5 Large-Cap Stocks Beating the Market

Microsoft tops the list

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Sep 09, 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 past 12 months.

Microsoft Corp. (MSFT, Financial) has a market cap of $1.07 trillion. It has outperformed the S&P 500 by 27.79% over the past year.

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Shares are trading with a price-earnings ratio of 27.03. According to the discounted cash flow calculator, the stock is overpriced by 143% at $137. As of Monday, the price was 47.80% above the 52-week low and 1.98% below the 52-week high.

The software company has a profitability and growth rating of 9 out of 10. The return on equity of 42.84% and return on assets of 14.81% are outperforming 81% of companies in the Application Software industry. Its financial strength is rated 6.4 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 1.71 is below the industry median of 2.88.

PRIMECAP Management (Trades, Portfolio) is the company's largest guru shareholder with 0.46% of outstanding shares, followed by Dodge & Cox with 0.41% and Ken Fisher (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.01%.

With a market cap of $544.63 billion, Facebook Inc. (FB, Financial) has outperformed the S&P 500 by 11.19% over the past 12 months.

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Shares are trading with a price-earnings ratio of 32.36. According to the DCF calculator, the stock is overpriced by 202% at $186 per share. As of Monday, the price was 52.51% above the 52-week low and 10.08% below the 52-week high.

The social media company has a profitability and growth rating of 7 out of 10. The return on equity of 20.36% and return on assets of 16.84% are outperforming 74% of companies in the Online Media industry. Its financial strength is rated 8.4 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 6.22 is above the industry median of 4.1.

The company’s largest guru shareholder is Chase Coleman (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.35% of outstanding shares, followed Andreas Halvorsen (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.28% and Frank Sands (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.23%.

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (BABA, Financial) has a market cap of $465.88 billion. It has outperformed the S&P 500 by 5.96% over the past year.

Shares are trading with a price-earnings ratio of 32.08. According to the DCF calculator, the stock is undervalued by 12% at $178.94. As of Monday, the price was 36.25% above the 52-week low and 9.66% below the 52-week high.

The e-commerce company has a profitability and growth rating of 7 out of 10. The return on equity of 21.67% and return on assets of 11.01% are outperforming 79% of companies in the Retail - Apparel and Specialty industry. Its financial strength is rated 6.8 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 1.58 is above the industry median of 0.53.

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The company’s largest guru shareholder is PRIMECAP Management with 0.58% of outstanding shares, followed by Sands with 0.55% and Fisher with 0.44%.

With a market cap of $413.87 billion, Visa Inc. (V) has outperformed the S&P 500 by 27.18% over the past 12 months.

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Shares are trading with a price-earnings ratio of 35.46. According to the DCF calculator, the stock is overpriced by 22% at $180 per share. As of Monday, the price was 52.11% above the 52-week low and 0.39% below the 52-week high.

The company has a profitability and growth rating of 9 out of 10. The return on equity of 33.50% and return on assets of 17.04% are outperforming 89% of companies in the Credit Services industry. Its financial strength is rated 6.6 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.67 is above the industry median of 0.2.

Fisher is the company's largest guru shareholder with 0.88% of outstanding shares, followed by Sands with 0.69% and Warren Buffett (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.47%.

Walmart Inc. (WMT, Financial) has a market cap of $329.55 billion. It has outperformed the S&P 500 by 18.66% over the past 12 months.

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Shares are trading with a price-earnings ratio of 26. According to the DCF calculator, the stock is overpriced by 142% at $116 per share. The price is currently 34.90% above the 52-week low and 1.90% below the 52-week high.

The retailer has a profitability and growth rating of 6 out of 10. The return on equity of 18.14% and return on assets of 5.73% are outperforming 64% of companies in the Retail - Defensive industry. Its financial strength is rated 5.8 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.12 is below the industry median of 0.44.

The company’s largest guru shareholder is Bill Gates (Trades, Portfolio)’ foundation trust with 0.41% of outstanding shares, followed by Fisher with 0.37%, Pioneer Investments (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.17% and Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio)’ Renaissance Technologies with 0.16%.

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

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