Strong Buy Stock Leader Is Lear Corporation

Lear Corporation is our top-rated upgrade this week and it is a strong buy. We also have Magna International in second place and Penske Auto Group in third. That’s three auto/truck related stocks occupying those top spots.

For today’s edition of our upgrade list, we used our website’s advanced screening functions to search for UPGRADES to BUY or STRONG BUY with complete forecast and valuation data. They are presented by one-month forecast return. Lear Corporation (LEA) is our top-rated upgrade this week and it is a STRONG BUY. We also have Magna International in second place and Penske Auto Group in third. That’s three auto/truck related stocks occupying those top spots. MGA and PAG are also STRONG BUY stocks. PZN and PCRFY are BUY-rated.

Ticker

Company Name

Market Price

Valuation

Last 12-M Return

1-M Forecast Return

1-Yr Forecast Return

P/E Ratio

Sector Name

LEA

LEAR CORPORATN

140.75

0.52%

43.27%

1.13%

13.53%

9.89

Auto-Tires-Trucks

MGA

MAGNA INTL CL A

43.58

-14.90%

33.48%

1.10%

13.24%

8.22

Auto-Tires-Trucks

PAG

PENSKE AUTO GRP

54.51

11.65%

81.94%

1.10%

13.16%

13.87

Retail-Wholesale

PZN

PZENA INVESTMNT

9.76

-11.81%

43.11%

0.60%

7.13%

20.62

Finance

PCRFY

PANASONIC CORP

10.465

-7.81%

20.86%

0.57%

6.81%

14.29

Consumer Discretionary

Below is today’s data on Lear Corporation (LEA):

Lear Corporation is a leading global supplier of automotive seating systems, electrical distribution systems and electronics. The seating segment consists of the manufacture, assembly and supply of vehicle seating requirements. The Company produces seat systems for automobiles and light trucks that are fully assembled and ready for installation. The electrical and electronic segment consists of the manufacture, assembly and supply of electrical and electronic systems and components for the vehicle. The Company is able to provide its customers with engineering and design solutions and manufactured systems, modules and components that optimally integrate the electrical distribution system of wiring, terminals and connectors, junction boxes and electronic modules within the overall architecture of the vehicle. Lear Corporation is headquartered in Southfield, Michigan.

VALUENGINE RECOMMENDATION: ValuEngine updated its recommendation from BUY to STRONG BUY for Lear Corporation on 2017-02-03. Based on the information we have gathered and our resulting research, we feel that Lear Corporation has the probability to OUTPERFORM average market performance for the next year. The company exhibits ATTRACTIVE P/E Ratio and Sharpe Ratio.

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ValuEngine Forecast

 

Target
Price*

Expected
Return

1-Month

142.33 1.13%

3-Month

142.54 1.27%

6-Month

144.34 2.55%

1-Year

159.79 13.53%

2-Year

139.81 -0.67%

3-Year

132.56 -5.82%

Valuation & Rankings

Valuation

0.52% overvalued

Valuation Rank(?)

67

1-M Forecast Return

1.13%

1-M Forecast Return Rank

99

12-M Return

43.27%

Momentum Rank(?)

72

Sharpe Ratio

1.04

Sharpe Ratio Rank(?)

94

5-Y Avg Annual Return

24.42%

5-Y Avg Annual Rtn Rank

92

Volatility

23.55%

Volatility Rank(?)

64

Expected EPS Growth

10.71%

EPS Growth Rank(?)

40

Market Cap (billions)

11.16

Size Rank

90

Trailing P/E Ratio

9.89

Trailing P/E Rank(?)

94

Forward P/E Ratio

8.93

Forward P/E Ratio Rank

90

PEG Ratio

0.92

PEG Ratio Rank

46

Price/Sales

0.60

Price/Sales Rank(?)

81

Market/Book

5.13

Market/Book Rank(?)

26

Beta

1.26

Beta Rank

28

Alpha

0.11

Alpha Rank

66

ValuEngine Market Overview

Summary of VE Stock Universe

Stocks Undervalued

32.46%

Stocks Overvalued

67.54%

Stocks Undervalued by 20%

13.69%

Stocks Overvalued by 20%

31.75%

ValuEngine Sector Overview

Sector

Change

MTD

YTD

Valuation

Last 12-MReturn

P/E Ratio

Industrial Products

0.64%

0.51%

3.38%

23.31% overvalued

38.46%

24.87

Multi-Sector Conglomerates

0.63%

0.56%

3.46%

18.01% overvalued

31.19%

19.86

Finance

0.89%

0.95%

2.53%

16.60% overvalued

26.04%

18.24

Computer and Technology

0.60%

0.61%

5.11%

14.97% overvalued

28.38%

30.43

Business Services

0.60%

0.35%

1.65%

13.64% overvalued

20.64%

23.86

Aerospace

0.14%

0.55%

2.88%

13.59% overvalued

31.43%

20.21

Utilities

1.04%

0.15%

2.34%

13.48% overvalued

19.49%

22.85

Oils-Energy

0.67%

1.24%

4.07%

11.53% overvalued

45.45%

28.43

Transportation

0.85%

0.16%

4.87%

10.24% overvalued

32.77%

19.94

Consumer Staples

0.81%

1.20%

2.64%

10.09% overvalued

17.57%

24.54

Basic Materials

0.01%

1.22%

9.38%

9.63% overvalued

90.65%

27.09

Auto-Tires-Trucks

1.44%

1.35%

3.59%

9.09% overvalued

44.52%

14.82

Construction

0.89%

0.79%

2.62%

7.74% overvalued

40.56%

20.99

Consumer Discretionary

0.04%

-0.03%

1.56%

4.22% overvalued

22.90%

24.35

Retail-Wholesale

0.37%

0.47%

-1.33%

0.26% overvalued

11.95%

23.00

Medical

0.78%

1.33%

5.66%

1.05% undervalued

10.31%

27.52

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