(VIANEWS) – Fidus Investment Corporation (FDUS), Sun Communities (SUI), Mitek Systems (MITK) 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. Fidus Investment Corporation (FDUS)
31.4% sales growth and 7.4% return on equity
Fidus Investment Corporation is a business development company. It specializing in leveraged buyouts, refinancings, change of ownership transactions, recapitalizations, strategic acquisitions, mezzanine, growth capital, business expansion, lower middle market investments, debt investments, subordinated and second lien loans, senior secured and unitranche debt, preferred equity, warrants, subordinated debt, senior subordinated notes, junior secured loans, and unitranche loans. It does not invest in turnarounds or distressed situations. The fund prefers to invest in aerospace and defense, business services, consumer products and services including retail, food, and beverage, healthcare products and services, industrial products and services, information technology services, niche manufacturing, transportation and logistics, and value-added distribution sectors. It seeks to invest in companies based in United States. The fund typically invests between $5 million and $15 million per transaction in companies with annual revenues between $10 million and $150 million and an annual EBITDA between $3 million and $20 million, but it can occasionally invest in larger or smaller companies. It seeks to acquire minority equity stakes and board observation rights in conjunction with its investments.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Fidus Investment Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.49.
PE Ratio
Fidus Investment Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 13.12. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $13.12 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 7.4%.
Moving Average
Fidus Investment Corporation’s worth is below its 50-day moving average of $20.17 and higher than its 200-day moving average of $19.23.
Sales Growth
Fidus Investment Corporation’s sales growth is 32.6% for the current quarter and 31.4% for the next.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 14%, now sitting on 94.14M for the twelve trailing months.
Dividend Yield
According to Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Mar 20, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1.93 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 9.86%.
2. Sun Communities (SUI)
17.6% sales growth and 3.73% return on equity
Sun Communities, Inc. is a REIT that, as of March 31, 2022, owned, operated, or had an interest in a portfolio of 603 developed MH, RV and marina properties comprising nearly 159,300 developed sites and over 45,700 wet slips and dry storage spaces in 39 states, Canada, Puerto Rico and the UK.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Sun Communities has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.69.
PE Ratio
Sun Communities has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 79.48. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $79.48 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 3.73%.
Sales Growth
Sun Communities’s sales growth is 21.5% for the current quarter and 17.6% for the next.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Sun Communities’s stock is valued at $134.16 at 16:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $193.67 and way above its 52-week low of $117.63.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 36.6%, now sitting on 2.81B for the twelve trailing months.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the present quarter is a negative 9.1% and positive 2100% for the next.
3. Mitek Systems (MITK)
15.5% sales growth and 3.69% return on equity
Mitek Systems, Inc. develops, markets, and sells mobile image capture and digital identity verification solutions in the United States, Europe, Latin America, and internationally. The company's solutions are embedded in native mobile apps and browsers to facilitate online user experiences, fraud detection and reduction, and compliant transactions. It offers Mobile Deposit that enables individuals and businesses to remotely deposit checks using their camera-equipped smartphone or tablet; and Mobile Verify, an identity verification solution that is integrated into mobile apps, mobile websites, and desktop applications. The company also provides Mobile Fill, an application to prefill forms with user data by snapping a picture of the driver license or other similar identity documents; Mobile Docs, a mobile document scanning solution; and MiSnap, an image capture technology. In addition, it offers CheckReader that enables financial institutions to automatically extract data from checks; XE, a recurrent neural network engine; and ID_CLOUD, an automated identity verification solution that is integrated into a customers' application to read and validate identity documents. The company sells its solutions primarily to banks, credit unions, lenders, payments processers, card issuers, fintech companies, and others through direct sales teams and channel partners. Mitek Systems, Inc. was incorporated in 1986 and is based in San Diego, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Mitek Systems has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.15.
PE Ratio
Mitek Systems has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 59.73. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $59.73 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 3.69%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 23.8%, now sitting on 139.79M for the twelve trailing months.
Sales Growth
Mitek Systems’s sales growth is 16% for the present quarter and 15.5% for the next.
Moving Average
Mitek Systems’s worth is below its 50-day moving average of $9.66 and way under its 200-day moving average of $10.00.
4. CoStar Group (CSGP)
13.6% sales growth and 5.49% return on equity
CoStar Group, Inc. provides information, analytics, and online marketplace services to the commercial real estate, hospitality, residential, and related professionals industries in the United States, Canada, Europe, the Asia Pacific, and Latin America. It offers CoStar Property that provides inventory of office, industrial, retail, multifamily, hospitality, and student housing properties and land; CoStar COMPS, a robust database of comparable commercial real estate sales transactions; CoStar Market Analytics to view and report on aggregated market and submarket trends; and CoStar Tenant, an online business-to-business prospecting and analytical tool that provides tenant information. The company also provides Lease Comps and Analysis, a tool to capture, manage, and maintain lease data; CoStar Lease Analysis; Public Record, a searchable database of commercially-zoned parcels; CoStar Real Estate Manager, a real estate lease administration, portfolio management, and lease accounting compliance software solution; and CoStar Risk Analytics and CoStar Investment. In addition, it offers apartment marketing sites, such as ApartmentFinder.com, ForRent.com, ApartmentHomeLiving.com, WestsideRentals.com, AFTER55.com, CorporateHousing.com, ForRentUniversity.com, Apartamentos.com, and Off Campus Partners; LoopNet Premium Lister; LoopNet Diamond, Platinum, and Gold Ads; LandsofAmerica.com, LandAndFarm.com, and LandWatch.com for rural land for-sale; BizBuySell.com, BizQuest.com, and FindaFranchise.com for operating businesses and franchises for-sale; Ten-X, an online auction platform for commercial real estate; and HomeSnap, an online and mobile software platform, as well as Homes.com, a homes for sale listings site. CoStar Group, Inc. was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Washington, the District of Columbia.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, CoStar Group has a trailing twelve months EPS of $5.86.
PE Ratio
CoStar Group has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 11.4. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $11.4 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 5.49%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 11.5%, now sitting on 2.12B for the twelve trailing months.
Moving Average
CoStar Group’s worth is way under its 50-day moving average of $75.90 and below its 200-day moving average of $72.38.
5. Copa Holdings, S.A. Copa Holdings, S.A. (CPA)
11.1% sales growth and 24.94% return on equity
Copa Holdings, S.A., through its subsidiaries, provides airline passenger and cargo services. The company offers approximately 104 daily scheduled flights to 54 destinations in 25 countries in North, Central, and South America, as well as the Caribbean from its Panama City hub. As of December 31, 2020, it operated a fleet of 77 aircraft comprising 70 Boeing 737-Next Generation aircraft and 7 Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft. Copa Holdings, S.A. was founded in 1947 and is based in Panama City, Panama.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Copa Holdings, S.A. Copa Holdings, S.A. has a trailing twelve months EPS of $9.33.
PE Ratio
Copa Holdings, S.A. Copa Holdings, S.A. has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 10.09. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $10.09 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 24.94%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is 332.9% and 550%, respectively.
Sales Growth
Copa Holdings, S.A. Copa Holdings, S.A.’s sales growth is 43.2% for the current quarter and 11.1% for the next.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 54.9%, now sitting on 2.97B for the twelve trailing months.
