Best Asian Stocks To Buy For 2014

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What: Shares of Photronics (NASDAQ: PLAB  ) have gotten crushed today, down by as much as 11% after the company reported earnings.

So what: Revenue in the fiscal second quarter totaled $106.7 million, down 9% from a year ago and below the $108.5 million consensus estimate. That also led to a bottom-line miss, with Photronics posting earnings per share of $0.08, near the lower end of guidance and also shy of the $0.09-per-share profit that investors were expecting.

Now what: CEO Constantine Macricostas acknowledged that the company saw weakness at a "key Asian foundry customer," and flat panel orders came in as expected. Photronics hopes conditions to improve in the coming quarters, particularly within its high-end equipment deployments. High-end IC photomask sales were encouraging, up 31% sequentially.

Best Asian Stocks To Buy For 2014: Dynavax Technologies Corporation(DVAX)

Dynavax Technologies Corporation, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, discovers and develops novel products to prevent and treat infectious diseases. The company's lead product candidate includes HEPLISAV, a Phase 3 investigational adult hepatitis B vaccine designed to provide protection with fewer doses than current licensed vaccines. It also develops Universal Flu vaccine, a Phase 1b clinical trial vaccine for influenza prevention; SD-101, a Phase Ib clinical trial hepatitis C therapy; DV-601, a Phase Ib clinical trial hepatitis B therapy; AZD1419, a preclinical asthma therapy; and DV1179, a Phase 1 trial autoimmune and inflammatory disease therapy. Dynavax Technologies Corporation has strategic alliance with GlaxoSmithKline plc to discover, develop, and commercialize DV1179 and other endosomal toll-like receptor inhibitors for diseases, such as lupus, psoriasis, and rheumatoid arthritis; and develop a TLR8 inhibitor for the treatment of multiple autoimmune and i nflammatory diseases, as well as has research and license agreement with AstraZeneca to discover and develop TLR9 agonist-based therapies for the treatment of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The company was founded in 1996 and is based in Berkeley, California.

Best Asian Stocks To Buy For 2014: Span-America Medical Systems Inc.(SPAN)

Span-America Medical Systems, Inc. engages in the manufacture and distribution of various therapeutic support surfaces and related products utilizing polyurethane and other foam products for the medical, consumer, and industrial markets in the United States and Canada. Its medical products consist of polyurethane foam mattress overlays; therapeutic support surfaces, which include non-powered and powered therapeutic support surfaces; patient positioners; seating products; and Selan skin care creams and lotions for health care facilities, including acute care hospitals, long-term care facilities, and home health care providers. The company offers pressure management products, including Geo-Matt, PressureGuard, Geo-Mattress, Span-Aids, Isch-Dish, and Selan products. Its consumer product line consists primarily of convoluted and contour-cut mattress overlays, and pillows for the consumer bedding market; and industrial product line includes foam products used in various industr ies, such as water sports equipment, automotive, photographic film, durable goods, and electronics industries. The company was founded in 1970 and is based in Greenville, South Carolina.

Top 10 Value Stocks To Buy Right Now: Legal & General Gp(LGEN.L)

Legal & General Group Plc provides risk, savings, and investment management products in the United Kingdom, the United States, France, the Netherlands, and internationally. The company?s Risk segment offers individual and group protection, individual and bulk purchase annuities, and general insurance products. This segment also involves in estate agency and the housing related business conducted through its regulated mortgage network. The company?s Savings segment provides non profit investment bonds; non profit pensions, including SIPPs; individual savings accounts; investment bonds; pensions; retail unit trusts; structured products; and various with-profit products. Legal & General Group?s Investment Management segment involves in the institutional fund management business comprising index funds, fixed income funds, risk management solutions, and property related products, as well as private equity. The company also offers term assurance, wealth management, and unit-l inked savings products. Legal & General Group Plc was founded in 1836 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.