Once again, we are on the hunt for cheap stocks. This week, we focused on stocks under $5. The reason we like cheap stocks is because these are the ones that have been proven to be most likely to deliver large gains.
That study defined cheap stocks as those priced below $5. We began with that as our starting point for this week's search.
We then limited our search to stocks that have been profitable over the past twelve months and are expected to be profitable in the next year. stock market trading at low prices also carry the greatest risk and by limiting our search to stocks with profits, we are attempting to limit risk.
Of course, there is no guarantee this requirement will reduce the risk of any individual trade. Even the stocks of profitable companies can crash. Therefore, if you decide to buy any of these stocks, we recommend you limit your exposure to these stocks with position sizes that are reasonable.
After finding cheap stocks with profits, we added a requirement that the company must be growing. There are many ways to define growth. We focused on growth in earnings per share (EPS) and sales. Again, we are attempting to add safety to this list by focusing on earnings as well as sales.
We required growth in EPS of at least 25% this year and projected growth of at least that much for next year. We also required that the company has reported growth in sales over the past five years. For this requirement, any amount of growth is sufficient.
This screen used the criteria listed above to identify seven technology stocks under $7.
This company provides electronic manufacturing services of electric system assemblies, instruments and emission monitors for industrial processes, and industrial air filtration and environmental control systems worldwide.
The IPS segment provides a range of air filtration and environmental control products to various industrial and manufacturing industries. The EMS segment provides electronic manufacturing services to original equipment manufacturers and technology companies that operate primarily in the medical, industrial, automation, automotive, and renewable markets.
CETX has been forming a base pattern on the chart for about six months.
The company is followed by one analyst. This analyst expects EPS of $0.29 this year, $0.72 next year and $1.19 in fiscal year 2019 which ends in September 2019. The next earnings announcement is expected around December 22 and could provide a catalyst for the stock.
This company provides specialized websites focused on select professional communities in the United States and internationally.
The company operates Dice, a website that provides job postings targeting software engineers, big data professionals, systems administrators, database specialists, project managers, and other technology and engineering professionals.
It also operates ClearanceJobs, an Internet-based career network that matches security-cleared professionals with hiring companies searching for employees; and eFinancialCareers, a financial services career website for financial services industry professionals such as asset management, risk, investment banking, and information technology.
The oil and gas industry is served with Rigzone. Hcareers is a website for hospitality jobs in North America; and BioSpace is a resource for biotechnology careers, news, and resources in the area of life sciences.
In addition, the company offers Health eCareers, a website that provides career services across various disciplines and specialties in the healthcare industry, including physicians, nurses, and a range of allied health professions.
Further, it operates WorkDigital, which focuses on the recruitment industry; and Targeted Job Fairs for technology, energy, and security-cleared professionals, as well as provides getTalent, a software as a service talent sourcing management and engagement tool.
The stock is trading at just ten times next year's expected earnings of $0.21 per share. This stock chart also shows an extended period of base formation.
This company designs, develops, manufactures, and distributes optical components and assemblies. The company offers precision molded glass aspheric optics, molded and diamond-turned infrared aspheric lenses, GRADIUM glass lenses, and other optical materials used to produce products that manipulate light.
Its products are used in various industries, including defense products, medical devices, laser aided industrial tools, automotive safety applications, barcode scanners, optical data storage, hybrid fiber coax datacom, telecommunications, machine vision and sensors, and other industries.
LPTH is trading at about 15 times next year's expected EPS of $0.18. This stock has been moving higher and formed a base well above its 52 week lows.
There was no news to explain the stock's recent volatility. However, the chart shows that buyers have been behind all of the recent surges higher. This could be a sign the stock is under accumulation.
This company operates Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar franchised restaurants, which primarily offer fresh bone-in chicken wings. As of June 9, 2017, it operated 64 Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar franchised restaurants in Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Missouri.
This stock has been in a multiyear downtrend since it began trading in 2013.
Over that time, sales have increased but management has taken on an increasing amount of debt for acquisitions. However, the company consistently reports operating costs lower than its competitors and has reported strong growth in free cash flow over the past three years.
SAUC is well positioned to pay down its debt. That would boost operating profits. The stock is now priced below the tangible value of the company's restaurants and tangible assets which are valued at $1.89 per share.
This is a mining company that acquires, develops, and operates mineral properties in Canada and the United States. The company explores for copper, molybdenum, gold, niobium, and silver deposits. It holds a 75% interest in the Gibraltar copper mine located in central British Columbia.
