Scotia Group with the supply of the stock increasingly falling, with only 14 offers posted at the close on Friday the stock price jumped 14 percent this past week to a multi-year high of $46, for a gain of 20 percent since the start of the year and 25 percent since the publication on December 17 of “Why
Scotia Group Broke through the channel top on Friday following limited selling in the stock.
Scotia Group should be on your buy list”.
Despite the move, the stock remains in the ICTOP10 with much upside potential, but the price broke through the top of a channel, formed in late November. This coming week may determine whether the price will move decidedly higher to confirm if the break is sustainable.
Elsewhere, TransJamaican, a former 2024 TOP10 stock has gone on to record several record highs during the past week and traded at a record $3.30 and is up 86 percent plus a dividend that represented an 11 percent return since ICInsider.com placed it on the Watch list in April last year, when the price was S1.77.
During the past week, the Main and the Junior markets gained over one percent, led by Scotia Group as the leading market mover, with AMG Packaging following with a 13 percent rise. General Accident was the leading declining stock, down by 11 percent in a week when only four stocks declined in both markets.
The markets closed with no addition to the ICInsider.com TOP 10 stocks.
For the full list of weekly percentage changes for the ICTOP10 stocks, check the attached charts that now carry a column of the weekly percentage price movements.
The average PE for the JSE Main Market ICTOP 10 stands at 5.3, well below the market average of 13.7 and the Junior Market TOP10 sits at 7.4, just over half of the market, with an average of 13.5
The Main Market ICTOP10 is projected to gain an average of 288 percent by May 2024, based on 2023 forecasted earnings, providing better values than the Junior Market with the potential to gain 175 percent over the same time frame.
In the Main Market ICTOP 10, a total of 15 of the most highly valued stocks representing 31 percent of the Main Market are priced at a PE of 15 to 110, with an average of 31 and 21 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 13 stocks, or 27 percent of the market, with PEs ranging from 15 to 47, averaging 22, well above the market’s average. The top half of the market has an average PE of 19, 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.
Trading ended on Friday with 5,395,966 shares for $11,327,944 compared with 13,639,370 stock units for $32,995,315 on Thursday.
At the close, Blue Power dipped 40 cents to close at $3, with 1,413 shares crossing the market, Cargo Handlers dropped $1.75 to $13.17 with an exchange of 957 stock units, Caribbean Assurance Brokers advanced 23 cents to $2.47 with an exchange of 22,951 shares. Consolidated Bakeries skidded 22 cents to close at $2 with investors swapping a mere 2,044 stock units, Derrimon Trading popped 22 cents to end at $2.08, with 15,750 shares crossing the exchange, Dolphin Cove climbed 80 cents to close at $19 with investors transferring 2,137 stocks. Elite Diagnostic rose 11 cents to close at $1.64 after 848 stocks crossed the market, Everything Fresh fell 12 cents in closing at $1.65 while exchanging 10,092 units, Fontana declined 10 cents to end at $10.40 with investors trading 7,265 stocks. Fosrich rallied 15 cents and ended at $2.25 with 276,639 units clearing the market, Future Energy increased 15 cents to $3.70 as investors exchanged 52,544 shares, ISP Finance gained $10.70 to close at $31 in switching ownership of 2,993 stock units. 
JFP Ltd shed 9 cents to end at $1.37 with traders dealing in 111,886 shares, Knutsford Express dropped $1.30 in closing at $11.10 in an exchange of just 1,192 stock units, Lasco Financial popped 17 cents and ended at $2.31 as 8,571 stock units passed through the market. Limners and Bards rallied 16 cents to $1.49 in an exchange of 23,903 units, Mailpac Group rose 11 cents and ended at $2.22, with 6,188 shares changing hands, Main Event sank 88 cents to close at $15.12 in trading a mere 80 stocks and Regency Petroleum climbed 13 cents in closing at $2.34 after an exchange of 42,530 units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed on Thursday with 13,639,370 shares being traded for $32,995,315 versus 13,718,596 units that were exchanged for $29,550,137 on Wednesday.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows four stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and six with lower offers.
