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Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights: W.W. Grainger, Las Vegas Sands, StoneX Group and Interactive Brokers
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Chicago, IL – February 15, 2023 – Today, Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights W.W. Grainger Inc. (GWW - Free Report) , Las Vegas Sands (LVS - Free Report) , StoneX Group (SNEX - Free Report) and Interactive Brokers (IBKR - Free Report) .
3 "Strong Buy" Stocks to Consider, Post-Earnings
Post Earnings Drift Explained
Stocks tend to drift higher after an earnings report for several reasons. The obvious reason is that the company is proving to investors that it is performing at a high level from a fundamental perspective, inspiring confidence in investors. Secondly, after analysts on Wall Street digest the earnings report, they often raise estimates and unveil new positive ratings on the stock.
Lastly, large institutions such as mutual funds looking to accumulate thousands of shares of stock after a strong earnings showing typically cannot do so in a single session. Instead, to avoid "moving the market" too much and driving up shares, these "whales" accumulate shares in the weeks and months following the positive earnings report – causing "Post Earnings Drift" potential.
Pay Attention to "Strong Buy"
Investors have been using Zacks #1 Ranked (Strong Buy) stocks to make sense of markets for years. Why? Zacks utilizes its trove of in-house market data to harness the power of earnings estimate revisions and provide investors with an easy-to- understand ranking. The top 5% of stocks get the coveted "Strong Buy" rank and have beaten the market 26 of the past 31 years with an average return of +24.3% versus the S&P 500's +10.5% yearly average during the same period.
3 Top-Ranked Stocks Poised to Drift Higher Post Earnings
Today we will cover 3 stocks in different industry groups with earnings out of the way that are poised to move higher over the next few months, including:
W.W. Grainger: A Consistent Long-Term Grower
W.W. Grainger Inc. is a distributor of maintenance, repair and operating products and services and has been in business since 1928. Though the legacy company has been around for so long, it shows little sign of slowing. In fact, since 2020, earnings growth has nearly doubled.
From a technical perspective, Grainger's shares are also showing bullish behavior. After reporting strong earnings in early February (EPS grew 31%), shares rocketed higher by 18% on double the average volume turnover – a sign of heavy accumulation. Since then, shares have consolidated in a tight manner, signaling that shareholders who were invested in GWW before earnings are in no hurry to sell. Look for GWW to move higher as long as the stock can hold the earnings gap zone of ~ $625
Las Vegas Sands: Beating the Odds
Las Vegas Sands is a leading international developer of resorts and casinos in the United States and Asia (Macau & Singapore). During the Covid-19 pandemic, casino operator giants struggled as people stayed home. Positive earnings announcements in late 2022 have proven to investors that demand for in-person gambling is as high as ever, driving the group to be one of the top performers in the past six months.
Despite Macau travel restrictions negatively impacting LVS's last earnings, record numbers from its Singapore property helped to buoy investor confidence even though the company missed Zacks Consensus Analyst estimates by $0.09. With travel restrictions lifted and travelers itching to gamble in person, investors should expect Las Vegas Sand's strong price trend to continue.
StoneX: A Niche Financial Services Stock Worth Watching
Presently, financial service companies are a tale of the "haves" and "have-nots". The strongest financial stocks at the moment are the niche players such as StoneX Group. StoneX is a financial services provider that offers clients niche offerings such as physical commodities, global payments, and commercial hedging. In recent quarters the company's earnings have grown at a blistering pace. The company has grown EPS at a double- digit clip and outpaced analyst expectations for five straight quarters.
Last week, the stock soared 15% after another strong report as shares briefly broke out to new all time high territory. Expect shares to outperform in the coming months if the stock can break out and hold above the previous resistance area of ~ $103.
Interactive Brokers is another Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) stock worth watching. Like StoneX, the IBKR's stock is attempting to break out after a strong earnings showing. New additions to Interactive Broker's suite of products like crypto trading have driven the company's growth in recent quarters.
Takeaway
Investors can avoid binary risk and take advantage of the "post earnings drift" phenomenon by looking for Zacks Ranked "Strong Buy" stocks. With the market turning bullish and many industries recovering from pre-pandemic earnings slowdowns, investors can outperform the market by looking at strong fundamental and technical stocks such as W.W. Grainger, Las Vegas Sands, and StoneX.
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Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights: W.W. Grainger, Las Vegas Sands, StoneX Group and Interactive Brokers
For Immediate Release
Chicago, IL – February 15, 2023 – Today, Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights W.W. Grainger Inc. (GWW - Free Report) , Las Vegas Sands (LVS - Free Report) , StoneX Group (SNEX - Free Report) and Interactive Brokers (IBKR - Free Report) .
