Lindsay is an often overlooked investment on potent themes of the day: prosperous farm economy, fledgling biofuel demand and growing global needs for efficient water irrigation
WASHINGTON (PRWEB) April 24, 2008
"The number of unique visitors to our small cap investing website has grown dramatically from virtually nothing a year ago to more than 115,000 unique, actively engaged visitors a month in March 2008," said Ian Wyatt, founder and chief investment strategist of SmallCapInvestor.com. "Three key factors are driving this growth: individual investors interested in small cap stocks, our research and insights into the best small cap stocks, and teaming up with top financial websites."
Individual Investors Interested in Small Cap Stocks
Individual investors looking for signs of a turn-around in the broad stock market would do well to watch the fortunes of small cap companies as well as the Russell 2000 index that measures their collective performance. Throughout stock-market history, small cap stocks have served as a type of leading indicator with respect to the mid- and large-cap markets.
In the five-year bull market run from 2002 through the 2007 peak, for instance, small cap stocks were up 164%, compared with a 97% rise for the Dow - clearly small caps led the way up for that great charge, and they signaled the top far more accurately than the Dow.
The Russell 2000 index topped out for the 2002-2007 bull market in July 2007, while the Dow did not top out until October 2007, which proved to be a false signal of hope for a market that eventually plunged 25% by January 2008. Those following small caps strongly suspected the market was topping out well before everyone else.
Research and Insights into the Best Small Cap Stocks
Despite the bear market conditions, the editorial staff at SmallCapInvestor.com, led by Editor-in-Chief Bob Bogda, has uncovered a number of the best small cap stocks ahead of the market over the past 12 months, including:
-- Lindsay Corp. (NYSE:LNN), a Nebraska designer of large-scale, technologically advanced irrigation systems. When SmallCapInvestor.com covered Lindsay on Nov. 2 (see Lindsay Corp: The Rainmaker), the company had a market cap of $557 million, and was trading at $46.94 a share. "Lindsay is an often overlooked investment on potent themes of the day: prosperous farm economy, fledgling biofuel demand and growing global needs for efficient water irrigation," wrote SmallCapInvestor.com. No longer is Lindsay overlooked: This week the $1.3 billion company was trading at its 52-week high of $124.85 for a gain of 166%.
-- Calavo Growers Inc. (Nasdaq:CVGW), a California-based purveyor of avocados. In an interview with SmallCapInvestor.com in May 2007 (see Calavo Growers Inc: The color of money), Calavo CEO Lee Cole made a case for investing in what was then a $180 million company that had not yet even attracted coverage by any Wall Street analysts. In the ensuing months shares of the former California avocado grower's cooperative doubled to a high of $25.15 before settling more recently just under $19.
-- Graham Corporation (AMEX:GHM), a designer, maker and seller of vacuum and heat transfer equipment used in the chemical, petrochemical, petroleum refining, and power generating industries. On Feb. 4, SmallCapInvestor.com wrote that Graham provided an alternative way for investors to cash in on the energy boom (see Graham Corporation: Looking golden). On Tuesday, shares of Graham were trading at $56.00, up 70% in nine weeks.
Teaming up with Top Financial Websites
Over the past year, SmallCapInvestor.com has also become a leading small cap news provider to top financial websites. These include AOL Money & Finance, FinancialContent, Google Finance, Seeking Alpha, and Yahoo! Finance.
Wyatt says, "Since I founded SmallCapInvestor.com, my dedicated team of writers, researchers, and reporters have focused on independent coverage of small cap stocks that are largely afterthoughts on Wall Street and in the mainstream financial media. Today, with the reach of our content partners adding to our growing base of regular readers, it's no longer fair or advisable to call small cap stocks afterthoughts."
About SmallCapInvestor.com
SmallCapInvestor.com is the destination website for individual investors who are seeking independent, reliable and wide-ranging news, research, and analysis on small cap stocks with market capitalizations of less than $750 million. Coverage includes the small cap benchmark Russell 2000 and Russell MicroCap indexes, as well as articles on specific industry sectors and individual companies that are included in these indexes. Registration for SmallCapInvestor.com is free and open to all individual investors at http://www.smallcapinvestor.com.
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