VALUATION WATCH: Overvalued stocks now make up 64.86% of our stocks assigned a valuation and 29.784% of those equities are calculated to be overvalued by 20% or more. Fifteen sectors are calculated to be overvalued.

ValuEngine Index Overview

Index	Week Open	Friday AM	Change	% Change	YTD
DJIA	19848.82	19816.69	-32.13	-0.16%	0.27%
NASDAQ	5555.16	5568.88	13.72	0.25%	3.45%
RUSSELL 2000	1371.51	1345.74	-25.77	-1.88%	-0.84%
S&P 500	2269.14	2274.41	5.27	0.23%	1.59%

ValuEngine Market Overview

Summary of VE Stock Universe
Stocks Undervalued	35.14%
Stocks Overvalued	64.86%
Stocks Undervalued by 20%	14.72%
Stocks Overvalued by 20%	29.78%

ValuEngine Sector Overview

Sector	Change	MTD	YTD	Valuation	Last 12-MReturn	P/E Ratio
Multi-Sector Conglomerates	0.10%	1.77%	1.77%	19.26% overvalued	26.70%	20.16
Industrial Products	0.33%	1.67%	1.67%	18.57% overvalued	38.55%	24.76
Oils-Energy	-0.82%	2.35%	2.35%	17.69% overvalued	63.22%	27.37
Finance	0.31%	0.61%	0.61%	14.84% overvalued	25.75%	17.92
Aerospace	0.50%	1.96%	1.96%	14.02% overvalued	22.06%	20.73
Basic Materials	-0.02%	4.96%	4.94%	13.36% overvalued	91.89%	28.66
Transportation	0.36%	3.46%	3.46%	11.91% overvalued	32.94%	18.63
Business Services	0.10%	0.37%	0.37%	11.70% overvalued	20.09%	24.41
Utilities	-0.36%	1.32%	1.32%	10.99% overvalued	28.32%	22.04
Construction	0.01%	0.58%	0.58%	10.57% overvalued	39.55%	20.40
Computer and Technology	0.27%	2.39%	2.97%	9.71% overvalued	26.81%	31.08
Auto-Tires-Trucks	0.05%	1.25%	1.25%	7.47% overvalued	41.71%	14.73
Consumer Staples	-0.12%	1.25%	1.25%	5.93% overvalued	17.25%	23.88
Consumer Discretionary	-0.39%	0.59%	0.59%	4.60% overvalued	27.00%	24.35
Retail-Wholesale	0.01%	-0.16%	-0.16%	0.68% overvalued	13.48%	23.08
Medical	-0.30%	4.64%	4.64%	4.14% undervalued	7.73%	28.07

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 (%)
TSE	TRINSEO SA	62.35	N/A	171.20%
TX	TERNIUM SA-ADR	23.78	35.30%	119.98%
RYI	RYERSON HOLDING	10.65	-13.12%	218.86%
SSRI	SILVER STD RES	9.89	N/A	157.22%
RYAM	RAYONIER ADV MT	15.51	N/A	120.31%

Top-Five Basic Materials Stocks–Momentum

Ticker	Name	Mkt Price	Valuation (%)	Last 12-M Return (%)
FMSA	FAIRMOUNT SNTRL	12.55	N/A	888.19%
TECK	TECK RESOURCES	23.52	-6.99%	587.72%
CC	CHEMOURS COMPNY	24.26	N/A	575.77%
CLF	CLIFFS NATURAL	9.01	24.71%	552.90%
CDE	COEUR MINING	11.19	-11.49%	546.82%

Top-Five Basic Materials Stocks–Composite Score

Ticker	Name	Mkt Price	Valuation (%)	Last 12-M Return (%)
MT	ARCELOR MITTAL	8.09	-23.07%	128.53%
TECK	TECK RESOURCES	23.52	-6.99%	587.72%
RYI	RYERSON HOLDING	10.65	-13.12%	218.86%
FOE	FERRO CORP	14.07	-7.82%	57.74%
VALE	VALE SA	9.8	20.22%	320.60%

