(VIANEWS) – Microsoft (MSFT), Molina Healthcare (MOH), EnLink Midstream, LLC (ENLC) 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. Microsoft (MSFT)
31.5% sales growth and 38.49% return on equity
Microsoft Corporation develops and supports software, services, devices and solutions worldwide. The Productivity and Business Processes segment offers office, exchange, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, office 365 Security and Compliance, Microsoft viva, and Microsoft 365 copilot; and office consumer services, such as Microsoft 365 consumer subscriptions, Office licensed on-premises, and other office services. This segment also provides LinkedIn; and dynamics business solutions, including Dynamics 365, a set of intelligent, cloud-based applications across ERP, CRM, power apps, and power automate; and on-premises ERP and CRM applications. The Intelligent Cloud segment offers server products and cloud services, such as azure and other cloud services; SQL and windows server, visual studio, system center, and related client access licenses, as well as nuance and GitHub; and enterprise services including enterprise support services, industry solutions, and nuance professional services. The More Personal Computing segment offers Windows, including windows OEM licensing and other non-volume licensing of the Windows operating system; Windows commercial comprising volume licensing of the Windows operating system, windows cloud services, and other Windows commercial offerings; patent licensing; and windows Internet of Things; and devices, such as surface, HoloLens, and PC accessories. Additionally, this segment provides gaming, which includes Xbox hardware and content, and first- and third-party content; Xbox game pass and other subscriptions, cloud gaming, advertising, third-party disc royalties, and other cloud services; and search and news advertising, which includes Bing, Microsoft News and Edge, and third-party affiliates. The company sells its products through OEMs, distributors, and resellers; and directly through digital marketplaces, online, and retail stores. The company was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Redmond, Washington.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Microsoft has a trailing twelve months EPS of $11.04.
PE Ratio
Microsoft has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 38.22. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $38.22 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 38.49%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Microsoft is 17592400 which is 19.75% below its average volume of 21923200.
Sales Growth
Microsoft’s sales growth is 14.5% for the ongoing quarter and 31.5% for the next.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Microsoft’s stock is valued at $421.90 at 20:23 EST, under its 52-week high of $468.35 and way higher than its 52-week low of $309.45.
Moving Average
Microsoft’s value is below its 50-day moving average of $439.22 and higher than its 200-day moving average of $402.61.
Previous days news about Microsoft(MSFT)
- Zacks investment ideas feature highlights: Microsoft, meta platforms and NVIDIA. According to Zacks on Wednesday, 24 July, "Chicago, IL - July 24, 2024 - Today, Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights Microsoft (MSFT Quick QuoteMSFT – Free Report) , Meta Platforms (META Quick QuoteMETA – Free Report) and Nvidia (NVDA Quick QuoteNVDA – Free Report) ."
- According to Zacks on Wednesday, 24 July, "CrowdStrike (CRWD Quick QuoteCRWD – Free Report) , a leader in next-generation endpoint protection, threat intelligence, and cyberattack response services, has been at the forefront of headlines following a global IT outage that halted many aspects of the economy and affected many Microsoft (MSFT Quick QuoteMSFT – Free Report) Windows devices.", "The recent CrowdStrike (CRWD Quick QuoteCRWD – Free Report) fiasco that brought down Microsoft (MSFT Quick QuoteMSFT – Free Report) devices has certainly brought about some headwinds for the stock, plunging following the incident."
- According to Zacks on Thursday, 25 July, "Meta Platforms (META) declined 5.6%, Microsoft (MSFT) slid 3.6% and Apple (AAPL) dropped 2.9%."
- According to Zacks on Wednesday, 24 July, "C3.ai (AI Quick QuoteAI – Free Report) has been one of the prominent AI stocks in recent times thanks to strong demand for C3 Generative AI solutions and an expanding partner base that includes the three big cloud providers Amazon (AMZN Quick QuoteAMZN – Free Report) , Alphabet (GOOGL Quick QuoteGOOGL – Free Report) and Microsoft (MSFT Quick QuoteMSFT – Free Report) .AI has been taking initiatives to expand its relationship with these cloud partners. ", "In fiscal 2024, AI closed 115 agreements through its partner network, up 62% year over year, which includes 91 agreements with AWS, Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure."
