(VIANEWS) - Masimo Corporation (MASI), QCR Holdings (QCRH), Vulcan Materials Company (VMC) 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. Masimo Corporation (MASI)
88.4% sales growth and 14.71% return on equity
Masimo Corporation develops, manufactures, and markets noninvasive monitoring technologies and hospital automation solutions worldwide. The company offers masimo signal extraction technology (SET) pulse oximetry with measure-through motion and low perfusion pulse oximetry monitoring to address the primary limitations of conventional pulse oximetry. It also provides Masimo rainbow SET platform that includes rainbow SET Pulse CO-Oximetry products that noninvasively monitor hemoglobin species, including oxygen saturation, pulse rate, perfusion index, pleth variability index, and respiration rate from the pleth; noninvasively monitor hemoglobin concentration, and carboxyhemoglobin and methemoglobin; monitor arterial oxygen saturation and acoustic respiration rate; and calculates oxygen content and oxygen reserve index. The company offers SedLine brain function monitoring technology to measure the brain's electrical activity by detecting EEG signals; capnography and gas monitoring products comprising external plug-in-and-measure capnography and gas analyzers, integrated modules, handheld capnograph and capnometer devices, and capnography sampling lines; O3 regional oximetry for tissue oxygen saturation measurement; and hemodynamic monitoring solutions. Its Masimo Hospital Automation platform includes Patient SafetyNet, Patient SafetyNet surveillance, Kite, UniView, Replica, UniView : 60, and MyView. The company offers coronavirus-2019 response and telehealth solutions; connectivity devices; and nasal high flow ventilation and neuromodulation solutions. The company provides its products through direct sales force, distributors, and original equipment manufacturers partners to hospitals, emergency medical service and home care providers, physician offices, long term care facilities, veterinarians, and consumers; and non-medical/consumer products through e-commerce site, masimopersonalhealth.com. Incorporated in 1989, the company is headquartered in Irvine, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Masimo Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.94.
PE Ratio
Masimo Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 36.62. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $36.62 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 14.71%.Annual Top and Bottom Value
Masimo Corporation stock was valued at $144.31 in 00:22 EST at 00.22 EST. This is way lower than its 52 week high of $299.78, and much higher than its 52 week low of $108.89.
2. QCR Holdings (QCRH)
43.5% sales growth and 13.72% return on equity
QCR Holdings, Inc., is a multibank holding company that provides consumer and commercial banking, trust management and asset management. The deposit products offered by QCR Holdings, Inc. include interest-bearing, noninterest bearing, and time deposits. It also offers investment services, including commercial and retail lending/leasing and partnerships to individuals, corporations and governments. The company's loan portfolio includes loans to small- and medium-sized companies, business loans including working capital lines and operating credit, term loans for acquisition of equipment and facilities and commercial real estate loans. It also offers installment loans and consumer loans such as signature and home improvements, vehicle financing, personal loans and small credit lines. The company also leases machinery and equipment to industrial and commercial businesses through direct financing lease agreements; as well as issuance of trust preferred security. The company serves Springfield, Cedar Rapids and Cedar Valley as well as Des Moines/Ankeny and Cedar Valley. It was established in 1993 in Moline, Illinois.
Earnings per Share
QCR Holdings' trailing 12 month EPS is $5.92.
PE Ratio
QCR Holdings' trailing 12-month price-earnings ratio is 8.07. The purchaser of the shares is therefore investing $8.07 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 13.72%.Growth Estimates Quarters
The company's growth estimates for the current quarter and the next is 0.6% and 7.1%, respectively.Annual Top and Bottom Value
QCR Holdings's stock was valued at $47.77 as of 00:22 EST. This is way lower than the 52-week peak of $62.85 but higher than its 52 week low of $46.83.
3. Vulcan Materials Company (VMC)
34.5% sales growth and 9.52% return on equity
Vulcan Materials Company, together with its subsidiaries, produces and supplies construction aggregates primarily in the United States. It operates through four segments: Aggregates, Asphalt, Concrete, and Calcium. The Aggregates segment provides crushed stones, sand and gravel, sand, and other aggregates; and related products and services that are applied in construction and maintenance of highways, streets, and other public works, as well as in the construction of housing and commercial, industrial, and other nonresidential facilities. The Asphalt Mix segment offers asphalt mix in Alabama, Arizona, California, New Mexico, Tennessee, and Texas, as well as engages in the asphalt construction paving activity in Alabama, Tennessee, and Texas. The Concrete segment provides ready-mixed concrete in California, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas and Virginia, and Washington D.C. The Calcium segment mines, produces, and sells calcium products for the animal feed, plastics, and water treatment industries. The company was formerly known as Virginia Holdco, Inc. and changed its name to Vulcan Materials Company. Vulcan Materials Company was founded in 1909 and is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama.
