Positive (above Sector average), Less Positive (above sector average)
Positive (at Sector average) = Opportunity cost to simply own the sector
Positive (below Sector Average), Positive (at or above sector average) — Could be worth looking at Vs Sector Positive (below Sector average), Positive (below sector average) — Opportunity cost to simply own the sector.
Negative (below sector average), Positive (below sector average), – Opportunity cost to simply owning the sector.
Negative — Loss Making (below sector average), Positive (above sector average) — definitely worth looking at (turnaround story).
Negative (below sector average), negative (below sector average) — not worth looking at all. Could provide a good hedge to a high-quality long idea in same sector. Have to decide which is a better hedge i.e. this stock or the sector Of the market.
Hedges to longs — Market, Sector, Negative (negative) Of Negative (below average), Of classic shorts (low correlation from intra sector)