The PBR1000 October 2015 Stocks/Commodities Snapshots

November 24, 2015 by
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The End Of 2015 Is Near.
What is Your Investment Strategy?

 

By Larry C. Paxton

Current The PBR1000 Subscribers should have already received the MS Excel workbook. If you are not a current Subscriber just click here to get your 13 month subscription and automatically download the October 2015 edition of The PBR1000 Snapshots.

August and September experienced a downward trend for a variety of reasons(see previous editions of this blog). October 2015 saw a significant reverse, and at the end of the month the stock exchanges were back at their mid-August levels, and appearing ready to climb even more in the upcoming months, even though economic indices continue to be somewhat mixed, overall moderate, and feeling fragile. There is a sense that investors are weary of that same economic news over and over again, and they are ready to step out. For example, the concern over when the Federal Reserve will raise its base interest rate from 0%, the stock market showed negative volatility. Now it seems that even though the economics have not changed much the markets have still moved up anticipating the interest rate move up and now feeling it is a positive sign. It will be interesting to see if this thought has some truth to it in the coming months.

In the following tables the stock price is for the close of trading on October 30th, Month % Chg is compared to September 30th, YTD % Chg is compared to December 31, 2014, and the 22 Mos % Chg is compared to December 31, 2013.

Table 1(S11): The PBR1000 Top 5 Month Stock Price % Gainers

Table 1 Summary: The range was +141.07% to -54.55%. 844 out of 1,044 stock prices were up 0.00% or more, or 80.84% of the companies tracked. The median was a gain of 7.12%.

Company PBR
Rank		 Symbol Price
10/30/15		 Mo
% Chg		 YTD
% Chg		 22 Mos
% Chg
Weight Watchers
 975 WTW 15.38 +141.07 -38.08 -53.29
Willbros Group
 868 WG 2.00 +58.73 -68.10 -78.77
Denbury Resources
 783 DNR 3.54 +45.08 -56.46 -78.45
Piedmont Natural Gas
 981 PNY 57.31 +43.02 +45.42 +72.83
Tronox
 929 TROX 6.21 +42.11 -73.99 -73.08

 

Table 2(S12): The PBR1000 Top 5 Year-To-Date Stock Price % Gainers

Table 2 Summary: The range was +122.09% to -99.43%. 427 out of 1,040 stock prices were up 0.00% or more, or 41.06% of the companies tracked. The median was a loss of 4.22%.

Company PBR
Rank		 Symbol Price
10/30/15		 Mo
% Chg		 YTD
% Chg		 22 Mos
% Chg
Netflix
 442 NFLX 108.38 +4.96 +122.09 +106.05
Amazon.com
 30 AMZN 625.90 +22.27 +101.68 +56.95
Activision Blizzard
 533 ATVI 34.76 +12.53 +72.51 +94.95
Skechers USA
 793 SKX 31.20 -30.19 +69.38 +182.16
Global Payments
 711 GPN 136.41 +18.90 +68.97 +109.89

 

Table 3(S13): The PBR1000 Top 5 22 Months Stock Price % Gainers

Table 3 Summary: Range was +260.33% to -99.86%. 574 out of 1,034 stock prices were up 0.00% or more, or 55.51% of the companies tracked. The median was a gain of 3.66%.

Company PBR
Rank		 Symbol Price
10/30/15		 Mo
% Chg		 YTD
% Chg		 22 Mos
% Chg
Hawaiian Holdings
 805 HA 34.70 +40.60 +33.21 +260.33
Electronic Arts
 521 EA 72.07 +6.38 +62.48 +214.17
JetBlue
 425 EA 24.84 -3.61 +56.62 +190.87
Skechers USA
 793 SKX 31.20 -30.19 +69.38 +182.61
Southwest Airlines
 151 LUV 46.29 +21.69 +9.38 +145.70

 

Table 4(S15): The PBR1000 Top 5 Market Capitalization

Table 4 Summary: Range was $666.66 billion to $0.00 billion. The average is $20.08 billion, median is $6.33 billion, out of 1,044 companies tracked.

Company PBR
Rank		 Symbol Market Cap($B)
10/30/15		 Mo
% Chg		 YTD
% Chg		 22 Mos
% Chg
Apple
 5 AAPL 666.66 +5.99 +2.97 +32.06
Alphabet
 44 GOOGL 488.82 +17.20 +36.89 +30.56
Microsoft
 27 MSFT 420.48 +18.78 +9.81 +34.64
ExxonMobil
 2 XOM 344.98 +11.28 -11.88 -21.97
Berkshire Hathaway
 4 BRK.B 337.08 +4.31 -6.78 +15.04
The PBR1000
   20,964.21 +7.74 +0.54 +9.74

 

Table 5: The PBR1000 Index & Selected Stock Exchanges/Commodities

Company Price
10/30/15		 Mo
% Chg		 YTD
% Chg		 22 Mos
% Chg
The PBR1000 71,852.57 +6.94 -1.00 +9.36
DJIA 21,504.97 +7.74 +0.38 +10.78
NASDAQ 5,053.75 +9.38 +6.71 +21.00
S&P500 2,079.36 +8.30 +0.99 +12.50
Gold 1,141.40 +2.35 -3.67 -5.07
Silver 15.57 +7.23 -0.19 -19.62
Oil 46.59 +3.33 -12.54 -48.91

 

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The PBR1000 August 2015 Stocks/Commodities Snapshots

September 15, 2015 by
ID-100233929 Black Questions Marks-ponsulak

When Will the Fed Increase Interest Rates?
What Will Happen Then?
What Should I Do Now?

 

By Larry C. Paxton

The PBR1000 August 2015 Snapshots include news and stocks data on 1,050 companies in 15 analytical reports.

Current The PBR1000 Subscribers should have already received the MS Excel workbook. If you are not a current Subscriber just click here to get your 13 month subscription and automatically download the August edition of The PBR1000 Snapshots.

The PBR1000 companies and stocks worldwide were hit hard with the unexpected devaluation by China of its Yuan currency. This was further compounded by what many expect to finally be a small increase in the interest rate charged by the US Federal Reserve Bank. The US economy is considered by most to continue to grow at a modest/moderate rate, and the most stable in the world. While there continues to be cautious optimism about the future, volatile August shows that the US and global economy remains vulnerable to unexpected events.

In the following tables the stock price is for the close of trading on August 31st, Month % Chg is compared to July 31st, YTD % Chg is compared to December 31, 2014, and the 20 Mos % Chg is compared to December 31, 2013.

Table 1: The PBR1000 Top 5 Month Stock Price % Gainers

Table 1 Summary: The range was +417.22% to -89.17%. 165 out of 1,050 stock prices were up 0.00% or more, or 15.71% of the companies tracked. The median was a loss of 5.38%.

Company PBR
Rank		 Symbol Price
08/31/15		 Mo
% Chg		 YTD
% Chg		 20 Mos
% Chg
Arch Coal
 687 ACI 9.31 +417.22 -47.70 -79.08
Peabody Energy
 369 BTU 2.70 +125.00 -65.12 -86.18
Caesars Entertainment
 311 CZR 9.55 +83.30 -39.13 -55.66
Cliffs Natural Resources
 512 CLF 3.97 +57.54 -44.40 -84.85
Weight Watchers Intl
 979 WTW 6.15 +53.75 -75.24 -81.32

 

Table 2: The PBR1000 Top 5 Year-To-Date Stock Price % Gainers

Table 2 Summary: The range was +154.73% to -96.41%. 384 out of 1,046 stock prices were up 0.00% or more, or 36.71% of the companies tracked. The median was a loss of 6.51%.

