Stock Industry Rank
We've painstakingly grouped all U.S.-listed stocks based on their business focus, company structure, geographical origin, and other factors. The proprietary industry categories below are ranked by the market cap-weighted average POWR Rating™ of their constituents.
# Stocks Rated
5,703
# Industries Ranked
123
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Rank | Industry Name | # of Stocks | Avg POWR Rating | POWR 1Wk Ago | POWR Jan. 1 |
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1 | Advertising | 13 | B Buy | B Buy | B Buy |
2 | Agriculture | 36 | A Strong Buy | B Buy | B Buy |
3 | Air Freight & Shipping Services | 16 | B Buy | B Buy | B Buy |
4 | Air/Defense Services | 71 | C Neutral | C Neutral | C Neutral |
5 | Airlines | 27 | C Neutral | C Neutral | C Neutral |
6 | Aluminum | 6 | B Buy | A Strong Buy | B Buy |
7 | Asset Management | 68 | B Buy | B Buy | B Buy |
8 | Athletics & Recreation | 34 | B Buy | A Strong Buy | A Strong Buy |
9 | Auto & Vehicle Manufacturers | 51 | A Strong Buy | A Strong Buy | A Strong Buy |
10 | Auto Dealers & Rentals | 23 | B Buy | B Buy | B Buy |
11 | Auto Parts | 67 | B Buy | A Strong Buy | B Buy |
12 | Beverages | 41 | B Buy | B Buy | B Buy |
13 | Biotech | 483 | B Buy | B Buy | B Buy |
14 | Chemicals | 99 | B Buy | A Strong Buy | B Buy |
15 | China | 103 | B Buy | B Buy | B Buy |
16 | Coal | 11 | A Strong Buy | A Strong Buy | B Buy |
17 | Consumer Financial Services | 47 | B Buy | A Strong Buy | A Strong Buy |
18 | Consumer Goods | 62 | B Buy | A Strong Buy | A Strong Buy |
19 | Energy - Drilling | 13 | C Neutral | C Neutral | D Sell |
20 | Energy - Oil & Gas | 108 | B Buy | C Neutral | C Neutral |
21 | Energy - Services | 54 | C Neutral | C Neutral | C Neutral |
22 | Entertainment - Broadcasters | 10 | B Buy | B Buy | C Neutral |
23 | Entertainment - Casinos/Gambling | 31 | B Buy | B Buy | B Buy |
24 | Entertainment - Media Producers | 23 | B Buy | B Buy | B Buy |
25 | Entertainment - Movies/Studios | 11 | B Buy | B Buy | B Buy |
26 | Entertainment - Publishing | 16 | B Buy | B Buy | B Buy |
27 | Entertainment - Radio | 9 | B Buy | B Buy | B Buy |
28 | Entertainment - Sports & Theme Parks | 16 | A Strong Buy | A Strong Buy | A Strong Buy |
29 | Entertainment - Toys & Video Games | 22 | B Buy | A Strong Buy | A Strong Buy |
30 | Entertainment - TV & Internet Providers | 13 | B Buy | B Buy | A Strong Buy |
31 | Fashion & Luxury | 70 | B Buy | B Buy | B Buy |
32 | Financial Marketplaces | 12 | B Buy | B Buy | B Buy |
33 | Financial Services (Enterprise) | 253 | B Buy | B Buy | B Buy |
34 | Food Makers | 88 | B Buy | B Buy | B Buy |
35 | Foreign Banks | 106 | B Buy | B Buy | B Buy |
36 | Foreign Consumer Finance | 16 | B Buy | B Buy | B Buy |
37 | Foreign Oil & Gas | 53 | C Neutral | C Neutral | C Neutral |
38 | Grocery/Big Box Retailers | 40 | B Buy | B Buy | B Buy |
39 | Home Improvement & Goods | 66 | B Buy | B Buy | B Buy |
40 | Homebuilders | 24 | B Buy | C Neutral | B Buy |
41 | Industrial - Building Materials | 56 | B Buy | A Strong Buy | B Buy |
42 | Industrial - Equipment | 87 | B Buy | A Strong Buy | B Buy |
43 | Industrial - Machinery | 88 | B Buy | A Strong Buy | B Buy |
44 | Industrial - Manufacturing | 50 | B Buy | B Buy | B Buy |
45 | Industrial - Metals | 40 | A Strong Buy | A Strong Buy | A Strong Buy |
46 | Industrial - Packaging | 22 | B Buy | A Strong Buy | B Buy |
47 | Industrial - Paper | 13 | B Buy | B Buy | B Buy |
48 | Industrial - Services | 83 | B Buy | B Buy | B Buy |
49 | Industrial - Textiles | 6 | B Buy | B Buy | B Buy |
50 | Industrial - Wood | 6 | B Buy | B Buy | B Buy |
51 | Insurance - Accident & Supplemental | 9 | B Buy | B Buy | B Buy |
52 | Insurance - Brokers | 12 | B Buy | B Buy | B Buy |
53 | Insurance - Life | 34 | B Buy | B Buy | B Buy |
54 | Insurance - Property & Casualty | 70 | A Strong Buy | A Strong Buy | A Strong Buy |
55 | Insurance - Reinsurance | 10 | B Buy | B Buy | B Buy |
56 | Insurance - Title | 6 | B Buy | B Buy | C Neutral |
57 | Internet | 69 | B Buy | B Buy | B Buy |
58 | Internet - Services | 45 | B Buy | B Buy | B Buy |
