Top Growth Companies For 2014

Panera Bread (NASDAQ: PNRA  ) will release its quarterly report tomorrow, and investors are hoping that the company will be able to produce the same growth that its rapidly rising stock price has promised. As with most high-growth stocks, Panera earnings will need to accelerate to make shareholders truly happy.

Panera has been one of the best growth stories in the restaurant sector, with the company having capitalized on greater demand for healthy food offerings by producing a welcoming caf茅 atmosphere. Yet will the bakery chain be able to keep growing at its breakneck pace for the foreseeable future? Let's take an early look at what's been happening with Panera Bread over the past quarter and what we're likely to see in its quarterly report.

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Top Growth Companies For 2014: Annapolis Bancorp Inc.(ANNB)

Annapolis Bancorp, Inc. operates as a bank holding company for BankAnnapolis that provides commercial and retail banking services to small businesses, professional concerns, and individuals in Maryland. It accepts various deposit products, including transaction, savings, money market, individual retirement, saving accounts, checking accounts, and NOW accounts, as well as certificates of deposits and time deposits. The company also offers loan products comprising commercial loans, commercial real estate loans, construction loans, one- to four-family residential mortgage loans, home equity loans, and letters of credit; and consumer loans, such as personal lines of credit, as well as generally fixed rate installment loans secured by new or used automobiles, and new or used boats; and loans secured by deposit accounts. In addition, it provides cash management services, which include account analysis, remote deposit capture, merchant services, and a range of deposit products. T he company operates six branches in Anne Arundel County, Maryland; and one branch located in Kent Island in Queen Anne?s County, Maryland. Annapolis Bancorp, Inc. was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Annapolis, Maryland.

Top Growth Companies For 2014: Unico American Corporation(UNAM)

Unico American Corporation, an insurance holding company, underwrites property and casualty insurance. The company provides property, casualty, and health insurance products, as well as insurance premium financing and membership association services. Its commercial property coverage insures against loss or damage to buildings, inventory, and equipment from natural disasters, including hurricanes, windstorms, hail, water, explosions, and severe winter weather, as well as other events, such as theft and vandalism, fires, storms, and financial loss due to business interruption resulting from covered property damage. The company also provides commercial liability coverage against third party liability from accidents occurring on the insured's premises or arising out of its operation, as well as writes separate policies to insure commercial property and commercial liability risk on a mono-line basis. In addition, it offers sells and services automobile rental policies; and medi cal and dental policies. The company markets its insurance products primarily through independent insurance agents and brokers. It operates primarily in Arizona, California, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington. The company was founded in 1969 and is based in Woodland Hills, California.

10 Best Energy Stocks To Buy Right Now: Adams Resources & Energy Inc. (AE)

Adams Resources & Energy, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in marketing crude oil, natural gas, and petroleum products. It purchases crude oil, and arranges sales and deliveries to refiners and other customers in Texas and Louisiana with additional operations in Michigan and New Mexico; purchases, distributes, and markets natural gas; and offers value added services by providing access to common carrier pipelines and handling daily volume balancing requirements, as well as risk management services. The company also markets branded and unbranded refined petroleum products, such as motor fuels and lubricants. In addition, it transports liquid chemicals on a �for hire� basis in the continental United States and Canada, as well as engages in the exploration and development of domestic oil and natural gas properties primarily in Texas and the south central region of the United States. Adams Resources & Energy, Inc. was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Hous ton, Texas.