(VIANEWS) – Pampa Energia S.A. Pampa Energia S.A. (PAM), KB Home (KBH), Walker & Dunlop (WD) 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. Pampa Energia S.A. Pampa Energia S.A. (PAM)
31.5% sales growth and 30.51% return on equity
Pampa Energía S.A. operates as an independent energy integrated company in Argentina. The company operates through Electricity Generation, Oil and Gas, Petrochemicals, and Holding and Other Business segments. It generates electricity through thermal generation plants, thermal gas-fired thermal generation plants, and hydroelectric power generation systems, as well as through a wind farm. The company also explores for and produces oil and gas; produces petrochemicals, such as styrene, styrene butadiene rubber, and polystyrene; and operates high voltage electricity transmission network. In addition, it engages in gas transportation and advisory services activities. The company was formerly known as Pampa Holding S.A. and changed its name to Pampa Energía S.A. in September 2008. Pampa Energía S.A. was incorporated in 1945 and is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Pampa Energia S.A. Pampa Energia S.A. has a trailing twelve months EPS of $9.34.
PE Ratio
Pampa Energia S.A. Pampa Energia S.A. has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 6.33. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $6.33 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 30.51%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 304.6%, now sitting on 2.17T for the twelve trailing months.
2. KB Home (KBH)
14.7% sales growth and 15.66% return on equity
KB Home operates as a homebuilding company in the United States. It operates through four segments: West Coast, Southwest, Central, and Southeast. The company builds and sells various homes, including attached and detached single-family residential homes, townhomes, and condominiums primarily for first-time, first move-up, second move-up, and active adult homebuyers. It also offers financial services, such as insurance products and title services. It has operations in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Nevada, North Carolina, Texas, and Washington. The company was formerly known as Kaufman and Broad Home Corporation and changed its name to KB Home in January 2001. KB Home was founded in 1957 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, KB Home has a trailing twelve months EPS of $7.56.
PE Ratio
KB Home has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 11.38. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $11.38 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 15.66%.
3. Walker & Dunlop (WD)
11.4% sales growth and 4.7% return on equity
Walker & Dunlop, Inc., through its subsidiaries, originates, sells, and services a range of multifamily and other commercial real estate financing products and services for owners and developers of real estate in the United States. The company offers first mortgage, second trust, supplemental, construction, mezzanine, preferred equity, and small-balance loans. It also provides finance for multifamily, manufactured housing communities, student housing, affordable housing, and senior housing properties under the Fannie Mae's DUS program; and construction and permanent loans to developers and owners of multifamily housing, affordable housing, senior housing, and healthcare facilities. In addition, the company acts as a debt broker to work with life insurance companies, banks, and other institutional lenders to find debt and/or equity solution for the borrowers' needs; and offers property sales brokerage services to owners and developers of multifamily properties, and commercial real estate and multifamily property appraisals for various investors. Further, it provides appraisal and valuation services; and real estate-related investment banking and advisory services, including housing market research. Additionally, the company offers servicing and asset-managing the portfolio of loans; originates loans through its principal lending and investing activities; and manages third-party capital invested in tax credit equity funds focused on the affordable housing and other commercial real estate sectors. Walker & Dunlop, Inc. was founded in 1937 and is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Walker & Dunlop has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.59.
PE Ratio
Walker & Dunlop has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 41.92. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $41.92 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 4.7%.
4. Iron Mountain Incorporated (IRM)
10.5% sales growth and 81.13% return on equity
Iron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE: IRM), founded in 1951, is the global leader for storage and information management services. Trusted by more than 225,000 organizations around the world, and with a real estate network of more than 90 million square feet across more than 1,480 facilities in approximately 50 countries, Iron Mountain stores and protects billions of valued assets, including critical business information, highly sensitive data, and cultural and historical artifacts. Providing solutions that include secure records storage, information management, digital transformation, secure destruction, as well as data centers, cloud services and art storage and logistics, Iron Mountain helps customers lower cost and risk, comply with regulations, recover from disaster, and enable a more digital way of working.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Iron Mountain Incorporated has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.78.
PE Ratio
Iron Mountain Incorporated has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 150.46. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $150.46 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 81.13%.
5. Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI)
9.8% sales growth and 8.73% return on equity
Omega is a REIT that invests in the long-term healthcare industry, primarily in skilled nursing and assisted living facilities. Its portfolio of assets is operated by a diverse group of healthcare companies, predominantly in a triple-net lease structure. The assets span all regions within the U.S., as well as in the U.K.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Omega Healthcare Investors has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.32.
PE Ratio
Omega Healthcare Investors has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 30.77. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $30.77 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 8.73%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 1%, now sitting on 977.4M for the twelve trailing months.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is 2.7% and 72.7%, respectively.
Moving Average
Omega Healthcare Investors’s value is above its 50-day moving average of $37.43 and way higher than its 200-day moving average of $32.63.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Omega Healthcare Investors is 1223260 which is 25.13% below its average volume of 1634050.
6. 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 20.09. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $20.09 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%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Barrett Business Services is 97710 which is 42.91% below its average volume of 171174.
Dividend Yield
According to 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 0.87%.
