(VIANEWS) – Cisco (CSCO), Ecolab (ECL), Delta Air Lines (DAL) 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. Cisco (CSCO)
9.7% sales growth and 27.74% return on equity
Cisco Systems, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells Internet Protocol based networking and other products related to the communications and information technology industry in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, Japan, and China. The company also offers switching portfolio encompasses campus switching as well as data center switching; enterprise routing portfolio interconnects public and private wireline and mobile networks, delivering highly secure, and reliable connectivity to campus, data center and branch networks; wireless products include wireless access points that are standalone, controller appliance-based, switch-converged, and Meraki cloud-managed offerings; and compute portfolio including the cisco unified computing system, hyperflex, and software management capabilities, which combine computing, networking, and storage infrastructure management and virtualization. In addition, it provides Internet for the future product consists of routed optical networking, 5G, silicon, and optics solutions; collaboration products, such as meetings, collaboration devices, calling, contact center, and communication platform as a service; end-to-end security product consists of network security, cloud security, security endpoints, unified threat management, and zero trust; and optimized application experiences products including full stack observability and cloud-native platform. Further, the company offers a range of service and support options for its customers, including technical support and advanced services and advisory services. It serves businesses of various sizes, public institutions, governments, and service providers. The company sells its products and services directly, as well as through systems integrators, service providers, other resellers, and distributors. Cisco Systems, Inc. has strategic alliances with other companies. Cisco Systems, Inc. was incorporated in 1984 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Cisco has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.79.
PE Ratio
Cisco has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 18.72. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $18.72 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 27.74%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Cisco is 8980370 which is 52.51% below its average volume of 18910200.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Cisco’s stock is valued at $52.22 at 06:22 EST, under its 52-week high of $52.56 and way higher than its 52-week low of $38.60.
2. Ecolab (ECL)
7.8% sales growth and 16.2% return on equity
Ecolab Inc. provides water, hygiene, and infection prevention solutions and services in the United States and internationally. The company operates through Global Industrial, Global Institutional & Specialty, and Global Healthcare & Life Sciences segments. The Global Industrial segment offers water treatment and process applications, and cleaning and sanitizing solutions to manufacturing, food and beverage processing, transportation, chemical, metals and mining, power generation, pulp and paper, commercial laundry, petroleum, refining, and petrochemical industries. The Global Institutional & Specialty segment provides specialized cleaning and sanitizing products to the foodservice, hospitality, lodging, government and education, and retail industries. Its Global Healthcare & Life Sciences segment offers specialized cleaning and sanitizing products to the healthcare, personal care, and pharmaceutical industries, such as infection prevention and surgical solutions, and end-to-end cleaning and contamination control solutions under the Ecolab, Microtek, and Anios brand names. The company's Other segment offers pest elimination services to detect, eliminate, and prevent pests, such as rodents and insects in restaurants, food and beverage processors, educational and healthcare facilities, hotels, quick service restaurant and grocery operations, and other institutional and commercial customers. This segment also provides colloidal silica for binding and polishing applications in semiconductor, catalyst, and aerospace component manufacturing, as well as chemical industries; and products and services that manage wash process through custom designed programs, premium products, dispensing equipment, water and energy management, and reduction, as well as real time data management. It sells its products through field sales and corporate account personnel, distributors, and dealers. Ecolab Inc. was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Ecolab has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.02.
PE Ratio
Ecolab has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 45.8. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $45.8 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 16.2%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Ecolab’s stock is valued at $184.10 at 06:22 EST, under its 52-week high of $189.90 and way higher than its 52-week low of $131.04.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter and the next is 10% and 13.1%, respectively.
Previous days news about Ecolab(ECL)
- Will ecolab (ecl) beat estimates again in its next earnings report?. According to Zacks on Wednesday, 26 July, "Thanks in part to this history, there has been a favorable change in earnings estimates for Ecolab lately. ", "It is worth considering Ecolab (ECL Quick QuoteECL – Free Report) , which belongs to the Zacks Chemical – Specialty industry."
