Hot Sliver Stocks To Buy For 2014

It's hard to compete against "free."

Free-to-play and casual games finally took a big bite out of Activision Blizzard's (NASDAQ: ATVI  ) tent pole franchise, World of Warcraft. The subscription-based game lost 1.3 million members last quarter, or 14% of its total user base.

In the following video, Fool contributor Demitrios Kalogeropoulos says there's a sliver lining to this bad news, and that Activision has some levers it can pull to keep Warcraft afloat. Still, the best-case scenario is for a more steady decline for this aging game that will give the company time to build up its newer franchises.

While Activision and Microsoft have been taking the headlines when it comes to console gaming, investors following the gaming sector would do well to also keep tabs on Electronic Arts. We can help. The Motley Fool's special report breaks down the risks and opportunities facing the company to help you decide if EA is right for your portfolio. Click here to get your copy now.

Hot Sliver Stocks To Buy For 2014: Cellcom Israel Ltd.(CEL)

Cellcom Israel Ltd. provides cellular communications services in Israel. It offers basic and advanced cellular telephone services, text and multimedia messaging services, and advanced cellular content and data services. The company?s basic cellular telephony services include voice mail, cellular fax, call waiting, call forwarding, caller identification, collect call, conference calling, ?Talk 2?, additional number services, and collect call services; and outbound and inbound roaming services. It also provides value-added services comprising Cellcom volume that includes downloadable content, such as music, games, on-net-reality programs, drama series, and video games; SMS and MMS services to send and receive text, photos, multimedia, and animation messages; access to third party application providers for notification of roadway speed detectors, mange vehicle fleets, and enable subscribers to manage and operate time clocks and various controllers for industrial, agricultural , and commercial purposes; video calls to communicate with each other through video applications; zone services for calls initiated from a specific location; location-based services; voice-based information services; text-based information services and interactive information services, including news headlines, sports results, and traffic and weather reports; and data services to access handsets, cellular modems, laptops, tablets, and cellular routers, as well as Internet based payment services. In addition, the company sells handsets, modems, routers, tablets, and laptops, as well as provides repair and replacement services; and offers landline telephony, transmission, and data services through its approximately 1,500 kilometers of inland fiber-optic infrastructure and complementary microwave links to selected business customers. As of March 31, 2011, it provided its services to approximately 3.395 million subscribers. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Netanya, Israel.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Stephen]

  Cellcom Israel Ltd. provides wireless communications services in Israel to over 3.29 million subscribers & international roaming services in 177 countries. It has diversified its sources of revenue by adding value added services such as text and multimedia messaging, data plans, extended warranty and repair and replacement services, etc. The company is currently trading at only 9 times earnings & has a dividend yield of 11.66%, making it one of the highest paying telecom dividend stocks. The company has a market cap of $3 billion and trades on the New York stock exchange. Cellcom Israel is not a growth stock because analysts predict its 2011 revenues will dip by 3% & the company already has 34% market share in Israel. The company has a track record of beating analyst earnings estimates and constantly growing its dividend. How so? According to the company's annual report, they quote, "In the third quarter of 2010 we also continued to present a strong free c ash flow totaling NIS 513 million, an increase of 13% from the third quarter of 2009. Accordingly, we will distribute a dividend of approximately NIS 400 million, representing approximately 120% of net income for the third quarter, to our shareholders."

• [By Richard Band]

  Cellcom Israel (NYSE: CEL), Israel’s largest wireless carrier with 34% of the market, just declared its first quarterly dividend for 2011 — the equivalent of 85.7 cents (U.S.) per share. Annualized, that works out to a super-sweet yield of almost 11%!

  CEL hands over virtually all its profits to shareholders as dividends, so there’s a chance the company may have to trim the payout in future quarters if business hits a speed bump. On the other hand, this “pay it all out” policy (similar to the approach taken by most U.S. master-limited partnerships) imposes rigorous capital allocation discipline on management. In short, Cellcom execs don’t waste money.

  Buy dividend stock CEL on a pullback below $33.

Hot Sliver Stocks To Buy For 2014: Ranaz Corporation (RNZ.V)

Ranaz Corporation engages in the design, development, manufacture, distribution, and marketing of diet and energy products in North America and Europe. The company offers nutritional, protein, and dietary supplements under private brands, as well as its own corporate brands. Its products include Protidiet, a weight loss product, which is offered in various ready-to-eat formats, such as bars, powders, soups, cookies, concentrates, muffins, and other protein meals and snacks; and ProtiLife, a weight loss and weight maintenance product that is offered in protein powder mixes and bar formats. The company serves pharmacies and parapharmacies, medically supervised clinics, big-box stores, and commercial weight loss chains and shops specializing in obesity treatments. Ranaz Corporation was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Saint-Eustache, Canada.

10 Best Financial Stocks To Buy Right Now: Fortune Real Estate Inv Trust (F25U.SI)

Fortune Real Estate Investment Trust, through its subsidiaries, engages in the ownership and investment of retail shopping malls in Hong Kong. As of December 31, 2008, it holds a portfolio of 11 retail malls and properties located in Hong Kong. The company was founded in 2003 and is based in Singapore, Singapore.