S&P 500 Stocks With Biggest Gap Between Market Price, Estimate
By Wendy Soong
June 11 (Bloomberg) -- The following table shows the companies in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index with the biggest gaps between their stock price and analysts’ average price estimates as of June 11.
The average estimate is based on data compiled by Bloomberg and reflects forecasts for the next 12 months, a period that varies among brokerage firms. Only companies that have at least four analyst target prices are included.
Positive Gap Percentage
Total Last Average 1 Year
Tkr Company Name Gap% TGT PX Price Estimate %Return
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LEN LENNAR CORP-CL A 59.8 8 8.26 13.19 -42.3
LUV SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO 57.5 7 6.69 10.54 -50.1
APOL APOLLO GROUP INC-CL A 49.9 11 64.72 97.00 36.2
HRB H&R BLOCK INC 40.7 4 15.81 22.25 -26.2
CIT CIT GROUP INC 40.2 6 3.21 4.50 -62.6
SLM SLM CORP 38.0 6 8.57 11.83 -60.5
GME GAMESTOP CORP-CLASS A 36.6 15 24.80 33.87 -41.7
HUM HUMANA INC 34.7 9 29.36 39.56 -37.0
CEPH CEPHALON INC 34.3 17 57.50 77.24 -16.1
RF REGIONS FINANCIAL CORP 34.0 11 4.44 5.95 -65.7
HRS HARRIS CORP 33.9 9 30.20 40.43 -39.5
CELG CELGENE CORP 33.0 15 43.46 57.80 -26.7
AET AETNA INC 31.5 7 23.57 31.00 -47.0
FLIR FLIR SYSTEMS INC 30.5 11 24.48 31.95 -32.7
AES AES CORP 28.9 5 10.47 13.50 -45.7
DTV DIRECTV GROUP INC/THE 28.8 10 23.60 30.40 -14.7
VRSN VERISIGN INC 28.6 11 19.40 24.95 -50.7
UNH UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 28.4 11 23.94 30.75 -25.6
BAC BANK OF AMERICA CORP 28.3 18 13.06 16.75 -53.3
AYE ALLEGHENY ENERGY INC 27.7 10 26.62 34.00 -49.0
BIG BIG LOTS INC 26.9 10 22.93 29.10 -27.9
NOVL NOVELL INC 26.5 5 4.19 5.30 -31.9
DVA DAVITA INC 26.4 6 46.55 58.83 -6.1
AMT AMERICAN TOWER CORP-CL 26.2 10 30.66 38.70 -27.6
DF DEAN FOODS CO 26.2 6 18.49 23.33 -6.7
MU MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 25.6 15 5.63 7.07 -23.0
BAX BAXTER INTERNATIONAL I 25.6 9 47.94 60.22 -18.9
CVS CVS CAREMARK CORP 25.3 14 30.33 38.00 -25.9
GILD GILEAD SCIENCES INC 25.3 19 44.59 55.89 -15.9
CTX CENTEX CORP 25.4 7 8.63 10.82 -38.1
MO ALTRIA GROUP INC 25.1 8 16.94 21.19 -11.6
LH LABORATORY CRP OF AMER 24.7 8 61.06 76.12 -17.3
AIZ ASSURANT INC 24.3 6 25.35 31.50 -61.1
MKC MCCORMICK & CO-NON VTG 24.2 6 31.40 39.00 -14.0
DV DEVRY INC 24.2 12 46.11 57.25 -16.4
VLO VALERO ENERGY CORP 23.8 13 18.05 22.35 -58.4
ESRX EXPRESS SCRIPTS INC 23.6 16 62.39 77.12 -5.9
PEP PEPSICO INC 23.4 7 53.37 65.86 -18.4
HIG HARTFORD FINANCIAL SVC 23.2 12 14.34 17.67 -78.5
RX IMS HEALTH INC 23.3 4 12.57 15.50 -44.9
PRU PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL I 23.3 12 38.47 47.42 -40.7
CB CHUBB CORP 22.8 12 41.48 50.92 -18.6
MHS MEDCO HEALTH SOLUTIONS 22.7 15 44.97 55.17 -5.3
CNP CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC 22.4 5 10.62 13.00 -31.7
T AT&T INC 21.9 18 24.98 30.44 -27.1
THC TENET HEALTHCARE CORP 21.7 9 3.50 4.26 -34.3
WMI WASTE MANAGEMENT INC 21.7 6 28.77 35.00 -18.9
AMGN AMGEN INC 21.7 15 50.25 61.13 17.2
SYMC SYMANTEC CORP 21.7 17 16.02 19.50 -19.1
