Cencora (COR) is a Top-Ranked Growth Stock: Should You Buy?

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For new and old investors, taking full advantage of the stock market and investing with confidence are common goals.

While you may have an investing style you rely on, finding great stocks is made easier with the Zacks Style Scores. These are complementary indicators that rate stocks based on value, growth, and/or momentum characteristics.

Why This 1 Growth Stock Should Be On Your Watchlist

For growth investors, a company's financial strength, overall health, and future outlook take precedence, so they'll want to zero in on the Growth Style Score. This Score examines things like projected and historical earnings, sales, and cash flow to find stocks that will generate sustainable growth over time.

Cencora (COR)

Chesterbrook, PA-based Cencora is one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical services companies, which focuses on providing drug distribution and related services to reduce health care costs and improve patient outcomes.

COR is a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) stock, with a Growth Style Score of B and VGM Score of A. Earnings are expected to grow 8.2% year-over-year for the current fiscal year, with sales growth of 8.9%.

One analyst revised their earnings estimate upwards in the last 60 days for fiscal 2023. The Zacks Consensus Estimate has increased $0.01 to $11.93 per share. COR boasts an average earnings surprise of 3.5%.

Cencora is also cash rich. The company has generated cash flow growth of 12.4%, and is expected to report cash flow expansion of 26% in 2023.

With solid fundamentals, a good Zacks Rank, and top-tier Growth and VGM Style Scores, COR should be on investors' short lists.

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