(VIANEWS) – Five Below (FIVE), Progressive Corporation (PGR), Curtiss (CW) 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. Five Below (FIVE)
19.1% sales growth and 20.88% return on equity
Five Below, Inc. operates as a specialty value retailer in the United States. It offers accessories, including socks, sunglasses, jewelry, scarves, gloves, hair accessories, athletic tops and bottoms, and t-shirts, as well as nail polishes, lip glosses, fragrances, and branded cosmetics; and items used to complete and personalize living space, such as glitter lamps, posters, frames, fleece blankets, plush items, pillows, candles, incense, lighting, novelty décor, accent furniture, and related items, as well as provides storage options for the customers room. The company also provides sport balls; team sports merchandise and fitness accessories, such as hand weights, jump ropes, and gym balls; games, including name brand board games, puzzles, collectibles, and toys covering remote control; and pool, beach, and outdoor toys, as well as games and accessories. In addition, it offers accessories for cell phones, tablets, audio, and computers, such as cases, chargers, headphones, and other items; books, video games, and DVDs; craft activity kits; arts and crafts supplies, such as crayons, markers, and stickers; and trend-right items for school comprising backpacks, fashion notebooks and journals, novelty pens and pencils, locker accessories, and everyday name brand items. Further, the company provides party goods, decorations, gag gifts, and greeting cards, as well as every day and special occasion merchandise products; assortment of classic and novelty candy bars, movie-size box candy, seasonal-related candy, and gum and snack food; chilled drinks through coolers; and seasonally-specific items used to celebrate and decorate for events. It primarily serves tween and teen customers. As of January 29, 2022, the company operated approximately 1,190 stores in 40 states. The company was formerly known as Cheap Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Five Below, Inc. in August 2002. Five Below, Inc. was incorporated in 2002 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Five Below has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.88.
PE Ratio
Five Below has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 37.98. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $37.98 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 20.88%.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Five Below’s EBITDA is 141.89.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Five Below’s stock is valued at $185.32 at 14:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $220.19 and way higher than its 52-week low of $144.57.
Sales Growth
Five Below’s sales growth for the next quarter is 19.1%.
2. Progressive Corporation (PGR)
16.2% sales growth and 17.04% return on equity
The Progressive Corporation, an insurance holding company, provides personal and commercial auto, personal residential and commercial property, general liability, and other specialty property-casualty insurance products and related services in the United States. It operates in three segments: Personal Lines, Commercial Lines, and Property. The Personal Lines segment writes insurance for personal autos and recreational vehicles (RV). This segment's products include personal auto insurance; and special lines products, including insurance for motorcycles, ATVs, RVs, watercrafts, snowmobiles, and related products. The Commercial Lines segment provides auto-related liability and physical damage insurance, and business-related general liability and property insurance for autos, vans, pick-up trucks, and dump trucks used by small businesses; tractors, trailers, and straight trucks primarily used by regional general freight and expeditor-type businesses, and long-haul operators; dump trucks, log trucks, and garbage trucks used by dirt, sand and gravel, logging, garbage/debris removal, and coal-type businesses; and tow trucks and wreckers used in towing services and gas/service station businesses; as well as non-fleet and airport taxis, and black-car services. The Property segment writes residential property insurance for homeowners, other property owners, and renters, as well as offers manufactured homes, personal umbrella insurance, and primary and excess flood insurance. The company offers policy issuance and claims adjusting services; and acts as an agent to homeowners, general liability, workers' compensation insurance, and other products. It also provides reinsurance services. The company sells its products through independent insurance agencies, as well as through mobile applications and over the phone. The Progressive Corporation was founded in 1937 and is headquartered in Mayfield Village, Ohio.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Progressive Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.6.
PE Ratio
Progressive Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 35.58. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $35.58 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 17.04%.
Sales Growth
Progressive Corporation’s sales growth is 16.9% for the present quarter and 16.2% for the next.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Progressive Corporation’s stock is valued at $163.68 at 14:22 EST, above its 52-week high of $161.98.
Dividend Yield
As maintained by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Oct 3, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.4 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 0.25%.
