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Source: fundamental data & SEC filings (annual and quarterly reports, 10-K/10-Q)

The simplified screener version of Greenblatt's "The Little Book That Beats the Market": above-average companies (return on capital ≥ 25%, approximated as ROE × equity ratio) at below-average prices (positive P/E, at least 5 to filter out data outliers). Financials and utilities are excluded as in the original, minimum market cap $50 million. Source: fundamental data.

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ADR (Average Daily Range)
The average daily swing of a stock in percent - measured over 10 or 30 trading days (columns "ADR 10D/30D"). An ADR of 5% means: on a normal day the gap between the intraday low and high runs about 5%. Traders look for movement - that is why stocks with an ADR under 1% are filtered out globally. Not to be confused with ADR meaning "American Depositary Receipt" (a US certificate for foreign shares) - here ADR always means the daily swing.
AI Classification
Our company-by-company assessment of the AI boom based on SEC filings (the last four quarterly 10-Q reports and two annual 10-K reports): "Sells AI" (AI is a revenue source), "Threatened" (AI is a concrete business risk), "Uses AI" (operational use), or "Neutral" (no material AI exposure). Every classification requires at least two direct quote citations - otherwise the column shows "-". Not a quality judgment or a buy recommendation; the full file is on the stock page, methodology at /stocks/ai-rating-methodology.
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If the Analysis column shows "Read," there is an in-depth TickerGuard company analysis for this stock: business model, scanner findings, quarterly results, evidence from SEC filings, plus opportunities and risks. One click opens it directly.
Avg/Yr 3Y (Average Annual Return)
The stock's average annual return over the past 3 years. Shows at a glance whether a stock delivers over the long run or just had a short hot streak.
Earnings Date
The date of the next quarterly earnings report. Price gaps in either direction are common around this date - that is why we color it red when it is 7 days away or less, and yellow when it is 14 days away or less: elevated risk for fresh positions.
EPS (Earnings per Share)
Quarterly earnings divided by the number of shares outstanding. The most important growth metric: if EPS rises strongly over several quarters, the company is earning more money per share.
Free Cash Flow (FCF)
Operating cash flow minus capital expenditures - the money left over for everything else (debt paydown, acquisitions, or buybacks). Consistently positive free cash flow is one of the most honest signs of a healthy business model.
Funda Rating (Fundamental Rating A+ to F)
Our proprietary fundamental rating from 0 to 100 points with a school-grade rank from A+ to F. 50 points is the average across the universe, 100 the best possible score. Every stock is scored against all others by percentile: growth in earnings and revenue, earnings surprises, analyst estimates, and quality criteria such as margins, cash flow, and balance-sheet strength. Grades: A+ from 95, A from 75, B from 55, C from 45, D from 25, E from 5, F below — A/A+ are the fundamentally strongest stocks in the universe.
Market Capitalization (Mkt Cap)
The market value of the company: share price x total shares outstanding, shown here in billions of dollars. Micro caps (< $0.3B) are small and volatile, mega caps (> $200B) are heavyweights. Our scanner universe is deliberately capped at $50B - we look for stocks with room to run.
Net Margin
How much of revenue is left as profit? Net income divided by revenue, in percent. A 20% margin means: out of every dollar of revenue, 20 cents is left as profit. Rising margins are a strong quality signal.
Operating Cash Flow (OCF)
The cash that actually flows into the company from day-to-day operations - without accounting effects such as depreciation. A company can report book profits while still burning cash; operating cash flow reveals that.
Piotroski F-Score
A balance-sheet health check developed by Joseph Piotroski: 9 yes/no criteria covering earnings, cash flow, leverage, and efficiency produce a score from 0 to 9. Scores of 7 or higher are considered financially very solid, scores under 3 a warning sign.
ROE (Return on Equity)
Profit divided by equity: how much return does the company generate on its owners' money? Consistently above 15-20% is considered a hallmark of top-tier companies.
Sector & Industry
Two levels of industry classification: sector is broad (e.g., Technology), industry is narrow (e.g., Semiconductors). Many strategies watch industry strength, because strong stocks are almost always found in strong industries.
