Stock Market Game Leading Stocks
Yes, middle school and high school students can identify quality, high-performing stocks. The following was compiled by the New York office of the Stock Market Game program—the best performing stocks from student portfolios nationwide during fall semester 2011 (as of the end of Nov—the game ended Dec. 16th):
Company Ticker 9/6/2011 11/21/2011 Increase
5. Build-A-Bear Workshop BBW 5.31 7.92 49%
4. Aéropostale, Inc. ARO 10.39 15.76 52%
3. Commercial Vehicle Group CVGI 6.31 9.66 53%
2. American Dental Partners ADPI 10.01 18.65 86%
1. Pharmasset, Inc. VRUS 70.53 134.14 91%
5. Build-A-Bear Workshop: At Build-A-Bear Workshop, their mission is to bring the teddy bear to life. Located mainly in malls, the company’s stores allow kids to design their own teddy bears and other stuffed animals complete with clothing, shoes, and a multitude of accessories. Customers can build bears online, too.
4. Aéropostale, Inc.: A mall-based, specialty retailer of casual apparel and accessories, principally targeting 14 to 17 year-old young women and men through its Aéropostale stores and 7 to 12 year-old kids through its P.S. from Aéropostale stores.
3. Commercial Vehicle Group: A leading supplier of fully integrated system solutions for the global commercial vehicle market, including the heavy-duty truck market, the construction and agriculture markets and the specialty and military transportation markets.
2. American Dental Partners: Helping dentists focus on drilling (and not billing) is the mission of the company. It provides management and support services for the growing group practice segment of the dental care industry. Through long-term service agreements, the company manages about 25 general and specialty dental practice groups operating some 275 dental facilities in more than 20 states, mainly in the eastern and midwestern part of the US.
1. Pharmasset, Inc.: A clinical-stage pharmaceutical company committed to discovering, developing and commercializing novel drugs to treat viral infections. Its primary focus is on the development of oral therapeutics for the treatment of hepatitis C virus (“HCV”). Congrats to the SMG students who uncovered its potential!