(VIANEWS) – Gladstone Investment Corporation (GAIN), Albany International Corporation (AIN), Customers Bancorp (CUBI) 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. Gladstone Investment Corporation (GAIN)
64.3% sales growth and 16.68% return on equity
Gladstone Investment Corporation is business development company, specializes in lower middle market, mature stage, buyouts; refinancing existing debt; senior debt securities such as senior loans, senior term loans, lines of credit, and senior notes; senior subordinated debt securities such as senior subordinated loans and senior subordinated notes; junior subordinated debt securities such as subordinated notes and mezzanine loans; limited liability company interests, and warrants or options. The fund does not invest in start-ups. The fund seeks to invest in manufacturing, consumer products and business/consumer services sector. It seeks to invest in small and mid-sized companies based in the United States. The fund prefers to make debt investments between $5 million and $30 million and equity investments between $10 million and $40 million in companies. The fund seeks to invest in companies with revenue between $20 million and $100 million. The fund invests in companies with EBITDA from $3 million to $20 million. It seeks minority equity ownership and prefers to hold a board seat in its portfolio companies. It also prefers to take majority stake in its portfolio companies. The fund typically holds the investments for seven years and exits via sale or recapitalization, initial public offering, or sale to third party.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Gladstone Investment Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.29.
PE Ratio
Gladstone Investment Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 6.18. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $6.18 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 16.68%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth declined by 2.5%, now sitting on 82.03M for the twelve trailing months.
Dividend Yield
As claimed by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Dec 14, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.96 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 6.8%.
Sales Growth
Gladstone Investment Corporation’s sales growth for the next quarter is 64.3%.
2. Albany International Corporation (AIN)
18.2% sales growth and 11.4% return on equity
Albany International Corp. engages in the textile and materials processing businesses. The company operates in two segments, Machine Clothing (MC) and Albany Engineered Composites (AEC). The MC segment designs, manufactures, and markets paper machine clothing for use in manufacturing papers, paperboards, tissues, and towels. This segment offers forming, pressing, and drying fabrics, as well as process belts. It also provides customized and consumable fabrics that are used in the manufacturing process in the pulp, corrugator, nonwovens, fiber cement, building products, tannery, and textile industries. This segment sells its products directly to end-user customers. The AEC segment designs, develops, and manufactures composite structures primarily to customers in the commercial and defense aerospace industries. The company operates in the United States, Switzerland, France, Brazil, China, Mexico, and internationally. Albany International Corp. was founded in 1895 and is headquartered in Rochester, New Hampshire.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Albany International Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.16.
PE Ratio
Albany International Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 27.16. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $27.16 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 11.4%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Albany International Corporation’s stock is valued at $85.82 at 09:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $115.39 and above its 52-week low of $78.20.
3. Customers Bancorp (CUBI)
15.2% sales growth and 14.7% return on equity
Customers Bancorp, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Customers Bank that provides financial products and services to individual consumers, and small and middle market businesses. It operates in two segments, Customers Bank Business Banking and BankMobile. The company accepts various deposit products, such as checking, savings, money market deposit, time deposit, non-interest-bearing demand accounts, individual retirement accounts, and other deposit accounts, as well as non-retail time deposits. It also provides commercial and industrial lending services; small business administration and paycheck protection program loans; multi-family and commercial real estate loans; commercial loans to mortgage companies; equipment financing services and specialty lending; mortgage warehouse loans; and home equity and residential mortgage and installment loans. In addition, the company offers private banking services; mobile phone banking, internet banking, wire transfers, electronic bill payment, lock box, remote deposit capture, courier, merchant processing, cash vault, controlled disbursements, and positive pay services; and cash management services, such as account reconciliation, collections, and sweep accounts. It operates 12 full-service branches, as well as limited production and administrative offices in Southeastern Pennsylvania, including Bucks, Berks, Chester, Philadelphia, and Delaware Counties; Rye Brook and New York; Hamilton, New Jersey; Boston, Massachusetts; Providence, Rhode Island; Portsmouth, New Hampshire; Manhattan and Melville, New York; Washington D.C.; and Chicago, Illinois. Customers Bancorp, Inc. was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in West Reading, Pennsylvania.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Customers Bancorp has a trailing twelve months EPS of $6.32.
