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Chicago, IL – November 22, 2024 – Stocks in this week’s article are Sezzle Inc. SEZL, Kingstone Companies Inc. KINS, Graham Corp. GHM, Interface Inc. TILE and Climb Global Solutions Inc. CLMB.

5 Stocks with Recent Price Strength to Enhance Your Portfolio

U.S. stock markets have performed mixed in November. The first week of this month was fabulous due to Donald Trump’s win as the 47th president of the United States and the Fed’s decision to lower the benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points after reducing the Fed fund rate by an aggressive 50 basis points in September.

However, last week was a disappointing one for Wall Street. Concerns about Trump’s economic policies and their impact on inflation and the hawkish statement by the Fed Chairman Jerome Powell on future rate cuts dented investors’ confidence in risky assets like equities.

Consequently, a few stocks have shown price strength. We have primarily targeted stocks that have recently been on a bull run. Such stocks have a high chance of carrying the momentum forward.

Five such stocks are — Sezzle Inc., Kingstone Companies Inc., Graham Corp., Interface Inc. and Climb Global Solutions Inc.

If a stock is continuously witnessing an uptrend, there must be a solid reason or it would have probably crashed. So, looking at stocks capable of beating the benchmark that they have set for themselves seems rational.

However, recent price strength alone cannot create magic. Therefore, other relevant parameters are needed to create a successful investment strategy.

Here’s how you should create the screen to shortlist the current as well as the potential winners.

Let’s discuss five out of these 14 stocks:

Sezzle Inc. operates as a technology-enabled payments company primarily in the United States and Canada. SEZL provides its proprietary payments solution in-store and at online retail stores that connect consumers with merchants.

SEZL also offers the Sezzle Platform, which provides a payments solution for consumers that extends credit at the point-of-sale, allowing consumers to purchase and receive the ordered merchandise at the time of sale while paying in installments over time.

The stock price of Sezzle has soared 103% in the past four weeks. The company has expected earnings growth of more than 100% for the current year. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the current year has improved 45.8% over the last 30 days.

Kingstone Companies Inc. is engaged in the ownership of an insurance company. KINS focuses on automobile, motorcycle and homeowners’ insurance and its customer base is primarily individuals rather than businesses. There are three Atlantic Insurance locations in eastern Pennsylvania. Each of the Barry Scott, Atlantic Insurance and Accurate Agency locations is wholly owned by KINS.

The stock price of KINS has jumped 40.6% in the past four weeks. The company has expected earnings growth of more than 100% for the current year. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the current year has improved 36% over the last 30 days.

Graham Corp. designs and builds vacuum and heat transfer equipment for process industries and energy markets worldwide. GHM’s products include steam jet ejector vacuum systems and liquid ring vacuum pumps, surface condensers, Heliflows, water heaters, and various types of heat exchangers. GHM sells products to chemical, petrochemical, petroleum refining, and electric power generating industries, including cogeneration and geothermal plants.

The stock price of Graham has climbed 37.9% in the past four weeks. It has an expected earnings growth rate of more than 100% for the current year (ending March 2025). The Zacks Consensus Estimate for current-year earnings has improved 8.4% over the last 30 days.

Interface Inc. designs, produces, and sells modular carpet products primarily worldwide. TILE operates in two segments, Americas, and Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia. TILE offers modular carpets under the Interface and FLOR brand names, luxury vinyl tiles, carpet tiles under the CQuestGB name for use in commercial interiors, include offices, healthcare facilities, airports, educational and other institutions, hospitality spaces, and retail facilities, as well as residential interiors, and modular resilient flooring products.

TILE also provides carpet replacement, installation, and maintenance services; and rubber flooring under the norament and noraplan brand names, as well as produces and sells an adapted version of its carpet tile for the healthcare facilities market.

The stock price of Interface has surged 37.3% in the past four weeks. It has an expected earnings growth rate of 37% for the current year. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for current-year earnings has improved 7% over the last 30 days.

Climb Global Solutions Inc. operates as a value-added information technology distribution and solutions company in the United States, Canada, Europe, the United Kingdom, and internationally. CLMB operates in two segments — Distribution and Solutions. CLMB markets its products through its own web sites, local and on-line seminars, events, webinars, and social media, as well as direct email and printed materials.

CLMB distributes technical software to corporate and value-added resellers, consultants, and systems integrators under the name Climb Channel Solutions, and provides cloud solutions and resells software, hardware, and services under the name Grey Matter.

The stock price of Climb Global Solutions has appreciated 26.6% in the past four weeks. The company has expected earnings growth of 52.2% for the current year. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the current year has improved 26.2% over the last 30 days.

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U.S. stock markets have performed mixed in November. The first week of this month was a fabulous due to Donald Trump’s massive win as the 47Th president of the United States and the Fed’s decision to lower the benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points after reducing the Fed fund rate by an aggressive 50 basis points in September.

