(VIANEWS) – Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation (OCSL), Palo Alto Networks (PANW), Sterling Construction Company (STRL) 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. Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation (OCSL)
30.5% sales growth and 6.1% return on equity
Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation is a business development company specializing in investments in middle market, bridge financing, first and second lien debt financing, mezzanine debt, senior and junior secured debt, expansions, sponsor-led acquisitions, and management buyouts in small and mid-sized companies. The fund seeks to invest in education services, business services, retail and consumer, healthcare, manufacturing, food and restaurants, construction and engineering, and media and advertising sectors. It invests between $5 million to $75 million principally in the form of one-stop, first lien, and second lien debt investments, which may include an equity co-investment component in companies with enterprise value between $20 million and $150 million and EBITDA between $3 million and $50 million. The fund has a hold size of up to $75 million and may underwrite transactions up to $100 million. It primarily invests in North America. The fund seeks to be a lead investor in its portfolio companies.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.11.
PE Ratio
Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 181.27. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $181.27 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 6.1%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation’s stock is valued at $19.94 at 11:22 EST, below its 52-week high of $21.75 and way higher than its 52-week low of $17.58.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the present quarter and the next is 16.7% and 3.3%, respectively.
2. Palo Alto Networks (PANW)
24.4% sales growth and 27.43% return on equity
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. provides cybersecurity solutions worldwide. The company offers firewall appliances and software; Panorama, a security management solution for the control of firewall appliances and software deployed on a customer's network, as well as their instances in public or private cloud environments, as a virtual or a physical appliance; and virtual system upgrades, which are available as extensions to the virtual system capacity that ships with physical appliances. It also provides subscription services covering the areas of threat prevention, malware and persistent threat, URL filtering, laptop and mobile device protection, and firewall; and DNS security, Internet of Things security, SaaS security API, and SaaS security inline, as well as threat intelligence, and data loss prevention. In addition, the company offers cloud security, secure access, security operations, and threat intelligence and cyber security consulting; professional services, including architecture design and planning, implementation, configuration, and firewall migration; education services, such as certifications, as well as online and in-classroom training; and support services. Palo Alto Networks, Inc. sells its products and services through its channel partners, as well as directly to medium to large enterprises, service providers, and government entities operating in various industries, including education, energy, financial services, government entities, healthcare, Internet and media, manufacturing, public sector, and telecommunications. The company was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Palo Alto Networks has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.66.
PE Ratio
Palo Alto Networks has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 330.17. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $330.17 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 27.43%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 24.1%, now sitting on 6.49B for the twelve trailing months.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Palo Alto Networks’s stock is valued at $217.91 at 11:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $258.88 and way higher than its 52-week low of $132.22.
3. Sterling Construction Company (STRL)
12.7% sales growth and 22.96% return on equity
Sterling Construction Company, Inc., a construction company, engages in the heavy civil, specialty services, and residential construction activities primarily in the southern United States, the Rocky Mountain states, California, and Hawaii. The company undertakes various heavy civil construction projects, including highways, roads, bridges, airfields, ports, light rail, water, wastewater and storm drainage systems for the departments of transportation in various states, regional transit authorities, airport authorities, port authorities, water authorities, and railroads. It offers specialty services such as foundations for multi-family homes, parking structures, and other commercial concrete projects for blue-chip end users in the e-commerce, data center, distribution center and warehousing, energy, mixed use, and multi-family sectors. The company also undertakes concrete foundations for single-family homes. In addition, it provides surveying, clearing and grubbing, erosion control, grading, grassing, site excavation, storm drainage, sanitary sewer and water main installation, drilling and blasting, curb and gutter, paving, concrete work, and landfill services. The company was formerly known as Oakhurst Company, Inc. and changed its name to Sterling Construction Company, Inc. in November 2001. Sterling Construction Company, Inc. was founded in 1955 and is headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Sterling Construction Company has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.26.
PE Ratio
Sterling Construction Company has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 23.18. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $23.18 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 22.96%.
4. Credicorp Ltd. (BAP)
10.7% sales growth and 17% return on equity
Credicorp Ltd., a financial services holding company, provides various financial, insurance, and health services and products primarily in Peru and internationally. The company's Universal Banking segment offers deposits and current accounts, and various credits and financial instruments to individuals and legal entities. Its Insurance and Pensions segment issues insurance policies to cover losses in commercial property, transportation, marine vessels, automobile, life, health, and pensions, as well as provides private pension fund management services. The company's Microfinance segment manages loans, credits, deposits, and current accounts of the small and microenterprises. Its Investment Banking and Wealth Management segment offers its services to corporations, institutional investors, governments, and foundations; engages in structuring and placement of issues in the primary market, as well as the execution and negotiation of operations in the secondary market; and structures securitization processes for corporate customers and manages mutual funds. The company was founded in 1889 and is headquartered in Lima, Peru.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Credicorp Ltd. has a trailing twelve months EPS of $16.82.
