Charles B. Carlson, CFA
The list below ranks the 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: 5/9/2024)

Company NameTickerRecent Price $YTD % Price ChangeClose Ratio
IntelINTC30.09-40.10.756
Walgreens Boots AllianceWBA17.25-33.90.769
BoeingBA181.25-30.50.874
NIKENKE93.39-14.00.914
Cisco SystemsCSCO47.79-5.40.934
Johnson & JohnsonJNJ149.85-4.40.951
McDonald'sMCD267.95-9.60.956
3MMMM97.33-11.00.990
UnitedHealthUNH507.03-3.70.996
IBMIBM166.271.71.019
AppleAAPL184.57-4.11.019
HoneywellHON200.63-4.31.033
Home DepotHD347.440.31.037
ChevronCVX165.4510.91.064
Coca-ColaKO62.886.71.065
Verizon CommunicationsVZ39.795.51.071
VisaV278.547.01.079
Procter & GamblePG166.0413.31.079
WalmartWMT60.4415.01.091
Salesforce.comCRM275.174.61.098
DowDOW59.458.41.100
DisneyDIS105.8017.21.101
MicrosoftMSFT412.329.61.108
AmgenAMGN312.868.61.135
MerckMRK130.2319.51.141
TravelersTRV219.4215.21.152
CaterpillarCAT351.7819.01.188
J.P. Morgan ChaseJPM197.5016.11.191
Goldman SachsGS455.5618.11.255
American ExpressAXP239.1427.71.294