Each week, Benzinga's Stock Whisper Index uses a combination of proprietary data and pattern recognition to showcase five stocks that are just under the surface and deserve attention.
Investors are constantly on the hunt for undervalued, under-followed and emerging stocks. With countless methods available to retail traders, the challenge often lies in sifting through the abundance of information to uncover new opportunities and understand why certain stocks should be of interest.
Here’s a look at the Benzinga Stock Whisper Index for the week ending Nov. 15:
Axon Enterprises Inc AXON: The weapons and cloud-based digital evidence company was one of many that saw strong interest from investors after the 2024 presidential election was won by Donald Trump.
The company recently reported third-quarter revenue of $544.3 million, up 32% year-over-year. The revenue total beat a Street consensus estimate of $525.1 million. Axon also reported earnings per share of $1.45, which beat a Street estimate of $1.20.
The quarter continued a streak of consecutive quarters of beating analyst estimates, which now stands at 10 for both revenue and earnings per share. Axon also shared revenue guidance for the fourth quarter with an expected range of $560 million to $570 million, ahead of a Street estimate of $523 million.
Analysts raised price targets on Axon after the earnings and 2024 election. Northland maintained an Outperform rating and raised the price target from $365 to $550, Needham maintained a Buy rating and raised the price target from $525 to $600 and Baird maintained an Outperform rating and raised the price target from $460 to $600.
Axon shares were up over 11% over the last five days, as of writing. The stock is up over 140% year-to-date in 2024. The Axon Benzinga Pro chart is below.
Snowflake Inc SNOW: The cloud and data company is seeing increased interest ahead of third-quarter financial results. The company will report third-quarter results after market close on Nov. 20. Analysts expect the company to report earnings per share of 15 cents, down from 25 cents and revenue of $897.6 million, up from $734.2 million.
The company has beaten analyst estimates for earnings per share in nine of the past 10 quarters and for revenue in more than 10 straight quarters.
Snowflake's second-quarter revenue was up 29% year-over-year with product revenue up 30% year-over-year and the company's net revenue retention rate at 127% in the quarter. Snowflake reported remaining performance obligations of $5.2 billion and a total of 510 customers.
"With the combination of our platform, the network effect of collaboration and our AI innovations, we have a huge opportunity ahead to deliver even greater value to deliver even greater value to our customers," Snowflake CEO Sridhar Ramaswamy said after second-quarter results.
With cybersecurity a key theme moving forward and recent hacks, Snowflake stock could continue to see interest from investors. Snowflake stock was up around 5% over the last week, but shares are down more than 30% year-to-date in 2024, as of writing.
EMCOR Group EME: The electrical and manufacturing construction and facilities services provider is back on the Stock Whisper Index.
The company recently reported third-quarter financial results with earnings per share beating analyst estimates and revenue missing estimates. Guidance from the company was similar with full-year revenue guidance of revenue set at $14.5 billion, down from a prior range of $14.5 billion to $15.0 billion and below a Street estimate of $14.7 billion.
EMCOR expects full-year earnings per share of $20.50 to $21, up from a previous range of $19 to $20 and ahead of a Street estimate of $19.53 per share. The stock could benefit from interest rate cuts and the administration.
Stifel recently initiated the stock with a Buy rating and $600 price target. The stock was up after the 2024 election before cooling off in the past week. Shares were down on the week, but remain up over 130% year-to-date in 2024, as of writing.
Rocket Lab USA RKLB: The space and rocket company continues to see strong interest from readers. The company reported third-quarter financial results recently with revenue of $104.8 million and earnings per share of a loss of 10 cents per share both beating analyst estimates.
Rocket Lab's revenue was up 55% year-over-year in the quarter. The company has already passed a new annual launch record with 12 Electron launches so far, with more scheduled in November and December. Rocket Lab highlighted its backlog of over $1 billion and strong demand growth in the quarterly results.
"We expect to close out the year strongly with more Electron launches scheduled in November and December, alongside continued progress across Neutron and space systems, that is behind our guidance for a record $125-$135 million revenue quarter in Q4," Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck said.
The company also announced a multi-launch agreement with an unnamed commercial satellite company and an award from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory worth up to $8 million.
Beck highlighted the company's backlog including over 40 spacecraft that range from missions to Mars, national security and telecommunications projects for partners during an interview on CNBC. Beck also expressed optimism about space policy under incoming President Donald Trump.
Analysts raised their price targets on Rocket Lab after the quarterly financial results. The stock was up 30% over the past five days and is up over 225% year-to-date in 2024, as of writing.
The Trade Desk TTD: The advertising company saw strong interest from readers after reporting third-quarter financial results. Third-quarter earnings per share of 41 cents beat a street estimate of 39 cents per share and revenue of $628.0 million beat a Street estimate of $620 million.
The company has now beaten analyst estimates for earnings per share in nine of the past 10 quarters and beaten revenue estimates in more than 10 straight quarters. Trade Desk said its customer retention was over 95% in the quarter.
"As we enter our busiest time of year and look ahead to 2025, we have never been in a better position to capture a greater share of the $1 trillion advertising TAM," The Trade Desk CEO Jeff Green said.
Trade Desk's guidance for the fourth quarter came in ahead of Street estimates for revenue. Several analysts raised their price targets on the stock after the quarterly results.
Trade Desk shares were down 5.11% over the past five days and the stock is up 78% year-to-date in 2024, as of writing.
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