(VIANEWS) – Ciena Corporation (CIEN), NuVasive (NUVA), Cisco (CSCO) 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. Ciena Corporation (CIEN)
13.8% sales growth and 7.1% return on equity
Ciena Corporation provides network hardware, software, and services that support the transport, routing, switching, aggregation, service delivery, and management of video, data, and voice traffic on communications networks worldwide. The company's Networking Platforms segment offers hardware networking products and solutions that optimized for the convergence of coherent optical transport, optical transport network switching, and packet switching. Its products include 6500 Packet-Optical Platform, 5430 Reconfigurable Switching System, Waveserver stackable interconnect system, and the 6500 Reconfigurable line system, and the 5400 family of Packet-Optical platforms, as well as Z-Series Packet-Optical Platform; 3000 family of service delivery switches and service aggregation switches, and the 5000 family of service aggregation switches, as well as 8700 Packetwave Platform and the Ethernet packet configuration for the 5410 Service Aggregation Switch; and 6500 Packet Transport System. This segment also sells operating system software and enhanced software features embedded in each of its products. The company's Blue Planet Automation Software and Services segment provides multi-domain service orchestration, inventory, route optimization and analysis, network function virtualization orchestration, analytics, and related services. Its Platform Software and Service segment offers OneControl unified management system and platform software services, as well as manage, control, and plan software. The company's Global Services segment provides consulting and network design, installation and deployment, maintenance support, and training services. The company sells its products through direct and indirect sales channels to network operators. Ciena Corporation was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Hanover, Maryland.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Ciena Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.34.
PE Ratio
Ciena Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 31.03. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $31.03 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 7.1%.
Moving Average
Ciena Corporation’s worth is under its 50-day moving average of $43.50 and way below its 200-day moving average of $46.63.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Ciena Corporation’s EBITDA is 1.68.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Ciena Corporation’s stock is valued at $41.58 at 20:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $56.38 and higher than its 52-week low of $38.33.
2. NuVasive (NUVA)
10.8% sales growth and 3.31% return on equity
NuVasive, Inc., a medical technology company, develops, manufactures, and sells procedural solutions for spine surgery. it provides surgical access instruments, including Maxcess integrated split-blade retractor system that enable less-invasive surgical techniques by minimizing soft tissue disruption during spine surgery; neuromonitoring systems, which use proprietary software-driven nerve detection and avoidance technology and its intraoperative neuromonitoring services and support; and specialized spinal implants to advance spinal fusion by enhancing the osseointegration and biomechanical properties of implant materials, including porous titanium and porous polyetheretherketone. The company also offers reline fixation system that facilitates the preservation and restoration of patient alignment; integrated global alignment platform consisting of Bendini spinal rod bending system that assists with manual rod manipulation for spinal fixation; Lessray that is an image enhancement platform designed to reduce radiation exposure in the operating room, as well as Pulse, which integrates multiple enabling technologies to enhance workflow, reduce variability, and increase the reproducibility of surgical outcomes; and various biologics that are used to aid in the spinal fusion or bone healing process. In addition, it provides MAGEC, a spinal bracing and distraction system, Precice limb lengthening system, and various other products for treating specialized orthopedic procedures; onsite and remote monitoring of the neurological systems of patients undergoing spinal and brain-related surgeries; and cervical artificial disc technology for cervical total disc replacement procedures. The company sells its products to patients, surgeons, hospitals, and insurers through independent sales agents, directly employed sales personnel, and distributors in the United States and internationally. NuVasive, Inc. was incorporated in 1997 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, NuVasive has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.4.
PE Ratio
NuVasive has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 100.4. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $100.4 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 3.31%.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
NuVasive’s EBITDA is 2.43.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 2.4%, now sitting on 1.23B for the twelve trailing months.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
NuVasive’s stock is valued at $40.16 at 20:22 EST, way below its 52-week high of $54.62 and way above its 52-week low of $35.17.
