Below we highlight the 30 Dow stocks sorted by percent change year to date.  INTC is down the most at -28.32%.  INTC is followed by AA (-21%), C (-18%) and AXP (-17%).  We also provide each stock's current P/E ratio and dividend yield as well as where these two fundamental data points stood at the start of the bull market on 10/9/02.  Stocks highlighted in yellow have lower P/E ratios and higher dividend yields than they had in October 2002.  INTC's P/E is currently 16.47 and it yields 2.67%.  (Wait a minute, INTC yields 2.67%?!)  At the start of the bull market, INTC's P/E was 26.92 and yielded just 0.59%.  Other companies whose P/E ratios are down big since 10/9/02 are AA, DIS, MMM, XOM, KO, WMT, PFE and JNJ. 

Companies whose dividend yields are much higher than the start of the bull market are INTC, C, MCD, HD and PFE.  Interestingly, MO is a stock that many people expect to hold up well in the coming months.  However, MO has seen its P/E ratio go from 5.92 at the start of the bull to 16.22 at the moment.  Its dividend yield has decreased from 8.66% to 3.97%.  While MO is a defensive name, its current valuation is not nearly as attractive as it was at the end of the last bear. 

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