Home Prices Moderate in Large Cities
Home prices in 20 US cities rose at a slower pace in October - a seventh straight month and the longest streak in nearly five years, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller report. The 20-city index of property values increased five percent from a year earlier, after rising 5.2 percent in the prior month.
Bloomberg says all 20 cities in the index showed year-over-year gains, led by a 12.8 percent increase in Las Vegas and almost 8 percent increases in both San Francisco and Phoenix. The weakest gains were in Washington, which rose 2.9 percent on year, Chicago, which climbed 3.3 percent, and New York, up 3.1 percent
Notable companies
The most notable companies in this group are PROLOGIS (NYSE:PLD), American Tower Corp (NYSE:AMT), Simon Property Group (NYSE:SPG).
Industry description
The investment seeks long-term growth through a combination of capital appreciation and current income.
The fund normally invests at least 80% of its net assets (including any borrowings for investment purposes) in the equity securities of real estate companies. It is likely to maintain a significant portion of assets in real estate investment trusts (REITs). REITs pool money to invest in properties (equity REITs) or mortgages (mortgage REITs). The fund generally invests in equity REITs. It is non-diversified.
Market Cap
The average market capitalization across the T. Rowe Price Real Estate MF is 38.69B. The market cap for tickers in the group ranges from 11.12B to 119.18B. PLD holds the highest valuation in this group at 119.18B. The lowest valued company is REG at 11.12B.
Volume
The average weekly volume growth across all stocks in the T. Rowe Price Real Estate MF was 13%. For the same stocks of the MF, the average monthly volume growth was 8% and the average quarterly volume growth was -20%
Fundamental Analysis Ratings
The average fundamental analysis ratings, where 1 is best and 100 is worst, are as follows
Valuation Rating: 86
P/E Growth Rating: 52
Price Growth Rating: 46
SMR Rating: 68
Profit Risk Rating: 62
Seasonality Score: 31 (-100 ... +100)