How To Find Strong Cheap Stocks To Buy Under $10 Despite Coronavirus Fears

The Dow, the S&P 500, and the Nasdaq all plummeted into a correction last week as the coronavirus spreads outside of China. The Fed then cut its benchmark interest rate by a half percentage point on Tuesday to try to help combat the possible economic impact.

Meanwhile, Apple (AAPL), Microsoft (MSFT), Mastercard (MA), and others have all warned Wall Street that the economic slowdown in China will impact their businesses. And the market selloff looks poised to continue amid the uncertainty.

But that doesn’t mean investors should stop buying, or at least adding stocks to their watchlists.

With this in mind, “cheap” stocks that look poised grow can be attractive investments to some investors. Clearly, we need to dive deeper than price alone, but stocks trading under $10 are almost always considered cheap.

These stocks can be appealing, as they may allow you to purchase a substantial position in a company. But before we get into some of the stocks currently trading for less than $10 that we screened for, it’s worth quickly breaking things down.

Penny Stocks

One dollar or less used to be the common threshold for what we call “penny stocks.” Today, the SEC has expanded penny stocks to securities that trade for less than $5 a share. Many investors avoid these stocks because they are speculative in nature.

Meanwhile, penny stocks often trade infrequently and hold wide bid/ask spreads. These stocks also carry many other traits that, in many cases, cause excessive volatility. With that said, some penny stocks perform incredibly well, which helps them remain attractive.

Stocks Under $10

Moving on, let’s briefly discuss the next class of cheap stocks. Stocks that trade in the $5 to $10 range are generally less risky than their penny stock counterparts. Investors might be more likely to have heard of these companies or seen the tickers. They are, however, still inherently more speculative than many other higher-priced stocks.

Investors can obviously find winning stocks for under $10 if they are extremely selective. So today, we narrowed the list of thousands of these more speculative stocks down to a more manageable group of $10 and under stocks that might help boost your portfolio.

Screen Parameters

• Price less than or equal to $10

• Volume greater than or equal to 1,000,000

• Zacks Rank less than or equal to 2

(No Holds, Sells or Strong Sells.)

• Average Broker Rating less than or equal to 3.5

(Average Broker Rating of a Hold or Better.)

• # of Analysts in Rating greater than or equal to 2

(Minimum of at least two analysts covering the stock.)

• % Change F1 Earnings Estimate Revisions -- 12 Weeks greater than or equal to 0

(Preferably upward earnings estimate revisions, but definitely no downward revisions.)

Here are 5 stocks of the roughly 40 highly-ranked stocks trading under $10 a share that made it through today’s screen…

Kinross Gold Corporation (KGC)

Gerdau S.A. (GGB)

Amcor plc (AMCR)

Clovis Oncology, Inc. (CLVS)

SunPower Corporation (SPWR)

Overall, all five of these stocks offer solid growth potential. Yet, it isn’t wise to pack your portfolio full of cheap, $10 or less stocks. Still, these stocks are certainly worth further investigation because grabbing a few of the top names from this list might bolster your returns. And let’s not forget that picking a few cheap stocks can also be quite fun.

Get the rest of the stocks on this list and start screening for the best stocks under $10 for yourself. And don't forget to backtest your strategy so you'll know how successful it's been before you put any of your money at risk.

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