(VIANEWS) – First Citizens BancShares (FCNCA), Universal Technical Institute (UTI), Live Ventures Incorporated (LIVE) 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)
101.7% sales growth and 69.46% 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 2.03. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $2.03 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 69.46%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
First Citizens BancShares’s stock is valued at $1,427.91 at 20:22 EST, above its 52-week high of $1,386.07.
Previous days news about First Citizens BancShares(FCNCA)
- According to Zacks on Thursday, 27 July, "Another stock from the same industry, First Citizens BancShares (FCNCA Quick QuoteFCNCA – Free Report) , has yet to report results for the quarter ended June 2023. "
- According to Zacks on Friday, 28 July, "One other stock from the same industry, First Citizens BancShares (FCNCA Quick QuoteFCNCA – Free Report) , is yet to report results for the quarter ended June 2023. "
2. Universal Technical Institute (UTI)
52.8% sales growth and 4.54% return on equity
Universal Technical Institute, Inc. provides transportation and technical training programs in the United States. It offers certificate, diploma, or degree programs under various brands, such as Universal Technical Institute, Motorcycle Mechanics Institute and Marine Mechanics Institute, NASCAR Technical Institute, and MIAT College of Technology. The company also provides manufacturer specific advanced training programs, including student paid electives at its campuses; and manufacturer or dealer sponsored training at various campuses and dedicated training centers, as well as offers programs for welding and CNC machining. As of September 30, 2022, it operated 16 campuses. Universal Technical Institute, Inc. was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Universal Technical Institute has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.09.
PE Ratio
Universal Technical Institute has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 76.56. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $76.56 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 4.54%.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Universal Technical Institute’s EBITDA is 22.94.
3. Live Ventures Incorporated (LIVE)
38.2% sales growth and 6.3% return on equity
Live Ventures Incorporated, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the flooring manufacturing, steel manufacturing, and retail businesses in the United States. The company's Flooring Manufacturing segment manufactures and sells carpets and rugs, and yarn products focusing on the residential, niche commercial, and hospitality end-markets; and resells hard surface flooring products. This segment serves flooring dealers, home centers, and other flooring manufacturers, as well as directly to end users. Its Steel Manufacturing segment manufactures and sells pre-finished de-carb free tool and die steel products, such as deluxe alloy plates, deluxe tool steel plates, precision ground flat stock products, and drill rods. This segment serves steel distributors and steel service centers. The company's Retail segment operates 62 specialty entertainment retail storefronts that offer entertainment products, including new and pre-owned movies, video games, and music products, as well as ancillary products, such as books, comics, toys, and collectibles. It buys, sells, and trades in new and pre-owned movies, music, video games, electronics, and collectibles through 35 Vintage Stock, 3 V-Stock, 13 Movie Trading company, and 11 EntertainMart retail locations in Missouri, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Arkansas, Utah, Colorado, Illinois, Idaho, and New Mexico, as well as sells new and used movies, video games, music, and toys through Website, vintagestock.com. This segment also offers services to customers, such as rentals, special orders, disc and video game hardware repair services, and other services. Its Corporate and Other segment provides directory listing services. The company was formerly known as LiveDeal, Inc. and changed its name to Live Ventures Incorporated in October 2015. Live Ventures Incorporated was founded in 1968 and is based in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Live Ventures Incorporated has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.08.
PE Ratio
Live Ventures Incorporated has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 13.52. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $13.52 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 6.3%.
4. Assertio Holdings (ASRT)
30.3% sales growth and 53.56% return on equity
Assertio Holdings, Inc., a commercial pharmaceutical company, provides medicines in the areas of neurology, hospital, and pain and inflammation. The company's pharmaceutical products include INDOCIN, an oral solution and a suppository form for the treatment of moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis, including acute flares of chronic disease; moderate to severe ankylosing spondylitis and osteoarthritis; and acute painful shoulder and gouty arthritis. It also provides CAMBIA, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) for the treatment of migraine, nausea, photophobia, and phonophobia; Zipsor, an NSAID for relief of mild to moderate acute pain; and SPRIX, an NSAID for the short term management of moderate to moderately severe pain that requires analgesia at the opioid level. The company was formerly known as Assertio Therapeutics, Inc. and changed its name to Assertio Holdings, Inc. in May 2020. Assertio Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 1995 and is headquartered in Lake Forest, Illinois.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Assertio Holdings has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.76.
PE Ratio
Assertio Holdings has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 3.04. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $3.04 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 53.56%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Assertio Holdings is 637915 which is 67.38% below its average volume of 1955940.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 16.2%, now sitting on 162.16M for the twelve trailing months.
Sales Growth
Assertio Holdings’s sales growth is 13.4% for the current quarter and 30.3% for the next.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Assertio Holdings’s stock is valued at $5.35 at 20:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $8.01 and way higher than its 52-week low of $2.07.
