(VIANEWS) – First Citizens BancShares (FCNCA), Merchants Bancorp (MBIN), Ituran Location and Control Ltd. (ITRN) 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. First Citizens BancShares (FCNCA)
87.9% sales growth and 70.84% return on equity
First Citizens BancShares, Inc. operates as the holding company for First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company that provides retail and commercial banking services to individuals, businesses, and professionals. The company's deposit products include checking, savings, money market, and time deposit accounts. Its loan product portfolio comprises commercial construction and mortgage; and commercial and industrial leases, as well as small business administration paycheck protection program loans. In addition, the company offers consumer loans, such as residential and revolving mortgage, construction and land development, consumer auto, and other consumer loans. Further, it provides wealth management services, including annuities, discount brokerage services, and third-party mutual funds, as well as investment management and advisory services. The company provides its products and services through its branch network. First Citizens BancShares, Inc. was founded in 1898 and is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, First Citizens BancShares has a trailing twelve months EPS of $704.4.
PE Ratio
First Citizens BancShares has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 2.08. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $2.08 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 70.84%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for First Citizens BancShares is 11749 which is 89.11% below its average volume of 107938.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 123%, now sitting on 5.23B for the twelve trailing months.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
First Citizens BancShares’s stock is valued at $1,466.58 at 06:22 EST, below its 52-week high of $1,512.07 and way higher than its 52-week low of $505.84.
2. Merchants Bancorp (MBIN)
13.1% sales growth and 16.92% return on equity
Merchants Bancorp operates as the diversified bank holding company in the United States. The company operates through Multi-family Mortgage Banking, Mortgage Warehousing, and Banking segments. The Multi-family Mortgage Banking segment originates and services government sponsored mortgages for multi-family and healthcare facilities. The Mortgage Warehousing segment funds agency eligible residential loans, including origination, purchase, and sale in the secondary market, as well as commercial loans to non-depository financial institutions. The Banking segment offers a range of financial products and services to consumers and businesses, such as various types of deposit products comprising checking, savings, money market, certificates of deposit, and time deposit accounts; and multi-family construction and bridge, commercial real estate, commercial and industrial, residential mortgage, and consumer loan products. This segment also engages in the agricultural lending, small business administration lending, single-family mortgage lending, and correspondent lending and servicing businesses. It operates 16 branches in various states, including Indiana, Illinois, Florida, New York, and Minnesota. Merchants Bancorp was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Carmel, Indiana.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Merchants Bancorp has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.52.
PE Ratio
Merchants Bancorp has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 6.9. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $6.9 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 16.92%.
Sales Growth
Merchants Bancorp’s sales growth is 17.7% for the present quarter and 13.1% for the next.
3. Ituran Location and Control Ltd. (ITRN)
11.5% sales growth and 27.43% return on equity
Ituran Location and Control Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides location-based services and wireless communications products. The company's Location-Based Services segment provides stolen vehicle recovery and tracking services, which locate, track, and recover stolen vehicles for its subscribers; fleet management services that enable corporate and individual customers to track and manage their vehicles in real time; and personal locator services that allow customers to protect valuable merchandise and equipment. It also offers on-demand navigation guidance, information, and assistance, including the provision of traffic reports and directions, as well as information on the location of gas stations, car repair shops, post offices, hospitals, and other facilities; and Connected Car, service platform includes a back-office application, a telematics device installed in the vehicle, mobile apps for both IOS and Android users, as well as usage based insurance. This segment serves insurance companies and agents, car manufacturers, dealers and importers, cooperative sales channels, and private subscribers. Its Wireless Communications Products segment provides Base Site, a radio receiver that includes a processor and a data computation unit to collect and send data to and from transponders, and to control centers; Control Center, a center consisting of software used to collect data from various base sites, conduct location calculations, and transmit location data to various customers and law enforcement agencies; navigation and tracking devices installed in vehicles; and SMART, a portable transmitter installed in vehicles that sends a signal to the base site enabling the location of vehicles, equipment, or an individual. As of December 31, 2020, it served approximately 17,680,000 end-users in Israel, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Ecuador, Colombia, and the United States. The company was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Azor, Israel.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Ituran Location and Control Ltd. has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.95.
