Ubika Research has highlighted 8 penny stocks trading below $1 across sectors which have registered significant share price gains of over 15% with over 100% increases in trading volumes during the past five days compared with the past one month daily average trading volumes, indicating a strong market interest. Moreover, these stocks outperformed their respective equity indices and sector indices during the last week, registering significant gains and touching a new 52-week high during the week. The shortlisted stocks recorded price gains ranging from 17% to 146% with daily average trading volume in excess of 100,000.
Index Performance during the Past Week (April 28th 2014 – May 02nd 2014)
| Index |
Last Index Value |
Value Change (5-Day) |
Average Volume |
Average Volume |
Volume Comparison* |
|
S&P 500 Index |
1,881.1 |
1.0% |
539,234,413 |
581,381,542 |
-7.2% |
|
NASDAQ Composite Index |
4,123.9 |
1.2% |
522,222,598 |
555,132,063 |
-5.9% |
|
Russell 2000 Index |
1,128.8 |
0.5% |
322,871,824 |
308,244,180 |
4.7% |
|
S&P/TSX Composite Index |
14,765.2 |
1.6% |
153,999,139 |
172,815,812 |
-10.9% |
|
S&P/TSX TSXV Composite Index |
1,014.5 |
0.1% |
76,099,075 |
70,185,780 |
8.4% |
Stocks Performance
| Company Name |
Ticker |
Exchange |
Sector |
Market Cap |
Last Price |
Price Change (5-Day) |
Average Volume |
Average Volume |
Volume Comparison* |
52-Week High |
52-Week Low |
|
NaiKun Wind Energy Group |
NKW |
TSXV |
Energy |
6.9 |
0.16 |
146.2% |
299,607 |
66,340 |
351.6% |
0.16 |
0.06 |
|
Vivione Biosciences Inc |
VBI |
TSXV |
Healthcare |
13.2 |
0.35 |
16.7% |
193,706 |
54,236 |
257.2% |
0.44 |
0.18 |
|
Flinders Resources Ltd |
FDR |
TSXV |
Basic Materials |
44.4 |
0.96 |
24.7% |
589,932 |
202,470 |
191.4% |
0.99 |
0.32 |
|
Papuan Precious Metals |
PAU |
TSXV |
Basic Materials |
8.3 |
0.12 |
100.0% |
2,418,072 |
840,746 |
187.6% |
0.16 |
0.01 |
|
Cemtrex Inc |
CTEI |
OTC BB |
Industrial |
25.4 |
0.62 |
25.0% |
103,464 |
36,466 |
183.7% |
0.75 |
0.05 |
|
Blackbird Energy Inc |
BBI |
TSXV |
Energy |
41.1 |
0.22 |
25.7% |
2,839,948 |
1,011,028 |
180.9% |
0.25 |
0.05 |
|
Theratechnologies Inc |
TH |
TSX |
Healthcare |
33.6 |
0.55 |
27.9% |
333,147 |
138,992 |
139.7% |
0.65 |
0.19 |
|
Empire Industries Ltd |
EIL |
TSXV |
Industrial |
45.8 |
0.18 |
38.5% |
1,164,276 |
507,569 |
129.4% |
0.21 |
0.04 |
Source: Bloomberg
*Volume Comparison: 5-Day average volume over 30-Day average volume
Market cap & Last Price are in their respective currencies
Company Description
NaiKun Wind Energy Group Inc (TSXV: NKW)
NaiKun Wind Energy Group Inc. is an energy company that is developing a wind farm off the coast of British Columbia.
Vivione Biosciences Inc (TSXV: VBI)
Vivione Biosciences Inc. develops and commercializes a proprietary diagnostic testing system for the detection of bacterial pathogens.The company provides a microbiology diagnostic system that consists of flow-cytometry, software, and chemical reagents.
Flinders Resources Ltd (TSXV: FDR)
Flinders Resources Ltd. is a mineral exploration company. The company is focused on the Kringelgruvan Graphite Project in Central Sweden.
Papuan Precious Metals Corp (TSXV: PAU)
Papuan Precious Metals Corporation explores for precious and base metals in Papua New Guinea. The company explores for platinum, palladium, nickel, and gold.
Cemtrex Inc (OTC BB: CTEI)
Cemtrex Inc. is a technology company that provides a wide array of solutions to meet today’s environmental challenges. The company manufactures, sells, and services instruments, software and systems for monitoring emissions of Greenhouse gases, hazardous gases, particulate and other regulated pollutants used in emissions trading globally.
Blackbird Energy Inc (TSXV: BBI)
Blackbird Energy, Inc. is an oil and gas exploration company. The company acquires, develops, and explores oil and gas properties in North America and internationally.
Theratechnologies Inc (TSX: TH)
Theratechnologies, Inc. is a specialty pharmaceutical company that discovers and develops therapeutic peptide products, with an emphasis on growth-hormone releasing factor peptides. The company’s main product is being marketed in the United States for the reduction of excess abdominal fat n HIV-infected patients with lipodystrophy.
Empire Industries Ltd/Canada (TSXV: EIL)
Empire Industries Ltd., through its subsidiaries, supplies, erects, provides construction and maintenance services for industrial projects, as well as designs, engineers, and manufactures industrial equipment.
