Top Stocks Week 20, 2014: Home Health Care & Networking

Find best performing sector stocks of week 20 of 2014. Top stock industries are Home Health Care, Internet Service Providers, Networking & Communication Devices, etc.

Top Stocks

This post will look into the top performing stocks, industry, sector, and market capitalization. Major market indices have turned negative or flat in 2014. The S&P 500 index has a weekly return of 0.03%. NASDAQ Composite has a weekly return of 0.46%. The Russell 2000 has a negative return of -0.34%.

Best weekly performance of industry stocks of week 20, 2014 (May 12, 2014 – May 18, 2014) are:

1. Home Health Care – 8.54%
2. Internet Service Providers – 7.93%
3. Music & Video Stores – 5.54%
4. Networking & Communication Devices – 5.16%
5. Dairy Products
6. Photographic Equipment & Supplies
7. Copper
8. Beverages - Wineries & Distillers
9. Drugs Wholesale
10. Long-Term Care Facilities
11. Drugs - Generic
12. Data Storage Devices
13. Synthetics
14. Security Software & Services
15. Apparel Stores
16. Foreign Utilities
17. Steel & Iron
18. Technical & System Software
19. Industrial Metals & Minerals
20. Real Estate Development

No.	Name	Perf Week	Perf Month	Perf Quart	Perf Half	Perf Year	Perf YTD
1	Home Health Care	8.54%	7.51%	1.31%	13.33%	9.37%	2.41%
2	Internet Service Providers	7.93%	4.05%	14.09%	-13.25%	-11.67%	-8.36%
3	Music & Video Stores	5.54%	-1.38%	6.23%	-5.50%	-5.49%	-3.14%
4	Networking & Communication Devices	5.16%	3.70%	4.84%	5.16%	8.11%	9.04%
5	Dairy Products	4.39%	-2.45%	-4.04%	-15.93%	-11.73%	-17.03%
6	Photographic Equipment & Supplies	4.36%	-6.30%	-9.07%	1.41%	4.87%	-6.91%
7	Copper	4.15%	3.83%	-0.54%	3.80%	7.93%	-0.98%
8	Beverages - Wineries & Distillers	4.04%	2.65%	7.33%	8.19%	15.54%	5.11%
9	Drugs Wholesale	3.66%	2.51%	-0.82%	7.82%	45.52%	4.39%
10	Long-Term Care Facilities	3.43%	4.20%	8.15%	19.13%	21.28%	6.71%
11	Drugs - Generic	3.25%	5.98%	4.58%	18.48%	39.62%	13.05%
12	Data Storage Devices	3.21%	-2.43%	0.27%	7.22%	15.93%	1.01%
13	Synthetics	3.15%	-6.06%	8.47%	7.15%	0.55%	-1.27%
14	Security Software & Services	3.12%	2.33%	0.72%	0.12%	5.96%	-3.61%
15	Apparel Stores	2.84%	3.26%	3.80%	-3.47%	2.55%	-0.84%
16	Foreign Utilities	2.60%	2.49%	16.44%	9.18%	-10.05%	11.54%
17	Steel & Iron	2.41%	1.34%	0.25%	-1.77%	16.07%	-7.86%
18	Technical & System Software	2.31%	-2.67%	-7.47%	5.42%	20.44%	-3.49%
19	Industrial Metals & Minerals	2.04%	0.18%	1.89%	3.23%	10.07%	2.51%
20	Real Estate Development	2.04%	4.44%	9.75%	13.83%	13.93%	9.97%

Best Weekly Stocks

Looking into best weekly 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 negative returns. Can growth stocks make a comeback in 2014? Will value stocks continue to thrive? Some great sectors in 2014 are major airlines, real estate (REIT), semiconductors, utilities, etc.

More: Best Vanguard Mutual Funds 2013

Top home health care stocks of week 20, 2014 are:

1. Gentiva Health Services Inc. – 67.12%
2. Amedisys Inc. – 11.00%
3. BioScrip Inc. – 4.35%
4. Chemed Corp.
5. Almost Family Inc.
6. LHC Group, Inc.
7. Electromed, Inc.
8. Addus HomeCare Corp.

