Value line index performance
The Value Line Ranking System for Timeliness™ ranks approximately 1,700 stocks relative to each other for price performance during the next six to 12 months. Value Line has utilized this proprietary Ranking System since 1965, assigning ranks from 1 (Highest) to 5 (Lowest). The Value Line Timeliness Rank measures predictive relative price performance of the approximately 1,700 stocks during the next six to 12 months on an easy-to-understand scale from 1 (Highest) to 5 (Lowest). Components of the Timeliness Rank include such items as the trend of relative earnings and prices, and earnings surprises. What makes Value Line Investment Survey unique is their Timeliness® Ranking system. It measures the expected price performance of the stock in the next 6–12 months. This ranking is on a scale from 1 to 5, with 1 representing the highest score achievable. This ranking is relative within the 1,700 stocks they monitor.