November Top Stock Picks
Steady, income-generating stocks can be ideal for one investor, whilst high growth potential and a strong track record may be appealing for others. There are many different factors to consider when making your own personalized investment decisions. In this article, I’ve composed a list of companies that meet or exceed expectations in two or more aspects, causing them to be appealing investments .
Sterling Bancorp (NYSE:STL)
Sterling Bancorp operates as the bank holding company for Sterling National Bank that provides various banking services to commercial, consumer, and municipal clients in the United States. Established in 1888, and currently lead by Jack Kopnisky, the company provides employment to 992 people and with the market cap of USD $3.40B, it falls under the mid-cap category.
STL is an attractive stock for growth-seeking investors, with an expected earnings growth of 23.59% in the upcoming year, with an eye-catching top-line trajectory of 141.65%.
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Pzena Investment Management, Inc (NYSE:PZN)
Pzena Investment Management, Inc. is a publicly owned investment manager. Established in 2007, and run by CEO Richard Pzena, the company size now stands at 108 people and has a market cap of USD $808.07M, putting it in the small-cap category.
PZN’s ability to more than double its earnings in the past, leading to an equally impressive triple-digit return on equity, is what investors like to see. Moreover, PZN’s upcoming commitments are met by its short-term assets, and the company has zero debt on its balance sheet, portraying its strong financial capacity.
Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC)
Moelis & Company provides strategic and financial advisory services in the United States and internationally. Founded in 2007, and currently lead by Kenneth Moelis, the company employs 645 people and with the market cap of USD $2.63B, it falls under the mid-cap stocks category.
MC’s ability to more than double its earnings in the past, leading to an equally impressive triple-digit return on equity, is an optimistic signal for the future. Moreover, MC’s upcoming commitments are met by its short-term assets, and the company has zero debt on its balance sheet, portraying its strong financial capacity.
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To help readers see pass the short term volatility of the financial market, we aim to bring you a long-term focused research analysis purely driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis does not factor in the latest price sensitive company announcements.
The author is an independent contributor and at the time of publication had no position in the stocks mentioned.