(VIANEWS) – Celsius Holdings (CELH), First Solar (FSLR), Enova International (ENVA) 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. Celsius Holdings (CELH)
77.6% sales growth and 16.18% return on equity
Celsius Holdings, Inc. develops, processes, markets, distributes, and sells functional drinks and liquid supplements in the United States and internationally. The company offers various carbonated and non-carbonated functional energy drinks under the CELSIUS Originals name; dietary supplement in carbonated flavors, including apple jack'd, orangesicle, inferno punch, cherry lime, blueberry pomegranate, strawberry dragon fruit, tangerine grapefruit, and jackfruit under the CELSIUS HEAT name; and branched-chain amino acids functional energy drink that fuels muscle recovery under the CELSIUS BCCA+ENERGY name. It also provides CELSIUS On-the-Go, a powdered form of the active ingredients in functional energy drinks in individual On-The-Go packets and canisters; and sparkling grapefruit, cucumber lime, and orange pomegranate, as well as pineapple coconut, watermelon berry, and strawberries and cream non-carbonated functional energy drinks under the CELSIUS Sweetened name; and CELSIUS ready-to drink products. It distributes its products through direct-to-store delivery distributors and direct to retailers, include supermarkets, convenience stores, drug stores, nutritional stores, and mass merchants, as well as health clubs, spas, gyms, the military, and e-commerce websites. The company was formerly known as Vector Ventures, Inc. and changed its name to Celsius Holdings, Inc. in January 2007. Celsius Holdings, Inc. was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Celsius Holdings has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.48.
PE Ratio
Celsius Holdings has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 121.79. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $121.79 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 16.18%.
Sales Growth
Celsius Holdings’s sales growth is 85.4% for the ongoing quarter and 77.6% for the next.
Moving Average
Celsius Holdings’s worth is above its 50-day moving average of $53.44 and way above its 200-day moving average of $51.63.
2. First Solar (FSLR)
71.4% sales growth and 7.82% return on equity
First Solar, Inc. provides photovoltaic (PV) solar energy solutions in the United State, Japan, France, Canada, India, Australia, and internationally. The company designs, manufactures, and sells cadmium telluride solar modules that converts sunlight into electricity. It serves developers and operators of systems, utilities, independent power producers, commercial and industrial companies, and other system owners. The company was formerly known as First Solar Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to First Solar, Inc. in 2006. First Solar, Inc. was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Tempe, Arizona.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, First Solar has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.42.
PE Ratio
First Solar has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 33.62. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $33.62 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 7.82%.
Sales Growth
First Solar’s sales growth is 30.7% for the current quarter and 71.4% for the next.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 27.4%, now sitting on 3.16B for the twelve trailing months.
Moving Average
First Solar’s worth is below its 50-day moving average of $157.90 and way below its 200-day moving average of $175.97.
Previous days news about First Solar(FSLR)
- Zacks investment ideas feature highlights: invesco solar, nextera, first solar, nextracker and NVIDIA. According to Zacks on Thursday, 8 February, "Chicago, IL - February 8, 2024 - Today, Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights Invesco Solar ETF (TAN Quick QuoteTAN – Free Report) , NextEra Energy (NEE Quick QuoteNEE – Free Report) , First Solar (FSLR Quick QuoteFSLR – Free Report) , Nextracker Inc. (NXT Quick QuoteNXT – Free Report) and Nvidia (NVDA Quick QuoteNVDA – Free Report) .", "Meanwhile, Wall Street analysts are warming up to solar giants like First Solar again."
3. Enova International (ENVA)
21.1% sales growth and 15.89% return on equity
Enova International, Inc., a technology and analytics company, provides online financial services in the United States, Brazil, Australia, and Canada. The company offers installment loans; line of credit accounts; receivables purchase agreements; CSO programs, including arranging loans with independent third-party lenders and assisting in the preparation of loan applications and loan documents; and bank programs, such as marketing services and loan servicing for near-prime unsecured consumer installment loan. It markets its financing products under the CashNetUSA, NetCredit, OnDeck, Headway Capital, The Business Backer, Simplic, and Pangea names. Enova International, Inc. was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Enova International has a trailing twelve months EPS of $5.9.
PE Ratio
Enova International has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 9.59. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $9.59 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 15.89%.
