(VIANEWS) – Argan (AGX), Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), Dorian LPG Ltd. (LPG) 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. Argan (AGX)
23.7% sales growth and 12.78% return on equity
Argan, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, operations management, maintenance, project development, technical, and consulting services to the power generation and renewable energy markets. The company operates through Power Industry Services, Industrial Fabrication and Field Services, and Telecommunications Infrastructure Services segments. The Power Industry Services segment offers engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contracting services to the owners of alternative energy facilities, such as biomass plants, wind farms, and solar fields; and design, construction, project management, start-up, and operation services for projects with approximately 15 gigawatts of power-generating capacity. This segment serves independent power project owners, public utilities, power plant equipment suppliers, and energy plant construction companies. The Industrial Fabrication and Field Services segment provides industrial field, and steel pipe and vessel fabrication services for forest products, power, energy, large fertilizer, EPC, mining, and petrochemical companies in southeast region of the United States. The Telecommunications Infrastructure Services segment offers trenchless directional boring and excavation for underground communication and power networks, as well as aerial cabling services; and installs buried cable, high and low voltage electric lines, and private area outdoor lighting systems. It also provides structuring, cabling, terminations, and connectivity that offers the physical transport for high speed data, voice, video, and security networks. This segment serves state and local government agencies, regional communications service providers, electric utilities, and other commercial customers, as well as federal government facilities comprising cleared facilities in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States. Argan, Inc. was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Rockville, Maryland.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Argan has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.47.
PE Ratio
Argan has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 18.23. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $18.23 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 12.78%.
Moving Average
Argan’s value is below its 50-day moving average of $45.71 and above its 200-day moving average of $42.70.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Argan’s stock is valued at $45.03 at 05:22 EST, below its 52-week high of $48.51 and way above its 52-week low of $37.37.
2. Intercontinental Exchange (ICE)
20.4% sales growth and 10.38% return on equity
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of market infrastructure, data services, and technology solutions for financial institutions, corporations, and government entities in the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union, Singapore, India, Abu Dhabi, Israel, and Canada. It operates through three segments: Exchanges, Fixed Income and Data Services, and Mortgage Technology. The company operates regulated marketplaces for listing, trading, and clearing an array of derivatives contracts and financial securities, such as commodities, interest rates, foreign exchange, and equities, as well as corporate and exchange-traded funds; and trading venues, including regulated exchanges and clearing houses. It also offers energy, agricultural and metals, and financial futures and options; and cash equities and equity options, and over-the-counter and other markets, as well as listings and data and connectivity services. In addition, the company provides fixed income data and analytic, fixed income execution, CDS clearing, and other multi-asset class data and network services. Further, it offers proprietary and comprehensive mortgage origination platform, which serves residential mortgage loans; closing solutions that provides customers connectivity to the mortgage supply chain and facilitates the secure exchange of information; data and analytics services; and Data as a Service for lenders to access data and origination information. Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Intercontinental Exchange has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.31.
PE Ratio
Intercontinental Exchange has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 29.93. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $29.93 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 10.38%.
3. Dorian LPG Ltd. (LPG)
14.8% sales growth and 29.22% return on equity
Dorian LPG Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the transportation of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) through its LPG tankers worldwide. The company owns and operates very large gas carriers (VLGCs). As of March 31, 2020, its fleet consisted of twenty-four VLGCs. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Dorian LPG Ltd. has a trailing twelve months EPS of $6.35.
PE Ratio
Dorian LPG Ltd. has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 6.47. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $6.47 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 29.22%.
Dividend Yield
As claimed by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Feb 1, 2024, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 4 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 9.42%.
4. Essent Group Ltd. (ESNT)
14% sales growth and 14.69% return on equity
Essent Group Ltd., through its subsidiaries, provides private mortgage insurance and reinsurance for mortgages secured by residential properties located in the United States. Its mortgage insurance products include primary, pool, and master policy. The company also provides information technology maintenance and development services; customer support-related services; underwriting consulting; and contract underwriting services. It serves the originators of residential mortgage loans, such as regulated depository institutions, mortgage banks, credit unions, and other lenders. The company was founded in 2008 and is based in Hamilton, Bermuda.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Essent Group Ltd. has a trailing twelve months EPS of $6.23.
