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Sector Valuation Outlook - Energy and Extraction

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Listed below are the companies in the Energy & Extraction sector within the S&P 500 Index, ranked in order of valuation attractiveness. Currently, the Energy & Extraction sector has the highest median Value Score of all sectors according The Applied Finance Group’s April 2009 Monthly Market Review and looks to be trading at a significant discount relative to its historic valuation.

All Energy Companies (S&P 500) Ranked By Valuation Attractiveness

Energy Sector - Relative Valuation Chart

The graph above shows the median percentage upside for the Energy sector relative to the overall market across time. Values greater than 1 indicate the sector is more undervalued than the market, while values less than 1 indicate the opposite. The red line identifies the historical median value to provide a basis to understand valuation levels relative to historic norms. This example illustrates that the median Energy company is undervalued relative to the market currently and has been trading at a significant discount to its historic relative valuation, indicating a potentially attractive opportunity.