Of the 400 or so companies currently in the SelfInvestors.com database (a database of the fastest growing companies near a breakout, already broke out and/or above major support areas), 13 are set to report after the bell today. (Yes, Ebay meets my requirements for a fast growing company, but it’s been hanging out in the cellar for months, so isn’t currently included in the database – however, it may have the ability to move the markets a bit tomorrow morning).
OK, I want to highlight 4 outstanding companies I’ll be watching closely:
Online Resources (ORCC), an outsourcer of Web-based account presentation, payment and relationship-management services to over 700 financial services provider clients nationwide is a highly rated company in the SelfInvestors.com database with a score of 52 (out of 60). The company experienced its first profitable year in ’03 and hasn’t looked back with soaring growth in the last year. Both margins and ROE are outstanding and continue to rise to new highs. Technically, stocks don’t get a whole let better than this – high volume buying, followed by orderly, light volume selling. The stock currently sits in a buyable range, but its best to evaluate earnings before taking a position.
Cybersource (CYBS), a provider of secure electronic payment and risk- management solutions to organizations that process orders for goods and services over the Internet, is another small company growing quickly and on the fast track to profitablity. The company experienced its first full profitable year in ’04 and is also highly ranked with a score of 51 out of 60 in the SelfInvestors.com database.
The stock chart provides a nice look at a series of bullish triangle patterns in the right side of the base which are characterized by initial surges in price and volume followed by a convergence of trend lines and declining trading volume. It should be noted that there will be resistance at 8, which on a weekly chart is the mid peak of a long double bottom base.
OK, running out of time here, so will try and run through these quickly..
F5 Networks (FFIV) is one of the highest rated computer networking company in the database and is currently working on the right side of a base.
Innovative Solutions and Support (ISSC), a leading aeronautics equipment company continues to consolidate after a failed breakout attempt in mid May. ISSC, is a company with outstanding fundamentals, which is expected to continue through at least ’05.
Other notable earnings reports after the bell today:
PTEC, LHO, APH, RIMG, LOGI, LRCX, MATR, CVD and GPN.