(VIANEWS) – Equus Total Return (EQS), DHT Holdings (DHT), Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM) 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. Equus Total Return (EQS)
139.2% sales growth and 21.46% return on equity
Equus Total Return, Inc. is a business development company (BDC) specializing in leveraged buyouts, management buyouts, corporate partnerships/joint ventures, growth and expansion capital, acquisition financing, roll-up acquisition strategies, operational turnarounds, recapitalizations of existing businesses, special situations, equity and equity-oriented securities issued by privately owned companies, debt securities including subordinate debt, debt convertible into common or preferred stock, or debt combined with warrants and common and preferred stock, and preferred equity financing. It invests in small to mid-sized companies and acts as a lead investor. It invests in technology, telecommunication, financial services, natural resource and industrial manufacturing and services. It invests in companies engaged in the alternative energy, real estate, healthcare, education, e-learning, leisure and entertainment, and foreign investment sector in the United States, China, India, and Europe. It investments include common and preferred stock, debt convertible into common or preferred stock, debt combined with warrants and options, and other rights to acquire common or preferred stock. It seeks to invest in companies between $1 million to $25 million with revenues between $5 million and $150 million with EBITDA between $2 million to $50 million. It seeks to take control and non-control equity positions. Equus Total Return, Inc. was founded in 1991 and is based in Houston, Texas with additional office in Vancouver, Canada.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Equus Total Return has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.71.
PE Ratio
Equus Total Return has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 1.9. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $1.9 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 21.46%.
Sales Growth
Equus Total Return’s sales growth is 139.2% for the current quarter and 139.2% for the next.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Equus Total Return’s stock is valued at $1.35 at 16:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $1.95 and way above its 52-week low of $1.19.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Equus Total Return is 12151 which is 18.98% above its average volume of 10212.
2. DHT Holdings (DHT)
39.3% sales growth and 15% return on equity
DHT Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, owns and operates crude oil tankers primarily in Monaco, Singapore, Oslo, and Norway. As of March 17, 2021, it had a fleet of 28 very large crude carriers with a capacity of 8,660,835 deadweight tons. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, DHT Holdings has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.98.
PE Ratio
DHT Holdings has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 10.89. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $10.89 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%.
Sales Growth
DHT Holdings’s sales growth for the next quarter is 39.3%.
Dividend Yield
As claimed by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Aug 23, 2024, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1.08 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 10.12%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for DHT Holdings is 1760320 which is 11.41% below its average volume of 1987120.
Moving Average
DHT Holdings’s value is below its 50-day moving average of $11.28 and below its 200-day moving average of $11.09.
3. Bright Horizons Family Solutions (BFAM)
10% sales growth and 8.36% return on equity
Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. provides child care and early education services, back-up care services, educational advisory services, and other workplace solutions for employers and families. The company operates through three segments: Full Service Center-Based Child Care, Back-Up Care, and Educational Advisory and Other Services. The Full Service Center-Based Child Care segment offers traditional center-based child care and early education, preschool, and elementary education services. The Back-Up Care segment provides center-based back-up child care, in-home child and adult/elder dependent care, and self-sourced reimbursed care services. The Educational Advisory and Other Services segment offers tuition assistance and student loan repayment program administration, workforce education, and related educational consulting services, as well as college admissions advisory services. As of December 31, 2020, it operated 1,014 child care and early education centers in the United States, Puerto Rico, the United Kingdom, Canada, the Netherlands, and India. The company was formerly known as Bright Horizons Solutions Corp. and changed its name to Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. in July 2012. Bright Horizons Family Solutions Inc. was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Newton, Massachusetts.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Bright Horizons Family Solutions has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.74.
PE Ratio
Bright Horizons Family Solutions has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 78.24. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $78.24 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 8.36%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Bright Horizons Family Solutions is 263701 which is 28.8% below its average volume of 370377.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Bright Horizons Family Solutions’s stock is valued at $136.13 at 16:22 EST, below its 52-week high of $138.25 and way above its 52-week low of $71.65.
Moving Average
Bright Horizons Family Solutions’s worth is way higher than its 50-day moving average of $119.09 and way higher than its 200-day moving average of $106.80.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the present quarter and the next is 20.5% and 9.6%, respectively.
4. Sterling Construction Company (STRL)
9.8% sales growth and 27.95% return on equity
Sterling Construction Company, Inc., a construction company, engages in the heavy civil, specialty services, and residential construction activities primarily in the southern United States, the Rocky Mountain states, California, and Hawaii. The company undertakes various heavy civil construction projects, including highways, roads, bridges, airfields, ports, light rail, water, wastewater and storm drainage systems for the departments of transportation in various states, regional transit authorities, airport authorities, port authorities, water authorities, and railroads. It offers specialty services such as foundations for multi-family homes, parking structures, and other commercial concrete projects for blue-chip end users in the e-commerce, data center, distribution center and warehousing, energy, mixed use, and multi-family sectors. The company also undertakes concrete foundations for single-family homes. In addition, it provides surveying, clearing and grubbing, erosion control, grading, grassing, site excavation, storm drainage, sanitary sewer and water main installation, drilling and blasting, curb and gutter, paving, concrete work, and landfill services. The company was formerly known as Oakhurst Company, Inc. and changed its name to Sterling Construction Company, Inc. in November 2001. Sterling Construction Company, Inc. was founded in 1955 and is headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Sterling Construction Company has a trailing twelve months EPS of $5.19.
PE Ratio
Sterling Construction Company has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 20.63. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $20.63 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 27.95%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Sterling Construction Company is 406640 which is 20.83% above its average volume of 336533.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 11.6%, now sitting on 2.07B for the twelve trailing months.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Sterling Construction Company’s stock is valued at $107.06 at 16:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $137.63 and way higher than its 52-week low of $55.45.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is 35.7% and 0.8%, respectively.
5. Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT)
5.8% sales growth and 9.33% return on equity
Federal Realty is a recognized leader in the ownership, operation and redevelopment of high-quality retail-based properties located primarily in major coastal markets from Washington, D.C. to Boston as well as San Francisco and Los Angeles. Founded in 1962, Federal Realty's mission is to deliver long-term, sustainable growth through investing in communities where retail demand exceeds supply. Its expertise includes creating urban, mixed-use neighborhoods like Santana Row in San Jose, California, Pike & Rose in North Bethesda, Maryland and Assembly Row in Somerville, Massachusetts. These unique and vibrant environments that combine shopping, dining, living and working provide a destination experience valued by their respective communities. Federal Realty's 106 properties include approximately 3,100 tenants, in 25 million square feet, and approximately 3,200 residential units. Federal Realty has increased its quarterly dividends to its shareholders for 54 consecutive years, the longest record in the REIT industry. Federal Realty is an S&P 500 index member and its shares are traded on the NYSE under the symbol FRT. For additional information about Federal Realty and its properties, visit www.federalrealty.com.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Federal Realty Investment Trust has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.4.
PE Ratio
Federal Realty Investment Trust has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 34.17. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $34.17 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 9.33%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Federal Realty Investment Trust’s stock is valued at $116.19 at 16:22 EST, under its 52-week high of $116.49 and way above its 52-week low of $85.59.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Federal Realty Investment Trust is 410688 which is 23.18% below its average volume of 534672.
