This week, we provide top-five ranked VE data for our Consumer Staples Sector stocks. We take a look at our latest data on Axon Enterprise $AAXN and provide a free download link for our stock report on the company.
VALUATION WATCH: Overvalued stocks now make up 49.22% of our stocks assigned a valuation and 18.83% of those equities are calculated to be overvalued by 20% or more. Ten sectors are calculated to be overvalued.
ValuEngine Index Overview
| Index | Week Open | Friday PM | Change | % Change | YTD |
| DJIA | 24161.53 | 24492.70 | 331.17 | 1.37% | -0.92% |
| NASDAQ | 7451.90 | 7682.68 | 230.78 | 3.10% | 11.29% |
| RUSSELL 2000 | 1641.73 | 1693.14 | 51.41 | 3.13% | 10.27% |
| S&P 500 | 2704.95 | 2760.60 | 55.65 | 2.06% | 3.25% |
ValuEngine Market Overview
| Summary of VE Stock Universe | |
| Stocks Undervalued | 50.78% |
| Stocks Overvalued | 49.22% |
| Stocks Undervalued by 20% | 18.77% |
| Stocks Overvalued by 20% | 18.83% |
ValuEngine Sector Overview
| Sector | Change | MTD | YTD | Valuation | Last 12-MReturn | P/E Ratio |
| Computer and Technology | 0.89% | 0.87% | 6.43% | 12.54% overvalued | 27.03% | 31.46 |
| Medical | 0.66% | 1.81% | 14.57% | 12.40% overvalued | 37.84% | 29.26 |
| Retail-Wholesale | 0.82% | 0.87% | 4.52% | 8.18% overvalued | 23.83% | 24.22 |
| Aerospace | -0.37% | 0.07% | 3.15% | 7.63% overvalued | 13.74% | 25.39 |
| Consumer Discretionary | 0.27% | 0.37% | 2.99% | 7.63% overvalued | 17.60% | 25.34 |
| Business Services | 0.36% | 0.99% | 6.95% | 5.05% overvalued | 19.83% | 25.56 |
| Consumer Staples | 1.03% | 1.53% | -0.61% | 4.43% overvalued | 12.81% | 24.94 |
| Multi-Sector Conglomerates | 0.22% | 0.34% | -4.53% | 4.29% overvalued | 5.06% | 18.66 |
| Utilities | 0.77% | 1.66% | -5.28% | 3.23% overvalued | 0.38% | 20.64 |
| Finance | 0.40% | 0.80% | 1.69% | 2.14% overvalued | 7.86% | 17.75 |
| Industrial Products | 0.59% | 0.84% | 1.46% | 1.63% undervalued | 11.45% | 22.91 |
| Auto-Tires-Trucks | 1.02% | 0.74% | -5.69% | 2.50% undervalued | 3.31% | 12.93 |
| Construction | 0.71% | 1.10% | 3.45% | 4.68% undervalued | 18.68% | 22.03 |
| Transportation | 0.30% | 0.37% | -1.95% | 5.39% undervalued | 12.96% | 19.29 |
| Basic Materials | 0.56% | 0.75% | 2.79% | 7.99% undervalued | 6.48% | 21.46 |
| Oils-Energy | 0.07% | 0.07% | 7.96% | 12.84% undervalued | 17.14% | 25.60 |
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Sector Talk–Consumer Staples
Below, we present the latest data on Consumer Staples 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 Consumer Staples Stocks–Short-Term Forecast Returns
| Ticker | Name | Mkt Price | Valuation (%) | Last 12-M Return (%) |
| MED | MEDIFAST INC | 166.56 | 174.03% | 306.14% |
| FRPT | FRESHPET INC | 29.5 | 161.25% | 82.10% |
| CHEF | CHEFS WAREHOUSE | 29.75 | 56.55% | 138.00% |
| MGPI | MGP INGREDIENTS | 94.85 | 29.19% | 86.35% |
| SAM | BOSTON BEER INC | 304.95 | 23.64% | 128.43% |
Top-Five Consumer Staples Stocks–Momentum
| Ticker | Name | Mkt Price | Valuation (%) | Last 12-M Return (%) |
| MED | MEDIFAST INC | 166.56 | 174.03% | 306.14% |
| CHEF | CHEFS WAREHOUSE | 29.75 | 56.55% | 138.00% |
