Screening Your Way Toward Profit

The Penny Sleuth Features: Penny Stocks, Options and High-Growth Opportunities! Screening Your Way Toward Profit By Jessica Comitto March 4, 2011 Dear Penny Sleuther, One of the most basic tools for an investor is a stock screen. In this information age it is one of the best ways to quickly narrow down a small list of stocks based on certain criteria. It’s quick, it’s simple, and will streamline all of your research… Uncovered: How to Turn $500 into $15.1 Million Your “30-Day Retirement Plan” could have turned $500 into $15.1 million or more — in less than 30 days! It’s happened before. Could it start again next week? Start your own “30-Day Retirement” — click here to learn how. Over the last month we have been building a stock screen to narrow your stock universe down to a manageable watch list of small-cap companies. First, we planted our screen in the small-cap world by limiting the market capitalization and share price. Than we added other metrics to our screen: Price-to-earnings ratio, price-to-book ratio, net profit margin, and free cash flow. We are now left with a manageable watch list of penny stocks. Sorting by market capitalization, here is a list of the top ten stocks on our screen: Symetra Financial Corporation (NYSE: SYA) Astoria Financial Corportation (NYSE: AF) F.N.B. Corporation (NYSE: FNB) Adams Express Company (NYSE: ADX) Aircastle Limited (NYSE: AYR) Capstead Mortgage Corporation (NYSE: CMO) EarthLink, Inc (NYSE: ELNK) Provident Financial Services (NASDAQ: CVBF) Blackrock Kelso Capital Corp. (NASDAQ: BKCC) This leaves us with companies trading between $8.00 and $15.00 a share. The market capitalizations on these companies range between 800 million and 1.7 billion. BREAKING: The Biggest Scam in American History! Mad men drunk on power and driven by greed are robbing YOUR retirement! Most sickening of all, Washington fully endorses this bold-faced assault on your wealth. But Chris Mayer is exposing this scam in his brand new video presentation. PLUS, he’ll show you how you could protect and even grow your wealth in spite of this scam, virtually spitting in the face of these elitist thieves. Don’t be a helpless victim... Click here to act right now. Even with a “perfect” screen, you will be inevitably left with stocks you just don’t like. Your goal shouldn’t be to just pick stocks at random off your list, but to use it as a guideline for further research. Your Screen is Just the Start — The first step is to eliminate companies or industries that are undesirable… For example, if you already know that you do not want to invest in computer technologies, you would want to cross EarthLink off your list. Do Your Research — Now that you have eliminated companies that you know you aren’t interested in, it is time to work with the list you have left. Many of the metrics we used should not be used alone, and as we discussed… it is important when reviewing possible investments to compare companies to other companies in the same industry, or even to the industry standard. If you take Adams Express Company, for example, you will notice that it is in the financial industry. Comparing Adams Express Company to Earthlink, Inc, a technology company, would be like comparing apples to oranges. Comparing Adams Express Company to Blackrock Kelso Capital Corporation would be one place you could start furthering narrowing down your list. Both of these companies are working in the same industry, both are investment companies. Dig Even Deeper — Now that you have compared the companies to their competitors and industry standards… you will want to look for market catalysts and industry trends. These can be good indicators to which stocks on your list could outperform others. Once you have furthered your research, you should rank the stocks on your screen. Next week, I will be back and we will start ranking a few of the stocks in our Sleuth screen. Sincerely, Jessica Comitto Associate Editor, Penny Sleuth 6 Penny Stocks to Own Right Now… Penny Stock Fortunes is giving away SIX penny stock recommendations to all new subscribers! But you must hurry because these plays could explode at any time. Click here to watch the presentation now. Screening Your Way Toward Profit is featured at Penny Sleuth. The Secret $200 Retirement Blueprint Investing in Penny Stocks What Is Technical Trading Follow the Penny Sleuth on Twitter, here. Become a Facebook Fan of The Penny Sleuth, here. The Penny Sleuth, a free e-letter, offers independent news and commentary on small cap stocks, options and high growth opportunities. We sent this e-mail to KNUMASSCN@gmail.com because you or someone using your e-mail address subscribed to this service. 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