He accurately observed that
cyclical stocks trade at low PE's at times of economic tops and high PE's when the market is low.
Not exact matches
Caterpillar shares have
traded at around 11, 12 and 13 times in the past and as we get closer to the sector's
cyclical peak — which may be in 2016, says Tiss — then the
stock could get less expensive.
From our perspective,
stocks in less
cyclical sectors, such as utilities and consumer staples, generally offered much less value and appeared to be
trading at steep valuations.
Mr Ferrier advised investors to be explicit about whether they were taking a short - term
trading view on a
stock because they were anticipating a
cyclical upswing in earnings or whether they were making a long - term commitment.
Most of the
stocks in my portfolio suffer from some kind of volatility rather it be
cyclical or just high
trading volumes.
There are three main seasonal and
cyclical patterns that have stood the test of time and consistently provide me with an edge in managing my portfolios: the four - year Presidential Election /
Stock Market Cycle, the Best Six Months Switching Strategy and January's basket of indicators and
trading strategies.
During these
cyclical headwinds, the prices can get so depressed that the
stock is
traded below the price it would cost to reproduce the business anew: the Tobins Q factor.