Here's Why HealthEquity (HQY) is a Strong Growth Stock

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Taking full advantage of the stock market and investing with confidence are common goals for new and old investors alike.

Many investors also have a go-to methodology that helps guide their buy and sell decisions. One way to find winning stocks based on your preferred way of investing is to use the Zacks Style Scores, which are indicators that rate stocks based on three widely-followed investing types: value, growth, and momentum.

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.

HealthEquity (HQY)

Draper, UT-headquartered HealthEquity provides integrated solutions for health-care account management, health reimbursement arrangement and flexible spending accounts for health plans, insurance companies and third-party administrators in the United States.

HQY boasts a Growth Style Score of B and VGM Score of B, and holds a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) rating. Its bottom-line is projected to rise 58.1% year-over-year for 2024, while Wall Street anticipates its top line to improve by 15.2%.

Eight analysts revised their earnings estimate upwards in the last 60 days for fiscal 2024. The Zacks Consensus Estimate has increased $0.14 to $2.15 per share. HQY boasts an average earnings surprise of 16.5%.

HealthEquity is also cash rich. The company has generated cash flow growth of 36%, and is expected to report cash flow expansion of 9.5% in 2024.

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

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