(VIANEWS) – Paylocity Holding Corporation (PCTY), VirTra (VTSI), Canadian Solar (CSIQ) 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. Paylocity Holding Corporation (PCTY)
32% sales growth and 17.8% return on equity
Paylocity Holding Corporation provides cloud-based payroll and human capital management software solutions for medium-sized organizations in the United States. The company offers Payroll and Tax Services solution to simplify payroll, automate processes and manage compliance requirements within one system; expense management, on demand payment, and garnishment solutions; human capital management and employee self-service solutions, document library, compliance dashboard, and HR edge; time and attendance solution, which tracks time and attendance data, eliminating the need for manual tracking of accruals and reducing administrative tasks; schedule tracking services; and time collection devices, including kiosks, time clocks, and mobile and web applications. In addition, the company offers talent management solutions comprising recruiting and onboarding, as well as learning, performance, and compensation management; employee benefits management and third-party administrative solutions; modern workforce solutions consisting of community, premium video, survey, and peer recognition; and analytics and insights solutions covering modern workforce index, data insights, and reporting. Further, it provides implementation and training, client, and tax and regulatory services. The company's clients include for-profit and non-profit organizations across industries, including business services, financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, restaurants, retail, technology, and others. It sells its products through sales representatives. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Schaumburg, Illinois.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Paylocity Holding Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.11.
PE Ratio
Paylocity Holding Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 106.62. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $106.62 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 17.8%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is 42.5% and 14.3%, respectively.
2. VirTra (VTSI)
29.6% sales growth and 12.61% return on equity
VirTra, Inc. provides force training simulators, firearms training simulators, and driving simulators for law enforcement, military, educational, and civilian worldwide. The company's products comprise V-300 simulator, a 300 degree wrap-around screen for simulation training; V-180 simulator, a 180 degree screen for smaller spaces or budgets; V-100, a single-screen based simulator system; V-100 MIL, a single-screen small arms training simulator; and V-ST PRO, a realistic single screen firearms shooting and skills training simulator. It also offers V-Author, a software that allows users to create, edit, and train with content specific to agency's objectives; Simulated Recoil Kits, a range of realistic and reliable simulated recoil kits/weapons; and Threat-Fire, a return fire device that applies real-world stress on the trainees during simulation training. In addition, the company provides VirTra Driving Sim, a vehicle-based simulator; Virtual Interactive Coursework Training Academy, which enables law enforcement agencies to each, train, test, and sustain departmental training requirements; Subscription Training Equipment Partnership, a program that allows agencies to utilize VirTra's simulator products, accessories, and V-VICTA interactive coursework on a subscription basis; and TASER, an OC spray and low-light training devices. It sells its simulators and related products through a direct sales force and distribution partners. The company was formerly known as VirTra Systems, Inc. and changed its name to VirTra, Inc. in October 2016. VirTra, Inc. was founded in 1993 and is based in Tempe, Arizona.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, VirTra has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.4.
PE Ratio
VirTra has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 17.9. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $17.9 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 12.61%.
3. Canadian Solar (CSIQ)
27.9% sales growth and 17.32% return on equity
Canadian Solar Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and sells solar ingots, wafers, cells, modules, and other solar power products. The company operates through two segments, Module and System Solutions (MSS), and Energy. The MSS segment engages in the design, development, manufacture, and sale of a range of solar power products, including standard solar modules, specialty solar products, and solar system kits that are a ready-to-install packages comprising inverters, racking systems, and other accessories. It also provides engineering, procurement, and construction; and operation and maintenance (O&M) services. This segment's energy solution products include solar inverters and energy storage systems for utility, commercial, residential, and specialty product applications. Its O&M services include inspections, repair, and replacement of plant equipment; and site management and administrative support services for solar power projects. The Energy segment engages in the development and sale of solar power projects; and operation of solar power plants and sale of electricity. As of January 31, 2020, this segment had a fleet of solar power plants in operation with an aggregate capacity of approximately 880.2 MWp. The company's primary customers include distributors, system integrators, project developers, and installers/EPC companies. Canadian Solar Inc. sells its products primarily under its Canadian Solar brand name; and on an OEM basis. It has operations in North America, South America, Europe, South Africa, the Middle East, Australia, Asia, and internationally. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Guelph, Canada.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Canadian Solar has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.51.
PE Ratio
Canadian Solar has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 7.66. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $7.66 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 17.32%.
4. Perion Network Ltd (PERI)
17% sales growth and 19.59% return on equity
Perion Network Ltd. provides digital advertising solutions to brands, agencies, and publishers in North America, Europe, and internationally. It provides Wildfire, a content monetization platform; search monetization solutions, including website monetization, search mediation, and app monetization; and cross-channel digital advertising software as a service platform. The company also offers supply management platform; demand management platform for campaign planning and design; analytics platform, which provides information and performance insights on the results of campaign investment and other campaign metrics; creative platform to create advertisements; and an AI platform that uses machine learning to bring intelligence to the various phases of campaigns. In addition, it provides an actionable performance monitoring platform to support the various phases of campaign management; an online video player and integrated ad server to upload, manage, and stream video content; content monetization system, which integrates ads within the content layouts at the page level. Further, the company offers a publisher management system that provides analytics and performance optimization tools, as well as reports; search-demand management systems; monetization products that integrate and onboards demand vendors; and AI Systems. Additionally, it provides Intelligent HUB (iHUB), a platform for pulling in signals across various advertising channels and optimizing traffic at scale, and yielding engagement metrics and KPIs; and strategic optimization of relevant traits (SORT), a provisional patent technology that eliminates the need for cookies. The company was formerly known as IncrediMail Ltd. and changed its name to Perion Network Ltd. in November 2011. Perion Network Ltd. was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Holon, Israel.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Perion Network Ltd has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.21.
