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Now, when Guggenheim Securities’ Brad Canino rode into town Wednesday after market hours, he didn’t just hang his hat on Relay’s porch-he declared it a “Buy” with a $15 price target that stretches nearly four times the current share price. That’s the sort of optimism that makes even the weariest investor perk up like a hound dog catching a whiff of fresh game. The analyst dubbed it his firm’s “Best Idea,” which is Wall Street’s way of saying “bet your bottom dollar, but keep your boots by the door.”

The cause of this interstellar leap? A curious confluence of earthly factors, including quarterly results that managed to outperform expectations, much like a squirrel deciding it can indeed fly after years of only climbing trees. According to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence, the stock’s trajectory resembled less of a financial chart and more of what happens when you give a toddler access to a rocket simulator.

Yet, there are still opportunities-quiet, unassuming companies whose potential remains untapped by the masses. These are not the giants whose names echo through financial newsrooms but smaller entities with the promise of future greatness. Below, I present three such stocks, all trading below $100 per share, each carrying within it the seeds of growth.

But lo! In the space of just one week, this supposed relic of yesteryear transformed into something rather fetching-like finding out your eccentric uncle is secretly a dragon tamer. According to the scribes at S&P Global Market Intelligence, Macy’s stock soared an astonishing 31%. And what caused such sorcery? Encouraging quarterly results, delivered with all the flair of a street performer pulling rabbits from hats.