Stock Picks – 52 Week Low Screen

It’s amazing how quickly the market can change – this screen was coming up empty for Months – now we have 2 candidates:

Click on the links to research further.

Valero Energy Partners would need to become considerably cheaper for me to be interested – but it is nice that the market is finally coughing up a few value stocks to research.

52 Week Low stock picks are based on the following screen:

1. Morningstar analysis available.
2. Less than 5% above its 52 week low.
3. Greater than or equal to Narrow moat.
4. Free cash flow/enterprise value greater than 5% (should be above what the 10 Year Treasury Bond is yielding).
5. Financial Health Grade >= B.
6. Forward P/E <= 20.
7. Stock Industry not = Asset Management
8. Dividend Yield % >= 3
9. For candidates that have passed all the filters, review the individual stocks Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) for the previous 10 years to select the best long term candidates.

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