Company PBR
Rank		 Symbol Price
08/31/15		 Mo
% Chg		 YTD
% Chg		 20 Mos
% Chg
Skechers USA
 798 SKX 140.74 -6.54 +154.73 +324.81
Netflix
 443 NFLX 115.03 +0.63 +135.72 +118.69
McDermott Intl
 817 MDR 5.08 +15.45 +74.57 -44.54
Pinnacle Entertainment
 837 PNK 37.77 -1.90 +69.75 +45.33
Amazon.com
 30 AMZN 512.89 -4.34 +65.26 +28.61

 

Table 3: The PBR1000 Top 5 20 Months Stock Price % Gainers

Table 3 Summary: Range was +324.81% to -99.34%. 545 out of 1,040 stock prices were up 0.00% or more, or 52.40% of the companies tracked. The median was a gain of 1.95%.

Company PBR
Rank		 Symbol Price
08/31/15		 Mo
% Chg		 YTD
% Chg		 20 Mos
% Chg
Skechers USA
 798 SKX 140.74 -6.45 +154.73 +324.81
Electronic Arts
 522 EA 66.15 -7.55 +40.70 +188.36
JetBlue Airways
 426 JBLU 22.32 -2.87 +40.73 +161.36
Hawaiian Holdings
 810 HA 22.66 +4.33 -13.01 +135.31
Freescale Semiconductor
 509 FSL 35.73 -10.38 +41.62 +122.62

 

Table 4: The PBR1000 Top 5 Market Capitalization

Table 4 Summary: Range was $643.04 billion to $0.01 billion. The average is $19.13 billion, median is $6.10 billion, out of 1,047 companies tracked.

Company PBR
Rank		 Symbol Market Cap($B)
08/31/15		 Mo
% Chg		 YTD
% Chg		 20 Mos
% Chg
Apple
 5 AAPL 643.04 -7.04 -0.67 +27.39
Google
 44 GOOGL 423.83 -1.18 +18.69 +13.20
Microsoft
 26 MSFT 348.07 -7.15 -9.10 +11.45
Berkshire Hathaway
 4 BRK.B 332.17 -5.58 -8.14 +13.37
ExxonMobil
 2 XOM 313.71 -5.28 -19.87 -29.04
The PBR1000
   20,086.03 -6.07 -3.91 +4.83

 

Table 5: The PBR1000 Index & Selected Stock Exchanges/Commodities

Company Price
08/31/15		 Mo
% Chg		 YTD
% Chg		 20 Mos
% Chg
The PBR1000 70,203.84 -6.21 -3.84 +6.12
DJIA 16,528.03 -6.57 -7.27 -0.29
NASDAQ 4,776.51 -6.86 +0.85 +14.36
S&P500 1,972.18 -6.26 -4.21 +6.70
Gold 1,132.50 +3.42 -4.42 -5.81
Silver 14.59 -1.15 -6.47 -24.68
Oil 49.20 +5.20 -7.46 -46.05

 

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(The PBR1000 provides astute investors and business professionals with the data, news, and analysis for taking higher probability of success actions. The PBR1000 covers over 1,000 of the largest publicly held companies with principle or administrative headquarters in the US. These companies generate over $13 trillion in annual worldwide revenues, more than all other companies in the US combined. These are the key drivers in the US and world economies. On a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis several analytical reports in customizable Microsoft Excel format are provided to Subscribers of The PBR1000. Subscribers include C-level executives, entrepreneurs, sales/marketing/advertising professionals, investors/investment advisers, business professors/students, career counselors/job seekers, to name just a few. To order your annual subscription, just click here to go to the PBRMarketTools.com Order page.)

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The PBR1000 July 2015 Stocks/Commodities Snapshots

August 19, 2015 by
ID-100235617 Stock Market Chart-cooldesign

What Trends Will the Graph Show
at the End of August?

 

By Larry C. Paxton

The PBR1000 July 2015 Snapshots include news and stocks data on 1,059 companies in 15 analytical reports.

Current The PBR1000 Subscribers should have already received the MS Excel workbook. If you are not a current Subscriber just click here to get your 13 month subscription and automatically download the July edition of The PBR1000 Snapshots.

Many of you have suggested we include a table on Market Capitalization.  PBRMarketTools.com has moved some tables around and made  Table 4 that summary. For The PBR1000 Subscribers it is a summary of Report 15.

The second half of 2015 started out with the markets climbing to near record highs by mid-month, but then a retreat. There is still mixed news on the US economy, uncertain and unresolved world events, and the marathon US Presidential Race is starting to gain momentum. Are we looking forward to all those political ads over the next 15 months?

In the following tables the stock price is for the close of trading on July 31st, Month % Chg is compared to June 30th, YTD % Chg is compared to December 31, 2014, and the 19 Mos % Chg is compared to December 31, 2013.

Table 1: The PBR1000 Top 5 Month Stock Price % Gainers

Table 1 Summary: The range was +59.70% to -61.70%. 538 out of 1,057 stock prices were up 0.00% or more, or 50.90% of the companies tracked. The median was a gain of 0.16%.

Company PBR
Rank		 Symbol Price
07/31/15		 Mo
% Chg		 YTD
% Chg		 19 Mos
% Chg
Apollo Global Management
 902 APO 20.57 +59.70 -39.70 -34.93
StanCorp Financial
 718 SFG 114.02 +50.80 +63.21 +72.11
YRC Worldwide
 469 YRCW 19.30 +48.69 -14.18 +11.11
Education Management
 829 EDMC 0.09 +41.67 -48.48 -99.16
Skechers USA
 805 SKX 150.45 +37.03 +172.31 +354.12

 

Table 2: The PBR1000 Top 5 Year-To-Date Stock Price % Gainers

Table 2 Summary: The range was +172.31% to -89.88%. 517 out of 1,057 stock prices were up 0.00% or more, or 48.91% of the companies tracked. The median was a loss of 0.50%.

Company PBR
Rank		 Symbol Price
07/31/15		 Mo
% Chg		 YTD
% Chg		 19 Mos
% Chg
Skechers USA
 805 SKX 150.45 +37.03 +172.31 +354.12
Netflix
 444 NFLX 114.31 +21.80 +134.24 +117.32
Conn’s
 983 CONN 34.52 -13.05 +84.70 -56.13
Pinnacle Entertainment
 842 PNK 38.50 +3.27 +73.03 +48.13
Amazon.com
 29 AMZN 536.15 +23.51 +72.76 +34.44

 

Table 3: The PBR1000 Top 5 19 Months Stock Price % Gainers

Table 3 Summary: Range was +354.12% to -99.16%. 634 out of 1,051 stock prices were up 0.00% or more, or 60.32% of the companies tracked. The median was a gain of 8.35%.

Company PBR
Rank		 Symbol Price
07/31/15		 Mo
% Chg		 YTD
% Chg		 19 Mos
% Chg
Skechers USA
 805 SKX 150.45 +37.03 +172.31 +354.12
Electronic Arts
 525 EA 71.55 +7.59 +52.19 +211.90
JetBlue Airways
 427 JBLU 22.98 +10.69 +44.89 +169.09
Freescale Semiconductor
 511 FSL 39.87 -0.25 +58.03 +148.41
Centene
 175 CNC 70.13 -12.77 +35.05 +137.89

 

Table 4: The PBR1000 Top 5 Market Capitalization

Table 4 Summary: Range was $691.74 billion to $0.01 billion. The average is $20.25 billion, median is $6.39 billion, out of 1,059 companies tracked.

