(VIANEWS) – Universal Technical Institute (UTI), Post Holdings (POST), Titan Machinery (TITN) 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. Universal Technical Institute (UTI)
52.8% sales growth and 4.54% return on equity
Universal Technical Institute, Inc. provides transportation and technical training programs in the United States. It offers certificate, diploma, or degree programs under various brands, such as Universal Technical Institute, Motorcycle Mechanics Institute and Marine Mechanics Institute, NASCAR Technical Institute, and MIAT College of Technology. The company also provides manufacturer specific advanced training programs, including student paid electives at its campuses; and manufacturer or dealer sponsored training at various campuses and dedicated training centers, as well as offers programs for welding and CNC machining. As of September 30, 2022, it operated 16 campuses. Universal Technical Institute, Inc. was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Universal Technical Institute has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.09.
PE Ratio
Universal Technical Institute has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 73.78. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $73.78 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 4.54%.
2. Post Holdings (POST)
23.8% sales growth and 10.76% return on equity
Post Holdings, Inc. operates as a consumer packaged goods holding company in the United States and internationally. It operates through five segments: Post Consumer Brands, Weetabix, Foodservice, Refrigerated Retail, and BellRing Brands. The Post Consumer Brands segment manufactures, markets, and sells branded and private label ready-to-eat (RTE) cereal and hot cereal products. The Weetabix segment primarily markets and distributes branded and private label RTE cereal, hot cereals and other cereal-based food products, breakfast drinks, and muesli. The Foodservice segment produces and distributes egg and potato products in the foodservice and food ingredient channels. The Refrigerated Retail segment produces and distributes side dishes, eggs and egg products, cheese, sausages, and other refrigerated products to retail customers. The BellRing Brands segment markets and distributes ready-to-drink (RTD) protein shakes, other RTD beverages, powders, nutrition bars, and supplements. Post Holdings, Inc. sells its products primarily to grocery stores, mass merchandise customers, supercenters, club stores, natural/specialty stores, and drug store customers; military, e-commerce, and foodservice channels; discounters, wholesalers, and convenience stores; foodservice distributors, restaurant chains, and food manufacturers and processors; online and specialty retailers, supplement stores, and distributors; and food ingredient customers. The company was founded in 1895 and is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Post Holdings has a trailing twelve months EPS of $6.4.
PE Ratio
Post Holdings has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 13.46. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $13.46 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 10.76%.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Post Holdings’s EBITDA is 1.68.
Moving Average
Post Holdings’s value is under its 50-day moving average of $88.65 and under its 200-day moving average of $89.33.
Sales Growth
Post Holdings’s sales growth is 20.7% for the present quarter and 23.8% for the next.
3. Titan Machinery (TITN)
21.9% sales growth and 21.92% return on equity
Titan Machinery Inc. owns and operates a network of full-service agricultural and construction equipment stores in the United States and Europe. It operates through three segments: Agriculture, Construction, and International. The company sells new and used equipment, including agricultural and construction equipment manufactured under the CNH Industrial family of brands, as well as equipment from various other manufacturers. Its agricultural equipment includes machinery and attachments for use in the production of food, fiber, feed grain, and renewable energy; and home and garden applications, as well as maintenance of commercial, residential, and government properties. The company's construction equipment comprises heavy construction machinery, light industrial machinery for commercial and residential construction, road and highway construction machinery, and energy and forestry operations equipment. It also sells maintenance and replacement parts. In addition, the company offers repair and maintenance services that include warranty repairs, off-site and on-site repair services, scheduling off-season maintenance services, and notifying customers of periodic service requirements; and training programs to customers. Further, it rents equipment; and provides ancillary equipment support services, such as equipment transportation, global positioning system signal subscriptions and other precision farming products, farm data management products, and CNH Industrial finance and insurance products. The company operates in Colorado, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Wyoming, the United States; and Bulgaria, Germany, Romania, Serbia, and Ukraine, Europe. Titan Machinery Inc. was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in West Fargo, North Dakota.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Titan Machinery has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.53.
PE Ratio
Titan Machinery has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 7.73. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $7.73 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 21.92%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Titan Machinery is 526270 which is 42.99% above its average volume of 368045.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Titan Machinery’s EBITDA is 42.27.
