Top 10 Performing Stocks To Invest In Right Now

Amazon.com's (NASDAQ: AMZN  ) stock has been on a tear lately.

Shares of the e-tailer are up more than 250% over the past five years. It isn't hard to see why investors are excited. The retail giant has managed to grow quarterly sales by better than 20% for more than three years. And it's not just in the online retailing business. Amazon is gaining traction in the cloud services market, and building out its ecosystem for digital sales, too.

The main risk when buying a high-performing business like this is in paying too much. At around $120 billion, Amazon is valued at almost exactly two times the $61 billion it booked in revenue last year. That amounts to a hefty premium compared with retailing peers Costco, Target, and Wal-Mart, which all trade for closer to 0.5 times sales. If Amazon were valued like them, it would trade for around $70 a share -- not the $260 it has been fetching. However, those other retailers can't claim nearly the same level of growth opportunities that Amazon does, particularly in its cloud services division.

Top 10 Performing Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Landdrill Intl Inc(LDI.V)

Landdrill International Inc. provides contract drilling services for mining and mineral exploration companies primarily in Canada, Mexico, and Asia. Its drilling services include deep hole diamond drilling, directional drilling, reverse circulation drilling, underground drilling, packer testing, setting of instrumentation, and grouting. The company also offers logistics support services, such as setting up camps for housing and drill crews; providing tractor-trailer vehicles for mobilization and demobilization; tractor rentals for drill pads and road construction; and water trucks for drilling programs, as well as camp cooks, cleaners, and service vehicles. Landdrill International Inc. is headquartered in Moncton, Canada.

Top 10 Performing Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Renishaw(RSW.L)

Renishaw plc engages in the design, manufacture, and sale of advanced precision metrology and inspection equipment and products for the healthcare sector. It offers industrial metrology products, which include co-ordinate measuring machine probe systems, machine tool probe systems, styli for touch probes, laser calibration and telescoping ball bars, and gauging products; additive manufacturing products, such as selective laser melting, micro moulding, and vacuum and metal casting systems; and position encoders, including magnetic, optical incremental linear, optical incremental rotary, optical absolute, and laser interferometer encoders. The company also provides medical devices, comprising dental CAD/CAM and stereotactic neurological systems; Raman spectroscopy applications, which include inVia Raman microscope, AFM Raman, SEM Raman, FT-IR Raman, and molecular diagnostics systems; and geometry software and services for software engineers. In addition, it manufactures and sells surgical robots for neurosurgical applications; and coils for the enhancement of images from MRI scanners. Further, the company sells diamond-like carbon coatings and shape memory alloys; and offers travel agency services. It operates primarily in the Far East, Continental Europe, North and South America, the United Kingdom, and internationally. Renishaw plc was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Wotton-under-Edge, the United Kingdom.

Top 10 Restaurant Companies To Watch In Right Now: Aastrom Biosciences Inc.(ASTM)

Aastrom Biosciences, Inc., a regenerative medicine company, engages in developing autologous cell therapies for the treatment of severe and chronic cardiovascular diseases. The company?s autologous expanded cellular therapy technology uses single-pass perfusion to produce human cell products for clinical use. Its clinical development programs include CLI program, which is in phase IIb clinical development for the treatment of serious and advanced stage of peripheral arterial diseases; and DCM development program, which is in Phase II for the treatment of dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). The company also has two ongoing U.S. Phase II trials investigating surgical and catheter-based delivery for its product in the treatment of DCM. Aastrom Biosciences, Inc. was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Top 10 Performing Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Cannabis Science Inc (CBIS)

Cannabis Science, Inc., incorporated on May 4, 2007, is a development-stage company. The Company is engaged in the creation of cannabis-based medicines, both with and without psychoactive properties, to treats disease and the symptoms of disease, as well as for general health maintenance. On February 9, 2012, the Company acquired GGECO University, Inc. (GGECO). On March 21, 2012, the Company acquired Cannabis Consulting Inc. (CCI Group).

