(VIANEWS) – Crescent Capital BDC (CCAP), Medpace Holdings (MEDP), NICE Ltd (NICE) 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. Crescent Capital BDC (CCAP)
30.8% sales growth and 8.22% return on equity
Crescent Capital BDC, Inc. is as a business development company private equity / buyouts and loan fund. It specializes in directly investing. It specializes in middle market. The fund seeks to invest in United States.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Crescent Capital BDC has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.57.
PE Ratio
Crescent Capital BDC has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 10.51. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $10.51 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 8.22%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Crescent Capital BDC is 67135 which is 32.64% below its average volume of 99674.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 66.1%, now sitting on 168.27M for the twelve trailing months.
2. Medpace Holdings (MEDP)
16.1% sales growth and 59.83% return on equity
Medpace Holdings, Inc. provides clinical research-based drug and medical device development services in North America, Europe, and Asia. It offers a suite of services supporting the clinical development process from Phase I to Phase IV in various therapeutic areas. The company also provides clinical development services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device industries; and development plan design, coordinated central laboratory, project management, regulatory affairs, clinical monitoring, data management and analysis, pharmacovigilance new drug application submissions, and post-marketing clinical support services. In addition, it offers bio-analytical laboratory services, clinical human pharmacology, imaging services, and electrocardiography reading support for clinical trials. Medpace Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1992 and is based in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Medpace Holdings has a trailing twelve months EPS of $8.88.
PE Ratio
Medpace Holdings has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 45.23. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $45.23 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 59.83%.
Sales Growth
Medpace Holdings’s sales growth is 18.3% for the ongoing quarter and 16.1% for the next.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Medpace Holdings is 311793 which is 37.95% above its average volume of 226016.
3. NICE Ltd (NICE)
14.2% sales growth and 10.56% return on equity
NICE Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides cloud platforms for AI-driven digital business solutions worldwide. It offers CXone, a cloud native open platform; Enlighten, an AI engine for CX that discovers automation opportunities for self-service; digital-entry points solutions that enable organizations to address consumers' needs; and journey orchestration solutions that empower organizations to connect and route customers to deal with the customer's request, and connects them using real time AI-based routing. The company also provides smart self service solutions that empower organizations to build intelligent automated conversations based on data; and prepared agent solutions and tools enable contact center agents to guide and alert them in real time; complete performance solutions that help organizations to record structured and unstructured customer interaction and transaction data; and NICE Evidencentral, an digital evidence management platform for public safety emergency communications, law enforcement, and criminal justice helps agencies. In addition, it offers X-Sight, is an open and flexible AI-cloud platform for financial crime and compliance; Xceed, a cloud platform for comprehensive AML and fraud prevention for small and mid-sized organizations; data intelligence solutions that enable organizations to turn raw data into comprehensive actionable intelligence to prevent and detect financial crimes; AI and analytics technologies to detect and prevent financial crimes in real-time; money laundering and fraud prevention solutions that help organizations adhere to capital markets compliance and anti-money laundering compliance regulations; intelligent investigations solutions; and self-service solutions that provide organizations with customization and self-development capabilities. The company was formerly known as NICE-Systems Ltd. and changed its name to NICE Ltd. in June 2016. NICE Ltd. was founded in 1986 and is based in Ra'anana, Israel.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, NICE Ltd has a trailing twelve months EPS of $5.12.
PE Ratio
NICE Ltd has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 48.59. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $48.59 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 10.56%.
Sales Growth
NICE Ltd’s sales growth is 14.1% for the current quarter and 14.2% for the next.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter and the next is 18.2% and 16.4%, respectively.
4. Intuit (INTU)
13.1% sales growth and 16.92% return on equity
Intuit Inc. provides financial management and compliance products and services for consumers, small businesses, self-employed, and accounting professionals in the United States, Canada, and internationally. The company operates in four segments: Small Business & Self-Employed, Consumer, Credit Karma, and ProTax. The Small Business & Self-Employed segment provides QuickBooks services, that includes financial and business management online services and desktop software, payroll solutions, time tracking, merchant payment processing solutions, and financing for small businesses; and Mailchimp services, such as e-commerce, marketing automation, and customer relationship management. This segment also offers QuickBooks online services and desktop software solutions comprising QuickBooks Online Advanced, a cloud-based solution; QuickBooks Enterprise, a hosted solution; and QuickBooks Self-Employed solution; payment-processing solutions, including credit and debit cards, Apple Pay, and ACH payment services; and financial supplies and financing for small businesses, as well as electronic filing of federal and state income tax returns. The Consumer segment provides TurboTax income tax preparation products and services. The Credit Karma segment offers consumers with a personal finance platform that provides personalized recommendations of home, auto, and personal loans, as well as credit cards and insurance products. The ProTax segment provides Lacerte, ProSeries, and ProFile desktop tax-preparation software products; and ProConnect Tax Online tax products, electronic tax filing service, and bank products and related services. It sells products and services through various sales and distribution channels, including multi-channel shop-and-buy experiences, websites and call centers, mobile application stores, and retail and other channels. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Intuit has a trailing twelve months EPS of $9.76.
PE Ratio
Intuit has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 68.56. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $68.56 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 16.92%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 41%, now sitting on 15.09B for the twelve trailing months.