3. Cisco (CSCO)
9.6% sales growth and 27.74% return on equity
Cisco Systems, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells Internet Protocol based networking and other products related to the communications and information technology industry in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, Japan, and China. The company also offers switching portfolio encompasses campus switching as well as data center switching; enterprise routing portfolio interconnects public and private wireline and mobile networks, delivering highly secure, and reliable connectivity to campus, data center and branch networks; wireless products include wireless access points that are standalone, controller appliance-based, switch-converged, and Meraki cloud-managed offerings; and compute portfolio including the cisco unified computing system, hyperflex, and software management capabilities, which combine computing, networking, and storage infrastructure management and virtualization. In addition, it provides Internet for the future product consists of routed optical networking, 5G, silicon, and optics solutions; collaboration products, such as meetings, collaboration devices, calling, contact center, and communication platform as a service; end-to-end security product consists of network security, cloud security, security endpoints, unified threat management, and zero trust; and optimized application experiences products including full stack observability and cloud-native platform. Further, the company offers a range of service and support options for its customers, including technical support and advanced services and advisory services. It serves businesses of various sizes, public institutions, governments, and service providers. The company sells its products and services directly, as well as through systems integrators, service providers, other resellers, and distributors. Cisco Systems, Inc. has strategic alliances with other companies. Cisco Systems, Inc. was incorporated in 1984 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Cisco has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.79.
PE Ratio
Cisco has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 19.28. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $19.28 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 27.74%.
Dividend Yield
As claimed by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Jul 4, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1.56 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 2.99%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Cisco’s stock is valued at $53.79 at 20:22 EST, below its 52-week high of $53.89 and way higher than its 52-week low of $38.60.
Moving Average
Cisco’s value is above its 50-day moving average of $50.80 and way above its 200-day moving average of $48.42.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter and the next is 27.7% and 15.1%, respectively.
4. Lancaster Colony Corporation (LANC)
9.6% sales growth and 15.32% return on equity
Lancaster Colony Corporation manufactures and markets food products for the retail and foodservice markets in the United States. The company operates in two segments, Retail and Foodservice. It offers frozen garlic bread under the New York BRAND Bakery; frozen Parkerhouse style yeast and dinner rolls under the Sister Schubert's brand; salad dressings under the Marzetti, Cardini's, and Girard's; flatbread wraps and pizza crusts under the Flatout brand; croutons and salad toppings under the New York BRAND Bakery, Chatham Village, and Marzetti; frozen pasta under the Marzetti Frozen Pasta brand; and vegetable and fruit dips under the Marzetti brand. In addition, it manufactures and sells other products to brand license agreements, including Olive Garden dressings, Buffalo Wild Wings sauces and Chick-fil-A sauces. The company sells its products through sales personnel, food brokers, and distributors to retailers and restaurants. Lancaster Colony Corporation was incorporated in 1961 and is based in Westerville, Ohio.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Lancaster Colony Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.76.
PE Ratio
Lancaster Colony Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 40.61. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $40.61 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 15.32%.
Sales Growth
Lancaster Colony Corporation’s sales growth is 6.3% for the present quarter and 9.6% for the next.
Moving Average
Lancaster Colony Corporation’s worth is below its 50-day moving average of $194.48 and under its 200-day moving average of $197.27.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Lancaster Colony Corporation is 86366 which is 38.09% below its average volume of 139520.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Lancaster Colony Corporation’s stock is valued at $193.32 at 20:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $220.65 and way above its 52-week low of $138.49.
5. ASML Holding (ASML)
8.3% sales growth and 68.44% return on equity
ASML Holding N.V. develops, produces, markets, sells, and services advanced semiconductor equipment systems consisting of lithography, metrology, and inspection systems for memory and logic chipmakers. The company provides extreme ultraviolet lithography systems; and deep ultraviolet lithography systems comprising immersion and dry lithography solutions to manufacture various range of semiconductor nodes and technologies. It also offers metrology and inspection systems, including YieldStar optical metrology solutions to assess the quality of patterns on the wafers; and HMI e-beam solutions to locate and analyze individual chip defects. In addition, the company provides computational lithography and lithography process and control software solutions; and refurbishes and upgrades older lithography systems, as well as offers customer support and associated services. It operates in Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, China, rest of Asia, the Netherlands, rest of Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the United States. The company was formerly known as ASM Lithography Holding N.V. and changed its name to ASML Holding N.V. in 2001. ASML Holding N.V. was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Veldhoven, the Netherlands.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, ASML Holding has a trailing twelve months EPS of $20.73.
PE Ratio
ASML Holding has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 32.1. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $32.1 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 68.44%.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
ASML Holding’s EBITDA is 10.02.
