(VIANEWS) – Saratoga Investment Corp New (SAR), Esquire Financial Holdings (ESQ), New Fortress Energy (NFE) 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. Saratoga Investment Corp New (SAR)
61.8% sales growth and 7.02% return on equity
Saratoga Investment Corp. is a business development company specializing in leveraged and management buyouts, acquisition financings, growth financings, recapitalization, debt refinancing, and transitional financing transactions at the lower end of middle market companies. It structures its investments as debt and equity by investing through first and second lien loans, mezzanine debt, co-investments, select high yield bonds, senior secured bonds, unsecured bonds, and preferred and common equity. The firm prefers to invest in aerospace, automotive aftermarket and services, business products and services, consumer products and services, education, environmental services, industrial services, financial services, food and beverage, healthcare products and services, logistics, distribution, manufacturing, restaurants services, food services, software services, technology services, specialty chemical, media and telecommunications. It seeks to invest in the United States. The firm primarily invests $5 million to $50 million in companies having EBITDA of $2 million or greater and revenues of $8 million to $250 million. The firm prefer to take a majority stake. It invests through direct lending as well as participation in loan syndicates. The firm was formerly known as GSC Investment Corp. Saratoga Investment Corp. is based in New York, New York with an additional office in Florham Park, New Jersey.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Saratoga Investment Corp New has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.06.
PE Ratio
Saratoga Investment Corp New has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 12.76. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $12.76 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 7.02%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Saratoga Investment Corp New’s stock is valued at $26.28 at 06:22 EST, under its 52-week high of $28.87 and way higher than its 52-week low of $20.16.
Sales Growth
Saratoga Investment Corp New’s sales growth is 66.3% for the current quarter and 61.8% for the next.
Dividend Yield
As maintained by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Jun 11, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 2.8 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 10.83%.
2. Esquire Financial Holdings (ESQ)
61.4% sales growth and 22.51% return on equity
Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Esquire Bank, National Association that provides commercial banking products and services to legal industry and small businesses, and commercial and retail customers in the United States. The company offers checking, savings, money market, and time deposits, as well as certificates of deposit. It also provides commercial loans, including short-term financing for inventory, receivables, the purchase of supplies, or other operating needs arising during the normal course of business, as well as loans to its qualified merchant customers; commercial lines of credit; consumer loans consisting of post-settlement consumer and structured settlement loans to plaintiffs and claimants, as well as loans to individuals for debt consolidation, medical expenses, living expenses, payment of outstanding bills, or other consumer needs; and real estate loans, such as multifamily, 1-4 family residential, commercial real estate, and construction loans, as well as merchant services. As of December 31, 2020, the company operated a full-service branch in Jericho, New York; and an administrative office in Boca Raton, Florida. Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Jericho, New York.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Esquire Financial Holdings has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.62.
PE Ratio
Esquire Financial Holdings has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 10.3. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $10.3 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 22.51%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Esquire Financial Holdings’s stock is valued at $47.59 at 06:22 EST, below its 52-week high of $48.13 and way higher than its 52-week low of $32.19.
3. New Fortress Energy (NFE)
33.3% sales growth and 5.05% return on equity
New Fortress Energy Inc. operates as an integrated gas-to-power infrastructure company, provides energy and development services to end-users worldwide. The company engages in the natural gas procurement and liquefaction; and shipping, logistics, facilities and conversion, or development of natural gas-fired power generation. It also supplies LNG. The company operates LNG storage and regasification facility at the Port of Montego Bay, Jamaica; marine LNG storage and regasification facility in Old Harbour, Jamaica; and landed micro-fuel handling facility in San Juan, Puerto Rico, as well as Miami facility. New Fortress Energy Inc. was founded in 1998 and is based in New York, New York.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, New Fortress Energy has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.51.
PE Ratio
New Fortress Energy has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 56.82. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $56.82 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 5.05%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the present quarter and the next is 208.6% and 262.1%, respectively.
4. Zynex (ZYXI)
17.9% sales growth and 24.58% return on equity
Zynex, Inc., through its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and markets medical devices to treat chronic and acute pain; and activate and exercise muscles for rehabilitative purposes with electrical stimulation. It offers NexWave, a dual channel, multi-modality interferential current, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), and neuromuscular electrical stimulation device; NeuroMove, an electromyography triggered electrical stimulation device; InWave, an electrical stimulation product for the treatment of female urinary incontinence; and TENSWave, a dual channel TENS device. The company also supplies electrodes for the delivery of electrical current to the body and batteries for use in electrotherapy products; and distributes Comfortrac for cervical traction, JetStream for hot/cold therapy, and LSO Back Braces for lumbar support. In addition, it offers blood volume monitor, a non-invasive medical device for monitoring central blood volume for use in operating and recovery rooms to detect blood loss during surgery and internal bleeding during recovery. The company provides its products for use in pain management and control; and stroke and spinal cord injury rehabilitation. Zynex, Inc. sells its products through direct sales force primarily in the United States. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Englewood, Colorado.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Zynex has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.46.
PE Ratio
Zynex has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 20.57. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $20.57 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 24.58%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Zynex’s stock is valued at $9.46 at 06:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $17.25 and way higher than its 52-week low of $7.09.
5. EastGroup Properties (EGP)
12.9% sales growth and 9.02% return on equity
EastGroup Properties, Inc. (NYSE: EGP), an S&P MidCap 400 company, is a self-administered equity real estate investment trust focused on the development, acquisition and operation of industrial properties in major Sunbelt markets throughout the United States with an emphasis in the states of Florida, Texas, Arizona, California and North Carolina. The Company's goal is to maximize shareholder value by being a leading provider in its markets of functional, flexible and quality business distribution space for location sensitive customers (primarily in the 15,000 to 70,000 square foot range). The Company's strategy for growth is based on ownership of premier distribution facilities generally clustered near major transportation features in supply-constrained submarkets. EastGroup's portfolio, including development projects and value-add acquisitions in lease-up and under construction, currently includes approximately 45.7 million square feet.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, EastGroup Properties has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.75.
