Top 5 Heal Care Stocks To Buy For 2014

Shares of energy crop developer Ceres (NASDAQ: CERE  ) surged more than 100% from the opening bell Monday to early trading on Thursday. In fact, over one-third of the total outstanding shares traded hands on Thursday. Even with the move the company is trading for "only" $100 million. With some of the biggest names in industrial biotech on its side -- such as Syngenta (NYSE: SYT  ) , Petrobras, Amyris, Valero, Novozymes, Gruppo M&G, and Mascoma, to name a few -- this must be a good buy right? Not so fast.

What does Ceres do?
Ceres mines and manipulates the genomes of energy crops such as sweet sorghum and switchgrass to increase drought tolerance, biomass yield, and salt tolerability. Essentially, it has a similar business model as Syngenta and Monsanto (NYSE: MON  ) , just for energy crops. Syngenta has actually licensed Ceres' bioinformatics software since 2008 to develop its own crops. In return, Syngenta has upgraded the capability of the computer program. Meanwhile, Monsanto and Ceres tangled up in 2002 to identify and develop engineered row crops such as corn and soybeans. Those payments now are a distant memory.

Top 5 Heal Care Stocks To Buy For 2014: LCA-Vision Inc.(LCAV)

LCA-Vision Inc. provides fixed-site laser vision correction services through its LasikPlus vision centers. Its vision centers offer laser vision correction services for correcting nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism. As of December 31, 2011, the company operated 53 LasikPlus fixed-site laser vision correction centers located in metropolitan markets in the United States. LCA-Vision Inc. was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Top 5 Heal Care Stocks To Buy For 2014: Yucheng Technologies Limited(YTEC)

Yucheng Technologies Limited, together with its subsidiaries, provides information technology (IT), software, and solutions and services for state-owned commercial banks in the People?s Bank of China. The company offers systems integration, software solution, IT consulting and training, platform, and maintenance and support services; and undertakes computer network projects, as well as engages in the sale of IT products, computer software, hardware and peripheral equipment, and communication equipment. Its software and solutions include business solutions, which consist of core-banking, foreign exchange, and loan management; channel solutions that comprise customized online banking solutions, E-Banking ASP, and call center solutions to improve communication and transaction with its customers; and management solutions comprising a suite of consulting and implementation services in risk and performance management, such as asset and liability management, funds transfer prici ng, and profitability analysis that help banks to collect and analyze data. The company is headquartered in Beijing, the People?s Republic of China.

Best Stocks For 2014: Maple Leaf Reforestation Inc. (MPE.V)

Maple Leaf Green World Inc. operates in the environmental industry primarily in China. The company operates a nursery business in inner Mongolia that focuses on growing tree seedlings and nursery products, which assist with antidesertification. It also focuses on a Yellowhorn seedling and tree operations, which provide Yellowhorn seeds and oil for the manufacture of bio-diesel fuel and cooking oils. The company was formerly known as Maple Leaf Reforestation Inc. and changed its name to Maple Lead Green World Inc. in October 2012. Maple Lead Green World Inc. is based in Calgary, Canada.

Top 5 Heal Care Stocks To Buy For 2014: OpenTable Inc.(OPEN)

OpenTable, Inc. provides restaurant reservation solutions in the United States, Canada, Germany, Japan, Mexico, and the United Kingdom. It offers solutions that form an online network connecting reservation-taking restaurants and people who dine at those restaurants. The company provides electronic reservation book (ERB) that combines proprietary software and computer hardware to deliver a solution, whcih computerizes restaurant host-stand operations. The ERB streamlines and enhances various functions and processes for restaurants, including reservation management, table management, guest recognition, and email marketing. The company also operates opentable.com, a restaurant reservation Website that enables diners to find, choose, and book tables at restaurants on the OpenTable network in real time. In addition, it offers Connect, a Web-based service that enables restaurants to accept online reservations from the OpenTable network, as well as through its mobile application s and restaurants' Websites. Further, the company provides POP program, which lets restaurants offer diners bonus Dining Reward Points for reservations at select times; and telephone reservation management services for restaurants. Additionally, it operates toptable.com, a restaurant reservation site; designs, builds, and operates the OTRestaurant Website, which serves as an information and services portal for its restaurant customers; and offers versions of the OpenTable Websites for use on mobile devices, as well as free mobile applications. OpenTable, Inc. was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Fabian]

  Open Table Inc. (OPEN) Open Table has a market cap of $1.27 billion with a price- to-earnings ratio of 67.27. The stock has been trading in a 52-week range of $52.46 to $118.66. The stock is currently trading around $53. The company reported second quarter revenue of $34.3 million compared with revenue of $22.5 million in the second quarter of 2010. Second quarter net income was $6.3 million compared with net income of $5.07 million in the second quarter of 2010.

  IAC/InteractiveCorp (IACI) operates the same type of internet business as Open Table. IACI currently trades around $41 with a market cap of $3.52 billion and a price- to-earnings ratio of 24.12.

  Open Table is an established internet company that has posted a profit in six out of the last seven years. In 2010, the company increased its net income by 178%. The company’s stock price has been volatile and is currently near its 52-week low. CNBC stock analyst Jim Cramer thinks Open Table is a safe stock even though its momentum has slowed. I believe that Open Table will continue to be a profitable company, but would wait for the stock price to stabilize before purchasing shares. I rate Open Table Inc. as a hold.

Top 5 Heal Care Stocks To Buy For 2014: Buru Energy Ltd(BRU.AX)

Buru Energy Limited, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the exploration, evaluation, development, and production of oil and gas resources in Australia. Its exploration portfolio consists of 17 exploration permits, 1 retention lease, 3 production licenses, and 1 onshore pipeline license within the Canning Superbasin in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. The company was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in Perth, Australia.