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TPS Position Update – August 16, 2016
. . . . GOLDFIELD (GV) – HOLD We recommended the stock in April 2015 at $1.67. Today, it closed at $2.95. When Goldfield reported Q1 results for 2016, the numbers looked good. Revenue was up 17.1% to $35.8 million from $30.5 million. Income turned around from a loss of $1.6 million to a $6.8 […]
TPS Trade Alert – August 10, 2016
Recommendation: Buy Central Federal Corporation (NASD: CFBK) up to $1.50 per share. The Opportunity: We have been keeping a watchful eye on opportunities in the community and regional banking sector. After our successful investment in Broadway Financial, a small Los Angeles bank in January, we have been on the lookout for another bank where […]
TPS Position Update – July 29, 2016
. . . . VALHI, INC. (VHI) – HOLD We recommended the stock in April at $2.17. Today, it closed at $1.86. Valhi is primarily in the chemical business, and because of industry-wide pricing pressures, the firm has had a difficult time keeping prices stable. It focuses on titanium dioxide products. Valhi also operates security […]
TPS Position Update – July 26, 2016
. . . . LRAD CORP (LRAD) – HOLD We recommended the stock in March at $1.74. Today, it closed at $1.96. LRAD is a big fish in a small, but growing pond. It is a top manufacturer of acoustic hailing devices, known as AHDs, and advanced mass notification systems. These are specialized audio systems […]
TPS Trade Alert – July 20, 2016
Recommendation: Buy Netlist, Inc. (NASD: NLST) up to $1.65 per share. The Opportunity: The language of technology can get complicated in a hurry. Terms like “memory interface” and “cache-based memory subsystems” aren’t exactly part of our everyday conversation. But wander the hallways of Netlist, a small Orange County, California tech company, and this is […]
TPS Position Update – July 12, 2016
. . . . MCCLATCHY CO. (MNI) – HOLD We recommended the stock last August at $0.96. Earlier this year, the stock went through a reverse 10-1 split. Today, it closed at $17.26. That’s an 80% return. The last few months have been good. As recently as May, the stock traded at $10.30. Following the […]
TPS Position Update – July 6, 2016
. . . . REVOLUTION LIGHTING (RVLT) – SELL We recommended the stock last October at $0.86. Earlier this year, the stock went through a reverse 10-1 split. Yesterday, it closed at $6.50. What went wrong? In a nutshell, the company figured it was closer to signing some big deals with the U.S. military than […]
TPS Trade Alert – June 29, 2016
Recommendation: Buy Barnwell Industries Inc. (NYSE: BRN) up to $1.65 per share. The Opportunity: You’ve got to hand it to Mort Kinzler. He’s 90 years old and still shows up for work. Mr. Kinzler has been the Chairman of Barnwell Industries Inc. since 1980, and a Director since 1956. Barnwell is focused on the […]
TPS Position Update – June 14, 2016
. . . . iPass (IPAS) – Hold We recommended the stock last October at $0.90. Today, it closed at $1.20. iPass is a wifi company with three products: INVIBLE, EVERYWHERE, and UNLIMITED. Each product lets users connect to the world’s largest wifi network. (It’s a cloud-based service with 50 million hotspots.) Another money-losing quarter […]
TPS Position Update – June 8, 2016
. . . . BROADWAY FINANCIAL CORP (BYFC) – HOLD We recommended Broadway Financial in January at $1.47. It reached $2.08 within a few months for a handsome 41% return. The stock has given back some of its gains. But we continue to believe the best lies ahead for this Los Angeles bank. When financial […]