Company PBR
Rank		 Symbol Market Cap($B)
07/31/15		 Mo
% Chg		 YTD
% Chg		 19 Mos
% Chg
Apple
 5 AAPL 691.74 -4.27 +6.85 +37.03
Google
 44 GOOGL 428.88 +20.74 +20.10 +14.55
Microsoft
 31 MSFT 374.86 +4.96 -2.10 +20.03
Berkshire Hathaway
 4 BRK.A 351.79 +4.52 -2.71 +20.06
ExxonMobil
 2 XOM 331.19 -4.79 -15.40 -25.09
The PBR1000
   21,445.44 +1.91 +2.35 +11.67

 

Table 5: The PBR1000 Index & Selected Stock Exchanges/Commodities

Company Price
07/31/15		 Mo
% Chg		 YTD
% Chg		 19 Mos
% Chg
The PBR1000 74,508.52 +0.90 +1.61 +12.51
DJIA 17,689.86 +0.40 -0.75 +6.72
NASDAQ 5,128.28 +2.84 +8.28 +22.79
S&P500 2,103.84 +2.11 +2.18 +13.82
Gold 1,095.00 -6.66 -7.59 -8.92
Silver 14.76 -5.75 -5.38 -23.80
Oil 46.77 -20.28 -12.20 -48.72

 

Have questions on The PBR1000 or The PBR US Indices Monthly Snapshot? Please contact us at Sales@PBRMarketTools.com or call us at 520-282-4100.

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(The PBR1000 provides astute investors and business professionals with the data, news, and analysis for taking higher probability of success actions. The PBR1000 covers over 1,000 of the largest publicly held companies with principle or administrative headquarters in the US. These companies generate over $13 trillion in annual worldwide revenues, more than all other companies in the US combined. These are the key drivers in the US and world economies. On a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis several analytical reports in customizable Microsoft Excel format are provided to Subscribers of The PBR1000. Subscribers include C-level executives, entrepreneurs, sales/marketing/advertising professionals, investors/investment advisers, business professors/students, career counselors/job seekers, to name just a few. To order your annual subscription, just click here to go to the PBRMarketTools.com Order page.)

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The PBR1000 June 2015 Stocks/Commodities Snapshots

July 9, 2015 by
ID-100213365 Profit Loss Risk-jscreationzs

Welcome to the World of Stock Trading!
What is Your Risk Level?

 

By Larry C. Paxton

The PBR1000 June 2015 Snapshots include news and stocks data on 1,062 companies in 15 analytical reports.

Current The PBR1000 Subscribers should have already received the MS Excel workbook. If you are not a current Subscriber just click here to get your 13 month subscription and download the June edition of The PBR1000 Snapshots.

The first half of 2015 was finishing pretty strong. The NASDAQ had reached new highs, the S&P500 was closing in on a new record, and the DJIA was climbing. Then the bottom dropped out on the last few trading days, especially on June 29th. The Greek drama took most of the blame, but the moderately growing US economy still feels a little fragile, and the rest of the world appears more shaky.

This sets the stage for the 2nd half of the year. Will the Federal Reserve raise interest rates once or twice, or not at all? Will there be a Greek exit? A few other Eurozone countries continue to struggle, could there be a domino effect?

Nevertheless, every month there are a significant number of gainers over the previous month and year-to-date. There are investment opportunities.

In the following tables the stock price is for the close of trading on June 30th, Month % Chg is compared to May 29th, YTD % Chg is compared to December 31, 2014, and the 18 Mos % Chg is compared to December 31, 2013.

Table 1: The PBR1000 Stock Price Composite

Table 1 Summary: Made up of the sum of the stock prices of the 1,062 companies currently tracked by The PBR1000.

Company Price
06/30/15		 Mo
% Chg		 YTD
% Chg		 18 Mos
% Chg
The PBR1000 74,815.34 -1.19 +1.12 +13.29

 

Table 2: The PBR1000 Top 5 Month Stock Price % Gainers

Table 2 Summary: The range was +75.81% to -70.73%. 361 out of 1,062 stock prices were up 0.00% or more, or 33.99% of the companies tracked. The median was a loss of 2.17%.

Company PBR
Rank		 Symbol Price
06/30/15		 Mo
% Chg		 YTD
% Chg		 18 Mos
% Chg
Alliance One Intl
 804 AOI 23.91 +75.81 +51.33 -21.61
HCC Insurance
 760 HCC 76.84 +34.38 +43.57 +66.54
Coty
 524 COTY 31.97 +28.24 +54.74 +109.64
OM Group
 1059 OMG 33.60 +26.60 +12.75 -7.72
Pep Boys
 874 PBY 10.13 +21.13 +24.95 +1.07

 

Table 3: The PBR1000 Top 5 Year-To-Date Stock Price % Gainers

Table 3 Summary: The range was +112.41% to -84.20%. 535 out of 1,062 stock prices were up 0.00% or more, or 50.38% of the companies tracked. The median was a gain of 0.04%

Company PBR
Rank		 Symbol Price
06/30/15		 Mo
% Chg		 YTD
% Chg		 18 Mos
% Chg
Conn’s
 1052 CONN 39.70 +7.33 +112.41 -49.55
Skechers USA
 922 SKX 109.79 +3.70 +98.71 +231.39
Netflix
 534 NFLX 6566.94 +5.27 +92.31 +78.43
McDermott Intl
 734 MDR 5.34 -2.20 +83.51 -41.70
Pinnacle Entertainment
 993 PNK 37.28 +0.84 +67.55 +43.44

 

Table 4: The PBR1000 Top 5 18 Months Stock Price % Gainers

Table 4 Summary: Range was +231.39% to -99.41%. 655 out of 1,056 stock prices were up 0.00% or more, or 62.03% of the companies tracked. The median was a gain of 7.26%.

Company PBR
Rank		 Symbol Price
06/30/15		 Mo
% Chg		 YTD
% Chg		 18 Mos
% Chg
Skechers USA
 922 SKX 109.79 +3.70 +98.71 +231.39
Electronic Arts
 603 EA 66.50 +5.97 +41.44 +189.89
Centene
 244 CNC 80.40 +6.72 +54.82 +172.73
Freescale Semiconductor
 548 FSL 39.97 -11.41 +58.42 +149.03
Hawaiian Holdings
 849 HA 23.75 -1.94 -8.83 +146.63

 

Table 5: The PBR1000 Selected Stock Exchanges/Commodities

Company Price
06/30/15		 Mo
% Chg		 YTD
% Chg		 18 Mos
% Chg
DJIA 17,619.51 -2.17 -1.14 +6.29
NASDAQ 4,986.87 -1.64 +5.30 +19.40
S&P500 2,060.36 -2.23 +0.07 +11.47
Gold 1,173.10 -1.46 -1.00 -2.43
Silver 15.66 -6.28 +0.38 -19.15
Oil 58.67 -2.57 +10.14 -35.67

 

Have questions on The PBR1000 or The PBR US Indices Monthly Snapshot? Please contact us at Sales@PBRMarketTools.com or call us at 520-282-4100.

Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter at @ThePBR1000.

