5 Best Sectors to Watch This Week

by Portfolio Grader | January 20, 2014 11:15 am

The e-commerce, biotechnology, auto parts, marine and aerospace and defense sectors are rising to the top this week on the Portfolio Grader[1] database.

The e-commerce sector is thriving on Portfolio Grader this week, with 68% of its stocks (13 out of 19) currently rating a “buy”. Homeaway, Inc. (AWAY[2]) and Overstock.com, Inc. (OSTK[3]) are lifting the sector overall, each earning a high score of B. Vipshop Holdings Ltd. Sponsored ADR (VIPS[4]) currently ranks A. The best performer in this sector is Vipshop Holdings Ltd. Sponsored ADR, which saw its price jump up 1653.5% in the last 12 months. This is better than the S&P 500, which has seen a 9.8% increase over the same period.

With 66% of the sector’s stocks (55 out of 83) rating a “buy,” the biotechnology sector is one of the strongest. Gentium S.p.A. Sponsored ADR (GENT[5]), Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (LGND[6]) and Insys Therapeutics, Inc. (INSY[7]) are lifting the sector overall, each earning a high grade of A. Gentium S.p.A. Sponsored ADR is the best performer in this sector, with an 855.9% increase in the last 12 months.

Auto parts is thriving this week with 65% of stocks in the sector (17 out of 26) currently rating a “buy”. Among auto parts stocks, Magna International (MGA[8]), Visteon Corporation (VC[9]) and Drew Industries Incorporated (DW[10]) are leading the way with A’s. Over the last 12 months, Magna International is the best performer in this sector, with a 168.4% increase.

Marine is excelling, with 64% of stocks in the sector (7 out of 11) rating a “buy”. With a grade of B, Danaos Corporation (DAC[11]) and Navios Maritime Holdings (NM[12]) are buoying the sector. Safe Bulkers, Inc. (SB[13]) also ranks a solid A. The best performer in this sector is Navios Maritime Holdings, which saw its price rise 192.2% in the last 12 months.

The aerospace and defense sector is thriving on Portfolio Grader this week, with 62% of its stocks (26 out of 42) currently rating a “buy”. Out of the aerospace and defense stocks, Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. (HII[14]), Alliant Techsystem (ATK[15]) and The Boeing Company (BA[16]) are out front with A’s. Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. is the top stock in its sector, with a 199.1% 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. AWAY: https://navelliergrowth.investorplace.com/portfolio-grader/stock-report.html?t=AWAY
  3. OSTK: https://navelliergrowth.investorplace.com/portfolio-grader/stock-report.html?t=OSTK
  4. VIPS: https://navelliergrowth.investorplace.com/portfolio-grader/stock-report.html?t=VIPS
  5. GENT: https://navelliergrowth.investorplace.com/portfolio-grader/stock-report.html?t=GENT
  6. LGND: https://navelliergrowth.investorplace.com/portfolio-grader/stock-report.html?t=LGND
  7. INSY: https://navelliergrowth.investorplace.com/portfolio-grader/stock-report.html?t=INSY
  8. MGA: https://navelliergrowth.investorplace.com/portfolio-grader/stock-report.html?t=MGA
  9. VC: https://navelliergrowth.investorplace.com/portfolio-grader/stock-report.html?t=VC
  10. DW: https://navelliergrowth.investorplace.com/portfolio-grader/stock-report.html?t=DW
  11. DAC: https://navelliergrowth.investorplace.com/portfolio-grader/stock-report.html?t=DAC
  12. NM: https://navelliergrowth.investorplace.com/portfolio-grader/stock-report.html?t=NM
  13. SB: https://navelliergrowth.investorplace.com/portfolio-grader/stock-report.html?t=SB
  14. HII: https://navelliergrowth.investorplace.com/portfolio-grader/stock-report.html?t=HII
  15. ATK: https://navelliergrowth.investorplace.com/portfolio-grader/stock-report.html?t=ATK
  16. BA: https://navelliergrowth.investorplace.com/portfolio-grader/stock-report.html?t=BA
  17. here: https://navelliergrowth.investorplace.com/portfolio-grader/

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