ValuEngine Weekly: Retail/Wholesale Stocks, Wells Fargo, and More

This week, we provide top-five ranked VE data for our Retail/Wholesale 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 57.19% of our stocks assigned a valuation and 22.46% 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 23367.47 23370.45 2.98 0.01% 18.26%
NASDAQ 6727.39 6793.29 65.9 0.98% 26.20%
RUSSELL 2000 1474.44 1496.13 21.69 1.47% 10.24%
S&P 500 2576.53 2581.47 4.94 0.19% 15.30%

ValuEngine Market Overview

Summary of VE Stock Universe
Stocks Undervalued 42.81%
Stocks Overvalued 57.19%
Stocks Undervalued by 20% 21.03%
Stocks Overvalued by 20% 22.46%

ValuEngine Sector Overview

Sector Change MTD YTD Valuation Last 12-MReturn P/E Ratio
Aerospace 0.63% -3.98% 12.56% 22.46% overvalued 27.38% 22.56
Computer and Technology 1.54% -0.44% 29.33% 12.77% overvalued 20.64% 33.03
Multi-Sector Conglomerates 1.04% 0.17% 14.10% 12.65% overvalued 13.49% 20.58
Industrial Products 1.41% -0.89% 14.90% 9.97% overvalued 20.27% 25.17
Construction 0.50% -1.43% 22.49% 9.86% overvalued 26.37% 22.62
Utilities 0.95% -2.64% 17.85% 9.31% overvalued 19.33% 23.69
Finance 0.52% 0.05% 11.33% 7.27% overvalued 14.16% 18.77
Consumer Discretionary 0.74% 0.92% 15.71% 4.06% overvalued 16.57% 24.84
Consumer Staples 1.70% 1.37% 7.66% 3.39% overvalued 13.36% 25.46
Auto-Tires-Trucks 0.37% -2.22% 26.83% 3.35% overvalued 37.99% 14.51
Business Services 1.05% -1.08% 10.46% 2.66% overvalued 12.65% 26.06
Transportation 1.09% -1.11% 18.12% 0.30% overvalued 10.98% 22.77
Basic Materials 0.87% -1.32% 14.84% 1.67% undervalued 11.86% 25.72
Medical 1.56% -1.05% 17.38% 2.04% undervalued 12.33% 28.08
Retail-Wholesale 1.17% 0.18% 1.05% 3.62% undervalued 3.48% 23.28
Oils-Energy 0.24% -1.55% 1.15% 16.71% undervalued -2.09% 27.60

Sector Talk–Retail/Wholesale

Below, we present the latest data on Retail/Wholesale 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 Retail/Wholesale Stocks–Short-Term Forecast Returns

Ticker Name Mkt Price Valuation (%) Last 12-M Return (%)
BLDR BUILDERS FIRSTS 18.67 30.54% 73.76%
SECO SECOO HOLDING 8.22 N/A N/A
HLF HERBALIFE LTD 65.46 21.72% 25.52%
HIBB HIBBET SPORTS 14.85 101.42% -66.67%
BKE BUCKLE INC 19.9 39.09% -15.32%

Top-Five Retail/Wholesale Stocks–Momentum

Ticker Name Mkt Price Valuation (%) Last 12-M Return (%)
OSTK OVERSTOCK.COM 54.25 N/A 209.12%
RH RESTORATION HDW 104.81 41.60% 206.73%
CONN CONNS INC 30.6 50.45% 188.68%
BABA ALIBABA GROUP 185.43 -1.05% 99.69%
HOME AT HOME GRP INC 21.58 0.37% 92.51%

Top-Five Retail/Wholesale Stocks–Composite Score

Ticker Name Mkt Price Valuation (%) Last 12-M Return (%)
BBY BEST BUY 55.25 3.45% 36.59%
LAD LITHIA MOTORS 113.05 4.00% 31.10%
AN AUTONATION INC 52.06 -1.81% 18.24%
QVCA LIBERTY M INT-A 24.22 -6.58% 15.61%
PLCE CHILDRENS PLACE 123.95 2.51% 41.50%

Top-Five Retail/Wholesale Stocks–Most Overvalued

Ticker Name Mkt Price Valuation (%) Last 12-M Return (%)
MELI MERCADOLIBRE IN 262.48 148.07% 67.25%
HIBB HIBBET SPORTS 14.85 101.42% -66.67%
W WAYFAIR INC 65.9 66.49% 79.66%
IAC IAC/INTERACTIV 124.45 63.16% 88.36%
FINL FINISH LINE-CLA 9.07 55.30% -60.51%

 

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Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) is a diversified financial services company providing banking, insurance, investments, mortgage and consumer finance services through stores, its Internet site and other distribution channels across North America as well as internationally.

VALUENGINE RECOMMENDATION: ValuEngine continues its BUY recommendation on WELLS FARGO-NEW for 2017-11-16. Based on the information we have gathered and our resulting research, we feel that WELLS FARGO-NEW 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 Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) from the link below.

Read our Complete Rating and Forecast Report HERE.

ValuEngine Forecast
Target
Price*
Expected
Return
1-Month 54.86 0.47%
3-Month 55.06 0.84%
6-Month 54.86 0.47%
1-Year 57.68 5.64%
2-Year 59.88 9.67%
3-Year 64.84 18.75%
Valuation & Rankings
Valuation 3.38% overvalued Valuation Rank(?) 51
1-M Forecast Return 0.47% 1-M Forecast Return Rank 83
12-M Return 5.65% Momentum Rank(?) 44
Sharpe Ratio 0.63 Sharpe Ratio Rank(?) 78
5-Y Avg Annual Return 10.21% 5-Y Avg Annual Rtn Rank 69
Volatility 16.18% Volatility Rank(?) 77
Expected EPS Growth 2.65% EPS Growth Rank(?) 24
Market Cap (billions) 283.24 Size Rank 100
Trailing P/E Ratio 13.18 Trailing P/E Rank(?) 85
Forward P/E Ratio 12.84 Forward P/E Ratio Rank 71
PEG Ratio 4.96 PEG Ratio Rank 7
Price/Sales 2.95 Price/Sales Rank(?) 37
Market/Book 1.71 Market/Book Rank(?) 61
Beta 0.97 Beta Rank 42
Alpha 0.01 Alpha Rank 62

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