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December 1, 2017


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This week, we provide top-five ranked VE data for our Consumer Staples Sector stocks. We take a look at our latest data on AFLAC $AFL and provide a free download link for our stock report on the company. We have re-instituted our Valuation Watch.

VALUATION WATCH: Overvalued stocks now make up 61.99% of our stocks assigned a valuation and 27.66% of those equities are calculated to be overvalued by 20% or more. Thirteen sectors are calculated to be overvalued. Because overvaluation is now calculated to be over 60%, we have re-instituted our valuation watch. Fifteen sectors are calculated to be overvalued.



ValuEngine Index Overview

Index
Week Open
Friday PM
Change
% Change
YTD
DJIA
23552.86
24238.68
685.82
2.91%
22.65%
NASDAQ
6889.91
6847.83
-42.08
-0.61%
27.21%
RUSSELL 2000
1519.17
1531.1
11.93
0.79%
12.82%
S&P 500
2602.66
2642.14
39.48
1.52%
18.01%

ValuEngine Market Overview

Summary of VE Stock Universe
Stocks Undervalued
38.01%
Stocks Overvalued
61.99%
Stocks Undervalued by 20%
18.87%
Stocks Overvalued by 20%
27.66%

ValuEngine Sector Overview

Sector
Change
MTD
YTD
Valuation
Last 12-MReturn
P/E Ratio
-0.20%
-3.30%
13.42%
26.56% overvalued
22.49%
23.20
-0.16%
2.02%
16.09%
16.88% overvalued
13.83%
21.02
0.33%
1.67%
22.28%
16.09% overvalued
28.39%
23.75
0.13%
1.87%
18.14%
15.64% overvalued
20.32%
26.04
-1.81%
0.13%
28.78%
15.29% overvalued
21.24%
33.06
0.49%
0.09%
20.29%
11.91% overvalued
19.90%
23.77
0.64%
2.48%
14.10%
10.75% overvalued
14.32%
19.21
0.15%
3.73%
18.46%
8.31% overvalued
16.63%
25.75
0.54%
4.45%
10.64%
8.02% overvalued
15.71%
25.95
-0.06%
-1.36%
26.17%
7.76% overvalued
35.65%
15.03
0.15%
2.21%
12.95%
6.48% overvalued
13.02%
25.92
0.82%
2.08%
21.11%
6.43% overvalued
15.13%
23.76
1.44%
5.52%
5.13%
2.35% overvalued
7.11%
24.83
0.14%
1.78%
20.80%
0.92% overvalued
18.85%
28.92
-0.44%
0.63%
16.97%
0.49% overvalued
11.40%
25.89
-0.36%
-1.46%
1.70%
15.33% undervalued
-4.26%
28.05


Sector Talk--Consumer Staples

  Below, we present the latest data on Consumer Staples 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 Consumer Staples Stocks--Short-Term Forecast Returns

Ticker
Name
Mkt Price
Valuation (%)
Last 12-M Return (%)
SAFM
SANDERSON FARMS
169.69
55.72%
110.40%
PPC
PILGRIMS PRIDE
36.67
29.69%
108.23%
GCI
GANNETT CO INC
11.46
49.21%
20.13%
NOMD
NOMAD FOODS LTD
16.43
N/A
74.60%
TSN
TYSON FOODS  A
82.25
6.18%
44.78%

Top-Five Consumer Staples Stocks--Momentum

Ticker
Name
Mkt Price
Valuation (%)
Last 12-M Return (%)
FIZZ
NATL BEVERAGE
109.12
N/A
116.12%
SAFM
SANDERSON FARMS
169.69
55.72%
110.40%
PPC
PILGRIMS PRIDE
36.67
29.69%
108.23%
FRPT
FRESHPET INC
19
111.74%
105.41%
MED
MEDIFAST INC
68.53
68.80%
75.36%

Top-Five Consumer Staples Stocks--Composite Score

Ticker
Name
Mkt Price
Valuation (%)
Last 12-M Return (%)
TSN
TYSON FOODS  A
82.25
6.18%
44.78%
FMX
FOMENTO ECO-ADR
89.97
-16.83%
15.27%
PPC
PILGRIMS PRIDE
36.67
29.69%
108.23%
SAFM
SANDERSON FARMS
169.69
55.72%
110.40%
CCE
COCA-COLA EU PT
38.99
-4.86%
20.12%

Top-Five Consumer Staples Stocks--Most Overvalued

Ticker
Name
Mkt Price
Valuation (%)
Last 12-M Return (%)
FRPT
FRESHPET INC
19
111.74%
105.41%
MED
MEDIFAST INC
68.53
68.80%
75.36%
COT
COTT CORP QUE
17.17
67.77%
51.28%
DAR
DARLING INGRDNT
17.95
67.63%
32.86%
SAFM
SANDERSON FARMS
169.69
55.72%
110.40%
 

Free Download for Readers

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we are offering a FREE DOWNLOAD of one of our Stock Reports

AFLAC Inc. (AFL) is a general business holding company and acts as a management company, overseeing the operations of its subsidiaries by providing management services and making capital available. Its primary business is supplemental health and life insurance, which is marketed and administered primarily through its subsidiary, American Family Life Assurance Company of Columbus.

VALUENGINE RECOMMENDATION: ValuEngine continues its STRONG BUY recommendation on AFLAC INC for 2017-11-30. Based on the information we have gathered and our resulting research, we feel that AFLAC INC 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 AFLAC Inc. (AFL) from the link below.

Read our Complete Rating and Forecast Report HERE.


ValuEngine Forecast
 
Target
Price*
Expected
Return
1-Month
88.61 1.11%
3-Month
90.12 2.83%
6-Month
92.00 4.97%
1-Year
99.34 13.35%
2-Year
111.33 27.03%
3-Year
120.45 37.44%

Valuation & Rankings
Valuation
25.55% overvalued Valuation Rank(?)
21
1-M Forecast Return
1.11% 1-M Forecast Return Rank
99
12-M Return
22.78% Momentum Rank(?)
67
Sharpe Ratio
0.73 Sharpe Ratio Rank(?)
82
5-Y Avg Annual Return
10.44% 5-Y Avg Annual Rtn Rank
70
Volatility
14.30% Volatility Rank(?)
81
Expected EPS Growth
0.20% EPS Growth Rank(?)
21
Market Cap (billions)
39.49 Size Rank
97
Trailing P/E Ratio
13.00 Trailing P/E Rank(?)
86
Forward P/E Ratio
12.97 Forward P/E Ratio Rank
72
PEG Ratio
65.73 PEG Ratio Rank
1
Price/Sales
1.78 Price/Sales Rank(?)
54
Market/Book
1.80 Market/Book Rank(?)
59
Beta
1.00 Beta Rank
40
Alpha
0.00 Alpha Rank
60


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