However, last week was a disappointing one for Wall Street. Concerns about Trump’s economic policies and their impact on inflation and the hawkish statement by the Fed Chairman Jerome Powell on future rate cuts dented investors’ confidence in risky assets like equities.

Consequently, a few stocks have shown price strength. We have primarily targeted stocks that have recently been on a bull run. Such stocks have a high chance of carrying the momentum forward.

Five such stocks are — Sezzle Inc. SEZL, Kingstone Companies Inc. KINS, Graham Corp. GHM, Interface Inc. TILE and Climb Global Solutions Inc. CLMB.

If a stock is continuously witnessing an uptrend, there must be a solid reason or it would have probably crashed. So, looking at stocks capable of beating the benchmark that they have set for themselves seems rational.

However, recent price strength alone cannot create magic. Therefore, other relevant parameters are needed to create a successful investment strategy.

Here’s how you should create the screen to shortlist the current as well as the potential winners.

Screening Parameters:

Percentage Change in Price (4 Weeks) greater than zero: This criterion shows that the stock has moved higher in the last four weeks.

Percentage Change Price (12 Weeks) greater than 10: This indicates that the stock has seen momentum over the last three months. This lowers the risk of choosing stocks that may have drawn attention due to the overwhelming performance of the overall market in a very short period.

Zacks Rank 1: No matter whether market conditions are good or bad, stocks with a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) have a proven history of outperformance. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.

Average Broker Rating 1: This indicates that brokers are also highly hopeful about the stock’s future performance.

Current Price greater than 5: The stocks must all be trading at a minimum of $5.

Current Price/ 52-Week High-Low Range more than 85%: This criterion filters stocks that are trading near their respective 52-week highs. It indicates that these are strong enough in terms of price.

Just these few criteria narrowed down the search from over 7,700 stocks to 14.

Let’s discuss five out of these 14 stocks:

Sezzle Inc. operates as a technology-enabled payments company primarily in the United States and Canada. SEZL provides its proprietary payments solution in-store and at online retail stores that connect consumers with merchants.

SEZL also offers the Sezzle Platform, which provides a payments solution for consumers that extends credit at the point-of-sale, allowing consumers to purchase and receive the ordered merchandise at the time of sale while paying in installments over time.

The stock price of Sezzle has soared 103% in the past four weeks. The company has expected earnings growth of more than 100% for the current year. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the current year has improved 45.8% over the last 30 days.

Kingstone Companies Inc. is engaged in the ownership of an insurance company. KINS focuses on automobile, motorcycle and homeowners’ insurance and its customer base is primarily individuals rather than businesses. There are three Atlantic Insurance locations in eastern Pennsylvania. Each of the Barry Scott, Atlantic Insurance and Accurate Agency locations is wholly owned by KINS.

The stock price of KINS has jumped 40.6% in the past four weeks. The company has expected earnings growth of more than 100% for the current year. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the current year has improved 36% over the last 30 days.

Graham Corp. designs and builds vacuum and heat transfer equipment for process industries and energy markets worldwide. GHM’s products include steam jet ejector vacuum systems and liquid ring vacuum pumps, surface condensers, Heliflows, water heaters, and various types of heat exchangers. GHM sells products to chemical, petrochemical, petroleum refining, and electric power generating industries, including cogeneration and geothermal plants.

The stock price of Graham has climbed 37.9% in the past four weeks. It has an expected earnings growth rate of more than 100% for the current year (ending March 2025). The Zacks Consensus Estimate for current-year earnings has improved 8.4% over the last 30 days.

Interface Inc. designs, produces, and sells modular carpet products primarily worldwide. TILE operates in two segments, Americas, and Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia. TILE offers modular carpets under the Interface and FLOR brand names, luxury vinyl tiles, carpet tiles under the CQuestGB name for use in commercial interiors, include offices, healthcare facilities, airports, educational and other institutions, hospitality spaces, and retail facilities, as well as residential interiors, and modular resilient flooring products.

TILE also provides carpet replacement, installation, and maintenance services; and rubber flooring under the norament and noraplan brand names, as well as produces and sells an adapted version of its carpet tile for the healthcare facilities market.

The stock price of Interface has surged 37.3% in the past four weeks. It has an expected earnings growth rate of 37% for the current year. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for current-year earnings has improved 7% over the last 30 days.

Climb Global Solutions Inc. operates as a value-added information technology distribution and solutions company in the United States, Canada, Europe, the United Kingdom, and internationally. CLMB operates in two segments — Distribution and Solutions. CLMB markets its products through its own web sites, local and on-line seminars, events, webinars, and social media, as well as direct email and printed materials.

