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  • Airlines Dominate Transports--ValuEngine Top-5 Lists

    VALUATION WATCH: Our models find that overvaluation is at levels typically seen when market pullbacks occur. Overvalued stocks now make up 63% of our universe and almost 28% of the universe is calculated to be overvalued by 20% or more. 13 of 16 sectors are calculated to be overvalued--14 out of 16 by double digits.

    MARKET OVERVIEW

    Index

    Week Open

    Thurs Close

    Change

    % Change

    YTD

    DJIA

    14578.54

    14606.11

    27.57

    0.19%

    10.32%

    NASDAQ

    3268.63

    3224.98

    -43.65

    -1.34%

    5.26%

    RUSSELL 2000

    951.41

    925.66

    -25.75

    -2.71%

    7.48%

    S&P 500

    1569.18

    1559.98

    -9.2

    -0.59%

    8.14%

     

     

    Summary of VE Stock Universe

     

     

    Stocks Undervalued

    43.83%

    Stocks Overvalued

    56.17%

    Stocks Undervalued by 20%

    16.61%

    Stocks Overvalued by 20%

    21.05%

    SECTOR OVERVIEW

    Sector

    Change

    MTD

    YTD

    Valuation

    Last 12-MReturn

    P/E Ratio

    Aerospace

    0.10%

    -1.02%

    9.52%

    8.46% overvalued

    3.52%

    14.64

    Auto-Tires-Trucks

    0.63%

    -1.50%

    5.45%

    4.29% overvalued

    -2.49%

    15.77

    Basic Materials

    0.32%

    -3.51%

    1.30%

    7.11% undervalued

    -31.54%

    18.74

    Business Services

    0.11%

    -2.64%

    9.16%

    9.61% overvalued

    11.55%

    20.81

    Computer and Technology

    0.42%

    -2.33%

    8.03%

    10.26% overvalued

    -2.34%

    25.01

    Construction

    0.58%

    -2.37%

    13.27%

    17.00% overvalued

    20.42%

    23.46

    Consumer Discretionary

    0.19%

    -1.38%

    13.17%

    5.58% overvalued

    6.75%

    22.44

    Consumer Staples

    0.04%

    -1.80%

    8.70%

    16.06% overvalued

    8.86%

    19.98

    Finance

    0.53%

    -0.70%

    11.37%

    13.97% overvalued

    11.27%

    17.52

    Industrial Products

    0.31%

    -3.06%

    10.34%

    8.24% overvalued

    0.01%

    17.6

    Medical

    0.21%

    -1.09%

    10.96%

    7.83% overvalued

    7.55%

    22.52

    Multi-Sector Conglomerates

    0.39%

    -1.64%

    3.18%

    2.81% overvalued

    3.30%

    14.92

    Oils-Energy

    -0.29%

    -3.45%

    3.87%

    3.06% overvalued

    -15.67%

    23.95

    Retail-Wholesale

    0.78%

    -0.63%

    16.51%

    13.30% overvalued

    13.27%

    20.5

    Transportation

    -0.06%

    -3.51%

    15.37%

    18.23% overvalued

    1.49%

    20.29

    Utilities

    0.69%

    -0.73%

    5.97%

    8.80% overvalued

    4.20%

    17.82

    Sector Talk-Transportation

    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 Transportation Sector Stocks--Short-Term Forecast Returns

    Ticker

    Name

    Mkt Price

    Valuation(%)

    Last 12-M Retn(%)

    AAMRQ

    AMR CORP

    3.56

    -39.93

    623.58

    YRCW

    YRC WORLDWD INC

    6.89

    -75

    3.92

    UAL

    UNITED CONT HLD

    29.3

    -75

    36.28

    LUV

    SOUTHWEST AIR

    12.8

    5.05

    55.34

    DAL

    DELTA AIR LINES

    14.75

    28.21

    48.76

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

    Ticker

    Name

    Mkt Price

    Valuation(%)

    Last 12-M Retn(%)

