(VIANEWS) – Camtek Ltd. (CAMT), Neurocrine Biosciences (NBIX), Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASX) 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. Camtek Ltd. (CAMT)
27.4% sales growth and 21.2% return on equity
Camtek Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and sells inspection and metrology equipment for the advanced interconnect packaging, memory, complementary metal oxide semiconductor image sensors, micro-electro mechanical systems, radio frequency, and other segments of the semiconductor industry. It provides inspection and metrology systems, including Eagle-i, a system that delivers 2D inspection and metrology capabilities; Eagle-AP, which addresses the advanced packaging market using software and hardware technologies that deliver superior 2D and 3D inspection and metrology capabilities on the same platform; and Golden Eagle, a panel inspection and metrology system to support fanout wafer level packaging applications. The company sells its products in the Asia Pacific, the United States, and Europe. Camtek Ltd. was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Migdal HaEmek, Israel.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Camtek Ltd. has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.97.
PE Ratio
Camtek Ltd. has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 47.58. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $47.58 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 21.2%.
2. Neurocrine Biosciences (NBIX)
20.8% sales growth and 15.55% return on equity
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc., a neuroscience-focused biopharmaceutical company, discovers, develops, and delivers various treatments for people with neurological, endocrine, and psychiatric disorders. The company's portfolio includes treatments for tardive dyskinesia, Parkinson's disease, endometriosis, and uterine fibroids, as well as clinical programs in various therapeutic areas. Its lead asset is INGREZZA, a VMAT2 inhibitor for the treatment of tardive dyskinesia. The company's commercial products also include ONGENTYS, a catechol-O-methyltransferase inhibitor used as an adjunct therapy to levodopa/DOPA decarboxylase inhibitors for patients with Parkinson's disease; ORILISSA for the management of moderate to severe endometriosis pain in women; and ORIAHNN, a non-surgical oral medication option for the management of heavy menstrual bleeding associated with uterine fibroids in pre-menopausal women. Its product candidates in clinical development include NBI-921352 for treating pediatric patients, as well as adult focal epilepsy indications; NBI-827104 to treat rare pediatric epilepsy and other indications; and crinecerfont. The company's products in clinical development also comprise NBI-1065844 for the treatment of negative symptoms of schizophrenia; NBI-1065845 for the treatment of resistant depression; and NBI-1065846 for treating anhedonia in depression. It has license and collaboration agreements with Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited; Idorsia Pharmaceuticals Ltd; Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc.; Voyager Therapeutics, Inc.; BIAL – Portela & Ca, S.A.; Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation; AbbVie Inc.; and Sentia Medical Sciences Inc. Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. was incorporated in 1992 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Neurocrine Biosciences has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.32.
PE Ratio
Neurocrine Biosciences has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 38.27. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $38.27 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 15.55%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter and the next is 86.6% and 11.1%, respectively.
Moving Average
Neurocrine Biosciences’s value is way under its 50-day moving average of $143.86 and below its 200-day moving average of $135.72.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 30.4%, now sitting on 2.12B for the twelve trailing months.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Neurocrine Biosciences’s stock is valued at $127.06 at 20:22 EST, way below its 52-week high of $157.98 and way higher than its 52-week low of $103.63.
3. Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASX)
15.8% sales growth and 10.76% return on equity
ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides semiconductors packaging and testing, and electronic manufacturing services in the United States, Taiwan, Asia, Europe, and internationally. It develops, constructs, sells, leases, and manages real estate properties; produces substrates; offers information software, equipment leasing, investment advisory, and warehousing management services; commercial complex, after-sales, and support services; manages parking lot services; processes and sells computer and communication peripherals, electronic components, telecommunications equipment, and motherboards; and imports and exports goods and technology. ASE Technology Holding Co., Ltd. was founded in 1984 and is based in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Advanced Semiconductor Engineering has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.5.
PE Ratio
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 21.7. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $21.7 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 10.76%.
Dividend Yield
As maintained by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Jul 2, 2024, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.32 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 3.54%.
