ICTOP10 stocks mostly rise for week

December 28, 2024 by
In a belated show of strength bulls displayed their horns in a shortened Christmas trading week, pushing the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main and Junior markets sharply higher over the previous week’s close, with a 2.4 percent rise in the Junior Market, with the Main Market the All Jamaica Composite Index jumping 12,928 points or 3.5 percent with an increase of 4.1 percent for the year so far and 10.4 percent since bottoming out on September 5 at 346,017.57 points.

The JSE Composite Index rose 10,029 points for a 3.11 percent gain for the week and 1.8 percent for the year to date, as the market takes on a more bullish tone, ahead of the close for the year.
The week’s movement resulted in six stocks rising and just one falling in the Junior Market ICTOP10. In the Main Market TOP10, four stocks rose and only two declined. The All JSE TOP10, compiled from all listed ordinary stocks on the JSE, had one change with AMG Packaging replacing Key Insurance, following a 13 percent rise in the latter price. Guardian Holdings with the potential to gain 433 percent continues to hold the number one spot with Pulse Investments at number 2.
For a sixth week, Elite Diagnostics holds the number one spot in the Junior Market TOP10 followed by AMG Packaging and Caribbean Cream.
In the Junior Market ICTOP10, Caribbean Flavours jumped 17 percent to $1.40, Knutsford Express gained 13 percent to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $14.19, Lumber Depot rose 8 percent to $2.65, Express Catering rallied 7 percent to $3.38 and Elite Diagnostics gained 4 percent to close at $1.90. Iron Rock Insurance was the only losing stock with an 8 percent fall to $3.59.
After dropping out of the Junior Market ICTOP10 last week, Image Plus returns, replacing Knutsford Express.
In Main Market ICTOP10 activity, Key Insurance gained 13 percent after ending at $2.44, Berger Paints gained 11 percent to close at $7.75, and QWI Investments rose 3 percent to 80 cents. Pulse Investments dropped 14 percent to $1.18 and Scotia Group declined 3 percent to $52.50 after trading at a 52 weeks’ high of $57.94 on Friday.
The average PE for the JSE Main Market ICTOP 10 stands at just 4.8, well below the market average of 14.8 and the Junior Market TOP10 sits at 8.1, more than half of the market, with an average of 12.9.
The Main Market ICTOP10 is projected to gain an average of 325 percent by May 2025, based on 2024 forecasted earnings and provide better values than the Junior Market with the potential to achieve a 170 percent gain over the same period.
In the Main Market ICTOP 10, a total of 17 of the most highly valued stocks representing 33 percent of the Main Market have PEs between 15 to 108, with an average of 29 and 23 excluding the highest PE ratios and a PE of 25 for the top half of the market with the highest values and 19 excluding the stocks with overweight values.
In the Junior Market IC TOP10 are 12 stocks, 25 percent of the market, with PEs ranging from 15 to 33 with an average of 22 and a PE of 18 for half of the market with the highest PEs.
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 2025 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, resulting 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.

Filed Under: Buy Rated, Feature Stories, Stock Market, Stocks to watch Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

ICTOP10 stock jumps 38%  

December 22, 2024 by
One ICTOP10 stock jumped 38 percent in a week that the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main and Junior markets failed to build on the gains of the previous week, closing with a 2.3 percent fall in the Junior Market and more moderate slippages for the Main Market as the All Jamaica Composite Index fell 1,194 points or 0.32 and the Composite Index dipped 561 points for a 0.17 percent decline.

