ValuEngine Weekly: Basic Materials Stocks, JCPenney, Valuation Watch, and More

This week, we provide top-five ranked VE data for our Basic Materials stocks. We take a look at our latest data on JCPenney JCP$ and provide a free download link for our stock report on the company.

VALUATION WATCH: Overvalued stocks now make up 61.31% of our stocks assigned a valuation and 28.17% of those equities are calculated to be overvalued by 20% or more. Thirteen sectors are calculated to be overvalued. Because overvaluation is now calculated to be above 60%, we have re-instituted our valuation watch.

ValuEngine Index Overview

Index Week Open Friday AM Change % Change YTD
DJIA 23348.95 23388.68 39.73 0.17% 18.35%
NASDAQ 6641.57 6647.22 5.65 0.09% 23.48%
RUSSELL 2000 1509.67 1495.99 -13.68 -0.91% 10.23%
S&P 500 2578.08 2570.31 -7.77 -0.30% 14.81%

ValuEngine Market Overview

Summary of VE Stock Universe
Stocks Undervalued 38.69%
Stocks Overvalued 61.31%
Stocks Undervalued by 20% 19.42%
Stocks Overvalued by 20% 28.17%

ValuEngine Sector Overview

Sector Change MTD YTD Valuation Last 12-MReturn P/E Ratio
Aerospace -0.29% 1.92% 16.81% 30.44% overvalued 37.73% 23.23
Computer and Technology 0.05% 2.17% 26.82% 16.76% overvalued 20.97% 33.27
Industrial Products 0.06% 1.53% 16.02% 16.20% overvalued 27.90% 25.74
Multi-Sector Conglomerates 0.12% 2.35% 14.26% 14.68% overvalued 15.56% 20.76
Auto-Tires-Trucks 0.27% 1.29% 26.81% 12.88% overvalued 35.85% 15.20
Construction 0.62% 1.30% 22.90% 12.00% overvalued 29.39% 23.75
Utilities 0.02% 1.00% 22.97% 11.60% overvalued 15.37% 22.76
Finance 0.12% 1.22% 11.13% 10.86% overvalued 16.98% 19.01
Consumer Discretionary -0.10% -0.24% 14.23% 8.30% overvalued 20.22% 24.92
Business Services 0.32% 0.63% 10.43% 8.03% overvalued 9.54% 26.51
Transportation 0.41% 0.91% 18.89% 4.59% overvalued 23.98% 22.70
Consumer Staples 0.43% 0.25% 5.87% 4.34% overvalued 8.46% 25.79
Basic Materials -0.89% 1.42% 17.18% 1.75% overvalued 11.24% 26.57
Medical -0.92% -3.27% 17.82% 0.52% undervalued 13.29% 28.75
Retail-Wholesale 0.21% -1.02% 2.08% 2.05% undervalued 7.85% 23.39
Oils-Energy 0.19% -3.88% -0.02% 16.42% undervalued -8.07% 28.54

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.

Top-Five Basic Materials Stocks–Short-Term Forecast Returns

Ticker Name Mkt Price Valuation (%) Last 12-M Return (%)
DQ DAQO NEW ENERGY 35.62 40.94% 51.64%
VALE VALE SA 9.88 -6.62% 42.98%
TX TERNIUM SA-ADR 32.35 9.10% 34.79%
TSE TRINSEO SA 71.55 10.20% 32.99%
MT ARCELOR MITTAL 29.4 -14.37% 45.60%

Top-Five Basic Materials Stocks–Momentum

Ticker Name Mkt Price Valuation (%) Last 12-M Return (%)
KRO KRONOS WORLDWD 26.83 68.05% 241.35%
IPI INTREPID POTASH 3.8 -34.02% 239.29%
CC CHEMOURS COMPNY 56.61 N/A 233.98%
TROX TRONOX LTD 27.14 N/A 221.18%
ASIX ADVANSIX INC 44.86 N/A 172.71%

Top-Five Basic Materials Stocks–Composite Score

Ticker Name Mkt Price Valuation (%) Last 12-M Return (%)
MT ARCELOR MITTAL 29.4 -14.37% 45.60%
VALE VALE SA 9.88 -6.62% 42.98%
FCX FREEPT MC COP-B 14.69 -15.83% 38.85%
TX TERNIUM SA-ADR 32.35 9.10% 34.79%
PKX POSCO-ADR 72.69 5.51% 35.44%

Top-Five Basic Materials Stocks–Most Overvalued

Ticker Name Mkt Price Valuation (%) Last 12-M Return (%)
SQM SOC QUIMICA MIN 60.11 99.15% 105.36%
ALB ALBEMARLE CORP 139.04 82.63% 71.46%
HUN HUNTSMAN CORP 29.8 74.16% 79.95%
KRO KRONOS WORLDWD 26.83 68.05% 241.35%
KRA KRATON CORP 48.57 67.35% 54.24%

 

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JCPenney (JCP) is one of America’s leading retailers, operating department stores throughout the United States and Puerto Rico, as well as one of the largest apparel and home furnishing sites on the Internet, jcp.com, and the nation’s largest general merchandise catalog business. Through these integrated channels, JCPenney offers a wide array of national, private and exclusive brands.

VALUENGINE RECOMMENDATION: ValuEngine continues its HOLD recommendation on JCPenney INC for 2017-10-26. Based on the information we have gathered and our resulting research, we feel that JCPenney INC has the probability to ROUGHLY MATCH average market performance for the next year. The company exhibits ATTRACTIVE Price Sales Ratio but UNATTRACTIVE Momentum.

You can download a free copy of detailed report on JCPenney (JCP) from the link below.

Read our Complete Rating and Forecast Report HERE.

ValuEngine Forecast
Target
Price*
Expected
Return
1-Month 3.68 0.42%
3-Month 3.63 -0.80%
6-Month 3.46 -5.39%
1-Year 3.84 5.03%
2-Year 3.47 -5.24%
3-Year 3.77 2.96%
Valuation & Rankings
Valuation 66.36% undervalued Valuation Rank(?) 97
1-M Forecast Return 0.42% 1-M Forecast Return Rank 81
12-M Return -56.48% Momentum Rank(?) 6
Sharpe Ratio -0.70 Sharpe Ratio Rank(?) 11
5-Y Avg Annual Return -37.05% 5-Y Avg Annual Rtn Rank 15
Volatility 53.10% Volatility Rank(?) 31
Expected EPS Growth 12.70% EPS Growth Rank(?) 44
Market Cap (billions) 1.12 Size Rank 63
Trailing P/E Ratio 8.71 Trailing P/E Rank(?) 95
Forward P/E Ratio 7.73 Forward P/E Ratio Rank 92
PEG Ratio 0.69 PEG Ratio Rank 55
Price/Sales 0.09 Price/Sales Rank(?) 98
Market/Book 0.97 Market/Book Rank(?) 81
Beta 0.58 Beta Rank 60
Alpha -0.97 Alpha Rank 3

 

 

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