The sector with the worst average Zacks Rank (16 out of 16) would place in the bottom 1%.This is an estimated date of earnings release. With 12 weeks representing a meaningful part of a year, this time period will show whether a stock has been enjoying strong investor demand, or if it's in consolidation, or distress.Conventional wisdom says that a PEG ratio of 1 or less is considered good (at par or undervalued to its growth rate).
A company with an ROE of 10%, for example, means it created 10 cents of assets for every $1 of shareholder equity in a given year. While our testing has found that a P/S ratio of <2 is the optimum range for returns, be sure to compare this ratio to its respective industry.For example, a regional bank would be classified in the Finance Sector. Conversely, if the yield on stocks is higher than the 10 Yr., then stocks would be considered undervalued. Investors like this metric as it shows how a company finances its operations, i.e., what percentage is financed thru shareholder equity or debt. ZacksTrade does not endorse or adopt any particular investment strategy, any analyst opinion/rating/report or any approach to evaluating indiv idual securities.The VGM score is based on the trading styles of Growth, VAlue, and Momentum.Within the VGM Score, stocks are graded into five groups: A, B, C, D and F. As you might remember from your school days, an A is better than a B; a B is better than a C; a C is better than a D; and a D is better than an F.This longer-term historical perspective lets the user see how a company has grown over time. While a P/B of less than 3 would mean it's trading at a discount to the market, different industries have different median P/B values. If the volume is too light, in absolute terms or for a relatively large position, it could be difficult to execute a trade. Each of the company logos represented herein are trademarks of Verizon Media; Microsoft Corporation; Nasdaq, Inc.; Dow Jones & Company; Forbes Media, LLC; Investor's Business Daily, Inc.; and Morningstar, Inc.Cash flow itself is an important item on the income statement. It's an integral part of the Zacks Rank and a critical part in effective stock evaluation. CLOs are often considered risky, because they tend to contain loans with lower credit ratings. It currently has a Growth Score of C. Recent price changes and earnings estimate revisions indicate this would not be a good stock for momentum investors with a Momentum Score of D.An industry with a larger percentage of Zacks Rank #1's and #2's will have a better average Zacks Rank than one with a larger percentage of Zacks Rank #4's and #5's.A P/B of 1 means it's selling at its per share book value. For its CLO equity investments, the yield was at a whopping 16.4%.This is an entirely free service. And like the P/E ratio, a lower number is typically considered 'better' than a higher number.As an investor, you want to buy stocks with the highest probability of success. Using this item along with the 'Current Cash Flow Growth Rate' (in the Growth category above), and the 'Price to Cash Flow ratio' (several items above in this same Value category), will give you a well-rounded indication of the amount of cash they are generating, the rate of their cash flow growth, and the stock price relative to its cash flow.You are being directed to ZacksTrade, a division of LBMZ Securities and licensed broker-dealer. In fact, when combining a Zacks Rank #3 or better and a positive Earnings ESP, stocks produced a positive surprise 70% of the time, while they also saw 28.3% annual returns on average, according to our 10 year backtest.The Momentum Scorecard table also displays the values for its respective Industry along with the values and Momentum Score of its three closest peers.As an investor, you want to buy srocks with the highest probability of success. The Zacks Sector Rank assigns a rating to each of the 16 Sectors based on their average Zacks Rank.The 1 week price change reflects the collective buying and selling sentiment over the short-term.