The week’s movement resulted in just one stock rising and seven falling in the Junior Market ICTOP10. In contrast to the Junior Market, only two stocks declined the Main Market TOP10 and six gained. The All JSE TOP10, compiled from all listed ordinary stocks on the JSE, has Guardian Holdings with the potential to rise 433 percent taking back the number one spot from Pulse Investments that held it last week and ended with the price jumping sharply, reducing its potential gains to 335 percent from 500 percent last week. Caribbean Cream replaced NCB Financial in the All JSE TOP10.
For a fifth week, Elite Diagnostics holds the number one spot in the Junior Market TOP10 followed by Caribbean Cream just edging out carton box maker, AMG Packaging.
In the Junior Market ICTOP10, no stock ended with meaningful gain. Access Financial and Elite Diagnostics fell 9 percent to close at $18.02 and $1.83 respectively, while Lumber Depot and Express Catering fell 4 percent to $2.46 and $3.16 respectively.
In Main Market ICTOP10 activity, Pulse Investments recovering from a sharp fall in the previous week, jumped a solid 38 percent to $1.38, Key Insurance gained 8 percent after ending at $2.15, 138 Student Living gained 6 percent to close at $4.27 followed by Margaritaville and Scotia Group up 4 percent to $12.50 and $53.89 respectively. Berger Paints fell 10 percent to $7.01.
Caribbean Flavours returns to the Junior Market ICTOP10, with a potential to gain over 100 percent, replacing Image Plus.
The average PE for the JSE Main Market ICTOP 10 stands at just 4.8, well below the market average of 14.5 and the Junior Market TOP10 sits at 8, more than half of the market, with an average of 12.9.
The Main Market ICTOP10 is projected to gain an average of 325 percent by May 2025, based on 2024 forecasted earnings and provide better values than the Junior Market with the potential to achieve a 170 percent gain over the same period.
In the Main Market ICTOP 10, a total of 17 of the most highly valued stocks representing 33 percent of the Main Market have PEs between 15 to 108, with an average of 28 and 21 excluding the highest PE ratios and a PE of 24 for the top half of the market with the highest values and 18 excluding the stocks with overweight values.
In the Junior Market IC TOP10 are 13 stocks, 21 percent of the market, with PEs ranging from 15 to 31 with an average of 21 and a PE of 18 for half of the market with the highest PEs.
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 2025 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, resulting 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.

Filed Under: Buy Rated, Feature Stories, Stock Market, Stocks to watch Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Scotia Group back in ICTOP10  

December 16, 2024 by
The Jamaica Stock Exchange, Main and Junior markets popped just under one percent for the week with the All Jamaica Composite Index now trading positively for the year following the collapse since March and now seems set to end the year above the 2023’s close, with the movements resulting with six changes to the three TOP10 listings.

The week’s movement resulted in four stocks gaining and four falling in the Junior Market ICTOP10. Two stocks rose and five declined in the Main Market TOP10. In the All JSE TOP10, compiled from all listed ordinary stocks on the JSE, Pulse Investments, with the potential to gain 500 percent, took over the number one position in all markets from Guardian Holdings with potential gains of 433 percent.
For a fourth week, Elite Diagnostics holds the number one spot in the Junior Market TOP10 followed by AMG Packaging.
In the Junior Market ICTOP10, Access Financial rose 13 percent to $19.80 and Caribbean Flavours gained 9 percent to end at $1.42. Express Catering and Lumber Depot dipped 5 respectively.

In Main Market ICTOP10 activity JMMB Group gained 4 percent after ending at  $22.46.  Margaritaville dived 17 percent to $11.97 and Pulse Investments dropped 16 percent to $1.
Stocks joining the TOP10 include Scotia Group, fresh from reporting solid full year results. The stock entered the All JSE TOP10 based on projected 2025 earnings and the Main Market list, with Margaritaville entering following the fallout of General Accident and AMG Packaging. Coming into the Junior Market ICTOP10 are Image Plus and Knutsford Express and falling out are Jamaican Teas and Caribbean Flavours.
In the Main Market, QWI Investments is in the TOP10, with the fallout of General Accident and NCB Financial, with the latter immediately below the TOP10.
The average PE for the JSE Main Market ICTOP 10 stands at 5, well below the market average of 14.2 and the Junior Market TOP10 sits at 8, more than half of the market, with an average of 12.9.
The Main Market ICTOP10 is projected to gain an average of 347 percent by May 2025, based on 2024 forecasted earnings and provide better values than the Junior Market with the potential to achieve a 167 percent gain over the same period.
In the Main Market ICTOP 10, a total of 17 of the most highly valued stocks representing 33 percent of the Main Market have PEs between 15 to 106, with an average of 28 and 21 excluding the highest PE ratios and a PE of 24 for the top half of the market with the highest values and 18 excluding the stocks with overweight values.
In the Junior Market IC TOP10 are 13 stocks, 21 percent of the market, with PEs ranging from 15 to 31 with an average of 21 and a PE of 18 for half of the market with the highest PEs.
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 2025 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, resulting 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.In Main Market ICTOP10 activity

