The Chart of the Day belongs to apparel retailer Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) . I found the stock by using Barchart's powerful screening functions to find stocks with the highest technical buy signals, highest Weighted Alpha, superior current momentum and having a Trend Seeker buy signal then used the Flipchart feature to review the charts for consistent price appreciation. Since the Trend Seeker signaled a buy on 7/17 the stock gained 15.45%.
The Chart of the Day belongs to bank holding company UBS Group (UBS) . I found the stock by using Barchart's powerful screening functions to find stocks with the highest technical buy signals, highest Weighted Alpha, superior current momentum and having a Trend Seeker buy signal then used the Flipchart feature to review the charts for consistent price appreciation. Since the Trend Seeker signaled a buy on 7/12 the stock gained 13.53%.
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Barchart Technical Indicators:
- 100% technical buy signals
- 109.90+ Weighted Alpha
- 103.49% gain in the last year
- Trend Seeker buy signal
- Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
- 10 new highs and up 16.25% in the last month
- Relative Strength Index 71.89%
- Technical support level at $41.56
- Recently traded at $43.20 with 50 day moving average of $37.62
Fundamental Factors:
- Market Cap $2.16 billion
- P/E 45.18
- Revenue expected to grow by 3.90% this year and another 2.60% next year
- Earnings estimated to increase 784.00% this year, an additional 19.90% next year and continue to compound at an annual rate of 18.00% for the next 5 years
Analysts and Investor Sentiment -- I don't buy stocks because everyone else is buying but I do realize that if major firms and investors are dumping a stock it's hard to make money swimming against the tide:
- Wall Street analyst gave 2 strong buy, 9 hold, 4 under perform and 1 strong sell
- Analysts have a very wide price target of $18 to $47 with a consensus of $40.33
- Here's where it gets interesting! Who do you believe???
- The individual investors following the stock on Motley Fool voted 791 to 333 for the stock to beat the market with the more experienced investors voting 192 to 57 for the same result
- Value Line gives the stock an above average rating of 2 with a price target of $46 for a slight gain
- CFRA's MarketScope rates it a 2 star sell with a price target o $23
- 20,400 investors monitor the stock on Seeking Alpha
Disclosure: I/we have no stock, option or similar derivative position in any of the companies mentioned, but may initiate a beneficial Long position through a purchase of the stock, or the purchase of call options or similar derivatives in the next 72 hours.
Additional disclosure: The Barchart Chart of the Day highlights stocks that are experiencing exceptional current price appreciation. They are not intended to be buy recommendations as these stocks are extremely volatile and speculative. Should you decide to add one of these stocks to your investment portfolio it is highly suggested you follow a predetermined diversification and moving stop loss discipline that is consistent with your personal investment risk tolerance and reevaluate your stop losses at least on a weekly basis.
On the date of publication, Jim Van Meerten did not have (either directly or indirectly) positions in any of the securities mentioned in this article. All information and data in this article is solely for informational purposes. For more information please view the Barchart Disclosure Policy here.
