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4-Star Stocks Poised to Pop: Universal Display

By Brian D. Pacampara | More Articles
January 21, 2009 | Comments (2)

Based on the aggregated intelligence of 125,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, Universal Display (Nasdaq: PANL  ) , which provides organic light-emitting diode (OLED) technology, has earned a respected four-star ranking. While five-star stocks have been the best performers, our data has shown that four-star stocks still outshine the market by a significant margin and shouldn't be taken lightly; conversely, low-rated stocks have woefully lagged the market average.

With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Universal Display's business, and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.

Universal Display facts 

Headquarters (founded)

Ewing, N.J. (1985)

Market Cap

$266.51 million

Industry

Electronic components

TTM Revenue

$10.39 million

Compound Annual Revenue Growth (over last five years)

13.3%

Competitors

AU Optronics (NYSE: AUO  ) ,

Eastman Kodak (NYSE: EK  )

CAPS members bullish on PANL also bullish on:

General Electric (NYSE: GE  ) ,

Suntech Power (NYSE: STP  )

CAPS members bearish on PANL also bearish on:

MBIA (NYSE: MBI  ) ,

Hovnanian Enterprises (NYSE: HOV  )

Sources: Capital IQ (a division of Standard & Poor's) and Motley Fool CAPS. TTM = trailing 12 months.

Over on CAPS, 134 of the 143 All-Star members who have rated Universal Display -- or 94% -- believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward. These bulls include blary54 and TSIF, both of whom are ranked in the top 10% of our community.

In November, blary54 summed up the simple investment case for our community: "OLED the next big thing coming to tvs. They have contracts with Samsung."

In a pitch from earlier this month, TSIF shares that bullishness and urges our community to focus on Universal Display's potential earnings power:

Checking their negative balance sheet and need to issue stock to pay the bills, I had thought I had my lemon for the week. ... until I started following the thread on the folding LCD technology and the benefits to the Army. Folding panels? Low power? New Technology? Licensing revenue?? … It may take some time, but good innovations never look good on the balance sheet two quarters before they reach market. But, two quarters after they reach market you've missed the window. Look this one over closely.

What do you think about Universal Display, or any other stock for that matter? Make your voice heard on Motley Fool CAPS today. CAPS is 100% free, so simply click here to get started.

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Fool contributor Brian Pacampara owns no position in any of the companies mentioned. Universal Display and Suntech are Motley Fool Rule Breakers picks. The Fool's disclosure policy always gets a perfect score.


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  • Report this Comment On January 21, 2009, at 2:49 PM, MotleyGulibles wrote:

    We are entering an "era of responsibility." - Barack Obama

    MF might want to address the issues

    To the MOTLEY FOOL

    Please do not send your promo mail as a blanket response when you receive a personal comment re. your PRO service solicitation from an ex. MDP member. This kind of impersonal response is counterproductive. If it ever dawns on you (MF) to interact with your customer base in a more dignified manner you might well benefit from it.

    Following the dire results of Million Dollar Portfolio, it is an insult for any educated individual or MDP member to receive your PRO service hype with a bogus $500.00 rebate and offer that service at a then discounted $1499.00 per year. Your best PR would be to have those who subscribed at the onset of MDP, receive 6-12 months free as a way to offer them the opportunity to recoup their heavy losses incured by following the Garner bros. over the cliff. And if you dare reply (as per MF standardleitmotiv) "no one forced anyone to buy", you deserve having your Foolish headquarters bombarded with rotten tomatoes!

    Why would anyone be inclined to trust your new PRO service? As per your hype, MDP was supposed to be the cream of the crop and as we all know your subscribers tanked with it ( including myself) And this, thanks to some VERY poor strategy on the part of the foolish Fools, and quite apart from market conditions.

    Re. STP a Rule Breakers pick at $60.00 per share now $9.50

    Your Foolish hype is your worst enemy, your constant promo mails and the conflictive information between the free newsletters and your paid services does not serve you well, or does it entice to continue paying for mediocre advice. As for those that still do, the MF's MDP dire performance, has depleted much of their hard earned money and savings.

    Madoff was thought to be a genius to offer his "privileged clients" 8 -12% return and he tanked because it was unsustainable and turned Ponzi to meet his obligations.

    If you are the geniuses you pretend, why don't you create a fund that will outperform the markets, and put your money where your mouth is. Or, does the marketing hype bring you a better bang for your buck? The latter is now obvious.

    Leading your subscribers down a road you clearly hype and are clearly not accountable for is totally irresponsible.

    Food for thought.

  • Report this Comment On January 21, 2009, at 7:22 PM, showmethemonet wrote:

    PANL has been two quarters away from products hitting market for about 5 years.

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