Style Monitor: Top Line Versus Bottom Line

Credit Suisse researchers compare styles that have worked since the Feb. 5 market low with those that have worked up to the mid-January peak. Low P/E and low P/B have been two of the few styles to outperform in both periods. Researchers screen for outperform-rated stocks that trade on a P/E and P/B discount to their sector and the market and have earnings revisions better than their sector and the market.