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Welcome to The MoneyMax Market Insight for this week.
The insights for the week ending Fri Apr 24, 2020 are below.
Points to note:
- KEY saw big price movements, as investors got in line to benefit from the GK takeover
- SSLVC was the worst performer this week (not sure if the market knew beforehand that one of their companies was buying out the SSLVC stake)
- ICREATE is not one of the worst performing, but it hit a low this week, after they published their results, which included serious concerns from auditors about their future existence
- Let’s see how the market treats the top dividend stocks this week, especially after an announcement (on Friday) from Jamaica’s central bank about the suspension of dividends this year
- Top dividend stock Carreras is not regulated by the BOJ, and may not suspend theirs, but let’s see what investors do in anticipation. In fact looking at their chart, they have paid dividends consistently from 2016, right through 2018 (during which we had the financial crisis, with special dividends as well)
- PROVEN has also been paying consistently as well and may reward shareholders after this period is out (if they decide to suspend)
- Take a look at the Dividend Stocks section to see other stocks to keep an eye on. You can also look at a company’s chart to see their dividend history
- Coincidentally we have been discussing dividend stocks, as internationallly some companies have already begun suspending theirs. Take a look
Popular This Week
Most traded stocks this week – ranked based on number of trades.
Best Performers For The Week
These are the stocks whose price increased the most over the week.
| Company | Open | Close | Chg $ | Chg % | # Of Highs |
# Of Lows |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EFRESH | 0.66 | 0.83 | +0.17 | +25.76% | – | – |
| KEY | 4.02 | 4.90 | +0.88 | +21.89% | – | – |
| LASM | 3.36 | 3.89 | +0.53 | +15.77% | – | – |
| FIRSTROCKJMD | 10.74 | 12.00 | +1.26 | +11.73% | – | – |
| WISYNCO | 16.37 | 17.88 | +1.51 | +9.22% | – | – |
Note: Open and Close prices along with the movements are for the week-to-date.
Worst Performers For The Week
These are the stocks that saw their price fall the sharpest for the week.
| Company | Open | Close | Chg $ | Chg % | # Of Highs |
# Of Lows |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSLVC | 1.01 | 0.71 | -0.30 | -29.70% | – | 1 |
| ECL | 3.75 | 3.08 | -0.67 | -17.87% | – | – |
| MPCCEL | 176.77 | 147.00 | -29.77 | -16.84% | – | – |
| PROVEN | 0.26 | 0.22 | -0.04 | -15.38% | – | – |
| MDS | 6.59 | 5.58 | -1.01 | -15.33% | – | – |
Note: Open and Close prices along with the movements are for the week-to-date.
52 Week Lows This Week New
Stocks hitting a new low at least once this week.
52 Week Highs This Week New
Stocks hitting a new high at least once this week.
| Company | WTD Open |
WTD Close |
WTD High |
WTD Low |
WTD High Vs WTD Open |
WTD High Vs WTD Open |
# Of Highs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JMMBGLUSD6.00 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 1.12 | 1.10 | +0.02 | +1.82% | 2 |
Note: Open and Close prices along with the movements are for the week-to-date.
Best Performers (MTD)
These are the stocks with the highest appreciation in price. Also note the number of highs they’ve hit for the period (a sign of how bullish the market is).
| Company | Open | Close | Chg $ | Chg % | # Of Highs |
# Of Lows |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEY | 2.30 | 4.90 | +2.60 | +113.04% | 1 | – |
| SELECTMD | 0.62 | 0.88 | +0.26 | +41.94% | – | – |
| EFRESH | 0.62 | 0.83 | +0.21 | +33.87% | – | – |
| LASM | 2.99 | 3.89 | +0.90 | +30.10% | – | – |
| ELITE | 3.04 | 3.88 | +0.84 | +27.63% | – | – |
Note: Open and Close prices along with the movements are for the month-to-date.
Worst Performers (MTD)
These are the worst performing stocks (based on price) for the month. If they’ve hit new lows it’s also a sign that the market is willing to drop this stock at lower and lower prices.
Most Valuable Companies By Market Capitalization
Market capitalization is the total value of a business as determined by the market.
Main Market
| Company | Value J$ | Value Last Wk$ |
$ Chg vs PW |
Industry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCBFG | 372.7b | 382.2b | -9.5b | Banks |
| SJ | 193.8b | 194.3b | -542.6m | Insurance |
| SGJ | 142.6b | 144.3b | -1.6b | Banks |
| PJAM | 80.5b | 81.0b | -563.3m | Diversified Financial Services |
| WISYNCO | 67.1b | 60.9b | +6.2b | Food Products |
| KW | 62.9b | 62.9b | +12.6m | Transportation Infrastructure |
| JMMBGL | 56.8b | 60.8b | -2.0b | Capital Markets |
Junior Market
| Company | Value J$ | Value Last Wk$ |
$ Chg vs PW |
Industry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LASM | 15.9b | 13.4b | +2.5b | Food Products |
| LASD | 10.1b | 10.0b | +68.4m | Food & Staples Retailing |
| AFS | 6.8b | 7.2b | -361.7m | Consumer Finance |
| FTNA | 6.3b | 6.4b | -122.4m | Food & Staples Retailing |
| GENAC | 5.2b | 5.0b | +203.7m | Insurance |
| KEX | 4.6b | 5.1b | -520.6m | Road & Rail |
| MAILPAC | 4.1b | 3.8b | +323.4m | Air Freight & Logistics |
Top Dividend Stocks
The best stocks for dividends. Stocks with the highest yield and payment frequency.
