Nutanix (NTNX) and Gitlab (GTLB) Are Aggressive Growth Stocks

Company Overview - Nutanix (NTNX) is a networking IT services company with a market cap of $18 billion [2] - GitLab (GTLB) is another tech name with a market cap of $8 billion [11] Financial Performance - Nutanix - Nutanix has a strong buy rating with growth divergence [1] - The company has beaten earnings estimates for the last four quarters, averaging 20% over the past year [4] - Topline growth is expected to be 15% this fiscal year and 14% next fiscal year, reaching $3 billion in sales [5][6] - Operating margins have increased from 4.4% to 6.4% to 8% over the last three quarters [7] Financial Performance - GitLab - GitLab also has a strong buy rating with growth divergence [11] - The company is beating earnings estimates handily, with some seasonality [12][13] - Revenue is expected to grow 23-24% next year, reaching $1.13 billion, with 20% topline growth [14] - Operating margins are moving from negative to positive [15] Valuation - Nutanix has a forward earnings multiple of 36 times [2][6] - GitLab has a high forward earnings multiple of 58 times, but is growing at about 30% [14][15] - GitLab's price to sales is 930% [15] Market Dynamics and Strategy - There is speculative M&A interest around Nutanix [3][11] - GitLab's earnings estimates are moving higher, indicating good margin expansion [18]