(VIANEWS) – Ellington Financial LLC (EFC), Ameresco (AMRC), Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (HASI) 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. Ellington Financial LLC (EFC)
74% sales growth and 8.67% return on equity
Ellington Financial Inc., through its subsidiary, Ellington Financial Operating Partnership LLC, acquires and manages mortgage-related, consumer-related, corporate-related, and other financial assets in the United States. The company acquires and manages residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) backed by prime jumbo, Alt-A, manufactured housing, and subprime residential mortgage loans; RMBS for which the principal and interest payments are guaranteed by the U.S. government agency or the U.S. government-sponsored entity; residential mortgage loans; commercial mortgage-backed securities; commercial mortgage loans and other commercial real estate debt; and residential mortgage loans. It also provides collateralized loan obligations; mortgage-related and non-mortgage-related derivatives; equity investments in mortgage originators; and other strategic investments. In addition, the company offers consumer loans and asset-backed securities backed by consumer and commercial assets. Ellington Financial LLC was founded in 2007 and is based in Old Greenwich, Connecticut.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Ellington Financial LLC has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.63.
PE Ratio
Ellington Financial LLC has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 19.95. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $19.95 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 8.67%.
Dividend Yield
As stated by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Jul 31, 2024, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1.56 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 12.81%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter and the next is 21.2% and 51.9%, respectively.
2. Ameresco (AMRC)
33.1% sales growth and 5.55% return on equity
Ameresco, Inc. provides comprehensive energy services for businesses and organizations in North America and Europe. It offers energy efficiency, infrastructure upgrades, energy security and resilience, asset sustainability, and renewable energy solutions. The company operates through U.S. Regions, U.S. Federal, Canada, and Non-Solar Distributed Generation segments. It designs, develops, engineers, and installs projects that reduce the energy, as well as operations and maintenance costs of customers' facilities. The company's projects primarily include various measures customized for the facility and designed to enhance the efficiency of building systems, such as heating, ventilation, cooling, and lighting systems. It also offers renewable energy products and services, such as the construction of small-scale plants for customers that produce electricity, gas, heat, or cooling from renewable sources of energy; and sells electricity and processed renewable gas fuel, heat, or cooling. In addition, the company provides integrated- photovoltaic (PV) and consulting, and enterprise energy management services; sells solar PV energy products and systems; and owns and operates a wind power project located in County Kerry, Ireland. It serves federal, state, and local governments, as well as healthcare and educational institutions, housing authorities, and commercial and industrial customers. As of December 31, 2019, the company owned and operated 99 small-scale renewable energy plants and solar PV installations. Ameresco, Inc. was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Framingham, Massachusetts.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Ameresco has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.09.
PE Ratio
Ameresco has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 25.94. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $25.94 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 5.55%.
Moving Average
Ameresco’s value is way below its 50-day moving average of $31.81 and above its 200-day moving average of $26.71.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is 66.7% and 27.5%, respectively.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 33.9%, now sitting on 1.51B for the twelve trailing months.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Ameresco’s stock is valued at $28.27 at 06:22 EST, way below its 52-week high of $52.01 and way higher than its 52-week low of $17.55.
3. Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (HASI)
33% sales growth and 12.24% return on equity
Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc. provides capital and services to the energy efficiency, renewable energy, and other sustainable infrastructure markets in the United States. The company's projects include building or facility that reduce energy usage or cost through the use of solar generation and energy storage or energy efficiency improvements, including heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems (HVAC), as well as lighting, energy controls, roofs, windows, building shells, and/or combined heat and power systems. It also focuses in the areas of grid connected projects that deploy cleaner energy sources, such as solar and wind to generate power; and other sustainable infrastructure projects, including upgraded transmission or distribution systems, water and storm water infrastructures, and other projects. The company qualifies as a real estate investment trust for U.S. federal income tax purposes. It generally would not be subject to federal corporate income taxes if it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income to its stockholders. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Annapolis, Maryland.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.25.
PE Ratio
Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 13.7. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $13.7 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 12.24%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital is 174995 which is 85.72% below its average volume of 1225840.
4. First Hawaiian (FHB)
26.1% sales growth and 9.04% return on equity
First Hawaiian, Inc. operates as a bank holding company for First Hawaiian Bank that provides a range of banking services to consumer and commercial customers in the United States. It operates in three segments: Retail Banking, Commercial Banking, and Treasury and Other. The company accepts various deposit products, including checking and savings accounts, and time deposit accounts. It also provides residential and commercial mortgage loans, home equity lines of credit, automobile loans and leases, personal lines of credit, installment loans, and small business loans and leases, commercial lease financing, and auto dealer financing. In addition, the company offers personal installment, credit card, individual investment and financial planning, insurance protection, trust and estate, private banking, retirement planning, treasury, and merchant processing services. As of December 31, 2020, it operated 54 branches in Oahu, Maui, Hawaii, Kauai, Lanai, Guam, and Saipan. The company was formerly known as BancWest Corporation and changed its name to First Hawaiian, Inc. in April 2016. The company was founded in 1858 and is headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii. First Hawaiian, Inc. is a subsidiary of BancWest Corporation.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, First Hawaiian has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.74.
PE Ratio
First Hawaiian has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 13.56. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $13.56 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 9.04%.
Sales Growth
First Hawaiian’s sales growth is 14.2% for the current quarter and 26.1% for the next.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
First Hawaiian’s stock is valued at $23.60 at 06:22 EST, below its 52-week high of $26.18 and way higher than its 52-week low of $17.18.
