250.02 | -1.44 | -0.57%
 
 

Barron's 400 Attributes

 
Average Market Cap (millions) $11,823.67
P/E (12 months trailing) N/A
Earnings Growth Rate (2 Yr Avg) 38.66%
Earnings LQ vs. Year Ago 32.80%
Net Income 1Y Q to Q Change 52.42%
Net Income 3Y Change (annual) 254.00%
Revenue LQ vs. Year Ago 1.81%
Revenue 3Y Change (annual) 136.91%
% Debt to LT Capital 19.64%
ROE 35.40%
Net Profit Margin 15.98%
Dividend Yield 2.97
Beta: 1.00
As of February 8, 2010

Largest companies in the Barron's 400*

Ticker Grade Name
MSFT 73.25 MICROSOFT CORP
WMT 65.91 WAL-MART STORES INC
PG 62.94 PROCTER & GAMBLE CO
AAPL 85.95 APPLE INC
JNJ 62.24 JOHNSON & JOHNSON
*By market capitalization. As of February 8, 2010

Smallest companies in the Barron's 400*

Ticker Grade Name
BIG 70.21 BIG LOTS INC
GYMB 67.01 GYMBOREE CORP
MMP 42.94 MAGELLAN MIDSTREAM PRTNRS LP
ROST 72.07 ROSS STORES INC
EBIX 77.42 EBIX INC
*By market capitalization. As of February 8, 2010


MarketGrader average grade by index

Index Average Grade
Barron's 400 70.73
Dow Jones Industrial Average 62.29
S&P 500 53.68
NASDAQ Composite Index 42.36
As of February 8, 2010

Highest grades in the Barron's 400

Ticker GradeName
GILD 89.00 GILEAD SCIENCES INC.
APOL 88.60 APOLLO GROUP INC.
PCLN 87.84 PRICELINE.COM INC.
ESI 86.16 ITT EDUCATIONAL SERVICES INC.
AAPL 85.95 APPLE INC.
As of February 8, 2010


ICB Industry breakdown

The chart below represents the current industry breakdown of the Barron’s 400 Index based on the number of components
per industry.
As of February 8, 2010
ICB is a sector classification system owned jointly by Dow Jones Indexes and FTSE International. For more information, visit www.icbenchmark.com

Historical performance by market cap

The chart below represents the historical contribution
to the index's performance by market cap segment.
 
As of January 31, 2008

Barron's 400


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