Stock Selection US – November 2021 🇺🇸

➡ These are the stocks making the top 5%, according to the RQM strategy.

In order to provide a more detailed analysis, we provide this additional information:

• Results split into Micro, Medium and Large Companies
• A downloadable CSV to check in detail all the companies analyzed.

The universe of investable companies: NYSE, NASDAQ & AMEX.

Top Stock Selection Micro CAPS US < 500M 🥉

This month only 4 clear BUYERs. Among them, OMP was already selected a few months ago, in August 2021.

BBW: Build-A-Bear Workshop (1997, St. Louis, Missouri)  operates as a multi-channel retailer of plush animals and related products. The company operates through three segments: Direct-to-Consumer, International Franchising, and Commercial. As of January 30, 2021, it operated 354 stores, including 305 stores in the United States and Canada; and 49 stores in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and China, as well as 71 franchised stores internationally.

GBL: GAMCO Investors (1976, Rye, NY) is a publicly owned holding investment manager. The firm also provides wealth management, investment advisory, institutional research, brokerage, dealer, underwriting, and distribution services to its clients.  The firm employs fundamental analysis with a focus on a bottom-up stock picking approach to create its portfolios. It conducts in-house research to make its investments.

OMP: Oasis Midstream Partners (2013, Houston, Texas) provides crude oil, natural gas, and water-related midstream services in North America.

SAMG: Silvercrest Asset Management Group (2002, NY), a wealth management firm, provides financial advisory and related family office services in the United States. The company serves ultra-high net worth individuals and families.

Download US Micro November 2021 full table

Top Stock Selection Medium CAPS US [500M –  10B] 🥈

This month 6 companies, some of them, old known pickers:  CPRX & GOLF, September 2021; COKE, October 2021.

CPRX: Catalyst Pharmaceuticals (2002, Coral Gables, Florida), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses on developing and commercializing therapies for people with rare debilitating, chronic neuromuscular, and neurological diseases in the United States.

RGR: Sturm, Ruger & Company, (1949, Southport, Connecticut) designs, manufactures and sells firearms under the Ruger name and trademark in the United States. It operates in two segments, Firearms, and Castings.

MYRG: MYR Group Inc., (1981, Henderson, Colorado) provides electrical construction services in the United States and Canada. It operates through two segments, Transmission and Distribution, and Commercial and Industrial.

GOLF: Acushnet Holdings Corp. (1910, MA) designs, develops, manufactures, and distributes golf products in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Japan, Korea, and internationally.  The company was formerly known as Alexandria Holdings Corp. and changed its name to Acushnet Holdings Corp.

WRLD: World Acceptance Corporation (1962, Greenville, South Carolina), engages in small-loan consumer finance business. The company offers short-term small installment loans, medium-term larger installment loans, related credit insurance, and ancillary products and services to individuals. It serves individuals with limited access to other sources of consumer credit,  As of March 31, 2021, it operated 1,205 branches in Alabama, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Wisconsin.

COKE: The Coca-Cola Company in the United States. The company was formerly known as Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated and changed its name to Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. in January 2019. Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. was incorporated in 1980 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Download US Medium November 2021 full table

Top Stock Selection Large CAPS US > 10B 🥇

This month 3 clear BUYERs.

NUE: (1938, Charlotte, North Carolina) Nucor Corporation manufactures and sells steel and steel products. It operates through three segments: Steel Mills, Steel Products, and Raw Materials.

TROW: T. Rowe Price Group (1937, Baltimore, Maryland) is a publicly owned investment manager. The firm provides its services to individuals, institutional investors, retirement plans, financial intermediaries, and institutions. It launches and manages equity and fixed income mutual funds.NUE: Nucor Corporation (1958,  Charlotte, North Carolina) manufactures and sells steel and steel products. It operates through three segments: Steel Mills, Steel Products, and Raw Materials.

STLD: Steel Dynamics (1993, Fort Wayne, Indiana) operates as a steel producer and metal recycler in the United States. It operates through three segments: Steel Operations, Metals Recycling Operations, and Steel Fabrication Operations. nt produces steel building components, such as steel joists, girders, trusses, and steel deck products for non-residential steel fabricators.

Download US Large November 2021 full table

Now your turn:

• Has any of those companies a business model you fully understand?
• Do they have a competitive advantage with respect to their competitors?
• Do they operate in industries where you already have enough exposure?
• Are they diversified companies (country and currency wise)?
• Did they seize any advantage during the latest downturn?

Remember: You have the last word and the responsibility of your investments is up to you. The RQM System “only” suggests a set of stocks with a high probability of being long-term winners.

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