10 Best Supermarket Stocks To Buy For 2015

With shares of Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) trading around $81, is WMT an OUTPERFORM, WAIT AND SEE, or STAY AWAY? Let�� analyze the stock with the relevant sections of our CHEAT SHEET investing framework.

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Wal-Mart operates retail stores in various formats around the world. The company aims to price items at the lowest price every day. Wal-Mart operates in three business segments: the Walmart U.S. segment, the Walmart international segment, and the Sam�� Club segment. It manages retail stores, restaurants, discount stores, supermarkets, super centers, hypermarkets, warehouse clubs, apparel stores, Sam�� Clubs, neighborhood markets, and other small formats, as well as Walmart.com and SamsClub.com. Through its retail channels, Wal-Mart is able to provide a variety of products and services at affordable prices to consumers and companies worldwide.

Wal-Mart Stores said that longtime company executive Doug McMillon will replace CEO Mike Duke, who plans to retire early next year.�McMillon, 47, is the current president and CEO of Walmart International, a role he has filled since January 2009. He��l officially take the helm on February 1, while he was named to the retailer�� board effective immediately.

10 Best Supermarket Stocks To Buy For 2015: Alhambra Resources Ltd. (ALH.V)

Alhambra Resources Ltd., through its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition, exploration for, and development of mineral properties, primarily gold. It holds a 100% working interest in the 2.4 million acre Uzboy Project located in north central Kazakhstan. The company is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

10 Best Supermarket Stocks To Buy For 2015: Radiant Communications Corp. (RCN.V)

Radiant Communications Corp. provides managed network and cloud hosting solutions for medium and small businesses primarily in Canada and the United States. Its services include managed digital subscriber line services, business Ethernet and other broadband alternatives, secure virtual private networks, and secure Internet protocol connectivity to payment processor gateways for debit and credit card transactions, high availability virtually hosted applications, grid based virtual servers, virtual data center capability, and off-site redundant back-up and disaster recovery capabilities. The company also offers AlwaysThere Cloud Computing services that provide customers with a private, on-demand computing facility for applications or fully-managed Microsoft Exchange. In addition, it provides professional services, such as solutions engineering, project management, and on-site installation and support services. Radiant Communications Corp. serves multi-location retailers, fin ancial services organizations, quick service restaurants, and a global security firm. The company is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Top Communications Equipment Stocks To Buy Right Now: BofI Holding Inc.(BOFI)

BofI Holding, Inc. operates as the holding company for BofI Federal Bank that provides various consumer and wholesale banking services primarily through the Internet in the United States. It accepts various deposit products, including demand deposit, savings, and certificates of deposit accounts. It also provides loan products, which consist of single family loans, home equity loans, multifamily loans, commercial real estate loans, recreational vehicle and automobile loans, and overdraft lines of credit In addition, the company offers online bill payment, interbank transfer, mobile banking, text message banking, ATM cards or VISA debit cards, and overdraft protection services. It serves approximately 36,000 retail deposit and loan customers across 50 states. BofI Holding, Inc. was incorporated in 1999 and is based in San Diego, California.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By John Maxfield]

  In this day and age of Internet and mobile banking, it's imperative that the nation's traditional banks make progress on these fronts lest competitors like Bank of Internet (NASDAQ: BOFI  ) continue to take market share. Just since 2008, for instance, Bank of Internet has nearly doubled the size of its balance sheet as customers flock to its above-average savings account yields.

• [By Matt Koppenheffer]

  "Financial innovation" has become a four-letter word after the financial crisis, with many exotic financial instruments sending tidal waves of risk through a shaky system. However, Bank of The Internet (NASDAQ: BOFI  ) has tackled this bloated industry with innovation of a different sort: an online-only bank. Their branchless operation has dramatically increased their loans since inception and has some eye-popping potential.�

• [By David Hanson and Matt Koppenheffer]

  The circus surrounding Jamie Dimon and JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM  ) shareholders continues, but is there another Wall Street CEO that might soon feel similar pressures?�Elsewhere in the banking industry, BofI Holding (NASDAQ: BOFI  ) reported first-quarter earnings, and it appears that the bank has been able to maintain its impressive growth.�

10 Best Supermarket Stocks To Buy For 2015: Canada Zinc Metals Corp (CZX.V)

Canada Zinc Metals Corp. engages in the exploration and development of mineral properties in Canada. It holds a 100% interest in the Akie Property, a zinc-lead-silver property covering 6,400 hectares located north-northwest of the Mackenzie town in northeastern British Columbia; and 233 claims comprising approximately 78,526 hectares located in the Kechika Trough region. The company was formerly known as Mantle Resources Inc. and changed its name to Canada Zinc Metals Corp. in September 2008. Canada Zinc Metals Corp. was incorporated in 1988 and is based in Vancouver, Canada.

