(VIANEWS) – Esquire Financial Holdings (ESQ), Nordic American Tankers Limited (NAT), CrossFirst Bankshares (CFB) 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. Esquire Financial Holdings (ESQ)
61.4% sales growth and 22.51% return on equity
Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Esquire Bank, National Association that provides commercial banking products and services to legal industry and small businesses, and commercial and retail customers in the United States. The company offers checking, savings, money market, and time deposits, as well as certificates of deposit. It also provides commercial loans, including short-term financing for inventory, receivables, the purchase of supplies, or other operating needs arising during the normal course of business, as well as loans to its qualified merchant customers; commercial lines of credit; consumer loans consisting of post-settlement consumer and structured settlement loans to plaintiffs and claimants, as well as loans to individuals for debt consolidation, medical expenses, living expenses, payment of outstanding bills, or other consumer needs; and real estate loans, such as multifamily, 1-4 family residential, commercial real estate, and construction loans, as well as merchant services. As of December 31, 2020, the company operated a full-service branch in Jericho, New York; and an administrative office in Boca Raton, Florida. Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Jericho, New York.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Esquire Financial Holdings has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.62.
PE Ratio
Esquire Financial Holdings has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 10.3. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $10.3 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 22.51%.
Sales Growth
Esquire Financial Holdings’s sales growth is 83.6% for the current quarter and 61.4% for the next.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the present quarter and the next is 33.3% and 11.7%, respectively.
2. Nordic American Tankers Limited (NAT)
19.2% sales growth and 16.99% return on equity
Nordic American Tankers Limited, a tanker company, acquires and charters double-hull tankers in Bermuda and internationally. It operates a fleet of 23 Suezmax crude oil tankers. The company was formerly known as Nordic American Tanker Shipping Limited and changed its name to Nordic American Tankers Limited in June 2011. Nordic American Tankers Limited was founded in 1995 and is based in Hamilton, Bermuda.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Nordic American Tankers Limited has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.43.
PE Ratio
Nordic American Tankers Limited has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 8.47. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $8.47 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 16.99%.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Nordic American Tankers Limited’s EBITDA is 2.42.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter and the next is 800% and 80%, respectively.
Moving Average
Nordic American Tankers Limited’s worth is higher than its 50-day moving average of $3.62 and higher than its 200-day moving average of $3.39.
3. CrossFirst Bankshares (CFB)
17.7% sales growth and 9.6% return on equity
CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for CrossFirst Bank that provides various banking and financial services to businesses, business owners, professionals, and its personal networks. The company offers commercial real estate, construction and land development, 1-4 family real estate, multifamily real estate, commercial and industrial, energy, and consumer loans. It also provides a range of deposit products consisting of non-interest-bearing demand and interest-bearing deposits, which include transaction accounts, savings accounts, money market accounts, and certificates of deposit; and personal and business checking and savings accounts, as well as negotiable order of withdrawal accounts; and brokered and reciprocal deposits. In addition, the company offers international banking services; treasury management services; automated teller machine access; and mobile banking services. Further, it holds investments in marketable securities. It has full-service banking offices in Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas. CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc. was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Leawood, Kansas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, CrossFirst Bankshares has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.19.
PE Ratio
CrossFirst Bankshares has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 9.23. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $9.23 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 9.6%.
4. Qualys (QLYS)
12.9% sales growth and 32.16% return on equity
Qualys, Inc. provides cloud-based information technology (IT), security, and compliance solutions in the United States and internationally. The company offers Qualys Cloud Apps, which includes Vulnerability Management; Vulnerability Management, Detection and Response; Threat Protection; Continuous Monitoring; Patch Management; Multi-Vector Endpoint Detection and Response; Certificate Assessment; SaaS Detection and Response; Secure Enterprise Mobility; Policy Compliance; Security Configuration Assessment; PCI Compliance; File Integrity Monitoring; Security Assessment Questionnaire; Out of-Band Configuration Assessment; Web Application Scanning; Web Application Firewall; Global Asset Inventory; Cybersecurity Asset Management; Certificate Inventory; Cloud Inventory; Cloud Security Assessment; and Container Security. Its integrated suite of IT, security, and compliance solutions delivered on its Qualys Cloud Platform enables customers to identify and manage IT assets, collect and analyze IT security data, discover and prioritize vulnerabilities, recommend and implement remediation actions, and verify the implementation of such actions. The company also provides asset tagging and management, reporting and dashboards, questionnaires and collaboration, remediation and workflow, big data correlation and analytics engine, and alerts and notifications, which enable integrated workflows, management and real-time analysis, and reporting across IT, security, and compliance solutions. The company offers its solutions through its sales teams, as well as through its network of channel partners, such as security consulting organizations, managed service providers, resellers, and consulting firms. It serves enterprises, government entities, and small and medium-sized businesses in various industries, including education, financial services, government, healthcare, insurance, manufacturing, media, retail, technology, and utilities. The company was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Foster City, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Qualys has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.88.
PE Ratio
Qualys has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 44.94. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $44.94 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 32.16%.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Qualys’s EBITDA is 8.84.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 15.2%, now sitting on 506.99M for the twelve trailing months.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is 13.5% and 11.7%, respectively.
Sales Growth
Qualys’s sales growth is 13.1% for the current quarter and 12.9% for the next.
5. Maximus (MMS)
9.9% sales growth and 10.91% return on equity
MAXIMUS, Inc. provides business process services (BPS) to government health and human services programs worldwide. It operates through three segments: U.S. Health and Human Services, U.S. Federal Services, and Outside the U.S. The U.S. Health and Human Services segment offers various BPS, appeals, and assessments for state, provincial, and national government programs, including Medicaid, Children's Health Insurance Program, Affordable Care Act, Health Insurance British Columbia, Health Assessment Advisory Service contract, and Preadmission Screening and Resident Reviews. This segment offers program eligibility support and enrollment; application assistance and independent health plan enrollment counseling; and beneficiary outreach, education, eligibility, enrollment, and renewal. It also provides independent disability, long-term sick, and other health assessment; specialized consulting; and centralized multilingual customer contact centers and multichannel self-service options for enrollment. The U.S. Federal Services segment offers centralized citizen engagement centers and support services; document and record management; case management, citizen support, and consumer education; independent medical reviews and worker's compensation benefit appeals; and Medicare and Medicaid appeals, and program eligibility appeals. It also provides modernization of systems and information technology infrastructure; infrastructure operations and support services; software development, operations, and management services; and data analytics services. The Outside the U.S. segment offers BPS solutions for governments and commercial clients outside the United States, including health and disability assessments, program administration for welfare-to-work services, and other related services. The company was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Maximus has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.8.
PE Ratio
Maximus has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 29.94. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $29.94 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 10.91%.
