(VIANEWS) – Amerant Bancorp (AMTB), Citizens Financial Group (CFG), AZZ Incorporated (AZZ) 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)
34.4% sales growth and 8.23% 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 $3.07.
PE Ratio
Amerant Bancorp has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 9.1. Meaning,
the purchaser of the share is investing $9.1 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 8.23%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Amerant Bancorp is 26452 which is 66.68% below its average volume of 79395.
2. Citizens Financial Group (CFG)
34.4% sales growth and 8.38% return on equity
Citizens Financial Group, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Citizens Bank, National Association that provides retail and commercial banking products and services to individuals, small businesses, middle-market companies, corporations, and institutions in the United States. The company operates in two segments, Consumer Banking and Commercial Banking. The Consumer Banking segment offers deposit products, mortgage and home equity lending products, credit cards, business loans, wealth management, and investment services; and auto, education, and point-of-sale finance loans, as well as digital deposit products. This segment serves its customers through telephone service centers, as well as through its online and mobile platforms. The Commercial Banking segment provides various financial products and solutions, including lending and leasing, deposit and treasury management services, foreign exchange, and interest rate and commodity risk management solutions, as well as syndicated loans, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, and debt and equity capital markets services. This segment serves government banking, not-for-profit, healthcare, technology, professionals, oil and gas, asset finance, franchise finance, asset-based lending, commercial real estate, private equity, and sponsor finance industries. It operates approximately 1,200 branches in 14 states and the District of Columbia; 114 retail and commercial non-branch offices in national markets; and approximately 3,300 automated teller machines. The company was formerly known as RBS Citizens Financial Group, Inc. and changed its name to Citizens Financial Group, Inc. in April 2014. Citizens Financial Group, Inc. was founded in 1828 and is headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Citizens Financial Group has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.56.
PE Ratio
Citizens Financial Group has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 12.43. Meaning,
the purchaser of the share is investing $12.43 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 8.38%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is 12.8% and 33.3%, respectively.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 21.4%, now sitting on 7.22B for the twelve trailing months.
3. AZZ Incorporated (AZZ)
21.8% sales growth and 13.85% return on equity
AZZ Inc. provides galvanizing and metal coating solutions, welding solutions, specialty electrical equipment, and engineered services to the power generation, transmission, distribution, refining, and industrial markets in the United States and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Infrastructure Solutions and Metal Coatings. The Metal Coatings segment offers hot dip galvanizing, powder coating, anodizing, plating, and other metal coating applications to the steel fabrication and other industries. It serves fabricators or manufacturers that provide services to the electrical and telecommunications, bridge and highway, petrochemical, and general industrial markets, as well as original equipment manufacturers. The Infrastructure Solutions segment provides products and services to support industrial and electrical applications. It offers custom switchgear, electrical enclosures, medium and high voltage bus ducts, explosion proof and hazardous duty lighting, nuclear safety-related equipment, and tubular products, as well as solutions and engineering resources to multi-national companies and small independent companies. This segment sells its products through internal sales force, manufacturers' representatives, distributors, and agents. The company was incorporated in 1956 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, AZZ Incorporated has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.97.
PE Ratio
AZZ Incorporated has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 10.52. Meaning,
the purchaser of the share is investing $10.52 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 13.85%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 176.3%, now sitting on 1.49B for the twelve trailing months.
Moving Average
AZZ Incorporated’s value is higher than its 50-day moving average of $41.05 and above its 200-day moving average of $41.75.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
AZZ Incorporated’s stock is valued at $41.76 at 00:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $50.84 and way above its 52-week low of $30.21.
Sales Growth
AZZ Incorporated’s sales growth is 52.5% for the ongoing quarter and 21.8% for the next.
4. Microchip Technology (MCHP)
18.6% sales growth and 31.24% return on equity
Microchip Technology Incorporated develops, manufactures, and sells smart, connected, and secure embedded control solutions in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. The company offers general purpose 8-bit, 16-bit, and 32-bit microcontrollers; 32-bit embedded microprocessors markets; and specialized microcontrollers for automotive, industrial, computing, communications, lighting, power supplies, motor control, human machine interface, security, wired connectivity, and wireless connectivity applications. It also provides development tools that enable system designers to program microcontroller and microprocessor products for specific applications; field-programmable gate array (FPGA) products; and analog, interface, mixed signal, and timing products comprising power management, linear, mixed-signal, high-voltage, thermal management, discrete diodes and metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistors (MOSFETS), radio frequency (RF), drivers, safety, security, timing, USB, Ethernet, wireless, and other interface products. In addition, the company offers memory products consisting of serial electrically erasable programmable read-only memory, serial flash memories, parallel flash memories, serial static random access memories, and serial electrically erasable random access memories for the production of very small footprint devices; and licenses its SuperFlash embedded flash and NVM technologies to foundries, integrated device manufacturers, and design partners for use in the manufacture of microcontroller products, gate array, RF, analog, and neuromorphic compute products that require embedded non-volatile memory, as well as provides engineering services. Further, it offers wafer foundry and assembly, and test subcontracting manufacturing services; and timing systems products, application specific integrated circuits, and aerospace products. Microchip Technology Incorporated was incorporated in 1989 and is headquartered in Chandler, Arizona.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Microchip Technology has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.26.
PE Ratio
Microchip Technology has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 67.41. Meaning,
the purchaser of the share is investing $67.41 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 31.24%.
