Three Stocks Stand Out Amid Market Volatility

When market volatility is high and headlines are noisy, solid company fundamentals can shine through. Simply Wall St's Solid Balance Sheet and Fundamentals screener focuses on businesses with strong return on equity, resilient past performance, and sound balance sheets.

The screener has identified three stocks that stand out: Powell Industries (POWL), Microsoft (MSFT), and EMCOR Group (EME).

Powell Industries designs custom power control rooms, switchgear, and electrical systems for utility, data center, energy, and industrial projects. The company generates about US$1.1b in revenue from electric equipment, with the United States contributing US$881.8m.

Microsoft is a global technology company that builds software, cloud services, and AI tools. It generates about US$138b from Productivity and Business Processes, US$138b from Intelligent Cloud, and US$54b from More Personal Computing.

EMCOR Group is a large US-based contractor that builds and maintains complex electrical, mechanical, and facility systems for data centers, hospitals, industrial plants, and infrastructure projects. The company has a record Remaining Performance Obligations backlog of US$11.9b.