Standout Stocks Profiles

Western Digital Corporation is one of the largest hard disk drive producers in the U.S. The company designs, develops, manufactures and markets a broad range of HDDs used in desktop PCs, servers, network-attached storage devices, video game consoles, digital video recorders and a host of other consumer electronic devices. The acquisition of SanDisk enabled the company to venture into the flash drive storage technology space. Western Digital sells hard drives of 3.5-inch and 2.5-inch form factors with storage capacities ranging from 30 gigabytes (GB) to 6 terabytes (TB). The company's solid-state drives (SSDs) include 2.5-inch, mSATA, MO-297 and CompactFlash form factors, with storage capacities ranging from 128 megabytes (MB) to 400 GB. The company provides WD software applications, such as WD Photos and WD 2GO to the mobile computing market. The company's solutions are compatible with Apple's iOS, Google's Android and Microsoft's Windows Platforms.

Seagate is the second-largest manufacturer of hard disk drives (HDDs) in the U.S. HDDs are used as the primary medium for storing electronic information in systems ranging from desktop computers and consumer electronics to data centers delivering information over corporate networks and the Internet. Seagate also develops other electronic data storage products such as SSD (solid state drive) and solid state hybrid drives (SSHD). The company has an industry-leading vertically-integrated operation with internal control over the majority of its key component suppliers. The company's HDD products are designed for mission critical and nearline applications in enterprise servers and storage systems; edge compute/clientcompute applications. SSD products mainly comprise serial attached SCSI ('SAS') and Non-Volatile Memory Express ('NVMe') SSDs. Cloud systems and solutions portfolio incorporates modular original equipment manufacturer ('OEM') storage systems and scale-out storage servers.

Sandisk Corporation is a flash and advanced memory technology innovator. Sandisk Corporation is based in MILPITAS, Calif.

Applied provides manufacturing equipment, services and software to the semiconductor, display and related industries. With its diverse technology capabilities, Applied delivers products and services that improve device performance, yield and cost. Applied's customers include manufacturers of semiconductor chips, liquid crystal and organic light-emitting diode (OLED) displays, and other electronic devices. These customers may use what they manufacture in their own end products or sell the items to other companies for use in advanced electronic components. Applied operates in three reportable segments: Semiconductor Systems, Applied Global Services, and Display and Adjacent Markets.

Lam Research is a global supplier of innovative wafer fabrication equipment and services to the semiconductor industry. They have built a strong global presence with core competencies in areas like nanoscale applications enablement, chemistry, plasma and fluidics, advanced systems engineering, and a broad range of operational disciplines. Their products and services are designed to help their customers build smaller and better performing devices that are used in a variety of electronic products, including mobile phones, personal computers, servers, wearables, automotive vehicles, and data storage devices. Their customer base includes leading semiconductor memory, foundry, and integrated device manufacturers that make products such as non-volatile memory, dynamic random-access memory, and logic devices.

KLA Corporation is an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of process diagnostics and control (PDC) equipment and yield management solutions required for the fabrication of semiconductor integrated circuits (ICs) or chips. The company has a comprehensive portfolio of products addressing each major PDC subsegment'photomask (reticle) inspection, wafer inspection/defect review and metrology.Reticle production is vital to the semiconductor device formation process. Reticles are used to control the precise deposition of materials onto the wafer, which ultimately change its chemical characteristics, imparting specific functionalities to the ICs thus created. Inspection and metrology tools measure the quality of the reticles, helping to improve reticle production yields. As a result of the broader applicability of semiconductors, shrinking form factors and increasing functionalities of individual chips, reticle design and production are growing in importance.

Teradyne Inc. is a leading provider of automated test equipment. The company is primarily focused on the semiconductor test market, which generates the bulk of its revenues. It also provides specialized system testing equipment for specific end markets. The semiconductor test product line primarily consists of the FLEX platform (including the IG-XL software operating system enabling single or simultaneous testing of semiconductor devices), the J750 testing system based on the IG-XL software (for very high-volume testing, as required for microprocessors) the Magnum test platform (enabling testing of memory devices produced in very large quantities) and the ETS platform (focused on analog/mixed signal discrete devices that usually have a lower pin count for testing through the proprietary SmartPin technology). Additionally, the company also offers a broad range of services across the world that helps in the deployment and functioning of its testing systems.

Arista Networks, Inc. is engaged in providing cloud networking solutions for data centers and cloud computing environments. The company offers 10/25/40/50/100 Gigabit Ethernet switches and routers optimized for next generation data center networks. Arista uses multiple silicon architectures across its products. At the core of the company's cloud networking solutions is the Linux-based Extensible Operating System (EOS), which was architected to be fully programmable and highly modular.EOS supports leading cloud and virtualization solutions, including Microsoft System Center, OpenStack and other cloud management frameworks. The company co-authored the Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN) protocol specification with VMware and was the first to demonstrate VXLAN integration. Moreover, it has now expanded VXLAN routing and integration.

Southwest Airlines is a passenger airline that provides scheduled air transportation in the United States. Southwest Airlines provides short-haul, high frequency, point-to-point and low-fare services. The company's point-to-point route structure includes services to and from many secondary or downtown airports such as Dallas Love Field, Houston Hobby, Chicago Midway, Baltimore-Washington International and Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood. The company also offers long-haul nonstop service between markets like Oakland and Orlando, Los Angeles and Nashville, Las Vegas and Orlando, San Diego and Baltimore, Houston and New York LaGuardia, Los Angeles and Tampa, Oakland and Baltimore, San Diego and Newark.