The Company is engaged in medical marijuana research and development. The Company works with world authorities on phytocannabinoid science targeting critical illnesses, and adheres to scientific methodologies to develop, produce, and commercialize phytocannabinoid-based pharmaceutical products.

Top 10 Performing Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Mountainview Energy Ltd. (MVW.V)

Mountainview Energy, Ltd. engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of petroleum and natural gas reserves in Montana and North Dakota regions of the United States. It holds interests in projects located in the Williston Basin Bakken/Three Forks play and the south Alberta Bakken play. The company was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in Cut Bank, Montana.

Top 10 Performing Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Ellie Mae Inc (ELLI.N)

Ellie Mae, Inc., incorporated October 14, 2007, is a provider of on-demand automation solutions for the mortgage industry. The Company offers an end-to-end solution, delivered using a Software-as-a-Service model that serves as the core operating system for mortgage originators and spans customer relationship management, loan origination and business management. It also hosts the Ellie Mae Network that allows Encompass users to electronically conduct business transactions with the lenders and settlement service providers they work with to process and fund loans. The Company's offerings include range of Encompass services and the DataTrac mortgage management software system. On August 15, 2011, it completed the acquisition of Del Mar Datatrac,Inc. (DMD).

Using the Company�� network technology, it has helped connect a fragmented world of mortgage bankers, mortgage brokers, community banks, credit unions, lenders, investors and service providers, all of which are integral to the origination and funding of residential mortgages. Its Encompass360 solutions include Encompass Product & Pricing Service; Ellie Mae Total Quality Loan Program; Encompass Compliance Service; Encompass Appraisal Service; Encompass CenterWise; Encompass Commissions; Encompass TPO WebCenter and Encompass Docs Solution.

Ellie Mae�� Total Quality Loan program helps in identifying compliance, income and fraud issues early in the origination process; help protect business from loan buy-backs, and fortify workflow and uncover and correct possible issues before you close the loan.Encompass Appraisal Service, integrated inside Encompass360, is that solution helps in completing order right from the loan file in Encompass360; import complete appraisal reports directly into eFolder, and customize appraisal workflow by type of loan and control, which its users can order appraisals. Its Encompass CenterWise wraps two essential Web and electronic document solutions into one unified package. Encompass Commissions is! ! a commission management solution integrated inside Encompass360 that automates the calculation, reconciliation and communication of variable pay across your organization. Hosted Encompass360 Banker Edition users can connect directly with third-party originators (TPOs) without leaving Encompass360, and have them connect back in a secure, synchronized, and easy-to-use Web-based environment. Encompass Docs Solution provides a single, integrated application incorporating both initial disclosures and closing documents.

Top 10 Performing Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Polo Resources Ord J (POL.TO)

Polo Resources Limited operates as a natural resources and mine development investment company worldwide. It focuses on selecting, acquiring, and managing investments in companies and projects with producing assets and/or reserves and resources in the gold, oil and gas, coal, and iron ore sectors. Polo Resources Limited, through its investments, holds interests in various gold exploration projects located in Sierra Leone; oil and gas projects located in Africa and Kazakhstan; coal projects located in Bangladesh; and iron ore and precious metals project located in Canada. The company was formerly known as Ormond Natural Resources Inc. and changed its name to Polo Resources Limited in July 2007. Polo Resources Limited was founded in 2007 and is based in Road Town, the British Virgin Islands.

