So if this idea of high risk and high reward doesn't suit, you might be more interested in profitable, growing companies, like Orica (ASX:ORI). While profit isn't the sole metric that should be ...

Citi analyst Paul McTaggart maintained a Hold rating on Orica Limited (OCLDF – Research Report) today and set a price target of A$19.00. The company’s shares closed last Tuesday at $10.49.

The Liberals have picked Emma King, a senior manager at Orica, to contest the NSW seat of Shortland, but local members are despairing that the late preselection may put the winnable seat beyond reach.