WU leads 8 Colorado-based companies that make Barron’s 500

Western Union (WU), Greenwood Village, is the top ranked Colorado-based company on the Barron’s 500, ranking 38th with a grade point average of 3.25 out of a possible 4. The Barron’s 500 gives investors another way to evaluate the performances of their stocks and the boards and management teams that run the companies.

Eight Colorado-based companies made the list. They are ranked as follows:

38. Western Union (WU), Greenwood Village, 3.25. Its grade for 52-week total return vs. S&P 500, B; cash flow return on investment, 3-year median, A, ‘06 vs. median, A; sales growth in 2006, C.
116. Liberty Global, Englewood (LBTYA), with a GPA of 2.75. Grades: B,D, B, A.
160. ProLogis (PLD), Denver, 2.50. Grades: C, D, B, A.
176. Liberty Media Interactive (LINTA), Englewood, 2.25 GPA. Grades: F, A, A, D.
201. Ball (BLL), Denver, 2.25. Grades: B, C, D, B.
239. Molson Coors Brewing (TAP), Denver, 2.00. Grades: B, C, C, D.
307. Newmont Mining, Englewood, 1.75. Grades: B, D, F, B.
465. Qwest Communications (Q), Denver, 0.50. Grades: F, F, C, F.

The top five companies were:
1. BlackRock (BLK)
2. Research in Motion (RIMM)
3. National Oilwell Varco (NOV)
4. Schlumberger (SLB)
5. Charles Schwab (SCHW)

McDermott International, which I profiled here, ranked 10th.

Barron’s explains the grading:

The Barron’s 500 is prepared annually by Credit Suisse Holt, a unit of Credit Suisse Group. It compares companies on the basis of one-year sales growth and stock-price performance, three-year cash-flow return on investment, or CFROI, and one-year change in CFROI for the most recent fiscal year. It grades them A through F, using the percentage change in one-year cash flow to break ties and determine rankings.

The Colorado-based stocks’ daily charts are here. Click on a chart for more information. Point and figure charts show that all these stocks but NEM have bullish price objectives.

Full disclosure: I do not have positions in any of the stocks mentioned here.

For educational purposes only. Investigate before you speculate.

 

 

 

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