StockStory Flags Three S&P 500 Companies for Growth Metrics

StockStory named Palantir Technologies, Zebra Technologies and GE Vernova as S&P 500 companies it believes stand out. Its case focuses on reported growth, cash flow and shareholder returns.

For Palantir, StockStory cited average billings growth of 76.7% over the last year and a free cash flow margin of 56.5%. It listed the shares at $188.01, or 47.9 times forward sales.

Zebra’s organic revenue growth averaged 13.8% over the past two years, according to the article. StockStory also pointed to share repurchases and a 4.8 percentage-point rise in free cash flow margin over five years; it listed the shares at $377.55 and 17.7 times forward earnings.

For GE Vernova, StockStory cited 10.7% annual revenue growth over two years and a 45.3 percentage-point increase in free cash flow margin over four years. It listed the stock at $948.50, or 45.7 times forward earnings, and said buybacks helped lift annual earnings-per-share growth to 169%.