Best Penny Companies To Buy Right Now

 When I first heard hedge-fund manager Bill Ackman was trying to raise $1 billion to purchase a single, unnamed stock... my first thought was: "Why not? It worked out so well the first time."   In mid-2007, months before the subprime bubble burst, Ackman raised $2 billion to buy another unnamed company... It turned out to be big-box retailer Target. And the fund subsequently fell 90%.    It's ridiculous... It's a sign of the top. I wouldn't have given Ackman a penny for this fund. But I was in the minority... He raised more money than he could spend, he said.    Before discussing Ackman's specific investment, I'd like to tell you something I find very interesting about Ackman...

Best Penny Companies To Buy Right Now: IRIS International Inc.(IRIS)

IRIS International, Inc. manufactures in vitro diagnostic (IVD) products for urinalysis and body fluids. The company?s IVD segment offers iQ analyzer, an automated urine microscopy and body fluids analyzer; iQ Body Fluids Module; Optional iWare Software; iChem VELOCITY and iRICELL, an automated urine chemistry analyzer; 3GEMS Urinalysis and Body Fluids; and 3GEMS Hematology, a blood count analyzer. This segment also provides consumables for microscopy systems, test strips, calibrators, controls, and urine chemistry analyzers. Its Sample Processing segment offers benchtop centrifuges, small instruments, and supplies used for applications in coagulation, cytology, hematology, urinalysis, and DNA processing. This segment provides Express centrifuge line for clinical diagnostic market; ThermoBrite, a DNA workstation for FISH procedures; Cytofuge 2, a centrifuge for layer cell preparation; Cytofuge 12, a 12 placement centrifuge used for thin layer cell preparation; IDEXX Drive and IDEXX whole blood separator for use in IDEXX chemistry analyzers; and OvaTube, an ova and parasite testing for veterinarian market. The company?s Personalized Medicine segment offers oncology and molecular diagnostics services. This segment?s products include Arista Molecular Tests for the diagnosis and prognostication of pathologic entities; Flow cytometry, a cell analysis platform; FISH for the detection of DNA on chromosomes; NADiA ProsVue used in prognostication of patients; NADiA HIV to monitor HIV viral load; and NADiA CECs for the detection of circulating epithelial cells. It serves medical institutions, commercial laboratories, clinics, doctors? offices, veterinary laboratories, and research facilities. IRIS International sells its products through a direct sales and service force in the United States, as well as through distributors internationally. The company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Chatsworth, California.

Best Penny Companies To Buy Right Now: Overhill Farms Inc.(OFI)

Overhill Farms, Inc. manufactures prepared frozen food products for branded retail, private label, foodservice, and airline customers. Its product line includes entrees, plated meals, bulk-packed meal components, pastas, soups, sauces, poultry, meat and fish specialties, and organic and vegetarian offerings. The company markets its products through its internal sales force, as well as through outside food brokers. Overhill Farms, Inc. was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Vernon, California.

Top 5 Insurance Companies To Buy For 2014: BioDelivery Sciences International Inc.(BDSI)

BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company, focuses on developing and commercializing products in the areas of pain management and oncology supportive care. The company uses its patented BioErodible MucoAdhesive (BEMA) and Bioral cochleate drug delivery technologies in the development of its products. The BEMA technology is a small erodible polymer film for application to the buccal mucosa; and the Bioral cochleate drug delivery technology encapsulates a selected drug or therapeutic in a cochleate cylinder. Its pain franchise consists of products utilizing the patented BEMA technology, including ONSOLIS, a fentanyl buccal soluble film for the management of pain in opioid tolerant adult patients with cancer; and BEMA Buprenorphine, which is in the development stage for the treatment of moderate to severe chronic pain, as well as for the treatment of opioid dependence. The company also engages in developing product candidates utilizing the B EMA technology for conditions, such as nausea/vomiting. BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc. was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Best Penny Companies To Buy Right Now: BioClinica Inc(BIOC)

BioClinica, Inc. provides integrated clinical research technology solutions to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device companies. It also offers its solutions to other organizations, such as contract research organizations (CROs) engaged in clinical studies worldwide. The company?s products and services include medical image management, electronic data capture, clinical data management, interactive voice and Web response, clinical trial supply forecasting tools, and clinical trial management software solutions. In addition, it provides enterprise-class software, consulting services, and application hosted solutions. The company?s eClinical solutions help pharmaceutical and biotech companies to collect, clean, process, and store data generated in clinical trials; and Imaging Core Laboratory services support the collection and processing of clinical data primarily related to medical images, as well as helps clients with the design and management of the medical imag ing component of clinical trials, and with the analysis and regulatory submission. It offers integrated support for clinical trial outsourcing, including upfront consultation and design, study start-up, initiation data collection, coding, quality control, standards support, and submission. BioClinica operates two regulatory-body-compliant imaging core labs, and supports eClinical and data management services in the United States, Europe, and Asia. The company was formerly known as Bio-Imaging Technologies, Inc. and changed its name to BioClinica, Inc. in July 2009. BioClinica was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Newtown, Pennsylvania.

Best Penny Companies To Buy Right Now: Daily Journal Corp.(S.C.)

Daily Journal Corporation publishes newspapers and Web sites in California, Arizona and Colorado. It publishes 11 newspapers that include Los Angeles Daily Journal, Daily Commerce, San Francisco Daily Journal, The Daily Recorder, The Inter-City Express, San Jose Post-Record, Sonoma County Herald-Recorder, Orange County Reporter, San Diego Commerce, Business Journal, and The Record Reporter. The company also offers California Lawyer magazine; produces various specialized information services; and serves as a newspaper representative specializing in public notice advertising. In addition, Daily Journal Corporation, through its subsidiary, Sustain Technologies, Inc., supplies case management software systems and related products to courts and other justice agencies, including administrative law organizations to help users manage electronic case files from inception to disposition, which include various aspects of calendaring and accounting, report and notice generation, the i mplementation of standards and business rules, and other corollary functions. The company was founded in 1986 and is based in Los Angeles, California.