2 Top Penny Stocks to Watch in June, Including a 208% Gainer

penny stocksToday, we're bringing Money Morning readers the two top penny stocks to watch in June 2018.

Penny stocks can give investors tremendous gains with very little upfront investment. However, while a select few penny stocks have tremendous growth potential, many penny stocks lack the strong financials necessary for growth. These penny stocks pose a risk to investors.

Rules for Safely Trading Penny Stocks

  • No more than 2% of your overall stock portfolio should consist of penny stocks.
  • Avoid stocks with average daily trading volume of less than 500,000 shares.
  • Avoid penny stocks being aggressively promoted on public discussion forums or websites not focused on investing.

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  • If a company has been dormant for many years and then brought back to life.
  • If a company has changed its name and, especially, business focus multiple times.
  • Check for massive reverse stock splits like 1-for-20,000 or 1-for-50,000.

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We've scoured the markets for penny stocks with the greatest growth potential and have found two that are on track to provide spectacular gains.

Our first penny stock trades on the higher end of the cheap stock spectrum, but its price remains incredibly low compared to its serious profit potential. This stock has a high VQScore™ of 3.75, indicating that it has plenty of room to run.

Here are our top penny stocks for June...

Top Penny Stock to Watch, No. 2: Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (NYSE: CLF) is a mining company that specializes in the mining and refinement of iron ore.

In the United States, the company operates five iron ore mines in Michigan and Minnesota. Located near the Great Lakes, these mines produce 32.9 million gross tons of iron ore annually.

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Much of the company's recent growth is the result of widespread anticipation over growing domestic steel demand.

According to the World Steel Association, North American steel demand is expected to rise by 3% in 2018 and an additional 1.9% in 2019.

While the United States only produces 5% of the global steel supply, that figure is expected to rise as domestic demand continues to grow.

Cleveland Cliffs is expecting to make substantial profits off of this boom - in its 2018 outlook summary, the company sees ore-pellet prices jumping from $97 per ton to $107 - a 10% increase.

And it may already be starting to benefit. Cleveland's earnings per share were recently up to $1.23 from $0.89 - an increase of 38%.

Cleveland currently trades for $8.92. However, analysts see the price heading 34% higher to $12 a share over the next year.

Cleveland Cliffs has some excellent profit prospects. But our favorite penny stock to watch blows it out of the water.

This company is looking at possible returns of 480%.

Here it is...

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Top Penny Stock to Watch, No. 1: Partner Communications

Partner Communications Co. Ltd. (Nasdaq: PTNR) is an Israel-based mobile-network operator and an Internet and telephone provider. Founded in 1999, Partner was formerly operating under the umbrella of the French telecommunications company "Orange" until 2016.

Partner is in the midst of an aggressive expansion effort that's yielding significant gains. In 2017, the company added 79,000 mobile subscribers and 29,000 Internet customers. These customer increases were more than double the previous year's and resulted in a 2% increase in the company's annual profit.

In large part, these numbers are the result of lucrative media distribution deals the company has struck over the last few years. In 2016, Partner made a deal with Netflix Inc. (Nasdaq: NFLX) to offer a free subscription to Netflix through its service.

In December 2017, the company announced a similar partnership with Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) to include Apple Music in its subscription packages.

Partner has also expanded the company's telecom abilities, bringing fiber-optic service to tens of thousands of households in Israel and introducing a television subscription service in July of last year.

Even after this robust period of expansion, the company shows no signs of slowing down. Last week, Partner announced another collaboration, this time with Amazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN). Through the deal, Partner subscribers will now receive access to Amazon Prime video content - an offering that is likely to have similar impact on subscriber numbers as previous partnerships have.

And Wall Street analysts agree - they've put a high price target of $22.00 on Partner. That's a 486% increase over today's price of $3.75.

While Partner has the potential to provide tremendous gains, we're looking at another profit opportunity that could provide even stronger returns...

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