Personally, I've been burned on a penny once, but it wasn't something I believed was really legit-- Knew it was going on a run, planned to sell after, but stayed a day too long. [Pump and dump.] SGLB is very unique as far as penny stocks go in that 1) their executives are true professionals with success in their fields; also, take minimal pay to get the company off the ground... 2) They have little or no debt and operate on a frugal budget 3) they don't tend to engage in major PR campaigns to make themselves look better, and 4) (most importantly!) They have actual contracts and agreements with real high-level companies (GE, Honeywell, etc) that have been supported [and advertised more extensively] by the big dogs, than Sigma Labs themselves. All penny stocks and micro caps carry a high level of risk, but I think Sigma is better off than other companies of its kind; rises in price appear to be fueled by organic growth- making it more stable than other pennies that are 90% hype. If what alan-t said was true, it sounds like this company is Cola & Co.'s pride and joy- when he addressed the possibility of a buyout, he mentioned that a company like GE 'didn't know how to value them' yet. Which to me says that they care a lot about what they're doing, believe it to be extremely valuable, and won't sell their piece de resistance for anything less than what they want. After all, these guys are getting on in years [some more so than others] and this is their last big hurrah before retirement. If you look at their work history, it seems like everything they've been doing prior has led to this grand finale. Additionally, I said this before, when it comes to a bunch of extremely talented inventors, there is a pride factor- My husband is a materials engineer and his whole goal is after phase I of his career, is to be involved in his own company in order to have more autonomy. [I'm the same way, except shooting for pubs and investment property...] This is all speculation, but I imagine Independence comes with a very steep price tag, and with the way things are going Sigma will either achieve their Intel Inside objective or sell for something that will make us all Veerrryy happy. I don't think people realize how critical it is that Sigma is part of the Standards grant. If they can set standards in such a way that IPQA is the answer, with their patent on the weld pool control/ monitoring, their technology will be the necessary go-to for Additive Manufacturing.
