The 6 Most Expensive Stocks In The Dow Jones Industrial Average – Part 2

Introduction

In part 1 of this five-part series, I covered what I considered the 6 most expensive stocks in the Dow Jones Industrial Average Index of 30 stocks.With this part 2, I’m going to cover 6 additional Dow stocks that I consider overvalued currently.So far, these two articles represent approximately 40% of the stocks in the Dow Jones that appear overvalued.However, this group of 6 expensive Dow stocks generally has very different fundamental characteristics than we saw with the first group.With our initial group of 6 we saw, for the most part, cyclical operating histories.With this group of Dow stocks we will examine 6 stocks with more consistent operating histories.

Personally, and as a general rule, I tend to favor companies with long-term consistent operating track records.Much of my preference can be attributed to the opportunity for more reliable forecasting.Although there are exceptions to every rule, companies with consistent operating histories tend to persist over time.As they get larger, their growth rates may slow down a little, but their consistency of performance is comforting.Although past performance is no guarantee of future success, a long-term consistent track record is worth acknowledging and given credit to.

Additionally, this group of 6 Dow constituents will also illustrate one of the underlying objectives of this series suggesting that it is a market of stocks not a stock market.Common stocks come in all sizes, shapes and flavors.Just as it is for larger indexes, it also holds true for the Dow Jones.Therefore, I always suggest that it makes more sense to worry about the specific stocks that you own over obsessing with what the market might or might not do.Because, as this series unfolds, you will discover that there are in fact Dow stocks that are attractively valued.As a sneak preview, we will not see attractively valued Dow stocks until we get to parts 4 and 5.Stated more precisely, I believe that approximately 60% of the 30 Dow stocks are overvalued, but there is attractive valuation with some of the other 40%-stay tuned to future installments.