(VIANEWS) – Eton Pharmaceuticals (ETON), Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (CPK), Citizens Community Bancorp (CZWI) 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. Eton Pharmaceuticals (ETON)
50.2% sales growth and 6.83% return on equity
Eton Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company, focuses on developing and commercializing pharmaceutical products for rare diseases. The company offers Biorphen, a phenylephrine injection for the treatment of clinically important hypotension resulting primarily from vasodilation in the setting of anesthesia; Alkindi Sprinkle, a replacement therapy for adrenocortical insufficiency in children under 17 years of age; and Alaway Preservative Free, a preservative-free ophthalmic product to treat allergic conjunctivitis. It also develops ET-105, a lamotrigine for oral suspension; DS-300, a cysteine injection; DS-100, a dehydrated alcohol injection; ET-104, a zonisamide oral suspension; ET-101, a topiramate oral suspension; and ET-203, an ephedrine ready-to-use injection. Eton Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was incorporated in 2017 and is based in Deer Park, Illinois.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Eton Pharmaceuticals has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.03.
PE Ratio
Eton Pharmaceuticals has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 121. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $121 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 6.83%.
Sales Growth
Eton Pharmaceuticals’s sales growth is negative 26.6% for the present quarter and 50.2% for the next.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Eton Pharmaceuticals’s stock is valued at $3.63 at 16:22 EST, way below its 52-week high of $5.81 and way above its 52-week low of $2.47.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Eton Pharmaceuticals is 31981 which is 34.14% below its average volume of 48566.
Moving Average
Eton Pharmaceuticals’s value is higher than its 50-day moving average of $3.49 and below its 200-day moving average of $3.90.
2. Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (CPK)
37.2% sales growth and 9.07% return on equity
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation operates as an energy delivery company. The Regulated Energy segment engages in the natural gas distribution operations in central and southern Delaware, Maryland's eastern shore, and Florida; regulated natural gas transmission in the Delmarva Peninsula and Florida; and regulated electric distribution in northeast and northwest Florida. The Unregulated Energy segment engages in the propane operations in the Mid-Atlantic region and Florida; unregulated natural gas transmission/supply operation in central and eastern Ohio; generation of electricity and steam; and provision of compressed natural gas, liquefied natural gas, and renewable natural gas transportation and pipeline solutions primarily to utilities and pipelines in the eastern United States. This segment also provides other unregulated energy services, such as energy-related merchandise sales; heating, ventilation, and air conditioning services; and plumbing and electrical services. The company was founded in 1859 and is headquartered in Dover, Delaware.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Chesapeake Utilities Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.76.
PE Ratio
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 24.52. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $24.52 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 9.07%.
Dividend Yield
As maintained by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Jun 14, 2024, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 2.56 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 2.19%.
Sales Growth
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation’s sales growth is 23% for the present quarter and 37.2% for the next.
3. Citizens Community Bancorp (CZWI)
17.2% sales growth and 7.99% return on equity
Citizens Community Bancorp, Inc. operates as a bank holding company for Citizens Community Federal N.A. that provides various traditional community banking services to businesses, agricultural operators, and consumers. The company accepts various deposit products, including demand deposits, savings and money market accounts, and certificates of deposit. It also offers various loan products comprising commercial real estate, commercial and industrial, agricultural real estate, agricultural operating, and consumer loans; and residential mortgages and home equity lines-of-credit. In addition, the company provides a portfolio of investments, such as mortgage-backed, corporate asset-backed, U.S. Government sponsored agency, corporate debt, and trust preferred securities. It operates through a network of 25 branch locations in Wisconsin and Minnesota. The company was founded in 1938 and is based in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Citizens Community Bancorp has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.29.
PE Ratio
Citizens Community Bancorp has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 10.15. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $10.15 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 7.99%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Citizens Community Bancorp’s stock is valued at $13.09 at 16:22 EST, under its 52-week high of $13.34 and way higher than its 52-week low of $8.47.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Citizens Community Bancorp is 3947 which is 39.31% below its average volume of 6504.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter is a negative 12.9% and positive 20.8% for the next.
4. QCR Holdings (QCRH)
11% sales growth and 12.94% return on equity
QCR Holdings, Inc., a multi-bank holding company, provides commercial and consumer banking, and trust and asset management services. Its deposit products include noninterest-bearing demand, interest-bearing demand, time, and brokered deposits. The company also provides various commercial and retail lending/leasing, and investment services to corporations, partnerships, individuals, and government agencies. Its loan portfolio comprises loans to small and mid-sized businesses; business loans, including lines of credit for working capital and operational purposes; term loans for the acquisition of facilities, equipment, and other purposes; commercial and residential real estate loans; and installment and other consumer loans, such as home improvement, home equity, motor vehicle, and signature loans, as well as small personal credit lines. In addition, the company engages in leasing of machinery and equipment to commercial and industrial businesses under direct financing lease contracts; and issuance of trust preferred securities. It serves the Quad Cities, Cedar Rapids, Cedar Valley, Des Moines/Ankeny, and Springfield communities. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Moline, Illinois.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, QCR Holdings has a trailing twelve months EPS of $6.74.
PE Ratio
QCR Holdings has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 11.27. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $11.27 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 12.94%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is a negative 3.3% and a negative 24.4%, respectively.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for QCR Holdings is 114655 which is 89.57% above its average volume of 60480.