10 Best Supermarket Stocks To Buy For 2015: Wonder Auto Technology Inc.(WATG)

Wonder Auto Technology, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the design, development, manufacture, and marketing of electrical parts, suspension products, and engine components. It offers starters, alternators, engine valves, and tappets in the People?s Republic of China, South Korea, and Brazil, as well as airbags and seatbelts in People?s Republic of China. The company?s products are primarily used in a range of passenger and commercial automobiles. It also manufactures and sells rectifier and regulator products for use in alternators; and various rods and shafts for use in shock absorbers, alternators, and starters. Its customers include automakers, engine manufacturers, and auto parts suppliers. Wonder Auto Technology, Inc. is headquartered in Jinzhou City, the People?s Republic of China.

10 Best Supermarket Stocks To Buy For 2015: (GSPL.NS)

Gujarat State Petronet Limited operates as a natural gas transmission company in India. The company develops energy transportation infrastructure and connects natural gas supply sources, including LNG terminals to various markets in Gujarat. Its transmission network consists of a medium-to-high pressure natural gas transmission grid comprising approximately 1874 kilometers of pipeline network that transports approximately 35 million metric standard cubic meters per day of natural gas. The company serves power, fertilizer, steel, chemical plants, and distribution companies. It also engages in generation of electricity through windmills. Gujarat State Petronet Limited was founded in 1998 and is based in Gandhinagar, India.

10 Best Supermarket Stocks To Buy For 2015: J. Alexander's Corporation(JAX)

J. Alexander?s Corporation operates casual dining restaurants in the United States. The company?s restaurants offer American menu. As of March 16, 2012 it operated 33 J. Alexander?s restaurants in Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee, and Texas. J. Alexander?s Corporation was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee.

10 Best Supermarket Stocks To Buy For 2015: Yow Capital Corp (CKR.V)

Caribou King Resources Ltd., a junior exploration company, primarily explores for gold, copper, silver, and base metal deposits in Canada. It owns a 100% interest in the Caribou Dome property, which covers 10,240 acres and is located in the Talkeetna mining district of Alaska; and 49% interest, through a joint venture with Alix Resources, in the Vault property that covers 3,650 hectares and is located in Yukon Territory, Canada. The company was formerly known as Caribou Copper Resources Ltd. and changed its name to Caribou King Resources Ltd. in December 2011. Caribou King Resources Ltd. is based in Vancouver, Canada.

10 Best Supermarket Stocks To Buy For 2015: Passport Metals Inc (PPI.V)

Passport Potash Inc., an early stage natural resource company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral properties in the United States. The company focuses on the exploration of potash. It primarily holds 100% interest in the Holbrook basin property that covers an area of 81,000 acres in the Holbrook basin located in Navajo county, Arizona. The company was formerly known as Passport Metals Inc. and changed its name to Passport Potash Inc. in November 2009. Passport Potash Inc was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

10 Best Supermarket Stocks To Buy For 2015: CTC Media Inc.(CTCM)

CTC Media, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an independent media company. It operates the CTC, Domashny, and Peretz television networks in Russia. The company also operates Channel 31, a television network in Kazakhstan, as well as a television channel in Moldova offering entertainment programming. In addition, it is involved in in-house production operations that focus on series, sitcoms, and shows. CTC Media, Inc. was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Moscow, the Russian Federation.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Dan Burrows]

  This small-cap media company operates three popular television networks in Russia, but that’s not all CTC Media (CTCM) has going for it. Billionaire owner Yury Kovalchuk is a longtime pal of President Vladimir Putin. That’s important in a country as, er, mercurial as Russia.

10 Best Supermarket Stocks To Buy For 2015: Southern Cross Exploration NL (SXX.AX)

Southern Cross Exploration NL is an Australia-based company engaged in the investment in the Bigrlyi Uranium Joint Venture, on which pre-development investigations and further drilling were carried out; exploration for gold and minerals, reviews of opportunities for participation in and/or acquisition of mineral exploration and mining ventures, and examination of projects in respect of different commodities, share investments, loans and other securities. The Bigrlyi project is located in the Ngalia Basin, northwest of Alice Springs, in the Northern Territory. The Company's interest in the Bigrlyi Uranium Joint Venture is one of its assets, in joint venture with two multi-billion dollar companies, CGNPC - via the Operator, Energy Metals Ltd (EME) - and Paladin Energy Ltd (PDN).

