(VIANEWS) – HBT Financial (HBT), Ares Management L.P. (ARES), Red River Bancshares (RRBI) 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. HBT Financial (HBT)
38.1% sales growth and 15.32% return on equity
HBT Financial, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Heartland Bank and Trust Company and State Bank of Lincoln that provides business, commercial, and retail banking products and services to individuals, businesses, and municipal entities. It offers money market, savings, checking, HSA, IRA, and interest-bearing transaction accounts; time, brokered, and noninterest-bearing demand deposits; and certificates of deposits. The company also offers commercial and industrial, agricultural and farmland, commercial real estate– owner and– non-owner occupied, multi-family, construction and land development, one-to-four family residential, and municipal, consumer, and other loans. In addition, it offers wealth management services, including financial planning to individuals, trusts, and estates; trustee and custodial, investment management, corporate retirement plan consulting and administration, and retail brokerage services; farmland management, farmland sale, and crop insurance services; and treasury management services, as well as originates and sells residential mortgage loans. Further, the company provides digital banking services, such as online and mobile banking, and digital payment services, as well as personal financial management tools. It operates through 60 full-service and three limited-service branch locations across 18 counties in Central and Northeastern Illinois. The company was formerly known as Heartland Bancorp, Inc. and changed its name to HBT Financial, Inc. in September 2019. HBT Financial, Inc. was founded in 1920 and is headquartered in Bloomington, Illinois.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, HBT Financial has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.08.
PE Ratio
HBT Financial has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 10.79. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $10.79 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 15.32%.
Moving Average
HBT Financial’s value is above its 50-day moving average of $20.84 and way higher than its 200-day moving average of $19.14.
Dividend Yield
As stated by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Feb 5, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.68 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 2.99%.
2. Ares Management L.P. (ARES)
31.3% sales growth and 9.26% return on equity
Ares Management Corporation operates as an alternative asset manager in the United States, Europe, and Asia. The company's Tradable Credit Group segment manages various types of investment funds, such as commingled and separately managed accounts for institutional investors, and publicly traded vehicles and sub-advised funds for retail investors in the tradable and non-investment grade corporate credit markets. Its Direct Lending Group segment provides financing solutions to small-to-medium sized companies. The company's Private Equity Group segment focuses on majority or shared-control investments primarily in under-capitalized companies. Its Real Estate Group segment invests in new developments and the repositioning of assets, with a focus on control or majority-control investments; and originates and invests in a range of self-originated financing opportunities for middle-market owners and operators of commercial real estate. The firm was previously known as Ares Management, L.P. Ares Management Corporation was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California with additional offices in the United States, Europe and Asia. Ares Management GP LLC is the general partner of the company.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Ares Management L.P. has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.9.
PE Ratio
Ares Management L.P. has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 92.34. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $92.34 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 9.26%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the present quarter and the next is 29.2% and 24.3%, respectively.
Sales Growth
Ares Management L.P.’s sales growth is negative 4.7% for the ongoing quarter and 31.3% for the next.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth declined by 28.4%, now sitting on 3.06B for the twelve trailing months.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Ares Management L.P.’s stock is valued at $83.11 at 19:22 EST, below its 52-week high of $87.50 and way higher than its 52-week low of $53.15.
3. Red River Bancshares (RRBI)
21.8% sales growth and 13.09% return on equity
Red River Bancshares, Inc. operates as a bank holding company for Red River Bank that provides banking products and services to commercial and retail customers in Louisiana. The company provides various deposit products, including checking, saving, money market accounts, and time deposits. It also offers commercial real estate loans; one-to-four family mortgage loans and home equity lines of credit; construction and development loans; commercial and industrial loans; small business administration paycheck protection program loans; tax-exempt loans; consumer loans to individuals for personal, family, and household purposes, including secured and unsecured installment and term loans; home mortgage loans; and lines of credit and standby letters of credit. In addition, the company provides treasury management, private banking, and brokerage; investment advisory, financial planning, and a suite of retirement plans; debit and credit cards, direct deposits, cashier's checks, and wire transfer services; online banking services, including access to account balances, online transfers, online bill payment, and electronic delivery of customer statements; and banking services in person, through ATMs, drive-through facilities, night deposits, telephone, mail, mobile banking, and remote deposits. It operates a network of 27 banking centers throughout Louisiana and two combined loan and deposit production offices in Lafayette and New Orleans, Louisiana. The company was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Alexandria, Louisiana.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Red River Bancshares has a trailing twelve months EPS of $5.13.
PE Ratio
Red River Bancshares has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 9.83. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $9.83 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 13.09%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the present quarter and the next is 27.2% and 4.7%, respectively.
4. WhiteHorse Finance (WHF)
21.3% sales growth and 6.01% return on equity
WhiteHorse Finance, LLC is a business development company.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, WhiteHorse Finance has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.54.
PE Ratio
WhiteHorse Finance has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 8.56. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $8.56 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 6.01%.
5. Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (LSCC)
13.6% sales growth and 39.81% return on equity
Lattice Semiconductor Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, develops and sells semiconductor products in Asia, Europe, and the Americas. The company offers field programmable gate arrays that consist of four product families, including the Certus-NX and ECP, MachXO, iCE40, and CrossLink. It also provides video connectivity application specific standard products. In addition, the company licenses its technology portfolio through standard IP and IP core licensing, patent monetization, and IP services. It sells its products directly to end customers, and indirectly through a network of independent manufacturers' representatives and independent distributors. The company primarily serves original equipment manufacturers in the communications and computing, consumer, and industrial and automotive end markets. Lattice Semiconductor Corporation was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in Hillsboro, Oregon.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Lattice Semiconductor Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.24.
PE Ratio
Lattice Semiconductor Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 67.46. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $67.46 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 39.81%.