3. Curtiss (CW)
10.8% sales growth and 16.89% return on equity
Curtiss-Wright Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and overhauls precision components, and engineered products and services primarily to the aerospace, defense, general industrial, and power generation markets worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Commercial/Industrial, Defense, and Power. The Commercial/Industrial segment offers industrial vehicle products, such as electronic throttle control devices, joysticks, and transmission shifters; sensors, controls and electro-mechanical actuation components used in commercial aircrafts; valves for use in the industrial markets; and surface technology services, including shot peening, laser peening, coatings, and advanced testing. The Defense segment provides commercial off-the-shelf embedded computing board-level modules, data acquisition and flight test instrumentation equipment, integrated subsystems, instrumentation and control systems, turret aiming and stabilization products, and weapons handling systems; avionics and electronics; and aircraft data management solutions to the commercial aerospace market. The Power segment offers hardware, pumps, pump seals, control rod drive mechanisms, valves, fastening systems, specialized containment doors, airlock hatches, spent fuel management products, and fluid sealing products for nuclear power plants and nuclear equipment manufacturers; and naval propulsion and auxiliary equipment, including coolant pumps, power-dense compact motors, generators, steam turbines, valves, and secondary propulsion systems, as well as ship repair and maintenance services primarily to the U.S. navy. Curtiss-Wright Corporation was founded in 1929 and is headquartered in Davidson, North Carolina.Curtiss-Wright Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and overhauls precision components, and engineered products and services primarily to the aerospace, defense, general industrial, and power generation markets worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Commercial/Industrial, Defense, and Power. The Commercial/Industrial segment offers industrial vehicle products, such as electronic throttle control devices, joysticks, and transmission shifters; sensors, controls and electro-mechanical actuation components used in commercial aircrafts; valves for use in the industrial markets; and surface technology services, including shot peening, laser peening, coatings, and advanced testing. The Defense segment provides commercial off-the-shelf embedded computing board-level modules, data acquisition and flight test instrumentation equipment, integrated subsystems, instrumentation and control systems, turret aiming and stabilization products, and weapons handling systems; avionics and electronics; and aircraft data management solutions to the commercial aerospace market. The Power segment offers hardware, pumps, pump seals, control rod drive mechanisms, valves, fastening systems, specialized containment doors, airlock hatches, spent fuel management products, and fluid sealing products for nuclear power plants and nuclear equipment manufacturers; and naval propulsion and auxiliary equipment, including coolant pumps, power-dense compact motors, generators, steam turbines, valves, and secondary propulsion systems, as well as ship repair and maintenance services primarily to the U.S. navy. Curtiss-Wright Corporation was founded in 1929 and is headquartered in Davidson, North Carolina.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Curtiss has a trailing twelve months EPS of $8.92.
PE Ratio
Curtiss has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 23.92. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $23.92 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 16.89%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 14.9%, now sitting on 2.82B for the twelve trailing months.
Sales Growth
Curtiss’s sales growth is negative 2.8% for the present quarter and 10.8% for the next.
4. Veeva Systems (VEEV)
10.8% sales growth and 14.6% return on equity
Veeva Systems Inc. provides cloud-based software for the life sciences industry. It offers Veeva Commercial Cloud, a suite of software and data solutions, such as Veeva customer relationship management (CRM) that enable customer-facing employees at pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies; Veeva Vault PromoMats, an end-to-end content and digital asset management solution; Veeva Vault Medical that provides source of medical content across multiple channels and geographies; Veeva Crossix, an analytics platform for pharmaceutical brands; Veeva OpenData, a customer reference data solution; Veeva Link, a data application that allows link to generate real-time intelligence; and Veeva Compass includes de-identified and longitudinal patient data for the United States. The company also provides Veeva Development Cloud, a suite of applications for the clinical, regulatory, quality, and safety functions, including Veeva Vault Clinical, Veeva Vault RIM, Veeva Vault Safety, and Veeva Vault Quality; Veeva QualityOne, a quality and document management, and training solution; Veeva RegulatoryOne, a solution that helps companies to manage regulatory submission content; and Veeva Claims addresses the end-to-end product and marketing claims management process. In addition, it offers professional and support services, including implementation and deployment planning and project management; requirements analysis, solution design, and configuration; systems environment management and deployment services; services focused on advancing or transforming business and operating processes related to Veeva solutions; data migration and systems integrations technical consulting services; training on its solutions; and ongoing managed services that include outsourced systems administration. The company was formerly known as Verticals onDemand, Inc. and changed its name to Veeva Systems Inc. in April 2009. Veeva Systems Inc. was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Pleasanton, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Veeva Systems has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.32.
PE Ratio
Veeva Systems has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 53.21. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $53.21 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 14.6%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Veeva Systems’s stock is valued at $176.65 at 14:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $225.49 and way higher than its 52-week low of $157.00.
Sales Growth
Veeva Systems’s sales growth for the next quarter is 10.8%.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Veeva Systems’s EBITDA is 234.4.
5. Addus HomeCare Corporation (ADUS)
10.7% sales growth and 8.88% return on equity
Addus HomeCare Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides personal care services to elderly, chronically ill, disabled persons, and individuals who are at risk of hospitalization or institutionalization in the United States. It operates through three segments: Personal Care, Hospice, and Home Health. The Personal Care segment provides non-medical assistance with activities of daily living. This segment offers services that include assistance with bathing, grooming, oral care, feeding and dressing, medication reminders, meal planning and preparation, housekeeping, and transportation services. The Hospice segment provides palliative nursing care, social work, spiritual counseling, homemaker, and bereavement counseling services for people who are terminally ill, as well as related services for their families. The Home Health segment offers skilled nursing and physical, occupational, and speech therapy for the individuals who requires assistance during an illness or after hospitalization. The company's payor clients include federal, state, and local governmental agencies; managed care organizations; commercial insurers; and private individuals. Addus HomeCare Corporation was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Frisco, Texas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Addus HomeCare Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.53.
