Best Clean Energy Stocks To Watch Right Now

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Clean Energy Fuels (NASDAQ:CLNE) reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2018 results after market close on March 12, and Mr. Market was very pleased. Shares surged more than 20% at the open on March 13, and finished the first trading day after earnings up almost 30%. Whew! 

The main catalysts behind the big earnings surge were a beat versus analyst expectations for revenue and earnings, along with strong guidance that suggests the company is returning to growth after a relatively lackluster 2018 that saw fuel volumes grow only 4% for the full year. 

Let's look at Clean Energy's earnings and management's expectations. 

Image source: Clean Energy Fuels.

How Clean Energy's results stacked up

Fourth quarter key metrics:

Metric Q4 2018 Q4 2017 Year-Over-Year Change Revenue $96.2 million $89.3 million 7.7% Net income (loss) $6.9 million ($28.3 million) n/a Earnings per share $0.03 ($0.19) n/a Operating cash flow $9 million ($900,000) n/a Free cash flow ($2.1 million) ($9.7 million) n/a Fuel volume* 98.7 million 86.4 million 14.2%

*Gallon-equivalents. Source: Clean Energy Fuels.  

Best Clean Energy Stocks To Watch Right Now: Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.(MPWR)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Shane Hupp]

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• [By Logan Wallace]

  News headlines about Monolithic Power Systems (NASDAQ:MPWR) have been trending somewhat positive recently, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. Accern identifies negative and positive news coverage by reviewing more than 20 million blog and news sources. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Monolithic Power Systems earned a coverage optimism score of 0.16 on Accern’s scale. Accern also gave news stories about the semiconductor company an impact score of 46.1278970459044 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company’s share price in the near future.

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• [By Shane Hupp]

  Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:MPWR) CEO Michael Hsing sold 17,634 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $141.05, for a total transaction of $2,487,275.70. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 1,115,369 shares in the company, valued at $157,322,797.45. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink.

Best Clean Energy Stocks To Watch Right Now: Shopify Inc.(SHOP)

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  So with that in mind, we asked three top Motley Fool investors to each find a stock that doubled last year -- and to determine whether they think those stocks are still worth buying. Read on to learn what they had to say about Align Technologies (NASDAQ:ALGN), Shopify (NYSE:SHOP), and Take-Two Interactive (NASDAQ:TTWO). 

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  In this episode of The Motley Fool's Industry Focus: Technology, host Dylan Lewis is joined by Motley Fool contributor Brian Feroldi to discuss customer acquisition cost, lifetime value, and a few other must-know metrics. They also chat about why Adobe Systems (NASDAQ:ADBE), BlackLine (NASDAQ:BL), AppFolio (NASDAQ:APPF), HubSpot (NYSE:HUBS), and Shopify (NYSE:SHOP) might deserve a spot on your radar.

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  With that important balance in mind, we asked Motley Fool investors to highlight high-growth stocks that appear to have strong fundamentals that back up their sales gains. Here's why Shopify (NYSE:SHOP), Wayfair (NYSE:W), and uniQure (NASDAQ:QURE) made this list.

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  There's some healthy momentum in Shopify (NYSE:SHOP) as we head into this week's critical financial update. Shares of the e-commerce platform provider have soared 27% so far this young year -- moving higher in seven of the past eight trading days -- and that translates into high expectations for Tuesday morning's fourth-quarter report.

• [By Leo Sun]

  Square's plans with Weebly could also fall short of challenging Shopify (NYSE:SHOP), which leads the market in "digitizing" offline businesses. Shopify already helps businesses launch e-commerce platforms, design websites, process payments, launch marketing campaigns, handle deliveries, and more -- so Square still has a lot of catching up to do.

