(VIANEWS) – Ambac Financial Group (AMBC), PennyMac (PFSI), The ONE Group Hospitality (STKS) 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. Ambac Financial Group (AMBC)
34.1% sales growth and 4.2% return on equity
Ambac Financial Group, Inc., a financial services holding company, provides financial guarantees in the United States, the United Kingdom, Italy, Austria, Australia, France, and Internationally. It offers financial guarantee insurance policies; and credit derivative contracts and interest rate derivative transactions. The company was incorporated in 1991 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Ambac Financial Group has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.34.
PE Ratio
Ambac Financial Group has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 13.42. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $13.42 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 4.2%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Ambac Financial Group is 33441 which is 92.25% below its average volume of 431675.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 68.3%, now sitting on 310M for the twelve trailing months.
Moving Average
Ambac Financial Group’s worth is way above its 50-day moving average of $15.31 and way above its 200-day moving average of $14.54.
Sales Growth
Ambac Financial Group’s sales growth is 18.2% for the current quarter and 34.1% for the next.
2. PennyMac (PFSI)
26.9% sales growth and 4.37% return on equity
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the mortgage banking and investment management activities in the United States. The company operates through three segments: Production, Servicing, and Investment Management. The Production segment is involved in the origination, acquisition, and sale of loans. This segment sources residential conventional and government-insured or guaranteed mortgage loans through correspondent production, consumer direct lending, and broker direct lending. The Servicing segment performs loan servicing for both newly originated loans that are under holding for sale and loans services for others. The segment performs loan administration, collection, and default management activities, including the collection and remittance of loan payments; responds to customer inquiries; provides accounting for principal and interest; holds custodial funds for the payment of property taxes and insurance premiums; counsels delinquent borrowers; and supervising foreclosures and property dispositions, as well as administers loss mitigation activities, such as modification and forbearance programs. The Investment Management segment is involved in sourcing, performing diligence, bidding, and closing investment asset acquisitions; managing correspondent production activities for PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust; and managing acquired assets. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Westlake Village, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, PennyMac has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.74.
PE Ratio
PennyMac has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 32.09. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $32.09 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 4.37%.
3. The ONE Group Hospitality (STKS)
13% sales growth and 5.92% return on equity
The ONE Group Hospitality, Inc., a hospitality company, develops, owns, operates, manages, and licenses restaurants and lounges worldwide. It operates through STK, Kona Grill, and ONE Hospitality segments. The company also provides turn-key food and beverage services for hospitality venues, including hotels, casinos, and other locations. Its hospitality food and beverage solutions include developing, managing, and operating restaurants, bars, rooftops, pools, banqueting, catering, private dining rooms, room service, and mini bars; and offers hospitality advisory and consulting services. The company operates restaurants primarily under the STK and Kona Grill brands. As of December 31, 2021, it owned, operated, managed, or licensed 60 venues, including 23 STKs and 24 Kona Grills in North America, Europe, and the Middle East, as well as 13 F&B venues in seven hotels and casinos in the United States and Europe. The ONE Group Hospitality, Inc. was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, The ONE Group Hospitality has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.15.
PE Ratio
The ONE Group Hospitality has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 32. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $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 5.92%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 1.8%, now sitting on 332.77M for the twelve trailing months.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
The ONE Group Hospitality’s stock is valued at $4.80 at 20:22 EST, way below its 52-week high of $8.02 and way above its 52-week low of $3.21.
4. Powell Industries (POWL)
11.1% sales growth and 29.29% return on equity
Powell Industries, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, sells, and services custom-engineered equipment and systems for the distribution, control, and monitoring of electrical energy. The company's principal products include integrated power control room substations, custom-engineered modules, electrical houses, medium-voltage circuit breakers, monitoring and control communications systems, motor control centers, and bus duct systems, as well as traditional and arc-resistant distribution switchgears and control gears. Its products have application in voltages ranging from 480 volts to 38,000 volts; and are used in oil and gas refining, onshore and offshore oil and gas production, petrochemical, liquid natural gas terminals, pipeline, terminal, mining and metals, light rail traction power, electric utility, pulp and paper, and other heavy industrial markets. It also provides value-added services, such as spare parts, field service inspection, installation, commissioning, modification and repair, retrofit and retrofill components for existing systems, and replacement circuit breakers for switchgear. The company has operations in the United States, Canada, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Mexico, and Central and South America. Powell Industries, Inc. was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Powell Industries has a trailing twelve months EPS of $8.43.
PE Ratio
Powell Industries has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 18.76. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $18.76 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 29.29%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Powell Industries’s stock is valued at $158.12 at 20:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $197.87 and way higher than its 52-week low of $56.05.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 48.8%, now sitting on 850.13M for the twelve trailing months.
Previous days news about Powell Industries(POWL)
- According to Zacks on Monday, 20 May, "A few other top-ranked stocks from the same sector are AZZ Inc. (AZZ Quick QuoteAZZ – Free Report) and Powell Industries ((POWL Quick QuotePOWL – Free Report) , each currently sporting a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), and Emerson Electric Co. (EMR Quick QuoteEMR – Free Report) carrying a Zacks Rank of 2 at present. "
5. Universal Health Services (UHS)
9.6% sales growth and 13.31% return on equity
Universal Health Services, Inc., through its subsidiaries, owns and operates acute care hospitals, and outpatient and behavioral health care facilities. The company operates through Acute Care Hospital Services and Behavioral Health Care Services segments. Its hospitals offer general and specialty surgery, internal medicine, obstetrics, emergency room care, radiology, oncology, diagnostic and coronary care, pediatric services, pharmacy services, and/or behavioral health services. The company also provides commercial health insurance services; and various management services, which include central purchasing, information, finance and control systems, facilities planning, physician recruitment, administrative personnel management, marketing, and public relations services. Universal Health Services, Inc. founded in 1978 and is headquartered in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Universal Health Services has a trailing twelve months EPS of $11.77.
PE Ratio
Universal Health Services has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 15.17. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $15.17 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 13.31%.
