October 14, 2014
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VALUATION WATCH IS OFF: Undervalued stocks now make up 59.85% of our stocks assigned a valuation and 21.66% of those equities are calculated to be undervalued by 20% or more. Nine sectors are calculated to be undervalued--three by double digits.
Latest Downgrade
--ValuEngine Downgrades Carrizo Oil and Gas to STRONG SELL
Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. (CRZO) is a Houston-based energy company actively engaged in the exploration, development, exploitation and production of oil and natural gas primarily in proven trends in the Barnett Shale area in North Texas and along the Texas and Louisiana onshore Gulf Coast regions. Carrizo controls significant prospective acreage blocks and utilizes advanced three-D seismic techniques to identify potential oil and gas reserves and drilling opportunities.
ValuEngine updated its recommendation from SELL to STRONG SELL for CARRIZO OIL&GAS on 2014-10-13. Based on the information we have gathered and our resulting research, we feel that CARRIZO OIL&GAS has the probability to UNDERPERFORM average market performance for the next year. The company exhibits UNATTRACTIVE Price Sales Ratio and P/E Ratio.
Below is today's data on CRZO:
ValuEngine Forecast |
|
Target
Price* |
Expected
Return |
1-Month |
42.47 |
-1.09% |
3-Month |
41.63 |
-3.06% |
6-Month |
40.66 |
-5.30% |
1-Year |
37.31 |
-13.12% |
2-Year |
41.56 |
-3.21% |
3-Year |
43.73 |
1.85% |
Valuation & Rankings |
Valuation |
19.67% overvalued |
|
11 |
1-M Forecast Return |
-1.09% |
1-M Forecast Return Rank |
4 |
12-M Return |
-2.14% |
|
49 |
Sharpe Ratio |
0.36 |
|
71 |
5-Y Avg Annual Return |
15.75% |
5-Y Avg Annual Rtn Rank |
82 |
Volatility |
43.66% |
|
45 |
Expected EPS Growth |
103.43% |
|
84 |
Market Cap (billions) |
1.95 |
Size Rank |
75 |
Trailing P/E Ratio |
29.41 |
|
39 |
Forward P/E Ratio |
14.46 |
Forward P/E Ratio Rank |
51 |
PEG Ratio |
0.28 |
PEG Ratio Rank |
70 |
Price/Sales |
3.13 |
|
29 |
Market/Book |
2.25 |
|
46 |
Beta |
2.06 |
Beta Rank |
12 |
Alpha |
0.04 |
Alpha Rank |
72 |
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Return Comparison vs. S&P 500 |
|
Last 12 Months |
VE View |
36% |
S&P 500 |
19.93% |
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Average Monthly Return Statistics |
Outperforming S&P 500 |
31.82% |
Average Return |
2.10% |
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We had six winners this month—most of them in double-digit territory. Despite some early wobbles, Canadian Solar led the way with a nice 20% pick up followed closely by E-House China with a pick up of 18.63%. We also garnered good returns from Soufun, Huntington Ingalls, and Aercap Holdings.
Here are the latest results from June/July 2014:
Symbol |
Company Name |
Entry Price 7/17/14 |
Exit Price |
Change |
%Change |
AER |
AERCAP HOLDINGS |
44.74 |
49.26 |
4.52 |
10.10 |
ARRS |
ARRIS GROUP INC |
32.5 |
31.43 |
-1.07 |
-3.29 |
ATK |
ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS |
132.81 |
132.32 |
-0.49 |
-0.37 |
AU |
ANGLOGOLD LTD |
17.79 |
17.22 |
-0.57 |
-3.20 |
BMA |
BANCO MACRO-ADR |
43.05 |
35.51 |
-7.54 |
-17.51 |
CSIQ |
CANADIAN SOLAR |
28.86 |
34.65 |
5.79 |
20.06 |
EJ |
E-HOUSE CHINA |
9.77 |
11.59 |
1.82 |
18.63 |
GNTX |
GENTEX CORP |
29.26 |
29.23 |
-0.03 |
-0.10 |
HII |
HUNTINGTON INGALLS |
91.74 |
102.79 |
11.05 |
12.04 |
MYL |
MYLAN INC |
51.63 |
47.04 |
-4.59 |
-8.89 |
PKG |
PACKAGING CORP |
67.21 |
66.12 |
-1.09 |
-1.62 |
SFUN |
SOUFUN HOLDINGS-ADR |
9.91 |
11.75 |
1.84 |
18.57 |
SID |
CIA SIDERUR-ADR |
5.1 |
4.74 |
-0.36 |
-7.06 |
SPR |
SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS |
34.06 |
36.95 |
2.89 |
8.49 |
VRX |
VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS |
121.71 |
113.72 |
-7.99 |
-6.56 |
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VE VIEW PORTFOLIO |
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GSPC |
S&P500 |
1981.57 |
1981.6 |
0.03 |
0.00 |
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VE View vs. S&P 500 Index Past Five Years |
|
VE View |
S&P 500 |
Ann Return |
28.40% |
17.29% |
Ann Volatility |
22.27% |
12.49% |
Sharpe Ratio |
1.28 |
1.38 |
Sortino Ratio |
2.15 |
1.76 |
Max Drawdown |
-34.94% |
-11.14% |
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ValuEngine Market Overview
Summary of VE Stock Universe |
Stocks Undervalued |
59.85% |
Stocks Overvalued |
40.15% |
Stocks Undervalued by 20% |
21.66% |
Stocks Overvalued by 20% |
9.99% |
ValuEngine Sector Overview
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-0.91% |
-2.09% |
-1.82% |
4.52% overvalued |
7.04% |
22.98 |
|
-1.02% |
-5.05% |
-5.52% |
1.54% overvalued |
0.42% |
20.34 |
|
-1.70% |
-4.37% |
-10.86% |
1.45% overvalued |
-3.75% |
22.94 |
|
-0.58% |
-2.11% |
-0.30% |
1.45% overvalued |
3.68% |
17.04 |
|
-0.63% |
-3.09% |
5.05% |
0.78% overvalued |
10.60% |
28.52 |
|
-0.84% |
-4.00% |
0.64% |
0.45% overvalued |
4.62% |
20.25 |
|
-0.91% |
-4.13% |
-8.93% |
0.39% overvalued |
2.60% |
25.83 |
|
-0.91% |
-6.03% |
-7.36% |
1.34% undervalued |
14.81% |
19.35 |
|
-2.00% |
-7.05% |
-2.62% |
1.63% undervalued |
6.48% |
18.96 |
|
-1.60% |
-8.13% |
-5.92% |
2.96% undervalued |
0.65% |
28.98 |
|
-0.67% |
-3.83% |
-6.85% |
3.10% undervalued |
6.08% |
23.36 |
|
-1.56% |
-6.23% |
-10.44% |
6.90% undervalued |
-0.42% |
21.29 |
|
-0.94% |
-7.78% |
-9.02% |
8.24% undervalued |
-5.87% |
15.04 |
|
-1.57% |
-5.40% |
-8.68% |
11.45% undervalued |
-0.20% |
22.42 |
|
-3.72% |
-13.36% |
-0.98% |
12.52% undervalued |
-5.34% |
23.16 |
|
-2.07% |
-7.29% |
-8.24% |
15.35% undervalued |
-7.63% |
24.47 |
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