Best Clean Energy Stocks To Watch Right Now: Manitowoc Company, Inc. (MTW)

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• [By Lisa Levin]

   

  Companies Reporting After The Bell Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: HTZ) is projected to post quarterly loss at $1.31 per share on revenue of $1.97 billion. International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (NYSE: IFF) is estimated to post quarterly earnings at $1.59 per share on revenue of $909.36 million. Zillow Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZG) is expected to post quarterly earnings at $0.06 per share on revenue of $294.79 million. General Cable Corporation (NYSE: BGC) is estimated to post quarterly earnings at $0.15 per share on revenue of $980.61 million. Central Garden & Pet Company (NASDAQ: CENT) is expected to post quarterly earnings at $0.84 per share on revenue of $598.45 million. Cabot Corporation (NYSE: CBT) is estimated to post quarterly earnings at $1 per share on revenue of $746.42 million. Fabrinet (NYSE: FN) is expected to post quarterly earnings at $0.71 per share on revenue of $319.71 million. National General Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: NGHC) is projected to post quarterly earnings at $0.55 per share on revenue of $1.08 billion. The Navigators Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NAVG) is estimated to post quarterly earnings at $0.75 per share on revenue of $320.92 million. Diplomat Pharmacy, Inc. (NYSE: DPLO) is expected to post quarterly earnings at $0.22 per share on revenue of $1.29 billion. Trex Company, Inc. (NYSE: TREX) is projected to post quarterly earnings at $1.19 per share on revenue of $172.22 million. AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: AMC) is expected to post quarterly earnings at $0.09 per share on revenue of $1.35 billion. Envision Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: EVHC) is projected to post quarterly earnings at $0.64 per share on revenue of $2.02 billion. Regal Beloit Corporation (NYSE: RBC) is estimated to post quarterly earnings at $1.23 per share on revenue of $869.64 million. Amedisys, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMED) is projected to post quarterly earnings at $0.67 per share on revenue of $39
• [By Dan Caplinger]

  Wednesday was a good day on Wall Street, with the Nasdaq Composite and Russell 2000 indexes both hitting record highs and other major benchmarks also generally posting solid gains. Optimism about the strong U.S. economy was enough to offset geopolitical concerns related to trade even as White House officials reiterated their position on keeping newly imposed tariffs in place. Some individual companies also had good news that sent their shares sharply higher. Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD), Nektar Therapeutics (NASDAQ:NKTR), and Manitowoc (NYSE:MTW) were among the best performers on the day. Here's why they did so well.

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  First, cost inflation isn't a company-specific concern. Manitowoc (NYSE:MTW), for instance, pointed out last quarter how higher material, particularly steel, and labor costs are proving to be notable headwinds, compelling the company to bank on product price increases to tide over the challenges.

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  Global X Management Co. LLC purchased a new stake in The Manitowoc Company (NYSE:MTW) in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund purchased 7,209 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $205,000.

Best Clean Energy Stocks To Watch Right Now: Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation(ACRE)

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  Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp (NYSE:ACRE) hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Thursday . The stock traded as high as $14.78 and last traded at $14.74, with a volume of 18790 shares. The stock had previously closed at $14.03.

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  ACRE (CURRENCY:ACRE) traded up 104% against the US dollar during the 24-hour period ending at 20:00 PM ET on August 28th. One ACRE coin can currently be bought for approximately $0.28 or 0.00003989 BTC on major cryptocurrency exchanges. ACRE has a market capitalization of $492,942.00 and $739.00 worth of ACRE was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours. During the last seven days, ACRE has traded up 95.5% against the US dollar.

• [By Max Byerly]

  GSA Capital Partners LLP increased its position in shares of Ares Commercial Real Estate Corp (NYSE:ACRE) by 113.9% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 23,888 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after acquiring an additional 12,719 shares during the period. GSA Capital Partners LLP owned approximately 0.08% of Ares Commercial Real Estate worth $330,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

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  ACRE (CURRENCY:ACRE) traded up 19.6% against the dollar during the 1-day period ending at 21:00 PM E.T. on March 13th. One ACRE coin can now be bought for approximately $0.0002 or 0.00000006 BTC on exchanges. Over the last seven days, ACRE has traded up 20% against the dollar. ACRE has a total market capitalization of $1,028.00 and approximately $0.00 worth of ACRE was traded on exchanges in the last 24 hours.

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