ValuEngine Weekly: Utilities Stocks, Amazon, Valuations, and More

This week, we provide top-five ranked VE data for our Utilities Sector stocks. We take a look at our latest data on Amazon.com $AMZN and provide a free download link for our stock report on the company.

VALUATION WATCH: Overvalued stocks now make up 52.96% of our stocks assigned a valuation and 21.48% 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 24944.28 24629.38 -314.90 -1.26% -0.36%
NASDAQ 7692.96 7702.97 10.01 0.13% 11.58%
RUSSELL 2000 1683.51 1689.65 6.14 0.36% 10.04%
S&P 500 2765.79 2760.65 -5.14 -0.19% 3.26%

ValuEngine Market Overview

Summary of VE Stock Universe
Stocks Undervalued 47.04%
Stocks Overvalued 52.96%
Stocks Undervalued by 20% 17.86%
Stocks Overvalued by 20% 21.48%

ValuEngine Sector Overview

Sector Change MTD YTD Valuation Last 12-MReturn P/E Ratio
Computer and Technology -1.01% 1.60% 6.86% 17.47% overvalued 26.39% 32.37
Medical -0.98% 4.44% 15.50% 13.99% overvalued 41.64% 29.08
Aerospace -0.84% -2.06% 2.83% 13.39% overvalued 17.22% 26.07
Retail-Wholesale -0.21% 8.17% 7.61% 12.78% overvalued 27.57% 24.70
Consumer Discretionary -0.69% 2.53% 2.97% 10.96% overvalued 19.91% 26.39
Consumer Staples -0.74% 1.69% -1.46% 7.50% overvalued 10.97% 25.33
Business Services -0.38% 2.17% 7.81% 6.42% overvalued 22.61% 25.64
Finance -0.29% 1.74% 2.27% 4.02% overvalued 9.41% 18.03
Multi-Sector Conglomerates -0.56% -0.78% -3.67% 3.18% overvalued 6.94% 19.42
Utilities -1.52% -1.12% -6.73% 1.39% overvalued -3.43% 20.56
Industrial Products -0.84% 0.21% 0.07% 1.21% overvalued 13.86% 22.80
Transportation -0.67% 0.26% -0.51% 0.56% overvalued 20.06% 19.39
Auto-Tires-Trucks -1.99% 1.54% -4.34% 2.96% undervalued 8.98% 13.01
Construction -0.91% 0.69% 2.78% 4.44% undervalued 17.22% 22.28
Basic Materials -0.63% -1.74% 2.42% 6.21% undervalued 7.99% 22.44
Oils-Energy -1.45% -3.60% 3.33% 14.21% undervalued 19.00% 24.99

 

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Sector Talk–Utilities

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

Ticker Name Mkt Price Valuation (%) Last 12-M Return (%)
VG VONAGE HOLDINGS 12.12 61.23% 77.97%
SJW SJW CORP 67.85 44.78% 33.64%
OKE ONEOK INC 68.78 11.78% 45.07%
AVA AVISTA CORP 52.64 40.36% 20.07%
AWR AMER STATES WTR 57.59 29.24% 19.83%

Top-Five Utilities Stocks–Momentum

Ticker Name Mkt Price Valuation (%) Last 12-M Return (%)
NRG NRG ENERGY INC 31.88 -8.24% 89.99%
AMRC AMERESCO INC-A 12.05 -4.62% 78.52%
VG VONAGE HOLDINGS 12.12 61.23% 77.97%
OKE ONEOK INC 68.78 11.78% 45.07%
VST VISTRA ENERGY 24.07 N/A 44.13%

Top-Five Utilities Stocks–Composite Score

Ticker Name Mkt Price Valuation (%) Last 12-M Return (%)
NRG NRG ENERGY INC 31.88 -8.24% 89.99%
AMRC AMERESCO INC-A 12.05 -4.62% 78.52%
FE FIRSTENERGY CP 35.15 9.44% 19.44%
OKE ONEOK INC 68.78 11.78% 45.07%
PEG PUBLIC SV ENTRP 53.12 12.65% 20.84%

Top-Five Utilities Stocks–Most Overvalued

Ticker Name Mkt Price Valuation (%) Last 12-M Return (%)
CNSL CONSOL COMM IL 12.81 64.57% -36.43%
VG VONAGE HOLDINGS 12.12 61.23% 77.97%
SHEN SHENANDOAH TELE 33 47.79% 9.09%
SJW SJW CORP 67.85 44.78% 33.64%
AVA AVISTA CORP 52.64 40.36% 20.07%

 

 

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Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) engages in the retail sale of consumer products and subscriptions in North America and internationally. It operates through the North America, International, and Amazon Web Services (AWS) segments. The company sells merchandise and content purchased for resale from vendors, as well as those offered by third-party sellers through retail Websites, such as amazon.com, amazon.ca, amazon.com.mx, amazon.com.au, amazon.com.br, amazon.cn, amazon.fr, amazon.de, amazon.in, amazon.it, amazon.co.jp, amazon.nl, amazon.es, and amazon.co.uk. It also manufactures and sells electronic devices, including kindle e-readers, fire tablets, fire TVs, and echo; and provides Kindle Direct Publishing, an online service that allows independent authors and publishers to make their books available in the Kindle Store.

VALUENGINE RECOMMENDATION: ValuEngine continues its BUY recommendation on AMAZON.COM INC for 2018-06-21. Based on the information we have gathered and our resulting research, we feel that AMAZON.COM INC has the probability to OUTPERFORM average market performance for the next year. The company exhibits ATTRACTIVE Company Size and Sharpe Ratio.

You can download a free copy of detailed report on Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) from the link below.

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ValuEngine Forecast
Target
Price*
Expected
Return
1-Month 1,746.64 0.95%
3-Month 1,754.00 1.37%
6-Month 1,802.30 4.17%
1-Year 1,927.16 11.38%
2-Year 1,843.36 6.54%
3-Year 1,755.27 1.45%
Valuation & Rankings
Valuation 18.19% overvalued Valuation Rank(?) 24
1-M Forecast Return 0.95% 1-M Forecast Return Rank 97
12-M Return 72.64% Momentum Rank(?) 93
Sharpe Ratio 1.34 Sharpe Ratio Rank(?) 97
5-Y Avg Annual Return 36.01% 5-Y Avg Annual Rtn Rank 96
Volatility 26.94% Volatility Rank(?) 56
Expected EPS Growth 104.86% EPS Growth Rank(?) 86
Market Cap (billions) 801.11 Size Rank 100
Trailing P/E Ratio 223.25 Trailing P/E Rank(?) 31
Forward P/E Ratio 108.98 Forward P/E Ratio Rank 3
PEG Ratio 2.13 PEG Ratio Rank 17
Price/Sales 4.15 Price/Sales Rank(?) 27
Market/Book 44.32 Market/Book Rank(?) 4
Beta 1.55 Beta Rank 17
Alpha 0.32 Alpha Rank 88

 

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