Top 5 Up And Coming Stocks To Watch For 2014

Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over market movements, we do like to keep an eye on big changes -- just in case they're material to our investing thesis.

What: Shares of EnerNOC (NASDAQ: ENOC  ) dropped as much as 20% today after the stock was downgraded by an analyst.

So what: Credit Suisse was the culprit today, downgrading the stock from outperform to neutral. For a bit of perspective, the stock was upgraded by Pacific Crest, downgraded by Zacks, and had its price target increased from $17 to $18.50 by JPMorgan all in the month of May. �

Now what: If you need a reason why we at The Motley Fool don't take analyst upgrades and downgrades very seriously, then EnerNOC's price action today is exhibit No. 1. Is the company really worth nearly $100 million less today than it was yesterday? Not to a long-term investor, so I don't think today's move changes the investment thesis, and if you're bullish (which I'm not) this should be viewed as a discount more than a reason to panic today.

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Top 5 Up And Coming Stocks To Watch For 2014: MFA Financial Inc (MFA)

MFA Financial, Inc., incorporated on July 24, 1997, is engaged in the business of investing, on a leveraged basis, in residential Agency mortgage-backed securities (MBS) and Non-Agency MBS. Its business objective is to generate net income for distribution to its stockholders resulting from the difference between the interest and other income it earn on its investments and the interest expense it pays on the borrowings, which it uses to finance its leveraged investments and its operating costs. Its operating policies require that at least 50% of its investment portfolio consist of ARM-MBS, which are either Agency MBS or rated in two rating categories by at least one of rating agency, such as Moody�� Investors Services, Inc., Standard & Poor�� Corporation (S&P) or Fitch, Inc. The remainder of its assets may consist of direct or indirect investments in other types of MBS and residential mortgage loans; other mortgage and real estate-related debt and equity; and other yield instruments.

The mortgages collateralizing the Company�� MBS portfolio are Hybrids, ARMs and 15-year fixed-rate mortgages. The Hybrids collateralizing its MBS typically have fixed-rate periods ranging from three to 10 years. Interest rates on the mortgage loans collateralizing its ARM-MBS reset based on specific index rates, which include London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) or the one-year constant maturity treasury (CMT) rate. The mortgages collateralizing its ARM-MBS have interim and lifetime caps on interest rate adjustments. The Company�� Non-Agency MBS have been at discounts to face/par value.

Top 5 Up And Coming Stocks To Watch For 2014: Tiong Woon Corp Holding Ltd (T06.SI)

Tiong Woon Corporation Holding Ltd, an investment holding company, engages in the provision of infrastructure services for the oil and gas, petrochemical, power, and construction industries in Asia and internationally. The company engages in selling and hiring out of cranes, including hydraulic cranes, crawler cranes, rough terrain cranes, lorry cranes, and tower cranes; offers logistics planning and management services; and leases heavy haulage equipment comprising prime movers, low-beds, self-propelled modular trailers, trailers, and tow trucks for the transportation of heavy process equipment, which include modules and structures, as well as provides integrated project engineering services, including heavy lifting, heavy haulage in land, and marine and mechanical equipment installation services. It also offers wharfing and stevedoring services; freight forwarding services; ship building and repair, and ship up-slipping/launching services; refurbishment and upgrading of marine vessels and oil rigs; and process and industrial plant engineering services, as well as engages in the construction of offshore jackets, platforms, subsea manifolds, and pipeline tie-in spools; and construction of topsides modules for FPSO and FSO conversion. In addition, it provides mechanical and infrastructure engineering services and structural works; and trades new and used equipment, such as crawler cranes, mobile cranes, tower cranes, and hydraulic boring rigs, as well as provides spare parts and after sales service. As of June 30, 2012, the company operated approximately 376 cranes and 208 pieces of haulage equipment; and 24 vessels comprising 10 tugboats and 14 barges. Tiong Woon Corporation Holding Ltd was founded in 1978 and is based in Singapore.

Top 5 Healthcare Equipment Stocks To Buy For 2014: Valley National Bancorp(VLY)

Valley National Bancorp operates as the bank holding company for Valley National Bank that provides various commercial, retail, trust, and investment services. The company?s deposit products include savings accounts, negotiable order of withdrawal accounts, money market accounts, time deposits, certificates of deposit, and non-interest-bearing accounts. Its loan portfolio comprises floating and adjustable rate commercial and industrial loans, as well as fixed rate owner occupied and commercial real estate loans; and consumer loans, such as residential mortgage, automobile, home equity, and credit card loans, as well as lines of credit. The company also provides fixed rate investments, trading securities, and federal funds; and international banking services, such as standby letters of credit, documentary letters of credit, and related products, as well as ancillary services. In addition, it offers asset management advisory services that comprise investment services to ind ividuals and small to medium sized businesses; trust services, such as living and testamentary trusts, investment management, custodial and escrow services, and estate administration primarily to individuals; brokerage services; and title insurance agency and asset-based lending support services. Further, the company provides property and casualty, life, and health insurance; financing for general aviation aircraft, and servicing for existing commercial equipment leases; health care equipment and other commercial equipment leases; and owns real estate related investments. Valley National Bancorp also offers automated teller machines, telephone and Internet banking, overdraft facilities, drive-in and night deposit services, and safe deposit facilities. As of December 30, 2011, it operated 211 branches in 147 communities serving 16 counties throughout northern and central New Jersey, Manhattan, and Long Island. The company was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Wayne, New Jersey.

Top 5 Up And Coming Stocks To Watch For 2014: Meritus Minerals Ltd (MER.V)

Meritus Minerals Limited engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral resource properties in Australia and Mongolia. It primarily focuses on the exploration of gold, copper, zinc, and base-metals. The company�s principal property includes the Gutain Davaa gold project consisting of 2 exploration licenses covering 3,928 hectares located in Mongolia. Meritus Minerals Limited was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Top 5 Up And Coming Stocks To Watch For 2014: Aehr Test Systems(AEHR)

Aehr Test Systems designs, engineers, and manufactures test and burn-in equipment for use in the semiconductor industry. The company primarily offers the advanced burn-in and test systems for performing tests during burn-in on logic and memory packaged ICs; the FOX full wafer contact parallel test and burn-in systems for making contact with pads of a wafer simultaneously to enable full wafer parallel test and burn-in; the MAX burn-in systems for burn-in and functionally testing of devices, such as digital signal processors, microprocessors, microcontrollers, and systems-on-a-chip; WaferPak cartridges for use in testing wafers in FOX systems; the DiePak carriers, a reusable, temporary package that enables IC manufacturers to perform final test and burn-in of bare die; and test fixtures, which hold the devices undergoing test or burn-in and electrically connect the devices under test to the system electronics. It also offers customer service and support programs, including s ystem installation, system repair, applications engineering support, spare parts inventories, customer training, and documentation. The company markets and sells its products through a network of distributors and sales representatives to semiconductor manufacturers, semiconductor contract assemblers, electronics manufacturers, and burn-in and test service companies. It has operations in the United States, Asia, and Europe. The company was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Fremont, California.