Top Industry Stocks of Week 14, 2014: Synthetics, Trucking

Find best performing sector stocks of week 14, 2014. Top stock industries are Toy & Hobby Stores, Synthetics, Trucking, etc.

Top Stocks

This post will look into the top performing stocks, industry, sector, and market capitalization. Major market indices have mix returns including flat or slightly down or down sharply. The Dow Jones Industrial Average has a weekly return of 0.58%. NASDAQ Composite has a weekly return of -0.67%.

Best weekly performance of industry stocks of week 13, 2014 (March 31, 2014 – April 6, 2014) are:

1. Toy & Hobby Stores – 18.80%
2. Synthetics – 7.82%
3. Research Services – 7.04%
4. Basic Materials Wholesale – 6.46%
5. Electronics Stores – 5.29%
6. Cement
7. Dairy Products
8. Trucking
9. Industrial Metals & Minerals
10. Semiconductor- Memory Chips
11. Major Airlines
12. Appliances
13. Water Utilities
14. Foreign Regional Banks
15. Residential Construction
16. Auto Dealerships
17. Medical Appliances & Equipment
18. Industrial Equipment Wholesale
19. Life Insurance
20. Security & Protection Services

No.	Name	Perf Week	Perf Month	Perf Quart	Perf Half	Perf Year	Perf YTD
1	Toy & Hobby Stores	18.80%	22.81%	43.25%	54.16%	116.44%	44.77%
2	Synthetics	7.82%	5.77%	6.40%	29.57%	-11.36%	3.65%
3	Research Services	7.04%	-0.75%	10.11%	14.73%	14.18%	9.00%
4	Basic Materials Wholesale	6.46%	2.69%	5.79%	12.64%	14.74%	6.80%
5	Electronics Stores	5.29%	10.22%	-28.71%	-22.80%	15.40%	-28.00%
6	Cement	4.88%	1.52%	16.41%	23.28%	20.16%	14.44%
7	Dairy Products	3.90%	3.97%	-11.35%	-5.09%	10.61%	-11.05%
8	Trucking	3.70%	-0.34%	5.81%	15.38%	26.28%	5.62%
9	Industrial Metals & Minerals	3.49%	1.40%	3.93%	8.88%	9.38%	1.12%
10	Semiconductor- Memory Chips	3.05%	-7.04%	9.15%	26.45%	131.87%	5.66%
11	Major Airlines	3.01%	-4.35%	15.10%	39.21%	71.70%	19.94%
12	Appliances	2.93%	1.47%	-1.17%	10.19%	36.56%	-1.16%
13	Water Utilities	2.91%	3.30%	4.15%	5.46%	5.55%	2.16%
14	Foreign Regional Banks	2.82%	4.84%	5.00%	2.32%	4.54%	1.31%
15	Residential Construction	2.73%	-5.34%	0.81%	13.22%	1.84%	-0.75%
16	Auto Dealerships	2.61%	-1.74%	0.90%	0.64%	22.08%	-0.32%
17	Medical Appliances & Equipment	2.55%	0.28%	6.62%	17.78%	24.59%	6.74%
18	Industrial Equipment Wholesale	2.54%	0.82%	5.20%	5.00%	17.24%	3.88%
19	Life Insurance	2.51%	-0.53%	0.03%	15.74%	47.49%	-2.13%
20	Security & Protection Services	2.44%	-2.58%	-2.93%	7.84%	12.69%	-4.30%
21	Regional Airlines	2.40%	3.31%	12.24%	24.28%	31.67%	13.31%
22	Printed Circuit Boards	2.34%	0.07%	8.55%	-2.68%	26.41%	7.65%

Best Synthetics Stocks & Trucking Stocks

Looking into top synthetics stocks can provide an insight what stock market will bring during upcoming period. Retail or institutional investors may want to rotate to this sector for undervalued sectors.

