Sygnus Credit leaps into TOP10.
Sygnus Credit Investments is back in the main market TOP 10 and now sits close to the top, replacing Grace Kennedy that rose to $67 on Friday in a week when the main market closed at another record high.
strong>Sygnus jumped in, based on a switch to earnings for the new fiscal year starting in July. Junior Market Fontana and Elite Diagnostic are now in the upper half of the Junior Market TOP 10, both are now supported by 2020 earnings that are higher than for the year just ended.
Everything Fresh and Main Event eased out of the Junior Market listing. Earnings of Wisynco Group, a former TOP 10 listing, have also been switched to 2020 fiscal year earnings, but with the price having risen strongly this year, potential gains will not be sufficient to put it in the list any time soon.
Junior Market stocks continue to struggle to get investors’ attention but the market is consolidating with investors targeting a select group and is poised for a takeoff very soon with the market highly undervalued, currently.
The three most attractive Junior Market stocks are, Iron Rock with projected gains of 243 percent, followed by Caribbean Producers 233 percent and Elite Diagnostic with possible gains of 225 percent.
Radio Jamaica heads the main market with 170 percent potential gains followed by Sygnus Credit Investments with expected gains of 167 percent and Sterling Investments in third spot with the potential to gain 163 percent by March next year.
The main market, closed the week with the overall PE at 15.2 and the Junior Market at 11.2. The PE ratio for Junior Market Top 10 stocks averages 6.7 and the main market PE 8.9. These levels, point to a big upside for TOP 10 stocks over the next 12 months and Junior Market stocks in particular.
The TOP 10 stocks now trade at an average discount of 40 percent to the average for the Junior Market Top stocks and main market stocks trade at a discount of 41 percent to the overall market.
TOP 10 stocks are likely to deliver the best returns within a 12 months period. 
Projected earnings, for each company’s current fiscal year, are used in determining, the selected stocks. The PE for and projected earnings for each stock are computed to show potential gains for the year, which are ranked in descending order. Potential values will change as stock prices fluctuate and will result in movements of the selection in and out of the lists for most weeks. Earnings per share are revised on an ongoing basis as new information is received that can result in changes in and out of the list.
This report is compiled by persons who may have interest in the securities commented on.
