We can use our data to track individual stocks, industries, sectors, and indices. For today’s bulletin, we present key metrics for the top picks in the S&P 500. The companies listed below represent the top-ten STRONG BUY stocks within the index. They are presented below according to their one-month forecast target prices.
The components of this list are little changed since the last time we presented the top S&P picks a month ago. PSX and GILD are newcomers–they replaced AAL and UAL. Tesoro Corp remains the overall leader.
Ticker |
Company Name |
Market Price |
Valuation |
Last 12-M Retrn |
1-M Forecast Retn |
1-Yr Forecast Retn |
P/E Ratio |
Sector Name |
Last Month Top Ten |
TSO |
TESORO CORP |
104.79 |
-3.84% |
41.21% |
1.60% |
19.40% |
7.50 |
Oils-Energy |
TSO |
LYB |
LYONDELLBASEL-A |
88.93 |
-17.91% |
24.29% |
1.52% |
18.40% |
8.58 |
Basic Materials |
VLO |
VLO |
VALERO ENERGY |
70.2 |
9.93% |
49.27% |
1.46% |
17.63% |
7.93 |
Oils-Energy |
GM |
MPC |
MARATHON PETROL |
49.7 |
-5.46% |
20.92% |
1.41% |
17.04% |
8.49 |
Oils-Energy |
DAL |
GM |
GENERAL MOTORS |
35.14 |
-6.20% |
14.35% |
1.35% |
16.32% |
7.26 |
Auto-Tires-Trucks |
MPC |
PSX |
PHILLIPS 66 |
83.06 |
9.28% |
23.90% |
1.16% |
13.99% |
10.47 |
Oils-Energy |
AAL |
DAL |
DELTA AIR LINES |
52.12 |
-6.27% |
14.85% |
1.10% |
13.26% |
11.55 |
Transportation |
UAL |
GT |
GOODYEAR TIRE |
33.33 |
22.57% |
25.73% |
1.05% |
12.57% |
10.87 |
Auto-Tires-Trucks |
LYB |
GILD |
GILEAD SCIENCES |
103.34 |
-3.30% |
2.87% |
1.01% |
12.10% |
8.69 |
Medical |
LUV |
LUV |
SOUTHWEST AIR |
44.8 |
-9.09% |
13.19% |
0.99% |
11.85% |
13.07 |
Transportation |
GT |