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3 Stocks That Offer Explosive Potential Gains

3 Stocks That Offer Explosive Potential Gains

Posted On April 21, 2021 3:16 pm
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Investors looking for stocks with explosive growth potential sometimes seek out companies in sectors like biotech, where the outcomes can be almost binary. In the realm of cutting-edge healthcare, each hopeful new product or treatment will either be a success that could lead to monster profits or fail to pass regulatory muster and earn nothing. Enough failures and such companies’ stock prices can go to zero.

These three companies, on the other hand, have massive growth opportunities, but much less of that all-or-nothing risk. They either have successful businesses already or are quickly growing in sectors that seem to have unstoppable momentum.

Some of the catalysts that will be driving their share prices are more short-term, while others will likely take years to play out. But there are good reasons to expect that electric vehicle (EV) maker NIO (NYSE: NIO), EV charging network leader ChargePoint Holdings (NYSE: CHPT), and North American steelmaker Nucor (NYSE: NUE) could produce significant gains for shareholders in the years ahead.

NIO: A massive and growing market

As recently as early 2020, Shanghai-based NIO was flirting with bankruptcy. But a push by the Chinese government to accelerate the growth of that country’s EV industry contributed to a strong surge in sales. The company more than doubled its vehicle deliveries in 2020 compared to 2019, though that still only amounted to about 44,000 electric cars. Its production growth rate is accelerating, however. In the first quarter of 2021, deliveries soared by more than 400% year over year to over 20,000.

EV sales in China surpassed 1 million in 2020, and the government’s goal is to expand that annual number to 5 million by 2025. According to a forecast from sector research organization BloombergNEF, China’s EV sales could reach 10 million by 2030, and approach 20 million by 2040.

The opportunity that the degree of market growth represents hasn’t been lost on investors. NIO stock is up more than 1,000% since its period of financial struggles a year ago. But its shares are also down by more than 40% from their recent peak. NIO’s current $60 billion market capitalization is still pricing in an enormous amount of anticipated growth.

The automaker will begin selling its ET7 luxury sedan early next year, and it recently announced plans for a new production factory. Its unique battery-swap subscription service, and an agreement with Ford (NYSE:F) to allow Chinese Mach E buyers to use NIO’s charging network, will also add to its revenue streams. It certainly won’t happen overnight, but the stock has the potential to advance well beyond its current level if the company executes.

ChargePoint: A network of vital infrastructure

With more than 70% market share, ChargePoint is the North American leader in Level 2 charging networks, which use 240-volt power. ChargePoint is rapidly growing its charging station network in the U.S. and expanding in Europe. It expects sales of its charging ports to grow by seven times through 2026. Its comprehensive network of offerings also includes more than 2,000 publicly available fast-charging stations. Its suite of products caters to the needs of EV fleet owners, parking operators, and consumers, as well as corporations and municipalities.

It began trading publicly recently through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). However, unlike many of the startups that have followed that path in the past year, ChargePoint is already bringing in significant revenue: $146 million in its fiscal 2021, which ended Jan. 31.

President Biden’s proposed $2 trillion infrastructure package includes about $175 billion dedicated to the EV sector. This includes installing 500,000 charging stations and electrifying bus fleets and government vehicle fleets. But while ChargePoint supports the infrastructure bill, and would almost certainly be a beneficiary of… Continue reading at Fool.com

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Steve Smith have been involved in all facets of the investment industry in a variety of roles ranging from speculator, educator, manager and advisor. This has taken him from the trading floors of Chicago to hedge funds on Wall Street to the world online. From 1987 to 1996, he served as a market maker at the Chicago Board of Options Exchange (CBOE) and Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). From 1997 to 2007, he was a Senior Columnist and Managing Editor for TheStreet.com, handling their Option Alert and Short Report newsletters. The Option Alert was awarded the MIN “best business newsletter” in 2006. From 2009 to 2013, Smith was a Senior Columnist and Managing Editor for Minyanville’s OptionSmith newsletter, as well as a Risk Manager Consultant for New Vernon Capital LLC. Smith acted as an advisor to build models and option strategies to reduce portfolio exposure and enhance returns for the four main funds. Since 2015, he has worked for Adam Mesh Trading Group. There, he has managed Options360 and Earning 360, been co-leader of Option Academy, and contributed to The Option Specialist website.