PE Ratio
Perion Network Ltd has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 16.22. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $16.22 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 19.59%.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Perion Network Ltd’s EBITDA is 49.37.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Perion Network Ltd is 540740 which is 36.44% below its average volume of 850763.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 15.8%, now sitting on 660.09M for the twelve trailing months.
Moving Average
Perion Network Ltd’s worth is above its 50-day moving average of $32.71 and way higher than its 200-day moving average of $30.73.
5. Waste Connections (WCN)
11.4% sales growth and 12.19% return on equity
Waste Connections, Inc. provides non-hazardous waste collection, transfer, disposal, and resource recovery services in the United States and Canada. It offers collection services to residential, commercial, municipal, industrial, and exploration and production (E&P) customers; landfill disposal services; and recycling services for various recyclable materials, including compost, cardboard, mixed paper, plastic containers, glass bottles, and ferrous and aluminum metals. The company also owns and operates transfer stations that receive compact and/or load waste to be transported to landfills or treatment facilities through truck, rail, or barge; and intermodal services for the rail haul movement of cargo and solid waste containers in the Pacific Northwest through a network of intermodal facilities. In addition, it provides E&P waste treatment, recovery, and disposal services for waste resulting from oil and natural gas exploration and production activity, such as drilling fluids, drill cuttings, completion fluids, and flowback water; production wastes and produced water during a well's operating life; contaminated soils that require treatment during site reclamation; and substances, which require clean-up after a spill, reserve pit clean-up, or pipeline rupture. Further, the company offers leasing services to its customers. Waste Connections, Inc. was founded in 1997 and is based in Woodbridge, Canada.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Waste Connections has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.32.
PE Ratio
Waste Connections has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 42.43. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $42.43 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 12.19%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter and the next is 1% and 6.4%, respectively.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 15.4%, now sitting on 7.47B for the twelve trailing months.
Sales Growth
Waste Connections’s sales growth is 10.9% for the present quarter and 11.4% for the next.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Waste Connections’s stock is valued at $140.88 at 06:23 EST, below its 52-week high of $148.20 and way higher than its 52-week low of $124.23.
Previous days news about Waste Connections(WCN)
- Waste connections (wcn) tops Q2 earnings and revenue estimates. According to Zacks on Wednesday, 2 August, "While Waste Connections has underperformed the market so far this year, the question that comes to investors’ minds is: what’s next for the stock?"
6. Playa Hotels & Resorts N.V. (PLYA)
10.4% sales growth and 8.38% return on equity
Playa Hotels & Resorts N.V., together with its subsidiaries, owns, develops, and operates resorts in prime beachfront locations in Mexico and the Caribbean. As of December 31, 2021, it owned a portfolio of 22 resorts with 8,366 rooms located in Mexico, Jamaica, and the Dominican Republic. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Playa Hotels & Resorts N.V. has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.34.
PE Ratio
Playa Hotels & Resorts N.V. has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 23.56. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $23.56 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 8.38%.
7. Spirit Realty Capital (SRC)
7.1% sales growth and 7.39% return on equity
Spirit Realty Capital, Inc. (NYSE: SRC) is a premier net-lease REIT that primarily invests in single-tenant, operationally essential real estate assets, subject to long-term leases. As of September 30, 2020, our diverse portfolio of 1,778 owned properties, with an aggregate leasable area of 37.2 million square feet in 48 states, included retail, industrial and office buildings leased to 296 tenants across 28 retail industries.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Spirit Realty Capital has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.28.
PE Ratio
Spirit Realty Capital has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 17.69. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $17.69 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 7.39%.
Moving Average
Spirit Realty Capital’s value is higher than its 50-day moving average of $39.81 and higher than its 200-day moving average of $39.95.
8. Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY)
6% sales growth and 24.37% return on equity
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. provides technology solutions and payment processing services primarily for financial services organizations in the United States. The company offers information and transaction processing solutions for banks ranging from community to multi-billion-dollar asset institutions under the Jack Henry Banking brand; core data processing solutions for various credit unions under the Symitar brand; and specialized financial performance, imaging and payments processing, information security and risk management, retail delivery, and online and mobile solutions to financial institutions and corporate entities under the ProfitStars brand. It also provides a suite of integrated applications required to process deposit, loan, and general ledger transactions, as well as to maintain centralized customer/member information; and complementary products and services that enable core bank and credit union clients to respond to evolving customer/member demands. The company's Jack Henry Banking business brand offers SilverLake, a robust primarily designed for commercial-focused banks; CIF 20/20, a parameter-driven, easy-to-use system for banks; and Core Director, a cost-efficient system with point-and-click operation. Its Symitar business brand provides Episys, a robust designed for credit unions; and CruiseNet, a cost-efficient system designed primarily for credit unions. In addition, the company offers electronic payment solutions; purchases and resells hardware systems, including servers, workstations, scanners, and other devices; and provides implementation, training, and support services. Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Monett, Missouri.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Jack Henry & Associates has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.78.
PE Ratio
Jack Henry & Associates has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 35.31. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $35.31 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 24.37%.
Sales Growth
Jack Henry & Associates’s sales growth is 6.2% for the present quarter and 6% for the next.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 6.3%, now sitting on 2.03B for the twelve trailing months.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Jack Henry & Associates’s EBITDA is 101.39.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is 7.3% and 4.8%, respectively.