    AAMRQ

    AMR CORP

    3.56

    -39.93

    623.58

    YRCW

    YRC WORLDWD INC

    6.89

    -75

    3.92

    UAL

    UNITED CONT HLD

    29.3

    -75

    36.28

    LUV

    SOUTHWEST AIR

    12.8

    5.05

    55.34

    DAL

    DELTA AIR LINES

    14.75

    28.21

    48.76

    Top-Five Transportation Sector Stocks--Composite Score

    Ticker

    Name

    Mkt Price

    Valuation(%)

    Last 12-M Retn(%)

    AAMRQ

    AMR CORP

    3.56

    -39.93

    623.58

    UAL

    UNITED CONT HLD

    29.3

    -75

    36.28

    SAVE

    SPIRIT AIRLINES

    25.51

    -75

    27.11

    ARII

    AMER RAILCAR

    41.04

    -3.02

    74.56

    AYR

    AIRCASTLE LTD

    13.57

    -27.16

    10.87

    Top-Five Transportation Sector Stocks--Most Overvalued

    Ticker

    Name

    Mkt Price

    Valuation(%)

    Last 12-M Retn(%)

    DSX

    DIANA SHIPPING

    9.66

    300

    7.93

    NM

    NAVIOS MARI HLD

    4.31

    300

    2.62

    VLCCF

    KNIGHTSBRIDGE

    7.53

    141.37

    -47.64

    GOL

    GOL LINHAS-ADR

    5.43

    132.15

    -19.32

    XPO

    XPO LOGISTICS

    16.71

    126.2

    -0.54

    Apr 05 3:20 PM | Link | Comment!
  • Consumer Staples Stocks Top-5 Lists

    VALUATION WATCH: Our models find that overvaluation is at levels typically seen when market pullbacks occur. Overvalued stocks now make up 63% of our universe and almost 28% of the universe is calculated to be overvalued by 20% or more. 13 of 16 sectors are calculated to be overvalued--14 out of 16 by double digits.

    MARKET OVERVIEW

    Index

    Week Open

    Wed Close

    Change

    % Change

    YTD

    DJIA

    14512.03

    14526.16

    14.13

    0.10%

    11.02%

    NASDAQ

    3255.85

    3256.52

    0.67

    0.02%

    7.80%

    RUSSELL 2000

    948.63

    950.24

    1.61

    0.17%

    11.90%

    S&P 500

    1556.89

    1562.85

    5.96

    0.38%

    9.61%

     

     

    Summary of VE Stock Universe

     

     

    Stocks Undervalued

    36.53%

    Stocks Overvalued

    63.47%

    Stocks Undervalued by 20%

    15.22%

    Stocks Overvalued by 20%

    27.98%

    SECTOR OVERVIEW

    Sector

    Change

    MTD

    YTD

    Valuation

    Last 12-MReturn

    P/E Ratio

    Aerospace

    0.47%

    3.75%

    10.27%

    10.53% overvalued

    5.61%

    14.25

    Auto-Tires-Trucks

    -0.25%

    1.02%

    6.83%

    14.88% overvalued

    0.26%

    15.95

    Basic Materials

    -0.13%

    2.02%

    4.14%

    3.82% undervalued

    -28.47%

    18.62

    Business Services

    -0.14%

    4.14%

    11.82%

    13.83% overvalued

    14.03%

    21.29

    Computer and Technology

    -0.03%

    2.44%

    11.08%

    15.20% overvalued

    -1.95%

    26.47

    Construction

    0.90%

    4.49%

    14.11%

    22.27% overvalued

    20.73%

    26.12

    Consumer Discretionary

    -0.13%

    5.12%

    14.30%

    11.57% overvalued

    6.13%

    22.32

    Consumer Staples

    -0.14%

    4.12%

    9.90%

    25.99% overvalued

    8.31%

    19.68

    Finance

    -0.02%

    2.75%

    11.94%

    18.02% overvalued

    11.77%

    17.86

    Industrial Products

    -0.08%

    4.64%

    13.80%

    17.54% overvalued

    2.80%

    18.55

    Medical

    0.01%

    3.60%

    11.81%

    11.75% overvalued

    5.69%

    23.55

    Multi-Sector Conglomerates

    -0.07%

    1.13%

    5.90%

    8.63% overvalued

    4.51%

    15.79

    Oils-Energy

    -0.27%

    0.86%

    7.86%

    6.83% overvalued

    -13.75%

    25.68

    Retail-Wholesale

    -0.06%

    5.03%

    16.19%

    17.61% overvalued

    11.10%

    20.44

    Transportation

    -0.06%

    5.01%

    19.81%

    25.34% overvalued

    5.13%

    19.92

    Utilities

    -0.39%

    1.61%

    6.00%

    12.89% overvalued

    3.31%

    17.93

    Sector Talk-Consumer Staples

    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 Consumer Staples Sector Stocks--Short-Term Forecast Returns

