An interesting post made by buyittradeit in the IHUB jailhouse:
Successful companies aren't born, they're made and they have to work their way from humble beginnings and through the ranks just like everyone else. Unfortunately, some investors believe that finding the next "big thing" means scouring through penny stocks in the hope of finding the next Microsoft or Wal-Mart.
So know we have a new sector:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xExSdzkZZB0#t=186
Marijuana, is the new sector on the block and SPECULATION is flowing like a river. I have never heard of one investor telling me someone put a gun to their head and forced them to press the buy and sell button.
While penny stocks have a bad reputation, all of the risk does not come without the potential for massive reward -- even if it is rare. Here, we highlight 10 stocks that at one time traded under $1 but have subsequently exploded higher, making investors a boatload of cold, hard cash. The list includes a former penny stock scam which miraculously turned into a successful apparel company, formerly successful businesses that collapsed only to be resurrected, and tiny companies whose "big idea" hit the jackpot.
Concur Technologies (CNQR +2.18%)
This is a stock with a colorful history. Based in Redmond, Wash., Concur develops software that allows customers to integrate, track, and analyze travel and expense data across a company. Over 18 million people in 100 countries and 60% of the Fortune 500 are using Concur's travel and expense data management solution.
The company's business, however, was not always so successful. Although shares soared as high as $48.50 during the height of the tech bubble in 1999, they subsequently crashed along with the Nasdaq. On March 30, 2001, CNQR traded as low as 31 cents a share. Now, those same shares are worth around $66, notching a gain of roughly 21,190% from all-time lows.
General Growth Properties (GGP +0.55%)
This real estate investment trust ( REIT ) was a casualty of the financial crisis. Over the years, General Growth had built a massive portfolio of mall-based real estate which it leased out to tenants. Throughout the 1990s and the better part of the 2000s, GGP was a great investment, hitting an all-time high above $64 in March 2007. During the good times, however, the company made the mistake of loading up on debt to acquire more malls. When the credit markets seized up in 2008, General Growth was unable to refinance its maturing debt.
GGP filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in April 2009. The stock was not worthless, however, because the company's underlying real-estate holdings were still extremely valuable. If General Growth could work things out with its creditors during the bankruptcy process and re-emerge in better financial condition, the stock would still have value. In fact, GGP shares actually rose during the process. Investors, such as hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management, who understood the intricacies of the bankruptcy made a fortune. On Feb. 27, 2009, General Growth shares hit an all-time low of 59 cents. GGP now trades at around $19.50, a gain of around 3,205% from the lows.
True Religion (TRLG)
According to penny stock short-seller Timothy Sykes, True Religion is "a pure Vancouver spam-fraud turned 'real' company," (many stock fraud schemes originate out of Vancouver, Canada). In fact, TRLG may be the only example of a penny stock scheme-turned successful company in the history of the stock market. The catalyst for the company's rise was that its designer "True Religion" jeans actually caught on and became extremely popular. Now, TRLG is a $667 million company with a following on Wall Street. It is a pretty amazing story, and even more amazing is the fact that all of this has happened over the course of eight short years. On July 30, 2004, True Religion shares traded as low as 67 cents. Now, the stock is worth nearly $26 per share. Penny stocks may be risky, but in the case of TRLG, the risk taken would have turned into an incredible windfall with shares rising almost 3,780% from their all-time lows.
Pier 1 Imports (PIR +0.11%)
This is another example of a once-successful company driven to the absolute brink during the financial crisis. Pier 1 sells a range of decorative accessories, furniture, candles, housewares and seasonal products in its well-known stores. Although the stock was frequently volatile through the late-1990s and mid-2000s, the company was a success and shares hit a high above $25 in November 2003.
In the subsequent years, PIR fell sharply from these levels as business began to struggle. The near coup de grace, however, was the financial crisis and the implosion of the housing market. Given that Pier 1 sells furniture and housewares, the mortgage meltdown devastated its business almost to the point of no return. On March 13, 2009, PIR hit a low of 11 cents. Miraculously, the company never did declare bankruptcy. An improving economy and a rising stock market has subsequently sent the stock back near its old highs. Currently, shares trade at $20.34. Sometimes, penny stocks really do pay off!
