(VIANEWS) – Amerant Bancorp (AMTB), Entegris (ENTG), Medallion Financial Corp. (MFIN) 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. Amerant Bancorp (AMTB)
39.7% sales growth and 8.06% return on equity
Amerant Bancorp Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Amerant Bank, N.A. that provides banking products and services to individuals and businesses in the United States and internationally. The company offers a range of checking and savings accounts, certificates of deposit, and money market accounts. It also provides variable and fixed rate commercial real estate loans; loans secured by owner-occupied properties; loans to domestic and foreign individuals primarily secured by personal residence; working capital loans, asset-based lending, participations in shared national credits, purchased receivables, and small business administration loans; loans to financial institutions and acceptances; and consumer loans and overdrafts, such as automobile loans, personal loans, or loans secured by cash or securities and revolving credit card agreements. In addition, the company offers trust and estate planning products and services to high net worth customers, brokerage and investment advisory services in global capital markets, and wealth management and fiduciary services. Further, it provides debit and credit cards; remote deposit capture, online and mobile banking, night depository, direct deposit, and treasury management services; cashier's checks, safe deposit boxes, and letters of credit, as well as automated clearinghouse services; and account balances, online transfers, online bill payment, and electronic delivery of customer statements, as well as automated teller machines, and banking by mobile device, telephone, and mail. As of December 31, 2020, the company operated 25 banking centers comprising 18 in Florida and 7 in Texas. It also operates loan production offices in New York City, New York, as well as Dallas, Texas. The company was formerly known as Mercantil Bank Holding Corporation and changed its name to Amerant Bancorp Inc. in June 2019. Amerant Bancorp Inc. was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Coral Gables, Florida.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Amerant Bancorp has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.83.
PE Ratio
Amerant Bancorp has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 11.23. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $11.23 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 8.06%.
Sales Growth
Amerant Bancorp’s sales growth is 41.3% for the present quarter and 39.7% for the next.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Amerant Bancorp’s stock is valued at $20.55 at 06:22 EST, way below its 52-week high of $31.09 and higher than its 52-week low of $20.49.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is 57.8% and 213%, respectively.
2. Entegris (ENTG)
26.5% sales growth and 11.41% return on equity
Entegris, Inc. develops, manufactures, and supplies microcontamination control products, specialty chemicals, and advanced materials handling solutions in North America, Taiwan, China, South Korea, Japan, Europe, and Southeast Asia. It operates in three segments: Specialty Chemicals and Engineered Materials (SCEM); Microcontamination Control (MC); and Advanced Materials Handling (AMH). The SCEM segment offers high-performance and high-purity process chemistries, gases, and materials, as well as delivery systems to support semiconductor and other advanced manufacturing processes. The MC segment provides solutions to filter and purify critical liquid chemistries and gases used in semiconductor manufacturing processes and other high-technology industries. The AMH segment develops solutions to monitor, protect, transport, and deliver critical liquid chemistries, wafers, and other substrates for application in the semiconductor, life sciences, and other high-technology industries. The company's customers include logic and memory semiconductor device manufacturers, semiconductor equipment makers, gas and chemical manufacturing companies, and wafer grower companies; and flat panel display equipment makers, panel manufacturers, and manufacturers of hard disk drive components and devices, as well as their related ecosystems. It also serves manufacturers and suppliers in the solar industries, electrical discharge machining customers, glass and glass container manufacturers, aerospace manufacturers, and manufacturers of biomedical implantation devices. Entegris, Inc. was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Billerica, Massachusetts.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Entegris has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.33.
PE Ratio
Entegris has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 35.2. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $35.2 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 11.41%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Entegris’s stock is valued at $82.01 at 06:22 EST, way below its 52-week high of $126.71 and way higher than its 52-week low of $61.75.
Moving Average
Entegris’s worth is under its 50-day moving average of $82.64 and under its 200-day moving average of $84.91.
3. Medallion Financial Corp. (MFIN)
26.5% sales growth and 15.91% return on equity
Medallion Financial Corp., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a finance company in the United States. It originates, acquires, and services loans that finance taxi medallions and various types of commercial businesses. The company offers consumer loans for the purchase of recreational vehicles, boats, motorcycles, and trailers, as well as to finance home improvements; commercial loans for the purchase of equipment and related assets necessary to open a new business, or purchase or improvement of an existing business; and medallion loans. It also provides debt, mezzanine, and equity investment capital to companies in various industries. In addition, the company raises deposits and conducts other banking activities. Medallion Financial Corp. was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in New York City, New York.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Medallion Financial Corp. has a trailing twelve months EPS of $-0.52.
The company’s return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder’s equity, for the twelve trailing months is 15.91%.
Sales Growth
Medallion Financial Corp.’s sales growth is 19.4% for the present quarter and 26.5% for the next.
Dividend Yield
As stated by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Nov 13, 2022, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.32 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 3.57%.
Moving Average
Medallion Financial Corp.’s value is under its 50-day moving average of $8.21 and higher than its 200-day moving average of $7.34.
4. WhiteHorse Finance (WHF)
25.2% sales growth and 4.6% 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 $0.68.
