(VIANEWS) – LGI Homes (LGIH), Badger Meter (BMI), XP (XP) 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%.
Sales Growth
LGI Homes’s sales growth is 16.1% for the current quarter and 45.1% for the next.
2. Badger Meter (BMI)
19.8% sales growth and 17.35% return on equity
Badger Meter, Inc. manufactures and markets flow measurement, quality, control, and communication solutions in the United States, Asia, Canada, Europe, Mexico, the Middle East, and internationally. It offers mechanical or static water meters, and related radio and software technologies and services to municipal water utilities. The company also provides flow instrumentation products, including meters, valves, and other sensing instruments to measure and control fluids going through a pipe or pipeline, including water, air, steam, oil, and other liquids and gases to original equipment manufacturers as the primary flow measurement device within a product or system, as well as through manufacturers' representatives. Its flow instrumentation products are used in water/wastewater, heating, ventilating and air conditioning, and corporate sustainability markets. In addition, the company offers ORION Migratable for automatic meter reading; ORION (SE) for traditional fixed network applications; and ORION Cellular for infrastructure-free fixed network meter reading solution, as well as BEACON advanced metering analytics, a secure cloud-hosted software suite that establishes alerts for specific conditions and allows consumer engagement tools that permit end water customers to view and manage their water usage activity. It also serves water utilities, industrial, and other industries. The company sells its products directly, as well as through resellers and representatives. Badger Meter, Inc. was founded in 1905 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Badger Meter has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.42.
PE Ratio
Badger Meter has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 69.07. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $69.07 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 17.35%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Badger Meter is 23266 which is 87.09% below its average volume of 180279.
Moving Average
Badger Meter’s value is higher than its 50-day moving average of $153.23 and way higher than its 200-day moving average of $128.58.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 27.6%, now sitting on 630.29M for the twelve trailing months.
Previous days news about Badger Meter(BMI)
- According to Zacks on Monday, 21 August, "Some other stocks worth consideration in the broader technology space are Badger Meter (BMI Quick QuoteBMI – Free Report) , Salesforce (CRM Quick QuoteCRM – Free Report) and Pegasystems (PEGA Quick QuotePEGA – Free Report) . "
- According to Zacks on Monday, 21 August, "Some better-ranked stocks in the broader technology space are Woodward (WWD Quick QuoteWWD – Free Report) , Aspen Technology (AZPN Quick QuoteAZPN – Free Report) and Badger Meter (BMI Quick QuoteBMI – Free Report) . ", "Woodward presently sports a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), whereas Aspen Technology and Badger Meter currently carry a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). "
3. XP (XP)
18.7% sales growth and 20.64% return on equity
XP Inc. provides financial products and services in Brazil. It operates XP Platform, an open product platform that provides clients to access investment products in the market comprising brokerage securities, fixed income securities, mutual, hedge, and private equity funds; derivatives and synthetic instruments; credit cards; loan operations/collateralized credit products; pension and social security funds, and life and travel insurance products; and other investment products comprising real estate funds, and equity and debt capital markets solutions, as well as wealth management services. The company offers brokerage and issuer services to institutional and corporate clients. It also manages mutual funds focused on stocks and macro strategies distributed to retail and to institutional clients; funds and managed portfolios for high-net-worth retail clients, and proprietary treasury funds; and passive mutual funds that track market indexes, and mutual and investment funds focused on fixed income, credit, real estate, infrastructure, and other alternative strategies. In addition, the company offers securities brokerage services for institutional and retail investors; interdealer brokerage services for institutional traders; and commercial and investment banking products, such as loan operations and transactions in the foreign exchange markets and deposits, as well as develops and sells financial education courses and events online and in person to retail clients. It offers its sell products and services through its omni-channel distribution network and online portals. XP Inc. was founded in 2001 and is based in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, XP has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.33.
PE Ratio
XP has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 19.19. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $19.19 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 20.64%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the present quarter and the next is 5.1% and 40.6%, respectively.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
XP’s stock is valued at $25.52 at 16:22 EST, below its 52-week high of $27.67 and way higher than its 52-week low of $10.30.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 1.3%, now sitting on 12.89B for the twelve trailing months.
