10 Stocks With Strong Growth And Attractive Valuations

By Alan Brochstein, CFA: I recently shared several reasons why I think that it makes sense to focus on out-of-favor gr

By ZetaKap:Interested in following smaller companies? Are you after stocks with high dividend yield? Looking for ways to dig deeper into a company's profitability? Do you prefer stocks that analysts rate as 'Strong Buy'? If so, here are some interesting ideas for you.

By Alan Brochstein, CFA: Stocks are looking to close out 2012 as a successful year, with double-digit percentage price gains for both the S&P 500 and the Russell 2000, but it wasn't due to strong earnings.

By ZetaKap: When it comes to predicting the future growth of stocks, it would be nice if crystal balls really worked. The best we can do is to pay attention to trends, fluctuations, and use analytical tools. The EPS rate is one measurement that is helpful in finding companies that are slated for growth. With this is mind we searched the industrial metals and minerals category to find stocks that have strong growth projections.

By ZetaKap:Interested in gaining exposure to oil & gas companies? Are you after stocks that analysts are calling 'buy' or 'strong buy'? Do you prefer stocks that can bring in profits over the long term? We ran a screen you might find helpful.

Screener.co submits:With savings account and bond interest rates continuing to be low, dividend paying stocks can be an attractive alternative. Most savings accounts are currently yielding under 1% so it is worth looking for dividend paying stocks that yield at least 1% while providing additional upside in the form of future EPS and DPS growth.

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By StockPandit:There are many different strategies to trade stocks and one of them is to find the balance sheet of a company. For example, company should have appropriate debt for a growth. If a company is willing to take debt implies that the management is confident about the success of its undertakings and also leveraging the low interest rates. However, too much debt will have negative impact on their future earnings and increase in interest rates will further impact their interest payments.