- According to Zacks on Thursday, 25 July, "Most of the fund’s holdings were in companies like Microsoft Corp (7.6%), Apple Inc. (6.5%) and NVIDIA Corp (3.7%) as of Jan 31, 2024."
2. Molina Healthcare (MOH)
20.5% sales growth and 27.53% return on equity
Molina Healthcare, Inc. provides managed healthcare services to low-income families and individuals under the Medicaid and Medicare programs and through the state insurance marketplaces. It operates in four segments, Medicaid, Medicare, Marketplace, and Other. The company served in across 19 states. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Long Beach, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Molina Healthcare has a trailing twelve months EPS of $18.43.
PE Ratio
Molina Healthcare has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 15.7. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $15.7 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 27.53%.
Moving Average
Molina Healthcare’s worth is under its 50-day moving average of $313.58 and way below its 200-day moving average of $355.00.
3. EnLink Midstream, LLC (ENLC)
17.1% sales growth and 11.37% return on equity
EnLink Midstream, LLC provides midstream energy services in the United States. It operates through Permian, Louisiana, Oklahoma, North Texas, and Corporate segments. The company is involved in gathering, compressing, treating, processing, transporting, storing, and selling natural gas; fractionating, transporting, storing, and selling natural gas liquids; and stabilizing, trans-loading , and condensate crude oil , as well as providing brine disposal services. Its midstream energy asset network includes approximately 12,100 miles of pipelines; 22 natural gas processing plants;7 fractionators with approximately 320,000 barrels per day; barge and rail terminals; product storage facilities; brine disposal wells; and a crude oil trucking fleet. The company was incorporated in 2013 and is based in Dallas, Texas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, EnLink Midstream, LLC has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.35.
PE Ratio
EnLink Midstream, LLC has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 40.54. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $40.54 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 11.37%.
4. Rexford Industrial Realty (REXR)
15.2% sales growth and 3.5% return on equity
Rexford Industrial creates value by investing in, operating and redeveloping industrial properties throughout infill Southern California, the world's fourth largest industrial market and consistently the highest-demand with lowest-supply major market in the nation. The Company's highly differentiated strategy enables internal and external growth opportunities through its proprietary value creation and asset management capabilities. Rexford Industrial's high-quality, irreplaceable portfolio comprises 371 properties with approximately 45.0 million rentable square feet occupied by a stable and diverse tenant base. Structured as a real estate investment trust (REIT) listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker "REXR," Rexford Industrial is an S&P MidCap 400 Index member.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Rexford Industrial Realty has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.21.
PE Ratio
Rexford Industrial Realty has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 41.14. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $41.14 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 3.5%.
Dividend Yield
As maintained by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Sep 30, 2024, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1.67 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 3.36%.
5. ANSYS (ANSS)
13.3% sales growth and 8.53% return on equity
ANSYS, Inc. develops and markets engineering simulation software and services for engineers, designers, researchers, and students in the United States, Japan, Germany, China, Hong Kong, South Korea, rest of Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and internationally. It offers structural analysis product suite that provides simulation tools for product design and optimization; the Ansys Mechanical product, an element analysis software; LS-DYNA solver for multiphysics simulation; and power analysis and optimization software suite. The company also offers electronics product suite that provides electromagnetic field simulation software for designing electronic and electromechanical products; Ansys High Frequency Structure Simulator product for radio frequency and microwave design; SCADE product suite, a solution for embedded software simulation, code production, and automated certification; fluids product suite that enables modeling of fluid flow and other related physical phenomena; Ansys Fluent computational fluid dynamics software package; Ansys RedHawk-SC for electronic design automation; Ansys Optics software; and mission-simulation, modeling, testing, and analysis software. In addition, it offers Ansys Granta MI system for materials information management; Ansys Granta Selector technology for materials selection and graphical analysis; CES EduPack product, a set of teaching resources; Granta Materials Data for Simulation; Ansys Lumerical product, a photonics simulation software solution; safety-certified embedded software solutions; Discovery product family for use in the simulation of product design; academic product suite for research and teaching settings. ANSYS, Inc. was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, ANSYS has a trailing twelve months EPS of $5.72.
