AJS Bancorp Inc. (AJSB.PK)

AJS Bancorp Inc is headquartered in Illinois. Currently, the shares of AJS Bancorp Inc are listed on the Pink Sheets and Over the Counter Bulletin Board (OTCBB) under the stock symbols AJSB.PK and AJSB.OB, respectively. Trading Pink Sheet stocks is one of the risky forms of investing. Because the shares are quoted on two exchanges, it is possible that this company may have some of the exchange risks on the pink sheets mitigated.

In this small company, 46 employees are working. With current number of people working for the company, AJS Bancorp Inc may have enough employees for their current activities. You should consider the risks related to a workforce of this size, when you evaluate this stock.

On Jan 2, 2009 the company's share price was $15.99. At the moment, the share price of the company is 46.52 % lower than its 52 week high of $29.90. Although this still may be a pennystock by our definition, the share price is at the higher end of the range for a pink sheet company. The stock is hitting new 52 week lows. Counter-trend investors might find this an opportunity to buy some of it. But such an approach may not always be successful. This stock has issues with liquidity. Once bought, such shares might be difficult to sell.