The Consumer Discretionary sector ranks fifth out of the ten sectors as detailed in my Sector Rankings for ETFs and Mutual Funds report. It gets my Neutral rating, which is based on aggregation of ratings of 16 ETFs and 27 mutual funds in the Consumer Discretionary sector as of April 18, 2013.
Stock Pick of the Week
Sell Apple (AAPL)Apple's 270% return on invested capital (ROIC) is not sustainable. With no groundbreaking innovation on the horizon, Apple's ROIC, and its stock price, should decline to a level closer to its competitors.
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