Dividend Yield
As claimed by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Nov 20, 2022, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1.31 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 1.69%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 25.7%, now sitting on 7.64B for the twelve trailing months.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Microchip Technology’s stock is valued at $84.80 at 00:22 EST, higher than its 52-week high of $80.50.
Moving Average
Microchip Technology’s value is way above its 50-day moving average of $74.10 and way above its 200-day moving average of $67.47.
5. Huron Consulting Group (HURN)
13.6% sales growth and 16.43% return on equity
Huron Consulting Group Inc., a professional services firm, provides consultancy services in the United States and internationally. Its Healthcare segment provides advisory services in the areas of financial and operational improvement, care transformation, and revenue cycle managed services; organizational transformation; and digital, technology and analytic solutions to national and regional hospitals, integrated health systems, academic medical centers, community hospitals, and medical groups. The company's Business Advisory segment offers cloud-based technology, analytics, restructuring, and capital advisory solutions to life science, financial, healthcare, education, energy and utilities, and industrials and manufacturing industries, as well as to public sectors. Its Education segment provides research enterprise and student lifecycle; digital, technology and analytic solutions; and organizational transformation services to public and private colleges and universities, academic medical centers, research institutes, and other not-for-profit organizations. Huron Consulting Group Inc. was incorporated in 2002 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Huron Consulting Group has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.
PE Ratio
Huron Consulting Group has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 17.03. Meaning,
the purchaser of the share is investing $17.03 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 16.43%.
Sales Growth
Huron Consulting Group’s sales growth is 13.7% for the ongoing quarter and 13.6% for the next.
6. OSI Systems (OSIS)
13% sales growth and 17.23% return on equity
OSI Systems, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells electronic systems and components worldwide. It operates through three segments: Security, Healthcare, and Optoelectronics and Manufacturing. The Security segment offers baggage and parcel inspection, cargo and vehicle inspection, radiation detection, hold baggage and people screening, and explosive and narcotics trace detection systems under the Rapiscan Systems and AS&E names. It also provides site design, installation, training, and technical support services; and security screening solutions under the S2 name. The Healthcare segment offers patient monitoring and diagnostic cardiology systems, and related supplies and accessories under the Spacelabs name for use in critical care, emergency, and perioperative areas within hospitals, physicians' offices, medical clinics, and ambulatory surgery centers. The Optoelectronics and Manufacturing segment provides optoelectronic devices under the OSI Optoelectronics, OSI LaserDiode, OSI Laserscan, Semicoa, and Advanced Photonix names for the aerospace and defense, avionics, medical imaging and diagnostics, biochemistry analysis, pharmaceutical, nanotechnology, telecommunications, construction, and homeland security markets. It also offers electronics manufacturing services to original equipment manufacturers and end users for medical, automotive, defense, aerospace, industrial, and consumer applications under the OSI Electronics, APlus Products, Altaflex, and PFC names; and LCD displays for medical, industrial, and consumer electronics applications, as well as flex circuits for OEM customers. This segment offers laser-based remote sensing devices to detect and classify vehicles in toll and traffic management systems under the OSI Laserscan and Autosense names; and solid-state laser products for aerospace, defense, telecommunication, and medical applications under the OSI LaserDiode name. The company was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Hawthorne, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, OSI Systems has a trailing twelve months EPS of $6.15.
PE Ratio
OSI Systems has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 14.57. Meaning,
the purchaser of the share is investing $14.57 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 17.23%.
7. Laureate Education (LAUR)
10.3% sales growth and 3.2% return on equity
Laureate Education, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides higher education programs and services to students through a network of universities and higher education institutions. It offers a range of undergraduate and graduate degree programs primarily in the areas of business and management, medicine and health sciences, and engineering and information technology through campus-based, online, and hybrid programs. The company provides its services in Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Peru, and the United States. The company was formerly known as Sylvan Learning Systems, Inc. and changed its name to Laureate Education, Inc. in May 2004. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Laureate Education has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.1.
PE Ratio
Laureate Education has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 110. Meaning,
the purchaser of the share is investing $110 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 3.2%.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Laureate Education’s EBITDA is 22.08.
Moving Average
Laureate Education’s worth is above its 50-day moving average of $10.18 and under its 200-day moving average of $11.23.
8. Apache (APA)
5.9% sales growth and 315.56% return on equity
APA Corporation, through its subsidiaries, explores for, develops, and produces oil and gas properties. It has operations in the United States, Egypt, and the United Kingdom, as well as has exploration activities offshore Suriname. The company also operates gathering, processing, and transmission assets in West Texas, as well as holds ownership in four Permian-to-Gulf Coast pipelines. APA Corporation was founded in 1954 and is based in Houston, Texas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Apache has a trailing twelve months EPS of $-12.86.
The company’s return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder’s equity, for the twelve trailing months is 315.56%.
Moving Average
Apache’s value is below its 50-day moving average of $45.15 and higher than its 200-day moving average of $41.23.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Apache is 4603980 which is 22.68% below its average volume of 5954630.
Previous days news about Apache(APA)
- Bringing order to data lakehouses, onehouse is expanding its apache hudi technology with $25m raise. According to VentureBeat on Thursday, 2 February, "Managed data lakehouse vendor Onehouse today announced that it has raised $25 million in a series A round of funding to help further advance its go-to-market and technology efforts based on the open-source Apache Hudi project.", "Hudi competes against multiple other open-source data lake table technologies including Apache Iceberg and Databricks Delta Lake."