    Ticker

    Name

    Mkt Price

    Valuation(%)

    Last 12-M Retn(%)

    MNST

    MONSTER BEVERAG

    48.01

    -12.32

    -22.42

    SCHL

    SCHOLASTIC CORP

    26.48

    -5.35

    -27.35

    ABV

    AMBEV-PR ADR

    41.85

    12.52

    -3.35

    LO

    LORILLARD CO

    40.44

    -4.62

    -7.97

    PM

    PHILIP MORRIS

    92

    0.39

    5.12

    Top-Five Consumer Staples Sector Stocks--Long-Term Forecast Returns

    Ticker

    Name

    Mkt Price

    Valuation(%)

    Last 12-M Retn(%)

    MNST

    MONSTER BEVERAG

    48.01

    -12.32

    -22.42

    SCHL

    SCHOLASTIC CORP

    26.48

    -5.35

    -27.35

    ABV

    AMBEV-PR ADR

    41.85

    12.52

    -3.35

    LO

    LORILLARD CO

    40.44

    -4.62

    -7.97

    PM

    PHILIP MORRIS

    92

    0.39

    5.12

    Top-Five Consumer Staples Sector Stocks--Composite Score

    Ticker

    Name

    Mkt Price

    Valuation(%)

    Last 12-M Retn(%)

    TAP

    MOLSON COORS-B

    48.49

    -1.52

    7.16

    MHP

    MCGRAW-HILL COS

    50.46

    -3.85

    6.21

    JRN

    JOURNAL COMM-A

    6.65

    -0.2

    20.91

    RAI

    REYNOLDS AMER

    44.45

    4.05

    7.47

    CAG

    CONAGRA FOODS

    35.59

    10.85

    35.84

    Top-Five Consumer Staples Sector Stocks--Most Overvalued

    Ticker

    Name

    Mkt Price

    Valuation(%)

    Last 12-M Retn(%)

    AM

    AMER GREETINGS

    16.41

    300

    4.79

    SSP

    EW SCRIPPS CO

    12.03

    185.13

    20.42

    HSH

    HILLSHIRE BRAND

    34.78

    104.28

    N/A

    CSV

    CARRIAGE SVCS-A

    21.12

    88.2

    190.11

    DMND

    DIAMOND FOODS

    16.76

    55.11

    -27.1

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

    Mar 28 4:09 PM | Link | Comment!
  • ValuEngine Rates Top-5 Health Care Stocks

    VALUATION WATCH: Overvalued stocks now make up almost 67% of our universe and almost 30% of the universe is calculated to be overvalued by 20% or more. 15 of 16 sectors are calculated to be overvalued--14 out of 16 by double digits.