PE Ratio
Credicorp Ltd. has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 8.47. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $8.47 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%.
Dividend Yield
As stated by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on May 17, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 6.77 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 4.66%.
5. Euronet Worldwide (EEFT)
10.3% sales growth and 22.6% return on equity
Euronet Worldwide, Inc. provides payment and transaction processing and distribution solutions to financial institutions, agents, retailers, merchants, content providers, and individual consumers worldwide. The company's Electronic Fund Transfer Processing segment provides electronic payment solutions, including automated teller machine (ATM) cash withdrawal and deposit services, ATM network participation, outsourced ATM and point-of-sale (POS) management solutions, credit and debit card outsourcing, card issuing, and merchant acquiring services. It also offers ATM and POS currency conversion, ATM surcharge, advertising, customer relationship management, mobile top-up, bill payment, fraud management, foreign remittance and cardless payout, banknote recycling, and tax-refund services; and integrated electronic financial transaction software solutions, as well as delivers non-cash products. This segment operates a network of 42,713 ATMs and approximately 438,000 POS terminals. Its epay segment distributes and processed prepaid mobile airtime and other electronic payment products; and provides payment processing services for various prepaid products, cards, and services, as well as vouchers and physical gift fulfillment, and gift card distribution and processing services. This segment operates a network of approximately 775,000 POS terminals. The company's Money Transfer segment offers consumer-to-consumer and account-to-account money transfer, customers bill payment, check cashing, foreign currency exchange, mobile top-up, and cash management and foreign currency risk management services, as well as payment alternatives, such as money orders and prepaid debit cards. This segment operates a network of approximately 510,000 money transfer locations. The company was formerly known as Euronet Services, Inc. and changed its name to Euronet Worldwide, Inc. in August 2001. Euronet Worldwide, Inc. was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Leawood, Kansas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Euronet Worldwide has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.67.
PE Ratio
Euronet Worldwide has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 18.5. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $18.5 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 22.6%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter is a negative 0.4% and positive 20.9% for the next.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Euronet Worldwide is 534438 which is 33.61% above its average volume of 399982.
Sales Growth
Euronet Worldwide’s sales growth is 6% for the current quarter and 10.3% for the next.
6. Incyte Corporation (INCY)
9.3% sales growth and 8.31% return on equity
Incyte Corporation, a biopharmaceutical company, engages in the discovery, development, and commercialization of therapeutics for hematology/oncology, and inflammation and autoimmunity areas in the United States, Europe, Japan, and internationally. The company offers JAKAFI (ruxolitinib), for the treatment of adults with intermediate or high-risk myelofibrosis; MONJUVI (tafasitamab-cxix)/MINJUVI (tafasitamab), for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma; PEMAZYRE (pemigatinib), a fibroblast growth factor receptor kinase inhibitor that act as oncogenic drivers in various liquid and solid tumor types; and ICLUSIG, a kinase inhibitor to treat chronic myeloid leukemia and philadelphia-chromosome positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Its clinical stage products include axatilimab, an anti-CSF-1R monoclonal antibody being developed as a therapy for patients with chronic GVHD as well as in additional immune-mediated diseases; and parsaclisib, a PI3Kd inhibitor which is in Phase II clinical trial for follicular lymphoma, marginal zone lymphoma, and mantel cell lymphoma. It also develops retifanlimab, is in Phase III clinical trials for squamous cell carcinoma of the anal canal and non-small cell lung cancer, and Fast Track designation for the treatment of metastatic MSI-H or DNA mismatch repair (dMMR) endometrial cancer; and INCB99280 and INCB99318 currently under Phase I for the treatment solid tumors. It has collaboration out- license agreements with Novartis, Lilly, Innovent, InnoCare, Maruho, and CMS Aesthetics Limited; and in- license agreements with Agenus, Merus, MacroGenics, Syros, MorphoSys, and Syndax. The company was incorporated in 1991 and is headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Incyte Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.43.
PE Ratio
Incyte Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 46.03. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $46.03 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 8.31%.
Sales Growth
Incyte Corporation’s sales growth is 14.9% for the ongoing quarter and 9.3% for the next.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 4.7%, now sitting on 3.51B for the twelve trailing months.
Moving Average
Incyte Corporation’s worth is higher than its 50-day moving average of $62.80 and below its 200-day moving average of $72.73.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Incyte Corporation is 242951 which is 87.1% below its average volume of 1883510.
