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: 12/19/2024)

Company NameTickerRecent Price $YTD % Price ChangeClose Ratio
IntelINTC19.06-62.10.673
Walgreens Boots AllianceWBA9.35-64.20.721
DowDOW39.10-28.70.737
MerckMRK99.52-8.70.843
AmgenAMGN261.19-9.30.856
UnitedHealthUNH489.25-7.10.908
NIKENKE77.10-29.00.910
ChevronCVX141.15-5.40.915
Johnson & JohnsonJNJ143.58-8.40.926
Coca-ColaKO62.456.00.961
Verizon CommunicationsVZ39.976.00.965
CaterpillarCAT360.3721.91.003
Procter & GamblePG169.1915.51.011
MicrosoftMSFT437.0316.21.029
Home DepotHD385.0211.11.036
McDonald'sMCD290.23-2.11.037
BoeingBA177.04-32.11.041
TravelersTRV237.7124.81.044
HoneywellHON226.888.21.089
DisneyDIS111.3723.31.089
3MMMM127.1316.31.100
J.P. Morgan ChaseJPM232.9637.01.106
VisaV314.8820.91.122
Cisco SystemsCSCO57.6314.11.136
IBMIBM223.9236.91.140
Goldman SachsGS553.9943.61.142
American ExpressAXP293.0856.41.163
AppleAAPL249.7929.71.186
Salesforce.comCRM336.2327.81.197
WalmartWMT93.4077.71.283