This week, we provide top-five ranked VE data for our Consumer Discretionary Sector stocks. We take a look at our latest data on Wells Fargo $WFC and provide a free download link for our stock report on the company.
VALUATION WATCH: Overvalued stocks now make up 51.73% of our stocks assigned a valuation and 19.84% of those equities are calculated to be overvalued by 20% or more. Ten sectors are calculated to be overvalued.
ValuEngine Index Overview
| Index | Week Open | Friday PM | Change | % Change | YTD |
| DJIA | 24483.15 | 24435.94 | -47.21 | -0.19% | -1.15% |
| NASDAQ | 7153.87 | 7143.36 | -10.51 | -0.15% | 3.48% |
| RUSSELL 2000 | 1550.56 | 1567.35 | 16.79 | 1.08% | 2.07% |
| S&P 500 | 2670.1 | 2667.9 | -2.20 | -0.08% | -0.21% |
ValuEngine Market Overview
| Summary of VE Stock Universe | |
| Stocks Undervalued | 48.27% |
| Stocks Overvalued | 51.73% |
| Stocks Undervalued by 20% | 18.82% |
| Stocks Overvalued by 20% | 19.84% |
ValuEngine Sector Overview
| Sector | Change | MTD | YTD | Valuation | Last 12-MReturn | P/E Ratio |
| Aerospace | -0.05% | 2.41% | 7.79% | 23.28% overvalued | 25.10% | 24.93 |
| Computer and Technology | -1.19% | 0.17% | 2.40% | 14.96% overvalued | 26.72% | 31.87 |
| Industrial Products | -0.25% | 1.84% | 0.79% | 7.71% overvalued | 20.90% | 24.22 |
| Medical | -0.56% | 2.51% | 4.39% | 6.63% overvalued | 39.63% | 28.82 |
| Multi-Sector Conglomerates | -0.10% | 2.80% | -2.16% | 6.27% overvalued | 13.51% | 24.68 |
| Business Services | -0.15% | 3.13% | 4.08% | 6.02% overvalued | 18.08% | 23.96 |
| Consumer Discretionary | -0.35% | 1.90% | -0.58% | 5.98% overvalued | 15.91% | 27.37 |
| Consumer Staples | -1.07% | -0.04% | -2.40% | 4.30% overvalued | 12.98% | 25.17 |
| Transportation | -0.60% | 1.92% | -1.63% | 3.96% overvalued | 21.40% | 21.59 |
| Utilities | -0.74% | 0.52% | -2.80% | 2.62% overvalued | 2.34% | 22.49 |
| Finance | 0.16% | 0.93% | -0.54% | 1.25% overvalued | 10.50% | 18.08 |
| Basic Materials | 0.04% | 4.34% | 3.29% | 0.71% undervalued | 7.02% | 25.13 |
| Retail-Wholesale | -1.49% | -0.02% | -3.51% | 1.92% undervalued | 13.86% | 24.49 |
| Construction | -0.84% | 1.54% | 1.42% | 2.39% undervalued | 18.33% | 22.60 |
| Auto-Tires-Trucks | -0.85% | 0.95% | -5.06% | 3.09% undervalued | 20.43% | 13.84 |
| Oils-Energy | -0.27% | 7.43% | 3.22% | 6.93% undervalued | 3.85% | 26.81 |
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Sector Talk–Consumer Discretionary
Below, we present the latest data on Consumer Discretionary 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 Consumer Discretionary Stocks–Short-Term Forecast Returns
| Ticker | Name | Mkt Price | Valuation (%) | Last 12-M Return (%) |
| RCKY | ROCKY BRANDS | 21.9 | 37.67% | 101.84% |
| SKX | SKECHERS USA-A | 42.08 | 69.71% | 62.41% |
| DECK | DECKERS OUTDOOR | 92.23 | 25.57% | 60.04% |
| IGT | INTL GAME NEW | 28.01 | 43.03% | 28.07% |
| ATGE | ADTELUM GBL EDU | 49.3 | 34.25% | 39.27% |
Top-Five Consumer Discretionary Stocks–Momentum
| Ticker | Name | Mkt Price | Valuation (%) | Last 12-M Return (%) |
| WTW | WEIGHT WATCHERS | 69.47 | -16.32% | 294.27% |
| CROX | CROCS INC | 15.79 | 43.95% | 160.56% |
