(VIANEWS) - Interactive Brokers Group (IBKR), Progyny (PGNY), Halliburton Company (HAL) 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. Interactive Brokers Group (IBKR)
43.3% sales growth and 14.8% return on equity
Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. is an electronic broker that operates worldwide. This company is specialized in clearing and settlement trades in stock, options, futures and foreign exchange instruments. The company also provides services and custodies for registered investment advisors and proprietary trading groups as well as individual investors. It also offers prime brokerage, securities and margin lending. Through approximately 150 market centers and electronic exchanges, the company provides services to individual and institutional customers. Interactive Brokers Group, Inc., was established in 1977. It is located in Greenwich, Connecticut.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Interactive Brokers Group has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.4.
PE Ratio
Interactive Brokers Group has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 23.74. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $23.74 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 14.8%.Sales Growth
Interactive Brokers Group's sales growth is 36% for the current quarter and 43.3% for the next.
2. Progyny (PGNY)
37.7% sales growth and 14.72% return on equity
Progyny, Inc., a benefits management company, specializes in fertility and family building benefits solutions for employers in the United States. Its fertility benefits solution includes differentiated benefits plan design, personalized concierge-style member support services, and selective network of fertility specialists. The company also offers Progyny Rx, an integrated pharmacy benefits solution that provides its members with access to the medications needed during their treatment. In addition, it provides surrogacy and adoption reimbursement programs for employers. The company was formerly known as Auxogyn, Inc. and changed its name to Progyny, Inc. in 2015. Progyny, Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Progyny has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.42.
PE Ratio
Progyny has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 70.9. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $70.9 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 14.72%.Growth Estimates Quarters
For the current quarter, the company expects a decline of 93.3% in growth and a rise of 60% the following.Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Progyny's EBITDA is 282.77.
Annual Top and Bottom Value
Progyny stock was valued at $29.78 as of 15:22 EST. This is way below its 52 week high of $53.10, and far above its 52 week low of $25.67.
Revenue growth
The year-on-year revenue growth was 67.9%. We now have 700.15M in the 12 trailing months.
3. Halliburton Company (HAL)
31.9% sales growth and 26.35% return on equity
Halliburton Company provides products and services to the energy industry worldwide. It operates in two segments, Completion and Production, and Drilling and Evaluation. The Completion and Production segment offers production enhancement services that include stimulation and sand control services; cementing services, such as well bonding and casing, and casing equipment; completion tools that offer downhole solutions and services, including well completion products and services, intelligent well completions, and service tools, as well as liner hanger, sand control, and multilateral systems; production solutions comprising coiled tubing, hydraulic workover units, downhole tools, and pumping and nitrogen services; and pipeline and process services, such as pre-commissioning, commissioning, maintenance, and decommissioning. This segment also provides electrical submersible pumps, as well as artificial lift services. The Drilling and Evaluation segment offers drilling fluid systems, performance additives, completion fluids, solids control, specialized testing equipment, and waste management services; oilfield completion, production, and downstream water and process treatment chemicals and services; drilling systems and services; wireline and perforating services consists of open-hole logging, and cased-hole and slickline; and drill bits and services comprising roller cone rock bits, fixed cutter bits, hole enlargement, and related downhole tools and services, as well as coring equipment and services. This segment also provides cloud based digital services and artificial intelligence solutions on an open architecture for subsurface insights, integrated well construction, and reservoir and production management; testing and subsea services, such as acquisition and analysis of reservoir information and optimization solutions; and project management and integrated asset management services. Halliburton Company was founded in 1919 and is based in Houston, Texas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Halliburton Company has a trailing twelve months EPS of $-1.99.
The company's return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder's equity, for the twelve trailing months is 26.35%.Volume
Halliburton Company's current reported volume is 6883410, which is 30.17% less than its usual volume of 9858000.
4. Aramark (ARMK)
12.9% sales growth and 6.73% return on equity
Aramark offers food and facilities as well as uniform services for clients from the United States, Canada, Europe, America, and Asia. The company operates in three areas: Food and Support Services United States and Food and Support Services International. Uniform and Career Apparel is its third segment. The company offers food-related managed services, including dining, catering, food service management, and convenience-oriented retail services; non-clinical support services, such as patient food and nutrition, retail food, and procurement services; and plant operations and maintenance, custodial/housekeeping, energy management, grounds keeping, and capital project management services. The company also offers on-site catering and convenience stores; executive dining services, beverage and vending; as well as facility management services that include landscaping, payment and transportation. The company also offers catering, concessions and banquet services, as well as retail and leisure services, lodging and merchandise sales, and management of facilities at sporting, entertainment and recreation venues. The company also offers correctional foods and manages laundry and commissary facilities. It also offers design, manufacturing and delivery services, as well as cleaning, maintenance and maintenance services. The business was previously known as ARAMARK Holdings Corporation. In May 2014, it changed its name from Aramark to Aramark. Aramark was established in 1959. It is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Aramark has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.75.
