(VIANEWS) – Amazon (AMZN), Dycom Industries (DY), 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. Amazon (AMZN)
24.6% sales growth and 12.53% return on equity
Amazon.com, Inc. engages in the retail sale of consumer products and subscriptions through online and physical stores in North America and internationally. It operates through three segments: North America, International, and Amazon Web Services (AWS). The company's products offered through its stores include merchandise and content purchased for resale; and products offered by third-party sellers. It also manufactures and sells electronic devices, including Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TVs, Rings, Blink, eero, and Echo; and develops and produces media content. In addition, the company offers programs that enable sellers to sell their products in its stores; and programs that allow authors, musicians, filmmakers, Twitch streamers, skill and app developers, and others to publish and sell content. Further, it provides compute, storage, database, analytics, machine learning, and other services, as well as fulfillment, advertising, and digital content subscriptions. Additionally, the company offers Amazon Prime, a membership program. It serves consumers, sellers, developers, enterprises, content creators, and advertisers. The company was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Amazon has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.92.
PE Ratio
Amazon has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 77.6. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $77.6 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 12.53%.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Amazon’s EBITDA is 2.88.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the present quarter and the next is 2466.7% and 119.4%, respectively.
Previous days news about Amazon(AMZN)
- According to FXStreet on Wednesday, 13 December, "The company’s most notable product is Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, which competes with Amazon’s (NASDAQ: AMZN) Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft’s (NASDAQ: MSFT) Azure and Alphabet’s (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) Google Cloud."
- According to Zacks on Wednesday, 13 December, "IonQ Inc. provides a quantum system through the cloud on Amazon Braket, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud, as well as through direct API access. ", "These stocks include Alphabet (GOOGL Quick QuoteGOOGL – Free Report) , Apple (AAPL), Amazon (AMZN Quick QuoteAMZN – Free Report) , Meta Platforms (META Quick QuoteMETA – Free Report) , Microsoft (MSFT Quick QuoteMSFT – Free Report) , Nvidia (NVDA Quick QuoteNVDA – Free Report) and Tesla (TSLA Quick QuoteTSLA – Free Report) . "
2. Dycom Industries (DY)
16% sales growth and 23.04% return on equity
Dycom Industries, Inc. provides specialty contracting services in the United States. The company offers various specialty contracting services, including program management, engineering, construction, maintenance, and installation services, such as placement and splicing of fiber, copper, and coaxial cables to telecommunications providers. It also provides tower construction, lines and antenna installation, foundation and equipment pad construction, and small cell site placement for wireless carriers, as well as equipment installation and material fabrication, and site testing services; and installs and maintains customer premise equipment, such as digital video recorders, set top boxes, and modems for cable system operators. In addition, the company offers construction and maintenance services for electric and gas utilities, and other customers; and underground facility locating services, such as locating telephone, cable television, power, water, sewer, and gas lines for various utility companies, including telecommunication providers. Dycom Industries, Inc. was incorporated in 1969 and is headquartered in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Dycom Industries has a trailing twelve months EPS of $7.41.
PE Ratio
Dycom Industries has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 14.32. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $14.32 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 23.04%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Dycom Industries’s stock is valued at $106.12 at 04:22 EST, below its 52-week high of $115.53 and way above its 52-week low of $77.33.
Moving Average
Dycom Industries’s value is way higher than its 50-day moving average of $87.73 and way higher than its 200-day moving average of $95.77.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter is 10.8% and a drop 17.3% for the next.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Dycom Industries’s EBITDA is 1.
3. Vulcan Materials Company (VMC)
11% sales growth and 11.68% 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
As for profitability, Vulcan Materials Company has a trailing twelve months EPS of $6.25.
PE Ratio
Vulcan Materials Company has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 36.06. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $36.06 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 11.68%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 4.7%, now sitting on 7.68B for the twelve trailing months.
Moving Average
Vulcan Materials Company’s value is above its 50-day moving average of $207.14 and way higher than its 200-day moving average of $200.54.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Vulcan Materials Company is 431914 which is 49.05% below its average volume of 847763.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Vulcan Materials Company’s EBITDA is 4.26.