PE Ratio
Ituran Location and Control Ltd. has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 14.29. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $14.29 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 27.43%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Ituran Location and Control Ltd.’s stock is valued at $27.86 at 06:22 EST, under its 52-week high of $28.90 and way higher than its 52-week low of $20.35.
Moving Average
Ituran Location and Control Ltd.’s worth is way higher than its 50-day moving average of $24.86 and way higher than its 200-day moving average of $22.87.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is 23.3% and 14.3%, respectively.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Ituran Location and Control Ltd.’s EBITDA is 20.73.
4. Acadia Healthcare Company (ACHC)
7.7% sales growth and 9.61% return on equity
Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. develops and operates inpatient psychiatric facilities, residential treatment centers, group homes, substance abuse facilities, and outpatient behavioral healthcare facilities to serve the behavioral health and recovery needs of communities in the United States and Puerto Rico. The company operates acute inpatient psychiatric facilities, which cares to stabilize patients that are either threat to themselves or 24-hour observation, daily intervention, and monitoring by psychiatrists; and specialty treatment facilities, including residential recovery and eating disorder facilities, and comprehensive treatment centers that provide continuum care for adults with addictive disorders and co-occurring mental disorders. It also provides residential treatment centers, which treat patients with behavioral disorders in a non-hospital setting, including outdoor programs; and offer therapeutic placement for children and adolescents with emotional disorders. As of February 28, 2022, it operated a network of 228 behavioral healthcare facilities with approximately 10,500 beds. Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Franklin, Tennessee.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Acadia Healthcare Company has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.11.
PE Ratio
Acadia Healthcare Company has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 24.13. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $24.13 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 9.61%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the present quarter and the next is 11.2% and 20%, respectively.
Moving Average
Acadia Healthcare Company’s value is under its 50-day moving average of $75.69 and below its 200-day moving average of $76.98.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 12.2%, now sitting on 2.78B for the twelve trailing months.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Acadia Healthcare Company is 363589 which is 44.15% below its average volume of 651095.
5. ICF International (ICFI)
5.7% sales growth and 7.65% return on equity
ICF International, Inc. provides management, marketing, technology, and policy consulting and implementation services to government and commercial clients in the United States and internationally. The company researches critical policy, industry, stakeholder issues, trends, and behaviors; measures and evaluates results and their impact; and provides strategic planning and advisory services to its clients on how to navigate societal, market, business, communication, and technology challenges. It also identifies, defines, and implements policies, plans, programs, and business tools through a range of standard and customized methodologies for its clients; conducts survey research; collects and analyzes various data to understand critical issues and options for its clients; and provides actionable business intelligence, as well as information and data management solutions that allow integrated and purpose-driven data usage. In addition, the company provides solutions to optimize the customer and citizen experience; modernizes IT systems; and cyber security solutions that support the range of cyber security missions and protect IT infrastructures in the face of relentless threats, as well as designs, develops, and implements technology systems and business tools that are principal to its clients' mission or business performance. Further, it informs and engages its clients' constituents, customers, and employees through public relations, branding and marketing, multichannel and strategic communications, and reputation issues management. The company serves energy, environment, and infrastructure; health, education, and social programs; safety and security; and consumer and financial markets. The company was formerly known as ICF Consulting Group Holdings, LLC and changed its name to ICF International, Inc. in 2006. ICF International, Inc. was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, ICF International has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.4.
PE Ratio
ICF International has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 37.41. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $37.41 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 7.65%.
Sales Growth
ICF International’s sales growth is 8.4% for the ongoing quarter and 5.7% for the next.
Moving Average
ICF International’s worth is above its 50-day moving average of $123.07 and way higher than its 200-day moving average of $111.27.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
ICF International’s EBITDA is 1.66.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter is a negative 0.6% and positive 10.9% for the next.