Stage (Weinstein Stages 1-4)
Stan Weinstein divides every price chart into four stages: Stage 1 = basing (sideways after a downtrend), Stage 2 = uptrend (the only buying stage), Stage 3 = topping, Stage 4 = downtrend (avoid, or short candidate). Measured against the 30-week line (150-day moving average) and its slope.
Stress RS (Strength on Stress Days)
A stress day is a day on which both the overall market and the stock's own sector fell at least 0.5%. Stress RS counts on how many of these days the stock still closed green (shown as "g/n" = green days out of n stress days) and turns that into a rating from 1 to 99. High values point to buyers stepping in even on weak days - often a sign of institutional accumulation.

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Joel Greenblatt: Magic Formula
Symbol Earnings Avg/Y 3Y Stress RS Stage Funda Rating Piotroski MktCap Industry AI Rating Deep Dive Deep-Dive Report Sector Price YTD 6 Mo. 1 Year Off High Price Target RS EPS Rating ADR 10D ADR 30D Beta P/E P/E (f) P/S P/B P/FCF PEG EV/EBITDA EBIT Margin Gross Margin Net Margin ROE ROA Debt/Eq Equity Ratio Sales +/Y Growth Score Div. Yield Payout Ratio Altman Z Inst. % Short % Analysts
MU Micron Technology Inc +511 % 97 12/25 Stage 2 A 92 6 of 9 1,069.1 $ Semiconductors Sells AI Technology 823.00 $ +268.7 % +299.8 % +655.3 % −3.3 % +85.0 % 99 96 10.6 % 9.5 % 2.14 17.4 5.3 18.4 8.6 27.2 0.12 13.3 80.4 % 72.6 % 55.9 % 39.8 % 34.9 % 0.06 75.1 % +48.9 % 0.1 % 1.2 % 11.7 81.6 % 3.2 % 4.5 (37)
SNDK Sandisk Corp 08/13 91 10/25 Stage 2 A 80 7 of 9 208.3 $ Computer Hardware Uses AI Technology 1,214.80 $ +727.2 % +719.9 % +2,730.5 % −0.8 % +82.6 % 99 96 10.9 % 9.6 % 41.6 18.9 15.8 13.1 46.7 32.6 70.0 % 56.0 % 34.2 % 39.3 % 22.8 % 0.02 80.7 % +10.4 % 0.0 % 0.0 % 13.0 80.8 % 8.3 % 3.8 (12)
WDC Western Digital Corporation 07/29 +752 % 86 9/25 Stage 2 A 88 6 of 9 205.1 $ Computer Hardware Uses AI Technology 544.80 $ +289.6 % +263.3 % +594.3 % −15.6 % +20.3 % 99 95 11.5 % 8.3 % 2.17 28.3 28.6 17.4 16.8 70.6 0.48 24.5 37.0 % 45.4 % 55.3 % 85.9 % 14.6 % 0.32 64.3 % +50.7 % 0.1 % 7.5 % 10.8 101.2 % 7.6 % 4.5 (25)
LRCX Lam Research Corp 07/29 +176 % 71 7/25 Stage 2 A 80 8 of 9 404.1 $ Semiconductor Equipment & Materials Uses AI Technology 293.00 $ +117.3 % +132.2 % +210.7 % −1.9 % +25.6 % 96 75 7.4 % 6.9 % 1.81 52.1 32.1 18.6 32.7 62.6 1.38 42.2 35.0 % 50.5 % 31.3 % 66.8 % 22.8 % 0.35 50.9 % +23.7 % 0.4 % 17.9 % 14.5 88.1 % 2.6 % 4.3 (33)
