Top 50 stocks on S&P 500 Index (Part II)

Highlights

• PepsiCo will release the fourth quarter and full-year 2021 earnings on Feb 10, 2022.

• Cisco Systems earned a net income of US$2.98 billion in the quarter ended Oct 30, 2021. 

• Eli Lilly & Company will announce its Q4 and fiscal 2021 earnings results on Feb 3, 2022.  

It is the second part of the article on the top 50 stocks on the S&P 500 index. Please refer to the first part for other stocks in the list.

 PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ:PEP) 

Market Cap: US$239.9 billion

Closing price on January 31, 2022: US$173.52

One year return: 26.67% 

The New York-based PepsiCo is one of the largest food and beverage companies globally. The company makes and sells beverages and snacks. Its famous brands are Pepsi, Mountain Dew, Lays, and Ruffles. 

It will release the fourth quarter and full-year 2021 earnings on February 10, 2022.  

For the quarter ended September 4, 2021, the company earned revenue of US$20.19 billion and a net income of US$2.22 billion or US$1.60 per share diluted. 

Its P/E ratio is 29.56, and the forward P/E for one year is 27.76. The dividend yield is 2.49%, with an annualized dividend of US$4.30.

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Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) 

Market Cap: US$234.7 billion

Closing price on January 31, 2022: US$55.67

One year return: 22.62% 

The San Jose, California-based Cisco Systems supplies software and hardware in the networking solutions sector. 

The technology company posted revenue of US$12.9 billion for the quarter ended October 30, 2021. It earned a net income of US$2.98 billion or US$0.70 per share diluted in the same period.  

Its P/E ratio is 20.7, and the forward P/E for one year is 18.13. The dividend yield is 2.66%, with an annualized dividend of US$1.48. 

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Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY) 

Market Cap: US$234.7 billion

Closing price on January 31, 2022: US$245.39

One year return: 20.8% 

Eli Lilly is a drug firm. It is focused on oncology, neuroscience, endocrinology, and immunology drugs. It is based in Indianapolis, Indiana.

It will announce its Q4 and full-year 2021 earnings results on February 3, 2022. 

For the September quarter, 2021, it reported revenue of US$6.77 billion and a net income of US$1.11 billion or US$1.22 per share diluted. 

Its P/E ratio is 37.41, and the forward P/E for one year is 30. The dividend yield is 1.39%, with an annualized dividend of US$3.92. 

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Nike, Inc. (NYSE:NKE) 

Market Cap: US$234.14 billion

Closing price on January 31, 2022: US$148.07

One year return: 9.11% 

Nike is a famous athletic footwear apparel company. It designs, develops, and markets its products and accessories across the world. The company is based in Beaverton, Oregon. It was founded in 1964.

Its revenue was US$11.35 billion, and the net income was US$1.33 billion or US$0.83 per share diluted in the quarter ended November 30, 2021. 

Its P/E ratio is 38.76, and the forward P/E for one year is 40.13. The dividend yield is 0.84%, with an annualized dividend of US$1.22. 

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Accenture plc (NYSE:ACN) 

Market Cap: US$223.5 billion

Closing price on January 31, 2022: US$353.58

One year return: 42.82% 

Dublin, Ireland-based Accenture is an IT firm, and it provides services globally. Its business includes technology, strategy, and consulting services. 

For the three months ended November 30, 2021, the company posted revenue of US$14.96 billion and a net income of US$1.82 billion or US$2.78 per share diluted. 

Its P/E ratio is 36.79, and the forward P/E for one year is 33.55. The dividend yield is 1.13%, with an annualized dividend of US$3.88. 

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Salesforce.com Inc (NYSE:CRM) 

Market Cap: US$229.1 billion

Closing price on January 31, 2022: US$232.63

One year return: 1.83% 

Salesforce.com is a technology company that provides enterprise cloud computing solutions as a software-as-a-service product. It is based in San Francisco, California. 

For the quarter ended October 31, 2021, the company posted a revenue of US$6.86 billion. Its net income came in at US$468 million or US$0.47 per share diluted.  

Its P/E ratio is 128.52, and the forward P/E for one year is 96.13.

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Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc (NYSE:TMO) 

Market Cap: US$229 billion

Closing price on January 31, 2022: US$581.30

One year return: 12.77% 

Waltham, Massachusetts-based Thermo Fisher Scientific is a capital goods company. It sells laboratory equipment, diagnostics consumables, scientific instruments, and life science reagents. 

For the quarter ended October 2, 2021, the company posted revenue of US$9.33 billion and a net income of US$1.9 billion or US$4.79 per share diluted.  

Its P/E ratio is 27.01, and the forward P/E for one year is 24.47. The dividend yield is 0.18%, with an annualized dividend of US$1.04. 

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Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA) 

Market Cap: US$228.4 billion

Closing price on January 31, 2022: US$49.99

One year return: -0.32% 

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based Comcast is a consumer service company. It owns cable networks such as NBC, CNBC, MSNBC, Universal Studios, etc. It also owns theme parks.

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, its net income came in at US$14.16 billion, up 34.45 YoY. The revenue for FY 2021 was US$116.38 billion, and the EPS was US$3.04.  