PE Ratio
Customers Bancorp has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 7.62. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $7.62 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 14.7%.
4. Essent Group Ltd. (ESNT)
15% sales growth and 14.69% return on equity
Essent Group Ltd., through its subsidiaries, provides private mortgage insurance and reinsurance for mortgages secured by residential properties located in the United States. Its mortgage insurance products include primary, pool, and master policy. The company also provides information technology maintenance and development services; customer support-related services; underwriting consulting; and contract underwriting services. It serves the originators of residential mortgage loans, such as regulated depository institutions, mortgage banks, credit unions, and other lenders. The company was founded in 2008 and is based in Hamilton, Bermuda.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Essent Group Ltd. has a trailing twelve months EPS of $6.23.
PE Ratio
Essent Group Ltd. has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 7.87. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $7.87 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 14.69%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 8.1%, now sitting on 1.03B for the twelve trailing months.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Essent Group Ltd.’s stock is valued at $49.05 at 09:22 EST, under its 52-week high of $53.66 and way higher than its 52-week low of $36.53.
Dividend Yield
As maintained by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Nov 29, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 2.04%.
Moving Average
Essent Group Ltd.’s worth is higher than its 50-day moving average of $47.94 and higher than its 200-day moving average of $45.97.
5. Huron Consulting Group (HURN)
7.8% sales growth and 13.83% return on equity
Huron Consulting Group Inc., a professional services firm, provides consultancy services in the United States and internationally. Its Healthcare segment provides advisory services in the areas of financial and operational improvement, care transformation, and revenue cycle managed services; organizational transformation; and digital, technology and analytic solutions to national and regional hospitals, integrated health systems, academic medical centers, community hospitals, and medical groups. The company's Business Advisory segment offers cloud-based technology, analytics, restructuring, and capital advisory solutions to life science, financial, healthcare, education, energy and utilities, and industrials and manufacturing industries, as well as to public sectors. Its Education segment provides research enterprise and student lifecycle; digital, technology and analytic solutions; and organizational transformation services to public and private colleges and universities, academic medical centers, research institutes, and other not-for-profit organizations. Huron Consulting Group Inc. was incorporated in 2002 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Huron Consulting Group has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.89.
PE Ratio
Huron Consulting Group has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 27.01. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $27.01 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 13.83%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 25.5%, now sitting on 1.34B for the twelve trailing months.
Moving Average
Huron Consulting Group’s worth is above its 50-day moving average of $103.18 and way above its 200-day moving average of $90.52.
Previous days news about Huron Consulting Group(HURN)
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6. Antero Midstream Partners LP (AM)
7% sales growth and 16.23% return on equity
Antero Midstream Corporation owns and operates midstream energy assets. It owns and operates natural gas gathering pipelines, compression stations, processing and fractionation plants, and water handling and treatment assets in the Marcellus Shale and Utica Shale basins. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Antero Midstream Partners LP has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.73.
PE Ratio
Antero Midstream Partners LP has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 18.25. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $18.25 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 16.23%.
7. BlackRock Capital Investment Corporation (BKCC)
6.2% sales growth and 4.85% return on equity
BlackRock Capital Investment Corporation, formerly known as BlackRock Kelso Capital Corporation, is a Business Development Company specializing in investments in middle market companies. The fund invests in all industries. It prefers to invest between $10 million and $50 million and can invest more or less in companies with EBITDA or operating cash flow between $10 million and $50 million. The fund invests in the form of senior and junior secured, unsecured, and subordinated debt securities and loans including cash flow, asset backed, and junior lien facilities and equity securities. It's equity investments can be structured in the form of warrants, preferred stock, common equity co-investments, and direct investments in common stock. The fund's debt investments are principally structured to provide for current cash interest and to a lesser extent non-cash interest, particularly with subordinated debt investments, through a pay-in-kind (PIK) feature. It can also make non-control investments.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, BlackRock Capital Investment Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.22.
PE Ratio
BlackRock Capital Investment Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 17.45. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $17.45 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 4.85%.
Dividend Yield
As maintained by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Dec 13, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.4 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 10.36%.
