Small Cap
Stock Review: City Bank
Not Citi, but City Bank (CTBK: 12.47 +0.41 +3.40%). City Bank is based in Linnwood, WA with a total of 8 branches and assets of just over $1 billion. In my search for profitable small cap stocks this one really fits the bill, and the recent market turmoils that have especially affected financial stocks has [...]
Wayside Technology reports disappointing quarter
Wayside Technology (WSTG: 8.09 +0.09 +1.13%) released their 3rd quarter earnings yesterday, and sales and profits were down from 2006. Revenue decreased 14% and net income per share fell a penny to $.18. Year to date revenues are up 5.6% and per share earnings up 20%. Of course, the stock is down 12%.
The decrease [...]
End of Week review - 20 Stock Portfolio
I want to put up a few notes concerning my 20 Stock Portfolio and some of the stocks there in.
First, the portfolio seems stuck at 10 stocks. This is due to a couple of factors: First, my research time has been somewhat limited. Second, I am really looking for what I believe are special stocks [...]
VeraSun Energy back on the gas, errr Ethanol
A week ago many of the major new agencies were calling for the end of the ethanol boom. Here are stories from the Wall Street Journal, CNN Money, and the New York Times. VeraSun’s stock (VSE: 5.69 +0.16 +2.89%), already on a downward slide, slid harder to a low close of $10.01 on Oct 3, [...]
Postive returns of Small Cap Dividend Stocks
No. of
Companies
% of Companies
With Positive Returns
Average
Return
Large Cap, Paid Dividend
157
25%
(27%)
Large Cap, No Dividend
73
4%
(70%)
Small Cap, Paid Dividend
721
64%
20%
Small Cap, No Dividend
1056
24%
(29%)
*Price data courtesy of Capital IQ. Returns from Aug. 14, 2000, to March 15, 2003.
I have copied the above chart from a Motley Fool article that I found interesting. It tracks a shows how the [...]