PE Ratio
EastGroup Properties has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 44.01. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $44.01 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 9.02%.
Previous days news about EastGroup Properties(EGP)
- According to Zacks on Monday, 26 June, "Shares of First Citizens BancShares and EastGroup Properties have gained 78.1% and 2.5%, respectively, in a year. ", "The bottom line of EastGroup Properties outpaced estimates in three of the last four quarters and matched the mark once, the average surprise being 1.29%. "
- According to Zacks on Monday, 26 June, "Some better-ranked stocks from the REIT sector are EastGroup Properties (EGP Quick QuoteEGP – Free Report) and Innovative Industrial Properties (IIPR Quick QuoteIIPR – Free Report) , each presently carrying a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). "
- According to Zacks on Tuesday, 27 June, "Prologis, along with other industry constituents like Rexford Industrial Realty (REXR Quick QuoteREXR – Free Report) and EastGroup Properties (EGP Quick QuoteEGP – Free Report) , stands to benefit from this favorable market environment."
- According to Zacks on Tuesday, 27 June, "Some better-ranked stocks from the REIT sector are EastGroup Properties (EGP Quick QuoteEGP – Free Report) and Innovative Industrial Properties (IIPR Quick QuoteIIPR – Free Report) , each presently carrying a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). "
- According to Zacks on Wednesday, 28 June, "Some better-ranked stocks from the REIT sector are EastGroup Properties (EGP Quick QuoteEGP – Free Report) and Innovative Industrial Properties (IIPR Quick QuoteIIPR – Free Report) , each presently carrying a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). "
6. Maximus (MMS)
9.9% sales growth and 10.91% return on equity
MAXIMUS, Inc. provides business process services (BPS) to government health and human services programs worldwide. It operates through three segments: U.S. Health and Human Services, U.S. Federal Services, and Outside the U.S. The U.S. Health and Human Services segment offers various BPS, appeals, and assessments for state, provincial, and national government programs, including Medicaid, Children's Health Insurance Program, Affordable Care Act, Health Insurance British Columbia, Health Assessment Advisory Service contract, and Preadmission Screening and Resident Reviews. This segment offers program eligibility support and enrollment; application assistance and independent health plan enrollment counseling; and beneficiary outreach, education, eligibility, enrollment, and renewal. It also provides independent disability, long-term sick, and other health assessment; specialized consulting; and centralized multilingual customer contact centers and multichannel self-service options for enrollment. The U.S. Federal Services segment offers centralized citizen engagement centers and support services; document and record management; case management, citizen support, and consumer education; independent medical reviews and worker's compensation benefit appeals; and Medicare and Medicaid appeals, and program eligibility appeals. It also provides modernization of systems and information technology infrastructure; infrastructure operations and support services; software development, operations, and management services; and data analytics services. The Outside the U.S. segment offers BPS solutions for governments and commercial clients outside the United States, including health and disability assessments, program administration for welfare-to-work services, and other related services. The company was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Maximus has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.73.
PE Ratio
Maximus has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 30.6. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $30.6 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 10.91%.
7. Iron Mountain Incorporated (IRM)
8% sales growth and 79.54% return on equity
Iron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE: IRM), founded in 1951, is the global leader for storage and information management services. Trusted by more than 225,000 organizations around the world, and with a real estate network of more than 90 million square feet across more than 1,480 facilities in approximately 50 countries, Iron Mountain stores and protects billions of valued assets, including critical business information, highly sensitive data, and cultural and historical artifacts. Providing solutions that include secure records storage, information management, digital transformation, secure destruction, as well as data centers, cloud services and art storage and logistics, Iron Mountain helps customers lower cost and risk, comply with regulations, recover from disaster, and enable a more digital way of working.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Iron Mountain Incorporated has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.98.
PE Ratio
Iron Mountain Incorporated has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 27.26. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $27.26 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 79.54%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Iron Mountain Incorporated is 3362410 which is 152.51% above its average volume of 1331550.
8. Regions Financial Corporation (RF)
5.2% sales growth and 13.63% return on equity
Regions Financial Corporation, a financial holding company, provides banking and bank-related services to individual and corporate customers. It operates through three segments: Corporate Bank, Consumer Bank, and Wealth Management. The Corporate Bank segment offers commercial banking services, such as commercial and industrial, commercial real estate, and investor real estate lending; equipment lease financing; deposit products; and securities underwriting and placement, loan syndication and placement, foreign exchange, derivatives, merger and acquisition, and other advisory services. It serves corporate, middle market, and commercial real estate developers and investors. The Consumer Bank segment provides consumer banking products and services related to residential first mortgages, home equity lines and loans, consumer credit cards, and other consumer loans, as well as deposits. The Wealth Management segment offers credit related products, and retirement and savings solutions; and trust and investment management, asset management, and estate planning services to individuals, businesses, governmental institutions, and non-profit entities. It also provides investment and insurance products; low-income housing tax credit corporate fund syndication services; and other specialty financing services. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Regions Financial Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.35.
PE Ratio
Regions Financial Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 7.41. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $7.41 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 13.63%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Regions Financial Corporation is 925286 which is 90.89% below its average volume of 10165300.
Moving Average
Regions Financial Corporation’s value is below its 50-day moving average of $17.56 and way under its 200-day moving average of $20.55.
