S&P 500 Stocks With Biggest Gap Between Market Price, Estimate
By Wendy Soong -
2012-10-05T18:38:01Z
The following table shows the companies in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (SPX) with the biggest gaps between their stock price and analysts’ average price estimates as of Oct. 5.
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
# of Last Average 1 Year
Tkr Company Name Gap% Analyst Price Target %Return
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RRD RR DONNELLEY & 65.3 5 11.01 18.20 -12.92
ATI ALLEGHENY TECH 61.8 9 31.11 50.33 -3.32
MU MICRON TECH 56.1 22 5.94 9.27 29.98
AMD ADV MICRO DEVIC 49.7 22 3.20 4.78 -31.78
TER TERADYNE INC 48.7 10 14.10 20.96 27.05
APC ANADARKO PETROL 43.8 26 69.14 99.39 13.96
NFX NEWFIELD EXPLOR 42.4 19 30.59 43.56 -22.45
BTU PEABODY ENERGY 40.9 19 22.39 31.55 -31.61
JBL JABIL CIRCUIT 40.9 8 18.03 25.40 1.59
DELL DELL INC 40.7 24 9.68 13.61 -34.34
DNR DENBURY RESOURC 40.2 18 16.26 22.79 44.24
CLF CLIFFS NATURAL 39.3 13 38.24 53.27 -26.87
CMG CHIPOTLE MEXICA 37.1 15 284.70 390.24 -2.35
GNW GENWORTH FINANC 35.3 8 5.41 7.31 -2.07
NE NOBLE CORP 34.4 11 35.28 47.40 23.64
APOL APOLLO GROUP-A 34.0 7 29.23 39.17 -26.34
APA APACHE CORP 32.1 24 85.70 113.22 10.54
LRCX LAM RESEARCH 31.9 11 32.26 42.54 -17.43
AES AES CORP 30.9 5 10.94 14.32 16.53
F FORD MOTOR CO 30.7 12 10.18 13.31 1.71
RHI ROBERT HALF INT 30.6 8 26.42 34.50 22.51
NBR NABORS INDS LTD 30.4 17 14.13 18.42 15.83
DVN DEVON ENERGY CO 30.1 23 60.00 78.08 10.84
HAL HALLIBURTON CO 29.8 21 33.46 43.42 12.55
EA ELECTRONIC ARTS 29.6 21 12.94 16.77 -35.72
R RYDER SYSTEM IN 29.5 13 42.06 54.46 13.76
LSI LSI CORP 29.5 15 7.12 9.22 35.99
RDC ROWAN COMPANIE- 28.4 9 32.60 41.85 9.35
OXY OCCIDENTAL PETE 28.3 15 84.70 108.71 19.26
MNST MONSTER BEVERAG 28.0 5 57.02 73.00 35.57
HOG HARLEY-DAVIDSON 27.5 10 42.20 53.82 22.44
WDC WESTERN DIGITAL 26.8 18 38.09 48.31 50.67
MET METLIFE INC 26.6 15 35.46 44.88 30.18
UNM UNUM GROUP 26.4 11 20.10 25.41 -3.17
OI OWENS-ILLINOIS 26.3 8 20.23 25.56 31.97
FLR FLUOR CORP 25.7 17 57.18 71.89 18.63
LUV SOUTHWEST AIR 25.7 12 8.97 11.27 21.73
CNX CONSOL ENERGY 25.6 22 31.37 39.39 -7.61
NVDA NVIDIA CORP 25.4 25 13.49 16.92 5.58
HPQ HEWLETT-PACKARD 25.1 21 14.90 18.64 -33.59
QEP QEP RESOURCES I 25.1 14 31.55 39.46 22.27
BBBY BED BATH &BEYON 24.6 18 61.83 77.05 11.67
CAT CATERPILLAR INC 24.4 18 85.49 106.38 20.94
BHI BAKER HUGHES IN 24.0 21 43.49 53.91 -1.56
JOY JOY GLOBAL INC 23.9 17 57.35 71.06 -5.69