Freeport-McMoRan Inc., is engaged in mineral exploration and development; mining and milling of copper, gold, molybdenum and silver; as well as the smelting and refining of copper concentrates. The company conducts its operations primarily through its principal operating subsidiaries, PT Freeport Indonesia, Freeport-McMoRan Corporation and Atlantic Copper. PT Freeport Indonesia's principal asset is Papua, Indonesia-based Grasberg mine, which contains the world's largest copper and gold reserves. Freeport conducts its mining operations through four primary divisions - North America copper mines, South America mining, Indonesia mining and Molybdenum. In North America, Freeport operates open-pit copper mines in Arizona and New Mexico. The company also has molybdenum mines in Colorado. All of these operations are wholly owned by Freeport, except Morenci, which is under a joint venture with Freeport holding. In South America, the company has operating copper mines in Peru and in Chile.

Through global brands, namely Micron, Crucial and Ballistix, Micron manufactures and markets high-performance memory and storage technologies including Dynamic Random Access Memory, NAND flash memory, NOR Flash, 3D XPoint memory and other technologies. Its solutions are used in leading-edge computing, consumer, networking and mobile products.

Intel Corporation, one of the world's largest semiconductor company and primary supplier of microprocessors and chipsets, is gradually moving into data-centric businesses such as AI and autonomous driving. Intel is a dominant player for microprocessors in both consumer and enterprise markets. Data Center Group, Internet of Things Group, Mobileye, Non-Volatile memory solutions group and Programmable solutions Group and All Other business units form the crux of Intel's data-centric business model. DCG segment deals with servers, workstations and other products for cloud, enterprise, and communication infrastructure market. IOTG offers high-performance compute solutions and embedded applications. PSG segment offers programmable semiconductors, primarily FPGAs and structured ASICs. Mobileye is engaged in developing computer vision and machine learning-based sensing, data analysis, localization, mapping, and driving policy technology for ADAS and autonomous driving.

Howmet Aerospace Inc. engages in providing engineered solutions for customers in the transportation, gas turbine and aerospace (both defense and commercial) industries world wide. It offers forged wheels under the Alcoa Wheels brand & surface treatment under the Dura-Bright brand. It also provides aerospace fastening systems, components used in jet engines and structural parts made of titanium used in defense and aerospace applications. It has 4 reportable business segments. Engine Products engages in manufacturing & providing investment castings including seamless rolled rings & airfoils as well as structural and rotating parts. Fastening Systems manufactures & markets fasteners, fluid fittings, bearings, latches and installation systems. Engineered Structures manufactures & markets mill products, titanium ingots, titanium forgings, extrusions forming, aluminum forgings, aluminum machined components and other products. Forged Wheels manufactures and markets forged aluminum trailer, truck and bus wheels, etc.

Interactive Brokers Group Inc. operates as an automated global electronic market maker and broker. The company specializes in routing orders, besides executing and processing trades in securities, futures, foreign exchange instruments, bonds and mutual funds on more than 135 electronic exchanges and market centers world wide. In the United States, it conducts its business primarily from Greenwich and Chicago. Across the globe, it conducts business through offices in Canada, the U.K., Ireland, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Hungary, India, China (Hong Kong and Shanghai), Japan, Singapore, and Australia. The company has been working continuously to wind down its Market Making segment and focus more on the Electronic Brokerage segment. The company strives to provide customers with advantageous execution prices and trading, risk and portfolio management tools, research facilities and investment products, all at low prices, positioning the company to achieve superior returns on investments.

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. offers network security solutions to enterprises, service providers and government entities worldwide. The company's next generation firewall products deliver natively integrated application, user, and content visibility and control through its operating system, hardware and software architecture. It serves the enterprise network security market, which includes Firewall, Unified Threat Management, Web Gateway, Intrusion Detection and Prevention and Virtual Private Network technologies. Through its products and subscription services, Palo Alto provides integrated protection against dynamic security threats while simplifying the IT security infrastructure. Its solutions incorporate application-specific integrated circuits, hardware architecture, operating system, and associated security and networking functions. The company's network security gateways protect customer data, reduce security complexities and lower total cost of ownership.

Advanced Micro Devices offers the industry's broadest portfolio of leadership high-performance and adaptive processor technologies, combining CPUs, GPUs, FPGAs, Adaptive SoCs and deep software expertise to enable leadership computing platforms for cloud, edge and end devices.

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. is a multi-channel specialty retailer of premium quality home products. The company has five brands and each of the brands are operating segments. Pottery Barn brand offers premium quality furniture, lighting, tabletop, outdoor and decorative accessories. West Elm produces personalized products designed by the company's team of artists and designers. Williams-Sonoma offers cookware, tools, cutlery, electrics, tabletop and bar, outdoor, furniture and cookbooks. Pottery Barn Kids and Teen deals with products used for putting up nurseries, bedrooms, play spaces, furniture, bedding, lighting and decorative accents for teen bedrooms, dorm rooms, study spaces and lounges. Other segment primarily consists of international franchise operations, Rejuvenation and Mark and Graham. Rejuvenation offers premium quality products which are inspired from history. Mark and Graham is known for personalized gift items. The brand manufactures women's and men's accessories, home d'cor and seasonal items.

