(VIANEWS) – LGI Homes (LGIH), SSR Mining (SSRM), Meta Platforms (META) 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. LGI Homes (LGIH)
45.1% sales growth and 12.61% return on equity
LGI Homes, Inc. designs, constructs, and sells homes in the United States. It offers entry-level homes, such as detached and attached homes, and move-up homes under the LGI Homes brand name; and luxury series homes under the Terrata Homes brand name. As of December 31, 2020, it owned 113 communities. The company serves in Texas, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, New Mexico, Colorado, North Carolina, South Carolina, Washington, Tennessee, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Alabama, California, Oregon, Nevada, West Virginia, Virginia, and Pennsylvania. LGI Homes, Inc. was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, LGI Homes has a trailing twelve months EPS of $11.69.
PE Ratio
LGI Homes has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 11.52. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $11.52 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%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
LGI Homes’s stock is valued at $134.69 at 11:22 EST, under its 52-week high of $141.91 and way above its 52-week low of $74.61.
Moving Average
LGI Homes’s value is higher than its 50-day moving average of $130.06 and way higher than its 200-day moving average of $110.97.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for LGI Homes is 144386 which is 22.45% below its average volume of 186191.
2. SSR Mining (SSRM)
41.9% sales growth and 4.99% return on equity
SSR Mining Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and operation of precious metal resource properties in Turkey and the Americas. The company explores for gold, silver, copper, lead, and zinc deposits. Its projects include the Çöpler Gold mine located in Erzincan, Turkey; the Marigold mine located in Humboldt County, Nevada, the United States; the Seabee Gold Operation located in Saskatchewan, Canada; and the Puna Operations in Jujuy, Argentina. The company was formerly known as Silver Standard Resources Inc. and changed its name to SSR Mining Inc. in August 2017. SSR Mining Inc. was incorporated in 1946 and is based in Denver, Colorado.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, SSR Mining has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.72.
PE Ratio
SSR Mining has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 20.64. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $20.64 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 4.99%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
SSR Mining’s stock is valued at $14.86 at 11:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $17.74 and way higher than its 52-week low of $12.78.
3. Meta Platforms (META)
20.6% sales growth and 17.36% return on equity
Meta Platforms, Inc. engages in the development of products that enable people to connect and share with friends and family through mobile devices, personal computers, virtual reality headsets, and wearables worldwide. It operates in two segments, Family of Apps and Reality Labs. The Family of Apps segment offers Facebook, which enables people to share, discuss, discover, and connect with interests; Instagram, a community for sharing photos, videos, and private messages, as well as feed, stories, reels, video, live, and shops; Messenger, a messaging application for people to connect with friends, family, communities, and businesses across platforms and devices through text, audio, and video calls; and WhatsApp, a messaging application that is used by people and businesses to communicate and transact privately. The Reality Labs segment provides augmented and virtual reality related products comprising consumer hardware, software, and content that help people feel connected, anytime, and anywhere. The company was formerly known as Facebook, Inc. and changed its name to Meta Platforms, Inc. in October 2021. Meta Platforms, Inc. was incorporated in 2004 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Meta Platforms has a trailing twelve months EPS of $7.71.
PE Ratio
Meta Platforms has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 39.3. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $39.3 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 17.36%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is 120.7% and 173.9%, respectively.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 11%, now sitting on 120.52B for the twelve trailing months.
Previous days news about Meta Platforms(META)
- According to Zacks on Tuesday, 15 August, "The metaverse has quite a number of big players like Meta Platforms (META Quick QuoteMETA – Free Report) , NVIDIA (NVDA Quick QuoteNVDA – Free Report) , Microsoft (MSFT Quick QuoteMSFT – Free Report) and Roblox."
- The zacks analyst blog highlights meta platforms, Costco wholesale, BlackRock, at&t and enterprise products partners. According to Zacks on Tuesday, 15 August, "Slow monetization of Reels, along with mounting operating losses at Reality Labs, are concerns.(You can read the full research report on Meta Platforms here >>>)Shares of Costco Wholesale have outperformed the Zacks Retail – Discount Stores industry over the past year (+4.4% vs. +0.6%) on the back of the company’s consumer defensive attributes."
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%.
Sales Growth
Credicorp Ltd.’s sales growth is 17.7% for the current quarter and 10.7% for the next.
5. Albemarle (ALB)
10.2% sales growth and 49.38% return on equity
Albemarle Corporation develops, manufactures, and markets engineered specialty chemicals worldwide. It operates through three segments: Lithium, Bromine, and Catalysts. The Lithium segment offers lithium compounds, including lithium carbonate, lithium hydroxide, lithium chloride, and lithium specialties and reagents, such as butyllithium and lithium aluminum hydride for use in lithium batteries for consumer electronics and electric vehicles, high performance greases, thermoplastic elastomers for car tires, rubber soles, plastic bottles, catalysts for chemical reactions, organic synthesis processes in the areas of steroid chemistry and vitamins, life sciences, pharmaceutical industry, and other markets. It also provides cesium products for the chemical and pharmaceutical industries; zirconium, barium, and titanium products for pyrotechnical applications that include airbag initiators; technical services for the handling and use of reactive lithium products; and lithium-containing by-products recycling services. The Bromine segment offers bromine and bromine-based products used in fire safety solutions; specialty chemicals, including elemental bromine, alkyl and inorganic bromides, brominated powdered activated carbon, and other bromine fine chemicals for use in chemical synthesis, oil and gas well drilling and completion fluids, mercury control, water purification, beef and poultry processing, and other industrial applications; and other specialty chemicals, such as tertiary amines for surfactants, biocides, disinfectants, and sanitizers. The Catalysts segment provides hydroprocessing, isomerization, and akylation catalysts; fluidized catalytic cracking catalysts and additives; and organometallics and curatives. The company serves the energy storage, petroleum refining, consumer electronics, construction, automotive, lubricants, pharmaceuticals, and crop protection markets. Albemarle Corporation was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Albemarle has a trailing twelve months EPS of $31.2.
PE Ratio
Albemarle has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 6.03. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $6.03 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 49.38%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 60.2%, now sitting on 9.66B for the twelve trailing months.
Moving Average
Albemarle’s value is way under its 50-day moving average of $218.81 and way below its 200-day moving average of $234.09.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Albemarle’s stock is valued at $188.04 at 11:22 EST, way below its 52-week high of $334.55 and higher than its 52-week low of $171.82.
Previous days news about Albemarle(ALB)
- According to Zacks on Monday, 14 August, "Some better-ranked stocks in the Basic Materials space are Carpenter Technology Corporation (CRS Quick QuoteCRS – Free Report) , sporting a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), and PPG Industries, Inc. (PPG Quick QuotePPG – Free Report) and Albemarle Corporation (ALB Quick QuoteALB – Free Report) , both carrying a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). "
