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3 Market-Beating Stocks with Impressive Fundamentals

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The best-performing stocks typically have robust sales growth, increasing margins, and rising returns on capital, and those that can maintain this trifecta year in and year out often become the legends of the investing world.

The bottom line is that over the long term, earnings growth goes hand in hand with the biggest winners. Taking that into account, here are three market-beating stocks with room for further growth.

AMD (AMD)

Five-Year Return: +183%

Founded in 1969 by a group of former Fairchild semiconductor executives led by Jerry Sanders, Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ: AMD) is one of the leading designers of computer processors and graphics chips used in PCs and data centers.

Why Should You Buy AMD?

  1. Market share has increased this cycle as its 31.1% annual revenue growth over the last five years was exceptional
  2. Demand for the next 12 months is expected to accelerate above its two-year trend as Wall Street forecasts robust revenue growth of 22.9%
  3. Earnings growth has massively outpaced its peers over the last five years as its EPS has compounded at 32% annually

AMD’s stock price of $232 implies a valuation ratio of 46.3x forward P/E. Is now a good time to buy? See for yourself in our comprehensive research report, it’s free for active Edge members .

Duolingo (DUOL)

Return Since IPO: +137%

Founded by a Carnegie Mellon computer science professor and his Ph.D. student, Duolingo (NASDAQ: DUOL) is a mobile app helping people learn new languages.

Why Is DUOL a Top Pick?

  1. Monthly Active Users have increased by an average of 36.5% annually, giving it the potential for margin-accretive growth if it can develop valuable complementary products and features
  2. Incremental sales significantly boosted profitability as its annual earnings per share growth of 311% over the last three years outstripped its revenue performance
  3. Strong free cash flow margin of 35% enables it to reinvest or return capital consistently, and its recently improved profitability means it has even more resources to invest or distribute

Duolingo is trading at $329.98 per share, or 46.9x forward EV/EBITDA. Is now the time to initiate a position? Find out in our full research report, it’s free for active Edge members.

Coastal Financial (CCB)

Five-Year Return: +644%

Pioneering the intersection of traditional banking and financial technology in the Pacific Northwest, Coastal Financial (NASDAQ: CCB) operates as a bank holding company that provides traditional banking services and Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) solutions to consumers and businesses.

Why Will CCB Beat the Market?

  1. Annual net interest income growth of 43.2% over the past five years was outstanding, reflecting market share gains this cycle
  2. Differentiated product suite leads to a Strong performance of its loan book leads to a High-yielding loan book and low cost of funds are reflected in its best-in-class net interest margin of 7.2%
  3. Earnings per share grew by 22.7% annually over the last five years and trumped its peers

At $101.76 per share, Coastal Financial trades at 3.1x forward P/B. Is now the right time to buy? See for yourself in our full research report, it’s free for active Edge members.

Stocks We Like Even More

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