Top Forestry Stocks To Watch Right Now

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Top 10 Sliver Stocks For 2016: United Utilities Group PLC (UUGRY)

United Utilities Group PLC, incorporated on April 08, 2008, is the holding company of a group which owns and operates water and wastewater assets in the North West of England. The Company provides water and wastewater services to around seven million people and businesses in the North West of England, through its wholly owned subsidiary United Utilities Water PLC (UUW). UUW holds licenses to provide water and wastewater services to a population of approximately seven million people in the North West of England.

The Company had approximately 56,000 hectares of catchment land, approximately 189 reservoirs, approximately 94 water treatment works, over 42,000 kilometers of water pipes, over 77,000 kilometers of sewer pipes, and approximately 570 wastewater treatment works. The Company�� wholly owned subsidiaries include United Utilities Water PLC and United Utilities Property Services Limited.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By G. A. Chester]

  Imperial Tobacco (LSE: IMT  ) (NASDAQOTH: ITYBY  ) , British Sky Broadcasting (LSE: BSY  ) , and United Utilities (LSE: UU  ) (NASDAQOTH: UUGRY  ) are three companies from the U.K.'s elite FTSE 100 index that have grown both their earnings and dividends faster than inflation -- and are forecast to continue doing so.

• [By Harvey Jones]

  Severn Trent's share price has had a flat 12 months, aside from a bout of takeover excitement in May, which pushed the stock to a 12-month high of 20.90p. But management rejected the bid, claiming it failed to recognize the value in the business, and the excitement trickled away. Now it trades at 7.20p. That still represents of rise of 23% over three years and 29% over five years, against 18% and 26% for the FTSE 100 respectively. So there is growth to be had, although being a utility, most investors will focus on the income. Right now, Severn Trent yields 4.41%. That is less than fellow water company United Utilities Group (UUGRY), which yields 5.05%, but still comfortably above the FTSE 100 average of 3.54%.

Top Forestry Stocks To Watch Right Now: BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P.(BBEP)

BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P. engages in the acquisition, exploitation, and development of oil and gas properties in the United States. The company?s properties include natural gas, oil, and midstream assets comprising fields in the Antrim Shale in Michigan, and the New Albany Shale in Indiana and Kentucky; and fields in the Evanston and Green River basins in southwestern Wyoming, the Wind river and Big Horn basins in central Wyoming, the Powder River basin in eastern Wyoming, the Los Angeles basin in California, and fields in Florida?s Sunniland Trend. As of December 31, 2011, its total estimated proved reserves were 151.1 million barrels of oil equivalent. BreitBurn GP, LLC serves as the general partner to the company. BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P. was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Brian Pacampara]

  Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, upstream MLP BreitBurn Energy Partners (NASDAQ: BBEP  ) has earned a respected four-star ranking.

• [By Matt DiLallo]

  Oil and gas partnership BreitBurn (NASDAQ: BBEP  ) reported its first-quarter earnings last week. One metric, the distribution coverage ratio, came in a lot lower than investors were expecting, so low in fact that it could be cause for concern. Let's drill down into BreitBurn's distribution coverage ratio to make sure it's still safe.

• [By Matt DiLallo]

  It's one reason why the company has turned to aggressively growing its production organically. The production from LINN's oil and gas wells are in a state of continual production decline; it's just a fact of nature. In order to offset that decline, LINN and its industry peers like BreitBurn Energy Partners (NASDAQ: BBEP  ) need to invest capital just to maintain current production levels to keep the distribution afloat. That's of course only part of the battle these companies face, and volatile commodity prices don't help much either. This is why both LINN and BreitBurn have turned to investing capital to grow production.

• [By Lee Jackson]

  Breitburn Energy Partners L.P. (NASDAQ: BBEP) is another high-yielding name that makes the cut at Oppenheimer. The company recently purchased some significant oil and gas assets in the Oklahoma panhandle for $846 million that is expected to increase its production by 28%. This may help quiet critics that have been concerned over distribution maintenance. Oppenheimer has placed a $21 price target on the stock, which is the same as the consensus figure. Investors are paid a whopping 10.9% distrubution.

Top Forestry Stocks To Watch Right Now: Liquidity Services Inc.(LQDT)

Liquidity Services, Inc. operates various online auction marketplaces for surplus and salvage assets in the United States. Its auction marketplaces include liquidation.com, which enables corporations and selected government agencies located in the United States to sell surplus and salvage consumer goods and capital assets; govliquidation.com that enables government agencies to sell surplus and scrap assets; govdeals.com, which enables local and state government entities, including city, county, and state agencies, as well as school boards and public utilities located in the United States to sell surplus and salvage assets. The company also operates secondipity.com that provides consumers a source of products and a socially conscious online experience through donating a portion of the proceeds of every sale to charity; and truckcenter.com, a marketplace for the sale of idle, surplus, and used fleet and transportation equipment. Its marketplaces provide professional buyers a ccess to supply of surplus and salvage assets presented with customer focused information, including digital images and other relevant product information along with services to complete the transaction; and enable corporate and government sellers to enhance their financial return on excess assets by providing liquid marketplaces and value-added services that integrate sales and marketing, logistics, and transaction settlement. The company offers approximately 500 products organized into various categories, including consumer electronics, general merchandise, apparel, scientific equipment, aerospace parts and equipment, technology hardware, energy equipment, industrial capital assets, fleet and transportation equipment, and specialty equipment. Liquidity Services, Inc. was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Jake L'Ecuyer]

  Equities Trading DOWN
  Shares of Liquidity Services (NASDAQ: LQDT) were down 11.32 percent to $19.82 after the company reported that it has been named the apparent high bidder for a non-rolling stock surplus contract with the U.S. Department of Defense.

• [By Jake L'Ecuyer]

  Equities Trading DOWN
  Shares of Liquidity Services (NASDAQ: LQDT) were down 11.99 percent to $28.85 after Bank of America downgraded the stock from Buy to Underperform.

• [By CRWE]

  Liquidity Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:LQDT), a leading online auction marketplace for surplus and salvage assets, will report the results of its third quarter fiscal year 2012 ended June 30, 2012 on Tuesday, July 31, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time.

Top Forestry Stocks To Watch Right Now: Kite Realty Group Trust (KRG)

Kite Realty Group Trust is a publicly owned real estate investment trust. The firm invests in real estate markets of the United States. It engages in ownership, operation, management, leasing, acquisition, construction, expansion, and development and redevelopment of operating retail properties, retail properties under development, operating commercial properties, parking garage, commercial property under development, parcels of land, shopping, dining, and entertainment properties. Kite Realty Group was founded in 1968 and is based in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Lauren Pollock]

  Kite Realty Group Trust ag(KRG)reed to merge with fellow real-estate firm Inland Diversified Real Estate Trust in a stock-for-stock deal that will create a company worth $2.1 billion. Kite Realty shares climbed 5.7% to $6.50 premarket.