Lasco Distributors climbed 10 cents and ended at $4.10 after an exchange of 125,228 units, Lasco Manufacturing gained 17 cents and closed at $4.92 with investors trading 2,202,375 shares, Lumber Depot skidded 8 cents to end at $2.52, with 150,776 stock units changing hands. Mailpac Group fell 16 cents to $2.11 after investors ended trading of 255,522 stocks, Main Event rose 96 cents to end at $16 while exchanging 10 units, MFS Capital Partners skidded 38 cents in closing at $2.32 with traders dealing in 2,546,621 shares. ONE on ONE Educational lost 14 cents to close at 93 cents in switching ownership of 145,540 stocks, Regency Petroleum dropped 19 cents and ended at $2.21 after exchanging 253,645 stock units, Spur Tree Spices shed 38 cents to $2.50 with investors dealing in 66,592 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies declined 24 cents to end at $1.45, with 2,924,503 stock units crossing the market.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with trading of 13,718,596 shares for $29,550,137 up from 5,951,560 units at $13,607,459 on Tuesday.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows 12 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
Jamaican Teas rallied 30 cents to $2.70 after investors swapped 547,820 stocks, JFP Ltd declined 9 cents to end at $1.41, with 132,472 units crossing the exchange, Knutsford Express increased 10 cents to $12.40 with investors dealing in 89,197 shares. Lasco Distributors climbed 15 cents in closing at $4 in switching ownership of 243,602 stock units, Lasco Financial popped 14 cents to $2.14 with investors trading 21,632 shares, Limners and Bards advanced 24 cents to end at $1.35 with 175,252 stock units clearing the market. Lumber Depot gained 9 cents to close at $2.60 after 344,827 stock units changed hands, ONE on ONE Educational popped 13 cents and ended at $1.07 in trading 2,718,438 units, Regency Petroleum rallied 14 cents to $2.40 after exchanging 122,133 shares. Spur Tree Spices rose 40 cents to end at $2.88 with a transfer of 597,416 units, Stationery and Office Supplies climbed 24 cents in closing at $1.69 as investors exchanged 1,451,254 stocks and Tropical Battery increased 20 cents and ended at $2.40, 621,608 stock units with changing hands.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The main market closed with trading of 4,269,036 shares for $8,694,142 down from 13,178,824 units at $30,106,364 on Friday.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows five stocks ending with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
ISP Finance lost $1.99 and ended at $20.30 while exchanging 5,033 shares. KLE Group increased 21 cents to end at $2.46 in trading 21 stocks, Lasco Distributors declined 19 cents in closing at $3.80 after 29,816 units passed through the market, Limners and Bards rose 9 cents to $1.29, after trading at an intraday 52 weeks’ low of $1.13 with 115,607 stock units changing hands. Mailpac Group advanced 10 cents and ended at $2.38 as investors exchanged 219,323 shares, Main Event dipped $2 to end at $15 with a transfer of 16,479 stocks, Regency Petroleum gained 22 cents to close at $2.37 after exchanging 39,571 units and tTech popped 22 cents to $2.50 with investors dealing in 25,000 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The main market closed with trading of 4,269,036 shares for $8,694,142 down from 13,178,824 units at $30,106,364 on Friday.
The Junior Market ended trading with an average PE Ratio of 13.3, based on last traded prices in conjunction with earnings projected by ICInsider.com for the financial years ending around August 2024.
Lasco Distributors fell by 19 cents in closing at $3.80 after 29,816 units passed through the market, Limners and Bards rose 9 cents to $1.29, after trading at an intraday 52 weeks’ low of $1.13 with 115,607 stock units changing hands. Mailpac Group advanced 10 cents and ended at $2.38 as investors traded 219,323 shares, Main Event dipped $2 to $15 after a transfer of 16,479 stock units, Regency Petroleum gained 22 cents to close at $2.37 after exchanging 39,571 units and tTech popped 22 cents to $2.50 with investors dealing in 25,000 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Two stocks with a notable gain in the Junior Market TOP 10 are Caribbean Cream rising 11 percent to close at $3.79 and Express Catering rose 10 percent to $3.96. AMG Packaging skidded 18 percent to close at $2.60. In the Main Market, there were three stocks with outsize movements. 138 Student Living jumped 19 percent to $4.15 followed by a 13 percent rise respectively for General Accident to $5.35 and Margaritaville to $17.50.
