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The rebranded DraftDay Fantasy Sports ticker provides an intriguing investment in the daily fantasy sports sector and the media empire building of Robert Sillerman. The company recently bought the owner of RantSports to start the consolidation process of the fragmented industry. The stock is an under-the-radar, high-risk/reward play where the asset base could easily reward investors. The newly branded  DraftDay Fantasy Sports (NASDAQ: DDAY )  fits the historical recipe for success of billionaire Robert Sillerman. The businessman has built a solid reputation and history of merging several media assets into a valuable business. Read the full article on Seeking Alpha.   Disclosure: No positions mentioned. Please read the disclaimer page for more details.

Summary Sprouts disappoints with Q1'15 earnings. Sales and margins were hurt by the West Coast port slowdown. The natural grocer is still generating solid comp sales growth and maintains a long-term growth opportunity suggesting buying the stock on a dip.    Sprouts Farmers Market (NASDAQ: SFM ) reported quarterly numbers after the close on Thursday that missed analyst and company forecasts. Probably even worse, the disappointing numbers came after the leading pre-IPO shareholder in Apollo Global Management (NYSE: APO ) dumped their final shares in early March at $35.30. The stock is likely to trade weak with concerns that the "insiders" knew of the impending weakness.  Read the full article on Seeking Alpha.   Disclosure: No positions mentioned.  Please read the disclaimer page for more details.

Shareholders who only read the earnings headlines for the stocks they own are missing out: A ton of additional information can usually be gleaned from the related conference calls. For investors interested in the increasingly highly competitive fresh and organic market, Sprouts Farmer Market   ( NASDAQ: SFM     )  provided some solid numbers to digest during its recent third quarter. The organic chain, mostly located in the Southwest, has ample opportunities for a regional to national expansion plan. The stock, however, faces short-term pressure from a significant stock sale from its largest shareholder,  Apollo Global Management ( NYSE: APO     ). Additionally, mounting pressure continues to build in an industry that is becoming overly competitive based on reduced guidance from organic leader Whole Foods Market ( NASDAQ: WFM     ). Read the full article here . Disclosure: No position mentioned. Please review the discla...

At the end of 2012, The Fresh Market (NASDAQ: TFM ) could do no wrong as the stock traded at $62 with a lofty forward PE in the 30s. The stock had doubled in a 12-month period from the lows in August 2011. Back in January the stock sprung a leak on weak earnings and our research suggested that investors tread lightly. The fast growing fresh foods retailer traded at a more » Disclosure: No positions mentioned. Please review the disclaimer page for more details.