Charles B. Carlson, CFA
The list below ranks the Dow stocks on the ratio of stock price to 200-day moving average price, from the lowest ratio to the highest ratio. The 10 Dow stocks with the lowest ratios are highlighted. A variation of my Worst-To-First Strategies focuses on creating portfolios from the 10 Dow stocks with the lowest ratio of current stock price to 200-day moving average price (1-stock, 3-stock, 5-stock, or 10-stock portfolios). For example, if you want a 3-stock portfolio, buy the first three stocks in the list and hold for 12 months.

FURTHEST FROM 200-DAY MOVING AVERAGE (Data as of: 4/18/2024)

Company NameTickerRecent Price $YTD % Price ChangeClose Ratio
Walgreens Boots AllianceWBA17.59-32.60.753
BoeingBA170.23-34.70.809
IntelINTC35.04-30.30.878
AppleAAPL167.04-13.20.916
Johnson & JohnsonJNJ145.74-7.00.919
3MMMM91.48-16.30.926
NIKENKE95.74-11.80.928
Cisco SystemsCSCO48.11-4.80.934
McDonald'sMCD270.98-8.60.961
AmgenAMGN262.75-8.80.968
UnitedHealthUNH493.18-6.30.970
HoneywellHON191.08-8.90.979
Home DepotHD332.89-3.90.998
Coca-ColaKO58.910.00.999
ChevronCVX157.575.61.016
Procter & GamblePG157.297.31.029
DowDOW56.493.01.052
VisaV271.374.21.061
WalmartWMT59.2612.81.081
Verizon CommunicationsVZ40.136.41.091
MicrosoftMSFT404.277.51.100
Salesforce.comCRM271.923.31.101
MerckMRK125.2314.91.112
J.P. Morgan ChaseJPM181.256.61.114
TravelersTRV210.4210.51.124
IBMIBM181.4711.01.131
Goldman SachsGS403.114.51.134
DisneyDIS112.4324.51.192
American ExpressAXP217.5016.11.207
CaterpillarCAT357.9321.11.237