A comprehensive look at the best high beta stocks currently available.
Part of being an intelligent investor is knowing how to play with a stock's volatility to your own benefit. The great thing about being an investor in the market is how much room there is for strategy and adaptation. This allows experienced investors to make lemonade out of lemons and turn what are generally considered to be risky stocks into high returning investments.
What Are High Beta Stocks?
Beta is a term statistically used to measure the volatility of stocks in the S&P 500. They tend to outperform in bullish markets while plummeting in value in bear markets.
Stocks with high beta tend to be very volatile and this can be to your benefit if you actively manage their risks correctly.
The Best 11 High Beta Stocks of 2021
Now it's totally up to you if you want to engage in such high stakes trading but, to help you out as much as possible, here are the 11 best high beta stocks currently available in the market:
1. Vaso (VASO)
- Market Value: $11.31 Million
- Share Price: $0.06 (+10.9%)
- Beta: 3.27
The company is based in the USA and mainly deals in three main segments in the market: IT, Professional Sales Service, and Equipment. The company was formerly known as Vasomedical until it changed its name in late 2016. It was founded in 1987 and is currently headquartered in New York.
Revenue over the past 12 months was posted at $69.85 million and the current trajectory of its share prices is moving upwards -- currently, it has the highest stock increase among all the stocks listed here.
2. True Drinks (TRUU)
- Market Value: $1.41 Billion
- Share Price: $0.28 (-5.6%)
- Beta: 10.9
True Drinks mainly sells nutritional drinks for the health-conscious consumer. It's currently based in California and was founded in October 2012.
Its relative newness to the market is one of the reasons why the stocks are classified as high beta. Indeed, it's as beta as they come at a rating of 10.1. Though currently underperforming, stock prices were at a high at the beginning of the month -- trading at $0.47 share price. Though really profitable in certain situations, investors should proceed with caution when investing in this stock.
3. Amerigo Resources (ARREF)
- Market Value: $167.20 Million
- Share Price: $0.92 (-1.6%)
- Beta: 3.56
Amerigo Resources Ltd., through its subsidiary, Minera Valle Central S.A., produces and sells copper and molybdenum concentrates from Codelco's El Teniente underground mine in Chile. It is currently headquartered in Canada and part of its stock's volatility is due to the restrictions placed by the pandemic on non-essential companies.
That being said, annual sales are at $126.43 million with the price of the shares expected to rebound in the coming weeks.
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4. Yubo International Biotech (YBGJ)
- Market Value: $117.95 Million
- Share Price: $1.00
- Beta: 7.27
Yubo International Biotech Limited supplies products that process, store, and administers therapeutic doses of endometrial stem cells for the treatment of disease and injuries in the People's Republic of China. The company is headquartered in Beijing, China.
The stock prices took a dip from July 7 to July 9 to prices as low as $0.50. In the succeeding days, the price quickly rebounded to $1.00 and many investors who managed to cash in on the stock prices while they were cheap were ecstatic. Given the high beta score, it isn't too much to assume that the same might occur again.
5. Federal Home Loan Mortgage (FMCC)
- Market Value: $773.57 Million
- Share Price: $1.19 (-0.8%)
- Beta: 2.71
Founded in 1970, the company is based in McLean, Virginia, and operates mainly in the secondary mortgage market in the USA. The company is divided into 3 segments: Single-family Guarantee, Multifamily, and Capital Markets -- which serves banks and financial firms.
Annual sales reached $66.23 billion for the company and the current volatility of the stocks is attributed to the current state of the housing market which is expected to improve as the pandemic winds down.
6. Taseko Mines (TGB)
- Market Value: $519.48 Million
- Share Price: $1.83 (-1.6%)
- Beta: 2.56
Founded in 1966, it is a mining company that acquires, explores, and produces various kinds of minerals. They deal mainly in copper, molybdenum, gold, niobium, and silver deposits, and currently hold 75% interest in the Gibraltar mine located in British Columbia.
