Hot Performing Stocks To Buy Right Now

Don't look now but SunPower (NASDAQ: SPWR  ) has become the best-performing stock in the solar industry. Over the past year, it's been better than fellow U.S.-based companies First Solar (NASDAQ: FSLR  ) and SolarCity (NASDAQ: SCTY  ) , and far better than most Chinese manufacturers. Yingli Green Energy (NYSE: YGE  ) and Trina Solar lag well behind even after recent pops higher; only Canadian Solar (NASDAQ: CSIQ  ) can come close to SunPower's return (and I'll get into the reason for that below).

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So, why is this stock so hot and can the streak continue? I think so, and there are three big reasons why.

Downstream solar is the dominant paradigm
If you have the choice between risky solar manufacturers and a downstream installer, it's better to choose the installer right now. They can lock in long-term power supply agreements, building a business that acts more like a bond than a volatile stock. SolarCity has used this model with success, and despite the fact that it isn't reporting a profit yet, it's building solar installations that will generate revenue for 20 or more years.

Hot Performing Stocks To Buy Right Now: United Uranium Corp (UUC.V)

United Uranium Corp., an exploration stage company, engages in locating, acquiring, exploring, and developing mineral resource properties in Canada. The company holds interests in uranium, diamond, and precious metal properties in Saskatchewan and Alberta. It holds a 100% interest in the mineral claims, S-111365, located in the vicinity of Wollaston Lake in Northern Saskatchewan. The company is headquartered in Saskatoon, Canada.

Hot Performing Stocks To Buy Right Now: Maximus Resources Ltd(MXR.AX)

Maximus Resources Limited engages in the exploration and development of mineral properties in Australia. The company primarily explores for gold, uranium, iron ore, and base metals. Its principal properties include the Sellheim alluvial gold project located in north Queensland; the Adelaide Hills gold project situated in South Australia; and the Narndee base metals project located in the Mt Magnet region of Western Australia. The company also holds exploration tenements in Western Australia that are prospective for nickel, and base metals. Maximus Resources Limited was founded in 2004 and is based in Norwood, South Australia.

Hot Casino Stocks For 2014: Southwest Gas Corporation(SWX)

Southwest Gas Corporation engages in the purchase, distribution, and transportation of natural gas in Arizona, Nevada, and California. As of March 31, 2011, it had 1,844,000 residential, commercial, industrial, and other natural gas customers, including 996,000 customers in Arizona; 665,000 in Nevada; and 183,000 in California. The company also operates as an underground piping contractor that provides utility companies with trenching and installation, replacement, and maintenance services for energy distribution systems. Southwest Gas Corporation was founded in 1931 and is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Rich Duprey]

  Natural gas provider�Southwest Gas� (NYSE: SWX  ) �announced yesterday�its third-quarter dividend of $0.33 per share, the same rate it paid for the last two quarters after it raised the payout from $0.295 per share.

• [By Seth Jayson]

  Calling all cash flows
  When you are trying to buy the market's best stocks, it's worth checking up on your companies' free cash flow once a quarter or so, to see whether it bears any relationship to the net income in the headlines. That's what we do with this series. Today, we're checking in on Southwest Gas (NYSE: SWX  ) , whose recent revenue and earnings are plotted below.

Hot Performing Stocks To Buy Right Now: Blackrock MuniEnhanced Fund Inc. (MEN)

BlackRock MuniEnhanced Fund, Inc. is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched by BlackRock, Inc. It is co-managed by BlackRock Advisors, LLC and BlackRock Investment Management LLC. The fund invests in fixed income markets. It invests primarily in long-term, investment grade municipal obligations. BlackRock MuniEnhanced Fund, Inc. was formed in 1988 and is domiciled in United States.

Hot Performing Stocks To Buy Right Now: Corin Group(CRG.L)

Corin Group PLC engages in the development, production, and distribution of reconstructive orthopedic devices worldwide. It offers metal-on-metal hip resurfacing devices, knee products, mobile-bearing total knee replacement systems, ligament augmentation systems, mobile-bearing ankles, acetabular systems, cementless hip replacement systems, and total ankle and shoulder replacement systems. The company also provides hip and knee implant solutions; hip fracture management solutions; spine systems, such as polyaxial pedicular screw, anterior cervical plating, spinal, and pedicle screw systems; and ligament reconstruction and theatre disposables, as well as filtered suction, bone cement, hand operating table, pulsed lavage, autologous autotransfusion, and camera drape systems. Corin Group PLC was founded in 1985 and is based in Cirencester, the United Kingdom.

Hot Performing Stocks To Buy Right Now: Global Geophysical Services Inc. (GGS)

Global Geophysical Services, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides an integrated suite of seismic data solutions to the oil and gas industry worldwide. The company�s seismic data solutions primarily include seismic data acquisition, microseismic monitoring, data processing, and interpretation services, which deliver data that enables the creation of high resolution images of the earths subsurface, and reveal complex structural and stratigraphic details. It offers seismic data acquisition for land, transition zone, and shallow marine areas, including marshes, forests, jungles, arctic climates, mountains, and deserts. The company serves oil and gas exploration and production companies comprising national oil companies, integrated oil companies, and independent oil and gas companies. Global Geophysical Services, Inc. was founded in 2003 and is based in Missouri City, Texas.

Hot Performing Stocks To Buy Right Now: Indico Resources Ltd. (IDI.V)

Indico Resources Ltd., an exploration stage company, engages in the exploration for and development of natural resources in South America. It holds an option to acquire a 100% indirect interest in the Ocana copper gold porphyry project consisting of 22 concessions in south-central Peru. The company was founded in 1996 and is based in Vancouver, Canada.

Hot Performing Stocks To Buy Right Now: Theralase Technologies Inc (TLT.V)

Theralase Technologies Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and markets laser technology used in biostimulative and biodestructive clinical applications. The company engages in the production, marketing, and distribution of TLC-1000 and TLC-2000 laser technology for the treatment of chronic pain, neural muscular-skeletal conditions, and wound healing. It is also involved in the commercialization of the patented TLC-3000 photo dynamic compound technology through pre-clinical research, clinical trials, and new technology development in the treatment of cancers for oncological applications and in the destruction of bacteria, viruses, and microbial pathogens; and research and development activities. The company sells its products in Canada, the United States, and internationally. Theralase Technologies Inc. is based in Toronto, Canada.