(VIANEWS) – Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM), New Oriental Education & Technology Group Sponsored ADR representing 1 Ordinary Share (EDU), MFA Financial (MFA) 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. Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM)
31.8% sales growth and 25.33% return on equity
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, packages, tests, and sells integrated circuits and other semiconductor devices in Taiwan, China, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Japan, the United States, and internationally. It provides a range of wafer fabrication processes, including processes to manufacture complementary metal- oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) logic, mixed-signal, radio frequency, embedded memory, bipolar CMOS mixed-signal, and others. The company also offers customer and engineering support services; manufactures masks; and invests in technology start-up companies; researches, designs, develops, manufactures, packages, tests, and sells color filters; and provides investment services. Its products are used in high performance computing, smartphones, Internet of things, automotive, and digital consumer electronics. The company was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Hsinchu City, Taiwan.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Taiwan Semiconductor has a trailing twelve months EPS of $5.05.
PE Ratio
Taiwan Semiconductor has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 28.22. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $28.22 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 25.33%.
2. New Oriental Education & Technology Group Sponsored ADR representing 1 Ordinary Share (EDU)
27.7% sales growth and 8.8% return on equity
New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. provides private educational services under the New Oriental brand in the People's Republic of China. It operates through K-12 AST, Test Preparation and Other Courses; and Others segments. The company offers test preparation courses to students taking language and entrance exams used by educational institutions in the United States, the People's Republic of China, and the Commonwealth countries; and after-school tutoring courses for middle and high school students to enhance their exam scores, as well as for children to teach English. It also provides language training courses, including English, as well as other foreign languages, such as German, Japanese, French, Korean, Italian, and Spanish; operates a full-time private primary and secondary school in Yangzhou seeking a full curriculum with a focus on English; develops and edits educational materials for language training and test preparation; and offers online education programs that include college, K-12, and pre-school education. In addition, the company offers overseas studies consulting and overseas study tour services. As of May 31, 2020, it offered educational programs, services, and products to students through a network of 104 schools, 1,361 learning centers, and 12 bookstores. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People's Republic of China.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, New Oriental Education & Technology Group Sponsored ADR representing 1 Ordinary Share has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.8.
PE Ratio
New Oriental Education & Technology Group Sponsored ADR representing 1 Ordinary Share has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 47.22. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $47.22 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 8.8%.
3. MFA Financial (MFA)
20.3% sales growth and 4.12% return on equity
MFA Financial, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a real estate investment trust in the United States. The company invests in residential mortgage assets, including non-agency mortgage-backed securities, agency MBS, and credit risk transfer securities; residential whole loans, including purchased performing loans, purchased credit deteriorated, and non-performing loans; and mortgage servicing rights related assets. MFA Financial, Inc. was incorporated in 1997 and is based in New York, New York.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, MFA Financial has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.46.
PE Ratio
MFA Financial has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 23.39. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $23.39 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 4.12%.
4. Essent Group Ltd. (ESNT)
17.7% sales growth and 14.56% 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 $6.5.
PE Ratio
Essent Group Ltd. has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 8.22. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $8.22 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 14.56%.
5. Pembina Pipeline (PBA)
17.6% sales growth and 11.24% return on equity
Pembina Pipeline Corporation provides energy transportation and midstream services. It operates through three segments: Pipelines, Facilities, and Marketing & New Ventures. The Pipelines segment operates conventional, oil sands and heavy oil, and transmission assets with a transportation capacity of 2.9 millions of barrels of oil equivalent per day, the ground storage capacity of 10 millions of barrels, and rail terminalling capacity of approximately 105 thousands of barrels of oil equivalent per day serving markets and basins across North America. The Facilities segment offers infrastructure that provides customers with natural gas, condensate, and natural gas liquids (NGLs), including ethane, propane, butane, and condensate; and includes 354 thousands of barrels per day of NGL fractionation capacity, 21 millions of barrels of cavern storage capacity, and associated pipeline, and rail terminalling facilities and a liquefied propane export facility. The Marketing & New Ventures segment buys and sells hydrocarbon liquids and natural gas originating in the Western Canadian sedimentary basin and other basins. Pembina Pipeline Corporation was incorporated in 1954 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Pembina Pipeline has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.2.
PE Ratio
Pembina Pipeline has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 15.78. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $15.78 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 11.24%.
6. Barrett Business Services (BBSI)
8.3% sales growth and 26.85% return on equity
Barrett Business Services, Inc. provides business management solutions for small and mid-sized companies in the United States. The company develops a management platform that integrates a knowledge-based approach from the management consulting industry with tools from the human resource outsourcing industry. It offers professional employer services under which it enters into a client services agreement to establish a co-employment relationship with each client company, assuming responsibility for payroll, payroll taxes, workers' compensation coverage, and other administration functions for the client's existing workforce. The company also provides staffing and recruiting services, such as on-demand or short-term staffing assignment, contract staffing, direct placement, and long-term or indefinite-term on-site management services. It serves electronics manufacturers, light-manufacturing industries, agriculture-based companies, transportation and shipping enterprises, food processors, telecommunications companies, public utilities, general contractors in various construction-related fields, and professional services firms. The company was incorporated in 1965 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Washington.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Barrett Business Services has a trailing twelve months EPS of $7.39.
PE Ratio
Barrett Business Services has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 16.48. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $16.48 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 26.85%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Barrett Business Services’s stock is valued at $121.77 at 11:22 EST, below its 52-week high of $130.00 and way higher than its 52-week low of $76.22.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Barrett Business Services is 23970 which is 22.05% below its average volume of 30754.
7. United Rentals (URI)
6.1% sales growth and 32.98% return on equity
United Rentals, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as an equipment rental company. It operates in two segments, General Rentals and Specialty. The General Rentals segment rents general construction and industrial equipment includes backhoes, skid-steer loaders, forklifts, earthmoving equipment, and material handling equipment; aerial work platforms, such as boom and scissor lifts; and general tools and light equipment comprising pressure washers, water pumps, and power tools for construction and industrial companies, manufacturers, utilities, municipalities, homeowners, and government entities. The specialty segment rents specialty construction products, including trench safety equipment consists of trench shields, aluminum hydraulic shoring systems, slide rails, crossing plates, construction lasers, and line testing equipment for underground work; power and heating, ventilating, and air conditioning equipment, such as portable diesel generators, electrical distribution equipment, and temperature control equipment; fluid solutions equipment for fluid containment, transfer, and treatment; and mobile storage equipment and modular office space. This segment serves construction companies involved in infrastructure projects, and municipalities and industrial companies. It also sells aerial lifts, reach forklifts, telehandlers, compressors, and generators; construction consumables, tools, small equipment, and safety supplies; and parts for equipment that is owned by its customers, as well as provides repair and maintenance services. The company sells used equipment through its sales force, brokers, website, at auctions, and directly to manufacturers. The company operates in the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. United Rentals, Inc. was incorporated in 1997 and is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, United Rentals has a trailing twelve months EPS of $35.31.
PE Ratio
United Rentals has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 19.11. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $19.11 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 32.98%.
Moving Average
United Rentals’s worth is under its 50-day moving average of $681.85 and way higher than its 200-day moving average of $544.76.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
United Rentals’s stock is valued at $674.81 at 11:22 EST, below its 52-week high of $732.37 and way higher than its 52-week low of $325.91.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the present quarter and the next is 7% and 7.5%, respectively.
