This week, we provide top-five ranked VE data for our Basic Materials Sector stocks. We take a look at our latest data on Chemours Company $CC and provide a free download link for our stock report on the company.
VALUATION WATCH: Overvalued stocks now make up 61.86% of our stocks assigned a valuation and 26.49% of those equities are calculated to be overvalued by 20% or more. Fifteen sectors are calculated to be overvalued.
ValuEngine Index Overview
| Index | Week Open | Friday PM | Change | % Change | YTD |
| DJIA | 25987.62 | 26021.11 | 33.49 | 0.13% | 5.27% |
| NASDAQ | 7307.19 | 7328.66 | 21.47 | 0.29% | 6.16% |
| RUSSELL 2000 | 1592.91 | 1595.54 | 2.63 | 0.17% | 3.91% |
| S&P 500 | 2798.96 | 2805.85 | 6.89 | 0.25% | 4.95% |
ValuEngine Market Overview
| Summary of VE Stock Universe | |
| Stocks Undervalued | 38.14% |
| Stocks Overvalued | 61.86% |
| Stocks Undervalued by 20% | 17.49% |
| Stocks Overvalued by 20% | 26.49% |
ValuEngine Sector Overview
| Sector | Change | MTD | YTD | Valuation | Last 12-MReturn | P/E Ratio |
| Consumer Staples | -0.29% | 1.08% | 1.08% | N/A | 20.40% | 27.68 |
| Transportation | -0.20% | 4.30% | 4.30% | N/A | 27.95% | 25.17 |
| Utilities | -0.47% | 0.59% | 0.59% | N/A | 9.76% | 22.15 |
| Finance | -0.36% | 2.23% | 2.23% | N/A | 15.11% | 19.12 |
| Oils-Energy | -0.81% | 6.51% | 6.51% | N/A | 4.11% | 30.23 |
| Aerospace | -0.52% | 4.00% | 4.00% | N/A | 29.09% | 23.38 |
| Computer and Technology | -0.34% | 5.20% | 5.56% | N/A | 37.62% | 33.49 |
| Multi-Sector Conglomerates | -0.40% | 3.46% | 3.46% | N/A | 21.61% | 22.11 |
| Construction | -0.20% | 3.83% | 3.83% | N/A | 33.85% | 24.35 |
| Industrial Products | -0.51% | 2.74% | 2.74% | N/A | 27.27% | 25.50 |
| Basic Materials | -0.69% | 3.94% | 3.92% | N/A | 25.49% | 25.61 |
| Auto-Tires-Trucks | -0.66% | 6.02% | 6.02% | N/A | 30.76% | 15.88 |
| Medical | -0.29% | 4.19% | 4.19% | N/A | 47.96% | 29.94 |
| Retail-Wholesale | -0.32% | 3.52% | 3.52% | N/A | 17.78% | 25.59 |
| Consumer Discretionary | -0.14% | 2.47% | 2.47% | N/A | 28.92% | 26.08 |
| Business Services | -0.40% | 2.66% | 2.66% | N/A | 21.82% | 26.83 |
Sector Talk–Basic Materials
Below, we present the latest data on Basic Materials 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.
NOTE: Due to technical issues, our database price, valuation, and other figures for individual stocks were not available as of this writing. So, model data from 1-16-18 was used for our bulletin.
