Top Stocks
This post will look into the top performing stocks, industry, sector, and market capitalization. Major market indices have recovered some of their losses in 2014. The S&P 500 index has a weekly return of -0.06%. NASDAQ Composite has a weekly return of -0.49%.Best weekly performance of industry stocks of week 17, 2014 (April 21, 2014 – April 27, 2014) are:
- Hospitals – 9.49%
- Drug Delivery – 8.22%
- Electronic Equipment – 7.24%
- Semiconductor- Memory Chips – 4.77%
- Basic Materials Wholesale – 4.26%
- Drugs - Generic
- Drug Manufacturers - Other
- Gold
- Long-Term Care Facilities
- Lumber, Wood Production
- Drug Related Products
- Silver
- Research Services
- Recreational Vehicles
- Publishing - Books
- Machine Tools & Accessories
- Oil & Gas Equipment & Services
- Health Care Plans
- Copper
- Home Improvement Stores
| No. | Name | Perf Week | Perf Month | Perf Quart | Perf Half | Perf Year | Perf YTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hospitals | 9.49% | 6.97% | 7.17% | 9.22% | 30.40% | 8.30% |
| 2 | Drug Delivery | 8.22% | 3.28% | -0.50% | 18.11% | 73.06% | 12.65% |
| 3 | Electronic Equipment | 7.24% | 4.84% | 4.56% | 8.62% | 41.06% | 1.82% |
| 4 | Semiconductor- Memory Chips | 4.77% | 10.43% | 11.52% | 50.67% | 151.00% | 17.17% |
| 5 | Basic Materials Wholesale | 4.26% | 12.69% | 4.35% | 18.38% | 18.19% | 14.48% |
| 6 | Drugs - Generic | 4.21% | 0.53% | 5.74% | 21.61% | 51.44% | 10.42% |
| 7 | Drug Manufacturers - Other | 3.98% | 3.99% | 16.49% | 34.37% | 42.52% | 22.69% |
| 8 | Gold | 3.49% | 3.00% | 2.01% | -1.67% | -15.45% | 14.19% |
| 9 | Long-Term Care Facilities | 3.48% | 0.41% | 9.85% | 20.19% | 31.79% | 6.73% |
| 10 | Lumber, Wood Production | 3.41% | 2.03% | 0.74% | -7.47% | -9.82% | -3.58% |
| 11 | Drug Related Products | 3.27% | -4.87% | -1.59% | 14.62% | 26.50% | -2.37% |
| 12 | Silver | 3.18% | 1.16% | -0.01% | -2.14% | -8.97% | 10.05% |
| 13 | Research Services | 2.85% | 6.74% | 4.15% | 11.31% | 9.41% | 8.51% |
| 14 | Recreational Vehicles | 2.64% | 2.14% | 7.65% | 5.83% | 41.00% | -0.78% |
| 15 | Publishing - Books | 2.02% | 7.54% | -0.06% | -7.54% | 14.87% | -11.98% |
| 16 | Machine Tools & Accessories | 2.02% | 4.71% | 5.42% | 3.59% | 17.31% | 0.93% |
| 17 | Oil & Gas Equipment & Services | 1.95% | 7.83% | 17.43% | 11.76% | 36.77% | 13.03% |
| 18 | Health Care Plans | 1.75% | -4.80% | 3.04% | 11.65% | 27.58% | 1.16% |
| 19 | Copper | 1.74% | 8.77% | 5.87% | -1.70% | 7.40% | -3.01% |
| 20 | Home Improvement Stores | 1.74% | -0.98% | -0.48% | 2.07% | 13.81% | -4.14% |
| 21 | Wholesale, Other | 1.70% | -7.43% | -3.08% | 1.50% | 23.76% | -8.74% |
| 22 | Education & Training Services | 1.67% | -3.23% | -8.42% | 2.76% | 45.78% | -3.70% |
Hospitals and Drug Delivery Stocks
Looking into top hospitals & drug delivery stocks can provide an insight what stock market will bring for the next session. Retail or institutional investors may want to rotate to this sector to avoid bad performance. Growth stocks have been dud for 2014, value stocks have been holding up better. Some great sectors in 2014 are real estate, semiconductors, oil & gas equipment, etc.Top hospitals stocks of week 17 are:
- Tenet Healthcare Corp. – 16.11%
- Community Health Systems, Inc. – 11.88%
- Universal Health Services Inc. – 11.08%
- Lifepoint Hospitals Inc.
- HCA Holdings, Inc.
- Select Medical Holdings Corporation
- SunLink Health Systems Inc.
- USMD Holdings, Inc.
