(VIANEWS) - QCR Holdings (QCRH), Hyatt Hotels Corporation (H), Phillips 66 (PSX) 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. 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%.2. Hyatt Hotels Corporation (H)
34% sales growth and 6.87% return on equity
Hyatt Hotels Corporation, a hospitality company, develops, owns, operates, manages, franchises, licenses, or provides services to hotels, resorts, and other properties. It operates through four segments: Owned and Leased Hotels, Americas Management and Franchising, ASPAC Management and Franchising, and EAME/SW Asia Management and Franchising. The company operates its properties under the Park Hyatt, Miraval, Grand Hyatt, Alila, Andaz, The Unbound Collection by Hyatt, Destination, Hyatt Regency, Hyatt, Hyatt Ziva, Hyatt Zilara, Thompson Hotels, Hyatt Centric, Caption by Hyatt, Hyatt House, Hyatt Place, tommie, Hyatt Residence Club, Hyatt Residences, Exhale, World of Hyatt, and Hyatt Resorts brands. As of June 30, 2020, its hotel portfolio consisted of approximately 900 hotels in 65 countries. It primarily serves corporations; national, state, and regional associations; specialty market accounts, including social, government, military, educational, religious, and fraternal accounts; travel agency and luxury organizations; and a group of individual consumers. Hyatt Hotels Corporation has a strategic alliance with Small Luxury Hotels to provide benefits to the members of World of Hyatt loyalty program by providing additional stay opportunities at luxury hotels primarily in Europe. The company was formerly known as Global Hyatt Corporation and changed its name to Hyatt Hotels Corporation in June 2009. Hyatt Hotels Corporation was founded in 1957 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Hyatt Hotels Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $-6.94.
The company's return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder's equity, for the twelve trailing months is 6.87%.Revenue growth
The year-over-year growth in quarterly revenue was 183.8%. We now have 2.55 billion for the 12 trailing months.
Volume
The Hyatt Hotels Corporation's latest reported volume is 54645, which is 30.77% less than its average volume (789984).
Moving Average
Hyatt Hotels Corporation is worth more than its $50-day moving mean of $90.69, and much higher than its $200-day moving median of $88.04.3. Phillips 66 (PSX)
23.3% sales growth and 25.23% return on equity
Phillips 66 operates as an energy manufacturing and logistics company. It operates through four segments: Midstream, Chemicals, Refining, and Marketing and Specialties (M&S). The Midstream segment transports crude oil and other feedstocks; delivers refined petroleum products to market; provides terminaling and storage services for crude oil and refined petroleum products; transports, stores, fractionates, exports, and markets natural gas liquids; provides other fee-based processing services; and gathers, processes, transports, and markets natural gas. The Chemicals segment produces and markets ethylene and other olefin products; aromatics and styrenics products, such as benzene, cyclohexane, styrene, and polystyrene; and various specialty chemical products, including organosulfur chemicals, solvents, catalysts, and chemicals used in drilling and mining. The Refining segment refines crude oil and other feedstocks into petroleum products, such as gasolines, distillates, aviation, and renewable fuels at 12 refineries in the United States and Europe. The M&S segment purchases for resale and markets refined petroleum products, including gasolines, distillates, and aviation fuels primarily in the United States and Europe. This segment also manufactures and markets specialty products, such as base oils and lubricants. The company was founded in 1875 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Phillips 66 has a trailing twelve months EPS of $-4.88.
The company's return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder's equity, for the twelve trailing months is 25.23%.Annual Top and Bottom Value
Phillips 66 stock was valued at $103.54 as of 15:23 EST. This is below the 52-week high at $113.53, and much higher than its 52 week low at $68.57.
Sales Growth
Phillips 66 is forecasting 23.3% sales growth in the next quarter.
