5 Reasons Not to Worry This Week: Oracle Corporation (ORCL), NIKE, Inc. (NKE), Ross Stores, Inc. (ROST)

KB Home also reports on Thursday. Home builders have been on fire lately. Home prices are firming up, and that’s giving builders leverage to increase their prices. Contracted buyers also have less of an incentive to cancel their deals.

KB Home isn’t profitable like most of its developer peers, but the good news is that the red ink should narrow substantially in its upcoming report.

Finally, we have NIKE, Inc. (NYSE:NKE). The “Just Do It” company has been doing exactly that, growing beyond branded athletic footwear and apparel to become a wellness juggernaut. The global reach into fitness tech is opening new doors for Nike, and an improving economy is giving consumers greater flexibility in paying up for Nike’s premium wares.

Wall Street sees NIKE, Inc. (NYSE:NKE) sprinting to double-digit earnings growth when it reports later this week.

Cross those fingers, but know the fundamentals
Investors in these five stocks have a right to be excited. They are all improving their financial situations. They are worthy of the gains that the market rally has bestowed upon them over the past year.

I wouldn’t be uncomfortable owning any of these companies. They’re doing the right thing, regardless of Mr. Market’s mood swings.

The expectations may be high, but these five stocks wouldn’t have it any other way.

The article 5 Reasons Not to Worry This Week originally appeared on Fool.com.

Longtime Fool contributor Rick Munarriz has no position in any stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool recommends Nike. The Motley Fool owns shares of Nike and Oracle.

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