GE Aerospace (erstwhile General Electric Company) is a leading designer, developer and producer of jet engines, components and integrated systems for military, commercial and business aircraft. The company is well-known for its aero-derivative gas turbines for marine applications. Its zeal to invest in upgrades and innovation of products along with outstanding service capabilities and technological expertise raises its competitive appeal. Founded in 1892, General Electric (now GE Aerospace) is currently headquartered in Evendale, OH. The company operates its businesses in the United States, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa, and the Americas. Its products and services range from jet engines like LEAP, GE9X & GEnx, airframes, avionics systems, aviation electric power systems, turboprop engines, engine gear, and transmission components and services among others.

Fortinet, Inc. is a provider of network security appliances and Unified Threat Management network security solutions to enterprises, service providers and government entities worldwide. Its solutions are designed to integrate multiple levels of security protection, including firewall, virtual private networking (VPN), antivirus, intrusion prevention, web filtering, anti-spam and wide area network acceleration. Through its products and subscription services, the company provides integrated protection against dynamic security threats while simplifying the IT security infrastructure. Its solutions incorporate application-specific integrated circuits, hardware architecture, operating system, and associated security and networking functions to defend against multiple categories of IT security attacks without impacting network performance. The company's network security gateways protect customer data, reduce security complexities and lower the total cost of ownership.

Globe Life Inc. is a financial services holding company. It operates through its wholly owned subsidiaries providing life insurance, annuity, and supplemental health insurance products. Globe Life Inc., formerly known as Torchmark Corporation, is based in McKinney, Texas.

Citigroup Inc. is a globally diversified financial services holding company providing a range of financial products and services including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, trade and securities services and wealth management to consumers, corporations, governments and institutions. Citigroup has around 200 million customer accounts in more than 160 countries and jurisdictions. Citigroup operates in North America, Asia, Latin America, and Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) regions.

Dell Technologies Inc. is a provider of information technology solutions. The company's operating segment consists of Client Solutions, Enterprise Solutions Group and Dell Software Group. Client Solutions segment includes sales to commercial and consumer customers of desktops, thin client products, notebooks as well as services and third-party software and peripherals of Client Solutions hardware. ESG segment includes servers, networking and storage as well as services and third-party software and peripherals of ESG hardware. DSG segment includes systems management, security software solutions and information management software offerings. Dell Technologies Inc. is headquartered in Round Rock, Texas.

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is a leading global financial holding company providing IB, securities, investment management and consumer banking services to a diversified client base. It has 4 broad segments. The IB segment comprises the Financial Advisory, Underwriting and lending to corporate clients. The Global Markets segment comprises Fixed Income, Currency and Commodities, which include client-execution activities related to making markets in credit products, interest rate products, mortgages, currencies and commodities. Equities include client execution activities related to making markets in equities, commissions and fees, and its securities services business, warehouse lending & structured financing to institutional clients, advisory and underwriting assignments. The Consumer & Wealth Management segment includes management and other fees, incentive fees and results from deposit-taking activities related to wealth management business. The Asset Management division comprises management and other fees.

Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. manufactures and provides tools and related accessories, engineered fastening systems and several other items and services. Stanley Black now reports its operations under two business segments - Industrial and Tools & Storage. Industrial segment manufactures and markets engineered fastening products, as well as hydraulic tools, accessories and attachments. The segment also engages in renting and selling coating, custom pipe handling and joint welding equipment. The products are sold to industrial customers. Businesses included are Engineered Fastening and Infrastructure. Tools & Storage segment manufactures and markets power tools for professional, consumer tools, hand tools, storage systems, pneumatic tools and fasteners. These products are sold to professionals and consumers. Businesses included are Power Tools & Equipment, and Hand Tools, Accessories & Storage businesses. Products across bothe segments are sold through various distribution channels.

DaVita Inc. is a leading provider of dialysis services in the U.S. to patients suffering from chronic kidney failure, also known as end-stage renal disease (ESRD). The company operates kidney dialysis centers and provides related medical services primarily in dialysis centers and in contracted hospitals across the U.S. Its services include outpatient dialysis services, hospital inpatient dialysis services and ancillary services such as ESRD laboratory services and disease management services. DaVita's Dialysis and related lab services business segment provides inpatient as well as outpatient dialysis services, routine laboratory testing for ESRD patients and management services to outpatient dialysis centers. The company's other ancillary services and strategic initiatives segment includes its international dialysis services, pharmacy services, infusion therapy services, disease management services, vascular access services, ESRD clinical research programs and physician services.

Target Corp. has evolved from just being a pure brick-&-mortar retailer to an omni-channel entity. It has been modernizing supply chain to compete with pure e-commerce players. Its acquisition of Shipt to provide same-day delivery of groceries, essentials, home, electronics as well as other products. Target provides an array of owned & premium branded goods ranging from household essentials and electronics to toys and apparel for men, women and kids. It also houses food and pet supplies, home furnishings and d'cor, home improvement, automotive products and seasonal merchandise. It also offers in-store amenities, consisting of Target Caf', Target Photo, Target Optical, Portrait Studio, Starbucks and other food service offerings. A greater number of general merchandise stores provides an edited food assortment, including perishables, dry grocery, dairy & frozen items. Its digital channels include a wide merchandise assortment, including many items found in stores, along with a complementary assortment.

