Why This 1 Growth Stock Could Be a Great Addition to Your Portfolio

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Achieving those goals is made easier with the Zacks Style Scores, a unique set of guidelines that rates stocks based on popular investing methodologies, namely value, growth, and momentum. The Style Scores can help you narrow down which stocks are better for your portfolio and which ones can beat the market over the long-term.

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.

Halozyme Therapeutics (HALO)

San Diego, CA-based Halozyme Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of novel treatments for oncology indications by targeting tumor microenvironment. The company also licenses its novel drug delivery technology, ENHANZE, for subcutaneous (SC) administration of drugs.

HALO is a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) stock, with a Growth Style Score of A and VGM Score of A. Earnings are expected to grow 23.6% year-over-year for the current fiscal year, with sales growth of 21.5%.

Two analysts revised their earnings estimate upwards in the last 60 days for fiscal 2025. The Zacks Consensus Estimate has increased $0.22 to $5.23 per share. HALO boasts an average earnings surprise of 17.6%.

On a historic basis, Halozyme Therapeutics has generated cash flow growth of 60.6%, and is expected to report cash flow expansion of 41% this year.

Investors should take the time to consider HALO for their portfolios due to its solid Zacks Rank rating, notable growth metrics, and impressive Growth and VGM Style Scores.

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