They also have interests in the Florence copper project located in Arizona. Annual sales are at $256.26 million with a steady rebound of stock prices since December of last year's price of $0.82. Investors are advised to wait a little longer though and advised to see reports of the third quarter before investing in the high beta stocks full force.
7. Ring Energy (REI)
- Market Value: $265.07 Million
- Share Price: $2.67 (-3.3%)
- Beta: 2.5
The company deals in the search and exploration of various oil and natural gas operations in Texas and New Mexico. By December of last year, the Texas-based corporation produced and reserved approximately 76.5 million barrels of oil equivalent. It has interests and operations in more than a hundred thousand acres, developed and undeveloped, spread out in various counties in New Mexico and Texas.
It has $113.03 million in annual revenue with stock prices on the mend as the pandemic starts to wind down.
8. Vaalco (EGY)
- Market Value: $156.41 Million
- Share Price: $2.70 (-9.1%)
- Beta: 2.51
This is an independent energy company that deals in the explorations, acquisition, and production of crude and natural gas. Founded in 1985 and headquartered in Texas, the company has interests around several nations in Africa.
Though stock prices are low now, they are significantly higher than the prices posted in April and May. Rebound in gas and oil prices is expected to as lockdown restrictions are listed and transportation slowly returns to the market.
9. Information Analysis (IAIC)
- Market Value: $40.32 Million
- Share Price: $2.95 (-1.3%)
- Beta: 3.24
With some dip in prices during the last month, the stocks have relatively been quite stable over July so far. The Virginia-based technology company was founded in 1979 and markets computer applications software systems, programming services, and related software products and automation systems.
On top of that, the company also provides implementation and training, and support and maintenance services. Annual sales of the company were at $13.90 million.
Though classified as a high beta stock, the track record of the stock over the past 30 days has been quite stable compared to the other stocks listed here. Though there are peaks and valleys here and there, for the most part, the stock's value has been steadily increasing over the past year.
10. Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust (WHLR)
- Market Value: $29.80 Million
- Share Price: $3.07 (+1.3%)
- Beta: 3.36
Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. is another Virginia-based company that has a complex array of operations. They classify themselves as a fully integrated, self-managed commercial real estate investment company focused on owning and operating income-producing retail properties with a primary focus on grocery-anchored centers.
Annual Income for the company is at $61 million over the past 12 months. Though the current trajectory is less than stellar, stock prices are inching much higher than they did during this time last year.
11. TETRA Technologies (TTI)
- Market Value: $427.86 Million
- Share Price: $3.38 (-6.1%)
- Beta: 3.2
This large company, together with its subsidiaries, is mainly a dealer in diversified oil and gas services. Its main operations are divided into two segments: Completion Fluids & Products, and Water & Flowback Services.
The Completion Fluids & Products segment of the company manufactures and markets a myriad of products and services to the oil and gas industry for use in good drilling, completion, and workover operations. It can be found in the United States mostly but also has branches in Latin America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. This segment also markets liquid and dry calcium chloride products.
The Water & Flowback Services part of the company provides water management services for onshore oil and gas operators. This segment also offers frac flow back, production well testing, offshore rig cooling, and other associated services in oil and gas producing regions. It also operates in several countries all over the world.
The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas. Though the stocks are currently not doing so great, the company saw $377.71 million in annual income with substantial increases when looked at from a quarterly perspective.
Bottom Line
And those were the main high beta stocks of 2021 so far. Knowing about these kinds of stocks is always useful as an investor weighing his or her options. That being said, it's very important to note that these stocks should never be seen as a get-rich-quick kind of investment. They are high-risk stocks that are best invested by investors with a high-risk tolerance.
It is also wise to engage in some low-risk long-term investment to provide stability to your portfolio and hedge against such risks. And of course, practice due diligence and research before investing in high beta stocks. By their very nature, a lot of active management and information is needed to effectively earn from such volatile stocks.
