(VIANEWS) – Community West Bancshares (CWBC), Credicorp Ltd. (BAP), Matson (MATX) 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. Community West Bancshares (CWBC)
58.6% sales growth and 3.6% return on equity
Community West Bancshares operates as the bank holding company for the Central Valley Community Bank that provides various commercial banking services to small and middle-market businesses and individuals in the central valley area of California. The company accepts demand, savings, and time deposits; certificates of deposit; and non-interest-bearing demand deposits, as well as provides NOW and money market accounts. It also provides products, such as commercial and industrial loans, as well as loans secured by crop production and livestock; owner occupied and investor commercial real estate, real estate construction and other land, agricultural real estate, and other real estate loans; and equity loans and lines of credit, and installment and other consumer loans. In addition, the company offers domestic and international wire transfer, inquiry, account status, bill paying, account transfers, and cash management and other customary banking services. Community West Bancshares was formerly known as Central Valley Community Bancorp and changed its name to Community West Bancshares in April 2024. Community West Bancshares was founded in 1979 and is based in Fresno, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Community West Bancshares has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.87.
PE Ratio
Community West Bancshares has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 23.45. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $23.45 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 3.6%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Community West Bancshares’s stock is valued at $20.40 at 06:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $24.47 and way above its 52-week low of $13.55.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Community West Bancshares is 29842 which is 55.3% below its average volume of 66771.
Moving Average
Community West Bancshares’s value is above its 50-day moving average of $19.32 and above its 200-day moving average of $18.80.
2. Credicorp Ltd. (BAP)
11.6% sales growth and 15.79% return on equity
Credicorp Ltd., a financial services holding company, provides various financial, insurance, and health services and products primarily in Peru and internationally. The company's Universal Banking segment offers deposits and current accounts, and various credits and financial instruments to individuals and legal entities. Its Insurance and Pensions segment issues insurance policies to cover losses in commercial property, transportation, marine vessels, automobile, life, health, and pensions, as well as provides private pension fund management services. The company's Microfinance segment manages loans, credits, deposits, and current accounts of the small and microenterprises. Its Investment Banking and Wealth Management segment offers its services to corporations, institutional investors, governments, and foundations; engages in structuring and placement of issues in the primary market, as well as the execution and negotiation of operations in the secondary market; and structures securitization processes for corporate customers and manages mutual funds. The company was founded in 1889 and is headquartered in Lima, Peru.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Credicorp Ltd. has a trailing twelve months EPS of $16.03.
PE Ratio
Credicorp Ltd. has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 10.73. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $10.73 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 15.79%.
Sales Growth
Credicorp Ltd.’s sales growth is 15.7% for the ongoing quarter and 11.6% for the next.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 5.4%, now sitting on 16.72B for the twelve trailing months.
3. Matson (MATX)
6.7% sales growth and 14.15% return on equity
Matson, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides ocean transportation and logistics services. The company's Ocean Transportation segment offers ocean freight transportation services to the domestic non-contiguous economies of Hawaii, Alaska, and Guam, as well as to other island economies in Micronesia. It primarily transports dry containers of mixed commodities, refrigerated commodities, packaged foods and beverages, building materials, automobiles, and household goods; livestock; seafood; general sustenance cargo; and garments, footwear, e-commerce, and other retail merchandise. This segment also operates an expedited service from China to Long Beach, California, and various islands in the South Pacific, as well as Okinawa, Japan; and provides container stevedoring, refrigerated cargo services, inland transportation, container equipment maintenance, and other terminal services to ocean carriers on the Hawaiian islands of Oahu, Hawaii, Maui, and Kauai, as well as in the Alaska locations of Anchorage, Kodiak, and Dutch Harbor. In addition, it offers vessel management services. The Logistics segment provides multimodal transportation brokerage services, including domestic and international rail intermodal, long-haul and regional highway trucking, specialized hauling, flat-bed and project, less-than-truckload, and expedited freight services; less-than-container load consolidation and freight forwarding services; warehousing and distribution services; and supply chain management services. It serves the U.S. military, freight forwarders, retailers, consumer goods, automobile manufacturers, and other customers. The company was formerly known as Alexander & Baldwin Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Matson, Inc. in June 2012. Matson, Inc. was founded in 1882 and is headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Matson has a trailing twelve months EPS of $9.46.
PE Ratio
Matson has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 14.44. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $14.44 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 14.15%.
4. Elbit Systems Ltd. (ESLT)
5.3% sales growth and 8.37% return on equity
Elbit Systems Ltd. develops and supplies a portfolio of airborne, land, and naval systems and products for the defense, homeland security, and commercial aviation applications primarily in Israel, North America, the Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America, and internationally. The company operates through five segments: Aerospace; C4I and Cyber; Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) and Electronic Warfare (EW); Land; and Elbit Systems of America (ESA). It also offers military aircraft and helicopter systems; commercial aviation systems and aerostructures; unmanned aircraft systems; flight academy solutions, electro-optic, night vision, high power energy solutions, and countermeasures systems; naval systems; land vehicle systems; munitions, such as precision munitions for land, air, and sea applications; command, control, communications, computer, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, and cyber systems; electronic warfare and signal intelligence systems; and other commercial activities. In addition, the company manufactures and sells data links and radio communication systems and equipment, and cyber intelligence, autonomous, and homeland security solutions. Further, it provides various electronic warfare and signal intelligence systems, and laser systems; armored vehicle and other platforms survivability and protection systems, artillery, and mortar systems, as well as provides various training and support services. Additionally, the company offers products and systems solutions to military, foreign military sales, homeland security, medical instrumentation, and commercial aviation clients. It markets its systems and products as a prime contractor or subcontractor to various governments and companies. The company was incorporated in 1966 and is based in Haifa, Israel.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Elbit Systems Ltd. has a trailing twelve months EPS of $5.44.
PE Ratio
Elbit Systems Ltd. has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 37.57. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $37.57 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 8.37%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Elbit Systems Ltd. is 18293 which is 33.99% below its average volume of 27715.
