(VIANEWS) – Ameresco (AMRC), The Simply Good Foods Company (SMPL), Medpace Holdings (MEDP) 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. Ameresco (AMRC)
19.6% sales growth and 5.55% return on equity
Ameresco, Inc. provides comprehensive energy services for businesses and organizations in North America and Europe. It offers energy efficiency, infrastructure upgrades, energy security and resilience, asset sustainability, and renewable energy solutions. The company operates through U.S. Regions, U.S. Federal, Canada, and Non-Solar Distributed Generation segments. It designs, develops, engineers, and installs projects that reduce the energy, as well as operations and maintenance costs of customers' facilities. The company's projects primarily include various measures customized for the facility and designed to enhance the efficiency of building systems, such as heating, ventilation, cooling, and lighting systems. It also offers renewable energy products and services, such as the construction of small-scale plants for customers that produce electricity, gas, heat, or cooling from renewable sources of energy; and sells electricity and processed renewable gas fuel, heat, or cooling. In addition, the company provides integrated- photovoltaic (PV) and consulting, and enterprise energy management services; sells solar PV energy products and systems; and owns and operates a wind power project located in County Kerry, Ireland. It serves federal, state, and local governments, as well as healthcare and educational institutions, housing authorities, and commercial and industrial customers. As of December 31, 2019, the company owned and operated 99 small-scale renewable energy plants and solar PV installations. Ameresco, Inc. was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Framingham, Massachusetts.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Ameresco has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.07.
PE Ratio
Ameresco has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 28.59. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $28.59 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 5.55%.
Sales Growth
Ameresco’s sales growth is 43.5% for the present quarter and 19.6% for the next.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 33.9%, now sitting on 1.51B for the twelve trailing months.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Ameresco is 321888 which is 26.03% below its average volume of 435217.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Ameresco’s stock is valued at $30.59 at 06:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $47.56 and way higher than its 52-week low of $17.55.
2. The Simply Good Foods Company (SMPL)
13.5% sales growth and 9.1% return on equity
The Simply Good Foods Company operates as a consumer packaged food and beverage company in North America and internationally. The company develops, markets, and sells snacks and meal replacements. It offers primarily nutrition bars, ready-to-drink (RTD) shakes, sweet and salty snacks, protein bars, cookies, pizza, protein chips, recipes, and confectionery products, as well as licensed frozen meals under the Atkins, Atkins Endulge, and Quest brand names. The company distributes its products to various retail channels, such as mass merchandise, grocery and drug channels, club stores, convenience stores, gas stations, and other channels. It also sells its products through e-commerce channels, including atkins.com, questnutrition.com, and amazon.com. The Simply Good Foods Company is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, The Simply Good Foods Company has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.45.
PE Ratio
The Simply Good Foods Company has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 22.27. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $22.27 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 9.1%.
Sales Growth
The Simply Good Foods Company’s sales growth is 16.9% for the current quarter and 13.5% for the next.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
The Simply Good Foods Company’s stock is valued at $32.29 at 06:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $43.00 and higher than its 52-week low of $30.00.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for The Simply Good Foods Company is 1129440 which is 27.89% above its average volume of 883106.
Moving Average
The Simply Good Foods Company’s value is under its 50-day moving average of $34.26 and way below its 200-day moving average of $36.28.
3. Medpace Holdings (MEDP)
11.2% sales growth and 58.85% return on equity
Medpace Holdings, Inc. provides clinical research-based drug and medical device development services in North America, Europe, and Asia. The company offers a suite of services supporting the clinical development process from Phase I to Phase IV in various therapeutic areas. It provides clinical development services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device industries; and development plan design, coordinated central laboratory, project management, regulatory affairs, clinical monitoring, data management and analysis, pharmacovigilance new drug application submissions, and post-marketing clinical support services. In addition, the company offers bio-analytical laboratory services, clinical human pharmacology, imaging services, and electrocardiography reading support for clinical trials. Medpace Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1992 and is based in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Medpace Holdings has a trailing twelve months EPS of $10.64.
PE Ratio
Medpace Holdings has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 31.55. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $31.55 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 58.85%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter and the next is 26.1% and 17.5%, respectively.
Sales Growth
Medpace Holdings’s sales growth is 10.1% for the ongoing quarter and 11.2% for the next.
Moving Average
Medpace Holdings’s worth is way under its 50-day moving average of $392.27 and below its 200-day moving average of $366.40.
4. UMB Financial Corporation (UMBF)
8.5% sales growth and 12.51% return on equity
UMB Financial Corporation operates as the bank holding company for the UMB Bank that provides various banking and other financial services. The Commercial Banking segment provides commercial loans and credit cards; commercial real estate financing; letters of credit; loan syndication, and consultative services; various business solutions including asset-based lending, accounts receivable financing, mezzanine debt, and minority equity investments; and treasury management services, such as depository services, account reconciliation, cash management tools, accounts payable and receivable solutions, electronic fund transfer and automated payments, controlled disbursements, lockbox services, and remote deposit capture services. The Institutional Banking segment offers fund administration and accounting, investor services and transfer agency, marketing and distribution, custody, alternative investment services, fixed income sales, trading and underwriting, and corporate trust and escrow services, as well as institutional custody services. This segment also provides healthcare payment solutions comprising custodial services for health savings accounts and private label, multipurpose debit cards to insurance carriers, third-party administrators, software companies, employers, and financial institutions. The Personal Banking segment offers deposit accounts, retail credit cards, private banking, installment loans, home equity lines of credit, residential mortgages, and small business loans, as well as internet banking, ATM network, private banking, brokerage and insurance services, and advisory and trust services. It operates through a network of branches and offices in the states of Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, Illinois, Oklahoma, Texas, Arizona, Nebraska, Iowa, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Indiana, Utah, Minnesota, California, and Wisconsin. UMB Financial Corporation was founded in 1913 and is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, UMB Financial Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $7.75.
PE Ratio
UMB Financial Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 13.4. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $13.4 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 12.51%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
UMB Financial Corporation’s stock is valued at $103.86 at 06:22 EST, under its 52-week high of $105.72 and way above its 52-week low of $57.91.
