Top 5 Penny Stocks To Watch For 2014

Amgen Inc. (NASDAQ:AMGN) is expected to report its third quarter financial results on�Oct.22. The biotech company will host a conference call to discuss the results on the same day at�2pm�pacific time.

Wall Street expects Amgen to earn $1.78 a share, according to analysts polled by Thomson Reuters. The consensus estimate implies an increase of 6.6 percent from $1.67 it earned last year.

Amgen's earnings have managed to top Street view in all of the past four quarters, with upside surprise in the range 1.4 percent to 13.6 percent.

Over the past three months, the consensus estimate decreased by a penny and three analysts have raised their profit view of the company in the last 30 days.

Quarterly revenue is expected to rise 6.5 percent to $4.60 billion from $4.32 billion in the same quarter last year.

Top 10 Building Product Companies To Invest In 2015: Sanderson Farms Inc.(SAFM)

Sanderson Farms, Inc., an integrated poultry processing company, engages in the production, processing, marketing, and distribution of fresh, frozen, processed, and prepared chicken products. The company?s prepared chicken product line includes institutional and consumer packaged partially cooked or marinated chicken items. It sells ice pack, chill pack, bulk pack, and frozen chicken in whole, cut-up, and boneless form under the Sanderson Farms brand name. The company sells its products to retailers, distributors, and casual dining operators in the southeastern, southwestern, northeastern, and western United States, as well as to the United States based customers who resell frozen chicken into export markets. Sanderson Farms, Inc. was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Laurel, Mississippi.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Monica Gerson]

  Analysts are expecting Sanderson Farms, Inc. (NASDAQ: SAFM) to have earned $4.01 per share on revenue of $758.28 million in the fourth quarter. Sanderson Farms shares gained 0.39% to $87.75 in after-hours trading.

Top 5 Penny Stocks To Watch For 2014: Select Comfort Corporation(SCSS)

Select Comfort Corporation develops, manufactures, markets, and distributes adjustable-firmness beds and other sleep-related accessory products in the United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Canada, and Australia. It offers its mattresses under the Sleep Number brand name. The company also provides a line of accessory bedding products, including specialty pillows, mattress pads, comforters, sheets, and leg options. Select Comfort Corporation distributes its products through retail, direct marketing, and e-commerce channels. As of January 2, 2010, it had 403 company-owned stores and 146 retail partner doors. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Wallace Witkowski]

  Shares of Select Comfort Corp. (SCSS) �plunged 24% to $18.39 on heavy volume after the maker of Sleep Number beds reported disappointing third-quarter results and cut its outlook for the year.

• [By Sean Williams]

  What: Shares of Select Comfort (NASDAQ: SCSS  ) , a retailer of mattresses and other sleep-related products, dipped as much as 10% after reporting disappointing second-quarter results.

• [By Michael Lewis]

  Ever-volatile premium mattress company�Select Comfort (NASDAQ: SCSS  ) delivered an earnings report this week that failed to impress the Street in a big way. The company missed its estimates on either end, suggesting that things were getting soft (punny, I know) in the mattress world. As a result, the stock took a near 10% hit in Wednesday's after-hours trading, and through into Thursday. Management, however, is sticking�to its full-year guidance, and did not find the missed estimates to be as terrible an issue. Does the stock drop create an opportunity for the company, or is the market a prophet of more difficulty to come?

Top 5 Penny Stocks To Watch For 2014: China Ceramics Co. Ltd.(CCCL)

China Ceramics Co., Ltd. engages in the manufacture and sale of ceramic tiles used for exterior siding, interior flooring, and design in residential and commercial buildings primarily in the People's Republic of China. It offers porcelain tiles, glazed tiles, glazed porcelain tiles, rustic tiles, and ultra-thin tiles under the Hengda, Hengdeli, TOERTO, and WULIQIAO brand names. The company primarily sells its products through a distributor network, as well as directly to property developers. China Ceramics Co., Ltd. is based in Jinjiang City, the People's Republic of China.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Monica Gerson]

  China Ceramics Co (NASDAQ: CCCL) is expected to report its Q2 earnings.

  Posted-In: Earnings scheduleEarnings News Pre-Market Outlook Markets

• [By Lisa Levin]

  China Ceramics Co (NASDAQ: CCCL) shares fell 2.40% to touch a new 52-week low of $1.63. China Ceramics shares have dropped 35.27% over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 19.70% in the same period.

Top 5 Penny Stocks To Watch For 2014: Midway Gold Corporation(MDW)

Midway Gold Corp., an exploration stage company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral properties in North America. Its principal properties include the Spring Valley, Midway, Pan, and Gold Rock gold and silver mineral properties located in Nevada; and the Golden Eagle gold mineral property located in Washington. The company was formerly known as Red Emerald Resource Corp. and changed its name to Midway Gold Corp. in July 2002. Midway Gold Corp. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Englewood, Colorado.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Lisa Levin]

  Midway Gold (NYSE: MDW) shares fell 3.90% to reach a new 52-week low of $0.74. Midway Gold's trailing-twelve-month ROA is -11.16%.

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