Avid Bioservices And 6 Other Stocks Have High Sales Growth And An Above 3% Return on Equity

(VIANEWS) – Avid Bioservices (CDMO), BGC Partners (BGCP), Qualys (QLYS) 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. Avid Bioservices (CDMO)

19.9% sales growth and 96.27% return on equity

Avid Bioservices, Inc., a contract development and manufacturing organization, provides process development and current good manufacturing practices (CGMP) clinical and commercial manufacturing services focused on biopharmaceutical drug substances derived from mammalian cell culture. The company produces monoclonal antibodies and recombinant proteins; and offers services, including CGMP clinical and commercial drug substance manufacturing, bulk packaging, release and stability testing, and regulatory submission and support. It also provides various process development services, such as upstream and downstream development and optimization, analytical methods development, testing, and characterization. The company serves biotechnology and biopharmaceutical industries. The company was formerly known as Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and changed its name to Avid Bioservices, Inc. in January 2018. Avid Bioservices, Inc. was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in Tustin, California.

Earnings Per Share

As for profitability, Avid Bioservices has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.65.

PE Ratio

Avid Bioservices 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 96.27%.

Sales Growth

Avid Bioservices’s sales growth is 24.6% for the ongoing quarter and 19.9% for the next.

Volume

Today’s last reported volume for Avid Bioservices is 295962 which is 50.39% below its average volume of 596668.

2. BGC Partners (BGCP)

16.9% sales growth and 6.28% return on equity

BGC Partners, Inc. operates as a financial brokerage and technology company in the United States, France, other Europe, the United Kingdom, other Americas, Asia, Australia, Africa, and the Middle East. It offers various brokerage products, such as fixed income, such as government bonds, corporate bonds, and other debt instruments, as well as related interest rate derivatives and credit derivatives; and fixed income, equity derivatives and cash equities, energy and commodities, shipping, insurance, and futures and options. The company also provides trade execution, brokerage, clearing, trade compression, post-trade, information, consulting, and other back office services to financial and non-financial institutions. In addition, it offers electronic and hybrid brokerage, other financial technology solutions, market data and related information services, and analytics related to financial instrument and markets under the Fenics, FMX, BGC Trader, CreditMatch, Fenics Market Data, Fenics GO, BGC Market Data, kACE2, Capitalab, Swaptioniser, CBID, Lucera, and LumeAlfa brand names. Further, the company provides screen-based market solutions, which enable its clients to develop a marketplace, trade with their customers, issue debt, trade odd lots, access program trading interfaces, and access its network and intellectual property; option pricing and analysis tools; and software and technology infrastructure for the transactional and technology related elements. It primarily serves banks, broker-dealers, investment banks, trading firms, hedge funds, governments, and corporations, as well as investment firms. BGC Partners, Inc. was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

Earnings Per Share

As for profitability, BGC Partners has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.11.

PE Ratio

BGC Partners has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 40.73. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $40.73 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 6.28%.

3. Qualys (QLYS)

12.9% sales growth and 32.16% return on equity

Qualys, Inc. provides cloud-based information technology (IT), security, and compliance solutions in the United States and internationally. The company offers Qualys Cloud Apps, which includes Vulnerability Management; Vulnerability Management, Detection and Response; Threat Protection; Continuous Monitoring; Patch Management; Multi-Vector Endpoint Detection and Response; Certificate Assessment; SaaS Detection and Response; Secure Enterprise Mobility; Policy Compliance; Security Configuration Assessment; PCI Compliance; File Integrity Monitoring; Security Assessment Questionnaire; Out of-Band Configuration Assessment; Web Application Scanning; Web Application Firewall; Global Asset Inventory; Cybersecurity Asset Management; Certificate Inventory; Cloud Inventory; Cloud Security Assessment; and Container Security. Its integrated suite of IT, security, and compliance solutions delivered on its Qualys Cloud Platform enables customers to identify and manage IT assets, collect and analyze IT security data, discover and prioritize vulnerabilities, recommend and implement remediation actions, and verify the implementation of such actions. The company also provides asset tagging and management, reporting and dashboards, questionnaires and collaboration, remediation and workflow, big data correlation and analytics engine, and alerts and notifications, which enable integrated workflows, management and real-time analysis, and reporting across IT, security, and compliance solutions. The company offers its solutions through its sales teams, as well as through its network of channel partners, such as security consulting organizations, managed service providers, resellers, and consulting firms. It serves enterprises, government entities, and small and medium-sized businesses in various industries, including education, financial services, government, healthcare, insurance, manufacturing, media, retail, technology, and utilities. The company was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Foster City, California.