PE Ratio
ANSYS has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 58.43. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $58.43 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 8.53%.
Sales Growth
ANSYS’s sales growth for the next quarter is 13.3%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth declined by 8.4%, now sitting on 2.23B for the twelve trailing months.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the present quarter and the next is 20% and 24.1%, respectively.
Moving Average
ANSYS’s value is above its 50-day moving average of $325.02 and higher than its 200-day moving average of $322.84.
6. International General Insurance Holdings Ltd. (IGIC)
11.5% sales growth and 24.75% return on equity
International General Insurance Holdings Ltd. provides specialty insurance and reinsurance solutions worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Specialty Long-tail, Specialty Short-tail, and Reinsurance segments. It offers a portfolio of specialty lines insurance products and services for energy, property, construction and engineering, ports and terminals, general aviation, political violence, casualty, financial institutions, marine liability, and treaty reinsurance. The company was founded in 2001 and is based in Amman, Jordan.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, International General Insurance Holdings Ltd. has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.68.
PE Ratio
International General Insurance Holdings Ltd. has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 5.68. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $5.68 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 24.75%.
7. Credicorp Ltd. (BAP)
11% sales growth and 15.57% return on equity
Credicorp Ltd., a financial services holding company, provides various financial, insurance, and health services and products primarily in Peru and internationally. The company's Universal Banking segment offers deposits and current accounts, and various credits and financial instruments to individuals and legal entities. Its Insurance and Pensions segment issues insurance policies to cover losses in commercial property, transportation, marine vessels, automobile, life, health, and pensions, as well as provides private pension fund management services. The company's Microfinance segment manages loans, credits, deposits, and current accounts of the small and microenterprises. Its Investment Banking and Wealth Management segment offers its services to corporations, institutional investors, governments, and foundations; engages in structuring and placement of issues in the primary market, as well as the execution and negotiation of operations in the secondary market; and structures securitization processes for corporate customers and manages mutual funds. The company was founded in 1889 and is headquartered in Lima, Peru.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Credicorp Ltd. has a trailing twelve months EPS of $16.51.
PE Ratio
Credicorp Ltd. has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 10.43. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $10.43 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 15.57%.
Dividend Yield
As stated by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on May 17, 2024, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 9.29 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 5.41%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Credicorp Ltd.’s stock is valued at $172.20 at 20:23 EST, under its 52-week high of $180.21 and way higher than its 52-week low of $116.42.
Moving Average
Credicorp Ltd.’s value is higher than its 50-day moving average of $164.82 and way higher than its 200-day moving average of $152.88.
8. CrossFirst Bankshares (CFB)
8.1% sales growth and 10.11% return on equity
CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for CrossFirst Bank that provides various banking and financial services to businesses, business owners, professionals, and its personal networks. The company offers commercial real estate, construction and land development, 1-4 family real estate, multifamily real estate, commercial and industrial, energy, and consumer loans. It also provides a range of deposit products consisting of non-interest-bearing demand and interest-bearing deposits, which include transaction accounts, savings accounts, money market accounts, and certificates of deposit; and personal and business checking and savings accounts, as well as negotiable order of withdrawal accounts; and brokered and reciprocal deposits. In addition, the company offers international banking services; treasury management services; automated teller machine access; and mobile banking services. Further, it holds investments in marketable securities. It has full-service banking offices in Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas. CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc. was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Leawood, Kansas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, CrossFirst Bankshares has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.37.
PE Ratio
CrossFirst Bankshares has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 11.12. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $11.12 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 10.11%.
