There has been quite a high level of volatility in the ICTOP10 over the past two weeks, with a 19 percent jump in the price of Iron Rock Insurance to $2.51, with an 11 percent fall in ISP Finance to $28.10 and a drop of 10 percent in AMG Packaging to $3.18 as The Junior Market closed with Stationery & Office Supplies returning to the TOP10 based on projected earnings for 2024 but Honey Bun rose to $7.30 and dropped out of the TOP10.
Stationary & Office Supplies – Montego Bay office.
In the Main Market, 138 Student Living plunged 28 percent to $3.03 followed by a 16 percent fall for Margaritaville to $14.25, while Pulse Investments rose 13 percent to $2.14 and Kay Insurance rallied 12 percent to $2.67.
For the full list of weekly percentage changes for the ICTOP10 stocks, check the attached charts for the weekly percentage price movements.
The average PE for the JSE Main Market ICTOP 10 stands at 5.5, well below the market average of 13.9 and the Junior Market TOP10 sits at 7.4 over half of the market, with an average of 13.1.
The Main Market ICTOP10 is projected to gain an average of 284 percent by May 2024, based on 2023 forecasted earnings, providing better values than the Junior Market with the potential to gain 174 percent over the same period.
In the Main Market ICTOP 10, a total of 17 of the most highly valued stocks representing 35 percent of the Main Market are priced at a PE of 15 to 108, 
with an average of 28 and 20 excluding the highest PE ratios, and a PE of 25 for the top half and 18 excluding the stocks with overweight values.
In the Junior Market IC TOP10 are 11 stocks, or 23 percent of the market, with PEs ranging from 15 to 46, averaging 21.5, well above the market’s average. The top half of the market has an average PE of 17, possibly the lowest fair value for stocks, currently.
Of great import is that the averages of both markets are now converging around a PE of 20 for close to a third of the market, as the year is coming to a close and with more information available on the full year’s earnings.
ICTOP10 focuses on likely yearly winners, accordingly, the list includes some of the best companies in the market, but this is not always so. ICInsider.com ranks stocks based on projected earnings, allowing investors to focus on the most undervalued stocks and helping to 
remove emotions in selecting stocks for investments that often result in costly mistakes.
IC TOP10 stocks will likely deliver the best returns on or around May 2024 and are ranked in order of potential gains, computed using projected earnings for the current fiscal year. Expected values will change as stock prices fluctuate and result in weekly movements in and out of the lists. Revisions to earnings are ongoing, based on receipt of new information.
Persons who compiled this report may have an interest in securities commented on in this report.
