(VIANEWS) – Pinduoduo (PDD), Noah Holdings Limited (NOAH), Chubb Corporation (CB) 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. Pinduoduo (PDD)
112.8% sales growth and 34.33% return on equity
PDD Holdings Inc., a multinational commerce group, owns and operates a portfolio of businesses. It operates Pinduoduo, an e-commerce platform that offers products in various categories, including agricultural produce, apparel, shoes, bags, mother and childcare products, food and beverage, electronic appliances, furniture and household goods, cosmetics and other personal care, sports and fitness items and auto accessories; and Temu, an online marketplace. It focuses on bringing businesses and people into the digital economy. The company was formerly known as Pinduoduo Inc. and changed its name to PDD Holdings Inc. in February 2023. PDD Holdings Inc. was incorporated in 2015 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Pinduoduo has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.43.
PE Ratio
Pinduoduo has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 31.89. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $31.89 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 34.33%.
2. Noah Holdings Limited (NOAH)
33.2% sales growth and 9.42% return on equity
Noah Holdings Limited, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a wealth and asset management service provider with the focus on investment and asset allocation services for high net worth individuals and enterprises in Mainland of China, Hong Kong, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Wealth Management, Asset Management, and Other Businesses. The company offers investment products, including domestic and overseas publicly raised and public securities investment funds, privately-raised investment funds, and private equity products; customized value-added financial services, such as investor education and trust services, as well as insurance brokerage services; and insurance products. It also provides onshore and offshore private equity, real estate, public securities, multi-strategy, and other investment products, as well as lending services. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Shanghai, the People's Republic of China.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Noah Holdings Limited has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.89.
PE Ratio
Noah Holdings Limited has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 6.65. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $6.65 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 9.42%.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Noah Holdings Limited’s EBITDA is 0.67.
Moving Average
Noah Holdings Limited’s value is below its 50-day moving average of $12.91 and way below its 200-day moving average of $14.08.
3. Chubb Corporation (CB)
11.9% sales growth and 13.51% return on equity
Chubb Limited provides insurance and reinsurance products worldwide. The company's North America Commercial P&C Insurance segment offers commercial property, casualty, workers' compensation, package policies, risk management, financial lines, marine, construction, environmental, medical, cyber risk, surety, and excess casualty; and group accident and health insurance to large, middle market, and small commercial businesses. Its North America Personal P&C Insurance segment provides affluent and high net worth individuals and families with homeowners, automobile and collector cars, valuable articles, personal and excess liability, travel insurance, and recreational marine insurance and services. The company's North America Agricultural Insurance segment offers multiple peril crop and crop-hail insurance; and coverage for farm and ranch property, and commercial agriculture products. Its Overseas General Insurance segment provides coverage for traditional commercial property and casualty; specialty categories, such as financial lines, marine, energy, aviation, political risk, and construction risk; and group accident and health, and traditional and specialty personal lines for corporations, middle markets, and small customers through retail brokers, agents, and other channels. The company's Global Reinsurance segment offers traditional and specialty reinsurance under the Chubb Tempest Re brand to property and casualty companies. Its Life Insurance segment provides protection and savings products comprising whole life, endowment plans, individual term life, group term life, medical and health, personal accident, credit life, universal life, and unit linked contracts. It markets its products primarily through insurance and reinsurance brokers. The company was formerly known as ACE Limited and changed its name to Chubb Limited in January 2016. Chubb Limited was incorporated in 1985 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Chubb Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $17.09.
PE Ratio
Chubb Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 13.86. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $13.86 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 13.51%.
4. SSR Mining (SSRM)
11.9% sales growth and 5.57% return on equity
SSR Mining Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and operation of precious metal resource properties in Turkey and the Americas. The company explores for gold, silver, copper, lead, and zinc deposits. Its projects include the Çöpler Gold mine located in Erzincan, Turkey; the Marigold mine located in Humboldt County, Nevada, the United States; the Seabee Gold Operation located in Saskatchewan, Canada; and the Puna Operations in Jujuy, Argentina. The company was formerly known as Silver Standard Resources Inc. and changed its name to SSR Mining Inc. in August 2017. SSR Mining Inc. was incorporated in 1946 and is based in Denver, Colorado.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, SSR Mining has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.
