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  • Retail - Wholesale Stocks Ranked And Rated By ValuEngine.com

    VALUATION WARNING: Our models find that overvaluation is at levels typically seen when market pullbacks occur. Overvalued stocks now make up 70% of our universe and 31% of the universe is calculated to be overvalued by 20% or more. 15 of 16 sectors are calculated to be overvalued.

    MARKET OVERVIEW

    Index

    Week Open

    Thurs Close

    Change

    % Change

    YTD

    DJIA

    15247.81

    15176.08

    -71.73

    -0.47%

    15.92%

    NASDAQ

    3475.68

    3445.36

    -30.32

    -0.87%

    15.04%

    RUSSELL 2000

    989.63

    989.69

    0.06

    0.01%

    16.54%

    S&P 500

    1644.67

    1636.36

    -8.31

    -0.51%

    14.91%

     

     

    Summary of VE Stock Universe

     

     

    Stocks Undervalued

    30.04%

    Stocks Overvalued

    69.96%

    Stocks Undervalued by 20%

    10.75%

    Stocks Overvalued by 20%

    31.01%

    SECTOR OVERVIEW

    Sector

    Change

    MTD

    YTD

    Valuation

    Last 12-MReturn

    P/E Ratio

    Aerospace

    0.31%

    -0.16%

    20.90%

    19.11% overvalued

    32.03%

    17.72

    Auto-Tires-Trucks

    1.21%

    1.82%

    26.75%

    19.84% overvalued

    30.96%

    18.55

    Basic Materials

    1.43%

    -1.48%

    1.08%

    6.79% undervalued

    -25.20%

    19.52

    Business Services

    1.20%

    0.42%

    15.99%

    9.92% overvalued

    23.71%

    21.32

    Computer and Technology

    1.02%

    0.81%

    18.62%

    21.35% overvalued

    15.58%

    28.01

    Construction

    2.24%

    0.12%

    25.47%

    10.98% overvalued

    35.79%

    22.65

    Consumer Discretionary

    0.97%

    0.28%

    22.59%

    12.06% overvalued

    24.90%

    23.7

    Consumer Staples

    0.99%

    1.09%

    12.56%

    14.27% overvalued

    18.40%

    19.89

    Finance

    1.19%

    0.04%

    18.75%

    15.28% overvalued

    19.69%

    17.2

    Industrial Products

    1.10%

    -0.53%

    20.42%

    11.97% overvalued

    23.00%

    18.66

    Medical

    0.85%

    1.20%

    20.66%

    15.69% overvalued

    19.36%

    25.72

    Multi-Sector Conglomerates

    1.04%

    -1.62%

    3.98%

    5.19% overvalued

    16.35%

    14.81

    Oils-Energy

    1.10%

    0.08%

    10.15%

    7.51% overvalued

    4.45%

    26.53

    Retail-Wholesale

    1.18%

    0.94%

    27.23%

    21.35% overvalued

    31.05%

    22.13

    Transportation

    1.18%

    -1.03%

    21.71%

    19.11% overvalued

    16.87%

    20.08

    Utilities

    1.15%

    -0.07%

    9.11%

    8.51% overvalued

    9.12%

    19.1

    Sector Talk-Retail/Wholesale

    Below, we present the latest data on leading Retail/Wholesale Sector stocks from our Institutional software package (VEI). These results were filtered by market price and volume--no results below 3$/share or less than 100k shares/day volume.

    Top-Five Retail/Wholesale Sector Stocks--Short-Term Forecast Returns

    Ticker

    Name

    Mkt Price

    Valuation(%)

    Last 12-M Retn(%)

    CBD

    PAO ACUCAR-GDR

    46.92

    -16.92

    26.03

    LULU

    LULULEMON ATHLT

    66.84

    -15.2

    7.95

    PZZI

    PIZZA INN HLDGS

    5.17

    N/A

    127.75

    CNCO

    CENCOSUD SA-ADR

    14.36

    -12.32

    N/A

    SSI

    STAGE STORES

    22.64

    9.47

    35.89

    Top-Five Retail/Wholesale Sector Stocks--Long-Term Forecast Returns

    Ticker

    Name

    Mkt Price

    Valuation(%)

    Last 12-M Retn(%)