4. IDEXX Laboratories (IDXX)
8.1% sales growth and 92.79% return on equity
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. develops, manufactures, and distributes products primarily for the companion animal veterinary, livestock and poultry, dairy, and water testing markets worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Companion Animal Group; Water Quality Products; and Livestock, Poultry and Dairy. It also provides point-of-care veterinary diagnostic products, including instruments, consumables, and rapid assay test kits; veterinary reference laboratory diagnostic and consulting services; practice management and diagnostic imaging systems and services for veterinarians; and health monitoring, biological materials testing, and laboratory animal diagnostic instruments, and services for biomedical research community. In addition, the company offers diagnostic and health-monitoring products for livestock, poultry, and dairy products that test water for various microbiological contaminants; point-of-care electrolytes and blood gas analyzers; OPTI SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR test kit for human COVID-19 testing; in-clinic chemistry, blood and urine chemistry, hematology, immunoassay, urinalysis, and coagulation analyzers; and SNAP rapid assays test kits. Further, it provides Colilert, Colilert-18, and Colisure tests, which detect the presence of total coliforms and E. coli in water; Enterolert, Pseudalert, Filta-Max and Filta-Max xpress, Legiolert, and Quanti-Tray products; and veterinary software and services for independent veterinary clinics and corporate groups. The company markets its products through marketing, customer service, sales, and technical service groups, as well as through independent distributors and other resellers. IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in Westbrook, Maine.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, IDEXX Laboratories has a trailing twelve months EPS of $9.81.
PE Ratio
IDEXX Laboratories has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 55.22. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $55.22 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 92.79%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
IDEXX Laboratories’s stock is valued at $541.75 at 04:22 EST, under its 52-week high of $564.74 and way above its 52-week low of $372.50.
5. Regional Management Corp. (RM)
6.6% sales growth and 8.11% return on equity
Regional Management Corp., a diversified consumer finance company, provides various installment loan products primarily to customers with limited access to consumer credit from banks, thrifts, credit card companies, and other lenders in the United States. It offers small and large installment loans; and retail loans to finance the purchase of furniture, appliances, and other retail products. The company also provides insurance products, including credit life, credit accident and health, credit property, vehicle single interest, and credit involuntary unemployment insurance; collateral protection insurance; and property insurance, as well as reinsurance products. In addition, its loans are sourced through branches, centrally managed direct mail campaigns, digital partners, and retailers, as well as its consumer website. As of February 24, 2022, the company operated through a network of approximately 350 branches in 14 states. Regional Management Corp. was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Greer, South Carolina.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Regional Management Corp. has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.74.
PE Ratio
Regional Management Corp. has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 8.51. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $8.51 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 8.11%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is 96% and 18.9%, respectively.
Moving Average
Regional Management Corp.’s worth is under its 50-day moving average of $24.41 and way below its 200-day moving average of $27.61.
6. Employers Holdings (EIG)
5.9% sales growth and 13.01% return on equity
Employers Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates in the commercial property and casualty insurance industry primarily in the United States. It offers workers' compensation insurance to small businesses in low to medium hazard industries. The company markets its products through independent local, regional, and national agents and brokers; alternative distribution channels; and national, regional, and local trade groups and associations, as well as directly to customers. Employers Holdings, Inc. was founded in 2000 and is based in Reno, Nevada.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Employers Holdings has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.41.
PE Ratio
Employers Holdings has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 8.74. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $8.74 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 13.01%.
Sales Growth
Employers Holdings’s sales growth is negative 2.9% for the current quarter and 5.9% for the next.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth declined by 0.4%, now sitting on 847M for the twelve trailing months.
Moving Average
Employers Holdings’s value is below its 50-day moving average of $39.01 and under its 200-day moving average of $39.46.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Employers Holdings’s stock is valued at $38.56 at 04:22 EST, way below its 52-week high of $46.12 and higher than its 52-week low of $35.43.