PE Ratio
SSR Mining has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 10.6. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $10.6 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 5.57%.
Sales Growth
SSR Mining’s sales growth is 41.9% for the present quarter and 11.9% for the next.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
SSR Mining’s stock is valued at $10.60 at 05:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $17.74 and higher than its 52-week low of $10.34.
5. Hyster (HY)
10.9% sales growth and 48.4% return on equity
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc., through its subsidiaries, designs, engineers, manufactures, sells, and services a line of lift trucks, attachments, and aftermarket parts worldwide. It manufactures components, such as frames, masts, and transmissions; and assembles lift trucks. The company markets its products primarily under the Hyster and Yale brand names to independent Hyster and Yale retail dealerships. It also sells aftermarket parts under the Hyster and Yale, as well as UNISOURCE and PREMIER brands to Hyster and Yale dealers for the service of competitor lift trucks. In addition, the company produces and distributes attachments, forks, and lift tables under the Bolzoni, Auramo, and Meyer brand names; and designs and produces products in the port equipment and rough terrain forklift markets. Further, it designs, manufactures, and sells hydrogen fuel-cell stacks and engines. The company serves light and heavy manufacturers, trucking and automotive companies, rental companies, building materials and paper suppliers, lumber, metal products, warehouses, retailers, food distributors, container handling companies, and U.S. and non-U.S. governmental agencies. Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc. was incorporated in 1991 and is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Hyster has a trailing twelve months EPS of $6.28.
PE Ratio
Hyster has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 10.16. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $10.16 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 48.4%.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Hyster’s EBITDA is 16.9.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Hyster is 129150 which is 73.18% above its average volume of 74574.
6. Transcat (TRNS)
9.8% sales growth and 7.52% return on equity
Transcat, Inc. provides calibration and laboratory instrument services in the United States, Canada, and internationally. It operates in two segments, Service and Distribution. The Service segment offers calibration, repair, inspection, analytical qualification, preventative maintenance, consulting, and other related services. This segment also provides CalTrak, a proprietary document and asset management software that is used to integrate and manage the workflow of its calibration service centers and customers' assets; and Compliance, Control and Cost, an online customer portal that provides its customers with web-based asset management capability, as well as a safe and secure off-site archive of calibration and other service records. The Distribution segment sells and rents test, measurement, and control instruments for customers' test and measurement instrumentation needs, as well as value added services, such as calibration/certification of equipment purchase, equipment rental, used equipment for sale, and equipment kitting. This segment markets and sells its products through website, digital and print advertising, proactive outbound sales, and an inbound call center. The company provides services and products to highly regulated industries, principally life science, which includes companies in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, and other FDA-regulated industries; and additional industries, including aerospace and defense industrial manufacturing, oil and gas and alternative energy, and other industries that require accuracy in processes and confirmation of the capabilities of their equipment. Transcat, Inc. was incorporated in 1964 and is headquartered in Rochester, New York.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Transcat has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.12.
PE Ratio
Transcat has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 87.43. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $87.43 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 7.52%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 11.3%, now sitting on 242.87M for the twelve trailing months.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Transcat’s EBITDA is 187.6.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Transcat’s stock is valued at $97.92 at 05:22 EST, way below its 52-week high of $115.41 and way above its 52-week low of $74.89.
7. Darden Restaurants (DRI)
9.2% sales growth and 49.72% return on equity
Darden Restaurants, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, owns and operates full-service restaurants in the United States and Canada. It operates under Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen, Yard House, The Capital Grille, Seasons 52, Bahama Breeze, Eddie V's Prime Seafood, and Capital Burger brand names. Darden Restaurants, Inc. was incorporated in 1995 and is based in Orlando, Florida.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Darden Restaurants has a trailing twelve months EPS of $8.27.
