Tag: Small cap stocks
3 Small Cap Stocks For Apple-Like Returns
Imitating the amazing returns that Apple handed investors since it launched the iPhone is no easy task, but Bret Jensen thinks that these three stocks might be able to come close. Don’t look now, but first quarter earnings seasons is coming up directly ahead. The first quarter for the market was largely a positive one […]
Concerned About Interest Rate Risk? Consider Small-Caps
Senior Investment Strategist Steve Lipper looks at the correlation of small-cap stock performance with rising interest rates. How might rising rates affect small-caps? There’s a surprising aspect to small-cap stocks that many investors aren’t aware of. And that’s that it has lower interest rate sensitivity than large-caps. Actually, if you measure it, and you look […]
A Most Wonderful Year For Small-Caps
We believe we have turned the page on the 2011-2015 period in which financial markets behaved in such odd ways, and expect a strong multi-year period for thoughtful and disciplined small-cap active management. By any measure, 2016 was a terrific year for small-cap stocks, one that featured a double-digit positive return for the Russell 2000 […]
7 Tech Stocks That Are Bucking The Downtrend
Myriad factors are contributing to the decline in equities, yet these tech stocks are shaking it off U.S. equities are languishing on Wednesday as geopolitical uncertainty from President Trump’s immigration order to upcoming elections in Europe weigh on sentiment. While large-cap stocks remain stable, the volatility and weakness is spreading in other assets from small-cap […]
Is Small Cap Strength Sustainable?
Small caps have surged since Election Day. As shown in Figure 1, the small cap Russell 2000 Index has outperformed the large cap S&P 500 by 8.1% since November 8, 2016. The relative strength has been driven by several election-related factors, including prospects for corporate tax reform, deregulation, and President-elect Donald Trump’s efforts to encourage […]
Small-Cap Value More Than Doubles Growth
Co-CIO Francis Gannon discusses small-caps ongoing strength in 4Q16 and some key reversals for the asset class in 2016. 2016 was a terrific year for small-cap stocks that included some key reversals: The Russell 2000 turned around 2015’s negative result, value outperformed growth, and cyclicals beat defensives. And the Rally Has Room to Run… The […]
3 “Dark Horse” Dividend Stocks Primed For 30% Gains In 2017
Today I’m going to share three of my favorite dividend stocks from an ignored corner of the market set to soar in President Trump’s first year. Which corner? The “little guys”: small and mid-cap stocks. In many ways, the cat’s already out of the bag. As they’ve done with financial stocks, investors have bid up […]
WARNING: Stay Away From This Penny Stock
During the housing boom, some companies made money hand over fist. Just look at PMI Group (PMI) in 2006. They had total revenue of $1.2 billion and generated a staggering $419 million in earnings. Thats a net margin of almost 35%… huge results for any industry. So what did PMI do? They wrote insurance on […]
What Caterpillars (CAT) Earnings Mean For Penny Stocks!
The news this morning from Caterpillar (CAT) was nothing short of amazing. In case you didnt see the news, CATs revenue jumped 41% to $15.7 billion. Whats more, profits surged 44% to $1.14 billion. The stock is surging, now up almost 5% this morning! But that isnt the exciting news Believe it or not, managements […]
Do Your Penny Stocks Have Revenue Growth?
Penny stocks are an exciting way to invest your money. You can take a few hundred dollars and turn it into tens and hundreds of thousands almost overnight. But with all that money, youre going to have a problem just what are you going to spend it on? Will you buy the new Bass Cat […]
Penny Stock Mines Mean Big Profits!
Penny stock investing can be very exciting. But theres one industry where youll hit the highest highs and have the opportunity to really rake in the dough penny stock mining companies. As penny stocks go, these are some of the most explosive stocks in the market. They can truly turn a tiny investment into a […]