4. Roper Industries (ROP)
16.1% sales growth and 6.92% return on equity
Roper Technologies, Inc. designs and develops software, and technology enabled products and solutions. The company offers management, campus solutions, diagnostic and laboratory information management, enterprise management, information solutions, transportation management, financial and compliance management, and cloud-based financial analytics and performance management software; cloud-based software to the property and casualty insurance industry; and software, services, and technologies for foodservice operations. It also provides cloud-based data, collaboration, and estimating automation software; electronic marketplace; visual effects and 3D content software; wireless sensor network and solutions; cloud-based software for the life insurance and financial services industries; supply chain software; health care service and software; RFID card readers; data analytics and information; and pharmacy software solutions. In addition, the company offers ultrasound accessories; dispensers and metering pumps; automated surgical scrub and linen dispensing equipment; water meters; optical and electromagnetic measurement systems; and medical devices. It distributes and sells its products through direct sales, manufacturers' representatives, resellers, and distributors. The company was formerly known as Roper Industries, Inc. and changed its name to Roper Technologies, Inc. in April 2015. The company was incorporated in 1981 and is based in Sarasota, Florida.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Roper Industries has a trailing twelve months EPS of $9.69.
PE Ratio
Roper Industries has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 47.26. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $47.26 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 6.92%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 14.8%, now sitting on 5.56B for the twelve trailing months.
Moving Average
Roper Industries’s worth is above its 50-day moving average of $445.21 and higher than its 200-day moving average of $423.75.
Sales Growth
Roper Industries’s sales growth is 14.2% for the current quarter and 16.1% for the next.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is 16.3% and 13.4%, respectively.
5. LSI Industries (LYTS)
11.1% sales growth and 14.52% return on equity
LSI Industries Inc. provides corporate visual image solutions in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Australia, and Latin America. It operates through Lighting and Graphics segments. The Lighting segment manufactures and markets outdoor and indoor lighting and lighting controls for parking lot and garage, quick-service restaurant, grocery and pharmacy store, automotive, and national retail markets. It primarily offers exterior area, interior, canopy, and landscape lightings, as well as lighting controls, light poles, and photometric layouts; lighting system design services; and solid-state LED solutions. This segment also designs, engineers, and manufactures electronic circuit boards, assemblies, and sub-assemblies. The Graphics segment manufactures and sells exterior and interior visual image elements used in graphics displays and visual image programs in various markets that include the petroleum/convenience store market, quick-service restaurant, grocery, and multi-site retail operations. Its products comprise signage and canopy graphics, pump dispenser graphics, building fascia graphics, decals, interior signage and marketing graphics, aisle markers, wall mural graphics, fleet graphics, video boards, menu boards, and digital signage and media content management products. This segment also provides installation management services for the installation of interior or exterior products. LSI Industries Inc. was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, LSI Industries has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.79.
PE Ratio
LSI Industries has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 14.67. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $14.67 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 14.52%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
LSI Industries’s stock is valued at $11.59 at 16:23 EST, way under its 52-week high of $16.00 and way higher than its 52-week low of $5.41.
6. Ingredion Incorporated (INGR)
8% sales growth and 16.78% return on equity
Ingredion Incorporated, together with its subsidiaries, produces and sells starches and sweeteners for various industries. It operates through four segments: North America; South America; Asia Pacific; and Europe, Middle East, and Africa. The company offers sweetener products comprising glucose syrups, high maltose syrups, high fructose corn syrups, caramel colors, dextrose, polyols, maltodextrins, glucose and syrup solids, as well as food-grade and industrial starches, biomaterials, and nutrition ingredients. It also provides animal feed products; edible corn oil; refined corn oil to packers of cooking oil and to producers of margarine, salad dressings, shortening, mayonnaise, and other foods; and corn gluten feed used as protein feed for chickens, pet food, and aquaculture. The company's products are derived primarily from processing corn and other starch-based materials, such as tapioca, potato, and rice. It serves food, beverage, paper and corrugating products, brewing, pharmaceutical, textile, and personal care industries, as well as animal feed markets. The company was formerly known as Corn Products International, Inc. and changed its name to Ingredion Incorporated in June 2012. Ingredion Incorporated was founded in 1906 and is headquartered in Westchester, Illinois.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Ingredion Incorporated has a trailing twelve months EPS of $8.27.
PE Ratio
Ingredion Incorporated has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 13.6. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $13.6 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 16.78%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Ingredion Incorporated’s stock is valued at $112.50 at 16:23 EST, under its 52-week high of $112.76 and way above its 52-week low of $78.81.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Ingredion Incorporated’s EBITDA is 1.15.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the present quarter and the next is 9% and 20.8%, respectively.
7. Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM)
5.9% sales growth and 24.14% return on equity
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. offers fresh, natural, and organic food products in the United States. The company offers perishable product categories, including fresh produce, meat, seafood, deli, bakery, floral and dairy, and dairy alternatives; and non-perishable product categories, such as grocery, vitamins and supplements, bulk items, frozen foods, beer and wine, and natural health and body care. As of January 2, 2022, it operated 374 stores in 23 states. Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Sprouts Farmers Market has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.32.
PE Ratio
Sprouts Farmers Market has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 15.49. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $15.49 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 24.14%.
