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  • ValuEngine Rates Top-5 Tech Stocks

    MARKET OVERVIEW

    Index

    Week Open

    Thurs Close

    Change

    % Change

    YTD

    DJIA

    12938.19

    13391.36

    453.17

    3.50%

    2.18%

    NASDAQ

    2955.45

    3100.57

    145.12

    4.91%

    1.02%

    RUSSELL 2000

    831.89

    872.6

    40.71

    4.89%

    3.36%

    S&P 500

    1402.43

    1459.37

    56.94

    4.06%

    2.45%

     

     

    Summary of VE Stock Universe

     

     

    Stocks Undervalued

    44.16%

    Stocks Overvalued

    55.84%

    Stocks Undervalued by 20%

    16.68%

    Stocks Overvalued by 20%

    20.75%

    SECTOR OVERVIEW

    Sector

    Change

    MTD

    YTD

    Valuation

    Last 12-MReturn

    P/E Ratio

    Aerospace

    0.38%

    2.40%

    2.40%

    13.37% overvalued

    10.89%

    15.06

    Auto-Tires-Trucks

    0.08%

    2.93%

    2.93%

    5.30% overvalued

    11.87%

    14.34

    Basic Materials

    -0.76%

    2.53%

    2.53%

    3.02% overvalued

    -16.07%

    23.38

    Business Services

    -0.08%

    2.02%

    2.02%

    14.16% overvalued

    9.97%

    25.03

    Computer and Technology

    -0.23%

    2.63%

    2.63%

    12.13% overvalued

    7.46%

    35.84

    Construction

    0.09%

    3.17%

    3.17%

    24.75% overvalued

    36.79%

    49.09

    Consumer Discretionary

    0.44%

    2.37%

    2.37%

    7.92% overvalued

    11.42%

    26.23

    Consumer Staples

    -0.55%

    2.04%

    2.04%

    19.54% overvalued

    11.28%

    19.18

    Finance

    -0.08%

    2.03%

    2.03%

    15.65% overvalued

    18.64%

    20.23

    Industrial Products

    0.07%

    2.61%

    2.61%

    18.06% overvalued

    9.22%

    21.46

    Medical

    0.10%

    2.12%

    2.12%

    9.64% overvalued

    13.92%

    39.42

    Multi-Sector Conglomerates

    -0.50%

    1.03%

    1.03%

    3.56% overvalued

    15.97%

    14.02

    Oils-Energy

    1.03%

    4.06%

    4.06%

    1.12% overvalued

    -8.73%

    31.32

    Retail-Wholesale

    0.40%

    2.22%

    2.22%

    15.53% overvalued

    19.83%

    25.92

    Transportation

    0.24%

    3.24%

    3.24%

    16.26% overvalued

    7.76%

    20.35

    Utilities

    -0.25%

    2.11%

    2.11%

    9.58% overvalued

    7.05%

    18.72

    Sector Talk-Computers and Technology

    Below, we present the latest data on leading Computers and Technology 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 Computers and Technology Sector Stocks--Short-Term Forecast Returns

    Ticker

    Name

    Mkt Price

    Valuation(%)

    Last 12-M Retn(%)

    ALLT

    ALLOT COMM LTD

    13.85

    -47.44

    -12.45

    CEL

    CELLCOM ISRAEL

    8.51

    -21.18

    -44.74

    MLNX

    MELLANOX TECH

    50.7

    -39.06

    53.4

    PERI

    PERION NETWORK

    9.17

    23.36

    126.98

    PBI

    PITNEY BOWES IN

    11.09

    -28.3

    -34.3

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

    Ticker

    Name

    Mkt Price

    Valuation(%)

    Last 12-M Retn(%)

    HPQ

    HEWLETT PACKARD

    15.14

    -25.89

    -41.5

    GAME

    SHANDA GAME-ADR

    3.1

    -42.65

    -6.34

    PBI

    PITNEY BOWES IN

    11.09

    -28.3

    -34.3

    DELL

    DELL INC

    10.94

    -29.31

    -25.78

    WDC

    WESTERN DIGITAL

    43.02

    11.45

    40.68

    Top-Five Computers and Technology Sector Stocks--Composite Score

    Ticker

    Name

    Mkt Price

    Valuation(%)

