(VIANEWS) - The First Bancshares (FBMS), Chart Industries (GTLS), South State Corporation (SSB) 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. The First Bancshares (FBMS)
68.5% sales growth and 9.67% return on equity
The First Bancshares, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for The First, A National Banking Association that provides general commercial and retail banking services. The company operates through three segments: Commercial/Retail Bank, Mortgage Banking Division, and Holding Company. It offers deposit services, including checking, NOW, and savings accounts; other time deposits, such as daily money market accounts and longer-term certificates of deposit; and individual retirement and health savings accounts. The company also provides commercial loans comprising secured and unsecured loans for working capital, business expansion, and purchase of equipment and machinery; consumer loans consisting of equity lines of credit, as well as secured and unsecured loans for financing automobiles, home improvements, education, and personal investments; and real estate construction and acquisition loans. In addition, it originates loans to purchase existing residential homes or construct new homes, and to refinance existing mortgages; and provides financial and wealth management services. Further, the company offers internet banking services, automated teller machines, voice response telephone inquiry services, commercial sweep accounts, cash management services, safe deposit boxes, merchant, mobile deposit, direct deposit of payroll and social security checks, automatic drafts for various accounts, and credit card services. It primarily serves small to medium-sized businesses, professional concerns, individuals, associations, organizations, and governmental authorities. As of December 31, 2021, the company operated 90 locations in Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Louisiana. The First Bancshares, Inc. was incorporated in 1995 and is headquartered in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, The First Bancshares has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.92.
PE Ratio
The First Bancshares has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 10.96. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $10.96 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 9.67%.Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 8.6%, now sitting on 201.07M for the twelve trailing months.
Annual Top and Bottom Value
At 00:22 EST The stock of First Bancshares is worth $32.01; this value is lower than its 52 week high of $40.81, but higher than its low 52-week of $26.95.
Dividend Yield
Morningstar, Inc. has stated that the next dividend payment will be made on November 6, 2022. The forward dividend rate for 2020 is estimated at 0.8, and the forward dividend yield to 2020 is estimated at 2.52%.
2. Chart Industries (GTLS)
33.4% sales growth and 4.82% return on equity
Chart Industries, Inc. manufactures and sells engineered equipment for the energy and industrial gas industries worldwide. The company operates through four segments: Cryo Tank Solutions, Heat Transfer Systems, Specialty Products, and Repair, Service & Leasing. It provides bulk and packaged gas cryogenic solutions for the storage, distribution, vaporization, and application of industrial gases; cryogenic trailers, ISO containers, bulk storage tanks, loading facilities, and regasification equipment for delivering liquefied natural gas (LNG) into virtual pipeline applications; and large vacuum insulated storage tanks as equipment for purchasers of standard liquefaction plants. The company also offers process technology, liquefaction train, and critical equipment for the LNG, including small to mid-scale facilities, floating LNG applications, and large base-load export facilities; brazed aluminum, Core-in-Kettle, heat exchangers, cold boxes, air cooled heat exchangers, pressure vessels, and pipe works; and air cooled heat exchangers and axial cooling fans for the power, heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refining applications. In addition, it provides highly engineered equipment that is used in specialty end-market applications for hydrogen, LNG, biogas, CO2 Capture, food and beverage, aerospace, lasers, cannabis, and water treatment; and cryogenic components, including vacuum insulated pipes, specialty liquid nitrogen, end-use equipment, and cryogenic flow meters. Additionally, it provides extended warranties, plant start-up, parts, 24/7 support, monitoring and process optimization, repairing, maintenance, and upgrading services; plant services on equipment, including brazed aluminum heat exchangers, cold boxes, etc.; and service locations that undertake installation, service, repair, maintenance, and refurbishment of cryogenic products, as well as equipment leasing solutions. The company was founded in 1859 and is based in Ball Ground, Georgia.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Chart Industries has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.92.
PE Ratio
Chart Industries has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 60.02. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $60.02 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 4.82%.Earnings before Interest, Taxes and Depreciation
Chart Industries has an EBITDA of 114.9
Volume
Today's last reported volume for Chart Industries is 673190 which is 30.85% below its average volume of 973649.
Moving Average
Chart Industries's value falls way below its moving average for 50 days of $151.40, and far under its moving average for 200 days of $172.41.Annual Top and Bottom Value
Chart Industries stock was valued at $115.23 at 02:22 EST at the time of this report. This is lower than its 52 week high of $242.59, and more than its 52-week lowest of $107.68.
3. South State Corporation (SSB)
30.3% sales growth and 9.46% return on equity
South State Corporation is the bank holding firm for South State Bank. It offers a variety of products and services. It accepts savings, checking, certificate of deposit, interest bearing transaction accounts, certificates, and any other type of time deposits. The company also provides residential, commercial and industrial real estate loans as well as personal and auto loans. The company also offers treasury management, merchant services and debit card products. It can also provide automated clearinghouse services, lockbox services, remote deposit capture, remote deposit capture, and other treasury service. It served its customers in 285 locations across Florida, South Carolina and Georgia. The former name of the company was First Financial Holdings, Inc., but it changed its name in July 2013 to South State Corporation. South State Corporation was established in 1933. It is located in Winter Haven in Florida.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, South State Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $6.23.
