This week, we provide top-five ranked VE data for our finance stocks. We take a look at our latest data on Twitter $TWTR. We have ended our Valuation Watch.
VALUATION WATCH: Overvalued stocks now make up 56.93% of our stocks assigned a valuation and 21.87% of those equities are calculated to be overvalued by 20% or more. Thirteen sectors are calculated to be overvalued. Overvaluation has now dropped into “normal” range and we no longer operate under a Valuation Watch.
ValuEngine Index Overview
| Index | Week Open | Thursday PM | Change | % Change | YTD |
| DJIA | 20923.63 | 20663.02 | -260.61 | -1.25% | 4.56% |
| NASDAQ | 6128.11 | 6055.13 | -72.98 | -1.19% | 12.48% |
| RUSSELL 2000 | 1383.27 | 1364.61 | -18.66 | -1.35% | 0.55% |
| S&P 500 | 2393.98 | 2365.72 | -28.26 | -1.18% | 5.67% |
ValuEngine Market Overview
| Summary of VE Stock Universe | |
| Stocks Undervalued | 43.07% |
| Stocks Overvalued | 56.93% |
| Stocks Undervalued by 20% | 17.72% |
| Stocks Overvalued by 20% | 21.87% |
ValuEngine Sector Overview
| Sector | Change | MTD | YTD | Valuation | Last 12-MReturn | P/E Ratio |
| Computer and Technology | -2.64% | -0.10% | 14.81% | 15.59% overvalued | 26.82% | 30.60 |
| Multi-Sector Conglomerates | -1.57% | -2.46% | 5.43% | 13.11% overvalued | 15.21% | 20.02 |
| Industrial Products | -1.91% | -1.29% | 4.45% | 12.16% overvalued | 25.66% | 24.37 |
| Aerospace | -1.88% | -3.05% | 0.72% | 9.63% overvalued | 24.30% | 22.58 |
| Utilities | -1.26% | -4.45% | 4.59% | 6.90% overvalued | 17.01% | 22.47 |
| Finance | -1.62% | -2.03% | 2.32% | 6.45% overvalued | 16.29% | 17.56 |
| Construction | -1.63% | -2.63% | 9.32% | 5.56% overvalued | 16.75% | 21.11 |
| Consumer Staples | -1.11% | -2.50% | 3.34% | 4.69% overvalued | 13.41% | 25.46 |
| Business Services | -1.66% | -2.28% | 4.54% | 4.20% overvalued | 8.18% | 23.87 |
| Auto-Tires-Trucks | -2.19% | -1.64% | 6.37% | 3.69% overvalued | 24.80% | 14.18 |
| Consumer Discretionary | -1.44% | -2.20% | 5.53% | 2.80% overvalued | 20.74% | 25.52 |
| Transportation | -2.10% | -3.11% | 2.53% | 0.52% overvalued | 12.82% | 20.04 |
| Medical | -1.71% | -1.35% | 9.53% | 0.36% overvalued | 8.25% | 28.47 |
| Basic Materials | -0.99% | -1.29% | 4.38% | 0.28% undervalued | 21.19% | 24.45 |
| Retail-Wholesale | -1.94% | -4.29% | 0.83% | 4.70% undervalued | 9.75% | 23.41 |
| Oils-Energy | -1.58% | -0.58% | -3.22% | 8.80% undervalued | 6.57% | 30.67 |
Sector Talk–Finance
Below, we present the latest data on Finance 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 Finance Stocks–Short-Term Forecast Returns
| Ticker | Name | Mkt Price | Valuation (%) | Last 12-M Return (%) |
| LNC | LINCOLN NATL-IN | 64.45 | -7.24% | 48.91% |
| BDORY | BANCO DO BRASIL | 10.81 | N/A | 107.49% |
| AHT | ASHFORD HOSPTLY | 5.92 | -34.34% | 9.23% |
| OFG | OFG BANCORP | 9.7 | -24.87% | 18.44% |
| CORR | CORENERGY INFRA | 35.5 | -1.31% | 59.26% |
Top-Five Finance Stocks–Momentum
| Ticker | Name | Mkt Price | Valuation (%) | Last 12-M Return (%) |
