(VIANEWS) – Canadian Pacific Railway (CP), Palomar Holdings (PLMR), Nordic American Tankers Limited (NAT) 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. Canadian Pacific Railway (CP)
49.1% sales growth and 11.22% return on equity
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited, together with its subsidiaries, owns and operates a transcontinental freight railway in Canada and the United States. The company transports bulk commodities, including grain, coal, potash, fertilizers, and sulphur; and merchandise freight, such as energy, chemicals and plastics, metals, minerals and consumer, automotive, and forest products. It transports intermodal traffic comprising retail goods in overseas containers. The company offers rail and intermodal transportation services through a network of approximately 13,000 miles serving business centers in Quebec and British Columbia, Canada; and the United States Northeast and Midwest regions. Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Canadian Pacific Railway has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.03.
PE Ratio
Canadian Pacific Railway has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 26.56. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $26.56 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 11.22%.
Dividend Yield
According to Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Sep 27, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.58 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 0.71%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter is a negative 1.4% and positive 6.2% for the next.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Canadian Pacific Railway’s stock is valued at $80.46 at 06:22 EST, below its 52-week high of $85.40 and way higher than its 52-week low of $65.17.
Sales Growth
Canadian Pacific Railway’s sales growth is 49.3% for the ongoing quarter and 49.1% for the next.
2. Palomar Holdings (PLMR)
31.4% sales growth and 14.63% return on equity
Palomar Holdings, Inc., an insurance holding company, provides specialty property insurance to residential and commercial customers. The company offers personal and commercial specialty property insurance products, including residential and commercial earthquake, commercial all risk, specialty homeowners, inland marine, Hawaii hurricane, and residential flood, as well as other products, such as assumed reinsurance, commercial flood, real estate error and omission, and real estate investor products. It markets and distributes its products through retail agents, wholesale brokers, program administrators, and carrier partnerships. The company was formerly known as GC Palomar Holdings. Palomar Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in La Jolla, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Palomar Holdings has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.15.
PE Ratio
Palomar Holdings has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 26.4. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $26.4 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 14.63%.
Moving Average
Palomar Holdings’s value is under its 50-day moving average of $57.97 and above its 200-day moving average of $56.00.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the present quarter and the next is 151.7% and 12.2%, respectively.
3. Nordic American Tankers Limited (NAT)
16% sales growth and 16.99% return on equity
Nordic American Tankers Limited, a tanker company, acquires and charters double-hull tankers in Bermuda and internationally. It operates a fleet of 19 Suezmax crude oil tankers. The company was incorporated in 1995 and is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Nordic American Tankers Limited has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.43.
PE Ratio
Nordic American Tankers Limited has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 9.88. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $9.88 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 16.99%.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Nordic American Tankers Limited’s EBITDA is 19.53.
Moving Average
Nordic American Tankers Limited’s value is way higher than its 50-day moving average of $3.74 and way higher than its 200-day moving average of $3.53.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter and the next is 800% and 60%, respectively.
4. LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA)
12.3% sales growth and 59.29% 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 $12.99.
PE Ratio
LPL Financial Holdings has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 17.8. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $17.8 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 59.29%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter is 24.3% and a drop 0.7% for the next.
Moving Average
LPL Financial Holdings’s value is above its 50-day moving average of $215.90 and higher than its 200-day moving average of $220.70.
Previous days news about LPL Financial Holdings(LPLA)
- According to Zacks on Wednesday, 16 August, "Let’s look at how other brokerage firms like Interactive Brokers Group (IBKR Quick QuoteIBKR – Free Report) and LPL Financial Holdings Inc. (LPLA Quick QuoteLPLA – Free Report) have performed in July 2023."
5. Southwest Airlines (LUV)
11.3% sales growth and 5.3% return on equity
Southwest Airlines Co. operates as a passenger airline company that provide scheduled air transportation services in the United States and near-international markets. As of December 31, 2022, the company operated a total fleet of 770 Boeing 737 aircrafts; and served 121 destinations in 42 states, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, as well as ten near-international countries, including Mexico, Jamaica, the Bahamas, Aruba, the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Belize, Cuba, the Cayman Islands, and Turks and Caicos. It also provides inflight entertainment portal and connectivity services on Wi-Fi enabled aircrafts; and Rapid Rewards loyalty program that enables program members to earn points for dollars spent on Southwest base fares. In addition, the company offers a suite of digital platforms to support customers' travel needs, including websites and apps; and SWABIZ, an online booking tool. Further, it provides ancillary services, such as Southwest's EarlyBird Check-In, upgraded boarding, and transportation of pets and unaccompanied minors. The company was incorporated in 1967 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Southwest Airlines has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.09.