Earnings Per Share

As for profitability, Qualys has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.95.

PE Ratio

Qualys has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 42.98. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $42.98 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 32.16%.

Moving Average

Qualys’s worth is above its 50-day moving average of $121.07 and higher than its 200-day moving average of $126.26.

Yearly Top and Bottom Value

Qualys’s stock is valued at $126.80 at 11:22 EST, way below its 52-week high of $162.36 and way higher than its 52-week low of $101.10.

4. Humana (HUM)

11.9% sales growth and 19.45% return on equity

Humana Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a health and well-being company in the United States. It operates through two segments, Insurance and CenterWell. The company offers medical and supplemental benefit plans to individuals. It also has a contract with Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to administer the Limited Income Newly Eligible Transition prescription drug plan program; and contracts with various states to provide Medicaid, dual eligible, and long-term support services benefits. In addition, the company provides commercial fully insured medical and specialty health insurance benefits comprising dental, vision, life insurance, and other supplemental health benefits, as well as administrative services only products to individuals and employer groups; military services, such as TRICARE T2017 East Region contract; and engages in the operations of PBM business. Further, it offers pharmacy solutions, provider services, and home solutions services, such as home health and other services to its health plan members, as well as to third parties. Humana Inc. was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky.

Earnings Per Share

As for profitability, Humana has a trailing twelve months EPS of $24.68.

PE Ratio

Humana has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 20.06. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $20.06 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 19.45%.

Sales Growth

Humana’s sales growth is 10.5% for the present quarter and 11.9% for the next.

Yearly Top and Bottom Value

Humana’s stock is valued at $495.18 at 11:22 EST, way below its 52-week high of $571.30 and way above its 52-week low of $418.70.

Revenue Growth

Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 11.6%, now sitting on 95.64B for the twelve trailing months.

Volume

Today’s last reported volume for Humana is 381542 which is 56.8% below its average volume of 883387.

Previous days news about Humana(HUM)

  • According to Zacks on Tuesday, 30 May, "Though shares of both companies have underperformed the industry’s growth of 1.1% in the past three months, Humana has the edge over Cigna on this front. ", "The Zacks Consensus Estimate for Cigna’s 2023 earnings indicates a year-over-year improvement of 6.5%, while the same for Humana suggests 11.9% year-over-year growth this year. "

5. America Movil (AMX)

9.8% sales growth and 19.93% return on equity

América Móvil, S.A.B. de C.V. provides telecommunications services in Latin America and internationally. The company offers wireless and fixed voice services, including airtime, local, domestic, and international long-distance services; and network interconnection services. It also provides data services, such as data centers, data administration, and hosting services to residential and corporate clients; value-added services, including Internet access, messaging and other wireless entertainment, and corporate services; data transmission, email services, instant messaging, content streaming, and interactive applications; and wireless security services, mobile payment solutions, machine-to-machine services, mobile banking, virtual private network services, and video calls and personal communications services. In addition, the company offers residential broadband services; IT solutions to small businesses and large corporations; and cable and satellite television subscriptions. Further, it sells equipment, accessories, and computers; and offers telephone directories, wireless security, call center, advertising, media, and software development services. Additionally, the company provides video, audio, and other media content through the Internet directly from the content provider to the end user. It sells its products and services under the Telcel, Telmex Infinitum, and A1 brands through a network of retailers and service centers to retail customers; and through sales force to corporate customers. América Móvil, S.A.B. de C.V. was incorporated in 2000 and is based in Mexico City, Mexico.

