Top 10 High Tech Companies For 2014

It looks like Barrick Gold (NYSE: ABX  ) has been struck with gold fever.�

The world's largest gold miner is trying to sell three of its Australian mines that produced some 452,000 ounces of gold last year and had�combined reserves of almost 2.6 million ounces. With its debt burden of $11.6 billion a heavy one to carry, unloading some of its assets for a tidy sum could help alleviate the weight.

Yet at the same time, it's going around trying to give a "signing bonus" of $11.9 million to its co-chairman. It's not like he's some journeyman ballplayer you want to get on your team so you throw him a few extra bucks to entice him to sign the contract. John Thornton has been in his position for more than a year and in all likelihood will fully occupy the spot when�founder and Chairman Peter Munk leaves.

Top 10 High Tech Companies For 2014: Steel Dynamics Inc.(STLD)

Steel Dynamics, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of steel products in the United States and internationally. The company operates in three segments: Steel Operations, Metals Recycling and Ferrous Resources Operations, and Steel Fabrication Operations. The Steel Operations segment provides a range of sheet steel products, including hot rolled, cold rolled, and coated steel products; structural steel beams, pilings, and rails; special bar quality and merchant bar quality rounds and round-cornered squares; billets and merchant steel products comprising angles, plain rounds, flats, and channels; and merchant beams and specialty structural steel sections. This segment offers its products for automotive, agriculture, energy, construction, commercial, transportation, and industrial machinery markets. The Metals Recycling and Ferrous Resources Operations segment purchases, processes, and resells ferrous products, such as heavy melting steel , busheling, bundled scrap, shredded scrap, steel turnings, and cast iron products; and processes nonferrous products consisting of aluminum, brass, copper, stainless steel, and other nonferrous metals for use in foundry, mill refining, and smelting applications. It also provides liquid pig iron and hot briquetted iron; and iron nugget products. The Steel Fabrication Operations segment fabricates steel building components, which include steel joists, trusses, girders, and decking products for the non-residential construction industry. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Top 10 High Tech Companies For 2014: Rubicon Technology Inc.(RBCN)

Rubicon Technology, Inc. develops, manufactures, and sells monocrystalline sapphire and other crystalline products for light-emitting diodes (LED), radio frequency integrated circuits (RFICs), blue laser diodes, optoelectronics, and other optical applications. The company fabricates its products from the boules and sells them in various categories, including core, as-cut, as-ground, and polished forms in two, three, four, six, and eight inch diameter wafers. It manufactures sapphire substrates and optical windows, including two inch to four inch sapphire cores and wafers for use in LEDs and blue laser diodes for solid state lighting and electronic applications; six-inch polished sapphire wafers that are used in the LED applications and in silicon-on-sapphire RFICs; and eight inch wafers for research and development efforts, as well as sells sapphire products used for windows and lenses in military, aerospace, sensor, and other applications. The company also offers opticall y-polished windows and ground window blanks of sapphire and various fluoride compounds, such as calcium, barium, and magnesium fluoride. Rubicon Technology, Inc. sells its products primarily to wafer polishing companies and semiconductor device manufacturers in Asia, North America, and Europe. The company was incorporated in 2001 and is headquartered in Bensenville, Illinois.

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Redbank Energy Limited engages in the ownership and management of Redbank power station in Australia. Its Redbank power station is a coal fired base load power station with a capacity of 151 megawatts located near Singleton in the Hunter Valley, New South Wales. The company was formerly known as Alinta Energy Limited and changed its name to Redbank Energy Limited in March 2011. Redbank Energy Limited is based in Sydney, Australia.

Top 10 High Tech Companies For 2014: JA Solar Holdings Co. Ltd.(JASO)

JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd., through its subsidiaries, engages in the design, development, manufacture, and sale of photovoltaic solar cells and solar products, which convert sunlight into electricity in the People's Republic of China. The company?s principal products include monocrystalline and multicrystalline solar cells, as well as various solar modules. It also provides silicon wafer and solar cell processing services. The company sells its products primarily under the JA Solar brand name, as well as produces equipment for original equipment manufacturing customers under their brand names. It sells its solar cell and module products primarily to module manufacturers, system integrators, project developers, and distributors in the Germany, Italy, the United States, Hong Kong, Spain, India, the Czech Republic, France, and South Korea. The company has strategic partnerships with various solar power companies, such as BP Solar, Solar-Fabrik, and MEMC/SunEdison. JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. was founded in 2005 and is based in Shanghai, the People?s Republic of China.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Cutler]

  JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd.(NASDAQ: JASO) closing price in the stock market Tuesday, Jan. 3, was $1.37. JASO is trading -10.95% below its 50 day moving average and -54.27% below its 200 day moving average. JASO is -84.01% below its 52-week high of $8.57 and 13.22% above its 52-week low of $1.21. JASO‘s PE ratio is 2.09 and its market cap is $225.58M.

  JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. engages in the design, development, manufacture, and sale of photovoltaic solar cells and solar products, which convert sunlight into electricity in the People’s Republic of China through its subsidiaries.

Top 10 High Tech Companies For 2014: FTI Consulting Inc. (FCN)

FTI Consulting, Inc. operates as a business advisory firm enabling organizations to protect enterprise values in complex legal, regulatory, and economic environments worldwide. Its corporate finance/restructuring service offerings include restructuring/turnaround, bankruptcy support, transaction advisory, private equity, performance improvement, interim management, and investment banking services; and economic consulting service offerings comprise business valuation, intellectual property, international arbitration, labor and employment, public policy, securities litigation and risk management, antitrust and competition economics, and regulated industries. The company offers forensic and litigation consulting services, including forensic accounting and advisory services, financial and enterprise data analytics, global risk and investigations practice, intellectual property, dispute advisory services, trial services, and compliance, monitoring, and receivership; and strateg ic communications services, such as financial communications, strategy consulting and research, corporate communications, public affairs, and creative engagement. It also provides technology services consisting of computer forensics and investigations, e-discovery software and services, and discovery consulting services. The company services clients in various industries, including aerospace and defense, agriculture, automotive, banking and financial services, construction, energy and utilities, environmental, government and public contracts, healthcare, hospitality, gaming and leisure, information technology, insurance, media and entertainment, mining, petroleum and chemicals, pharmaceutical and life sciences, real estate, retail, telecommunications, and transportation. FTI Consulting, Inc. was founded in 1982 and is based in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Top 10 High Tech Companies For 2014: New York Mortgage Trust Inc.(NYMT)

New York Mortgage Trust, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a real estate investment trust (REIT) in the United States. The company engages in acquiring, investing, financing, and managing mortgage-related assets. It primarily invests in agency residential adjustable-rate, hybrid adjustable-rate, and fixed-rate mortgage-backed securities (RMBS); non-Agency RMBS; prime adjustable-rate residential mortgage loans held in securitization trusts; commercial mortgage-backed securities; commercial mortgage loans; and other commercial real estate-related debt investments. The company has elected to be taxed as a REIT and will not be subject to federal income tax if it distributes at least 90% of its REIT taxable income to its stockholders. New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

Top 10 High Tech Companies For 2014: priceline.com Incorporated(PCLN)

priceline.com Incorporated, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an online travel company. The company provides price-disclosed hotel reservation services on a worldwide basis primarily under the Booking.com, priceline.com, and Agoda brand names; and price-disclosed rental car reservation services in approximately 80 countries through TravelJigsaw brand name. It also offers its customers the ability to purchase other travel services, including retail airline tickets; rental car days; vacations packages consisting of airfare, hotel, and rental car components; cruise trips; and destination services, including parking, event tickets, ground transfers, and tours through its ?Name Your Own Price? demand-collection system in the United States. In addition, the company offers an optional travel insurance package that provides coverage for trip cancellation, trip interruption, medical expenses, and emergency evacuation, as well as for loss of baggage, property, and travel d ocuments for air, hotel, and vacation package customers; and collision damage waiver insurance for rental car customers in the United States. The company?s other brands include Lowestfare.com, rentalcars.com, Breezenet.com, MyTravelGuide.com, Travelweb, hotelroom.com, and Car Hire 3000. priceline.com Incorporated was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Louis Navellier]

  If you want to know why I like Priceline.com so much, consider that shares of this stock leaped by almost 10% the day after its latest earnings report. On Feb. 17, the company reported that its quarterly profit more than doubled and sales grew 33% thanks to a rebound in consumer sentiment.

  The real power of Priceline lies in the company's "name your own price" model. Because the online travel site allows users to haggle on airfares and hotels, it is a huge resource for businesses and vacationers looking to save a few bucks on their trips. I expect big things from Priceline as we enter the summer travel season, so load up on this stock now.

  Priceline.com is a strong buy.

• [By Bknights]

  One company that hasnt had a lot of success in the past six months has been Priceline (PCLN).  This stock has been consolidating and if it break outs then PCLN could begin a long term trend upwards or downwards dependin how it breaks out.  PCLN has had great success in the past few years and you will want to be in this one if it does break out.  Look to enter the stock on a break out and then add on dips or a retracement.