    CBD

    PAO ACUCAR-GDR

    46.92

    -16.92

    26.03

    LULU

    LULULEMON ATHLT

    66.84

    -15.2

    7.95

    PZZI

    PIZZA INN HLDGS

    5.17

    N/A

    127.75

    CNCO

    CENCOSUD SA-ADR

    14.36

    -12.32

    N/A

    SSI

    STAGE STORES

    22.64

    9.47

    35.89

    Top-Five Retail/Wholesale Sector Stocks--Composite Score

    Ticker

    Name

    Mkt Price

    Valuation(%)

    Last 12-M Retn(%)

    SPLS

    STAPLES INC

    15.69

    -10.38

    25.12

    AHONY

    AHOLD N V ADR

    15.67

    -6.5

    38.31

    HLF

    HERBALIFE LTD

    46.86

    -19.63

    3.88

    CBD

    PAO ACUCAR-GDR

    46.92

    -16.92

    26.03

    PMC

    PHARMERICA CORP

    15.83

    -0.84

    70.58

    Top-Five Retail/Wholesale Sector Stocks--Most Overvalued

    Ticker

    Name

    Mkt Price

    Valuation(%)

    Last 12-M Retn(%)

    SVU

    SUPERVALU INC

    6.41

    300

    50.12

    JMBA

    JAMBA INC

    17.05

    300

    748.26

    WFM

    WHOLE FOODS MKT

    51.35

    176.26

    14.24

    FNP

    FIFTH PACIFIC

    21.66

    134.25

    113.08

    BIOS

    BIOSCRIP INC

    15.05

    125.37

    119.07

    Disclosure: I have no positions in any stocks mentioned, and no plans to initiate any positions within the next 72 hours.

    Jun 14 2:55 PM | Link | Comment!
  • Tech Stocks Ranked And Rated By ValuEngine.com

    VALUATION WARNING: Our models find that overvaluation is at levels typically seen when market pullbacks occur. Overvalued stocks now make up 66% of our universe and 26.6% of the universe is calculated to be overvalued by 20% or more. 15 of 16 sectors are calculated to be overvalued.

    MARKET OVERVIEW

    Index

    Week Open

    Thurs Close

    Change

    % Change

    YTD

    DJIA

    14973.96

    15082.6

    108.64

    0.73%

    15.00%

    NASDAQ

    3382.33

    3409.17

    26.84

    0.79%

    13.25%

    RUSSELL 2000

    954.93

    966.26

    11.33

    1.19%

    14.05%

    S&P 500

    1614.4

    1626.67

    12.27

    0.76%

    14.06%

     

     

    Summary of VE Stock Universe

     

     

    Stocks Undervalued

    33.74%

    Stocks Overvalued

    66.26%

    Stocks Undervalued by 20%

    12.93%

    Stocks Overvalued by 20%

    26.62%

    SECTOR OVERVIEW

    Sector

    Change

    MTD

    YTD

    Valuation

    Last 12-MReturn

    P/E Ratio

    Aerospace

    -0.12%

    2.17%

    17.14%

    14.56% overvalued

    24.93%

    15.66

    Auto-Tires-Trucks

    -0.07%

    3.67%

    16.21%

    15.29% overvalued

    16.50%

    18.49

    Basic Materials

    -0.53%

    0.10%

    2.35%

    9.12% undervalued

    -26.24%

    17.94

    Business Services

    -0.08%

    1.39%

    12.17%

    11.30% overvalued

    17.98%

    22.81

    Computer and Technology

    -0.28%

    2.47%

    12.60%

    12.42% overvalued

    5.13%

    28.09

    Construction

    0.01%

    2.22%

    19.67%

    15.55% overvalued

    31.55%

    25.07

    Consumer Discretionary

    0.00%

    2.48%

    19.06%

    14.08% overvalued

    15.02%

    23.79

    Consumer Staples

    -0.46%

    0.93%

    10.91%

    14.06% overvalued

    14.39%

    20.4

    Finance

    -0.35%

    1.93%

    16.27%

    17.51% overvalued

    16.76%

    17.95

    Industrial Products

    -0.29%

    3.01%

    17.06%

    10.26% overvalued

    12.25%

    18.26

    Medical

    -0.34%

    0.50%

    14.86%

    9.47% overvalued

    11.40%

    26.04

    Multi-Sector Conglomerates

    0.11%

    2.97%

    9.73%

    8.86% overvalued

    20.22%

    16.22

    Oils-Energy

    0.10%

    1.85%

    9.71%

    4.72% overvalued

    -3.51%

    26.73

    Retail-Wholesale

    0.16%

    2.75%

    22.93%

    18.62% overvalued

    25.51%

    21.55

    Transportation

    -0.41%

    4.62%

    22.09%

    16.80% overvalued

    7.69%

    22.88

    Utilities

    -0.92%

    1.41%

    11.53%

    9.69% overvalued

    11.93%

    19.74

    Sector Talk-Technology

    Below, we present the latest data on leading Consumer Discretionary Sector stocks from our Institutional software package (VEI). These results were filtered by market price and volume--no results below 3$/share or less than 100k shares/day volume.