PE Ratio
Addus HomeCare Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 24.32. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $24.32 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 8.88%.
Sales Growth
Addus HomeCare Corporation’s sales growth is 11.1% for the ongoing quarter and 10.7% for the next.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 12.6%, now sitting on 1.03B for the twelve trailing months.
Moving Average
Addus HomeCare Corporation’s value is higher than its 50-day moving average of $83.35 and under its 200-day moving average of $92.92.
Previous days news about Addus HomeCare Corporation(ADUS)
- According to Zacks on Friday, 24 November, "DaVita Inc. (DVA Quick QuoteDVA – Free Report) , Option Care Health, Inc. (OPCH Quick QuoteOPCH – Free Report) , Addus HomeCare Corporation (ADUS Quick QuoteADUS – Free Report) and The Pennant Group, Inc. (PNTG Quick QuotePNTG – Free Report) are likely to gain from the prospects."
6. Main Street Capital Corporation (MAIN)
10.7% sales growth and 18.19% return on equity
Main Street Capital Corporation is a principal investment firm that primarily provides equity capital to lower middle market companies and debt capital to middle market companies. Main Street's portfolio investments are typically made to support management buyouts, recapitalizations, growth financings, refinancings and acquisitions of companies that operate in diverse industry sectors. Main Street seeks to partner with entrepreneurs, business owners and management teams and generally provides "one stop" financing alternatives within its lower middle market portfolio. Main Street's lower middle market companies generally have annual revenues between $10 million and $150 million. Main Street's middle market debt investments are made in businesses that are generally larger in size than its lower middle market portfolio companies.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Main Street Capital Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.97.
PE Ratio
Main Street Capital Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 8.21. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $8.21 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 18.19%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 25.3%, now sitting on 484.95M for the twelve trailing months.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Main Street Capital Corporation’s stock is valued at $40.81 at 14:22 EST, under its 52-week high of $43.15 and way higher than its 52-week low of $35.41.
7. IDEXX Laboratories (IDXX)
8.1% sales growth and 92.79% return on equity
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. develops, manufactures, and distributes products primarily for the companion animal veterinary, livestock and poultry, dairy, and water testing markets worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Companion Animal Group; Water Quality Products; and Livestock, Poultry and Dairy. It also provides point-of-care veterinary diagnostic products, including instruments, consumables, and rapid assay test kits; veterinary reference laboratory diagnostic and consulting services; practice management and diagnostic imaging systems and services for veterinarians; and health monitoring, biological materials testing, and laboratory animal diagnostic instruments, and services for biomedical research community. In addition, the company offers diagnostic and health-monitoring products for livestock, poultry, and dairy products that test water for various microbiological contaminants; point-of-care electrolytes and blood gas analyzers; OPTI SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR test kit for human COVID-19 testing; in-clinic chemistry, blood and urine chemistry, hematology, immunoassay, urinalysis, and coagulation analyzers; and SNAP rapid assays test kits. Further, it provides Colilert, Colilert-18, and Colisure tests, which detect the presence of total coliforms and E. coli in water; Enterolert, Pseudalert, Filta-Max and Filta-Max xpress, Legiolert, and Quanti-Tray products; and veterinary software and services for independent veterinary clinics and corporate groups. The company markets its products through marketing, customer service, sales, and technical service groups, as well as through independent distributors and other resellers. IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in Westbrook, Maine.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, IDEXX Laboratories has a trailing twelve months EPS of $9.81.
PE Ratio
IDEXX Laboratories has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 48.66. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $48.66 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 92.79%.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
IDEXX Laboratories’s EBITDA is 11.29.
8. Allegion plc Ordinary Shares (ALLE)
5.1% sales growth and 55.05% return on equity
Allegion plc manufactures and sells mechanical and electronic security products and solutions worldwide. The company offers door closers and controls; doors and door systems; electronic security products; electronic, biometric and mobile access control systems; exit devices; locks, locksets, portable locks, and key systems; time, attendance, and workforce productivity systems; and other accessories. The company sells its products and solutions to end-users in commercial, institutional, and residential facilities, including education, healthcare, government, hospitality, commercial office, and single and multi-family residential markets under the CISA, Interflex, LCN, Schlage, SimonsVoss, and Von Duprin brands. It sells its products and solutions through distribution and retail channels, such as specialty distribution, e-commerce, and wholesalers, as well as through various retail channels comprising do-it-yourself home improvement centers, on-line and e-commerce platforms, and small specialty showroom outlets. Allegion plc was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Allegion plc Ordinary Shares has a trailing twelve months EPS of $6.32.
PE Ratio
Allegion plc Ordinary Shares has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 16.38. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $16.38 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 55.05%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Allegion plc Ordinary Shares is 599651 which is 16.92% below its average volume of 721796.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Allegion plc Ordinary Shares’s EBITDA is 2.97.