| Company | Yield | $ Amt Paid |
CCY |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | 9.51% | 0.6400 | JMD |
| Proven | 6.23% | 0.0137 | USD |
| GK | 2.73% | 1.5500 | JMD |
| NCBFG | 2.45% | 3.7000 | JMD |
| PJAM | 1.38% | 1.0450 | JMD |
Based on historical (ordinary) dividends paid over the last 12 months, and the current price. Yield/$ Amt paid does not include special dividends.
Other Top Dividend Stocks
Stocks with good yields but making less frequent payments
| Company | Yield | $ Amt Paid |
How Often |
CCY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1834 | 9.20% | 0.0800 | 1 | JMD |
| MPCCEL | 5.94% | 0.0890 | 1 | USD |
| SML | 5.16% | 0.2427 | 2 | JMD |
| SALF | 4.32% | 1.1500 | 2 | JMD |
| SVL | 3.96% | 0.6000 | 3 | JMD |
Look at how often the payment is made and also consider if they have done it in prior years, or did it for special reasons.
Bid-Ask Spreads
Bids > Close Price. Bullish
These stocks are expected to appreciate in price. There is strong demand (smaller spreads) and bid and asks are above the previous close. Bid-ask spreads indicate demand and supply / market liquidity. Bid represents demand and ask supply.
| Company | Close | Bid | Ask | Spread $ | Bid-Ask Spread % |
Bid Vs Close |
Ask Vs Close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOS | 6.10 | 6.49 | 6.74 | 0.25 | +3.85% | +6.56% | +10.66% |
| PTL | 2.00 | 2.10 | 2.37 | 0.27 | +12.86% | +5.00% | +18.50% |
| PROVEN | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.26 | 0.03 | +13.04% | +4.55% | +18.18% |
| SSLVC | 0.71 | 0.73 | 0.95 | 0.22 | +30.14% | +2.82% | +33.80% |
| RJR | 1.29 | 1.32 | 1.40 | 0.08 | +6.06% | +2.33% | +8.53% |
| ECL | 3.08 | 3.15 | 3.25 | 0.10 | +3.17% | +2.27% | +5.52% |
| DTL | 2.01 | 2.05 | 2.20 | 0.15 | +7.32% | +1.99% | +9.45% |
A small spread exists when a stock is being actively traded and has high volume – this is normally prefered as it allows orders to be filled quickly at the prices we want.
Bids < / = Close Price. Bearish
These stocks have bids (and possibly asks) below the latest close price. These tend to be stocks with low volumes and/or wider spreads. Small or unknown companies frequently exhibit lower trading volume because fewer investors are interested in relatively unknown firms.
| Company | Close | Bid | Ask | Spread $ | Bid-Ask Spread % |
Bid Vs Close |
Ask Vs Close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAL | 2,789.00 | 500.00 | 4,890.00 | 4,390.00 | +878.00% | -82.07% | +75.33% |
| JMMBGL7.25C | 1.84 | 1.00 | 1.80 | 0.80 | +80.00% | -45.65% | -2.17% |
| ROC | 2.29 | 1.51 | 2.70 | 1.19 | +78.81% | -34.06% | +17.90% |
| KLE | 1.70 | 1.35 | 1.70 | 0.35 | +25.93% | -20.59% | 0.00% |
| CAC9.50 | 1.00 | 0.80 | 1.00 | 0.20 | +25.00% | -20.00% | 0.00% |
| DCOVE | 7.50 | 6.10 | 7.80 | 1.70 | +27.87% | -18.67% | +4.00% |
| PJX | 8.90 | 7.30 | 8.90 | 1.60 | +21.92% | -17.98% | 0.00% |
Large bid-ask spreads on illiquid shares are also used by market makers to compensate themselves for assuming the risk of holding low-volume securities. A wide spread represents a higher premium for market makers.
Raging Bulls
(Top performers YTD)
Excluding new listings
Stocks with the highest gain in price YTD. Note the number of highs they’ve also hit since the start of the year
| Company | Open | Close | Chg $ | Chg % | # Of Highs |
# Of Lows |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 138SL | 4.24 | 7.15 | +2.91 | +68.63% | 4 | – |
| KEY | 3.20 | 4.90 | +1.70 | +53.13% | 1 | 3 |
| EPLY7.50 | 4.60 | 6.05 | +1.45 | +31.52% | 1 | – |
| PJX | 7.20 | 8.90 | +1.70 | +23.61% | 5 | – |
| JMMBGL7.25 | 1.59 | 1.90 | +0.31 | +19.50% | – | 1 |
| PBS | 0.65 | 0.77 | +0.12 | +18.46% | 3 | – |
| CAC9.50 | 0.90 | 1.00 | +0.10 | +11.11% | – | 2 |
Note: As stocks start to rise, there can be more and more greed in the stock market. You see more and more people thinking, ‘Oh yeah let’s put money on that stock because it’s going up.’ Watch out for that.
