There are few stocks that grow and few that grow phenomenally. Most of the times, investors have their inhibition towards these stocks as they are not sure if these will be able to sustain their growth for a long period of time. They need not worry anymore as there are few stocks that are not only poised to grow over 100% this year, but are also safe to invest in. If you are an investor, you can confidently invest in any one or all of these stocks if you are looking for remarkable returns on your investment.
Outperforming expectations
If there was one performer who completely took the Wall Street analysts and investors by surprise with its performance for 2014, it was JC Penney (JCP, Financial). This department store retailer reported a highly successful holiday season during the months between November and December, showing an increase of 3.7% in the same store sales category from 2013. Analysts had expected this figure to grow by just 2.7% and they were completely shocked when the reports were finally out. This helped the share prices of JC Penney to increase by 20% on a single day. The 1st, 2nd and 3rd quarters of 2014 reported 3.6% higher revenues than the same period in 2013. Costs too, were effectively managed during this period, thereby bringing about an increase of 22% in gross profit margin from the values of 2013. This news brought lots of joy to the investors.
JC Penney is now looking at a very healthy financial picture for the rest of 2015. In addition to this, it is also going to re-launch its much-loved catalogue in March 2015, consisting of around 100 pages. This would contain all the details of the JC Penney’s products and services and would service as an efficient marketing tool for the success of the business. The retailer is making all the right moves in order to deliver a big surprise for 2015 as well. With the current strategies, it would be no surprise if it delivers more than 100% growth this year. Share price trend for the company for the last few months is seen below:
Flawless internet marketing for the automobile sector
China is probably the fastest growing economy today and if there is one sector that is growing at an equally magical pace, it is the automobile sector. This is where Bitauto Holdings (BITA, Financial) could emerge big winners for 2015. Bitauto is an internet marketing company that provides software solutions to maintain the pricing information and the list of first time purchasers of automobiles in the automobile companies’ platforms. Since this is a growing industry, Bitauto is all set to have a fantastic 2015. For 2014, earnings had increased by a whopping 85% and revenues had grown by a massive 47%. Investing in these stocks could result in big time gains for shareholders. Stock movement for the last few months is seen below:
Winner among adversities
If the company’s past history is anything to go by, GoPro (GPRO, Financial) would not sound like a reasonable investment at all. The camera manufacturer went through a rough phase during the first three quarters of 2014 and share prices dropped by an alarming 45%. However, instead of staying away from this, investors should consider this as a golden opportunity to invest in the company’s stock because it is all set to grow at a quick pace this year. During the last quarter of 2014, GoPro had recorded 2.4million shipments.
Wall Street analysts had expected GoPro to earn roughly around $580million during Q4 2014; however, the company broke all expectations and reported earnings worth an impressive $634million, up by 75% from the revenues of the same period of 2013. Along with these strong financials, Go Pro has also entered into smart business partnerships with the NHL, ESPN and Vislink, thereby fetching a strong spot in the sports broadcasting segment as well. With all these triggering phenomenal growth in the coming periods, GoPro’s shares have all the potential to double themselves for 2015. The movement of prices for the last few months is shown here:
Conclusion
From the falling share prices of a particular company, investors must be clever enough to differentiate stocks that need to be avoided from the stocks that present a clear opportunity. The above mentioned stocks have indeed gone through rough waters in the past due to which their share prices hit rock-bottom. However, they have picked themselves up towards the latter part of last year and are well on their way of great progress. These strategies have not yet begun to take effect on the prices, which is why prices are still trading at an attractive rate. Smart investors are the ones who catch these signals early and invest in these shares, as they have excellent capacity to produce more than 100% returns in a single year.
