S&P 500 Industrial Sector Index Archives - C.J. Lawrence // Investment Management

November 18, 2019
Blog , The Portfolio Strategist - Terry Gardner

C.J. Lawrence Weekly – U.S. Manufacturing Economy Not Yet Ready to Turn

With the U.S. consumer carrying much of the water for the U.S. and global economies, the market continues to wait for some support from manufacturing. But, to date, the manufacturing cavalry does not look ready to ride. While much of the recent slowdown in U.S. manufacturing can be blamed on t...

July 29, 2019
Blog , The Portfolio Strategist - Terry Gardner

C.J. Lawrence Weekly – Industrial Stocks Challenged by Slowing Global Manufacturing Activity

The market playbook was challenged last week. Under the “old rules”, Friday’s release of better-than-expected second quarter US GDP should have nudged up U.S. treasury bond yields and caused gold prices to cool. But the yield on the benchmark U.S 10-Year treasury bond was flat on F...

June 24, 2019
Blog , The Portfolio Strategist - Terry Gardner

C.J. Lawrence Weekly – Interest Rate Cuts May Stave Off Reckoning for Highly Leveraged Companies

One metric we like to watch to help gauge the health of S&P 500 companies is the Interest Coverage Ratio. The ratio measures how easily a company can pay its debt. In aggregate, the Index’s ratio provides insight into the health of corporate balance sheets and supporting cash flow....

June 17, 2019
Blog , The Portfolio Strategist - Terry Gardner

C.J. Lawrence Weekly – S&P 500 Earnings Forecasts are Heading Lower. Can the Market Handle It?

The S&P 500 posted another positive performance last week and is now within 2% of the Index’s record high set back in April. Last week’s U.S. economic reports were generally supportive. Retail sales for May came in close to expectations and prior months’ results were revised upwards. U...

June 25, 2018
Blog , The Portfolio Strategist - Terry Gardner

C.J. Lawrence Weekly – Down but Not Out…Industrial Stocks Warrant a Closer Look

Investors in industrial stocks are likely disappointed with the sector’s year-to-date price performance. The S&P Industrials Sector Index price is down 4.3% year-to-date despite being up 5.1% over the last year. The sector became a market darling in late 2017, but lost its luster in early ...

S&P 500 Industrial Sector Index

C.J. Lawrence Weekly – U.S. Manufacturing Economy Not Yet Ready to Turn

C.J. Lawrence Weekly – Industrial Stocks Challenged by Slowing Global Manufacturing Activity

C.J. Lawrence Weekly – Interest Rate Cuts May Stave Off Reckoning for Highly Leveraged Companies

C.J. Lawrence Weekly – S&P 500 Earnings Forecasts are Heading Lower. Can the Market Handle It?

C.J. Lawrence Weekly – Down but Not Out…Industrial Stocks Warrant a Closer Look

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