The company reported non-GAAP earnings (excluding acquisition-related costs, amortization of intangibles and other one-time items) of 67 cents per share.

Its pleasing simplicity and ease of application make the P/E ratio one of the most commonly used valuation metrics in the world. Almost every financial website, from Bloomberg to Google Finance, puts the P/E near the top of the page, right near the stock price and market cap.

I have been advised by a marketing consultant to talk more about insights from my foreign travels. In London this summer there is a steady drumbeat of propaganda against female genetic cutting and the marriage of underage girls among the immigrant community, which of course I support.

Trading stocks sometimes feels like a very modern phenomenon, so it’s easy to forget that some of the companies we’re investing in go back a century or more.

Today's list includes Global Payments (GPN), NCR Corp (NCR), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Informatica Corp (INFA) and Synovus Financial (SNV).

NCE provides Relationship Technology solutions for the retail, financial, communications, travel and transportation, and insurance markets.Since the Trend Spotter signaled a buy on 1/8 the stock gained 7.28%.