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Long-term buys (revised):
-- Sonic Corporation, ticker SONC, Sonic Corp. operates and franchises a chain of quick-service drive-in restaurants in the United States. The company continues to grow and, like many businesses in this sector, was driven down during the recession. Most notably, the company is paying off its debt at a good pace and is poised to have a major turnaround in revenue throughout 2011. The company opperates more than 3,500 Sonic Drive-Ins coast to coast in 42 states. It also leases signs and real estate, as well as owns a minority interest in various franchise drive-ins. The company was founded in 1953 and is headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Stock may see $20 or higher by fall 2012.
-- Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack, ticker PBY, The Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack, together with its subsidiaries, operates a chain of stores that provides automotive repair and maintenance services; and sells automotive tires, parts, and accessories in the United States and Puerto Rico. Its product lines include tires; batteries; new and remanufactured parts for vehicles; chemicals and maintenance items; fashion, electronic, and performance accessories; and non-automotive merchandise, such as generators, power tools, personal transportation products, and canopies. 2011 will likely see a major increase in business for Pep Boys due to many consumers holding onto their cars for longer periods of time. Major insider purchases during 2010 bode well for Pep Boys, as well as declaration of dividend payouts. The company more than 550 stores nationwide. The Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Stock may see $20 by spring 2012.
-- Nanometrics Incorporated (NANO) ticker NANO, Nanometrics Incorporated provides high-performance process control metrology systems used primarily in the fabrication of semiconductors, high-brightness LEDs, data storage devices, and solar photovoltaics. Nanometrics’ automated and integrated metrology systems measure critical dimensions, device structures, overlay registration, topography, and various thin film properties, including film thickness as well as optical, electrical, and material properties. Possible buyout candidate.
-- Hydrogenics Corporation, ticker HYGS, Hydrogenics Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, and manufactures hydrogen generation products based on water electrolysis technology and fuel cell products based on proton exchange membrane technology in Canada and internationally. Its OnSite Generation segment develops and sells products for industrial gas, hydrogen fueling, and renewable energy storage markets. Its product line comprises HySTAT Hydrogen Stations that provide on-site supply of hydrogen for various hydrogen applications, including vehicle fueling, distributed power, and various industrial processes. This segment serves industrial gas companies, industrial end users, oil and gas companies, and utilities. Successfully completed utility grid stabilization test in Canada. Recent equity investment by CommScope, Inc., significant/recent growth in hedge fund investment, a solid balance sheet, and a growing client base. Stock is volatile due to low number of shares traded. Very long-term investment but rewards could be exponentially huge, quite possibly by 2012/13. Possible buyout candidate.
-- Titanium Metals Corp., ticker TIE, produces titanium melted and mill products. It offers titanium sponge, which is the basic form of titanium metal used in titanium products; and melted products, such as ingot, electrodes, and slab that are the result of melting sponge and titanium scrap. Adversely impacted by slowdown in global titanium demand but received a recent boost by the successful testing of the new Boeing 787. This is a repeat recommendation due to the strong rebound in demand for titanium. Stock may see $30 by spring 2012.
Mid-term buys:
-- KB Home, ticker KBH, the company builds various types of homes, including attached and detached single-family homes, town homes, and condominiums, designed primarily for first-time, first move-up adult buyers;
-- Shaw Group Inc., ticker SHAW, offers engineering, technology, construction, fabrication, environmental, and industrial services to various companies worldwide. Both companies appear to have strong balance sheets able to make it through economic downturns. Both companies appear to have found a bottom and are quickly moving higher. Much more growth anticipated throughout 2011 as economy and housing sector continue to improve.
Short-term pure speculation:
Altair Nanotechnologies Inc., ticker ALTI, Altair Nanotechnologies, Inc. develops, manufactures, and sells rechargeable lithium ion batteries in the United States and internationally. It offers nano lithium titanate battery cells, batteries, and battery packs, as well as provides related design, installation, and test services. The company also provides contract research services to develop intellectual property and/or new products and technology. It markets its energy storage solutions to power companies and electric grid operators, as well as battery products to the electric and hybrid-electric mass-transit markets.
Caution: It may continue to find a bottom for the second half of 2011. An uncertain financial outlook and customer base make this an investment of great risk. Be very careful. However, growth opportunities in the next year could save the stock from its slide, should a major customer arrive.
ProShares UltraShort QQQ (ETF), ticker QID, The investment seeks daily investment results, before fees and expenses, which correspond to twice the inverse of the daily performance of the NASDAQ-100 index. The fund normally invests 80% of assets in financial instruments with economic characteristics that should be inverse to those of the index. It may employ leveraged investment techniques in seeking its investment objective.Bottom line: When the market goes up, QID goes down. When the market goes down, QID goes up. This is the perfect buy for anyone thinking the market is about to take a tumble.
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