An Overview of Stock Market Valuations

When stocks are ripping higher, everyone is a technical analyst. But when they’re going lower, most reasonable folks find religion and start to pay attention to valuations. After stocks rebound, they’re right back at the casino table–betting it all on black.

Using the Exodus Market Intelligence platform, I will provide you with a real time look at valuations, broken down by the 8 principle sectors.

All stats are median, not mean.

Basic Materials: PE: 15.9 (lowest since 2010), PS: 0.83 (last year was 0.8. After that, the next lowest valuation was in 2007), PB: 0.86 (lowest in the past 10 years)

Notable stocks: XOM, CVX, PTR

Consumer Goods: PE: 21.05 (nothing special), PS: 0.95 (lowest since 2011), PB: 2.25 (lowest since 2011)

Notable stocks: PG, BUD, KO

Financials: PE: 15.01 (lowest since 2011), PS: 3.15 (nothing special), PB: 1.13 (last year was 1.10, the next lowest valuation was in 2010)

Notable stocks: HDB, WFC, JPM

Healthcare: PE: 25.12 (significantly elevated since 2012), PS: 2.71 (lowest since 2008), PB: 2.66 (lowest since 2010)

Notable stocks: JNJ, NVS,  PFE

Industrial Goods: PE: 17.7 (lowest since 2011), PS:  0.79 (lowest since 2007), PB: 2.12 (nothing special)

Notable stocks: BRK,  GE, MMM

Services: PE: 17.2 (lowest since 2011), PS: 0.75 (lowest since 2011), PB: 2.07 (nothing special)

Notable stocks:  AMZN, WMT, DIS

Technology: PE: 22.9 (lowest since 2011), PS: 1.52 (lowest since 2010), PB: 2.13 (lowest since 2011)

Notable stocks: AAPL, GOOGL, MSFT

Utilities: PE: 19.6 (significantly elevated since 2011), PS: 1.7 (trading at premium), PB: 1.59 (lowest since 2011)

Notable stocks: NGG, DUK, NEE

Inside the platform, members can drill down to individual industries, amounting to over 200.

Conclusion: cheap, but not that cheap.

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