4. RLI Corp. (RLI)
18% sales growth and 23.51% return on equity
RLI Corp., an insurance holding company, underwrites property and casualty insurance in the United States and internationally. Its Casualty segment provides commercial and personal coverage products; and general liability products, such as coverage for third-party liability of commercial insureds, including manufacturers, contractors, apartments, and mercantile. It also offers coverages for security guards and in the areas of onshore energy-related businesses and environmental liability for underground storage tanks, contractors and asbestos, and environmental remediation specialists; and professional liability coverages focuses on providing errors and omission coverage to small to medium-sized design, technical, computer, and miscellaneous professionals. This segment provides commercial automobile liability and physical damage insurance to local, intermediate and long haul truckers, public transportation entities, and other types of specialty commercial automobile risks; incidental and related insurance coverages; inland marine coverages; management liability coverages, such as directors and officers liability insurance, fiduciary liability and coverages, employment practice liability, and for various classes of risks, including public and private businesses; and healthcare liability and home business insurance products. The company's Property segment offers commercial property, cargo, hull, protection and indemnity, marine liability, inland marine, homeowners' and dwelling fire, and other property insurance products. Its Surety segment offers commercial surety bonds for medium to large-sized businesses; small bonds for businesses and individuals; and bonds for small to medium-sized contractors. The company also underwrites various reinsurance coverages. It markets its products through branch offices, brokers, carrier partners, and underwriting and independent agents. RLI Corp. was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Peoria, Illinois.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, RLI Corp. has a trailing twelve months EPS of $6.61.
PE Ratio
RLI Corp. has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 20.91. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $20.91 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 23.51%.
Dividend Yield
As stated by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Nov 28, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1.08 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 0.78%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
RLI Corp.’s stock is valued at $138.21 at 19:22 EST, under its 52-week high of $149.65 and way higher than its 52-week low of $123.05.
Sales Growth
RLI Corp.’s sales growth is 9.8% for the present quarter and 18% for the next.
Moving Average
RLI Corp.’s worth is above its 50-day moving average of $135.70 and higher than its 200-day moving average of $134.63.
5. Afya (AFYA)
15.1% sales growth and 11.15% return on equity
Afya Limited, through its subsidiaries, operates as a medical education group in Brazil. The company operates through three segments: Undergrad, Continuing Education, and Digital Services. It offers educational products and services, including medical schools, medical residency preparatory courses, graduate courses, and other programs to lifelong medical learners enrolled across its distribution network, as well as to third-party medical schools. The company also provides digital health services, such as subscription-based mobile app and website portal that focuses on assisting health professionals and students with clinical decision-making through tools, such as medical calculators, charts, and updated content, as well as prescriptions, clinical scores, medical procedures and laboratory exams, and others. It offers health sciences courses, which comprise medicine, dentistry, nursing, radiology, psychology, pharmacy, physical education, physiotherapy, nutrition, and biomedicine; and degree programs and courses in other subjects and disciplines, including undergraduate and post graduate courses in business administration, accounting, law, civil engineering, industrial engineering, and pedagogy. In addition, the company provides medical postgraduate specialization programs; printed and digital content; and an online medical education platform and practical medical training services. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Nova Lima, Brazil.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Afya has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.79.
PE Ratio
Afya has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 26.46. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $26.46 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 11.15%.
Sales Growth
Afya’s sales growth is 20.8% for the current quarter and 15.1% for the next.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Afya’s EBITDA is 6.72.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Afya is 57434 which is 67.72% below its average volume of 177970.
6. Graham Holdings Company (GHC)
14.3% sales growth and 4.02% return on equity
Graham Holdings Company, through its subsidiaries, operates as a diversified education and media company in the United States and internationally. It provides test preparation services and materials; professional training and exam preparation for professional certifications and licensures; and non-academic operations support services to the Purdue University Global; operations support services for online courses and programs; training and test preparation services for accounting and financial services professionals; English-language training, academic preparation programs, and test preparation for English proficiency exams; and A-level examination preparation services, as well as operates colleges, business school, higher education institution, and an online learning institution. The company also owns and operates television stations, restaurants, and entertainment venues; engages in the financial training and automobile dealerships business; offers social media management tools to connect newsrooms with their users; produces Foreign Policy magazine and ForeignPolicy.com website; and publishes Slate, an online magazine, as well as French-language news magazine websites at slate.fr and slateafrique.com. In addition, it provides social media marketing solutions; home health, hospice, and palliative services; burners, igniters, dampers, and controls; screw jacks, linear actuators, and related linear motion products, and lifting systems; pressure impregnated kiln-dried lumber and plywood products; digital advertising services; power charging and data systems, industrial and commercial indoor lighting solutions, and electrical components and assemblies; dermatology and professional aesthetics, and skin care services; software and services; and operates pharmacy. The company was formerly known as The Washington Post Company and changed its name to Graham Holdings Company in November 2013. Graham Holdings Company was founded in 1877 and is based in Arlington, Virginia.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Graham Holdings Company has a trailing twelve months EPS of $33.45.