(The PBR1000 provides astute investors and business professionals with the data, news, and analysis for taking higher probability of success actions. The PBR1000 covers over 1,000 of the largest publicly held companies with principle or administrative headquarters in the US. These companies generate over $13 trillion in annual worldwide revenues, more than all other companies in the US combined. These are the key drivers in the US and world economies. On a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis several analytical reports in customizable Microsoft Excel format are provided to Subscribers of The PBR1000. Subscribers include C-level executives, entrepreneurs, sales/marketing/advertising professionals, investors/investment advisers, business professors/students, career counselors/job seekers, to name just a few. To order your annual subscription, just click here to go to the PBRMarketTools.com Order page.)

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The PBR1000 May 2015 Stocks/Commodities Snapshots

June 8, 2015 by
ID-100143639 Data Analysis-adamr

Should All Decisions Be Based On Data Analysis?
When Do You Take Action Based On A Strong Hunch?

 

By Larry C. Paxton

The PBR1000 May 2015 Snapshots include news and stocks data on 1,062 companies in 15 analytical reports.

Current The PBR1000 Subscribers should have already received the MS Excel workbook.


A unique feature of May 2015 is that after many years all the major US stock market exchanges registered new record closing highs in the same month. As temperatures rose across the US the stock markets showed less volatility, especially in the second half of May. Will that trend continue through the summer?

Key commodities also showed gains in May. But employment figures, new and used home sales, manufacturing, and many other economic indicators continue to be mixed. As a result, the Federal Reserve continues to be cautious about when it thinks it will start increasing interest rates.

In the following tables the stock price is for the close of trading on May 29th, Month % Chg is compared to April 30th, YTD % Chg is compared to December 31, 2014, and the 17 Mos % Chg is compared to December 31, 2013.

Table 1: The PBR1000 Stock Price Composite

Table 1 Summary: Made up of the sum of the stock prices of the 1,062 companies currently tracked by The PBR1000.

Company Price
05/29/15		 Mo
% Chg		 YTD
% Chg		 17 Mos
% Chg
The PBR1000 76,157.82 +0.86 +2.44 +13.36

 

Table 2: The PBR1000 Top 5 Month Stock Price % Gainers

Table 2 Summary: The range was +32.25% to -49.70%. 611 out of 1,062 stock prices were up 0.00% or more, or 57.53% of the companies tracked. The median was a gain of 0.84%.

Company PBR
Rank		 Symbol Price
05/29/15		 Mo
% Chg		 YTD
% Chg		 17 Mos
% Chg
Conn’s
 1052 CONN 36.99 +32.25 +97.91 -52.99
Humana
 71 HUM 214.65 +29.62 +49.45 +107.95
Broadcom
 313 BRCM 56.85 +28.61 +31.20 +91.77
Triple-S Mgmt
 803 GTS 24.00 +28.21 +0.38 +23.46
Pall Corp
 708 PLL 124.44 +27.87 +22.95 +45.80

 

Table 3: The PBR1000 Top 5 Year-To-Date Stock Price % Gainers

Table 3 Summary: The range was +220.00% to -77.94%. 593 out of 1,062 stock prices were up 0.00% or more, or 55.84% of the companies tracked. The median was a gain of 1.72%

Company PBR
Rank		 Symbol Price
05/29/15		 Mo
% Chg		 YTD
% Chg		 17 Mos
% Chg
NII Holdings
 495 NIHDQ 0.06 -8.57 +220.00 -97.67
Conn’s
 1052 CONN 36.99 +32.25 +97.91 -52.99
Skechers USA
 922 SKX 105.87 +17.74 +91.62 +219.56
McDermott Intl
 734 MDR 5.46 +4.00 +87.63 -40.39
Netflix
 534 NFLX 624.06 +12.14 +82.68 +69.50

 

Table 4: The PBR1000 Top 5 17 Months Stock Price % Gainers

Table 4 Summary: Range was +171.42% to -97.65%. 688 out of 1,057 stock prices were up 0.00% or more, or 65.09% of the companies tracked. The median was a gain of 10.60%.

Company PBR
Rank		 Symbol Price
05/29/15		 Mo
% Chg		 YTD
% Chg		 17 Mos
% Chg
Skechers USA
 922 SKX 105.87 +17.74 +91.62 +219.56
Freescale Semiconductor
 548 FSL 58.09 +15.43 +78.83 +181.12
Electronic Arts
 603 EA 39.09 +8.03 +33.48 +173.56
Centene
 244 CNC 20.53 +21.54 +45.08 +155.56
Hawaiian Holdings
 849 HA 23.08 +4.94 -7.02 +151.51

 

Table 5: The PBR1000 Selected Stock Exchanges/Commodities

Company Price
05/29/15		 Mo
% Chg		 YTD
% Chg		 17 Mos
% Chg
DJIA 18,010.68 +0.95 +1.05 +8.65
NASDAQ 5,070.03 +2.60 +7.05 +21.39
S&P500 2,107.39 +1.05 +2.36 +14.01
Gold 1,190.50 +0.80 +0.47 -0.98
Silver 16.71 +3.40 +7.12 -13.73
Oil 60.23 +0.82 +13.07 -33.96

 

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The PBR1000: The April 2015 Breaking News Recap!

May 3, 2015 by
ID-100287519 Politics-Stuart Miles

The 2016 Race for the US Presidency Has Started.
What Promises for Economic and Business Growth Can We Expect?

 

By Larry C. Paxton

Activity in The PBR1000 companies during April 2015 was a bit like the start of the 2016 race for the US presidency. There was some activity, like Hillary Clinton announcing her bid and then the quiet followup with her initial road trip. On the business side perhaps Apple(PBR4) came the closest by announcing the Apple Watch and accepting initial orders. The falling apart of the Comcast(PBR44)/Time Warner Cable(PBR125) merger provided some excitement and the Mylan(PBR36) dance with Perrigo(PBR564) and Israel based Teva Pharmaceuticals has provided some entertainment, too.

Following are The PBR1000 and economic news items of note for April 2015 starting with the last active day.

Thursday, April 30:
The PBR1000 Monthly US Stock Exchanges Snapshot:
DJIA closes month at 17,840.52, -1.33% from last Friday, +0.36% MTD/QTD, +0.10% YTD.
NASDAQ closes month at 4,941.42, -2.96% from last Friday, +0.83% MTD/QTD, +4.34% YTD.
SPX closes month at 2,085.51, -1.52% from last Friday, +0.85% MTD/QTD, +1.29% YTD.

AmerisourceBergen(PBR16) authorizes $1 billion shares buyback program. $ABC PR link.

Boulevard Acquisition(NASDAQ: BLVD) to acquire AgroFresh business from Dow Chemical(PBR48) for $810 million, make it a public company. $BLVD PR link.

Harley-Davidson(PBR417) to begin direct distribution to Canadian independent dealers in August per agreement with current exclusive distributor. $HOG PR link.

NII Holdings(PBR495) completes $1.875 billion sale of its Nextel Mexico operations to AT&T(PBR12). $NIHDQ PR link.

Crown Castle(PBR670) to acquire Quanta Services(NYSE: PWR) subsidiary fiber networks provider Sunesys for $1.0 billion cash. $CCI PR link.

Tesla(PBR887) CEO Elon Musk announces new Tesla battery energy storage emphasis for homes & businesses. $TSLAI PR link.

Sears Holdings(PBR82) & Macerich(PBR1090) create 50/50 joint venture Involving 9 Sears properties located at Macerich malls. $MAC PR link.

Discover Financial(PBR281) promotes Julie Loeger to SVP, Chief Marketing Officer for US Cards, reports to president/COO. $DFS PR link.

Booz Allen Hamilton(PBR437) promotes VP Gary Voellger to Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer, reports to President/CEO Horacio Rozanski. $BAH PR link.

