(VIANEWS) – Afya (AFYA), NAPCO Security Technologies (NSSC), UFP Technologies (UFPT) 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. Afya (AFYA)
40.5% sales growth and 11.71% return on equity
Afya Limited, through its subsidiaries, operates as a medical education group in Brazil. The company operates through three segments: Undergrad, Continuing Education, and Digital Services. It offers educational products and services, including medical schools, medical residency preparatory courses, graduate courses, and other programs to lifelong medical learners enrolled across its distribution network, as well as to third-party medical schools. The company also provides digital health services, such as subscription-based mobile app and website portal that focuses on assisting health professionals and students with clinical decision-making through tools, such as medical calculators, charts, and updated content, as well as prescriptions, clinical scores, medical procedures and laboratory exams, and others. It offers health sciences courses, which comprise medicine, dentistry, nursing, radiology, psychology, pharmacy, physical education, physiotherapy, nutrition, and biomedicine; and degree programs and courses in other subjects and disciplines, including undergraduate and post graduate courses in business administration, accounting, law, civil engineering, industrial engineering, and pedagogy. In addition, the company provides medical postgraduate specialization programs; printed and digital content; and an online medical education platform and practical medical training services. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Nova Lima, Brazil.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Afya has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.92.
PE Ratio
Afya has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 16.44. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $16.44 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 11.71%.
Previous days news about Afya(AFYA)
- Afya (afya) outpaces stock market gains: what you should know. According to Zacks on Thursday, 10 August, "Investors will be hoping for strength from Afya as it approaches its next earnings release, which is expected to be August 28, 2023. ", "In the latest trading session, Afya (AFYA Quick QuoteAFYA – Free Report) closed at $15.52, marking a +1.5% move from the previous day. "
- According to Zacks on Friday, 11 August, "Some better-ranked stocks in the Consumer Discretionary sector are DouYu International (DOYU Quick QuoteDOYU – Free Report) , On Holding (ONON Quick QuoteONON – Free Report) and Afya (AFYA Quick QuoteAFYA – Free Report) . ", "DouYu and On Holding sport a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), and Afya carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) at present. "
- According to Zacks on Thursday, 10 August, "One other stock from the same industry, Afya (AFYA Quick QuoteAFYA – Free Report) , is yet to report results for the quarter ended June 2023. "
2. NAPCO Security Technologies (NSSC)
23.7% sales growth and 26.94% return on equity
Napco Security Technologies, Inc. develops, manufactures, and sells security products in the United States and internationally. The company offers access control systems, door-locking products, intrusion and fire alarm systems, and video surveillance systems for commercial, residential, institutional, industrial, and governmental applications. Its access control systems include various types of identification readers, control panels, PC-based computers, and electronically activated door-locking devices; and door locking devices comprise microprocessor-based electronic door locks with push button, card readers and bio-metric operation, door alarms, mechanical door locks, and simple dead bolt locks. The company's alarm systems include automatic communicators, cellular communication devices, control panels, combination control panels/digital communicators and digital keypad systems, fire alarm control panels, and area detectors; and video surveillance systems comprise video cameras, control panels, video monitors, or PCs. It also buys and resells various identification readers, video cameras, PC-based computers, and peripheral equipment for access control and video surveillance systems; offers school security products; and markets peripheral and related equipment manufactured by other companies. The company markets and sells its products primarily to independent distributors, dealers, and installers of security equipment. Napco Security Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Amityville, New York.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, NAPCO Security Technologies has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.89.
PE Ratio
NAPCO Security Technologies has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 41.42. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $41.42 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 26.94%.
Moving Average
NAPCO Security Technologies’s value is higher than its 50-day moving average of $36.43 and way higher than its 200-day moving average of $31.96.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
NAPCO Security Technologies’s stock is valued at $36.86 at 11:23 EST, way under its 52-week high of $41.25 and way higher than its 52-week low of $24.24.
Dividend Yield
According to Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on May 18, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.25 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 0.7%.
3. UFP Technologies (UFPT)
8.5% sales growth and 21.23% return on equity
UFP Technologies, Inc. designs and converts foams, films, and plastics materials for the medical, automotive, consumer, electronics, industrial, and aerospace and defense markets in the United States. It offers single patient use surfaces, advanced wound care, infection prevention, and disposables for surgical procedures, endoscopic procedures, orthopedic implants, orthopedic appliances, biopharma drug manufacturing, etc.; molded components for automotive, aerospace, and defense markets; recycled protective packaging for B2C brands; and reusable cases and custom inserts. The company markets and sells its products through direct sales forces and independent manufacturer representatives. UFP Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1963 and is headquartered in Newburyport, Massachusetts.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, UFP Technologies has a trailing twelve months EPS of $6.07.
