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We also use trading data to provide forecast estimates for a variety of time horizons for almost ever equity in our database. Our Buy/Sell/Hold recommendations are based upon the 1-year forecast return figure. Using valuation and forecast figures, you can rank and rate our covered stocks against each other, to find out, in an objective and systematic way, the most attractive investment targets based on your own risk/reward parameters. We re-calculate the entire database every trading day, so you are assured that every proprietary valuation and forecast datapoint is as up-to-date as possible.
We can use our data to track individual stocks, industries, sectors, and indices. For today's bulletin, we present key metrics for the top picks in the Dow Jones Industrials. The companies listed below represent the top stocks within the index. They are presented below according to their one-month forecast gain.
We have very little turnover this time for our Dow top-ten list. Our only newcomer is IBM (NYSE:IBM), which has replaced GE. Since the last time we presented the top Dow picks, Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) has moved up to become the overall top pick while Verizon (NYSE:VZ) maintains the second spot and Traveler's (NYSE:TRV) has declined to third. Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) and UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) have also improved while Cisco (NASDAQ:CSCO), McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD), Home Depot (NYSE:HD), and Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) have declined a few positions.
Be advised that none of these stocks are currently rated higher than BUY--there are no STRNG BUY picks in this edition of our Dow top-ten.
NOTE: New stocks are in BOLD, old stocks that have moved up the list are in GREEN, old stocks that have declined in position are in RED, and stocks which have retained their position are in CAPS.
Below is today's data on IBM (NYSE:IBM):
IBM is an information technology (IT) company. The company operates in five segments: Global Technology Services, Global Business Services, Software, Systems and Technology, and Global Financing. The Global Technology Services segment provides IT infrastructure services and business process services. The Global Business Services segment offers professional services and application management services. The Software segment consists primarily of middleware and operating systems software. The Systems and Technology segment provides computing power and storage solutions; and semiconductor technology products and packaging solutions. The Global Financing segment invests in financing assets, leverages with debt and manages the associated risks. IBM is headquartered in Armonk, New York.
VALUENGINE RECOMMENDATION: ValuEngine continues its BUY recommendation on INTL BUS MACH for 2016-07-27. Based on the information we have gathered and our resulting research, we feel that INTL BUS MACH has the probability to OUTPERFORM average market performance for the next year. The company exhibits ATTRACTIVE Company Size and P/E Ratio.
