The Chart of the Day belongs to the specialty chemicals company Chase (CCF) . I found the stock by using Barchart's powerful screening functions to find stocks with the highest technical buy signals, highest Weighted Alpha, superior current momentum and having a Trend Seeker buy signal then used the Flipchart feature to review the charts for consistent price appreciation. Since the Trend Seeker signaled a buy on 4/12 the stock gained 16.22%.
Chase Corporation, a specialty chemicals company, engages in the manufacture and sale of protective materials for various applications in North America, Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Adhesives, Sealants and Additives; Industrial Tapes; and Corrosion Protection and Waterproofing. The Adhesives, Sealants and Additives segment offers protective conformal and moisture protective electronic coatings and cleaning solutions; advanced adhesives, sealants, and coatings; polymeric microspheres; polyurethane dispersions; superabsorbent polymers; and cleaning and protection solutions for electronic assemblies. The Industrial Tapes segment provides wire and cable materials; specialty tapes and related products; insulating and conducting materials; laminated durable papers; water-blocking compounds; laminated film foils and cover tapes; and pulling and detection tapes. The Corrosion Protection and Waterproofing segment offers protective pipe-coating tapes and other protectants; polymeric asphalt additives; waterproofing membranes; waterproofing sealants, expansion joints, and accessories; technological products, and tapes and membranes; specialized high-performance coating and lining systems; waterproofing and corrosion protection systems; and pipeline protection tapes and products. The company serves transportation, appliances, medical, general industrial, cable manufacturing, utilities and telecommunications, and electronics packaging markets, as well as oil companies, gas companies, and water/wastewater utilities. It sells the products through its salespeople, as well as manufacturers' representatives and distributors. Chase Corporation was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Westwood, Massachusetts.
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Barchart Technical Indicators:
- 100% technical buy signals
- 58.13+Weighted Alpha
- 51.55% gain in the last year
- Trend Seeker buy signal
- Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
- 10 new highs and up 10.24% in the last month
- Relative Strength Index 75.71%
- Technical support level at $118.38
- Recently traded at $120.15 with 50 day moving average of $106.67
Fundamental Factors:
- Market Cap $1.14 billion
- P/E 23.25
- Dividend yield .85%
- Wall Street is not making Revenue and Earnings projections on this stock
Analysts and Investor Sentiment -- I don't buy stocks because everyone else is buying but I do realize that if major firms and investors are dumping a stock it's hard to make money swimming against the tide:
- The individual investors following the stock on Motley Fool voted 179 to 9 for the stock to beat the market with the more experienced investors voting 26 to 2 for the same result
- Value Line gives it its highest rating of 1
- CFRAs MarketScope give it a hold rating
- 3820 investors monitor the stock on Seeking Alpha
Disclosure: I/we have no stock, option or similar derivative position in any of the companies mentioned, but may initiate a beneficial Long position through a purchase of the stock, or the purchase of call options or similar derivatives in the next 72 hours.
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