Trading on Monday ended with the market rising after trading 45 percent more shares than on Friday, on the US dollar market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange, resulting in more stocks rising than falling.
Trading ended with five securities changing hands, similar to Friday and ended with two rising and three trading unchanged. The JSE USD Equity Index gained 1.18 points to end at 198.38.
The average PE Ratio ends at 13.6 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
In total, 520,461 shares traded at US$80,702 compared to 358,713 units at US$24,581 on Friday.
Trading averaged 104,092 units at US$16,140, up from 71,743 shares at US$4,916 on Friday. Trading averaged 60,648 units for the month to date at US$11,937 in contrast to 57,790 units at US$11,661 on Friday. February ended with an average of 69,547 units for US$9,223.
Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator shows two stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and two with lower offers.
At the close, First Rock Capital closed at 8.9 US cents while exchanging 19,012 shares, Margaritaville ended at 10 US cents with 6,500 stock units trading, Proven Investments gained 0.79 US cents in closing at 24.99 US cents in switching ownership of 220,030 units. Sygnus Credit Investments rose half a cent in closing at 14 US cents in 170,358 stock units changing hands and Transjamaican Highway stayed at 0.9 of one US cents in owners switching 104,561 shares.
Prices of securities trading are those for the last transaction of each stock unless otherwise stated.
Junior Market stocks kept above the 2,900 mark of the market index only slipping below that level just one day during the week, as the market continues to consolidate in the move higher. Main Market stocks made attempts to break clear of the consolidation zone but the market is awaiting some strong profit results to move prices and that will not come until late April.
The Main Market has a number in the list that have put out record profits or show signs of strong earnings in 2021, with the stocks clearly undervalued, these include, JMMB Group, Jamaica Broilers, 
This week’s focus:
The local stock market’s targeted average PE ratio is 20 based on profits of companies reporting full year’s results, up to the second quarter of 2021. The Junior and Main markets are currently trading well below the market average, indicating strong gains ahead. The JSE Main Market ended the week, with an overall PE of 15 and the Junior Market 10, based on ICInsider.com’s projected 2021-22 earnings. The PE ratio for the Junior Market Top 10 stocks average a mere 5.5 at just 55 percent of the market average. The Main Market TOP 10 stocks trade at a PE of 7.4 or 49 percent of the PE of that market.
IC TOP10 stocks are likely to deliver the best returns up to March 2022 and ranked in order of potential gains, based on likely gain for each company, taking into account the earnings and PE ratios for the current fiscal year. Expected values will change as stock prices fluctuate and result in movements in and out of the lists weekly. Revisions to earnings per share are ongoing, based on receipt of new information.
The JSE USD Equity Index lost 1.77 points to end at 197.20. The average PE Ratio ends at 13.5 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
At the close, First Rock Capital advanced 0.41 of one cent to 8.91 US cents with the swapping of 55,463 shares, Proven Investments rose 0.3 of a cent to 24.2 US cents after exchanging 70,979 stock units, Sterling Investments rose 0.02 of a cent to 2 US cents trading 12,994 shares. Sygnus Credit Investments closed at 13.5 US cents with an exchange of 7,153 units and Transjamaican Highway ended at 0.9 US cents in trading 212,124 stock units.
Proven Investments increased 0.9 of one cent to close at 23.9 US cents, with 9,907 stock units crossing the market, Sterling Investments stayed at 1.98 US cents, with 135 stocks changing hands. Sygnus Credit Investments ended at 13.5 US cents after 77,054 shares crossed the market and Transjamaican Highway rose 0.04 of a cent to 0.9 US cents in exchanging 132,775 stocks.
Six securities changed hands, compared to five on Tuesday with no stock rising, five declining and one remaining unchanged.
At the close, First Rock Capital closed at 8.5 US cents, with 16,255 stock units changing hands, Proven Investments declined 1 cent to close at 23 US cents after exchanging 257,232 shares, Sterling Investments fell 0.02 of a cent to 1.98 US cents with 7,700 units changing hands. Sygnus Credit Investments shed half a cent to 13.5 US cents after transferring 3,265 stocks and Transjamaican Highway declined 0.07 of a cent to close at 0.86 of a US cent trading 32,700 stock units.
The JSE USD Equity Index lost 1.03 points to end at 198.23. The average PE Ratio ends at 13.5 based on ICInsider.com’s forecast of 2020-21 earnings.
At the close, First Rock Capital traded 1,700 shares unchanged at 8.5 US cents, MPC Caribbean Clean Energy declined 6 cents to close at US$1.09, with 337 units crossing the exchange, Proven Investments fell 1 cent to 23 US cents, with 90,893 units changing hands. Sterling Investments ended at 2 US cents, with 6,735 stocks clearing the market and Sygnus Credit Investments settled at 14 US cents after finishing trading 700 stock units.
The Junior Market TOP10 contains companies that suffered a sharp reversal of revenues and profit in 2020, with recovery projected for them in 2021. Green shoots are showing for some, with sales picking up in recent quarters with improving bottom-line. Some of these companies may require another quarter or two of improving fortunes before there is meaningful buying into them. The Main Market has a number in the list that has put out record profits or shows strong earnings in 2021, with the stocks clearly undervalued. These include JMMB Group, Jamaica Broilers, Sygnus Credit Investments and Grace Kennedy that are currently in the TOP10 Main Market listing and Caribbean Cement that is just outside.
The top three stocks in the Junior Market with the potential to gain between 292 to 312 percent are Elite Diagnostic, followed by Caribbean Producers and Caribbean Cream. With expected gains of 190 to 441 percent, the top three Main Market stocks are Radio Jamaica, followed by VM Investments and PanJam Investment.
The Main Market TOP 10 stocks trade at a PE of 7.5 or 50 percent of that market’s PE.
Similar to Tuesday, five securities traded, with one stock rising, three declining and one remaining unchanged.
At the close, First Rock Capital advanced 0.2 of a cent to close at 8.5 US cents trading 5,471 shares, Margaritaville fell 1 cent to 10 US cents after exchanging 109,300 stocks, Proven Investments ended at 23 US cents, with 38,827 stock units crossing the exchange. Sygnus Credit Investments shed 0.05 of a cent to close at 14 US cents with an exchange of 5,661 units and Transjamaican Highway declined 0.05 of a cent in closing at 0.85 US cents with 68,245 stock units changing hands.
At the close, Proven Investments lost 3.2 cents to close at 23 US cents trading 180,010 units, Sterling Investments fell 0.28 of a cent to 2.1 US cents, with 45,019 stocks changing hands. Sygnus Credit Investments fell 0.15 of a cent to end at 14.05 US cents after trading 10 stock units and Transjamaican Highway settled at 0.9 of a US cent with 32,585 shares crossing the exchnage.
The Main Market has a number in the list that have put out record profits or show signs of strong earnings with the stocks clearly undervalued; these include, JMMB Group, Jamaica Broilers, Sygnus Credit Investments, Grace Kennedy are currently in the TOP10 Main Market listing and Caribbean Cement that is just outside.
With expected gains of 165 to 456 percent, the top three Main Market stocks are Radio Jamaica, followed by VM Investments and PanJam Investment. 
The average projected gain for the Junior Market IC TOP 10 stocks is 274 percent and 181 percent for the JSE Main Market, based on 2021-22 earnings. IC TOP10 stocks are likely to deliver the best returns up to March 2022 and ranked in order of potential gains, based on likely gain for each company, taking into account the earnings and PE ratios for the current fiscal year. Expected values will change as stock prices fluctuate and result in movements in and out of the lists weekly. Revisions to earnings per share are ongoing, based on receipt of new information.
