Top Performing Companies To Buy Right Now

The markets rallied again today after a strong consumer sentiment report was released this morning. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI  ) rose 121 points or 0.8% and now sits at 15,354, but even with that impressive gain, the Dow was the worst performing index. The S&P 500 was the best, as it increased by 1.03% during the regular trading session while the NASDAQ rose higher by 0.97%.

The Thomson Reuter/University of Michigan preliminary consumer sentiment index for May rose to 83.7, while analysts were only expecting an increase to 77.9 after April's reading came in at 76.4. Furthermore, this is the highest the index has been since July 2007. But, despite the consumer index climbing higher, a number of the Dow's consumer facing stocks fell this afternoon. �

Top Performing Companies To Buy Right Now: Tredegar Corporation(TG)

Tredegar Corporation, through its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells plastic films and aluminum extrusions worldwide. The company offers apertured film and nonwoven materials for use in feminine hygiene products, baby diapers, and adult incontinence products under the SoftQuilt, ComfortAire, SoftAire, and FreshFeel names; breathable, embossed, and elastic materials for use as components for baby diapers, adult incontinence products, and feminine hygiene products under the ExtraFlex, FabriFlex, StretchTab, FlexAire, and FlexFeel names; and absorbent transfer layers for baby diapers and adult incontinence products under the AquiDry and AquiSoft names. It also provides single and multi-layer surface protection films under the UltraMask and ForceField names for protecting components of flat panel displays; a line of packaging films for food packaging and industrial applications; and apertured films, breathable barrier films, and laminates that regulate fluid or vapor transmi ssion. In addition, the company offers soft-alloy aluminum extrusions primarily for building and construction, distribution, transportation, electrical, consumer durables, and machinery and equipment markets; and manufactures mill, anodized, and painted aluminum extrusions for fabricators and distributors to produce curtain walls, storefronts, windows and doors, hurricane shutters, tub and shower enclosures, heatsinks and components for light emitting diode (LED) lighting, and automotive and light truck aftermarket parts. Further, it develops and produces microstructure-based optical films for the LED and fluorescent lighting markets; and develops, owns, and operates mitigation banks. Tredegar Corporation was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia.

Top Performing Companies To Buy Right Now: AGCO Corporation (AGCO)

AGCO Corporation manufactures and distributes agricultural equipment and related replacement parts worldwide. The company provides tractors, including compact tractors for small farms and specialty agricultural industries comprising dairies, landscaping, and residential areas; utility tractors, such as two-wheel and all-wheel drive versions for small and medium-sized farms, and specialty agricultural industries consist of dairy, livestock, orchards, and vineyards; and horsepower tractors for large farms and on cattle ranches for hay production. It also offers application equipment, which includes self-propelled, three and four-wheeled vehicles, and related equipment for use in the application of liquid and dry fertilizers, and crop protection chemicals; chemical sprayer equipment for planting crops; and related equipment that comprises vehicles for waste application, as well as provides combines. In addition, the company offers hay tools and forage equipment consisting rou nd and rectangular balers, self-propelled windrowers, disc mowers, spreaders and mower conditioners for harvesting and packaging vegetative feeds; and engines, such as diesel engines, gears, and generating sets. Further, it provides implements, including disc harrows for improving field performance; heavy tillage to break up soil and mix crop residue; and field cultivators for preparing smooth seed bed and destroy weeds, as well as offers tractor-pulled planters and loaders. Additionally, the company provides precision farming technologies to enhance productivity and profitability on the farm; and other advanced technology precision farming products to gather information, such as yield data, as well as offers wholesale financing and retail financing. It markets its products under the Challenger, Fendt, Massey Ferguson, and Valtra brand names through a network of independent dealers and distributors. AGCO Corporation was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Duluth, Georgia .

Top 10 Cheapest Stocks To Buy For 2014: Lihua International Inc.(LIWA)

Lihua International, Inc., through its subsidiaries, produces copper replacement products in the People?s Republic of China. It develops, designs, manufactures, markets, and distributes refined copper products, including copper anode, copper rod, pure superfine copper wire, and copper-clad aluminum superfine wire. The company offers its products in various diameters ranging from 0.03 mm to 0.18 mm. Its copper rod based wire products comprise cable products used for telephone drop wire and conductors; electric utilities; transmission lines, grid wire, fence, and structured grounds; industrial drop wire, magnet wire, battery cables, and automotive wiring harnesses; and radio frequency shielding, as well as magnet wire products used in electronic motors, transformers, water pumps, automobile meters, energy, industrial, commercial, and residential industries. It produces and distributes copper superfine wire in various forms, including fine wire to smaller wire manufacturers for further processing; magnet wire that is used for electrical conductivity in a range of motorized appliances; and tin plated wire for the transmission of audio and visual signals. Lihua International manufactures and sells copper anode to copper entities, which produce and sell copper cathode to copper products manufacturers. The company sells its products directly to manufacturers or through distributors in the wire and cable industries, as well as to manufacturers in the consumer electronics, white goods, automotive, utility, telecommunications, and specialty cable industries. The company is headquartered in Danyang, the People?s Republic of China.