The see-saw continued in what’s been an up-and-down week thus far. After an up-and-down Thursday, despite blowout earnings from Apple AAPL and Facebook, Friday was more of the same, despite Amazon’s AMZN blowout quarter. In fact, Amazon reported a record first-quarter profit. However, the market still dropped, putting a marginally positive week in jeopardy. The Dow fell 150 points, the S&P 500 fell 0.6%, and the Nasdaq NDAQ dropped about 0.75%. For investors looking to find the best opportunities, 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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Echo Global Logistics Inc (ECHO)
Echo Global Logistics Inc is our first Top Buy today. Echo Global Logistics is a leading provider of technology-enabled transportation and supply chain management services. Our AI systems rated the company C in Technicals, B in Growth, B in Low Volatility Momentum, and B in Quality Value. The stock closed up 6.63% to $33.15 on volume of 350,155 vs its 10-day price average of $31.81 and its 22-day price average of $31.9, and is up 25.43% for the year. Revenue grew by 9.94% in the last fiscal year and grew by 13.18% over the last three fiscal years, Operating Income grew by 48.53% in the last fiscal year, and EPS grew by 82.12% in the last fiscal year and grew by 6.09% over the last three fiscal years. Revenue was $2511.52M in the last fiscal year compared to $2439.7M three years ago, Operating Income was $29.05M in the last fiscal year compared to $53.98M three years ago, EPS was $0.6 in the last fiscal year compared to $1.03 three years ago, and ROE was 4.05% in the last year compared to 7.67% three years ago. The stock is also trading with a Forward 12M P/E of 15.34.
Diversified industrial company Hillenbrand HI is our next Top Buy today. Hillenbrand has evolved into a diversified holding company known for having industrial businesses such as Coperion, Milacron Injection Molding & Extrusion, and Mold-Masters, in addition to death care leader Batesville in its portfolio. Our AI systems rated the company D in Technicals, C in Growth, A in Low Volatility Momentum, and A in Quality Value. The stock closed up 0.68% to $50.44 on volume of 126,734 vs its 10-day price average of $49.41 and its 22-day price average of $49.47, and is up 30.94% for the year. Revenue grew by 4.99% in the last fiscal year and grew by 49.29% over the last three fiscal years, Operating Income grew by 13.96% in the last fiscal year and grew by 56.39% over the last three fiscal years, and EPS grew by -131.49% in the last fiscal year. Revenue was $2517.0M in the last fiscal year compared to $1770.1M three years ago, Operating Income was $328.8M in the last fiscal year compared to $239.6M three years ago, EPS was $(0.82) in the last fiscal year compared to $1.2 three years ago, and ROE was (5.78%) in the last year compared to 10.75% three years ago. The stock is also trading with a Forward 12M P/E of 14.92.
Fuller (H. B.) Co FULis our next Top Buy. Fuller (H. B.) Co is a major American adhesives manufacturing company and supplies industrial adhesives worldwide. Our AI systems rated the company C in Technicals, B in Growth, A in Low Volatility Momentum, and B in Quality Value. The stock closed down 0.37% to $67.87 on volume of 377,377 vs its 10-day price average of $67.59 and its 22-day price average of $65.56, and is up 29.28% for the year. Revenue grew by 2.84% in the last fiscal year, Operating Income grew by 10.08% in the last fiscal year and grew by 6.56% over the last three fiscal years, and EPS grew by 15.62% in the last fiscal year. Revenue was $2790.27M in the last fiscal year compared to $3041.0M three years ago, Operating Income was $246.6M in the last fiscal year compared to $254.76M three years ago, EPS was $2.36 in the last fiscal year compared to $3.29 three years ago, and ROE was 9.51% in the last year compared to 15.53% three years ago. Forward 12M Revenue is expected to grow by 1.18% over the next 12 months, and the stock is trading with a Forward 12M P/E of 18.93.
Regal Beloit Corp is our fourth Top Buy today. Regal Beloit is one of the largest electric motor manufacturers in the world. Its brushless DC electric motors are found in almost all variable-speed residential HVAC systems in the U.S., and it also provides many electric motor brands throughout the industrial sector. Our AI systems rated the company A in Technicals, B in Growth, B in Low Volatility Momentum, and B in Quality Value. The stock closed down 0.08% to $148.07 on volume of 215,262 vs its 10-day price average of $146.61 and its 22-day price average of $145.24, and is up 20.77% for the year. Revenue was $2907.0M in the last fiscal year compared to $3645.6M three years ago, Operating Income was $334.1M in the last fiscal year compared to $378.6M three years ago, EPS was $4.64 in the last fiscal year compared to $5.26 three years ago, and ROE was 7.82% in the last year compared to 10.05% three years ago. The stock is also trading with a Forward 12M P/E of 20.59.
Spx Corp SPXC is our final Top Buy today. SPX Corp is a supplier of highly engineered infrastructure equipment and technologies. 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 0.73% to $62.07 on volume of 162,113 vs its 10-day price average of $60.87 and its 22-day price average of $60.06, and is up 16.69% for the year. Revenue was $1559.5M in the last fiscal year compared to $1512.6M three years ago, Operating Income was $141.9M in the last fiscal year compared to $115.3M three years ago, EPS was $2.12 in the last fiscal year compared to $1.81 three years ago, and ROE was 17.8% in the last year compared to 22.45% three years ago. The stock is also trading with a Forward 12M P/E of 19.72.
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