Company name Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
Stock ticker BABA
Live stock price [stckqut]BABA[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Good

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

Employee productivity Poor
Sales growth Good
EPS growth Good
P/E growth Fair
EBIT growth Good

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Good
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $239.
Target stock price (averages with growth) $239.
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $239.
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $239.3

The following company description is from Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/company-profile/baba

Alibaba Group Holding Limited, incorporated on June 28, 1999, is a holding company. Through its subsidiaries, the Company is principally engaged in online and mobile commerce through offering of products, services and technology that enable merchants, brands and other businesses to transform the way they market, sell and operate in the People’s Republic of China (China) and internationally. The Company’s businesses consist of core commerce, cloud computing, mobile media and entertainment, and other innovation initiatives. Through investee affiliates, it also participates in the logistics and local services sectors. Retail commerce in China operated by the Company includes the China online commerce destination (Taobao Marketplace); the China third-party platform for brands and retailers (Tmall), and the sales and marketing platform for flash sales (Juhuasuan). Wholesale commerce in China operated by the Company includes the China domestic wholesale marketplace (1688.com). International and cross-border commerce operated by the Company includes the global marketplace targeting consumers from around the world to buy directly from manufacturers and distributors in China (AliExpress); a platform within the Tmall for overseas brands and retailers to reach Chinese consumers without the need for physical operations in China (Tmall Global), and the wholesale marketplace for global trade (Alibaba.com).

Confident Investor comments: At this price and at this time, I think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in Alibaba Group Holding Ltd as long as the indicators that I describe in my book The Confident Investor are favorable.

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How was this analysis of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd calculated?

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In order to assist you in using the techniques of this book, the values that I used when calculating the Manual pricing above were:

  • Stock price at the time of the calculation: $154.81
  • Growth: 0.2
  • Current EPS (TTM): $4.84
  • P/E: 32
  • Future EPS Calc: $12.04
  • Future Stock Price Calc: $385.39
  • Target stock price: $239.29

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Company name Broadcom Inc
Stock ticker AVGO
Live stock price [stckqut]AVGO[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Good

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

Employee productivity Good
Sales growth Good
EPS growth Good
P/E growth Poor
EBIT growth Good

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Good
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $393.22
Target stock price (averages with growth) $356.2
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $356.2
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $362.52

The following company description is from Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/company-profile/avgo

Broadcom Inc., formerly Broadcom Limited, incorporated on March 3, 2015, is a designer, developer and global supplier of a range of semiconductor devices with a focus on digital and mixed signal complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS)-based devices and analog III-V based products. The Company operates through four segments: Wired Infrastructure, Wireless Communications, Enterprise Storage and Industrial & Other. It offers a range of products that are used in end-products, such as enterprise and data center networking, home connectivity, set-top boxes (STBs), broadband access, telecommunication equipment, smartphones, data center servers and storage systems, factory automation, power generation and alternative energy systems, and electronic displays. Its product portfolio ranges from discrete devices to complex sub-systems that include multiple device types, and also includes firmware for interfacing between analog and digital systems. Its products include mechanical hardware that interfaces with optoelectronic or capacitive sensors.

Confident Investor comments: At this price and at this time, I think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in Broadcom Inc as long as the indicators that I describe in my book The Confident Investor are favorable.

If you would like to understand how to evaluate companies like I do on this site, please read my book, The Confident Investor. You can review the best companies that I have found (and I probably invest my own money in most of these companies) in my Watch List.

How was this analysis of Broadcom Inc calculated?

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In order to assist you in using the techniques of this book, the values that I used when calculating the Manual pricing above were:

  • Stock price at the time of the calculation: $254.48
  • Growth: 0.18
  • Current EPS (TTM): $11.6
  • P/E: 22
  • Future EPS Calc: $26.53
  • Future Stock Price Calc: $583.83
  • Target stock price: $362.51

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Company name Arista Networks Inc
Stock ticker ANET
Live stock price [stckqut]ANET[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Fair

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

Employee productivity Good
Sales growth Good
EPS growth Good
P/E growth Fair
EBIT growth Good

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Good
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $391.17
Target stock price (averages with growth) $369.5
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $369.5
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $372.43

The following company description is from Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/company-profile/anet

Arista Networks, Inc., incorporated on December 2, 2011, is a supplier of cloud networking solutions that use software innovations to address the needs of Internet companies, cloud service providers and data centers for enterprise support. The Company develops, markets and sells cloud networking solutions, which consist of its Gigabit Ethernet switches and related software. The Company’s cloud networking solutions consist of its Extensible Operating System (EOS), a set of network applications and its Ethernet switching and routing platforms. The programmability of EOS has allowed the Company to create a set of software applications that address the requirements of cloud networking, including workflow automation, network visibility and analytics, and has also allowed it to integrate with a range of third-party applications for virtualization, management, automation, orchestration and network services. EOS supports cloud and virtualization solutions, including VMware NSX, Microsoft System Center, OpenStack and other cloud management frameworks.

 

Confident Investor comments: At this price and at this time, I think that a Confident Investor can confidently invest in Arista Networks Inc as long as the indicators that I describe in my book The Confident Investor are favorable.

If you would like to understand how to evaluate companies like I do on this site, please read my book, The Confident Investor. You can review the best companies that I have found (and I probably invest my own money in most of these companies) in my Watch List.