PE Ratio
Aramark has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 59.09. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $59.09 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 6.73%.5. Allete (ALE)
9.9% sales growth and 4.6% return on equity
ALLETE, Inc. operates as an energy company. The company operates through Regulated Operations, ALLETE Clean Energy, and Corporate and Other segments. It generates electricity from coal-fired, hydroelectric, natural gas-fired, biomass co-fired, and solar. The company provides regulated utility electric service in northeastern Minnesota to approximately 145,000 retail customers, as well as 15 non-affiliated municipal customers; and regulated utility electric, natural gas, and water services in northwestern Wisconsin to approximately 15,000 electric customers, 13,000 natural gas customers, and 10,000 water customers. It also owns and maintains electric transmission assets in Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, and Illinois. In addition, the company focuses on developing, acquiring, and operating clean and renewable energy projects; and owns and operates approximately 660 megawatt of wind energy generation. Further, it is involved in the coal mining operations in North Dakota; and real estate investment activities in Florida. The company owns and operates 158 substations with a total capacity of 8,875 megavoltamperes. The company was formerly known as Minnesota Power, Inc. and changed its name to ALLETE, Inc. in May 2001. ALLETE, Inc. was incorporated in 1906 and is headquartered in Duluth, Minnesota.
Earnings per Share
Allete's trailing 12 month EPS is $3.7.
PE Ratio
Allete's trailing 12-month price-earnings ratio is 17.86. The purchaser of the shares is therefore investing $17.86 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 4.6%.Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 12.4%, now sitting on 1.54B for the twelve trailing months.
Volume
The current reported Allete volume is 193709, which is 48.26% lower than its average volume (374477)
Moving Average
Allete is worth more than its moving average 50 days of $63.17, and higher than its moving average 200 days of $60.29.6. Chemung Financial Corp (CHMG)
7.6% sales growth and 15.37% return on equity
Chemung Financial Corporation is the holding company of Chemung Canal Trust Company. It provides various financial services, including financing and fiduciary. It offers time, demand and savings deposits, non-interest-bearing and interest bearing checking accounts, as well as insured money market accounts. The company also provides commercial and agriculture loans that include loans to small and medium-sized enterprises; residential mortgage loans and commercial mortgage loans. It also offers consumer loans including home equity line of credit and term loans. It also offers tax preparation, securities and insurance services. It also offers trustee, guardian and custodian services. There are 31 branches in New York, and one in Pennsylvania. Chemung Financial Corporation was established in Elmira in New York in 1833.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Chemung Financial Corp has a trailing twelve months EPS of $5.93.
PE Ratio
Chemung Financial Corp has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 7.97. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $7.97 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 15.37%.Moving Average
Chemung Financial Corp's worth is higher than its 50-day moving average of $45.97 and higher than its 200-day moving average of $45.08.Dividend Yield
According to Morningstar, Inc., December 18, 2022 will be the next distribution. The forward dividend rate for 2020 is estimated at 1.24, and the forward dividend yield at 2.63%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 1.4%, now sitting on 93.57M for the twelve trailing months.
Sales Growth
Chemung Financial Corp's sales growth is 9.3% for the current quarter and 7.6% for the next.
7. Humana (HUM)
6.4% sales growth and 20.72% return on equity
Humana Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a health and well-being company in the United States. It operates through three segments: Retail, Group and Specialty, and Healthcare Services. The company offers medical and supplemental benefit plans to individuals. It also has a contract with Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to administer the Limited Income Newly Eligible Transition prescription drug plan program; and contracts with various states to provide Medicaid, dual eligible, and long-term support services benefits. In addition, the company provides commercial fully insured medical and specialty health insurance benefits comprising dental, vision, and other supplemental health benefits; and administrative services only products to individuals and employer groups, as well as military services, such as TRICARE T2017 East Region contract. Further, it offers pharmacy solutions, provider services, and home solutions services, such as home health and other services to its health plan members, as well as to third parties. As of December 31, 2021, the company had approximately 17 million members in medical benefit plans, as well as approximately 5 million members in specialty products. Humana Inc. was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Humana has a trailing twelve months EPS of $28.15.
PE Ratio
Humana has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 17.32. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $17.32 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 20.72%.8. Colony Bankcorp (CBAN)
5.2% sales growth and 8.19% return on equity
Colony Bankcorp, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Colony Bank that provides various banking products and services to commercial and consumer customers. The company offers various deposit products, including demand, savings, and time deposits. It also provides loans to small and medium-sized businesses; residential and commercial construction, and land development loans; commercial real estate loans; commercial loans; agri-business and production loans; residential mortgage loans; home equity loans; and consumer loans. In addition, the company offers internet banking services, electronic bill payment services, safe deposit box rentals, telephone banking, credit and debit card services, and remote depository products, as well as access to a network of ATMs. As of January 20, 2022, it operated 39 locations throughout Georgia. The company was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Fitzgerald, Georgia.
Earnings per Share
Colony Bankcorp's trailing 12 months profit per share is $1.09.
PE Ratio
Colony Bankcorp's trailing 12-month price-to-earnings ratio is 11.8. The purchaser of the shares is therefore investing $11.8 per dollar in annual earnings.
For the 12 trailing months, the company's return-on-equity, which is an indicator of the business' profitability relative to shareholders' equity, was 8.9%.Moving Average
Colony Bankcorp is at a low value of its 50-day average $13.28, and at a far lower level of its 200-day average $14.74.Growth Estimates Quarters
The company's growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is a negative 12.5% and a negative 5.9%, respectively.Sales Growth
Colony Bankcorp's sales growth is negative 0.6% for the present quarter and 5.2% for the next.
Annual Top and Bottom Value
Colony Bankcorp stock was valued at $12.86 as of 15:23 EST at 11:30 EST. This is way lower than its 52 week high of $19.00, and higher than its 52-week lowest of $12.52.