The Household Products, Water Utilities, Leisure Goods, Infrastructure, and Beverages sectors are having a strong week, according to Portfolio Grader.
Household Products is excelling, with 100% of stocks in the sector (9 out of 9) rating a “buy”. The Clorox Company (NYSE:CLX), Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD), and Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE:CL) are paving the way for the sector with A grades. The best performer in this sector is Church & Dwight Co., Inc., which saw its price jump up 36.6% in the last 12 months. This is better than the S&P 500, which has seen a 16.7% 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”. Out of the Water Utilities stocks, American States Water Company (NYSE:AWR), Aqua America, Inc. (NYSE:WTR), and American Water Works Company, Inc. (NYSE:AWK) are out front with A’s. American States Water Company is performing the best overall in the sector, with an 85.7% increase from 12 months ago.
With 100% of the sector’s stocks (7 out of 7) rating a “buy,” the Leisure Goods sector is one of the strongest. With overall grades of B, Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ:MAT), Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation (NASDAQ:SWHC
), and Brunswick Corporation (NYSE:BC) are buoying the sector. Showing the most overall growth in its sector in the last 12 months, Brunswick Corporation is the top stock, with a 139.1% increase.
The Infrastructure sector’s track record is proving one of the best with 80% of its stocks (4 out of 5) rating a “buy”. Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SAB de CV Sponsored ADR Class B (NYSE:PAC), Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SA de CV Sponsored ADR Class B (NYSE:ASR), and Grupo Aeroportuario del Centro Norte SAB de CV Sponsored ADR Class B (NASDAQ:OMAB) are lifting the sector overall, each earning a high grade of A. Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SA de CV Sponsored ADR Class B beats the other stocks in its sector, with a 133.6% increase from a year ago.
Beverages is thriving this week with 73% of stocks in the sector (16 out of 22) currently rating a “buy”. Diageo plc Sponsored ADR (NYSE:DEO), Coca-Cola FEMSA SAB de CV Sponsored ADR Class L (NYSE:KOF), and The Boston Beer Company, Inc. Class A (NYSE:SAM) are all currently earning A’s. The best performer in this sector is The Boston Beer Company, Inc. Class A, which saw its price rise 103.5% in the last 12 months.
Louis Navellier’s proprietary Portfolio Grader 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.
