The Street Ratings
An Overview of The Street Investment Strategy
Location of Screen: This page represents 5 unique screens located on TheStreet.com. These screens identify the best Large Cap, Mid Cap, Small Cap, Fast Growth, and All Around stocks
Updated: Daily
Inception: The strategy is not dated, but Sum of Some has referenced it since late 2006
Created By: TheStreet.com
The Street Investing Style Summarized
The exact algorithms for these screens are not shared. The Street states that they look only at stocks that are followed by at least one analyst who posts estimates on the Institutional Brokers’ Estimate System. Within these stocks, they measure more than 62 factors, and choose those that rank near the top of all stocks. Finally, they select the top five stocks (ordered by their potential to appreciate) within the five categories below
Large Cap
- Market Capitalizations > $10 billion
Mid Cap
- Market Capitalizations > $500 million and < $10 billion
Small Cap
- Market Capitalizations > $50 million and < $500 million
Fast Growth
- Companies projected to increase revenue and profit by at least 12% in the coming year
All Around
- Annual revenue > $500 million
- Lower than average valuations, such as price-to-sales ratio < 2, and leverage < 49% of total capital
