(VIANEWS) – Comfort Systems USA (FIX), Catalyst Pharmaceuticals (CPRX), Hercules Technology Growth Capital (HTGC) 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. Comfort Systems USA (FIX)
23.1% sales growth and 26.62% return on equity
Comfort Systems USA, Inc. provides mechanical and electrical installation, renovation, maintenance, repair, and replacement services for the mechanical and electrical services industry in the United States. It engages in the design, engineering, integration, installation, and start-up of mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) systems; and renovation, expansion, maintenance, monitoring, repair, and replacement of existing buildings. The company offers its services for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, as well as plumbing, piping and controls, off-site construction, electrical, monitoring, and fire protection. It serves building owners and developers, general contractors, architects, consulting engineers, and property managers in the commercial, industrial, and institutional MEP markets. Comfort Systems USA, Inc. was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Comfort Systems USA has a trailing twelve months EPS of $8.
PE Ratio
Comfort Systems USA has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 25.2. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $25.2 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 26.62%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Comfort Systems USA’s stock is valued at $201.61 at 14:22 EST, under its 52-week high of $201.84 and way above its 52-week low of $111.28.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the present quarter and the next is 44.8% and 19.2%, respectively.
2. Catalyst Pharmaceuticals (CPRX)
19.3% sales growth and 20.06% return on equity
Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses on developing and commercializing therapies for people with rare debilitating, chronic neuromuscular, and neurological diseases in the United States. It offers Firdapse, an amifampridine phosphate tablets for the treatment of patients with lambert-eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS); and Ruzurgi for the treatment of pediatric LEMS patients. The company develops Firdapse for the treatment of MuSK antibody positive myasthenia gravis and spinal muscular atrophy type. It has license agreements with BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.; and collaboration and license agreement with Endo Ventures Limited for the development and commercialization of generic Sabril tablets. Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is based in Coral Gables, Florida.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Catalyst Pharmaceuticals has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.55.
PE Ratio
Catalyst Pharmaceuticals has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 25.05. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $25.05 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 20.06%.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Catalyst Pharmaceuticals’s EBITDA is 3.89.
Moving Average
Catalyst Pharmaceuticals’s worth is above its 50-day moving average of $12.67 and below its 200-day moving average of $14.04.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Catalyst Pharmaceuticals is 346987 which is 71.75% below its average volume of 1228350.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 79.4%, now sitting on 348.39M for the twelve trailing months.
3. Hercules Technology Growth Capital (HTGC)
16.8% sales growth and 18.57% return on equity
Hercules Capital, Inc. is a business development company. The firm specializing in providing venture debt, debt, senior secured loans, and growth capital to privately held venture capital-backed companies at all stages of development from startups, to expansion stage including select publicly listed companies and select special opportunity lower middle market companies that require additional capital to fund acquisitions, recapitalizations and refinancing and established-stage companies. The firm provides growth capital financing solutions for capital extension; management buy-out and corporate spin-out financing solutions; company, asset specific, or intellectual property acquisition financing; convertible, subordinated and/or mezzanine loans; domestic and international corporate expansion; vendor financing; revenue acceleration by sales and marketing development, and manufacturing expansion. It provides asset-based financing with a focus on cash flow; accounts receivable facilities; equipment loans or leases; equipment acquisition; facilities build-out and/or expansion; working capital revolving lines of credit; inventory. The firm also provides bridge financing to IPO or mergers and acquisitions or technology acquisition; dividend recapitalizations and other sources of investor liquidity; cash flow financing to protect against share price volatility; competitor acquisition; pre-IPO financing for extra cash on the balance sheet; public company financing to continue asset growth and production capacity; short-term bridge financing; and strategic and intellectual property acquisition financings. It also focuses on customized financing solutions, emerging growth, mid venture, and late venture financing. The firm invests primarily in structured debt with warrants and, to a lesser extent, in senior debt and equity investments. The firm generally seeks to invest in companies that have been operating for at least six to 12 months prior to the date of their investment. It prefers to invest in technology, energy technology, sustainable and renewable technology, and life sciences. Within technology the firm focuses on advanced specialty materials and chemicals; communication and networking, consumer and business products; consumer products and services, digital media and consumer internet; electronics and computer hardware; enterprise software and services; gaming; healthcare services; information services; business services; media, content and information; mobile; resource management; security software; semiconductors; semiconductors and hardware; and software sector. Within energy technology, it invests in agriculture; clean technology; energy and renewable technology, fuels and power technology; geothermal; smart grid and energy efficiency and monitoring technologies; solar; and wind. Within