5 Companies Boosting Earnings

Royal Caribbean, Centene make the list

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Jun 27, 2019
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According to the GuruFocus All-in-One Screener, the following companies are trading at a discount and have positive three- to five-year future earnings estimates.

Shares of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL, Financial) are trading around $119 per share. The discounted cash flow calculator gives the stock a fair value of $248 per share, suggesting it is undervalued with a 52% margin of safety.

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The cruise line has a GuruFocus profitability and growth rating of 8 out of 10. Its earnings per share have climbed 32.90% over the last five years. Analysts project a three-year to five-year earnings growth rate of 10.62%. The return on equity of 16.71% and return on assets of 7.00% are outperforming 77% of companies in the Leisure industry.

PRIMECAP Management (Trades, Portfolio) is the company's largest guru shareholder with 4.58% of outstanding shares, followed by Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss with 1.20% and John Rogers (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.32%.

Centene Corp. (CNC, Financial) is trading around $52.52 per share. The DCF calculator gives the stock a fair value of $74 per share, suggesting it has a 29% margin of safety.

The health care plans provider has a GuruFocus profitability and growth rating of 7 out of 10. Its earnings per share have grown 26.20% over the last five years. Analysts project a three-year to five-year earnings growth rate of 15%. The return on equity of 10.56% and return on assets of 3.62% are outperforming 79% of companies in the Drug Manufacturers - Major industry.

Andreas Halvorsen (Trades, Portfolio) is the company's largest guru shareholder with 1.02% of outstanding shares, followed by Lee Ainslie (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.94% and the Vanguard Health Care Fund (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.80%.

Concho Resources Inc. (CXO, Financial) is trading around $102.09 per share. The DCF calculator gives the stock a fair value of $42 per share, suggesting it is overpriced by 145%.

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The independent oil and natural gas producer has a GuruFocus profitability and growth rating of 5 out of 10. Analysts project a three-year to five-year earnings growth rate of 10.38%. The return on equity of 5.05% and return on assets of 3.54% are outperforming 84% of companies in the Oil and Gas E&P industry.

With 2.15% of outstanding shares, Dodge & Cox is the company's largest guru shareholder, followed by Spiros Segalas (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.60%, Steven Cohen (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.33% and Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio)’ Renaissance Technologies with 0.07%.

SK Telecom Co. Ltd. (SKM, Financial) is trading around $24.55 per share. The DCF calculator gives the stock a fair value of $42 per share, suggesting it undervalued with a 42% margin of safety.

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With a market cap of $16.12 billion, the wireless telecom operator has a GuruFocus profitability and growth rating of 6 out of 10. Analysts project a three-year to five-year earnings growth rate of 5.01%. The return on equity of 13.04% and return on assets of 7.16% are outperforming 69% of companies in the Telecom Services industry.

With 0.56% of outstanding shares, Sarah Ketterer (Trades, Portfolio) is the company's largest guru shareholder, followed by Jeremy Grantham (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.43% and NWQ Managers (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.27%.

HCP Inc. (HCP) is trading around $31.77 per share. The DCF calculator gives the stock a fair value of $25.28 per share, suggesting it is overpriced by 25%.

With a market cap of $15.18 billion, the real estate investment trust has a GuruFocus profitability and growth rating of 7 out of 10. Its earnings per share have grown 8.80% over the last five years. Analysts project a three-year to five-year earnings growth rate of 9.40%. The return on equity of 19.84% and return on assets of 8.17% are underperforming 80% of companies in the REIT - Healthcare Facilities industry.

With 2.66% of outstanding shares, Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss is the company's largest guru shareholder, followed by Pioneer Investments (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.12% and Chris Davis (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.07%.

Disclosure: I do not own any stocks mentioned.

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