(VIANEWS) – CNA Financial Corporation (CNA), BRT Realty Trust (BRT), ACM Research (ACMR) 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. CNA Financial Corporation (CNA)
48.2% sales growth and 9.2% return on equity
CNA Financial Corporation provides commercial property and casualty insurance products primarily in the United States. It operates through Specialty, Commercial, International, Life & Group, and Corporate & Other segments. The company offers professional liability coverages and risk management services to various professional firms, including architects, real estate agents, and accounting and law firms; directors and officers, employment practices, fiduciary, and fidelity coverages to small and mid-size firms, public and privately held firms, and not-for-profit organizations; professional and general liability, as well as associated standard property and casualty coverages for healthcare industry; surety and fidelity bonds; and warranty and alternative risks products. It also provides property insurance products, such as property, marine, boiler, and machinery coverages; casualty insurance products comprising workers' compensation, general and product liability, commercial auto, and umbrella coverages; specialized loss-sensitive insurance programs and total risk management services; and run-off long term care policies. In addition, the company offers long-tail exposures comprising commercial automobile liability, workers compensation, general and medical professional liability, other professional and management liability, and assumed reinsurance run-off and products liability; and short-tail exposures, such as property, commercial automobile physical damage, marine, surety, and warranty. It markets its products through independent agents, brokers, and general underwriters to small, medium, and large businesses; insurance companies; associations; professionals; and other groups in the marine, oil and gas, construction, manufacturing, life science, property, financial services, healthcare, and technology industries. The company was founded in 1853 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. CNA Financial Corporation operates as a subsidiary of Loews Corporation.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, CNA Financial Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.29.
PE Ratio
CNA Financial Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 11.63. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $11.63 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 9.2%.
Dividend Yield
As maintained by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on May 11, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1.68 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 4.32%.
Sales Growth
CNA Financial Corporation’s sales growth is 51.4% for the current quarter and 48.2% for the next.
2. BRT Realty Trust (BRT)
24.8% sales growth and 15.08% return on equity
BRT is a real estate investment trust that owns, operates and develops multi-family properties.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, BRT Realty Trust has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.83.
PE Ratio
BRT Realty Trust has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 10.77. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $10.77 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 15.08%.
Dividend Yield
As maintained by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Jun 22, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 4.98%.
3. ACM Research (ACMR)
24% sales growth and 8.16% return on equity
ACM Research, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and sells single-wafer wet cleaning equipment for enhancing the manufacturing process and yield for integrated chips worldwide. It offers space alternated phase shift technology for flat and patterned wafer surfaces, which employs alternating phases of megasonic waves to deliver megasonic energy in a uniform manner on a microscopic level; timely energized bubble oscillation technology for patterned wafer surfaces at advanced process nodes, which provides cleaning for 2D and 3D patterned wafers with fine feature sizes; Tahoe technology for delivering cleaning performance using less sulfuric acid and hydrogen peroxide; and electro-chemical plating technology for advanced metal plating. The company markets and sells its products under the Ultra C brand name through direct sales force and third-party representatives. ACM Research, Inc. was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Fremont, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, ACM Research has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.76.
PE Ratio
ACM Research has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 17.07. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $17.07 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 8.16%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for ACM Research is 378756 which is 40.83% below its average volume of 640219.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the present quarter and the next is a negative 45.5% and a negative 40%, respectively.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
ACM Research’s EBITDA is 35.17.
Sales Growth
ACM Research’s sales growth is 10.7% for the current quarter and 24% for the next.
4. Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM)
17.9% sales growth and 6.09% return on equity
Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. provides child care and early education services, back-up care services, educational advisory services, and other workplace solutions for employers and families. The company operates through three segments: Full Service Center-Based Child Care, Back-Up Care, and Educational Advisory and Other Services. The Full Service Center-Based Child Care segment offers traditional center-based child care and early education, preschool, and elementary education services. The Back-Up Care segment provides center-based back-up child care, in-home child and adult/elder dependent care, and self-sourced reimbursed care services. The Educational Advisory and Other Services segment offers tuition assistance and student loan repayment program administration, workforce education, and related educational consulting services, as well as college admissions advisory services. As of December 31, 2020, it operated 1,014 child care and early education centers in the United States, Puerto Rico, the United Kingdom, Canada, the Netherlands, and India. The company was formerly known as Bright Horizons Solutions Corp. and changed its name to Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. in July 2012. Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Bright Horizons Family Solutions has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.22.
PE Ratio
Bright Horizons Family Solutions has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 77.17. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $77.17 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 6.09%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the present quarter is a negative 15.5% and positive 30.3% for the next.
Sales Growth
Bright Horizons Family Solutions’s sales growth is 19.2% for the present quarter and 17.9% for the next.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 20.2%, now sitting on 2.11B for the twelve trailing months.
5. Intuitive Surgical (ISRG)
16% sales growth and 11.39% return on equity
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. develops, manufactures, and markets products that enable physicians and healthcare providers to enhance the quality of and access to minimally invasive care in the United States and internationally. The company offers the da Vinci Surgical System to enable complex surgery using a minimally invasive approach; and Ion endoluminal system, which extends its commercial offerings beyond surgery into diagnostic procedures enabling minimally invasive biopsies in the lung. It also provides a suite of stapling, energy, and core instrumentation for its surgical systems; progressive learning pathways to support the use of its technology; a complement of services to its customers, including support, installation, repair, and maintenance; and integrated digital capabilities providing connected offerings, streamlining performance for hospitals with program-enhancing insights. The company was incorporated in 1995 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Intuitive Surgical has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.85.
PE Ratio
Intuitive Surgical has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 86.02. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $86.02 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 11.39%.
Sales Growth
Intuitive Surgical’s sales growth is 17.1% for the ongoing quarter and 16% for the next.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Intuitive Surgical’s stock is valued at $331.16 at 16:22 EST, below its 52-week high of $358.07 and way above its 52-week low of $180.07.
Moving Average
Intuitive Surgical’s worth is higher than its 50-day moving average of $323.54 and way above its 200-day moving average of $270.01.
6. Owens (OI)
6.8% sales growth and 47.84% return on equity
Toledo, Ohio-based Owens Corning is a manufacturing company that produces and sells insulation (thermal and acoustical), roofing (shingles and components for residential and commercial construction) and fiberglass composite materials globally.
O-I Glass, Inc., through its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells glass containers to food and beverage manufacturers primarily in the Americas, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. It produces glass containers for alcoholic beverages, including beer, flavored malt beverages, spirits, and wine. The company is also involved in the production of glass packaging for various food items, soft drinks, tea, juices, and pharmaceuticals. It offers glass containers in a range of sizes, shapes, and colors. The company sells its products directly to customers under annual or multi-year supply agreements, as well as through distributors. O-I Glass, Inc. was founded in 1903 and is headquartered in Perrysburg, Ohio.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Owens has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.58.
PE Ratio
Owens has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 4.93. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $4.93 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 47.84%.
Previous days news about Owens(OI)
- According to Zacks on Monday, 24 July, "The Zacks Consensus Estimate for Owens Corning’s second-quarter earnings is pegged at $3.25 per share, suggesting a 15.1% fall from the year-ago quarter’s figure of $3.83. "
- According to Zacks on Monday, 24 July, "The Zacks Consensus Estimate for Owens Corning’s second-quarter earnings is pegged at $3.25 per share, suggesting a 15.1% fall from the year-ago quarter’s figure of $3.83. "
