[May 17, 2013] Shares of American Greetings Rank the Lowest in Terms of Price to Book Ratio in the Housewares & Specialties Industry (AM, LCUT, CSS, CTIB, ACU) Tweet May 17, 2013 (SmarTrend(R) News Watch via COMTEX) -- Below are the three companies in the Housewares & Specialties industry with the lowest price to book ratios. Often companies with the lowest ratio present the greatest value to investors.American Greetings ranks lowest with a a price to book ratio of 0.91. Following is Lifetime Brands with a a price to book ratio of 0.97. CSS Industries ranks third lowest with a a price to book ratio of 1.13. CTI Industries follows with a a price to book ratio of 1.24, and Acme United rounds out the bottom five with a a price to book ratio of 1.32. SmarTrend recommended that subscribers consider buying shares of CSS Industries on December 20th, 2012 as our technology indicated a new Uptrend was in progress when shares hit $21.14. Since that recommendation, shares of CSS Industries have risen 42.5%. We continue to monitor CSS Industries for any potential shift so investors can protect gains and will alert SmarTrend subscribers immediately. Write to Chip Brian at [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SmarTrend analyzes over 5,000 securities simultaneously throughout the trading day and provides its subscribers with trend change alerts in real time. To get a free trial of our trading calls and maximize your trading results, please visit http://www.MySmarTrend.com Get exclusive, actionable insight into how the market is expected to trend prior to market open with our free morning newsletter. Sign up at: http://www.MySmarTrend.com/signup [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]