Filed Under: Buy Rated, Feature Stories, Stock Market, Stocks to watch Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

ICTOP10 has lots of goodies for 2025

December 9, 2024 by
The Jamaica Stock Exchange, All Jamaica Composite Index fell in the past week, the decline could not erase the big bounce the market enjoyed at the end of the prior week. The Junior Market Index slipped, but it still held on to a fraction of the 63 points it gained in the previous week, resulting in the TOP 10 lists ending with lots of price movements during the week.

Four stocks gained and five fell in the Junior Market TOP10 and the Main Market TOP10 had only one stock gaining and 8 declined.
As was the case in the previous week, Guardian Holdings hold the number one position in all markets and All JSE TOP10 compiled from all listed ordinary stocks on the JSE, with Pulse Investments in the number 2 spot for the Main Market and is not far away from the number one spot. This closeness may be due to uncertainty with the company’s perceived leadership. This list is more exacting than the Junior and Main Market TOP10, with 20 stocks. For a third week, Elite Diagnostics holds the number one spot in the Junior Market followed by AMG Packaging.
In the Junior Market ICTOP10, Elite Diagnostic rose 11 percent to $2.05 and Lumber Depot popped 4 percent higher to $2.70. Access Financial shed 12 percent to close at $17.50, AMG Packaging and Jamaican Teas shed 4 percent to close at $2.76 and $2.13 respectively.
In Main Market ICTOP10 activity, Pulse Investments inched 3 percent higher to $1.19. Key Insurance fell 15 percent to $2.07, followed by JMMB Group and Margaritaville down 4 percent to $21.60 and $14.50 respectively.
The average PE for the JSE Main Market ICTOP 10 stands at 4.8, well below the market average of 14.4 and the Junior Market TOP10 sits at 7.6, more than half the market, with an average of 12.9.
The Main Market ICTOP10 is projected to gain an average of 325 percent by May 2025, based on 2024 forecasted earnings and provide better values than the Junior Market with the potential to achieve a 175 percent gain over the same period.
In the Main Market ICTOP 10, a total of 17 of the most highly valued stocks representing 33 percent of the Main Market have PEs between 15 to 108, with an average of 28 and 21 excluding the highest PE ratios and a PE of 24 for the top half of the market with the highest values and 18 excluding the stocks with overweight values.
In the Junior Market IC TOP10 are 11 stocks, 23 percent of the market, with PEs ranging from 15 to 29 with an average of 21 and a PE of 17 for half of the market with the highest PEs.
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 2025 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, resulting 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.

Filed Under: Buy Rated, Feature Stories, Stock Market, Stocks to watch Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

ICTOP10 in balanced performance

December 1, 2024 by
The Jamaica Stock Exchange, All Jamaica Composite Index bounced sharply for the week, closing at a 9.5 months’ high with 11,579 points for a 3.2 percent jump for the week and driving the index into a marginally positive position year to date, the JSE Main Index climbed 9,618 points with a 3.1 percent rise and the Junior Market Index rose 63 points or 1.7 percent.