Earnings per Share
Vulcan Materials Company's trailing twelve-month EPS is $4.38.
PE Ratio
Vulcan Materials Company's trailing 12 months earnings to price ratio is 39.9. The purchaser of the shares is therefore investing $39.9 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 9.52%.Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Vulcan Materials Company's stock is valued at $174.92 at 00:22 EST, way below its 52-week high of $213.65 and way above its 52-week low of $137.54.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company's growth estimates for the current quarter and the next is 10.8% and 25.3%, respectively.4. ONEOK (OKE)
18.7% sales growth and 26.23% return on equity
ONEOK, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in gathering, processing, storage, and transportation of natural gas in the United States. It operates through Natural Gas Gathering and Processing, Natural Gas Liquids, and Natural Gas Pipelines segments. The company owns natural gas gathering pipelines and processing plants in the Mid-Continent and Rocky Mountain regions. It also gathers, treats, fractionates, and transports natural gas liquids (NGL), as well as stores, markets, and distributes NGL products. The company owns NGL gathering and distribution pipelines in Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas, New Mexico, Montana, North Dakota, Wyoming, and Colorado; terminal and storage facilities in Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Iowa, and Illinois; and NGL distribution and refined petroleum products pipelines in Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, and Indiana, as well as owns and operates truck- and rail-loading, and -unloading facilities connected to NGL fractionation, storage, and pipeline assets. In addition, it operates regulated interstate and intrastate natural gas transmission pipelines and natural gas storage facilities. Further, the company owns and operates a parking garage in downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma; and leases excess office space. It operates 17,500 miles of natural gas gathering pipelines; 1,500 miles of FERC-regulated interstate natural gas pipelines; 5,100 miles of state-regulated intrastate transmission pipeline; six NGL storage facilities; and eight NGL product terminals. It serves integrated and independent exploration and production companies; NGL and natural gas gathering and processing companies; crude oil and natural gas production companies; propane distributors; municipalities; ethanol producers; and petrochemical, refining, and NGL marketing companies, as well as natural gas distribution and electric generation companies, producers, processors, and marketing companies. The company was founded in 1906 and is headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Earnings per Share
ONEOK's trailing 12 month EPS is $2.59.
PE Ratio
ONEOK's trailing 12 months earnings to price ratio is 25.39. The purchaser of the shares is therefore investing $25.39 per dollar in annual earnings.
For the 12 trailing months, the company's return-on-equity, which is a measure of the profitability of a company relative to shareholders' equity, was 26.23%.Moving Average
ONEOK's current value exceeds its $50-day moving mean of $62.34 while it is higher than its $200-day moving median of $62.31.Dividend Yield
According to Morningstar, Inc., there will be a next dividend payment on October 30, 2022. The forward dividend rate for 2020 is estimated at 3.74, and the forward dividend yield at 6.4%.
Volume
Today's last reported volume for ONEOK is 1107490 which is 54.98% below its average volume of 2460170.
5. Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation (PGC)
17.7% sales growth and 12.95% return on equity
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation operates as the bank holding company for Peapack-Gladstone Bank that provides private banking and wealth management services in the United States. The company operates in two segments, Banking and Peapack Private. It offers checking and savings accounts, money market and interest-bearing checking accounts, certificates of deposit, and individual retirement accounts. The company also provides working capital lines of credit, term loans for fixed asset acquisitions, commercial mortgages, multi-family mortgages, and other forms of asset-based financing services; and residential mortgages, home equity lines of credit, and other second mortgage loans. In addition, it offers corporate and industrial (C&I) and equipment finance, commercial real estate, multifamily, residential, and consumer lending activities; treasury management services; C&I advisory services; escrow management; deposit generation; asset and investment management services; personal trust services, including services as executor, trustee, administrator, custodian, and guardian; and other financial planning, tax preparation, and advisory services. Further, the company provides telephone and Internet banking, merchant credit card, and customer support sales services. Its private banking clients include businesses, non-profits, and consumers; and wealth management clients comprise individuals, families, foundations, endowments, trusts, and estates. The company operates its private banking locations in Bedminster, Morristown, Princeton, and Teaneck, New Jersey; and wealth management branches in Somerset, Morris, Hunterdon, and Union counties, as well as operates automated teller machines at 20 locations. Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in Bedminster, New Jersey.