American Axle & Manufacturing (AXL +3.41%)
Not only did the housing market collapse in 2008, but the subsequent recession nearly wiped out the American auto industry. The bankruptcies of General Motors (GM -0.89%) and Chrysler (FIATY +2.59%) and the near-bankruptcy of Ford (F +0.97%) devastated American Axle & Manufacturing. The company manufactures driveline and drivetrain systems and related components for the automotive industry. Its not hard to imagine what happened to AXL shares at the height of the financial crisis when some of its biggest customers were declaring bankruptcy. On March 6, 2009, American Axle shares closed at 40 cents. Fortunately, the company avoided the same fate as many of its customers, and managed to stave off a bankruptcy filing. Investors who caught the falling knife that was AXL in 2009, have subsequently been rewarded as the stock trades above $12 today.
BJ's Restaurants (BJRI +0.68%)
The story of how BJ's Restaurants went from a penny stock to a company with a market capitalization of over $1 billion is one of perseverance and time. The company operates 117 casual dining establishments under the BJ's Restaurant & Brewery, BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse, BJ's Pizza & Grill and BJ's Grill brand names. The business has steadily grown over the years and the stock price has climbed and climbed. Back in 1997, however, BJRI was a little followed stock which traded below $2. In fact, on April 30, 1997, the stock closed at just $. Today, BJRI is trading near $38. Investors who took a flier on BJRI at $1and held on, have been richly rewarded as the price has gone up around 3,700% during that time.
Medifast (MED +2.94%)
Medifast is a great example of a penny stock that matured into a successful company over time, succeeding in an industry where many others have tried and failed. The company develops weight management and disease management products. Over the years, the shares have been volatile, but over any significant period of time, they have gone up. In the early 2000s, investors viewed the company with skepticism as the weight-loss and supplement market has not always enjoyed the best reputation. In fact, on Dec. 29, 2000, this was a 14-cent stock. Fast forward to today, and Medifast is a well-known brand with a market cap of more than $405 million. The stock is currently trading over $26. Medifast was even named the No. 1 small company in America by Forbes Magazine in 2010. Not bad for a former penny stock with very humble beginnings.
Quality Systems (QSII +1.38%)
This company has seen its share price explode in the 2000s after spending nearly two decades as a penny stock. From the time that QSII went public in 1982 until 2001, the shares rarely traded over $1. Over the last decade, however, the company's healthcare information systems and solutions have caught on in the medical field. Today, Quality Systems has a market cap of over $1 billion and the stock is trading above $18. In 2011, shares hit an all-time high above $48 and as recently as April 2012, the stock was trading above $40 per share.
Monster Beverage (MNST -0.06%)
This is probably the most well-known stock on this list as Monster Beverage has become a favored Wall Street momentum stock. The company, formerly known as Hansen Natural, has been around since 1935, although its business has evolved significantly since then. The company makes energy drinks, natural soft drinks and fruit drinks. Its most popular products are Monster Energy Drink and Hansen's Natural Soda. Currently, Monster shares trade at around $53 and the company has a market cap of more than $9.4 billion. Believe it or not, however, it wasn't that long ago that the shares traded below $1. On Dec. 29, 1995, Monster shares (then known as Hansen Natural) closed at 69 cents. As the energy drink market exploded in the last decade, so has Monster Beverage, and this former penny stock became a Wall Street high-flier.
Sirona Dental Systems (SIRO +1.10%)
This company has been growing consistently over the last decade and currently sports a market cap of over $3 billion. Sirona is a manufacturer of dental equipment which operates on a global basis through an international network of distributors. The stock, sitting near all-time highs above $55, has produced incredible returns. Over the last decade alone, SIRO has gained 2,520%. If you calculate returns from when SIRO traded under $1, they would be even greater. On Dec. 29, 2000, the stock closed at 27 cents. Sirona is a perfect example of the potential rewards that can come with investing in penny stocks, even if they are rare.
http://money.msn.com/top-stocks/post.aspx?pos...d7848d0a7f
THERE IS NO REWARD WITHOUT RISK.
I am not trying to say all pennystocks will skyrocket but I wont be the guys that says the DOW JONES will hit 5000.
What about Bear Sterns? Freddy and Fannie at 60? Fact is they all carry risk and that is how they should be traded. IE if you have profit TAKE IT. If you have a loss CUT IT.
Are people breaking civil wrongs or tort laws? I could only imagine that is why the U.S. has a board of Ethics and the SEC. This why you trade stocks and invest in yourself. One of those things is to educate yourself. I would hope that is what people do and not buy at random. If they do then they ignore most of the paper work they signed when they opened a brokerage account.
