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3 Stocks Not Cooling Down in December

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Stocks have struggled to gain traction during December, with a hawkish Federal Reserve weighing heavily on sentiment.

Still, several stocks have snapped the overall bearish trend and are looking to carry that strength through the upcoming holiday weekend.

Three stocks – Tencent Music Entertainment Group (TME - Free Report) , MongoDB (MDB - Free Report) , and DocuSign (DOCU - Free Report) – have all been notably strong in December, providing investors with considerable gains.

Below is a chart illustrating the month-to-date performance of all three stocks, with the S&P 500 blended in as a benchmark.

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As we can see, it’s been a strong run for all three of these stocks in December, easily outperforming the S&P 500. Let’s take a closer look at each one.

DocuSign

DocuSign provides a fast, reliable way to electronically sign documents and agreements on practically any device from almost anywhere in the world.

The company has witnessed positive earnings estimate revisions as of late, helping land the stock into a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).

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Undoubtedly a positive, DocuSign has posted better-than-expected quarterly results as of late, exceeding earnings and revenue estimates in back-to-back quarters.

Just in its latest release, DOCU exceeded the Zacks Consensus EPS Estimate by nearly 40% and posted a 3.1% sales surprise. Below is a chart illustrating the company’s revenue on a quarterly basis.

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MongoDB

MongoDB provides a developer data platform that offers services and tools necessary to build distributed applications at the performance and scale that users demand.

MDB’s near-term earnings outlook has shifted visibly bright over the last several months, pushing the stock into a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).

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Further, MDB carries a strong growth profile; earnings are forecasted to soar more than 150% in its current fiscal year (FY23) and a further 80% in FY24.

The projected earnings growth comes on top of forecasted Y/Y revenue upticks of 44% in FY23 and 23% in FY24.

MongoDB has a stellar earnings track record; MDB has exceeded earnings and revenue estimates in ten consecutive quarters. Impressively, two of the company’s last three bottom line beats have been by triple-digit percentages.

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Tencent Music Entertainment Group

Tencent Music Entertainment Group primarily provides an online music entertainment platform in China that offers online music, recording, and music-centric live-streaming services.

Like the stocks above, the company’s earnings outlook has recently turned positive, landing it into a favorable Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).

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In addition, TME shares have been notably strong for some time now, up a remarkable 77% just over the last three months. Clearly, buyers have stepped up.

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Bottom Line

December has been a weak month for the market so far, with stocks failing to find traction following various economic data and a hawkish stance from the Fed.

Still, while the landscape has been dim in December, all three stocks above – Tencent Music Entertainment Group (TME - Free Report) , MongoDB (MDB - Free Report) , and DocuSign (DOCU - Free Report) – have been notably strong, snapping the overall bearish trend.

In addition, all three have witnessed positive earnings estimate revisions as of late, indicating that their near-term business outlook is solid. 


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