3. Delta Air Lines (DAL)
7.5% sales growth and 50.15% return on equity
Delta Air Lines, Inc. provides scheduled air transportation for passengers and cargo in the United States and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Airline and Refinery. Its domestic network centered on core hubs in Atlanta, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Detroit, and Salt Lake City, as well as coastal hub positions in Boston, Los Angeles, New York-LaGuardia, New York-JFK, and Seattle; and international network centered on hubs and market presence in Amsterdam, Mexico City, London-Heathrow, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, and Seoul-Incheon. The company sells its tickets through various distribution channels, including delta.com and the Fly Delta app, reservations, online travel agencies, traditional brick and mortar, and other agencies. It also provides aircraft maintenance and engineering support, repair, and overhaul services; and vacation packages to third-party consumers, as well as aircraft charters, and management and programs. The company operates through a fleet of approximately 1,250 aircrafts. Delta Air Lines, Inc. was founded in 1924 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Delta Air Lines has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.66.
PE Ratio
Delta Air Lines has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 9.85. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $9.85 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 50.15%.
Sales Growth
Delta Air Lines’s sales growth is 12.2% for the current quarter and 7.5% for the next.
Moving Average
Delta Air Lines’s value is way above its 50-day moving average of $41.46 and way above its 200-day moving average of $36.59.
4. Kirby Corporation (KEX)
7.4% sales growth and 4.86% return on equity
Kirby Corporation operates domestic tank barges in the United States. Its Marine Transportation segment provides marine transportation services and towing vessels transporting bulk liquid products, as well as operates tank barges throughout the Mississippi River System, on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, coastwise along three United States coasts, and in Alaska and Hawaii. This segment also transports petrochemicals, black oil, refined petroleum products, and agricultural chemicals by tank barges; and operates offshore dry-bulk barge and tugboat units that are engaged in the offshore transportation of dry-bulk cargoes in the United States coastal trade. As of December 31, 2019, this segment owned and operated 1,053 inland tank barges with 23.4 million barrels of capacity, 299 inland towboats, 49 coastal tank barges with 4.7 million barrels of capacity, 47 coastal tugboats, 4 offshore dry-bulk cargo barges, 4 offshore tugboats, and 1 docking tugboat. The company's Distribution and Services segment sells replacement parts; provides service mechanics to overhaul and repair engines, transmissions, reduction gears, and related oilfield services equipment; rebuilds component parts or diesel engines, transmissions and reduction gears, and related equipment used in oilfield services, marine, power generation, on-highway, and other industrial applications; rents industrial compressors, railcar movers, and high capacity lift trucks; and manufactures and remanufactures oilfield service equipment, including pressure pumping units. It serves oilfield service, on-highway transportation, marine transportation, commercial fishing, construction, and power generation companies, as well as oil and gas operators and producers, and the United States government. The company was formerly known as Kirby Exploration Company, Inc. and changed its name to Kirby Corporation in 1990. Kirby Corporation was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Kirby Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.42.
PE Ratio
Kirby Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 31.39. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $31.39 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 4.86%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Kirby Corporation’s stock is valued at $75.97 at 06:22 EST, under its 52-week high of $77.47 and way above its 52-week low of $55.03.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter and the next is 80.9% and 56.9%, respectively.
5. Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (PCG)
6.9% sales growth and 8.38% return on equity
PG&E Corporation, through its subsidiary, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, engages in the sale and delivery of electricity and natural gas to customers in northern and central California, the United States. It generates electricity using nuclear, hydroelectric, fossil fuel-fired, fuel cell, and photovoltaic sources. The company owns and operates interconnected transmission lines; electric transmission substations, distribution lines, transmission switching substations, and distribution substations; and natural gas transmission, storage, and distribution system consisting of distribution pipelines, backbone and local transmission pipelines, and various storage facilities. It serves residential, commercial, industrial, and agricultural customers, as well as natural gas-fired electric generation facilities. The company was incorporated in 1905 and is based in Oakland, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Pacific Gas & Electric Co. has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.89.
PE Ratio
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 19.77. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $19.77 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 8.38%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Pacific Gas & Electric Co. is 2308160 which is 86.81% below its average volume of 17508600.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.’s stock is valued at $17.59 at 06:22 EST, under its 52-week high of $18.19 and way higher than its 52-week low of $10.47.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is 12% and 10.3%, respectively.