Its P/E ratio is 16.5, and the forward P/E for one year is 13.85. The dividend yield is 2.01%, with an annualized dividend of US$1.08. 

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Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) 

Market Cap: US$225.38 billion

Closing price on January 31, 2022: US$127.46

One year return: 4.02%  

Abbott manufactures and markets medical equipment, diagnostic equipment & testing kits, adult & pediatric nutritional products, and branded generic drugs. The company is based in Abbott Park, Illinois. 

The company reported net sales of US$43.08 billion in the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Its net income was US$7.07 billion or US$3.94 per share diluted.   

Its P/E ratio is 32.35, and the forward P/E for one year is 26.44. The dividend yield is 1.5%, with an annualized dividend of US$1.88. 

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Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST)  

Market Cap: US$223.9 billion

Closing price on January 31, 2022: US$505.13

One year return: 44.10% 

Costco Wholesale is a warehouse club that caters to individual shoppers. It is based in Issaquah, Washington. Its warehouse sizes average around 146,000 square feet.  

Costco’s net income attributable to the company was US$1.32 billion or US$2.98 per share diluted for the three months ended November 21, 2021. It reported revenue of US$50.36 billion for the November quarter.  

Its P/E ratio is 43.43, and the forward P/E for one year is 40.03. The dividend yield is 0.64%, with an annualized dividend of US$3.16. 

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Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) 

Market Cap: US$216.7 billion

Closing price on January 31, 2022: US$81.16

One year return: 31.95%         

Texas-based Oracle is a technology company. It provides database technology and enterprise resource planning software to clients worldwide. It has a presence in over 175 countries. 

The company booked a net loss of US$1.24 billion or US$0.46 per share diluted on revenue of US$10.36 billion for the quarter ended November 30, 2021.  

Its P/E ratio is 23.52, and the forward P/E for one year is 19.94. The dividend yield is 1.59%, with an annualized dividend of US$1.28. 

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Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) 

Market Cap: US$223.45 billion

Closing price on January 31, 2022: US$53.23

One year return: -1.93% 

New York-based Verizon is one of the largest wireless carriers in the US. The company serves more than 90 million postpaid and 4 million prepaid phone users. 

For the fiscal year 2021, its total revenues were US$95.3 billion, an increase of 7.6% YoY, and the earnings per share were US$5.32. 

The company added 1,058,000 retail postpaid net additions, totaling 142.8 million retail connections at the end of FY 2021.  

Its P/E ratio is 9.99, and the forward P/E for one year is 9.73. The dividend yield is 4.84%, with an annualized dividend of US$2.56. 

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Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) 

Market Cap: US$209.06 billion

Closing price on January 31, 2022: US$53.80

One year return: 79.39% 

San Francisco, California-based Wells Fargo is one of the largest banks in the US. Its four segments are corporate & investment banking, consumer banking, commercial banking, and wealth & investment management.

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, its total revenue was US$78.49 billion, and the net income came in at US$21.55 billion or US$4.95 per share diluted.

Its P/E ratio is 10.8, and the forward P/E for one year is 13.79. The dividend yield is 1.48%, with an annualized dividend of US$1.00. 

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Merck & Company, Inc. (NYSE:MRK) 

Market Cap: US$205.8 billion

Closing price on January 31, 2022: US$81.48

One year return: 9.15% 

Kenilworth, New Jersey-based Merck is a healthcare company that makes pharmaceutical products focused on cardiometabolic diseases, cancer, and infections like hepatitis B. The company also sells animal health-related drugs.  

It will release Q4 and FY 2021 earnings results on February 3, 2022.  

For the September quarter, 2021, the company earned a net income of US$4.57 billion or US$1.80 per share diluted. It posted sales of US$13.15 billion.

Its P/E ratio is 28.79, and the forward P/E for one year is 14.20. The dividend yield is 3.41%, with an annualized dividend of US$2.76. 

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Danaher Corporation (NYSE:DHR) 

Market Cap: US$204.2 billion

Closing price on January 31, 2022: US$285.79

One year return: 18.22% 

Washington-based Danaher Corporation manufacturers scientific instruments related to life sciences and diagnostics sectors.

For full-year 2021, its revenue increased by 32.0% YoY to US$29.5 billion, and net earnings came in at US$6.3 billion, or US$8.50 per share diluted, a 74% increase YoY.  

Its P/E ratio is 33.15, and the forward P/E for one year is 27.56. The dividend yield is 0.3%, with an annualized dividend of US$0.84. 

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PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) 

Market Cap: US$202 billion

Closing price on January 31, 2022: US$171.94

One year return: -28.9% 

The company provides electronic payment solutions to merchants and consumers. PayPal was spun off in 2015 from eBay. It is based in San Jose, California. 

For the quarter ended September 30, 2021, the company earned revenue of US$6.18 billion and a net income of US$1.09 billion or US$0.92 per share diluted.  

Its P/E ratio is 41.33, and the forward P/E for one year is 49.55.  

