New Year's Top 5

[mrmarket]

Happy New Year! I'll be buying one of these stocks tomorrow:

ABVA BEL CSNT FPIC STC


Which one do you like??

[carlton02]

top five--pick ?? STC-my favorite.

Considering the fact that IBD gives STC a rank of 96; that alone make it a strong pick, as the other 4 did not make IBD ranking list.
STC also has a Super Buy rating by Second Opinion.
I checked Stock Charts charts for TA. The chart for STC is as follows:http://stockcharts.com/def/servlet/SC.web?c=stc,uu[d,a]daclyyay[db][pb9!b4!g10!d20,2][vc60][iUb14!La12,26,9!Lh14,3]&pref=G

To me this was the strongest chart of the five, just my HO.

BEL was my second favorite.
As always I await your hughness selection.
Thanks again for all the GREAT picks.

I am in to BYH, it is on a run!
Regards to all--Happy New Year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[IIC]

BEL

Of your pix I like BEL the best. However, I am looking at it to tightly base on low vol for a while or correct a little and come back on vol.

There is resistance at 20.68...if it can get back over it on vol right off it may also be a good play.

The IBD industry group POLLUTION CONTROL SERVICES has been rising over the past 6 months from 179/144/54/40 (6mos/3mos/last week/now).
That is encouraging and BEL has the second highest RS in the group...the group has been slightly down the past 2 days though.

Anyway, I know we are looking at it from a different perspective...but BEL is on my watchlist.

Good Luck on whichever one you go with...IIC

[InvestSteward]

New Year Picks

Happy New Year to Mr Market and all Forum participants!

I like BEL and AVBA - because I am more confortable with stocks at prices around $20.

Thanks

[The Kid]

I like FPIC the most and ABVA second.

[hawaiikai106]

I like ABVA;
Money flow increasing
Acc/Dist increasing
RSI has room to overbought line
MACD at crossover point
B+ rating on IBD

[billyjoe]

New Year's top 5

I like BEL was probably number 1 on my list only am somewhat troubled by article in IBD on Dec 31.
Billyjoe

[jiesen]

my pick

STC

I bought this one when it came up on an earlier top 5, but sold it at about the same price a couple months later, since it didn't seem to be doing much. Now I wish I had kept it- it's up 30% since then! At least if I get it this time, I'll be sure to hang on until I get a good profit out of it.

so what's it going to be $$MM?

[NillieWelson]

New Year's Top 5

My pick is ABVA. I like its chart much better than the other four. Growth potential appears to be the strongest of the bunch even after coming off a 3:2 split in Oct. I'll go out on a limb and say that according to what I read on the charts, ABVA could see as much as a 50% increase by April.

My second pick would be BEL even though the MACD indicates it will go negative in the next 1 to 3 days. It could probably be bought on a dip.

Just my 2 cents...
Nillie

[mimo_100]

Re: New Year's Top 5

Happy New Year! I'll be buying one of these stocks tomorrow:

ABVA BEL CSNT FPIC STC


Which one do you like??

I am overloaded in Bankshares, so I do not think it is wise for me to continue to add to this sector.

Bennett Environ looks like it will be pulling back a bit before it continues.

I like Stewart Info Services (STC) to make a nice 15% run here.

Thanks again to MM and this group for making 2003 a fun investing year. I look forward to a great 2004.

Tim

[lindsayleeds]

ABVA has no volume

I have had ABVA in my virtual portfolio on clearstation for months. The stock has no volume though! Near impossible to trade.

Bought some BEL today after doing my own due diligence.

Mr. Market might want to look into BLTI , PRZ, and NTST. Though they may not be his style.

BLTI is the god of all stocks. They are growing hand over fist (60% a year) selling dental lasers for pain free dentristry and just got a patent on another laser that will be used in general surgery (though this is somewhat a secret because the company is in a quiet period preceding a secondary offering completion) This quarter will be huge. They have sold a lot of lasers.

NTST makes software which means if costs stay fixed, all increasing revenues go straight to the bottom line.

Here is my post about PRZ on clearstation:

PRZ makes money by buying orthopedic practices and then in-sourcing the rehabilitation which is what they specialize in. The last three quarters they earned 7 cents. The stock price is about $3.40. I'd bet on a penny or two earnings this quarter to give it a P/E ratio of around 40-50. They are growing revenues so fast it will make your head spin, though they have been diluting their stock to make acquisitions. I give this one a conservative two year target of $15 a share. Management is delivering so far.

Management is very stock price focused because they will have to pay out cash if their earnings do not reach certain targets. It is a bit of a pyramid scheme, but in the end, I believe it will succeed. Supposedly there is a backlog of doctors waiting to get in on the plan.

[mrmarket]

Re: ABVA has no volume

I have had ABVA in my virtual portfolio on clearstation for months. The stock has no volume though! Near impossible to trade.

Bought some BEL today after doing my own due diligence.

Mr. Market might want to look into BLTI , PRZ, and NTST. Though they may not be his style.

BLTI is the god of all stocks. They are growing hand over fist (60% a year) selling dental lasers for pain free dentristry and just got a patent on another laser that will be used in general surgery (though this is somewhat a secret because the company is in a quiet period preceding a secondary offering completion) This quarter will be huge. They have sold a lot of lasers.

NTST makes software which means if costs stay fixed, all increasing revenues go straight to the bottom line.

Here is my post about PRZ on clearstation:

PRZ makes money by buying orthopedic practices and then in-sourcing the rehabilitation which is what they specialize in. The last three quarters they earned 7 cents. The stock price is about $3.40. I'd bet on a penny or two earnings this quarter to give it a P/E ratio of around 40-50. They are growing revenues so fast it will make your head spin, though they have been diluting their stock to make acquisitions. I give this one a conservative two year target of $15 a share. Management is delivering so far.

Management is very stock price focused because they will have to pay out cash if their earnings do not reach certain targets. It is a bit of a pyramid scheme, but in the end, I believe it will succeed. Supposedly there is a backlog of doctors waiting to get in on the plan.

I did own PRZ this year in my "highly speculative" portfolio (which I do not publish). I sold it last week after its most recent runup. It looks like a great company.