April 18, 2013
6 Bargain Stocks on the S&P 500 That Are as “Cheap” as Apple
 On Sept. 21, 2012, Apple’s (AAPL) stock hit an all-time high of $705.07 per share during trading. On Wednesday, almost a full six months later, the stock dropped below $400 during trading-the first time it has been in that territory since December of 2011-before rebounding slightly to close down 5.50 percent at $402.80. Wednesday’s loss is, somewhat speculatively for the moment, being blamed on the assumption that since one of the company’s largest smartphone/tablet audio-chip suppliers, Cirrus Logic (CRUS), announced that it will miss revenue estimates in its upcoming Q1 earnings statement, that Apple’s mobile sales could be on the decline. It will have to wait until next week when Apple reports its own earnings before it can be determined whether or not its supplier’s dismal earnings preview is in any way a reflection of the state of the company’s (more)…
February 22, 2013
6 Mid-Cap Financial Companies for Value Investors to Watch
 Most talk of the financial industry centers around the major players like Bank of America (BAC), J.P. Morgan (JPM), Wells Fargo (WFC), or even major insurance companies like AFLAC (AFL). This makes sense because the size of these companies makes their every move consequential for the rest of their respective industries and sectors, if not the market as a whole. But the reality is that the financial industry is made up of hundreds of companies–mid-sized banks, and specialty insurance providers for instance—that do not receive as much, if any, attention, but whose performance on the market may warrant a closer look. The following stocks, on the other hand, represent mid-cap ($2 billion to $10 billion) U.S.-based financial companies on the S&P 500 index. They were chosen based on their low price-to-book ratios (1 or under) and price-to-earnings ratios (15 or under) as these are potential (more)…
February 13, 2013
Using Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow for Assesing Growth Potential
 When analyzing the fundamental health of companies and their potential for growth, the usual suspects of valuation metrics such as Price-to-Earnings, the various Earnings-Per-Share growth rates, etc., are all useful. Perhaps once important category that gets overlooked more than it should is a company’s Free-Cash-Flow figures, which can serve as a telling starting point to a much more substantial analysis of how solid a given company’s performance may or may not be going in to the future. Simply put, a company’s Free-Cash-Flow number represents how much cash is left after the cost of maintenance and/or expansion of operations (otherwise known as Capital Expenditures, or CAPEX) has been paid for. It is often used by investors because it offers a more tangible picture of a company’s financials. While earnings numbers are useful, they can often be a distraction from a company’s (more)…
February 12, 2013
S&P Capital IQ Focus Stock of the Week: ValueClick, Inc.
 Description: S&P Capital IQ Equity Analyst Scott Kessler has a 5-STARS “Strong Buy” recommendation for ValueClick, Inc. (VCLK). For more information, please visit: www.marketscope.com.
February 4, 2013
Investing to Win in Bull and Bear Markets
 For most average investors, determining the right time to get into the market–or any investment–is the only thing that matters. Often times, however, the importance of knowing when to get out is just as critical to protecting profits. While excessive trading can be a major detriment to any portfolio, the ability to capitalize on the market’s normal ups and downs is key to harnessing a successful investment strategy. In their latest book, Invest to Win: Earn & Keep Profits in Bull & Bear Markets with the GainsMaster Approach, financial educators Toni Turner and Gordon Scott combine their deep understanding and experience in the market to help everyday investors to build effective strategies to maximize returns. Whether the goal is for longer-term planning such as in a retirement account, or something with a shorter horizon, Turner and Scott have laid down (more)…
November 5, 2012
Stocks Under $10: Overvalued and Undervalued Community Banks
