StockStory favors AZZ and Keysight, flags CSX’s weaker metrics

StockStory highlighted AZZ and Keysight for growth and operating performance, while warning that CSX’s recent results showed weaker sales and earnings trends. The publisher also said industrials returned 6.9% over six months, behind the S&P 500’s 21.1% gain.

For CSX, StockStory cited disappointing unit sales over the past two years and flat earnings per share during that period. It also said the company’s free cash flow margin fell by 6.2 percentage points over five years. The stock was priced at $47.10 in the article, at 21.8 times forward earnings.

AZZ’s revenue grew at an annual rate of 17.3% over five years, according to StockStory. The publisher also cited a 15.5% operating margin and annual earnings-per-share growth of 17.5% over that period. AZZ was priced at $135.26, or 18.7 times forward earnings.

For Keysight, StockStory pointed to annual revenue growth of 14.7% over two years and annual earnings-per-share growth of 23.2%. It attributed the faster earnings growth in part to share repurchases. Keysight was priced at $360.26, or 26.7 times forward earnings.