FDX FEDEX CORP 21.5 7 56.67 68.86 -34.3
IRM IRON MOUNTAIN INC 21.4 5 28.33 34.40 -3.7
RAI REYNOLDS AMERICAN INC 21.2 8 37.45 45.38 -22.1
Negative Gap Percentage
Total Last Average 1 Year
Tkr Company Name Gap% TGT PX Price Estimate %Return
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AKS AK STEEL HOLDING CORP -36.1 7 21.45 13.71 -69.6
SHLD SEARS HOLDINGS CORP -35.6 5 69.23 44.60 -13.2
ATI ALLEGHENY TECHNOLOGIES -33.6 5 43.69 29.00 -28.3
ETFC E*TRADE FINANCIAL CORP -28.5 7 1.65 1.18 -52.9
AMD ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES -27.7 19 4.76 3.44 -31.3
X UNITED STATES STEEL CO -27.2 8 42.50 30.94 -74.6
JNS JANUS CAPITAL GROUP IN -23.5 10 12.36 9.45 -55.3
JBL JABIL CIRCUIT INC -22.4 8 7.64 5.93 -41.7
F FORD MOTOR CO -21.1 6 5.92 4.67 0.2
WFR MEMC ELECTRONIC MATERI -20.9 15 20.52 16.23 -66.7
ODP OFFICE DEPOT INC -20.4 9 4.96 3.95 -58.4
CSC COMPUTER SCIENCES CORP -20.0 8 44.86 35.88 -5.1
NSM NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR -19.2 13 14.36 11.61 -35.5
AN AUTONATION INC -18.2 6 18.12 14.83 34.1
MAS MASCO CORP -18.1 4 10.07 8.25 -36.8
RDC ROWAN COMPANIES INC -17.2 19 23.70 19.63 -46.8
NYX NYSE EURONEXT -16.8 11 30.21 25.14 -44.7
IGT INTL GAME TECHNOLOGY -16.6 12 16.64 13.87 -45.6
MAR MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL -16.0 8 24.31 20.41 -12.8
HST HOST HOTELS & RESORTS -15.7 10 9.02 7.60 -39.1
AA ALCOA INC -15.5 12 12.20 10.31 -67.7
ROK ROCKWELL AUTOMATION IN -14.9 7 33.57 28.57 -33.4
EQ EMBARQ CORP -14.8 6 45.46 38.75 6.3
MOLX MOLEX INC -14.6 8 16.96 14.49 -33.8
ETN EATON CORP -14.4 12 49.38 42.25 -44.6
HOT STARWOOD HOTELS & RESO -14.3 11 25.02 21.45 -40.9
AIV APARTMENT INVT & MGMT -14.0 4 10.47 9.00 -53.6
CTXS CITRIX SYSTEMS INC -13.7 20 33.61 29.02 3.0
MOT MOTOROLA INC -13.6 16 6.90 5.96 -21.3
FCX FREEPORT-MCMORAN COPPE -13.5 12 61.10 52.85 -48.4
PCAR PACCAR INC -13.4 11 34.22 29.64 -25.3
ICE INTERCONTINENTALEXCHAN -13.3 10 117.81 102.10 0.2
LM LEGG MASON INC -13.1 12 24.55 21.33 -49.9
CME CME GROUP INC -13.0 8 344.67 299.75 -8.3
AXP AMERICAN EXPRESS CO -12.6 13 25.52 22.31 -38.0
JNPR JUNIPER NETWORKS INC -12.1 17 23.99 21.09 -4.5
SE SPECTRA ENERGY CORP -11.8 12 17.66 15.57 -31.7
DYN DYNEGY INC-CL A -11.8 9 2.38 2.10 -74.8
TROW T ROWE PRICE GROUP INC -11.3 12 44.01 39.04 -20.0
ADBE ADOBE SYSTEMS INC -11.1 19 30.70 27.29 -24.8
HBAN HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES -11.0 7 4.26 3.79 -35.6
LSI LSI CORP -11.0 11 5.09 4.53 -25.7
MEE MASSEY ENERGY CO -10.8 14 26.26 23.43 -65.7
RSH RADIOSHACK CORP -10.2 10 14.93 13.40 16.6
GT GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER -10.0 4 13.34 12.00 -37.7
NUE NUCOR CORP -9.8 9 49.57 44.72 -31.3
FAST FASTENAL CO -9.7 5 35.90 32.40 -21.5
PSA PUBLIC STORAGE -9.6 7 66.04 59.71 -17.9
AVB AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES -9.4 10 59.58 53.95 -31.8
BA BOEING CO -9.4 13 50.91 46.12 -28.4
To contact the reporter on this story: Wendy Soong in New York at at csoong@bloomberg.net
Last Updated: June 11, 2009 14:49 EDT
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