 According to www.ValuEngine.com, the Finance sector is 11.4% overvalued. Each banking region is local with different industry valuations; the Northeast is 20.9% overvalued, the Midwest is 4.1% undervalued, the Southeast is 21.7% overvalued, the West is 2.6% overvalued, and the Southwest is 1.6% overvalued. All fifteen of the stocks in today’s table have complete ValuEngine data and most have enough price data to have enough value levels, risky levels and pivots. Among these fifteen bank stocks, three are rated strong buy, six are rated buy, five are rated hold and one is rated strong sell. The eight banks highlighted in RED are overexposed to Commercial Real Estate (CRE) loans and/or Construction & Development (C&D) loans and this data is not factored into ValuEngine ratings. ValuEngine ratings are based upon data from filings related to quarterly earnings reports. Real estate loan exposures are (more)…
October 30, 2012
Stocks Under $10: Retail-Wholesale, Apparel, Shoes and Drug Stores
 At www.ValuEngine.com we show that the Retail-Wholesale sector is 10.9% overvalued with the Retail-Apparel / Shoes industry 0.9% undervalued. All seven stocks in today’s table have complete ValuEngine data and enough data to have most value levels, risky levels and pivots. Bebe Stores, Inc. (BEBE) – has been below $10 since the week of May 7, 2010. BioScrip Inc. (BIOS) – has been below $10 for at least the past five years. Casual Male Retail Group, Inc. (CMRG) – has been below $10 since the week of October 5, 2007. H&M Hennes & Mauritz AB (HNNMY) – has been below $10 for at least the past five years. China Nepstar Chain Drugstore Ltd. (NPD) – has been below $10 since the week of July 4, 2008. Stein Mart Inc. (SMRT) – has been below $10 since the week of July 29, 2011. Tandy Leather Factory, (more)…
October 29, 2012
Stocks Under $10: Retail-Wholesale, Internet Commerce and Mail Order Companies
 At www.ValuEngine.com we show that the Retail-Wholesale sector is 10.9% overvalued with the Internet Commerce industry 5.1% overvalued, and the Retail-Mail Order industry 25.1% overvalued. All eight stocks in today’s table have complete ValuEngine data and enough data to have most value levels, risky levels and pivots. Autobytel Inc. (ABTL) – has been below $10 since the week of June 6, 2008. 1-800-Flowers.com Inc. (FLWS) – has been below $10 since the week of December 14, 2007. Gaiam Inc. (GAIA) – has been below $10 since the week of October 10, 2008. hhgregg, Inc. (HGG) – has been below $10 since July 11, 2012. PC Mall Inc. (MALL) – has been below $10 since the week of May 6, 2011. Nautilus Inc. (NLS) – has been below $10 since the week of August 17, 2007. Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. (OWW) – has been below $10 since the week (more)…
October 12, 2012
Stocks Under $10: Delta, Jetblue and Southwest Airlines Lead Undervalued Plays
 The Transportation Sector is 3.0% undervalued according to www.ValuEngine.com in an environment where thirteen of sixteen sectors are overvalued, five by double-digit percentages. For today’s report I screened through 65 transportation stocks that are trading below $10 but above one buck. I culled the list down to 10 stocks by eliminating stocks that had either incomplete ValuEngine data, or did not have the pricing history to calculate the full range of value levels, pivots and risky levels. (Click to Enlarge) Reading the Table OV / UN Valued: The stocks with a red number are undervalued by this percentage. Those with a black number are overvalued by that percentage according to ValuEngine. BZH is the most undervalued by 59.1%. GFA is the most overvalued by 65.7%. VE Rating: A “1-Engine” rating is a Strong Sell, a “2-Engine” rating is a Sell, a “3-Engine” (more)…
October 11, 2012
Stocks Under $10: Is Bank of America Undervalued?
 For today’s report I screened through more than 500 finance stocks that are trading below $10 but above one buck. I used FDIC data from their Quarterly Banking Profile for the second quarter of 2012. I found eight bank stocks that are trading below $10 with assets above $10 billion. The Finance Sector is 12.6% overvalued according to www.ValuEngine.com in an overall environment where there’s a near even split between the number of undervalued stocks versus the number of overvalued stocks. (Click to Enlarge) Reading the Table OV / UN Valued: The stocks with a red number are undervalued by this percentage. Those with a black number are overvalued by that percentage according to ValuEngine. BZH is the most undervalued by 59.1%. GFA is the most overvalued by 65.7%. VE Rating: A “1-Engine” rating is a Strong Sell, a “2-Engine” rating is a Sell, (more)…
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