It is an exciting time to be following US stocks. The S&P 500 is within a hair of its all-time high and the Dow Jones Industrial Average has broken through the key 17,000 level, more than 3,000 points above the peak reached just before the financial crisis set in. But there are still plenty of opportunities out there. Let's take a look at what's moving up and down the stock ranks this week, to see which companies have been isolated as having good quality, value and momentum credentials.
Werner Enterprises Inc
Werner Enterprises Inc is the largest StockRanks gainer this week, leaping 16 points from 75 (10 September) to 90 (19 September). The firm is a transportation and logistics company, engaged primarily in hauling truckload shipments of general commodities in both interstate and intrastate commerce.
Werner's management recently released the company's fiscal second quarter results and it seems as if the company is benefitting from the economic recovery within the U.S. According to management during the second quarter: "Freight demand showed consistent strength, and we were overbooked throughout second quarter 2014." Revenue during the second quarter jumped 7% year on year.
These results have helped the company's shares to outperform the S&P 500 by 1.1% over the past month - leading to a rise in MomentumRank to 77. What's more, the company exhibits some attractive value and quality attributes. and a very high ValueRank of 78.
The company has a healthy current ratio (2.01) and quick ratio (1.93) with a low level of gross gearing (5%). All attractive quality attributes. As a result Werner has a QualityRank of 77.
Brady
At the other end of the spectrum is Brady. The company has slipped down the StockRanks by 45 points this week and now has a lowly rank of only 54. The company reported fiscal fourth quarter earnings of $0.41 per share, missing the analysts' estimate of $0.49 per share. Revenue for the quarter was up 2% percent to $316.73m from $310.59m in the same quarter of last year, but lower than the analysts' consensus estimate of $318.53m.
Brady President and CEO J. Michael Nauman blamed these poor results of costs arising due to the consolidation…
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