Against the above developments, just two stocks recorded gains and 5 fell in the Junior Market TOP10 and in the Main Market TOP10, only 3 stocks gained and 5 declined.
As was the case in the previous week, Guardian Holdings continues to hold on to the number one position by a wide margin, in all markets and the All JSE TOP10 compiled from all ordinary stocks listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, with Pulse Investments in the number 2 spot for the Main Market. This list is more existing than the Junior and Main Market TOP10, a total of 20 stocks. For a second week, Elite Diagnostics holds the number one spot in the Junior Market followed by Caribbean Cream.
In the Junior Market ICTOP10, Express Catering rose 10 percent to $3.45 and Jamaican Teas popped 7 percent higher to $2.22. AMG Packaging shed 7 percent to close at $2.87, all other declining stocks lost 3 percent or less.
In Main Market ICTOP10 activity, Guardian Holdings climbed 4 percent to $315 and JMMB Group also gained 4 percent to $22.50. Pulse Investments dropped 11 percent to $1.16 and Berger Paints declined 9 percent to $7.80, 138 Student Living gave up 5 percent to close at $4.10 and VM Investments lost 4 percent in closing at $2.49.
The average PE for the JSE Main Market ICTOP 10 stands at 5, well below the market average of 14.4 and the Junior Market TOP10 sits at 7.4, more than half of the market, with an average of 13.1.
The Main Market ICTOP10 is projected to gain an average of 313 percent by May 2025, based on 2024 forecasted earnings and provide better values than the Junior Market with the potential to achieve 190 percent gain over the same period.
In the Main Market ICTOP 10, a total of 16 of the most highly valued stocks representing 31 percent of the Main Market have PEs between 15 to 108, with an average of 28 and 21 excluding the highest PE ratios, and a PE of 23 for the top half of the market with the highest values and 18 excluding the stocks with overweight values.
In the Junior Market IC TOP10 are 14 stocks, 29 percent of the market, with PEs ranging from 15 to 32 with an average of 20 and a PE of 17 for half of the market with the highest PEs.
ICTOP10 focuses on likely yearly winners, accordingly, the list includes some of the best companies in the market, but this is not always the case. 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 2025 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, resulting 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.

Filed Under: Buy Rated, Feature Stories, Stock Market, Stocks to watch Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Steady market ends with mixed ICTOP10 performance

November 24, 2024 by
The two primary markets of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed slightly down for a second week, with the All Jamaica Composite declining 2,670 points or 0.74 percent, the JSE Main Index falling 1,515 points with a 0.48 percent decline and the Junior Market Index slipping 27 points or 0.74 percent with investors pushing a few stocks to record highs, including Transjamaican Highway hitting a new record high during the week.

Against the above developments, two stocks gained and 7 fell in the Junior Market TOP10, in the Main Market TOP10 5 stocks gained and 3 declined.
As was the case in the previous week, Guardian Holdings continues to hold on to the number one position by a wide margin, in all markets and the All JSE TOP10 compiled from all ordinary stocks listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange, with JMMB Group in the number 2 spot for the Main Market. This list is more exact than the Junior and Main Market TOP10, a total of 20 stocks. Elite Diagnostics now holds the number one spot in the Junior Market followed by Caribbean Cream which has been in the news recently, with plans for increased efficiency following the company’s recent annual general meeting.
In the Junior Market ICTOP10, no stock gained more than 2 percent. but Elite Diagnostic shed 12 percent to close at $1.85, Express Catering fell 10 percent to $3.14 and Jamaican Teas dipped 4 percent to $2.08.
In market activity, Main Market ICTOP10, Berger Paints jumped 22 percent to $8.55, Margaritaville rallied 17 percent to $14.79 and Key Insurance gained 8 percent to end at $2.44. Declining stocks include Pulse Investments down 9 percent to $1.30 and JMMB Group slipping 6 percent to $21.60.
The average PE for the JSE Main Market ICTOP 10 stands at 5.1, well below the market average of 14.1 and the Junior Market TOP10 sits at 7.4, more than half of the market, with an average of 12.8.
The Main Market ICTOP10 is projected to gain an average of 304 percent by May 2025, based on 2024 forecasted earnings and provide better values than the Junior Market with the potential to achieve 190 percent over the same period.
In the Main Market ICTOP 10, a total of 16 of the most highly valued stocks representing 31 percent of the Main Market have PEs between 15 to 103, with an average of 27 and 20 excluding the highest PE ratios, and a PE of 22 for the top half of the market with the highest values and 17 excluding the stocks with overweight values.
In the Junior Market IC TOP10 are 11 stocks, 23 percent of the market, with PEs ranging from 15 to 29 with an average of 21 and a PE of 17 for half of the market with the highest PEs.
ICTOP10 focuses on likely yearly winners, accordingly, the list includes some of the best companies in the market, but this is not always the case. ICInsider.com ranks stocks based on the 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 2025 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, resulting 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.

