Top 5 Tech Stocks To Invest In Right Now

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Roku (NASDAQ:ROKU) is no longer just a set-top box business.

Last quarter, the company's platform revenue surpassed sales from its streaming players. Platform revenue is made up of advertising and distribution revenue (affiliate fees for helping sell subscription services). Those services ought to continue growing for years to come, but understanding where exactly the growth is coming from is key to understanding Roku's potential.

Roku's CEO Anthony Wood sat down with an analyst at Needham's Emerging Technology conference last month to discuss the company's main areas of growth. Here's a breakdown of three main areas of Roku's growth touched on in the conversation.

Image source: Roku.

Video advertising

Perhaps the biggest source of growth will come from video advertising. Roku expects to attract a significant chunk of the $70 billion in U.S. television ad spend.

Top 5 Tech Stocks To Invest In Right Now: MoSys, Inc.(MOSY)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Lisa Levin] Gainers MoSys, Inc. (NASDAQ: MOSY) shares rose 44.7 percent to $2.20 in pre-market trading after the company reported better-than-expected Q1 results and issued strong Q2 forecast. The Trade Desk, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTD) rose 23.2 percent to $65.01 in pre-market trading after the company reported upbeat results for its first quarter. The company also issued strong second-quarter and FY18 sales guidance. Immersion Corporation (NASDAQ: IMMR) rose 17 percent to $13.55 in pre-market trading after reporting upbeat Q1 results. Akcea Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKCA) rose 13.8 percent to $23.50 in pre-market trading after the company disclosed that the FDA Advisory Committee voted in favor of WAYLIVRA for the treatment of familial chylomicronemia syndrome. RXi Pharmaceuticals Corporation (NASDAQ: RXII) rose 9.4 percent to $2.45 in pre-market trading after the company disclosed a collaboration with Iovance Biotherapeutics. ViewRay, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRAY) rose 13.7 percent to $8.80 in pre-market trading after reporting upbeat quarterly earnings. ForeScout Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSCT) rose 5.6 percent to $32.00 in pre-market trading after falling 2.26 percent on Thursday. Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: UEPS) shares rose 5.6 percent to $9.30 in pre-market trading after reporting Q3 results. Aflac Incorporated (NYSE: AFL) rose 4.7 percent to $47.50 in pre-market trading. Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (NASDAQ: CLNE) rose 4.2 percent to $2.24 in pre-market trading following Q1 earnings. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: KTOS) shares rose 3.7 percent to $11.00 in pre-market trading after the company reported Q1 earnings.

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• [By Stephan Byrd]

  MoSys Inc. (NASDAQ:MOSY)’s share price gapped down prior to trading on Tuesday . The stock had previously closed at $0.49, but opened at $0.58. MoSys shares last traded at $0.26, with a volume of 36053 shares changing hands.

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• [By Lisa Levin] Gainers Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (NASDAQ: PACB) rose 11.4 percent to $2.93 in pre-market trading. Check-Cap Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHEK) shares rose 6.3 percent to $4.76 in pre-market trading as the company announced the publication of CE Mark multicenter clinical study results on C-Scan® in Gut. Acacia Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACIA) rose 6 percent to $ 35.20 in pre-market trading. Cellect Biotechnology Ltd. (NASDAQ: APOP) rose 6 percent to $7.60 in pre-market trading. Hexindai Inc. (NASDAQ: HX) rose 5.7 percent to $12.70 in pre-market trading. MoSys, Inc. (NASDAQ: MOSY) shares rose 5.3 percent to $2.07 in pre-market trading. Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) rose 5 percent to $58.20 in pre-market trading after reporting a $10 billion buyback plan. Golden Ocean Group Limited (NASDAQ: GOGL) rose 4.1 percent to $8.63 in pre-market trading. MorphoSys AG (NASDAQ: MOR) rose 3.5 percent to $26.99 in pre-market trading. Cyren Ltd (NASDAQ: CYRN) shares rose 3.4 percent to $2.90 in pre-market trading. after reporting Q1 results. Box, Inc. (NYSE: BOX) rose 3.4 percent to $28.76 in pre-market trading. Kohl's Corporation (NYSE: KSS) shares rose 3.3 percent to $67.60 in the pre-market trading session after the company reported upbeat quarterly earnings. Micro Focus International plc (NYSE: MFGP) shares rose 3.1 percent to $18.40 in pre-market trading.

   

• [By Max Byerly]

  MoSys Inc. (NASDAQ:MOSY)’s share price fell 5% on Thursday . The company traded as low as $0.18 and last traded at $0.19. 2,092,279 shares changed hands during trading, an increase of 89% from the average session volume of 1,108,888 shares. The stock had previously closed at $0.20.

Top 5 Tech Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Synchronoss Technologies Inc.(SNCR)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Timothy Green]

  Shares of Synchronoss Technologies (NASDAQ:SNCR) were suspended from trading on the Nasdaq on Monday due to the company's failure to satisfy the Nasdaq listing requirements. Synchronoss hasn't filed a quarterly or annual report with the SEC since February 2017 due to an ongoing financial restatement process. The stock will be quoted on the OTC markets under the same trading symbol during the suspension period. The stock dropped about 7% in pre-market trading.

