Top 10 Promising Stocks For 2015

Top 10 Promising Stocks For 2015: GNC Acquisition Holdings Inc. (GNC)

GNC Holdings, Inc. operates as a specialty retailer of health and wellness products. It operates through three segments: Retail, Franchise, and Manufacturing/Wholesale. The companys products include vitamins, minerals, and herbal supplement products, as well as sports nutrition products, diet products, and other wellness products. It also manufactures its branded products for various third parties. The company sells its products under GNC proprietary brands, including Mega Men, Ultra Mega, Total Lean, Pro Performance, and Pro Performance AMP, as well as under third-party brands. As of March 31, 2013, it had approximately 8,200 locations, including 6,200 retail locations in the United States; and franchise operations in 55 countries. The company sells its products through company-owned domestic retail stores, domestic and international franchise activities, third-party contract manufacturing, e-commerce, and corporate partnerships. It also offers its products at GNC.com, LuckyVitamin.com, and drugstore.com. GNC Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1935 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Ben Levisohn]

  The market, however, clearly hasn’t taken it that way, as Herbalife’s shares have dropped 4% to $70.21. Direct seller Avon Products (AVP) has fallen 1.2% to $20.67, while nutritional-product retailer GNC Holdings (GNC) has declined 1.6% to $53.81.

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  GNC Holdings Inc.(GNC) lowered its full-year guidance and reported disappointing first-quarter results. The nutritional-products retailer attributed a same-store sales decline to severe winter weather. Shares fell 10% to $39.25 premarket.

• [By Brian O'Connell]

  Right now, there seem to be two schools of thought on General Nutrition Centers, the health and! wellness retailer. CNBCs Jim Mad Money Cramer came out this week with a strong buy signal on GNC (NYSE: GNC). The stock is down big and I think business is about to turn, said Cramer. I’m a buyer.
  
  But last Monday, Credit Suisse stepped in and slashed its call on GNC from outperform to neutral. Retail analyst Gary Balter cited low visibility on the companys same-store sales for the reminder of 2014. Calling the stock sluggish, he downgraded GNCs target price to $51 per share.
  
  Im with Cramer, but more on that in a minute. According to the companys web site, GNC Holdings, Inc. operates as a specialty retailer of health and wellness products. The firm operates through three segments: retail, franchise, and manufacturing/wholesale. Its products include vitamins, minerals and herbal supplements, sports nutrition products, diet products, and other wellness products, and offers its own line of health and nutrition products, including Mega Men, Ultra Mega, Total Lean, Pro Performance, Pro Performance AMP, and Beyond Raw. GNC has 8,500 locations operating in the United States and internationally.
  
  GNCs stock currently trades at $45 per share, but its share price has declined by $7 in the past two months, mostly on profit concerns. So why do I see GNC as a buy? I just dont see profits as a problem with GNC. Revenues are strong, earnings per share is healthy, net income is rising, and franchise owners are clamoring to get their name on another GNC store.
  
  Revenues were up 8.6% in the last quarter (at $613 million), on a year-to-year comparison basis, and that figure clocks in well ahead of the industry average of 7.3%. Earnings per share is also well up on a year-to-year basis, with earnings at $2.72 prior to $2.29. The company estimates earnings to rise to $3. 23 in 2014.
  
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• [By Monica Gerson]

  GNC Holdings (NYSE: GNC) reported that it has bought Discount Supplements in the United Kingdom. GNC Holdings shares dropped 1.71% to close at $54.70 yesterday.!

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