ValuEngine Weekly: Consumer Staples, Volkswagen, and ValuEngine Capital

This week, we provide top-five ranked VE data for our Consumer Staples stocks. We take a look at our latest data on Volkswagen. We currently have an overvaluation warning underway.

VALUATION WARNING: Overvalued stocks now make up 66.94% of our stocks assigned a valuation and 29.08% of those equities are calculated to be overvalued by 20% or more. Sixteen sectors are calculated to be overvalued.


ValuEngine Index Overview

Index Week Open Friday PM Change % Change YTD
DJIA 20955.71 20867.68 -88.03 -0.42% 5.59%
NASDAQ 5846.42 5847.97 1.55 0.03% 8.64%
RUSSELL 2000 1392.34 1362.5 -29.84 -2.14% 0.40%
S&P 500 2375.23 2368.84 -6.39 -0.27% 5.81%

ValuEngine Market Overview

Summary of VE Stock Universe
Stocks Undervalued 33.06%
Stocks Overvalued 66.94%
Stocks Undervalued by 20% 14.2%
Stocks Overvalued by 20% 29.08%

ValuEngine Sector Overview

Sector Change MTD YTD Valuation Last 12-MReturn P/E Ratio
Industrial Products -0.32% -0.69% 5.84% 17.04% overvalued 21.98% 31.00
Multi-Sector Conglomerates -0.50% -1.38% 1.48% 16.71% overvalued 27.33% 24.56
Computer and Technology -0.43% -0.53% 4.23% 16.00% overvalued 14.66% 19.04
Finance 1.27% -1.02% 2.58% 15.66% overvalued 22.77% 21.13
Aerospace -0.25% -1.46% 2.43% 14.05% overvalued 19.89% 17.69
Business Services -0.43% -1.14% 2.62% 13.73% overvalued 12.14% 23.86
Utilities 0.54% -0.59% 0.85% 12.95% overvalued 17.50% 22.87
Transportation 0.20% -0.55% 2.16% 10.63% overvalued 8.91% 24.88
Construction -0.57% -0.81% 6.35% 10.26% overvalued 25.29% 21.13
Consumer Staples -0.72% -2.20% 3.01% 9.48% overvalued 15.00% 19.33
Auto-Tires-Trucks -0.72% -1.20% 2.96% 8.10% overvalued 28.39% 14.15
Basic Materials -0.35% -0.32% 2.51% 6.82% overvalued 17.87% 25.33
Consumer Discretionary -0.05% -1.25% 8.91% 4.42% overvalued 12.45% 28.12
Oils-Energy -0.92% -4.07% 3.64% 2.84% overvalued 45.96% 26.04
Medical -0.43% -1.00% -0.85% 2.34% overvalued 1.71% 22.77
Retail-Wholesale -0.65% -3.89% -4.05% 1.24% overvalued 17.96% 28.93

Sector Talk–Consumer Staples

Below, we present the latest data on Consumer Staples 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 Staples Stocks–Short-Term Forecast Returns

Ticker Name Mkt Price Valuation (%) Last 12-M Return (%)
TRNC TRONC INC 13.3 N/A 52.00%
MDP MEREDITH CORP 63.7 11.81% 41.65%
NUS NU SKIN ENTERP 49.57 24.08% 46.92%
NBEV NEW AGE BEVRGS 4.19 N/A 1320.34%
NWL NEWELL BRANDS 48.44 -7.27% 21.56%

Top-Five Consumer Staples Stocks–Momentum

Ticker Name Mkt Price Valuation (%) Last 12-M Return (%)
NBEV NEW AGE BEVRGS 4.19 N/A 1320.34%
PME PINGTAN MARINE 4.635 N/A 240.81%
CDZI CADIZ INC 13.75 N/A 173.36%
MYOS MYOS RENS TECH 3.24 N/A 105.05%
MGPI MGP INGREDIENTS 49.3 N/A 86.39%

Top-Five Consumer Staples Stocks–Composite Score

Ticker Name Mkt Price Valuation (%) Last 12-M Return (%)
NWL NEWELL BRANDS 48.44 -7.27% 21.56%
MDP MEREDITH CORP 63.7 11.81% 41.65%
TSN TYSON FOODS  A 62.29 -11.71% -5.74%
INGR INGREDION INC 119.98 -2.88% 12.76%
NUS NU SKIN ENTERP 49.57 24.08% 46.92%

Top-Five Consumer Staples Stocks–Most Overvalued

Ticker Name Mkt Price Valuation (%) Last 12-M Return (%)
PRMW PRIMO WATER CP 14.24 186.41% 46.50%
CALM CAL-MAINE FOODS 38.85 54.97% -25.75%
RAI REYNOLDS AMER 60.45 50.27% 17.17%
SSP EW SCRIPPS CO 22.97 42.96% 27.26%
TGNA TEGNA INC 26.41 36.87% 7.49%

 

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VOLKSWAGEN-ADR (VLKAY) is the largest automobile manufacturer in Europe. Their activities focus on the automotive market and they offer products and services along the entire automotive value chain. With nine independent brands, they are able to offer a unique range of models from the extremely efficient 3-litre car to the great sporting tradition of Bentley. While each of the brands has a distinct personality, it also benefits from its membership of the Volkswagen Group with its global manufacturing base

VALUENGINE RECOMMENDATION: ValuEngine continues its BUY recommendation on Volkswagen for 2017-03-09. Based on the information we have gathered and our resulting research, we feel that Volkswagen 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 VOLKSWAGEN-ADR (VLKAY) from the link below.

Read our Complete Rating and Forecast Report on Volkswagen (VLKAY) HERE.

ValuEngine Forecast
Target
Price*
Expected
Return
1-Month 30.56 0.79%
3-Month 30.48 0.54%
6-Month 30.21 -0.37%
1-Year 33.17 9.41%
2-Year 30.27 -0.17%
3-Year 28.01 -7.61%
Valuation & Rankings
Valuation 10.52% undervalued Valuation Rank(?) 80
1-M Forecast Return 0.79% 1-M Forecast Return Rank 94
12-M Return 5.76% Momentum Rank(?) 39
Sharpe Ratio -0.07 Sharpe Ratio Rank(?) 42
5-Y Avg Annual Return -2.20% 5-Y Avg Annual Rtn Rank 41
Volatility 33.19% Volatility Rank(?) 49
Expected EPS Growth 27.30% EPS Growth Rank(?) 63
Market Cap (billions) 44.74 Size Rank 98
Trailing P/E Ratio 8.76 Trailing P/E Rank(?) 95
Forward P/E Ratio 6.88 Forward P/E Ratio Rank 95
PEG Ratio 0.32 PEG Ratio Rank 68
Price/Sales 0.19 Price/Sales Rank(?) 95
Market/Book 1.39 Market/Book Rank(?) 68
Beta 1.52 Beta Rank 19
Alpha -0.21 Alpha Rank 19

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