PE Ratio
South State Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 12.3. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $12.3 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 9.46%.Volume
Today's last reported volume for South State Corporation is 369196 which is 12.81% above its average volume of 327248.
Sales Growth
South State Corporation's sales growth is 27.8% for the present quarter and 30.3% for the next.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 6.6%, now sitting on 1.51B for the twelve trailing months.
4. Bank of America (BAC)
12.6% sales growth and 10.11% return on equity
Bank of America Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides banking and financial products and services for individual consumers, small and middle-market businesses, institutional investors, large corporations, and governments worldwide. Its Consumer Banking segment offers traditional and money market savings accounts, certificates of deposit and IRAs, noninterest-and interest-bearing checking accounts, and investment accounts and products; and credit and debit cards, residential mortgages, and home equity loans, as well as direct and indirect loans, such as automotive, recreational vehicle, and consumer personal loans. The company's Global Wealth & Investment Management segment offers investment management, brokerage, banking, and trust and retirement products and services; and wealth management solutions, as well as customized solutions, including specialty asset management services. Its Global Banking segment provides lending products and services, including commercial loans, leases, commitment facilities, trade finance, and commercial real estate and asset-based lending; treasury solutions, such as treasury management, foreign exchange, and short-term investing options and merchant services; working capital management solutions; and debt and equity underwriting and distribution, and merger-related and other advisory services. The company's Global Markets segment offers market-making, financing, securities clearing, settlement, and custody services, as well as risk management products using interest rate, equity, credit, currency and commodity derivatives, foreign exchange, fixed-income, and mortgage-related products. As of December 31, 2021, it served approximately 67 million consumer and small business clients with approximately 4,200 retail financial centers; approximately 16,000 ATMs; and digital banking platforms with approximately 41 million active users. The company was founded in 1784 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Earnings per Share
Bank of America's trailing 12 months profit per share is $2.33
PE Ratio
Bank of America's trailing 12-month price-earnings ratio is 14.76. The purchaser of the shares is therefore investing $14.76 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 10.1%.Previous days news about Bank of America(BAC)
- : deutsche bank cuts JPMorgan, Bank of America to hold from buy. According to MarketWatch on Friday, 6 January, "Deutsche Bank analyst Matt O'Connor on Friday downgraded megabank stocks Bank of America Corp. and J.P.", "In the past 12 months, shares of Bank of America are down 28.7%, JPMorgan stock is lower by 17% and the S&P 500 is off by 17.6%. "
5. Woodward (WWD)
11.1% sales growth and 8.34% return on equity
Woodward, Inc. designs, manufactures, and services control solutions for the aerospace and industrial markets worldwide. The company operates in two segments, Aerospace and Industrial. The Aerospace segment offers fuel pumps, metering units, actuators, air valves, specialty valves, fuel nozzles, and thrust reverser actuation systems for turbine engines and nacelles; and flight deck controls, actuators, servo controls, and motors and sensors for aircraft that are used on commercial and private aircraft and rotorcraft, as well as on military fixed-wing aircraft and rotorcraft, guided weapons, and other defense systems. It also provides aftermarket maintenance, repair and overhaul, and other services to commercial airlines, repair facilities, military depots, third party repair shops, and other end users. This segment sells its products to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), tier-one suppliers, and various contractors, as well as through aftermarket sales of components, such as provisioning spares or replacements, and spare parts. The Industrial segment designs, produces, and services systems and products for the management of fuel, air, fluids, gases, motion, combustion, and electricity. Its products include actuators, valves, pumps, fuel injection systems, solenoids, ignition systems, speed controls, electronics and software, power converters, sensors, and other devices that measure, communicate, and protect electrical distribution systems for use in industrial gas turbines, steam turbines, reciprocating engines, electric power generation and power distribution systems, wind turbines, and compressors. This segment sells its aftermarket products, and other related services to OEMs through an independent network of distributors, as well as directly to end users. The company was founded in 1870 and is headquartered in Fort Collins, Colorado.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Woodward has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.83.
PE Ratio
Woodward has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 35.43. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $35.43 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 8.34%.Dividend Yield
As stated by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Nov 9, 2022, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.76 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 0.79%.
Moving Average
Woodward's value is greater than its moving average for 50 days of $94.74 or its moving average for 200 days of $98.25.Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Woodward's stock is valued at $100.26 at 00:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $129.12 and way higher than its 52-week low of $79.26.