Top 10 Performing Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Denison Mines Corp Com Npv (DML.TO)

Denison Mines Corp. engages in the exploration, development, mining, and milling of uranium primarily in the United States and Canada. It also produces vanadium as a co-product from its mines located in Colorado and Utah; and recycles uranium-bearing waste materials. The company's principal properties in the United States include the Arizona Strip uranium properties in north central Arizona; the Colorado Plateau uranium/vanadium properties located to the southwestern Colorado and southeastern Utah border; the Daneros mine and exploration properties in the White Canyon district in southeastern Utah; and the Henry Mountains Complex uranium properties in south central Utah. Its primary properties in Canada comprise the Midwest uranium project, the Wheeler River project, the Moore Lake property, the Park Creek property, the Wolly project, and various other wholly owned and joint ventured exploration properties located in Saskatchewan. The company also owns interest in gold pro spect at Talbot Lake in Ontario. In addition, it holds interests in 181,574 hectares of uranium exploration properties in Mongolia; and 2 mining licenses totaling 457,300 hectares in the southern part of Zambia. Further, the company provides post-closure mine care and maintenance services, as well as mine decommissioning services to industry and government. Denison Mines Corp. sells its vanadium as a vanadium pentoxide and as a ferrovanadium to industry end users and trading companies. The company was formerly known as International Uranium Corporation and changed its name to Denison Mines Corp. in December 2006. Denison Mines Corp. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Top 10 Performing Stocks To Invest In Right Now: Michael Page International(MPI.L)

Michael Page International plc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a specialist recruitment consultancy in the United Kingdom, the Asia Pacific, the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The company sources permanent, contract, temporary, and interim talent for multi-nationals, and small and medium enterprises. It provides services in the areas of accounting, actuarial, tax, and treasury; agency; buying and merchandising; construction; consultancy, strategy, and change; design and education; engineering and manufacturing; executive search; facilities management; financial services and banking; health and social care; hospitality and leisure; human resources; insurance; legal; life sciences; logistics; marketing; mining and resources; oil and gas; policy; procurement and supply chain; property; public sector; retail operations and retail banking; sales; secretarial; and technology. The company was formerly known as Michael Page Group Plc and changed its na me to Michael Page International plc in February 2001. Michael Page International plc was founded in 1976 and is based in Weybridge, the United Kingdom.

Top 10 Performing Stocks To Invest In Right Now: The Hain Celestial Group Inc.(HAIN)

The Hain Celestial Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, markets, distributes, and sells natural and organic products in the United States and internationally. The company offers natural and organic grocery products, including non-dairy beverages and frozen desserts, infant and toddler food, flour and baking mixes, hot and cold cereals, pasta, condiments, cooking and culinary oils, granolas, granola bars, cereal bars, canned, aseptic and instant soups, yogurt, chilis, packaged grain, chocolate, nut butters, nutritional oils, juices, frozen desserts, cookies, crackers, gluten-free frozen entrees and bars, frozen pastas, and ethnic meals. It also provides snack products, such as potato and vegetable chips, organic tortilla style chips, whole grain chips, and popcorn; and specialty tea, including herbal, green, wellness, white, red, and chai teas. In addition, the company offers personal care products, including skin care, hair care, body care, oral care, deodorants, and baby care items, including acne treatment, body washes, and sunscreens. Further, it processes, markets, and distributes prepared foods, such as fresh sandwiches, appetizers, and full-plated meals for distribution to retailers, caterers, and food service providers; and develops, manufactures, markets, distributes, and sells a line of household cleaning products, including laundry detergent and fabric softener, and dish cleaners, as well as glass, bathroom, wood floor, and all purpose cleaners. The company sells its products to specialty and natural food distributors, as well as to supermarkets, natural food stores, mass-market and on-line retailers, drug store chains, food service channels, and club stores. The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Melville, New York.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By McWillams]

  I've been a fan of Hain's all the way back to June 2001 when it acquired Vancouver-based Yves Veggie Cuisine, a manufacturer of soy-based hot dogs and hamburgers, something I'm not ashamed to admit I eat. They actually taste good. Anyway, since then its revenues have grown 240% from $413 million to $1.4 billion as of June 2012. Hain's operating profits (and margins) have never been higher and neither have its revenues. In August it acquired Premier Foods, a U.K. packaged foods company, for $317 million. The deal gives it access to the British grocery business thereby speeding up its entry into Europe. Hain expects fiscal 2013 revenues to hit around $1.8 billion number. In 2013, I expect that either Hain will acquire Annie's or someone large will acquire Hain.