3 "Strong Buy" Stocks to Consider, Post-Earnings
Post Earnings Drift Explained
Stocks tend to drift higher after an earnings report for several reasons. The obvious reason is that the company is proving to investors that it is performing at a high level from a fundamental perspective, inspiring confidence in investors. Secondly, after analysts on Wall Street digest the earnings report, they often raise estimates and unveil new positive ratings on the stock.
Lastly, large institutions such as mutual funds looking to accumulate thousands of shares of stock after a strong earnings showing typically cannot do so in a single session. Instead, to avoid "moving the market" too much and driving up shares, these "whales" accumulate shares in the weeks and months following the positive earnings report – causing "Post Earnings Drift" potential.
Pay Attention to "Strong Buy"
Investors have been using Zacks #1 Ranked (Strong Buy) stocks to make sense of markets for years. Why? Zacks utilizes its trove of in-house market data to harness the power of earnings estimate revisions and provide investors with an easy-to- understand ranking. The top 5% of stocks get the coveted "Strong Buy" rank and have beaten the market 26 of the past 31 years with an average return of +24.3% versus the S&P 500's +10.5% yearly average during the same period.
3 Top-Ranked Stocks Poised to Drift Higher Post Earnings
Today we will cover 3 stocks in different industry groups with earnings out of the way that are poised to move higher over the next few months, including:
W.W. Grainger: A Consistent Long-Term Grower
W.W. Grainger Inc. is a distributor of maintenance, repair and operating products and services and has been in business since 1928. Though the legacy company has been around for so long, it shows little sign of slowing. In fact, since 2020, earnings growth has nearly doubled.
From a technical perspective, Grainger's shares are also showing bullish behavior. After reporting strong earnings in early February (EPS grew 31%), shares rocketed higher by 18% on double the average volume turnover – a sign of heavy accumulation. Since then, shares have consolidated in a tight manner, signaling that shareholders who were invested in GWW before earnings are in no hurry to sell. Look for GWW to move higher as long as the stock can hold the earnings gap zone of ~ $625
Las Vegas Sands: Beating the Odds
Las Vegas Sands is a leading international developer of resorts and casinos in the United States and Asia (Macau & Singapore). During the Covid-19 pandemic, casino operator giants struggled as people stayed home. Positive earnings announcements in late 2022 have proven to investors that demand for in-person gambling is as high as ever, driving the group to be one of the top performers in the past six months.
Despite Macau travel restrictions negatively impacting LVS's last earnings, record numbers from its Singapore property helped to buoy investor confidence even though the company missed Zacks Consensus Analyst estimates by $0.09. With travel restrictions lifted and travelers itching to gamble in person, investors should expect Las Vegas Sand's strong price trend to continue.
StoneX: A Niche Financial Services Stock Worth Watching
Presently, financial service companies are a tale of the "haves" and "have-nots". The strongest financial stocks at the moment are the niche players such as StoneX Group. StoneX is a financial services provider that offers clients niche offerings such as physical commodities, global payments, and commercial hedging. In recent quarters the company's earnings have grown at a blistering pace. The company has grown EPS at a double- digit clip and outpaced analyst expectations for five straight quarters.
Last week, the stock soared 15% after another strong report as shares briefly broke out to new all time high territory. Expect shares to outperform in the coming months if the stock can break out and hold above the previous resistance area of ~ $103.
Interactive Brokers is another Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) stock worth watching. Like StoneX, the IBKR's stock is attempting to break out after a strong earnings showing. New additions to Interactive Broker's suite of products like crypto trading have driven the company's growth in recent quarters.
Takeaway
Investors can avoid binary risk and take advantage of the "post earnings drift" phenomenon by looking for Zacks Ranked "Strong Buy" stocks. With the market turning bullish and many industries recovering from pre-pandemic earnings slowdowns, investors can outperform the market by looking at strong fundamental and technical stocks such as W.W. Grainger, Las Vegas Sands, and StoneX.
Why Haven't You Looked at Zacks' Top Stocks?
Since 2000, our top stock-picking strategies have blown away the S&P's +6.2 average gain per year. Amazingly, they soared with average gains of +46.4%, +49.5% and +55.2% per year. Today you can access their live picks without cost or obligation.
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Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Inherent in any investment is the potential for loss. This material is being provided for informational purposes only and nothing herein constitutes investment, legal, accounting or tax advice, or a recommendation to buy, sell or hold a security. No recommendation or advice is being given as to whether any investment is suitable for a particular investor. It should not be assumed that any investments in securities, companies, sectors or markets identified and described were or will be profitable. All information is current as of the date of herein and is subject to change without notice. Any views or opinions expressed may not reflect those of the firm as a whole. Zacks Investment Research does not engage in investment banking, market making or asset management activities of any securities. These returns are from hypothetical portfolios consisting of stocks with Zacks Rank = 1 that were rebalanced monthly with zero transaction costs. These are not the returns of actual portfolios of stocks. The S&P 500 is an unmanaged index. Visit https://www.zacks.com/performancefor information about the performance numbers displayed in this press release.