Top 10 Warren Buffett Companies To Buy Right Now

LONDON -- One of�Warren Buffett's famous investing sayings is "be fearful when others are greedy and greedy only when others are fearful" -- or, in other words, sell when others are buying and buy when they're selling.

But we might expect Foolish investors to know that, and looking at what Fools have been buying recently might well provide us with some ideas for good investments.�

So, in this series of articles, we're going to look at what customers of The Motley Fool ShareDealing Service have been buying in the past week or so, and what might have made them decide to do so.

Triple-whammy
The share price of�FirstGroup� (LSE: FGP  ) -- the bus and rail operator -- has plunged over 40% in the past couple of weeks, following a triple-whammy announcement of a rights issue, a dividend cut and a profit warning in its preliminary final results, and the loss of chairman Martin Gilbert, who agreed to stand down once a successor has been found.

The cash-call was necessary to avert a potential downgrading of debt-laden FirstGroup's credit rating to "junk status", which could have forced up interest rates on its existing debt, and also caused serious problems, or even disqualification, when bidding for things like rail franchises.

Top 10 Warren Buffett Companies To Buy Right Now: SPROTT INC.(SII.TO)

Sprott Inc. is a privately owned asset management holding company. Through its subsidiaries, the firm provides asset management, portfolio management, wealth management, fund management, and administrative and consulting services to its clients. It offers mutual funds, hedge funds, and offshore funds, along with managed accounts. Further, the firm also provides broker-dealer activities. Sprott Inc. was formed on February 13, 2008 and is based in Toronto, Canada.

Top 10 Warren Buffett Companies To Buy Right Now: Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp (KOG)

Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp. (Kodiak) is an independent energy company focused on the exploration, exploitation, acquisition and production of crude oil and natural gas in the United States. Kodiak has developed an oil and natural gas asset base of proved reserves, as well as a portfolio of development and exploratory drilling opportunities on high-potential prospects with an emphasis on oil resource plays. The Company�� oil and natural gas reserves and operations are primarily concentrated in the Williston Basin of North Dakota. As of January 31, 2012, it had approximately 169,000 net acres under lease, including 157,000 net acres in the Bakken oil play in the Williston Basin of North Dakota and Montana. In January 2012, the Company acquired Williston Basin oil and gas producing properties and undeveloped leasehold. On January 10, 2012, it acquired certain oil and gas leaseholds, overriding royalty interests and producing properties located in North Dakota. Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Matt DiLallo]

  What's most interesting is that these assets are natural-gas-gathering lines in the Bakken, which is known for its oil. What you might not know is that Bakken oil producers desperately need natural gas infrastructure. Kodiak Oil & Gas (NYSE: KOG  ) is an unfortunate example of this. While growing its oil volumes by 265% year over year it also grew its associated natural gas volumes by 398%. The problem here is that the company was forced to flare 3.3 billion cubic feet of natural gas after flaring 807 million cubic feet of gas the year before because it had no where else for the gas to go. This lack of natural gas gathering and takeaway capacity in the region has been a real problem and assets like Bison are an important solution in solving this problem.

• [By Tyler Crowe]

  The implications of this gas find could mean a large uptick in the company's reserves. With the company valued at $1.00 per thousand cubic feet equivalent of proved reserves, WPX is one of the lowest-valued gas company's on the market. Also, even though the company has a gas-heavy portfolio, its liquid component just happens to be in one of the best tight oil plays in the U.S. -- the Bakken. In this video, Fool.com contributor Tyler Crowe talks about how the low market value per proven reserve could be an opportunity to get in on a strong natural gas play that just also happens to have the same amount of proven oil reserves in the Bakken as Kodiak Oil & Gas (NYSE: KOG  ) .

Top 10 Small Cap Stocks To Invest In 2014: XCHANGING PLC ORD GBP0.05 WI(XCH.L)

Xchanging plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides business processing, human resources (HR), technology, and procurement services worldwide. It offers various business processing services, such as policy administration, claims services, broking services, workers? compensation claims processing services, securities processing services, investment account administration, fund administration and portfolio management, and offshore services, as well as HR services, including total workforce management, global mobility, learning and development, payroll, employee services and awards, recruitment, and HR administration services. The company also offers technology services that consist of application development and maintenance services comprising custom development, testing, and system integration and middleware; enterprise solutions consisting of product life cycle management, e-Business excellence in partnership with Oracle, data warehousing, business intelligence, docum ent management, and business process management; infrastructure services, such as infrastructure outsourcing, IT consultancy and implementation, managed services, and network and security services; and insurance-specific software solutions. In addition, it provides procurement services, including strategic sourcing, category management, spend management, spend analytics, e-procurement services, stakeholder and supplier management, contract management, and procure to pay systems. Further, the company engages in the property development business. Xchanging plc offers its services to the aerospace and defense, automotive, bank and financial services, energy and utilities, FMCG, food and beverage, healthcare, insurance, manufacturing, public sector, real estate, retail, supply chain and logistics, telecommunications, and transportation, travel, and leisure sectors. The company is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Top 10 Warren Buffett Companies To Buy Right Now: Quest Pharmatech Inc. (QPT.V)