    MARKET OVERVIEW

    Index

    Week Open

    Thurs Close

    Change

    % Change

    YTD

    DJIA

    14397.07

    14539.14

    142.07

    0.99%

    10.67%

    NASDAQ

    3237.74

    3258.93

    21.19

    0.65%

    7.74%

    RUSSELL 2000

    940.43

    953.07

    12.64

    1.34%

    12.24%

    S&P 500

    1551.15

    1563.23

    12.08

    0.78%

    9.46%

    Summary of VE Stock Universe

    Stocks Undervalued

    33.08%

    Stocks Overvalued

    66.92%

    Stocks Undervalued by 20%

    14.16%

    Stocks Overvalued by 20%

    29.55%

    SECTOR OVERVIEW

    Sector

    Change

    MTD

    YTD

    Valuation

    Last 12-MReturn

    P/E Ratio

    Aerospace

    0.94%

    4.55%

    10.92%

    11.48% overvalued

    6.44%

    14.16

    Auto-Tires-Trucks

    -0.07%

    2.73%

    8.49%

    18.88% overvalued

    3.39%

    16.03

    Basic Materials

    0.45%

    4.06%

    6.19%

    3.59% undervalued

    -27.68%

    18.52

    Business Services

    0.57%

    4.30%

    11.98%

    15.99% overvalued

    14.32%

    21.24

    Computer and Technology

    0.53%

    2.95%

    11.37%

    17.23% overvalued

    1.39%

    26.01

    Construction

    1.13%

    3.75%

    12.61%

    24.19% overvalued

    22.51%

    25.95

    Consumer Discretionary

    0.61%

    4.71%

    13.64%

    12.45% overvalued

    6.38%

    22.69

    Consumer Staples

    0.17%

    2.92%

    9.84%

    24.65% overvalued

    9.03%

    19.52

    Finance

    0.52%

    2.97%

    12.04%

    19.27% overvalued

    12.53%

    17.77

    Industrial Products

    0.74%

    4.37%

    13.42%

    18.78% overvalued

    4.65%

    18.81

    Medical

    0.33%

    3.79%

    12.04%

    11.62% overvalued

    8.70%

    23.8

    Multi-Sector Conglomerates

    0.20%

    0.90%

    4.90%

    11.25% overvalued

    5.11%

    15.6

    Oils-Energy

    0.50%

    1.89%

    8.81%

    7.83% overvalued

    -13.62%

    24.52

    Retail-Wholesale

    0.67%

    4.16%

    14.85%

    18.00% overvalued

    13.04%

    20.28

    Transportation

    0.73%

    4.63%

    19.60%

    22.66% overvalued

    5.12%

    20.58

    Utilities

    0.40%

    2.45%

    6.72%

    13.67% overvalued

    3.37%

    17.89

    Sector Talk-Health Care

    Below, we present the latest data on leading Health Care 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 Health Care Sector Stocks--Short-Term Forecast Returns

    Ticker

    Name

    Mkt Price

    Valuation(%)

    Last 12-M Retn(%)

    AFFY

    AFFYMAX INC

    3.06

    -75

    -72.46

    RPRX

    REPROS THERAPEU

    9.75

    -75

    150.64

    AKRX

    AKORN INC

    13.96

    -75

    16.92

    QGEN

    QIAGEN NV

    20.91

    -75

    43.42

    SPPI

    SPECTRUM PHARMA

    7.81

    -34.76

    -39.27

    Top-Five Health Care Sector Stocks--Long-Term Forecast Returns

    Ticker

    Name

    Mkt Price

    Valuation(%)

    Last 12-M Retn(%)

    AFFY

    AFFYMAX INC

    3.06

    -75

    -72.46

    RPRX

    REPROS THERAPEU

    9.75

    -75

    150.64

    AKRX

    AKORN INC

    13.96

    -75

    16.92

    QGEN

    QIAGEN NV

    20.91

    -75

    43.42

    SPPI

    SPECTRUM PHARMA

    7.81

    -34.76

    -39.27

    Top-Five Health Care Sector Stocks--Composite Score

    Ticker

    Name

    Mkt Price

    Valuation(%)

    Last 12-M Retn(%)

    BSX

    BOSTON SCIENTIF

    7.52

    -23.57

    27.89

    CELG

    CELGENE CORP

    114.28

    -75

    50.35

    QGEN

    QIAGEN NV

    20.91

    -75

    43.42

    ACT

    ACTAVIS INC

    91.08

    0.28

    53.83

    AZN

    ASTRAZENECA PLC

    46.52

    -2.92

    3.52

    Top-Five Health Care Sector Stocks--Most Overvalued

    Ticker

    Name

    Mkt Price

    Valuation(%)

    Last 12-M Retn(%)

    INFI

    INFINITY PHARMA

    48.66

    300

    382.74

    SRPT

    SAREPTA THERAP

    33.44

    300

    322.31

    LGND

    LIGAND PHARMA-B

    23.1

    300

    43.12

    SGYP

    SYNERGY PHARMAC

    6.01

    300

    51.39

    EBS

    EMERGENT BIOSOL

    14.85

    300

    -5.59

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

    Mar 15 3:13 PM | Link | Comment!
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