4. Provident Financial Services (PFS)
21.4% sales growth and 10.15% return on equity
Provident Financial Services, Inc. operates as the holding company for Provident Bank that provides various banking services to individuals, families, and businesses in the United States. The company's deposit products include savings, checking, interest-bearing checking, money market deposit, and certificate of deposit accounts, as well as IRA products. Its loan portfolio comprises commercial real estate loans that are secured by properties, such as multi-family apartment buildings, office buildings, and retail and industrial properties; commercial business loans; fixed-rate and adjustable-rate mortgage loans collateralized by one- to four-family residential real estate properties; commercial construction loans; and consumer loans consisting of home equity loans, home equity lines of credit, marine loans, personal loans, and auto and recreational vehicle loans. The company also offers cash management, remote deposit capture, payroll origination, escrow account management, and online and mobile banking services; and business credit cards. In addition, it provides wealth management services comprising investment management, trust and estate administration, financial planning, tax compliance and planning, and private banking. Further, the company sells insurance and investment products, including annuities; operates as a real estate investment trust for acquiring mortgage loans and other real estate related assets; and manages and sells real estate properties acquired through foreclosure. As of December 31, 2019, it operated 83 full-service branch offices in northern and central New Jersey, as well as in Pennsylvania. The company was founded in 1839 and is headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey.
Earnings per Share
Provident Financial Services' trailing 12 month EPS is $2.18.
PE Ratio
Provident Financial Services' trailing 12-month price-to-earnings ratio is 10.08. The purchaser of the shares is therefore investing $10.08 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 10.15%.Revenue growth
The year-on-year revenue growth was 14%. We now have 478.76M in the 12 trailing months.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Provident Financial Services's stock is valued at $21.98 at 15:23 EST, way below its 52-week high of $26.20 and way higher than its 52-week low of $19.18.
Sales Growth
Provident Financial Services has experienced a 22.3% increase in sales for the current quarter, and 21.4% the following quarter.
Volume
Today's last reported volume for Provident Financial Services is 234406 which is 46.87% below its average volume of 441218.
5. Haynes International (HAYN)
20% sales growth and 12.55% return on equity
Haynes International, Inc. develops, manufactures, markets, and distributes nickel and cobalt-based alloys in sheet, coil, and plate forms in the United States, Europe, Asia, and internationally. The company offers high-temperature resistant alloys (HTA) and corrosion-resistant alloys (CRA). Its HTA products are used by manufacturers of equipment, including jet engines for the aerospace market; gas turbine engines for power generation; and industrial heating equipment. The company's CRA products are used in various applications, including chemical processing, power plant emissions control, and hazardous waste treatment. Its products also have applications in flue-gas desulfurization, oil and gas, waste incineration, industrial heat treating, automotive, sensors and instrumentation, biopharmaceuticals, solar, and nuclear fuel. In addition, the company produces products as seamless and welded tubulars, as well as in slab, bar, billet, and wire forms. It sells its products primarily through direct sales organizations, and network of independent distributors and sales agents. Haynes International, Inc. was founded in 1912 and is headquartered in Kokomo, Indiana.
Earnings per Share
Haynes International's trailing 12 month EPS is $3.57.
PE Ratio
Haynes International's trailing 12-month price-to-earnings ratio is 13.62. The purchaser of the shares is therefore investing $13.62 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 12.55%.Sales Growth
Haynes International has experienced a 27.8% increase in sales for its current quarter, and a 20% rise for the next.
Growth Estimates Quarters
For the current quarter, the company expects to grow by 78.4% and 52.2% respectively.Dividend Yield
As stated by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Dec 1, 2022, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.88 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 1.82%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Haynes International's stock is valued at $48.62 at 15:23 EST, way below its 52-week high of $57.33 and way above its 52-week low of $29.00.
6. PCB Bancorp (PCB)
19.3% sales growth and 12.74% return on equity
PCB Bancorp is the bank holding firm for Pacific City Bank. It provides a variety of banking products and services to both individuals and businesses within the small and medium market in Southern California. It offers time, demand, savings and money market deposits as well as certificates and deposit. Remote deposit capture is available, along with courier deposit services and positive pay. Zero balance accounts are also offered. The company also offers real estate loans and commercial and industrial loans. It also provides term loans and personal loans to various businesses, such as manufacturing, wholesale, retail, and hospitality. The company also offers automated teller machines and debit cards as well as cashier's and wire transfers, treasury management and wire transfer and automated clearinghouse services. It also provides cash management and services online, by telephone and mail. The company operates via a network that includes 11 fully-service branches located in Los Angeles, Orange, and Bayside counties in California, as well as a branch in Englewood Cliffs and Bayside in New Jersey. There are 9 loan production centers that the company operates in Irvine, Artesia and Los Angeles, California, Annandale and Virginia, Chicago, Illinois, Bellevue and Washington, Aurora and Colorado, Carrollton and Texas, as well as New York, New York. The former name of the company was Pacific City Financial Corporation. In July 2019, it changed its name from PCB Bancorp to PCB Bancorp. PCB Bancorp is located in Los Angeles and was established in 2003.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, PCB Bancorp has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.36.
