(VIANEWS) – Alphabet (GOOGL), Burlington Stores (BURL), Ecolab (ECL) 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. Alphabet (GOOGL)
11.5% sales growth and 23.33% return on equity
Alphabet Inc. offers various products and platforms in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia-Pacific, Canada, and Latin America. It operates through Google Services, Google Cloud, and Other Bets segments. The Google Services segment provides products and services, including ads, Android, Chrome, hardware, Gmail, Google Drive, Google Maps, Google Photos, Google Play, Search, and YouTube. It is also involved in the sale of apps and in-app purchases and digital content in the Google Play store; and Fitbit wearable devices, Google Nest home products, Pixel phones, and other devices, as well as in the provision of YouTube non-advertising services. The Google Cloud segment offers infrastructure, cybersecurity, data, analytics, AI, and machine learning, and other services; Google Workspace that include cloud-based collaboration tools for enterprises, such as Gmail, Docs, Drive, Calendar, and Meet; and other services for enterprise customers. The Other Bets segment sells health technology and internet services. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Alphabet has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.67.
PE Ratio
Alphabet has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 29.26. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $29.26 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 23.33%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Alphabet’s stock is valued at $136.63 at 06:22 EST, below its 52-week high of $138.00 and way above its 52-week low of $83.34.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 7.1%, now sitting on 289.53B for the twelve trailing months.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Alphabet’s EBITDA is 5.65.
Previous days news about Alphabet(GOOGL)
- According to Zacks on Tuesday, 12 September, "Even more impressive is that the advertising business is growing rapidly while incumbent advertising businesses like Meta Platforms and Alphabet deal with slowdowns."
- According to MarketWatch on Monday, 11 September, "Those potential gains, however, will largely depend on results from Amazon.com Inc. , Meta Platforms Inc. and Alphabet Inc. – outsized companies with outsized influence on markets and S&P 500 company financials overall. "
- According to MarketWatch on Monday, 11 September, "The Magnificent Seven are Apple Inc. , Microsoft Corp. , Nvidia Corp. , Amazon.com Inc. , Alphabet Inc. , Tesla Inc. and Meta Platforms Inc. . "
- According to MarketWatch on Monday, 11 September, "The Magnificent Seven are Apple Inc. , Microsoft Corp. , Nvidia Corp. , Amazon.com Inc. , Alphabet Inc. , Tesla Inc. and Meta Platforms Inc. . "
2. Burlington Stores (BURL)
10.8% sales growth and 36.39% return on equity
Burlington Stores, Inc. operates as a retailer of branded apparel products in the United States. The company provides fashion-focused merchandise, including women's ready-to-wear apparel, menswear, youth apparel, footwear, accessories, toys, gifts, and coats, as well as baby, home, and beauty products. It operates stores under the Burlington Stores, and Cohoes Fashions brand names in Puerto Rico. Burlington Stores, Inc. was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Burlington, New Jersey.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Burlington Stores has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.95.
PE Ratio
Burlington Stores has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 37.58. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $37.58 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 36.39%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is 130.2% and 9.5%, respectively.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Burlington Stores’s EBITDA is 1.54.
3. Ecolab (ECL)
8.1% sales growth and 16.25% return on equity
Ecolab Inc. provides water, hygiene, and infection prevention solutions and services in the United States and internationally. The company operates through Global Industrial, Global Institutional & Specialty, and Global Healthcare & Life Sciences segments. The Global Industrial segment offers water treatment and process applications, and cleaning and sanitizing solutions to manufacturing, food and beverage processing, transportation, chemical, metals and mining, power generation, pulp and paper, commercial laundry, petroleum, refining, and petrochemical industries. The Global Institutional & Specialty segment provides specialized cleaning and sanitizing products to the foodservice, hospitality, lodging, government and education, and retail industries. Its Global Healthcare & Life Sciences segment offers specialized cleaning and sanitizing products to the healthcare, personal care, and pharmaceutical industries, such as infection prevention and surgical solutions, and end-to-end cleaning and contamination control solutions under the Ecolab, Microtek, and Anios brand names. The company's Other segment offers pest elimination services to detect, eliminate, and prevent pests, such as rodents and insects in restaurants, food and beverage processors, educational and healthcare facilities, hotels, quick service restaurant and grocery operations, and other institutional and commercial customers. This segment also provides colloidal silica for binding and polishing applications in semiconductor, catalyst, and aerospace component manufacturing, as well as chemical industries; and products and services that manage wash process through custom designed programs, premium products, dispensing equipment, water and energy management, and reduction, as well as real time data management. It sells its products through field sales and corporate account personnel, distributors, and dealers. Ecolab Inc. was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
PE Ratio
Ecolab has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 43.98. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $43.98 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 16.25%.
Moving Average
Ecolab’s value is under its 50-day moving average of $184.10 and higher than its 200-day moving average of $166.47.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Ecolab is 396148 which is 61.03% below its average volume of 1016560.
Sales Growth
Ecolab’s sales growth is 8.8% for the present quarter and 8.1% for the next.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Ecolab’s EBITDA is 4.09.
4. Manhattan Associates (MANH)
7.6% sales growth and 76.96% return on equity
Manhattan Associates, Inc. develops, sells, deploys, services, and maintains software solutions to manage supply chains, inventory, and omni-channel operations for retailers, wholesalers, manufacturers, logistics providers, and other organizations. The company offers Manhattan SCALE, a portfolio of logistics execution solutions that provide trading partner management, yard management, optimization, warehouse management, and transportation execution services; and Manhattan Active, a set of enterprise and store omni-channel solutions. It also provides inventory optimization and planning solutions; maintenance services comprising customer support services and software enhancements; professional services, such as solutions planning and implementation, and related consulting services; and training and change management services. In addition, the company resells computer hardware, radio frequency terminal networks, radio frequency identification chip readers, bar code printers and scanners, and other peripherals. It offers products through direct sales personnel, as well as through partnership agreements with various organizations. The company operates in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. Manhattan Associates, Inc. was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Manhattan Associates has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.31.
PE Ratio
Manhattan Associates has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 87.71. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $87.71 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 76.96%.
