Two Investments to Add to Your “Green” Portfolio

by Louise Harris, Investment U Research

Green investing can be tricky.

That was evidenced after oil prices dropped last year and alternative energy companies saw their profits fall just as quickly.

Naturally, investor enthusiasm followed, as green ETFs like Claymore/Mac Global Solar Energy Index (NYSE: TAN) and Market Vectors Solar Energy (NYSE: KWT) have tumbled 45% over the past 12 months.

Similarly, the broad alternative energy portfolio PowerShares WilderHill Clean Energy (NYSE: PBW), has declined by an average of 13.5% annually for the last three years.

But despite those woes, the alternative energy sector still has a few things going for it…

Popularity: The more scientists talk about climate change and how to prevent greenhouse emissions, the more popular alternative energies become. This is especially true in Europe, ...

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Teradata Corporation (NYSE: TDC), the world’s largest company solely focused on data warehousing and enterprise analytics, today reported revenue of $421 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2009, a decrease of 7 percent from $455 million in the second quarter of 2008. Revenue decreased 2 percent from the second quarter of 2008, when adjusted for 5 percentage points of negative impact from currency fluctuation.

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Monotype Imaging Holdings Inc., (Nasdaq: TYPE), a leading global provider of text imaging solutions, has announced the Neue Frutiger(R) font family, a new member of the Linotype(R) Library of typefaces. Designed by Akira Kobayashi, type director at Linotype GmbH, Monotype Imaging’s German-based subsidiary, and type designer Adrian Frutiger, the new family builds on the original 1977 Frutiger design, one of the best selling Linotype fonts of all time.

Cincinnati Bell Inc. (NYSE:CBB) today announced second quarter 2009 net income of $26 million, or 11 cents per diluted share, which is a diluted earnings per share increase of 18 percent compared

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Ansys Inc.'s (ANSS) fourth-quarter earnings topped the consensus, but the engineering simulation software manufacturer cut its outlook for 2009.

Shares were down to a 52-week low today.

The company's profit for the fourth quarter was 50 cents a share, excluding items. Analysts had projected a profit of 42 cents. Revenue jumped by about 29% to $143.3 million.

Ansys now forecasts earnings of $1.54 to $1.85 a share, excluding items, this year. Earlier in November, the company expected earnings between $1.84 and $1.90 a share for 2009. Analysts expect the company to earn a profit of $1.75.

The company is a Zacks #3 Rank ("Hold").

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Here are the stocks added to the Zacks #1 Rank ("strong buy") List today:

Allegiant Travel Co (ALGT) ANSYS Inc (ANSS) Bank of Marin Bancorp (BMRC) CARBO Ceramics Inc (CRR) L.B. Foster Co (FSTR) Haynes International Inc (HAYN) Lexmark International Inc (LXK) National Instruments Corp (NATI) Osteotech Inc (OSTE) Permian Basin Royalty Trust (PBT) Pixelworks Inc (PXLW) QLogic Corp (QLGC) Ralcorp Holdings Inc (RAH) Strayer Education Inc (STRA) Team Inc (TISI) Teekay Corp (TK) Teledyne Technologies Inc (TDY) TransAlta Corp (TAC) Wabtec Corp (WAB) View the entire Zacks #1 Rank List.

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ANSYS Inc(ANSS) Collective Brands Inc(PSS) Emergency Medical Services Corp(EMS) Enbridge Energy Management LLC(EEQ) FLIR Systems Inc(FLIR) Gushan Environmental Energy Ltd(GU) ICON Plc(ICLR) KANA Software Inc(KANA) LMI Aerospace Inc(LMIA) NCR Corp(NCR) Rhodia(RHAYY) Simcere Pharmaceutical Group(SCR) Skilled Healthcare Group Inc(SKH) Steel Dynamics Inc(STLD) Strayer Education Inc(STRA) Team Inc(TISI) Valley National Bancorp(VLY) Wiley John & Sons Inc(JW.A) Williams Pipeline Partners LP(WMZ) Worthington Industries Inc(WOR) View the entire Zacks #1 Rank List.