CrowdStrike is a leader in next-generation endpoint protection, threat intelligence and cyberattack response services.

Morgan Stanley, being the leading financial services holding company, serves corporations, governments, FIs & individuals world wide. It has 3 business units. The Institutional Securities unit includes capital raising, financial advisory services on mergers & acquisitions, restructurings, real estate & project finance, corporate lending, sales, trading, financing & market-making activities in equity & fixed income securities & related products. The Wealth Management unit provides brokerage & investment advisory services on various investment alternatives, financial & wealth planning services, annuity & other insurance products, credit & other lending products, cash management & retirement services and trust & fiduciary services and engages in fixed income principal trading. The Investment Management unit provides global asset management products & services in equity, fixed income, alternative investments in hedge funds & funds of funds and merchant banking i.e. real estate, private equity & infrastructure.

State Street Corporation is a financial holding company. It provides a range of products and services for institutional investors worldwide through its subsidiaries. The company primarily performs its business through its principal banking subsidiary, State Street Bank. Its customers include providers of mutual funds, managers of collective investment funds and other investment pools, providers of corporate and public retirement plans, insurance companies, foundations, endowments and investment managers. State Street's Investment Servicing division offers a range of services, including custody, product-and participant-level accounting, daily pricing and administration; master trust and master custody; recordkeeping; shareholder accounting; foreign exchange, brokerage and other trading; securities finance; deposit and short-term investment facilities; loans and lease financing; outsourcing of investment manager and hedge fund manager operations, as well as performance, risk and compliance analytics.

Invesco Ltd. operates as an independent investment manager and offers a wide range of investment products and services. With the support of a global operating platform, Invesco distributes a broad range of investment products and services. Invesco's asset classes include money market, fixed income, balanced income, equity and alternatives. Invesco sells its products through two principal distribution channels: Retail and Institutional.

Microchip Technology Inc. develops and manufactures microcontrollers, memory and analog and interface products for embedded control systems, which are small, low-power computers designed to perform specific tasks. The company has now three major product lines: Microcontrollers (this product portfolio comprises 8-bit, 16-bit and 32-bit PIC microcontrollers and 16-bit dsPIC digital signal controllers) and Analog (these products consist of several families with approximately 800 power management, linear, mixed-signal, thermal management, RF Linear drivers, safety and security, and interface products).

Franklin Resources, Inc. is a global investment management company. The majority of its operating revenues and net income is derived from offering investment management and related services to retail mutual funds, institutional and private accounts, and other investment products. The mutual funds and other products are sold to the public under different brands like Franklin, Templeton, Legg Mason, Balanced Equity Management, Benefit Street Partners, Brandywine Global Investment Management and Clarion Partners. Franklin's principal line of business provides investment advisory and management services to investors worldwide through products that include U.S. and non-U.S.-registered open-end and closed-end funds, unregistered funds, and institutional, high net-worth and separately-managed accounts. It offers an array of fixed income, equity, multi-asset, alternative, and cash management asset classes and solutions.

Qualcomm is a fabless semiconductor company. Its primary division, QTI (Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.) designs high-performance, low-power chip designs for mobile devices, PCs, XR, automotive, embedded, wearable, robotics, connectivity, and AI use cases. Qualcomm's brands include Snapdragon systems-on-chip, FastConnect Wi-Fi and Bluetooth systems, and Qualcomm-branded 5G, 4G, and IOT equipment. The company is currently pursuing the integration of on-device generative AI into all of its product lines. Qualcomm's licensing division, QTL (Qualcomm Technology Licensing) manages the company's large intellectual property portfolio, which includes key patents involved in 3G, 4G, 5G and other technologies.

Principal Financial Group Inc. is a leader in global investment management company offering businesses, individuals and institutional clients a wide range of financial products and services, including retirement, asset management and insurance through our diverse family of financial services companies. The global asset management businesses provide long-term investment strategies to institutional, retirement, high net worth and retail clients by offering a range of capabilities including equity, fixed income, real estate and other alternative investments, as well as fund offerings. In the United States, the company primarily focuses on small and medium-sized businesses by offering a broad array of retirement and employee benefit solutions and individual insurance solutions.

CVS Health Corporation is a pharmacy innovation company. Its offerings include pharmacy benefit management services, mail order, retail and specialty pharmacy, disease management programs, and retail clinics. The Company serves employers, insurance companies, unions, government employee groups, managed care organizations and other sponsors of health benefit plans, and individuals under the CVS Caremark Pharmacy Services, Caremark, CVS Caremark, CarePlus CVS/pharmacy, RxAmerica, Accordant, SilverScript, and Novologix names. CVS Health Corporation, formerly known as CVS Caremark Corporation, is headquartered in Woonsocket, Rhode Island.