You can not and should not beat a trend. The trend of the market is up why would you try to short? It can always go higher.
Just my opinion. have a great day Ihub's king of ur.
So know we have a new sector:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xExSdzkZZB0#t=186
Marijuana, is the new sector on the block and SPECULATION is flowing like a river. I have never heard of one investor telling me someone put a gun to their head and forced them to press the buy and sell button.
While penny stocks have a bad reputation, all of the risk does not come without the potential for massive reward -- even if it is rare. Here, we highlight 10 stocks that at one time traded under $1 but have subsequently exploded higher, making investors a boatload of cold, hard cash. The list includes a former penny stock scam which miraculously turned into a successful apparel company, formerly successful businesses that collapsed only to be resurrected, and tiny companies whose "big idea" hit the jackpot.
Concur Technologies (CNQR +2.18%)
This is a stock with a colorful history. Based in Redmond, Wash., Concur develops software that allows customers to integrate, track, and analyze travel and expense data across a company. Over 18 million people in 100 countries and 60% of the Fortune 500 are using Concur's travel and expense data management solution.
The company's business, however, was not always so successful. Although shares soared as high as $48.50 during the height of the tech bubble in 1999, they subsequently crashed along with the Nasdaq. On March 30, 2001, CNQR traded as low as 31 cents a share. Now, those same shares are worth around $66, notching a gain of roughly 21,190% from all-time lows.
General Growth Properties (GGP +0.55%)
This real estate investment trust ( REIT ) was a casualty of the financial crisis. Over the years, General Growth had built a massive portfolio of mall-based real estate which it leased out to tenants. Throughout the 1990s and the better part of the 2000s, GGP was a great investment, hitting an all-time high above $64 in March 2007. During the good times, however, the company made the mistake of loading up on debt to acquire more malls. When the credit markets seized up in 2008, General Growth was unable to refinance its maturing debt.
GGP filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in April 2009. The stock was not worthless, however, because the company's underlying real-estate holdings were still extremely valuable. If General Growth could work things out with its creditors during the bankruptcy process and re-emerge in better financial condition, the stock would still have value. In fact, GGP shares actually rose during the process. Investors, such as hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management, who understood the intricacies of the bankruptcy made a fortune. On Feb. 27, 2009, General Growth shares hit an all-time low of 59 cents. GGP now trades at around $19.50, a gain of around 3,205% from the lows.
True Religion (TRLG)
According to penny stock short-seller Timothy Sykes, True Religion is "a pure Vancouver spam-fraud turned 'real' company," (many stock fraud schemes originate out of Vancouver, Canada). In fact, TRLG may be the only example of a penny stock scheme-turned successful company in the history of the stock market. The catalyst for the company's rise was that its designer "True Religion" jeans actually caught on and became extremely popular. Now, TRLG is a $667 million company with a following on Wall Street. It is a pretty amazing story, and even more amazing is the fact that all of this has happened over the course of eight short years. On July 30, 2004, True Religion shares traded as low as 67 cents. Now, the stock is worth nearly $26 per share. Penny stocks may be risky, but in the case of TRLG, the risk taken would have turned into an incredible windfall with shares rising almost 3,780% from their all-time lows.
Pier 1 Imports (PIR +0.11%)
This is another example of a once-successful company driven to the absolute brink during the financial crisis. Pier 1 sells a range of decorative accessories, furniture, candles, housewares and seasonal products in its well-known stores. Although the stock was frequently volatile through the late-1990s and mid-2000s, the company was a success and shares hit a high above $25 in November 2003.
In the subsequent years, PIR fell sharply from these levels as business began to struggle. The near coup de grace, however, was the financial crisis and the implosion of the housing market. Given that Pier 1 sells furniture and housewares, the mortgage meltdown devastated its business almost to the point of no return. On March 13, 2009, PIR hit a low of 11 cents. Miraculously, the company never did declare bankruptcy. An improving economy and a rising stock market has subsequently sent the stock back near its old highs. Currently, shares trade at $20.34. Sometimes, penny stocks really do pay off!