Filed Under: Buy Rated, Feature Stories, JSE Combined, Stock Market, Stocks to watch Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Q3 results shake up ICTOP10

November 18, 2024 by
  1. Earnings season ends for most Jamaica Stock Exchange listed companies with a sleuth of results posted in the past week. With the Bank of Jamaica’s monetary policy squeezing the economy and hurricane disruptions added, most listed companies’ results reflect the battering inflicted by these developments. The end result, stock prices were mostly muted, with a few exceptions.

Some bright spots last week are, Transjamaican trading at a record high over $4, Scotia Group traded at 52 weeks’ high just shy of $49 and Sygnus Credit Investments at a 52 weeks’ high of $13.40, at the same time, the Jamaica Stock Exchange reported healthy third quarter results.
The two primary markets closed slightly down for the week, with the All Jamaica Composite declining 2,660 points or 0.7 percent, the JSE Main Index falling 4,228 points or 1.3 percent and the Junior Market Indices slipping 96 points or 2.6 percent.
Against the above developments, four stocks gained and 5 fell in the Junior Market TOP10, in the Main Market TOP10 only three stocks gained and 5 declined.
As was the case in the previous week, Guardian Holdings continues to hold on to the number one buy position by a wide margin, in all markets and the All JSE TOP10 compiled from all ordinary stocks listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange. This list is more exact than the Junior and Main Market TOP10 listing 20 stocks. Caribbean Cream now holds the number one spot in the Junior Market followed by Elite Diagnostics.
In the Junior Market ICTOP10, tTech ran up 17 percent to close at $2.50, following the additional 20 percent of the company’s shares acquired by Simply Secure taking their ownership to 69.1 percent, effectively triggering a mandatory takeover offer. Express Catering ran up a 9 percent rally to $3.50 and Caribbean Cream gained 6 percent to close at $3.35. Iron Rock Insurance fell 8 percent to $4.05 and Elite Diagnostic shed 5 percent to close at $2.10.
In the Main Market ICTOP10, the only winning stock of note is 138 Student Living, with a 6 percent rise to $4.32. Berger Paints dropped 17 percent to $7, with Guardian Holdings falling 6 percent to $297.20.
Following third quarter results, tTech, One Great Studio and Caribbean Assurance Brokers fell out of the Junior Market IC TOP10. The three were replaced by Jamaican Teas, Caribbean Flavours and the intra-island passenger carrie, Knutsford Express. Margaritaville entered the JSE Main Market ICTOP 10, replacing Jamaica Broilers. tTech and Caribbean Assurance Brokers dropped out of the All JSE TOP10 and were replaced by Margaritaville and AMG Packaging.
The average PE for the JSE Main Market ICTOP 10 stands at 5.1, well below the market average of 14.1 and the Junior Market TOP10 sits at 6.7, just more than half of the market, with an average of 13.1.
The Main Market ICTOP10 is projected to gain an average of 314 percent by May 2025, based on 2024 forecasted earnings and provide better values than the Junior Market with the potential to achieve 179 percent over the same period.
In the Main Market ICTOP 10, a total of 16 of the most highly valued stocks representing 31 percent of the Main Market have PEs between 15 to 103, with an average of 28 and 21 excluding the highest PE ratios, and a PE of 23 for the top half of the market with the highest values and 17 excluding the stocks with overweight values.
In the Junior Market IC TOP10 are 13 stocks, 27 percent of the market, with PEs ranging from 15 to 32 with an average of 21 and a PE of 17 for half of the market with the highest PEs.
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 2025 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, resulting 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.

Filed Under: Buy Rated, Feature Stories, JSE Combined, Stock Market, Stocks to watch Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Guardian & Caribbean Cream top ICTOP10

November 10, 2024 by
Stocks ended the past week with the Jamaica Stock Exchange two main markets closing slightly down with the All Jamaica Composite and Junior Market Indices slipping and the JSE Main Index just managing to hold on to some gains. Effectively the markets held on to the majority of gains of the previous week with a number of stocks have limit supplies on offer and thus inducing buyers to bid the prices of some stocks higher.