Analog Devices(PBR738) promotes John Hassett to SVP Worldwide Manufacturing, reports to President/CEO Vincent Roche. $ADI PR link.

The US Dept of Commerce reports that March Personal Income & Personal Disposable Income was up less than 0.1% over February. USDOC PR link.

FreddieMac(PBR33) says homeowners who refinanced through the HARP program in 1Q15 are saving $290/mo on a $200,000 loan in the first year. $FMCC PR link.

FreddieMac(PBR33) says the Average 30 Year Fixed Mortgage Rate at 3.68% with 0.6 fees/points. $FMCC PR link.

Wednesday, April 29:
Express Scripts(PBR21) announces $5.5 billion accelerated shares repurchase transaction. $ESRX PR link.

Ashland(PBR404) completes $1.35 billion shares buyback program, authorizes a new $1 billion program to expire 12/31/17. $ASH PR link.

Perrigo(PBR564) rejects Mylan(PBR360) $75/share plus 2.3 Mylan shares offer, says still effectively below 1st offer. $PRGO PR link.

Israeli based Teva Pharmaceuticals(NYSE: TESA) sends letter to Mylan(PBR360) board justifying its $82/share, $43 billion offer. $TEVA PR link.

Mylan(PBR360) sends 3rd acquisition offer to Perrigo(PBR564), $75/share plus 2.3 Mylan shares, effective $232.23/share. $MYL PR link.

ITT Educational(PBR1078) CFO Dan Fitzpatrick retiring 10/29/15; 2015 enrollment at 51,201. $ESI PR link.

Kellogg Co(PBR188) promotes Paul Norman to President, North America, reports to Chairman/CEO John Bryant. $K PR link.

GrafTech(PBR1056) CFO Erick Asmussen leaving, VP Finance/Treasurer Quinn Coburn to also be Interim CFO. $GTI PR link.

The US Dept of Commerce reports that the 1Q15 Gross Domestic Product was at 0.2% annual rate, $17.71T, down from 4Q14 2.2%. GDP PR link.

The US Federal Reserve System Open Market Committee issues its latest statement on the US economy, no set timeframe to up interest rates from 0%, long term goal is 2%. FOMC PR link.

Tuesday, April 28:
Tyson Foods(PBR80) to eliminate human antibiotics from broiler chicken flocks by 2017. $TSN PR link.

T-Mobile US(PBR115) has 1.8 million net wireless subscriber adds during 1st quarter 2015, 8th consecutive quarter over 1 million. $TMUS PR link.

MasterCard(PBR310) to acquire cloud-based analytics provider Applied Predictive Technologies for $600 million. $MA PR link.

HRG Group(PBR412) completes $1.4 billion sale of Armored AutoGroup to subsidiary Spectrum Brands(PBR529). $HRG PR link.

Iron Mountain(PBR666) to acquire Australian based digital/physical document information management firm Recall Holdings for $2 billion. $IRM PR link.

UPS(PBR50) promotes Corporate Controller/Treasurer Richard Peretz to CFO, effective 07/01/15, succeeds retiring Kurt Kuehn. $UPS PR link.

Anadarko Petroleum(PBR193) promotes Darrell Hollek to EVP, US Onshore Production & Exploration, reports to Chairman/President/CEO Al Walker. $APC PR link.

JCPenney(PBR228) board member Mary Beth West joins as EVP, Chief Customer & Marketing Officer. $JCP PR link.

Apollo Education Group(PBR668) SVP/CFO Brian Swartz resigning effective 05/15/15, Joseph D’Amico named Interim CFO. $APOL PR link.

Endo International(PBR741) hires Matthew Maletta as EVP/Chief Legal Officer, effective 05/04/15, succeeds retiring Caroline Manogue. $ENDP PR link.

The US Dept of Commerce reports that the US Homeownership Rate for 1st quarter 2015 was at 63.7%, -1.1% from 1st quarter 2014, -0.3% from 4th quarter 2014. USDOC PR link.

Monday, April 27:
Freddie Mac(PBR33) reaches the $100 billion milestone in multifamily K-Deal securitizations. $FMCC PR link.

ESPN goes to court to force Verizon(PBR15) to change pay-TV offering The Street article link.

Applied Materials(PBR335) & Tokyo Electron terminate $29 billion merger agreement per US Dept of Justice requirements. $AMAT PR link.

Applied Materials(PBR335) authorizes $3 billion 3 year shares buyback program to start in the 3rd quarter. $AMAT PR link.

Mylan(PBR360) rejects Teva Pharmaceuticals(NYSE: TEVA) $82/share, $40 billion buyout offer as undervalued & risky. $MYL PR link.

Celgene(PBR381) to acquire private biotech cancer discovery company Quanticel Pharmaceuticals for $100 million plus up to $385 million based on milestones achieved. $CELG PR link.

Corinthian Colleges(PBR974) announces cessation of effectively all operations, all campuses now closed. $COCO PR link.

Flowserve(PBR477) hires Karyn Ovelmen as EVP/CFO, effective 06/01/15. $FLS PR link.

Fortune Brands(PBR551) hires Nicholas Fink as SVP of Global Growth & Development, effective 06/01/15. http://bit.ly/1dmvCL8$FBHS PR link.

Friday, April 24:
The PBR1000 Weekly US Stock Exchanges Snapshot:
DJIA closes week at 18,080.14, +1.42% from last Friday, +1.71% MTD/QTD, +1.44% YTD.
NASDAQ closes week at 5,092.09(R), +3.25% from last Friday, +3.90% MTD/QTD, +7.52% YTD.
SPX closes week at 2,117.69(R), +1.75% from last Friday, +2.41% MTD/QTD, +2.86% YTD.

Comcast(PBR44) terminates $45 billion merger agreement with Time Warner Cable(PBR125) & transactions agreement with Charter Communications(PBR320). $CMCSA PR link.

DISH(PBR201) comments on termination of Comcast(PBR44)/Time Warner Cable(PBR125) merger. $DISH PR link.

Dover(PBR295) completes sale of its precision-engineered components Sargent Aerospace & Defense unit to RBC Bearings(NASDAQ: ROLL) for $500 million. $DOV PR link.

Mylan(PBR360) makes 2nd unsolicited bid for Perrigo(PBR564) for $60/share & 2.2 shares of Mylan, $33 billion cash/stock deal. $MYL PR link.

Perrigo(PBR564) rejects Mylan’s(PBR360) 2nd unsolicited $60 share & 2.2 shares acquisition offer saying it is less than the initial rejected offer. $PRGO PR link.

Scholastic Corp(PBR923) to sell educational technology & services business unit to Houghton Mifflin for $575 million. $SCHL PR link.

Riverbed Technology(PBR1085) acquisition by private equity firm Thomas Bravo & Ontario(Canada) Teachers Pension Plan for $21/share, $3.6 billion cash is completed, now a private company. $RVBD PR link.

Thursday, April 23:
Happy 451st Birthday, Shakespeare!

NASDAQ closes at 5,056.06, first new record close in over 15 years. NASDAQ PR link.

The US Dept of HUD reports that the March New Family Home Sales Annual Rate was at 481,000, -11.4% from February, +19.4% from March 2014. HUD PR link.

Wednesday, April 22:
45th Anniversary of Earth Day. Do something nice for the environment today.

AT&T(PBR12) reports 1.2 million total wireless net adds in 1st quarter, DIRECTV(PBR90) $67 billion acquisition on target for 2nd quarter. $T PR link.

