Hot Stocks – PulteGroup (NYSE:PHM) , United Technologies (NYSE:UTX) , Alliance (NASDAQ:AHGP) , Scripps Networks Interactive (NYSE:SNI) , Amedisys (NASDAQ:AMED)

PulteGroup Inc. (NYSE:PHM) is set to report second-quarter 2014 results on Jul 24, before the market opens. Last quarter, it had delivered a negative earnings surprise of (9.52%). PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE:PHM) stock performance was 1.14% in last session and finished the day at $19.45. Traded volume was 10.11million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 5.73million shares. The beta of the stock remained 2.02. PulteGroup, Inc. (NYSE:PHM) insider ownership is 0.90%.

United Technologies Corp (NYSE:UTX) posted tepid quarterly orders for its Otis elevators and Pratt & Whitney jet engines businesses, and shares of the diversified U.S. manufacturer fell nearly 2 percent on Tuesday. The company also cut its cash flow forecast for the year, while analysts said higher-than-expected second-quarter profit was muddied by uncertainty over one-time gains and losses. United Technologies Corporation (NYSE:UTX) dropped -1.88 percent to $110.86 Tuesday on volume of 10.53million shares. The intra-day range of the stock was $109.11 to $114.00. United Technologies Corporation (NYSE:UTX) has a market capitalization of $101.63billion.

Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ:ARLP) and Alliance Holdings GP, L.P. (NASDAQ:AHGP) will report their second quarter 2014 financial results before the market opens on Monday, July 28, 2014. Alliance management will discuss quarterly results during a conference call beginning at 10:00 a.m. Eastern that same day. Alliance Holdings GP, L.P. (NASDAQ:AHGP)’s stock on July 22, 2014 reported a increase of 0.52% to the closing price of $69.44. Its fifty two weeks range is $51.69 -$69.80. The total market capitalization recorded $4.16billion. The overall volume in the last trading session was 34,386.00million shares. In its share capital, AHGP has 59.86million outstanding shares.

Shares of Scripps Networks Interactive (NYSE:SNI) have been given an average recommendation of “Hold” by the nineteen ratings firms that are currently covering the company, American Banking News.com reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, eight have issued a hold recommendation and six have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12-month target price among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $85.00. On Tuesday, shares of Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc. (NYSE:SNI) dropped -0.45% to close the day at $83.23. Company return on investment (ROI) is 18.70% and its monthly performance is recorded as 1.45%. Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc. (NYSE:SNI) quarterly revenue growth is 11.46%.

Amedisys Inc (NASDAQ:AMED) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, May 8th. The company reported ($0.07) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the analysts’ consensus estimate of $0.56 by $0.63. The company had revenue of $298.74 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $301.89 million. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.13 earnings per share. Amedisys’s revenue was down 9.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts expect that Amedisys will post $0.06 EPS for the current fiscal year. Amedisys Inc (NASDAQ:AMED) stock performance was 4.39% in last session and finished the day at $16.41. Traded volume was 360,167.00million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 425.82K shares. The beta of the stock remained 1.11. Amedisys Inc (NASDAQ:AMED) insider ownership is 2.00%.