Ranking Leading Tech Stocks by Earnings Growth Potential as of 12/26/2009
Below is a ranking of 100 leading U.S. technology stocks based on Wall Street analysts' average estimate of future earnings growth over the long term (3-5 years).
Ranking | Company (Ticker) | Long-Term Growth
1 Baidu, Inc.(ADR) (NASDAQ:BIDU) 37.7%
2 First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR) 30.4%
3 Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) 26.0%
5 Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN) 25.7%
6 Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) 23.7%
7 priceline.com Incorporated (NASDAQ:PCLN) 21.0%
8 Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISRG) 20.7%
9 Urban Outfitters, Inc. (NASDAQ:URBN) 20.5%
10 Express Scripts, Inc. (NASDAQ:ESRX) 19.7%
11 Genzyme Corporation (NASDAQ:GENZ) 19.7%
12 Research In Motion Limited (USA) (NASDAQ:RIMM) 19.4%
13 Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. (NASDAQ:CTSH) 18.9%
14 Qiagen NV (NASDAQ:QGEN) 18.8%
15 Stericycle, Inc. (NASDAQ:SRCL) 18.8%
16 Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) 18.7%
17 Maxim Integrated Products Inc. (NASDAQ:MXIM) 18.6%
18 DIRECTV (NASDAQ:DTV) 18.0%
19 NII Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:NIHD) 17.8%
20 Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ:ERTS) 17.8%
21 Mylan Inc. (NASDAQ:MYL) 17.7%
22 Cerner Corporation (NASDAQ:CERN) 17.5%
23 FLIR Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:FLIR) 17.4%
24 Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO) 17.4%
25 O'Reilly Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ:ORLY) 17.4%
26 QUALCOMM, Inc. (NASDAQ:QCOM) 17.0%
27 Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (ADR) (NASDAQ:TEVA) 16.9%
28 Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (NASDAQ:MRVL) 16.6%
29 Expeditors International of Washington (NASDAQ:EXPD) 16.5%
30 Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX) 16.5%
31 Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) 16.5%
32 Infosys Technologies Limited (ADR) (NASDAQ:INFY) 16.4%
33 Linear Technology Corporation (NASDAQ:LLTC) 16.1%
34 Apollo Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:APOL) 16.0%
35 Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ:BRCM) 15.9%
36 J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:JBHT) 15.6%
37 Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATVI) 15.5%
38 NetApp Inc. (NASDAQ:NTAP) 15.4%
39 Ross Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROST) 15.1%
40 Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK) 15.0%
41 Altera Corporation (NASDAQ:ALTR) 15.0%
42 Fastenal Company (NASDAQ:FAST) 14.6%
43 Expedia, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE) 14.6%
44 Adobe Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ:ADBE) 14.5%
45 eBay Inc. (NASDAQ:EBAY) 14.5%
46 Henry Schein, Inc. (NASDAQ:HSIC) 14.4%
47 C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHRW) 14.2%
48 SanDisk Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK) 14.2%
49 Patterson Companies, Inc. (NASDAQ:PDCO) 14.0%
50 Staples, Inc. (NASDAQ:SPLS) 13.5%
51 Foster Wheeler Ltd. (NASDAQ:FWLT) 13.5%
52 NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA) 13.3%
53 Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ:XLNX) 13.2%
54 Logitech International SA (USA) (NASDAQ:LOGI) 13.2%
55 Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ:FISV) 13.0%
56 Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) 12.8%
57 Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (NASDAQ:BBBY) 12.6%
58 Flextronics International Ltd. (NASDAQ:FLEX) 12.6%
59 Intuit Inc. (NASDAQ:INTU) 12.4%
60 Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ:GRMN) 12.4%
61 Paychex, Inc. (NASDAQ:PAYX) 12.3%
62 Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA) 12.2%
63 Invitrogen Corporation (NASDAQ:LIFE) 12.2%
64 Verisign, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSN) 12.1%
65 Hologic, Inc. (NASDAQ:HOLX) 12.0%
66 Cephalon, Inc. (NASDAQ:CEPH) 11.9%
67 Seagate Technology (NASDAQ:STX) 11.8%
68 BMC Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:BMC) 11.8%
69 Oracle Corporation (NASDAQ:ORCL) 11.7%
70 KLA-Tencor Corporation (NASDAQ:KLAC) 11.7%
71 Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ:LRCX) 11.7%
72 Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL) 11.4%
73 News Corporation (NASDAQ:NWSA) 11.4%
74 Citrix Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CTXS) 11.2%
75 Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) 11.2%
76 Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) 11.2%
77 Joy Global Inc. (NASDAQ:JOYG) 11.0%
78 Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) 10.8%
79 PACCAR Inc (NASDAQ:PCAR) 10.8%
80 DENTSPLY International Inc. (NASDAQ:XRAY) 10.8%
81 Microchip Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:MCHP) 10.7%
82 Automatic Data Processing (NASDAQ:ADP) 10.6%
83 Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:CHKP) 10.6%
84 Cintas Corporation (NASDAQ:CTAS) 10.4%
85 Amgen, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMGN) 10.3%
86 Liberty Media Corporation (Interactive) (NASDAQ:LINTA) 10.0%
87 Sears Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:SHLD) 10.0%
88 Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) 10.0%
89 Warner Chilcott Plc (NASDAQ:WCRX) 9.6%
90 CA, Inc. (NASDAQ:CA) 9.6%
91 Symantec Corporation (NASDAQ:SYMC) 9.4%
92 Biogen Idec Inc. (NASDAQ:BIIB) 9.3%
93 Sigma-Aldrich Corporation (NASDAQ:SIAL) 9.1%
94 Millicom International Cellular SA (USA) (NASDAQ:MICC) 8.5%
95 Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ:MAT) 8.0%
96 DISH Network Corp. (NASDAQ:DISH) 6.7%
97 Wynn Resorts, Limited (NASDAQ:WYNN) 6.4%
98 Vodafone Group Plc (ADR) (NASDAQ:VOD) 1.8%
99 Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ:VRTX) 0.0%
100 Virgin Media Inc. (NASDAQ:VMED) -0.5%
