(VIANEWS) – Orrstown Financial Services (ORRF), Atmos Energy Corporation (ATO), NICE Ltd (NICE) 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. Orrstown Financial Services (ORRF)
92.7% sales growth and 12.57% return on equity
Orrstown Financial Services, Inc. operates as the holding company for Orrstown Bank that provides commercial banking and trust services in the United States. The company accepts various deposits, including checking, savings, time, demand, and money market deposits. It also offers commercial loans, such as commercial real estate, equipment, construction, working capital, and other commercial purpose loans, as well as industrial loans; consumer loans comprising home equity and other consumer loans, as well as home equity lines of credit; residential mortgage loans; acquisition and development loans; municipal loans; and installment and other loans. In addition, the company provides renders services as trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, managing agent, custodian, and investment advisor, as well as provides other fiduciary services under the Orrstown Financial Advisors name; and offers retail brokerage services through a third-party broker/dealer arrangement. Further, it offers investment advisory, insurance, and brokerage services. The company operates through offices in Berks, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Lancaster, Perry, and York counties, Pennsylvania; and Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Howard, and Washington counties, Maryland, as well as Baltimore City, Maryland. Orrstown Financial Services, Inc. was founded in 1919 and is based in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Orrstown Financial Services has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.15.
PE Ratio
Orrstown Financial Services has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 10.95. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $10.95 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 12.57%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is 5.7% and 31.5%, respectively.
Sales Growth
Orrstown Financial Services’s sales growth for the next quarter is 92.7%.
Moving Average
Orrstown Financial Services’s value is way above its 50-day moving average of $27.47 and way higher than its 200-day moving average of $26.10.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth declined by 2%, now sitting on 129.78M for the twelve trailing months.
2. Atmos Energy Corporation (ATO)
35.1% sales growth and 9.16% return on equity
Atmos Energy Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the regulated natural gas distribution, and pipeline and storage businesses in the United States. It operates in two segments, Distribution, and Pipeline and Storage. The Distribution segment is involved in the regulated natural gas distribution and related sales operations in eight states. This segment distributes natural gas to approximately three million residential, commercial, public authority, and industrial customers. As of September 30, 2020, it owned 71,558 miles of underground distribution and transmission mains. The Pipeline and Storage segment engages in the pipeline and storage operations. This segment transports natural gas for third parties and manages five underground storage reservoirs in Texas; and provides ancillary services to the pipeline industry, including parking arrangements, lending, and inventory sales. As of September 30, 2020, it owned 5,684 miles of gas transmission lines. Atmos Energy Corporation was founded in 1906 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Atmos Energy Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $6.63.
PE Ratio
Atmos Energy Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 18.54. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $18.54 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 9.16%.
Sales Growth
Atmos Energy Corporation’s sales growth for the next quarter is 35.1%.
Moving Average
Atmos Energy Corporation’s value is higher than its 50-day moving average of $116.92 and higher than its 200-day moving average of $114.59.
Dividend Yield
According to Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on May 24, 2024, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 3.22 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 2.61%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 6.9%, now sitting on 4.06B for the twelve trailing months.
3. NICE Ltd (NICE)
14.4% sales growth and 11.16% return on equity
NICE Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides cloud platforms for AI-driven digital business solutions worldwide. It offers CXone, a cloud native open platform; Enlighten, an AI engine for the customer engagement market; and smart self service enable organizations to address consumers' needs; and journey orchestration solutions that empower organizations to connect and route customers to deal with the customer's request, and connects them using real time AI-based routing. The company provides smart self service solutions that empower organizations to build intelligent automated conversations based on data; and prepared agent solutions and tools enable contact center agents to guide and alert them in real time; provides solutions that help organizations to record structured and unstructured customer interaction and transaction data; and NICE Evidencentral, an digital evidence management platform for public safety emergency communications, law enforcement, and criminal justice helps agencies. In addition, it offers X-Sight, is an open and flexible AI-cloud platform for financial crime and compliance; Xceed, a cloud platform for comprehensive AML and fraud prevention for small and mid-sized organizations; data intelligence solutions that enable organizations to turn raw data into comprehensive actionable intelligence to prevent and detect financial crimes; AI and analytics technologies to detect and prevent financial crimes in real-time; money laundering and fraud prevention solutions that help organizations adhere to capital markets compliance and anti-money laundering compliance regulations; intelligent investigations solutions; and self-service solutions that provide organizations with customization and self-development capabilities. The company was formerly known as NICE-Systems Ltd. and changed its name to NICE Ltd. in June 2016. NICE Ltd. was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Ra'anana, Israel.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, NICE Ltd has a trailing twelve months EPS of $5.11.
PE Ratio
NICE Ltd has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 45.4. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $45.4 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 11.16%.
