(VIANEWS) – HighPeak Energy (HPK), HBT Financial (HBT), FirstCash (FCFS) 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. HighPeak Energy (HPK)
30.1% sales growth and 23.92% return on equity
HighPeak Energy, Inc., an independent oil and natural gas company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids reserves in the Midland Basin in West Texas. As of December 31, 2020, the company had approximately 22,515 MBoe of proved reserves. HighPeak Energy, Inc. was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, HighPeak Energy has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.05.
PE Ratio
HighPeak Energy has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 8.67. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $8.67 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 23.92%.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
HighPeak Energy’s EBITDA is 12.
2. HBT Financial (HBT)
16.1% sales growth and 13.69% return on equity
HBT Financial, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Heartland Bank and Trust Company and State Bank of Lincoln that provides business, commercial, and retail banking products and services to individuals, businesses, and municipal entities. It offers money market, savings, checking, HSA, IRA, and interest-bearing transaction accounts; time, brokered, and noninterest-bearing demand deposits; and certificates of deposits. The company also offers commercial and industrial, agricultural and farmland, commercial real estate– owner and– non-owner occupied, multi-family, construction and land development, one-to-four family residential, and municipal, consumer, and other loans. In addition, it offers wealth management services, including financial planning to individuals, trusts, and estates; trustee and custodial, investment management, corporate retirement plan consulting and administration, and retail brokerage services; farmland management, farmland sale, and crop insurance services; and treasury management services, as well as originates and sells residential mortgage loans. Further, the company provides digital banking services, such as online and mobile banking, and digital payment services, as well as personal financial management tools. It operates through 60 full-service and three limited-service branch locations across 18 counties in Central and Northeastern Illinois. The company was formerly known as Heartland Bancorp, Inc. and changed its name to HBT Financial, Inc. in September 2019. HBT Financial, Inc. was founded in 1920 and is headquartered in Bloomington, Illinois.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, HBT Financial has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.87.
PE Ratio
HBT Financial has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 9.5. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $9.5 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 13.69%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
HBT Financial’s stock is valued at $17.76 at 09:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $23.49 and above its 52-week low of $16.33.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for HBT Financial is 42606 which is 37.39% above its average volume of 31009.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 38%, now sitting on 208.97M for the twelve trailing months.
3. FirstCash (FCFS)
12% sales growth and 12.35% return on equity
FirstCash Holdings, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates retail pawn stores in the United States, Mexico, and rest of Latin America. Its pawn stores lend money on the collateral of pledged personal property, including jewelry, electronics, tools, appliances, sporting goods, and musical instruments; and retails merchandise acquired through collateral forfeitures on forfeited pawn loans and over-the-counter purchases of merchandise directly from customers. The company is also involved in melting scrap jewelry, as well as sells gold, silver, and diamonds in commodity markets. As of December 31, 2021, it operated 1,081 stores in the United States and the District of Columbia; 1,656 stores in Mexico; 60 stores in Guatemala; 13 stores in El Salvador; and 15 stores in Colombia. The company was incorporated in 1988 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, FirstCash has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.99.
PE Ratio
FirstCash has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 21.92. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $21.92 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 12.35%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
FirstCash’s stock is valued at $109.37 at 09:22 EST, under its 52-week high of $111.84 and way above its 52-week low of $85.30.
4. Synergetics USA (SURG)
10.8% sales growth and 130.07% return on equity
SurgePays, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides telecommunication services in the United States. It offers discounted and free wireless services for federal programs, such as SNAP (EBT) and Medicaid; subsidized wireless service to qualifying low income customers; repaid wireless plans with talk, text, and 4G LTE data; and client acquisition and retention services for attorneys and law firms by operating digital marketing campaigns. The company also provides financial technology tech and wireless top-up platform; and SurgePays Blockchain software, an e-commerce platform, which offer wholesale goods and services direct to convenience stores, bodegas, minimarts, tiendas, and other corner stores. In addition, it provides sales support, customer, IT infrastructure design, graphic media, database programming, software development, revenue assurance, lead generation, call center support, and other services. The company was formerly known as Surge Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to SurgePays, Inc. in November 2020. SurgePays, Inc. is headquartered in Bartlett, Tennessee.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Synergetics USA has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.84.
PE Ratio
Synergetics USA has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 5.73. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $5.73 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 130.07%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Synergetics USA’s stock is valued at $4.81 at 09:22 EST, way below its 52-week high of $8.33 and way above its 52-week low of $3.88.
Sales Growth
Synergetics USA’s sales growth is 13.5% for the current quarter and 10.8% for the next.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Synergetics USA’s EBITDA is 15.78.
5. Global Self Storage (SELF)
10.7% sales growth and 6.12% return on equity
Global Self Storage is a self-administered and self-managed REIT that owns, operates, manages, acquires, develops and redevelops self-storage properties. The company's self-storage properties are designed to offer affordable, easily accessible and secure storage space for residential and commercial customers. Through its wholly owned subsidiaries, the company owns and/or manages 13 self-storage properties in Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Oklahoma.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Global Self Storage has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.27.
PE Ratio
Global Self Storage has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 16.9. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $16.9 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 6.12%.