CLMB distributes technical software to corporate and value-added resellers, consultants, and systems integrators under the name Climb Channel Solutions, and provides cloud solutions and resells software, hardware, and services under the name Grey Matter.

The stock price of Climb Global Solutions has appreciated 26.6% in the past four weeks. The company has expected earnings growth of 52.2% for the current year. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the current year has improved 26.2% over the last 30 days.

You can get the rest of the stocks on this list by signing up now for your 2-week free trial to the Research Wizard and start using this screen in your own trading. Further, you can also create your own strategies and test them first before taking the investment plunge.

The Research Wizard is a great place to begin. It's easy to use. Everything is in plain language. And it's very intuitive. Start your Research Wizard trial today. And the next time you read an economic report, open up the Research Wizard, plug your finds in, and see what gems come out.

Click here to sign up for a free trial to the Research Wizard today.

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In the past two years, Marriott International, Inc. MAR signed 26 agreements to bring its branded residential portfolio to iconic destinations in the Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) region.

Keeping its objective in focus, the company has been able to accelerate the growth of its residential portfolio in the region with 70 projects, comprising 43 projects in its signed pipeline and 27 open properties.

Marriott’s Branded Residences

Marriott’s residential portfolio offers 16 luxury and premium brands, providing the development licensees the opportunity to leverage strong brand recognition. The residential portfolio also helps developers lead generation platforms, with the potential to result in higher sales velocity and increased sales value for developers.

The Residence owners not only bask in the top-tier services of Marriott but also have the opportunity to receive enhanced benefits from the owner recognition platform, ONVIA. The ONVIA platform provides exclusive offerings considered within the Marriott Bonvoy portfolio.

Among the 16 distinct brands, 13 are already open or have a signed residential property in the EMEA region.

Sneak Peek at Marriott’s Anticipated Openings

By the end of 2024, MAR expects the opening of some projects, including The Residences at the St. Regis Al Mouj Muscat Resort in Oman and The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Baku in Azerbaijan, along with the debut of The Residences at the St. Regis Belgrade in Southeast Europe. Moreover, the opening of Nujuma, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve Residence, will also mark the debut of the Ritz-Carlton Reserve in the EMEA region.

Notably, The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Diriyah, The St. Regis Residences, Financial Center Road, Dubai and the W Residences Manchester showcased the potential sales velocity upon their launches under MAR’s residential brand portfolio.

Furthermore, the company announced the opening of its standalone residential property in fall 2024, The St. Regis Residences, Casares, Costa del Sol, marking the debut of its branded residence in Spain. The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Dubai, Creekside, upon completion, will offer 200 residences across seven buildings and 12 mansions.

Marriott’s collaboration with Highgate opened doors for the rebranding of several properties of the latter to co-located hotels and residences in Algarve, Portugal, which are expected to open in mid-2025. The rebranded properties include The Residences at The Westin Salgados Beach Resort and Marriott Residences Salgados Resort.

MAR Stock’s Price Performance

Shares of this worldwide hospitality company focused on lodging management and franchising have gained 24.7% in the past three months, outperforming the Zacks Hotels and Motels industry’s 18.7% growth. The company’s prospects are strengthened not only by its focus on the expansion of its diversified portfolio globally but also by the solid increase in global travel demand.

Here are three stocks with buy ranks and strong growth characteristics for investors to consider today, November 20:

Interface, Inc. TILE: This modular carpet products company carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 7% over the last 60 days.

Interface, Inc. Price and Consensus

Interface, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Interface, Inc. Quote

Interface has a PEG ratio of 1.22 compared with 1.27 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of A.

Interface, Inc. PEG Ratio (TTM)

Interface, Inc. peg-ratio-ttm | Interface, Inc. Quote

Brinker International, Inc. EAT: This franchisor of casual dining restaurants carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 19% over the last 60 days

Brinker International, Inc. Price and Consensus

Brinker International, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Brinker International, Inc. Quote

Brinker International has a PEG ratio of 1.36 compared with 9.33 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of A.

Brinker International, Inc. PEG Ratio (TTM)

Brinker International, Inc. peg-ratio-ttm | Brinker International, Inc. Quote

Vertiv Holdings Co VRT: This company that provides shipping containers and related services carries a Zacks Rank #1, and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate for its current year earnings increasing 4.3% over the last 60 days.

Vertiv Holdings Co. Price and Consensus

Vertiv Holdings Co. price-consensus-chart | Vertiv Holdings Co. Quote

Vertiv Holdings has a PEG ratio of 1.33 compared with 12.31 for the industry. The company possesses a Growth Score of B.

Vertiv Holdings Co. PEG Ratio (TTM)

Vertiv Holdings Co. peg-ratio-ttm | Vertiv Holdings Co. Quote

See the full list of top ranked stocks here.

Learn more about the Growth score and how it is calculated here.

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