(VIANEWS) - Heartland Express (HTLD), Esquire Financial Holdings (ESQ), Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. (CWCO) 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. Heartland Express (HTLD)
113.4% sales growth and 17.86% return on equity
Heartland Express, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a short-to-medium haul truckload carrier in the United States and Canada. It primarily provides nationwide asset-based dry van truckload service for shippers from Washington to Florida and New England to California; and temperature-controlled truckload services. The company offers its services under Heartland Express and Millis Transfer brand names. It provides traffic appliances, automotive parts, consumer products, paper products, packaged foodstuffs, and retail goods. The company principally serves retailers and manufacturers. Heartland Express, Inc. was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in North Liberty, Iowa.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Heartland Express has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.76.
PE Ratio
Heartland Express has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 9.72. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $9.72 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 17.86%.Dividend Yield
As claimed by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Dec 7, 2022, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.08 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 0.48%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 79.5%, now sitting on 761.21M for the twelve trailing months.
2. Esquire Financial Holdings (ESQ)
44.2% sales growth and 18.29% return on equity
Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. is the bank holding firm for Esquire Bank, National Association. It provides services and products in commercial banking to small and large businesses, legal industries, as well as commercial customers. It offers time, checking and savings deposits as well as certificates. The company also offers short-term financing, which includes inventory, receivables or the purchase of supplies. It also has commercial credit, lines of credit, consumer loans (post-settlement consumer or structured settlement loans for plaintiffs or claimants), as well loans to consumers for debt consolidation, life expenses, payments of outstanding bills or any other needs. Real estate loans include multifamily, residential and commercial real estate as well merchant services. The company had a Jericho branch that provided full service and an administrative office located in Boca Raton. Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc., was established in 2006. It is located in Jericho, New York.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Esquire Financial Holdings has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.29.
PE Ratio
Esquire Financial Holdings has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 12.97. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $12.97 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 18.29%.Annual Top and Bottom Value
At 15:22 EST Esquire Financial Holdings's stock was valued at $42.66. This is way lower than the 52-week high at $48.13 but much higher than its low 52-week of $30.66.
Moving Average
Esquire Financial Holdings's value is under its 50-day moving average of $42.84 and way higher than its 200-day moving average of $37.58.Growth Estimates Quarters
For the current quarter, the company expects to grow by 18.1% and 45.5% respectively.3. Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. (CWCO)
43.2% sales growth and 5.44% return on equity
Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. and its subsidiaries design, build, manage, and operate water treatment and production plants, mainly in the Cayman Islands and the Bahamas. It operates in four business segments, including Bulk, Retail, Services and Manufacturing. Reverse osmosis is used to make potable water out of seawater. It supplies water to residential and commercial customers as well as government distributors. The company also offers design, engineering and construction services, procurement and management services, as well management and engineering services related to municipal water treatment and distribution. The company also manufactures and supplies a variety of water-related products such as reverse osmosis equipment, membrane separation apparatus, filtration equipment and vessels. It provides design, engineering and consulting services, in addition to inspection, management, maintenance, monitoring, testing, and training services. Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. is an entity that was established in 1973. Its headquarters are in Grand Cayman in the Cayman Islands.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.54.
PE Ratio
Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 28.31. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $28.31 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 5.44%.Dividend Yield
As maintained by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Dec 29, 2022, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.34 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 2.23%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
For the current quarter, the company expects to grow at 100% and 118.2% respectively.4. RBB Bancorp (RBB)
16.7% sales growth and 13.46% return on equity
RBB Bancorp is the bank holding firm for Royal Business Bank. It provides numerous banking services and products to Asian-Americans, including those from the Chinese, Korean, and Japanese-American communities. Deposit products offered by RBB Bancorp include certificates of deposit, checking and savings accounts as well as money market accounts. It also provides commercial and industrial credit lines as well as term loans and mortgage warehouse lines. International trade discounts are available. Commercial real estate loans can be obtained. Residential, commercial, land acquisition, development, small-business administration loans and residential mortgage loans may be offered. It also offers international letters of credit and SWIFT, foreign advisory, trade discount and foreign exchange services. Remote deposit, ebanking and mobile banking are other services. It offers products and services to individual, business, municipal, and other entities. It had 23 branches operating in California's West region, including branches in Orange County and California, Ventura County and California, Clark County and Nevada, Honolulu and Honolulu. There were also branches located in New York, New York, Chicago and Illinois. RBB Bancorp, which was established in Los Angeles in 2008, is located in California.
Earnings per Share
RBB Bancorp's trailing 12 months earnings per share (EPS) is $3.2.
