5 Stocks Beating the Market

Starbucks tops the list

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Jun 26, 2019
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According to the GuruFocus All-in-One Screener, the following stocks have outperformed the Standard & Poor's 500 Index over the last 12 months.

Starbucks Corp. (SBUX, Financial) has a market cap of $101.52 billion. It has outperformed the S&P 500 by 57.66% over the past year.

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Shares are trading with a price-earnings ratio of 36.41. According to the discounted cash flow calculator, the stock is overpriced by 27% at $83.71. The price is currently 77.54% above the 52-week low and 0.86% below the 52-week high.

The company, which sells coffee, espresso and cold blended beverages, has a profitability and growth rating of 7 out of 10. The return on equity of 777.54% and return on assets of 15.71% are outperforming 98% of companies in the Restaurants industry. Its financial strength is rated 5 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.23 is below the industry median of 0.68.

Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio)’ Renaissance Technologies is the company's largest guru shareholder with 0.89% of outstanding shares, followed by Bill Ackman (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.80% and Pioneer Investments (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.24%.

With a market cap of $99.49 billion, NextEra Energy Inc. (NEE, Financial) has outperformed the S&P 500 by 21.19% over the last 12 months.

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Shares are trading with a price-earnings ratio of 33.82. According to the DCF calculator, the stock is overpriced by 110% at $204 per share. The price is currently 27.10% above the 52-week low and 0.39% below the 52-week high.

The utility company has a profitability and growth rating of 5 out of 10. The return on equity of 8.59% and return on assets of 2.88% are outperforming 88% of companies in the Utilities - Regulated Electric industry. Its financial strength is rated 4 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.02 is below the industry median of 0.23.

The company’s largest guru shareholder is Pioneer Investments with 0.12% of outstanding shares, followed by Robert Bruce (Trades, Portfolio) 0.05%, Mario Gabelli (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.01% and Steven Cohen (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.01%.

HDFC Bank Ltd. (HDB, Financial) has a market cap of $94.50 billion. It has outperformed the S&P 500 by 11.64% over the past year.

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Shares are trading with a price-earnings ratio of 32.76. According to the DCF calculator, the stock is overpriced by 36% at $127.91. The price is currently 49.29% above the 52-week low and 2.19% below the 52-week high.

The Indian bank has a profitability and growth rating of 4 out of 10. The return on equity of 16.76% and return on assets of 1.81% are outperforming 83% of companies in the Banks - Regional - Asia industry. Its financial strength is rated 3 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.33 is below the industry median of 1.43.

The company’s largest guru shareholder is Ken Fisher (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.47% of outstanding shares, followed by Frank Sands (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.08% and Pioneer Investments with 0.01%.

With a market cap of $91 billion, American Tower Corp. (AMT, Financial) has outperformed the S&P 500 by 44.24% over the last 12 months.

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Shares are trading with a price-earnings ratio of 68.02. According to the DCF calculator, the stock is overpriced by 204% at $205 per share. The price is currently 55.49% above the 52-week low and 1.57% below the 52-week high.

The telecom company has a profitability and growth rating of 9 out of 10. The return on equity of 24.15% and return on assets of 3.91% are outperforming 52% of companies in the Telecom Services industry. Its financial strength is rated 4 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.04 is below the industry median of 0.3.

Chuck Akre (Trades, Portfolio) is the company's largest guru shareholder with 1.63% of outstanding shares, followed by Simons’ firm with 0.53%, Spiros Segalas (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.23% and David Carlson (Trades, Portfolio)’s Elfun Trusts with 0.10%.

Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM, Financial) has outperformed the S&P 500 by 20.80% over the past year. The company has a market cap of $91.54 billion.

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Shares are trading with a price-earnings ratio of 38.48. According to the DCF calculator, the stock is overpriced by 260% at $75.19 per share. As of Wednesday, the price was 19.65% above the 52-week low and 47.84% below the 52-week high.

The company, which develops wireless technology, has a profitability and growth rating of 7 out of 10. The return on equity of 22.22% and return on assets of 5.41% are underperforming 86% of companies in the Semiconductors industry. Its financial strength is rated 5 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.63 is below the industry median of 1.69.

The company’s largest guru shareholder is PRIMECAP Management (Trades, Portfolio) with 2.03% of outstanding shares, followed by Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss with 1.64%, the T Rowe Price Equity Income Fund (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.52% and the Parnassus Endeavor Fund (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.19%.

Disclosure: I do not own any of the stocks mentioned.

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