Stock Performance by Industry
Performance By Industry groups the stocks we track by industry and shows, for each one, the number of stocks, the share up and down today, the median return today and over 2 weeks, 3 and 6 months, a year and year to date, the median distance from the 52-week low and high, and median P/E, price/sales, price/book, gross margin and five-year growth. It is for Premium and Premium Dividends members; everyone else sees the industries and their stock counts.
What is Performance By Industry?
Stocks in the same industry often move together, on news about the industry, its customers or the economy. Performance By Industry groups the stocks we track by industry and shows, for each one, how many stocks it has, the share up and down today, how the typical stock has done over periods from today to a year, and the typical valuation and growth figures. Open any industry to see its stocks one by one.
How the figures are worked out
- Grouped by industry. Each stock is placed in the industry from our company data; stocks without one are left out. Stocks shows how many of the stocks we track are in the industry.
- Medians. Every figure after the stock count is the median: the middle value among the industry's stocks that have that figure. One stock with a huge move or an extreme ratio can't pull a median the way it would pull an average.
- Up and down today. Stocks Up (Pct) is the share of the industry's stocks at or above the previous close; Stocks Down (Pct) is the share below it.
- Price performance. % Chg is today's move from the previous close. 2 Week, 3 Month, 6 Month, 1 Year and YTD are returns from the start of each period to the latest price, with dividends paid in the period added. % From 52-Wk Low and % From 52-Wk High compare the latest price with the 52-week low and high.
- Key ratios. P/E Ratio, Price/Sales (the latest price over sales per share), Price/Book (the latest price over book value per share), Gross Margin, and the five-year Revenue Growth and Net Income Growth figures from our company data. Companies with a negative P/E are left out of the P/E median.
- Which day. The report uses the Stock Screener's data: until shortly after the 9:30 AM ET open, and on weekends and holidays, the last trading day; during the day it is rebuilt about every 3 minutes.
A median describes the typical stock in an industry, not each one. Open an industry to see how its stocks differ.
What you can find out
Which industries are up or down the most today?
Sort by % Chg for the median move today. Stocks Up (Pct) and Stocks Down (Pct) show how broad the move is: an industry with 90% of its stocks up is moving together, not on one or two names. See today's industry moves
Which industries have done best over the past few months?
The 2 Week, 3 Month, 6 Month, 1 Year and YTD columns give each industry's median return over that period, dividends included. Sort by one to rank the industries. Rank industries by return
Which industries are near their 52-week highs or lows?
% From 52-Wk High near 0% means the typical stock in the industry is close to its 52-week high; a small % From 52-Wk Low means it is near its low. For the single stocks making new highs and lows today, see 52-Week Highs and Lows. How the 52-week highs and lows report works
Is an industry cheap or expensive compared with others?
Compare the median P/E Ratio, Price/Sales and Price/Book across industries, next to Gross Margin and growth: a higher ratio with faster growth can be a different story from a higher ratio without it. Compare industry ratios
Which stocks in an industry are leading or lagging?
Click Open + on an industry's row to list its stocks with their market cap, price and the same performance and ratio columns, and sort them within the industry. This list is for Premium and Premium Dividends members. Open an industry
Where to find it
Menu: Stocks › For Premium Users › Reports › Performance By Industry, or go straight to /Stock-Performance-By-Industry. The table shows 25 industries to a page, with a search box, and opens sorted by Stocks Down (Pct); click any column header to sort by it.
Premium and Premium Dividends members see every figure and can open each industry's list of stocks. Everyone else sees the industry names and their stock counts, with the other figures blurred and the stock lists hidden.
What each column means
| Column | What it shows |
|---|---|
| Name, Stocks | The industry and how many of the stocks we track are in it |
| Stocks Up (Pct), Stocks Down (Pct) | The share of the industry's stocks at or above, and below, the previous close |
| % Chg | The median move today from the previous close |
| 2 Week, 3 Month, 6 Month, 1 Year, YTD | The median return over each period to the latest price, dividends included |
| % From 52-Wk Low, % From 52-Wk High | The median distance of the latest price from the 52-week low and high |
| P/E Ratio, Price/Sales, Price/Book | Median valuation ratios; P/E leaves out negative values |
| Gross Margin | The median gross profit as a share of revenue |
| Revenue Growth 5-Yr, Net Income Growth 5-Yr | The median five-year growth in revenue and in net income |
FAQ
- Why medians instead of averages?
- A median is the middle value among the industry's stocks, so one stock with a huge move or an extreme P/E can't pull the figure the way it would pull an average.
- Do Stocks Up and Stocks Down add up to 100%?
- Usually. Both are shares of the industry's stock count; a stock exactly at the previous close counts as up, and one with no price change figure counts in neither.
- Are dividends included in the returns?
- Yes, in 2 Week, 3 Month, 6 Month, 1 Year and YTD: dividends paid in the period are added to the latest price. % Chg is today's price move only.
- Why is a company missing from the P/E median?
- Companies with a negative P/E are left out of it, as is any stock without the figure in our data. Each median uses only the stocks that have that figure.
- Who can use Performance By Industry?
- Premium and Premium Dividends members see every figure and each industry's list of stocks. Everyone else sees the industry names and stock counts, with the other figures blurred and the stock lists hidden.
- Is a strong industry a buy signal?
- No. The figures show how an industry's stocks have done and how they are valued, not where they go next.
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