4. Wintrust Financial Corporation (WTFC)
10.8% sales growth and 11.86% return on equity
Wintrust Financial Corporation operates as a financial holding company. It operates in three segments: Community Banking, Specialty Finance, and Wealth Management. The Community Banking segment offers non-interest bearing deposits, non-brokered interest-bearing transaction accounts, and savings and domestic time deposits; home equity, consumer, and real estate loans; safe deposit facilities; and automatic teller machine (ATM), online and mobile banking, and other services. It also engages in the retail origination and purchase of residential mortgages; and provision of lending, deposits, and treasury management services to condominium, homeowner, and community associations, as well as asset-based lending for middle-market companies. In addition, this segment offers loan and deposit services to mortgage brokerage companies; lending to restaurant franchisees; direct leasing; small business administration loans; commercial mortgages and construction loans; and financial solutions. It provides personal and commercial banking services primarily to individuals, small to mid-sized businesses, local governmental units, and institutional clients. The Specialty Finance segment offers commercial and life insurance premiums financing for businesses and individuals; accounts receivable financing, value-added, and out-sourced administrative services; other specialty finance services; equipment financing through structured loan and lease products; and property and casualty premium financing; as well as data processing of payrolls, billing, and cash management services to temporary staffing industry. The Wealth Management segment provides wealth management services, such as trust and investment, asset management, tax-deferred exchange, securities brokerage, and retirement plan services. Wintrust Financial Corporation was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Rosemont, Illinois.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Wintrust Financial Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $9.61.
PE Ratio
Wintrust Financial Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 11.13. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $11.13 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 11.86%.
5. Hexcel Corporation (HXL)
10% sales growth and 6.61% return on equity
Hexcel Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and markets structural materials for use in commercial aerospace, space and defense, and industrial markets. It operates through two segments, Composite Materials and Engineered Products. The Composite Materials segment manufactures and markets carbon fibers, fabrics and specialty reinforcements, prepregs and other fiber-reinforced matrix materials, structural adhesives, honeycomb, molding compounds, tooling materials, polyurethane systems, and laminates that are used in military and commercial aircraft, wind turbine blades, recreational products, and other industrial applications, as well as in automotive, marine, and trains. The Engineered Products segment manufactures and markets aircraft structures and finished aircraft components, including wing to body fairings, wing panels, flight deck panels, door liners, rotorcraft blades, spars, and tip caps; and aircraft structural sub-components and semi-finished components used in rotorcraft blades, engine nacelles, and aircraft surfaces, such as flaps, wings, elevators, and fairings. The company sells its products directly through its managers, product managers, and sales personnel, as well as through independent distributors and manufacturer representatives in the Americas, Europe, the Asia Pacific, India, and Africa. Hexcel Corporation was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Hexcel Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.27.
PE Ratio
Hexcel Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 50.37. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $50.37 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 6.61%.
6. Garmin (GRMN)
9.8% sales growth and 20.96% return on equity
Garmin Ltd. designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and distributes a range of wireless devices worldwide. Its Fitness segment offers running and multi-sport watches; cycling products; smartwatch devices; scales and monitors; and fitness accessories. This segment also provides Garmin Connect and Garmin Connect Mobile, which are web and mobile platforms where users can track and analyze their fitness, activities and workouts, and wellness data; and Connect IQ, an application development platform. The company's Outdoor segment offers adventure watches, outdoor handhelds and satellite communicators, golf devices, consumer automotive devices, and dog devices, as well as InReach and Gramin response communication device. Its Aviation segment designs, manufactures, and markets various aircraft avionics solutions, including integrated flight decks, electronic flight displays and instrumentation, navigation and communication products, automatic flight control systems and safety-enhancing technologies, audio control systems, engine indication systems, traffic awareness and avoidance solutions, ADS-B and transponders, weather information and avoidance solutions, datalink and connectivity solutions, and various services. The company's Marine segment provides chartplotters and multi-function displays, cartography products, fishfinders, sonar products, autopilot systems, radars, compliant instrument displays and sensors, VHF communication radios, handhelds and wearable devices, sailing products, audio products and accessories, digital switching products, and trolling motors. Its Auto segment offers embedded domain controllers and infotainment units; and software, map database, cameras, wearables, and automotive solutions. The company sells its products through independent retailers, dealers, distributors, installation and repair shops, and original equipment manufacturers, as well as online webshop. Garmin Ltd. was founded in 1989 and is based in Schaffhausen, Switzerland.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Garmin has a trailing twelve months EPS of $6.71.