Quest PharmaTech Inc. engages in the discovery, development, and commercialization of pharmaceutical products for the treatment of cancer and dermatological conditions based on its SonoLight technology platform. The company�s development products include oregovomab that completed Phase I and Phase II clinical trials for the treatment of ovarian cancer; SL017, which is in Phase II clinical trial for dermatology applications; SL052 that is in Phase I clinical trial for the treatment of prostate cancer; and Anti-MUC1, which is in Phase I clinical trial for the treatment of prostate cancer. It has strategic partnerships with IntelligentNano to develop water-soluble nanoformulations of SL052 and SL017; and Alberta Research Council to develop fermentation based technology to manufacture Hypocrellin B. The company was formerly known as Altachem Pharma Ltd. and changed its name to Quest PharmaTech Inc. in September 2005. Quest PharmaTech is headquartered in Edmonton, Canada.

Top 10 Warren Buffett Companies To Buy Right Now: Global Cash Access Holdings Inc. (GCA)

Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides cash access and data intelligence services and solutions to the gaming industry in the United States and internationally. Its cash access products and services include Casino Cash Plus 3-in-1 ATM, a cash-dispensing machine that offers patrons to access cash through ATM cash withdrawals, point-of-sale debit card transactions, and credit card cash access transactions; check verification and warranty services, which allow gaming establishments to manage and reduce risks on patron checks that they cash; QuikCash, a non-ATM cash access kiosks; and money transfer services. The company also offers cash access equipment, such as full service kiosks, a multi-function patron kiosk for cash access into self-service kiosks for slot ticket redemption and bill breaking services, as well as jackpot kiosks. In addition, it provides information services, such as Central Credit, a gaming patron credit bureau that allows g aming establishments in credit-granting decisions; QuikCash Plus Web and QCPXpress that are cash access transaction processing systems for cashier operations; QuikReports, a browser-based reporting tool that provide access and analysis of information on patron cash access activity; and QuikMarketing/Casino Share Intelligence database services, as well as various Xchange Xplorer products. Further, the company offers cashless gaming products comprising QuikTicket that allows cash access transaction to be completed with a bar coded ticket in lieu of cash. Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc. sells its products and services primarily through direct sales force to traditional land-based casinos, riverboats and cruise ships with gaming operations, gaming establishments operated on Native American lands, pari-mutuel wagering facilities, and card rooms. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Evan Niu, CFA]

  What: Shares of Global Cash Access (NYSE: GCA  ) have plunged today by as much as 10% after the company reported first-quarter earnings.

• [By Seth Jayson]

  Global Cash Access Holdings (NYSE: GCA  ) reported earnings on May 7. Here are the numbers you need to know.

  The 10-second takeaway
  For the quarter ended March 31 (Q1), Global Cash Access Holdings missed slightly on revenues and missed estimates on earnings per share.

Top 10 Warren Buffett Companies To Buy Right Now: Taylor Wimpey(TW.L)

Taylor Wimpey plc operates as a homebuilding company primarily in the United Kingdom and Spain. Its product range includes high-rise condominiums, single family homes, townhomes, full service country club communities, apartments, and five bedroom houses. The company offers its products under Taylor Wimpey, George Wimpey, and Bryant Homes brands in the United Kingdom and Spain. Taylor Wimpey plc manages a portfolio of approximately 170,000 land plots across the United Kingdom and Spain. The company was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in High Wycombe, the United Kingdom.

Top 10 Warren Buffett Companies To Buy Right Now: Renold(RNO.L)

Renold plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of industrial chains and torque transmission products in the United Kingdom, North America, and internationally. Its products include transmission and conveyor chains; leaf chain for materials handling applications; Smartlink; industrial gearboxes and gears; industrial, marine, power generation, military navy, and mass transit couplings; spindles; Sprag Clutch freewheels; Sprag Cage assemblies; and trapped roller freewheels that are used in overrunning, backstopping, and indexing, as well as supplies material handling equipments. The company provides its products for heavy duty, high precision, indoor or outdoor, clean or contaminated, and temperature environmental applications; and conveying applications, including theme park rides, water treatment plants, cement mills, agricultural machinery, mining, and sugar production. Renold plc was founded in 1864 and is based in Manchester, the United K ingdom.

