(VIANEWS) – Argan (AGX), Newtek Business Services Corp. (NEWT), Woodward (WWD) 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. Argan (AGX)
61.5% sales growth and 13.48% return on equity
Argan, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, operations management, maintenance, project development, technical, and consulting services to the power generation and renewable energy markets. The company operates through Power Industry Services, Industrial Fabrication and Field Services, and Telecommunications Infrastructure Services segments. The Power Industry Services segment offers engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contracting services to the owners of alternative energy facilities, such as biomass plants, wind farms, and solar fields; and design, construction, project management, start-up, and operation services for projects with approximately 15 gigawatts of power-generating capacity. This segment serves independent power project owners, public utilities, power plant equipment suppliers, and energy plant construction companies. The Industrial Fabrication and Field Services segment provides industrial field, and steel pipe and vessel fabrication services for forest products, power, energy, large fertilizer, EPC, mining, and petrochemical companies in southeast region of the United States. The Telecommunications Infrastructure Services segment offers trenchless directional boring and excavation for underground communication and power networks, as well as aerial cabling services; and installs buried cable, high and low voltage electric lines, and private area outdoor lighting systems. It also provides structuring, cabling, terminations, and connectivity that offers the physical transport for high speed data, voice, video, and security networks. This segment serves state and local government agencies, regional communications service providers, electric utilities, and other commercial customers, as well as federal government facilities comprising cleared facilities in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States. Argan, Inc. was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Rockville, Maryland.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Argan has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.63.
PE Ratio
Argan has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 17.73. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $17.73 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 13.48%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is 57.1% and 11%, respectively.
2. Newtek Business Services Corp. (NEWT)
47.2% sales growth and 8.51% return on equity
Newtek Business Services Corp. is a business development company specializing in providing financial and business services to the small-and medium-sized business market in the United States. The firm also seeks to invest in early stage businesses. The firm seeks to makes both debt and equity investments. Under debt investments, it focuses on first lien loans, which have terms of 1 to 25 years; second lien loans, which have terms of 5 to 25 years, and unsecured loans, which are provided to meet short-term funding needs and are repaid within 6 to 12 months. It operates through Electronic Payment Processing, Managed Technology Solutions, Small Business Finance, and Capcos segments. The company originates small business administration loans for the purpose of acquiring commercial real estate, machinery, equipment, and inventory, as well as to refinance debt and fund franchises, working capital, and business acquisitions; and offers small business loan servicing and consulting services to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and various other financial institutions, as well as provides management services. Its electronic payment processing services include credit and debit card processing, check approval, ancillary processing equipment and software to merchants, eCommerce, electronic solutions to accept non-cash payments, check conversion, remote deposit capture, ACH processing, and electronic gift and loyalty card programs. The company also provides Website hosting, dedicated server, and cloud hosting services; Web design and development; Internet marketing; data storage and backup and other related services; and ecommerce services, such as payment processing, online shopping cart tools, Website design and Web related services; Accounts Receivable Financing, and The Secure Gateway. In addition, it offers Newtek Advantage, a mobile, real-time operating platform enabling a business to access data on a smartphone, tablet, laptop, or PC for eCommerce, credit/debit transactions, Website statistics, payroll, insurance, and business loans. Further, the company sells personal, commercial, and health/benefits lines of insurance products; and payroll management processing and employee tax filing services. It has strategic alliances with American International Group, CTAA, Navy Federal Credit Union, Credit Union National Association, Pershing, and others to provide agent services to small business clients. The firm seeks to invest in New York and Louisiana area. The firm seeks to invest $0.3 million to $3 million in businesses. It provides small business terms loans ranging from $0.05 million to $10 million. The firm also provides account receivable financing ranging from $0.05 million to $1.5 million. It also provides $0.05 million to $10 million financing to owner occupied real estate businesses whose average net income over the last 2 years must not exceed $2.5 million. Newtek Business Services Corp., formerly known as Newtek Business Services Inc., was incorporated on August 26, 2013 and is headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida with additional offices in Lake Success, New York, Garden City, New York; Miami, Florida; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; New Orleans, Louisiana; and New York, New York.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Newtek Business Services Corp. has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.01.