PE Ratio
Garmin has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 21.33. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $21.33 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 20.96%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter is 1.4% and a drop 7% for the next.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Garmin’s stock is valued at $143.10 at 20:22 EST, way below its 52-week high of $183.88 and way above its 52-week low of $99.61.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 14.1%, now sitting on 5.65B for the twelve trailing months.
7. Amazon (AMZN)
9.5% sales growth and 21.93% return on equity
Amazon.com, Inc. engages in the retail sale of consumer products, advertising, and subscriptions service through online and physical stores in North America and internationally. The company operates through three segments: North America, International, and Amazon Web Services (AWS). It also manufactures and sells electronic devices, including Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TVs, Echo, Ring, Blink, and eero; and develops and produces media content. In addition, the company offers programs that enable sellers to sell their products in its stores; and programs that allow authors, independent publishers, musicians, filmmakers, Twitch streamers, skill and app developers, and others to publish and sell content. Further, it provides compute, storage, database, analytics, machine learning, and other services, as well as advertising services through programs, such as sponsored ads, display, and video advertising. Additionally, the company offers Amazon Prime, a membership program. The company's products offered through its stores include merchandise and content purchased for resale and products offered by third-party sellers. It serves consumers, sellers, developers, enterprises, content creators, advertisers, and employees. Amazon.com, Inc. was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Amazon has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.89.
PE Ratio
Amazon has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 64.4. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $64.4 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 21.93%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Amazon is 36816600 which is 13.83% below its average volume of 42725600.
Sales Growth
Amazon’s sales growth is 11.1% for the present quarter and 9.5% for the next.
Previous days news about Amazon(AMZN)
- According to FXStreet on Tuesday, 10 September, "It had been the weakest performer in the Magnificent 7 in the first half of the year, but in recent months it has outperformed Google, Amazon and Microsoft, even though its revenue growth has sunk along with earnings per share."
- According to Zacks on Monday, 9 September, "The company’s streaming service, Disney+, while popular, faces intense competition from the likes of Netflix (NFLX Quick QuoteNFLX – Free Report) , Amazon (AMZN Quick QuoteAMZN – Free Report) -owned Amazon Prime Video and Apple (AAPL Quick QuoteAAPL – Free Report) -owned Apple TV+ and the need for significant content investments. "
8. American Electric Power Company (AEP)
9.2% sales growth and 10.51% return on equity
American Electric Power Company, Inc., an electric public utility holding company, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity for sale to retail and wholesale customers in the United States. It operates through Vertically Integrated Utilities, Transmission and Distribution Utilities, AEP Transmission Holdco, and Generation & Marketing segments. The company generates electricity using coal and lignite, natural gas, renewable, nuclear, hydro, solar, wind, and other energy sources. It also supplies and markets electric power at wholesale to other electric utility companies, rural electric cooperatives, municipalities, and other market participants. American Electric Power Company, Inc. was incorporated in 1906 and is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, American Electric Power Company has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.24.
PE Ratio
American Electric Power Company has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 19.36. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $19.36 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 10.51%.
Moving Average
American Electric Power Company’s value is way under its 50-day moving average of $95.57 and below its 200-day moving average of $86.60.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
American Electric Power Company’s stock is valued at $82.10 at 20:22 EST, way below its 52-week high of $104.41 and way above its 52-week low of $69.38.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 4.7%, now sitting on 19.52B for the twelve trailing months.