PE Ratio
Southwest Airlines has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 30.91. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $30.91 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 5.3%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Southwest Airlines’s stock is valued at $33.69 at 06:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $40.39 and way higher than its 52-week low of $28.40.
Sales Growth
Southwest Airlines’s sales growth is 7.5% for the present quarter and 11.3% for the next.
Previous days news about Southwest Airlines(LUV)
- Southwest airlines (luv) & TWU 555 ink tentative agreement. According to Zacks on Wednesday, 16 August, "Per vice president Labor Relations at Southwest Airlines, Adam Carlisle, "Our hardworking Ramp, Operations, Provisioning, and Cargo Agents serve a valuable role in helping Southwest Airlines by providing a great experience for our customers. "
- According to Zacks on Thursday, 17 August, "In the past week, Southwest Airlines (LUV Quick QuoteLUV – Free Report) received encouraging news on the labor front when it reached a provisional agreement with the union that represents more than 17,000 of its ramp, operations, provisioning and cargo employees."
6. Yelp (YELP)
9.5% sales growth and 5.05% return on equity
Yelp Inc. operates a platform that connects consumers with local businesses in the United States and internationally. The company's platform covers various local business categories, including restaurants, shopping, beauty and fitness, health, and other categories, as well as home, local, auto, professional, pets, events, real estate, and financial services. It provides free and paid advertising products to businesses, which include cost-per-click search advertising and multi-location Ad products, as well as enables businesses to deliver targeted search advertising to local audiences; and business listing page products. The company also offers other services comprising Yelp Guest Manager, a subscription-based suite of front-of-house management tools for restaurants, nightlife and certain other venues, which include online reservations, a waitlist management solution that allows consumers to check wait times and join waitlists remotely as well as through hostless kiosks, and seating and server rotation management tools; Yelp Knowledge program that offers business owners local analytics and insights through access to its historical data and other proprietary content; and Yelp Fusion, which offers free and paid access to content and data for consumer-facing enterprise use through publicly available APIs. In addition, it provides content licensing, as well as allows third-party data providers to update and manage business listing information on behalf of businesses. Further, the company offers its products directly through its sales force; indirectly through partners; and online through its website and business app, as well as non-advertising partner arrangements. It has partnership with Grubhub for providing consumers with a service to place food orders for pickup and delivery. The company was incorporated in 2004 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Yelp has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.5.
PE Ratio
Yelp has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 86.54. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $86.54 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 5.05%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 12.9%, now sitting on 1.23B for the twelve trailing months.
7. Clean Harbors (CLH)
6.1% sales growth and 21.24% return on equity
Clean Harbors, Inc. provides environmental and industrial services in North America. The company operates through two segments, Environmental Services and Safety-Kleen. The Environmental Services segment collects, transports, treats, and disposes hazardous and non-hazardous waste, such as resource recovery, physical treatment, fuel blending, incineration, landfill disposal, wastewater treatment, lab chemicals disposal, and explosives management services; and CleanPack services, which comprise collection, identification, categorization, specialized packaging, transportation, and disposal of laboratory chemicals and household hazardous waste. This segment also provides industrial maintenance and specialty industrial services, and utilizes specialty equipment and resources that performs field services. The Safety-Kleen segment offers specially designed parts washers; automotive and industrial cleaning products, such as antifreeze, windshield washer fluid, degreasers, glass and floor cleaners, hand cleaners, absorbents, mats, and spill kits; pickup and transportation services for hazardous and non-hazardous containerized waste for recycling or disposal; and vacuum services to remove solids, residual oily water and sludge, and other fluids from customers oil/water separators, sumps, and collection tanks, as well as remove and collect waste fluids found at metal fabricators, auto maintenance providers, and general manufacturers. This segment also manufactures, formulates, packages, distributes, and markets lubricants; and provides containerized waste, vac services, used motor oil collection, and contract blending and packaging services. Clean Harbors, Inc. was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Norwell, Massachusetts.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Clean Harbors has a trailing twelve months EPS of $8.08.
PE Ratio
Clean Harbors has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 21.38. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $21.38 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 21.24%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Clean Harbors is 219595 which is 42.99% below its average volume of 385245.
Sales Growth
Clean Harbors’s sales growth is 3.1% for the current quarter and 6.1% for the next.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Clean Harbors’s stock is valued at $172.73 at 06:22 EST, below its 52-week high of $178.33 and way higher than its 52-week low of $106.71.
Moving Average
Clean Harbors’s value is higher than its 50-day moving average of $164.01 and way above its 200-day moving average of $138.10.
