosting, Website development, email, online marketing, search engine optimization, cloud, technical support, and network support services. The Auto Marketin g Group Services division is involved in the administration and maintenance of certain Websites of its business partners. The Advertising/Marketing Services division engages in the sale of online third party Website advertising and consulting, as well as other new car or car business related marketing activities. The company, through its subsidiary, Big & Easy Bottle Brewing Company Inc., also develops and markets a microbrewery in a bottle solution that allows consumers to produce premium beer. Armada Data Corporation was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Mississauga, Canada.

Top 10 Companies To Watch For 2014: Metalquest Minerals Inc (CI.V)

Canada Gold Corporation engages in the exploration, evaluation, and development of mineral resource properties in Tanzania. The company primarily focuses on exploring gold and copper. It holds options to acquire a 100% interest in 12 prospecting licenses covering an area of 1,992 square kilometers in north eastern Tanzania. The company was formerly known as MetalQuest Minerals Inc. and changed its name to Canada Gold Corporation in August 2009. Canada Gold Corporation was incorporated in 1984 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Top 10 Companies To Watch For 2014: La Mancha Resource Com Npv (LMA.TO)

La Mancha Resources Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the mining, exploration, and production of gold properties in Africa, Australia, and Argentina. Its principal properties include the Frog�s Leg and White Foil mines located in Western Australia. The company also holds interests in the Ity gold mine located in western C么te d�Ivoire; and the Hassai mine located in northeastern Sudan. La Mancha Resources Inc. was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada. As of September 10, 2012, La Mancha Resources, Inc. was taken private.

Top 10 Companies To Watch For 2014: Sin Heng Heavy Machinery Ltd (KF4.SI)

Sin Heng Heavy Machinery Limited, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a heavy lifting service provider, focusing on the mid-to-high lifting capacity segment. It engages in the rental of cranes, aerial lifts, and other heavy lifting equipment; and trade of new and used cranes and aerial lifts, as well as sale and distribution of related spare parts. The company also undertakes turnkey project engineering services; and offers facilities and custody services. Its fleet includes crawler, all terrain, truck, and rough terrain cranes, as well as boom and scissor lifts. The company serves customers in various industries, such as infrastructure and geotechnic, construction, offshore and marine, and oil and gas industries primarily in Singapore, Indonesia, the Middle East, Malaysia, Vietnam, India, and Brunei. The company was founded in 1969 and is based in Singapore.

Top 10 Companies To Watch For 2014: International Bethlehem Mining (IBC.V)

International Bethlehem Mining Corp. engages in the identification, exploration, and development of mineral resources primarily in British Columbia and Ontario, Canada. It primarily explores for rare earth metals. International Bethlehem Mining Corp. was incorporated in 1995 and based in West Vancouver, Canada.