The Main Market ICTOP10 is projected to gain an average of 294 percent by May 2024, based on 2023 forecasted earnings, providing better values than the Junior Market with the potential to gain 181 percent over the same time frame.
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.
The market closed with trading of 13,178,824 shares for $30,106,364 up from 2,193,612 units at $6,494,237 on Thursday.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and four with lower offers.
Iron Rock Insurance increased 32 cents and ended at $2.42 with 449 shares crossing the exchange, Jetcon Corporation popped 9 cents in closing at 91 cents with investors transferring 180 units, Lasco Financial shed 9 cents to end at $2, with 39,484 stocks clearing the market. Lasco Manufacturing declined 19 cents in closing at $4.75 while exchanging 10,206 stock units, Limners and Bards fell 10 cents to $1.20 and closed after an exchange of 22,140 shares, after hitting a 52 weeks’ low of $1.18, Mailpac Group advanced 25 cents to close at $2.28 with an exchange of 4,759,366 units. MFS Capital Partners rose 5 cents to end at $2.70 after 115,705 stocks passed through the market, Regency Petroleum dropped 23 cents and ended at $2.15 as investors exchanged 1,274,321 stock units, Spur Tree Spices rallied 13 cents to $2.58 in trading 111,801 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies increased 13 cents to close at $1.56 after a transfer of 1,359,144 stock units following a fall of the stock to a 52 weeks’ low of $1.41.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
with the volume of stocks traded declining 8 percent, with an 11 percent lower value than on Wednesday, following trading in 38 securities compared with 44 on Wednesday with prices of 15 rising, 12 declining and 11 closing unchanged.
Office Supplies with 339,937 units for 15.5 percent of the day’s trade and Mailpac Group with 299,144 units for 13.6 percent market share.
Fosrich sank 6 cents to close at $2.29 in trading 24,461 shares, Honey Bun rallied 14 cents to end at $6.26 with 2,676 stock units clearing the market, ISP Finance gained 7 cents in closing at $22.29 with a transfer of 676 shares. KLE Group lost 22 cents and ended at $2.25 while exchanging 53,296 stock units, Lasco Manufacturing popped 33 cents to $4.94 in switching ownership of 4,914 units, Limners and Bards gained 10 cents in closing at $1.30 with investors swapping just one stock. Regency Petroleum rose 8 cents to end at $2.38 with an exchange of 31,412 shares and Stationery and Office Supplies fell 12 cents to close at $1.43 after an exchange of 339,937 stock units.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
The market closed with an exchange of 2,371,932 shares for $7,325,090, down sharply from 19,652,963 units at $62,031,231 on Tuesday. Trading averaged 53,908 shares at $166,479, compared with 467,928 units at $1,476,934 on Tuesday, Trading for the month to date, averages 174,216 units at $402,203 from 182,105 stocks at $417,660 on the previous day and December with an average of 466,866 units at $1,111,272.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows seven stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and three with lower offers.
Honey Bun advanced 12 cents and ended at $6.12 with investors trading 121 stock units. Indies Pharma dropped 23 cents to end at $2.68 after a transfer of 17,458 shares, ISP Finance skidded $7.78 to end at $22.22 with investors swapping 1,926 stocks, Jetcon Corporation dipped 9 cents to close at 82 cents and closed with an exchange of 10,000 units. JFP Ltd rose 7 cents to $1.45 after 1,834 stock units passed through the market, KLE Group gained 22 cents and ended at a 52 weeks’ high of $2.47 with an exchange of 18,216 shares, Knutsford Express popped $2.90 in closing at $12.40, with 7,132 stock units changing hands. Lasco Manufacturing sank 8 cents to close at $4.61 with traders dealing in 10,536 units, Main Event increased 88 cents to end at $17 as investors exchanged 65,265 stocks, Medical Disposables dropped 7 cents to $2.69 with a transfer of 4,049 shares and MFS Capital Partners climbed 16 cents to close at $2.65 with investors dealing in 113,685 stocks.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