5. Franklin Resources (BEN)
8.3% sales growth and 7.75% return on equity
Franklin Resources, Inc. is a publicly owned asset management holding company. Through its subsidiaries, the firm provides its services to individuals, institutions, pension plans, trusts, and partnerships. It launches equity, fixed income, balanced, and multi-asset mutual funds through its subsidiaries. The firm invests in the public equity, fixed income, and alternative markets. Franklin Resources, Inc. was founded in 1947 and is based in San Mateo, California with an additional office in Hyderabad, India.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Franklin Resources has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.73.
PE Ratio
Franklin Resources has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 13.58. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $13.58 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 7.75%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Franklin Resources’s stock is valued at $23.49 at 16:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $30.32 and higher than its 52-week low of $21.57.
Dividend Yield
As maintained by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Jun 28, 2024, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1.24 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 5.25%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 11.7%, now sitting on 8.1B for the twelve trailing months.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter and the next is a negative 7.9% and a negative 22.6%, respectively.
6. StealthGas (GASS)
8.1% sales growth and 9.6% return on equity
StealthGas Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides seaborne transportation services to liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) producers and users internationally. It also provides crude oil and natural gas. The company's carriers carry various petroleum gas products in liquefied form, including propane, butane, butadiene, isopropane, propylene, and vinyl chloride monomer; and refined petroleum products, such as gasoline, diesel, fuel oil, and jet fuel, as well as edible oils and chemicals. As of December 31, 2021, it had a fleet of 44 LPG carriers with a total capacity of 389,426 cubic meters; three medium range product carriers with a total capacity of 140,000 deadweight tons (dwt); and one Aframax crude oil tanker with a total capacity of 115,804 dwt. StealthGas Inc. was incorporated in 2004 and is based in Athens, Greece.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, StealthGas has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.42.
PE Ratio
StealthGas has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 4.58. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $4.58 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%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 9.2%, now sitting on 147.03M for the twelve trailing months.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
StealthGas’s stock is valued at $6.51 at 16:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $8.84 and way higher than its 52-week low of $4.61.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is 96.3% and 81.2%, respectively.
7. T. Rowe Price Group (TROW)
7.6% sales growth and 18.72% return on equity
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. is a publicly owned investment manager. The firm provides its services to individuals, institutional investors, retirement plans, financial intermediaries, and institutions. It launches and manages equity and fixed income mutual funds. The firm invests in the public equity and fixed income markets across the globe. It employs fundamental and quantitative analysis with a bottom-up approach. The firm utilizes in-house and external research to make its investments. It employs socially responsible investing with a focus on environmental, social, and governance issues. It makes investment in late-stage venture capital transactions and usually invests between $3 million and $5 million. The firm was previously known as T. Rowe Group, Inc. and T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. was founded in 1937 and is based in Baltimore, Maryland, with additional offices in Colorado Springs, Colorado; Owings Mills, Maryland; San Francisco, California; New York, New York; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Tampa, Florida; Toronto, Ontario; Hellerup, Denmark; Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg; Zurich, Switzerland; Dubai, United Arab Emirates; London, United Kingdom; Sydney, New South Wales; Hong Kong; Tokyo, Japan; Singapore; Frankfurt, Shanghai, China; Germany, Madrid, Spain, Milan, Italy, Stockholm, Sweden, Melbourne, Australia, Amsterdam, Netherlands and Washington, DC.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, T. Rowe Price Group has a trailing twelve months EPS of $7.76.
PE Ratio
T. Rowe Price Group has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 14.84. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $14.84 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 18.72%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for T. Rowe Price Group is 1387530 which is 2.23% above its average volume of 1357180.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is 12.4% and 7.8%, respectively.
8. TriMas Corporation (TRS)
5.5% sales growth and 6.14% return on equity
TriMas Corporation manufactures and provides products for consumer products, aerospace, and industrial end markets worldwide. It operates in three segments: Packaging, Aerospace, and Specialty Products. The Packaging segment offers specialty polymeric and steel closure and dispensing systems, including dispensing products, such as foaming and sanitizer pumps, lotion and hand soap pumps, beverage dispensers, perfume sprayers, and nasal and trigger sprayers; polymeric and steel caps and closures comprising food lids, flip-top and beverage closures, child resistance caps, drum and pail closures, flexible spouts, and agricultural closures; polymeric jar products; integrated dispensers; bag-in-box products; aseptic closures; industrial closures and flex spouts; and single-bodied and assembled caps and closures under the Rieke, Taplast, Affaba & Ferrari, Stolz, and Rapak brands. The Aerospace segment provides fasteners, collars, blind bolts, rivets, ducting and connectors for air management systems, and machined parts and components to original equipment manufacturers, supply chain distributors, MRO/aftermarket providers, and tier one suppliers for commercial, maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO); and military and defense aerospace applications and platforms under the Monogram Aerospace Fasteners, Allfast Fastening Systems, Mac Fasteners, RSA Engineered Products, and Martinic Engineering brands. The Specialty Products segment offers steel cylinders for use in the transportation, storage, and dispensing of compressed gases under the Norris Cylinder brand; natural gas powered wellhead engines, compressors, and replacement parts for oil and natural gas production, and other industrial and commercial markets under the Arrow brand; and spare parts for various industrial engines. The company sells its products through a direct sales force, third-party agents, and distributors. TriMas Corporation was incorporated in 1986 and is headquartered in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, TriMas Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.97.
PE Ratio
TriMas Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 26.62. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $26.62 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 6.14%.
Sales Growth
TriMas Corporation’s sales growth is 2.3% for the ongoing quarter and 5.5% for the next.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
TriMas Corporation’s stock is valued at $25.82 at 16:22 EST, below its 52-week high of $27.89 and way above its 52-week low of $22.59.
Dividend Yield
According to Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Aug 6, 2024, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.16 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 0.59%.