Earnings per Share
Peapack Gladstone Financial Corporation's trailing 12 months profit per share was $3.66
PE Ratio
Peapack Gladstone Financial Corporation's trailing 12-month price-earnings ratio is 9.92. The purchaser of the shares is therefore investing $9.92 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 12.95%.Moving Average
Peapack–Gladstone Financial Corporation is worth less than its 50-day average value of $38.61, and more than its 200 day average value of $34.48.Volume
The current volume reported by Peapack–Gladstone Financial Corporation was 180603, which is 163.63% higher than its average volume 68506.
Annual Top and Bottom Value
Peapack Gladstone Financial Corporation stock was valued at $36.30 as of 00:22 EST. This is way lower than its 52 week high of $42.19, and much higher than its low 52-week of $27.71.
6. Addus HomeCare Corporation (ADUS)
10.3% sales growth and 7.76% return on equity
Addus HomeCare Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides personal care services to elderly, chronically ill, disabled persons, and individuals who are at risk of hospitalization or institutionalization in the United States. It operates through three segments: Personal Care, Hospice, and Home Health. The Personal Care segment provides non-medical assistance with activities of daily living. This segment offers services that include assistance with bathing, grooming, oral care, feeding and dressing, medication reminders, meal planning and preparation, housekeeping, and transportation services. The Hospice segment provides palliative nursing care, social work, spiritual counseling, homemaker, and bereavement counseling services for people who are terminally ill, as well as related services for their families. The Home Health segment offers skilled nursing and physical, occupational, and speech therapy for the individuals who requires assistance during an illness or after hospitalization. The company's payor clients include federal, state, and local governmental agencies; managed care organizations; commercial insurers; and private individuals. As of December 31, 2021, the company served consumers through 206 offices located in 22 states. Addus HomeCare Corporation was founded in 1979 and is based in Frisco, Texas.
Earnings per Share
Addus HomeCare Corporation's trailing 12 months profit per share (EPS) is $2.09.
PE Ratio
Addus HomeCare Corporation's trailing 12-month price-to-earnings ratio is 47.72. The purchaser of the shares is investing $47.72 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 7.76%.Sales Growth
Addus HomeCare Corporation saw a 7.3% increase in sales for its current quarter, and 10.3% the following.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Addus HomeCare Corporation's stock is valued at $99.74 at 00:22 EST, way below its 52-week high of $112.89 and way higher than its 52-week low of $68.57.
Volume
The Addus HomeCare Corporation's latest reported volume is now 34838, which is 67.22% less than its 106293 average volume.
Moving Average
Addus HomeCare Corporation is valued at less than the $505.74 moving average and more than the $92.85 moving average over 200 days.7. PulteGroup (PHM)
6.2% sales growth and 31.34% return on equity
PulteGroup, Inc., through its subsidiaries, primarily engages in the homebuilding business in the United States. The company acquires and develops land primarily for residential purposes; and constructs housing on such land. It offers various home designs, including single-family detached, townhouses, condominiums, and duplexes under the Centex, Pulte Homes, Del Webb, DiVosta Homes, and John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods brand names. As of December 31, 2019, the company controlled 158,262 lots and 64,903 lots under land option agreements. It also arranges financing through the origination of mortgage loans primarily for homebuyers; sells the servicing rights for the originated loans; and provides title insurance policies, and examination and closing services to homebuyers. The company was formerly known as Pulte Homes, Inc. and changed its name to PulteGroup, Inc. in March 2010. PulteGroup, Inc. was founded in 1950 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, PulteGroup has a trailing twelve months EPS of $5.57.
PE Ratio
PulteGroup has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 8.05. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $8.05 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 31.34%.Yearly Top and Bottom Value
PulteGroup's stock is valued at $44.89 at 00:22 EST, way below its 52-week high of $58.09 and way above its 52-week low of $35.03.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 13.4%, now sitting on 15.42B for the twelve trailing months.
Sales Growth
PulteGroup's sales growth is 8.1% for the present quarter and 6.2% for the next.