(VIANEWS) – Ambac Financial Group (AMBC), Insulet (PODD), Golar LNG Limited (GLNG) 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 9.37. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $9.37 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%.
Sales Growth
Ambac Financial Group’s sales growth is 18.2% for the present quarter and 34.1% for the next.
2. Insulet (PODD)
22.2% sales growth and 36.18% return on equity
Insulet Corporation develops, manufactures, and sells insulin delivery systems for people with insulin-dependent diabetes. The company's Omnipod platform includes the Omnipod 5 Automated Insulin Delivery System (Omnipod 5) which includes a proprietary AID algorithm embedded in the Pod that integrates with a third-party continuous glucose monitor to obtain glucose values through wireless bluetooth communication; Omnipod DASH that features a bluetooth enabled Pod that is controlled by a smartphone-like Personal Diabetes Manager with a color touch screen user interface; and Omnipod GO, a standalone, wearable, insulin delivery system that provides a fixed rate of continuous rapid-acting insulin for 72 hours. The company sells its products primarily through independent distributors and pharmacy channels, as well as directly in the United States, Canada, Europe, the Middle East, Australia, and internationally. Insulet Corporation was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in Acton, Massachusetts.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Insulet has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.95.
PE Ratio
Insulet has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 59.4. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $59.4 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 36.18%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is 47.4% and 5.6%, respectively.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Insulet is 665194 which is 23.08% below its average volume of 864806.
3. Golar LNG Limited (GLNG)
17% sales growth and 5.96% return on equity
Golar LNG Limited designs, builds, owns, and operates marine infrastructure for the liquefaction and regasification of LNG. It operates through Shipping and FLNG segments. The company engages in the operation and chartering of LNG carriers, Floating Liquefaction Natural Gas Vessel (FLNG), and floating storage regasification units (FSRUs), as well as operates external vessels. As of December 31, 2021, it operated nine LNG carriers, one FSRU, and three FLNGs. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Golar LNG Limited has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.04.
PE Ratio
Golar LNG Limited has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 24.86. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $24.86 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 5.96%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Golar LNG Limited’s stock is valued at $25.85 at 16:22 EST, below its 52-week high of $27.37 and way higher than its 52-week low of $19.62.
Sales Growth
Golar LNG Limited’s sales growth is negative 4.5% for the ongoing quarter and 17% for the next.
4. Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR)
15.4% sales growth and 21.09% return on equity
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. engages in the design, development, marketing, and sale of semiconductor-based power electronics solutions for the storage and computing, automotive, enterprise data, consumer, communications, and industrial markets. The company provides direct current (DC) to DC integrated circuits (ICs) that are used to convert and control voltages of various electronic systems, such as cloud-based CPU servers, server artificial intelligence applications, storage applications, commercial notebooks, digital cockpit, power sources, home appliances, 4G and 5G infrastructure, and satellite communications applications. It offers lighting control ICs for backlighting that are used in systems, which provide the light source for LCD panels in computers and notebooks, monitors, car navigation systems, and televisions, as well as for general illumination products. The company sells its products through third-party distributors, value-added resellers, directly to original equipment manufacturers, original design manufacturers, electronic manufacturing service providers, and other end customers. It serves China, Taiwan, South Korea, Europe, Japan, Southeast Asia, the United States, and internationally. Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. was incorporated in 1997 and is headquartered in Kirkland, Washington.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Monolithic Power Systems has a trailing twelve months EPS of $8.76.
PE Ratio
Monolithic Power Systems has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 75.14. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $75.14 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 21.09%.
5. Iron Mountain Incorporated (IRM)
9.2% sales growth and 47.37% return on equity
Iron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE: IRM), founded in 1951, is the global leader for storage and information management services. Trusted by more than 225,000 organizations around the world, and with a real estate network of more than 90 million square feet across more than 1,480 facilities in approximately 50 countries, Iron Mountain stores and protects billions of valued assets, including critical business information, highly sensitive data, and cultural and historical artifacts. Providing solutions that include secure records storage, information management, digital transformation, secure destruction, as well as data centers, cloud services and art storage and logistics, Iron Mountain helps customers lower cost and risk, comply with regulations, recover from disaster, and enable a more digital way of working.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Iron Mountain Incorporated has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.66.
PE Ratio
Iron Mountain Incorporated has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 133.36. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $133.36 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 47.37%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the present quarter and the next is 10% and 11.1%, respectively.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Iron Mountain Incorporated is 1105480 which is 14.56% below its average volume of 1293930.
Sales Growth
Iron Mountain Incorporated’s sales growth is 10.8% for the current quarter and 9.2% for the next.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 12.4%, now sitting on 5.64B for the twelve trailing months.