Jabil Inc. provides electronic manufacturing services and solutions. The Company's operating segment includes Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) and Diversified Manufacturing Services (DMS). EMS segment is focused on leveraging information technology, supply chain design and engineering, technologies centered on core electronics. DMS segment is focused on providing engineering solutions and a focus on material sciences and technologies. It provides electronic design, production and product management services to automotive, capital equipment, consumer lifestyles and wearable technologies, computing and storage, defense and aerospace, digital home, emerging growth, industrial and energy, mobility, packaging, point of sale and printing industries. The company's largest customers included Apple, Cisco, Hewlett-Packard Company, Keysight Technologies, LM Ericsson, NetApp, Nokia Networks, SolarEdge Technologies, Valeo S.A. and Zebra Technologies.

Caterpillar Inc. is the world's leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. For nearly 100 years, they've been helping customers build a better, more sustainable world and are committed and contributing to a reduced-carbon future. Their innovative products and services, backed by their global dealer network, provide exceptional value that helps customers succeed. Caterpillar does business on every continent, principally operating through three primary segments: Construction Industries, Resource Industries and Energy & Transportation. They provide financing and related services through their Financial Products segment.

Amphenol designs, manufactures and markets electrical, electronic and fiber optic connectors, interconnect systems, antennas, sensors and sensor-based products and coaxial and high-speed specialty cable. Amphenol's manufacturing facilities are generally vertically integrated operations from the initial design stage through final design and manufacturing. They have two reportable business segments: Interconnect Products & Assemblies and Cable Products & Solutions.

Monster Beverage Corporation is a marketer and distributor of energy drinks and alternative beverages. Monster Beverage reports results under three operating segments: Monster Energy Drinks, Strategic Brands and Other.

KeyCorp provides a wide range of products and services, like commercial & retail banking, commercial leasing, investment management, consumer finance and investment banking products across states. The company with its registered advisor & subsidiaries offer personal & corporate trust services, personal financial services, access to mutual funds, cash management services, investment banking & capital markets products as well as international banking services. It has 3 segments: Consumer Bank serves consumers and small to mid-sized businesses by offering a variety of deposit, investment, lending and wealth management products and services. Commercial Bank offers products to its clients, including syndicated finance, debt and equity capital markets, commercial payments, equipment finance, commercial mortgage banking, derivatives, foreign exchange, financial advisory and public finance. Other comprises of Corporate Treasury, Community Development, Principal Investing unit and an array of exit portfolios.

Northern Trust Corporation is a leading provider of wealth management, asset servicing, asset management and banking to corporations, institutions, affluent families and individuals. Founded in Chicago, Northern Trust has offices in the United States and international locations in Canada, Europe, the Middle East and the Asia-Pacific region. Northern Trust has earned distinction as an industry leader for exceptional service, financial expertise, integrity and innovation.

Citizens Financial Group, Inc. is one of the largest retail banks holding companies in the United States. Citizens Financial offers retail and commercial banking products and services to individuals, institutions and companies. It operates across the New England, Mid-Atlantic and Midwest regions. The reportable segments are consumer banking, commercial banking and other. Consumer banking is focused on retail customers and small businesses. It provides traditional banking products and services, including deposit products, mortgage lending, credit cards, auto financing, small business offerings as well as wealth management and investment services. Commercial banking is mainly focused on companies. The segment is engaged in offering financial products and solutions, including loans, leases, trade financing, deposits, treasury services, foreign exchange and interest rate products, corporate finance and capital markets advisory services.

Delta Air Lines is one of the four carriers that controls majority of the US aviation market (the carriers account for more than 60% of the domestic market share). Bulk of this Atlanta-GA based carrier's revenues are recognized from its airline segment. Balance is represented by the refinery segment, which operates for the benefit of the airline division by providing it with jet fuel from its own production and agreements with third parties.

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation is a provider of locomotives, value-added, technology-based equipment, systems and services to the freight rail and passenger transit industries across the globe. The company operates under two business segments, namely Transit and Freight segments. The Transit segment manufactures and provides aftermarket parts and services for new locomotives. Through the segment, the company also provides components for new and existing locomotives and freight cars. The Freight segment focuses on manufacturing and offering aftermarket parts and services for new locomotives. The segment also provides components for new and existing locomotives and freight cars.

Hilton Worldwide Holdings is a hospitality company that owns, leases, manages, develops, and franchises hotels and resorts. The company's operations are organized in two distinct operating segments: (i) management and franchise and (ii) ownership. The management and franchise segment include all the hotels that the company manages for third-party owners, as well as all franchised hotels.

Ross Stores Inc. operates as an off-price retailer of apparel and home accessories, primarily in the United States. The company operates its stores under the Ross Dress for Less (Ross) and dd's DISCOUNTS names. The company's stores are located mostly in community and neighborhood shopping centers in heavily populated urban and suburban areas. Ross Stores primarily offers in-season, branded, and designer apparel, footwear, accessories and other home-related merchandise for everyone in the family. This format primarily targets middle-income households. Prices offered at Ross are generally 20% to 60% below the regular prices of most department and specialty stores. dd's DISCOUNTS features more moderately-priced first-quality, in-season, name brand apparel, accessories, footwear, and home fashions for the entire family. These stores target moderate-income households. The dd's DISCOUNTS stores offer products at a 20% to 70% lesser price than the moderate department and discount stores.

