Hot Construction Stocks For 2014

Oh, how valuations can change. A few months ago all of these growth companies were trading at significantly reduced prices and were prime candidates for value investors. Now that the calendar sits halfway through April each company has gained "mad respect" from Mr. Market. Investors who had any of these once-cheap investments on their watchlists since the beginning of the year may be left wondering if they still warrant an investment. Let's evaluate each company.

1. Renewable Energy Group (NASDAQ: REGI  )
REG surpassed $1 billion in annual revenue for the first time in its history last year while continuing to grow in every important category. The company sold 188.4 million gallons of biodiesel last year -- about 20% of the country's 2012 output -- and is poised to continue capturing the market's upward trajectory. It's not difficult to see why with 225 million gallons of annual (MMga) production capacity throughout the country and 150 MMga under construction.�

Hot Construction Stocks For 2014: Powerwave Technologies Inc.(PWAV)

Powerwave Technologies, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets end-to-end wireless solutions for wireless communications networks worldwide. It offers antennas, boosters, combiners, cabinets, shelters, filters, radio frequency power amplifiers, remote radio head transceivers, repeaters, tower-mounted amplifiers, and coverage solutions to improve coverage, capacity, and data speed in cellular, PCS, 3G, and 4G wireless communications networks. The company sells its products to wireless original equipment manufacturers and individual wireless network operators through its direct sales force, independent sales representatives, and resellers. The company was formerly known as Milcom International, Inc. and changed its name to Powerwave Technologies, Inc. in June 1996. Powerwave Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Santa Ana, California.

Hot Construction Stocks For 2014: Sunrise Senior Living Inc.(SRZ)

Sunrise Senior Living, Inc. provides senior living services in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. It offers independent living services, which include housing, meals, transportation, activities, and housekeeping, as well as licensed skilled nursing services for residents who require 24-hour skilled nursing care. The company also provides assisted living services with individual service plans, which comprise the selection of resident accommodations, and determination of the appropriate level of care and service for such resident; and reminiscence neighborhood that offers specially designed accommodations, service, and care to support cognitively impaired residents, including residents with Alzheimer?s disease. In addition, it offers medication management programs, including storage of medications, distribution of medications as directed by the resident?s physician, and compliance monitoring; and various levels of care for assisted living residents who requ ire frequent or intensive assistance or increased care or supervision. As of June 30, 2011, the company operated 316 senior living communities, including 274 communities in the United States, 15 communities in Canada, and 27 communities in the United Kingdom, with a total unit capacity of approximately 31,000. Sunrise Senior Living was founded in 1981 and is based in McLean, Virginia.

Top 5 Stocks To Invest In 2014: Wausau Paper Corp. (WPP)

Wausau Paper Corp. manufactures, converts, and sells paper and paper products in the United States and internationally. It operates in two segments, Tissue and Paper. The Tissue segment produces and sells paper towel and tissue products for the ?away-from-home? market, including washroom roll and folded towels, windshield folded towels, industrial wipers, dairy towels, household roll towels, and various towel, tissue, and soap dispensers, as well as other premium towel and tissue products to paper and sanitary supply distributors under the DublSoft, EcoSoft, OptiCore, Revolution, Dubl-Nature, and Dubl-Tough names. The Paper segment focuses on four core markets comprising food, industrial and tape, coated and liner, and print and color. This segment manufactures products for food processing, food packaging, and foodservice, such as products used for baking applications, microwave popcorn, and other cheese and meat processing products; products for interleaving, saturating, coating, unsaturated crepe base, and a range of micro markets; specialty liners, and siliconized release papers for use in pressure sensitive tapes, specialty label applications, the production of fiber composite applications, and casting sheets used in the production of solar cells; and uncoated printing, writing, text, cover, and board grades for commercial printers, in-plant print shops, quick printers, copy centers, and office supply and mass merchandisers under the Wausau Paper, EcoSelect, ExperTec, DuraTec, InvenTec, ProGard, ProRedi, ProPly, ProTec, Astrobrights, Royal, Exact, Professional Series, Intrigue, and Creative Collection names. This segment also produces a range of custom color products, which include matte board, end leaf, and luxury packaging applications. Wausau Paper Corp. was founded in 1899 and is headquartered in Mosinee, Wisconsin.