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"Perfect World, Ltd. (NASDAQ: PWRD), a leading online game developer and operator in China; is our latest 'stock of the month' feature," says Dennis Slothower on Stealth Stocks.

"The company primarily develops three-dimensional, or 3D, online games based on its proprietary Angelica 3D game engine and game development platform.

"Its strong technology and creative game design capabilities, combined with its extensive local knowledge and experience, enables the company to frequently and rapidly introduce popular games designed to cater to changing customer preferences and market trends in China.

"In 2006 and 2007 and the first quarter of 2008, Perfect World launched five self-developed 3D massively multiplayer online role playing games, or MMORPGs, namely, Perfect World, Legend of Martial Arts, Perfect World II, Zhu Xian, and Chi Bi and its first online casual game, Hot Dance Party.

"In the first quarter of 2008, these games recorded approximately 660,000 average concurrent users in China.

"Perfect World plans to develop more online games, including two-dimensional, or 2D, games, with a variety of themes, cultural characteristics, and features that appeal to different segments of the online game player community.

"I am amazed at the popularity of online role-playing games. The millions of gamers represent virtually every country in the world that has Internet access.

"With so many dedicated gamers, it is easy to see how revenue can soar into the billions of dollars for just one game. The online game that is all the craze in China is Perfect World.

"Online games remain a booming niche in the world’s most populous country, with China’s youth gravitating toward immersive multiplayer experiences online. If we do see an economic recovery, this is a stock that looks poised to double as earnings in this company are rapidly growing.

"According to my numbers, PWRD should be selling in the low $40s over the next three to five years. It is currently trading in the low $20s, so PWRD has large upside potential.

"We recommend that investors who buy the stock place a sell stop at 25% below their entry price. As the stock rises, continue to raise your stop so that you are trailing the Friday close by 25%."
 

Ciena Corp. (Nasdaq:CIEN), Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. (Nasdaq:EGLE) and STEC Inc. (Nasdaq:STEC) are among the most actively traded companies in Monday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq:VNDA), Perfect World Co Ltd. (Nasdaq:PWRD), TBS International Ltd. (Nasdaq:TBSI), A Power Energy Generation Systems Ltd. (Nasdaq:APWR), Energy Conversion Devices Inc. (Nasdaq:ENER) and Isle of Capri Casinos Inc. (Nasdaq:ISLE).

Rackspace Hosting Inc. (Nasdaq:RAX), Savannah Bancorp Inc. (Nasdaq:SAVB) and Federal Mogul Corp. (Nasdaq:FDML) are among the biggest percentage gainers in Tuesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: CryptoLogic Ltd. (Nasdaq:CRYP), Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (Nasdaq:EBS), hhgregg Inc. (Nasdaq:HGG), Perfect World Co Ltd. (Nasdaq:PWRD), Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq:OPY) and Medallion Financial Corp. (Nasdaq:TAXI).

Hallwood Group Inc. (Nasdaq:HWG), Woodward Governor Co. (Nasdaq:WGOV) and Ship Finance International Ltd. (Nasdaq:SFL) are among the new 52-week lows in Monday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Ampco Pittsburgh Corp. (Nasdaq:AP), Perfect World Co Ltd. (Nasdaq:PWRD), Psychiatric Solutions Inc. (Nasdaq:PSYS), WSFS Financial Corp. (Nasdaq:WSFS), Atlas America Inc. (Nasdaq:ATLS) and W&T Offshore Inc. (Nasdaq:WTI).

Woodward Governor Co. (Nasdaq:WGOV), Ampco Pittsburgh Corp. (Nasdaq:AP) and Ship Finance International Ltd. (Nasdaq:SFL) are among the biggest percentage losers in Monday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Perfect World Co Ltd. (Nasdaq:PWRD), GMX Resources Inc. (Nasdaq:GMXR), Telvent GIT SA (Nasdaq:TLVT), Chart Industries Inc. (Nasdaq:GTLS), Carrizo Oil & Gas Inc. (Nasdaq:CRZO) and Seaspan Corp. (Nasdaq:SSW).

DryShips Inc. (Nasdaq:DRYS), Geron Corp. (Nasdaq:GERN) and Palm Inc. (Nasdaq:PALM) are among the most actively traded companies in Monday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Perfect World Co Ltd. (Nasdaq:PWRD), Rambus Inc. (Nasdaq:RMBS), Ameristar Casinos Inc. (Nasdaq:ASCA), BE Aerospace Inc. (Nasdaq:BEAV), Central European Media Enterprises Ltd. (Nasdaq:CETV) and Iconix Brand Group Inc. (Nasdaq:ICON).

DryShips Inc. (Nasdaq:DRYS), Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq:AMLN) and Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. (Nasdaq:EGLE) are among the most actively traded companies in Thursday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Gymboree Corp. (Nasdaq:GYMB), Perfect World Co. Ltd. (Nasdaq:PWRD), Given Imaging Ltd. (Nasdaq:GIVN), Infinity Pharmaceuticals Inc.(Nasdaq:INFI), Stratasys Inc. (Nasdaq:SSYS) and Capella Education Co. (Nasdaq:CPLA).

A decade ago, China lacked even a single online game provider. Today, as Web-related businesses in China rake in profits and new technology lures an ever-increasing number of Chinese to the Internet, the online gaming industry is large and growing fast. All over the country, tech-savvy teens, twenty-somethings and thirty-somethings sit at PCs in private homes, Internet cafes and university computer labs for hours on end playing complex 3-D games.

China was home to about 120 million online gamers as of the end of 2007, with revenues reaching $1.29 billion, a 57% increase over the previous year. China's game-industry revenues are expected to hit $1.79 billion in 2008 and rise to $2.3 billion in 2009, according to the China Internet Network Information Center.

One outfit benefiting from the surge in online gaming in China is Perfect World Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq:PWRD). Founded in 2004 and publicly listed as an American Depositary Receipt last year, the Beijing-based online game developer and operator has a portfolio of 3-D massively multiplayer online role playing games (MMORPGs), including Perfect World, an adventure game played in a historical Chinese setting; Perfect World II, its more advanced sequel; Legend of Martial Arts, named after a popular Chinese TV series following the exploits of a swordsmen in ancient China; Zhu Xian, a kung-fu focused fantasy game; Chi Bi, a war game set in China's turbulent Three Kingdoms period; and Hot Dance Party, a game that allows players to practice dance moves and create and customize characters (family members and pets).

The company distributes physical and virtual prepaid game cards and sells "points" online through its e-sales system and website. While most of Perfect World's revenues are generated domestically, the company also licenses its games outside of China. It recently inked deals to license its games to partners who will expand its . . .

BioSante Pharmaceuticals Inc (Nasdaq:BPAX), Asta Funding Inc (Nasdaq:ASFI) and Perfect World Co Ltd (Nasdaq:PWRD) are among the biggest percentage gainers in Friday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Great Florida Bank (Nasdaq:GFLB), Western Refining Inc (Nasdaq:WNR), Lumber Liquidators Inc (Nasdaq:LL), Ambac Financial Group (Nasdaq:AKT), Sequenom Inc (Nasdaq:SQNM) and LaBranche & Co Inc (Nasdaq:LAB).

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