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

Steady Return Stock - Q

The steady return stock of the day is Quest Communications International Inc. (Q), the Denver based an online content service provider. The booming online business is telecommunication company. For the past 52 weeks the stock has been doing pretty well, rising from $4 per share last September to $8.88 on Friday, gaining 100% for the year. Looking at the detail from the technical and financial side, let's see if this is still a stock worth investing:

Technical
The 52 weeks chart shows this is a steady return stocks. First of all since last November the 50 day and 200 day moving average have been rising steadily. The 50 day moving average rose rapidly from last November to January of this year and since has stayed relatively close to 200 day moving average. In addition the stock staying very close to 50 day moving average during the same persiod so we can confirm this is a steady growing stock.

Financial
The revenue in 2005 is very similiar to the previous year and may stay the same in 2006. However net loss had dramatically reduced from $1.79 billion in 2004 to $779 million in 2005. And based on the earning report for the first two quarters of this year the stock may even see net income for 2006, a very positive sign.

Steady Return Stock Rating(1 ~ 5, 5 means highest):
1. Market Potential(Telecommunication): 3.5
2. Technical: 5
3. Financial: 4
Overall Rating: A-

Steady Return Stock - KGC

The steady return stock of the day is Kinross Gold Corp. (KGC), the Toronto, Canada based Gold and Silver mining company. The rising gold price for the past year has turned the stock into a growing one since September of last year. Despite pull back today on falling metal price the stock overall is still a safe one to own as it is identified as a steady stock:

Technical
Despite some ups and downs, the 52 weeks chart still shows this is a steady return stocks as first of all the 50 day and 200 day moving average have been rising steadily since last November. Secondly during the past 52 weeks, the range between 50 day and 200 day moving average is betwwen $1 to $2.5 - slightly volatile but still with reasonable range. Thirdly, despite peaks in February, May and earlier this month most other times the stock stay relatively close to 50 day moving average except in June when the stock dropped near 200 day moving average. With the three stable criteria met, we could say the stock is quite stable technically.

Financial
The financial statement shows steady increase in revenue for the past three years from $579 million in 2003, $684 million in 2004 to $730 million in 2005. However during the same period, net loss actually has increased from $16 million in 2003 to $186 million in 2005, more than 10 times in just two years. Therefore the company were selling stock and borrowing money to maintain a good look on the balance.

Steady Return Stock Rating(1 ~ 5, 5 means highest):
1. Market Potential(Gold): 4.5
2. Technical: 4
3. Financial: 3.5
Overall Rating: A-

Steady Return Stock - AKAM

The steady return stock of the day is Akamai Technologies Inc. (AKAM), an online content service provider. The booming online business is helping the stock to go doublefold this year from $20 in January to $40.67 today. In addition the technical and financial chart shows this is a stock that investors should feel pretty safe as it will continue to grow in a steady pace:

Technical
The 52 weeks chart shows this is a steady return stocks first of all since last October the 50 day and 200 day moving average have been rising steadily. And during the same period both 50 day and 200 day moving average stayed relatively close together. In addition with stock staying very close to 50 day moving average, we can confirm this is a steady growing stock.

Financial
The financial statement shows steady increase in revenue for the past few years from $161 million in 2003, $210 million in 2004 to $283 million in 2005. In addition during the same time the company has swung from net loss of $29 million in 2003 to net income of $328 million in 2005. The recent quarter reports shows the stock should have a even better year for 2006.

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

Steady Return Stock - AMR

Bankruptcy of numerous airline companies have people wondering if the once high flying industry has come to a dead end. Moreover skyrocketting fuel cost has just made turnaround for the hard beaten airlines a lot harder. Despite the difficult time, there are still winners such as the Fort Worth, Texas based AMR Corp.(AMR) which owns American Airlines. While many airline companies have either gone south or went for Chapter 11 protection for the past year, the trans North America connetion service provider actually tripple its stock price from below $10 per share in January of 2005 to almost $30 per share this year. Based on the technical and financial chart the investors should feel pretty safe about the stock for some time as the stock fit the criteria of a steady return stock:

Technical
The 52 weeks chart shows this is a steady return stocks according to the followings:

• first of all since the beginning of last August the 200 day moving average have been rising steadily. Although 50 day moving average turned south in September and October, it went up again since. This is the first sign of a steady return stock.
• secondly throughout the year both 50 day and 200 day moving average have been staying pretty close together. This is another indication of a steady stock.
• thirdly the stock for the past 52 weeks has stayed relatively close to the 50 day moving average. Although the stock dropped quite a bit in June of this year, it went up again and is now back to 50 day moving average. This confirms this is a steady stock from the technical point of view.

Financial
The financial statement shows steady increase in revenue from $17 billion in 2003, 18 billion in 2004 to 20 billion in 2005. Although net loss increased a little bit from $761 million in 2004 to $861 million in 2005, it was still far less than net loss of $1.2 billion in 2003.

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