PE Ratio
Graham Holdings Company has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 21.49. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $21.49 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 4.02%.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Graham Holdings Company’s EBITDA is 20.75.
Sales Growth
Graham Holdings Company’s sales growth is 9.9% for the current quarter and 14.3% for the next.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Graham Holdings Company’s stock is valued at $719.00 at 19:22 EST, below its 52-week high of $748.80 and way above its 52-week low of $545.00.
7. Brown & Brown (BRO)
14% sales growth and 17.09% return on equity
Brown & Brown, Inc. markets and sells insurance products and services in the United States, Bermuda, Canada, Cayman Islands, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. It operates through four segments: Retail, National Programs, Wholesale Brokerage, and Services. The company offers builders risk, group medical and pharmaceutical, property, commercial auto, homeowners, reinsurance, crop and hail, inland marine, retirement benefit, cyber, disability, risk mitigating warranty products, directors and officers, management liability, errors and omissions, medical stop loss, term life, excess liability, personal auto, umbrella, general liability, prescription drug, workers compensation, and group dental insurance products. It also provides professional liability and related package insurance products for dentistry, legal, eyecare, insurance, financial, physicians, and real estate title professionals, as well as supplementary insurance-related products for weddings, events, medical facilities, and cyber liability; homeowners and personal property policies, residential earthquake, and private passenger automobile and motorcycle coverage; commercial and public entity-related programs; and flood insurance, commercial difference-in-conditions, all-risk commercial property, coastal property programs, lender-placed solutions, sovereign Indian nations, and parcel insurance. In addition, it provides markets and sells excess and surplus commercial insurance products, such as personal lines, homeowners, yachts, jewelry, commercial property and casualty, commercial automobile, garage, restaurant, builder's risk, and inland marine lines; and third-party claims administration and medical utilization management services in the workers' compensation and all-lines liability arenas, as well as Medicare Set-aside, Social Security disability, Medicare benefits advocacy, and claims adjusting services. The company was founded in 1939 and is headquartered in Daytona Beach, Florida.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Brown & Brown has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.05.
PE Ratio
Brown & Brown has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 26.56. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $26.56 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 17.09%.
Sales Growth
Brown & Brown’s sales growth is 14.5% for the present quarter and 14% for the next.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Brown & Brown is 1217040 which is 10.59% below its average volume of 1361280.
Moving Average
Brown & Brown’s worth is higher than its 50-day moving average of $74.17 and way higher than its 200-day moving average of $70.49.
Dividend Yield
As claimed by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Feb 1, 2024, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.52 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 0.64%.
Previous days news about Brown & Brown(BRO)
- According to Zacks on Thursday, 8 February, "This means that Brown & Brown is performing better than its sector in terms of year-to-date returns.", "To break things down more, Brown & Brown belongs to the Insurance – Brokerage industry, a group that includes 9 individual companies and currently sits at #63 in the Zacks Industry Rank. "
8. Roper Industries (ROP)
11.2% sales growth and 8.02% return on equity
Roper Technologies, Inc. designs and develops software, and technology enabled products and solutions. The company offers management, campus solutions, diagnostic and laboratory information management, enterprise management, information solutions, transportation management, financial and compliance management, and cloud-based financial analytics and performance management software; cloud-based software to the property and casualty insurance industry; and software, services, and technologies for foodservice operations. It also provides cloud-based data, collaboration, and estimating automation software; electronic marketplace; visual effects and 3D content software; wireless sensor network and solutions; cloud-based software for the life insurance and financial services industries; supply chain software; health care service and software; RFID card readers; data analytics and information; and pharmacy software solutions. In addition, the company offers ultrasound accessories; dispensers and metering pumps; automated surgical scrub and linen dispensing equipment; water meters; optical and electromagnetic measurement systems; and medical devices. It distributes and sells its products through direct sales, manufacturers' representatives, resellers, and distributors. The company was formerly known as Roper Industries, Inc. and changed its name to Roper Technologies, Inc. in April 2015. The company was incorporated in 1981 and is based in Sarasota, Florida.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Roper Industries has a trailing twelve months EPS of $12.76.
PE Ratio
Roper Industries has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 43.09. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $43.09 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 8.02%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Roper Industries’s stock is valued at $549.82 at 19:22 EST, below its 52-week high of $551.91 and way above its 52-week low of $416.78.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Roper Industries’s EBITDA is 84.12.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is 10.7% and 10.8%, respectively.
Moving Average
Roper Industries’s value is higher than its 50-day moving average of $532.58 and way above its 200-day moving average of $489.49.