• [By Tom Bishop]

  Priceline.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:PCLN): On 3/31/11 Viking Global Investors reported holding 906,669 shares with a market value of $459,173,451. This comprised 3.96% of the total portfolio. On 6/30/11, Viking Global Investors held 989,440 shares with a market value of $506,524,012. This comprised 4.24% of the total portfolio. The net change in shares for this position over the two quarters is 82,771. About the company: Priceline.com, Inc. enables consumers to use the Internet to save money on a variety of products and services.? The Company’s product allows customers to name their own price on products or services and communicates that demand directly to participating sellers or to their private databases.? Participants include domestic and international airlines, and hotel chains.

Top 10 High Tech Companies For 2014: D.R. Horton Inc.(DHI)

D.R. Horton, Inc. operates as a homebuilding company in the United States. The company?s Homebuilding segment engages in the acquisition and development of land, and construction and sale of residential homes on the land in 26 states and 72 markets in the United States primarily under the name of D.R. Horton and America?s Builder. This segment also builds traditional single-family detached homes, as well as attached homes, such as town homes, duplexes, triplexes and condominiums, which share common walls and roofs. Its Financial Services segment involves in originating and selling mortgages, as well as provides title insurance policies, examination, and closing services to homebuyers. The company markets and sells its homes through commissioned employees and independent real estate brokers. The company was founded in 1978 and is based in Fort Worth, Texas.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Goodwin]

  DR Horton. Investing in residential construction may not be the most popular recommendation of 2012, but we believe that we are starting to see a solid housing bottom that will definitely allow for recovery this year. DR Horton is our top scorer in EquityAnalytics and is one of the only residential construction companies that is booking profits right now. We have a $17.50 PT on the company, and we believe that DHI will be one of the top companies to lead the housing turnaround. While we are not expecting a boom, the stock does offer around 25%-30% upside to our price target.

  Allocation: $2000

  Entry: 13.26

  Target: $14.60, $16.00, and $17.50

Top 10 High Tech Companies For 2014: Union Bankshares Inc.(UNB)

Union Bankshares, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Union Bank, which provides commercial and retail banking services in northern Vermont and northwestern New Hampshire. Its deposit products include personal and business checking, NOW, savings, money market, individual retirement/SEP/KEOGH, and health savings accounts, as well as certificates of deposit. The company?s retail loan portfolio consists primarily of residential mortgage loans, construction loans, home equity loans or lines of credit, traditional installment loans, and personal lines of credit; commercial loan portfolio comprises term loans, lines of credit, commercial construction loans, commercial and multi-family real estate loans, loans for plant and equipment, working capital, real estate renovation, and other business purposes; and municipal loan portfolio includes term loans and construction financing, as well as SBA guaranteed and home improvement loans, and overdraft checking privileges. It also offers online cash management services, including account reconciliation, credit card depository, automated clearing house origination, wire transfers, and night depository; and other services, such as standby letters of credit, travelers or bank checks, and safe deposit boxes. In addition, the company provides merchant credit card, automated teller machine (ATM), telephone and Internet banking, and trust and asset management services, as well as debit and ATM cards. Union Bankshares, Inc. offers its retail banking services to individuals; and commercial banking services to small and medium-sized corporations, partnerships, sole proprietorships, nonprofit organizations, local municipalities, and school districts. As of July 20, 2011, it operated 13 banking offices, a loan center, and 29 ATM facilities in Vermont; and 4 branches and ATM facilities in New Hampshire. The company was founded in 1891 and is headquartered in Morrisville, Vermont.

Top 10 High Tech Companies For 2014: Mylan Inc (MYL)

Mylan Inc. (Mylan), incorporated in 1970, is a pharmaceutical company, which develops, licenses, manufactures, markets and distributes generic, branded generic and specialty pharmaceuticals. The Company operates a specialty business, which is focused on respiratory, allergy and psychiatric therapies. Through Mylan Laboratories Limited, an Indian subsidiary, it manufactures and supply active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) for its own products and pipeline, as well as for third parties. On December 23, 2011, Mylan completed the acquisition of rights to develop, manufacture and commercialize a generic equivalent to GlaxoSmithKline�� Advair Diskus and Seretide Diskus incorporating Pfizer Inc.��, (Pfizer) dry powder inhaler delivery platform (the Respiratory Delivery Platform). In February 2012, Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. announced that it has completed the divestiture of 1% clindamycin and 5% benzoyl peroxide gel (IDP-111), a generic version of Benzaclin, and 5% fluorouracil cream, (5-FU), an authorized generic of Efudex, to the Company.