6. Royal Bank Of Canada (RY)
7.4% sales growth and 13.28% return on equity
Royal Bank of Canada operates as a diversified financial service company worldwide. The company's Personal & Commercial Banking segment offers checking and savings accounts, home equity financing, personal lending, private banking, indirect lending, including auto financing, mutual funds and self-directed brokerage accounts, guaranteed investment certificates, credit cards, and payment products and solutions; and lending, leasing, deposit, investment, foreign exchange, cash management, auto dealer financing, trade products, and services to small and medium-sized commercial businesses. This segment offers financial products and services through branches, automated teller machines, and mobile sales network. Its Wealth Management segment provides a suite of advice-based solutions and strategies to high net worth and ultra-high net worth individuals, and institutional clients. The company's Insurance segment offers life, health, home, auto, travel, wealth, annuities, and reinsurance advice and solutions; and business insurance services to individual, business, and group clients through its advice centers, RBC insurance stores, and mobile advisors; digital, mobile, and social platforms; independent brokers; and travel partners. Its Investor & Treasury Services segment provides asset servicing, custody, payments, and treasury services to financial and other investors; and fund and investment administration, shareholder, private capital, performance measurement and compliance monitoring, distribution, transaction banking, cash and liquidity management, foreign exchange, and global securities finance services. The company's Capital Markets segment offers corporate and investment banking, as well as equity and debt origination, distribution, advisory services, sale, and trading services for corporations, institutional investors, asset managers, private equity firms, and governments. The company was founded in 1864 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Royal Bank Of Canada has a trailing twelve months EPS of $7.68.
PE Ratio
Royal Bank Of Canada has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 12.39. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $12.39 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 13.28%.
Moving Average
Royal Bank Of Canada’s worth is under its 50-day moving average of $95.44 and under its 200-day moving average of $96.91.
7. Mistras Group (MG)
6.4% sales growth and 3.53% return on equity
Mistras Group, Inc. provides technology-enabled asset protection solutions worldwide. It operates through three segments: Services, International, and Products and Systems. The company offers non-destructive testing services; predictive maintenance assessments of fixed and rotating assets; inline inspection for pipelines; and develops enterprise inspection database management software and plant condition management software. It also provides maintenance and light mechanical services, such as corrosion removal, mitigation and prevention, insulation installation and removal, electrical, heat tracing, industrial cleaning, pipefitting, and welding; engineering consulting services primarily for process equipment, technologies, and facilities; and utilizes scaffolding and rope access to access at-height and confined assets. In addition, the company offers certified divers for subsea inspection and maintenance; unmanned aerial, land-based, and subsea systems for inspection applications; online condition-monitoring solutions; quality assurance and quality control solutions for new and existing metal and alloy components, materials, and composites. Further, it designs and installs monitoring systems, as well as provides commissioning, training, reporting, technical support, and annual maintenance services; Web-based solutions; and custom-developed software. Additionally, the company designs, manufactures, and sells acoustic emission sensors, instruments, and turnkey systems for monitoring and testing materials, pressure components, processes, and structures, as well as automated ultrasonic systems and scanners. It serves oil and gas, aerospace and defense, fossil and nuclear power, alternative and renewable energy, industrial, public infrastructure, petrochemical, transportation, and process industries, as well as research and engineering institutions. The company was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Princeton Junction, New Jersey.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Mistras Group has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.22.
PE Ratio
Mistras Group has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 33.64. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $33.64 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 3.53%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 3.9%, now sitting on 693.73M for the twelve trailing months.
Sales Growth
Mistras Group’s sales growth is 5.9% for the current quarter and 6.4% for the next.
8. Northern Technologies International Corporation (NTIC)
6.2% sales growth and 6.19% return on equity
Northern Technologies International Corporation develops and markets rust and corrosion inhibiting products and services in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and internationally. It offers rust and corrosion inhibiting products, such as plastic and paper packaging, liquids, coatings, rust removers, cleaners, diffusers, and engineered solutions designed for the oil and gas industry under the ZERUST brand. The company also provides a portfolio of biobased and certified compostable polymer resin compounds and finished products under the Natur-Tec brand. In addition, it offers on-site and technical consulting for rust and corrosion prevention issues. The company sells its products and services to automotive, electronics, electrical, mechanical, military, retail consumer, and oil and gas markets through direct sales force, network of independent distributors and agents, manufacturer's sales representatives, strategic partners, and joint venture. Northern Technologies International Corporation was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in Circle Pines, Minnesota.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Northern Technologies International Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.37.
PE Ratio
Northern Technologies International Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 35.97. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $35.97 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 6.19%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Northern Technologies International Corporation is 2842 which is 84.14% below its average volume of 17922.
Dividend Yield
As stated by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Jul 31, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.28 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 2.15%.
