Back in March I wrote this piece on Planet Payment (PLPM) after the company’s S1 filing got my attention. Whenever an illiquid micro cap tech stock files a registration statement with J.P. Morgan (JPM), William Blair & Company, Jefferies (JEF), Needham & Company, Oppenheimer & Co, and Canaccord Genuity on the cover, it grabs my attention. What are blue-chip banking powerhouses doing with this little micro cap company that most investors don’t even know exists? MicroCapClub member Prescience Investment Group followed suit this weekend by publicizing this research report below on Planet Payment. Read More …
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Prescience Investment Group Recommends Planet Payment (PLPM)
Posted June 23, 2012 By Ian Cassel in Blog, Companies Mentioned With | 1 Comment
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Could Liquidity Finally Return to MicroCaps?
Posted May 16, 2012 By Ian Cassel in Blog, Question & Answer With | 7 Comments
The pendulum has been swinging in the same direction for over a decade as it relates to more regulation and more expense for microcap companies. As fewer brokers allow investors to buy “penny stocks”, and even fewer of those even let you deposit a certificate, investors interest in investing in microcaps (open market and/or direct investments) has dried up over the years. I joke about it with other investors all the time, “It’s almost like there are only five of us in the market just buying and selling to each other”. Read More …
