(VIANEWS) – Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (CPK), New Oriental Education & Technology Group Sponsored ADR representing 1 Ordinary Share (EDU), Vital Farms (VITL) 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. Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (CPK)
37.2% sales growth and 9.07% return on equity
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation operates as an energy delivery company. The Regulated Energy segment engages in the natural gas distribution operations in central and southern Delaware, Maryland's eastern shore, and Florida; regulated natural gas transmission in the Delmarva Peninsula and Florida; and regulated electric distribution in northeast and northwest Florida. The Unregulated Energy segment engages in the propane operations in the Mid-Atlantic region and Florida; unregulated natural gas transmission/supply operation in central and eastern Ohio; generation of electricity and steam; and provision of compressed natural gas, liquefied natural gas, and renewable natural gas transportation and pipeline solutions primarily to utilities and pipelines in the eastern United States. This segment also provides other unregulated energy services, such as energy-related merchandise sales; heating, ventilation, and air conditioning services; and plumbing and electrical services. The company was founded in 1859 and is headquartered in Dover, Delaware.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Chesapeake Utilities Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.76.
PE Ratio
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 24.52. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $24.52 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 9.07%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the present quarter is a negative 21.1% and positive 49.1% for the next.
Moving Average
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation’s value is above its 50-day moving average of $108.98 and way higher than its 200-day moving average of $103.04.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Chesapeake Utilities Corporation is 114893 which is 6.44% above its average volume of 107934.
2. New Oriental Education & Technology Group Sponsored ADR representing 1 Ordinary Share (EDU)
35% sales growth and 8.39% return on equity
New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. provides private educational services under the New Oriental brand in the People's Republic of China. It operates through K-12 AST, Test Preparation and Other Courses; and Others segments. The company offers test preparation courses to students taking language and entrance exams used by educational institutions in the United States, the People's Republic of China, and the Commonwealth countries; and after-school tutoring courses for middle and high school students to enhance their exam scores, as well as for children to teach English. It also provides language training courses, including English, as well as other foreign languages, such as German, Japanese, French, Korean, Italian, and Spanish; operates a full-time private primary and secondary school in Yangzhou seeking a full curriculum with a focus on English; develops and edits educational materials for language training and test preparation; and offers online education programs that include college, K-12, and pre-school education. In addition, the company offers overseas studies consulting and overseas study tour services. As of May 31, 2020, it offered educational programs, services, and products to students through a network of 104 schools, 1,361 learning centers, and 12 bookstores. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People's Republic of China.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, New Oriental Education & Technology Group Sponsored ADR representing 1 Ordinary Share has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.8.
PE Ratio
New Oriental Education & Technology Group Sponsored ADR representing 1 Ordinary Share has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 41.14. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $41.14 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 8.39%.
Moving Average
New Oriental Education & Technology Group Sponsored ADR representing 1 Ordinary Share’s worth is under its 50-day moving average of $78.69 and under its 200-day moving average of $78.52.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
New Oriental Education & Technology Group Sponsored ADR representing 1 Ordinary Share’s stock is valued at $74.05 at 06:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $98.20 and way above its 52-week low of $47.54.
3. Vital Farms (VITL)
27.5% sales growth and 19.66% return on equity
Vital Farms, Inc. operates as an ethical food company in the United States. It produces five pasture-raised products sourced from animals raised on small family farms, including shell eggs, butter, hard-boiled eggs, ghee, and liquid whole eggs. The company's customers include natural retailers, mainstream retailers, and foodservice partners. Vital Farms, Inc. was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Vital Farms has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.86.
PE Ratio
Vital Farms has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 47.02. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $47.02 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 19.66%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is 33.3% and 50%, respectively.
Sales Growth
Vital Farms’s sales growth is 29.1% for the present quarter and 27.5% for the next.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Vital Farms is 654236 which is 22.03% below its average volume of 839123.
Previous days news about Vital Farms(VITL)
- According to Zacks on Friday, 2 August, "We highlighted some better-ranked stocks from the broader Consumer Staples space, namely Vital Farms (VITL Quick QuoteVITL – Free Report) , The Chef’s Warehouse (CHEF Quick QuoteCHEF – Free Report) and The Coca-Cola Company (KO Quick QuoteKO – Free Report) ."
4. Aon plc (AON)
24.1% sales growth and 82.44% return on equity
Aon plc, a professional services firm, provides a range of risk and human capital solutions worldwide. It offers commercial risk solutions, including retail brokerage, specialty solutions, global risk consulting and captives management, and affinity programs; and health solutions, such as health and benefits brokerages, and health care exchanges. The company also provides treaty and facultative reinsurance, as well as insurance-linked securities, capital raising, strategic advice, restructuring, and mergers and acquisitions services; and corporate finance advisory services. In addition, it offers strategic design consulting services on their retirement programs, actuarial services, and risk management services; and advice services on developing and maintaining investment programs across various plan types, including defined benefit plans, defined contribution plans, endowments, and foundations for public and private companies, and other institutions. Aon plc was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Aon plc has a trailing twelve months EPS of $12.5.
PE Ratio
Aon plc has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 24.64. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $24.64 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 82.44%.