 The Junior Market TOP10 had just two stocks gaining with 6 falling and in the Main Market TOP10 only one stock gained and 7 declined. Guardian Holdings continues to hold on to the number one buy position by a wide margin, in all markets as well as the All JSE TOP10. The All JSE TOP10 is compiled from all ordinary stocks listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange with the highest potential to gain, based on projected 2024 earnings. This list is more exacting than the Junior and Main Market TOP10 lists. Caribbean Cream continued to hold the number one spot in the Junior Market followed by Elite Diagnostic.
In the Junior Market ICTOP10, Access Financial rose 12 percent to close at a $20.07 and One great Studio picked up 8 percent to close at 70 cents. Caribbean Assurance Brokers and Caribbean Cream shed 8 percent to close at $3.27 and $3.17 respectively, with other declining stocks losing 3 percent or less.
In the Main Market ICTOP10, the only winning stock, Berger Paints popped 5 percent to $8.44. JMMB Group, 138 Student Living and Pulse Investments all fell 7 percent to end at $22.25, $4.06 and $1.49 respectively, with the rest losing 2 percent or less.
No stock fell out of the Junior Market IC TOP10 at the end of the week. There was one change to JSE Main Market ICTOP10, with Lasco Distributors falling out and replaced by Jamaica Broilers.
The average PE for the JSE Main Market ICTOP 10 stands at 5.1, well below the market average of 14.6 and the Junior Market TOP10 sits at 6.7, just more than half of the market, with an average of 12.7.
The Main Market ICTOP10 is projected to gain an average of 305 percent by May 2025, based on 2024 forecasted earnings and provide better values than the Junior Market with the potential to achieve 212 percent over the same period.
In the Main Market ICTOP 10, a total of 16 of the most highly valued stocks representing 31 percent of the Main Market have PEs between 15 to 108, with an average of 30 and 22 excluding the highest PE ratios, and a PE of 24 for the top half of the market with the highest values and 18 excluding the stocks with overweight values.
In the Junior Market IC TOP10 are 10 stocks, 21 percent of the market, with PEs ranging from 15 to 27 with an average of PE of 19 and a PE of 16 for half of the market with the highest PEs.
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 2025 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, resulting 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.

Filed Under: Buy Rated, Stock Market, Stocks to watch Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Caribbean Assurance biggest ICTOP10 mover

November 2, 2024 by
Stocks gained by 3 percent in value on the Jamaica Stock Exchange at the close of the week with the the All Jamaica Composite Index rising over 10,417 points and the Junior Market rising by 106 points as 6 stocks in the Junior Market TOP10 rose with 4 falling by 7 percent or less while in the Main Market TOP10 only three stocks gained by 5 percent or less while 4 declined by 11 percent and less.

Guardian Holdings continues to hold on to the number one buy position by a wide margin, in all markets as well as the All JSE TOP10. Caribbean Cream holds the number one spot in the Junior Market followed by Elite Diagnostic, last weeks’ number three holder. The All JSE TOP10 is compiled from all ordinary stocks listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange with the highest potential to gain, based on projected 2024 earnings. This list is more exact than the Junior and Main Market TOP10 lists.
In the Junior Market ICTOP10, Caribbean Assurance Brokers rose 17 percent to close at a $3.57, as it continues to bob and weave between the low and high $3 range, followed by Lasco Financial with a 16 percent gain to $1.85 and Caribbean Cream added 9 percent to close the week at $3.44, with supply overhang at $3.45 holding it back along with minimal buying interest currently. tTech and One great Studio fell 7 percent to $2.14 and 65 cents respectively.
In the Main Market ICTOP10, JMMB Group popped 5 percent to $23.91. Key Insurance suffered an 11 percent drop, to close at $2.24 and Pulse Investments lost 8 percent to end at $1.60.
Lasco Financial fell out of the Junior Market IC TOP10 and is replaced by Iron Rock Insurance that returns after a one week absence. There were no changes to JSE Main Market ICTOP 10.
The average PE for the JSE Main Market ICTOP 10 stands at 5.2, well below the market average of 14.5 and the Junior Market TOP10 sits at 6.8, just more than half of the market, with an average of 12.3
The Main Market ICTOP10 is projected to gain an average of 297 percent by May 2025, based on 2024 forecasted earnings and provide better values than the Junior Market with the potential to achieve 207 percent over the same period.
In the Main Market ICTOP 10, a total of 17 of the most highly valued stocks representing 33 percent of the Main Market have PEs between 15 to 108, with an average of 29 and 21 excluding the highest PE ratios, and a PE of 24 for the top half of the market with the highest values and 18 excluding the stocks with overweight values.
In the Junior Market IC TOP10 are 13 stocks, 27 percent of the market, with PEs ranging from 15 to 25 with an average of PE of 17 and a PE of 16 for half of the market with the highest PEs.
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 2025 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, resulting 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.

