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Last night on Fast Money, Guy Adami mentioned that "the PE is very compelling" for Hewlett Packard [HPQ  Loading...      ()   ].  Many of the PE's for the Dow 30 are at historic lows and appear to be very compelling.  As of yesterday's, close, the average PE for the 30 Dow components is under 10.  Looking at other points over the decade, that average has been between 17 and 30 according to data from Thomson Reuters.  When the markets begin to normalize, it is likely that stocks will move back toward their historical multiples, implying some significant gains. 

Of course, the big question mark is the "E" part of PE.  In January 2008, Thomson Reuters First Call estimates had much higher expectations for earnings.  On average, the 30 Dow stocks finished 2008 with actual EPS numbers 65% below the early January estimates.  If you assume the analysts will be no worse off in 2009 than they were in 2008, you can apply a similar discount to earnings estimates for Fiscal Year 2009. 

Below is a table showing the implied price for each Dow component when using the lowest of a sample of historical PE's over the past 10 years and applied an adjustment for analyst accuracy. 

SymbolCompanyClose on 3/11fwd PESample of fwd PE's ('99-'06)'09 eps estImplied Price (Using min PE)vs. Current Price'08 Act eps vs. jan '08 est (%)Dis.for Certain Estvs. Current Price
AAALCOA Inc5.76-11.7515.6 - 30.8-0.49N/AN/A48%N/AN/A
AXPAmerican Express Co11.9311.9312.9 - 271.0713.8516%61%8.43-29%
BAThe Boeing Co33.276.5219 - 20.55.1096.5191%73%70.73113%
BACBank Of America Corp4.938.2020.3 - 280.6012.21148%15%1.80-63%
CCitigroup Inc1.54-2.2012.6 - 15.4-0.70N/AN/A-124%N/AN/A
CATCaterpillar Inc26.3112.4912.8 - 252.1127.023%94%25.49-3%
CVXChevron Corp61.2211.8116.8 - 43.45.1986.9642%124%108.0176%
DDE I du Pont de Nemours18.359.3313.2 - 31.41.9726.0742%78%20.4611%
DISThe Walt Disney Co16.599.6018.8 - 48.21.7332.4295%91%29.4377%
GEGeneral Electric Co8.497.247.1 - 25.31.178.29-2%80%6.62-22%
GMGeneral Motors Corp1.86-0.0613.3 - 71.3-29.47N/AN/A-1303%N/AN/A
HDHome Depot Inc19.6815.0918.4 - 30.41.3023.9722%73%17.62-10%
HPQHewlett-Packard Co28.617.7014.7 - 32.83.7154.4290%106%57.70102%
IBMIntl Business Machines88.629.8117.1 - 27.69.03154.7975%112%172.8995%
INTCIntel Corp13.9636.7312.8 - 35.90.384.86-65%62%2.99-79%
JNJJohnson and Johnson47.910.6617.5 - 47.24.4978.6764%103%81.2070%
JPMJPMorgan Chase and Co20.412.2912.4 - 33.51.6620.621%19%3.99-80%
KFTKraft Foods Inc21.3211.3419.8 - 38.11.8837.2975%99%36.7873%
KOThe Coca Cola Co39.5712.725.4 - 20.73.1116.74-58%105%17.58-56%
MCDMcDonald's Corporation51.0313.3716.5 - 44.43.8263.1124%116%73.0443%
MMM3M Company46.811.372.9 - 28.64.1211.93-75%95%11.32-76%
MRKMerck & Co Inc21.946.7410.2 - 24.33.2633.2251%101%33.6854%
MSFTMicrosoft Corp17.119.7320.8 - 68.71.7636.51113%98%35.91110%
PFEPfizer Inc.12.796.2312.8 - 27.42.0526.25105%102%26.89110%
PGPfizer Inc Procter & Gamble Co45.0710.7223.8 - 83.44.20100.22122%118%118.27162%
TAT&T Inc23.3511.6617.5 - 19.52.0035.1250%89%31.2434%
UTXUnited Technologies Corp41.068.9217.8 - 20.44.6081.95100%101%82.94102%
VZVerizon Communications27.4410.9114.3 - 222.5235.9431%93%33.5922%
WMTWal-Mart Stores Inc47.4613.4815.3 - 56.53.5253.9114%100%53.9314%
XOMExxon Mobil Corp65.7713.7714 - 32.64.7866.701%110%73.0911%
Average:9.8517.4 - 33.435%

Some observations:

  • 19 of the 30 Dow components have implied values over 10% higher than current prices
  • Proctor & Gamble [PG  Loading...      ()   ], Boeing [BA  Loading...      ()   ], Pfizer [PFE  Loading...      ()   ], Microsoft [MSFT  Loading...      ()   ], and United Technologies [UTX  Loading...      ()   ] appear poised for the most significant gains
  • 3 of 4 Tech companies (Microsoft, IBM [IBM  Loading...      ()   ], and HP) in the Dow have implied values of ~100% higher than current prices; only Intel seems overvalued.
  • Financials' EPS numbers are the most uncertain - proceed with caution for these data points
  • Even at today's discounted prices, some Dow components have implied prices that are below current levels
  • Taking the sum of the parts, the Dow has an implied value of ~9900. 

Note:  The analysis above is based on some key assumptions.  As always, this should help trigger some ideas for more research and analysis before making any investment decisions.

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