Best Stocks To Watch For 2014

International media and marketing shop Arbitron� (NYSE: ARB  ) �announced yesterday�its second-quarter dividend of $0.10 per share, the same rate it's always paid since 2005

The board of directors said the quarterly dividend is payable on July 1 to the holders of record at the close of business on June 17.�

Arbitron is in the process of merging with Nielsen Holdings. If the transaction is completed before June 17,�the dividend will be pro-rated at a rate of�$0.001063829787234�per share per day for each day after�March 15, the record date for its previous dividend.

The merger agreement ensures that, regardless of when the deal is consummated, stockholders will receive a dividend at the current rate. The pro rata dividend�will be payable within 30 days after the merger closes to shareholders of record at the close of business on the day before the merger is completed.

Best Stocks To Watch For 2014: Group 1 Automotive Inc. (GPI)

Group 1 Automotive, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the marketing and sale of automotive products and services. It sells new and used cars, light trucks, and vehicle parts. The company also provides vehicle financing services; service and insurance contract services; and automotive maintenance and repair services. The company has operations located in metropolitan areas in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and Texas in the United States; and in the towns of Brighton, Hailsham, and Worthing in the United Kingdom. As of October 25, 2012, it owned and operated 121 automotive dealerships, 158 franchises, and 30 collision centers in the United States and the United Kingdom that offer 32 brands of automobiles. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Best Stocks To Watch For 2014: Ditem Explorations Inc. (DIT.V)

Ditem Explorations Inc. engages in the exploration and development of mineral properties in Canada. It primarily explores for uranium deposits. The company�s principal properties are located in the Otish Basin of the Otish Mountains region of north-central Quebec; and the Athabasca Basin of the Athabasca Lake region of northern Saskatchewan. It also owns interest in various rare earth properties located in the Otish Mountain region and North Shore region in Quebec. Ditem Explorations Inc. was incorporated in 1993 and is based in Montr茅al, Canada.

Best Stocks To Invest In: (CRWG)

CrowdGather, Inc. engages in developing and hosting forum based Web sites. It monetizes a network of online forums and message boards to engage, provide information to, and build community around users. The company focuses on building social, advertising, and user generated content networks by consolidating existing groups of online users that post on message boards and forums. Its forum communities connect a network of people sharing their questions, expertise, and experiences. The company also provides advertising and marketing services for its online customers. It holds approximately 81 properties and 599 domain names. The company is headquartered in Woodland Hills, California.

Best Stocks To Watch For 2014: Homeserve Ord 12 1/2p(HSV.L)

HomeServe plc provides home emergency and repair services to the household customers in the United Kingdom, France, Spain, and the United States. It offers services related to plumbing and drainage services, electrics, gas and oil central heating, external water supply pipe, internal gas supply pipe, appliance repairs, pest infestations, locksmith, and glazing repairs. The company offers home repair and appliance warranty policies through partnerships with utility companies and household appliance manufacturers. It serves approximately 4.9 million customers. The company was founded in 1993 and is based in Walsall, the United Kingdom.

Best Stocks To Watch For 2014: Tesco(TSCO.L)

Tesco PLC, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a grocery retailer. It operates stores that primarily offer food products, as well as general merchandise, clothing products, and electrical products. The company also provides telecom, retail banking, financial, and insurance services. In addition, it engages in data analysis, distribution, and property operations. Tesco PLC also sells its products through online and catalog. The company operates in the United Kingdom, China, the Czech Republic, Hungary, the Republic of Ireland, India, Japan, Malaysia, Poland, Slovakia, South Korea, Thailand, Turkey, and the United States. It operates approximately 5,000 stores. The company was formerly known as Tesco Stores (Holdings) Limited and changed its name to Tesco PLC in 1983. Tesco PLC was founded in 1919 and is based in Cheshunt, the United Kingdom.

Best Stocks To Watch For 2014: Intl Water-Guard Industries Inc(IWG.V)

IWG Technologies Inc. engages in the design, development, manufacture, sale, and service of aviation products and systems related to delivery of potable water on-board aircraft worldwide. Its products include potable water treatment units and on-demand water heaters, as well as water systems, such as tanks, water lines, pumps, valves, and electronic controls primarily for business-use aircraft manufacturers, owners, and operators; and business jet and VIP airliner markets. The principal technology embodied in its water treatment equipment includes irradiation by ultraviolet light, combined with filtration, ancillary systems, and controls. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Burnaby, Canada.

Best Stocks To Watch For 2014: DAVOS RESOURCES PLC ORD GBP0.0025(NGL.L)

Norseman Gold plc, through its subsidiary, Central Norseman Gold Corporation Limited, engages in the exploration and development of mineral resources in Australia. The company primarily focuses on gold and silver. It holds interests in the Norseman project covering an area of approximately 2,360 square kilometers comprising 221 tenements that consist of 85 exploration licences, 5 exploration licence applications, 108 mining leases, 3 prospecting licences, 4 prospecting licence applications, 15 miscellaneous licences, and 1 mining lease application located in the southern extent of the Norseman-Wiluna Greenstone Belt of the Eastern Goldfields Province of the Yilgarn Block, Western Australia. The company also holds the Fraser Range projects comprising iron ore located south-east of Norseman. Norseman Gold plc was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Burswood, Australia.

Best Stocks To Watch For 2014: NutriSystem Inc(NTRI)

Nutrisystem, Inc. provides weight management products and services in the United States. The company offers nutritionally balanced weight loss programs designed for women, men, and seniors. Its Nutrisystem program consists of approximately 130 portion-controlled items that serve as the foundation of a low Glycemic Index diet. The company?s programs include Nutrisystem D program designed for people with type 2 diabetes for loosing weight and managing their diabetes; SUCCESS program designed to take the weight off and keep it off through portion-controlled, balanced nutrition, and low Glycemic Index eating; and Nutrisystem Select, a program for weight loss and weight management that offers standard shelf-stable food and fresh-frozen foods. It also provides monthly food packages of shelf-stable and frozen foods consisting of 28 days of breakfasts, lunches, dinners, and desserts, which are supplemented with dairy, fruits, salads, vegetables, and low-glycemic carbohydrate item s. In addition, the company offers transition and maintenance plans that comprise support tools and desired meal occasions, as well as online and smart phone weight management tools. Nutrisystem, Inc. sells its pre-packaged foods to weight loss program participants directly through the Internet and telephone, as well as through QVC, a television shopping network. The company was founded in 1972 and is based in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Michael Olsen, CFA]

  Risks
  The risks to Weight Watchers are pretty clear. First are those from competitors, which, for reasons I mentioned above, I don't find particularly concerning. The company also faces more formidable, though less seasoned, competition in offerings from Herbalife (NYSE: HLF  ) and Nutrisystem (NASDAQ: NTRI  ) . Both companies' product offerings are respectable in their own right, but neither possesses the pedigree or extent of clinical support.

• [By Glenn Rogers]

  Nutrisystem (NTRI) has been in business for over 40 years, and provides its clients with a complete menu, along with counseling, online tools and applications, along with cookbooks and complete meal planning.