CHK CHESAPEAKE ENER 23.8 23 19.23 23.80 -21.49
IGT INTL GAME TECH 23.3 15 13.05 16.10 -7.88
BA BOEING CO/THE 23.1 20 70.89 87.30 21.14
TXT TEXTRON INC 22.9 10 25.84 31.75 45.79
SLB SCHLUMBERGER LT 22.8 26 71.76 88.15 23.09
KLAC KLA-TENCOR CORP 22.8 12 47.40 58.21 25.20
Negative Gap Percentage
# of Last Average 1 Year
Tkr Company Name Gap% Analyst Price Target %Return
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AN AUTONATION INC -16.2 5 46.56 39.00 39.45
PCS METROPCS COMMUN -15.1 16 12.74 10.82 54.00
DNB DUN & BRADSTREE -9.7 6 83.03 75.00 38.42
DISCA DISCOVERY COMM- -9.3 18 61.31 55.62 61.75
HCBK HUDSON CITY BNC -9.3 11 8.18 7.42 53.29
NOC NORTHROP GRUMMA -8.7 10 69.49 63.41 37.86
PHM PULTEGROUP INC -7.2 16 16.67 15.47 355.22
HD HOME DEPOT INC -6.8 22 62.98 58.70 94.88
SYY SYSCO CORP -6.7 8 31.63 29.50 29.55
HAS HASBRO INC -6.3 6 37.83 35.43 20.36
AIZ ASSURANT INC -5.9 6 39.31 37.00 13.80
T AT&T INC -5.5 23 37.87 35.79 43.27
SHW SHERWIN-WILLIAM -5.3 12 155.49 147.31 106.38
COST COSTCO WHOLESAL -5.2 15 102.04 96.71 25.77
LMT LOCKHEED MARTIN -5.1 10 94.54 89.69 36.29
VZ VERIZON COMMUNI -5.0 24 47.09 44.73 36.66
SNI SCRIPPS NET-CL -4.9 14 63.92 60.81 75.91
WY WEYERHAEUSER CO -4.8 8 26.85 25.56 70.48
LLY ELI LILLY & CO -4.8 11 48.16 45.85 39.39
CVC CABLEVISION SY- -4.6 16 16.90 16.13 10.93
CVH COVENTRY HEALTH -4.4 10 42.56 40.70 60.49
LOW LOWE’S COS INC -4.3 18 31.80 30.42 61.03
HRS HARRIS CORP -4.1 4 51.86 49.75 53.86
DGX QUEST DIAGNOSTI -3.9 10 64.27 61.78 37.05
ALXN ALEXION PHARM -3.7 12 118.18 113.85 87.81
WMB WILLIAMS COS IN -3.6 7 36.02 34.71 94.63
ABT ABBOTT LABS -3.3 11 71.46 69.08 45.01
FRX FOREST LABS INC -3.3 12 37.54 36.31 24.58
S SPRINT NEXTEL C -3.2 21 5.19 5.02 77.97
DHI DR HORTON INC -2.8 13 21.79 21.18 155.12
SCG SCANA CORP -2.7 8 48.89 47.56 29.51
HCP HCP INC -2.7 7 45.45 44.22 36.13
CSC COMPUTER SCIENC -2.5 9 32.00 31.19 19.54
CBE COOPER INDS -2.4 5 75.31 73.50 66.41
EXPE EXPEDIA INC -2.3 16 57.90 56.59 149.34
CINF CINCINNATI FIN -2.2 6 38.87 38.00 54.85
PAYX PAYCHEX INC -1.9 15 33.60 32.97 34.27
BF/B BROWN-FORMAN -B -1.6 6 66.76 65.71 46.16
PM PHILIP MORRIS I -1.5 13 93.78 92.34 54.22
PLL PALL CORP -1.5 8 64.85 63.88 54.62
LEN LENNAR CORP-A -1.4 14 37.86 37.33 186.49
EW EDWARDS LIFE -1.3 15 108.92 107.47 57.08
AKAM AKAMAI TECHNOLO -1.1 14 39.58 39.13 91.76
FAST FASTENAL CO -1.1 5 44.30 43.80 35.12
CCE COCA-COLA ENTER -1.1 9 32.13 31.79 34.30
VRSN VERISIGN INC -1.0 8 49.40 48.89 75.41
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