10 Top Penny Stocks to Watch This Week - and One You Need in Your Portfolio   

Eight of our top penny stocks to watch generated triple-digit returns last week, demonstrating the immense profit potential of penny stocks.

The top penny stock on our list, vTv Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: VTVT), generated a 356% gain.

Investors are increasingly bullish on the commercial therapy firm thanks to reports that vTv will present revolutionary results on a treatment for Alzheimer's disease later this month.

top penny stocksWhile VTVT's gains show the kind of returns a strong penny stock can generate for shareholders in just a matter of days, it's unlikely these stocks will run much higher after their big gains.

After looking at last week's top-performing penny stocks, we'll show you another penny stock with the explosive potential you're looking for...

Penny Stock Current Share Price Last Week's Gain
vTv Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: VTVT) $3.80 356.10%
Yulong Eco-Materials Ltd. (NASDAQ: YECO) $5.07 349.50%
Auris Medical Holding AG (NASDAQ: EARS) $1.07 220.00%
Planet Green Holdings Corp. (NYSE: PLAG) $3.81 208.99%
Agile Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: AGRX) $0.83 168.15%
Oragenics Inc. (NYSE: OGEN) $1.12 133.12%
Matinas BioPharma Holdings Inc. (NYSE: MTNB) $0.81 116.93%
China Ceramics Co. (NASDAQ: CCCL) $2.15 133.13%
CorMedix Inc. (NYSE: CRMD) $1.25 99.77%
MagneGas Applied Tech. (NASDAQ: MNGA) $0.28 98.38%

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Now, it's incredibly difficult for even the most experienced investor to identify penny stocks with real growth potential.

However, it can be easy if you have the right tools. That's why we use the Money Morning Stock VQScore™. We use the VQScore system to identify the most lucrative penny stocks on the market.

Using a proprietary algorithm, the VQScore system has just identified a top penny stock that's on the verge of generating immense returns - gains of over 85%.

And it's only trading for $2.13 a share...

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Our Top Penny Stock Is Valhi Inc.

Located in Dallas, Texas, Valhi Inc. (NYSE: VHI) is an American holding company that manages market securities for a wide range of domestic industries.

Valhi manages funds for several wholly owned and majority-owned subsidiaries including companies like CompX International Inc. and Waste Control Specialist LLC.

While managing much of these firms' shares, Valhi is itself owned by the privately held Contran Corporations, which owns a majority of the company's common stock.

Valhi has seen a substantial increase in the company's gross profit over the last three years, jumping nearly 170% since 2015.

Meanwhile, Valhi currently delivers a whopping 45% return on equity, indicating that the company is using raised capital efficiently and is likely to continue to expand its gross profit for the foreseeable future.

Valhi currently trades for $2.13 a share. However, thanks to the company's efficient management of capital, analysts see the company's stock heading to $4.00 in the near future – a gain of 87%.

But with a perfect VQScore of 4, those estimates might even be too conservative.

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