S&P 500 Stocks With Biggest Gap Between Market Price, Estimate
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Sep 21, 2012
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 Sept. 21.
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 & 56.9 5 11.60 18.20 -13.54
ATI ALLEGHENY TECH 55.2 8 33.43 51.88 -24.60
ANR ALPHA NATURAL R 54.6 19 7.17 11.09 -72.47
MU MICRON TECH 50.6 24 6.41 9.64 -5.84
TER TERADYNE INC 45.8 10 14.77 21.54 20.59
AMD ADV MICRO DEVIC 41.4 23 3.60 5.09 -46.74
APC ANADARKO PETROL 38.2 26 72.19 99.73 -5.08
APOL APOLLO GROUP-A 37.4 10 29.33 40.30 -34.97
R RYDER SYSTEM IN 37.0 12 40.15 55.00 -4.00
DNR DENBURY RESOURC 36.0 17 17.25 23.47 26.11
MNST MONSTER BEVERAG 35.6 5 54.94 74.50 20.75
DELL DELL INC 35.1 23 10.43 14.10 -29.44
BTU PEABODY ENERGY 34.3 20 24.11 32.38 -42.42
HPQ HEWLETT-PACKARD 33.2 21 17.57 23.41 -19.12
LRCX LAM RESEARCH 32.0 11 32.81 43.31 -16.22
MET METLIFE INC 31.4 15 34.68 45.56 14.13
UNM UNUM GROUP 31.3 11 19.96 26.21 -7.47
NFX NEWFIELD EXPLOR 30.9 19 32.70 42.79 -31.60
GNW GENWORTH FINANC 30.5 7 5.65 7.38 2.10
IGT INTL GAME TECH 30.2 16 12.74 16.59 -14.81
CLF CLIFFS NATURAL 29.9 13 41.61 54.07 -37.89
LUV SOUTHWEST AIR 29.7 12 8.94 11.59 5.65
RHI ROBERT HALF INT 29.5 8 26.80 34.70 23.09
APA APACHE CORP 28.6 23 88.81 114.22 -5.00
AES AES CORP 28.4 5 11.15 14.32 4.48
F FORD MOTOR CO 28.1 13 10.41 13.33 1.61
HIG HARTFORD FINL S 28.1 10 19.31 24.73 9.80
CNX CONSOL ENERGY 27.9 21 30.96 39.59 -21.63
OI OWENS-ILLINOIS 27.9 8 19.29 24.67 9.55
DVN DEVON ENERGY CO 27.3 21 60.86 77.48 -4.85
JBL JABIL CIRCUIT 26.6 5 21.74 27.51 28.83
EA ELECTRONIC ARTS 26.5 21 13.19 16.69 -41.15
AET AETNA INC 25.9 12 39.35 49.55 -1.11
NE NOBLE CORP 25.8 14 37.49 47.17 10.77
LSI LSI CORP 25.7 15 7.42 9.32 18.31
TSO TESORO CORP 25.3 10 41.21 51.64 86.99
BA BOEING CO/THE 24.8 21 69.84 87.14 12.57
OXY OCCIDENTAL PETE 24.8 15 87.10 108.67 10.96
NVDA NVIDIA CORP 24.6 24 13.62 16.97 -7.73
BBBY BED BATH &BEYON 24.6 18 62.00 77.24 5.33
CHK CHESAPEAKE ENER 24.1 23 19.37 24.05 -34.84
UNH UNITEDHEALTH GR 23.8 14 55.38 68.57 11.80
QEP QEP RESOURCES I 23.5 14 31.61 39.04 -2.94
NBL NOBLE ENERGY IN 23.1 22 92.95 114.43 15.67
KLAC KLA-TENCOR CORP 23.1 12 47.88 58.93 27.82
NFLX NETFLIX INC 23.0 22 57.90 71.23 -54.83
CAH CARDINAL HEALTH 23.0 10 38.60 47.46 -10.51
HOG HARLEY-DAVIDSON 23.0 11 43.85 53.92 22.27
VLO VALERO ENERGY 21.8 12 32.08 39.08 57.10
IRM IRON MOUNTAIN 21.1 5 33.68 40.80 3.34
WDC WESTERN DIGITAL 21.1 18 39.37 47.69 37.96