"ANSS" Free Stock Analysis: Buy? Sell? Hold?"PSS" Free Stock Analysis: Buy? Sell? Hold?"EMS" Free Stock Analysis: Buy? Sell? Hold?"EEQ" Free Stock Analysis: Buy? Sell? Hold?"FLIR" Free Stock Analysis: Buy? Sell? Hold?"GU" ...

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America's Car-Mart Inc (CRMT) ANSYS Inc (ANSS) Aspen Technology Inc (AZPN) Bank of Marin Bancorp (BMRC) Boston Properties Inc (BXP) China Sunergy Co Ltd (CSUN) Dorman Products Inc (DORM) Euroseas Ltd (ESEA) Glacier Bancorp Inc (GBCI) Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc (GMCR) Gushan Environmental Energy Ltd (GU) Kendle International Inc (KNDL) Lexmark International Inc (LXK) NCI Building Systems Inc (NCS) NCR Corp (NCR) Parker Drilling Co (PKD) Pixelworks Inc (PXLW) Ralcorp Holdings Inc (RAH) Rock-Tenn Co (RKT) Simcere Pharmaceutical Group (SCR) Sims Group Ltd (SMS) Strayer Education Inc (STRA) Tetra Tech Inc (TTEK) Visa Inc (V) View the entire Zacks #1 Rank List.

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ANSYS Inc (ANSS) Aspen Technology Inc (AZPN) Banco Latinoamericano de Exportaciones (BLX) Bank of Marin Bancorp (BMRC) Boston Properties Inc (BXP) Comverse Technology Inc (CMVT) Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc (GMCR) Gushan Environmental Energy Ltd (GU) Kendle International Inc (KNDL) NCR Corp (NCR) Osteotech Inc (OSTE) Parker Drilling Co (PKD) Patterson-UTI Energy Inc (PTEN) Pixelworks Inc (PXLW) Ross Stores Inc (ROST) Syngenta AG (SYT) Tetra Tech Inc (TTEK) Tredegar Corp (TG) United Stationers Inc (USTR) Williams Pipeline Partners LP (WMZ) Wind River Systems Inc (WIND) View the entire Zacks #1 Rank List.

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ANSYS Inc (ANSS) Avon Products Inc (AVP) Babcock & Brown Air Ltd (FLY) China Sunergy Co Ltd (CSUN) Emergency Medical Services Corp (EMS) FLIR Systems Inc (FLIR) Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Inc (GMCR) Intrepid Potash Inc (IPI) Jo-Ann Stores Inc (JAS) KANA Software Inc (KANA) Kendle International Inc (KNDL) NCR Corp (NCR) Omega Navigation Enterprises Inc (ONAV) Penn Virginia Resource Partners LP (PVR) Ralcorp Holdings Inc (RAH) ReneSola Ltd (SOL) Rock-Tenn Co (RKT) Ross Stores Inc (ROST) Steinway Musical Instruments Inc (LVB) Syngenta AG (SYT) Tanzanian Royalty Exploration Corp (TRE) Telemig Celular Participacoes SA (TMB) Thomson Reuters Corp (TRI) Tredegar Corp (TG) Unit Corp (UNT) United Stationers Inc (USTR) ...

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Air Liquide (AIQUY) ANSYS Inc (ANSS) ATA Inc (ATAI) Cemex SAB de CV (CX) Comverse Technology Inc (CMVT) Diebold Inc (DBD) Enbridge Energy Management LLC (EEQ) Helmerich & Payne Inc (HP) Hoku Scientific Inc (HOKU) Hudson City Bancorp Inc (HCBK) Kindred Healthcare Inc (KND) Leggett & Platt Inc (LEG) Mitsui & Co Ltd (MITSY) Multi-Fineline Electronix Inc (MFLX) Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) Patterson-UTI Energy Inc (PTEN) Petrobras Energia Participaciones SA (PZE) Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc (SCHN) Skilled Healthcare Group Inc (SKH) Sterling Bancorp (STL) Telecomunicacoes de Sao Paulo SA (TSP) Tredegar Corp (TG) Unit Corp (UNT) The Western Union Co (WU) Williams Pipeline Partners LP (WMZ) View ...