Friday, December 22, 2006

High Relative Strength Stocks

Selection criteria:

  1. S&P 500 membership
  2. 12-month relative strength >= 80

Sorted by market capitalization in descending order and also displaying the 12/21/2006's closing price.

SymbolCompany NameMarket Capitalization12-Month Relative StrengthPrevious Day's Closing Price
CSCOCisco Systems, Inc.165,724,500,0008527.29
TAT&T Inc.135,154,900,0008035.17
CMCSAComcast Corporation88,927,390,0008642.73
GSGoldman Sachs Group, Inc.84,357,340,00084198.10
BLSBellSouth Corporation84,162,490,0008746.14
DISThe Walt Disney Company71,444,520,0008034.54
LMTLockheed Martin Corporation38,972,980,0008191.94
MROMarathon Oil Corporation32,273,050,0008191.81
SHLDSears Holdings Corporation25,844,690,00080167.93
PDPhelps Dodge Corporation24,113,510,00085118.21
KSSKohl's Corporation22,629,870,0008269.20
TMOThermo Fisher Scientific Inc.18,533,000,0008145.45
JCPJ.C. Penney Company, Inc.17,629,540,0008078.36
VNOVornado Realty Trust17,228,910,00080121.29
EOPEquity Office Properties Trust16,822,120,0008547.86
NUENucor Corporation16,812,770,0008655.65
GMGENERAL MOTORS16,713,810,0008529.55
QQwest Communications International Inc.15,946,760,000828.33
IGTInternational Game Technology15,465,060,0008346.12
NVDANVIDIA Corporation13,485,820,0009237.93
HLTHilton Hotels Corporation13,399,990,0008334.66
BXPBoston Properties, Inc.13,217,470,00083113.14
VFCV.F. Corporation9,168,121,0008182.03
ATIAllegheny Technologies Incorporated8,794,204,0009587.31
XUnited States Steel Corporation8,558,580,0008472.24
AYEAllegheny Energy, Inc.7,560,772,0008045.75
LXKLexmark International, Inc.7,173,200,0008573.25
BMCBMC Software, Inc.6,698,224,0008432.66
AIVApartment Investment and Management Co.5,315,634,0008055.09
PTVPactiv Corporation4,774,488,0008635.88
IFFInternational Flavors & Fragrances Inc.4,376,775,0008148.80
OMXOfficeMax Incorporated3,721,556,0008949.97
DYNDynegy Inc.3,526,468,000807.08
CVGConvergys Corporation3,327,636,0008224.15
DDSDillard's, Inc.2,811,580,0008035.10
HPCHercules Incorporated2,158,781,0008619.01

Data Source: MSN Stock Screener

Low Relative Strength Stocks

Selection criteria:

  1. S&P 500 membership
  2. 12-month relative strength <= 20

Sorted by market capitalization in descending order, and displaying 12/21/2006's closing share price.

SymbolCompany NameMarket Capitalization12-Month Relative StrengthPrevious Day's Closing Price
EBAYeBay Inc.43,050,050,0001830.88
YHOOYahoo! Inc.34,658,360,0001525.48
BSXBoston Scientific Corp.24,777,280,0001716.81
CBSCBS Corporation24,750,840,0001031.67
FDCFirst Data Corporation19,091,330,0001424.93
AMDAdvanced Micro Devices, Inc.11,493,300,0001820.95
SNDKSanDisk Corporation8,357,405,0001842.49
DHID.R. Horton, Inc.8,218,327,0001926.21
WFMIWhole Foods Market, Inc.6,885,047,0001548.17
APOLApollo Group, Inc.6,665,116,0001538.52
JBLJabil Circuit, Inc.4,917,328,0001524.12
KBHKB Home4,586,006,0001750.22
WENWendy's International3,934,587,0001433.34
BOLBausch & Lomb Inc.2,884,708,0001853.65
NOVLNovell, Inc.2,067,970,000176.1
ADCTADC Telecommunications1,673,616,0001514.28

Data Source: MSN Stock Screener

Thursday, December 21, 2006

Dogs of S&P 500

The top 40 stocks of S&P 500 with the highest dividend yield as of 12/21/2006. These stocks are the dogs of the S&P 500.

