(VIANEWS) – Harmony Biosciences Holdings (HRMY), U.S. Bancorp (USB), Northwest Bancshares (NWBI) are the highest sales growth and return on equity stocks on this list.
Here is a list of stocks with an above 5% expected next quarter sales growth, and a 3% or higher return on equity. May these stocks be a good medium-term investment option?
1. Harmony Biosciences Holdings (HRMY)
35.6% sales growth and 31.15% return on equity
Harmony Biosciences Holdings, Inc., a commercial-stage pharmaceutical company, develops and commercializes therapies for patients with rare neurological disorders. Its product, WAKIX is a medication for the treatment of excessive daytime sleepiness in adult patients with narcolepsy in the United States. The company was formerly known as Harmony Biosciences II, Inc. and changed its name to Harmony Biosciences Holdings, Inc. in February 2020. Harmony Biosciences Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 2017 and is based in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Harmony Biosciences Holdings has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.2.
PE Ratio
Harmony Biosciences Holdings has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 253.47. Meaning,
the purchaser of the share is investing $253.47 for every dollar of annual earnings.
The company’s return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder’s equity, for the twelve trailing months is 31.15%.
Sales Growth
Harmony Biosciences Holdings’s sales growth is 42% for the present quarter and 35.6% for the next.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 45%, now sitting on 364.29M for the twelve trailing months.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Harmony Biosciences Holdings is 658178 which is 28.51% above its average volume of 512140.
2. U.S. Bancorp (USB)
27.4% sales growth and 12.87% return on equity
U.S. Bancorp, a financial services holding company, provides various financial services to individuals, businesses, institutional organizations, governmental entities and other financial institutions in the United States. It operates in Corporate and Commercial Banking, Consumer and Business Banking, Wealth Management and Investment Services, Payment Services, and Treasury and Corporate Support segments. The company offers depository services, including checking accounts, savings accounts, and time certificate contracts; lending services, such as traditional credit products; and credit card services, lease financing and import/export trade, asset-backed lending, agricultural finance, and other products. It also provides ancillary services comprising capital markets, treasury management, and receivable lock-box collection services to corporate and governmental entity customers; and a range of asset management and fiduciary services for individuals, estates, foundations, business corporations, and charitable organizations. In addition, the company offers investment and insurance products to its customers principally within its markets, as well as fund administration services to a range of mutual and other funds. Further, it provides corporate and purchasing card, and corporate trust services; and merchant processing services, as well as investment management, ATM processing, mortgage banking, insurance, and brokerage and leasing services. As of December 31, 2021, the company provided its products and services through a network of 2,230 banking offices principally operating in the Midwest and West regions of the United States, as well as through on-line services, over mobile devices, and other distribution channels; and operated a network of 4,059 ATMs. The company was founded in 1863 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, U.S. Bancorp has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.79.
PE Ratio
U.S. Bancorp has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 12.97. Meaning,
the purchaser of the share is investing $12.97 for every dollar of annual earnings.
The company’s return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder’s equity, for the twelve trailing months is 12.87%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is 12.1% and 18.2%, respectively.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
U.S. Bancorp’s stock is valued at $49.15 at 10:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $60.50 and way above its 52-week low of $38.39.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth declined by 1.9%, now sitting on 22.36B for the twelve trailing months.
3. Northwest Bancshares (NWBI)
25.9% sales growth and 8.54% return on equity
Northwest Bancshares, Inc. operates as a holding company for Northwest Bank that offers various personal and business banking solutions. The company accepts various deposits, such as checking, savings, money market deposit, term certificate, and individual retirement accounts. Its loan products include one-to-four family residential real estate, short-term consumer, multi-family residential and commercial real estate, commercial business, and residential mortgage loans; home equity lines of credit; and consumer loans comprising automobile, sales finance, unsecured personal, and credit card loans, as well as loans secured by deposit accounts. The company also offers investment management and trust services; and employee benefits, and property and casualty insurance As of December 31, 2020, it operated 170 community-banking locations in central and western Pennsylvania, western New York, and eastern Ohio. Northwest Bancshares, Inc. was founded in 1896 and is headquartered in Warren, Pennsylvania.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Northwest Bancshares has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.02.
PE Ratio
Northwest Bancshares has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 13.54. Meaning,
the purchaser of the share is investing $13.54 for every dollar of annual earnings.
The company’s return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder’s equity, for the twelve trailing months is 8.54%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Northwest Bancshares’s stock is valued at $13.81 at 10:22 EST, way below its 52-week high of $15.35 and way above its 52-week low of $12.04.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Northwest Bancshares is 651739 which is 0.93% below its average volume of 657900.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is 29.2% and 31.8%, respectively.
Sales Growth
Northwest Bancshares’s sales growth is 19.7% for the present quarter and 25.9% for the next.
4. EPAM Systems (EPAM)
13.5% sales growth and 15.15% return on equity
EPAM Systems, Inc. provides digital platform engineering and software development services worldwide. The company offers engineering services, including requirements analysis and platform selection, customization, cross-platform migration, implementation, and integration; infrastructure management services, such as software development, testing, and maintenance with private, public, and mobile infrastructures for application, database, network, server, storage, and systems operations management, as well as monitoring, incident notification, and resolution services; and maintenance and support services. It also provides operation solutions comprising integrated engineering practices and smart automation; and optimization solutions that include software application testing, test management, automation, and consulting services to enable customers enhance their existing software testing and quality assurance practices, as well as other testing services that identify threats and close loopholes to protect its customers' business systems from information loss. In addition, the company offers business, experience, technology, data, and technical advisory consulting services; and digital and service design solutions, which comprise strategy, design, creative, and program management services, as well as physical product development, such as artificial intelligence, robotics, and virtual reality. It serves the financial services, travel and consumer, software and hi-tech, business information and media, life sciences and healthcare, and other industries. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Newtown, Pennsylvania.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, EPAM Systems has a trailing twelve months EPS of $5.6.
PE Ratio
EPAM Systems has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 65.73. Meaning,
the purchaser of the share is investing $65.73 for every dollar of annual earnings.
The company’s return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder’s equity, for the twelve trailing months is 15.15%.
Sales Growth
EPAM Systems’s sales growth for the next quarter is 13.5%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
EPAM Systems’s stock is valued at $368.07 at 10:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $496.40 and way higher than its 52-week low of $168.59.
5. Dycom Industries (DY)
12.3% sales growth and 11.78% return on equity
Dycom Industries, Inc. provides specialty contracting services in the United States. The company offers various specialty contracting services, including program management, engineering, construction, maintenance, and installation services, such as placement and splicing of fiber, copper, and coaxial cables to telecommunications providers. It also provides tower construction, lines and antenna installation, foundation and equipment pad construction, and small cell site placement for wireless carriers, as well as equipment installation and material fabrication, and site testing services; and installs and maintains customer premise equipment, such as digital video recorders, set top boxes, and modems for cable system operators. In addition, the company offers construction and maintenance services for electric and gas utilities, and other customers; and underground facility locating services, such as locating telephone, cable television, power, water, sewer, and gas lines for various utility companies, including telecommunication providers. Dycom Industries, Inc. was incorporated in 1969 and is headquartered in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Dycom Industries has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.07.
PE Ratio
Dycom Industries has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 86.98. Meaning,
the purchaser of the share is investing $86.98 for every dollar of annual earnings.
The company’s return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder’s equity, for the twelve trailing months is 11.78%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Dycom Industries is 180384 which is 58.2% below its average volume of 431550.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter and the next is 40% and 1800%, respectively.
