FIVE SUPERSTAR STOCKS FLYING UNDER THE RADAR

This is the first in a series of posts about outstanding companies that most of us know very little about or in some cases, have never even heard of.  However, all of them have been made some smart investors very happy.  A combination of factors were used to select these stocks; including financial stability, dividend payout, earnings growth and price appreciation.  However, the selection process was not limited to just these 4 things-in addition, these superstars were chosen for their ability to outperform in both an up or a down market, are low beta, have rock solid financials and all have strong future prospects.  So there you have it; the traits that make up an underrated superstar on Wall Street.

True Superstars

1. AJ GALLLAGHER  AND CO. (AJG)
 industry: insurance brokers
 price: $44.66
 dividend 3.1%
 market cap: 5.64B
 year over year earnings growth: 44.10%
12 month price appreciation: 26%

2. XCEL ENERGY INC. (XEL)
industry: electric utilities
price: $29.57
dividend 3.8%
market cap: 14.7B
year over year earnings growth: 28.6%
12 month price appreciation: 6.1%

3. LTC PROPERTIES INC. (LTC)
industry: REIT
price: $44.90
dividend: 4.1%
Market cap: 1.38b
year over year earnings growth: .4%
12 month price appreciation: 38%

4. ORITANI FINANCIAL CORP. (ORIT)
industry: regional banks
price: $15.50
dividend: 4.5%
market cap: 654M
year over year earnings growth: 17.8%
12 month price appreciation: 11%

5. MONOTYPE IMAGING HOLDINGS (TYPE)
industry: application software
price: $22.64
dividend: 1.1%
market cap: 8.4M
year over year earnings growth: 51%
12 month price appreciation: 66.5%