Welcome to our new post! Today in this article, we will overview of some of the best innovative stocks on Wall Street for long-term investors.
It goes without saying that innovation remains at heart of human progress and share price increase. The companies which are able to find unique and scalable solutions to certain business difficulties or customer needs are able to improve operational efficiency and establish new revenue streams. As a result of this innovation, investors are able to realize more return per dollar for the shareholder in comparison to several other investment vehicles.
What comes to your mind when you think about innovation? That’s right! New ideas and products which can solve world’s biggest problems. Now, according to you, which companies have actually done some innovation and, at the same time, have rewarded their shareholders?
Well, these companies are Apple Inc., Microsoft Corporation, Meta Platforms, Inc., Tesla, Inc., etc. What is one thing which is common in these companies?
It’s the fact that these companies have developed new manufacturing technology or platforms and products which were not present at scale in their respective industries. Let’s take Apple, Inc.’s stock as an example.
In the past decade, its revenues increased by whopping ~124%, offering its dividend shareholders with strong value for capital which gets re-invested in the form of retained earnings. Between fiscal years ending September 1996 and 1997, this company had seen net losses to the tune of ~$1.8 billion. And we all know where Apple stands. It has been tagged as world’s most profitable non-state-owned company which was able to generate $96.9 billion in the profits during previous fiscal year. Success of the company was principally due to unique product design and vision of its founder Steve Jobs.
Therefore, we hope that we have made it clear that innovation remains indispensable if the company wants to be successful in business world.
With this in mind, let us now have a look at Best innovative stocks on Wall Street for long-term investors which should deliver solid returns.
1. Arista Networks, Inc.
The company is a software and hardware provider for networking solutions sector.
It has released its financial results for 3Q ended September 30, 2023, with revenue coming at $1.509 billion, exhibiting a rise of 3.5% in comparison to 2Q23, and increase of 28.3% from 3Q22. GAAP gross margin of the company was 62.4% against GAAP gross margin of 60.6% in 2Q23 and 60.3% in 3Q22.
The company’s team has been demonstrating strong discipline and they are continuously working to normalize supply chain metrics while offering incremental improvements to its 2023 outlook. For 4Q23, it anticipates revenue in the range of $1.500 billion – $1.550 billion and non-GAAP gross margin of ~63%.
Analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group initiated their coverage on the company’s stock and they have increased target price on company’s shares from $223.00 to $248.00. They gave a buy rating in a report dated November 10th. Needham & Company LLC also upped its price target on the company’s shares from $215.00 to $235.00. The firms has given a buy rating on November 10th.
Larson Financial Group LLC, an investment firm, has bought new position in the company during 3Q for the total consideration of $28,000. First Command Advisory Services Inc. made the acquisition of new position Arista Networks worth $29,000 during 3Q.
2. CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.
The company offers cybersecurity products and services which are targeted at protecting organizations from cyberthreats.
It has released its financial results for 3Q24, in which its total revenue came in at $786.0 million, exhibiting a rise of 35% increase in comparison to $580.9 million in 3Q23. The company’s subscription revenue was $733.5 million, which was up by 34% against $547.4 million in 3Q23. Net new ARR growth ramped up to record $223 million and ending ARR exceeded $3 billion.
Relentless focus of the company on operational excellence supported its solid operating margin, net income and FCF. At the same time, the company continued aggressive investments in its innovation engine. This was done to support the company in achieving its vision of touching $10 billion in ARR in upcoming 5-7 years.
ARR went up by 35% year-over-year and increased to $3.15 billion as at October 31, 2023. Out of this, $223.1 million was net new ARR which was added in 3Q24. GAAP subscription gross margin came in at 78% in comparison to 75% in 3Q23. GAAP income from operations came in at $3.2 million in comparison to loss of $56.4 million in 3Q fiscal 2023.
Net cash which was generated from operations came in at $273.5 million against $242.9 million in 3Q of fiscal 2023. FCF was $239.0 million against $174.1 million in 3Q23. Cash, cash equivalents and short-term Investments of the company came in at $3.17 billion as at October 31, 2023.
3. Workday, Inc.
It is a software company, providing human capital management, financial management, and business planning solutions.
The company announced results for fiscal 2024 third quarter ended October 31, 2023. Total revenues of the company were $1.87 billion, exhibiting a rise of 16.7% from third quarter of fiscal 2023. Subscription revenues came at $1.69 billion, a rise of 18.1% as compared to same period of last year. Operating income came at $87.9 million, or 4.7% of revenues in comparison to operating loss of $26.3 million, or negative 1.6% of revenues, in the similar period of previous year.
It has raised its fiscal 2024 subscription revenue guidance to $6.598 billion. This exhibits 19% year-over-year growth. Fiscal 2024 non-GAAP operating margin guidance was also raised to 23.8%.
Conclusion
Above are some of the best innovative stocks on Wall Street for long-term investors which we believe have strong growth potential and which have made strong investments focused on innovation.
Apart from Apple, Inc., there is Tesla which continues to dominate innovation space right now. Firm’s revenue has increased by ~826% on absolute basis since the year 2010. Much of this rise was due to the market it addresses to which is simply too big for Tesla.