PE Ratio
Darden Restaurants has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 19.28. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $19.28 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 49.72%.
Previous days news about Darden Restaurants(DRI)
- The zacks analyst blog highlights american eagle outfitters, abercrombie & fitch, stitch fix, carrols restaurant group and darden restaurants. According to Zacks on Friday, 19 January, "Stocks recently featured in the blog include: American Eagle Outfitters (AEO Quick QuoteAEO – Free Report) , Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF Quick QuoteANF – Free Report) , Stitch Fix (SFIX Quick QuoteSFIX – Free Report) , Carrols Restaurant Group (TAST Quick QuoteTAST – Free Report) and Darden Restaurants (DRI Quick QuoteDRI – Free Report) ."
- The zacks analyst blog highlights manulife financial, CNA financial and darden restaurants. According to Zacks on Thursday, 18 January, "Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Manulife Financial Corp (MFC Quick QuoteMFC – Free Report) , CNA Financial (CNA Quick QuoteCNA – Free Report) and Darden Restaurants (DRI Quick QuoteDRI – Free Report) .", "Hence, from an investment perspective, investors should place bets on dividend-paying stocks such as Manulife Financial Corp, CNA Financial and Darden Restaurants for a steady stream of income since their sound business model helps them to remain unperturbed toward market gyrations."
- The zacks analyst blog highlights carrols restaurant, shake shack, arcos dorados, chipotle mexican grill and darden restaurants. According to Zacks on Friday, 19 January, "Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Carrols Restaurant Group Inc. (TAST Quick QuoteTAST – Free Report) , Shake Shack Inc. (SHAK Quick QuoteSHAK – Free Report) , Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. (ARCO Quick QuoteARCO – Free Report) , Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. (CMG Quick QuoteCMG – Free Report) and Darden Restaurants Inc. (DRI Quick QuoteDRI – Free Report) .", "Zacks Rank #2 Darden Restaurants has an expected revenue and earnings growth rate of 9.9% and 10.9%, respectively, for the current year (ending May 2024). "
- According to Zacks on Thursday, 18 January, "Zacks Rank #2 Darden Restaurants has an expected revenue and earnings growth rate of 9.9% and 10.9%, respectively, for the current year (ending May 2024). "
8. Edwards Lifesciences (EW)
7% sales growth and 22.06% return on equity
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation provides products and technologies for structural heart disease, and critical care and surgical monitoring in the United States, Europe, Japan, and internationally. It offers transcatheter heart valve replacement products for the minimally invasive replacement of heart valves; and transcatheter heart valve repair and replacement products to treat mitral and tricuspid valve diseases. The company also provides the PASCAL and Cardioband transcatheter valve repair systems for minimally-invasive therapy. In addition, it offers surgical structural heart solutions, such as aortic surgical valve under the INSPIRIS name; KONECT RESILIA, a pre-assembled aortic tissue valved conduit for patients who require replacement of the valve, root, and ascending aorta; and HARPOON Beating Heart Mitral Valve Repair System for patients with degenerative mitral regurgitation. Further, the company provides critical care solutions, including advanced hemodynamic monitoring systems to measure a patient's heart function and fluid status in surgical and intensive care settings; and Acumen Hypotension Prediction Index software that alerts clinicians in advance of a patient developing dangerously low blood pressure. The company distributes its products through a direct sales force and independent distributors. Edwards Lifesciences Corporation was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in Irvine, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Edwards Lifesciences has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.34.
PE Ratio
Edwards Lifesciences has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 31.48. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $31.48 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 22.06%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Edwards Lifesciences’s stock is valued at $73.66 at 05:22 EST, way below its 52-week high of $94.87 and way above its 52-week low of $60.57.
Moving Average
Edwards Lifesciences’s value is above its 50-day moving average of $71.33 and below its 200-day moving average of $78.61.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Edwards Lifesciences’s EBITDA is 90.25.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Edwards Lifesciences is 1484520 which is 67.52% below its average volume of 4571450.
