Olin
Olin, (OLN) which makes bleach and ammunition,
is part of today's NYSE Stocks In The News section in
IBD and eIBD. In a bull market, these stocks outperform
the S&P 500 by a good margin, but even in a rally
under pressure, it's worth checking out these stocks to
get watch list ideas. Since we last covered Olin on July
24, the stock rallied to a new high, and is now pulling
back again.
- Olin has an Earnings Per Share rating of 97.
Earnings growth has been strong in recent quarters,
following some declines prior to that.
- Sales growth in the past four quarters has also
picked up.
- Return on Equity is 17%, the minimum level you
tend to see in the biggest stock winners.
- The up/down volume ratio is 1.3. This measures
trading volume on upside days vs. trading volume on
downside days for the past 50 sessions. A ratio higher
than 1 indicates demand.
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