Charles B. Carlson, CFA
The list below ranks the 30 Dow stocks on the ratio of stock price to 200-day moving average price, from the lowest ratio to the highest ratio. The 10 Dow stocks with the lowest ratios are highlighted. A variation of my Worst-To-First Strategies focuses on creating portfolios from the 10 Dow stocks with the lowest ratio of current stock price to 200-day moving average price (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.
FURTHEST FROM 200-DAY MOVING AVERAGE (Data as of: 3/8/2010)
Company NameTickerRecent Price $YTD % Price ChangeClose Ratio
EXXON MOBIL CORPXOM66.48-2.50.952
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INCVZ29.63-10.60.972
AT&T INCT25.28-9.80.977
PFIZER INCPFE17.35-4.61.023
COCA-COLA COKO54.46-4.51.028
CHEVRON CORPCVX74.64-3.11.028
JPMORGAN CHASE & COJPM42.592.21.044
INTL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPIBM126.41-3.41.047
JOHNSON & JOHNSONJNJ64.20-0.31.051
WAL-MART STORESWMT54.151.31.051
ALCOA INCAA13.78-14.51.063
KRAFT FOODSKFT29.177.31.066
MICROSOFT CORPMSFT28.63-6.11.073
INTEL CORPINTC20.771.81.081
BANK OF AMERICA CORPBAC16.7411.21.086
MCDONALD'S CORPMCD65.124.31.091
PROCTER & GAMBLE COPG63.194.21.094
GENERAL ELECTRIC COGE16.277.51.098
3M COMMM81.31-1.61.100
DU PONT (E I) DE NEMOURSDD35.375.01.115
THE TRAVELERS COMPANIES INCTRV53.807.91.119
HEWLETT-PACKARD COHPQ51.730.41.119
MERCK & COMRK37.352.21.131
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPUTX70.761.91.132
AMERICAN EXPRESS COAXP39.71-2.01.150
CISCO SYSTEMS INCCSCO26.139.11.156
CATERPILLAR INCCAT58.913.41.169
DISNEY (WALT) CODIS33.192.91.177
HOME DEPOT INCHD31.9610.51.184
BOEING COBA67.2424.21.295