NXP Semiconductors N.V. provides high performance mixed signal and standard product solutions that leverage its RF, analog, power management, interface, security, as well as digital processing expertise. These solutions are used in a wide range of applications, namely automotive, wireless infrastructure, lighting, industrial, mobile, consumer and computing. Its safety products for advanced driver assistance systems and other key categories of autonomous vehicles namely Connectivity, Powertrain & Vehicle Dynamics, Body & Comfort as well as Connected Infotainment have been gaining momentum. The company is into general purpose microcontrollers and application processors in industrial and IoT markets. In the mobile segment, NXP is the leader in mobile payments. The company offers the full scope of mobile wallet development with mWallet 2GO, which is a big positive. The company derives revenues from four end markets: Automotive, Industrial & IoT, Mobile, as well as Communication Infrastructure & Others.

Nucor Corporation is a leading producer of structural steel, steel bars, steel joists, steel deck and cold finished bars in the United States. It also produces direct reduced iron ('DRI') that is used in its steel mills. The company has operating facilities, primarily in the United States and Canada. Also, most of its operating facilities and customers are located in North America. Over the years, the company has grown through acquisitions as well as by tapping new markets and expanding geographically. Through its network of 'mini-mills', the company produces steel sheets, bars, plates as well as various structural and other products.

MGM Resorts International is a holding company which owns and operates casino resorts through wholly owned subsidiaries. The company's resorts portfolio incorporates unique hotel offerings, including some of the most familiar resort brands in the industry such as Bellagio, MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay and The Mirage. The company reports under three segments: Las Vegas Strip, Regional Operations, MGM China and Management and other operations. MGM China's operations consist of the MGM Macau resort and casino and the company is currently developing an integrated casino, hotel, and entertainment resort on the Cotai Strip in the region. MGM Resorts created a controlled real estate investment trust named MGM Growth Properties LLC. MGM Growth Properties LLC, a premier real estate investment trust engaged in the acquisition, ownership and leasing of large-scale resorts. The company's superior business model, extensive non-gaming revenue opportunities, high-quality assets and property locations are primary growth drivers.

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (HST) is the largest lodging real estate investment trust (REIT) and one of the largest owners of luxury and upper-upscale hotels. HST was incorporated as a Maryland corporation and operates as a self-managed and self-administered REIT. The Company is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland. HST is the preeminent owner of high-quality lodging real estate at the epicenter of dynamic and growing markets. HST overall goal is to generate superior long-term risk-adjusted returns for stockholders. The Company guided by a disciplined approach to capital allocation and aggressive asset management, the Company partners with premium brands such as Marriott, Ritz-Carlton, Westin, Sheraton, W, St. Regis, Le Meridien, The Luxury Collection, Hyatt, Fairmont, Hilton, Swiss'tel, ibis, Pullman, and Novotel as well as independent brands in the operation of properties in over major markets.

Humana Inc. is a health care plan provider in the United States. The company provides health insurance benefits under Health Maintenance Organization, Private Fee-For-Service and Preferred Provider Organization plans. The company also provides other benefits with specialty products including dental, vision, and other supplementary benefits. Humana's medical and specialty insurance products allow members to access health care services primarily through its networks of health care providers. The company manages its business through the following segments: The Retail segment consists of Medicare benefits, which are marketed on a retail basis to individuals. The Group and Specialty segment comprises employer group commercial fully-insured medical and specialty health insurance benefits. The Healthcare Services - The segment consists of services offered to the company's health plan members as well as to third parties, including pharmacy solutions, provider services, home-based services and clinical programs.

Iron Mountain Inc. is the global leader for storage and information management solutions. It stores records and data backup media, and provide information management services that help global organizations protect their information, lower storage rental costs, comply with regulations, enable corporate disaster recovery, and better use their information for business advantages, regardless of its format, location or lifecycle stage. It offers comprehensive records and information management & data management services, with the expertise and experience to address complex storage and information management challenges such as rising storage rental costs, and increased litigation, regulatory compliance and disaster recovery requirements. It has 3 segments: Global Records and Information Management (RIM) Business consisting of records management, data management, global digital solutions, secure shredding, secure IT asset disposition and consumer storage, Global Data Center Business and Corporate and Other Business.

Steel Dynamics, Inc. is among the leading steel producers and metal recyclers in the United States. It is one of the most diversified steel companies in United States with a vast range of specialty products. The company makes and markets steel products, processes and sells recycled ferrous and nonferrous metals, and fabricates and sells steel joist and decking products in the United States and internationally. Steel Dynamics operates through three segments: Steel Operations, Metals Recycling Operations and Steel Fabrication Operations.

Simon Property Group Inc. is a leading publicly-traded real estate investment trust in the United States, which is engaged in acquiring, owning and leasing of shopping, dining, entertainment and mixed-use destinations. The company's real estate portfolio consists of malls, Premium Outlets and The Mills and International Properties. Simon Property owns or holds interests in properties in the United States. This consist of malls, Premium Outlets, Mills, lifestyle centers and other retail properties in the states and Puerto Rico.