YTD Bears
(Worst performers)
Excluding new listings
Stocks losing the most value since the start of the year. Note the number of lows they’ve hit for the period as well
| Company | Open | Close | Chg $ | Chg % | # Of Highs |
# Of Lows |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECL | 6.65 | 3.08 | -3.57 | -53.68% | – | 9 |
| ISP | 31.99 | 15.90 | -16.09 | -50.30% | – | – |
| JETCON | 1.69 | 0.90 | -0.79 | -46.75% | – | 6 |
| CPJ | 5.20 | 2.82 | -2.38 | -45.77% | – | 8 |
| CCC | 83.41 | 46.00 | -37.41 | -44.85% | – | 2 |
| SOS | 11.02 | 6.10 | -4.92 | -44.65% | – | 3 |
| MTL | 0.36 | 0.21 | -0.15 | -41.67% | – | 2 |
Note: Being ‘bearish’ is a sign of pessimism – thinking a stock is going to lose value. ‘Bearish’ investors, therefore, are likely to sell. In some cases (with research) you can take advantage of fear and greed – buying when there’s fear.
New Listings
Stocks listed this year. Take a look at their price performance and also 52W Highs and Lows.
| Company | Open | Close | Chg $ | Chg % | # Of Highs |
# Of Lows |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CABROKERS | 1.91 | 2.35 | +0.44 | +23.04% | 2 | 3 |
| TJHUSD | 0.01 | 0.01 | – | 1 | 1 | |
| TJH | 1.41 | 1.38 | -0.03 | -2.13% | – | – |
| FIRSTROCKUSD | 0.12 | 0.09 | -0.03 | -25.00% | – | 4 |
Major One Week Declines New
Stocks seeing a significant decline in price wtd (excluding those hitting new lows). The stocks below experienced their largest percentage fall for a week, since 2019 (but have not yet traded at a 52W low).
| Company | WTD Open |
WTD Close |
WTD High |
WTD Low |
WTD Low Vs WTD Open |
WTD Low Vs WTD Open |
# Of Lows |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PROVEN | 0.26 | 0.22 | 0.27 | 0.21 | -0.04 | -15.38% | – |
| SOS | 7.10 | 6.10 | 6.10 | 5.70 | -1.00 | -14.08% | – |
| MPCCEL | 176.77 | 147.00 | 176.00 | 147.00 | -29.77 | -16.84% | – |
Major One Week Advances New
Stocks making a significant advances in price wtd (excluding those hitting new highs). The stocks below experienced their largest percentage increase for a week, since 2019 (but have not yet traded at a 52W high).
| Company | WTD Open |
WTD Close |
WTD High |
WTD Low |
WTD High Vs WTD Open |
WTD High Vs WTD Open |
# Of Lows |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIRSTROCKJMD | 10.74 | 12.00 | 12.00 | 10.55 | +1.26 | +11.73% | – |
Market Performance New
How the markets performed this week
| Index | WTD% | MTD% | YTD% |
|---|---|---|---|
 BISX (BHS) |
0.00% | 1.03% | -4.15% |
 BSE (BRB) |
-0.47% | -1.60% | -1.15% |
 JSE (JAM) |
-1.61% | 0.90% | -25.37% |
 T&T (TTO) |
0.73% | -3.44% | -13.38% |
 S&P 500 (USA) |
-1.32% | 9.76% | -12.20% |
| Dow Jones (USA) |
-1.93% | 8.48% | -16.69% |
Sector Performance WTD New
How each sector performed this week
Largest Industries New
How the largest industries perfomed
| Industry (Sector) – Mkt Cap | WTD% | MTD% | YTD% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banks (Financials) – 515.3b | -2.17% | 0.37% | -21.57% |
| Insurance (Financials) – 201.2b | 0.00% | 4.31% | -30.83% |
| Food Products (Consumer Staples) – 194.3b | 2.72% | 8.38% | -23.56% |
| Capital Markets (Financials) – 119.6b | -5.41% | -3.22% | -29.81% |
| Diversified Financial Services (Financials) – 93.0b | -0.87% | -0.70% | -24.90% |
Best Performing Industries New
The Top Performing Industries YTD
| Industry (Sector) | WTD% | MTD% | YTD% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Component (Information Technology) | 0.00% | 0.00% | 18.95% |
| Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs (Real Estate) |
-2.20% | -2.20% | -7.28% |
| Real Estate Management & Development (Real Estate) | -4.13% | -0.76% | -7.74% |
| Distributors (Consumer Discretionary) | -0.50% | 3.09% | -10.71% |
| Containers & Packaging (Materials) | 5.64% | 9.74% | -15.74% |
About The MoneyMax Market Insight – This is a compilation of stats and tips on the market. Each week we will highlight the best performing, trending & top ranked stocks and more – giving our members tips on what has been performing well and what to look forward to.
