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.

Read our Complete Rating and Forecast Report HERE.

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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