For Immediate ReleaseChicago, IL – April 19, 2021 – Stocks in this week’s article are Lockheed Martin Corporation LMT, Celanese Corporation CE, Virtu Financial, Inc. VIRT, Polaris Inc. PII and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. TROW.5 ROE Picks as Markets Hit Top Gear on Solid Earnings StartThe U.S. equity markets are currently trading in the vicinity of record highs buoyed by solid earnings performance of hitherto reported companies and falling bond yields. Notably, the benchmark 10-year Treasury yield fell below 1.6% as investors appeared to factor in the Fed’s assurances of maintaining an accommodative monetary policy and reposed faith in the stock market.A strong rebound in March U.S. retail sales further acted as a catalyst to the uptrend, with additional stimulus checks helping Americans to open up their purse strings for higher purchases. An improved job market scenario with jobless claims falling to a one-year low of 576,000 also contributed to the equity market upswing.As investors employ a wait-and-see approach in a classic example of “backing and filling” in the market, they can benefit from ‘cash cow’ stocks that garner higher returns. However, identifying cash-rich stocks alone does not make for a solid investment proposition unless it is backed by attractive efficiency ratios like return on equity (ROE). A high ROE ensures that the company is reinvesting cash at a high rate of return.Why ROE?ROE = Net Income/Shareholders’ EquityROE helps investors distinguish profit-generating companies from profit burners and is useful in determining the financial health of a company. In other words, this financial metric enables investors to identify companies that diligently deploy cash for higher returns.Moreover, ROE is often used to compare the profitability of a company with other firms in the industry — the higher, the better. It measures how well a company is multiplying its profits without investing new equity capital and portrays management’s efficiency in rewarding shareholders with attractive risk-adjusted returns.For the rest of this Screen of the Week article please visit Zacks.com at: https://www.zacks.com/stock/news/1404885/5-roe-picks-as-markets-hit-top-gear-with-solid-earnings-startDisclosure: Officers, directors and/or employees of Zacks Investment Research may own or have sold short securities and/or hold long and/or short positions in options that are mentioned in this material. 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