(VIANEWS) – CoStar Group (CSGP), Laureate Education (LAUR), FactSet Research Systems (FDS) 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. CoStar Group (CSGP)
12.7% sales growth and 5.49% return on equity
CoStar Group, Inc. provides information, analytics, and online marketplace services to the commercial real estate, hospitality, residential, and related professionals industries in the United States, Canada, Europe, the Asia Pacific, and Latin America. The company offers CoStar Property that provides inventory of office, industrial, retail, multifamily, hospitality, and student housing properties and land; CoStar Sales, a robust database of comparable commercial real estate sales transactions; CoStar Market Analytics to view and report on aggregated market and submarket trends; and CoStar Tenant, an online business-to-business prospecting and analytical tool that provides tenant information. It also provides Leasing, a tool to capture, manage, and maintain lease data; CoStar Lease Analysis; Public Record, a searchable database of commercially zoned parcels; CoStar Real Estate Manager, a real estate lease administration, portfolio management, and lease accounting compliance software solution; and CoStar Risk Analytics and CoStar Investment. In addition, it offers apartment marketing sites, such as ApartmentFinder.com, ForRent.com, ApartmentHomeLiving.com, WestsideRentals.com, AFTER55.com, CorporateHousing.com, ForRentUniversity.com, Apartamentos.com, and Off Campus Partners; LoopNet Premium Lister; LoopNet Diamond, Platinum, and Gold Ads; LandsofAmerica.com, LandAndFarm.com, and LandWatch.com for rural land for-sale; BizBuySell.com, BizQuest.com, and FindaFranchise.com for operating businesses and franchises for-sale; Ten-X, an online auction platform for commercial real estate; and HomeSnap, an online and mobile software platform, as well as Homes.com, a homes for sale listings site. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Washington, the District of Columbia.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, CoStar Group has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.93.
PE Ratio
CoStar Group has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 74.88. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $74.88 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 5.49%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the present quarter and the next is a negative 19.4% and a negative 7.1%, respectively.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
CoStar Group’s stock is valued at $69.64 at 20:22 EST, way below its 52-week high of $85.37 and way above its 52-week low of $53.51.
2. Laureate Education (LAUR)
10.2% sales growth and 6.33% return on equity
Laureate Education, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides higher education programs and services to students through a network of universities and higher education institutions. It offers a range of undergraduate and graduate degree programs primarily in the areas of business and management, medicine and health sciences, and engineering and information technology through campus-based, online, and hybrid programs. The company provides its services in Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Peru, and the United States. The company was formerly known as Sylvan Learning Systems, Inc. and changed its name to Laureate Education, Inc. in May 2004. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Laureate Education has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.35.
PE Ratio
Laureate Education has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 32.26. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $32.26 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 6.33%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Laureate Education is 599661 which is 43.03% below its average volume of 1052660.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Laureate Education’s stock is valued at $11.29 at 20:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $13.35 and way higher than its 52-week low of $9.24.
3. FactSet Research Systems (FDS)
8.3% sales growth and 33.12% return on equity
FactSet Research Systems Inc., a financial data and analytics company, provides integrated financial information and analytical applications to the investment community in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company delivers insight and information through the workflow solutions of research, analytics and trading, content and technology solutions, and wealth. It serves portfolio managers, investment banks, asset managers, wealth advisors, corporate clients, and other financial services entities. FactSet Research Systems Inc. was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, FactSet Research Systems has a trailing twelve months EPS of $10.04.
PE Ratio
FactSet Research Systems has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 39.28. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $39.28 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 33.12%.
4. Liberty Media Corporation (FWONK)
7.7% sales growth and 8.1% return on equity
Formula One Group engages in the motorsports business. It holds commercial rights for the world championship, approximately a nine-month long motor race-based competition in which teams compete for the constructors' championship and drivers compete for the drivers' championship. The company was founded in 1950 and is based in Englewood, Colorado. Formula One Group is a subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Liberty Media Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.19.
PE Ratio
Liberty Media Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 33.94. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $33.94 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 8.1%.
