Salesforce posts impressive results but lands last in Dow 30 SA Quant Ratings

Shares of Salesforce (CRM) are in the spotlight Thursday morning following the release of the customer relationship management giant’s latest earnings report.

The company may have delivered impressive results and upbeat guidance, but according to Seeking Alpha’s Quant Ratings, the stock ranks last among the 30 components of the Dow.

Merck (MRK) tops the list with a Strong Buy rating of 4.87, while Chevron (CVX) follows with a Buy rating of 4.37.

The majority of Dow companies currently have a Hold rating according to Seeking Alpha’s Quant system. Tech megacaps like Nvidia (NVDA), Amazon (AMZN), and Apple (AAPL) all maintain Hold ratings in the 3.4-3.5 range, despite NVDA’s impressive +33.7% YTD performance and their trillion-dollar market capitalizations.

Here are all 30 Dow stocks ranked by their Seeking Alpha Quant Ratings:

1. Merck (MRK), Quant Rating: 4.87, Strong Buy.
2. Chevron (CVX), Quant Rating: 4.37, Buy.
3. Nvidia (NVDA), Quant Rating: 3.49, Hold.
4. Amazon (AMZN), Quant Rating: 3.49, Hold.
5. Apple (AAPL), Quant Rating: 3.48, Hold.
6. Walmart (WMT), Quant Rating: 3.48, Hold.
7. Cisco (CSCO), Quant Rating: 3.47, Hold.
8. Microsoft (MSFT), Quant Rating: 3.46, Hold.
9. Goldman Sachs (GS), Quant Rating: 3.45, Hold.
10. IBM (IBM), Quant Rating: 3.43, Hold.
11. The Travelers Companies (TRV), Quant Rating: 3.42, Hold.
12. American Express (AXP), Quant Rating: 3.40, Hold.
13. Verizon (VZ), Quant Rating: 3.40, Hold.
14. Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Quant Rating: 3.39, Hold.
15. Walt Disney (DIS), Quant Rating: 3.39, Hold.
16. Caterpillar (CAT), Quant Rating: 3.38, Hold.
17. JPMorgan (JPM), Quant Rating: 3.37, Hold.
18. Amgen (AMGN), Quant Rating: 3.31, Hold.
19. 3M (MMM), Quant Rating: 3.27, Hold.
20. Procter & Gamble (PG), Quant Rating: 3.26, Hold.
21. Coca-Cola (KO), Quant Rating: 3.24, Hold.
22. UnitedHealth (UNH), Quant Rating: 3.23, Hold.
23. Visa (V), Quant Rating: 3.18, Hold.
24. Honeywell International (HON), Quant Rating: 3.12, Hold.
25. McDonald’s (MCD), Quant Rating: 3.10, Hold.
26. Home Depot (HD), Quant Rating: 3.06, Hold.
27. Sherwin-Williams (SHW), Quant Rating: 3.04, Hold.
28. Nike (NKE), Quant Rating: 3.01, Hold.
29. Boeing (BA), Quant Rating: 2.96, Hold.
30. Salesforce (CRM), Quant Rating: 2.89, Hold.

For more on the Dow, investors can also look towards exchange-traded funds for further diversification.

Dow ETFs: (DIA), (DDM), (UDOW), (DOG), (DXD), and (SDOW).