Negative Gap Percentage
# of Last Average 1 Year
Tkr Company Name Gap% Analyst Price Target %Return
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PCS METROPCS COMMUN -25.2 17 12.02 8.99 11.12
LXK LEXMARK INTL-A -17.6 6 23.45 19.33 -19.77
PHM PULTEGROUP INC -15.9 16 17.16 14.44 270.73
S SPRINT NEXTEL C -11.4 22 5.58 4.94 63.36
DHI DR HORTON INC -10.2 13 22.49 20.19 129.17
AN AUTONATION INC -10.2 5 43.42 39.00 13.93
DNB DUN & BRADSTREE -10.0 6 83.31 75.00 30.92
DISCA DISCOVERY COMM- -9.9 20 60.24 54.26 49.92
LEN LENNAR CORP-A -9.1 15 37.01 33.64 161.50
HCBK HUDSON CITY BNC -8.7 11 7.87 7.19 38.86
HAS HASBRO INC -7.7 6 38.38 35.43 12.04
HRS HARRIS CORP -7.2 5 51.10 47.40 33.72
COST COSTCO WHOLESAL -7.2 16 103.29 95.88 22.09
SHW SHERWIN-WILLIAM -6.9 12 150.12 139.69 102.37
T AT&T INC -6.8 23 38.45 35.83 39.12
EXPE EXPEDIA INC -6.7 16 59.91 55.88 112.33
PAYX PAYCHEX INC -6.4 14 34.54 32.32 32.26
CSC COMPUTER SCIENC -6.2 9 33.25 31.19 20.87
CBE COOPER INDS -5.7 5 75.45 71.17 64.74
NOC NORTHROP GRUMMA -5.3 10 66.98 63.41 28.77
THC TENET HEALTHCAR -4.9 9 6.24 5.93 39.24
CINF CINCINNATI FIN -4.9 6 39.08 37.17 49.70
FII FEDERATED INV-B -4.7 8 21.99 20.95 34.84
PCL PLUM CREEK TIMB -4.7 4 44.71 42.60 26.03
RTN RAYTHEON CO -4.6 11 58.39 55.69 45.83
TWX TIME WARNER INC -4.5 21 46.40 44.30 50.75
SYY SYSCO CORP -4.4 8 30.87 29.50 18.23
GILD GILEAD SCIENCES -4.4 17 67.57 64.60 64.84
WY WEYERHAEUSER CO -4.2 8 26.67 25.56 54.41
LLY ELI LILLY & CO -4.1 11 47.48 45.54 30.37
SNI SCRIPPS NET-CL -3.9 15 61.78 59.35 43.88
MOLX MOLEX INC -3.9 7 27.63 26.55 33.89
CVC CABLEVISION SY- -3.3 17 16.48 15.93 -1.61
FHN FIRST HORIZON N -3.1 21 9.93 9.62 52.30
GCI GANNETT CO -2.8 7 18.52 18.00 106.72
ETFC E*TRADE FINANCI -2.7 12 9.23 8.98 -13.83
HD HOME DEPOT INC -2.5 22 59.69 58.22 74.53
VZ VERIZON COMMUNI -2.4 24 45.70 44.60 31.50
ABT ABBOTT LABS -2.4 11 69.91 68.23 36.97
CVH COVENTRY HEALTH -2.3 10 41.65 40.70 34.23
DGX QUEST DIAGNOSTI -2.3 10 63.20 61.78 27.25
MKC MCCORMICK-N/V -2.2 11 63.69 62.30 38.96
LMT LOCKHEED MARTIN -2.1 10 91.29 89.39 26.70
LOW LOWE’S COS INC -2.0 18 29.92 29.32 54.05
ALXN ALEXION PHARM -2.0 12 114.66 112.36 71.80
URBN URBAN OUTFITTER -2.0 23 39.13 38.37 59.70
HCP HCP INC -1.9 7 45.09 44.22 25.81
BIIB BIOGEN IDEC INC -1.8 13 155.66 152.80 55.66
MCO MOODY’S CORP -1.7 6 45.80 45.00 40.45
CA CA INC -1.7 8 26.95 26.50 30.62
WM WASTE MANAGEMEN -1.6 5 32.53 32.00 9.09
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