Datadog Inc. is a monitoring and analytics platform for developers, IT operations teams and business users in the cloud age. The company's business runs around its portfolio of over 400 out-of-the-box integrations including public cloud, private cloud, on-premise hardware, databases and third-party software. The company's Software as a Service platform integrates and automates Infrastructure Monitoring, Application Performance Monitoring, Log Management, User Experience Monitoring, Network Performance Monitoring, Security Monitoring, Incident Management and Continuous Profiler that can be used individually or as a unified solution by customers. The company has a single operating and reportable segment. Solid uptake of its cloud-based monitoring and analytics platform also helped Datadog strengthen customer base. Datadog generates revenues from the sale of subscriptions to customers using its cloud-based platform.

Fifth Third Bancorp is a diversified financial services company headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. Fifth Third operates four main businesses: Commercial Banking, Branch Banking, Consumer Lending, and Wealth & Asset Management.

Marriott International Inc. is a worldwide operator, franchisor, and licensor of hotel, residential, and timeshare properties under numerous brand names at different price and service points. They have two operating segments: U.S. & Canada and International. Marriott operates and franchises hotels and licenses vacation ownership resorts all around the world.

M&T Bank Corporation is the holding company for M&T Bank and Wilmington Trust, National Association. The company operates in New York, MD, New Jersey, PA, Delaware, CT, Virginia, WV and the District of Columbia. Their Business Banking segment provides various products and services including business loans and leases, credit cards, deposit products and financial services to small businesses and professionals. The Commercial Banking segment provides commercial lending and leasing, letters of credit, deposit products and cash management services to middle-market and large commercial customers. The Commercial Real Estate segment provides credit and deposit services to its customers. The Discretionary Portfolio segment includes investment and trading securities, residential mortgage loans and other assets; short-term and long-term borrowed funds; foreign exchange services; brokered certificates of deposit and interest rate swap agreements related thereto; and Cayman Islands office deposits.

Rockwell Automation provides industrial automation and information solutions worldwide. The company has a wide network spanning globally. Its brands include Rockwell Automation, Allen-Bradley and Rockwell Software. Rockwell Automation reports results based on three operating segments: Intelligent Devices, Software & Control, and Lifecycle Services. Major markets served by the company consist of discrete end markets. Hybrid end markets including Food & Beverage, Life Sciences and Household and Personal Care, among others. Process end markets such as Oil & Gas, Metals, Chemicals, Pulp & Paper, to name a few. Intelligent Devices segment includes drives, motion, safety, sensing, industrial components. Software & Control includes control and visualization software and hardware, information software, and network and security infrastructure. Lifecycle Services includes consulting, professional services and solutions, connected services, and maintenance services, and the Sensia joint venture.

FedEx Corporation is the leader in global express delivery services. The company provides a broad portfolio of transportation, e-commerce and business services through companies competing collectively, operating independently and managed collaboratively, under the FedEx brand. The company is currently reporting, primarily through the FedEx Express (including TNT Express acquired in 2016), FedEx Ground and FedEx Freight segments. FedEx Express offers time-definite delivery to more than 220 countries and territories, connecting markets that comprise almost the entire gross domestic product of the world.

ON Semiconductor Corporation is an equipment manufacturer of a broad range of discrete & embedded semiconductor components. Onsemi's product lines include bipolar transistors, diodes, filters, FETs, rectifiers & thyristors. Secure supply of SiC to meet growing dem& of customers for SiC based solutions. The company's acquisitions of Cypress Semiconductor's CMOS Image Sensor Business Unit, SANYO Semiconductor, AMI Semiconductor, Analog Devices' power PC controller business, CMD, Catalyst, & SoundDesign gave it new technical capabilities, some custom ASIC products, higher-margin products, exposure to new end markets & greater product breadth. The power management product line includes AC-DC controllers & regulators, DC-DC converters & regulators, drivers, thermal managers, & voltage controllers, references & supervisors. The logic product line includes clocking, memory, differential logic & st&ard logic products.

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. provides consumer and business banking services. The company's principal subsidiary is PNC Bank. PNC Financial reports mainly through three business segments. Retail Banking provides deposit, lending, brokerage, insurance services, investment management, and cash management products and services to consumer and small business customers through a coast-to-coast branch network, automated telling machines (ATMs), call centers, and online & mobile banking channels. Corporate and Institutional Banking segment provides lending, treasury management, and capital markets-related products and services to mid-sized and large corporations, government and not-for-profit entities. Asset Management Group provides a wide range of wealth management products and services to individuals and their families, multi-generational family planning services to ultra-high net worth clients through the PNC Private Bank.

The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (popularly known as BNY Mellon) is a financial services company that has been in business since 1784. The company's global client base consists of financial institutions, corporations, government agencies, endowments and foundations as well as high-net-worth individuals. BNY Mellon can act as a single point of contact for clients looking to create, trade, hold, manage, service, distribute or restructure investments. BNY Mellon is the corporate brand of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the global edge-to-cloud company with offerings spanning Cloud Services, Compute, High Performance Computing & AI, Intelligent Edge, Software, and Storage.

Cadence Design Systems Inc. offers products and tools that help customers to design electronic products. Through System Design Enablement (SDE) strategy the company offers software, hardware, services and reusable IC design blocks (IPs) to electronic systems and semiconductor customers.Cadence's core electronic design automation (EDA) software and services enable engineers to develop different types of ICs. Its design IP's are directly integrated into the ICs.System Connect tools and services are used for the design, analysis and verification of PCBs. Further, System Integration solutions aid in designing and analyzing systems as well as verifying system functionality.

