(VIANEWS) – MercadoLibre (MELI), Great Elm Capital Corp. (GECC), Vital Farms (VITL) 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. MercadoLibre (MELI)
36.8% sales growth and 45.15% return on equity
MercadoLibre, Inc. operates online commerce platforms in Latin America. It operates Mercado Libre Marketplace, an automated online commerce platform that enables businesses, merchants, and individuals to list merchandise and conduct sales and purchases online; and Mercado Pago FinTech platform, a financial technology solution platform, which facilitates transactions on and off its marketplaces by providing a mechanism that allows its users to send and receive payments online, as well as allows users to transfer money through their websites or on the apps. The company also offers Mercado Fondo that allows users to invest funds deposited in their Mercado Pago accounts; Mercado Credito, which extends loans to certain merchants and consumers; and Mercado Envios logistics solution that enables sellers on its platform to utilize third-party carriers and other logistics service providers, as well as fulfillment and warehousing services for sellers. In addition, it provides Mercado Libre Classifieds, an online classified listing service, where users can list and purchase motor vehicles, real estate, and services; Mercado Libre Ads, an advertising platform, which enables large retailers and brands to promote their products and services on the web; and Mercado Shops, an online storefronts solution that enables users to set-up, manage, and promote their own digital stores. The company was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Montevideo, Uruguay.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, MercadoLibre has a trailing twelve months EPS of $19.67.
PE Ratio
MercadoLibre has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 78.14. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $78.14 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 45.15%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
MercadoLibre’s stock is valued at $1,537.00 at 04:22 EST, above its 52-week high of $1,485.95.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 39.8%, now sitting on 13.21B for the twelve trailing months.
Moving Average
MercadoLibre’s value is way higher than its 50-day moving average of $1,296.52 and way higher than its 200-day moving average of $1,251.92.
Previous days news about MercadoLibre(MELI)
- Here's why mercadolibre (meli) is a great momentum stock to buy. According to Zacks on Friday, 24 November, "Shares of MercadoLibre have increased 11.12% over the past quarter, and have gained 58.45% in the last year. ", "Taking into account all of these elements, it should come as no surprise that MELI is a #2 (Buy) stock with a Momentum Score of B. If you’ve been searching for a fresh pick that’s set to rise in the near-term, make sure to keep MercadoLibre on your short list."
2. Great Elm Capital Corp. (GECC)
21.4% sales growth and 14.3% return on equity
Great Elm Capital Corporation is a business development company which specializes in loan and mezzanine, middle market investments. The fund prefers to invest in media, commercial services and supplies, healthcare, telecommunication services, communications equipment. It typically makes equity investments between $3 million and $10 million in companies with revenues between $3 million and $75 million.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Great Elm Capital Corp. has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.71.
PE Ratio
Great Elm Capital Corp. has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 5.59. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $5.59 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 14.3%.
Dividend Yield
According to Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Dec 13, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1.4 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 14.64%.
Moving Average
Great Elm Capital Corp.’s worth is higher than its 50-day moving average of $9.44 and higher than its 200-day moving average of $8.81.
Sales Growth
Great Elm Capital Corp.’s sales growth is 48% for the ongoing quarter and 21.4% for the next.
3. Vital Farms (VITL)
20.8% sales growth and 11.98% return on equity
Vital Farms, Inc. operates as an ethical food company in the United States. It produces five pasture-raised products sourced from animals raised on small family farms, including shell eggs, butter, hard-boiled eggs, ghee, and liquid whole eggs. The company's customers include natural retailers, mainstream retailers, and foodservice partners. Vital Farms, Inc. was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Vital Farms has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.47.
PE Ratio
Vital Farms has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 25.55. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $25.55 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 11.98%.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Vital Farms’s EBITDA is 0.94.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Vital Farms’s stock is valued at $12.01 at 04:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $18.18 and way higher than its 52-week low of $10.23.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is 150% and 100%, respectively.
Previous days news about Vital Farms(VITL)
- Does vital farms (vitl) have the potential to rally 38.11% as wall street analysts expect?. According to Zacks on Wednesday, 22 November, "Shares of Vital Farms (VITL Quick QuoteVITL – Free Report) have gained 13.1% over the past four weeks to close the last trading session at $12.41, but there could still be a solid upside left in the stock if short-term price targets of Wall Street analysts are any indication. "
4. The ONE Group Hospitality (STKS)
18.3% sales growth and 7.01% return on equity
The ONE Group Hospitality, Inc., a hospitality company, develops, owns, operates, manages, and licenses restaurants and lounges worldwide. It operates through STK, Kona Grill, and ONE Hospitality segments. The company also provides turn-key food and beverage services for hospitality venues, including hotels, casinos, and other locations. Its hospitality food and beverage solutions include developing, managing, and operating restaurants, bars, rooftops, pools, banqueting, catering, private dining rooms, room service, and mini bars; and offers hospitality advisory and consulting services. The company operates restaurants primarily under the STK and Kona Grill brands. As of December 31, 2021, it owned, operated, managed, or licensed 60 venues, including 23 STKs and 24 Kona Grills in North America, Europe, and the Middle East, as well as 13 F&B venues in seven hotels and casinos in the United States and Europe. The ONE Group Hospitality, Inc. was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, The ONE Group Hospitality has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.15.
