Evaluating Biggest and Smallest Stocks Per Sector

Below is a look at the YTD returns, valuation attractiveness and sales growth expectations of the two biggest and smallest companies in each sector within the S&P 500 (excluding financials). This link provides some insight into Applied Finance Group’s (AFG’s) valuation techniques. Also compare the expectations for sales growth to what the companies have delivered historically to see which stocks on this list are most likely to meet or exceed those expectations, and thus be more likely to out-perform.

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Biggest/Smallest Companies (Mkt Cap) By Sector S&P 500 (excluding financials)

*AFG’s Value Expectation allows us to understand the imbedded Sales Growth, EBITDA Margins, and Asset Turnovers a company has to deliver in the future to justify its current trading price. In theory and in normal circumstances, if the imbedded future performance is very conservative relative to the company’s historical performance, the stock is regarded as undervalued. The table displays the implied future sales growth of companies assuming their EBITDA margins and Asset turnovers stay at the 5 year median levels.

Comments

[Another View:]

Looks like you threw some darts at a list.

Mar 31 01:15 PM

[PeteK:]

Very confusing indeed.
Charts cound have made better.

May 27 08:30 AM