(VIANEWS) – Ormat Technologies (ORA), Arista Networks (ANET), Capital Product Partners L.P. (CPLP) 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. Ormat Technologies (ORA)
18.1% sales growth and 4.45% return on equity
Ormat Technologies, Inc. engages in the geothermal and recovered energy power business in the United States, Indonesia, Kenya, Turkey, Chile, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Ethiopia, New Zealand, Honduras, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Electricity, Product, and Energy Storage. The Electricity segment develops, builds, owns, and operates geothermal, solar photovoltaic, and recovered energy-based power plants; and sells electricity. The Product segment designs, manufactures, and sells equipment for geothermal, recovered energy-based electricity generation; and provides services relating to the engineering, procurement, construction, operation, and maintenance of geothermal and recovered energy-based power plants. The Product segment serves contractors; developers, owners, and operators of geothermal power plants; and owners and operators of interstate natural gas pipelines, gas processing plants, and cement plants, as well as companies in other energy-intensive industrial processes. The Energy Storage segment offers energy storage and related services, as well as services relating to the engineering, procurement, construction, operation, and maintenance of energy storage units. Ormat Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1965 and is based in Reno, Nevada.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Ormat Technologies has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.54.
PE Ratio
Ormat Technologies has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 47.29. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $47.29 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 4.45%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Ormat Technologies’s stock is valued at $72.83 at 01:22 EST, way below its 52-week high of $101.81 and above its 52-week low of $72.64.
2. Arista Networks (ANET)
15.4% sales growth and 34.66% return on equity
Arista Networks, Inc. develops, markets, and sells cloud networking solutions in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific. The company's cloud networking solutions consist of extensible operating systems, a set of network applications, as well as gigabit Ethernet switching and routing platforms. It also provides post contract customer support services, such as technical support, hardware repair and parts replacement beyond standard warranty, bug fix, patch, and upgrade services. The company serves a range of industries comprising internet companies, service providers, financial services organizations, government agencies, media and entertainment companies, telecommunication service providers, and others. It markets and sells its products through distributors, system integrators, value-added resellers, and original equipment manufacturer partners, as well as through its direct sales force. The company was formerly known as Arastra, Inc. and changed its name to Arista Networks, Inc. in October 2008. Arista Networks, Inc. was incorporated in 2004 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Arista Networks has a trailing twelve months EPS of $5.32.
PE Ratio
Arista Networks has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 34.53. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $34.53 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 34.66%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Arista Networks is 898161 which is 64.05% below its average volume of 2498480.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Arista Networks’s EBITDA is 9.94.
3. Capital Product Partners L.P. (CPLP)
12% sales growth and 16.05% return on equity
Capital Product Partners L.P., a shipping company, provides marine transportation services in Greece. Its vessels transports a range of dry cargoes and containerized goods under short-term voyage charters, and medium to long-term time and bareboat charters. As of April 26, 2021, the company owned 17 vessels, including thirteen Neo-Panamax container vessels, three Panamax container vessels, and one Capesize bulk carrier. Capital GP L.L.C. serves as the general partner of the company. The company was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Piraeus, Greece.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Capital Product Partners L.P. has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.71.
PE Ratio
Capital Product Partners L.P. has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 2.93. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $2.93 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 16.05%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Capital Product Partners L.P.’s stock is valued at $13.81 at 01:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $16.10 and way higher than its 52-week low of $11.93.
