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Taking full advantage of the stock market and investing with confidence are common goals for new and old investors alike.
While you may have an investing style you rely on, finding great stocks is made easier with the Zacks Style Scores. These are complementary indicators that rate stocks based on value, growth, and/or momentum characteristics.
Why This 1 Growth Stock Should Be On Your Watchlist
For growth investors, a company's financial strength, overall health, and future outlook take precedence, so they'll want to zero in on the Growth Style Score. This Score examines things like projected and historical earnings, sales, and cash flow to find stocks that will generate sustainable growth over time.
Light & Wonder (LNW)
Light & Wonder, Inc., formerly known as Scientific Games Corporation, is a leading developer of technology-based products and services and associated content for the gaming, social and digital gaming industries globally. The company changed its name on Apr 28, 2022 due to the sale of the Lottery Business that continues to use the previous name of Scientific Games, and also to align with its vision of becoming a leading cross-platform global games company.
LNW is a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) stock, with a Growth Style Score of B and VGM Score of A. Earnings are expected to grow 9.3% year-over-year for the current fiscal year, with sales growth of 8.3%.
Three analysts revised their earnings estimate upwards in the last 60 days, and the Zacks Consensus Estimate has increased $0.10 to $5.76 per share for 2025. LNW boasts an average earnings surprise of 29.1%.
Looking at cash flow, Light & Wonder is expected to report cash flow growth of 53.8% this year; LNW has generated cash flow growth of 8.3% over the past three to five years.
With solid fundamentals, a good Zacks Rank, and top-tier Growth and VGM Style Scores, LNW should be on investors' short lists.
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