Equity Strategies Group-Level Analysis Of The Equity Markets
Introducing Leuthold's Global Groups: A New Tool For Identifying Global Leadership Trends
Look for upcoming In Focus Special Research Study, which will introduce the Leuthold Group’s new Global Equity Group analysis. This new product will feature market commentary and analysis, along with Global Group Selection Scores on 67 global industry groups.
New Select Industries Group Position: Reinsurance
Many stocks had outperformed in October and were retained in the Select Industries Portfolio, but there were enough sales to build new holding in Reinsurance.
Why We Still Like Airline Stocks: Broad-Based Strength & Improving Fundamentals
So why do we still hold a position in Airlines? Short answer is: “Opinions are for show,but the numbers are for dough.” GS Score still rates group high in Attractive zone.
Buying Deep Value Theme in Select Industries Portfolio
Proceeds from the sales of the Rails were used to establish a new 8.1% position in “Deep Value” stocks.
Commodity Inflation = OWN MATERIALS STOCKS; Commodity Deflation = OWN MATERIALS STOCKS!!
There remains considerable macro support for industrial commodities.
Health Care's Top 20 Stocks
Highlight on the Health Care sector: Relative Valuations, Top Twenty Components, P/E Ratios, PSR, and Gross Profit Margins.
Attractive Groups Based On Group Insider Scores
During the last few months, we have been looking at the Insider Selling and Buying among various broad sectors and have also recently been presenting those specific equity industry groups that currently have the best scores based on the insider patterns of selling and buying.
New Select Industries Group Position– Life Science Tools & Services
New group holding established in Life Sciences Tools & Services, a relatively new S&P group that provides products and services to the Pharmaceutical and Biotech industries.
New Select Industries Group Positions - Undervalued & Unloved and Industrial Gases
Group deactivations allowed for purchase of two new equity groups: Undervalued & Unloved and Industrial Gases.
Initiated A Position In Japanese Equities
Used market weakness in Tokyo to begin building position in Japanese equities.
New Select Industries Group Position– Homeland Security
Establishing new Select Industries Equity Portfolio position in Homeland Security, which replaces the deactivated Home Entertainment Software.
Group Selection Scoring System: 2005 Performance Review
Group Selection Scores worked well in 2005. Buying top 20 ranked equity groups each month based on GS Scores produced a 19% gain for the year, well above the 3% S&P 500 performance (price only).
Industrial Metals Stocks…..Roar Back In November, Remain A Top-Rated Group
Industrial Metal equities far outpaced both the S&P 500 (up 3.5%) and our Leuthold Materials Sector Index (up 7.0%).
Adding A Position In Home Entertainment Software
Group has rated Attractive for the past two months, after bouncing between Neutral and Attractive throughout 2005.
New Position In Application Software
Proceeds from group reductions were used to establish a new position in Application Software, which is currently one of four Attractively rated Tech groups.
Reducing Exposure To Independent Power Producers
Reducing exposure to Independent Power Producers in the all equity Select Industries Portfolio. GS Scores still rank group Attractive, but we are concerned about the “spark spread”.
Industrial Metals Stocks: Metals Equities Give Back Some Performance, Still A Top-Rated Group
The weakness in metal equities this month was, in our opinion, mainly driven by a healthy dose of profit taking.
Industrial Metals Stocks: Metals Equities Surge Higher In September, Now Top-Rated Group
The Industrial Metals equity group was up a whopping 11.7% in September versus a 0.7% gain for the S&P 500 and a 4.0% gain for the Leuthold Materials Sector.
Adding A Position In Biotechnology
Adding new 6% holding in Biotech stocks, replacing holdings from Distillers & Vintners as well as Fertilizers & Ag Chemicals (both groups deactivated).
Industrial Metals Stocks: Metals Equities Continued To Outperform In August
The YTD performance of the Industrial Metals equity group is particularly impressive when you consider that the group was down 13.7% through mid-May.
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