Top 10 Shipping Companies To Watch In Right Now

Investors sold off shares of Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN  ) after the company announced earnings results for first quarter of the year. Is this an opportunity for long-term investors to grab a stake in this growing business or head for the exits with the rest? Read on, and I'll outline two of the best reasons to add Amazon to your portfolio and one reason to sell.�

Buy reason No. 1: Amazon's Prime service
Amazon Prime members pay Amazon $79 a year for unlimited two-day shipping on most products. And the service is a hit -- making Amazon the go-to destination for millions of new customers, with no end to the breadth of products that can be shipped to them from its growing base of warehouses.�

While the company doesn't share member numbers, independent estimates peg subscribers at 10 million -- and rising fast.�

Top 10 Shipping Companies To Watch In Right Now: American Railcar Industries Inc.(ARII)

American Railcar Industries, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells hopper and tank railcars in North America. Its Manufacturing Operations segment manufactures general service and specialty hopper railcars that are used to transport, load, and unload grains, cement, plastic pallets, and bulk products, as well as to transport heavy ore mineral loads; and non-pressure and high pressure tank railcars used to handle various commodities, including petroleum products, ethanol, asphalt, vegetable oil, corn syrup, other food products, chlorine, anhydrous ammonia, liquid propane, and butane. This segment also manufactures custom and standard railcar components that comprise tank railcar components and valves, tank heads, discharge outlets for hopper railcars, manway covers and valve body castings, outlet components and running boards for industrial and railroad customers, and hitches for the intermodal market; and aluminum and special alloy steel castings for the trucking, construc tion, mining, and oil and gas exploration markets, as well as finished machined aluminum castings and other custom machined products. The company?s Railcar Services segment provides repair and refurbishment services that include full cleaning, interior and exterior coating, heavy repair/rebuilding, and non-destructive testing; engineering services, such as failure analysis, retrofit drawings, procedure preparation, regulatory compliance assistance, trouble shooting, and railcar inspections; and fleet management services comprising maintenance planning, project management, tracking and tracing, regulatory compliance, mileage audit, rolling stock taxes, and online service access. It sells its products through catalogs and sales force to leasing, industrial, and other non-rail companies, as well as to railroads. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in St. Charles, Missouri. As of January 15, 2010, American Railcar Industries, Inc. operates as subsidiary of Icah n Enterprises L.P.

Top 10 Shipping Companies To Watch In Right Now: Ricardo Grp(RCDO.L)

Ricardo plc provides technology, product innovation, engineering solutions, and strategic consulting to the automotive, transport, and energy industries worldwide. The company offers technical consulting solutions for engine development, driveline and transmission systems, hybrid and electric systems, intelligent transportation systems, vehicle systems, after treatment and chemical analysis, simulation and analysis of complex systems and components, benchmarking, engine and vehicle calibration, carbon dioxide reduction, team design capability, fuels and lubricants development, niche manufacturing, noise vibration and harshness development and optimization, research and technology, and testing services. It also provides strategic consulting services in the areas of marketing and sales, product development, production, procurement, cost reduction management, operations management, and mergers and acquisitions to original equipment manufacturers, suppliers in automotive and t ransportation industries, and manufacturers of passenger cars, heavy trucks, construction machinery, and agricultural equipment. In addition, the company offers a range of design and analysis software products for use in applications, such as power train development and vehicle integration processes. Further, it provides technical support services, including technical support agreements, training and seminars, Powertrain design benchmarking, and investigation of component failures. Ricardo plc was founded in 1915 and is based in Shoreham-by-Sea, the United Kingdom.

