This one is interesting. Don't know if its a short or long play.
Either way, Some big profits for the person who guess's right.
Any Thoughts?
VISG
Viisage Technology, Inc. is engaged in the field of biometrics technology and in providing digital identification systems and solutions. The Company focuses on identification solutions that improve personal convenience and security, deter fraud and reduce identification program costs. Viisage combines its systems integration and software design capabilities with its proprietary software and hardware products and other industry-standard products to create complete customized solutions. These turnkey solutions integrate image and data capture, create relational databases, incorporate multiple biometrics and improve customers' ability to move and manage information. Applications can include driver's licenses, voter registration, national ID's, law enforcement, social services, access control and PC network and Internet access security. Viisage products annually produce more than 20 million identification documents at more than 1,200 locations in 13 states. The company's products are employed in instantaneous identification (using images in a database), access, and surveillance applications. Customers include 13 US states, which use Viisage products in their motor vehicle departments and other agencies, and the US Immigration and Naturalization Service. Through partnerships, the company is expanding into Asia and the Middle East. Viisage Technology is 45%-owned by Lau Technologies, a defense contractor that co-develops biometric technology with the company.
For the nine months ended 9/30/01, revenues fell 2% to $19.4 million. Net income applicable to Common rose 67% to $628 thousand. Revenues reflect the customer delays in Pennsylvania and Maryland. Earnings benefited from lower interest expense
Recent Price $10.75
Book Value (mrq) $1.36
Total Cash N/A
Shares Outstanding 16.8M Float 8.20M
Shares Short 2.06M Percent of Float 25.2%
Insider and 5%+ Owners: 51%
Net Inst. Buying: 744.0K shares
Profit Margin (ttm) 3.1% Operating Margin (ttm) 7.8%
Viisage Technology, Inc., a small-cap growth company in the technology sector, is expected to significantly underperform the market over the next six months with very high risk.
Earnings growth in the past year has accelerated moderately compared to earnings growth in the past three years. Positive
The price-to-sales multiple is significantly higher than the average for all stocks in the StockScouter universe. Negative for a small company like VISG
The StockScouter measure of relative price change and consistency is very low. Very negative
The ratio of VISG's price-to-earnings multiple to its five-year growth rate is above the average of all stocks in the StockScouter universe. Negative
VISG has a relative strength of 100. It's been a stellar market performer
VISG has an average daily dollar volume of $24.9 million
VISG's revenues and earnings growth are -26.5% and 0.0%, respectively, in the company's most recent published filing
VISG's business is in the healthy fiscal bliss known as "cash flow positive heaven
Support Price (5day): $10.020 Support Price (20day): $9.150 Support Price (50day): $9.040 Support Price (100day): $1.750
Resistance Price (5day): $10.940 Resistance Price (20day): $13.570 Resistance Price (50day): $14.250 Resistance Price (100day): $15.970
Composite Indicator TrendSpotter (TM) Buy
Upside trading:
TARGET 1 Price: 18.79 Profit: 74.8%
Stop Limit/Trailing Stop Limit: 8.83 Loss: 17.9%
POTENTIAL Fair, there are 1 resistance areas on the way to Target 1
TARGET 2 Price: 21.31 Profit: 98.2% , for an extreme rally.
Downside trading
TARGET 1 Price: 2.48 Profit: 76.9%
Cover Limit/Trailing Cover Limit: 12.44 Loss: 15.7%
POTENTIAL Excellent, there are 2 support areas on the way to Target 1
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