(VIANEWS) – ServisFirst Bancshares (SFBS), National Health Investors (NHI), Universal Stainless & Alloy Products (USAP) 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. ServisFirst Bancshares (SFBS)
17.4% sales growth and 13.75% return on equity
ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for ServisFirst Bank that provides various banking services to individual and corporate customers. It accepts demand, time, savings, and other deposits; checking, money market, and IRA accounts; and certificates of deposit. The company's loan products include commercial lending products, such as seasonal, bridge, and term loans for working capital, expansion of the business, acquisition of property, and plant and equipment, as well as commercial lines of credit; commercial real estate loans, construction and development loans, and residential real estate loans; and consumer loans, such as home equity loans, vehicle financing, loans secured by deposits, and secured and unsecured personal loans. It also offers other banking products and services comprising telephone and mobile banking, direct deposit, Internet banking, traveler's checks, safe deposit boxes, attorney trust accounts, automatic account transfers, automated teller machines, and debit card systems, as well as Visa credit cards; treasury and cash management services; wire transfer, night depository, banking-by-mail, and remote capture services; and correspondent banking services to other financial institutions. In addition, the company holds and manages participations in residential mortgages and commercial real estate loans originated by ServisFirst Bank in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Tennessee. It operates 23 full-service banking offices located in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and Tennessee, as well as 2 loan production offices in Florida. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, ServisFirst Bancshares has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.62.
PE Ratio
ServisFirst Bancshares has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 22.19. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $22.19 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 13.75%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter is a negative 2% and positive 32.5% for the next.
2. National Health Investors (NHI)
12.7% sales growth and 9.9% return on equity
Incorporated in 1991, National Health Investors, Inc. (NYSE:NHI) is a real estate investment trust specializing in sale, leasebacks, joint-ventures, senior housing operating partnerships, and mortgage and mezzanine financing of need-driven and discretionary senior housing and medical investments. NHI's portfolio consists of independent living, assisted living and memory care communities, entrance-fee retirement communities, skilled nursing facilities, and specialty hospitals.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, National Health Investors has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.94.
PE Ratio
National Health Investors has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 27.16. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $27.16 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 9.9%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
National Health Investors’s stock is valued at $79.86 at 06:22 EST, under its 52-week high of $80.04 and way above its 52-week low of $48.51.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for National Health Investors is 20700 which is 89.12% below its average volume of 190287.
3. Universal Stainless & Alloy Products (USAP)
6.3% sales growth and 7.6% return on equity
Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets semi-finished and finished specialty steel products in the United States and internationally. Its products include stainless steel, nickel alloys, tool steel, and various other alloyed steels. The company offers semi-finished and finished long products in the form of ingots, blooms, billets, and bars; flat rolled products, such as slabs and plates; and customized shapes primarily for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), which are cold rolled from purchased coiled strip, flat bar, or extruded bar. Its semi-finished long products are primarily used to produce rods; and finished bar products that are principally used by OEMs and by service center customers for distribution to various end users. The company also offers conversion services on materials supplied by its customers. Its products are used in aerospace, power generation, oil and gas, heavy equipment, general, and automotive industries, as well as in the manufacturing of equipment for food handling, health and medical, chemical processing, and pollution control; and manufacturing of metals, plastics, paper and aluminum extrusions, pharmaceuticals, electronics, and optics. The company sells its products to service centers, forgers, rerollers, and OEMs. Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc. was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Bridgeville, Pennsylvania.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Universal Stainless & Alloy Products has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.82.
PE Ratio
Universal Stainless & Alloy Products has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 20.93. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $20.93 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 7.6%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter and the next is 410% and 285.2%, respectively.
Moving Average
Universal Stainless & Alloy Products’s value is way higher than its 50-day moving average of $33.97 and way above its 200-day moving average of $25.91.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Universal Stainless & Alloy Products’s stock is valued at $38.10 at 06:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $42.90 and way above its 52-week low of $11.13.
4. Barrett Business Services (BBSI)
6.1% sales growth and 26.18% 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 $1.83.
PE Ratio
Barrett Business Services has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 19.77. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $19.77 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 26.18%.
Dividend Yield
As stated by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Aug 16, 2024, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.32 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 0.89%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 10%, now sitting on 1.1B for the twelve trailing months.
Sales Growth
Barrett Business Services’s sales growth is 1.1% for the present quarter and 6.1% for the next.
Previous days news about Barrett Business Services(BBSI)
- According to Zacks on Tuesday, 3 September, "Some better-ranked stocks in the broader Zacks Business Services sector are AppLovin (APP Quick QuoteAPP – Free Report) and Barrett Business Services (BBSI Quick QuoteBBSI – Free Report) ."