PE Ratio
Essent Group Ltd. has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 8.89. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $8.89 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 14.69%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Essent Group Ltd.’s stock is valued at $55.39 at 05:22 EST, under its 52-week high of $55.99 and way higher than its 52-week low of $36.53.
Sales Growth
Essent Group Ltd.’s sales growth is 24.4% for the ongoing quarter and 14% for the next.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Essent Group Ltd. is 43990 which is 90.49% below its average volume of 462580.
5. Vital Farms (VITL)
10.8% 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 30.66. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $30.66 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%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Vital Farms is 230538 which is 10.11% below its average volume of 256467.
Sales Growth
Vital Farms’s sales growth is 19.8% for the current quarter and 10.8% for the next.
Moving Average
Vital Farms’s worth is above its 50-day moving average of $14.11 and way higher than its 200-day moving average of $12.85.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is 125% and 6.3%, respectively.
6. Alamo Group (ALG)
9% sales growth and 16.47% return on equity
Alamo Group Inc. designs, manufactures, distributes, and services agricultural and infrastructure maintenance equipment for governmental and industrial use worldwide. The company offers hydraulically-powered and tractor-mounted mowers, including boom-mounted mowers; other cutters and replacement parts for heavy-duty and intensive uses; and heavy duty, tractor- and truck-mounted mowing, and vegetation maintenance equipment and replacement parts. It also provides truck-mounted air vacuum, mechanical broom, and regenerative air sweepers; pothole patchers; leaf collection equipment and replacement brooms; parking lot and street sweepers; excavators; catch basin cleaners and roadway debris vacuum systems; truck-mounted vacuum trucks, combination sewer cleaners, and hydro excavators; ice control products; snow plows and heavy duty snow removal equipment, hitches, attachments, and graders; landscape and vegetation maintenance equipment; and public works and runway maintenance products, parts, and services. In addition, the company offers rotary and finishing mowers, flail and disc mowers, front-end loaders, backhoes, rotary tillers, posthole diggers, scraper blades, and replacement parts, as well as zero turn radius mowers; cutting parts, plain and hard-faced replacement tillage tools, disc blades, and fertilizer application components; aftermarket agricultural parts; and heavy-duty mechanical rotary mowers, snow blowers, rock removal equipment, and replacement parts. Further, it provides tractor attachments; agricultural implements; hydraulic and boom-mounted hedge and grass cutters, and other tractor attachments and implements; hedgerow cutters, industrial grass mowers, and agricultural seedbed preparation cultivators; self-propelled sprayers and multi-drive load-carrying vehicles; cutting blades; hydraulic and mechanical boom mowers; and high pressure cleaning systems and trenchers. The company was founded in 1955 and is headquartered in Seguin, Texas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Alamo Group has a trailing twelve months EPS of $11.18.
PE Ratio
Alamo Group has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 18.7. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $18.7 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 16.47%.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Alamo Group’s EBITDA is 37.21.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 13.8%, now sitting on 1.66B for the twelve trailing months.
Dividend Yield
As claimed by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Jan 11, 2024, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1.04 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 0.51%.
7. Codorus Valley Bancorp (CVLY)
6.7% sales growth and 13.25% return on equity
Codorus Valley Bancorp, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for the PeoplesBank that provides community banking services. The company accepts demand, money market, time, and savings deposits, as well as certificates of deposit. It also offers commercial loans, such as builder and developer, commercial and residential real estate investor, hotel/motel, wholesale and retail, agriculture, manufacturing, and other loans; consume loans, including residential mortgage, home equity, and others. In addition, the company provides mortgage and wealth management services; and sells non-deposit investment products. As of December 31, 2020, it operated 26 full service financial centers located in South Central Pennsylvania and North Central Maryland. The company was founded in 1864 and is headquartered in York, Pennsylvania.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Codorus Valley Bancorp has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.86.
PE Ratio
Codorus Valley Bancorp has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 8.75. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $8.75 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 13.25%.
Dividend Yield
As claimed by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Jan 21, 2024, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.68 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 2.74%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Codorus Valley Bancorp’s stock is valued at $25.02 at 05:22 EST, below its 52-week high of $25.95 and way higher than its 52-week low of $16.00.
