We recently started a series called “Penny Stock of the Day”. These ideas are geared towards traders with an extremely high risk appetite.
Our Penny Stock of the Day is chosen by screening for stocks under $5 and then applying technical analysis on the shortlisted set of penny stocks showing unusual volume. When making these trades, please make sure to pay vigilant attention to pricing moves and have a strict stop loss in place to avoid significant losses.
Penny Stock of the Day: Beamr Imaging Ltd. (NASDAQ: BMR)
Today’s penny stock pick is the video technology and image science company, Beamr Imaging Ltd. (NASDAQ: BMR).
Beamr Imaging Ltd. provides video encoding, transcoding, and optimization solutions in the United States, Israel, and internationally. It offers a suite of video compression software encoder solutions, including Beamr 4 H.264, Beamr 4X H.264 content adaptive, Beamr 5 HEVC, and Beamr 5X HEVC content adaptive encoders; Beamr JPEGmini photo optimization software solutions for reducing joint photographic experts group file sizes; and Beamr Cloud, a cloud-based Beamr HW-accelerated content adaptive encoding SaaS solution. The company serves tier-one over-the-top, content distributors, video streaming platforms, and Hollywood studios. The company was formerly known as I.C.V.T Ltd. and changed its name to Beamr Imaging Ltd. in January 2015.
Website: https://beamr.com/
Latest 10-k report: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1899005/000121390025019728/ea0231895-20f_beamr.htm
Analyst Consensus: Not covered by Wall Street Analysts.
Potential Catalysts / Reasons for the Hype:
- The company announced an AI-powered, GPU-accelerated video compression solution for autonomous vehicles. This was unveiled at NVIDIA GTC Paris, positioning it in a high-growth sector. This technology optimizes video streaming and storage, which is critical for autonomous driving systems. This also ties it to a broader ecosystem involving AI, cloud computing, and automotive technology. Potential offshoots could include expanded applications in other AI-driven sectors like surveillance, gaming, or streaming media.
- BMR was included in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) ISV Accelerate program, enhancing its credibility and providing access to AWS’s vast customer base, potentially driving adoption. The AWS partnership may result in BMR branching into other cloud-based video optimization markets, such as content delivery networks (CDNs), or video streaming platforms.
- The company won the NAB Show Product of the Year 2025 award for its AV1 high-performance and cost-efficient solution, in the streaming category. This award could boost BMR’s visibility and validate its technology, potentially attracting new clients or investors.
- Rumors that the company’s recent focus on autonomous vehicles could result in tie-ups with major players like NVIDIA or automotive firms.
On analyzing the company’s stock charts, there seem to be multiple bullish indications…
Bullish Indications
#1 Falling Wedge Pattern Breakout: The daily chart shows that the stock has been forming a falling wedge pattern for the past several months. These are marked as purple color lines. It has typically taken support at the bottom of the wedge before bouncing back. The stock has currently broken out from the falling wedge pattern. Once the stock breaks out of the falling wedge pattern, it could move higher.
#2 Bullish ADX and DI: The ADX indicator shows bullishness as the +DI line is above the -DI line, and the ADX line is currently moving higher from below the +DI and -DI lines.
#3 Price above MAs: The stock is currently above its 50-day as well as 200-day SMA, indicating that the bulls have currently gained control.
#4 Bullish Aroon: The value of Aroon Up (orange line) is above 70 while Aroon Down (blue line) is below 30. This indicates bullishness.
#5 Above Support Area: The weekly chart shows that the stock is currently trading above a support area, which is marked as a pink dotted line. This looks like a good area for the stock to move higher. The stock is also trading above its 50-week SMA, indicating that the bulls are gaining control.
#6 MACD above Signal Line: In the weekly chart, the MACD (light blue color) is currently above the MACD signal line (orange color). This indicates a possible bullish setup.
Recommended Trade (based on the charts)
Buy Levels: If you want to get in on this trade, the ideal buy level for BMR is above the price of $4.20.
Target Prices: Our first target is $6.50. If it closes above that level, the second target price is $8.00.
Stop Loss: To limit risk, place a stop loss at $2.90. Note that the stop loss is on a closing basis.
Our target potential upside is 55% to 90%.
For a risk of $1.30, our first target reward is $2.30, and the second target reward is $3.80. This is a nearly 1:2 and 1:3 risk-reward trade.
In other words, this trade offers 2x to 3x more potential upside than downside.
Potential Risks / Red Flags:
- The company has a history of net losses. BMR reported net losses of $3.3 million, $0.7 million, and $1.2 million in the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022.
- The video compression market is competitive, with established players and emerging AI-driven solutions. BMR must differentiate its technology to maintain market share.
- The company relies on AI algorithms and models in the operation of Beamr Cloud. AI technology is new and developing and may present both compliance and reputational risks.
- Broader market concerns, such as potential tariffs or economic slowdowns, could impact investor sentiment towards the stock.
- The adoption of BMR’s solutions in autonomous vehicles could face regulatory hurdles or delays in integration by major manufacturers, slowing revenue growth.
- The company has customer concentration risk. BMR currently derives a significant portion of its revenue from a limited number of customers. For the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022, BMR’s top ten customers in the aggregate accounted for approximately 68%, 67%, and 61% of its revenues, respectively.
As you can see, today’s featured penny stock offers big upside potential… but it also comes with a number of risks and red flags. As always, when dealing with penny stocks, we advise caution before entering into such high-risk ventures. Remember to think before you trade… understand the risks… and if you decide to trade, stick to your stop-losses!
Happy Trading!
Trades of the Day Research Team
READ BEFORE TRADING PENNY STOCKS: The allure of penny stocks lies in their potential to deliver massive gains in a short period of time. However, in exchange for that opportunity, most penny stocks carry tremendous risk. They can be extremely volatile and are susceptible to “pump and dump” schemes and fraud.
Unlike regular stocks, the financial condition of most penny stock companies can be extremely difficult to analyze, as the majority of such stocks are traded on over-the-counter (OTC) exchanges, which are typically less transparent and less regulated than the major exchanges. In fact, in the penny stock space, it’s often easier to spot warning signs and red flags than it is to identify a sound investment. Nevertheless, we do our best to identify short-term trade opportunities in this exciting space because we know some of our readers are looking for high-risk, high-reward ideas. We just urge you to make sure you fully understand the risks before making any of these trades.
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