• [By Max Byerly]

  Synchronoss Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNCR) Director William J. Cadogan bought 96,152 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 6th. The shares were bought at an average price of $5.87 per share, with a total value of $564,412.24. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link.

• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd bought a new position in shares of Synchronoss Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNCR) in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund bought 41,870 shares of the software maker’s stock, valued at approximately $258,000.

• [By Steve Symington]

  Synchronoss Technologies (NASDAQ:SNCR) stock popped 21.6% on Friday after the cloud-based enterprise computing and messaging specialist announced its common shares have been approved for listing on the Nasdaq, which means they'll resume trading on the widely followed index when the market opens on Monday, October 1, 2018.

• [By Max Byerly]

  Synchronoss Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNCR) has received an average recommendation of “Hold” from the nine analysts that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation and six have given a hold recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $10.80.

• [By Dan Caplinger]

  The stock market had a generally solid performance on Monday, with large-cap indexes posting modest gains even as benchmarks that track the changes of smaller stocks underperformed. The big news of the day came on the trade front, where the White House intervened to reverse previous policy with respect to Chinese smartphone giant ZTE in an apparent effort to gain favor with the world's most populous nation and second-largest economic power. Investors looked for potential winners from the thawing of relations with China, but not all stocks were able to avoid significant losses. Viacom (NASDAQ:VIAB), Synchronoss Technologies (NASDAQ:SNCR), and DHX Media (NASDAQ:DHXM) were among the worst performers on the day. Here's why they did so poorly.

Top 5 Tech Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc.(UCTT)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Logan Wallace]

  Ultra Clean Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:UCTT) shares rose 5.1% during trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as high as $14.15 and last traded at $14.10. Approximately 964,765 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 20% from the average daily volume of 1,204,804 shares. The stock had previously closed at $13.42.

• [By Lisa Levin] Gainers Genprex, Inc. (NASDAQ: GNPX) shares gained 86.76 percent to close at $11.00 on Thursday. Comstock Resources, Inc. (NYSE: CRK) shares climbed 47.06 percent to close at $7.00 after the company disclosed a deal with Arkoma Drilling L.P. and Williston Drilling, L.P. to buy oil & gas properties in North Dakota. Comstock announced withdrawal of tender offers for outstanding secured notes. Ceridian HCM Holding Inc. (NASDAQ: CDAY) gained 41.86 percent to close at $31.21. MarineMax, Inc. (NYSE: HZO) shares rose 26.5 percent to close at $22.20 as the company posted upbeat Q2 results and raised its FY18 outlook. Concord Medical Services Holdings Limited (NYSE: CCM) jumped 24.92 percent to close at $4.06. Mattersight Corporation (NASDAQ: MATR) shares climbed 23.26 percent to close at $2.65 after the company agreed to be purchased by NICE Ltd. Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (NYSE: CMG) rose 24.44 percent to close at $422.50 as the company reported stronger-than-expected results for its first quarter on Wednesday. Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: UCTT) gained 17.75 percent to close at $18.64 following upbeat Q1 earnings. PCM, Inc. (NASDAQ: PCMI) rose 16.59 percent to close at $12.30 following Q1 results. Zymeworks Inc. (NASDAQ: ZYME) rose 16.06 percent to close at $15.25. Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALXN) shares climbed 14.5 percent to close at $121.42 as the company posted reported Q1 beat And raised FY18 outlook. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD) shares gained 13.7 percent to close at $11.04 as the company reported upbeat results for its first quarter. Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: AXSM) rose 13.21 percent to close at $3.00 after the company disclosed a positive outcome of the interim analysis of STRIDE-1 Phase 3 trial of AXS-05 in treatment resistant depression. O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ: ORLY) jumped 13.06 percent to close at $257.40 following upbeat Q1 profit. BioTelemetry,
• [By Motley Fool Transcribing]

  Ultra Clean Holdings (NASDAQ:UCTT) Q4 2018 Earnings Conference CallFeb. 21, 2019 4:45 p.m. ET

  Contents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks:

  Operator

• [By Logan Wallace]

  TD Asset Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Ultra Clean Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:UCTT) during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund purchased 136,200 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,261,000.

Top 5 Tech Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Datawatch Corporation(DWCH)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Datawatch (NASDAQ: DWCH) and Endurance International Group (NASDAQ:EIGI) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and valuation.

• [By Lisa Levin]

  On Thursday, the information technology shares surged 0.29 percent. Meanwhile, top gainers in the sector included Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS), up 12 percent, and Datawatch Corporation (NASDAQ: DWCH) up 6 percent.

Top 5 Tech Stocks To Invest In Right Now: DSP Group Inc.(DSPG)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Motley Fool Transcribers]

  DSP Group Inc  (NASDAQ:DSPG)Q4 2018 Earnings Conference CallFeb. 04, 2019, 8:30 a.m. ET

  Contents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks:

  Operator

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Needham & Company LLC restated their buy rating on shares of DSP Group (NASDAQ:DSPG) in a report issued on Friday morning. The firm currently has a $15.00 price objective on the semiconductor company’s stock.

• [By Max Byerly]

  Shares of DSP Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:DSPG) have received a consensus rating of “Buy” from the seven research firms that are covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and four have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1-year price objective among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $15.75.

• [By Max Byerly]

  AU Optronics (NYSE: AUO) and DSP Group (NASDAQ:DSPG) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, earnings, risk and valuation.