| CLUB | TOWN SPORTS INT | 8.15 | 18.46% | 158.73% |
| PLNT | PLANET FITNESS | 40.73 | 7.32% | 118.63% |
| TAL | TAL EDUCATN-ADR | 37.13 | -75.00% | 106.77% |
Top-Five Consumer Discretionary Stocks–Composite Score
| Ticker | Name | Mkt Price | Valuation (%) | Last 12-M Return (%) |
| KORS | MICHAEL KORS | 65.71 | -1.76% | 78.22% |
| RCL | ROYAL CARIBBEAN | 117.98 | -1.79% | 23.01% |
| PVH | PVH CORP | 160.36 | 16.16% | 61.25% |
| RL | RALPH LAUREN CP | 110.09 | 4.03% | 37.61% |
| JOUT | JOHNSON OUTDOOR | 63.22 | -9.98% | 78.08% |
Top-Five Consumer Discretionary Stocks–Most Overvalued
| Ticker | Name | Mkt Price | Valuation (%) | Last 12-M Return (%) |
| MAT | MATTEL INC | 13.45 | 215.97% | -46.44% |
| MSG | MADISON SQUAR-A | 243.57 | 164.56% | 22.46% |
| FTD | FTD COS INC | 6.66 | 86.05% | -65.22% |
| PRSC | PROVIDENCE SVC | 77.39 | 83.54% | 76.17% |
| APEI | AMER PUB EDUCAT | 42.25 | 75.71% | 94.25% |
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Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) is a diversified, community-based financial services company with $1.9 trillion in assets. Wells Fargo’s vision is to satisfy our customers’ financial needs and help them succeed financially. Headquartered in San Francisco, Wells Fargo provides banking, insurance, investments, mortgage, and consumer and commercial finance through more than 8,400 locations, 13,000 ATMs, the internet (wellsfargo.com) and mobile banking, and has offices in 42 countries and territories to support customers who conduct business in the global economy. With approximately 268,000 team members, Wells Fargo serves one in three households in the United States.
VALUENGINE RECOMMENDATION: ValuEngine continues its HOLD recommendation on Wells Fargo & Company for 2018-04-19. Based on the information we have gathered and our resulting research, we feel that Wells Fargo & Company has the probability to ROUGHLY MATCH average market performance for the next year. The company exhibits ATTRACTIVE Company Size but UNATTRACTIVE Earnings Growth Rate.
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| ValuEngine Forecast | ||
| Target Price* |
Expected Return |
|
|---|---|---|
| 1-Month | 51.56 | 0.05% |
| 3-Month | 51.52 | -0.04% |
| 6-Month | 50.71 | -1.61% |
| 1-Year | 51.83 | 0.57% |
| 2-Year | 53.85 | 4.48% |
| 3-Year | 56.59 | 9.81% |
| Valuation & Rankings | |||
| Valuation | 6.09% undervalued | Valuation Rank(?) | 65 |
| 1-M Forecast Return | 0.05% | 1-M Forecast Return Rank | 56 |
| 12-M Return | -1.17% | Momentum Rank(?) | 34 |
| Sharpe Ratio | 0.38 | Sharpe Ratio Rank(?) | 72 |
| 5-Y Avg Annual Return | 6.97% | 5-Y Avg Annual Rtn Rank | 66 |
| Volatility | 18.25% | Volatility Rank(?) | 73 |
| Expected EPS Growth | 10.24% | EPS Growth Rank(?) | 32 |
| Market Cap (billions) | 267.37 | Size Rank | 100 |
| Trailing P/E Ratio | 12.27 | Trailing P/E Rank(?) | 86 |
| Forward P/E Ratio | 11.13 | Forward P/E Ratio Rank | 76 |
| PEG Ratio | 1.20 | PEG Ratio Rank | 30 |
| Price/Sales | 2.70 | Price/Sales Rank(?) | 40 |
| Market/Book | 1.63 | Market/Book Rank(?) | 63 |
| Beta | 1.15 | Beta Rank | 29 |
| Alpha | -0.19 | Alpha Rank | 27 |
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