5. Fulton Financial Corporation (FULT)
15.4% sales growth and 10.21% return on equity
Fulton Financial Corporation operates as a financial holding company that provides consumer and commercial banking products and services. It accepts various checking accounts and savings deposit products, certificates of deposit, and individual retirement accounts. The company also offers secured consumer loans, including home equity loans and lines of credit, automobile loans, personal lines of credit, and checking account overdraft protection; construction and jumbo residential mortgage loans; and commercial lending products comprising commercial real estate, commercial and industrial, and construction loans, as well as equipment lease financing loans. In addition, it provides letters of credit, cash management services, and traditional deposit products; and wealth management services, including investment management, trust, brokerage, insurance, and investment advisory services. Further, the company owns passive investments, as well as trust preferred securities; and sells various life insurance products. It provides its products and services through traditional financial center banking, as well as through a network of automated teller machines, telephone banking, mobile banking, and online banking. The company operated branches in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, and Virginia. Fulton Financial Corporation was incorporated in 1882 and is headquartered in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Fulton Financial Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.68.
PE Ratio
Fulton Financial Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 11.95. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $11.95 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 10.21%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Fulton Financial Corporation is 1256100 which is 37.67% below its average volume of 2015560.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 14.8%, now sitting on 1.08B for the twelve trailing months.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is 4.8% and 4.8%, respectively.
Moving Average
Fulton Financial Corporation’s value is way above its 50-day moving average of $17.18 and way higher than its 200-day moving average of $15.66.
6. Great Elm Capital Corp. (GECC)
14.2% sales growth and 15.99% return on equity
Great Elm Capital Corporation is a business development company which specializes in loan and mezzanine, middle market investments. The fund prefers to invest in media, commercial services and supplies, healthcare, telecommunication services, communications equipment. It typically makes equity investments between $3 million and $10 million in companies with revenues between $3 million and $75 million.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Great Elm Capital Corp. has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.21.
PE Ratio
Great Elm Capital Corp. has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 4.79. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $4.79 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 15.99%.
7. Amazon (AMZN)
10.4% 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%.
Sales Growth
Amazon’s sales growth is 11.9% for the ongoing quarter and 10.4% for the next.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 10.1%, now sitting on 604.33B for the twelve trailing months.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the present quarter and the next is 34.9% and 35%, respectively.
Previous days news about Amazon(AMZN)
- According to Zacks on Friday, 2 August, "Some other top-ranked stocks in the broader retail-wholesale sector are The Gap (GPS Quick QuoteGPS – Free Report) , Amazon (AMZN Quick QuoteAMZN – Free Report) and Best Buy (BBY Quick QuoteBBY – Free Report) . ", "The Gap sports a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), and Amazon and Best Buy carry a Zacks Rank #2 each at present. "
- According to FXStreet on Friday, 2 August, "The mega cap tech stocks like Microsoft (MSFT), Meta Platforms (META) and Amazon (AMZN) are also on the verge of reducing their supercycle of buying Nvidia’s (NVDA) AI-focused chips, according to Elliot, which should put downward pressure on the overall market.", "Super Micro Computer (SMCI) and Amazon both dropped around 10%, and Nvidia was down about 5% at the time of writing."
- According to Zacks on Friday, 2 August, "Some better-ranked stocks in the broader retail-wholesale sector are The Gap (GPS Quick QuoteGPS – Free Report) , Amazon (AMZN Quick QuoteAMZN – Free Report) and Best Buy (BBY Quick QuoteBBY – Free Report) . ", "While The Gap sports a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), Amazon and Best Buy carry a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) each at present. "
- Amazon (amzn) Q2 earnings beat estimates, sales rise y/y. According to Zacks on Friday, 2 August, "While The Gap sports a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), Amazon and Best Buy carry a Zacks Rank #2 each at present. ", "Top-line growth was primarily driven by strength in Amazon Web Services ("AWS") segment. "
- According to Zacks on Friday, 2 August, "Of the six members of ‘The Magnificent 7’ group that have already reported June-quarter results, the market was disappointed with Tesla (TSLA Quick QuoteTSLA – Free Report) , Alphabet (GOOGL Quick QuoteGOOGL – Free Report) , Microsoft (MSFT Quick QuoteMSFT – Free Report) , and Amazon (AMZN Quick QuoteAMZN – Free Report) . "
8. AECOM (ACM)
5.4% sales growth and 6.6% return on equity
AECOM, together with its subsidiaries, engages in designing, building, financing, and operating infrastructure assets worldwide. It operates through four segments: Design and Consulting Services (DCS), Construction Services (CS), Management Services (MS), and AECOM Capital (ACAP). The DCS segment offers planning, consulting, architectural and engineering design, program management, and construction management services for industrial, commercial, institutional, and government clients, including the transportation, facilities, environmental, energy, and water markets. The CS segment provides building construction and energy, as well as infrastructure and industrial construction services. The MS segment offers program and facilities management and maintenance, training, logistics, consulting, technical assistance, and systems integration and information technology services primarily for agencies of the United States government and other national governments. The ACAP segment invests in and develops real estate projects. The company was formerly known as AECOM Technology Corporation and changed its name to AECOM in January 2015. AECOM was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, AECOM has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.87.
PE Ratio
AECOM has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 102.63. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $102.63 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 6.6%.
