(VIANEWS) – Ares Management L.P. (ARES), Progyny (PGNY), Entravision Communications Corporation (EVC) 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. Ares Management L.P. (ARES)
31.3% sales growth and 8.94% return on equity
Ares Management Corporation operates as an alternative asset manager in the United States, Europe, and Asia. The company's Tradable Credit Group segment manages various types of investment funds, such as commingled and separately managed accounts for institutional investors, and publicly traded vehicles and sub-advised funds for retail investors in the tradable and non-investment grade corporate credit markets. Its Direct Lending Group segment provides financing solutions to small-to-medium sized companies. The company's Private Equity Group segment focuses on majority or shared-control investments primarily in under-capitalized companies. Its Real Estate Group segment invests in new developments and the repositioning of assets, with a focus on control or majority-control investments; and originates and invests in a range of self-originated financing opportunities for middle-market owners and operators of commercial real estate. The firm was previously known as Ares Management, L.P. Ares Management Corporation was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California with additional offices in the United States, Europe and Asia. Ares Management GP LLC is the general partner of the company.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Ares Management L.P. has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.87.
PE Ratio
Ares Management L.P. has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 94.72. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $94.72 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 8.94%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the present quarter and the next is 27.7% and 23%, respectively.
Sales Growth
Ares Management L.P.’s sales growth is negative 4.7% for the ongoing quarter and 31.3% for the next.
Moving Average
Ares Management L.P.’s value is higher than its 50-day moving average of $81.09 and way higher than its 200-day moving average of $73.74.
2. Progyny (PGNY)
29.8% sales growth and 9.66% return on equity
Progyny, Inc., a benefits management company, specializes in fertility and family building benefits solutions for employers in the United States. Its fertility benefits solution includes differentiated benefits plan design, personalized concierge-style member support services, and selective network of fertility specialists. The company also offers Progyny Rx, an integrated pharmacy benefits solution that provides its members with access to the medications needed during their treatment. In addition, it provides surrogacy and adoption reimbursement programs for employers. The company was formerly known as Auxogyn, Inc. and changed its name to Progyny, Inc. in 2015. Progyny, Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Progyny has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.3.
PE Ratio
Progyny has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 103.47. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $103.47 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 9.66%.
Moving Average
Progyny’s worth is under its 50-day moving average of $33.20 and way under its 200-day moving average of $35.29.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter is 40% and a drop 22.2% for the next.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Progyny’s EBITDA is 735.35.
3. Entravision Communications Corporation (EVC)
13.5% sales growth and 7.44% return on equity
Entravision Communications Corporation operates as an advertising, media, and technology solutions company worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Digital, Television, and Audio. It reaches and engages Hispanics across acculturation levels and media channels. The company's portfolio encompasses integrated end-to-end advertising solutions, including digital, television, and audio properties. It also offers a suite of end-to-end digital advertising solutions, including digital commercial partnerships services, as well as advertising customers billing and technological and other support services, including strategic marketing and training; and Smadex, a programmatic ad purchasing platform that enables advertising customers or ad agencies to purchase advertising electronically and manage data-driven advertising campaigns through online marketplaces. In addition, the company provides a branding and mobile performance solutions, such as managed services to advertisers looking to connect with consumers on mobile devices; and digital audio advertising solutions for advertisers. Further, it sells advertisements and syndicated radio programming solutions through its Entravision radio network. As of March 3, 2022, the company had 50 television stations; and 46 Spanish-language radio stations. It serves advertisers from various industries, such as e-commerce, retail, entertainment, gaming, delivery services, financial technology, communications, lifestyle, and travel. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Entravision Communications Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.21.
PE Ratio
Entravision Communications Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 29.76. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $29.76 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 7.44%.
Moving Average
Entravision Communications Corporation’s worth is under its 50-day moving average of $6.33 and way higher than its 200-day moving average of $5.36.
Dividend Yield
According to Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Mar 14, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.2 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 3.22%.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Entravision Communications Corporation’s EBITDA is 35.46.
4. Mercer International (MERC)
12.7% sales growth and 32.23% return on equity
Mercer International Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells northern bleached softwood kraft (NBSK) pulp in Europe, the United States, Asia, and internationally. It operates through two segments, Pulp and Wood Products. The company also generates and sells green energy produced from biomass cogeneration power plant to third party utilities. In addition, it manufactures, distributes, and sells lumber and other wood residuals. Further, the company produces NBSK pulp primarily from wood chips, pulp logs, and sawlogs; carbon neutral or green energy using carbon-neutral bio-fuels, such as black liquor and wood waste; and tall oil for use as a chemical additive and green energy source. It sells its pulp to tissue, specialty paper, and printing and writing paper, and other manufacturers; and lumber products to distributors, construction firms, secondary manufacturers, retail yards, and home centers. The company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Mercer International has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.71.
