Nasdaq 100 Watch List: May 9, 2014

Below is the watch list of stocks that we are following from the Nasdaq 100 Index.

symbol Name Price P/E EPS Yield P/B % from low
DISCA Discovery Communications, Inc. 73.06 24.32 3 - 4.16 0.98%
BBBY Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. 61.31 12.8 4.79 - 3.11 1.26%
ISRG Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 353.06 26.52 13.32 - 3.7 1.90%
NTAP NetApp, Inc. 34.19 19.85 1.72 1.8 2.88 2.55%
EBAY eBay Inc. 50.54 - -0.11 - 3.25 5.16%
ALTR Altera Corp. 32.38 23.81 1.36 1.9 2.92 5.37%
WFM Whole Foods Market, Inc. 39.32 26.21 1.5 1.2 3.59 5.39%
SIRI Sirius XM Holdings Inc. 3.16 56.43 0.06 0 7 6.04%
VRSK Verisk Analytics, Inc. 60.53 27.01 2.24 - 16.72 7.38%
COST Costco Wholesale Corporation 115.39 25.94 4.45 1.2 4.38 7.46%
LMCA Liberty Media Corporation 129.37 20.66 73.17 - 1.05 7.93%
SRCL Stericycle, Inc. 113.9 31.46 3.62 - 5.6 7.96%
CERN Cerner Corporation 50.19 43.27 1.16 - 5.25 9.56%
CA CA Technologies 29.41 12.71 2.31 3.4 2.32 9.78%

Analyst Estimates

Below is a snapshot of the analysts low estimated earnings assuming the stock retains the current p/e ratio until the end of the year and the percentage change in price that is implied based on these low earnings estimates.

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We recommend that investors start their research with the stocks that have the worst prospects going forward and either confirm or refute the expectations associated with the negative view on the stock.  Once the negative view is confirmed in your research, move to the next stock on the list.

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