Stocks Trading Most Below, Above Analyst Targets

Hickey and Walters (Bespoke) submit: We recently looked at the average analyst price targets for the stocks in the S&P 100 index. Below we highlight the ten most and least favored stocks in the index based on the difference between their current prices and their price targets. The AES Corp. (AES), Merrill Lynch & Co. (MER) and Allegheny Technologies (ATI) currently have price targets that are more than 30% above current price levels.

General Motors (GM) and Ford (F) lead the list of least favored stocks, which has been the case for the past couple of years. Remember, however, that although GM has been the least favored among analysts, it was also the best performer in the Dow 30 last year and is up nearly 20% this year as well.

Comments

[bncoleman719:]

If you can, pass this on to GM and F. Their ads stink. The music is in very poor taste. They are targeting a generation (1940-1950) that no longer jitterbugs. Perhaps they should consult someone from that older generation for guidance.

It seems they are not following elementary business management. They are an embarrasment to us.

2007 Jun 28 12:07 PM

[Winston Kotzan:]

kid, by catering to that audience they are being rather crafty because the 1940-1950 generation is the one with the money to buy cars!

2007 Jul 01 02:19 AM