4. Sotherly Hotels (SOHO)
14.4% sales growth and 104.37% return on equity
Sotherly Hotels Inc. is a self-managed and self-administered lodging REIT focused on the acquisition, renovation, upbranding and repositioning of upscale to upper-upscale full-service hotels in the Southern United States. Currently, the Company's portfolio consists of investments in twelve hotel properties, comprising 3,156 rooms, as well as interests in two condominium hotels and their associated rental programs. The Company owns hotels that operate under the Hilton Worldwide, Hyatt Hotels Corporation, and Marriott International, Inc. brands, as well as independent hotels. Sotherly Hotels Inc. was organized in 2004 and is headquartered in Williamsburg, Virginia.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Sotherly Hotels has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.46.
PE Ratio
Sotherly Hotels has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 1.53. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $1.53 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 104.37%.
Sales Growth
Sotherly Hotels’s sales growth is 37.2% for the ongoing quarter and 14.4% for the next.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 13.4%, now sitting on 171.15M for the twelve trailing months.
5. AptarGroup (ATR)
6.6% sales growth and 12.15% return on equity
AptarGroup, Inc. provides a range of packaging, dispensing, and sealing solutions primarily for the beauty, personal care, home care, prescription drug, consumer health care, injectable, and food and beverage markets. The company operates through three segments: Pharma, Beauty + Home, and Food + Beverage. The Pharma segment provides pumps for nasal allergy treatments; and metered dose inhaler valves for respiratory ailments, such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases in pharmaceutical market; elastomer for injectable primary packaging components; and active packaging products. The Beauty + Home segment primarily sells pumps, closures, aerosol valves, accessories, and sealing solutions to the personal care and home care markets; and pumps and decorative components to the beauty market. The Food + Beverage segment offers dispensing and non-dispensing closures, elastomeric flow control components, spray pumps, and aerosol valves to the food and beverage markets. The company sells its products through own sales force, as well as independent representatives and distributors in Asia, Europe, Latin America, and North America. AptarGroup, Inc. has a strategic partnership with PureCycle Technologies LLC to develop ultra-pure recycled polypropylene into dispensing applications; and a collaboration with Sonmol for developing a digital therapies and services platform targeting respiratory and other diseases. The company was incorporated in 1992 and is headquartered in Crystal Lake, Illinois.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, AptarGroup has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.48.
PE Ratio
AptarGroup has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 35.08. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $35.08 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 12.15%.
Sales Growth
AptarGroup’s sales growth is 8.3% for the ongoing quarter and 6.6% for the next.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the present quarter and the next is 33.7% and 20.7%, respectively.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 6.1%, now sitting on 3.39B for the twelve trailing months.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
AptarGroup’s EBITDA is 2.7.
6. Corporate Office Properties Trust (OFC)
5.9% sales growth and 11.16% return on equity
COPT is a REIT that owns, manages, leases, develops and selectively acquires office and data center properties. The majority of its portfolio is in locations that support the United States Government and its contractors, most of whom are engaged in national security, defense and information technology (“IT”) related activities servicing what the Company believes are growing, durable, priority missions (“Defense/IT Locations”). The Company also owns a portfolio of office properties located in select urban submarkets in the Greater Washington, DC/Baltimore region with durable Class-A office fundamentals and characteristics (“Regional Office Properties”). As of June 30, 2023, the Company derived 90% of its core portfolio annualized rental revenue from Defense/IT Locations and 10% from its Regional Office Properties. As of the same date and including 24 properties owned through unconsolidated joint ventures, COPT's core portfolio of 192 properties encompassed 22.9 million square feet and was 95% leased.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Corporate Office Properties Trust has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.7.
PE Ratio
Corporate Office Properties Trust has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 14.73. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $14.73 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 11.16%.
Sales Growth
Corporate Office Properties Trust’s sales growth is 7.7% for the present quarter and 5.9% for the next.
Dividend Yield
As claimed by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Sep 27, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1.14 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 4.55%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth declined by 9%, now sitting on 695.03M for the twelve trailing months.
Moving Average
Corporate Office Properties Trust’s worth is above its 50-day moving average of $25.01 and under its 200-day moving average of $25.10.
7. Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM)
5.4% sales growth and 24.35% return on equity
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. offers fresh, natural, and organic food products in the United States. The company offers perishable product categories, including fresh produce, meat, seafood, deli, bakery, floral and dairy, and dairy alternatives; and non-perishable product categories, such as grocery, vitamins and supplements, bulk items, frozen foods, beer and wine, and natural health and body care. As of January 2, 2022, it operated 374 stores in 23 states. Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Sprouts Farmers Market has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.38.
PE Ratio
Sprouts Farmers Market has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 15.74. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $15.74 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 24.35%.