life sciences, the firm invests in biopharmaceuticals; biotechnology tools; diagnostics; drug discovery, development and delivery; medical devices and equipment; surgical devices; therapeutics; pharma services; and specialty pharmaceuticals. It also invests in educational services. The firm invests primarily in United States based companies and considers investment in the West Coast, Mid-Atlantic regions, Southeast and Midwest; particularly in the areas of software, biotech and information services. The firm prefers to invest between $10 million to $250 million in equity per transactions. It invests generally between $1 million to $40 million in companies focused primarily on business services, communications, electronics, hardware, and healthcare services. The firm invests primarily in private companies but also have investments in public companies. For equity investments, the firm seeks to represent a controlling interest in its portfolio companies which may exceed 25% of the voting securities of such companies. The firm seeks to invest a limited portion of its assets in equipment-based loans to early-stage prospective portfolio companies. These loans are generally for amounts up to $3 million but may be up to $15 million for certain energy technology venture investments. The firm allows certain debt investments have the right to convert a portion of the debt investment into equity. It also co-invests with other private equity firms. The firm seeks to exit its investments through initial public offering, a private sale of equity interest to a third party, a merger or an acquisition of the company or a purchase of the equity position by the company or one of its stockholders. The firm has structured debt with warrants which typically have maturities of between two and seven years with an average of three years; senior debt with an investment horizon of less than three years; equipment loans with an investment horizon ranging from three to four years; and equity related securities with an investment horizon ranging from three to seven years. The firm prefers to invest through its balance sheet capital. The firm formerly known as Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc. Hercules Capital, Inc. was founded in December 2003 and is based in Palo Alto, California with additional offices in Connecticut; Boston, Massachusetts; San Diego, California; Westport, Connecticut; Elmhurst, Illinois; Santa Monica, California; McLean, Virginia; New York, New York; Radnor, Pennsylvania; and Washington, District of Columbia and London, United Kingdom.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Hercules Technology Growth Capital has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.
PE Ratio
Hercules Technology Growth Capital has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 7.85. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $7.85 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 18.57%.
Dividend Yield
As claimed by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Nov 13, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1.92 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 12.18%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 38.6%, now sitting on 438.25M for the twelve trailing months.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Hercules Technology Growth Capital is 232483 which is 74.61% below its average volume of 915939.
Sales Growth
Hercules Technology Growth Capital’s sales growth is 17.1% for the present quarter and 16.8% for the next.
4. Ituran Location and Control Ltd. (ITRN)
14.5% sales growth and 29.44% return on equity
Ituran Location and Control Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides location-based services and wireless communications products. The company's Location-Based Services segment provides stolen vehicle recovery and tracking services, which locate, track, and recover stolen vehicles for its subscribers; fleet management services that enable corporate and individual customers to track and manage their vehicles in real time; and personal locator services that allow customers to protect valuable merchandise and equipment. It also offers on-demand navigation guidance, information, and assistance, including the provision of traffic reports and directions, as well as information on the location of gas stations, car repair shops, post offices, hospitals, and other facilities; and Connected Car, service platform includes a back-office application, a telematics device installed in the vehicle, mobile apps for both IOS and Android users, as well as usage based insurance. This segment serves insurance companies and agents, car manufacturers, dealers and importers, cooperative sales channels, and private subscribers. Its Wireless Communications Products segment provides Base Site, a radio receiver that includes a processor and a data computation unit to collect and send data to and from transponders, and to control centers; Control Center, a center consisting of software used to collect data from various base sites, conduct location calculations, and transmit location data to various customers and law enforcement agencies; navigation and tracking devices installed in vehicles; and SMART, a portable transmitter installed in vehicles that sends a signal to the base site enabling the location of vehicles, equipment, or an individual. As of December 31, 2020, it served approximately 17,680,000 end-users in Israel, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Ecuador, Colombia, and the United States. The company was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Azor, Israel.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Ituran Location and Control Ltd. has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.14.
PE Ratio
Ituran Location and Control Ltd. has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 11.84. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $11.84 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 29.44%.
Dividend Yield
As maintained by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Sep 25, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.58 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 2.32%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Ituran Location and Control Ltd.’s stock is valued at $25.33 at 14:22 EST, way below its 52-week high of $31.01 and way higher than its 52-week low of $20.35.