CRDO Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd 09/02 +487 % 72 7/25 Stage 2 A 87 7 of 9 38.5 $ Semiconductors Sells AI Technology 207.00 $ +89.0 % +63.6 % +85.6 % −13.2 % +34.9 % 96 93 10.5 % 11.3 % 3.20 83.7 35.1 28.8 18.8 94.6 77.5 35.7 % 68.0 % 35.4 % 34.4 % 17.9 % 0.01 89.9 % +205.7 % 0.0 % 0.0 % 19.7 75.9 % 3.6 % 4.6 (13)
KLAC KLA Corporation 07/30 +150 % 86 9/25 Stage 2 A 75 6 of 9 238.8 $ Semiconductor Equipment & Materials Uses AI Technology 182.80 $ +101.7 % +118.6 % +109.3 % −89.4 % +26.3 % 94 60 7.6 % 6.9 % 1.41 49.8 33.8 18.2 41.0 59.5 1.75 38.2 41.2 % 61.3 % 35.6 % 95.0 % 20.8 % 1.52 34.6 % +23.9 % 0.5 % 21.3 % 9.6 93.8 % 2.4 % 4.1 (30)
TGTX TG Therapeutics Inc 08/03 +43 % 53 5/22 Stage 2 B 68 5 of 9 8.0 $ Biotechnology Neutral Healthcare 52.00 $ +80.9 % +79.3 % +46.6 % −6.5 % +31.6 % 90 92 5.0 % 4.8 % 1.60 18.9 55.2 11.5 14.2 1.61 54.6 17.0 % 83.1 % 66.0 % 112.6 % 8.6 % 1.29 38.1 % +87.3 % 0.0 % 0.0 % 6.2 70.2 % 29.0 % 4.3 (9)
MSGE Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. 08/12 +45 % 35 4/24 Stage 2 B 56 6 of 9 3.6 $ Entertainment Neutral Communication Services 77.30 $ +41.8 % +48.6 % +104.5 % −0.6 % +4.4 % 86 18 4.0 % 3.0 % 0.55 72.8 27.5 3.5 77.6 11.0 25.2 10.3 % 46.9 % 4.8 % 170.3 % 5.0 % 0.08 53.2 % -1.7 % 0.0 % 0.0 % 4.1 102.1 % 3.8 % 4.4 (9)
AUPH Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc 07/30 +31 % 28 3/22 Stage 2 A 82 6 of 9 1.9 $ Biotechnology Neutral Healthcare 14.90 $ +12.1 % +3.2 % +61.0 % −8.8 % +14.1 % 83 79 5.6 % 4.2 % 1.42 6.9 17.0 6.3 3.4 11.3 10.2 53.3 % 78.3 % 100.0 % 65.0 % 13.7 % 0.12 78.4 % +20.4 % 0.0 % 0.0 % 9.2 60.3 % 8.4 % 4.3 (6)
GOOGL Alphabet Inc Class A 07/22 +62 % 21 3/24 Stage 2 B 73 6 of 9 4,345.3 $ Internet Content & Information Sells AI Communication Services 356.10 $ +10.7 % +12.7 % +86.1 % −15.9 % +19.9 % 79 83 3.8 % 3.1 % 1.25 26.6 17.4 10.3 9.1 67.4 0.97 13.0 36.1 % 60.9 % 54.8 % 38.9 % 13.0 % 0.22 68.0 % +15.1 % 0.3 % 4.3 % 10.1 80.8 % 1.3 % 4.4 (68)
GOOG Alphabet Inc Class C 07/22 +61 % 10 2/24 Stage 2 B 73 6 of 9 4,386.6 $ Internet Content & Information Sells AI Communication Services 356.70 $ +10.4 % +11.4 % +85.5 % −15.4 % +18.2 % 79 83 3.6 % 3.1 % 1.25 26.6 17.4 9.8 8.9 82.3 0.97 13.0 36.1 % 60.9 % 54.8 % 38.9 % 13.0 % 0.22 68.0 % +15.1 % 0.3 % 4.3 % 10.1 61.1 % 0.3 % 4.4 (68)
LLY Eli Lilly and Company 08/06 +49 % 67 6/22 Stage 2 A 83 8 of 9 1,024.4 $ Drug Manufacturers - General Uses AI Healthcare 1,148.80 $ +3.4 % +14.6 % +56.3 % −4.7 % +11.2 % 72 89 3.1 % 3.3 % 0.51 43.7 33.9 14.2 32.8 75.4 1.61 29.3 49.4 % 82.8 % 35.0 % 107.5 % 20.7 % 1.73 26.8 % +44.7 % 0.6 % 29.0 % 7.3 85.4 % 1.2 % 4.3 (31)
