(VIANEWS) – Gladstone Investment Corporation (GAIN), Insulet (PODD), Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) 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 6.44. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $6.44 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%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the present quarter is a negative 10% and positive 3.8% for the next.
2. Insulet (PODD)
23.6% sales growth and 23.18% return on equity
Insulet Corporation develops, manufactures, and sells insulin delivery systems for people with insulin-dependent diabetes. It offers Omnipod System, a self-adhesive disposable tubeless Omnipod device that is worn on the body for up to three days at a time, as well as its wireless companion, the handheld personal diabetes manager. The company sells its products primarily through independent distributors and pharmacy channels, as well as directly in the United States, Canada, Europe, the Middle East, and Australia. Insulet Corporation was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in Acton, Massachusetts.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Insulet has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.73.
PE Ratio
Insulet has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 111.47. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $111.47 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 23.18%.
Sales Growth
Insulet’s sales growth is 24.6% for the ongoing quarter and 23.6% for the next.
Moving Average
Insulet’s value is below its 50-day moving average of $198.65 and way below its 200-day moving average of $227.40.
Previous days news about Insulet(PODD)
- According to Zacks on Wednesday, 31 January, "Some better-ranked stocks in the broader medical space are Insulet (PODD Quick QuotePODD – Free Report) , DaVita (DVA Quick QuoteDVA – Free Report) and Haemonetics (HAE Quick QuoteHAE – Free Report) . "
3. Martin Marietta Materials (MLM)
17.3% sales growth and 14.93% return on equity
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc., a natural resource-based building materials company, supplies aggregates and heavy-side building materials to the construction industry in the United States and internationally. It offers crushed stone, sand, and gravel products; ready mixed concrete and asphalt; paving products and services; and Portland and specialty cement for use in the infrastructure projects, and nonresidential and residential construction markets, as well as in the railroad, agricultural, utility, and environmental industries. The company also produces magnesia-based chemicals products; dolomitic lime primarily to customers for steel production and soil stabilization; and cement treated materials. Its chemical products are used in flame retardants, wastewater treatment, pulp and paper production, and other environmental applications. Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. was founded in 1939 and is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Martin Marietta Materials has a trailing twelve months EPS of $17.7.
PE Ratio
Martin Marietta Materials has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 28.78. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $28.78 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 14.93%.
4. Public Service Enterprise Group (PEG)
14% sales growth and 19.74% return on equity
Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated, through its subsidiaries, operates as an energy company primarily in Mid-Atlantic United States. The company operates through PSE&G and PSEG Power. The PSE&G segment transmits electricity; distributes electricity and gas to residential, commercial, and industrial customers, as well as invests in solar generation projects, and energy efficiency and related programs; and offers appliance services and repairs. As of December 31, 2022, it had electric transmission and distribution system of 25,000 circuit miles and 864,000 poles; 55 switching stations with an installed capacity of 39,653 megavolt-amperes (MVA), and 235 substations with an installed capacity of 9,735 MVA; four electric distribution headquarters and five electric sub-headquarters; and 18,000 miles of gas mains, 12 gas distribution headquarters, two sub-headquarters, and one meter shop, as well as 56 natural gas metering and regulating stations. Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated was incorporated in 1985 and is based in Newark, New Jersey.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Public Service Enterprise Group has a trailing twelve months EPS of $5.61.
PE Ratio
Public Service Enterprise Group has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 10.35. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $10.35 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 19.74%.
5. NMI Holdings (NMIH)
13% sales growth and 18.79% return on equity
NMI Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides private mortgage guaranty insurance services in the United States. The company offers mortgage insurance services; and outsourced loan review services to mortgage loan originators. It serves national and regional mortgage banks, money center banks, credit unions, community banks, builder-owned mortgage lenders, internet-sourced lenders, and other non-bank lenders. The company was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Emeryville, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, NMI Holdings has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.69.
PE Ratio
NMI Holdings has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 8.65. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $8.65 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 18.79%.
6. Laureate Education (LAUR)
11.7% sales growth and 11.36% return on equity
Laureate Education, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides higher education programs and services to students through a network of universities and higher education institutions. It offers a range of undergraduate and graduate degree programs primarily in the areas of business and management, medicine and health sciences, and engineering and information technology through campus-based, online, and hybrid programs. The company provides its services in Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Peru, and the United States. The company was formerly known as Sylvan Learning Systems, Inc. and changed its name to Laureate Education, Inc. in May 2004. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Laureate Education has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.65.
PE Ratio
Laureate Education has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 19.55. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $19.55 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 11.36%.
Moving Average
Laureate Education’s value is under its 50-day moving average of $13.29 and under its 200-day moving average of $13.05.
7. 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 25.35. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $25.35 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%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the present quarter and the next is 5.4% and 12.4%, respectively.
8. Ares Capital (ARCC)
9.9% sales growth and 12.67% return on equity
Ares Capital Corporation is a business development company specializing in acquisition, recapitalization, mezzanine debt, restructurings, rescue financing, and leveraged buyout transactions of middle market companies. It also makes growth capital and general refinancing. It prefers to make investments in companies engaged in the basic and growth manufacturing, business services, consumer products, health care products and services, and information technology service sectors. The fund will also consider investments in industries such as restaurants, retail, oil and gas, and technology sectors. It focuses on investments in Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast and Southwest regions from its New York office, the Midwest region, from the Chicago office, and the Western region from the Los Angeles office. The fund typically invests between $20 million and $200 million and a maximum of $400 million in companies with an EBITDA between $10 million and $250 million. It makes debt investments between $10 million and $100 million The fund invests through revolvers, first lien loans, warrants, unitranche structures, second lien loans, mezzanine debt, private high yield, junior capital, subordinated debt, and non-control preferred and common equity. The fund also selectively considers third-party-led senior and subordinated debt financings and opportunistically considers the purchase of stressed and discounted debt positions. The fund prefers to be an agent and/or lead the transactions in which it invests. The fund also seeks board representation in its portfolio companies.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Ares Capital has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.31.
PE Ratio
Ares Capital has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 8.77. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $8.77 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 12.67%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter is a negative 4.8% and positive 3.5% for the next.
Dividend Yield
As claimed by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Dec 13, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1.92 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 9.34%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Ares Capital’s stock is valued at $20.27 at 05:22 EST, under its 52-week high of $20.62 and way higher than its 52-week low of $16.95.
