Zacks.com featured highlights include Alphabet, Leidos and Regions Financial

For Immediate ReleaseChicago, IL – November 8, 2024 – Stocks in this week’s article are Alphabet Inc. GOOGL, Leidos Holdings, Inc. LDOS and Regions Financial Corp. RF.Buy 3 High ROE Stocks as Markets Surge on Trump's Election WinThe broader equity markets moved northward yesterday on U.S. Presidential election results. With Republican candidate Donald Trump emerging victorious over his Democrat rival Kamala Harris, the markets witnessed a short-term rally, and leading benchmark indices scripted record-high tallies. Experts widely anticipate that Trump's univocal support for lower corporate tax rates, deregulation and industrial policies will spur the U.S. economy and result in another "Trump rally." However, continued geopolitical unrest in the Middle East remains a latent threat, leading to market uncertainty and a volatility slugfest.As investors employ a wait-and-see approach in a classic example of "backing and filling" in the market, they can benefit from "cash cow" stocks that garner higher returns. However, identifying cash-rich stocks alone does not make for a solid investment proposition unless it is backed by attractive efficiency ratios like return on equity (ROE). A high ROE ensures that the company is reinvesting cash at a high rate of return. Alphabet Inc., Leidos Holdings, Inc. and Regions Financial Corp. are some of the stocks with high ROE to profit from.Why ROE?ROE = Net Income/Shareholders' EquityROE helps investors distinguish profit-generating companies from profit burners and is useful in determining the financial health of a company. In other words, this financial metric enables investors to identify companies that diligently deploy cash for higher returns.Moreover, ROE is often used to compare the profitability of a company with other firms in the industry — the higher, the better. It measures how well a company is multiplying its profits without investing new equity capital and portrays management's efficiency in rewarding shareholders with attractive risk-adjusted returns.Here are three of the five stocks that qualified the screening:Alphabet: Headquartered in Mountain View, Alphabet is one of the most innovative companies in the modern technological age. Over the last few years, it has evolved from a search engine provider to a firm offering cloud computing, ad-based video and music streaming services, autonomous vehicles, healthcare and consumer products.The company has a long-term earnings growth expectation of 17.6% and delivered a trailing four-quarter earnings surprise of 11.8%, on average. It has a VGM Score of B. Alphabet carries a Zacks Rank #2. You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.Leidos: Delaware-based Leidos is a global science and technology leader serving the defense, intelligence, civil and health markets. Its core capabilities include providing solutions in the fields of cybersecurity, data analytics, enterprise IT modernization, operations and logistics, sensors, collection and phenomenology, software development and systems engineering.The company has a long-term earnings growth expectation of 12.5% and delivered a trailing four-quarter earnings surprise of 29.9%, on average. It has a VGM Score of A. Leidos sports a Zacks Rank #1.Regions Financial: Birmingham, AL-based Regions Financial is a financial holding company that provides retail, commercial and mortgage banking, as well as other financial services in asset management, wealth management, securities brokerage, trust services, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) advisory services, and other specialty financing.It has a long-term earnings growth expectation of 4.6% and delivered a trailing four-quarter earnings surprise of 4.4%, on average. Regions Financial carries a Zacks Rank #2.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.For the rest of this Screen of the Week article please visit Zacks.com at: https://www.zacks.com/stock/news/2366270/buy-3-high-roe-stocks-as-markets-surge-on-trumps-election-winDisclosure: Officers, directors and/or employees of Zacks Investment Research may own or have sold short securities and/or hold long and/or short positions in options that are mentioned in this material. An affiliated investment advisory firm may own or have sold short securities and/or hold long and/or short positions in options that are mentioned in this material.About Screen of the WeekZacks.com created the first and best screening system on the web earning the distinction as the "#1 site for screening stocks" by Money Magazine.  But powerful screening tools is just the start. 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Visit https://www.zacks.com/performancefor information about the performance numbers displayed in this press release.Free: 5 Stocks to Buy As Infrastructure Spending SoarsTrillions of dollars in Federal funds have been earmarked to repair and upgrade America’s infrastructure. In addition to roads and bridges, this flood of cash will pour into AI data centers, renewable energy sources and more.In, you’ll discover 5 surprising stocks positioned to profit the most from the spending spree that’s just getting started in this space.Download How to Profit from the Trillion-Dollar Infrastructure Boom absolutely free today.Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Regions Financial Corporation (RF): Free Stock Analysis Report Leidos Holdings, Inc. (LDOS): Free Stock Analysis Report Alphabet Inc. 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