Filed Under: Buy Rated, Feature Stories, Stock Market, Stocks to watch Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Iron Rock up 31%, NCB Group claims all JSE ICTOP10 status

October 27, 2024 by
Jamaica’s top financial corporation, NCB Group is now in the All JSE ICTOP10 with another financial institution, Key Insurance falling out, in a week that saw the number one stock in the market, NCB’s subsidiary dropping on Friday to an intraday 52 weeks’ low of $270 as it also fell to a new 52 weeks’ low in Trinidad, with a PE of a mere 3.4 curent year’s earnings, providing a huge upside move when investors pounce eventually.

The All JSE TOP10 is compiled from all ordinary stocks listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange with the highest potential to gain, based on projected 2024 earnings. This list is more exact than the Junior and Main Market TOP10 lists.

The markets had mixed fortunes during the week, with the Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market index posting losses of 3,931 points, the All Jamaica Composite Index declined 2,476 points and the Junior Market slipped a mere 2.53 points. The moves resulted in prices of 6 stocks rising and 3 declining in the Main Market TOP10 while the Junior Market TOP10 had just 3 stocks rising and 5 declining.

ICTOP 10 Main Market listed Jamaica Broilers gained 7 percent for the week and dropped out of the TOP 10 with more room to run. The stock is in the news with several staff and directors buying. Historically, insider buying tends to be a very good indictor of price gains ahead for this stock but there is still selling in the $38 region with solid buying not currently visible in the order book.

Guardian Holdings continues to hold on to the number one buy position in all markets while Caribbean Assurance Brokers took over the Junior Market top spot from Elite Diagnostic.

In the Junior Market ICTOP10, Iron Rock Insurance rose an impressive 31 percent to close at a 52 weeks’ high of $4.80 and moved out of the TOP10. AMG Packaging gained 10 percent to $3.13 and tTech climbed 9 percent to $2.30. Caribbean Assurance Brokers fell 15 percent to $3.06,with very limited buying interest currently, Caribbean Cream shed 8 percent to close the week at an even more enticing price than last weeks’ $3.45 to end at $3.17 and Elite Diagnostic lost 4 percent to close at $2.30.

In the Main Market ICTOP10, Key Insurance recovered from last week’s 27 percent drop, to close at $2.53 for a 20 percent rise, General Accident dropped 13 percent last week and rose 18 percent this week, to end at $6.78, Jamaica Broilers rose 7 percent to $37.98, JMMB Group popped 5 percent to $22.78 and Berger Paints fell 5 percent to $8.

Iron Rock fell out of the Junior Market IC TOP10 and is replaced by Access Financial and Lasco Distributors returns to the JSE Main Market ICTOP 10, replacing Jamaica Broilers.

The average PE for the JSE Main Market ICTOP 10 stands at 5.2, well below the market average of 14 and the Junior Market TOP10 sits at 6.6, just more than half of the market, with an average of 12.
The Main Market ICTOP10 is projected to gain an average of 294 percent by May 2025, based on 2024 forecasted earnings and provide better values than the Junior Market with the potential to achieve 215 percent over the same period.
In the Main Market ICTOP 10, a total of 16 of the most highly valued stocks representing 31 percent of the Main Market have PEs between 15 to 108, with an average of 28 and 20 excluding the highest PE ratios, and a PE of 23 for the top half of the market with the highest values and 17 excluding the stocks with overweight values.
In the Junior Market IC TOP10 are 10 stocks, 21 percent of the market, with PEs ranging from 15 to 23 and a PE of 15 for half of the market with the highest values.
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 2025 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, resulting 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.

Filed Under: Buy Rated, Feature Stories, JSE Combined, Stocks to watch Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,