EXEL Exelixis Inc 07/27 +53 % 53 5/22 Stage 2 B 73 8 of 9 13.3 $ Biotechnology Neutral Healthcare 53.00 $ +17.1 % +16.7 % +46.4 % −1.3 % -1.8 % 69 76 3.3 % 3.1 % 0.42 18.1 16.8 5.6 6.9 14.5 2.27 12.9 41.2 % 96.4 % 35.1 % 41.0 % 22.0 % 0.09 74.6 % +7.0 % 0.0 % 0.0 % 10.7 107.5 % 16.7 % 3.9 (20)
KEX Kirby Corporation 07/30 +30 % 90 11/29 Stage 2 B 58 6 of 9 7.0 $ Marine Shipping Neutral Industrials 131.10 $ +25.5 % +24.0 % +37.6 % −12.1 % +26.7 % 68 60 2.2 % 2.4 % 0.83 19.9 17.9 2.1 2.1 14.1 2.63 15.8 13.3 % 33.2 % 10.2 % 10.7 % 5.3 % 5,889.4 % +3.0 % 0.0 % 0.0 % 103.0 % 3.8 % 5.0 (5)
AAPL Apple Inc 07/30 +20 % 77 8/25 Stage 2 B 67 8 of 9 4,536.9 $ Consumer Electronics Uses AI Technology 308.90 $ +8.5 % +3.1 % +49.4 % −13.3 % +4.7 % 65 67 2.9 % 2.5 % 1.10 38.6 31.9 9.7 42.6 33.2 2.46 27.1 32.3 % 48.7 % 27.6 % 141.5 % 27.1 % 0.80 28.7 % +6.4 % 0.4 % 12.3 % 6.6 65.8 % 1.0 % 4.0 (48)
NVDA NVIDIA Corporation 08/26 +125 % 71 7/25 Stage 2 A 85 7 of 9 5,072.9 $ Semiconductors Sells AI Technology 200.80 $ +7.4 % +3.5 % +13.0 % −17.3 % +50.8 % 62 91 3.2 % 3.6 % 2.21 30.2 22.9 20.0 24.5 42.6 0.55 24.8 65.6 % 74.2 % 63.0 % 114.3 % 52.7 % 0.07 75.3 % +65.5 % 0.5 % 4.8 % 16.4 70.9 % 1.4 % 4.5 (63)
FAST Fastenal Company 07/14 +24 % 48 6/29 Stage 2 B 64 8 of 9 55.1 $ Industrial Distribution Industrials 47.70 $ +14.9 % +14.6 % +5.7 % −7.3 % +0.3 % 41 61 2.4 % 2.2 % 0.71 42.6 38.2 6.3 13.8 47.6 3.45 28.1 20.3 % 44.7 % 15.5 % 33.8 % 21.5 % 0.11 76.6 % +8.7 % 2.0 % 81.4 % 14.9 88.2 % 3.1 % 3.2 (16)
DECK Deckers Outdoor Corporation 07/23 +8 % 8 2/31 Stage 1 B 57 4 of 9 13.5 $ Footwear & Accessories Uses AI Consumer Cyclical 96.90 $ +0.0 % +0.3 % -8.8 % −18.9 % +26.7 % 34 29 4.1 % 3.9 % 1.17 14.1 12.9 2.4 5.4 11.2 1.19 8.7 14.0 % 57.8 % 18.4 % 40.9 % 20.3 % 0.15 67.8 % +9.4 % 0.0 % 0.0 % 13.5 100.8 % 6.0 % 3.8 (24)
TPL Texas Pacific Land Corporation 08/05 +58 % 25 1/10 Stage 1 B 69 4 of 9 27.1 $ Oil & Gas E&P Energy 402.60 $ +29.1 % +42.3 % +25.5 % −64.0 % +10.2 % 33 64 4.4 % 4.4 % 0.59 55.4 37.7 32.3 17.8 55.0 7.33 39.0 77.2 % 93.2 % 60.0 % 36.5 % 25.2 % 0.01 88.8 % +13.1 % 0.6 % 24.8 % 18.4 74.9 % 9.1 % 3.0 (2)
ACAD ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc 08/05 -3 % 13 2/22 Stage 1 B 56 5 of 9 4.3 $ Biotechnology Uses AI Healthcare 25.90 $ -15.4 % -9.6 % +8.6 % −16.3 % +27.2 % 32 6 4.6 % 3.5 % 0.80 12.5 77.5 4.0 3.8 20.4 50.86 39.2 -1.7 % 61.6 % 34.3 % 37.3 % 3.7 % 0.04 77.8 % +11.9 % 0.0 % 0.0 % 7.0 99.1 % 10.2 % 4.0 (20)
