This has been an adventurous year for stocks, with almost a full rebound for the S&P 500 Index from the pandemic lows of late March. But the rally has not been as broad as you might think.
Below is a list of 20 stocks that are still down at least 20% for 2020, but also have majority “buy” or equivalent ratings among sell-side analysts.
The FAANG-led recovery
Ben Carlson said a lot with a tweet Wednesday morning:
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The S&P 500 was up 3.5% (with dividends reinvested) for 2020 through Aug. 4.
But the S&P 500 is weighted by market capitalization and therefore dominated by the FAANG stocks, to which we add Microsoft Corp. MSFT,
Together, the FAANG group plus Microsoft make up 25% of the S&P 500. Their outperformance this year has had a great effect on the entire index’s return.
Loved by Wall Street
Among the S&P 500, 292 stocks that were down for 2020 (with dividends reinvested) through Aug. 4. That may be a big surprise and it underscores the influence of the big tech names listed above.
Among those 292 stocks, 149 were down at least 20%.
Here are the 20 stocks among the S&P 500 down at least 20% this year that have the highest percentage “buy” or equivalent ratings among sell-side analysts polled by FactSet. The table is sorted by the percentage of “buy” ratings. (Scroll to the right to see all the data.):
| Company | Ticker | Industry | Total return – 2020 through Aug. 4 | Share ‘buy’ ratings | Closing price – Aug. 4 | Cons. price target | Implied 12-month upside potential |
| Phillips 66 | PSX, | Oil Refining/Marketing | -43% | 95% | $ 61.85 | $ 82.11 | 33% |
| Pioneer Natural Resources Co. | PXD, | Oil & Gas Production | -33% | 92% | $ 99.52 | $ 121.46 | 22% |
| Diamondback Energy Inc. | FANG, | Oil & Gas Production | -55% | 91% | $ 41.07 | $ 58.00 | 41% |
| AES Corp. | AES, | Electric Utilities | -20% | 90% | $ 15.47 | $ 17.75 | 15% |
| ConocoPhillips | COP, | Oil & Gas Production | -41% | 89% | $ 37.64 | $ 50.08 | 33% |
| Valero Energy Corp. | VLO, | Oil Refining/Marketing | -41% | 86% | $ 53.02 | $ 71.79 | 35% |
| Concho Resources Inc. | CXO, | Oil & Gas Production | -41% | 86% | $ 51.47 | $ 72.66 | 41% |
| Citigroup Inc. | C, | Financial Conglomerates | -35% | 85% | $ 50.14 | $ 69.38 | 38% |
| Las Vegas Sands Corp. | LVS, | Casinos/Gaming | -35% | 84% | $ 43.73 | $ 58.47 | 34% |
| General Motors Co. | GM, | Motor Vehicles | -29% | 84% | $ 25.80 | $ 38.44 | 49% |
| Baker Hughes Co. Class A | BKR, | Oilfield Services/Equipment | -36% | 83% | $ 16.19 | $ 20.56 | 27% |
| Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. | HIG, | Multi-Line Insurance | -32% | 78% | $ 40.57 | $ 51.56 | 27% |
| Citizens Financial Group Inc. | CFG, | Regional Banks | -38% | 76% | $ 24.21 | $ 29.28 | 21% |
| TechnipFMC PLC | FTI, | Oilfield Services/Equipment | -61% | 75% | $ 8.26 | $ 11.34 | 37% |
| Marathon Petroleum Corp. | MPC, | Oil Refining/Marketing | -36% | 75% | $ 37.69 | $ 47.79 | 27% |
| Ross Stores Inc. | ROST, | Apparel/Footwear Retail | -24% | 74% | $ 88.38 | $ 104.83 | 19% |
| Capital One Financial Corp. | COF, | Major Banks | -38% | 74% | $ 63.24 | $ 80.08 | 27% |
| Synchrony Financial | SYF, | Finance/Rental/Leasing | -35% | 74% | $ 22.65 | $ 28.36 | 25% |
| Raytheon Technologies Corp. | RTX, | Aerospace & Defense | -34% | 74% | $ 57.51 | $ 77.56 | 35% |
| Wynn Resorts Ltd. | WYNN, | Casinos/Gaming | -47% | 72% | $ 72.75 | $ 97.56 | 34% |
| Source: FactSet | |||||||
