Best Of 2018 - Investor's Business Daily

Best

Of 2018

Software and health care made up big portions of the best-performing stocks in 2018. Plenty of biotechs had strong years. Tilray, the cannabis supplier, was the No. 1 stock of the year. Notably, few semiconductor and internet

stocks made the top 100 this year. Also, few foreign companies are in the top 100. All stocks on the list have an average daily trading volume of 100,000 shares or more and were priced at $12 or higher at the start of the year. Closed-end funds were excluded.

Rank Company

Ticker Industry

YTD price Cmpst EPS Rel Grp SMR Acc/ 3-yr EPS 1-yr EPS

Qtr sls Debt/ % inst

% chg Rtg Rtg Str RS Rtg Dis growth growth ROE pct chg equity shares

1 Tilray Inc Cl 2

TLRY Consumer Prod-Specialty 315.2% 50 2 99 99

A-

86 %

39%

2 Twilio Inc Cl A

TWLO Computer Sftwr-Enterprse 278.4 99 76 99 99 C B-

-5.1% 68 3% 48

3 Allakos Inc

ALLK Medical-Biomed/Biotech 190.4 51 2 98 96

C

-51.9

0 34

4 Mongodb Inc Cl A MDB Computer Sftwr-Database 182.1 79 25 99 99 D D

-64.5 57 0 60

5 Inspire Medical Systems INSP Medical-Products

163.7 56 9 97 93

E

80 1109 62

6 Goosehead Insrnce Cl A GSHD Insurance-Prop/Cas/Titl 162.9 69 48 96 98

E

48

68

7 The Trade Desk Inc Cl A TTD Comml Svcs-Advertising 153.8 99 97 98 99 A C- 63% 50% 34.3 50 11 57

8 Okta Inc Cl A

OKTA Computer Sftwr-Security 149.1 82 32 98 99 D C-

-82.3 58 0 48

9 Zscaler Inc

ZS Computer Sftwr-Security 145.1 76 25 94 84 D D-

-57.3 59 0 34

10 World Wrestling Entmnt WWE Media-Diversified

144.4 97 96 98 99 B C- 36 65 20.5 1 83 71

11 Alteryx Inc Cl A

AYX Computer Sftwr-Database 135.4 95 50 98 90 D E

-11.7 59 0 66

12 Etsy Inc

ETSY Retail-Internet

132.6 90 64 98 96 B D-

77 8.7 41 1 64

13 Mirati Therapeutics Inc MRTX Medical-Biomed/Biotech 132.4 49 7 97 94

C-

-73.5

0 68

14 Tabula Rasa Healthcare TRHC Computer Sftwr-Medical 127.3 97 84 97 94 B E 232 84 7.5 66 1 51

15 Amedisys Inc

AMED Medical-Outpnt/Hm Care 122.2 98 98 98 99 B E 33 61 15.6 12 15 60

16 Shotspotter Inc

SSTI Security/Sfty

121.9 33 16 83 86

D

34 0 70

17 Ehealth Inc

EHTH Insurance-Brokers

121.2 90 31 99 99 E A-

-22.1 29 0 55

18 Glaukos Corporation GKOS Medical-Products

118.8 60 11 98 96 D E

-0.1 9 0 78

19 Evertec Inc

EVTC Finance-CrdtCard/PmtPr 110.3 95 65 98 99 A B- -2 0 86.1 9 387 58

20 Dexcom Inc

DXCM Medical-Systems/Equip 108.8 88 56 97 92 D E

-12.9 44 78 67

21 Staar Surgical Co STAA Medical-Products

105.9 92 74 97 93 C E

1 35 1 67

22 P T C Therapeutics Inc PTCT Medical-Biomed/Biotech 105.8 53 16 92 88 D D-

-57.2 28 93 65

23 Crocs Inc

CROX Apparel-Shoes & Rel Mfg 105.5 97 68 99 99 C C-

168 13.4 7 0 77

24 Belmond Ltd Cl A BEL Leisure-Lodging

104.2 83 63 99 99 E B -11 30 1.7 6 100 69