Google(PBR46) announces Project Fi which includes a partnership with T-Mobile(PBR115) & Sprint(PBR162) to provide an optimal fast and easy wireless service. $GOOG PR link.

Coca-Cola Co(PBR59) signs additional letters of intent with Coca-Cola bottlers in refranchising effort. $KO PR link.

Macy’s(PBR97) does exclusive US launch of intimate apparel brand HEIDI by model/TV personality Heidi Klum. $M PR link.

Ashland(PBR404) promotes Luis Fernandez-Moreno to SVP & President of Chemicals Group, reports to chairman/CEO. $ASH PR link.

SunEdison(PBR888) promotes Pancho Perez to EVP/COO. $SUNE PR link.

The National Association of Realtors reports that the March Existing Home Sales were at a 5.19 million annual rate, +6.1% from February, +10.4% from March 2014. NAR PR link.

Tuesday, April 21:
General Motors(PBR7) sold 2.4 million vehicles worldwide in 1st quarter 2015. $GM PR link.

Verizon(PBR15) announces new FiOS customizable pay-TV service. $VZ PR link.

Archer-Daniels-Midland(PBR28) acquires corn processing plants in Bulgaria, Turkey, increases ownership stake in Hungary, for $258 million. $ADM PR link.

Humana(PBR71) acquires multi-state nurse practitioner in home visits provider Your Home Advantage, terms not disclosed. $HUM PR link.

Baker Hughes(PBR124) is cutting 17% of workforce, 10,500 positions, due to drop in oil prices. $BHI PR link.

Mylan(PBR360) is sent an $82/share, $40 billion in cash/stock offer to be acquired by Israel based Teva Pharmaceuticals(NYSE: TEVA). $MYL PR link.

Gannett(PBR458) says TEGNA is to be name of spin-off broadcasting/digital company, will trade as NYSE: TGNA. $GCI PR link.

Perrigo(PBR564) rejects unsolicited $205/share, $29 billion bid from Mylan(PBR360), says offer is undervalued. $PRGO PR link.

FMC Corp(PBR578) completes $1.8 billion acquisition of Denmark based multinational crop protection company Cheminova. $FMC PR link.

Monday, April 20:
Raytheon(PBR118) to invest $1.57 billion for majority ownership in venture with Vista Equity Partners’ Websense unit to provide cyber security services. $RTN PR link.

Groupon(PBR750) to sell 46% stake, retain a 41% stake, in Ticket Monster to partnership of KKR(PBR272)/Anchor Equity for $360 million. $GRPN PR link.

Prologis(PBR937) unit partnership to acquire real estate assets & operating platform of KTR Capital Partners for $5.9 billion. $PLD PR link.

Hyatt Hotels(PBR549) appoints Atish Shah as SVP, Interim CFO. $H PR link.

Friday, April 17:
The PBR1000 Weekly US Stock Exchanges Snapshot:
DJIA closes week at 17,826.30, -1.28% from last Friday, +0.28% MTD/QTD, +0.02% YTD.
NASDAQ closes week at 4,931.81, -1.28% from last Friday, +0.63% MTD/QTD, +4.13% YTD.
SPX closes week at 2,081.18, -0.99% from last Friday, +0.64% MTD/QTD, +1.08% YTD.

Ford Motor(PBR8) to invest $2.5 billion to build new engine & transmission plants in Mexico. $F PR link.

Costco(PBR18) reauthorizes up to $4 billion shares repurchase program to expire in April, 2019. $COST PR link.

Raytheon(PBR118) awarded an over $2 billion contract for an international Patriot Air & Missile Defense System. $RTN PR link.

Alpha Natural Resources(PBR478) plans to restore compliance with NYSE minimum stock price average of $1.00/share over last 30 days. $ANR PR link.

Hudson City Bancorp(PBR1022) & M&T Bank Corp(PBR516) agree to extend merger deadline from 04/30/15 to 10/31/15, waiting for regulatory approval. $HCBK PR link.

New York Times(PBR982) promotes Meredith Kopit Levien to Chief Revenue Officer, reports to President/CEO Mark Thompson. $NYT PR link.

Centrus Energy(PBR1035) SVP/COO Bob Van Namen is stepping down on 05/29/15. $LEU PR link.

The US Dept of Labor reports that the March Current Average/Hour Earnings were at $24.86, up from February’s $24.79, up from March 2014’s $24.34. USDOL PR link.

The US Dept of Labor reports that the March Consumer Price Index-Urban was +0.2%, was -0.1% over the last 12 months. USDOL PR link.

Thursday, April 16:
PPG Industries(PBR183) to do 2:1 stock split after close on 06/12/15. $PPG PR link.

Ecolab(PBR204) to acquire the Travelers North Tower in St. Paul, MN, as new world headquarters. $ECL PR link.

Discover Financial(PBR281) authorizes $2.2 billion shares repurchase program. $DFS PR link.

Alliance Data(PBR540) increases 2015 stock repurchase program from $600 million to $1 billion. $ADS PR link.

Carlyle Group(PBR528) names former WalMart(PBR1) President/CEO Mike Duke as Operating Executive for the Consumer & Retail Group. $CG PR link.

SunEdison(PBR888) hires Cathy Zoi as CEO of its Rural Electric Utility Company unit. $SUNE PR link.

Cytec Industries(PBR901) promotes Carmelo Lo Faro, PhD, to VP/Chief Technology Officer. $CYT PR link.

The US Dept of Commerce reports that the March rate for Private Housing Building Permits was at 1,039,000/year, -5.7% from February, +2.9% from March 2014 USDOC PR link.

FreddieMac(PBR33) reports that 30 year fixed rate mortgages averaged 3.67% with 0.7 point for the week ending 04/16/15, was 4.27% a year ago FreddieMac PR link.

The American Petroleum Institute reports that March petroleum deliveries averaged 19.2 million barrels/day, -0.6% from February, +3.4% from March 2014. API PR link.

Wednesday, April 15:
Happy Income Tax Day!

Panera Bread(PBR794) increases shares repurchase program to $750 million, to sell/refranchise 73 company owned stores. $PNRA PR link.

Rackspace(PBR989) hires Scott Crenshaw as SVP Strategy & Product, reports to President/CEO Taylor Rhodes. $RAX PR link.

Freddie Mac(PBR33) hires Anil Hinduja as EVP/Chief Enterprise Risk Officer, reports to CEO Donald Layton. $FMCCX PR link.

CNA Financial(PBR263) hires Andrew Pinkes to be EVP CNA Worldwide Property & Casualty, reports to Chairman/CEO Tom Motamed, effective 05/18/15. $CNA PR link.

The US Federal Reserve Bank reports that Industrial Production was -0.6% in March, was +0.1% in February, -1.0% annual rate, effect of oil. FRB PR link.

The US Federal Reserve Bank releases the April Beige Book, summary of comments from businesses. FRB PR link.

Tuesday, April 14:
CSX(PBR224) authorizes $2 billion shares repurchase program over 24 months. $CSX PR link.

Host Hotels(PBR456) announces leadership reorganization in investment team for US West & East coasts. $HSTPR link.

The US Dept of Labor reports that the March Producer Price Index for Final Demand, a measure of inflation, was +0.2%, after -0.5% in February, -0.8% in January, -0.8% for the past 12 months. USDOL PR link.

The US Dept of Commerce reports in the Advance Report for Monthly Retail & Food Sales that March was at $441.4 billion, +0.9% from February, +1.3% over March 2014. USDOC PR link.