- Concord Medical Services Holdings Limited
- AmSurg Corp.
| No. | Company | Ticker | Perf Week | Perf Month | Perf Quart | Perf YTD | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tenet Healthcare Corp. | THC | 16.11% | 12.68% | 2.60% | 9.50% | 46.12 |
| 2 | Community Health Systems, Inc. | CYH | 11.88% | 8.60% | -0.45% | 1.66% | 39.92 |
| 3 | Universal Health Services Inc. | UHS | 11.08% | 6.08% | 3.30% | 2.11% | 82.92 |
| 4 | Lifepoint Hospitals Inc. | LPNT | 11.07% | 7.50% | 5.61% | 7.63% | 56.87 |
| 5 | HCA Holdings, Inc. | HCA | 9.04% | 6.14% | 10.41% | 12.01% | 53.44 |
| 6 | Select Medical Holdings Corporation | SEM | 1.68% | 17.03% | 26.82% | 21.20% | 13.95 |
| 7 | SunLink Health Systems Inc. | SSY | -0.68% | -11.52% | 2.82% | 65.91% | 1.46 |
| 8 | USMD Holdings, Inc. | USMD | -1.05% | -0.68% | -24.08% | -34.31% | 13.21 |
| 9 | Concord Medical Services Holdings Limited | CCM | -3.65% | -7.89% | 36.92% | 71.57% | 7.12 |
| 10 | AmSurg Corp. | AMSG | -5.68% | -5.64% | 1.70% | -4.92% | 43.66 |
Top drug delivery Stocks of week 17 are:
- IntelliPharmaCeutics International Inc. – 12.99%
- Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. – 9.57%
- Acura Pharmaceuticals Inc. – 6.15%
- Columbia Laboratories Inc.
- Flamel Technologies SA
- pSivida Corp.
- Alkermes plc
- Adamis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
- PetMed Express Inc.
- Delcath Systems, Inc.
- Bio-Path Holdings, Inc.
| No. | Company | Ticker | Perf Week | Perf Month | Perf Quart | Perf YTD | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IntelliPharmaCeutics International Inc. | IPCI | 12.99% | -7.19% | 8.70% | 7.82% | 4 |
| 2 | Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. | VRX | 9.57% | 3.61% | 1.22% | 13.91% | 133.73 |
| 3 | Acura Pharmaceuticals Inc. | ACUR | 6.15% | -9.80% | -18.82% | -17.37% | 1.38 |
| 4 | Columbia Laboratories Inc. | CBRX | 4.58% | -5.26% | -0.44% | 3.63% | 6.85 |
| 5 | Flamel Technologies SA | FLML | 4.00% | -2.42% | 18.40% | 45.47% | 11.71 |
| 6 | pSivida Corp. | PSDV | 2.03% | -16.78% | -23.97% | -11.34% | 3.52 |
| 7 | Alkermes plc | ALKS | 1.20% | 3.21% | -8.88% | 9.81% | 44.65 |
| 8 | Adamis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | ADMP | -1.42% | -12.76% | -17.07% | -13.30% | 5.54 |
| 9 | PetMed Express Inc. | PETS | -1.90% | -1.83% | 0.16% | -21.44% | 12.9 |
| 10 | Delcath Systems, Inc. | DCTH | -2.41% | -26.41% | -32.90% | -12.26% | 3.65 |
| 11 | Bio-Path Holdings, Inc. | BPTH | -12.18% | -9.51% | -41.23% | -40.50% | 2.38 |
Top Sector Stocks
Looking into the top sectors, you can find only utilities sector have positive return for this week. Is the sector rotation still happening or is the bull market losing its steam now? Does this mean investors are rotating out from momentum stocks to value stocks?Top sector stocks of week 17 are:
- Healthcare – 1.29%
- Utilities – 0.83%
- Consumer Goods – 0.58%
- Basic Materials
- Industrial Goods
- Services
- Financial
- Conglomerates
- Technology
| No. | Name | Perf Week | Perf Month | Perf Quart | Perf Half | Perf Year | Perf YTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Healthcare | 1.29% | -0.82% | 3.00% | 10.53% | 22.96% | 4.64% |
| 2 | Utilities | 0.83% | 5.12% | 11.86% | 10.55% | 10.89% | 10.16% |
| 3 | Consumer Goods | 0.58% | 2.47% | 4.45% | 3.32% | 12.94% | 0.15% |
| 4 | Basic Materials | -0.26% | 5.27% | 10.45% | 6.76% | 14.52% | 4.99% |
| 5 | Industrial Goods | -0.46% | 1.99% | 4.88% | 8.48% | 27.19% | 0.26% |
| 6 | Services | -0.49% | -0.80% | 1.64% | 4.39% | 20.05% | -2.60% |
| 7 | Financial | -0.56% | 0.02% | 3.02% | 3.24% | 15.08% | -0.57% |
| 8 | Conglomerates | -0.82% | 0.77% | -0.94% | 0.85% | 12.12% | -2.00% |
| 9 | Technology | -2.35% | -2.24% | -0.30% | 3.37% | 16.79% | -2.57% |
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