25 Coupa Software Inc COUP Computer Sftwr-Enterprse 101.4 96 76 96 89 D D

-5.5 43 68 68

26 BioTelemetry Inc BEAT Medical-Services

99.7 98 99 98 99 A D- 51 102 16.5 23 79 61

27 Elastic Bv

ESTC Computer Sftwr-Database 98.6 57 3 86 75 D E

-79.9 72 0

28 Reata Pharma Inc Cl A RETA Medical-Biomed/Biotech 98.1 36 2 98 96

D-

-59

92

29 Guardant Health Inc GH Medical-Services

97.8 58 17 95 78 D D-

-40.3 95 3

30 Sarepta Therapeutics Inc SRPT Medical-Biomed/Biotech 96.1 47 9 93 89 D E

-15.4 71 54 72

31 Atlassian Corp Plc Cl A TEAM Comp Sftwr-Spec Enterprs 95.5 99 97 98 99 A B- 23 41 13.6 37 92 50

32 Addus Homecare Corp ADUS Medical-Outpnt/Hm Care 95.1 99 85 97 92 B B- 18 20 11.1 27 23 63

33 Atara Biotherapeutics ATRA Medical-Biomed/Biotech 91.9 43 7 92 88

D-

-55.4

0 55

34 Everbridge Inc

EVBG Computer Sftwr-Enterprse 91.0 61 2 97 95 D E

-13.4 43 160 62

35 Genomic Health Inc GHDX Medical-Products

88.3 98 76 98 96 D D-

-0.9 21 0 78

36 Wingstop Inc

WING Retail-Restaurants

85.0 90 95 98 99

D 24 26

15

83

37 Vicor Corp

VICR Electronic-Parts

80.8 84 76 94 96 C D+

-0.6 37 0 46

38 Sendgrid Inc

SEND Comp Sftwr-Spec Enterprs 80.1 99 82 98 99 C B-

218 4.8 31 6 99

39 Cyberark Software Ltd CYBR Computer Sftwr-Security 79.0 99 99 97 93 A D- 13 36 12.9 31 0 78

40 Medifast Inc

MED Cosmetics/Personal Care 78.9 98 93 86 60 A E 27 96 27.1 80 0 60

41 Fabrinet

FN Elec-Contract Mfg

78.8 88 76 98 93 C D- 26 -6 16 6 8 55

42 Bandwidth Inc Cl A BAND Computer Sftwr-Enterprse 76.3 85 54 92 79 B E 4 43 35.1 22 0 55

43 Five9 Inc

FIVN Computer Sftwr-Enterprse 75.7 99 76 97 95 B D+

16.2 30 85 65

44 Ensign Group Inc ENSG Medical-Long-term Care 74.7 94 82 97 99 C D- 10 34 15.6 9 62 59

45 Chegg Inc

CHGG Consumer Svcs-Education 74.1 98 76 96 90 B B- 145 90 10.2 19 0 74

46 Herbalife Nutrition Ltd HLF Cosmetics/Personal Care 74.1 98 68 96 90 A C 1 23

15

99

47 Akcea Therapeutics Inc AKCA Medical-Ethical Drugs 73.6 70 2 95 95 D B

-133 94 0 99

48 Abiomed Inc

ABMD Medical-Products

73.4 99 99 86 70 A D 57 89 19.2 37 0 58

49 Tableau Software Cl A DATA Computer Sftwr-Database 73.4 99 95 97 85 C E -1 212 2.9 35 0 72

50 Intercept PharmaceuticalICPT Medical-Biomed/Biotech 72.5 61 31 95 91 D D-

-217.5 14 2171 67

51 Zendesk Inc

ZEN Computer Sftwr-Enterprse 72.4 99 76 93 82 C B-

-2.1 38 0 73

52 Haemonetics Corp HAE Medical-Systems/Equip 72.2 87 68 94 85 C D- 8 35 13.4 7 8 67

53 Vanda Pharmaceuticals VNDA Medical-Biomed/Biotech 71.9 94 76 98 96 D C+

-2.6 19 0 79

54 Carvana Co Cl A

CVNA Retail-Internet

71.1 30 4 81 90 D E

-1252 137 39 77

55 RingCentral Inc Cl A RNG Computer Sftwr-Enterprse 70.3 99 69 95 85 A B 220 79 21.4 33 0 70

56 Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd KL Mining-Gold/Silver/Gems 69.8 99 98 98 99 A B+ 250 108 15.8 26 2 41