Top Synthetics Stocks of week 14 are:

1. Tronox Limited – 8.56%
2. Axiall Corporation – 7.30%
3. Sino Clean Energy Inc

Best Trucking Stocks of week 14 are:

1. Knight Transportation Inc. – 6.42%
2. USA Truck Inc. – 6.33%
3. Swift Transportation Company – 6.00%
4. Con-way Inc.
5. JB Hunt Transport Services Inc.
6. Arkansas Best Corporation
7. Quality Distribution Inc.
8. Marten Transport Ltd.
9. P.A.M. Transportation Services, Inc.
10. Echo Global Logistics, Inc.
11. Heartland Express, Inc.
12. Werner Enterprises Inc.
13. Patriot Transportation Holding Inc.
14. Landstar System Inc.
15. Saia, Inc.
16. Old Dominion Freight Line Inc.
17. Universal Truckload Services Inc.
18. Celadon Group Inc.

No.	Company	Ticker	Perf Week	Perf Month	Perf Quart	Perf YTD	Price
1	Knight Transportation Inc.	KNX	6.42%	4.22%	27.33%	26.85%	23.2
2	USA Truck Inc.	USAK	6.33%	5.61%	18.95%	16.82%	15.63
3	Swift Transportation Company	SWFT	6.00%	-3.05%	19.44%	12.88%	25.07
4	Con-way Inc.	CNW	5.09%	4.51%	8.12%	5.91%	41.94
5	JB Hunt Transport Services Inc.	JBHT	4.83%	-0.66%	-4.84%	-4.85%	73.35
6	Arkansas Best Corporation	ABFS	4.74%	0.82%	9.29%	9.75%	36.93
7	Quality Distribution Inc.	QLTY	4.60%	-3.79%	-11.42%	0.94%	12.95
8	Marten Transport Ltd.	MRTN	4.54%	3.42%	7.35%	5.06%	21.19
9	P.A.M. Transportation Services, Inc.	PTSI	4.29%	-0.49%	-2.80%	-2.65%	20.17
10	Echo Global Logistics, Inc.	ECHO	3.79%	5.95%	-13.70%	-17.04%	17.82
11	Heartland Express, Inc.	HTLD	3.65%	5.25%	14.59%	14.59%	22.46
12	Werner Enterprises Inc.	WERN	3.18%	-2.99%	4.53%	3.85%	25.63
13	Patriot Transportation Holding Inc.	PATR	2.89%	-4.55%	-11.13%	-12.65%	36.26
14	Landstar System Inc.	LSTR	2.32%	-0.37%	3.89%	3.73%	59.53
15	Saia, Inc.	SAIA	2.21%	-6.04%	22.90%	17.04%	37.51
16	Old Dominion Freight Line Inc.	ODFL	1.14%	-0.02%	6.66%	5.70%	56.04
17	Universal Truckload Services Inc.	UACL	1.10%	1.93%	-5.26%	-6.47%	28.46
18	Celadon Group Inc.	CGI	0.77%	-2.80%	18.83%	21.40%	23.6

Top Sector Stocks

Looking into the sector, you can find certain value sectors have gone up. Does this mean investors are rotating out from momentum stocks to value stocks? You can adjust your investment in your brokerage or retirement accounts (IRA).

Top sector stocks of week 14 are:

1. Industrial Goods – 1.45%
2. Basic Materials – 1.41%
3. Utilities – 1.04%
4. Financial
5. Services
6. Conglomerates
7. Healthcare
8. Consumer Goods
9. Technology

No.	Name	Perf Week	Perf Month	Perf Quart	Perf Half	Perf Year	Perf YTD
1	Industrial Goods	1.45%	-0.89%	1.56%	13.50%	28.77%	0.53%
2	Basic Materials	1.41%	2.74%	5.04%	8.88%	13.60%	3.15%
3	Utilities	1.04%	4.33%	9.17%	12.65%	11.01%	7.35%
4	Financial	0.93%	-0.14%	1.15%	8.38%	19.06%	0.22%
5	Services	0.57%	-2.98%	-0.37%	9.83%	25.94%	-1.11%
6	Conglomerates	0.29%	-9.12%	-3.23%	5.65%	24.72%	-2.06%
7	Healthcare	0.05%	-3.59%	5.86%	14.82%	28.24%	5.35%
8	Consumer Goods	-0.01%	0.25%	0.44%	6.94%	15.66%	-1.26%
9	Technology	-0.68%	-3.84%	0.78%	9.65%	24.88%	-0.34%