    Top-Five Technology Sector Stocks--Short-Term Forecast Returns

    Ticker

    Name

    Mkt Price

    Valuation(%)

    Last 12-M Retn(%)

    VCRA

    VOCERA COMM INC

    12.62

    -39.25

    -42.24

    LPSN

    LIVEPERSON INC

    8.12

    18.55

    -48.41

    ZAGG

    ZAGG INC

    5.1

    -48.59

    -52.69

    NTE

    NAM TAI ELECTRS

    8.42

    N/A

    60.99

    TNAV

    TELENAV INC

    5.26

    10.3

    -20.3

    Top-Five Technology Sector Stocks--Long-Term Forecast Returns

    Ticker

    Name

    Mkt Price

    Valuation(%)

    Last 12-M Retn(%)

    VCRA

    VOCERA COMM INC

    12.62

    -39.25

    -42.24

    LPSN

    LIVEPERSON INC

    8.12

    18.55

    -48.41

    ZAGG

    ZAGG INC

    5.1

    -48.59

    -52.69

    NTE

    NAM TAI ELECTRS

    8.42

    N/A

    60.99

    TNAV

    TELENAV INC

    5.26

    10.3

    -20.3

    Top-Five Technology Sector Stocks--Composite Score

    Ticker

    Name

    Mkt Price

    Valuation(%)

    Last 12-M Retn(%)

    CYOU

    CHANGYOU.COM

    30.16

    -4.3

    28.94

    XRX

    XEROX CORP

    9

    -2.82

    17.8

    PHG

    KONINKLIJKE PHL

    27.03

    -6.86

    46.03

    TKC

    TURKCELL IL-ADR

    15.54

    4.02

    29.28

    UIS

    UNISYS

    18.54

    -45.84

    0.32

    Top-Five Technology Sector Stocks--Most Overvalued

    Ticker

    Name

    Mkt Price

    Valuation(%)

    Last 12-M Retn(%)

    AMKR

    AMKOR TECH INC

    4.53

    300

    -2.37

    JDSU

    JDS UNIPHASE CP

    13.24

    300

    22.48

    IDTI

    INTEGR DEVICE

    7.64

    300

    29.27

    SEAC

    SEACHANGE INTL

    11.03

    300

    30.84

    LEDR

    MARKET LEADER

    10.88

    300

    180.41

    Disclosure: I have no positions in any stocks mentioned, and no plans to initiate any positions within the next 72 hours.

    May 13 12:18 PM | Link | Comment!
  • Business Services Stocks Ranked And Rated By ValuEngine.com

    VALUATION WATCH: Valuation Watch is OFF.

    MARKET OVERVIEW

    Index

    Week Open

    Thurs Close

    Change

    % Change

    YTD

    DJIA

    14547.51

    14700.8

    153.29

    1.05%

    12.18%

    NASDAQ

    3217.4

    3289.99

    72.59

    2.26%

    8.96%

    RUSSELL 2000

    914.27

    940.28

    26.01

    2.84%

    10.71%

    S&P 500

    1555.25

    1585.16

    29.91

    1.92%

    11.15%

     

     

    Summary of VE Stock Universe

     

     