57 Freshpet Inc

FRPT Food-Packaged

69.7 69 15 97 96 D D-

-3.8 27 0 58

58 S P S Commerce Inc SPSC Comp Sftwr-Spec Enterprs 69.5 98 98 94 88 C C 23 81 6.5 12 0 59

59 Benefitfocus Inc

BNFT Computer Sftwr-Medical 68.8 67 31 98 99

B-

8

73

60 Integer Holdings Corp ITGR Medical-Products

68.3 94 81 96 90 C D- 11 22 12.6 7 177 67

61 Atricure Inc

ATRC Medical-Systems/Equip 67.8 71 14 96 89 E D

-16.3 18 23 60

62 Workiva Inc Cl A WK Computer Sftwr-Database 67.7 85 35 97 85 E C+

17

47

63 Solid Biosciences Inc SLDB Medical-Biomed/Biotech 67.5 39 5 97 94

D

99

64 Rapid7 Inc

RPD Computer Sftwr-Security 67.0 77 36 94 84 D D

-78.4 23 0 77

65 Loxo Oncology Inc LOXO Medical-Biomed/Biotech 66.4 40 2 89 84 E D-

-45.4

0 81

66 H M S Holdings Corp HMSY Comml Svcs-Healthcare 66.0 98 90 97 99 A E 32 90 13.8 23 40 63

67 Novocure Limited NVCR Medical-Products

65.7 63 24 93 85 D E

-48.2 29 86 59

68 Smartsheet Inc Cl A SMAR Computer Sftwr-Enterprse 65.5 55 8 89 73 D E

-158.7 59 12 99

69 Axon Enterprise Inc AAXN Security/Sfty

65.1 82 93 70 76 B D 32 116 13.5 16 0 58

70 Xencor Inc

XNCR Medical-Biomed/Biotech 65.0 73 37 93 89 D B-

-19.4

0 81

71 Twist Bioscience Corp TWST Medical-Biomed/Biotech 64.9 52 8 99 99

142 14

72 Keurig Dr Pepper Inc KDP Beverages-Non-Alcoholic 64.1 92 46 97 94 B C 16 16 49 3 180 7

73 Integrated Device Tech IDTI Elec-Semicondctor Fablss 62.9 99 93 98 99 A B 10 30 30.2 15 76 60

74 SeaWorld Entertainment SEAS Leisure-Services

62.8 72 74 94 97 E D

-54.1 10 523 38

75 Insperity Inc

NSP Comml Svcs-Outsourcing 62.7 96 99 93 99 A E 45 66 162.4 16 157 61

76 Esterline Technologies ESL Aerospace/Defense

62.6 87 56 98 99 D B -13 -6 6.7 1 36 70

77 Evolent Health Inc Cl A EVH Computer Sftwr-Medical 62.2 60 29 91 78 D E

-2.9 39 12 75

78 Ciena Corporation CIEN Telecom-Fiber Optics 62.0 99 93 97 99 C C -4 20 10.4 21 36 61

79 Sailpoint Tech Holdings SAIL Computer Sftwr-Security 61.9 93 76 87 65 B D 127 341 3.8 52 21 66

80 Iradimed Corporation IRMD Medical-Systems/Equip 61.7 96 94 93 81 B D- -26 109 7.9 34 0 26

81 Square Inc Cl A

SQ Finance-CrdtCard/PmtPr 61.6 90 74 77 63 A D- 219 65 16.9 51 46 46

82 Veeva Systems Inc Cl A VEEV Computer Sftwr-Medical 61.5 99 99 93 84 A E 41 51 19.1 27 0 56

83 Apptio Inc Cl A

APTI Computer Sftwr-Enterprse 61.4 92 50 96 89 D B-

-11.2 26 0 46

84 Fortinet Inc

FTNT Computer Sftwr-Security 61.2 99 97 93 75 A D 49 55 25.9 21 0 49

85 Americold Realty Trust COLD Finance-Property REIT 59.6 91 76 96 98 D B-

3

42

86 Deckers Outdoor Corp DECK Apparel-Shoes & Rel Mfg 59.5 96 75 97 88 B A+ 15 48 19.4 4 0 64

87 U S A N A Health Science USNA Cosmetics/Personal Care 58.9 97 87 95 78 A B 9 31 28.8 13 0 63

88 Synthorx Inc

THOR Medical-Biomed/Biotech 58.0 56 2 98 96

-147.7

0

89 Advance Auto Parts Inc AAP Retail/Whlsle-Auto Parts 58.0 87 67 95 75 C E -11 23 12.6 4 31 65

90 Materialise Ads

MTLS Electronic-Parts

57.6 90 50 99 99 C A

-2 42 106 41

91 Tactile Systems Tech TCMD Medical-Products

57.2 85 72 83 69 B E 76 21 10.7 28 0 71

92 Investment Tech Group ITG Finance-Invest Bnk/Bkrs 57.1 94 76 98 96 D B- 148 153 2.7 5 1 68

93 Pluralsight Inc Cl A PS Computer Sftwr-Design 57.0 44 24 70 70

D+

42

41

94 Ltd

WIX Computer Sftwr-Enterprse 57.0 89 76 87 67 C E

-12.4 40 11 74

95 Workday Inc Cl A WDAY Computer Sftwr-Enterprse 57.0 98 57 97 95 A C- 221 30 16.9 34 73 64

96 TripAdvisor Inc

TRIP Leisure-Travel Booking 56.6 73 62 96 99 C D -18 28 10.2 4 17 73

97 Ceridian H C M Holding CDAY Comp Sftwr-Spec Enterprs 56.5 64 37 77 64 E D-

-0.7 10 113 69

98 Ascendis Pharma A/S AdsASND Medical-Biomed/Biotech 56.4 51 32 86 83 E D

-69.6 -96 0 99

99 Chefs' Warehouse Hldg CHEF Food-Misc Preparation 56.0 91 75 94 75 D E -10 85 5.2 11 126 58

100 K12 Inc

LRN Consumer Svcs-Education 55.9 79 34 98 96 D B-

453 4.8 10 2 57

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