PE Ratio
UFP Technologies has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 30.03. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $30.03 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 21.23%.
4. H&E Equipment Services (HEES)
8.4% sales growth and 40.17% return on equity
H&E Equipment Services, Inc. operates as an integrated equipment services company. The company operates in five segments: Equipment Rentals, Used Equipment Sales, New Equipment Sales, Parts Sales, and Repair and Maintenance Services. The Equipment Rentals segment provides construction and industrial equipment for rent on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis through a fleet of approximately 42,725 pieces of equipment. The Used Equipment Sales segment sells used equipment through retail sales force primarily from its rental fleet, as well as inventoried equipment that are acquired through trade-ins from equipment customers. The New Equipment Sales segment sells new construction equipment through a professional in-house retail sales force. The Parts Sales segment sells parts for the equipment customers, as well as offers for its rental fleet. The Repair and Maintenance Services segment serves its rental fleet and equipment owned customers, as well as offers ongoing preventative maintenance services to industrial customers. It also provides ancillary equipment support activities, including transportation, hauling, parts shipping, and loss damage waivers. The company's rental fleet consists of hi-lift or aerial work platforms, cranes, earthmoving and material handling equipment, and others. It serves industrial and commercial companies, construction contractors, manufacturers, public utilities, municipalities, maintenance contractors, and various other industrial account customers. As of December 31, 2021, the company had a network of 102 service facilities in the Pacific Northwest, West Coast, Intermountain, Southwest, Gulf Coast, Southeast, and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. H&E Equipment Services, Inc. was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, H&E Equipment Services has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.96.
PE Ratio
H&E Equipment Services has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 12.3. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $12.3 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 40.17%.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
H&E Equipment Services’s EBITDA is 2.44.
5. Sysco Corporation (SYY)
6.6% sales growth and 104.39% return on equity
Sysco Corporation, through its subsidiaries, engages in the marketing and distribution of various food and related products primarily to the foodservice or food-away-from-home industry in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, and internationally. It operates through U.S. Foodservice Operations, International Foodservice Operations, SYGMA, and Other segments. The company distributes frozen food, such as meat, seafood, fully prepared entrées, fruits, vegetables, and desserts; canned and dry food products; fresh meat and seafood products; dairy products; beverages; imported specialties; and fresh produce products. It also supplies various non-food items, including paper products comprising disposable napkins, plates, and cups; tableware consisting of China and silverware; cookware, which include pots, pans, and utensils; restaurant and kitchen equipment and supplies; and cleaning supplies. The company serves restaurants, hospitals and nursing homes, schools and colleges, hotels and motels, industrial caterers, and other foodservice venues. As of July 2, 2022, it operated 333 distribution facilities. Sysco Corporation was incorporated in 1969 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Sysco Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.02.
PE Ratio
Sysco Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 23.87. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $23.87 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 104.39%.
6. Zoetis (ZTS)
5.8% sales growth and 45.21% return on equity
Zoetis Inc. discovers, develops, manufactures, and commercializes animal health medicines, vaccines, and diagnostic products in the United States and internationally. It commercializes products primarily across species, including livestock, such as cattle, swine, poultry, fish, and sheep and others; and companion animals comprising dogs, cats, and horses. The company also offers parasiticides; vaccines; anti-infectives; other pharmaceutical products; dermatology; and medicated feed additives. In addition, the company provides animal health diagnostics, including point-of-care diagnostic products and laboratory; and other non-pharmaceutical products. It markets its products to veterinarians, livestock producers, and pet owners. The company was founded in 1952 and is headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Zoetis has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.41.
PE Ratio
Zoetis has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 43.19. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $43.19 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 45.21%.
Dividend Yield
As maintained by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Jul 19, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1.5 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 0.79%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the present quarter and the next is 9.2% and 14%, respectively.
Previous days news about Zoetis(ZTS)
- According to Zacks on Thursday, 10 August, "Investors interested in stocks from the Medical – Drugs sector have probably already heard of USANA Health Sciences (USNA Quick QuoteUSNA – Free Report) and Zoetis (ZTS Quick QuoteZTS – Free Report) . ", "Currently, USANA Health Sciences has a Zacks Rank of #1 (Strong Buy), while Zoetis has a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold). "
