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Why Halozyme Therapeutics (HALO) is a Top Growth Stock for the Long-Term

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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.

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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 boasts a Growth Style Score of A and VGM Score of A, and holds a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) rating. Its bottom-line is projected to rise 40.8% year-over-year for 2024, while Wall Street anticipates its top line to improve by 19.3%.

Four analysts revised their earnings estimate upwards in the last 60 days, and the Zacks Consensus Estimate has increased $0.24 to $3.90 per share for 2024. HALO boasts an average earnings surprise of 9.4%.

Looking at cash flow, Halozyme Therapeutics is expected to report cash flow growth of 19.7% this year; HALO has generated cash flow growth of 48.7% over the past three to five years.

With solid fundamentals, a good Zacks Rank, and top-tier Growth and VGM Style Scores, HALO should be on investors' short lists.

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