(VIANEWS) – New Mountain Finance Corporation (NMFC), Five Below (FIVE), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) 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. New Mountain Finance Corporation (NMFC)
27.5% sales growth and 7.56% return on equity
New Mountain Finance Corporation (Nasdaq: NMFC), a business development company is a private equity / buyouts and loan fund specializes in directly investing and lending to middle market companies in “defensive growth” industries. The fund prefers investing in buyout and middle market companies. It also makes investments in debt securities at all levels of the capital structure including first and second lien debt, unsecured notes, and mezzanine securities. In some cases, its investments may also include equity interests. It targets energy, engineering and consulting services, specialty chemicals and materials, trading companies and distributors, commercial printing, diversified support services, education services, environmental and facilities services, office services and supplies, media, distributors, health care services, health care facilities, application software, business services, systems software, federal services, distribution and logistics, interactive home entertainment, telecommunication services, hydroelectric power generation, electric power generation by fossil fuels, electric power generation by nuclear fuels, health care technology, and security and alarm services. The fund seeks to invest in United States of America. It seeks to invest between $10 million and $125 million per transaction. The firm invests through both primary originations and open-market secondary purchases. It invests in companies with EBITDA between $10 million and $200 million. The fund seeks a majority stake in its portfolio companies.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, New Mountain Finance Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.95.
PE Ratio
New Mountain Finance Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 12.89. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $12.89 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 7.56%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for New Mountain Finance Corporation is 228120 which is 28.75% below its average volume of 320171.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
New Mountain Finance Corporation’s stock is valued at $12.25 at 09:22 EST, under its 52-week high of $13.20 and above its 52-week low of $11.27.
2. Five Below (FIVE)
19.1% sales growth and 20.88% return on equity
Five Below, Inc. operates as a specialty value retailer in the United States. It offers accessories, including socks, sunglasses, jewelry, scarves, gloves, hair accessories, athletic tops and bottoms, and t-shirts, as well as nail polishes, lip glosses, fragrances, and branded cosmetics; and items used to complete and personalize living space, such as glitter lamps, posters, frames, fleece blankets, plush items, pillows, candles, incense, lighting, novelty décor, accent furniture, and related items, as well as provides storage options for the customers room. The company also provides sport balls; team sports merchandise and fitness accessories, such as hand weights, jump ropes, and gym balls; games, including name brand board games, puzzles, collectibles, and toys covering remote control; and pool, beach, and outdoor toys, as well as games and accessories. In addition, it offers accessories for cell phones, tablets, audio, and computers, such as cases, chargers, headphones, and other items; books, video games, and DVDs; craft activity kits; arts and crafts supplies, such as crayons, markers, and stickers; and trend-right items for school comprising backpacks, fashion notebooks and journals, novelty pens and pencils, locker accessories, and everyday name brand items. Further, the company provides party goods, decorations, gag gifts, and greeting cards, as well as every day and special occasion merchandise products; assortment of classic and novelty candy bars, movie-size box candy, seasonal-related candy, and gum and snack food; chilled drinks through coolers; and seasonally-specific items used to celebrate and decorate for events. It primarily serves tween and teen customers. As of January 29, 2022, the company operated approximately 1,190 stores in 40 states. The company was formerly known as Cheap Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Five Below, Inc. in August 2002. Five Below, Inc. was incorporated in 2002 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Five Below has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.88.
PE Ratio
Five Below has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 36.15. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $36.15 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 20.88%.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Five Below’s EBITDA is 141.89.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Five Below is 714537 which is 21.45% below its average volume of 909751.
3. Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG)
12.6% sales growth and 44.9% return on equity
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, owns and operates Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurants. It offers burritos, burrito bowls, quesadillas, tacos, and salads. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Newport Beach, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Chipotle Mexican Grill has a trailing twelve months EPS of $42.2.
PE Ratio
Chipotle Mexican Grill has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 50.93. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $50.93 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 44.9%.
Moving Average
Chipotle Mexican Grill’s value is way above its 50-day moving average of $1,903.13 and way higher than its 200-day moving average of $1,872.33.
Dividend Yield
As maintained by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Jan 1, 1970, the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 1.9%.
4. Expedia Group (EXPE)
12% sales growth and 21.9% return on equity
Expedia Group, Inc. operates as an online travel company in the United States and internationally. The company operates through Retail, B2B, and trivago segments. Its brand portfolio includes Brand Expedia, a full-service online travel brand with localized websites; Hotels.com for marketing and distributing lodging accommodations; Vrbo, an online marketplace for the alternative accommodations; Orbitz; Travelocity; Wotif Group; CheapTickets; ebookers; Expedia; Hotwire; CarRentals.com; Classic Vacations; and Expedia Cruise. The company's brand portfolio also comprises Expedia Partner Solutions, that offers private label and co-branded products through third-party websites; and Egencia that provides travel services to businesses and corporate customers. In addition, its brand portfolio consists of Trivago, a hotel metasearch website, which send referrals to online travel companies and travel service providers from hotel metasearch websites. Further, the company provides loyalty programs, hotel accommodations and alternative accommodations, and advertising and media services. It serves leisure and corporate travelers, that includes travel agencies, tour operators, travel supplier direct websites and call centers, consolidators and wholesalers of travel products and services, online portals and search websites, travel metasearch websites, mobile travel applications, and social media websites, as well as traditional consumer ecommerce and group buying websites. The company was formerly known as Expedia, Inc. and changed its name to Expedia Group, Inc. in March 2018. Expedia Group, Inc. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Expedia Group has a trailing twelve months EPS of $5.46.
PE Ratio
Expedia Group has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 21.85. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $21.85 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 21.9%.