PE Ratio
Newtek Business Services Corp. has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 12.99. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $12.99 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 8.51%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 99.8%, now sitting on 187.42M for the twelve trailing months.
Moving Average
Newtek Business Services Corp.’s worth is under its 50-day moving average of $14.32 and way below its 200-day moving average of $15.05.
3. Woodward (WWD)
21.8% sales growth and 11.7% 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 $3.78.
PE Ratio
Woodward has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 35.18. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $35.18 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 11.7%.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Woodward’s EBITDA is 2.93.
Sales Growth
Woodward’s sales growth for the next quarter is 21.8%.
Moving Average
Woodward’s worth is above its 50-day moving average of $127.55 and way higher than its 200-day moving average of $114.52.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 21.4%, now sitting on 2.91B for the twelve trailing months.
4. Agilysys (AGYS)
17.8% sales growth and 9.56% return on equity
Agilysys, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a developer and marketer of hardware and software products and services to the hospitality industry in North America, Europe, the Asia-Pacific, and India. It offers point of sale, property management systems, payment, inventory and procurement, reservations and venue management, activity management, document management, and analytics and marketing loyalty solutions to enhance guest experience. The company also provides technical software support, maintenance, and subscription services; and professional services. It offers its solutions for gaming, hotels, resorts and cruise, corporate foodservice management, restaurants, universities, stadia, and healthcare. The company was formerly known as Pioneer-Standard Electronics, Inc. and changed its name to Agilysys, Inc. in 2003. Agilysys, Inc. was founded in 1963 and is headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Agilysys has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.47.
PE Ratio
Agilysys has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 189.79. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $189.79 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 9.56%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 22.8%, now sitting on 217.49M for the twelve trailing months.
Sales Growth
Agilysys’s sales growth for the next quarter is 17.8%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the present quarter is a negative 3.8% and positive 11.5% for the next.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Agilysys’s stock is valued at $89.20 at 19:22 EST, under its 52-week high of $91.61 and way above its 52-week low of $60.59.
5. EastGroup Properties (EGP)
14.3% sales growth and 8.04% return on equity
EastGroup Properties, Inc. (NYSE: EGP), an S&P MidCap 400 company, is a self-administered equity real estate investment trust focused on the development, acquisition and operation of industrial properties in major Sunbelt markets throughout the United States with an emphasis in the states of Florida, Texas, Arizona, California and North Carolina. The Company's goal is to maximize shareholder value by being a leading provider in its markets of functional, flexible and quality business distribution space for location sensitive customers (primarily in the 15,000 to 70,000 square foot range). The Company's strategy for growth is based on ownership of premier distribution facilities generally clustered near major transportation features in supply-constrained submarkets. EastGroup's portfolio, including development projects and value-add acquisitions in lease-up and under construction, currently includes approximately 45.7 million square feet.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, EastGroup Properties has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.95.
PE Ratio
EastGroup Properties has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 43.69. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $43.69 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 8.04%.
Previous days news about EastGroup Properties(EGP)
- According to Zacks on Wednesday, 29 November, "Some better-ranked stocks from the REIT sector are EastGroup Properties (EGP Quick QuoteEGP – Free Report) , Stag Industrial (STAG Quick QuoteSTAG – Free Report) and Park Hotels & Resorts (PK Quick QuotePK – Free Report) , each carrying a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). "
- According to Zacks on Thursday, 30 November, "Some better-ranked stocks from the REIT sector are EastGroup Properties (EGP Quick QuoteEGP – Free Report) , Stag Industrial (STAG Quick QuoteSTAG – Free Report) and Park Hotels & Resorts (PK Quick QuotePK – Free Report) , each carrying a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). "
- According to Zacks on Thursday, 30 November, "Some better-ranked stocks from the REIT sector are EastGroup Properties (EGP Quick QuoteEGP – Free Report) , Stag Industrial (STAG Quick QuoteSTAG – Free Report) and Innovative Industrial Properties (IIPR Quick QuoteIIPR – Free Report) , each carrying a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). "
6. The Ensign Group (ENSG)
11.3% sales growth and 18.78% return on equity
The Ensign Group, Inc. provides health care services in the post-acute care continuum and other ancillary businesses. The company operates in two segments, Skilled Services and Real Estate. The company offers skilled services, which include short and long-term nursing care services for patients with chronic conditions, prolonged illness, and the elderly; and physical, occupational, and speech therapies and other rehabilitative and healthcare services. It also provides standard services, such as room and board, special nutritional programs, social, recreational, entertainment, and other services. In addition, the company offers senior living, as well as mobile diagnostics services; leases real estate properties; and provides other ancillary services consisting of digital x-ray, ultrasound, electrocardiogram, laboratory, sub-acute, and patient transportation services to people in their homes or at long-term care facilities. As of April 4, 2022, it operated 252 healthcare facilities in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wisconsin. The company was incorporated in 1999 and is based in San Juan Capistrano, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, The Ensign Group has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.34.
