(VIANEWS) - Schlumberger (SLB), WhiteHorse Finance (WHF), Pacific Premier Bancorp (PPBI) 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. Schlumberger (SLB)
36.2% sales growth and 19.38% return on equity
Schlumberger Limited provides technology for the energy industry worldwide. The company operates through four divisions: Digital & Integration, Reservoir Performance, Well Construction, and Production Systems. It offers software, information management, and IT infrastructure services; consulting services for reservoir characterization, field development planning, and production enhancement; petro technical data services and training solutions; reservoir interpretation and data processing services; asset performance solutions; open and cased-hole services; exploration and production pressure and flow-rate measurement services; pressure pumping, well stimulation, and coiled tubing equipment for downhole mechanical well intervention, reservoir monitoring, and downhole data acquisition; and integrated production systems. The company also provides mud logging and engineering support services; drilling equipment and services for shipyards, drilling contractors, energy companies, and rental tool companies; land drilling rigs and related services; drilling tools; well cementing products and services; and well planning and drilling, engineering, supervision, logistics, procurement, contracting, and drilling rig management services, as well as supplies engineered drilling fluid systems; and designs, manufactures, and markets roller cone and fixed cutter drill bits. In addition, it offers well completion services and equipment; artificial lift production equipment and optimization services; valves; process systems; and integrated subsea production systems comprising wellheads, subsea trees, manifolds and flowline connectors, control systems, connectors, and services, as well as designs and manufactures onshore and offshore platform wellhead systems and processing solutions. The company was formerly known as Socie´te´ de Prospection E´lectrique. Schlumberger Limited was founded in 1926 and is based in Houston, Texas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Schlumberger has a trailing twelve months EPS of $-2.04.
The company's return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder's equity, for the twelve trailing months is 19.38%.Annual Top and Bottom Value
Schlumberger stock's value is $58.37 as of 19:22 EST. This is higher than the 52-week peak of $56.04.
2. WhiteHorse Finance (WHF)
23% sales growth and 7.34% return on equity
WhiteHorse Finance, LLC is a business development company.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, WhiteHorse Finance has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.54.
PE Ratio
WhiteHorse Finance has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 8.44. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $8.44 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 7.34%.Dividend Yield
According to Morningstar, Inc., there will be a next dividend payment on October 27, 2022. The forward estimated dividend rate for 2020 is 1.42, and the forward estimated dividend yield of 11.38%.
3. Pacific Premier Bancorp (PPBI)
13.4% sales growth and 10.58% return on equity
Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. is the bank holding firm for Pacific Premier Bank. It provides financial services to professionals, non-profits, businesses, investors, property owners, and other individuals. Deposit products include checking, savings, money market and savings accounts. The company also accepts certificates of deposit. The company's loan portfolio comprises multifamily, non-owner-occupied commercial real estate, construction and land; franchise realty secured, small business management (SBA) loans; revolving line or credit, term loans and seasonal loans. It also offers loans secured with liquid collateral. One-to four family credit lines and home equity credit lines loans are available. It also provides cash management and electronic banking services, as well as treasury management and online bill payments. There are 61 fully-service branches of the company that offer depository services in Arizona, California and Nevada. Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc., was established in 1983. It is located in Irvine, California.
Earnings per Share
For profitability, Pacific Premier Bancorp's trailing twelve-month EPS is $3.11.
PE Ratio
Pacific Premier Bancorp's trailing 12-month price-earnings ratio is 10.02. The purchaser of the shares is investing $10.02 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 10.58%.4. F5 Networks (FFIV)
11.5% sales growth and 13.34% return on equity
F5, Inc. offers multi-cloud security solutions and delivery options for the availability, security, and performance of storage and network systems, as well as servers and applications. Multi-cloud security and delivery options enable customers to create, manage, secure and administer applications on any architecture from the cloud to their own premises. The company offers application security products such as BIG-IP appliances, VIPRION chassis, related software modules, and software-only virtual editions. It also provides Policy Enforcement Manager, Advanced Firewall Manager, Policy Management Manager, Policy Security Manager, Policy Enforcement Manager, NGINX Plus, NGINX Controller, Shape Defense, Enterprise Defense, Secure Web Gateway and Silverline DDoS, Application security options, and fraud prevention and protection solutions. A range of services are offered by the company, such as consulting, training and installation. F5 Inc. offers its products to public and private sector organizations, large enterprises, government agencies, as well as service providers via distributors, value-added resellers and managed service providers. It also sells systems integrators throughout the Americas and Europe. F5 Inc. has partnerships with cloud service providers such as Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure. F5 Networks, Inc. was the company's previous name. F5 Inc. changed its name in November 2021. F5 Inc. was founded in 1996. It is located in Seattle, Washington.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, F5 Networks has a trailing twelve months EPS of $5.28.
PE Ratio
F5 Networks has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 27.18. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $27.18 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 13.34%.Revenue growth
The year-on-year revenue growth was 2.6%. We now have 2.7B in the 12 trailing months.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
F5 Networks's EBITDA is 63.74.
Moving Average
F5 Networks's value is below its 50-day moving average of $146.61 and way under its 200-day moving average of $162.17.Growth Estimates Quarters
For the current quarter, the company expects a decline of 19.4% in growth and a rise of 18.3% the following.5. Cenovus Energy (CVE)
6.8% sales growth and 16.83% return on equity
Cenovus Energy Inc., together with its subsidiaries, develops, produces, and markets crude oil, natural gas liquids, and natural gas in Canada, the United States, and the Asia Pacific region. The company operates through Oil Sands, Conventional, Offshore, Canadian Manufacturing, U.S. Manufacturing, and Retail segments. The Oil Sands segment develops and produces bitumen and heavy oil in northern Alberta and Saskatchewan. This segments Foster Creek, Christina Lake, Sunrise, and Tucker oil sands projects, as well as Lloydminster thermal and conventional heavy oil assets The Conventional segment holds assets primarily located in Elmworth-Wapiti, Kaybob-Edson, Clearwater, and Rainbow Lake operating in Alberta and British Columbia, as well as interests in various natural gas processing facilities. The offshore segment engages in the exploration and development activities. The Canadian Manufacturing segment includes the owned and operated Lloydminster upgrading and asphalt refining complex, which upgrades heavy oil and bitumen into synthetic crude oil, diesel fuel, asphalt, and other ancillary products, as well as owns and operates the Bruderheim crude-by-rail terminal and two ethanol plants. The U.S. Manufacturing segment comprises the refining of crude oil to produce diesel, gasoline, jet fuel, asphalt, and other products. The Retail segment consists of marketing of its own and third-party refined petroleum products through retail, commercial, and bulk petroleum outlets, as well as wholesale channels. Cenovus Energy Inc. was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Cenovus Energy has a trailing twelve months EPS of $-1.58.
The company's return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder's equity, for the twelve trailing months is 16.83%.Sales Growth
Cenovus Energy's sales growth is 14.3% for the ongoing quarter and 6.8% for the next.
Dividend Yield
Morningstar, Inc. has stated that the next dividend payment will be on Sep 13, 2022. The forward dividend rate for 2020 is 0.31, and the forward dividend yield 1.54%.
Annual Top and Bottom Value
Cenovus Energy stock was valued at $19.35 as of 19:22 EST. This is way below its 52 week high of $24.91 but well above its low 52-week of $13.01.