(VIANEWS) – The Pennant Group (PNTG), Lifeway Foods (LWAY), Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S.A. (BLX) 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. The Pennant Group (PNTG)
24.2% sales growth and 13.14% return on equity
The Pennant Group, Inc. provides healthcare services in the United States. It operates in two segments, Home Health and Hospice Services, and Senior Living Services. The company offers home health services, including clinical services, such as nursing, speech, occupational and physical therapy, medical social work, and home health aide services; and hospice services comprising clinical care, education, and counseling services for the physical, spiritual, and psychosocial needs of terminally ill patients and their families. It also provides senior living services, such as residential accommodations, activities, meals, housekeeping, and assistance in the activities of daily living to seniors, who are independent or who require some support. As of December 31, 2021, the company operated 88 home health and hospice agencies, and 54 senior living communities with 4127 Senior Living units in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Montana, Nevada, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. The Pennant Group, Inc. was incorporated in 2019 and is headquartered in Eagle, Idaho.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, The Pennant Group has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.64.
PE Ratio
The Pennant Group has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 54.19. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $54.19 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 13.14%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
The Pennant Group’s stock is valued at $34.68 at 11:22 EST, under its 52-week high of $37.13 and way higher than its 52-week low of $10.31.
2. Lifeway Foods (LWAY)
22.9% sales growth and 22.62% return on equity
Lifeway Foods, Inc. produces and markets probiotic-based products in the United States and internationally. Its primary product is drinkable kefir, a cultured dairy product in various organic and non-organic sizes, flavors, and types. The company also offers European-style soft cheeses; cream and other products; ProBugs, a line of kefir products designed for children; drinkable yogurt; and fresh made butter and sour cream. It sells its products under the Lifeway, Glen Oaks Farms, and Fresh Made brand names, as well as under private labels on behalf of customers primarily through direct sales force, brokers, and distributors. The company was incorporated in 1986 and is based in Morton Grove, Illinois.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Lifeway Foods has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.9.
PE Ratio
Lifeway Foods has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 24.22. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $24.22 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 22.62%.
Sales Growth
Lifeway Foods’s sales growth is 21.7% for the ongoing quarter and 22.9% for the next.
Moving Average
Lifeway Foods’s worth is way above its 50-day moving average of $16.22 and way higher than its 200-day moving average of $15.35.
3. Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S.A. (BLX)
22.7% sales growth and 16.19% return on equity
Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S.A., a multinational bank, primarily engages in the financing of foreign trade in Latin America and the Caribbean. The company operates through two segments, Commercial and Treasury. It offers short and medium-term bilateral, structured and syndicated credits, and loan commitments; financial guarantee contracts, such as issued and confirmed letters of credit, and stand-by letters of credit; and guarantees covering commercial risk and other assets, as well as co-financing arrangements, underwriting of syndicated credit facilities, structured trade financing in the form of factoring and vendor financing, and financial leasing. The company also provides treasury solutions, which include term deposits and private placements. It primarily serves financial institutions, corporations, and sovereigns and state-owned entities. The company was formerly known as Banco Latinoamericano de Exportaciones, S.A. and changed its name to Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S.A. in June 2009. Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S.A. was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Panama City, the Republic of Panama.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S.A. has a trailing twelve months EPS of $5.28.
PE Ratio
Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S.A. has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 6.08. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $6.08 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 16.19%.
4. The Bank of Princeton (BPRN)
22.5% sales growth and 9.44% return on equity
Princeton Bancorp, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for The Bank of Princeton that provides various banking products and services. It accepts various deposit products, including checking, savings, attorney trust, and money market accounts, as well as certificates of deposit. The company also offers various loan products comprising commercial real estate and multi-family, commercial and industrial, construction, paycheck protection program, residential first-lien mortgage, home equity, and consumer loans. In addition, it provides debit and credit cards, and money orders, direct deposit, automated teller machines, cashier's checks, safe deposit boxes, wire transfers, night depository, remote deposit capture, bank-by-mail, online, and automated telephone banking services, as well as payroll-related services and merchant credit card processing services. Further, the company offers full on-line statements, on-line bill payment, account inquiries, transaction histories and details, and account-to-account transfer services. Princeton Bancorp, Inc. was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, The Bank of Princeton has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.49.
PE Ratio
The Bank of Princeton 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 9.44%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
The Bank of Princeton’s stock is valued at $38.21 at 11:22 EST, under its 52-week high of $39.21 and way above its 52-week low of $28.10.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 20.6%, now sitting on 71.92M for the twelve trailing months.
Sales Growth
The Bank of Princeton’s sales growth is 3.9% for the current quarter and 22.5% for the next.
Moving Average
The Bank of Princeton’s worth is higher than its 50-day moving average of $36.57 and way above its 200-day moving average of $33.06.
5. LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA)
20.9% sales growth and 42.02% return on equity
LPL Financial Holdings Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides an integrated platform of brokerage and investment advisory services to independent financial advisors and financial advisors at enterprises in the United States. Its brokerage offerings include variable and fixed annuities, mutual funds, equities, retirement and education savings plans, fixed income, and insurance, as well as alternative investments, such as non-traded real estate investment trusts and auction rate notes. The company also provides advisory platforms that provide access to mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, stocks, bonds, certain option strategies, unit investment trusts, and institutional money managers and no-load multi-manager variable annuities. In addition, it offers money market products; and retirement solutions for commission-and fee-based services that allow advisors to provide brokerage services, consultation, and advice to retirement plan sponsors. Further, the company provides other services comprising tools and services that enable advisors to maintain and grow their practices; trust, investment management oversight, and custodial services to trusts for estates and families, as well as insurance brokerage general agency services; and technology products, such as proposal generation, investment analytics, and portfolio modeling. The company was formerly known as LPL Investment Holdings Inc. and changed its name to LPL Financial Holdings Inc. in June 2012. LPL Financial Holdings Inc. was founded in 1989 and is based in San Diego, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, LPL Financial Holdings has a trailing twelve months EPS of $12.83.
PE Ratio
LPL Financial Holdings has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 17.21. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $17.21 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 42.02%.
Previous days news about LPL Financial Holdings(LPLA)
- According to Zacks on Friday, 4 October, "Similarly, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA Quick QuoteLPLA – Free Report) , along with its subsidiaries LPL Financial LLC, has completed the acquisition of Altria Wealth Solutions, Inc. (Altria)."
6. Guess? (GES)
10.3% sales growth and 35.02% return on equity
Guess?, Inc. designs, markets, distributes, and licenses lifestyle collections of apparel and accessories for men, women, and children. It operates through five segments: Americas Retail, Americas Wholesale, Europe, Asia, and Licensing. The company's clothing collection includes jeans, pants, skirts, dresses, shorts, blouses, shirts, jackets, activewear, knitwear, and intimate apparel. It also grants licenses to design, manufacture, and distribute various products that complement its apparel lines, such as eyewear, watches, handbags, footwear, kids' and infants' apparel, outerwear, fragrance, jewelry, and other fashion accessories, as well as to wholesale partners to operate and sell products through licensed retail stores. The company markets its products under the GUESS, GUESS?, GUESS U.S.A., GUESS Jeans, GUESS? and Triangle Design, MARCIANO, Question Mark and Triangle Design, a stylized G and a stylized M, GUESS Kids, Baby GUESS, YES, G by GUESS, GUESS by MARCIANO, and Gc brand names. It sells its products through direct-to-consumer, wholesale, and licensing distribution channels. As of January 29, 2022, the company directly operated 1,068 retail stores in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. Its partner's distributors operated an additional 563 retail stores worldwide. The company also offers its products through its retail websites. Guess?, Inc. was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Guess? has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.67.
PE Ratio
Guess? has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 7.54. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $7.54 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 35.02%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Guess? is 476227 which is 50.17% below its average volume of 955761.
Dividend Yield
As maintained by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Sep 11, 2024, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1.2 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 5.98%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Guess?’s stock is valued at $20.13 at 11:22 EST, way below its 52-week high of $33.50 and above its 52-week low of $18.52.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the present quarter and the next is a negative 24.5% and a negative 1.5%, respectively.
7. Blackbaud (BLKB)
6% sales growth and 6.2% return on equity
Blackbaud, Inc. provides cloud software solutions to higher education institutions, K–12 schools, healthcare organizations, faith communities, arts and cultural organizations, foundations, companies, and individual change agents in the United States and internationally. The company offers fundraising and relationship management solutions, such as Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT and Blackbaud CRM, Blackbaud eTapestry, Blackbaud TeamRaiser, JustGiving, and Blackbaud Guided Fundraising and Blackbaud Volunteer Network Fundraising; marketing and engagement solutions, including Blackbaud Luminate Online, Blackbaud Online Express, and Blackbaud School Website System; and financial management solutions comprising Blackbaud Financial Edge NXT, Blackbaud Tuition Management, and Blackbaud Financial Aid Management. It also provides grant and award management solutions, consisting of Blackbaud Grantmaking and Blackbaud Award Management; organizational and program management, such as Blackbaud Student Information System, Blackbaud Learning Management System, Blackbaud Enrollment Management System, Blackbaud Altru, and Blackbaud Church Management; social responsibility solutions, which includes YourCause GrantsConnect and YourCause CSRconnect; Blackbaud Merchant Services and Blackbaud Purchase Cards payment services; and Blackbaud's Intelligence for Good solutions, as well as donor acquisition, prospect research, data enrichment, and benchmarking and performance management solutions and services. It sells its solutions and related services through its direct sales force. Blackbaud, Inc. was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Blackbaud has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.79.
PE Ratio
Blackbaud has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 104.32. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $104.32 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 6.2%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter and the next is a negative 4.5% and a negative 0.9%, respectively.