5. Trinity Industries (TRN)
11.8% sales growth and 8.7% return on equity
Trinity Industries, Inc. provides rail transportation products and services under the TrinityRail name in North America. It operates in two segments, Railcar Leasing and Management Services Group, and Rail Products Group. The Railcar Leasing and Management Services Group segment leases freight and tank railcars; originates and manages railcar leases for third-party investors; and provides fleet maintenance and management services. As of December 31, 2022, it had a fleet of 108,440 railcars. This segment serves industrial shipper and railroad companies operating in agriculture, construction and metals, consumer products, energy, and refined products and chemicals markets. The Rail Products Group segment manufactures freight and tank railcars for transporting various liquids, gases, and dry cargo; and offers railcar maintenance and modification services. This segment serves railroads, leasing companies, and industrial shippers of products in the agriculture, construction and metals, consumer products, energy, and refined products and chemicals markets. It sells or leases products and services through its own sales personnel and independent sales representatives. Trinity Industries, Inc. was incorporated in 1933 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Trinity Industries has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.07.
PE Ratio
Trinity Industries has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 23.29. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $23.29 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 8.7%.
Dividend Yield
According to Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Oct 11, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1.04 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 4.26%.
6. Alibaba (BABA)
6.9% sales growth and 11.31% return on equity
Alibaba Group Holding Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides technology infrastructure and marketing reach to help merchants, brands, retailers, and other businesses to engage with their users and customers in the People's Republic of China and internationally. The company operates through seven segments: China Commerce, International Commerce, Local Consumer Services, Cainiao, Cloud, Digital Media and Entertainment, and Innovation Initiatives and Others. It operates Taobao, a digital retail platform; Tmall, a third-party online and mobile commerce platform; Alimama, a monetization platform; 1688.com and Alibaba.com, which are online wholesale marketplaces; AliExpress, a retail marketplace; Lazada, Trendyol, and Daraz that are e-commerce platforms; Freshippo, a retail platform for groceries and fresh goods; and Tmall Global, an import e-commerce platform. The company also operates Cainiao Network logistic services platform; Ele.me, an on-demand delivery and local services platform; Koubei, a restaurant and local services guide platform; and Fliggy, an online travel platform. In addition, it offers pay-for-performance, in-feed, and display marketing services; and Taobao Ad Network and Exchange, a real-time online bidding marketing exchange. Further, the company provides elastic computing, storage, network, security, database, big data, and IoT services; and hardware, software license, software installation, and application development and maintenance services. Additionally, it operates Youku, an online video platform; Quark, a platform for information search, storage, and consumption; Alibaba Pictures and other content platforms that provide online videos, films, live events, news feeds, literature, music, and others; Amap, a mobile digital map, navigation, and real-time traffic information app; DingTalk, a business efficiency mobile app; and Tmall Genie smart speaker. The company was incorporated in 1999 and is based in Hangzhou, the People's Republic of China.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Alibaba has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.45.
PE Ratio
Alibaba has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 17.58. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $17.58 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 11.31%.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Alibaba’s EBITDA is 0.15.
Previous days news about Alibaba(BABA)
- Alibaba stock news: BABA tanks on revenue miss after deciding against cloud spin-off. According to FXStreet on Thursday, 16 November, "Management said that revenue was somewhat reduced due to Alibaba focusing on higher-quality revenue streams and giving up on lower-margin, project-based revenue.", "It has become a common phenomenon for Alibaba to beat consensus for earnings but miss consensus for sales, which have largely consolidated around the $30 billion mark over the past three years. "
- Should investors buy the dip in Alibaba or Walmart's stock after earnings?. According to Zacks on Friday, 17 November, "There is a case that today’s selloff in Alibaba shares was overdone as it was mostly attributed to the news that the e-commerce behemoth would not spin off its Cloud Intelligence Group into a separate IPO as many investors have anticipated.", "Experiencing their largest percentage declines in over a year, buying the dip in Alibaba and Walmart’s stock is certainly tempting with reasonable valuations as the busy holiday season approaches. "
- According to Zacks on Friday, 17 November, "His top five positions include Nvidia ((NVDA Quick QuoteNVDA – Free Report) ) (increased stake by 580%), Meta Platforms (META), Microsoft ((MSFT Quick QuoteMSFT – Free Report) ), Amazon ((AMZN Quick QuoteAMZN – Free Report) ), and Alibaba ((BABA Quick QuoteBABA – Free Report) ). "