PE Ratio
PCB Bancorp has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 13.22. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $13.22 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 12.74%.7. Unity Bancorp (UNTY)
17.8% sales growth and 17.93% return on equity
Unity Bancorp, Inc. operates as the holding company for Unity Bank that provides commercial and retail banking products and services to individuals, small and medium sized businesses, and professional communities. The company offers personal and business checking accounts, time deposits, money market accounts, and regular savings accounts, as well as noninterest and interest-bearing demand deposits. It also provides small business administration loans; commercial loans; and residential mortgage and consumer loans, including residential real estate, home equity lines and loans, and consumer construction lines, as well as personal loans. As of December 31, 2020, the company offered its services through the Internet and nineteen branch offices located in Bergen, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Somerset, Union, and Warren counties in New Jersey, as well as Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Unity Bancorp, Inc. was incorporated in 1991 and is headquartered in Clinton, New Jersey.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Unity Bancorp has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.6.
PE Ratio
Unity Bancorp has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 7.42. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $7.42 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 17.93%.Annual Top and Bottom Value
At 15:24 EST Unity Bancorp stock was valued at $26.70, which is below its 52 week high of $31.37 but above its low 52-week of $24.53.
Moving Average
Unity Bancorp's value is under its 50-day moving average of $27.67 and under its 200-day moving average of $27.73.Dividend Yield
Morningstar, Inc. has stated that the next dividend payment will be Dec 14, 2022. The forward dividend rate for 2020 is 0.44, and the forward dividend yield of 1.65%.
8. CoStar Group (CSGP)
13.7% sales growth and 5.49% return on equity
CoStar Group, Inc. provides information, analytics, and online marketplace services to the commercial real estate, hospitality, residential, and related professionals industries in the United States, Canada, Europe, the Asia Pacific, and Latin America. It offers CoStar Property that provides inventory of office, industrial, retail, multifamily, hospitality, and student housing properties and land; CoStar COMPS, a robust database of comparable commercial real estate sales transactions; CoStar Market Analytics to view and report on aggregated market and submarket trends; and CoStar Tenant, an online business-to-business prospecting and analytical tool that provides tenant information. The company also provides Lease Comps and Analysis, a tool to capture, manage, and maintain lease data; CoStar Lease Analysis; Public Record, a searchable database of commercially-zoned parcels; CoStar Real Estate Manager, a real estate lease administration, portfolio management, and lease accounting compliance software solution; and CoStar Risk Analytics and CoStar Investment. In addition, it offers apartment marketing sites, such as ApartmentFinder.com, ForRent.com, ApartmentHomeLiving.com, WestsideRentals.com, AFTER55.com, CorporateHousing.com, ForRentUniversity.com, Apartamentos.com, and Off Campus Partners; LoopNet Premium Lister; LoopNet Diamond, Platinum, and Gold Ads; LandsofAmerica.com, LandAndFarm.com, and LandWatch.com for rural land for-sale; BizBuySell.com, BizQuest.com, and FindaFranchise.com for operating businesses and franchises for-sale; Ten-X, an online auction platform for commercial real estate; and HomeSnap, an online and mobile software platform, as well as Homes.com, a homes for sale listings site. CoStar Group, Inc. was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Washington, the District of Columbia.
Earnings per Share
CoStar Group's trailing 12 month EPS is $5.86.
PE Ratio
CoStar Group's trailing 12-month price-earnings ratio is 13.11. The purchaser of the shares is therefore investing $13.11 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 5.49%.Growth Estimates Quarters
The company's growth estimates for the present quarter and the next is 2.9% and 19.4%, respectively.Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 11.5%, now sitting on 2.12B for the twelve trailing months.
Moving Average
CoStar Group's value falls below its 50-day average moving price of $78.67, but is much higher than its 200 day moving average at $68.34.Annual Top and Bottom Value
At 15:24 EST CoStar Group stock was valued at $76.83. This is way below its 52 week high of $85.37, and far above its 52 week low of $49.00.