PE Ratio
The ONE Group Hospitality has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 29.8. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $29.8 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 7.01%.
5. UNIVERSAL INSURANCE HOLDINGS (UVE)
13.2% sales growth and 25.59% return on equity
Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an integrated insurance holding company in the United States. It develops, markets, and underwrites insurance products for personal residential insurance, such as homeowners, renters/tenants, condo unit owners, and dwelling/fire; and offers allied lines, coverage for other structures, and personal property, liability, and personal articles coverages. The company also advises on actuarial issues, oversees distribution, administers claims payments, performs policy administration and underwriting, and assists with reinsurance negotiations; places and manages reinsurance programs for the insurance entities; and operates Clovered.com, a digital agency for carrier partners and utilization of digital applications for adjusting claims. It offers its products through a network of independent agents, as well as direct-to-consumer online solutions, including digital insurance agency. The company was formerly known as Universal Heights, Inc. and changed its name to Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. in January 2001. Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 1990 and is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, UNIVERSAL INSURANCE HOLDINGS has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.36.
PE Ratio
UNIVERSAL INSURANCE HOLDINGS has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 7.03. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $7.03 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 25.59%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the present quarter is a negative 91.7% and positive 30.4% for the next.
6. NICE Ltd (NICE)
10.4% sales growth and 10.65% return on equity
NICE Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides cloud platforms for AI-driven digital business solutions worldwide. It offers CXone, a cloud native open platform; Enlighten, an AI engine for CX that discovers automation opportunities for self-service; digital-entry points solutions that enable organizations to address consumers' needs; and journey orchestration solutions that empower organizations to connect and route customers to deal with the customer's request, and connects them using real time AI-based routing. The company also provides smart self service solutions that empower organizations to build intelligent automated conversations based on data; and prepared agent solutions and tools enable contact center agents to guide and alert them in real time; complete performance solutions that help organizations to record structured and unstructured customer interaction and transaction data; and NICE Evidencentral, an digital evidence management platform for public safety emergency communications, law enforcement, and criminal justice helps agencies. In addition, it offers X-Sight, is an open and flexible AI-cloud platform for financial crime and compliance; Xceed, a cloud platform for comprehensive AML and fraud prevention for small and mid-sized organizations; data intelligence solutions that enable organizations to turn raw data into comprehensive actionable intelligence to prevent and detect financial crimes; AI and analytics technologies to detect and prevent financial crimes in real-time; money laundering and fraud prevention solutions that help organizations adhere to capital markets compliance and anti-money laundering compliance regulations; intelligent investigations solutions; and self-service solutions that provide organizations with customization and self-development capabilities. The company was formerly known as NICE-Systems Ltd. and changed its name to NICE Ltd. in June 2016. NICE Ltd. was founded in 1986 and is based in Ra'anana, Israel.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, NICE Ltd has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.94.
PE Ratio
NICE Ltd has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 39.05. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $39.05 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 10.65%.
Moving Average
NICE Ltd’s value is way above its 50-day moving average of $168.27 and under its 200-day moving average of $198.34.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 8.4%, now sitting on 2.32B for the twelve trailing months.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
NICE Ltd’s EBITDA is 4.98.
7. Option Care Health (OPCH)
7.2% sales growth and 18.54% return on equity
Option Care Health, Inc. offers home and alternate site infusion services in the United States. The company provides anti-infective therapies; home infusion services to treat heart failures; home parenteral nutrition and enteral nutrition support services for numerous acute and chronic conditions, such as stroke, cancer, and gastrointestinal diseases; immunoglobulin infusion therapies for the treatment of immune deficiencies; and treatments for chronic inflammatory disorders, including Crohn's disease, plaque psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, ulcerative colitis, and other chronic inflammatory disorders. It also offers treatments to manage the progression of neurological disorders, such as multiple sclerosis, duchenne muscular dystrophy, and others; infusion therapies for bleeding disorders; therapies that women need to survive and thrive through high-risk pregnancies; and other infusion therapies to treat various conditions, including pain management, chemotherapy, and respiratory medications, as well as nursing services. Option Care Health, Inc. is headquartered in Bannockburn, Illinois.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Option Care Health has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.44.
PE Ratio
Option Care Health has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 19.83. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $19.83 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 18.54%.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Option Care Health’s EBITDA is 1.39.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Option Care Health is 1617660 which is 18.31% below its average volume of 1980350.
Moving Average
Option Care Health’s worth is way under its 50-day moving average of $32.02 and under its 200-day moving average of $31.39.
Dividend Yield
As stated by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Jan 1, 1970, the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 3.79%.
Previous days news about Option Care Health(OPCH)
- According to Zacks on Friday, 24 November, "Last month, Option Care Health announced its third-quarter 2023 results, wherein it registered a solid uptick in its net revenues. "