5. Collegium Pharmaceutical (COLL)
15.6% sales growth and 47.87% return on equity
Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company, develops and commercializes medicines for pain management. Its portfolio includes Xtampza ER, an abuse-deterrent and oral formulation of oxycodone for the management of pain severe enough to require daily, around-the-clock, long-term opioid treatment; Nucynta ER and Nucynta IR, which are extended-release and immediate-release formulations of tapentadol; Belbuca, a buccal film that contains buprenorphine; and Symproic, an oral formulation of naldemedine for the treatment of opioid-induced constipation in adult patients with chronic non-cancer pain. The company was formerly known as Collegium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and changed its name to Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. in October 2003. Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. was incorporated in 2002 and is headquartered in Stoughton, Massachusetts.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Collegium Pharmaceutical has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.66.
PE Ratio
Collegium Pharmaceutical has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 13.26. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $13.26 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 47.87%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Collegium Pharmaceutical’s stock is valued at $35.26 at 06:22 EST, way below its 52-week high of $40.95 and way higher than its 52-week low of $20.95.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 7.2%, now sitting on 576.65M for the twelve trailing months.
6. Stifel Financial Corporation (SF)
12.1% sales growth and 10.42% return on equity
Stifel Financial Corp., a financial services and bank holding company, provides retail and institutional wealth management, and investment banking services to individual investors, corporations, municipalities, and institutions in the United States and internationally. It operates in three segments: Global Wealth Management, Institutional Group, and Other. The company provides private client services, including securities transaction and financial planning services; institutional equity and fixed income sales, trading and research, and municipal finance services; investment banking services, such as mergers and acquisitions, public offerings, and private placements; and retail and commercial banking services comprising personal and commercial lending programs, as well as deposit accounts. It participates in and manages underwritings for corporate and public finance; and offers financial advisory and securities brokerage services. The company was founded in 1890 and is headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Stifel Financial Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.72.
PE Ratio
Stifel Financial Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 17.3. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $17.3 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 10.42%.
Moving Average
Stifel Financial Corporation’s value is below its 50-day moving average of $82.00 and above its 200-day moving average of $74.38.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 16.5%, now sitting on 4.55B for the twelve trailing months.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter and the next is 171.7% and 20.7%, respectively.
7. EastGroup Properties (EGP)
11% sales growth and 9.09% return on equity
EastGroup Properties, Inc. (NYSE: EGP), an S&P MidCap 400 company, is a self-administered equity real estate investment trust focused on the development, acquisition and operation of industrial properties in major Sunbelt markets throughout the United States with an emphasis in the states of Florida, Texas, Arizona, California and North Carolina. The Company's goal is to maximize shareholder value by being a leading provider in its markets of functional, flexible and quality business distribution space for location sensitive customers (primarily in the 15,000 to 70,000 square foot range). The Company's strategy for growth is based on ownership of premier distribution facilities generally clustered near major transportation features in supply-constrained submarkets. EastGroup's portfolio, including development projects and value-add acquisitions in lease-up and under construction, currently includes approximately 45.7 million square feet.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, EastGroup Properties has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.8.
PE Ratio
EastGroup Properties has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 37.61. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $37.61 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 9.09%.
Moving Average
EastGroup Properties’s value is higher than its 50-day moving average of $174.29 and higher than its 200-day moving average of $173.76.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter is 4.7% and a drop 11.9% for the next.
Sales Growth
EastGroup Properties’s sales growth for the next quarter is 11%.
8. Alarm.com Holdings (ALRM)
5.2% sales growth and 15.71% return on equity
Alarm.com Holdings, Inc. provides various Internet of Things (IoT) and solutions for residential, multi-family, small business, and enterprise commercial markets in North America and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Alarm.com and Other. It offers solutions to control and monitor security systems, as well as to IoT devices, including door locks, garage doors, thermostats, and video cameras; and video monitoring and analytics solutions, such as video analytics, escalated events, video doorbells, intelligent integration, live streaming, secure cloud storage, and video alerts. The company also provides scenes, video analytics triggers, thermostat schedules, responsive savings, precision comfort, energy usage monitoring, places feature, whole home water safety, and solar monitoring solutions, as well as heating, ventilation, and air conditioning monitoring services. In addition, it offers demand response programs, commercial grade video, commercial video analytics, access control, cell connectors, enterprise dashboard and multi-site management, energy savings, protection for valuables and inventory, temperature monitoring, and daily safeguard solutions. Further, the company provides a permission-based online portal that provides account management, sales, marketing, training, and support tools; a unified interface that displays key operational and customer experience indicators, including technician performance, system reliability and customer engagement metrics; installation and support services; MobileTech Application and Remote Toolkit; video health reports; smart gateway; AI-powered enhancements to professional monitoring and false alarm reduction; Web services and business intelligence; sales, marketing, and training services; and home builder programs. Additionally, it offers electric utility grid and water management, indoor gunshot detection, and health and wellness and data-rich emergency response solutions. The company was founded in 2000 and is based in Tysons, Virginia.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Alarm.com Holdings has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.01.
PE Ratio
Alarm.com Holdings has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 29.67. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $29.67 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 15.71%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 4.4%, now sitting on 905.18M for the twelve trailing months.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Alarm.com Holdings’s stock is valued at $59.64 at 06:22 EST, way below its 52-week high of $77.29 and way above its 52-week low of $49.70.
Moving Average
Alarm.com Holdings’s value is under its 50-day moving average of $64.49 and below its 200-day moving average of $64.72.
Sales Growth
Alarm.com Holdings’s sales growth for the next quarter is 5.2%.
