GS Scores
New Select Industries Group Holding: Semiconductors
GS Score improved to Attractive on growth, judgmental and VLT.
New Select Industries Group Holding: Consumer Electronics
Current “top five” scoring strong in Value, Contrarian, and VLT.
The Search for Telecom Survivors
The world still needs the ability to communicate, and some companies will emerge as winners.
New Select Industries Group Holding: Gusher Of Gains From Oil Drillers?
Upgraded to Attractive with double-digit increase in quantitative GS Score. Scoring strong in Value, Judgmental, and VLT Momentum categories.
New Select Industries Group Holding: Auto Parts & Equipment
Strong scores in Technicals and Relative Strength categories. Group has been in consolidation for years, but poised to test 1999 highs.
New Select Industries Group Holding: Specialty Stores
Group ranking Attractive for two consecutive months. Good marks in Growth, Value, Relative Strength and VLT Momentum. Provides a solid play on improving economy.
New Select Industries Group Holding: Restaurants
Scoring well across Value, Growth, and Relative Strength parameters. Momentum in group strong (look at relative strength!) but could be additional “cyclical” up leg as economy strengthens.
New Select Industries Group Holding: Employment Services
Quantitative strengths include VLT Momentum, Relative Strength and Judgmental. Group should benefit in first stages of rebounding economy, as employers might be reluctant to hire new full-time employees.
Growth Versus Value—Transition To Growth Leadership Looking More Probable
The weight of the evidence points toward a transition from value leadership to growth, with small caps leading the way. But, getting the timing right is no easy matter.
New Select Industries Group Holding: Application Software
GS Score upgrade to Attractive came primarily from VLT buy signals for both price and relative strength, as well as an improving relative strength chart. Buying a diverse package of 13 stocks.
New Select Industries Group Holding: Internet Survivors?
This quant-based group identifies Internet companies with better-than-average long term survival prospects. It was also upgraded to Attractive for many of the same reasons as Application Software.
New Select Industries Group Holding: Now Adding Pharmaceuticals
GS Score improved to Attractive on strength from Growth, Technical, Judgmental, and Insider categories.
New Select Industries Group Holding: Buying Office Electronics
Upgrade to Attractive is result of broad quantitative improvement in almost all measures.
New Select Industries Group Holding: Computer & Electronics Retail
Group had rare double upgrade from Unattractive to Attractive this month.
New Select Industries Group Holding: Erecting New Steel Position
Group showing strength and is likely a beneficiary, along with the construction industry, of much needed expansion of U.S. energy facilities.
New Select Industries Group Holding: Semiconductor Equipment
This highly cyclical group should benefit earlier than the chipmakers in a recovery.
Tech Watch…..The Bubble Is Gone
Tech valuations very much back in line, the question is, how low can they go?
New Select Industries Holding…..Building Portfolio Position In Construction & Engineering
Upgrade to Attractive for April led us to this mid/small cap flavored group. Current GS score bolstered by strengthening Value and Judgmental related factors. Group fundamentals should benefit from U.S. infrastructure spending (including utilities) and eventual economic rebound.
New Select Industries Group Holding: Selling Drugs To Shop Department Stores
Upgrade to Attractive last month put Department Stores on our radar, and February’s move into the GS “top ten” confirms the quantitative strength of this group. Improving technicals, stronger than expected January sales and increasing probability of soft landing indicating a promising outlook for this group.
New Leuthold Group Coverage
Seven new groups and themes added to our Blue Book this month.