Symbol Company Name Current Dividend Yield Industry Name
WIN Windstream Corporation 7.18 Diversified Communication Services
CZN Citizens Communications 7.08 Telecom Services - Domestic
PGN Progress Energy, Inc. 4.96 Electric Utilities
PGL Peoples Energy Corporation 4.89 Gas Utilities
ED Consolidated Edison, Inc. 4.75 Diversified Utilities
AEE Ameren Corporation 4.72 Diversified Utilities
WM Washington Mutual, Inc. 4.68 Savings & Loans
KSE KeySpan Corporation 4.60 Gas Utilities
RAI Reynolds American, Inc. 4.59 Cigarettes
PFE Pfizer Inc. 4.43 Drug Manufacturers - Major
USB U.S. Bancorp 4.43 Regional - Midwest Banks
VZ Verizon Communications Inc. 4.42 Telecom Services - Domestic
BMY Bristol Myers Squibb Co. 4.37 Drug Manufacturers - Major
DTE DTE Energy Company 4.37 Electric Utilities
FHN First Horizon National Corporation 4.37 Regional - Southeast Banks
TE TECO Energy, Inc. 4.37 Electric Utilities
AIV Apartment Investment and Management Co. 4.35 REIT - Residential
NCC National City Corporation 4.27 Regional - Midwest Banks
BAC Bank of America Corporation 4.18 Money Center Banks
PCL Plum Creek Timber Co. Inc. 4.17 Property Management
PNW Pinnacle West Capital Corporation 4.15 Electric Utilities
SO The Southern Company 4.15 Electric Utilities
T AT&T Inc. 4.06 Telecom Services - Domestic
HBAN Huntington Bancshares Incorporated 4.04 Regional - Midwest Banks
MO ALTRIA GROUP 4.00 Cigarettes
CMA Comerica Incorporated 3.98 Regional - Midwest Banks
UST UST Inc. 3.94 Tobacco Products, Other
EQ Embarq Corporation 3.91 Diversified Communication Services
FITB Fifth Third Bancorp 3.91 Regional - Midwest Banks
WB Wachovia Corporation 3.90 Money Center Banks
RF Regions Financial Corporation 3.88 Regional - Southeast Banks
GAS Nicor Inc. 3.86 Gas Utilities
DUK DUKE ENERGY CORP DE 3.85 Electric Utilities
XEL Xcel Energy Inc. 3.82 Electric Utilities
NI NiSource Inc. 3.81 Diversified Utilities
BBT BB&T Corporation 3.79 Regional - Mid-Atlantic Banks
DOW DOW CHEMICAL 3.73 Chemicals - Major Diversified
KEY KeyCorp 3.67 Money Center Banks
AEP American Electric Power Company, Inc. 3.64 Electric Utilities
CNP CenterPoint Energy, Inc. 3.63 Diversified Utilities

Source: MSN Moneycentral

High Return, Low Debt Stocks

The selection criteria:

  • S&P 500 membership
  • Return on Assets (5 year average) >= 10
  • Return on Equity (5 year average) >= 10
  • Return on Capital (5 year average) >= 10
  • Debt to Equity ratio <= 0.2
SymbolCompany NameROA: 5-Year Avg.ROE: 5-Year Avg.ROI: 5-Year Avg.Debt to Equity Ratio
COHCoach, Inc.30.941.440.60.01
FRXForest Laboratories, Inc.2226.326.30
BMETBiomet, Inc.18.323.323.40.16
TROWT. Rowe Price Group, Inc.17.220.519.60
BRLBarr Pharmaceuticals, Inc.1721.620.50.01
JNJJohnson & Johnson16.928.522.60.06
QCOMQUALCOMM, Inc.16.118.417.70
ADSKAutodesk, Inc.15.826.5260
LLTCLinear Technology Corporation15.317.416.80
PEPPepsiCo, Inc.13.831.418.40.19
SYKStryker Corporation13.723.218.40
BCRC.R. Bard, Inc.13.721.517.80.11
NKENIKE, Inc.13.121.417.90.07
OXYOccidental Petroleum Corporation1329.4160.15
LXKLexmark International, Inc.12.928.720.60.15
XOMExxon Mobil Corporation12.825.216.90.07
ZMHZimmer Holdings, Inc.12.619.715.10.02
EOGEOG Resources, Inc.12.125.813.60.15
MSFTMicrosoft Corporation12.116.215.10
MHPThe McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.122718.50.09
COLRockwell Collins, Inc.11.83318.90.2
ERTSElectronic Arts Inc.11.815.215.10
QLGCQLogic Corporation11.812.812.80
CMXCaremark Rx, Inc.11.725180.06
NUENucor Corporation11.420.514.30.2
INTCIntel Corporation11.314.213.40.06
FDOFamily Dollar Stores, Inc10.91816.70.2
WAGWalgreen Company10.91815.90
ITWIllinois Tool Works Inc.10.516.212.40.17
ABIApplera Corporation10.416.314.10
YHOOYahoo! Inc.10.214.311.80.09
EBAYeBay Inc.10.21211.70

