(VIANEWS) – Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation (ACRE), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), FleetCor Technologies (FLT) 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. Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation (ACRE)
29% sales growth and 6.12% return on equity
Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation, a specialty finance company, originates and invests in commercial real estate (CRE) loans and related investments in the United States. It provides a range of financing solutions for the owners, operators, and sponsors of CRE properties. The company originates senior mortgage loans, subordinate debt products, real estate preferred equity investments, mezzanine loans, and other CRE investments, including commercial mortgage backed securities. Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation has elected and qualified to be taxed as a real estate investment trust for the United States federal income tax purposes under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Ares Commercial Real Estate Management LLC operates as the manager of the company. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.66.
PE Ratio
Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 16.03. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $16.03 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 6.12%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation’s stock is valued at $10.58 at 20:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $16.48 and above its 52-week low of $9.90.
2. Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG)
12.8% sales growth and 38.54% return on equity
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, owns and operates Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurants. It offers burritos, burrito bowls, quesadillas, tacos, and salads. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Newport Beach, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Chipotle Mexican Grill has a trailing twelve months EPS of $14.27.
PE Ratio
Chipotle Mexican Grill has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 113.7. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $113.7 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 38.54%.
Moving Average
Chipotle Mexican Grill’s value is above its 50-day moving average of $1,564.11 and above its 200-day moving average of $1,508.74.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Chipotle Mexican Grill is 187396 which is 34.57% below its average volume of 286413.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Chipotle Mexican Grill’s stock is valued at $1,622.69 at 20:22 EST, below its 52-week high of $1,754.56 and way above its 52-week low of $1,196.28.
Sales Growth
Chipotle Mexican Grill’s sales growth is 15.4% for the present quarter and 12.8% for the next.
3. FleetCor Technologies (FLT)
9.2% sales growth and 35.32% return on equity
FLEETCOR Technologies, Inc. provides digital payment solutions for businesses to control purchases and make payments. It offers corporate payments solutions, such as accounts payable automation; Virtual Card, which provides a single-use card number for a specific amount usable within a defined timeframe; Cross-Border that is used by its customers to pay international vendors, foreign office and personnel expenses, capital expenditures, and profit repatriation and dividends; and purchasing cards and travel and entertainment cards for its customers to analyze and manage their corporate spending. The company also provides employee expense management solutions, including fuel solutions to businesses and government entities that operate vehicle fleets, as well as to oil and leasing companies, and fuel marketers; lodging solutions to businesses that have employees who travel overnight for work purposes, as well as to airlines and cruise lines to accommodate traveling crews and stranded passengers; and electronic toll payments solutions to businesses and consumers in the form of radio frequency identification tags affixed to vehicles' windshields. In addition, it offers gift card program management and processing services in plastic and digital forms that include card design, production and packaging, delivery and fulfillment, card and account management, transaction processing, promotion development and management, website design and hosting, program analytics, and card distribution channel management. Further, it provides other products consisting of payroll cards, vehicle maintenance service solution, long-haul transportation solution, prepaid food vouchers or cards, and prepaid transportation cards and vouchers. The company serves business, merchant, consumer, and payment network customers in North America, Brazil, and Internationally. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, FleetCor Technologies has a trailing twelve months EPS of $8.12.
PE Ratio
FleetCor Technologies has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 24.68. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $24.68 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 35.32%.
4. Gaming and Leisure Properties (GLPI)
8.2% sales growth and 18.27% return on equity
GLPI is engaged in the business of acquiring, financing, and owning real estate property to be leased to gaming operators in triple-net lease arrangements, pursuant to which the tenant is responsible for all facility maintenance, insurance required in connection with the leased properties and the business conducted on the leased properties, taxes levied on or with respect to the leased properties and all utilities and other services necessary or appropriate for the leased properties and the business conducted on the leased properties.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Gaming and Leisure Properties has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.39.
PE Ratio
Gaming and Leisure Properties has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 21.01. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $21.01 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 18.27%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 11.8%, now sitting on 1.27B for the twelve trailing months.
Moving Average
Gaming and Leisure Properties’s value is below its 50-day moving average of $52.70 and above its 200-day moving average of $50.00.
