This week, we provide top-five ranked VE data for our Construction Sector stocks. We take a look at our latest data on Intel $INTC and provide a free download link for our stock report on the company. Because overvaluation has crept up again, we now have another Valuation Watch.
VALUATION WATCH: Overvalued stocks now make up 61.23% of our stocks assigned a valuation and 23.64% of those equities are calculated to be overvalued by 20% or more. Because overvaluation has once again increased above 60%, we have re-insitituted a Valuation Watch. Fifteen sectors are calculated to be overvalued.
EDITOR’S NOTE: We will be publishing on an adjusted schedule for the 2017 holidays–T,TH,F, and then resume our regular M,W,F publication schedule beginning January 8, 2018
ValuEngine Index Overview
| Index | Week Open | Friday PM | Change | % Change | YTD |
| DJIA | 24809.35 | 25215.22 | 405.87 | 1.64% | 2.01% |
| NASDAQ | 6937.65 | 7121.61 | 183.96 | 2.65% | 3.16% |
| RUSSELL 2000 | 1536.12 | 1555.88 | 19.76 | 1.29% | 1.33% |
| S&P 500 | 2683.73 | 2736.65 | 52.92 | 1.97% | 2.36% |
ValuEngine Market Overview
| Summary of VE Stock Universe | |
| Stocks Undervalued | 38.77% |
| Stocks Overvalued | 61.23% |
| Stocks Undervalued by 20% | 17.36% |
| Stocks Overvalued by 20% | 23.64% |
ValuEngine Sector Overview
| Sector | Change | MTD | YTD | Valuation | Last 12-MReturn | P/E Ratio |
| Aerospace | 0.74% | 0.75% | 0.75% | 27.72% overvalued | 24.77% | 22.97 |
| Industrial Products | 0.65% | 3.17% | 3.53% | 13.80% overvalued | 35.67% | 33.58 |
| Construction | 0.71% | 1.55% | 1.55% | 13.52% overvalued | 25.62% | 25.17 |
| Computer and Technology | 0.34% | 1.91% | 1.91% | 12.20% overvalued | 26.59% | 23.94 |
| Transportation | 1.23% | 1.89% | 1.89% | 11.80% overvalued | 18.75% | 21.47 |
| Multi-Sector Conglomerates | 0.65% | 2.13% | 2.13% | 10.29% overvalued | 27.74% | 24.45 |
| Utilities | 0.25% | 0.92% | 0.92% | 8.49% overvalued | 23.42% | 25.94 |
| Consumer Discretionary | -0.26% | 1.14% | 1.14% | 7.12% overvalued | 15.74% | 25.00 |
| Finance | 0.49% | 1.23% | 1.23% | 6.00% overvalued | 19.84% | 25.55 |
| Business Services | 0.18% | 0.64% | 0.64% | 5.97% overvalued | 12.59% | 18.96 |
| Consumer Staples | 1.21% | 3.67% | 3.67% | 4.54% overvalued | 27.06% | 15.57 |
| Retail-Wholesale | 0.12% | 0.40% | 0.40% | 4.26% overvalued | 18.51% | 27.06 |
| Auto-Tires-Trucks | 0.09% | 1.14% | 1.14% | 3.85% overvalued | 11.11% | 22.44 |
| Basic Materials | 0.73% | 2.60% | 2.58% | 3.05% overvalued | 25.69% | 26.30 |
| Medical | 0.30% | 2.91% | 2.91% | 2.72% overvalued | 45.01% | 28.77 |
| Oils-Energy | 0.84% | 4.72% | 4.72% | 7.28% undervalued | 2.89% | 29.61 |
Sector Talk–Construction
Below, we present the latest data on Construction stocks from our Professional Stock Analysis Service. Top- five lists are provided for each category. We applied some basic liquidity criteria–share price greater than $3 and average daily volume in excess of 100k shares.