4. Qualys (QLYS)
10.9% sales growth and 35.76% return on equity
Qualys, Inc. provides cloud-based information technology (IT), security, and compliance solutions in the United States and internationally. The company offers Qualys Cloud Apps, which includes Vulnerability Management; Vulnerability Management, Detection and Response; Threat Protection; Continuous Monitoring; Patch Management; Multi-Vector Endpoint Detection and Response; Certificate Assessment; SaaS Detection and Response; Secure Enterprise Mobility; Policy Compliance; Security Configuration Assessment; PCI Compliance; File Integrity Monitoring; Security Assessment Questionnaire; Out of-Band Configuration Assessment; Web Application Scanning; Web Application Firewall; Global Asset Inventory; Cybersecurity Asset Management; Certificate Inventory; Cloud Inventory; Cloud Security Assessment; and Container Security. Its integrated suite of IT, security, and compliance solutions delivered on its Qualys Cloud Platform enables customers to identify and manage IT assets, collect and analyze IT security data, discover and prioritize vulnerabilities, recommend and implement remediation actions, and verify the implementation of such actions. The company also provides asset tagging and management, reporting and dashboards, questionnaires and collaboration, remediation and workflow, big data correlation and analytics engine, and alerts and notifications, which enable integrated workflows, management and real-time analysis, and reporting across IT, security, and compliance solutions. The company offers its solutions through its sales teams, as well as through its network of channel partners, such as security consulting organizations, managed service providers, resellers, and consulting firms. It serves enterprises, government entities, and small and medium-sized businesses in various industries, including education, financial services, government, healthcare, insurance, manufacturing, media, retail, technology, and utilities. The company was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Foster City, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Qualys has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.19.
PE Ratio
Qualys has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 48.69. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $48.69 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 35.76%.
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5. ICON plc (ICLR)
6.7% sales growth and 6.02% return on equity
ICON Public Limited Company, a clinical research organization, provides outsourced development and commercialization services in Ireland, rest of Europe, the United States, and internationally. The company specializes in the strategic development, management, and analysis of programs that support various stages of the clinical development process from compound selection to Phase I-IV clinical studies. It offers clinical development services, including product development planning, strategic consulting, study protocol preparation, clinical pharmacology, pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic analysis, site feasibility, patient recruitment and retention, digital patient and site, project management, clinical operations/monitoring, patient centric monitoring, data management, and adaptive and virtual trial services. The company's clinical development services also comprise medical imaging, biostatistics, medical affairs, pharmacovigilance, strategic regulatory, electronic endpoint adjudication, medical writing and publishing, interactive response technologies, functional solutions, strategic resourcing central laboratory, bioanalytical laboratory, biomarket development, strategy and analytics, late phase research, patient centered science, and medical device and diagnostics research services, as well as access, commercialization, and communication services, and research trials for us government agencies. It serves pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device industries, as well as government and public health organizations. ICON has an agreement with Evergreen Therapeutics, Inc. to conduct Phase II clinical trial for COVID-19 drug candidate. The company was incorporated in 1990 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, ICON plc has a trailing twelve months EPS of $6.09.
PE Ratio
ICON plc has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 40.57. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $40.57 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 6.02%.
6. Huron Consulting Group (HURN)
5.8% sales growth and 12.95% return on equity
Huron Consulting Group Inc., a professional services firm, provides consultancy services in the United States and internationally. Its Healthcare segment provides advisory services in the areas of financial and operational improvement, care transformation, and revenue cycle managed services; organizational transformation; and digital, technology and analytic solutions to national and regional hospitals, integrated health systems, academic medical centers, community hospitals, and medical groups. The company's Business Advisory segment offers cloud-based technology, analytics, restructuring, and capital advisory solutions to life science, financial, healthcare, education, energy and utilities, and industrials and manufacturing industries, as well as to public sectors. Its Education segment provides research enterprise and student lifecycle; digital, technology and analytic solutions; and organizational transformation services to public and private colleges and universities, academic medical centers, research institutes, and other not-for-profit organizations. Huron Consulting Group Inc. was incorporated in 2002 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Huron Consulting Group has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.6.
PE Ratio
Huron Consulting Group has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 28.91. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $28.91 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 12.95%.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Huron Consulting Group’s EBITDA is 1.88.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Huron Consulting Group is 70338 which is 39.97% below its average volume of 117187.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 26.9%, now sitting on 1.26B for the twelve trailing months.