5. Celestica (CLS)
10.2% sales growth and 14.19% return on equity
Celestica Inc. provides hardware platform and supply chain solutions in North America, Europe, and Asia. It operates through two segments, Advanced Technology Solutions, and Connectivity & Cloud Solutions. The company offers a range of product manufacturing and related supply chain services, including design and development, engineering, supply chain management, new product introduction, component sourcing, electronics manufacturing and assembly, testing, complex mechanical assembly, systems integration, precision machining, order fulfillment, logistics, asset management, product licensing, and after-market repair and return services. It also provides enterprise-level data communications and information processing infrastructure products, such as routers, switches, data center interconnects, servers, and storage-related products; capacitors, microprocessors, resistors, and memory modules; and power inverters, energy storage products, smart meters, and other electronic componentry. The company serves aerospace and defense, industrial, energy, healthtech, capital equipment, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), cloud-based, and other service providers, including hyperscalers, and other companies in a range of industries. Celestica Inc. was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Celestica has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.03.
PE Ratio
Celestica has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 19.04. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $19.04 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 14.19%.
Sales Growth
Celestica’s sales growth is 14.2% for the present quarter and 10.2% for the next.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 4.8%, now sitting on 7.96B for the twelve trailing months.
6. Netflix (NFLX)
7.3% sales growth and 26.15% return on equity
Netflix, Inc. provides entertainment services. It offers TV series, documentaries, feature films, and games across various genres and languages. The company also provides members the ability to receive streaming content through a host of internet-connected devices, including TVs, digital video players, TV set-top boxes, and mobile devices. It has operations in approximately 190 countries. The company was incorporated in 1997 and is headquartered in Los Gatos, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Netflix has a trailing twelve months EPS of $12.05.
PE Ratio
Netflix has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 50.06. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $50.06 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 26.15%.
Sales Growth
Netflix’s sales growth is 4.8% for the ongoing quarter and 7.3% for the next.
Previous days news about Netflix(NFLX)
- According to Zacks on Monday, 26 February, "For the first quarter of 2024, Netflix forecasts revenues of $9.24 billion, reflecting growth of 13.2% year over year or 12% on a foreign-exchange neutral basis. ", "The stock price of Netflix has surged 80.6% in the past year and 19.9% year to date. "
- According to Zacks on Monday, 26 February, "This is helping Netflix sustain its leading position despite the launch of new services like Disney+ and Apple TV+, as well as existing services like Amazon Prime Video."
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- According to Zacks on Tuesday, 27 February, "Blockbuster Video’s management team famously scoffed at the idea of sending DVDs in the mail (and later streaming) and refused to acquire Netflix (NFLX). "
7. ExlService Holdings (EXLS)
7.1% sales growth and 22.57% return on equity
ExlService Holdings, Inc. operates as a data analytics, and digital operations and solutions company in the United States and internationally. It operates through Insurance, Healthcare, Analytics, and Emerging Business segments. The company provides digital operations and solutions and analytics-driven services across the insurance industry in areas, such as claims processing, premium and benefit administration, agency management, account reconciliation, policy research, underwriting support, new business acquisition, policy servicing, premium audit, surveys, billing and collection, commercial and residential survey, and customer service using digital technology, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and advanced automation; digital customer acquisition services using a software-as-a-service delivery model through LifePRO and LISS platforms; subrogation services; and Subrosource software platform, an end-to-end subrogation platform. It also offers CareRadius, an integrated care management offering; and health care services related to care management, utilization management, disease management, payment integrity, revenue optimization and customer engagement to healthcare payers, providers, pharmacy benefit managers, and life sciences organizations. Further, it offers predictive and prescriptive analytics in the areas of customer acquisition and lifecycle management, risk underwriting and pricing, operational effectiveness, credit and operational risk monitoring and governance, payment integrity and care management, and data management. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, ExlService Holdings has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.05.
PE Ratio
ExlService Holdings has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 29.11. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $29.11 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 22.57%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for ExlService Holdings is 673131 which is 19.55% below its average volume of 836755.
Moving Average
ExlService Holdings’s value is below its 50-day moving average of $30.77 and above its 200-day moving average of $29.58.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
ExlService Holdings’s stock is valued at $30.57 at 00:22 EST, way below its 52-week high of $35.94 and way above its 52-week low of $25.17.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 13.7%, now sitting on 1.59B for the twelve trailing months.
8. Automatic Data Processing (ADP)
6% sales growth and 97.38% return on equity
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. provides cloud-based human capital management solutions worldwide. It operates in two segments, Employer Services and Professional Employer Organization (PEO). The Employer Services segment offers strategic, cloud-based platforms, and human resources (HR) outsourcing solutions. Its offerings include payroll services, benefits administration, talent management, HR management, workforce management, insurance, retirement, and compliance services, as well as integrated HCM solutions. The PEO Services segment provides HR outsourcing solution to businesses through a co-employment model. This segment offers employee benefits, protection and compliance, talent engagement, expertise, comprehensive outsourcing, and recruitment process outsourcing services. Automatic Data Processing, Inc. was founded in 1949 and is headquartered in Roseland, New Jersey.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Automatic Data Processing has a trailing twelve months EPS of $8.6.
PE Ratio
Automatic Data Processing has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 29.14. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $29.14 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 97.38%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the present quarter and the next is 10.7% and 12.2%, respectively.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Automatic Data Processing is 643201 which is 62.95% below its average volume of 1736420.
