The Oracle of Omaha, Warren Buffett, turned
an initial bankrollof $10,000 into a multibillion-dollar
conglomerate. Shelby Davis began with $50,000, and
he amassed a $900 million fortune. These inspiring stories
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Invest regularly. Every month, put away $250, $100,
even $50.
Look to the stock marketfor your best hope of realizing
your dreams.
Seek undervalued small-cap stocks for your greatest
returns.
Why small caps?
They offer
the greatest potentialfor market-beating returns.
Institutions tend to ignore these tiny stocks, and analysts
don't cover them. By the time anyone realizes they're there,
they've already grown and appreciated in price.
To find these future giants, we'll screen for stocks
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We'll filter our findings through the collective investing
wisdom of the more than 140,000 professional and novice
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CAPScommunity. If the best and brightest CAPS players
think these stocks hold potential, then we ought to take
notice, too.
Here are some of the stocks this simple screen found:
Company
Market Cap
Share Price
EPS Surprise
Median Analyst 5-Yr EPS Est.
CAPS Rating
BioMarin Pharmaceutical (Nasdaq:
BMRN)
$1.7 billion
$16.57
200%
33%
****
China Fire & Security
Group (Nasdaq: CFSG)
$504.1 million
$18.69
25%
25%
****
Deckers Outdoor (Nasdaq: DECK)
$1.2 billion
$90.49
389%
22%
**
Quicksilver Resources (NYSE: KWK)
$2.7 billion Continued... |