This week, we provide top-five ranked VE data for our Construction stocks. We take a look at our latest data on Cisco Systems $CSCO and provide a free download of our report on the company.
VALUATION: Overvalued stocks now make up 53.86% of our stocks assigned a valuation and 18.89% of those equities are calculated to be overvalued by 20% or more. Eleven sectors are calculated to be overvalued.
ValuEngine Index Overview
| Index | Week Open | Thursday PM | Change | % Change | YTD |
| DJIA | 21945.64 | 21750.73 | -194.91 | -0.89% | 10.06% |
| NASDAQ | 6306.11 | 6221.91 | -84.2 | -1.34% | 15.58% |
| RUSSELL 2000 | 1375.13 | 1358.94 | -16.19 | -1.18% | 0.13% |
| S&P 500 | 2454.96 | 2430.01 | -24.95 | -1.02% | 8.54% |
ValuEngine Market Overview
| Summary of VE Stock Universe | |
| Stocks Undervalued | 46.14% |
| Stocks Overvalued | 53.86% |
| Stocks Undervalued by 20% | 20.7% |
| Stocks Overvalued by 20% | 18.89% |
ValuEngine Sector Overview
| Sector | Change | MTD | YTD | Valuation | Last 12-MReturn | P/E Ratio |
| Aerospace | 0.03% | -0.68% | 4.51% | 24.66% overvalued | 28.93% | 21.14 |
| Multi-Sector Conglomerates | 0.04% | -0.70% | 9.14% | 14.60% overvalued | 8.57% | 20.17 |
| Computer and Technology | 0.28% | -1.90% | 19.04% | 10.68% overvalued | 14.57% | 31.14 |
| Industrial Products | 0.06% | -2.80% | 6.74% | 9.98% overvalued | 16.88% | 23.69 |
| Utilities | -0.06% | 0.02% | 23.12% | 8.80% overvalued | 13.05% | 24.10 |
| Finance | 0.16% | -0.95% | 6.76% | 6.48% overvalued | 12.70% | 18.01 |
| Consumer Discretionary | 0.18% | -0.17% | 10.63% | 4.58% overvalued | 16.51% | 25.77 |
| Consumer Staples | 0.26% | -1.42% | 4.29% | 4.55% overvalued | 4.36% | 24.63 |
| Transportation | -0.17% | 0.10% | 9.95% | 2.61% overvalued | 14.98% | 20.90 |
| Construction | -0.19% | -3.24% | 12.34% | 0.70% overvalued | 11.39% | 21.73 |
| Business Services | -0.11% | -1.93% | 4.94% | 0.03% overvalued | 3.34% | 23.22 |
| Basic Materials | 0.78% | -0.55% | 8.63% | 0.91% undervalued | 2.97% | 25.09 |
| Auto-Tires-Trucks | 0.83% | 0.68% | 13.08% | 0.94% undervalued | 22.38% | 13.55 |
| Medical | 0.09% | -1.92% | 13.67% | 3.34% undervalued | 2.50% | 29.44 |
| Retail-Wholesale | 0.33% | -1.99% | -1.83% | 8.51% undervalued | -0.92% | 22.15 |
| Oils-Energy | -0.86% | -6.90% | -8.17% | 19.94% undervalued | -11.50% | 28.79 |
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 (%) |
| MTZ | MASTEC INC | 38.75 | -20.04% | 27.17% |
| URI | UTD RENTALS INC | 111.97 | 13.56% | 43.77% |
| WGO | WINNEBAGO | 34.7 | 8.90% | 48.16% |
| MHO | M/I HOMES INC | 26.55 | 0.54% | 16.50% |
| TMHC | TAYLOR MORRISON | 22.11 | 6.50% | 28.77% |
Top-Five Construction Stocks–Momentum
| Ticker | Name | Mkt Price | Valuation (%) | Last 12-M Return (%) |
| WLDN | WILLDAN GROUP | 31.18 | 56.89% | 111.39% |
| IBP | INSTALLED BUILD | 58.45 | 91.49% | 88.49% |
| BLD | TOPBUILD CORP | 58.34 | 11.39% | 70.78% |
| BZH | BEAZER HOMES | 16.31 | -3.19% | 57.89% |
| STRL | STERLING CONSTR | 9.93 | 21.61% | 54.19% |
Top-Five Construction Stocks–Composite Score
| Ticker | Name | Mkt Price | Valuation (%) | Last 12-M Return (%) |
| MTZ | MASTEC INC | 38.75 | -20.04% | 27.17% |
| THO | THOR INDS INC | 105.75 | -1.27% | 36.31% |
| URI | UTD RENTALS INC | 111.97 | 13.56% | 43.77% |
| CAA | CALATLANTIC GRP | 35.84 | -12.64% | -0.94% |
| TMHC | TAYLOR MORRISON | 22.11 | 6.50% | 28.77% |
Top-Five Construction Stocks–Most Overvalued
| Ticker | Name | Mkt Price | Valuation (%) | Last 12-M Return (%) |
| IBP | INSTALLED BUILD | 58.45 | 91.49% | 88.49% |
| WLDN | WILLDAN GROUP | 31.18 | 56.89% | 111.39% |
| USCR | US CONCRETE INC | 78.1 | 26.15% | 37.52% |
| STRL | STERLING CONSTR | 9.93 | 21.61% | 54.19% |
| KBH | KB HOME | 23.59 | 19.28% | 51.70% |
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Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. Cisco’s Internet Protocol-based networking solutions are the foundation of the Internet and most corporate, education, and government networks around the world. Cisco provides the broadest line of solutions for transporting data, voice and video within buildings, across campuses, or around the world.
VALUENGINE RECOMMENDATION: ValuEngine continues its BUY recommendation on CISCO SYSTEMS for 2017-08-16. Based on the information we have gathered and our resulting research, we feel that CISCO SYSTEMS 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 Cisco Systems, Inc. (CSCO) from the link below.
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| ValuEngine Forecast | ||
| Target Price* |
Expected Return |
|
|---|---|---|
| 1-Month | 32.46 | 0.36% |
| 3-Month | 32.76 | 1.30% |
| 6-Month | 32.81 | 1.45% |
| 1-Year | 33.72 | 4.28% |
| 2-Year | 35.55 | 9.92% |
| 3-Year | 37.93 | 17.27% |
| Valuation & Rankings | |||
| Valuation | 4.25% overvalued | Valuation Rank(?) | 45 |
| 1-M Forecast Return | 0.36% | 1-M Forecast Return Rank | 77 |
| 12-M Return | 3.92% | Momentum Rank(?) | 47 |
| Sharpe Ratio | 0.64 | Sharpe Ratio Rank(?) | 79 |
| 5-Y Avg Annual Return | 13.58% | 5-Y Avg Annual Rtn Rank | 77 |
| Volatility | 21.33% | Volatility Rank(?) | 67 |
| Expected EPS Growth | 1.84% | EPS Growth Rank(?) | 24 |
| Market Cap (billions) | 165.37 | Size Rank | 100 |
| Trailing P/E Ratio | 14.90 | Trailing P/E Rank(?) | 79 |
| Forward P/E Ratio | 14.63 | Forward P/E Ratio Rank | 61 |
| PEG Ratio | 8.09 | PEG Ratio Rank | 5 |
| Price/Sales | 3.41 | Price/Sales Rank(?) | 31 |
| Market/Book | 4.99 | Market/Book Rank(?) | 27 |
| Beta | 1.26 | Beta Rank | 27 |
| Alpha | -0.13 | Alpha Rank | 30 |
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