6. NICE Ltd (NICE)
9.6% sales growth and 8.1% return on equity
NICE Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides cloud platforms for AI-driven digital business solutions worldwide. It offers CXone, a cloud native open platform that supports contact centers ranging from small single sites to distributed remote agents and enterprises; Enlighten, an AI engine for CX that discovers automation opportunities for self-service; digital-entry points solutions that enable organizations to address consumers' needs; and journey orchestration solutions that empower organizations to connect and route customers to deal with the customer's request, and connecting them using real time AI-based routing. The company also provides smart self service solutions that empower organizations to build intelligent automated conversations based on data; and prepared agent solutions and tools enable contact center agents to guide and alert them in real time so they can provide resolutions; complete performance solutions that help organizations to record structured and unstructured customer interaction and transaction data; and NICE Evidencentral, an digital evidence management platform for public safety emergency communications, law enforcement, and criminal justice helps agencies. In addition, it offers X-Sight, is an open and flexible AI-cloud platform for financial crime and compliance; Xceed, a cloud platform for comprehensive AML and fraud prevention for small and mid-sized organizations; data intelligence solutions that enable organizations to turn raw data into comprehensive actionable intelligence to prevent and detect financial crimes; AI and analytics technologies to detect and prevent financial crimes in real-time; money laundering and fraud prevention solutions that help organizations adhere to capital markets compliance and anti-money laundering compliance regulations; intelligent investigations solutions; and self-service solutions that provide organizations with customization and self-development capabilities. The company was formerly known as NICE-Systems Ltd. and changed its name to NICE Ltd. in June 2016. NICE Ltd. was founded in 1986 and is based in Ra'anana, Israel.
Earnings per Share
NICE Ltd's trailing 12 months profit per share is $2.98
PE Ratio
NICE Ltd's trailing 12-month price-earnings ratio is 62.87. The purchaser of the shares is required to invest $62.87 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 8.1%.Volume
NICE Ltd's current reported volume is 129574, which is 45.18% lower than its average volume at 236387.
Revenue growth
The year-on-year revenue growth was 16.3%. We now have 2.07B in the 12 trailing months.
7. Meta Financial Group (CASH)
7.5% sales growth and 21.01% return on equity
Pathward Financial, Inc. operates as the holding company for Pathward, National Association that provides various banking products and services in the United States. The company operates through three segments: Consumer, Commercial, and Corporate Services/Other. It offers demand deposit accounts, savings accounts, money market savings accounts, and certificate accounts. It also provides commercial finance product comprising term lending, asset based lending, factoring, lease financing, insurance premium finance, government guaranteed lending, and other commercial finance products; consumer credit products; other consumer financing services; tax solutions, which includes short-term refund advance loans and short-term electronic return originator advance loans; and warehouse financing services. In addition, it issues prepaid cards; and offers payment solutions, such as acceptance, processing, and settlement of credit card and debit card payments. The company was formerly known as Meta Financial Group, Inc. and changed its name to Pathward Financial, Inc. in July 2022. Pathward Financial, Inc. was founded in 1954 and is based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Meta Financial Group has a trailing twelve months EPS of $5.26.
PE Ratio
Meta Financial Group has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 8.18. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $8.18 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 21.01%.Volume
The current reported Meta Financial Group volume is 153858, which is 20.39% lower than its average volume (193269).
Revenue growth
The year-over-year growth in quarterly revenue was 15.6%. It now stands at 572.59M, with the 12 trailing months.
Sales Growth
Meta Financial Group's sales growth is 33.2% for the ongoing quarter and 7.5% for the next.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company's growth estimates for the present quarter is a negative 60% and positive 17.5% for the next.8. Gladstone Investment Corporation (GAIN)
5.6% sales growth and 9.55% return on equity
Gladstone Investment Corporation is business development company, specializes in lower middle market, mature stage, buyouts; refinancing existing debt; senior debt securities such as senior loans, senior term loans, lines of credit, and senior notes; senior subordinated debt securities such as senior subordinated loans and senior subordinated notes; junior subordinated debt securities such as subordinated notes and mezzanine loans; limited liability company interests, and warrants or options. The fund does not invest in start-ups. The fund seeks to invest in manufacturing, consumer products and business/consumer services sector. It seeks to invest in small and mid-sized companies based in the United States. The fund prefers to make debt investments between $5 million and $30 million and equity investments between $10 million and $40 million in companies. The fund seeks to invest in companies with revenue between $20 million and $100 million. The fund invests in companies with EBITDA from $3 million to $20 million. It seeks minority equity ownership and prefers to hold a board seat in its portfolio companies. It also prefers to take majority stake in its portfolio companies. The fund typically holds the investments for seven years and exits via sale or recapitalization, initial public offering, or sale to third party.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Gladstone Investment Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.26.
PE Ratio
Gladstone Investment Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 10.25. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $10.25 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 9.55%.Growth Estimates Quarters
The company's growth estimates for the present quarter and the next is 4% and 30%, respectively.Volume
Today's last reported volume for Gladstone Investment Corporation is 108367 which is 20.13% below its average volume of 135690.