March 2017: Mixed Results
Investing has been strong for quite some time. What will keep investors interested? How will the economy and politics affect investment decisions?
By Larry C. Paxton
March 1st started with a strong uptick after President Trump’s speech the previous evening to the US Congress and citizens. During the rest of the month there were really no wild swings, and a slight trend down. Businesses and people are still trying to figure out the current and future impact of the Trump presidency, how the many personal controversies and issues will be resolved. Overall perhaps March could really be labeled as the “Wait & See Month.”
The US economy does continue to appear to be growing at a modest to moderate pace, but still shows some fragility. Business and consumer surveys indicate optimism.
Investors continue to pretty much tread along, keeping alert for some sure up and down signals.
Here are some March summaries on the US stock exchanges:
Number of Trading Days: 23
Number of Gain(+)/Loss(-) Days: DJIA 7+/16-; NASDAQ 16+/ 7-; SPX 10+/13-.
Record Days: DJIA 1, NASDAQ 2, SPX 1
Longest Gain Streak(Consecutive Days): DJIA 2, NASDAQ 5, SPX 3
Longest Loss Streak(Consecutive Days): DJIA 8, NASDAQ 2, SPX 4
Big Swing Up Days(>1.00%): 1, 03/01/17: Day after President Trump speech to Congress/Nation
Big Swing Down Days(<-1.00%): 1, 03/21/17: Banking sector, options expirations
The following are Top 5 partial tables excerpts from The PBR1000 March Snapshots. The stock price is for the close of trading on March 31, Month % Chg is compared to February 28, YTD % Chg is compared to December 31, 2016, and the 15 Months % Chg is compared to December 31, 2015. The PBR Rank is by annual revenues.
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Table 1(S11): The PBR1000 Top 5 Month Stock Price % Gainers
Table 1 Summary: The range was +198% to -69%. 480 out of 1,017 stock prices were up 0.00% or more. The average was a gain of 0.9%, the median was a loss of 0.4%.
| Company | PBR Rank |
Symbol | Price 03/31/17 |
Mo % Chg |
YTD % Chg |
15 Mos % Chg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| iHeartMedia |
383 | IHRT | 3.64 | +198 | +228 | +304 |
| Restoration Hardward |
806 | RH | 46.26 | +52 | +51 | -42 |
| Ruby Tuesday |
990 | RT | 2.81 | +48 | -13 | -49 |
| Sears Holding |
109 | SHLD | 11.49 | +47 | +24 | -44 |
| Systemax |
857 | SYX | 11.09 | +40 | +26 | +29 |
Table 2(S12): The PBR1000 Top 5 Year-To-Date Stock Price % Gainers
Table 2 Summary: The range was +258% to -91%. 630 out of 1,016 stock prices were up 0.00% or more. The average was a gain of 5.5%, the median was a gain of 2.9%.
| Company | PBR Rank |
Symbol | Price 03/31/17 |
Mo % Chg |
YTD % Chg |
15 Mos % Chg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republic Airways |
951 | RJETQ | 0.22 | -2 | +258 | -95 |
| iHeartMedia |
383 | IHRT | 3.64 | +198 | +228 | +304 |
| Tronox |
805 | TROX | 18.45 | +6 | +79 | +372 |
| Scientific Games |
688 | SGMS | 23.65 | +15 | +69 | +164 |
| Aeropostale |
920 | AROPQ | 0.03 | -18 | +60 | -88 |
Table 3(S13): The PBR1000 Top 5 13 Months Stock Price % Gainers
Table 3 Summary: The range was +420% to -96%. 780 out of 1,014 stock prices were up 0.00% or more. The average was a gain of 17.1%. The median was a gain of 18.3%.
| Company | PBR Rank |
Symbol | Price 03/31/17 |
Mo % Chg |
YTD % Chg |
15 Mos % Chg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliffs Natural Resources |
828 | CLF | 8.21 | -23 | -2 | +420 |
| AMD |
509 | AMD | 14.55 | +1 | +28 | +407 |
| Tronox | 805 | TROX |
18.45 | +6 | +79 | +372 |
| US Steel | 230 | X | 33.81 | -13 | +2 | +324 |
| iHeartMedia |
383 | IHRT | 3.64 | +198 | +228 | +304 |
Table 4(S15): The PBR1000 Top 5 Market Capitalization
Table 4 Summary: The range was $753.72 billion to $0.01 billion. The average is $22.8 billion, median is $7.0 billion, out of 1,016 companies.
| Company | PBR Rank |
Symbol | Market Cap($B) 03/31/17 |
Mo % Chg |
YTD % Chg |
15 Mos % Chg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple |
4 | AAPL | 753.72 | +5 | +22 | +28 |
| Alphabet |
26 | GOOG | 573.57 | +1 | +8 | +10 |
| Microsoft |
30 | MSFT | 508.94 | +3 | +5 | +15 |
| Amazon | 12 | AMZN | 423.03 | +5 | +19 | +34 |
| Berkshire Hathaway | 3 | BRK | 413.43 | -2 | +3 | +27 |
| The PBR1000 |
23,134.32 | -0 | +5 | +14 |
Table 5: The PBR1000 Index & Selected Stock Exchanges/Commodities
| Company | Price 03/31/17 |
Mo % Chg |
YTD % Chg |
15 Mos % Chg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The PBR1000 | 78,715.41 | +0.9 | +5.5 | +18.2 |
| DJIA | 20,663.22 | -0.7 | +4.6 | +18.6 |
| NASDAQ | 5,911.74 | +1.5 | +9.8 | +18.1 |
| S&P500 | 2,362.72 | -0.0 | +5.5 | +15.6 |
| GOLD | 1,251.60 | +0.7 | +8.7 | +18.1 |
| SILVER | 18.28 | -0.2 | +14.3 | +32.5 |
| OIL | 50.85 | -6.0 | -5.3 | +37.3 |
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