APP Applovin Corp 08/05 +632 % 83 8/24 Stage 4 A 82 9 of 9 133.7 $ Advertising Agencies Communication Services 395.90 $ -30.7 % -31.4 % +1.3 % −40.2 % +65.3 % 31 87 6.5 % 6.6 % 2.48 36.0 25.1 21.7 58.7 30.4 1.09 27.1 78.1 % 88.4 % 64.3 % 266.4 % 44.2 % 4.18 30.7 % +70.0 % 0.0 % 0.0 % 11.6 75.0 % 4.3 % 4.3 (26)
IDXX IDEXX Laboratories Inc 08/03 +4 % 24 3/22 Stage 4 B 67 7 of 9 44.5 $ Diagnostics & Research Healthcare 559.10 $ -20.0 % -22.1 % +4.6 % −27.9 % +26.5 % 23 63 3.3 % 3.0 % 1.55 40.9 37.9 10.0 28.2 41.2 3.58 28.9 31.8 % 62.1 % 24.6 % 72.9 % 26.5 % 0.97 46.0 % +10.4 % 0.0 % 0.0 % 13.7 96.2 % 3.0 % 3.6 (13)
MANH Manhattan Associates Inc 07/28 -10 % 46 5/25 Stage 4 C 51 5 of 9 11.2 $ Software - Application Technology 191.40 $ -24.9 % -21.2 % -12.9 % −48.3 % +8.2 % 13 30 4.8 % 4.7 % 0.97 57.6 36.2 9.9 59.4 28.1 2.30 38.2 23.0 % 55.8 % 18.7 % 96.2 % 24.5 % 0.39 27.7 % +3.8 % 0.0 % 0.0 % 7.8 113.3 % 6.3 % 4.2 (10)
PLTR Palantir Technologies Inc. 08/03 +244 % 72 7/25 Stage 4 A 87 8 of 9 302.2 $ Software - Infrastructure Technology 123.10 $ -34.3 % -40.4 % -22.3 % −48.3 % +48.0 % 10 93 5.3 % 4.9 % 1.56 145.6 84.0 57.8 36.8 112.4 1.76 142.3 46.2 % 84.1 % 43.7 % 32.6 % 14.7 % 0.03 82.9 % +56.2 % 0.0 % 0.0 % 14.6 62.4 % 3.6 % 2.9 (25)
ADMA ADMA Biologics Inc 08/05 +42 % 40 4/22 Stage 4 B 63 7 of 9 2.0 $ Biotechnology Healthcare 8.50 $ -52.4 % -57.2 % -54.8 % −57.4 % +100.0 % 4 14 4.2 % 4.0 % 0.73 12.5 10.2 3.9 5.0 18.2 9.2 -123.4 % 61.3 % 32.4 % 43.3 % 22.0 % 0.52 58.7 % +19.6 % 0.0 % 0.0 % 10.6 94.0 % 12.7 % 4.3 (3)

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The simplified screener version of Greenblatt's "The Little Book That Beats the Market": above-average companies (return on capital ≥ 25%, approximated as ROE × equity ratio) at below-average prices (positive P/E, at least 5 to filter out data outliers). Financials and utilities are excluded as in the original, minimum market cap $50 million. Source: fundamental data.

All scanners are recalculated daily across the entire stock universe — most recently on 3. August 2026. The data basis is fundamental data and SEC filings (10-K annual reports and 10-Q quarterly reports).

Currently, 25 stocks pass this scanner's criteria (as of 3. August 2026).

No global trading filters — this strategy checks the entire stock universe purely against its own criteria (mega caps over $50B included).

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