| SAM | BOSTON BEER INC | 304.95 | 23.64% | 128.43% |
| MGPI | MGP INGREDIENTS | 94.85 | 29.19% | 86.35% |
| FRPT | FRESHPET INC | 29.5 | 161.25% | 82.10% |
Top-Five Consumer Staples Stocks–Composite Score
| Ticker | Name | Mkt Price | Valuation (%) | Last 12-M Return (%) |
| SYY | SYSCO CORP | 69.36 | 5.99% | 40.46% |
| EL | ESTEE LAUDER | 143.55 | 11.66% | 49.97% |
| DPS | DR PEPPER SNAPL | 123.81 | 11.75% | 37.92% |
| BF.B | BROWN FORMAN B | 50.55 | 1.07% | 31.09% |
| GCI | GANNETT CO INC | 10.84 | 17.56% | 25.46% |
Top-Five Consumer Staples Stocks–Most Overvalued
| Ticker | Name | Mkt Price | Valuation (%) | Last 12-M Return (%) |
| MED | MEDIFAST INC | 166.56 | 174.03% | 306.14% |
| FRPT | FRESHPET INC | 29.5 | 161.25% | 82.10% |
| DAR | DARLING INGRDNT | 19.88 | 58.12% | 24.72% |
| CHEF | CHEFS WAREHOUSE | 29.75 | 56.55% | 138.00% |
| STKL | SUNOPTA INC | 8.95 | 49.84% | -9.60% |
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Axon Enterprise, Inc. (AAXN) engages in the development, manufacture and sale of conducted electrical weapons for the law enforcement, federal, military, corrections, private security and personal defense markets. Its operating segment consists of TASER Weapons and Axon segments. TASER Weapons segment involves in the sale of conducted electrical weapons, accessories and other products and services. Axon segment focuses on devices, wearables, applications, cloud and mobile products. Axon Enterprise Inc., formerly known as TASER International Inc., is headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ.
VALUENGINE RECOMMENDATION: ValuEngine continues its STRONG BUY recommendation on AXON ENTERPRISE for 2018-07-05. Based on the information we have gathered and our resulting research, we feel that AXON ENTERPRISE has the probability to OUTPERFORM average market performance for the next year. The company exhibits ATTRACTIVE Momentum and Sharpe Ratio.
You can download a free copy of detailed report on Axon Enterprise, Inc. (AAXN) from the link below.
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| ValuEngine Forecast | ||
| Target Price* |
Expected Return |
|
|---|---|---|
| 1-Month | 65.78 | 1.23% |
| 3-Month | 66.85 | 2.87% |
| 6-Month | 69.27 | 6.61% |
| 1-Year | 74.59 | 14.78% |
| 2-Year | 78.49 | 20.79% |
| 3-Year | 78.03 | 20.08% |
| Valuation & Rankings | |||
| Valuation | 114.49% overvalued | Valuation Rank(?) | 3 |
| 1-M Forecast Return | 1.23% | 1-M Forecast Return Rank | 100 |
| 12-M Return | 157.14% | Momentum Rank(?) | 98 |
| Sharpe Ratio | 0.82 | Sharpe Ratio Rank(?) | 88 |
| 5-Y Avg Annual Return | 40.07% | 5-Y Avg Annual Rtn Rank | 97 |
| Volatility | 48.73% | Volatility Rank(?) | 33 |
| Expected EPS Growth | 33.33% | EPS Growth Rank(?) | 65 |
| Market Cap (billions) | 3.41 | Size Rank | 76 |
| Trailing P/E Ratio | 154.71 | Trailing P/E Rank(?) | 31 |
| Forward P/E Ratio | 116.04 | Forward P/E Ratio Rank | 3 |
| PEG Ratio | 4.64 | PEG Ratio Rank | 6 |
| Price/Sales | 9.33 | Price/Sales Rank(?) | 13 |
| Market/Book | 20.45 | Market/Book Rank(?) | 8 |
| Beta | 0.83 | Beta Rank | 47 |
| Alpha | 0.83 | Alpha Rank | 97 |
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