10 Hot Penny Stocks To Hold For 2013

Let's start by talking briefly about what penny stocks are and how they work. Penny, or Micro cap stocks as they are sometimes called are stocks that generally trade at $5.00 or under per share and are available outside the major stock exchanges. Usually, penny stocks can be purchased 'over the counter' through quotation services such as the OTC Bulletin Board or the Pink Sheets.

Penny stocks, although cheap in price, carry the same amount of risk that regular stocks do because of their volatile nature. While there is risk involved, the rewards can be great for those who find hot penny stocks. Learning the proper way to capitalize on these trends and learning how to correctly choose penny stock picks is the #1 way to succeed with this type of investment.

10 Hot Penny Stocks To Hold For 2013:JMP Group Inc (JMP)

 JMP Group Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as an investment banking, asset management, and corporate credit management company in the United States. The company provides various investment banking products and services, such as capital raising, mergers and acquisitions transaction, and other strategic advisory services to corporate clients. It also offers sales and trading services, which include distributing equity research products, communicating proprietary investment recommendations, executing equity trades on behalf of institutional clients, and marketing the securities of companies, as well as related brokerage services to institutional investors. In addition, the company provides proprietary equity research in five industries, including consumer, financial services, healthcare, real estate, and technology industries. Further, it provides asset management products and services to institutional investors, and high net-worth individuals; and involves in the management of collateralized loan obligations. JMP Group Inc. was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California with additional offices in New York, New York; Boston, Massachusetts; Chicago, Illinois; and Alpharetta, Georgia.

10 Hot Penny Stocks To Hold For 2013:Taylor Devices Inc. (TAYD)

 Taylor Devices, Inc. engages in the design, development, manufacture, and marketing of shock absorption, rate control, and energy storage devices for use in various types of machinery, equipment, and structures. The company provides seismic dampers that ameliorate the effects of earthquake tremors on structures; Fluidicshoks, which are small and compact shock absorbers for primary use in the defense, aerospace, and commercial industry; and crane and industrial buffers for industrial application on cranes, ships, container ships, railroad cars, truck docks, ladle and ingot cars, ore trolleys, and car stops. It also offers self-adjusting shock absorbers that automatically adjust to different impact conditions for high cycle applications primarily in heavy industries; liquid die springs, which are used as component parts of machinery and equipment used to manufacture tools and dies; and vibration dampers that are primarily used by the aerospace and defense industries to control the response of electronics and optical systems subjected to air, ship, or spacecraft vibration. Taylor Devices, Inc. primarily sells its products through sales representatives and distributors in the United States, Asia, North America, Europe, South America, and Australia. The company was founded in 1955 and is based in North Tonawanda, New York.

10 Hot Penny Stocks To Hold For 2013:Simulations Plus Inc. (SLP)

 Simulations Plus, Inc. develops and produces software for use in pharmaceutical research and education, as well as provides contract research services to the pharmaceutical industry. Its software products include ADMET Predictor that offers numerical models for predicting absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion, and toxicity properties of chemical compounds from their molecular structures; MedChem Studio, a tool for medicinal and computational chemists for data mining and designing new drug-like molecules; DDDPlus, a software program that is used by formulation scientists to reduce the number of cut-and-try attempts to design new drug formulations, as well as to design in vitro experiments to mimic in vivo conditions; and GastroPlus that simulates the absorption, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of drugs administered to humans and animals. The company also provides contract research and consulting services in the areas oral absorption and pharmacokinetics. In addition, it develops and sells interactive, educational software programs that simulate science experiments conducted in middle school, high school, and junior college science classes, as well as provides Abbreviate, a productivity software program. Further, the company designs and develops computer software and manufactures augmentative communication devices and computer access products for physically disabled persons. It markets augmentative and alternative communication products to speech pathologists, occupational therapists, rehabilitation engineers, special education teachers, disabled persons, and relatives of disabled persons, through a network of employee representatives, independent dealers, and resellers. The company operates in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Oceania. Simulations Plus, Inc. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Lancaster, California.

10 Hot Penny Stocks To Hold For 2013:Kingstone Companies Inc (KINS)

 Kingstone Companies, Inc., through its subsidiary, Kingstone Insurance Company, offers property and casualty insurance products to small businesses and individuals in New York. The company was formerly known as DCAP Group, Inc. and changed its name to Kingstone Companies, Inc. in July 2009. Kingstone Companies was founded in 1961 and is based in Hewlett, New York.

10 Hot Penny Stocks To Hold For 2013:Hyperion Strategic Mortgage Income Fund (The) (HSM)

 The Hyperion Brookfield Strategic Mortgage Income Fund, Inc. is a fund launched and managed by Brookfield Investment Management Inc. The fund invests primarily in investment-grade mortgage backed securities, including agency, nonagency residential, and commercial mortgage backed securities. It invests in U.S. government securities, cash, or other short-term instruments. The fund was formerly known as Hyperion Strategic Mortgage Income Fund Inc.

Advisors' Opinion:

• By Ken Sweet At 2011-9-1

  National Semiconductor (NSM) shareholders got an unexpected gift from Texas Instruments (TXN) in April, when TI offered $6.5 billion in cash for its competitor.