The company also has interests in the Aley niobium, Harmony gold, and New Prosperity gold-copper projects situated in British Columbia; and the Florence copper project located in central Arizona.
The long term stock chart of TGB is bullish.
The bottoming pattern seen in the chart provides a target price of more than $4 a share. The company is expected to report EPS of $0.22 this year, $0.29 next year and $0.22 the year after that. An industry average price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 20 confirms the target of $4 on a fundamental basis.
Any of these stocks could be a potential winner and all worth further research. If you are uncomfortable doing your own research, there is a Trading Tips trading service, Triple-Digit Returns, which uses a very specific system for choosing the right stock market trading.


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Rock re-sign Hester
By Thomas Perry, The Daily Press (Timmins)
Tuesday, June 21, 2016 7:05:30 EDT PM
TIMMINS – Jared Hester put up some impressive numbers during his rookie season with the Timmins Rock, but coach and general manager Paul Gagne feels they might just be the tip of the iceberg.
"We are expecting him to be quite the player this year," Gagne said Tuesday morning while announcing the team has re-signed the Waskaganich, Que., native for the 2016-17 NOJHL season.
"Entering his second season, he knows the expectations. He knows what he has to do to continue improving his game defensively.
"He can log a lot of ice time if he is on top of his game."
Despite being mainly the Rock's seventh defenceman for much of the 2015-16 season, Hester (54, 9-12-21, 20) proved to be an offensive force when he was on the ice.
"He is a talented player and he can read the play and move the puck well," Gagne said.
"He is one of the best passers in the league.
"We are hoping he might be able to double that point total this year."
Hester, who turned 19 on Saturday, is also known for having a lethal, heavy shot which helped him accumulate four power-play goals in his rookie season.
The one area Hester needed to work on throughout the course of the season was his play in his own end and his positioning without the puck.
"Without the puck, he needed a lot of work," Gagne said.
"Over the course of the year, though, he really improved. Going into his second year, these things — like playing without the puck — are all going to be instinctive for him. That's where his game is going to improve. He is going to be a 200-foot player this year."
At 6-0 and 200-pounds, Hester, whose skating has improved significantly since his first season in the Great North Midget League with the Timmins Majors, has the size to be an effective defender in his own end of the rink.
"He just needs to learn to finish his checks more consistently out there," Gagne said.
"He is a big body and he is such a good skater, but he just needs to take the man a little more often and stay with his man. That's where he needs to improve the most.
"Other than that, he has got the skill set, a great shot and great vision."
Hester (2, 0-1-1, 0) did not see a lot of ice time during the playoffs, but Gagne envisions a larger role for Hester this year on the Rock blue-line.
"We mostly played him on the power play last year," he said.
"This year, his ice time is going to improve because we are going to use him more killing penalties and five on five. He is going to be a great asset on our blue-line."
A man of few words, Hester prefers to let his play on the ice do his talking.
"He is a quiet kid," Gagne said.
"He goes about taking care of his own business. He doesn't want to rock the boat too much.
"I think this year, you will see him come out of his shell a little bit more. He will be entering his second year and a little bit more confident. He will be a little bit stronger and mentally stronger."
Hester is the sixth member of the 2015-16 Rock to re-sign for the upcoming season, joining goalie Matthew Nixon, fellow blue-liner Nick Hautanen and forwards Bain Cunningham, Jordan Rendle and Wayne Mathieu.
The Rock have also acquired forward Nicholas Siracuse from Powassan in a deal that saw Ryan Theriault shipped to the Voodoos.
The Rock will be holding a tryout camp at the McIntyre Arena from Aug. 2-5, with training camp set for later in the month.
ROCK NOTES — Season tickets for the upcoming season can be purchased by visiting the Rock website: http://timminsrock.com/tickets … The team is also continuing with sales of its five-year Legacy Membership packages that include a framed, autographed Steve Sullivan No. 26 jersey with the purchase of a pair of memberships … It is expected the 2016-17 NOJHL schedule will be released sometime later this month … The Timmins Rock will be holding their inaugural golf tournament on Saturday, July 30, at Spruce Needles Golf Club … Alumni Dan Cloutier, who played with the Timmins Golden Bears during the 1992-93 season, has been named goaltending coach for the Vancouver Canucks. Cloutier, a Mont-Laurier, Que., native, played in 351 NHL games with the New York Rangers, Tampa Bay Lightning, the Canucks and the Los Angeles Kings.
Rock acquire Siracuse
Segui returns to Rock blue-line

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