Top 5 Cheap Stocks To Buy For 2014: TPC Group Inc.(TPCG)

TPC Group Inc. produces and sells value-added products derived from petrochemical raw materials to chemical and petroleum based companies in North America. The company operates in two segments, C4 Processing and Performance Products. The C4 Processing segment offers butadiene that is primarily used to produce synthetic rubber used in tires and other automotive products; butene-1, which is principally used in the manufacture of plastic resins and synthetic alcohols; raffinates that are primarily used to manufacture alkylate; and methyl tertiary butyl ether, which is principally used as a gasoline blending stock. The Performance Products segment provides high purity isobutylene, which is primarily used in the production of synthetic rubber, lubricant additives, surfactants, and coatings; conventional polyisobutylenes and highly reactive polyisobutylenes that are principally used in the production of fuel and lubricant additives, caulks, adhesives, sealants, and packaging; di isobutylene, which is primarily used in the manufacture of surfactants, plasticizers, and resins; and nonene and tetramer that are principally used in the production of plasticizers, surfactants, and lubricant additives. The company was formerly known as Texas Petrochemicals Inc. and changed its name to TPC Group Inc. in January 2010. TPC Group Inc. was founded in 1943 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Top 10 Shipping Companies To Watch In Right Now: Onex Corporation Sv (OCX.TO)

Onex Corporation is a private equity firm specializing in acquisitions and platform acquisitions. The firm makes investments in large-cap, mid-cap, and small-cap market and distressed companies. It also invests in recapitalization, growth capital, corporate carve-outs of subsidiaries and mission-critical supply divisions from multinational corporations, operational restructurings of undervalued businesses, and builds up. The firm seeks to invest in electronics manufacturing services, aerospace, healthcare, retail, industrials products, customer care services, metal services, building products, gaming, cabinetry products, commercial vehicles, commercial and investment banking, financial services, commercial and multi-unit residential real estate. It invests in the North American region. The firm seeks to invest between $200 million and $1 billion in companies that have minimum revenues of $300 million. It does not consider size if the company is in an industry in which the firm already has presence. The firm seeks to make direct as well as co-investments through managed private equity, real estate and credit funds. It seeks to acquire a control position in its portfolio companies. Onex Corporation was founded in 1984 and is based in Toronto, Canada with additional offices in New York, New York and London, United Kingdom.

Top 10 Shipping Companies To Watch In Right Now: IRSA Inversiones Y Representaciones S.A. (IRS)

IRSA Investments and Representations Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in a range of diversified real estate investment and related activities in Argentina. The company is involved in the acquisition, development, and operation of shopping centers, offices, and other non-shopping center properties primarily for rental purposes; development and sale of residential properties; acquisition and operation of luxury hotels; and acquisition of undeveloped land reserves for future development purpose. It also engages in consumer financing activities, including credit card products to its consumers at shopping centers, hypermarkets, and street stores. IRSA Investments and Representations, Inc. was founded in 1943 and is headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Top 10 Shipping Companies To Watch In Right Now: Spark Infrastructure Group (SKI.AX)

Spark Infrastructure Group, invests in utility infrastructure in Australia and internationally. It primarily invests in electricity distribution businesses. It has interest in ETSA Utilities, which operates and maintains an electricity distribution network serving approximately 829,674 residential and business customers in the state of South Australia. The company also has interests in Powercor Australia, which owns and manages an electricity distribution network that serves approximately 730,273 customers in Victoria; and CitiPower that supplies electricity to approximately 313,409 customers in Melbourne�s central business district and inner suburbs. Spark Infrastructure Group is based in Sydney, Australia.

