PHStocks Exclusive: Top 30 Strongest Stocks in 2017

Another year of trading is over. The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) index finished 2017 at a record high 8,558.42 on Friday, 29 December 2017. It was the 14^th time that the index closed at a record high during the year. For 2017, the index gained 25%.

Of course, it’s also that time of the year to see who’s the best performing stocks in the market. (The list is based on stocks’ closing prices at the last trading day of the year versus those of the previous year.)

Without further ado, here’s the top 30 strongest stocks in 2017:

1. Macroasia Corp. (PSE: MAC): PhP22.85, 848.13%
2. Integrated Micro-Electronics Inc. (PSE: IMI): PhP18.82, 209.54%
3. Waterfront Philippines Inc. (PSE: WPI): PhP0.98, 196.97%
4. Century Peak Metals Holdings Corp. (PSE: CPM): PhP1.63, 196.36%
5. AgriNurture Inc. (PSE: ANI): PhP12.20, 165.22%
6. MRC Allied Inc. (PSE: MRC): PhP0.335, 157.69%
7. Manila Jockey Club Inc. (PSE: MJC): PhP5.00, 150%
8. 2GO Group Inc. (PSE: 2GO): PhP18.48, 141.88%
9. PXP Energy Corp. (PSE: PXP): PhP7.96, 140.48%
10. Italpinas Development Corp. (PSE: IDC): PhP10.20, 132.35%
11. Phoenix Petroleum Philippines Inc. (PSE: PNX): PhP13.00, 130.5%
12. San Miguel Pure Foods Co. Inc. (PSE: PF): PhP529.00, 129%
13. Arthaland Corp. (PSE: ALCO): PhP0.90, 125%
14. Ginebra San Miguel Inc. (PSE: GSMI): PhP26.85, 111.42%
15. Cirtek Holdings Philippines Corp. (PSE: TECH): PhP45.95, 100.65%
16. Melco Resorts and Entertainment (Philippines) Corp. (PSE: MRP): PhP7.43, 96.56%
17. EEI Corp. (PSE: EEI): PhP12.00, 96.08%
18. Anchor Land Holdings Inc. (PSE: ALHI): PhP12.88, 84.26%
19. Bloomberry Resorts Corp. (PSE: BLOOM): PhP10.90, 77.24%
20. East West Banking Corp. (PSE: EW): PhP31.95, 72.33%
21. Panasonic Manufacturing Philippines Corp. (PSE: PMPC): PhP8.68, 70.2%
22. Harbor Star Shipping Services Inc. (PSE: TUGS): PhP4.49, 69.43%
23. Primex Corp. (PSE: PRMX): PhP5.72, 69.23%
24. STI Education Systems Holdings Inc. (PSE: STI): PhP1.63, 68.04%
25. Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (PSE: RCB): PhP55.35, 64.98%
26. LMG Chemicals Corp. (PSE: LMG): PhP4.10, 58.91%
27. Philippine H2O Ventures Corp. (PSE: H2O): PhP6.14, 53.5%
28. SM Investments Corp. (PSE: SM): PhP990.00, 51.14%
29. LT Group Inc. (PSE: LTG): PhP18.74, 49.2%
30. Roxas Holdings Inc. (PSE: ROX): PhP4.06, 47.64%