  Texas Instruments' $25-a-share offer marked a 78% premium over National Semi's stock before the deal was announced.

  The deal, expected to close this year, came at an opportune time for National Semi's shareholders. The chipmaker's stock plunged 60% in 2008, at the height of the financial crisis, and stubbornly remained in a $10-$14 range for the next two years. Meanwhile the S&P 500 (SPX) more than doubled from its March 2009 lows during that same time period.

10 Hot Penny Stocks To Hold For 2013:Educational Development Corporation (EDUC)

 Educational Development Corporation operates as a trade publisher of a line of children?s books in the United States. It distributes children?s books published by Usborne Publishing Limited in the United Kingdom. The company offers various books, including Touchy-Feely board books, jigsaw puzzle books, activity and flashcards, adventure and search books, art books, sticker books, and foreign language books, as well as science and math titles, and chapter books and novels. It sells books through two divisions, Usborne Books and More, and Publishing. The Usborne Books and More division distributes books through independent consultants, who hold book showings in individual homes; and through book fairs, direct sales, and Internet sales. It also distributes these titles to school and public libraries. The Publishing division markets books to bookstores, toy stores, specialty stores, museums, and other retail outlets. It distributes books through commissioned trade representatives who call on book, toy, specialty stores, and other retail outlets; and through in-house marketing by telephone to the trade. The company was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

10 Hot Penny Stocks To Hold For 2013:UMH Properties Inc. (UMH)

 UMH Properties, Inc. (UMH) is a real estate investment trust. The firm engages in the ownership and operation of manufactured home communities. It leases manufactured home spaces to private manufactured home owners, as well as leases homes to residents. The firm invests in the real estate markets of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Tennessee. In addition, it invests in debt and equity securities of REITs. United Mobile Homes was incorporated in 1968. The company was formerly known as United Mobile Homes, Inc. UMH Properties is based in Freehold, New Jersey.

10 Hot Penny Stocks To Hold For 2013:Credit Suisse Asset Management Income Fund Inc. (CIK)

 Credit Suisse Asset Management Income Fund Inc. is a closed-ended fund launched by Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC. It is managed by Credit Suisse Asset Management, LLC and Credit Suisse Asset Management Limited. The fund invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. It invests in companies operating across diversified industries. The fund primarily invests in United States high-yield corporate debt. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the Merrill Lynch US High Yield Master II Constrained Index and Citigroup High-Yield Market Index. Credit Suisse Asset Management Income Fund Inc was formed on February 11, 1987 and is domiciled in the United States.

10 Hot Penny Stocks To Hold For 2013:NRG Energy Inc. (NRG)

 NRG Energy, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a wholesale power generation company. The company engages in the ownership, development, construction, and operation of power generation facilities. It also involves in the transacting in and trading of fuel and transportation services; the trading of energy, capacity, and related products in the United States and internationally; and the supply of electricity, energy services, and cleaner energy and carbon offset products to retail electricity customers in deregulated markets. The company operates natural gas- fired, coal- fired, oil-fired, nuclear, solar, and wind power plants. As of December 31, 2010, it had power generation portfolio of 193 operating fossil fuel and nuclear generation units with an aggregate generation capacity of approximately 24,570 megawatt (MW), as well as ownership interests in renewable facilities with an aggregate generation capacity of 470 MW. The company portfolio also includes approximately 24,035 MW generation capacity in the United States, and 1,005 MW generation capacity in Australia and Germany. In addition, it has a district energy business with steam and chilled water capacity of approximately 1,140 megawatts thermal equivalent. NRG Energy, Inc. was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey.

Advisors' Opinion:

• By Keith At 2012-1-7

  Buffett sold all of his stake in this company by selling 6 million shares at an average price of $21.84 in Q3 2010.

  In 2010, revenues shrunk by 1.15% to $8.84 billion, and GAAP EPS collapsed by 46.51% to $1.84. The profit margin also worsened to 31.37% from 40.54%. The next earnings release is on May 5. For the first quarter 2011, analysts estimate NRG will earn $0.15 per share, a decrease of 31.84% over the prior year first quarter results. For the first quarter 2011, analysts estimate NRG will generate revenues of $2.1 billion, a decrease of 6.84% over the prior year first quarter results. The company also has a debt to equity ratio of 1.25.

  We estimate a low single digit decline in revenues for 2011 due to continued pressure on power prices. Also, the continued development of the Marcellus shale will keep downward pressure on natural gas prices, which in turn hurts peak power prices. For good reason, NRG shares trade well above our fair value estimates. This is a loser, folks. Buy solar or oil company stocks, instead.

  NRG Energy is Fortune 500 and S&P 500 Index company that owns and operates one of the country’s largest and most diverse power generation portfolios. Headquartered in Princeton, NJ, the company’s power plants provide 25,000 MW of generation capacity, which is enough to supply nearly 20 million homes. NRG’s retail businesses, Reliant Energy and Green Mountain Energy Company, combined serve more than 1.8 million residential, business, commercial and industrial customers. With investments in solar, wind and nuclear power, as well as electric vehicle infrastructure, NRG is working to help America transition to a clean energy economy.

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