November 30, 2018

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This week, we provide top-five ranked VE data for our Basic Materials Sector stocks, take a look at Microsoft $MSFT, and provide a free download link for our stock report on the company.

VALUATION WATCH: Overvalued stocks now make up 39.63% of our stocks assigned a valuation and 15.34% of those equities are calculated to be overvalued by 20% or more. Seven sectors are calculated to be overvalued.

ValuEngine Index Overview

Index	Week Open	Thursday PM	Change	% Change	YTD
DJIA	24364.13	25414.05	1049.92	4.31%	2.81%
NASDAQ	7026.5	7297.79	271.29	3.86%	5.71%
RUSSELL 2000	1489.1	1532.31	43.21	2.90%	-0.21%
S&P 500	2649.97	2746.67	96.7	3.65%	2.73%

ValuEngine Market Overview

Summary of VE Stock Universe
Stocks Undervalued	60.37%
Stocks Overvalued	39.63%
Stocks Undervalued by 20%	27.38%
Stocks Overvalued by 20%	15.34%

ValuEngine Sector Overview

Sector	Change	MTD	YTD	Valuation	Last 12-MReturn	P/E Ratio
Utilities	1.52%	2.86%	5.27%	6.62% overvalued	-2.83%	20.24
Computer and Technology	1.84%	1.25%	0.45%	5.37% overvalued	5.29%	29.26
Consumer Staples	0.78%	0.18%	-1.90%	4.25% overvalued	-0.35%	23.92
Aerospace	1.73%	-0.92%	-3.12%	3.18% overvalued	4.20%	23.21
Medical	1.94%	-0.13%	11.62%	2.57% overvalued	20.85%	28.10
Business Services	1.95%	-0.46%	3.32%	2.05% overvalued	2.51%	21.41
Retail-Wholesale	1.48%	1.67%	-2.47%	0.66% overvalued	9.48%	22.69
Finance	1.08%	0.89%	-4.20%	3.47% undervalued	-3.52%	16.12
Transportation	1.42%	-0.40%	-5.55%	3.62% undervalued	1.52%	18.47
Consumer Discretionary	1.32%	-0.26%	-6.42%	3.99% undervalued	4.61%	23.87
Industrial Products	1.74%	1.86%	-7.61%	5.26% undervalued	-3.31%	21.92
Multi-Sector Conglomerates	0.88%	0.57%	-11.32%	5.78% undervalued	-10.03%	16.76
Auto-Tires-Trucks	0.91%	0.49%	-15.04%	9.25% undervalued	-17.79%	11.10
Basic Materials	1.27%	-2.70%	-9.98%	12.97% undervalued	-15.71%	17.92
Construction	0.92%	0.03%	-10.65%	15.68% undervalued	-13.69%	18.45
Oils-Energy	0.81%	-6.43%	-6.86%	27.64% undervalued	-5.80%	18.87

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Sector Talk--Basic Materials

Below, we present the latest data on Basic Materials 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 Basic Materials Stocks--Short-Term Forecast Returns

Ticker	Name	Mkt Price	Valuation (%)	Last 12-M Return (%)
SSRM	SSR MINING INC	10.46	23.13%	22.91%
NSU	NEVSUN RESOURCS	4.48	57.78%	N/A
ECL	ECOLAB INC	153.95	17.95%	15.92%
ICL	ISRAEL CHEM LTD	6.04	46.02%	50.25%
CF	CF INDUS HLDGS	43.19	10.40%	20.24%

Top-Five Basic Materials Stocks--Momentum

Ticker	Name	Mkt Price	Valuation (%)	Last 12-M Return (%)
ICL	ISRAEL CHEM LTD	6.04	46.02%	50.25%
MOS	MOSAIC CO/THE	35.06	15.84%	49.32%
CLF	CLEVELAND-CLIFF	8.88	-35.23%	39.18%
SSRM	SSR MINING INC	10.46	23.13%	22.91%
CF	CF INDUS HLDGS	43.19	10.40%	20.24%

Top-Five Basic Materials Stocks--Composite Score

Ticker	Name	Mkt Price	Valuation (%)	Last 12-M Return (%)
VALE	VALE SA	12.89	8.49%	18.15%
FBR	FIBRIA CELULOSE	18.19	6.70%	17.73%
MOS	MOSAIC CO/THE	35.06	15.84%	49.32%
CLF	CLEVELAND-CLIFF	8.88	-35.23%	39.18%
ICL	ISRAEL CHEM LTD	6.04	46.02%	50.25%

Top-Five Basic Materials Stocks--Most Overvalued

Ticker	Name	Mkt Price	Valuation (%)	Last 12-M Return (%)
NSU	NEVSUN RESOURCS	4.48	57.78%	N/A
ICL	ISRAEL CHEM LTD	6.04	46.02%	50.25%
ABX	BARRICK GOLD CP	12.75	29.28%	-10.53%
KRO	KRONOS WORLDWD	12.54	26.95%	-56.73%
SSRM	SSR MINING INC	10.46	23.13%	22.91%

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Microsoft (MSFT) is a technology company. Their products include operating systems for computing devices, servers, phones, and other intelligent devices; server applications for distributed computing environments; cross-device productivity applications; business solution applications; desktop and server management tools; software development tools; video games; and online advertising. They also design and sell hardware including PCs, tablets, gaming and entertainment consoles, phones, other intelligent devices, and related accessories. They offer cloud-based solutions that provide customers with software, services, platforms, and content. They also provide consulting and product and solution support services, and they train and certify computer system integrators and developers.

VALUENGINE RECOMMENDATION: ValuEngine continues its BUY recommendation on MICROSOFT CORP for 2018-11-28. Based on the information we have gathered and our resulting research, we feel that MICROSOFT CORP 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 Microsoft (MSFT) from the link below.

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ValuEngine Forecast
	Target Price*	Expected Return
1-Month	111.85	0.66%
3-Month	112.43	1.18%
6-Month	114.94	3.44%
1-Year	119.87	7.87%
2-Year	117.01	5.30%
3-Year	117.83	6.04%

Valuation & Rankings
Valuation	6.81% overvalued	Valuation Rank(?)	30
1-M Forecast Return	0.66%	1-M Forecast Return Rank	90
12-M Return	30.91%	Momentum Rank(?)	91
Sharpe Ratio	1.10	Sharpe Ratio Rank(?)	98
5-Y Avg Annual Return	22.08%	5-Y Avg Annual Rtn Rank	94
Volatility	20.03%	Volatility Rank(?)	68
Expected EPS Growth	6.71%	EPS Growth Rank(?)	35
Market Cap (billions)	911.60	Size Rank	100
Trailing P/E Ratio	26.31	Trailing P/E Rank(?)	45
Forward P/E Ratio	24.66	Forward P/E Ratio Rank	18
PEG Ratio	3.92	PEG Ratio Rank	10
Price/Sales	7.93	Price/Sales Rank(?)	13
Market/Book	25.46	Market/Book Rank(?)	6
Beta	1.23	Beta Rank	27
Alpha	0.19	Alpha Rank	86

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