GS Scores
Select Attractive Domestic Groups
Auto Parts & Equipment, Systems Software, Life & Health Insurance and Life Sciences Tools & Services are featured this month.
Select Attractive Domestic Groups
Consumer Electronics, Broadcasting, Home Entertainment Software, and Aerospace & Defense.
Health Care Distributors Purchased In Select Industries
Excellent scores in three of six model categories, plus it offers plenty of market cap and low beta relative to other Health Care groups. We think it will benefit from broad, long-term industry trends.
Electronic Manufacturing Services Purchased In Select Industries
Attractive valuations, improving growth and technical strength are the key drivers. The group offers an opportunity to participate primarily in the overall growth of computing devices.
Select Attractive Domestic Groups
Specialty Stores, Home Furnishing Retail, Personal Products, and Cable & Satellite.
Domestic and Global Group Models: Strong Differences On Consumer Staples
Consumer Staples are top-ranked in the domestic model but appear particularly Unattractive in the global model, which continues to be dominated by the Financials.
Still Flying With Airlines
While their scores remain strong, the underlying factor strength has shifted as these stocks have soared. Our quantitative disciplines and a compelling underlying fundamental story are keeping us in flight.
Q1 Review of Group Selection (GS) Scores
After a recent rough patch due to a multitude of factors (macro driven markets, high correlations, etc.), our domestic Group Selection (GS) Scores started seeing more consistent performance during the fall of 2012. This continued through the first quarter of this year, with the Attractive to Unattractive return spread at +3.0% year-to-date.
Specialized Finance Purchased In Select Industries
Group’s technical and value profile drive Attractive rating, and its diverse mix of companies are poised to benefit from the current macro environment.
Where To Buy In The Changing Landscape Of Advertising
Select Industries makes an Advertising buy, looking for the large integrated agencies to make their best pitch.
Select Industries Takes Flight With The Airlines
This group has been Attractive since March, and currently ranks fourth in our Group Scoring model. We think an improving fundamental story, coupled with a strong GS Score, is emerging from this ravaged industry.
Drug Retail - Ride The Rising Tide Of Prescriptions
Drug Retail and other related groups could be poised to ride the rising tide of prescription drug spending.
Regional Banks – Plodding Down Recovery Road
Updating our thoughts on our group holding as it continues its recovery. We’re still bullish despite its recent slip into the top of the High Neutral zone.
Checking In On Some Past Group Ideas
Updates for three groups we highlighted recently, including two domestic (Education Services and Automotive Retail), and one foreign-based thematic group, the Asia Healthy Tigers Index.
Big Pharma & The Rise Of Branded Generics
A number of pharmaceutical giants are diversifying their business endeavors to offset increasing risks. Some are branching into the world of branded generics—generic drugs with recognizable brand names.
Hotels & Leisure—Buy Asset-Light Hotels
We recommend buying the asset-light, cash flow-rich hotel operators within the group.
Automotive Retail: Attractive, But Fundamental Divergence
Automotive Retail Group rated Attractive, but consider the fundamental divergence between the two subsets of stocks included. Expect Auto Parts/Service Providers to remain strong; with Auto Dealers outlook less favorable.
Education Services: Regulation Risk Overhang Too Big
Should this group once again be a candidate for investors looking to be defensive? Probably not.
Housing-Related Groups Flock To The Top
The Homefurnishing Retail group was purchased in the Select Industries Portfolio in late May.
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