Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) stock price gained almost 50% from around $92 at 2018 end to $135 currently, primarily due to favorable changes in its revenues and P/S multiple. Additionally, the company witnessed a steady rise in its revenue per share, helped by a drop in the outstanding share count. The stock’s gains have...
Humana stock (NYSE: HUM) has seen a 6% rise this year, outperforming the broader S&P500 index, down 21%. Even if we look at the longer term, HUM stock, with 99% returns from levels seen in late 2017, has significantly outperformed the S&P 500 index, up 41%. However, HUM stock now looks fairly valued at around...
Della Air Lines Inc. stock (NYSE: DAL) is down 10% in the past week, strongly underperforming the S&P 500 which was down 4% over this period. If you look at the change over the last ten days and one month, too, the stock has returned -6.7% and -8.9%, performing roughly as poorly as the broader...
[Note: Starbucks’ fiscal year 2021 ended October 3, 2021] Starbucks’s stock (NASDAQ: SBUX), the world’s leading roaster, marketer, and retailer of specialty coffee, declined by 4% in the last five trading days (one week). Similarly, the broader S&P500 index also declined by 4% over the same period. There is a slowdown in demand and rising...
Old Dominion Freight Line stock (NASDAQ: ODFL) has seen a 28% fall this year, underperforming the broader S&P500 index, down 18%. However, in the longer term, ODFL stock, with 211% returns from levels seen in late 2018, has significantly outperformed the S&P 500 index, up 57%. ODFL stock now looks fairly valued at levels of...
We believe that C.H. Robinson Worldwide stock (NASDAQ: CHRW), a multimodal transportation services and third-party logistics provider, is currently a better pick than UPS stock (NYSE: UPS), given its better prospects. Although CHRW stock is trading at a comparatively lower valuation of 0.5x trailing revenues, compared to 1.2x for UPS, this gap in valuation, to...
Stryker stock (NYSE: SYK), a medical devices company, has seen a 15% fall this year, in line with the broader S&P500 index, down 17%. Even if we look at the longer term, SYK stock, with 46% returns from levels seen in late 2017, has aligned with the S&P 500 index, up 48%. However, we believe...
Enphase Energy Inc. stock (NASDAQ: ENPH) is up 12% in the past two weeks (10 trading days), outperforming the S&P 500 which was down around 1% over this period. If you look at the change over the last five days and one month, too, the stock has returned 1.4% and 6.5%, respectively, hugely outperforming the...
We believe that Becton Dickinson stock (NYSE: BDX) is currently a better pick than Eli Lilly stock (NYSE: LLY), given its better prospects. Although BDX stock is trading at a comparatively lower valuation of 3.6x trailing revenues, compared to 10.0x for LLY, this gap in valuation, to a large extent, makes sense, given Eli Lilly’s...
We believe that industrial companies Caterpillar stock (NYSE: CAT) and Deere stock (NYSE: DE) will likely offer similar returns over the next three years. Although CAT is trading at a slightly lower valuation of 1.9x, trailing revenues vs. 2.3x for DE, this gap in the valuation is justified given Deere’s superior revenue growth and profitability, as discussed...