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Top S&P 500 YTD Returns – Which Companies/Sectors Have Performed Best So Far - Including Nordstrom Inc. (NYSE:JWN)

Thu, 10/01/2009 - 4:49pm
Category: Stock Insights, Market Analysis
Related: .INX, AKS, AMD, CBG, CIEN, EXPE, F, FCX, FTI, GNW, GT, JAVA, JWN, MU, SNDK, TER, THC, WDC, WFMI, WYN, XL

With 3 Quarters of 2009 now in the books, we thought it would be timely to provide a list of the top 20 performers in the S&P 500 so far this year to give investors an idea of which stocks have been doing well. Along with the list of top 20 performing companies, we have also provided a breakdown of the average return by sector as defined by AFG vs. the entire S&P 500 index to show which sectors have been leading the way. Also by using The Applied Finance Group’s (AFG's) research and valuation model we have provided further analysis on 4 of the top performing companies, 2 that we find attractive going forward and 2 that we find unattractive, based on valuation attractiveness, expected improvement in economic profitability and the overall investment attractiveness, which is based on various criteria AFG uses when identifying long/short opportunities.

Top 20 Performers In S&P 500 YTD (Total Return)

Ticker Name Sector YTD Return %
S&P 500 Best Returns YTD 2009
(NYSE:THC) TENET HEALTHCARE CORP Health 373.04%
(NYSE:XL) XL CAPITAL LTD Financials 363.78%
(NYSE:GNW) GENWORTH FINANCIAL INC A Financials 319.44%
(NYSE:F)  FORD MOTOR CO Consumer Durable 218.34%
(NYSE:WDC) WESTERN DIGITAL CORP Technology 207.34%
(NYSE:MU)  MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC Technology 206.82%
(NASDAQ:WFMI)  WHOLE FOODS MARKET INC Consumer Services 204.77%
(NASDAQ:WFMI)  EXPEDIA INC Transportation 184.83%
(NYSE:FCX) FREEPORT-MCMORAN C & G Basic Material 172.87%
(NYSE:AMD)  ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES Technology 169.91%
(NYSE:GT)  GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER Consumer Durable 168.34%
(NYSE:CBG)  CB RICHARD ELLIS GROUP Financials 164.58%
(NASDAQ:JAVA)  SUN MICROSYSTEMS INC Technology 136.39%
(NASDAQ:CIEN) CIENA CORP Technology 131.19%
(NYSE:JWN) NORDSTROM INC Consumer Services 130.58%
(NYSE:WYN)  WYNDHAM WORLDWIDE CORP Consumer Services 127.63%
(NYSE:AKS)  AK STEEL HOLDING CORP Basic Material 124.46%
(NASDAQ:SNDK) SANDISK CORP Technology 121.35%
(NYSE:FTI) FMC TECHNOLOGIES INC Capital Goods 117.33%
(NYSE:TER)  TERADYNE INC Capital Goods 116.83%
  
   

2009 YTD Sector performance (average return %) in S&P 500

 Here are a few companies from the list of top 2009 returns and we view these companies going forward based on valuation, Economic Margin Improvement, and other criteria AFG uses to value securities.

      AFG Rank within Sector
Ticker Name Sector Investment Opportunity Valuation Signal EM Change Signal
S&P 500 YTD Top Return Companies that Look Attractive
(NYSE:WDC)  
 WESTERN DIGITAL CORP Technology Attractive Attractive Positive
(NYSE:FTI) 
 FMC TECHNOLOGIES INC Capital Goods Attractive Attractive Positive
S&P 500 YTD Top Return Companies that Look Unattractive
(NYSE:JWN)
 NORDSTROM INC Consumer Services Unattractive Unattractive Negative
(NYSE:MU) 
 MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC Technology Unattractive Unattractive Negative
  
   

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