I couldn’t wait any longer to get this to you.
Expect your monthly FastCap Strategist report in just a few days. But today we’re going to add a new stock that’s hitting the sweet spot for a post-earnings announcement drift.
Preformed Line Products Co. (Nasdaq: PLPC) is a 63-year-old company that just now hit the perfect storm for its products.
The company makes equipment and products for building both overhead and underground cable networks for energy and telecommunications networks.
It doesn’t necessarily make the cables themselves, but support hardware, protective sleeves, spacers and other fittings necessary to build and upgrade networks.
The reason to buy now? Surging demand in all of its markets.
The country’s power delivery infrastructure needs to be badly upgraded… both with simple repairs and a more involved shift to a smart grid. Meanwhile, the ever-expanding need for bandwidth will fuel the build out of fiber optic networks. And there’s government stimulus funds pushing both of these projects.
Preformed Line Products benefits from both of them.
In our monthly report, I’ll fill you in on all the details of the business so you know exactly what you’re investing in… for now, the post-earnings formula has been tripped after Preformed’s March 16 earnings release, so it’s time to act fast.
Action to Take: Buy Preformed Line Products Co. (Nasdaq: PLPC) for $37.50 or less. This is a small cap, so be sure to use limit orders. There are no options for speculators to consider.
In the meantime, we were able to buy into Martek Biosciences (Nasdaq: MATK) under my prescribed price of $22.50 over the last two days. Set your sell stop at $19.10.
And our stocks continue to post gains.
We’re up 14% on Amkor Technology (Nasdaq: AMKR), so raise your stop to $6.
We’re up 40.8% on Cytec Industries (NYSE: CYT); raise your stop to $43.50.
And finally we’re up 12.1% on MSC Industrial Direct (NYSE: MSM) so raise your stop to $45.
Ahead of the Tape,
Matthew Weinschenk
| The FastCap Strategist Portfolio -
Open Positions: 10; Average Gain: 17.68; Average Hold: 79
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| Name | Symbol | Open Price | Open Date | Current | Gain | Comments |
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| Lindsay Corp | LNN | $41.50 | 01/08/2010 | $42.66 | 3.0% | Sell stop is $36.50 |
| Perrigo Co. | PRGO | $39.17 | 11/19/2009 | $58.68 | 50.1% | Sell stop is $53 |
| The Shaw Group | SHAW | $30.75 | 01/21/2010 | $35.14 | 14.3% | Sell stop is $32 |
| Power Integrations Inc | POWI | $32.65 | 11/09/2009 | $41.52 | 27.4% | Sell stop is $39 |
| Martek Biosciences Corp | MATK | $22.50 | 03/15/2010 | $22.56 | 0.3% | Sell stop is $19.10 |
| SVB Financial Group | SIVB | $41.48 | 02/08/2010 | $47.18 | 13.7% | Sell stop is $43.50 |
| Amkor Tech Inc | AMKR | $6.29 | 03/02/2010 | $7.19 | 14.3% | Sell stop is $6 |
| Cytec Industries | CYT | $33.50 | 11/02/2009 | $47.15 | 40.8% | Sell stop is $43.50 |
| MSC Industrial Direct | MSM | $45.80 | 11/19/2009 | $51.13 | 12.1% | Sell stop is $45 |
| Preformed Line Prods Co | PLPC | NEW | 03/30/2010 | NEW | –% | Buy under $37.50 |