ValuEngine Weekly: Business Services Stocks, Boyd Gaming, Valuations, and More

This week, we provide top-five ranked VE data for our Business Services Sector stocks. We take a look at our latest data on Boyd Gaming $BYD and provide a free download link for our stock report on the company.

VALUATION WATCH: Overvalued stocks now make up 54.48% of our stocks assigned a valuation and 22.28% of those equities are calculated to be overvalued by 20% or more. Twelve sectors are calculated to be overvalued.

ValuEngine Index Overview

Index Week Open Friday PM Change % Change YTD
DJIA 24883.06 24737.14 -145.92 -0.59% 0.07%
NASDAQ 7406.34 7438.33 31.99 0.43% 7.75%
RUSSELL 2000 1627.77 1628.34 0.57 0.04% 6.05%
S&P 500 2735.39 2720.07 -15.32 -0.56% 1.74%

ValuEngine Market Overview

Summary of VE Stock Universe
Stocks Undervalued 45.52%
Stocks Overvalued 54.48%
Stocks Undervalued by 20% 16.97%
Stocks Overvalued by 20% 22.28%

ValuEngine Sector Overview

Sector Change MTD YTD Valuation Last 12-MReturn P/E Ratio
Aerospace 0.19% 0.34% 4.73% 26.33% overvalued 18.65% 26.37
Computer and Technology -0.32% 4.91% 5.28% 16.97% overvalued 23.68% 31.49
Medical -0.12% 5.12% 9.76% 14.74% overvalued 41.18% 29.01
Consumer Discretionary 0.30% 3.39% 0.47% 8.82% overvalued 19.38% 26.81
Business Services -0.00% 2.58% 4.95% 8.04% overvalued 18.72% 25.23
Retail-Wholesale 0.14% 2.33% -0.89% 6.32% overvalued 16.74% 24.18
Multi-Sector Conglomerates -0.36% 0.41% -3.54% 4.76% overvalued 9.32% 24.00
Finance -0.31% 1.78% 0.92% 4.08% overvalued 10.53% 18.08
Transportation 0.15% 3.77% -0.25% 3.99% overvalued 21.54% 20.01
Industrial Products -0.05% 3.34% 0.46% 3.40% overvalued 16.71% 25.12
Consumer Staples 0.25% 1.36% -2.74% 3.27% overvalued 10.24% 25.98
Utilities -0.80% 2.19% -5.75% 1.65% overvalued -1.75% 21.72
Basic Materials -0.01% 3.32% 4.58% 1.95% undervalued 8.19% 22.41
Construction -0.08% 1.95% 1.96% 3.07% undervalued 21.74% 22.52
Auto-Tires-Trucks -0.25% 3.81% -4.58% 5.70% undervalued 12.25% 13.17
Oils-Energy -1.30% 3.65% 6.68% 8.53% undervalued 12.33% 26.77

 

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Sector Talk–Business Services

Below, we present the latest data on Business Services 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 Business Services Stocks–Short-Term Forecast Returns

Ticker Name Mkt Price Valuation (%) Last 12-M Return (%)
RCM R1 RCM INC 8.05 223.97% 138.17%
GDOT GREEN DOT CP-A 71.99 52.84% 98.05%
KFY KORN/FERRY INTL 55.14 45.50% 71.56%
HSII HEIDRICK & STRG 38.85 47.96% 73.44%
EVTC EVERTEC INC 21.85 72.90% 32.02%

Top-Five Business Services Stocks–Momentum

Ticker Name Mkt Price Valuation (%) Last 12-M Return (%)
OMEX ODYSSEY MARINE 8.7258 N/A 158.16%
RCM R1 RCM INC 8.05 223.97% 138.17%
NSP INSPERITY INC 90.45 1.07% 135.70%
GDOT GREEN DOT CP-A 71.99 52.84% 98.05%
CAR AVIS BUDGET GRP 43.02 -2.02% 92.66%

Top-Five Business Services Stocks–Composite Score

Ticker Name Mkt Price Valuation (%) Last 12-M Return (%)
CAR AVIS BUDGET GRP 43.02 -2.02% 92.66%
SPGI S&P GLOBAL INC 199.82 5.45% 43.23%
CPRT COPART INC 52.71 -3.78% 75.82%
MA MASTERCARD INC 191.91 9.18% 59.00%
TSS TOTAL SYS SVC 85.89 9.95% 44.72%

Top-Five Business Services Stocks–Most Overvalued

Ticker Name Mkt Price Valuation (%) Last 12-M Return (%)
RCM R1 RCM INC 8.05 223.97% 138.17%
EVTC EVERTEC INC 21.85 72.90% 32.02%
GDOT GREEN DOT CP-A 71.99 52.84% 98.05%
WNS WNS HLDGS-ADR 50.69 52.61% 50.73%
HSII HEIDRICK & STRG 38.85 47.96% 73.44%

 

 

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Headquartered in Las Vegas, Boyd Gaming Corporation (BYD) is a leading diversified owner and operator of 22 gaming entertainment properties located in Nevada, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and New Jersey.

VALUENGINE RECOMMENDATION: ValuEngine continues its STRONG BUY recommendation on BOYD GAMING CP for 2018-05-24. Based on the information we have gathered and our resulting research, we feel that BOYD GAMING CP 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 Boyd Gaming Corporation (BYD) from the link below.

Read our Complete Rating and Forecast Report HERE.

ValuEngine Forecast
Target
Price*
Expected
Return
1-Month 36.96 1.05%
3-Month 37.55 2.64%
6-Month 38.80 6.07%
1-Year 41.18 12.57%
2-Year 44.42 21.42%
3-Year 45.29 23.81%
Valuation & Rankings
Valuation 47.32% overvalued Valuation Rank(?) 8
1-M Forecast Return 1.05% 1-M Forecast Return Rank 98
12-M Return 45.39% Momentum Rank(?) 88
Sharpe Ratio 0.63 Sharpe Ratio Rank(?) 82
5-Y Avg Annual Return 20.36% 5-Y Avg Annual Rtn Rank 89
Volatility 32.49% Volatility Rank(?) 48
Expected EPS Growth 18.56% EPS Growth Rank(?) 49
Market Cap (billions) 3.97 Size Rank 78
Trailing P/E Ratio 32.86 Trailing P/E Rank(?) 43
Forward P/E Ratio 27.71 Forward P/E Ratio Rank 17
PEG Ratio 1.77 PEG Ratio Rank 21
Price/Sales 1.66 Price/Sales Rank(?) 55
Market/Book 3.55 Market/Book Rank(?) 37
Beta 1.72 Beta Rank 14
Alpha 0.20 Alpha Rank 84

 

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