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Tivity Health, Inc.  (NASDAQ:TVTY)

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Q4 2018 Earnings Conference CallFeb. 19, 2019, 5:00 p.m. ET

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

Operator

Good afternoon and welcome to the Tivity Health Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2018 Financial Results Conference Call. Today's call is being recorded and will be available for replay beginning today and through February 26, 2019, by dialing 855-859-2056. The replay passcode is 6390017. The replay may also be accessed for the next 12 months on the company's website.

All lines have been placed on mute to prevent any background noise. After the speakers' remarks, there will be a question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions]

To the extent any non-GAAP financial measure is discussed in today's call, you will also find a reconciliation of that measure to today's most direct comparable financial measure calculated according to GAAP in today's news release, which is also posted on the company's website.

Best Financial Stocks To Own Right Now: Home Federal Bancorp Inc.(HOME)

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  At Home Group Inc. (NYSE:HOME) Q2 2019 Earnings Conference CallAug. 29, 2018 4:30 p.m. ET

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

  Operator 

• [By Shane Hupp]

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Best Financial Stocks To Own Right Now: Peoples Bancorp Inc.(PEBO)

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• [By Joseph Griffin]

  BidaskClub downgraded shares of Peoples Bancorp (NASDAQ:PEBO) from a strong-buy rating to a buy rating in a report released on Friday.

  Several other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on PEBO. Boenning Scattergood reissued a hold rating on shares of Peoples Bancorp in a research note on Wednesday, April 25th. Hovde Group set a $39.00 price objective on shares of Peoples Bancorp and gave the company a hold rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 24th. Zacks Investment Research raised shares of Peoples Bancorp from a hold rating to a buy rating and set a $37.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 10th. ValuEngine raised shares of Peoples Bancorp from a hold rating to a buy rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 24th. Finally, Sandler O’Neill reissued a hold rating and issued a $37.00 price objective on shares of Peoples Bancorp in a research note on Tuesday, January 23rd. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Peoples Bancorp has a consensus rating of Hold and a consensus target price of $38.00.

• [By Stephan Byrd]

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Best Financial Stocks To Own Right Now: Magyar Bancorp Inc.(MGYR)

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• [By Ethan Ryder]

  Media headlines about Magyar Bancorp (NASDAQ:MGYR) have been trending somewhat positive on Friday, according to Accern. Accern rates the sentiment of news coverage by analyzing more than 20 million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Magyar Bancorp earned a media sentiment score of 0.16 on Accern’s scale. Accern also assigned media headlines about the bank an impact score of 48.0770691063571 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company’s share price in the immediate future.

Best Financial Stocks To Own Right Now: Invesco Plc(IVZ)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Shane Hupp]

  Letko Brosseau & Associates Inc. acquired a new stake in Invesco Ltd. (NYSE:IVZ) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 953,900 shares of the asset manager’s stock, valued at approximately $25,336,000.

• [By Logan Wallace]

  First Bank & Trust boosted its stake in Invesco Ltd. (NYSE:IVZ) by 3,311.9% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 17,844 shares of the asset manager’s stock after purchasing an additional 17,321 shares during the period. First Bank & Trust’s holdings in Invesco were worth $429,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

• [By Joseph Griffin]

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• [By Shane Hupp]

  Invesco Ltd. (NYSE:IVZ) – Research analysts at Jefferies Financial Group dropped their Q2 2018 EPS estimates for shares of Invesco in a research report issued on Wednesday, July 11th. Jefferies Financial Group analyst D. Fannon now expects that the asset manager will earn $0.65 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.66. Jefferies Financial Group also issued estimates for Invesco’s Q3 2018 earnings at $0.71 EPS, Q4 2018 earnings at $0.74 EPS, FY2018 earnings at $2.76 EPS and FY2019 earnings at $3.07 EPS.

• [By Logan Wallace]

  Invesco Ltd. (NYSE:IVZ) major shareholder Ltd. Invesco bought 425,531 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 8th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $2.64 per share, for a total transaction of $1,123,401.84. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Large shareholders that own at least 10% of a company’s shares are required to disclose their sales and purchases with the SEC.

Best Financial Stocks To Own Right Now: Trustmark Corporation(TRMK)

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Joseph Griffin]

  Trustmark (NASDAQ: TRMK) and Valley National Bank (NYSE:VLY) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, risk and earnings.

• [By Joseph Griffin]

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• [By Stephan Byrd]

  Rhumbline Advisers lowered its position in Trustmark Corp (NASDAQ:TRMK) by 5.9% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 122,924 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after selling 7,773 shares during the quarter. Rhumbline Advisers owned about 0.18% of Trustmark worth $3,830,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.