How was this analysis of Arista Networks Inc calculated?

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In order to assist you in using the techniques of this book, the values that I used when calculating the Manual pricing above were:

  • Stock price at the time of the calculation: $253.34
  • Growth: 0.19
  • Current EPS (TTM): $4.57
  • P/E: 55
  • Future EPS Calc: $10.9
  • Future Stock Price Calc: $599.8
  • Target stock price: $372.43

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Company name Amazon.com, Inc.
Stock ticker AMZN
Live stock price [stckqut]AMZN[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Fair

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

Employee productivity Poor
Sales growth Good
EPS growth Good
P/E growth Poor
EBIT growth Good

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Fair
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $2837.24
Target stock price (averages with growth) $2837.24
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $2837.24
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $2851.69

The following company description is from Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/company-profile/amzn

Amazon.com, Inc., incorporated on May 28, 1996, offers a range of products and services through its Websites. The Company operates through three segments: North America, International and Amazon Web Services (AWS). The Company’s products include merchandise and content that it purchases for resale from vendors and those offered by third-party sellers. It also manufactures and sells electronic devices. The Company, through its subsidiary, Whole Foods Market, Inc., offers healthy and organic food and staples across its stores. The Company also offers a range of products like whole trade bananas, organic avocados, organic large brown eggs, organic responsibly-farmed salmon and tilapia, organic baby kale and baby lettuce, animal-welfare-rated 85% lean ground beef, creamy and crunchy almond butter, organic gala and fuji apples, organic rotisserie chicken.

The Company’s Whole Foods Market healthy and private label products include 365 Everyday Value, Whole Foods Market, Whole Paws and Whole Catch available through Amazon.com, AmazonFresh, Prime Pantry and Prime Now. The Company also offers Amazon Lockers that is available in select Whole Foods Market stores. Customers can have products shipped from www.Amazon.com to their local Whole Foods Market store for pick up or send returns back to Amazon during a trip to the store.

Confident Investor comments: At this time, I think that a Confident Investor can cautiously invest in Amazon.com, Inc. as long as the price is correct and the indicators that I describe in my book The Confident Investor are favorable. Most of the fundamentals of this company are good but there are some concerns.

If you would like to understand how to evaluate companies like I do on this site, please read my book, The Confident Investor. You can review the best companies that I have found (and I probably invest my own money in most of these companies) in my Watch List.

How was this analysis of Amazon.com, Inc. calculated?

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In order to assist you in using the techniques of this book, the values that I used when calculating the Manual pricing above were:

  • Stock price at the time of the calculation: $1836.43
  • Growth: 0.2
  • Current EPS (TTM): $23.97
  • P/E: 77
  • Future EPS Calc: $59.64
  • Future Stock Price Calc: $4592.66
  • Target stock price: $2851.68

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Company name AMN Healthcare Services, Inc.
Stock ticker AMN
Live stock price [stckqut]AMN[/stckqut]
P/E compared to competitors Good

MANAGEMENT EXECUTION

Employee productivity Poor
Sales growth Fair
EPS growth Good
P/E growth Poor
EBIT growth Good

ANALYSIS

Confident Investor Rating Fair
Target stock price (TWCA growth scenario) $67.84
Target stock price (averages with growth) $53.51
Target stock price (averages with no growth) $53.51
Target stock price (manual assumptions) $67.63

The following company description is from Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/company-profile/amn

AMN Healthcare Services, Inc., incorporated on November 10, 1997, provides healthcare workforce solutions and staffing services at acute and sub-acute care hospitals and other healthcare facilities throughout the United States. The Company’s segments include nurse and allied solutions, locum tenens solutions and other workforce solutions. Through its suite of solutions, the Company provides technology, analytics and services to build and manage all or a portion of its clients’ healthcare workforce needs, from nurses, doctors and allied health professionals to healthcare leaders and executives, both on a temporary and permanent basis. It offers managed services programs (MSP), vendor management systems (VMS), predictive analytics, workforce optimization consulting, recruitment process outsourcing (RPO), interim and executive leadership, and remote medical coding. It offers various services, including travel nurse staffing; rapid response nurse staffing and labor disruption services; local, or per diem, staffing; locum tenens staffing; allied staffing; physician permanent placement services, and health information management.

Confident Investor comments: At this time, I think that a Confident Investor can cautiously invest in AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. as long as the price is correct and the indicators that I describe in my book The Confident Investor are favorable. Most of the fundamentals of this company are good but there are some concerns.

If you would like to understand how to evaluate companies like I do on this site, please read my book, The Confident Investor. You can review the best companies that I have found (and I probably invest my own money in most of these companies) in my Watch List.

How was this analysis of AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. calculated?

For owners of my book, “The Confident Investor” I offer the following analysis (you must be logged in to this site as a book owner in order to see the following analysis). If you have registered and cannot see the balance of this article, make sure you are logged in and refresh your browser.
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In order to assist you in using the techniques of this book, the values that I used when calculating the Manual pricing above were:

  • Stock price at the time of the calculation: $49.62
  • Growth: 0.17
  • Current EPS (TTM): $2.76
  • P/E: 18
  • Future EPS Calc: $6.05
  • Future Stock Price Calc: $108.92
  • Target stock price: $67.63

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