Our top scoring large cap stocks from 1 year ago produced an average 454 bps of excess return to the S&P 500 over the past year. The best performers from our list one year ago are WFT up 67%, HAL up 61%, MGA up 59%, GILD up 57%, NOC up 53%, and ITT up 52%.
Score |
S&P |
Excess |
>90 |
500 |
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26.74% |
22.20% |
4.54% |
- Utilities are the top scoring large cap sector.
- The best scoring industry is drug stores.
The average large cap score is 63.31, above the four week moving average score of 60.35. The average large cap stock is trading -7.95% below its 52 week high, 5.01% above its 200 dma, has 4.15 days to cover held short, and is expected to grow EPS by 13.34% next year.
Utilities remain the top scoring sector. Industrial goods, healthcare, and consumer goods also score above average. Basic materials and financials score in line. Technology and services score below average.
LARGE CAP |
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# Stocks |
Average |
Median |
% 75 and above |
% 25 and below |
UTILITIES |
30 |
69.7 |
70 |
43.33% |
0.00% |
INDUSTRIAL GOODS |
52 |
68.7 |
70 |
46.15% |
1.92% |
HEALTHCARE |
79 |
66.5 |
65 |
37.97% |
2.53% |
CONSUMER GOODS |
79 |
64.6 |
65 |
35.44% |
3.80% |
BASIC MATERIALS |
84 |
63.5 |
67.5 |
38.10% |
3.57% |
FINANCIALS |
107 |
62.3 |
65 |
33.64% |
1.87% |
TECHNOLOGY |
105 |
60.6 |
60 |
27.62% |
1.90% |
SERVICES |
124 |
59.6 |
60 |
25.00% |
1.61% |