(VIANEWS) – Horizon Technology Finance Corporation (HRZN), Agilysys (AGYS), Halliburton Company (HAL) 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. Horizon Technology Finance Corporation (HRZN)
37.3% sales growth and 7.62% return on equity
Horizon Technology Finance Corporation is a business development company specializing in lending and and investing in development-stage investments. It focuses on making secured debt and venture lending investments to venture capital backed companies in the technology, life science, healthcare information and services, and cleantech industries. It seeks to invest in companies in the United States.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Horizon Technology Finance Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.89.
PE Ratio
Horizon Technology Finance Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 13.57. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $13.57 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 7.62%.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Horizon Technology Finance Corporation’s EBITDA is 9.54.
2. Agilysys (AGYS)
18% sales growth and 10.51% return on equity
Agilysys, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a developer and marketer of hardware and software products and services to the hospitality industry in North America, Europe, the Asia-Pacific, and India. It offers point of sale, property management systems, payment, inventory and procurement, reservations and venue management, activity management, document management, and analytics and marketing loyalty solutions to enhance guest experience. The company also provides technical software support, maintenance, and subscription services; and professional services. It offers its solutions for gaming, hotels, resorts and cruise, corporate foodservice management, restaurants, universities, stadia, and healthcare. The company was formerly known as Pioneer-Standard Electronics, Inc. and changed its name to Agilysys, Inc. in 2003. Agilysys, Inc. was founded in 1963 and is headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Agilysys has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.49.
PE Ratio
Agilysys has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 148.73. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $148.73 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 10.51%.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Agilysys’s EBITDA is 9.02.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the present quarter and the next is a negative 33.3% and a negative 16.7%, respectively.
3. Halliburton Company (HAL)
12.9% sales growth and 25.66% return on equity
Halliburton Company provides products and services to the energy industry worldwide. It operates in two segments, Completion and Production, and Drilling and Evaluation. The Completion and Production segment offers production enhancement services that include stimulation and sand control services; cementing services, such as well bonding and casing, and casing equipment; completion tools that offer downhole solutions and services, including well completion products and services, intelligent well completions, and service tools, as well as liner hanger, sand control, and multilateral systems; production solutions comprising coiled tubing, hydraulic workover units, downhole tools, and pumping and nitrogen services; and pipeline and process services, such as pre-commissioning, commissioning, maintenance, and decommissioning. This segment also provides electrical submersible pumps, as well as artificial lift services. The Drilling and Evaluation segment offers drilling fluid systems, performance additives, completion fluids, solids control, specialized testing equipment, and waste management services; oilfield completion, production, and downstream water and process treatment chemicals and services; drilling systems and services; wireline and perforating services consists of open-hole logging, and cased-hole and slickline; and drill bits and services comprising roller cone rock bits, fixed cutter bits, hole enlargement, and related downhole tools and services, as well as coring equipment and services. This segment also provides cloud based digital services and artificial intelligence solutions on an open architecture for subsurface insights, integrated well construction, and reservoir and production management; testing and subsea services, such as acquisition and analysis of reservoir information and optimization solutions; and project management and integrated asset management services. Halliburton Company was founded in 1919 and is based in Houston, Texas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Halliburton Company has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.16.
PE Ratio
Halliburton Company has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 14.66. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $14.66 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 25.66%.
4. CBIZ (CBZ)
7.4% sales growth and 15.72% return on equity
CBIZ, Inc. provides financial, insurance, and advisory services in the United States and Canada. The company operates through three segments: Financial Services, Benefits and Insurance Services, and National Practices. The Financial Services segment offers accounting and tax, government healthcare consulting, financial advisory, valuation, and risk and advisory services. The Benefits and Insurance Services provides group health benefits consulting, payroll, property and casualty, and retirement plan services. The National Practices segment offers managed networking and hardware, and health care consulting services. It primarily serves small and medium-sized businesses, as well as individuals, governmental entities, and not-for-profit enterprises. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, CBIZ has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.36.
PE Ratio
CBIZ has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 22.39. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $22.39 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 15.72%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for CBIZ is 527057 which is 162.38% above its average volume of 200869.
Moving Average
CBIZ’s worth is above its 50-day moving average of $51.57 and higher than its 200-day moving average of $48.49.
