(VIANEWS) – Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A. (SQM), EnLink Midstream, LLC (ENLC), Royalty Pharma (RPRX) 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. Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A. (SQM)
44.8% sales growth and 77.41% return on equity
Sociedad QuÃmica y Minera de Chile S.A. produces and distributes specialty plant nutrients, iodine and its derivatives, lithium and its derivatives, potassium chloride and sulfate, industrial chemicals, and other products and services worldwide. The company offers specialty plant nutrients, including potassium nitrate, sodium nitrate, sodium potassium nitrate, specialty blends, and other specialty fertilizers for crops, such as vegetables, fruits, and industrial crops. It also provides iodine and its derivatives for use in medical, pharmaceutical, agricultural, and industrial applications comprising x-ray contrast media, polarizing films for LCD and LED, antiseptics, biocides and disinfectants, pharmaceutical synthesis, electronics, pigments, and dye components. In addition, the company offers lithium carbonates for various applications that include electrochemical materials for batteries, frits for the ceramic and enamel industries, heat-resistant glass, air conditioning chemicals, continuous casting powder for steel extrusion, primary aluminum smelting process, pharmaceuticals, and lithium derivatives. Further, it supplies lithium hydroxide for the lubricating greases industry, as well as cathodes for batteries. Additionally, it offers potassium chloride and potassium sulfate for various crops, including corn, rice, sugar, soybean, and wheat; industrial chemicals, including sodium nitrate, potassium nitrate, potassium chloride, and solar salts; and other fertilizers and blends. The company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Santiago, Chile.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A. has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.62.
PE Ratio
Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A. has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 137.87. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $137.87 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 77.41%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A.’s stock is valued at $86.17 at 05:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $115.76 and way higher than its 52-week low of $56.00.
Dividend Yield
As claimed by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Dec 7, 2022, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 7.71 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 8.27%.
Sales Growth
Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A.’s sales growth is 176% for the current quarter and 44.8% for the next.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 347.2%, now sitting on 8.66B for the twelve trailing months.
Previous days news about Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A.(SQM)
- According to Zacks on Friday, 3 March, "Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A. price-consensus-eps-surprise-chart | Sociedad Quimica y Minera S.A. Quote"
2. EnLink Midstream, LLC (ENLC)
24.1% sales growth and 13.33% return on equity
EnLink Midstream, LLC provides midstream energy services in the United States. It operates through Permian, Louisiana, Oklahoma, North Texas, and Corporate segments. The company is involved in gathering, compressing, treating, processing, transporting, storing, and selling natural gas; fractionating, transporting, storing, and selling natural gas liquids; and stabilizing, trans-loading , and condensate crude oil , as well as providing brine disposal services. Its midstream energy asset network includes approximately 12,100 miles of pipelines; 22 natural gas processing plants;7 fractionators with approximately 320,000 barrels per day; barge and rail terminals; product storage facilities; brine disposal wells; and a crude oil trucking fleet. The company was incorporated in 2013 and is based in Dallas, Texas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, EnLink Midstream, LLC has a trailing twelve months EPS of $-0.85.
The company’s return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder’s equity, for the twelve trailing months is 13.33%.
3. Royalty Pharma (RPRX)
12.9% sales growth and 8.59% return on equity
Royalty Pharma plc operates as a buyer of biopharmaceutical royalties and a funder of innovations in the biopharmaceutical industry in the United States. It is also involved in the identification, evaluation, and acquisition of royalties on various biopharmaceutical therapies. In addition, the company collaborates with innovators from academic institutions, research hospitals and not-for-profits, small and mid-cap biotechnology companies, and pharmaceutical companies. Its portfolio consists of royalties on approximately 35 marketed therapies and 10 development-stage product candidates that address various therapeutic areas, such as rare disease, cancer, neurology, infectious disease, hematology, and diabetes. The company was founded in 1996 and is based in New York, New York.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Royalty Pharma has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.93.
PE Ratio
Royalty Pharma has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 18.49. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $18.49 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 8.59%.
4. JP Morgan Chase (JPM)
12% sales growth and 12.85% return on equity
JPMorgan Chase & Co. operates as a financial services company worldwide. It operates through four segments: Consumer & Community Banking (CCB), Corporate & Investment Bank (CIB), Commercial Banking (CB), and Asset & Wealth Management (AWM). The CCB segment offers s deposit, investment and lending products, payments, and services to consumers; lending, deposit, and cash management and payment solutions to small businesses; mortgage origination and servicing activities; residential mortgages and home equity loans; and credit card, auto loan, and leasing services. The CIB segment provides investment banking products and services, including corporate strategy and structure advisory, and equity and debt markets capital-raising services, as well as loan origination and syndication; payments and cross-border financing; and cash and derivative instruments, risk management solutions, prime brokerage, and research. This segment also offers securities services, including custody, fund accounting and administration, and securities lending products for asset managers, insurance companies, and public and private investment funds. The CB segment provides financial solutions, including lending, payments, investment banking, and asset management to small business, large and midsized companies, local governments, and nonprofit clients; and commercial real estate banking services to investors, developers, and owners of multifamily, office, retail, industrial, and affordable housing properties. The AWM segment offers multi-asset investment management solutions in equities, fixed income, alternatives, and money market funds to institutional clients and retail investors; and retirement products and services, brokerage, custody, trusts and estates, loans, mortgages, deposits, and investment management products. The company also provides ATM, online and mobile, and telephone banking services. JPMorgan Chase & Co. was founded in 1799 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, JP Morgan Chase has a trailing twelve months EPS of $12.61.
PE Ratio
JP Morgan Chase has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 11.38. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $11.38 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 12.85%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is 30.8% and 18.5%, respectively.
Dividend Yield
As claimed by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Jan 4, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 4 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 2.8%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 5.6%, now sitting on 122.31B for the twelve trailing months.
5. EPAM Systems (EPAM)
9.5% sales growth and 15.95% 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 54.53. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $54.53 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 15.95%.
Moving Average
EPAM Systems’s value is below its 50-day moving average of $336.84 and way under its 200-day moving average of $349.53.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
EPAM Systems’s stock is valued at $305.35 at 05:22 EST, way below its 52-week high of $462.99 and way higher than its 52-week low of $168.59.