6. ESCO Technologies (ESE)
8.4% sales growth and 8.75% return on equity
ESCO Technologies Inc. produces and supplies engineered products and systems for industrial and commercial markets worldwide. It operates through Aerospace & Defense, Utility Solutions Group, and RF Shielding and Test segments. The Aerospace & Defense segment designs and manufactures filtration products, including hydraulic filter elements and fluid control devices used in commercial aerospace applications; filter mechanisms used in micro-propulsion devices for satellites; and custom designed filters for manned aircraft and submarines. It also designs, develops, and manufactures elastomeric-based signature reduction solutions for U.S. naval vessels; and mission-critical bushings, pins, sleeves, and precision-tolerance machined components for landing gear, rotor heads, engine mounts, flight controls, and actuation systems for the aerospace and defense industries. The Utility Solutions Group segment provides diagnostic testing solutions that enable electric power grid operators to assess the integrity of high-voltage power delivery equipment; and decision support tools for the renewable energy industry, primarily wind and solar. The RF Shielding and Test segment designs and manufactures RF test and secure communication facilities, acoustic test enclosures, RF and magnetically shielded rooms, RF measurement systems, and broadcast and recording studios; and RF absorptive materials and filters, active compensation systems, antennas, antenna masts, turntables, electric and magnetic probes, RF test cells, proprietary measurement software, and other test accessories to perform various tests. It also provides services, such as calibration for antennas and field probes, chamber certification, field surveys, customer training, and various product tests. The company distributes its products through a network of distributors, sales representatives, direct sales teams, and in-house sales personnel. The company was incorporated in 1990 and is based in St. Louis, Missouri.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, ESCO Technologies has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.81.
PE Ratio
ESCO Technologies has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 27.31. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $27.31 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 8.75%.
7. Woodward (WWD)
7.6% sales growth and 16.35% 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 $5.74.
PE Ratio
Woodward has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 31.72. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $31.72 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 16.35%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 16.3%, now sitting on 3.2B for the twelve trailing months.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is 10.2% and 6%, respectively.
Sales Growth
Woodward’s sales growth for the next quarter is 7.6%.
Previous days news about Woodward(WWD)
- According to Zacks on Wednesday, 19 June, "Some better-ranked stocks worth consideration in the broader technology space are Alphabet (GOOGL Quick QuoteGOOGL – Free Report) , Arista Networks (ANET Quick QuoteANET – Free Report) and Woodward (WWD Quick QuoteWWD – Free Report) , currently sporting a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) each. "
- According to Zacks on Wednesday, 19 June, "Some other top-ranked stocks worth consideration in the broader technology space are Alphabet (GOOGL Quick QuoteGOOGL – Free Report) , Arista Networks (ANET Quick QuoteANET – Free Report) and Woodward (WWD Quick QuoteWWD – Free Report) , currently sporting a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) each. "
8. MPLX LP (MPLX)
5.4% sales growth and 30.18% return on equity
MPLX LP owns and operates midstream energy infrastructure and logistics assets primarily in the United States. It operates in two segments, Logistics and Storage, and Gathering and Processing. The company is involved in the gathering, processing, and transportation of natural gas; gathering, transportation, fractionation, storage, and marketing of natural gas liquids; gathering, storage, transportation, and distribution of crude oil and refined products, as well as other hydrocarbon-based products and renewables; and sale of residue gas and condensate. It also engages in the inland marine businesses comprising fleet of boats and barges transportation of light products, heavy oils, crude oil, renewable fuels, chemicals, and feedstocks in the Mid-Continent and Gulf Coast regions, as well as a marine repair facility located on the Ohio River; and distribution of fuel, as well as operates refining logistics, terminals, rail facilities, and storage caverns. In addition, the company operates terminal facilities for the receipt, storage, blending, additization, handling, and redelivery of refined petroleum products through the pipeline, rail, marine, and over-the-road modes of transportation. MPLX GP LLC acts as the general partner of MPLX LP. The company was incorporated in 2012 and is headquartered in Findlay, Ohio. MPLX LP operates as a subsidiary of Marathon Petroleum Corporation.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, MPLX LP has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.8.
PE Ratio
MPLX LP has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 10.69. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $10.69 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 30.18%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter and the next is 9.9% and 16.9%, respectively.
Previous days news about MPLX LP(MPLX)
- MPLX LP (mplx) stock sinks as market gains: here's why. According to Zacks on Tuesday, 18 June, "The investment community will be closely monitoring the performance of MPLX LP in its forthcoming earnings report. ", "For comparison, its industry has an average Forward P/E of 16.64, which means MPLX LP is trading at a discount to the group."