    Last 12-M Retn(%)

    GA

    GIANT INTERACTV

    6.23

    -27.01

    61.4

    AAPL

    APPLE INC

    542.1

    -10.28

    32.99

    CYOU

    CHANGYOU.COM

    28.26

    -11.89

    41.37

    CRUS

    CIRRUS LOGIC

    29.35

    -33.93

    82.07

    WDC

    WESTERN DIGITAL

    43.02

    11.45

    40.68

    Top-Five Computers and Technology Sector Stocks--Most Overvalued

    Ticker

    Name

    Mkt Price

    Valuation(%)

    Last 12-M Retn(%)

    ACPW

    ACTIVE POWER

    3.46

    300

    N/A

    AMKR

    AMKOR TECH INC

    4.44

    300

    -3.9

    JDSU

    JDS UNIPHASE CP

    13.86

    300

    27.86

    IDTI

    INTEGR DEVICE

    7.69

    300

    34.91

    SEAC

    SEACHANGE INTL

    9.94

    300

    38.06

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

    Tags: ALLT, CEL, MLNX, PERI, PBI, HPQ, GAME, DELL, WDC, GA, AAPL, CYOU, CRUS, ACPW, AMKR, JDSU, IDTI, SEAC, tech stocks
    Jan 04 12:57 PM | Link | Comment!
  • Business Services Stocks Ranked And Rated By ValuEngine

    MARKET OVERVIEW

    Index

    Week Open

    Thurs Close

    Change

    % Change

    YTD

    DJIA

    13154.89

    13170.7

    15.81

    0.12%

    7.80%

    NASDAQ

    2973.19

    2992.16

    18.97

    0.64%

    14.86%

    RUSSELL 2000

    822.81

    824.2

    1.39

    0.17%

    11.24%

    S&P 500

    1418.07

    1419.45

    1.38

    0.10%

    12.87%

     

     

    Summary of VE Stock Universe

     

     

    Stocks Undervalued

    57.72%

    Stocks Overvalued

    42.28%

    Stocks Undervalued by 20%

    21.65%

    Stocks Overvalued by 20%

    13.38%

    SECTOR OVERVIEW

    Sector

    Change

    MTD

    YTD

    Valuation

    Last 12-MReturn

    P/E Ratio

    Aerospace

    0.79%

    0.06%

    5.11%

    7.68% overvalued

    7.06%

    14.86

    Auto-Tires-Trucks

    -1.79%

    0.28%

    14.35%

    4.43% undervalued

    12.19%

    13.24

    Basic Materials

    -0.80%

    1.86%

    1.58%

    3.57% undervalued

    -16.56%

    22.74

    Business Services

    -0.06%

    1.67%

    10.74%

    7.82% overvalued

    11.95%

    24

    Computer and Technology

    -0.48%

    1.07%

    29.73%

    6.36% overvalued

    4.93%

    34.26

    Construction

    -0.24%

    -0.67%

    65.59%

    15.36% overvalued

    37.90%

    46.98

    Consumer Discretionary

    -0.53%

    0.08%

    13.25%

    2.01% overvalued

    9.38%

    24.88

    Consumer Staples

    -0.37%

    0.15%

    15.01%

    15.19% overvalued

    11.22%

    18.93

    Finance

    -0.48%

    0.26%

    30.19%

    9.74% overvalued

    17.57%

    19.32

    Industrial Products

    -0.19%

    1.18%

    9.76%

    10.59% overvalued

    6.83%

    20.17

    Medical

    -0.60%

    0.00%

    25.26%

    4.44% overvalued

    12.79%

    36.94

    Multi-Sector Conglomerates

    0.01%

    1.28%

    11.45%

    4.15% undervalued

    10.83%

    13.17

    Oils-Energy

    -0.88%

    0.96%

    -5.32%

    6.02% undervalued

    -8.05%

    28.95

    Retail-Wholesale

    -0.22%

    -0.21%

    19.72%

    10.62% overvalued

    18.55%

    24.83

    Transportation

    -0.12%

    0.22%

    12.75%

    7.33% overvalued

    4.80%

    18.84

    Utilities

    -0.75%

    0.35%

    -5.50%

    5.43% overvalued

    5.21%

    18.15

    Sector Talk-Business Services

    Below, we present the latest data on leading Business Services 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(%)