No.	Company	Ticker	Perf Week	Perf Month	Perf YTD	Perf Year
1	Gentiva Health Services Inc.	GTIV	67.12%	77.11%	9.75%	38.41%
2	Amedisys Inc.	AMED	11.00%	7.85%	1.37%	33.36%
3	BioScrip Inc.	BIOS	4.35%	-0.40%	0.54%	-44.27%
4	Chemed Corp.	CHE	3.23%	0.56%	15.83%	34.19%
5	Almost Family Inc.	AFAM	-0.40%	3.50%	-30.41%	14.74%
6	LHC Group, Inc.	LHCG	-1.19%	-1.42%	-13.48%	-6.18%
7	Electromed, Inc.	ELMD	-1.79%	-18.52%	-67.65%	-17.29%
8	Addus HomeCare Corp.	ADUS	-3.25%	4.95%	-1.83%	47.62%

Top Networking & Communication Devices stocks of week 20, 2014 are:

1. Extreme Networks Inc. – 11.14%
2. Super Micro Computer, Inc. – 7.04%
3. Cisco Systems, Inc. – 5.86%
4. Gigamon Inc.
5. Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
6. Aruba Networks, Inc.
7. Finisar Corp.

No.	Company	Ticker	Perf Week	Perf Month	Perf Year	Perf YTD
1	Extreme Networks Inc.	EXTR	11.14%	-27.22%	19.59%	-41.40%
2	Super Micro Computer, Inc.	SMCI	7.04%	12.98%	89.09%	15.15%
3	Cisco Systems, Inc.	CSCO	5.86%	5.82%	5.18%	10.42%
4	Gigamon Inc.	GIMO	5.59%	14.89%	-	-36.79%
5	Palo Alto Networks, Inc.	PANW	4.80%	-12.20%	13.37%	6.70%
6	Aruba Networks, Inc.	ARUN	4.61%	-8.93%	8.23%	6.48%
7	Finisar Corp.	FNSR	1.95%	-13.55%	73.55%	-3.72%
8	Silicom Ltd.	SILC	0.80%	-19.35%	37.59%	0.31%
9	Lantronix, Inc.	LTRX	0.56%	-10.50%	7.19%	14.74%
10	China Techfaith Wireless Communication Technology Limited	CNTF	-0.61%	-2.41%	63.64%	-2.99%
11	Juniper Networks, Inc.	JNPR	-0.77%	-2.55%	37.29%	8.15%
12	Black Box Corp.	BBOX	-2.12%	2.87%	-11.83%	-23.91%
13	Echelon Corporation	ELON	-2.76%	-12.41%	9.29%	14.88%

Top Sector Stocks

Looking into the top sectors, you can find only technology sector is the worst performer for this week. Is this a continuation of downtrend for this sector? Whether you are a momentum or value investor, you need to be vigilant for next several weeks.

Top sector stocks of week 20 are:

1. Conglomerates – 1.88%
2. Technology – 0.72%
3. Consumer Goods – 0.71%
4. Healthcare
5. Basic Materials
6. Utilities
7. Services
8. Industrial Goods
9. Financial

No.	Name	Perf Week	Perf Month	Perf Quart	Perf Half	Perf Year	Perf YTD
1	Conglomerates	1.88%	4.33%	-1.89%	1.18%	12.92%	1.19%
2	Technology	0.72%	-0.75%	-1.42%	3.70%	13.44%	-0.99%
3	Consumer Goods	0.71%	2.88%	6.03%	4.75%	10.73%	2.36%
4	Healthcare	0.68%	3.08%	0.31%	11.30%	21.62%	6.43%
5	Basic Materials	0.53%	2.36%	8.64%	8.99%	14.65%	7.03%
6	Utilities	0.34%	0.07%	6.51%	11.10%	12.09%	9.96%
7	Services	0.03%	0.65%	-0.18%	2.41%	15.93%	-1.75%
8	Industrial Goods	-0.44%	-0.03%	1.24%	6.14%	20.78%	0.11%
9	Financial	-0.46%	0.36%	1.87%	4.64%	10.20%	0.00%