Moving Average
NICE Ltd’s worth is way above its 50-day moving average of $177.91 and way higher than its 200-day moving average of $202.35.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 15.3%, now sitting on 2.46B for the twelve trailing months.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
NICE Ltd’s stock is valued at $231.98 at 20:22 EST, way below its 52-week high of $270.73 and way above its 52-week low of $149.54.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for NICE Ltd is 491577 which is 34.44% above its average volume of 365622.
4. Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (BAH)
13.1% sales growth and 59.42% return on equity
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation provides management and technology consulting, analytics, engineering, digital, mission operations, and cyber solutions to governments, corporations, and not-for-profit organizations in the United States and internationally. The company offers consulting solutions for various domains, business strategies, human capital, and operations. It also provides analytics services, which focuses on delivering transformational solutions in the areas of artificial intelligence, such as machine learning, deep learning; data science, such as data engineering and predictive modeling; automation and decision analytics; and quantum computing. In addition, the company designs, develops, and implements solutions built on contemporary methodologies and modern architectures; delivers engineering services and solutions to define, develop, implement, sustain, and modernize complex physical systems; and provides cyber risk management solutions, such as prevention, detection, and cost effectiveness. Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation was founded in 1914 and is headquartered in McLean, Virginia.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.59.
PE Ratio
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 34. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $34 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 59.42%.
Moving Average
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation’s worth is above its 50-day moving average of $153.71 and way above its 200-day moving average of $139.53.
Dividend Yield
As stated by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Jun 13, 2024, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 2.04 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 1.3%.
Sales Growth
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation’s sales growth is 16.7% for the ongoing quarter and 13.1% for the next.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the present quarter and the next is 3.4% and 19.4%, respectively.
5. CoreSite Realty Corporation (COR)
9.8% sales growth and 213.15% return on equity
CoreSite Realty Corporation (NYSE:COR) delivers secure, reliable, high-performance data center, cloud access and interconnection solutions to a growing customer ecosystem across eight key North American markets. More than 1,375 of the world's leading enterprises, network operators, cloud providers, and supporting service providers choose CoreSite to connect, protect and optimize their performance-sensitive data, applications and computing workloads. Our scalable, flexible solutions and 460+ dedicated employees consistently deliver unmatched data center options — all of which leads to a best-in-class customer experience and lasting relationships.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, CoreSite Realty Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $9.15.
PE Ratio
CoreSite Realty Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 24.44. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $24.44 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 213.15%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the present quarter and the next is 9.9% and 11.5%, respectively.
Sales Growth
CoreSite Realty Corporation’s sales growth for the next quarter is 9.8%.
6. Check Point (CHKP)
5.7% sales growth and 29.55% return on equity
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. develops, markets, and supports a range of products and services for IT security worldwide. The company offers a multilevel security architecture, cloud, network, mobile devices, endpoints information, and IOT solutions. It provides Check Point Infinity Architecture, a cyber security architecture that protects against fifth generation cyber-attacks across various networks, endpoint, cloud, workloads, Internet of Things, and mobile. In addition, the company offers security gateways and software platforms that support small and medium sized business. Further, it provides cloud network security, cloud native application protection, security and posture management, cloud identity and entitlement, cloud workload protection, cloud detection and response, and cloud web application protection for web applications and APIs; and Check Point Harmony that delivers endpoint and secure connectivity for remote user access. Additionally, the company offers technical customer support programs and plans; professional services in implementing, upgrading, and optimizing Check Point products comprising design planning and security implementation; and certification and educational training services on Check Point products. It sells its products through distributors, resellers, system integrators, original equipment manufacturers, and managed security service providers. Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. was incorporated in 1993 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Check Point has a trailing twelve months EPS of $7.1.
PE Ratio
Check Point has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 22.78. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $22.78 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 29.55%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Check Point is 723488 which is 0.78% below its average volume of 729242.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 6.6%, now sitting on 2.49B for the twelve trailing months.
7. AECOM (ACM)
5.4% sales growth and 6.6% return on equity
AECOM, together with its subsidiaries, engages in designing, building, financing, and operating infrastructure assets worldwide. It operates through four segments: Design and Consulting Services (DCS), Construction Services (CS), Management Services (MS), and AECOM Capital (ACAP). The DCS segment offers planning, consulting, architectural and engineering design, program management, and construction management services for industrial, commercial, institutional, and government clients, including the transportation, facilities, environmental, energy, and water markets. The CS segment provides building construction and energy, as well as infrastructure and industrial construction services. The MS segment offers program and facilities management and maintenance, training, logistics, consulting, technical assistance, and systems integration and information technology services primarily for agencies of the United States government and other national governments. The ACAP segment invests in and develops real estate projects. The company was formerly known as AECOM Technology Corporation and changed its name to AECOM in January 2015. AECOM was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, AECOM has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.87.
PE Ratio
AECOM has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 102.63. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $102.63 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 6.6%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for AECOM is 57632 which is 92.84% below its average volume of 805139.