    RRD

    DONNELLEY (RR)

    9.12

    -32.54

    -28.75

    FMCN

    FOCUS MEDIA HLD

    23.67

    -23.71

    18

    PRGX

    PRGX GLOBAL INC

    6.39

    N/A

    11.71

    ONE

    HIGHER ONE HLDG

    10.01

    -38.09

    -43.7

    IRM

    IRON MOUNTAIN

    30.71

    -1.91

    20.81

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

    Ticker

    Name

    Mkt Price

    Valuation(%)

    Last 12-M Retn(%)

    LQDT

    LIQUIDITY SVCS

    39.77

    -30.56

    9.59

    DTG

    DOLLAR THRIFTY

    87.49

    14.46

    34.17

    DLX

    DELUXE CORP

    29.75

    1.57

    44.84

    FMCN

    FOCUS MEDIA HLD

    23.67

    -23.71

    18

    IT

    GARTNER INC -A

    46.51

    -1.25

    28.3

    Top-Five Business Services Sector Stocks--Composite Score

    Ticker

    Name

    Mkt Price

    Valuation(%)

    Last 12-M Retn(%)

    BAH

    BOOZ ALLEN HMLT

    14.27

    -9.9

    48.34

    FMCN

    FOCUS MEDIA HLD

    23.67

    -23.71

    18

    DLX

    DELUXE CORP

    29.75

    1.57

    44.84

    SAI

    SAIC INC

    11.48

    -34.07

    -2.13

    RRD

    DONNELLEY (RR)

    9.12

    -32.54

    -28.75

    Top-Five Business Services Sector Stocks--Most Overvalued

    Ticker

    Name

    Mkt Price

    Valuation(%)

    Last 12-M Retn(%)

    ABM

    ABM INDUSTRIES

    20.31

    300

    2.06

    VISN

    VISIONCHINA MDA

    3.6

    300

    170.68

    IHS

    IHS INC-A

    92.03

    89.15

    9.6

    RLD

    REALD INC

    10.97

    67.21

    27.56

    FRM

    FURMANITE CORP

    4.56

    40.32

    -28.3

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

    Tags: RRD, FMCN, PRGX, ONE, IRM, LQDT, DTG, DLX, IT, BAH, SAI, ABM, VISN, IHS, RLD, FRM, business services sector stocks, quant rating, valuengine
    Dec 14 3:22 PM | Link | Comment!
  • Retail Stocks Ranked And Rated By ValuEngine Just In Time For Holidays

    MARKET OVERVIEW

    Index

    Week Open

    Thurs. Close

    Change

    % Change

    YTD

    DJIA

    13027.73

    13074.04

    46.31

    0.36%

    7.35%

    NASDAQ

    3029.21

    2989.27

    -39.94

    -1.32%

    14.68%

    RUSSELL 2000

    825.87

    821.79

    -4.08

    -0.49%

    11.29%

    S&P 500

    1416.34

    1413.94

    -2.4

    -0.17%

    12.62%

     

     

    Summary of VE Stock Universe

     

     