Top-Five Construction Stocks–Short-Term Forecast Returns
| Ticker | Name | Mkt Price | Valuation (%) | Last 12-M Return (%) |
| OSB | NORBORD INC | 35.14 | N/A | 39.06% |
| MHO | M/I HOMES INC | 36.46 | 24.10% | 39.32% |
| ACM | AECOM | 38.95 | 17.95% | 1.51% |
| CX | CEMEX SA ADR | 7.95 | N/A | 3.87% |
| NWHM | NEW HOME CO LLC | 13.06 | 12.36% | 10.49% |
Top-Five Construction Stocks–Momentum
| Ticker | Name | Mkt Price | Valuation (%) | Last 12-M Return (%) |
| BLD | TOPBUILD CORP | 76.12 | 24.66% | 102.77% |
| KBH | KB HOME | 33.14 | 33.18% | 95.40% |
| STRL | STERLING CONSTR | 15.76 | 40.53% | 87.40% |
| DHI | D R HORTON INC | 52.07 | 40.02% | 84.45% |
| OC | OWENS CORNING | 93.65 | 19.57% | 80.62% |
Top-Five Construction Stocks–Composite Score
| Ticker | Name | Mkt Price | Valuation (%) | Last 12-M Return (%) |
| LPX | LOUISIANA PAC | 27.87 | 7.50% | 40.47% |
| PHM | PULTE GROUP ONC | 33.83 | 22.86% | 78.15% |
| URI | UTD RENTALS INC | 172 | 18.94% | 56.55% |
| MDC | MDC HLDGS | 33.89 | 11.29% | 37.18% |
| BZH | BEAZER HOMES | 20.1 | 0.30% | 47.25% |
Top-Five Construction Stocks–Most Overvalued
| Ticker | Name | Mkt Price | Valuation (%) | Last 12-M Return (%) |
| CCS | CENTURY COMMUNT | 34.05 | 44.03% | 59.86% |
| CAA | CALATLANTIC GRP | 59.78 | 42.40% | 69.97% |
| STRL | STERLING CONSTR | 15.76 | 40.53% | 87.40% |
| DHI | D R HORTON INC | 52.07 | 40.02% | 84.45% |
| SUM | SUMMIT MATERLS | 31.69 | 36.12% | 29.83% |
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Intel Corporation (INTC) is one of the world’s largest semiconductor chip maker. The Company develops advanced integrated digital technology products, primarily integrated circuits, for industries such as computing and communications. It also develops platforms, which it defines as integrated suites of digital computing technologies that are designed and configured to work together to provide an optimized user computing solution compared to components that are used separately. Intel designs and manufactures computing and communications components, such as microprocessors, chipsets, motherboards, and wireless and wired connectivity products, as well as platforms that incorporate these components. The Company sells its products primarily to original equipment manufacturers, original design manufacturers, PC and network communications products users, and other manufacturers of industrial and communications equipment. Intel Corporation is based in Santa Clara, California.
VALUENGINE RECOMMENDATION: ValuEngine continues its BUY recommendation on INTEL CORP for 2018-01-04. Based on the information we have gathered and our resulting research, we feel that INTEL CORP has the probability to OUTPERFORM average market performance for the next year. The company exhibits ATTRACTIVE Company Size and P/E Ratio.
You can download a free copy of detailed report on Intel Corporation (INTC) from the link below.
Read our Complete Rating and Forecast Report HERE.
| ValuEngine Forecast | ||
| Target Price* |
Expected Return |
|
|---|---|---|
| 1-Month | 44.68 | 0.56% |
| 3-Month | 44.42 | -0.01% |
| 6-Month | 44.55 | 0.27% |
| 1-Year | 47.41 | 6.71% |
| 2-Year | 46.34 | 4.31% |
| 3-Year | 47.24 | 6.33% |
| Valuation & Rankings | |||
| Valuation | 3.90% overvalued | Valuation Rank(?) | 53 |
| 1-M Forecast Return | 0.56% | 1-M Forecast Return Rank | 86 |
| 12-M Return | 22.03% | Momentum Rank(?) | 65 |
| Sharpe Ratio | 0.79 | Sharpe Ratio Rank(?) | 84 |
| 5-Y Avg Annual Return | 16.12% | 5-Y Avg Annual Rtn Rank | 81 |
| Volatility | 20.39% | Volatility Rank(?) | 69 |
| Expected EPS Growth | 0.31% | EPS Growth Rank(?) | 18 |
| Market Cap (billions) | 214.82 | Size Rank | 100 |
| Trailing P/E Ratio | 13.67 | Trailing P/E Rank(?) | 85 |
| Forward P/E Ratio | 13.63 | Forward P/E Ratio Rank | 69 |
| PEG Ratio | 44.43 | PEG Ratio Rank | 1 |
| Price/Sales | 3.46 | Price/Sales Rank(?) | 33 |
| Market/Book | 6.41 | Market/Book Rank(?) | 24 |
| Beta | 1.07 | Beta Rank | 36 |
| Alpha | 0.05 | Alpha Rank | 67 |
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