Source: MSN Money - Stock Screener

S&P 500 Mega Cap Stocks

The table below lists the largest 50 stocks of the S&P 500 index by the market capitalization. The market capitalization is total number of shares outstanding times current market price.

RankSymbolCompany NameMarket Capitalization (Billions)
1XOMExxon Mobil Corporation443,735,700,000
2GEGENERAL ELECTRIC393,254,100,000
3MSFTMicrosoft Corporation295,798,500,000
4CCitigroup Inc.271,037,900,000
5BACBank of America Corporation240,970,300,000
6PGPROCTER GAMBLE204,289,600,000
7JNJJohnson & Johnson192,604,200,000
8WMTWal-Mart Stores, Inc.191,187,300,000
9PFEPfizer Inc.188,985,800,000
10AIGAIG-AMERIC.INT.GRP187,049,900,000
11MOALTRIA GROUP179,575,000,000
12JPMJPMorgan Chase & Co.167,273,100,000
13CSCOCisco Systems, Inc.166,331,800,000
14CVXChevron Corporation160,555,700,000
15IBMInternational Business Machines Corp.144,609,800,000
16GOOGGoogle Inc.141,720,100,000
17TAT&T Inc.134,309,400,000
18WFCWells Fargo & Company121,129,600,000
19COPConocoPhillips119,318,300,000
20INTCIntel Corporation118,779,600,000
21KOThe Coca-Cola Company114,260,100,000
22HPQHewlett-Packard Company113,228,500,000
23WBWachovia Corporation109,461,200,000
24VZVerizon Communications Inc.106,416,300,000
25PEPPepsiCo, Inc.103,943,800,000
26MRKMERCK AND CO INC94,004,410,000
27ORCLOracle Corporation88,842,600,000
28CMCSAComcast Corporation88,740,090,000
29TWXTime Warner Inc.87,650,210,000
30GSGoldman Sachs Group, Inc.85,749,810,000
31MSMorgan Stanley85,254,590,000
32BLSBellSouth Corporation83,086,290,000
33AMGNAmgen, Inc.81,014,710,000
34MERMerrill Lynch & Co., Inc.80,759,490,000
35UPSUnited Parcel Service, Inc.80,268,850,000
36HDThe Home Depot, Inc.79,859,290,000
37SLBSCHLUMBERGER76,407,270,000
38AXPAmerican Express Company73,888,770,000
39ABTAbbott Laboratories73,596,720,000
40AAPLApple Computer, Inc.72,299,230,000
41UNHUnitedHealth Group Inc.72,145,120,000
42DISThe Walt Disney Company71,589,300,000
43BAThe Boeing Company71,245,620,000
44WYEWyeth69,220,350,000
45USBU.S. Bancorp64,091,570,000
46UTXUnited Technologies Corporation63,450,810,000
47QCOMQUALCOMM, Inc.63,309,310,000
48MDTMedtronic, Inc.62,518,040,000
49TYCTyco International Ltd.61,734,010,000
50FNMFannie Mae58,941,930,000

Source: Yahoo stock screener

Dogs of the DOW

Dogs of the DOW Jones Industrial Average as of 12/21/2006.

SymbolCompany NameCurrent Dividend Yield
PFEPfizer Inc.4.43%
VZVerizon Communications Inc.4.42%
TAT&T Inc.4.06%
MOALTRIA GROUP4.00%
CCitigroup Inc.3.55%
MRKMERCK AND CO INC3.49%
GMGENERAL MOTORS3.42%
DDDU PONT DE NEMOURS3.02%
GEGENERAL ELECTRIC2.95%
JPMJPMorgan Chase & Co.2.82%


Data Source: MSN MoneyCentral Stock Screener