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The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Mastercard, Netflix, Honeywell International, Goldman Sachs Group and BHP Billiton

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Chicago, IL – September 22, 2017 – Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include Mastercard (NYSE:(MA - Free Report)  Free Report), Netflix (Nasdaq:(NFLX - Free Report)  Free Report), Honeywell International (NYSE:(HON - Free Report)  Free Report), Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE:(GS - Free Report)  Free Report) and BHP Billiton (NYSE:(BHP - Free Report)  Free Report).

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Here are highlights from Thursday’s Analyst Blog:

Top Analyst Reports for Mastercard, Netflix and Honeywell

The Zacks Research Daily presents the best research output of our analyst team. Today's Research Daily features new research reports on 16 major stocks, including Mastercard (NYSE:(MA - Free Report) Free Report), Netflix (Nasdaq:(NFLX - Free Report) Free Report) and Honeywell International (NYSE:(HON - Free Report) Free Report). These research reports have been hand-picked from the roughly 70 reports published by our analyst team today.

You can see all of today’s research reports here >>>

Buy-rated MasterCard’s stock has outperformed the industry year to date (+37.7% vs. +27.3%). The company is well positioned for growth given its solid market position, ongoing expansion and digital initiatives, and significant opportunities from the secular shift toward electronic payments.

Revenue growth has remained strong and will continue to grow on the back of its strong market position and attractive core business that continues to be driven by new deals, renewed agreements and expansion of service offerings. The acquisition of VocaLink and NuData Security, complement the company’s efforts to participate in new payment flows and enhance its safety and security offerings. The stock has seen the Zacks Consensus Estimate for current-year earnings being revised 2.6% upward over the last 60 days.

(You can read the full research report on MasterCard here >>>).

In the past year, Netflix shares have vastly outperformed the industry, gaining +93.6% vs. +33%. Netflix is benefitting from its focus on original programming and international expansion. The recent Emmy Award wins reflect the growing popularity of Netflix’s original content. The strength in content portfolio will help it to gain more subscribers across the globe.

Going forward, the company expects to add 0.75 million subscribers in the domestic streaming segment and 3.65 million subscribers in the international segment in the third quarter. The company’s efforts to attract viewers through investing in more regional programming should also boost user base.

Moreover, the company expects to report profits from International operations in the quarter. Nonetheless, investments in original/acquired content remain a drag on profitability. The Zacks analyst believe that Netflix’s ability to effectively manage costs will dictate its future prospects.

(You can read the full research report on Netflix here >>>).

Shares of buy-rated Honeywell have outperformed the industry in the year to date period, increasing +19.7% vs. a -2.1% decline. The company’s diversified business portfolio has the potential to earn consistent above-average returns and mitigate operating risks through a balanced organic and inorganic model.The company’s balanced mix of long- and short-cycle businesses, along with a decent organic growth in new products and expansion in high-growth regions augur well on a long-term perspective. A diligent focus on working capital management, free cash flow generation and a conservative balance sheet remain key positives.

With a flexible yet disciplined focus on cost and productivity, Honeywell remains focused on increasing its presence in high-growth regions. However, adverse foreign currency translations, high R&D expenses to fend off competition and volatility in commodity prices are likely to peg back its growth momentum to some extent.

(You can read the full research report on Honeywell here >>>).

Other noteworthy reports we are featuring today include Goldman Sachs Group (NYSE:(GS - Free Report) Free Report) and BHP Billiton (NYSE:(BHP - Free Report) Free Report).

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