Monday, April 13:
Apple(PBR4) is estimated to have presold 1 million Apple Watches in the first weekend according to digital media analytics firm Slice Intelligence. SI PR link.

PepsiCo(PBR43) & NBA enter multiyear partnership; Chinese partner Tingyi’s Master Kong becomes basketball league beverage provider. $PEP PR link.

Sears Holding(PBR82) contributes 10 properties in 50/50 real estate partnership with Simon Property(PBR455). $SHLD PR link.

Citigroup(PBR26) CEO of Global Consumer Bank Manuel Medina-Mora retiring, Stephen Bird to succeed him on 06/01/15; other management changes announced. $C PR link.

Microsoft(PBR30) hires Kurt DelBene as EVP Corporate Strategy and Planning, reports to the CEO. $MSFT PR link.

Best Buy(PBR67) Chairman Hatim Tyabji to retire 06/09/15, CEO Hubert Joly to add role at that time. $BBY PR link.

eBay(PBR170) hires 3 executives to key leadership roles in preparation for spin-off. $EBAY PR link.

The US Dept of Treasury reports that for the 6 months through March Fiscal YTD Receipts were $1.42 trillion, Outlays $1.86 trillion, deficit $0.44 trillion. USDOT PR link.

Republican Senator from Florida Marco Rubio makes it official that he is a candidate to be the next US President. MR campaign link.

Sunday, April 12:
Former First Lady, Senator from New York, and Secretary of State Democrat Hillary Clinton announces that she is a candidate to be the next US President. HC campaign link.

Friday, April 10:
DJIA closes week at 18,057.65, +1.65% from last Thursday, +1.58% MTD/QTD, +1.31% YTD.
NASDAQ closes week at 4,995.98, +2.23% from last Thursday, +1.94% MTD/QTD, +5.49% YTD.
SPX closes week at 2,102.06, +1.70% from last Thursday, +1.65% MTD/QTD, +2.10% YTD.

Ford Motor(PBR8) reports it sold 296,825 vehicles in China during the 1st quarter, up 9% from last year. $F PR link.

General Electric(PBR9) in major restructuring to sell most of its GE Capital real estate assets for $26.5 billion to Blackstone(PBRPBR374) & Wells Fargo(PBR29); authorizes $50 billion shares buyback program through 2018. $GE PR link.

Blackstone Group(PBR374) to acquire retail REIT firm Excel Trust(NYSE: EXL) for $15.85/share, $2 billion. $EXL PR link.

The US Dept of Labor reports that the March US Import Prices Index was -0.3%, was +0.2% in February; the March US Exports Prices Index was +0.1%, was -0.2% in February. USDOL PR link.

Thursday, April 9:
eBay(PBR170) provides further information on plan to separate PayPal & working arrangements. $EBAY PR link.

Sprint(PBR162) to open 1,435 Sprint-RadioShack locations acquired by General Standard, to add 3,500 employees. $S PR link.

PG&E(PBR175) fined $1.6 billion by the California Public Utilities Commission for unsafe gas transmission lines operation, including the 2010 San Bruno pipeline rupture. CPUC PR link.

PG&E(PBR175) responds to CPUC $1.6 billion fine, says lessons will not be forgotten. $PCG PR link.

Avis Budget(PBR326) completes $160 million acquisition of largest independent Italian car rental company The Maggiore Group. $CAR PR link.

Harman Intl(PBR448) completes $780 million acquisition of private 8,000 employee $370 million/year software services company Symphony Teleca. $HAR PR link.

Acxiom(PBR1073) hires Rick Erwin to be President/GM of new division Audience Solutions, reports to CEO Scott Howe. $ACXM PR link.

The US Dept of Commerce says February Monthly Wholesale Sales were $444.2 billion, -0.2% from January, -1.5% from February 2014. USDOC PR link.

Wednesday, April 8:
Mylan(PBR360) bids $205/share, $29 billion cash/stock, for fellow generic drugmaker Perrigo(PBR564). $MYL PR link.

HanesBrands(PBR505) completes $200 million acquisition of seller of licensed collegiate logo apparel retailer Knights Apparel. $HBI PR link.

Netherlands based world’s 4th largest oil producer Royal Dutch Shell to acquire UK based liquid natural gas company BG Group for $70 billion in cash/stock. RDS PR link.

The US Federal Reserve Board releases the Federal Open Market Committee minutes from the 03/17-18/15 meeting. FRB PR link.

Tuesday, April 7:
FedEx(PBR61) to acquire Netherlands based logistics provider TNT Express for $8.73/share, $4.8 billion cash. $FDX PR link.

Halliburton(PBR94) to market for sale its drill bits, directional drilling and LWD/MWD businesses in connection with its Baker Hughes(PBR124) acquisition. $HAL PR link.

International Game Techology(PBR876) $6.4 billion acquisition by Italian based GTECH completed, to keep IGT name with headquarters in London. $IGT PR link.

ABM Industries(PBR489) names SVP Treasurer Anthony Scaglione as CFO, succeeds James Lusk who is leaving. $ABM PR link.

Frontier Communications(PBR497) promotes John Lass to EVP Field Operations, reports to CEO Dan McCarthy. $FTR PR link.

The US Dept of Labor in preliminary report says that there were 5.1million US Job Openings in February, 4.9 million hires, and 4.7 million separations. USDOL PR link.

The US Federal Reserve reports that February Consumer Credit at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.6%, revolving credit at 5.0%, nonrevolving credit at 9.4%. USFRB PR link.

Monday, April 6:
Ventas(PBR707) to acquire private $2 billion/yr Ardent Health Care for $1.75 billion. $VTR PR link.

Ventas(PBR707) to spin-off post-acute/skilled nursing facility portfolio into a separate public REIT company 2nd half of 2015. $VTR PR link.

Health Care REIT(PBR693) VP Treasurer Mike Crabtree has retired as planned, Steve Schroeder promoted to the position. $HCN PR link.

Friday, April 3:
Good Friday Observed.
US Stock Exchanges Closed.

The PBR1000: The March 2015 Breaking News Recap is available. Click here for the blog post.

Tesla(PBR887) delivers 10,030 vehicles during the 1st quarter 2015, 55% more than in 2014. $TSLA PR link.

Hub Group(PBR623) promotes Vava Dimond to Chief Information Officer. $HUBG PR link.

BOK Financial(PBR1023) promotes Marc Maun to Chief Credit Officer, reports to President/CEO Steve Bradshaw. $BOKF PR link.

The US Dept of Labor reports that March Total Nonfarm Payroll Employment increased by only 126,000, unemployment rate stays at 5.5% USDOL PR link.

Thursday, April 2:
DJIA closes week at 17,763.24, +0.29% from last Friday, -0.07% MTD/QTD, -0.34% YTD.
NASDAQ closes week at 4,886.94, -0.09% from last Friday, -0.28% MTD/QTD, +3.19% YTD.
SPX closes week at 2,066.96, +0.29% from last Friday, -0.04% MTD/QTD, +0.39% YTD.

Group 1 Automotive(PBR291) has acquired $160 million/yr Prestige Audi in N Miami Beach, FL. $GPI PR link.

Simon Property(PBR455) authorizes 24 month $2 billion shares buyback program. $SPG PR link.

Expedia(PBR496) purchasing Amgen(PBR144) Seattle waterfront campus as headquarters location in 2018. $EXPE PR link.

Dynegy(PBR1000) completes $2.8 billion acquisition of Duke Energy(PBR111) Midwest 7 MWhr commercial generation & retail assets. $DYN PR link.

