Steady Return Stock - BAC

The steady return stock of the day is Bank of America Corp. (BAC), one of the leading banking service provider in Unite States. The banking giant has been doing well since 2000, where the dot-com boom is about to turn to dot-com bust. People who invested in the technology sector at that time and lost more than half of the portfolio will probably be hitting their head against the wall when they see the performance of the boring banking stock during the same period - which the value almost went trippled. Even now the stock is still going well as the technical and financial side show this is a steady growing stock:

Technical
The 52 weeks chart shows this is a steady return stocks. First of all since May of this year the 50 day and 200 day moving average have been rising steadily. Then since 50 day MA crossed on top over 200 MA last December, it has stayed relatively close to 200 day moving average. In addition besides the dip in February and pop in May, the stock staying very close to 50 day moving average and we can confirm this is a relatively steady growing stock.

Financial
The revenue for the past three years has been growing steadily, from $49 billion in 2003 to $63 billion in 2004 and then $83 billion in 2005. In addition net income has also been going up steadily from $10 billion in 2003 to $14 billion in 2004 and $16 billion last year.

Steady Return Stock Rating(1 ~ 5, 5 means highest):
1. Market Potential(Bank): 4
2. Technical: 4
3. Financial: 5
Overall Rating: A

Steady Return Stock - RNWK

The steady return stock of the day is RealNetworks Inc. (RNWK), the Seattle based digital media company. Since the dot-com bubble burst which send the stock from close to $200 in year 2000 all the way down to $2.68 per share in October of 2002, the stock has been on a come back slowly and is now trading at $10.99 per share. For the past 52 weeks the stock is still on the way up slowly and is showing sign of steady growing stock at both the technical and financial side:

Technical
The 52 weeks chart shows this is a steady return stocks. First of all since April of this year the 50 day and 200 day moving average have been rising steadily. Then since the huge surge last October the stock has stayed pretty close to 50 day moving average except the surge this April. In addition since January of this year both 50 day and 200 day moving average stay close together so we can confirm this is a steady growing stock.

Financial
The financial statment shows steady growth in revenue from $202 million in 2003 to $325 million in 2005. The quarterly revenue is also on a rise as well for the past four quarters. Another strong sign is from net income where the company turned from net loss of $21 million in 2003 and net loss of $22 million in 2004 to net income of $312 million in 2005. The first two quarters of this year also came in with net income of $24 million and $38 million.

Steady Return Stock Rating(1 ~ 5, 5 means highest):
1. Market Potential(digital media): 4
2. Technical: 4
3. Financial: 5
Overall Rating: A

Steady Return Stock - JPM

The steady return stock of the day is JP Morgan Chase & Co. (JPM), the New York based financial service company. The past 52 weeks has been strong for the stock. Business wise the company is also expanding with the acquisition of the commercial banking unit of New York Bank, giving it 339 new branches and 700,000 new customers. In addition, the technical and financial side show this is a steady growing stock worth investing:

Technical
The 52 weeks chart shows this is a steady return stocks. First of all since January of this year the 50 day and 200 day moving average have been rising steadily. Then since 50 day MA crossed on top over 200 MA last December, it has stayed relatively close to 200 day moving average. In addition besides the popup in May and the dip in June and July, the stock staying very close to 50 day moving average during so we can confirm this is a steady growing stock.

Financial
The revenue for the past three years has been growing, from $44 billion in 2003 to $57 billion in 2004 and then $80 billion in 2005. In addition the first two quarters of 2006 also show growth over the previous year. Net incomes for the first two quarters are also higher and may result in a strong year for 2006 compared to 2005.

Steady Return Stock Rating(1 ~ 5, 5 means highest):
1. Market Potential(Bank): 4
2. Technical: 4.5
3. Financial: 5
Overall Rating: A