Earnings Per Share

As for profitability, America Movil has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.43.

PE Ratio

America Movil has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 15.31. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $15.31 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 19.93%.

Volume

Today’s last reported volume for America Movil is 1199810 which is 6.33% below its average volume of 1280980.

Dividend Yield

As claimed by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Sep 28, 2022, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.64 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 2.98%.

6. K12 (LRN)

9% sales growth and 13.28% return on equity

K12 Inc., a technology-based education company, provides proprietary and third-party online curriculum, software systems, and educational services to facilitate individualized learning for students primarily in kindergarten through 12th grade (K-12) in the United States and internationally. The company offers managed public school programs, which offer an integrated package of systems, services, products, and professional services that K12 administers to support an online or blended public school, including administrative support, information technology and provisioning, academic support, curriculum, learning systems, and instructional services. It also provides institutional–non-managed public school programs, which offers instruction, curriculum, supplemental courses, marketing, enrollment, and other educational services; and institutional software and services, such as educational software and services to school districts, public schools, and other educational institutions. In addition, the company offers private pay schools and other services; and talent development services for individuals and enterprises in information technology fields. Further, it provides curriculum portfolios, pre-K and K-8 courses, high school courses, learning applications, and learning management systems; and TotalView, a student information system, which include a suite of online applications that offers administrators, teachers, parents, and students a view of student attendance, truancy management, graduation planning, communications, and learning kit shipment tracking. Additionally, the company provides a suite of services, such as academic support, and administrative and technology to students and their families, as well as directly to virtual and blended public schools, traditional schools, and school districts. It sells individual K-8 online courses and supplemental educational products directly to families. K12 Inc. was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Herndon, Virginia.

Earnings Per Share

As for profitability, K12 has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.61.

PE Ratio

K12 has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 16. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $16 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 13.28%.

Volume

Today’s last reported volume for K12 is 341063 which is 23.52% below its average volume of 445967.

7. TJX Companies (TJX)

5.1% sales growth and 56.57% return on equity

The TJX Companies, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an off-price apparel and home fashions retailer in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Australia. It operates through four segments: Marmaxx, HomeGoods, TJX Canada, and TJX International. The company sells family apparel, including footwear and accessories; home fashions, such as home basics, furniture, rugs, lighting products, giftware, soft home products, decorative accessories, tabletop, and cookware, as well as expanded pet, kids, and gourmet food departments; jewelry and accessories; and other merchandise. The TJX Companies, Inc. was incorporated in 1962 and is headquartered in Framingham, Massachusetts.

Earnings Per Share

As for profitability, TJX Companies has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.24.

PE Ratio

TJX Companies has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 23.44. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $23.44 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 56.57%.

Yearly Top and Bottom Value

TJX Companies’s stock is valued at $75.96 at 11:22 EST, under its 52-week high of $83.13 and way higher than its 52-week low of $53.69.

Sales Growth

TJX Companies’s sales growth is 3.6% for the ongoing quarter and 5.1% for the next.

Revenue Growth

Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 4.8%, now sitting on 49.94B for the twelve trailing months.

Previous days news about TJX Companies(TJX)

  • According to Zacks on Monday, 29 May, "Some top-ranked stocks are Shake Shack Inc. (SHAK Quick QuoteSHAK – Free Report) , The Kroger Co. (KR Quick QuoteKR – Free Report) and The TJX Companies (TJX Quick QuoteTJX – Free Report) .SHAK has a trailing four-quarter earnings surprise of 58.6%, on average. "
  • According to Zacks on Monday, 29 May, "Some better-ranked stocks that investors may consider are Tecnoglass (TGLS Quick QuoteTGLS – Free Report) , Kroger (KR Quick QuoteKR – Free Report) and TJX Companies (TJX Quick QuoteTJX – Free Report) ."
  • According to Zacks on Tuesday, 30 May, "Some better-ranked stocks that investors may consider are Tecnoglass (TGLS Quick QuoteTGLS – Free Report) , Kroger (KR Quick QuoteKR – Free Report) and TJX Companies (TJX Quick QuoteTJX – Free Report) ."

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