Federal Realty Investment Trust is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns, manages, develops and redevelops premium retail and mixed-use properties in the United States. The assets community and neighborhood shopping centers and mixed-use properties are mainly concentrated over strategically-selected metropolitan markets in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions of the nation, California and South Florida. Federal Realty's retail properties are anchored by supermarkets, drug stores or high-volume, value-oriented retailers, which provide consumer necessities. The company focuses on investing in densely populated, well-off communities where retail demand is high. Moreover, mixed-use developments have gained popularity and the company targets creating urban, mixed-use neighborhoods like Santana Row in San Jose, CA, Pike & Rose in North Bethesda, MD and Assembly Row in Somerville, MA. The company has owned multiple properties, Real estate projects and several accquisitions to its portfolio.

CSX Corporation is one of United States' leading transportation companies. The company offers rail-based freight transportation services like traditional rail service, transport of intermodal containers and trailers apart from rail-to- truck transfers. CSX offers customers access to a large and interconnected transportation network. CSX Transportation is the company's primary operating subsidiary. Through the subsidiary, the company provides an important link to the transportation supply chain through its rail network, spanning across approximately 19,500 route miles. CSXT also offers service to multiple production and distribution facilities apart from managing activities like real estate sales. CSX owns multiple locomotives. Freight, switching and auxiliary units are present in the locomotive fleet. CSX also leases locomotives on a short-term basis.

UnitedHealth Group, Inc. provides a wide range of health care products and services, such as health maintenance organizations, point of service plans, preferred provider organizations and managed fee-for-service programs. UnitedHealth has the most diverse membership base within the managed-care organization market, which gives it significant competitive advantages. The company has acquired a number of competing healthcare which transformed it from a pure health insurer to a comprehensive healthcare provider. UnitedHealth reports through two segments: UnitedHealthcare and Optum. UnitedHealthcareis divided into UnitedHealthcare Employer & Individual; UnitedHealthcare Medicare & Retirement; UnitedHealthcare Community & State and UnitedHealthcare Global; providing health care benefits globally. Optum is a technology-enabled health services business serving the broad health care marketplace, including those who need care. The segment is divided into OptumHealth, OptumInsight, OptumRx and Optum eliminations.

West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. is a leading global manufacturer with respect to design and production of technologically advanced, high-quality, integrated containment and delivery systems for injectable drugs and healthcare products. The Exton, PA-based company designs and produces these medical products in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the Asia Pacific. Its primary objective is to deliver quality products that cater to the exact product specifications and quality standards that customers expect and need. West Pharmaceutical operates through two segments: Proprietary Products and Contract-Manufactured Products.

F5 Networks Inc provides products and services to manage Internet traffic worldwide. Its application, delivery and networking products improve performance, availability and security of applications running on networks that use the Internet Protocol (IP). The company offers BIG-IP products to manage the IP traffic between network servers, clients and other devices. The company's FirePass systems provide SSL VPN access to remote IP network users and any applications connected to those networks from any standard web browser on any device. F5 Networks also offers TrafficShield, a web application firewall that provides an application-layer protection against generalized and targeted attacks. The company's WANJet devices helps to combine wide area network optimization and traffic shaping in a single device to accelerate file transfers, email, data replication and other applications over the IP networks.

United Rentals, Inc. is the largest equipment rental company in the world, with an integrated network of rental locations in United States, Canada and Europe. The company's customer base includes construction and industrial companies, utilities, municipalities, government agencies, independent contractors and homeowners and other individuals that use equipment for projects that range from simple repairs to major renovations. The company's principal products and services are equipment rental, sale of rental equipment, new equipment, contractor supplies, services and other. United Rentals serves customers as a single-source solution, provided through two business segments: General Rentals and Specialty or Trench, Power and Fluid Solutions.

NetApp provides enterprise storage as well as data management software and hardware products and services. The company's product line comprises two storage platforms - FAS storage platform and E-Series platform. The company's all-flash storage portfolio comprises NVMe-based storage systems and new cloud-based services in order to provide hybrid storage architecture. FAS Storage Platform is based on the NetApp Data ONTAP operating system, which combines storage efficiency, data management and data protection. The FAS product line includes FAS6200, FAS3200 and FAS2000 series. The E-series platform helps in the deployment of Hadoop Big Data infrastructure. The E-series product line comprises EF540 Flash Array and EF550.The company's Cloud Volumes ONTAP storage data management service helps in data protection and storage competence.

J.B. Hunt Transport Services is a provider of a broad range of transportation services to a diverse group of customers through the United States, Canada and Mexico. J.B. Hunt services include intermodal, dedicated, refrigerated, truckload, less-than-truckload, flatbed, single source, final mile, and more.

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. is one of the largest North American less-than-truckload (`LTL`) motor carriers and provides regional, inter-regional and national LTL services through a single integrated, union-free organization. Their service offerings, which include expedited transportation, are provided through an expansive network of service centers located throughout the continental United States. The Company also maintains strategic alliances with other carriers to provide LTL services throughout North America. In addition to its core LTL services, the Company offers a range of value-added services including container drayage, truckload brokerage and supply chain consulting.