American Axle & Manufacturing (AXL +3.41%)
Not only did the housing market collapse in 2008, but the subsequent recession nearly wiped out the American auto industry. The bankruptcies of General Motors (GM -0.89%) and Chrysler (FIATY +2.59%) and the near-bankruptcy of Ford (F +0.97%) devastated American Axle & Manufacturing. The company manufactures driveline and drivetrain systems and related components for the automotive industry. Its not hard to imagine what happened to AXL shares at the height of the financial crisis when some of its biggest customers were declaring bankruptcy. On March 6, 2009, American Axle shares closed at 40 cents. Fortunately, the company avoided the same fate as many of its customers, and managed to stave off a bankruptcy filing. Investors who caught the falling knife that was AXL in 2009, have subsequently been rewarded as the stock trades above $12 today.
BJ's Restaurants (BJRI +0.68%)
The story of how BJ's Restaurants went from a penny stock to a company with a market capitalization of over $1 billion is one of perseverance and time. The company operates 117 casual dining establishments under the BJ's Restaurant & Brewery, BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse, BJ's Pizza & Grill and BJ's Grill brand names. The business has steadily grown over the years and the stock price has climbed and climbed. Back in 1997, however, BJRI was a little followed stock which traded below $2. In fact, on April 30, 1997, the stock closed at just $. Today, BJRI is trading near $38. Investors who took a flier on BJRI at $1and held on, have been richly rewarded as the price has gone up around 3,700% during that time.
Medifast (MED +2.94%)
Medifast is a great example of a penny stock that matured into a successful company over time, succeeding in an industry where many others have tried and failed. The company develops weight management and disease management products. Over the years, the shares have been volatile, but over any significant period of time, they have gone up. In the early 2000s, investors viewed the company with skepticism as the weight-loss and supplement market has not always enjoyed the best reputation. In fact, on Dec. 29, 2000, this was a 14-cent stock. Fast forward to today, and Medifast is a well-known brand with a market cap of more than $405 million. The stock is currently trading over $26. Medifast was even named the No. 1 small company in America by Forbes Magazine in 2010. Not bad for a former penny stock with very humble beginnings.
Quality Systems (QSII +1.38%)
This company has seen its share price explode in the 2000s after spending nearly two decades as a penny stock. From the time that QSII went public in 1982 until 2001, the shares rarely traded over $1. Over the last decade, however, the company's healthcare information systems and solutions have caught on in the medical field. Today, Quality Systems has a market cap of over $1 billion and the stock is trading above $18. In 2011, shares hit an all-time high above $48 and as recently as April 2012, the stock was trading above $40 per share.
Monster Beverage (MNST -0.06%)
This is probably the most well-known stock on this list as Monster Beverage has become a favored Wall Street momentum stock. The company, formerly known as Hansen Natural, has been around since 1935, although its business has evolved significantly since then. The company makes energy drinks, natural soft drinks and fruit drinks. Its most popular products are Monster Energy Drink and Hansen's Natural Soda. Currently, Monster shares trade at around $53 and the company has a market cap of more than $9.4 billion. Believe it or not, however, it wasn't that long ago that the shares traded below $1. On Dec. 29, 1995, Monster shares (then known as Hansen Natural) closed at 69 cents. As the energy drink market exploded in the last decade, so has Monster Beverage, and this former penny stock became a Wall Street high-flier.
Sirona Dental Systems (SIRO +1.10%)
This company has been growing consistently over the last decade and currently sports a market cap of over $3 billion. Sirona is a manufacturer of dental equipment which operates on a global basis through an international network of distributors. The stock, sitting near all-time highs above $55, has produced incredible returns. Over the last decade alone, SIRO has gained 2,520%. If you calculate returns from when SIRO traded under $1, they would be even greater. On Dec. 29, 2000, the stock closed at 27 cents. Sirona is a perfect example of the potential rewards that can come with investing in penny stocks, even if they are rare.
http://money.msn.com/top-stocks/post.aspx?pos...d7848d0a7f
THERE IS NO REWARD WITHOUT RISK.
I am not trying to say all pennystocks will skyrocket but I wont be the guys that says the DOW JONES will hit 5000.
What about Bear Sterns? Freddy and Fannie at 60? Fact is they all carry risk and that is how they should be traded. IE if you have profit TAKE IT. If you have a loss CUT IT.
Are people breaking civil wrongs or tort laws? I could only imagine that is why the U.S. has a board of Ethics and the SEC. This why you trade stocks and invest in yourself. One of those things is to educate yourself. I would hope that is what people do and not buy at random. If they do then they ignore most of the paper work they signed when they opened a brokerage account.
You can not and should not beat a trend. The trend of the market is up why would you try to short? It can always go higher.
Just my opinion. have a great day Ihub's king of ur.