| EVRI | EVERI HOLDINGS | 6.56 | 246.36% | 355.56% |
| HIIQ | HEALTH INS INN | 20.05 | 12.70% | 219.78% |
| MGI | MONEYGRAM INTL | 17 | 54.23% | 186.20% |
| BBXT | BBX CAPITAL CP | 7.3 | N/A | 178.63% |
| GNBC | GREEN BANCORP | 18.9 | 15.69% | 150.66% |
Top-Five Finance Stocks–Composite Score
| Ticker | Name | Mkt Price | Valuation (%) | Last 12-M Return (%) |
| MS | MORGAN STANLEY | 40.97 | -7.27% | 56.61% |
| LNC | LINCOLN NATL-IN | 64.45 | -7.24% | 48.91% |
| GS | GOLDMAN SACHS | 213.72 | 0.51% | 38.20% |
| KKR | KKR & CO LP | 17.93 | -1.08% | 36.56% |
| BBVA | BANCO BILBAO VZ | 8.07 | -6.05% | 27.69% |
Top-Five Finance Stocks–Most Overvalued
| Ticker | Name | Mkt Price | Valuation (%) | Last 12-M Return (%) |
| EVRI | EVERI HOLDINGS | 6.56 | 246.36% | 355.56% |
| RCII | RENT-A-CENTER | 11.14 | 157.84% | -11.31% |
| ASPS | ALTISOURCE PORT | 18.76 | 143.17% | -29.92% |
| GNW | GENWORTH FINL | 3.67 | 76.38% | 5.16% |
| TREE | LENDINGTREE INC | 152.6 | 63.61% | 126.41% |
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Twitter (TWTR) is a public, real-time, global platform where any user can create a Tweet and any user can follow other users. The platform is unique in its simplicity: Tweets are limited to 140 characters of text. This constraint makes it easy for anyone to quickly create, distribute and discover content that is consistent across our platform and optimized for mobile devices. As a result, Tweets drive a high velocity of information exchange that makes Twitter uniquely live.
VALUENGINE RECOMMENDATION: ValuEngine continues its HOLD recommendation on Twitter for 2017-05-17. Based on the information we have gathered and our resulting research, we feel that Twitter has the probability to ROUGHLY MATCH average market performance for the next year. The company exhibits ATTRACTIVE Company Size but UNATTRACTIVE Sharpe Ratio.
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| ValuEngine Forecast | ||
| Target Price* |
Expected Return |
|
|---|---|---|
| 1-Month | 18.27 | -0.04% |
| 3-Month | 17.67 | -3.33% |
| 6-Month | 17.49 | -4.34% |
| 1-Year | 18.18 | -0.53% |
| 2-Year | 13.44 | -26.47% |
| 3-Year | 11.12 | -39.18% |
| Valuation & Rankings | |||
| Valuation | 28.69% undervalued | Valuation Rank(?) | 87 |
| 1-M Forecast Return | -0.04% | 1-M Forecast Return Rank | 47 |
| 12-M Return | 27.48% | Momentum Rank(?) | 72 |
| Sharpe Ratio | -0.51 | Sharpe Ratio Rank(?) | 17 |
| 5-Y Avg Annual Return | -27.08% | 5-Y Avg Annual Rtn Rank | 19 |
| Volatility | 52.73% | Volatility Rank(?) | 32 |
| Expected EPS Growth | 8.05% | EPS Growth Rank(?) | 37 |
| Market Cap (billions) | 11.60 | Size Rank | 91 |
| Trailing P/E Ratio | n/a | Trailing P/E Rank(?) | 27 |
| Forward P/E Ratio | n/a | Forward P/E Ratio Rank | n/a |
| PEG Ratio | 7.83 | PEG Ratio Rank | 5 |
| Price/Sales | 4.67 | Price/Sales Rank(?) | 22 |
| Market/Book | 3.38 | Market/Book Rank(?) | 37 |
| Beta | 1.05 | Beta Rank | 37 |
| Alpha | -0.03 | Alpha Rank | 42 |
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