Proven Investments took charge of the JSE US market on Wednesday in trading just over half of the total volume passing through the market, but the stock lost 23 percent of the price in doing so.
Market activity resulted in six securities changing hands, with one stock rising, two declining and three left unchanged. The volume of shares traded was 1,959,096 units with a value of US$382,572, in contrast to 3,324,487 units for US$323,180 on Tuesday.
At the close, the market fell 14.37 points to close at 190.16. The PE ratio of the market closed with an average of 12.4 times 2020 earnings.
In market activity, First Rock Capital rose 0.08 of a cent to 10 cents, in trading 1,000 units, Productive Business Solution exchanged 500 units at 77 US cents. Proven Investments shed 6.2 cents and closed at 21.01 US cents after trading 1,700,000 shares up from 1.1 million units passing through the market on Tuesday. Sygnus Credit Investments transferred 96,602 shares at 12 US cents, after losing 2 cents and Trans Jamaican Highway closed at 1 US cent, with 159,394 shares changing hands.
In the preference segment, JMMB Group 6% preference share traded 1,600 units at US$1.11.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Market activity resulted in five securities changing hands, with the price of one stock rising, two declining and two remaining unchanged. The volume of shares traded was 1,538,242 units value at US$67,633, in contrast to 464,489 units for US$15,549 on Friday. At the close, the market declined by 2.29 points to 199.48 and the PE ratio of the market closed with an average of 13.5 times 2020 earnings.
the Main Market, Berger Paints leads the pact, followed by Radio Jamaica and Sygnus Credit Investments with projected gains of 180 to 186 percent.
The JSE Main Market ended the week, with an overall PE of 13 and the Junior Market a mere 9, based on current 2020/21 earnings. The PE ratio for Junior Market Top 10 stocks averages a just 5.4 with the Main Market at a much higher level of 8.2.
IC TOP 10 stocks are likely to deliver the best returns to March 2021. Forecasted earnings and PE ratio for the current fiscal year are in determining potential gains. The ranking of stocks is in order of likely increases, with the highest-ranked, being the most attractive. Expected 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.
Market activity resulted in four securities changing hands, with the price of one stock rising, two stocks declining and one remaining unchanged at the close. Trading accounted for just 464,489 units with a value of US$15,549, in contrast to 6,934,785 units for US$80,338 on Thursday.
Trading activity resulted in five securities changing hands, with one rising, one stock declining and three remaining unchanged, leading to the volume of 6,934,785 units changing hands with a value of US$80,338, in contrast to 648,937 units for US$25,614 on Wednesday.
The market ended with 648,937 shares trading valued at US$25,614, in contrast to 285,192 units for US$123,486 on Tuesday, as one stock rose, one declined, leaving four unchanged. The PE ratio of the market closed with an average of 13.7 times 2020 earnings.
The market closed with three stocks rising, the price of one declining and three stocks closing unchanged. The market ended with 285,192 units valued at US$123,486 changing hands, in contrast to 147,823 units for US$12,944 on Thursday from just three stocks. At the close, the market index gained 0.62 points to end at 202.99 and the PE ratio ended at an average of 13.6 times 2020 earnings.
The current IC Insider.com TOP 10 list is based on the profit of companies reporting full year’s results for the financial year ending after 2020 second quarter and up to the second quarter in 2021.
The three top Junior Market selections are Caribbean Producers, KLE Group and Lasco Financial with the potential to gain between 270 to 533 percent by 2021. In the Main Market, Berger Paints leads the pact followed by Radio Jamaica and then Carreras with projected gains of 146 to 170 percent.
Junior Market and 139 percent from 153 percent last week for the JSE Main Market, based on 2020/21 earnings.
Market activity resulted in three securities changing hands and ended with no stock gaining while one stock declined and two stocks trading with the price unchanged. The volume of shares traded was 147,823 units with a value of US$12,944, in contrast to 291,094 units for US$266,784 on Wednesday.
