Market Capitalization of the Largest 10 Companies as a % of the Index Market Capitalization This charts highlights the high concentration of market capitalization in the largest 10 companies. Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research
World GDP – OECD Global Economic Outlook According to the OECD, the coronavirus crisis means no V-shaped recovery, as the consequences will be severe and long-lasting. Image: Organisation for Economic Co-operation & Development
Valuation – Russell 2000 vs. S&P 500 The price to book ratio suggests that the Russell 2000 is cheap relative to the S&P 500. Image: Morgan Stanley Research
Top 5 Largest Constituents as Percent of Market Capitalization This charts highlights the extreme concentration of market cap in the U.S. and global emerging markets in the top five stocks. Image: Credit Suisse Research
Bear Market – Comparing Speed of Decline to Speed of Recovery Of the 10 stock market drawdowns of about 30% since 1920, the median time needed to recover half of losses, was half the duration of the decline. Image: CNBC
U.S. High-Yield vs. Investment-Grade and MSCI ACWI ex-US (Leading Indicator) This chart suggests that the ratio of high-yield to investment-grade bond performance is a leading indicator for stocks. Image: BofA Global Investment Strategy
U.S. Stock Market – 9/11 as Analog to Coronavirus This chart compares 9/11 to coronavirus. It shows the P/E ratio as a percentile, and EPS. Image: Fidelity Investments
Average S&P 500 1-Year Performance Based on Valuation Starting Point The S&P 500 P/E ratio is over 18x currently. As valuations rise, expected returns fall. Image: Richardson Wealth
Fed’s Balance Sheet Composition Chart suggesting that the Fed should buy more Treasury bills and shift away from repo operations over time. Image: Deutsche Bank
S&P 500 Valuation Multiples The price-to-sales ratio of the S&P 500 Index suggests that stocks are as expensive as they were during the Internet bubble. The P/E ratio also remains at high level. Image: Tomasz Hońdo