End of the Year Push for Stocks

Will good employment report continue the end of the year push for stocks? Which sectors will be the winner in 2014 and possibly in 2015? Some of the top performing industries are office supplies, silver, hospitals, national investment brokerage, etc.

Top 2014 Stocks

This post will look into the top performing stocks, industry, and sector. The S&P 500 index has a weekly return of 0.42%. NASDAQ Composite has a weekly return of -0.23%. Dow Jones Industrials Average has a weekly return of 0.78%. The small cap (Russell 2000) has a return of 0.81%.

Best weekly performance of industry stocks of week 49, 2014 (December 1, 2014 – December 7, 2014) are:

1. Office Supplies 5.85%
2. Silver 5.53%
3. Hospitals 5.25%
4. Internet Service Providers 4.94%
5. National Investment Brokerage 4.64%
6. Trucks & Other Vehicles 4.59%
7. Synthetics 4.50%
8. Newspapers Publishing 3.45%
9. Gaming Activities 3.10%
10. Auto Dealerships 3.08%
11. Auto Parts Stores 2.84%
12. Broad Line Semiconductor 2.83%
13. Semiconductor Equipment & Materials 2.73%
14. Insurance Brokers 2.72%
15. Packaging & Containers 2.64%
16. Major Diversified Aerospace/Defense 2.60%
17. Semiconductor- Memory Chips 2.58%
18. Electronics Wholesale 2.48%
19. Regional - Pacific Banks 2.48%
20. Regional - Southeast Banks 2.40%
21. Major Airlines 2.39%
22. Biotechnology 2.36%
23. Auto Parts Wholesale 2.31%
24. Industrial Equipment Wholesale 2.28%
25. Marketing Services 2.28%
26. Regional Investment Brokerage 2.26%

Top Silver 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 bad returns. Can growth stocks finally make the comeback? Will value stocks continue to be the winner? Some great sectors in 2014 are major airlines, real estate (REIT), semiconductors, drug manufacturers, aluminum, etc.

More: Bull Strikes Back Stocks 2014

Best office supplies stocks of week 49, 2014 are:

1. ACCO Brands Corporation (ACCO) 7.31%
2. Ennis Inc. (EBF) 3.23%

Top Silver stocks are:

1. Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. (FSM) 11.11%
2. MAG Silver Corp. (MVG) 7.23%
3. Hecla Mining Co. (HL) 6.36%
4. Silver Wheaton Corp. (SLW) 6.22%
5. Pan American Silver Corp. (PAAS) 5.24%
6. Silver Standard Resources Inc. (SSRI) 4.62%
7. Coeur Mining, Inc. (CDE) 2.43%
8. Mines Management, Inc. (MGN) 2.25%
9. Silvercorp Metals Inc. (SVM) 0.74%
10. First Majestic Silver Corp. (AG) 0.25%

Best performing national investment brokerage stocks are:

1. RCS Capital Corporation (RCAP) 11.16%
2. Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services Inc. (LTS) 8.98%
3. GFI Group Inc. (GFIG) 8.03%
4. Cowen Group, Inc. (COWN) 6.84%
5. TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation (AMTD) 5.95%
6. KCG Holdings, Inc. (KCG) 5.89%
7. Morgan Stanley (MS) 5.86%
8. The Charles Schwab Corporation (SCHW) 5.83%
9. CME Group Inc. (CME) 4.84%
10. E*TRADE Financial Corporation (ETFC) 4.60%
11. LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (LPLA) 4.31%
12. FXCM Inc. (FXCM) 3.98%
13. MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (MKTX) 3.86%
14. The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (GS) 3.74%
15. A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc. (AMRK) 3.68%
16. Nomura Holdings, Inc. (NMR) 3.16%
17. Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (IBKR) 2.20%
18. BGC Partners, Inc. (BGCP) 1.95%
19. JMP Group Inc. (JMP) 0.82%