As of December 31, 2011, Mylan marketed a global portfolio of approximately 1,100 different products covering a range of therapeutic categories. It offers a range of dosage forms and delivery systems, including oral solids, topicals, liquids and semi-solids. In addition, it focuses on transdermal patches, high potency formulations, injectables, controlled release and respiratory delivery products. Mylan operates in two segments: Generics and Specialty. Its revenues are derived from the sale of generic and branded generic pharmaceuticals, specialty pharmaceuticals and API. Its generic pharmaceutical business is conducted in the United States and Canada (collectively, North America); Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (collectively, EMEA), and India, Australia, Japan and New Zealand (collectively, Asia Pacific). Its API business is conducted through Mylan Laboratories Limited, which is included within the Asia Pacific region in its Generi! cs segment. Its specialty pharmaceutical business is conducted by Dey Pharma, L.P. (Dey).

Generics Segment

The Company sales in the United States are derived through its wholly owned subsidiary Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. (MPI), its primary United States pharmaceutical research, development, manufacturing, marketing and distribution subsidiary, as well as through Mylan Institutional (MI). MPI�� net revenues are derived from the sale of solid oral dosage and transdermal patch products. MI�� net revenues are derived from the sale of its unit dose and injectable product offerings. In the United States, it has product portfolios consisting of approximately 340 products, of which approximately 305 are in capsule or tablet form in an aggregate of approximately 740 dosage strengths. Included in these totals are approximately 40 extended release products in a total of approximately 105 dosage strengths. Also included in it�� the United States product portfolio are four transdermal patch products in a total of 18 dosage strengths, which are developed and manufactured by Mylan Technologies, Inc. (MTI), its wholly owned transdermal technology subsidiary, and marketed and distributed by MPI.

The Company�� North America revenues also include those generated by its wholly owned subsidiary Mylan Pharmaceuticals ULC (MPC), which markets generic pharmaceuticals in Canada. MPC offers a portfolio of approximately 115 products in an aggregate of approximately 250 dosage strengths. Its generic pharmaceutical sales in EMEA are generated by its wholly owned subsidiaries in Europe, through which it has operations in 21 countries.

In France, through the Company�� subsidiary Mylan S.A.S., it markets a retail portfolio of approximately 215 products in an aggregate of approximately 455 dosage strengths. In Italy, it markets through its subsidiary Mylan S.p.A. a portfolio of approximately 150 products in an aggregate of approximately 285 dosage strengths. In Italy, it h! as market! share, based on value and volume, in the company-branded generic retail prescription market. In Spain, it markets through its subsidiary Mylan Pharmaceuticals S.L. a portfolio of approximately 100 products in an aggregate of approximately 220 dosage strengths. In Germany, it markets through its subsidiary Mylan dura a portfolio of approximately 150 products in an aggregate of approximately 330 dosage strengths. In the United Kingdom, it offers a product portfolio of approximately 175 products in an aggregate of approximately 315 dosage strengths. It markets generic pharmaceuticals in Asia Pacific through subsidiaries in Australia, New Zealand, India, Japan and Taiwan.

In Australia, the Company offers a portfolio of approximately 170 products in an aggregate of approximately 440 dosage strengths. Mylan Seiyaku, its wholly owned Japanese subsidiary, offers a portfolio of more than 380 products in an aggregate of approximately 500 dosage strengths. At Mylan Laboratories Limited, its dosage business produces antiretroviral (ARV) products, which are sold outside of India, and other finished dosage form (FDF) products, which are sold to third parties by other Mylan operations globally. In addition, Mylan Laboratories Limited offers a line of FDF products in the ARV market and manufactures non-ARV FDF products that are marketed by Mylan.

Specialty Segment

The Company�� specialty pharmaceutical business is conducted through Dey. Dey�� portfolio consists of branded specialty injectable, nebulized and transdermal products for life-threatening conditions. Dey�� revenues are derived through the sale of the EpiPen Auto-Injector. The EpiPen Auto-Injector, which is used in the treatment of severe allergic reactions, is an epinephrine auto-injector that has been sold in the United States and internationally.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Rick Pendergraft]

  Rick Pendergraft — Editor of The Millionaire Blueprint — is going with Mylan (NASDAQ:MYL), a drug company whose returns he hopes will be anything but generic.

  Oftentimes when you bet on a pharma name, you’re betting on one hit-or-miss drug, but not with Mylan. The company has more than 1,000 generic drug products alone, and they’re sold in over 150 countires.

  Plus, the stock comes with a lot more to like at both a technical and fundamental level. “Basic technical analysis of Mylan shows a sustained uptrend in the stock, with the stock price returning nearly 20% gains annually for the past five years,” Rick says.

  Toss in a low forward P/E, strong renewable cash reserves, stable earnings and strong growth rates, and you have a nice package that just might be exactly what the doctor ordered for 2013.