    Stocks Undervalued

    41.85%

    Stocks Overvalued

    58.15%

    Stocks Undervalued by 20%

    16.68%

    Stocks Overvalued by 20%

    23.63%

    SECTOR OVERVIEW

    Sector

    Change

    MTD

    YTD

    Valuation

    Last 12-MReturn

    P/E Ratio

    Aerospace

    0.77%

    2.89%

    14.16%

    11.14% overvalued

    13.60%

    15.35

    Auto-Tires-Trucks

    1.38%

    2.93%

    10.37%

    5.83% overvalued

    8.03%

    18.2

    Basic Materials

    1.55%

    -2.47%

    2.71%

    11.02% undervalued

    -29.96%

    18.59

    Business Services

    0.75%

    40.18%

    54.38%

    7.99% overvalued

    14.08%

    20.73

    Computer and Technology

    0.92%

    -1.58%

    8.69%

    9.08% overvalued

    0.73%

    25.21

    Construction

    1.09%

    0.49%

    19.76%

    14.53% overvalued

    32.73%

    23.95

    Consumer Discretionary

    0.81%

    1.14%

    16.21%

    9.33% overvalued

    11.01%

    22.94

    Consumer Staples

    0.36%

    -1.62%

    9.50%

    15.55% overvalued

    11.48%

    20.39

    Finance

    0.31%

    0.65%

    13.02%

    15.15% overvalued

    13.70%

    17.85

    Industrial Products

    0.36%

    -1.37%

    12.49%

    8.40% overvalued

    5.29%

    17.75

    Medical

    0.35%

    -0.33%

    12.25%

    8.77% overvalued

    12.09%

    22.35

    Multi-Sector Conglomerates

    0.39%

    -0.58%

    4.45%

    1.57% overvalued

    12.11%

    14.87

    Oils-Energy

    0.22%

    -1.63%

    6.00%

    2.70% overvalued

    -7.72%

    24.01

    Retail-Wholesale

    0.79%

    2.96%

    20.31%

    16.46% overvalued

    19.38%

    21.03

    Transportation

    -0.19%

    -2.31%

    15.79%

    15.23% overvalued

    4.12%

    20.89

    Utilities

    0.35%

    2.33%

    9.27%

    11.32% overvalued

    9.39%

    18.69

    Sector Talk-Business Services

    Below, we present the latest data on leading Consumer Discretionary Sector stocks from our Institutional software package (VEI). These results were filtered by market price and volume--no results below 3$/share or less than 100k shares/day volume.

    Top-Five Business Services Sector Stocks--Short-Term Forecast Returns

    Ticker

    Name

    Mkt Price

    Valuation(%)

    Last 12-M Retn(%)

    INWK

    INNERWORKINGS

    11.09

    -5.44

    -2.72

    RECN

    RESOURCES CNCTN

    11.08

    -35.43

    -14.11

    PFMT

    PERFORMANT FINL

    11.38

    -10.28

    N/A

    NCI

    NAVIGANT CONSLT

    12.04

    -23.32

    -15.27

    BID

    SOTHEBYS

    34.7

    -30.68

    -4.8

    Top-Five Business Services Sector Stocks--Long-Term Forecast Returns

    Ticker

    Name

    Mkt Price

    Valuation(%)

    Last 12-M Retn(%)

    INWK

    INNERWORKINGS

    11.09

    -5.44

    -2.72

    RECN

    RESOURCES CNCTN

    11.08

    -35.43

    -14.11

    PFMT

    PERFORMANT FINL

    11.38

    -10.28

    N/A

    NCI

    NAVIGANT CONSLT

    12.04

    -23.32

    -15.27

    BID

    SOTHEBYS

    34.7

    -30.68

    -4.8

    Top-Five Business Services Sector Stocks--Composite Score

    Ticker

    Name

    Mkt Price

    Valuation(%)

    Last 12-M Retn(%)

    CLGX

    CORELOGIC INC

    24.7

    -9.46

    54.38

    SFUN

    SOUFUN HLDG-ADR

    25.81

    3.22

    41.35

    CXW

    CORRECTIONS CRP

    36.01

    -15.49

    30.47

    KELYA

    KELLY SVCS A

    17

    -6.91

    23.19

    RRD

    DONNELLEY (RR)

    10.98

    -12.48

    -8.88

    Top-Five Business Services Sector Stocks--Most Overvalued

    Ticker

    Name

    Mkt Price

    Valuation(%)

    Last 12-M Retn(%)

    CAR

    AVIS BUDGET GRP

    27.7

    57.07

    128.17

    EXAM

    EXAMWORKS GROUP

    18.07

    35.26

    47.75

    SQI

    SCIQUEST INC

    23.25

    35.15

    58.7

    AHS

    AMN HLTHCR SVCS

    13.51

    29.81

    114.79

    SAI

    SAIC INC

    14.55

    29.18

    20.95

    Disclosure: I have no positions in any stocks mentioned, and no plans to initiate any positions within the next 72 hours.

    Apr 26 11:05 AM | Link | Comment!
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