Written by Rich B. Meier
TopEquityNews.com
Following the money; it’s the best way to catch a crook and to uncover winning stocks. Clues on what stocks are moving now are all around you, all that’s needed is to look in the right places.
Examining the previous week’s winning ETFs can get the hunt for ideas started on the right path. During our review, the first thing that jumps out is that Oil and Energy ETFs claimed 7 of the top 10 performance spots last week.
SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Prod (XOP): up 6.1%
PowerShares Dynamic Energy Explor & Prod (PXE): up 4.7%
iShares Dow Jones US Oil & Gas Ex Index (IEO): up 4.7%
First Trust ISE-Revere Natural Gas Idx (FCG): up 4.2%
First Trust Energy AlphaDEX (FXN): up 4.2%
PowerShares Dynamic Oil & Gas Services (PXJ): up 4.2%
PowerShares S&P SmallCap Energy (PSCE): up 3.6%
Once the list of ETFs is developed, the next thing to do is peel back the covers and see which holdings the top ETFs have in common; to identify the stocks pulling the cart. We found 11 companies in at least three of the ETFs on the leaderboard.
They are:
Forest Oil Corp. (FST) in 5 ETFs
Petroleum Development Corporation (PETD) in 4
Plains Exploration & Production Company (PXP) in 4
Tesoro Corporation (TSO) in 4
Berry Petroleum Co. (BRY) in 3
Approach Resources, Inc. (AREX) in 3
Gulfport Energy Corp. (GPOR) in 3
Ultra Petroleum Corp. (UPL) in 3
EOG Resources, Inc. (EOG) in 3
Western Refining Inc. (WNR) in 3
Denbury Resources Inc. (DNR) in 3
Not interested in buying 11 stocks then iShares Dow Jones US Oil & Gas Ex Index (IEO) – which owns all 11 – and SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Prod (XOP) – holds all but Denbury Resources Inc. (DNR) – can handle it all with just one ticket.
Based on our proprietary Earnings Power report card, the best grades go to Petroleum Development Corporation (PETD), Plains Exploration & Production Company (PXP) and EOG Resources, Inc. (EOG); each earned a B and the rest a C. Our grades are based on a combination of performance factors and 11 profit metrics that have a great track record of picking future winners.
Finally, again using an in-house measuring stick, EOG Resources, Inc. (EOG) had the most accumulation with nearly $66 million flowing into the stock. Forest Oil Corp. (FST) came in 2nd with $44 million, representing almost 2.5% of the company’s market cap, the largest percentage of any of the 11 on the list.
As you can see, by following the money trail and about an hour of research, we uncovered 7 ETFs and 11 stocks worth your investing consideration. This simple process should help improve your portfolio’s performance. Now you know how to do the work yourself, or you can just come back every Tuesday and find it right here at TopEquityNews.com.
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