How Do McCain / Obama Stocks Look Now?

During the election, Teeka Tiwari released two blogs highlighting stocks to own based on who would become the next president. After reviewing the performance of both groups, the companies expected to do well after an Obama win failed to perform while those that were expected to be winners if McCain won the presidential election did exceptional.

The group of companies Tiwari mentioned as the stocks to own if Obama won the presidency returned an average of -26.38% compared to his stocks to own if McCain won the presidency averaged a healthy return of 12.89%. As an analysis of how these firms look as potential investment opportunities currently, ValueExpectations.com has reviewed all of these companies based on their valuation attractiveness, and identified whether the companies landed in the top/bottom half in expected economic profitability for the year ahead using our Economic Margin metric explained below. Companies that are attractive from a valuation standpoint and companies that are expected to improve their Economic Margin relative to their sector are the most attractive from an investment analysis and tend to outperform the market. No companies meet the selection criteria to be considered an AFG Buy Recommendation.

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Economic Margin - A corporate performance measurement that addresses the gaps in GAAP, eliminating distortions caused by accounting policies to measure what a company is truly earning above or below their cost of capital.

Comments

[Jordan Hollis:]

FIRST! all in all, the most important thing is, i like turtles- jordan hollis

Apr 20 04:22 AM

[Obamitall:]

Just proves that investment advisers are no better than the individual investor in choosing winning stocks. .

Apr 20 08:19 AM

[gebby:]

not very informative

Apr 20 09:26 AM

[ETFtrader:]

What is your point?

Apr 20 11:29 AM

[frflyer:]

100 days of an administration doesn't prove much. The clean energy sector has obviously been hit hard by the credit crunch. And guess who's watch the economy failed under.

Apr 20 12:12 PM

[Buckoux:]

"The clean energy sector has obviously been hit hard by the credit crunch."

And later, the clean energy sector will be hit hard by the fact that there really is no such thing as "clean" energy. Whether humans make energy with mules, nukes, wind or solar there is always an un-clean byproduct. The future belongs to those who render the byproduct useful and profitable.

Apr 20 01:52 PM

[Old Trader:]

I wasn't aware that McCain had ever been the President.


On Apr 20 12:12 PM frflyer wrote:

> 100 days of an administration doesn't prove much. The clean energy
> sector has obviously been hit hard by the credit crunch. And guess
> who's watch the economy failed under.
>

Apr 20 11:41 PM

[Maxfli1000:]

Wanna guess who blocked any and every attempt to reform/regulate the companies that precipitated this downfall? Any guesses frflyer?
I'm sick of you sheeple continuing to blame just ONE person for what's going on today. Get your facts straight--this crap were in goes back to Jimmy Carter days. The CRA, another touchy feel good policy that has backed fired on this country. Back to the politicians, you would be well advised to direct your anger at ALL of these morons in Congress who continue to enrich themselves at our expense. Don't rely on them or believe them because they do not have your best interest at heart. 100 days is all I need to see of this administration. When the dust settles after this guy gets done, you will be begging for G.W. to come back. Unless you're a socialist/commie then you will be happier than a pig in shit!

On Apr 20 12:12 PM frflyer wrote:

> 100 days of an administration doesn't prove much. The clean energy
> sector has obviously been hit hard by the credit crunch. And guess
> who's watch the economy failed under.
>

Apr 22 12:41 PM

[YourDumb:]

Maxfli, you are obviously out of touch with reality. You'd rather have a president would revokes more and more of your freedoms, plays on the fears of society to invade a sovereign country without congress declaring war, preceding to bleed billions of dollars for the entirety of his two terms. Not too mention representing our country with his utter stupidity in pronouncing the simplest of English words. In a hundred days, you can judge an administration? Then, declare he is worst than a man whose administration failed to provide one single improvement in his eight years?

Apr 29 08:36 PM