(VIANEWS) – Equus Total Return (EQS), Roper Industries (ROP), Ares Capital (ARCC) 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 26.15% 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 $0.81.
PE Ratio
Equus Total Return has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 1.83. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $1.83 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%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Equus Total Return’s stock is valued at $1.48 at 05:22 EST, way below its 52-week high of $1.72 and way above its 52-week low of $1.32.
2. Roper Industries (ROP)
11.2% sales growth and 8.02% return on equity
Roper Technologies, Inc. designs and develops software, and technology enabled products and solutions. It operates through three segments: Application Software, Network Software, and Technology Enabled Products. The Application Software segment offers management, campus solutions, diagnostic and laboratory information management, enterprise software and information solutions, transportation management, financial and compliance management, and cloud-based financial analytics and performance management software; cloud-based software to the property and casualty insurance industry; and software, services, and technologies for foodservice operations. The Network Software segment provides cloud-based data, collaboration, and estimating automation software; electronic marketplace; visual effects and 3D content software; cloud-based software for the life insurance and financial services industries; supply chain software; health care service and software; data analytics and information; and pharmacy software solutions. The Technology Enabled Products segment offers ultrasound accessories; dispensers and metering pumps; wireless sensor network and solutions automated surgical scrub and linen dispensing equipment; water meters; optical and electromagnetic measurement systems; RFID card readers; and medical devices. It distributes and sells its products through direct sales, manufacturers' representatives, resellers, and distributors. The company was formerly known as Roper Industries, Inc. and changed its name to Roper Technologies, Inc. in April 2015. The company was incorporated in 1981 and is based in Sarasota, Florida.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Roper Industries has a trailing twelve months EPS of $12.72.
PE Ratio
Roper Industries has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 43.82. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $43.82 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 8.02%.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Roper Industries’s EBITDA is 84.12.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Roper Industries is 717993 which is 15.18% above its average volume of 623345.
3. Ares Capital (ARCC)
9.9% sales growth and 14.67% return on equity
Ares Capital Corporation is a business development company specializing in acquisition, recapitalization, mezzanine debt, restructurings, rescue financing, and leveraged buyout transactions of middle market companies. It also makes growth capital and general refinancing. It prefers to make investments in companies engaged in the basic and growth manufacturing, business services, consumer products, health care products and services, and information technology service sectors. The fund will also consider investments in industries such as restaurants, retail, oil and gas, and technology sectors. It focuses on investments in Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast and Southwest regions from its New York office, the Midwest region, from the Chicago office, and the Western region from the Los Angeles office. The fund typically invests between $20 million and $200 million and a maximum of $400 million in companies with an EBITDA between $10 million and $250 million. It makes debt investments between $10 million and $100 million The fund invests through revolvers, first lien loans, warrants, unitranche structures, second lien loans, mezzanine debt, private high yield, junior capital, subordinated debt, and non-control preferred and common equity. The fund also selectively considers third-party-led senior and subordinated debt financings and opportunistically considers the purchase of stressed and discounted debt positions. The fund prefers to be an agent and/or lead the transactions in which it invests. The fund also seeks board representation in its portfolio companies.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Ares Capital has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.68.
PE Ratio
Ares Capital has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 7.51. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $7.51 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 14.67%.
4. USA Compression Partners, LP (USAC)
9.5% sales growth and 19.97% return on equity
USA Compression Partners, LP provides natural gas compression services. The company offers compression services to oil companies and independent producers, processors, gatherers, and transporters of natural gas and crude oil, as well as operates stations. It primarily focuses on providing natural gas compression services to infrastructure applications, including centralized natural gas gathering systems and processing facilities, as well as gas lift applications for crude oil wells. As of December 31, 2022, the company had 3,716,854 horsepower in its fleet. USA Compression Partners, LP was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, USA Compression Partners, LP has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.15.
PE Ratio
USA Compression Partners, LP has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 150.2. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $150.2 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 19.97%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
USA Compression Partners, LP’s stock is valued at $22.53 at 05:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $26.93 and way above its 52-week low of $18.48.
Moving Average
USA Compression Partners, LP’s value is below its 50-day moving average of $24.45 and higher than its 200-day moving average of $22.46.
5. Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL)
9.1% sales growth and 12.64% return on equity
Western Alliance Bancorporation operates as the bank holding company for Western Alliance Bank that provides various banking products and related services primarily in Arizona, California, and Nevada. It operates through Commercial and Consumer Related segments. The company offers deposit products, including checking, savings, and money market accounts, as well as fixed-rate and fixed maturity certificates of deposit accounts; demand deposits; and treasury management and residential mortgage products and services. It also offers commercial and industrial loan products, such as working capital lines of credit, loans to technology companies, inventory and accounts receivable lines, mortgage warehouse lines, equipment loans and leases, and other commercial loans; commercial real estate loans, which are secured by multi-family residential properties, professional offices, industrial facilities, retail centers, hotels, and other commercial properties; construction and land development loans for single family and multi-family residential projects, industrial/warehouse properties, office buildings, retail centers, medical office facilities, and residential lot developments; and consumer loans. In addition, the company provides other financial services, such as internet banking, wire transfers, electronic bill payment and presentment, funds transfer and other digital payment offerings, lock box services, courier, and cash management services. Further, it holds certain investment securities, municipal and non-profit loans, and leases; invests primarily in low-income housing tax credits and small business investment corporations; and holds certain real estate loans and related securities. Western Alliance Bancorporation was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Western Alliance Bancorporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $6.54.
PE Ratio
Western Alliance Bancorporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 9.14. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $9.14 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 12.64%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth declined by 3.6%, now sitting on 2.56B for the twelve trailing months.
Moving Average
Western Alliance Bancorporation’s value is under its 50-day moving average of $62.32 and way above its 200-day moving average of $47.86.
6. Ducommun Incorporated (DCO)
7.4% sales growth and 3.3% return on equity
Ducommun Incorporated provides engineering and manufacturing products and services primarily to the aerospace and defense, industrial, medical, and other industries in the United States. It operates through two segments, Electronic Systems and Structural Systems. The Electronic Systems segment provides cable assemblies and interconnect systems; printed circuit board assemblies; higher-level electronic, electromechanical, and mechanical components and assemblies, as well as lightning diversion systems; and radar enclosures, aircraft avionics racks, shipboard communications and control enclosures, shipboard communications and control enclosures, wire harnesses, surge suppressors, conformal shields, and other assemblies. It also supplies engineered products, including illuminated pushbutton switches and panels for aviation and test systems; microwave and millimeter switches and filters for radio frequency systems and test instrumentation; and motors and resolvers for motion control. In addition, this segment provides engineering expertise for aerospace system design, development, integration, and testing. The Structural Systems segment designs, engineers, and manufactures contoured aluminum, titanium, and Inconel aero structure components; structural assembly products, such as winglets, engine components, and fuselage structural panels; and metal and composite bonded structures and assemblies comprising aircraft wing spoilers, large fuselage skins, rotor blades on rotary-wing aircraft and components, flight control surfaces, engine components, and ammunition handling systems. It serves commercial aircraft, military fixed-wing aircraft, military and commercial rotary-wing aircraft, and space programs, as well as industrial, medical, and other end-use markets. The company was founded in 1849 and is headquartered in Santa Ana, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Ducommun Incorporated has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.44.
PE Ratio
Ducommun Incorporated has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 34.88. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $34.88 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 3.3%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Ducommun Incorporated is 52464 which is 46.28% below its average volume of 97680.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Ducommun Incorporated’s stock is valued at $50.22 at 05:22 EST, way below its 52-week high of $58.28 and way higher than its 52-week low of $40.24.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 5.2%, now sitting on 753.03M for the twelve trailing months.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter is a negative 27.1% and positive 11.1% for the next.
7. 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 $12.06.
PE Ratio
Netflix has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 48.37. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $48.37 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%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 12.5%, now sitting on 33.72B for the twelve trailing months.
Previous days news about Netflix(NFLX)
- According to Zacks on Friday, 23 February, "Shares of this Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company have declined 16% year to date against the Zacks Consumer Discretionary sector’s rise of 0.5% due to stiff competition from Netflix (NFLX Quick QuoteNFLX – Free Report) and Amazon (AMZN Quick QuoteAMZN – Free Report) Prime. "
