Charles B. Carlson, CFA
The list below ranks the 30 Dow stocks on 12-month percentage price change, from the worst performer to the best. The 10 worst-performing Dow stocks over the last 12 months are highlighted. My Worst-To-First Strategies focus on creating portfolios from the 10 worst performers over the last 12 months (1-stock, 3-stock, 5-stock, or 10-stock portfolios). For example, if you want a 3-stock portfolio, buy the first three stocks in the list and hold for 12 months.
12-MONTH % PRICE CHANGE (Data as of: 9/3/2010)
Company NameTickerRecent Price $YTD % Price Change12Mo % Price Change
BANK OF AMERICA CORPBAC13.50-10.4-17.025
EXXON MOBIL CORPXOM61.32-10.1-10.062
HEWLETT-PACKARD COHPQ40.34-21.7-8.836
ALCOA INCAA10.88-32.5-5.801
INTEL CORPINTC18.43-9.7-5.342
JPMORGAN CHASE & COJPM39.17-6.0-4.136
CISCO SYSTEMS INCCSCO21.04-12.1-2.367
JOHNSON & JOHNSONJNJ58.93-8.5-1.389
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INCVZ30.20-8.80.199
PFIZER INCPFE16.46-9.51.106
MICROSOFT CORPMSFT24.29-20.31.802
WAL-MART STORESWMT52.04-2.62.200
THE TRAVELERS COMPANIES INCTRV51.032.33.825
AT&T INCT27.44-2.18.159
KRAFT FOODSKFT30.5812.59.175
INTL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPIBM127.58-2.59.897
HOME DEPOT INCHD29.853.212.514
PROCTER & GAMBLE COPG60.29-0.614.186
CHEVRON CORPCVX78.001.314.638
MERCK & COMRK35.59-2.615.514
COCA-COLA COKO57.561.015.582
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPUTX68.26-1.715.990
GENERAL ELECTRIC COGE15.391.716.610
3M COMMM83.481.018.277
AMERICAN EXPRESS COAXP41.803.230.829
BOEING COBA64.6419.433.554
MCDONALD'S CORPMCD75.0920.335.615
DISNEY (WALT) CODIS34.677.536.496
DU PONT (E I) DE NEMOURSDD42.5126.336.864
CATERPILLAR INCCAT70.0823.061.066