PE Ratio
RBB Bancorp's trailing 12-month price-to-earnings ratio is 6.8. The purchaser of the shares is therefore investing $6.8 per dollar in annual earnings.
For the 12 trailing months, the company's return-on-equity, which is a measure of the business' profitability relative to shareholders' equity, was 13.46%.Sales Growth
RBB Bancorp has seen a 23.5% increase in sales for its current quarter, and 16.7% the following.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 10.7%, now sitting on 152.16M for the twelve trailing months.
5. PACCAR (PCAR)
8.4% sales growth and 21.43% return on equity
PACCAR Inc manufactures and distributes commercial trucks of all sizes in America, Europe, South America and Australia. The company operates in three segments, Truck, Parts, and Financial Services. The Truck segment manufactures and distributes truck for commercial and consumer goods over-the-road haulage. The company sells trucks via a network independent dealers that carry the Kenworth and Peterbilt nameplates. Parts distributes parts and accessories for trucks, as well as commercial vehicles. Financial Services provides full-service leasing services under PacLease's trade name. It also offers finance and leasing products to dealers and customers. The segment offers franchisees equipment financing, administrative support, and retail loan and leasing for medium and large trucking companies. It also provides truck inventory financing to independent dealers. This segment also offers direct loans and leases to customers in order to purchase trucks and other equipment. It also produces and sells industrial winches, under the Braden and Carco nameplates. PACCAR Inc was established in 1905. It is located in Bellevue in Washington.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, PACCAR has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.06.
PE Ratio
PACCAR has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 24.93. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $24.93 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 21.43%.Sales Growth
PACCAR saw a 12.1% increase in sales for its current quarter, and an 8.4% rise for its next.
6. Meta Financial Group (CASH)
6.9% sales growth and 21.01% return on equity
Meta Financial Group, Inc. operates as the holding company for MetaBank that offers various banking products and services in the United States. It operates through three segments: Consumer, Commercial, and Corporate Services/Other. The company offers demand deposit accounts, savings accounts, money market savings accounts, and certificate accounts; term lending, asset based lending, factoring, lease financing, insurance premium financing, warehouse financing, and healthcare receivables loans; and consumer credit products. It also provides student loans, commercial real estate loans, residential mortgage loans, home equity and home improvement loans, and agricultural loans for the purchase of farmland, livestock, farm machinery and equipment, seed, fertilizer, and other farm-related products, as well as tax services, including taxpayer advance and electronic return originator advance loans. In addition, the company issues prepaid cards and consumer credit products; sponsors automated teller machines into various debit networks; and offers tax refund transfer and other payment industry products and services. It operates ten full-service branch and 14 non-branch offices. The company was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Earnings per Share
Meta Financial Group's trailing 12 months profit per share is $5.26.
PE Ratio
Meta Financial Group's trailing 12 months earnings to price ratio is 8.21. The purchaser of the shares is therefore investing $8.21 per dollar in annual earnings.
For the 12 trailing months, the company's return-on-equity, which is a measure of the profitability and shareholder equity for a business, was 21.01%.Volume
Today's last reported volume for Meta Financial Group is 48511 which is 73.81% below its average volume of 185293.
Sales Growth
Meta Financial Group's sales growth is 32.8% for the current quarter and 6.9% for the next.
7. Ingredion Incorporated (INGR)
6.5% sales growth and 14.43% return on equity
Ingredion Incorporated, together with its subsidiaries, produces and sells starches and sweeteners for various industries. It operates through four segments: North America; South America; Asia Pacific; and Europe, Middle East, and Africa. The company offers sweetener products comprising glucose syrups, high maltose syrups, high fructose corn syrups, caramel colors, dextrose, polyols, maltodextrins, glucose and syrup solids, as well as food-grade and industrial starches, biomaterials, and nutrition ingredients. It also provides animal feed products; edible corn oil; refined corn oil to packers of cooking oil and to producers of margarine, salad dressings, shortening, mayonnaise, and other foods; and corn gluten feed used as protein feed for chickens, pet food, and aquaculture. The company's products are derived primarily from processing corn and other starch-based materials, such as tapioca, potato, and rice. It serves food, beverage, paper and corrugating products, brewing, pharmaceutical, textile, and personal care industries, as well as animal feed markets. The company was formerly known as Corn Products International, Inc. and changed its name to Ingredion Incorporated in June 2012. Ingredion Incorporated was founded in 1906 and is headquartered in Westchester, Illinois.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Ingredion Incorporated has a trailing twelve months EPS of $6.62.
PE Ratio
Ingredion Incorporated has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 14.83. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $14.83 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 14.43%.