(VIANEWS) – Goldman Sachs Group (GS), Air Lease Corporation (AL), Radcom Ltd. (RDCM) 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. Goldman Sachs Group (GS)
14% sales growth and 7.25% return on equity
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., a financial institution, provides a range of financial services for corporations, financial institutions, governments, and individuals worldwide. It operates through Global Banking & Markets, Asset & Wealth Management, and Platform Solutions segments. The Global Banking & Markets segment provides financial advisory services, including strategic advisory assignments related to mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, corporate defense activities, restructurings, and spin-offs; and relationship lending, and acquisition financing, as well as secured lending, through structured credit and asset-backed lending and involved in resale agreements. This segment also offers client execution activities for cash and derivative instruments; credit and interest rate products; and provision of mortgages, currencies, commodities, and equities related products, as well as underwriting services. The Asset & Wealth Management segment manages assets across various classes, including equity, fixed income, hedge funds, credit funds, private equity, real estate, currencies, and commodities; and provides customized investment advisory solutions, wealth advisory services, personalized financial planning, and private banking services, as well as invests in corporate equity, credit, real estate, and infrastructure assets. The Platform Solutions segment offers credit cards and point-of-sale financing for purchase of goods or services. This segment also provides cash management services, such as deposit-taking and payment solutions for corporate and institutional clients. The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. was founded in 1869 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Goldman Sachs Group has a trailing twelve months EPS of $22.85.
PE Ratio
Goldman Sachs Group has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 16.45. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $16.45 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 7.25%.
Moving Average
Goldman Sachs Group’s value is higher than its 50-day moving average of $370.24 and way higher than its 200-day moving average of $338.19.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Goldman Sachs Group is 2145640 which is 3.8% below its average volume of 2230540.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter and the next is 0.5% and 166.6%, respectively.
2. Air Lease Corporation (AL)
13.3% sales growth and 7.99% return on equity
Air Lease Corporation, an aircraft leasing company, engages in the purchase and leasing of commercial jet transport aircraft to airlines worldwide. The company also sells aircraft from its operating lease portfolio to third parties, including other leasing companies, financial services companies, and airlines. In addition, it provides fleet management services to investors and owners of aircraft portfolios. As of December 31, 2019, the company owned a fleet of 275 aircraft, including 203 narrowbody jet aircraft and 89 widebody jet aircraft. Air Lease Corporation was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Air Lease Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.46.
PE Ratio
Air Lease Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 9.42. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $9.42 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 7.99%.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Air Lease Corporation’s EBITDA is 50.87.
Sales Growth
Air Lease Corporation’s sales growth is 11.1% for the present quarter and 13.3% for the next.
Moving Average
Air Lease Corporation’s value is higher than its 50-day moving average of $40.80 and higher than its 200-day moving average of $39.78.
3. Radcom Ltd. (RDCM)
12.2% sales growth and 4.78% return on equity
RADCOM Ltd. provides 5G ready cloud-native network intelligence and service assurance solutions for telecom operators or communication service providers (CSPs). It offers RADCOM ACE, including RADCOM Service Assurance, a cloud-native, 5G-ready, and virtualized service assurance solutions, which allows telecom operators to gain end-to-end network visibility and customer experience insights across all networks; RADCOM Network Visibility, a cloud-native network packet broker and filtering solution that allows CSPs to manage network traffic at scale across multiple cloud environments, and control the visibility layer to perform analysis of select datasets; and RADCOM Network Insights, a business intelligence solution that offers insights for multiple use cases enabled by data captured and correlated through RADCOM Network Visibility and RADCOM Service Assurance. The company also provides solutions for mobile and fixed networks, such as 5G, long term evolution, voice over LTE, voice over Wifi, IP multimedia subsystem, voice over IP, and universal mobile telecommunication service. It sells its products directly, as well as through a network of distributors and resellers in North America, Asia, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The company was formerly known as Big Blue Catalogue Ltd. and changed its name to RADCOM Ltd. in 1989. RADCOM Ltd. was incorporated in 1985 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Radcom Ltd. has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.06.
PE Ratio
Radcom Ltd. has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 166.83. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $166.83 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 4.78%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 14%, now sitting on 51.6M for the twelve trailing months.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter and the next is 41.7% and 23.1%, respectively.
4. Canadian Pacific Railway (CP)
8.6% sales growth and 9.65% return on equity
Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited, together with its subsidiaries, owns and operates a transcontinental freight railway in Canada and the United States. The company transports bulk commodities, including grain, coal, potash, fertilizers, and sulphur; and merchandise freight, such as energy, chemicals and plastics, metals, minerals and consumer, automotive, and forest products. It transports intermodal traffic comprising retail goods in overseas containers. The company offers rail and intermodal transportation services through a network of approximately 13,000 miles serving business centers in Quebec and British Columbia, Canada; and the United States Northeast and Midwest regions. Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Canadian Pacific Railway has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.13.
PE Ratio
Canadian Pacific Railway has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 26.48. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $26.48 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 9.65%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Canadian Pacific Railway’s stock is valued at $82.89 at 19:22 EST, below its 52-week high of $86.01 and way above its 52-week low of $68.92.
Sales Growth
Canadian Pacific Railway’s sales growth is 53.5% for the ongoing quarter and 8.6% for the next.
Moving Average
Canadian Pacific Railway’s value is above its 50-day moving average of $78.09 and higher than its 200-day moving average of $77.44.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Canadian Pacific Railway’s EBITDA is 51.01.
5. Host Hotels & Resorts (HST)
8.2% sales growth and 10.95% return on equity
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. is an S&P 500 company and is the largest lodging real estate investment trust and one of the largest owners of luxury and upper-upscale hotels. The Company currently owns 74 properties in the United States and five properties internationally totaling approximately 46,100 rooms. The Company also holds non-controlling interests in six domestic and one international joint ventures. Guided by a disciplined approach to capital allocation and aggressive asset management, the Company partners with premium brands such as Marriott®, Ritz-Carlton®, Westin®, Sheraton®, W®, St. Regis®, The Luxury Collection®, Hyatt®, Fairmont®, Hilton®, Swissôtel®, ibis® and Novotel®, as well as independent brands. For additional information, please visit the Company's website at www.hosthotels.com.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Host Hotels & Resorts has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.05.
PE Ratio
Host Hotels & Resorts has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 18.65. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $18.65 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 10.95%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Host Hotels & Resorts is 4304340 which is 32.2% below its average volume of 6348800.
Sales Growth
Host Hotels & Resorts’s sales growth is 2.3% for the ongoing quarter and 8.2% for the next.