Top-Five Basic Materials Stocks–Most Overvalued

Ticker	Name	Mkt Price	Valuation (%)	Last 12-M Return (%)
UAN	CVR PARTNERS LP	6.15	270.96%	13.05%
SLCA	US SILICA HOLDI	57.49	85.31%	284.29%
ANDE	ANDERSONS INC	36.75	59.77%	44.34%
PVG	PRETIUM RES INC	10.14	57.04%	142.58%
ALB	ALBEMARLE CORP	93.05	51.26%	92.17%

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Valuation & Rankings
Valuation	24.25% overvalued	Valuation Rank(?)	24
1-M Forecast Return	-0.14%	1-M Forecast Return Rank	39
12-M Return	9.55%	Momentum Rank(?)	37
Sharpe Ratio	0.68	Sharpe Ratio Rank(?)	84
5-Y Avg Annual Return	11.36%	5-Y Avg Annual Rtn Rank	75
Volatility	16.68%	Volatility Rank(?)	78
Expected EPS Growth	6.00%	EPS Growth Rank(?)	31
Market Cap (billions)	313.89	Size Rank	100
Trailing P/E Ratio	20.81	Trailing P/E Rank(?)	61
Forward P/E Ratio	19.63	Forward P/E Ratio Rank	35
PEG Ratio	3.47	PEG Ratio Rank	12
Price/Sales	2.52	Price/Sales Rank(?)	41
Market/Book	3.76	Market/Book Rank(?)	33
Beta	1.18	Beta Rank	31
Alpha	-0.09	Alpha Rank	30

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Market Overvaluation Remains Elevated

ValuEngine tracks more than 7000 US equities, ADRs, and foreign stock which trade on US exchanges as well as @1000 Canadian equities.  When EPS estimates are available for a given equity, our model calculates a level of mispricing or valuation percentage for that equity based on earnings estimates and what the stock should be worth if the market were totally rational and efficient–an academic exercise to be sure, but one which allows for useful comparisons between equities, sectors, and industries. Using our Valuation Model, we can currently assign a VE valuation calculation to more than 2800 stocks in our US Universe.

We combine all of the equities with a valuation calculation to track market valuation figures and use them as a metric for making calls about the overall state of the market.  Two factors can lower these figures– a market pullback, or a significant rise in EPS estimates. Vice-versa, a significant rally or reduction in EPS can raise the figure. Whenever we see overvaluation levels in excess of @ 65% for the overall universe and/or 27% for the overvalued by 20% or more categories, we issue a valuation warning.

We now calculate that 64.86% of the stocks to which we can assign a valuation are overvalued and 29.78% of those stocks are overvalued by 20% or more. These numbers are similar to what we saw when we published our last valuation study in November.

However, they have increased–and have ran slightly above–the levels needed to declare our first valuation warning since June, 2015. At that time, the SP500 was at the 2100 level. Needless to say, from our model’s perspective, equities are nowhere near as “cheap” as they were back in late June of this year in the aftermath of “Brexit.”

The so-called “Trump rally” or “post-election uncertainty rally” has been a boon for the stock markets. Almost every major index has made new highs and flirts with them almost every day. Things have cooled off a bit in the new year, but still, we got a nice pop to close out 2016.

Even the Fed decision to raise rates slightly in December did little to cool off the ardor for equities. Of course, we believe that the central blank should refrain from additional rate hikes until workers can fully benefit from the recovery. For now, we caution investors to remain vigilant for a move to the downside and to consider booking some profits and perhaps ad some protection against a downside move.

The chart below tracks the valuation metrics so far this Summer/Fall. It encompasses the lead up to the election and the post-election rally. It shows levels in excess of 40%.

The chart below tracks the valuation metrics from January 2016. It shows levels in excess of 40%.

   This chart shows overall universe over valuation in excess of 40% vs the S&P 500 from January 2014

 This chart shows overall universe under and over valuation in excess of 40% vs the S&P 500 from March 2007*

 *NOTE: Time Scale Compressed Prior to 2011.

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