We have picked 5 of the top companies in the material sector that we think meets the criteria of good performing companies. These companies are Avery Dennison (AVY), POSCO ADR (PKX), Newmarket Corp. (NEU), Nucor Corp. (NUE) and Insteel Industries Inc. (IIIN).
Avery Dennison (AVY)
Avery Dennison (AVY) is a company that specializes in Chemical (Speciality). The company S&P STARS Rank is 3 stars (HOLD) and the timeliness-Valueline is 2. The returns for the last 1 month, 3 months and 6 months (from YChart) are 1.79%, 8.76% and 9.88% respectively. Earnings growth of AVY are shown to be 15.96% for the last 6 months and 19.78% for the last 12 months and latest quarter earnings surprise to be 7.92% (from Zacks). Short-Term (5 years, Zack) and Long-Term (estimate average for next 50 years) growth are 9.95% and 8%. Expected Return of the company based on our valuation is 9%. Currently, AVY P/E ratio is 20.2, justified P/E is 25.0 and P/E ratio of the Chemical (Specialty) industry is 25.1.
POSCO ADR (PKX)
POSCO ADR (PKX) is a company that manufactures steels. The company S&P STARS Rank is 4 stars (BUY) and the timeliness-Valueline is 2. The returns for the last 1 month, 3 months and 6 months (from YChart) are 2.38%, 19.69% and 11.34% respectively. Earnings growth of PKX are shown to be -12.09% for the last 6 months and 50.94% for …show more content…
(NEU) is a company that focus on steel productions. The company S&P STARS Rank is 4 stars (BUY) and the timeliness-Valueline is 1. The returns for the last 1 month, 3 months and 6 months (from YChart) are 0.47%, 2.19% and 5.25% respectively. Earnings growth of NUE are shown to be 231.82% for the last 6 months and 87.2% for the last 12 months and latest quarter earnings surprise to be 4.3% (from Zacks). Short-Term (5 years, Zack) and Long-Term (estimate average for next 50 years) growth are 17.5% and 12%. Expected return of the company (based on our valuation) is 10%. Currently, AVY P/E ratio is 23.0 and justified P/E is