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  • When a Good Quarter Isn't Really Good, But It Doesn't Matter Anyway

    By Jason Hall - May 23, 2013 | Tickers: CLNE, RDS-B, RDS-A, TA, WPRT | Editor's Choice

    As we emerge from earnings season, I've taken some time to review a few of my favorite companies and come to terms with where things stand. That's led me to take a hard look at the part of my portfolio that's dedicated to the expansion of natural gas as a transportation fuel. There are a handful of companies that are early in the game:

    Don't let more »

  • Invest Today and Profit For Years in The Fuel of The Future

    By Ken McGaha - May 10, 2013 | Tickers: LNG, CLNE, CMI, RDS-A, TA, WPRT | Editor's Choice

    In a recent article, I discussed some of the political headwinds beginning to blow against the concept of exporting American natural gas into the world market where the prices are much higher and the potential negative impact that opposition could have on Cheniere Energy if those efforts are successful. I also discussed a couple of businesses in the industry that should continue to thrive without regard to the outcome of more »

  • Natural Gas as a Vehicle Fuel -- Is a New Day Finally Dawning?

    By Robert Zimmerman - May 1, 2013 | Tickers: CLNE, TA, TANN

    It’s cheap, clean and American. No worries about politically unstable or unfriendly countries. There’s enough to last for decades. Natural gas offers the US a terrific fuel for uses beyond heating and power generation.

    In particular, the holy grail for the natural gas industry has been transportation. According to the US Energy Information Authority, natural gas use as a vehicle fuel increased over the past five years, yet more »

  • This Stock Shouldn't Trade at Such Depressed Valuations

    By Mark Lin - April 30, 2013 | Tickers: CASY, SUSS, TA

    Imagine yourself as a truck driver on the road for hours, you are looking for a travel center that has sufficient parking spaces, decent food, and dependable repair services. TravelCenters Of America (NYSE: TA) immediately comes to mind, with more than 200 travel centers across U.S. and Canada.

    More importantly, you do not have too many choices with TravelCenters and privately held Pilot Flying J as the largest players more »

  • Fuel Your Portfolio With This Undervalued Stock

    By Jonathan Fisher - June 11, 2012 | Tickers: CASY, RDS-A, SUSS, PTRY, TA

    Thanks to the efforts of frackers all over North America, the LNG revolution is upon us, and it would appear that TravelCenters Of America (NYSE: TA) and Royal Dutch Shell (NYSE: RDS-A) have joined forces, a little like the travel center and integrated oil version of Voltron, to attack the market one trucking lane at a time.  So, are you still wondering why TravelCenters Of America was up so much more »

  • Are These Companies on Sale?

    By Glen Bradford - February 16, 2012 | Tickers: AKAM, ADI, ADSK, ADP, TA

    Hello, my name is Glen Bradford and I am pricing the S&P500 one company at a time. I'm hunting for undervalued companies, be very quiet so you don't scare them away!

    356. Analog Devices Inc (NASDAQ: ADI) has been levering up its balance sheet from no debt since 2009. Minus the fact that CAPM is a silly model, I found this analysis useful. I think that this more »