(VIANEWS) – Hess Corporation (HES), Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (CPK), Hillenbrand (HI) 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. Hess Corporation (HES)
37.3% sales growth and 24.69% return on equity
Hess Corporation, an exploration and production company, explores, develops, produces, purchases, transports, and sells crude oil, natural gas liquids (NGLs), and natural gas. The company operates in two segments, Exploration and Production, and Midstream. It conducts production operations primarily in the United States, Guyana, the Malaysia/Thailand Joint Development Area, and Malaysia; and exploration activities principally offshore Guyana, the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, and offshore Suriname and Canada. The company is also involved in gathering, compressing, and processing natural gas; fractionating NGLs; gathering, terminaling, loading, and transporting crude oil and NGL through rail car; and storing and terminaling propane, as well as providing water handling services primarily in the Bakken Shale plays in the Williston Basin area of North Dakota. The company was incorporated in 1920 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Hess Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.49.
PE Ratio
Hess Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 34.12. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $34.12 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 24.69%.
Dividend Yield
According to Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Jun 14, 2024, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1.75 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 1.16%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 37.7%, now sitting on 11.19B for the twelve trailing months.
Moving Average
Hess Corporation’s value is below its 50-day moving average of $155.30 and higher than its 200-day moving average of $149.82.
2. Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (CPK)
37.2% sales growth and 9.07% return on equity
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation operates as an energy delivery company. The Regulated Energy segment engages in the natural gas distribution operations in central and southern Delaware, Maryland's eastern shore, and Florida; regulated natural gas transmission in the Delmarva Peninsula and Florida; and regulated electric distribution in northeast and northwest Florida. The Unregulated Energy segment engages in the propane operations in the Mid-Atlantic region and Florida; unregulated natural gas transmission/supply operation in central and eastern Ohio; generation of electricity and steam; and provision of compressed natural gas, liquefied natural gas, and renewable natural gas transportation and pipeline solutions primarily to utilities and pipelines in the eastern United States. This segment also provides other unregulated energy services, such as energy-related merchandise sales; heating, ventilation, and air conditioning services; and plumbing and electrical services. The company was founded in 1859 and is headquartered in Dover, Delaware.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Chesapeake Utilities Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.76.
PE Ratio
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 22.76. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $22.76 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 9.07%.
3. Hillenbrand (HI)
15.4% sales growth and 5.45% return on equity
Hillenbrand, Inc. operates as a diversified industrial company in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: Advanced Process Solutions, Molding Technology Solutions, and Batesville. The Advanced Process Solutions segment designs, engineers, manufactures, markets, and services process and material handling equipment and systems comprising compounding, extrusion, and material handling equipment, as well as offers equipment system design services; and provides screening and separating equipment for various industries, including plastics, food and pharmaceuticals, chemicals, fertilizers, minerals, energy, wastewater treatment, forest products, and other general industrials. The Molding Technology Solutions segment offers injection molding and extrusion equipment; hot runner systems; process control systems; and mold bases and components for various industries, including automotive, consumer goods, medical, packaging, construction, and electronics. The Batesville segment designs, manufactures, distributes, and sells funeral services products and solutions, such as burial caskets, cremation caskets, containers and urns, other personalization and memorialization products, and web-based technology applications. The company was founded in 1906 and is headquartered in Batesville, Indiana.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Hillenbrand has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.18.
PE Ratio
Hillenbrand has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 37.13. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $37.13 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 5.45%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Hillenbrand is 256542 which is 15.44% below its average volume of 303406.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 13.7%, now sitting on 3.04B for the twelve trailing months.
4. Pinnacle Financial Partners (PNFP)
9.2% sales growth and 9.31% return on equity
Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as the bank holding company for Pinnacle Bank that provides various banking products and services in the United States. The company accepts various deposits, including savings, checking, noninterest-bearing and interest-bearing checking, money market, and certificate of deposit accounts. Its loan products include commercial loans, such as equipment and working capital loans; commercial real estate loans comprising investment properties and business loans secured by real estate; and loans to individuals consisting of secured and unsecured installment and term loans, lines of credit, residential first mortgage loans, and home equity loans and lines of credit, as well as provides credit cards for consumers and businesses. The company also offers various securities and other financial products; investment products; brokerage and investment advisory programs; and fiduciary and investment management services, such as personal trust, endowments, foundations, individual retirement accounts, pensions, and custody. In addition, it provides insurance agency services primarily in the property and casualty area; merger and acquisition advisory services; and private debt, equity and mezzanine, and other middle-market advisory services. Further, the company offers treasury management, telephone and online banking, mobile banking, debit cards, direct deposit and remote deposit capture, mobile deposit option, automated teller machine, and cash management services. It serves individuals, small to medium-sized businesses, and professional entities. As of December 31, 2020, the company operated 114 offices, including 48 in Tennessee, 36 in North Carolina, 20 in South Carolina, 9 in Virginia, and 1 in Georgia. Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Pinnacle Financial Partners has a trailing twelve months EPS of $6.95.
PE Ratio
Pinnacle Financial Partners has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 11.95. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $11.95 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 9.31%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter is a negative 36.6% and positive 5.3% for the next.
Moving Average
Pinnacle Financial Partners’s value is higher than its 50-day moving average of $81.85 and above its 200-day moving average of $76.69.
Dividend Yield
As claimed by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on May 2, 2024, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.88 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 1.06%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Pinnacle Financial Partners’s stock is valued at $83.03 at 20:22 EST, way below its 52-week high of $92.33 and way above its 52-week low of $47.61.
5. Scorpio Tankers (STNG)
6.9% sales growth and 21.39% return on equity
Scorpio Tankers Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the seaborne transportation of refined petroleum products in the shipping markets worldwide. As of March 23, 2023, its fleet consisted of 113 owned, finance leased, or bareboat chartered-in tankers, including 39 LR2, 60 MR, and 14 Handymax with a weighted average age of approximately 7.2 years. The company was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in Monaco.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Scorpio Tankers has a trailing twelve months EPS of $10.03.
PE Ratio
Scorpio Tankers has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 7.8. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $7.8 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 21.39%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is 36.9% and 27.7%, respectively.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Scorpio Tankers is 109413 which is 87.39% below its average volume of 868283.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Scorpio Tankers’s stock is valued at $78.21 at 20:22 EST, under its 52-week high of $80.17 and way above its 52-week low of $40.34.
Dividend Yield
As stated by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Jun 14, 2024, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1.6 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 2.06%.
6. StoneCo (STNE)
5.2% sales growth and 12.31% return on equity
StoneCo Ltd. provides financial technology and software solutions to merchants and integrated partners to conduct electronic commerce across in-store, online, and mobile channels in Brazil. It distributes its solutions, principally through proprietary Stone Hubs, which offer hyper-local sales and services; and sells solutions to brick-and-mortar and digital merchants through sales team. The company served small-and-medium-sized businesses; and marketplaces, e-commerce platforms, and integrated software vendors. StoneCo Ltd. was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in George Town, the Cayman Islands.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, StoneCo has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.63.
PE Ratio
StoneCo has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 25.59. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $25.59 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 12.31%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for StoneCo is 3429550 which is 36.57% below its average volume of 5407500.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
StoneCo’s stock is valued at $16.12 at 20:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $19.46 and way higher than its 52-week low of $9.34.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 15.4%, now sitting on 11.76B for the twelve trailing months.