Top-Five Basic Materials Stocks–Short-Term Forecast Returns
| Ticker | Name | Mkt Price | Valuation (%) | Last 12-M Return (%) |
| DQ | DAQO NEW ENERGY | 64.25 | 103.71% | 181.30% |
| SBGL | SIBANYE GLD-ADR | 5.39 | N/A | -33.36% |
| TX | TERNIUM SA-ADR | 33.84 | 20.58% | 36.18% |
| VALE | VALE SA | 13.17 | 32.95% | 38.49% |
| LYB | LYONDELLBASEL-A | 115.89 | 29.22% | 28.81% |
Top-Five Basic Materials Stocks–Momentum
| Ticker | Name | Mkt Price | Valuation (%) | Last 12-M Return (%) |
| NTR | NUTRIEN LTD | 53.05 | N/A | 182.63% |
| DQ | DAQO NEW ENERGY | 64.25 | 103.71% | 181.30% |
| AGFS | AGROFRESH SOL | 7.7 | N/A | 177.98% |
| VRS | VERSO CORP-A | 17 | N/A | 141.13% |
| KRO | KRONOS WORLDWD | 26.93 | 61.72% | 113.39% |
Top-Five Basic Materials Stocks–Composite Score
| Ticker | Name | Mkt Price | Valuation (%) | Last 12-M Return (%) |
| MT | ARCELOR MITTAL | 36.71 | -22.28% | 50.50% |
| TECK | TECK RESOURCES | 29.78 | 0.54% | 26.13% |
| HUN | HUNTSMAN CORP | 34.01 | 6.95% | 72.12% |
| WLK | WESTLAKE CHEM | 110.4 | -17.94% | 84.71% |
| EMN | EASTMAN CHEM CO | 96.81 | 1.15% | 25.83% |
Top-Five Basic Materials Stocks–Most Overvalued
| Ticker | Name | Mkt Price | Valuation (%) | Last 12-M Return (%) |
| DQ | DAQO NEW ENERGY | 64.25 | 103.71% | 181.30% |
| ANDE | ANDERSONS INC | 33.15 | 72.37% | -13.45% |
| SQM | SOC QUIMICA MIN | 58.59 | 67.78% | 90.10% |
| KRO | KRONOS WORLDWD | 26.93 | 61.72% | 113.39% |
| MTRN | MATERION CORP | 52.75 | 57.20% | 35.43% |
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Chemours Company (CC) is involved in chemical business. It operating segment consists of Titanium Technologies, Fluoroproducts and Chemical Solutions. Titanium Technologies segment produces titanium dioxide and premium white pigment. Fluoroproducts segment provides fluoroproducts, refrigerants and industrial fluoropolymer resins. Chemical Solutions segment provides industrial and specialty chemicals. The company’s brand consists of Teflon(R), Ti-Pure(R), Krytox(R) Viton(R), Opteon(R) and Nafion(R). Chemours Company is headquartered in Wilmington.
VALUENGINE RECOMMENDATION: ValuEngine continues its BUY recommendation on Chemours Company for 2018-01-18. Based on the information we have gathered and our resulting research, we feel that Chemours Company 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 Chemours Company (CC) from the link below.
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| ValuEngine Forecast | ||
| Target Price* |
Expected Return |
|
|---|---|---|
| 1-Month | 51.86 | 0.50% |
| 3-Month | 51.23 | -0.72% |
| 6-Month | 51.98 | 0.73% |
| 1-Year | 54.68 | 5.98% |
| 2-Year | 53.17 | 3.04% |
| 3-Year | 52.29 | 1.33% |
| Valuation & Rankings | |||
| Valuation | n/a | Valuation Rank(?) | n/a |
| 1-M Forecast Return | 0.50% | 1-M Forecast Return Rank | 84 |
| 12-M Return | 106.24% | Momentum Rank(?) | 96 |
| Sharpe Ratio | 0.96 | Sharpe Ratio Rank(?) | 88 |
| 5-Y Avg Annual Return | 63.01% | 5-Y Avg Annual Rtn Rank | 99 |
| Volatility | 65.97% | Volatility Rank(?) | 25 |
| Expected EPS Growth | 58.47% | EPS Growth Rank(?) | 76 |
| Market Cap (billions) | 9.34 | Size Rank | 87 |
| Trailing P/E Ratio | 14.10 | Trailing P/E Rank(?) | 84 |
| Forward P/E Ratio | 8.90 | Forward P/E Ratio Rank | 90 |
| PEG Ratio | 0.24 | PEG Ratio Rank | 76 |
| Price/Sales | 1.58 | Price/Sales Rank(?) | 59 |
| Market/Book | 14.64 | Market/Book Rank(?) | 12 |
| Beta | 3.39 | Beta Rank | 4 |
| Alpha | 0.22 | Alpha Rank | 83 |
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