College Stock: Penny Stock News

As many students in the CollegeStock Community have learned, The Dean is an avid trader and loves keeping up to speed with everything Wall Street, stock and investment related. This includes reading a number of publications such as Fortune Magazine.

As part of their 2010 Investor’s Guide, Fortune listed their top ten stock picks they think will perform well this year, despite any volatility in the markets.

Depending on the size of your portfolio, some of these stocks might be out of reach. Nevertheless, The Dean’s work is never done and that’s why he’d like to share this list of potential investments with the entire student body.

$AMED
Amedisys, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMED) provides home health and hospice services to the chronic, co-morbid, and aging American population. Its home health services include skilled nursing and home health aide services; physical, occupational, and speech therapy; and medically oriented social work to eligible individuals who require ongoing care. $AMED‘s market cap is approximately $1.54 billion, with a current price per share around $55.

$AMT
American Tower Corporation (NYSE: AMT), together with its subsidiaries, operates as a wireless and broadcast communications infrastructure company, and owns, manages, develops, and leases wireless and broadcast communications tower sites. $AMT‘s market cap is well over $16 billion, with a current price per share around $41.

$BAX
Baxter International Inc. (NYSE: BAX) develops, manufactures, and markets products for people with hemophilia, immune disorders, infectious diseases, kidney disease, trauma, and other chronic and acute medical conditions. $BAX is a huge company, with a market cap of $34 billion, and a price per share around $56.

$MA
Assuming that none of The Dean’s students are from outer space, he’s confident that everyone’s heard of Mastercard Inc. (NYSE: MA). $MA has a market cap of $29.1 billion, with a P/E of 20.93 and shares currently trading around $224.

$HK
Petrohawk Energy Corporation (NYSE: HK) engages in the exploration, development, and production of oil and natural gas properties in the United States. $HK has a market cap of approximately $6.6 billion and a current price per share around $22.

$QCOM
QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM) engages in the development, design, manufacture, and marketing of digital wireless telecommunications products and services, and company operates in four segments: Qualcomm Code Division Multiple Access Technologies, Qualcomm Technology Licensing, Qualcomm Wireless and Internet, and Qualcomm Strategic Initiatives. With a current market capitalization of nearly $64 billion, $QCOM is trading around $38 per share.

$PWR
Operating in infrastructure services and dark fiber segments, Quanta Services, Inc. (NYSE: PWR) provides specialty contracting services to the transmission and distribution sector of the North American electric utility industry. Currently, $PWR is trading at $17.65 per share and has a market capitalization of $3.71 billion.

1387.HK
Trading on the Hong Kong exchange, Renhe Commercial Holdings Company (HKSE: 1387.HK) is engaged in development, lease and management of underground shopping malls in the People’s Republic of China. At $1.72 per share, this company has a market cap of $37.84 billion. Renhe also has a stock trading over-the-counter, RNHEF.PK.

$CRM
Salesforce.com, Inc. (NYSE: CRM) provides customer relationship management (CRM) service to businesses of various sizes and industries worldwide. The Dean has also noticed that Mr. Jim Cramer of “Mad Money” has recommended $CRM a number of times. $CRM is currently trading around $64 a share, giving the company a market cap of $8.07 billion.

$VNO
Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE: VNO) operates as a real estate investment trust (REIT) and owns a massive amount of properties in the United States and internationally. $VNO‘s current price per share is $62.86 and has a market cap of more than $11 billion.