    Stocks Undervalued

    60.83%

    Stocks Overvalued

    39.17%

    Stocks Undervalued by 20%

    22.93%

    Stocks Overvalued by 20%

    12.19%

    SECTOR OVERVIEW

    Sector

    Change

    MTD

    YTD

    Valuation

    Last 12-MReturn

    P/E Ratio

    Aerospace

    0.14%

    -1.16%

    4.44%

    6.39% overvalued

    3.54%

    14.57

    Auto-Tires-Trucks

    -0.42%

    -0.13%

    14.03%

    6.05% undervalued

    6.22%

    13.2

    Basic Materials

    0.20%

    -0.15%

    0.28%

    6.14% undervalued

    -21.56%

    22.61

    Business Services

    -0.15%

    0.54%

    9.77%

    4.06% overvalued

    6.05%

    23.96

    Computer and Technology

    0.49%

    0.75%

    35.16%

    4.21% overvalued

    1.17%

    33.97

    Construction

    -0.06%

    -1.79%

    62.83%

    12.57% overvalued

    30.05%

    46.85

    Consumer Discretionary

    0.20%

    0.31%

    13.95%

    0.78% overvalued

    6.60%

    25.06

    Consumer Staples

    0.16%

    0.06%

    15.16%

    14.14% overvalued

    9.32%

    19.1

    Finance

    0.03%

    0.11%

    29.99%

    8.22% overvalued

    14.71%

    19.32

    Industrial Products

    0.19%

    0.06%

    8.52%

    8.05% overvalued

    3.49%

    19.96

    Medical

    0.01%

    -0.76%

    25.13%

    2.75% overvalued

    9.45%

    36.65

    Multi-Sector Conglomerates

    -0.75%

    0.92%

    11.57%

    6.33% undervalued

    15.59%

    13.03

    Oils-Energy

    -0.56%

    -1.39%

    -7.16%

    5.32% undervalued

    -13.17%

    28.92

    Retail-Wholesale

    0.06%

    -0.24%

    20.42%

    9.49% overvalued

    16.28%

    24.93

    Transportation

    0.11%

    -0.01%

    12.39%

    10.15% overvalued

    0.92%

    18.85

    Utilities

    -0.10%

    -0.60%

    -5.91%

    4.17% overvalued

    1.97%

    18.05

    Sector Talk-Retail

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

    Ticker

    Name

    Mkt Price

    Valuation(%)

    Last 12-M Retn(%)

    SHLD

    SEARS HLDG CP

    40.25

    -25.25

    -32.91

    ZLC

    ZALE CORP NEW

    4.6

    -65.52

    20.42

    MFRM

    MATTRESS FIRM

    23.04

    -28.76

    3.83

    VRA

    VERA BRADLEY

    23.14

    -22.79

    -37.73

    KSS

    KOHLS CORP

    44.03

    -17.59

    -11.46

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

    Ticker

    Name

    Mkt Price

    Valuation(%)

    Last 12-M Retn(%)

    GPS

    GAP INC

    31.96

    -1.05

    72.66

    LL

    LUMBER LIQUIDAT

    51.8

    -1.96

    201.69

    BBY

    BEST BUY

    12.36

    -47.3

    -54.64

    RNDY

    ROUNDYS INC

    4.84

    -13.59

    N/A

    HD

    HOME DEPOT

    64.34

    13.62

    63.05

    Top-Five Retail Sector Stocks--Composite Score

    Ticker

    Name

    Mkt Price

    Valuation(%)

    Last 12-M Retn(%)

    GME

    GAMESTOP CORP

    26.64

    -10.86

    18.45

    M

    MACYS INC

    38.92

    -7.82

    20.35

    ASNA

    ASCENA RETAIL

    18.93

    -10.99

    33.41

    DRI

    DARDEN RESTRNT

    47.04

    -13.5

    16.7

    GPS

    GAP INC

    31.96

    -1.05

    72.66

    Top-Five Retail Sector Stocks--Most Overvalued

    Ticker

    Name

    Mkt Price

    Valuation(%)

    Last 12-M Retn(%)

    TUES

    TUESDAY MORNING

    6

    291.6

    85.76

    NFLX

    NETFLIX INC

    86.17

    213.41

    26.46

    BIOS

    BIOSCRIP INC

    10.85

    88.54

    84.84

    RT

    RUBY TUESDAY

    7.76

    82.09

    8.99

    OSTK

    OVERSTOCK.COM

    14.39

    62.01

    84.25

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

    Tags: SHLD, ZLC, MFRM, VRA, KSS, GPS, LL, BBY, RNDY, HD, GME, M, ASNA, DRI, TUES, NFLX, BIOS, RT, OSTK, retail
    Dec 07 4:09 PM | Link | Comment!
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