PE Ratio
Mercer International has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 2.51. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $2.51 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 32.23%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 12.4%, now sitting on 2.28B for the twelve trailing months.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Mercer International is 254470 which is 36.98% below its average volume of 403809.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Mercer International’s EBITDA is 18.35.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Mercer International’s stock is valued at $9.30 at 01:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $17.50 and above its 52-week low of $9.27.
5. Business First Bancshares (BFST)
10.6% sales growth and 10.7% return on equity
Business First Bancshares, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for b1BANK that provides various banking products and services. It offers various deposit products and services, including a range of checking, demand, money market, time, and savings accounts, as well as certificates of deposit; and remote deposit capture and direct deposit services. The company also provides commercial and industrial loans, including commercial lines of credit, working capital loans, term loans, equipment financing, asset acquisition, expansion and development loans, borrowing base loans, letters of credit, and other loan products; construction and development loans; commercial real estate loans; residential real estate loans comprising first and second lien 1-4 family mortgage loans, and home equity lines of credit; and consumer loans, including secured and unsecured installment and term loans. In addition, it offers wealth management products, including mutual funds, annuities, individual retirement accounts, and other financial products. Further, the company provides a range of other financial services comprising drive-through banking facilities, automated teller machines, debit and credit cards, and employee and payroll benefits solutions; and night depository, personalized checks, treasury and cash management, merchant, automated clearing house, electronic funds transfer, domestic and foreign wire transfer, traveler's checks, vault, loan and deposit sweep accounts, lock-box, receivables factoring, correspondent banking, online and mobile banking, e-statements, and bank-by-mail services. The company operates approximately 42 full-service banking centers located in the State of Louisiana and in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex. Business First Bancshares, Inc. was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Business First Bancshares has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.36.
PE Ratio
Business First Bancshares has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 6.95. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $6.95 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 10.7%.
Sales Growth
Business First Bancshares’s sales growth is 31.1% for the present quarter and 10.6% for the next.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Business First Bancshares’s stock is valued at $16.40 at 01:22 EST, way below its 52-week high of $25.03 and higher than its 52-week low of $16.09.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the present quarter is 6.1% and a drop 12.5% for the next.
6. Maximus (MMS)
6.3% sales growth and 12.25% return on equity
MAXIMUS, Inc. provides business process services (BPS) to government health and human services programs worldwide. It operates through three segments: U.S. Health and Human Services, U.S. Federal Services, and Outside the U.S. The U.S. Health and Human Services segment offers various BPS, appeals, and assessments for state, provincial, and national government programs, including Medicaid, Children's Health Insurance Program, Affordable Care Act, Health Insurance British Columbia, Health Assessment Advisory Service contract, and Preadmission Screening and Resident Reviews. This segment offers program eligibility support and enrollment; application assistance and independent health plan enrollment counseling; and beneficiary outreach, education, eligibility, enrollment, and renewal. It also provides independent disability, long-term sick, and other health assessment; specialized consulting; and centralized multilingual customer contact centers and multichannel self-service options for enrollment. The U.S. Federal Services segment offers centralized citizen engagement centers and support services; document and record management; case management, citizen support, and consumer education; independent medical reviews and worker's compensation benefit appeals; and Medicare and Medicaid appeals, and program eligibility appeals. It also provides modernization of systems and information technology infrastructure; infrastructure operations and support services; software development, operations, and management services; and data analytics services. The Outside the U.S. segment offers BPS solutions for governments and commercial clients outside the United States, including health and disability assessments, program administration for welfare-to-work services, and other related services. The company was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Maximus has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.09.
PE Ratio
Maximus has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 24.97. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $24.97 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 12.25%.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Maximus’s EBITDA is 1.34.
Moving Average
Maximus’s value is below its 50-day moving average of $77.63 and way above its 200-day moving average of $67.23.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Maximus’s stock is valued at $77.15 at 01:22 EST, under its 52-week high of $85.25 and way above its 52-week low of $54.46.
Previous days news about Maximus(MMS)
- According to Zacks on Wednesday, 12 April, "Some other top-ranked stocks in the ZacksBusiness Servicessector are ICF International (ICFI Quick QuoteICFI – Free Report) and Maximus (MMS Quick QuoteMMS – Free Report) ."
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- According to Zacks on Thursday, 13 April, "Some better-ranked stocks in the ZacksBusiness Servicessector are ExlService(EXLS Quick QuoteEXLS – Free Report) and Maximus (MMS Quick QuoteMMS – Free Report) ."
- According to Zacks on Thursday, 13 April, "Some other top-ranked stocks in the ZacksBusiness Servicessector are ExlService(EXLS Quick QuoteEXLS – Free Report) and Maximus (MMS Quick QuoteMMS – Free Report) ."
- Here's why maximus (mms) deserves to be in your portfolio. According to Zacks on Friday, 14 April, "The industry to which Maximus belongs currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 4 (of 251 groups). "
