Here's Why it is Worth Investing in ABB Stock Right Now

ABB Ltd ABB currently boasts solid prospects on strength in its end markets, acquired assets, organic growth investments and a sound capital-deployment strategy.

The Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) company has a market capitalization of $77.3 billion. In the past three months, it has gained 12.6% compared with the industry’s growth of 9%.

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Let’s delve into the factors that make investment in the company a smart choice at the moment.

Solid End Markets: ABB has been benefiting from strength in its end markets, including buildings, automotive, marine & ports, renewables and food and beverage in the quarters ahead. The company is likely to continue gaining from growth across most short-cycle businesses as well as improvement in service and several process-related businesses. For 2021, it anticipates generating year-over-year revenue growth of nearly 10% (on a comparable basis).

Acquisition Benefits: The company completed the acquisition of Codian Robotics B.V. in October 2020. The buyout has been allowing it to expand the technological expertise and product portfolio of its Robotics & Discrete Automation segment. Also, its collaborations with renowned companies will likely be beneficial.

Rewards to Shareholders: ABB remains committed to rewarding shareholders through share-buyback programs and dividend payouts. In the first half of 2020, the company paid out dividends worth $1,726 million to shareholders. In April 2021, it launched a share repurchase program, through which it intends to buy back shares worth of up to $4.3 billion. The repurchase program is expected to remain operational till Mar 23, 2022.

Estimate Revisions: In the past 30 days, analysts have increasingly become bullish on the company, as evident from positive earnings estimate revisions. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for its 2021 earnings has trended up from $1.33 to $1.36 on three upward estimate revisions versus none downward. Over the same timeframe, the consensus estimate for 2022 earnings has trended up from $1.59 to $1.62 on three upward estimate revisions against none downward.

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AZZ delivered an earnings surprise of 21.24%, on average, in the trailing four quarters.

Eaton delivered an earnings surprise of 10.87%, on average, in the trailing four quarters.

Rexnord Signal delivered an earnings surprise of 11.96%, on average, in the trailing four quarters.

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