As the bull market matures, companies that boast strong growth as well as size are in demand. IBD’s Screen Of The Day is Big Cap Leaders, top-rated big-cap companies that are sorted by Composite Rating, an overall measure of a stock’s strength based on earnings and several other fundamental and technical factors. Today’s screen includes five tech leaders at the top of their games: Facebook (FB), Apple (AAPL) iPhone chip designer ARM Holdings
Visa (V), Total System Services (TSS) and Global Payments (GPN) are IBD 50 companies that stand to benefit from the disruption in the payments sector that Apple (AAPL) could bring. Apple already has a mobile payment system, Apple Pay, that recently got a lift when drugstore giant Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) became the first retailer earlier this month to launch seamless loyalty-program integration with Apple Pay. And new features from Apple
Recent weeks have not been friendly to the pharmaceutical industry, with some stocks in the sector such as Valeant Pharmaceuticals (VRX) and Horizon Pharma (HZNP) withering amid criticism over the industry’s drug-pricing practices and fears of greater regulation. But two biotechs with top fundamentals — Gilead Sciences (GILD) and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN), the focus of the Screen of the Day — have maintained strong ratings and held up in