Six Best Semiconductor Stocks to Buy Now Appear Undervalued
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Six best semiconductor stocks to buy now are trading at discounts compared to slower-growing industrial stocks.
S&P 500 semiconductor stocks trade at an average of 19x 2022 price-to-earnings (P/E) estimates, nearly 20% below the S&P 500 Industrials, despite free cash flow (FCF) margins 1,500-2,000 basis points (bps) above and 400-500 bp faster sales growth than the industrials, according to a May 11 BoA Global Research note. Semiconductor stocks share attributes with high-quality industrials, with the current relative weakness in semiconductor stocks indicated by the SOX index vs. industrials (XLI) showing market rotation rather than trading based on fundamentals, BoA reported.
Dubai: After stock markets had finished 2020 by adding to gains they had already made during the height of the pandemic, positive news on COVID-19 vaccines helped lift markets in the latest quarter.
Among key benchmark share market indices, that are tracked by stocks worldwide, the MSCI World Index was up 10 per cent, the S&P 500 up 12.69 per cent and the stock of the year, Tesla, up 64 per cent.
Relief about the start of vaccination rollouts, though, was quickly met with news of a variant strain of the coronavirus that led to lockdowns in countries including the UK, Germany and China. However, new infections have reduced since then in these countries and rattled sentiments have eased.
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Dania Beach, Florida-headquartered Chewy operates a well-known e-commerce platform, marketing pet products, supplies as well as medications. Consumers have access to more than 2,000 brands and 45,000 items, including Chewy’s own brands. Its current market capitalization stands at $34 billion.
On March 30, Chewy announced robust Q4 and full-year metrics. The novel coronavirus pandemic provided tailwinds for the group’s sales, which reached $7.15 billion in FY20, up 47% year-over-year (YoY). During the year, this top player in the pet space registered 5.7 million new customers, or pet parents. Now it has more than 19 million shoppers. Quarterly net sales came at $2.04 billion, up 51% YoY. Investors were delighted to see an adjusted profit for the first time. They were expecting a loss as in previous quarters.
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The first quarter of 2021 wrapped up last week and the U.S. equity markets show little sign that they re ready to slow down anytime soon. The S&P 500 (SPY) gained more than 6%, while the small-cap Russell 2000 (IWM) was up nearly 13%.
The tech sector was actually an underperformer during the quarter having returned a mere 2%. Investors used a new stimulus package, optimism over vaccine distribution and the expectation for a broader rebound throughout the latter half of 2021 as a reason to rotate out of growth and into economically cyclical sectors, such as energy and industrials.