PE Ratio
WhiteHorse Finance has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 18.29. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $18.29 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 4.6%.
Dividend Yield
According to Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Mar 22, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1.42 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 11.31%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 40.5%, now sitting on 87.53M for the twelve trailing months.
5. First Busey Corporation (BUSE)
12.6% sales growth and 10.41% return on equity
First Busey Corporation operates as the bank holding company for Busey Bank that provides retail and commercial banking products and services to individual, corporate, institutional, and governmental customers in the United States. The company operates through three segments: Banking, FirsTech, and Wealth Management. It offers banking services to individual and corporate customers. The company also provides asset management, investment, brokerage, fiduciary, philanthropic advisory, tax preparation, and farm management services. Further, it offers payment technology solutions through its payment platform, such as walk-in payment processing for customers at retail pay agents; online bill payment solutions; customer service payments accepted over the telephone; mobile bill pay; direct debit services; electronic concentration of payments delivered to automated clearing house network; money management and credit card networks; and lockbox remittance processing to make payments by mail, as well as provides tools related to billing, reconciliation, bill reminders, and treasury services. The company has 46 banking centers in Illinois; 8 in Missouri; 3 in southwest Florida; and 1 in Indianapolis, Indiana. First Busey Corporation was founded in 1868 and is headquartered in Champaign, Illinois.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, First Busey Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.33.
PE Ratio
First Busey Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 8.73. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $8.73 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 10.41%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 8.2%, now sitting on 445.62M for the twelve trailing months.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
First Busey Corporation’s stock is valued at $20.34 at 06:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $27.98 and higher than its 52-week low of $19.80.
Dividend Yield
As claimed by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Jan 18, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.96 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 4.8%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for First Busey Corporation is 234322 which is 27.99% above its average volume of 183075.
6. Afya (AFYA)
9% sales growth and 11.9% return on equity
Afya Limited, through its subsidiaries, operates as a medical education group in Brazil. It offers educational products and services, including medical schools, medical residency preparatory courses, graduate courses, and other programs to lifelong medical learners enrolled across its distribution network, as well as to third-party medical schools. The company also provides digital health services, such as subscription-based mobile app and website portal that focuses on assisting health professionals and students with clinical decision-making through tools, such as medical calculators, charts, and updated content, as well as prescriptions, clinical scores, medical procedures and laboratory exams, and others. It offers health sciences courses, which comprise medicine, dentistry, nursing, radiology, psychology, pharmacy, physical education, physiotherapy, nutrition, and biomedicine; and degree programs and courses in other subjects and disciplines, including undergraduate and post graduate courses in business administration, accounting, law, civil engineering, industrial engineering, and pedagogy. In addition, the company provides medical postgraduate specialization programs; printed and digital content; and an online medical education platform and practical medical training services. As of December 31, 2021, it operated a network of 46 undergraduate and graduate medical school campuses consisted of 30 undergrad operating units and five approved units; and a network of 2,731 medical school seats that consisted of 2,481 operating seats and 278 approved seats. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Nova Lima, Brazil.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Afya has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.44.
PE Ratio
Afya has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 25.14. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $25.14 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 11.9%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Afya’s stock is valued at $11.01 at 06:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $17.02 and way above its 52-week low of $8.73.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 27.8%, now sitting on 2.24B for the twelve trailing months.
Sales Growth
Afya’s sales growth is 25.2% for the ongoing quarter and 9% for the next.
Moving Average
Afya’s worth is way below its 50-day moving average of $12.70 and way under its 200-day moving average of $13.13.
7. Graham Holdings Company (GHC)
6.9% sales growth and 3.58% return on equity
Graham Holdings Company, through its subsidiaries, operates as a diversified education and media company worldwide. It provides test preparation services and materials; data science and training services; professional training and exam preparation for professional certifications and licensures; and non-academic operations support services to the Purdue University Global. The company also offers training, test preparation, and degrees for accounting and financial services professionals; English-language training, academic preparation programs, and test preparation for English proficiency exams; and A-level examination preparation services, as well as operates three colleges, a business school, a higher education institution, and an online learning institution. In addition, it owns and operates seven television stations; and provides social media management tools to connect newsrooms with their users, as well as produces Foreign Policy magazine and ForeignPolicy.com website. Further, the company publishes Slate, an online magazine; and two French-language news magazine websites at slate.fr and slateafrique.com. Additionally, it provides social media marketing solutions; home health and hospice services; burners, igniters, dampers, and controls; screw jacks, linear actuators and related linear motion products, and lifting systems; pressure impregnated kiln-dried lumber and plywood products; cybersecurity training solutions; digital advertising services; and power charging and data systems, industrial and commercial indoor lighting solutions, and electrical components and assemblies. The company also owns and operates 11 restaurants and entertainment venues; and engages in automobile dealerships business. The company was formerly known as The Washington Post Company and changed its name to Graham Holdings Company in November 2013. Graham Holdings Company was founded in 1877 and is based in Arlington, Virginia.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Graham Holdings Company has a trailing twelve months EPS of $13.81.
PE Ratio
Graham Holdings Company has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 9.94. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $9.94 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 3.58%.