Top 10 Shipping Companies To Watch In Right Now: Evolving Systems Inc.(EVOL)

Evolving Systems, Inc. provides software solutions and services to the wireless, wireline, and Internet protocol (IP) cable markets. It offers Dynamic SIM Allocation solution that offers carriers a way to provide wireless services by activating and assigning resources to the wireless device when it is first used; and Tertio, a service activation solution for carriers to activate a new subscriber or to add a new service to an existing subscriber, as well as provides an operating environment to manage their voice, data, and content service needs for their IP networks. The company?s LNP and WNP software solutions comprise OrderPath order entry; NumberManager network provisioning; LNP DataServer data warehousing; VeriPort NPAC testing; and Verify product suite for monitoring carriers? application communications. In addition, the company provides billing mediation products, which include Evident that supports convergent voice, data, and content services, and enables the managem ent of data, allowing reconciliation of data inputs and outputs. Further, it offers network mediation products, including Mediation Central that supports a range of technologies that carriers deploy in their network, and provides support for wireline, broadband, transport, and wireless networks; and Traffic Data Management System, a product for wireline carriers to collect usage data from their circuit switch networks. The company also provides various professional and integration services for the design, customization, integration, and deployment of its products. It operates primarily in the United States, the United Kingdom, Indonesia, Greece, and Canada. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Englewood, Colorado.

Advisors' Opinion:

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  Shares are trading around $6.90, against their 52-week trading range of $6.04 to $8.35. At the current market price, the company is capitalized at $74.62 million. Earnings per share for the last year were $1.71, and it paid a dividend of $0.20, yielding 2.90%..

  Evolution Systems is signing customers to its products at quite a pace. Latest is the selection of its Dynamic SIM Allocation solution by a Russian carrier. This follows sign ups in Africa and India. Its strategy of targeting developing economies is starting to pay dividends, and this should lead to increasing dividends for its shareholders. Its operating margin is almost twice that of rival Synchronoss Technologies (SNCR) – 14.3% versus 8.3% - and this is likely to improve further as business development costs turn to sales in the coming months. Buy for growth and income.

Top 10 Shipping Companies To Watch In Right Now: Mackinac Financial Corporation(MFNC)

Mackinac Financial Corporation operates as the holding company for mBank that engages in commercial banking business. It offers interest bearing and non-interest bearing deposit products, including commercial and retail checking accounts, negotiable order of withdrawal accounts, money market accounts, individual retirement accounts, regular interest-bearing statement savings accounts, and certificates of deposit. The company?s loan portfolio comprises commercial real estate loans; commercial, financial, and agricultural loans; one-to-four family residential real estate loans; construction loans; and consumer loans. It operates 6 branch offices in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, and 4 branch offices in Michigan?s Lower Peninsula; and also operates 10 automated teller machines. The company was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Manistique, Michigan.

Top 10 Shipping Companies To Watch In Right Now: Aercap Holdings N.V. (AER)

AerCap Holdings N.V., through its subsidiaries, operates as an integrated aviation company worldwide. It engages in leasing and trading aircraft and engines; and selling parts. The company also provides aircraft management services, as well as aircraft and limited engine MRO services, and aircraft disassembly services through its repair stations. In addition, it offers aircraft services, including remarketing aircraft; collecting rental and maintenance payments, monitoring aircraft maintenance, monitoring and enforcing contract compliance, and accepting delivery and redelivery of aircraft; conducting ongoing lessee financial performance reviews; inspecting the leased aircraft; coordinating technical modifications to aircraft to meet new lessee requirements; conducting restructurings negotiations in connection with lease defaults; repossessing aircraft; arranging and monitoring insurance coverage; registering and de-registering aircraft; arranging for aircraft and aircraft engine valuations; and providing market research. The company?s management services include leasing and remarketing, cash management and treasury, technical advisory, and accounting and administrative services. As of March 31, 2011, it owned 272 aircraft and 95 engines, which it leased under operating leases to 118 lessees in 53 countries. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Schiphol, the Netherlands.

Top 10 Shipping Companies To Watch In Right Now: Tamerlane Ventures Inc. (TAM.V)

Tamerlane Ventures Inc., a development stage company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of base metal projects in Canada and Peru. Its principal project is a 100% interest owned the Pine Point, a lead-zinc project covering an area of approximately 175 square kilometers located in the Northwest Territories on the south of Great Slave Lake, Canada. The company was incorporated in 2000 and is based in Blaine, Washington.