On December 18th, the Nasdaq 100 index will take on a new look as part of the annual adjustment.$Airbnb (ABNB.US) $、$Lucid (LCID.US) $、$Flying Tower Information (FTNT.US) $、$Palo Alto Networks (PANW.US) $、$Zscaler (ZS.US) $And$Datadog (DDOG.US) $Will be included in the Nasdaq 100 index.

These six companies will replace$CDW Corp (CDW.US) $、$Fox-A (FOXA.US) $、$Senna (CERN.US) $、$Check Point Software (CHKP.US) $、$TRIP COM GRP LTD (TCOM.US) $And$Insett (INCY.US) $.

Overall, inclusion in the Nasdaq 100 index can improve corporate liquidity and provide a broader base of investor interest through index funds. According to the analysis, stocks outperformed the market by an average of 1% in the five days before the announcement and after they were included in the index. Historically, they also outperformed the S & P 500 the following year.

In terms of valuation, the six new stocks that are about to join the Nasdaq 100 are expensive, with only Palo trading at a price-to-earnings ratio of less than 50 in three years.

From the balance sheet point of view, Lucid debt to shareholder equity ratio is the lowest.