Top 10 Warren Buffett Companies To Buy Right Now: Wilson HTM Investment Group Ltd(WIG.AX)

Wilson HTM Investment Group Ltd provides various financial planning services in Australia. It operates through three segments: Capital Markets, Wealth Management, and Business Investment. The Capital Markets segment engages in selecting outperforming sectors and companies; providing equity capital markets, and merger and acquisition advisory services; offering research on ASX listed entities; and providing stock broking services to institutional clients. The Wealth Management segment offers stock broking, financial planning, and discretionary fund management services to retail and wholesale clients; manages specialty fund investments, including Priority Growth Fund and Priority Core Fund; provides cash and fixed interest services, and equity products and investment accounts; and offers attribution and risk analysis services to fund managers. The Business Investment segment develops and operates boutique fund management businesses; provides back office support and administr ation services to start-up fund managers; and invests in equity and fund investments. The company serves personal investors, self managed super fund investors, corporate and institutional, and advisers. Wilson HTM Investment Group Ltd was founded in 1895 and is headquartered in Brisbane, Australia.

Top 10 Warren Buffett Companies To Buy Right Now: JA Solar Holdings Co. Ltd.(JASO)

JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd., through its subsidiaries, engages in the design, development, manufacture, and sale of photovoltaic solar cells and solar products, which convert sunlight into electricity in the People's Republic of China. The company?s principal products include monocrystalline and multicrystalline solar cells, as well as various solar modules. It also provides silicon wafer and solar cell processing services. The company sells its products primarily under the JA Solar brand name, as well as produces equipment for original equipment manufacturing customers under their brand names. It sells its solar cell and module products primarily to module manufacturers, system integrators, project developers, and distributors in the Germany, Italy, the United States, Hong Kong, Spain, India, the Czech Republic, France, and South Korea. The company has strategic partnerships with various solar power companies, such as BP Solar, Solar-Fabrik, and MEMC/SunEdison. JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. was founded in 2005 and is based in Shanghai, the People?s Republic of China.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Paul Ausick]

  Big earnings movers: Campbell Soup Co. (NYSE: CPB) is down 3.2% at $43.30. Corinthian Colleges Inc. (NASDAQ: COCO) is down 10.3% at $2.34. JA Solar Holdings Co. Ltd. (NASDAQ: JASO) is down 6.9% at $7.40.

• [By Paul Ausick]

  JA Solar Holdings Co. Ltd. (NASDAQ: JASO) stands to benefit from the increased demand for solar power from China. That country is set to overtake Europe, the U.S., and Japan as the world�� largest consumer of solar panels and modules. That�� good for the Chinese solar makers, but it will be difficult for U.S. analysts and investors to figure out exactly what�� happening with the individual companies due to the lack of real transparency into their operations.

Top 10 Warren Buffett Companies To Buy Right Now: Ramtron International Corporation(RMTR)

Ramtron International Corporation, a fabless semiconductor company, designs, develops, and markets specialized semiconductor memory, microcontroller, and integrated semiconductor solutions. It integrates ferroelectric materials into semiconductor products, which enable the development of ferroelectric random access memory (F-RAM) products that merge the multiple memory technologies into a single device. The company?s F-RAM product line includes various interfaces and densities, such as industry-standard serial and parallel interfaces; industry standard package types; and 4-kilobit, 16-kilobit, 64-kilobit, 256-kilobit, 1-megabit, 2-megabit, and 4-megabit densities. Its serial F-RAM devices allow more frequent data transfers over the serial bus to the processor; parallel F-RAM products are drop-in replacements for battery-backed SRAM products; and integrated F-RAM products, also known as processor companions, are single-chip solutions that replace a number of individual sys tem components to reduce cost and board space. The company?s products also include integrated F-RAM enhanced microcontrollers that offer a solution for a range of signal conditioning, data acquisition, and control applications; and F-RAM enabled wireless memory products, which allows mobile data collection and storage. Its products are used in various applications in automotive, metering, computing, industrial, scientific, medical, and wireless markets. The company sells its products through direct sales force, manufacturer?s representatives, and distributors in the Americas, Europe, the Asia Pacific, and Japan. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado.