Mindset for Money
CPA, Financial Analyst, Former Big Four Auditor
Owning quality does not require paying a premium, even with the market expensive at all-time highs. DLocal, Dave, Meta, McDonald's, Lumine, Sezzle, Root, Nu, Constellation Software, Intercontinental Exchange and Uber are high-quality companies trading at 20 times earnings or less, and Fair Isaac, at 21 times, is worth including for its quality. x.com x.com x.com x.com x.com x.com x.com x.com x.com x.com x.com x.comÂ
Quality and price favor these eight stocks. Amazon improves as its multiple falls; Uber generates serious cash flow; Netflix is more profitable at a lower multiple; ServiceNow grew amid multiple compression. SoFi's appeal hinges on earnings near management's long-term expectations. McDonald's ranks among the world's highest-quality businesses at one of its more reasonable valuations in years. AI disruption weighs on Adobe's valuation; Brookfield compounds assets at a comfortable long-term price. … Show more
Cash generation and market values have diverged for these twelve beaten-down stocks. Over the long term, valuations tend to follow the cash businesses produce; the charts compare quarterly free cash flow with market capitalization for Uber, Netflix, Intuit, Adobe, PayPal, McDonald's, Snap, Duolingo, Chewy, Pinterest, Reddit and e.l.f. Beauty. x.com x.com x.com x.com x.com x.com x.com x.com x.com x.com x.com x.comÂ
Low forward earnings multiples across eleven stocks cannot persist indefinitely. Nvidia trades near 17.5x, its lowest in over a decade; Oracle near 15x, its lowest in six years. Uber is at 17x, Broadcom 19x, Vistra 15x, AppLovin 14.5x, TSMC 19x, Forgent Power Solutions 18x, Nokia 19.5x, American Express 17x and Western Digital 14x. x.com x.com x.com x.com x.com x.com x.com x.com x.com x.com x.comÂ
Many high-quality stocks still trade at deep discounts even with the S&P 500 just 2% below its all-time high. Uber, Nu, AppLovin, Inter, American Express, Klarna, SoFi, MercadoLibre and Booking trade at 6-32x 2027 earnings with five-year revenue CAGRs of 11-58%. Brookfield trades at 15x 2027 distributable earnings, with an 18% five-year growth rate. Consensus price targets include $101 for Uber, $501 for AppLovin and $2,200 for MercadoLibre. x.com x.com x.com x.com x.com x.com x.com x.com x.com … Show more
Nvidia, McDonald's, American Express, AutoZone, Pool Corp, Nu Holdings, Domino's Pizza and Salesforce stand out as quality companies trading under 20x forward earnings. x.com x.com x.com x.com x.com x.com x.com x.comÂ
Six high-quality favorites of well-known investors trade at discounts: Uber 28%, held by Bill Ackman and Thomas Russo; Fair Isaac 53% and Intuit 46%, held by Dev Kantesaria and Lindsell Train; Microsoft 29%, held by AltaRock and Chris Hohn; Brookfield 23%, held by Josh Tarasoff and Chuck Akre; and S&P Global 27%, held by Kantesaria and Hohn. x.com x.com x.com x.com x.com x.comÂ
These 12 stocks are quality compounders sharing pricing power, recurring demand, strong returns on capital and disciplined management. Domino's earns royalties, AutoZone serves an aging fleet, Progressive underwrites with data, Waste Management owns routes and landfills, Grainger is embedded in operations, S&P Global and FICO are mission-critical, Rollins has recurring pest control, Copart an auction network, Visa a fee network, HEICO niche aerospace parts, Costco loyal members. x.com x.com … Show more
These ten businesses look ridiculously cheap against their own history on forward earnings. SoFi trades at 22.7x vs 48x in 2025, Uber 17x vs 24x last year, Netflix 20.6x vs 39x in 2024, Amazon 27x vs 45x in 2023, ServiceNow 31.1x vs 68x in 2024, Nvidia 19x vs 36x in 2025, Salesforce 16.2x vs 30-32x, Adobe 9x vs 26x in 2024, Microsoft 25.3x vs 32-35x, and Broadcom 20.5x vs 44x in 2025. x.com x.com x.com x.com x.com x.com x.com x.com x.com x.comÂ
Better underwriting at Root, AI data demand at Innodata, defense breadth at Applied Aerospace & Defense, scaled voice AI at SoundHound, more organ access via TransMedics, profitable insurance at Lemonade, autonomous defense at Ondas and successful medicines at AbCellera could drive outsized growth. These eight smaller companies have a realistic path to 5x+ over 5-10 years if they execute on those opportunities. x.com x.com x.com x.com x.com x.com x.com x.comÂ
Growth makes these 12 potential monster buys. Reddit earns from AI data; Uber's global rides and delivery could gain AV margins; Constellation, the largest US nuclear operator, and Vistra serve AI power demand. MercadoLibre grows in Latin America; Navitas serves EVs and renewables; Costco has loyal members. Amazon spans cloud, commerce and ads; Duolingo's most-downloaded app adds math and music; CrowdStrike meets cyber demand; Visa's largest card network earns fees; SoundHound embeds voice AI. … Show more