59 | Investment Brokerage | 25 | A Strong Buy | A Strong Buy | A Strong Buy |
60 | Medical - Consumer Goods | 15 | B Buy | B Buy | B Buy |
61 | Medical - Devices & Equipment | 185 | B Buy | A Strong Buy | B Buy |
62 | Medical - Diagnostics/Research | 64 | A Strong Buy | B Buy | B Buy |
63 | Medical - Drug Stores | 6 | A Strong Buy | B Buy | B Buy |
64 | Medical - Health Insurance | 8 | A Strong Buy | A Strong Buy | B Buy |
65 | Medical - Hospitals | 10 | B Buy | B Buy | B Buy |
66 | Medical - Pharmaceuticals | 239 | B Buy | B Buy | B Buy |
67 | Medical - Services | 77 | B Buy | B Buy | B Buy |
68 | Mid-Atlantic Regional Banks | 49 | A Strong Buy | A Strong Buy | B Buy |
69 | Midwest Regional Banks | 60 | A Strong Buy | A Strong Buy | B Buy |
70 | Miners - Diversified | 66 | A Strong Buy | A Strong Buy | B Buy |
71 | Miners - Gold | 56 | C Neutral | C Neutral | C Neutral |
72 | Miners - Silver | 17 | C Neutral | C Neutral | C Neutral |
73 | MLPs - Gas | 5 | B Buy | C Neutral | C Neutral |
74 | MLPs - Oil & Gas | 44 | B Buy | C Neutral | C Neutral |
75 | MLPs - Other | 15 | B Buy | B Buy | B Buy |
76 | Money Center Banks | 11 | B Buy | B Buy | B Buy |
77 | Northeast Regional Banks | 82 | B Buy | B Buy | B Buy |
78 | Outsourcing - Business Services | 55 | B Buy | B Buy | B Buy |
79 | Outsourcing - Education Services | 34 | C Neutral | C Neutral | C Neutral |
80 | Outsourcing - Management Services | 6 | C Neutral | C Neutral | C Neutral |
81 | Outsourcing - Staffing Services | 17 | A Strong Buy | A Strong Buy | B Buy |
82 | Outsourcing - Tech Services | 14 | A Strong Buy | A Strong Buy | A Strong Buy |
83 | Pacific Regional Banks | 53 | A Strong Buy | B Buy | B Buy |
84 | Private Equity | 43 | B Buy | B Buy | B Buy |
85 | Railroads | 20 | B Buy | A Strong Buy | B Buy |
86 | Real Estate Services | 54 | B Buy | B Buy | B Buy |
87 | REITs - Data Centers | 6 | C Neutral | C Neutral | B Buy |
88 | REITs - Diversified | 58 | C Neutral | C Neutral | C Neutral |
89 | REITs - Healthcare | 18 | C Neutral | C Neutral | B Buy |
90 | REITs - Hotel | 22 | B Buy | B Buy | C Neutral |
91 | REITs - Industrial | 22 | B Buy | B Buy | B Buy |
92 | REITs - Mortgage | 31 | C Neutral | C Neutral | C Neutral |
93 | REITs - Office | 17 | C Neutral | C Neutral | C Neutral |
94 | REITs - Residential | 27 | C Neutral | C Neutral | B Buy |
95 | REITs - Retail | 41 | C Neutral | C Neutral | C Neutral |
96 | Restaurants | 48 | B Buy | B Buy | A Strong Buy |
97 | Semiconductor & Wireless Chip | 99 | A Strong Buy | A Strong Buy | B Buy |
98 | Shipping | 53 | B Buy | B Buy | C Neutral |
99 | Software - Application | 115 | B Buy | B Buy | A Strong Buy |
100 | Software - Business | 60 | B Buy | B Buy | B Buy |
101 | Software - SAAS | 13 | B Buy | B Buy | B Buy |
102 | Software - Security | 25 | B Buy | B Buy | B Buy |
103 | Solar | 17 | B Buy | A Strong Buy | B Buy |
104 | Southeast Regional Banks | 33 | A Strong Buy | A Strong Buy | B Buy |
105 | Southwest Regional Banks | 29 | A Strong Buy | B Buy | B Buy |
106 | Specialty Retailers | 42 | B Buy | B Buy | B Buy |
107 | Steel | 38 | B Buy | A Strong Buy | B Buy |
108 | Technology - 3D Printing | 6 | B Buy | B Buy | B Buy |
109 | Technology - Communication/Networking | 58 | B Buy | B Buy | B Buy |
110 | Technology - Electronics | 45 | A Strong Buy | A Strong Buy | B Buy |
111 | Technology - Hardware | 52 | B Buy | A Strong Buy | A Strong Buy |
112 | Technology - Services | 82 | B Buy | B Buy | B Buy |
113 | Technology - Storage | 5 | B Buy | B Buy | B Buy |
114 | Telecom - Domestic | 25 | B Buy | B Buy | B Buy |
115 | Telecom - Foreign | 59 | B Buy | B Buy | B Buy |
116 | Tobacco | 11 | B Buy | B Buy | B Buy |
117 | Travel - Cruises | 5 | D Sell | D Sell | D Sell |
118 | Travel - Hotels/Resorts | 23 | B Buy | B Buy | B Buy |
119 | Trucking Freight | 21 | B Buy | B Buy | B Buy |
120 | Utilities - Domestic | 59 | B Buy | B Buy | B Buy |
121 | Utilities - Foreign | 58 | B Buy | B Buy | B Buy |
122 | Waste Disposal | 18 | B Buy | A Strong Buy | A Strong Buy |
123 | Water | 14 | B Buy | B Buy | B Buy |