Ralph Lauren(PBR337) promotes Christopher Peterson to President, Global Brands, Mitchel Kosh to Chief Administration Officer, Robert Madore to CFO. $RL PR link.

Hershey Co(PBR347) promotes President/CEO John Bilbrey to the additional post of Chairman. $HSY PR link.

Mattel(PBR383) Chairman/Interim CEO Christopher Sinclair now CEO, retains Chairman position. $MAT PR link.

Cliffs Natural Resources(PBR422) EVP Business Development P. Kelly Tompkins now EVP/CFO, Clifford Smith now EVP Business Development. $CLF PR link.

Transdigm(PBR798) hires Terrance Paradie as EVP/CFO, to succeed Greg Rufus who is retiring. $TDG PR link.

The US Dept of Commerce reports that the preliminary February International Trade Balance was $186.2 billion in exports, $221.7 billion in imports, US deficit was $35.4 billion. USDOC PR link.

The US Dept of Commerce reports that the February New Orders for Manufactured Goods was up 0.2% over January to $468.3B, 1st up month in 6 months. USDOC PR link.

The US Dept of Labor reports that Unemployment Insured Initial Claims were at 268,000 for the week ending 03/28/15, 20,000 less than the previous week. USDOL PR link.

Wednesday, April 1:
Target(PBR38) to shut all 133 Canadian stores by 04/12/15. $TGT PR link.

AIG(PBR41) completes acquisition of Ireland’s 2nd largest health insurance provider, Laya Healthcare. $AIG PR link.

McDonald’s(PBR96) USA to increase wages on 07/01/15 to $1 above minimum wage at corporate locations, to at least $10/hr by end of 2016; also expanding employee benefits. $MCD PR link.

US Commodity Futures Trading Commission charges Kraft Foods(PBR145) & Mondelez(PBR85) with manipulation of wheat futures & cash wheat prices. CFTC PR link.

Celgene(PBR381) appoints Gerald Masoudi EVP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, succeeds retiring Lawrence Stein. $CELG PR link.

FMC Corp(PBR578) completes sale of Alkali Chemicals business to Tronox(PBR907) for $1.64 billion. $FMC PR link.

Carlisle Cos(PBR679) completes acquisition of Graco(PBR1072) Liquid Finishing business assets for $590 million cash. $CSL PR link.

Dynegy(PBR1000) completes $3.45 billion purchase of 6.3 gigawatts of power from Energy Capital Partners. $DYN PR link.

ADP(PBR220) reports that March Private Sector Employment grew by 189,000. $ADP PR link.

The US Dept of Commerce reports that the February annual construction rate was at $967.2 billion, -0.1% from January, +2.1% over February 2014. USDOC PR link.

California governor Jerry Brown issues executive order for state to reduce its water usage by 25%. CA Governor Newsroom PR link.

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The PBR1000: The March 2015 Stocks/Commodities Snapshots

April 12, 2015 by
ID-100174853 Buy Sell Hold Dice on Computer Stuart Miles

Buy, Hold, or Sell? Use The PBR1000
To Help You Develop Your Strategy!

 

By Larry C. Paxton

The PBR1000 March 2015 Snapshots include news and stocks data on 1,076 companies in 15 analytical reports.

Current The PBR1000 Subscribers should have already received the MS Excel workbook.

The “Yo-Yo Syndrome” might be in effect in 2015. January was down, February back up, and March was down. The stock exchanges had a lot of big swing days. The DJIA was up 100 or more points on 8 trading days, and there were 7 down days. The biggest swing was a loss of  333 points on March 10.   US economic growth and stability continues to be tepid and fragile as demonstrated by jobs related data.  Rumors on when the Federal Reserve Board will raise interest rates seems to cause some of the up and downs.  The Global economy  has been somewhat shaky as well. Nevertheless, as shown in the tables below, there are some excellent results coming out of the stock market games.

Let’s see if April 2015 continues the “YoYo Syndrome” trend.

In the following tables the stock price is for the close of trading on March 31st, Month % Chg is compared to February 27th, YTD % Chg is compared to December 31, 2014, and the 15 Mos % Chg is compared to December 31, 2013.

Table 1: The PBR1000 Stock Price Composite

Table 1 Summary: Made up of the sum of the stock prices of the 1,076 companies currently tracked by The PBR1000.

Company Price
03/31/15		 Mo
% Chg		 YTD
% Chg		 15 Mos
% Chg
The PBR1000 294,389.27 -1.17 -2.07 +19.99

 

Table 2: The PBR1000 Top 5 Month Stock Price % Gainers

Table 2 Summary: The range was +53.60% to -71.43%. 514 out of 1,076 stock prices were up 0.00% or more, or 47.77% of the companies tracked. The median was a loss of 0.25%.

Company PBR
Rank		 Symbol Price
03/31/15		 Mo
% Chg		 YTD
% Chg		 15 Mos
% Chg
McDermott Intl
 734 MDR 3.84 +53.60 +31.96 -58.08
Pinnacle Entertainment
 993 PNK 36.09 +40.21 +62.20 +38.86
Herbalife
 486 HLF 42.76 +37.89 +13.42 -45.67
Kraft Foods
 145 KRFT 87.12 +35.99 +39.03 +61.59
Travel Centers of America
 325 TA 17.44 +27.77 +38.19 +79.06

 

Table 3: The PBR1000 Top 5 Year-To-Date Stock Price % Gainers

Table 3 Summary: The range was +100.00% to -77.73%. 622 out of 1,076 stock prices were up 0.00% or more, or 57.81% of the companies tracked. The median was a gain of 1.90%

Company PBR
Rank		 Symbol Price
03/31/15		 Mo
% Chg		 YTD
% Chg		 15 Mos
% Chg
NII Holdings
 495 NIHDQ 0.04 -71.43 +100.00 -98.55
Pinnacle Entertainment
 993 PNK 36.09 +40.21 +62.20 +38.86
Conn’s
 1052 CONN 30.28 +17.14 +62.01 -61.52
Freescale Semiconductor
 548 FSL 40.76 +12.88 +61.55 +153.96
Insperity
 830 NSP 52.29 +0.95 +54.29 +44.73

 

Table 4: The PBR1000 Top 5 15 Months Stock Price % Gainers

Table 4 Summary: Range was +156.39% to -99.21%. 703 out of 1,071 stock prices were up 0.00% or more, or 65.64% of the companies tracked. The median was a gain of 10.43%.

Company PBR
Rank		 Symbol Price
03/31/15		 Mo
% Chg		 YTD
% Chg		 15 Mos
% Chg
Electronic Arts
 603 EA 58.82 +2.86 +25.10 +156.39
Freescale Semiconductor
 548 FSL 40.76 +12.88 +61.55 +153.96
Centene
 244 CNC 70.69 +15.02 +36.13 +139.79
Southwest Airlines
 150 LUV 44.30 +2.45 +4.68 +135.14
Hawaiian Holdings
 849 HA 22.03 +18.99 -15.45 +128.71

 

Table 5: The PBR1000 Selected Stock Exchanges/Commodities

Company Price
03/31/15		 Mo
% Chg		 YTD
% Chg		 15 Mos
% Chg
DJIA 17,776.12 -1.97 -0.26 +7.24
NASDAQ 4,900.89 -1.26 +3.48 +17.34
S&P500 2,067.89 -1.74 +0.44 +11.88
Gold 1,183.20 -2.42 -0.14 -1.59
Silver 16.60 +0.24 +6.41 -14.30
Oil 47.60 -4.34 -10.64 -47.81

 

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