10 Best Supermarket Stocks To Buy For 2015: Grange Resources Ltd (GRR.AX)

Grange Resources Limited owns and operates integrated iron ore mining and pellet production business in the northwest region of Tasmania. The company primarily owns interests in the Savage River magnetite iron ore mine located to the southwest of the city of Burnie. It is also involved in the exploration, evaluation, and development of the Southdown Magnetite project located near Albany, Western Australia; and associated Pellet Plant projects in Port Latta located to the northwest of Burnie. Grange Resources Limited is based in Perth, Australia.

10 Best Supermarket Stocks To Buy For 2015: Exxon Mobil Corporation(XOM)

Exxon Mobil Corporation engages in the exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas, and manufacture of petroleum products, as well as transportation and sale of crude oil, natural gas, and petroleum products. The company manufactures and markets commodity petrochemicals, including olefins, aromatics, polyethylene and polypropylene plastics, and other specialty products. As of December 31, 2010, it operated 35,691 gross and 30,494 net operated wells. The company has operations in the United States, Canada/South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia/Oceania. Exxon Mobil Corporation was founded in 1870 and is based in Irving, Texas.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Rich Smith]

  Give 'em a hand
  Rant all you want about the greedy executives at ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM  ) and the $44.9 billion in profits they raked in last year, but when you look at those efficiency figures, the question of "who's to blame for us spending so much money on gas?" quickly switches to "whom should we thank for saving us so much money?"

• [By Arjun Sreekumar]

  Talisman's and Marathon's decision to retrench from their Polish operations comes not too long after ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM  ) announced last year that it would stop exploring for natural gas in Poland after initial tests failed to yield commercial quantities of gas. Of the remaining energy majors, only Chevron (NYSE: CVX  ) , ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP  ) and Eni still have operations in Poland.

• [By Jeff Reeves]

  The dogs of the Dow you should sell right now include Caterpillar (CAT), Walmart (WMT), IBM (IBM), Coca-Cola (KO) and Exxon Mobil (XOM).

  Here�� why these are all big-time stocks to sell:

• [By Dan Caplinger]

  Before you conclude that a stock is fundamentally cheap based on its P/E ratio, though, you need to look not just at its current earnings but also at its future prospects. Often, especially with cyclical stocks, you'll find that P/E gives you the exact opposite message that you'd expect. Consider these examples:

  In the energy sector, oil giants ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM  ) and Chevron (NYSE: CVX  ) both have attractive P/E ratios of around 10. Yet looking forward, analysts don't expect either company to produce a lot of profit growth, as both companies have had to work extremely hard to avoid massive output declines stemming from falling production levels from their respective oil-field assets. As long as Exxon and Chevron can acquire new properties with lucrative prospects, they'll be able to keep revenue up, but it's far from certain whether they'll succeed in finding new discoveries. The cyclical trend is even more apparent in the refining industry. Marathon Petroleum (NYSE: MPC  ) and Phillips 66 (NYSE: PSX  ) have made huge share-price advances over the past year, as extremely wide spreads between crude oil prices in the U.S. and abroad have led to unusually high profits for refined-product sales. Now, though, analysts have increasingly concluded that a combination of rising costs, greater regulation, and narrowing spreads will lead to falling profits, making current P/Es based on trailing earnings artificially low if they turn out to be right. You can find similar trends in other industries as well. Even in the traditionally high-growth tech industry, many sector giants have seen their P/E ratios plunge as earnings growth has slowed to a standstill. Dell (NASDAQ: DELL  ) is one of the most notable of these companies, with explosive growth during the 1990s having given way more recently to the PC bust and concerns about the viability of its business model going forward. Its share price has fall

10 Best Supermarket Stocks To Buy For 2015: Genus Plc(GNS.L)

Genus plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the application of genetics and biotechnology to animal breeding in the bovine and porcine farming sectors worldwide. It offers semen, porcine breeding animals, and veterinary products, as well as provides market research and consultancy services. The company serves farmers and food producers to improve quality, achieve production efficiencies, and increase output. It supplies dairy and beef cattle under the Genus or ABS names, as well as pigs under the PIC name. The company is based in Basingstoke, the United Kingdom.