5. FirstService Corporation (FSV)
11.2% sales growth and 13.36% return on equity
FirstService Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides residential property management and other essential property services to residential and commercial customers in the United States and Canada. The company operates in two segments, FirstService Residential and FirstService Brands. The FirstService Residential segment offers property management services for private residential communities, such as condominiums, co-operatives, homeowner associations, master-planned communities, active adult and lifestyle communities, and various other residential developments. This segment also provides a range of ancillary services, including on-site staffing for building engineering and maintenance, full-service swimming pool and amenity management, and security and concierge/front desk; and financial services comprising cash management, other banking transaction-related, and specialized property insurance brokerage. In addition, this segment offers energy management solutions and advisory services, and resale processing services. The FirstService Brands segment provides property services through 5 franchise networks; and company-owned locations, including 19 California Closets and 11 Paul Davis Restoration locations. It provides residential and commercial restoration, painting, and floor coverings design and installation services; custom-designed and installed closet, and home storage solutions; home inspection services; and fire protection and related services. This segment offers its services primarily under the Paul Davis Restoration, Interstate Restoration, FirstOnSite Restoration, Century Fire Protection, CertaPro Painters, California Closets, Pillar to Post Home Inspectors, and Floor Coverings International brand names. FirstService Corporation was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, FirstService Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.76.
PE Ratio
FirstService Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 56.87. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $56.87 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 13.36%.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
FirstService Corporation’s EBITDA is 96.96.
Moving Average
FirstService Corporation’s value is higher than its 50-day moving average of $149.22 and way above its 200-day moving average of $137.15.
Dividend Yield
According to Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Jun 28, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.9 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 0.57%.
6. MarketAxess Holdings (MKTX)
10.7% sales growth and 24.16% return on equity
MarketAxess Holdings Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates an electronic trading platform for institutional investor and broker-dealer companies worldwide. It offers the access to liquidity in the U.S. investment-grade bonds, U.S. high-yield bonds, and U.S. Treasuries, as well as municipal bonds, emerging market debts, Eurobonds, and other fixed-income securities. The company, through its Open Trading protocols, executes bond trades between and among institutional investor and broker-dealer clients in an all-to-all anonymous trading environment for corporate bonds. It also offers trading-related products and services, including composite+ pricing and other market data products to assist clients with trading decisions; auto-execution and other execution services for clients requiring specialized workflow solutions; connectivity solutions that facilitate straight-through processing; and technology services to optimize trading environments. In addition, the company provides various pre-and post-trade services, such as trade matching, trade publication, regulatory transaction reporting, and market and reference data across a range of fixed-income and other products. MarketAxess Holdings Inc. was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, MarketAxess Holdings has a trailing twelve months EPS of $6.72.
PE Ratio
MarketAxess Holdings has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 40.43. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $40.43 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 24.16%.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
MarketAxess Holdings’s EBITDA is 13.47.
Sales Growth
MarketAxess Holdings’s sales growth is 8.5% for the current quarter and 10.7% for the next.
Moving Average
MarketAxess Holdings’s worth is higher than its 50-day moving average of $270.82 and under its 200-day moving average of $300.06.
7. Core Laboratories N.V. (CLB)
8.8% sales growth and 13.06% return on equity
Core Laboratories N.V. provides reservoir description and production enhancement services and products to the oil and gas industry in the United States, Canada, and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Reservoir Description and Production Enhancement. The Reservoir Description segment includes the characterization of petroleum reservoir rock, fluid, and gas samples to enhance production and improve recovery of oil and gas from its clients' reservoirs. It offers laboratory-based analytical and field services to characterize properties of crude oil and petroleum products; and proprietary and joint industry studies. The Production Enhancement segment offers services and products relating to reservoir well completions, perforations, stimulations, and production. It offers integrated diagnostic services to evaluate and monitor the effectiveness of well completions and to develop solutions to improve the effectiveness of enhanced oil recovery projects. The company markets and sells its products through a combination of sales representatives, technical seminars, trade shows, and print advertising, as well as through distributors. Core Laboratories N.V. was founded in 1936 and is based in Amstelveen, the Netherlands.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Core Laboratories N.V. has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.51.
PE Ratio
Core Laboratories N.V. has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 51.16. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $51.16 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 13.06%.
Dividend Yield
As claimed by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on May 4, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.04 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 0.16%.
8. Fulton Financial Corporation (FULT)
5.5% sales growth and 11.22% return on equity
Fulton Financial Corporation operates as a financial holding company that provides consumer and commercial banking products and services. It accepts various checking accounts and savings deposit products, certificates of deposit, and individual retirement accounts. The company also offers secured consumer loans, including home equity loans and lines of credit, automobile loans, personal lines of credit, and checking account overdraft protection; construction and jumbo residential mortgage loans; and commercial lending products comprising commercial real estate, commercial and industrial, and construction loans, as well as equipment lease financing loans. In addition, it provides letters of credit, cash management services, and traditional deposit products; and wealth management services, including investment management, trust, brokerage, insurance, and investment advisory services. Further, the company owns passive investments, as well as trust preferred securities; and sells various life insurance products. It provides its products and services through traditional financial center banking, as well as through a network of automated teller machines, telephone banking, mobile banking, and online banking. The company operated branches in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, and Virginia. Fulton Financial Corporation was incorporated in 1882 and is headquartered in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Fulton Financial Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.68.
PE Ratio
Fulton Financial Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 7.4. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $7.4 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 11.22%.
Sales Growth
Fulton Financial Corporation’s sales growth is 18.9% for the ongoing quarter and 5.5% for the next.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Fulton Financial Corporation’s stock is valued at $12.43 at 20:22 EST, way below its 52-week high of $18.91 and way higher than its 52-week low of $9.64.