PE Ratio
The Ensign Group has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 24.74. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $24.74 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 18.78%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for The Ensign Group is 298269 which is 10.48% above its average volume of 269953.
Moving Average
The Ensign Group’s value is way higher than its 50-day moving average of $96.67 and way above its 200-day moving average of $94.23.
7. Stantec (STN)
10.6% sales growth and 14.18% return on equity
Stantec Inc. provides e professional services in the areas of infrastructure and facilities to the public and private sectors clients in Canada, the United States, and internationally. The company provides consulting services in engineering, architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, surveying, environmental sciences, project management, and project economics. It also offers planning and design consulting services to clients in residential, logistics, retail, infrastructure, energy, higher education, and urban regeneration sectors; architectural and interior design, and planning services in the science and technology, commercial workplace, higher education, residential, and hospitality markets. In addition, it provides transportation planning and engineering services; project delivery consultancy services for mining, resources, and industrial infrastructure projects; and paleontological and archaeological services for the rail, transportation, water, and power and energy sectors. Further, the company offers environmental and cultural resource compliance services, as well as serves science and technology, commercial workplace, higher education, residential, and hospitality markets. Additionally, it is involved in the design, development, and delivery of sustainable projects; and design, construction administration, commissioning, maintenance, decommissioning, and remediation activities. The company was formerly known as Stanley Technology Group Inc. and changed its name to Stantec Inc. in October 1998. Stantec Inc. was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in Edmonton, Canada.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Stantec has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.17.
PE Ratio
Stantec has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 32.39. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $32.39 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 14.18%.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Stantec’s EBITDA is 1.44.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 13.5%, now sitting on 4.95B for the twelve trailing months.
Moving Average
Stantec’s value is above its 50-day moving average of $64.82 and way higher than its 200-day moving average of $62.02.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Stantec is 45337 which is 57.19% below its average volume of 105906.
8. LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA)
6.1% sales growth and 57.1% return on equity
LPL Financial Holdings Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides an integrated platform of brokerage and investment advisory services to independent financial advisors and financial advisors at financial institutions in the United States. Its brokerage offerings include variable and fixed annuities, mutual funds, equities, retirement and education savings plans, fixed income, and insurance, as well as alternative investments, such as non-traded real estate investment trusts and business development companies. The company also provides advisory platforms that provide access to mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, stocks, bonds, certain option strategies, unit investment trusts, and institutional money managers and no-load multi-manager variable annuities. In addition, it offers money market programs; and retirement solutions for commission-and fee-based services that allow advisors to provide brokerage services, consultation, and advice to retirement plan sponsors. Further, the company provides other services comprising tools and services that enable advisors to maintain and grow their practices; trust, investment management oversight, and custodial services to trusts for estates and families, as well as insurance brokerage general agency services; and technology products, such as proposal generation, investment analytics, and portfolio modeling. The company was formerly known as LPL Investment Holdings Inc. and changed its name to LPL Financial Holdings Inc. in June 2012. LPL Financial Holdings Inc. was founded in 1989 and is based in San Diego, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, LPL Financial Holdings has a trailing twelve months EPS of $14.76.
PE Ratio
LPL Financial Holdings has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 15.43. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $15.43 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 57.1%.
Sales Growth
LPL Financial Holdings’s sales growth is 7.8% for the ongoing quarter and 6.1% for the next.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for LPL Financial Holdings is 549333 which is 3.23% below its average volume of 567681.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 16.6%, now sitting on 9.74B for the twelve trailing months.