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Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) 

Market Cap: US$197.8 billion

Closing price on January 31, 2022: US$48.82

One year return: -13.88% 

Santa Clara, California-based Intel is a semiconductor company. It designs and manufactures microprocessors for personal computers and data center markets.  

For the quarter ended September 25, 2021, the company posted revenue of US$19.19 billion and a net income of US$6.83 billion or US$1.67 per share diluted.  

Its P/E ratio is 9.99, and the forward P/E for one year is 13.87. The dividend yield is 2.91%, with an annualized dividend of US$1.46. 

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QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM) 

Market Cap: US$195.7 billion

Closing price on January 31, 2022: US$175.76

One year return: 8.78%         

Technology company Qualcomm designs chips for smartphones and develops and licenses wireless technology. It is based in San Diego, California. 

For the fiscal year ended September 26, 2021, it earned revenue of US$33.57 billion and a net income of US$9.04 billion or US$7.87 per share diluted.  

Its P/E ratio is 22.1, and the forward P/E for one year is 18.25. The dividend yield is 1.63%, with an annualized dividend of US$2.72. 

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McDonald's Corporation (NYSE:MCD) 

Market Cap: US$193.9 billion

Closing price on January 31, 2022: US$259.45

One year return: 24.78% 

McDonald's is a restaurant owner and operator headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

The company has a presence in around 119 countries, with roughly 39,680 stores. 

The company posted revenue of US$23.22 billion for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Its net income was US$7.54 billion or US$10.04 per share diluted.  

Its P/E ratio is 25.85, and the forward P/E for one year is 25.46. The dividend yield is 2.16%, with an annualized dividend of US$5.52. 

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Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) 

Market Cap: US$189.7 billion

Closing price on January 31, 2022: US$427.14

One year return: -20.76% 

Los Gatos, California-based Netflix earns from on-demand video streaming services. It is available in almost all countries except China.  

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, its revenue was US$29.7 billion, and the net income was US$5.12 billion or US$11.24 per share diluted.  

Its P/E ratio is 38.02, and the forward P/E for one year is 37.24.  

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Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) 

Market Cap: US$182.9 billion

Closing price on January 31, 2022: US$102.54

One year return: 51.52% 

New York-based Morgan Stanley is a global investment bank. It had 70,000 employees at the end of 2021. Its three operating segments are wealth management, investment management, and institutional securities.

For the fiscal year 2021, its net revenues were US$59.8 billion, the EPS diluted was US$8.03, and ROTCE was 19.8%. The net income applicable to Morgan Stanley was US$15.0 billion.  

Its P/E ratio is 12.86, and the forward P/E for one year is 13.32. The dividend yield is 2.75%, with an annualized dividend of US$2.80. 

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AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) 

Market Cap: US$173.2 billion

Closing price on January 31, 2022: US$25.5

One year return: -10.99% 

Dallas, Texas-based AT&T's largest business segment is Wireless, generating 40% of its total revenue. It connects roughly 66 million postpaid and 17 million prepaid phone customers. 

Its reported consolidated revenue of US$168.9 billion and a net income of US$21.48 billion. The EPS came in at US$2.76 in FY 2021. 

Its P/E ratio is 8.79, and the forward P/E for one year is 8.23. The dividend yield is 8.25%, with an annualized dividend of US$2.08. 

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United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE:UPS) 

Market Cap: US$196.8 billion

Closing price on January 31, 2022: US$202.21

One year return: 29.40% 

UPS is one of the largest parcel delivery companies globally. Its fleet includes over 500 planes and 100,000 vehicles. It also has hundreds of sorting facilities for around 22 million packages delivered daily.

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, its revenue increased by 15% to US$97.3 billion. The operating profit was US$12.8 billion, and the EPS diluted was US$14.68.  

Its P/E ratio is 30.52, and the forward P/E for one year is 17.39. The dividend yield is 2.06%, with an annualized dividend of US$4.08. 

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Charles Schwab Corporation (NYSE:SCHW) 

Market Cap: US$167.5 billion

Closing price on January 31, 2022: US$87.7

One year return: 64.32% 

San Francisco, California-based Charles Schwab offers financial services. It operates in banking, brokerage and asset-management businesses and has brick-and-mortar brokerage branch offices.

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, its revenue was US$18.52 billion, and the net income was US$5.86 billion or US$2.83 per share diluted. 

Its P/E ratio is 31.42, and the forward P/E for one year is 22.09. The dividend yield is 0.81%, with an annualized dividend of US$0.80. 

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Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) 

Market Cap: US$164.9 billion

Closing price on January 31, 2022: US$179.49

One year return: 4.08% 

Dallas-based Texas Instruments is an analog chips maker. The analog chips are used to process real-world signals such as sound.

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, it earned revenue of US$18.34 billion and a net income of US$7.77 billion or US$8.26 per share diluted.

Its P/E ratio is 21.6, and the forward P/E for one year is 19.68. The dividend yield is 2.59%, with an annualized dividend of US$4.60. 

Bottomline

The S&P 500 Index, also known as Standard & Poor's 500 Index, comprises the top 500 US companies based on a market capitalization. The index rose around 17% in one year. Analysts use it as a tool to gauge the stock market performance.