5. Rambus (RMBS)
10.5% sales growth and 34.16% return on equity
Rambus Inc. provides semiconductor products in the United States, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, Europe, Canada, Singapore, China, and internationally. The company offers DDR memory interface chips, including DDR5, DDR4 and DDR3 memory interface chips to module manufacturers and OEMs; silicon IP comprising, interface and security IP solutions that move and protect data in advanced applications; and physical interface and digital controller IP to offer industry-leading, integrated memory and interconnect subsystems. It also provides a portfolio of patents that covers memory architecture, high-speed serial links, and security products. The company markets its products and services through its direct sales force and distributors. Rambus Inc. was incorporated in 1990 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Rambus has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.62.
PE Ratio
Rambus has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 22.16. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $22.16 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 34.16%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Rambus is 1994520 which is 57.69% above its average volume of 1264820.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Rambus’s stock is valued at $58.07 at 09:22 EST, way below its 52-week high of $68.54 and way above its 52-week low of $34.41.
Dividend Yield
As stated by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Jan 1, 1970, the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 0.15%.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Rambus’s EBITDA is 12.99.
6. Daktronics (DAKT)
10% sales growth and 15.36% return on equity
Daktronics, Inc. designs, manufactures, markets, and sells electronic display systems and related products worldwide. It operates in five segments: Commercial, Live Events, High School Park and Recreation, Transportation, and International. The company offers video display systems, such as displays to show various levels of video, graphics, and animation; indoor and outdoor LED video displays, including centerhung, landmark, ribbon board, and corporate office entrance displays, as well as video walls and hanging banners; mobile and modular display systems; architectural lighting and display products; indoor and outdoor scoreboards for various sports, digit displays, scoring and timing controllers, statistics software, and other related products; and timing systems for sports events primarily aquatics and track competitions, as well as swimming touchpads, race start systems, and relay take-off platforms. It also provides control components for video displays in live event applications; message displays; ITS dynamic message signs, including LED displays for road management, mass transit, and aviation applications; digit and directional displays for use in parking facilities; and sound systems for outdoor sports venues. In addition, the company offers out-of-home advertising displays comprising billboards and street furniture displays; DataTime product line that consists of outdoor time and temperature displays; and Fuelight digit displays designed for the petroleum industry. Further, it provides ADFLOW DMS systems that include indoor networked solutions for retailers, convenience stores, and other businesses; and Venus Control Suite, Show Control, Vanguard, and others, as well as maintenance and professional services related to its products. The company sells its products through direct sales and resellers. Daktronics, Inc. was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Brookings, South Dakota.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Daktronics has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.69.
PE Ratio
Daktronics has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 13.94. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $13.94 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 15.36%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Daktronics is 328510 which is 24.65% below its average volume of 436006.
Dividend Yield
According to Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Mar 5, 2020, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.2 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 4.48%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 35.3%, now sitting on 814.81M for the twelve trailing months.
Sales Growth
Daktronics’s sales growth for the next quarter is 10%.
7. Middlefield Banc Corp. (MBCN)
9.4% sales growth and 10.95% return on equity
Middlefield Banc Corp., headquartered in Middlefield, Ohio, is the bank holding company of The Middlefield Banking Company with total assets of $1.39 billion at March 31, 2021. The bank operates 16 full-service banking centers and an LPL Financial® brokerage office serving Beachwood, Chardon, Cortland, Dublin, Garrettsville, Mantua, Middlefield, Newbury, Orwell, Plain City, Powell, Solon, Sunbury, Twinsburg, and Westerville. The Bank also operates a Loan Production Office in Mentor, Ohio. Additional information is available at www.middlefieldbank.bank.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Middlefield Banc Corp. has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.21.
PE Ratio
Middlefield Banc Corp. has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 12.38. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $12.38 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 10.95%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Middlefield Banc Corp. is 23964 which is 98.26% above its average volume of 12087.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter and the next is a negative 27.5% and a negative 32.9%, respectively.
Moving Average
Middlefield Banc Corp.’s value is above its 50-day moving average of $26.46 and above its 200-day moving average of $27.02.
8. HealthStream (HSTM)
5.1% sales growth and 3.89% return on equity
HealthStream, Inc. provides workforce and provider solutions for healthcare organizations in the United States. It operates through two segments, Workforce Solutions and Provider Solutions. The company offers workforce solutions, including software-as-a-service (SaaS) based services and subscription-based solutions to meet the range of its clinical development, talent management, training, certification, scheduling, competency assessment, performance appraisal, and other needs, as well as implementation and account management services. It also provides applications for learning, compensation management, succession planning, competency management, disclosure management, simulation-based education, quality management, and industry training. In addition, the company offers VerityStream that delivers enterprise-class solutions to transform the healthcare provider experience for ambulatory surgery centers, urgent care facilities, clinics, medical groups, and other healthcare organizations; EchoCredentialing and MSOW platforms that manage medical staff credentialing, enrollment, and privileging processes for hospitals; and EchoOneApp, a provider enrollment platform for medical groups. Further, it provides CredentialMyDoc, a credentialing and enrollment SaaS solution for medical groups and surgery centers; CredentialStream, a SaaS-based provider credentialing, privileging, and enrollment solution; and NurseGrid Mobile for nurse managers. The company offers its solutions in healthcare industry companies that include private, not-for-profit, and government entities, as well as pharmaceutical and medical device companies through direct sales teams. HealthStream, Inc. was incorporated in 1990 and is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, HealthStream has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.43.
PE Ratio
HealthStream has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 59.91. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $59.91 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 3.89%.
Dividend Yield
As maintained by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Dec 7, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.1 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 0.39%.
