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Zacks.com featured highlights include article Texas Instruments, Applied Materials, Pepsico, CBRE Group and Biogen

ASGN vs. FICO: Which Stock Is the Better Value Option?

For Immediate Release

Chicago, IL – October 4, 2017 - Stocks in this week’s article Texas Instruments Incorporated (Nasdaq: TXN – Free Report), Applied Materials, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMAT – Free Report), Pepsico, Inc. (NYSE: PEP – Free Report), CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE: CBG – Free Report), Biogen Inc. (Nasdaq: BIIB – Free Report).

Screen of the Week of Zacks Investment Research by:

Top ROE Stocks to Buy as Markets Snub Geopolitical Threats

The U.S. equity market maintained a steady momentum, rebuffing geopolitical threats related to North Korean missile tests and deadly terrorist attacks in the home soil in Las Vegas. As investors reposed their faith in riskier bets like equities, courtesy of strengthening dollar and sell-off in global bond markets, ‘cash cow’ stocks that offer higher returns have been sought after.

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However, singling out cash-rich stocks alone does not make for a solid investment proposition unless they are backed by attractive efficiency ratios like return on equity (ROE). A high ROE ensures that the company is reinvesting its cash at a high rate of return.

ROE: A Key Metric

ROE = Net Income/Shareholders’ Equity

ROE helps investors distinguish profit-generating companies from profit burners and is useful in determining the financial health of a company. In other words, this financial metric enables investors to identify stocks that diligently deploy cash for higher returns.

Moreover, ROE is often used to compare the profitability of a company with other firms in the industry – the higher, the better. It measures how well a company is multiplying its profits without investing new equity capital and portrays management efficiency in rewarding shareholders with attractive risk-adjusted returns.

Screening Parameters

In order to shortlist stocks that are cash rich with high ROE, we have added Cash Flow greater than $1 billionand ROE greater than X-Industry as our primary screening parameters. In addition, we have taken a few other criteria into consideration to arrive at a winning strategy.

Price/Cash Flow less than X-Industry: This metric measures how much investors pay for one dollar of free cash flow. A lower ratio indicates that investors need to pay less for a better cash flow generating stock.

Return on Assets (ROA) greater than X-Industry: This metric determines how much profit a company earns for every dollar of asset, which includes cash, accounts receivable, property, equipment, inventory and furniture. The higher the ROA, the better it is for the company.

5-Year EPS Historical Growth greater than X-Industry: This criterion indicates that continued earnings momentum has translated into solid cash strength.   

Zacks Rank less than or equal to 2: Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) or 2 (Buy) stocks are known to outperform irrespective of the market environment.

Here are five of the 20 stocks that qualified the screen:

Texas Instruments Incorporated (Nasdaq: TXN – Free Report): Headquartered in Dallas, TX, Texas Instruments is an original equipment manufacturer of analog, mixed signal and digital signal processing integrated circuits. The company has a trailing four-quarter average earnings surprise of 8.4% and long-term earnings growth expectation of 9.6%. Texas Instruments carries a Zacks Rank #2.

Applied Materials, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMAT – Free Report): Headquartered in Santa Clara, CA, Applied Materials offers manufacturing equipment, services and software to the semiconductor, display, and related industries worldwide. This Zacks Rank #1 stock has a trailing four-quarter average earnings surprise of 2.7% and long-term earnings growth projection of 17.1%. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.

Pepsico, Inc. (NYSE: PEP – Free Report): Headquartered in Purchase, NY, PepsiCo is one of the leading global food and beverage companies with premier brands like Frito-Lay snacks, Pepsi-Cola beverages, Gatorade sports drinks, Tropicana juices and Quaker foods. The company has a Zacks Rank #2. Pepsico has a trailing four-quarter average earnings surprise of 5.2% and long-term earnings growth expectation of 7.4%.

CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE: CBG – Free Report): Headquartered in Los Angeles, CBRE Group is a commercial real estate services and investment firm, offering a wide range of services to tenants, owners, lenders and investors in office, retail, industrial, multi-family and other types of commercial real estates in all major metropolitan areas across the globe. The company has a trailing four-quarter average earnings surprise of 18.7% and long-term earnings growth expectation of 13%. CBRE Group sports a Zacks Rank #2.

Biogen Inc. (Nasdaq: BIIB – Free Report): Based in Cambridge, MA, Biogen is one of the world’s leading biotechnology companies. This Zacks Rank #2 stock has a trailing four-quarter average earnings surprise of 6.4% and long-term earnings growth projection of 7.7%.

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