The major indices rose for a fifth consecutive day. After seeing their worst week since October last week, they haven’t had a single down day all week and are on pace for their best week since November. Investors largely overlooked an underwhelming January jobs report, and focused more on the prospect of further stimulus, strong earnings sent stocks higher again, and better than expected jobless claims from Thursday. The unemployment rate also fell to 6.3%, and was nearly a half a percentage better than projections of 6.7%. The Dow gained 180 points, the S&P 500 rose 0.5%, and the Nasdaq NDAQ NDAQ NDAQ jumped 0.2%. Both the S&P and Nasdaq hit record closes Thursday, as did the small-cap Russell 2000. For investors looking to make the most of this market, the deep learning algorithms at Q.ai have crunched the data to give you a set of Top Buys. Our Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) systems assessed each firm on parameters of Technicals, Growth, Low Volatility Momentum, and Quality Value to find the best Top Buys.
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Bwx Technologies Inc (BWXT)
Bwx Technologies Inc BWXT is today’s first Top Buy. Bwx Technologies is a supplier of nuclear components and fuel to the U.S. Our AI systems rated the company C in Technicals, C in Growth, A in Low Volatility Momentum, and A in Quality Value. The stock closed up 1.82% to $56.45 on volume of 387,501 vs its 10-day price average of $56.02 and its 22-day price average of $58.05, and is down 4.24% for the year. Revenue grew by 9.13% in the last fiscal year and grew by 22.52% over the last three fiscal years, Operating Income grew by 13.52% in the last fiscal year and grew by 21.95% over the last three fiscal years, and EPS grew by 12.15% in the last fiscal year and grew by 94.55% over the last three fiscal years. Revenue was $1894.92M in the last fiscal year compared to $1687.74M three years ago, Operating Income was $316.96M in the last fiscal year compared to $295.06M three years ago, EPS was $2.55 in the last fiscal year compared to $1.47 three years ago, and ROE was 76.48% in the last year compared to 68.03% three years ago. Forward 12M Revenue is expected to grow by 1.77% over the next 12 months, and the stock is trading with a Forward 12M P/E of 18.6.
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Huntington Ingalls Ind Inc (HII)
Huntington Ingalls Ind Inc HII is our next Top Buy today. Huntington Ingalls, a spin-off of Northrop Grumman NOC , is America’s largest military shipbuilding company and a provider of professional services to partners in government and industry. Our AI systems rated the company C in Technicals, C in Growth, B in Low Volatility Momentum, and A in Quality Value. The stock closed up 0.03% to $161.25 on volume of 549,379 vs its 10-day price average of $161.74 and its 22-day price average of $166.13, and is down 1.71% for the year. Revenue grew by 1.31% in the last fiscal year and grew by 21.17% over the last three fiscal years, while Operating Income grew by 2.78% in the last fiscal year, and EPS grew by 9.95% in the last fiscal year and grew by 39.38% over the last three fiscal years. Revenue was $8899.0M in the last fiscal year compared to $7441.0M three years ago, Operating Income was $755.0M in the last fiscal year compared to $853.0M three years ago, EPS was $13.26 in the last fiscal year compared to $10.46 three years ago, and ROE was 35.37% in the last year compared to 28.09% three years ago. Forward 12M Revenue is expected to grow by 0.35% over the next 12 months, and the stock is trading with a Forward 12M P/E of 13.47.
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Quanta Services Inc (PWR)
Quanta Services Inc PWR is our third Top Buy today. Quanta provides infrastructure services for electric power, pipeline, industrial and communications industries. The company’s capabilities also include the planning, design, installation, program management, maintenance and repair of most types of network infrastructure. Our AI systems rated Quanta Services C in Technicals, B in Growth, B in Low Volatility Momentum, and A in Quality Value. The stock closed up 1.61% to $75.31 on volume of 929,492 vs its 10-day price average of $74.1 and its 22-day price average of $75.14, and is up 10.34% for the year. Revenue grew by 20.46% over the last three fiscal years, Operating Income grew by 2.54% in the last fiscal year and grew by 38.27% over the last three fiscal years, and EPS grew by 35.09% over the last three fiscal years. Revenue was $12112.15M in the last fiscal year compared to $9466.48M three years ago, Operating Income was $582.17M in the last fiscal year compared to $431.74M three years ago, EPS was $2.73 in the last fiscal year compared to $2.0 three years ago, and ROE was 10.62% in the last year compared to 8.92% three years ago. Forward 12M Revenue is expected to grow by 4.88% over the next 12 months, and the stock is trading with a Forward 12M P/E of 18.44.
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Univar Solutions Inc (UNVR)
Univar Solutions Inc is our next Top Buy. Univar Solutions is a global chemical and ingredients distributor and works with leading suppliers around the world. Our AI systems rated the company C in Technicals, B in Growth, B in Low Volatility Momentum, and C in Quality Value. The stock closed up 1.84% to $19.92 on volume of 401,971 vs its 10-day price average of $19.43 and its 22-day price average of $20.01, and is up 8.2% for the year. Revenue grew by 1.59% over the last three fiscal years, while EPS grew by -130.56% in the last fiscal year. Revenue was $9286.9M in the last fiscal year compared to $8253.7M three years ago, Operating Income was $367.1M in the last fiscal year compared to $374.5M three years ago, EPS was $(0.61) in the last fiscal year compared to $0.85 three years ago, and ROE was (7.22%) in the last year compared to 12.61% three years ago. Forward 12M Revenue is expected to grow by 4.53% over the next 12 months, and the stock is trading with a Forward 12M P/E of 17.48.
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Yum Brands Inc (YUM)
Yum Brands YUM is our final Top Buy today. Yum Brands is a fast food holding company and operates well known brands such as KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell. Our AI systems rated Yum Brands D in Technicals, C in Growth, A in Low Volatility Momentum, and B in Quality Value. The stock closed down 1.66% to $102.99 on volume of 2,776,653 vs its 10-day price average of $104.18 and its 22-day price average of $105.84, and is down 2.67% for the year. Revenue was $5652.0M in the last fiscal year compared to $5688.0M three years ago, Operating Income was $1489.0M in the last fiscal year compared to $1762.0M three years ago, and EPS was $2.94 in the last fiscal year compared to $4.69 three years ago. The stock is also trading with a Forward 12M P/E of 25.87.
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