5 Best Sectors to Watch This Week

by Portfolio Grader | March 25, 2013 9:00 pm

The Household Products, Water Utilities, Leisure Goods, Infrastructure, and Beverages sectors are rising to the top this week on the Portfolio Grader[1] database.

Household Products is thriving this week with 100% of stocks in the sector (9 out of 9) currently rating a “buy”. Clorox (NYSE:CLX[2]), Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD[3]), and Colgate-Palmolive (NYSE:CL[4]) are paving the way for the sector with A grades. Over the last 12 months, Church & Dwight is the best performer in this sector, with a 38.6% increase. This is better than the S&P 500, which has seen a 9.9% increase over the same period.

The Water Utilities sector is thriving on Portfolio Grader this week, with 100% of its stocks (6 out of 6) currently rating a “buy”. American States Water (NYSE:AWR[5]), Aqua America (NYSE:WTR[6]), and American Water Works (NYSE:AWK[7]) are lifting the sector overall, each earning a high grade of A. American States Water beats the other stocks in its sector, with a 63% increase from a year ago.

With 100% of the sector’s stocks (7 out of 7) rating a “buy,” the Leisure Goods sector is one of the strongest. Mattel (NASDAQ:MAT[8]), Smith & Wesson (NASDAQ:SWHC[9]), and Brunswick (NYSE:BC[10]) are all currently earning B’s. Brunswick is performing the best overall in the sector, with a 113.1% increase from 12 months ago.

Infrastructure stands out with 80% of the sector’s stocks (4 out of 5) rating a “buy”. Out of the Infrastructure stocks, Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico (NYSE:PAC[11]), Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste (NYSE:ASR[12]), and Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte (NASDAQ:OMAB[13]) are out front with A’s. The best performer in this sector is Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, which saw its price rise 146.7% in the last 12 months.

Beverages is excelling, with 73% of stocks in the sector (16 out of 22) rating a “buy”. With overall grades of A, Diageo (NYSE:DEO[14]), Coca-Cola Femsa (NYSE:KOF[15]), and Boston Beer (NYSE:SAM[16]) are buoying the sector. Coca-Cola Femsa is the top stock in its sector, with a 71.8% increase from 12 months ago.

Louis Navellier’s proprietary Portfolio Grader[1] stock ranking system assesses roughly 5,000 companies every week based on a number of fundamental and quantitative measures. Stocks are given a letter grade based on their results — with A being “strong buy,” and F being “strong sell.” Explore the tool here[17].

Endnotes:

  1. Portfolio Grader: https://navelliergrowth.investorplace.com/portfolio-grader/
  2. CLX: https://navelliergrowth.investorplace.com/portfolio-grader/stock-report.html?t=CLX
  3. CHD: https://navelliergrowth.investorplace.com/portfolio-grader/stock-report.html?t=CHD
  4. CL: https://navelliergrowth.investorplace.com/portfolio-grader/stock-report.html?t=CL
  5. AWR: https://navelliergrowth.investorplace.com/portfolio-grader/stock-report.html?t=AWR
  6. WTR: https://navelliergrowth.investorplace.com/portfolio-grader/stock-report.html?t=WTR
  7. AWK: https://navelliergrowth.investorplace.com/portfolio-grader/stock-report.html?t=AWK
  8. MAT: https://navelliergrowth.investorplace.com/portfolio-grader/stock-report.html?t=MAT
  9. SWHC: https://navelliergrowth.investorplace.com/portfolio-grader/stock-report.html?t=SWHC
  10. BC: https://navelliergrowth.investorplace.com/portfolio-grader/stock-report.html?t=BC
  11. PAC: https://navelliergrowth.investorplace.com/portfolio-grader/stock-report.html?t=PAC
  12. ASR: https://navelliergrowth.investorplace.com/portfolio-grader/stock-report.html?t=ASR
  13. OMAB: https://navelliergrowth.investorplace.com/portfolio-grader/stock-report.html?t=OMAB
  14. DEO: https://navelliergrowth.investorplace.com/portfolio-grader/stock-report.html?t=DEO
  15. KOF: https://navelliergrowth.investorplace.com/portfolio-grader/stock-report.html?t=KOF
  16. SAM: https://navelliergrowth.investorplace.com/portfolio-grader/stock-report.html?t=SAM
  17. here: https://navelliergrowth.investorplace.com/portfolio-grader/

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