We can use our data to track individual stocks, industries, sectors, and indices. For today’s bulletin, we present key metrics for the top picks in the S&P 500. The companies listed below represent the top-ten STRONG BUY stocks within the index. They are presented below according to their one-month forecast target prices.

The components of this list are little changed since the last time we presented the top S&P picks a month ago.  PSX and GILD are newcomers–they replaced AAL and UAL. Tesoro Corp remains the overall leader.

Ticker

Company Name

Market Price

Valuation

Last 12-M Retrn

1-M Forecast Retn

1-Yr Forecast Retn

P/E Ratio

Sector Name

Last Month Top Ten

TSO

TESORO CORP

104.79

-3.84%

41.21%

1.60%

19.40%

7.50

Oils-Energy

TSO

LYB

LYONDELLBASEL-A

88.93

-17.91%

24.29%

1.52%

18.40%

8.58

Basic Materials

VLO

VLO

VALERO ENERGY

70.2

9.93%

49.27%

1.46%

17.63%

7.93

Oils-Energy

GM

MPC

MARATHON PETROL

49.7

-5.46%

20.92%

1.41%

17.04%

8.49

Oils-Energy

DAL

GM

GENERAL MOTORS

35.14

-6.20%

14.35%

1.35%

16.32%

7.26

Auto-Tires-Trucks

MPC

PSX

PHILLIPS 66

83.06

9.28%

23.90%

1.16%

13.99%

10.47

Oils-Energy

AAL

DAL

DELTA AIR LINES

52.12

-6.27%

14.85%

1.10%

13.26%

11.55

Transportation

UAL

GT

GOODYEAR TIRE

33.33

22.57%

25.73%

1.05%

12.57%

10.87

Auto-Tires-Trucks

LYB

GILD

GILEAD SCIENCES

103.34

-3.30%

2.87%

1.01%

12.10%

8.69

Medical

LUV

LUV

SOUTHWEST AIR

44.8

-9.09%

13.19%

0.99%

11.85%

13.07

Transportation

GT