(VIANEWS) – Greenhill & Co. (GHL), Southern Copper (SCCO), Ship Finance International Limited (SFL) 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. Greenhill & Co. (GHL)
97.8% sales growth and 3.52% return on equity
Greenhill & Co., Inc., an independent investment bank, provides financial and strategic advisory services to corporations, partnerships, institutional investors, and governments worldwide. The company offers advisory services related to mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, restructurings, financings, private capital raising, and other similar transactions. It also advises clients on strategic matters, including activist shareholder defense, special committee projects, licensing deals, and joint ventures; and valuation, negotiation tactics, industry dynamics, structuring alternatives, and timing and pricing of transactions, as well as financing alternatives. In addition, the company provides restructuring advisory services to debtors, creditors, governments, and other stakeholders, and acquirers of distressed companies and assets; and advice on restructuring alternatives, capital structures, and sales or recapitalizations. Further, it assists clients in identifying and capitalizing on incremental sources of value; and on court-assisted reorganizations by developing and seeking approval for plans of reorganization, as well as the implementation of such plans. Additionally, the company advises on private placements of debt and structured equity, refinancing of existing debt facilities, negotiating the modification, and amendment of covenants, as well as acts as an independent advisor. It also offers financial advisory services to pension funds, endowments, and other institutional investors on transactions involving alternative assets; and advice to alternative asset fund sponsors for private capital raising, financing, restructuring, liquidity options, valuation, and related services. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Greenhill & Co. has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.15.
PE Ratio
Greenhill & Co. has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 45.07. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $45.07 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 3.52%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth declined by 20.3%, now sitting on 242.98M for the twelve trailing months.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Greenhill & Co.’s stock is valued at $6.76 at 06:22 EST, way below its 52-week high of $14.17 and way higher than its 52-week low of $5.65.
Moving Average
Greenhill & Co.’s value is way under its 50-day moving average of $8.92 and way below its 200-day moving average of $9.13.
Dividend Yield
As claimed by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Mar 6, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.4 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 5.96%.
2. Southern Copper (SCCO)
31.3% sales growth and 32.62% return on equity
Southern Copper Corporation engages in mining, exploring, smelting, and refining copper and other minerals in Peru, Mexico, Argentina, Ecuador, and Chile. The company is involved in the mining, milling, and flotation of copper ore to produce copper and molybdenum concentrates; smelting of copper concentrates to produce blister and anode copper; refining of anode copper to produce copper cathodes; production of molybdenum concentrate and sulfuric acid; production of refined silver, gold, and other materials; and mining and processing of zinc, copper, molybdenum, silver, gold, and lead. It operates the Toquepala and Cuajone open-pit mines, and a smelter and refinery in Peru; and La Caridad, an open-pit copper mine, as well as a copper ore concentrator, a SX-EW plant, a smelter, refinery, and a rod plant in Mexico. The company also operates Buenavista, an open-pit copper mine, as well as two copper concentrators and two operating SX-EW plants in Mexico. In addition, it operates five underground mines that produce zinc, lead, copper, silver, and gold; a coal mine that produces coal and coke; and a zinc refinery. The company has interests in 493,117 hectares of exploration concessions in Peru and Mexico; 239,077 hectares of exploration concessions in Argentina; 30,568 hectares of exploration concessions in Chile; and 7,299 hectares of exploration concessions in Ecuador. Southern Copper Corporation was incorporated in 1952 and is based in Phoenix, Arizona. Southern Copper Corporation is a subsidiary of Americas Mining Corporation.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Southern Copper has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.44.
PE Ratio
Southern Copper has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 21.03. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $21.03 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 32.62%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Southern Copper’s stock is valued at $72.33 at 06:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $82.05 and way higher than its 52-week low of $42.42.
Dividend Yield
As maintained by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on May 7, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 4 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 5.76%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 1.1%, now sitting on 10.08B for the twelve trailing months.
3. Ship Finance International Limited (SFL)
19.7% sales growth and 19.56% return on equity
SFL Corporation Ltd., a maritime and offshore asset owning and chartering company, engages in the ownership, operation, and chartering out of vessels and offshore related assets on medium and long-term charters. The company is also involved in the charter, purchase, and sale of assets. In addition, it operates in various sectors of the maritime, and shipping and offshore industries, including oil, chemical, oil product, container, and car transportation, as well as dry bulk shipments and drilling rigs. As of December 31, 2021, the company owned six crude oil tankers, 15 dry bulk carriers, 35 container vessels, two car carriers, one jack-up drilling rig, one ultra-deepwater drilling unit, two chemical tankers, and four oil product tankers. It primarily operates in Bermuda, Cyprus, Liberia, Norway, Singapore, the United Kingdom, and the Marshall Islands. The company was formerly known as Ship Finance International Limited and changed its name to SFL Corporation Ltd. in September 2019. SFL Corporation Ltd. was incorporated in 2003 and is based in Hamilton, Bermuda.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Ship Finance International Limited has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.53.
PE Ratio
Ship Finance International Limited has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 5.61. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $5.61 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 19.56%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Ship Finance International Limited is 1032550 which is 11.1% above its average volume of 929350.
4. Ocwen Financial Corporation NEW (OCN)
15.6% sales growth and 5.51% return on equity
Ocwen Financial Corporation, a financial services company, originates and services mortgage loans in the United States, the United States Virgin Islands, India, and the Philippines. The company operates through Servicing and Lending segments. It provides commercial mortgage loan servicing, special servicing, and asset management services, as well as residential mortgage loan servicing, such as conventional, government-insured, and non-agency loans to owners of mortgage loans and foreclosed real estate. The company also originates and purchases conventional and government-insured residential forward and reverse mortgage loans through its correspondent lending arrangements, broker relationships, and retail channels of reverse mortgage lending. Ocwen Financial Corporation was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Ocwen Financial Corporation NEW has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.84.
PE Ratio
Ocwen Financial Corporation NEW has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 9.89. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $9.89 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 5.51%.
Sales Growth
Ocwen Financial Corporation NEW’s sales growth is 8.4% for the current quarter and 15.6% for the next.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth declined by 14.8%, now sitting on 953.9M for the twelve trailing months.
5. Terreno Realty Corporation (TRNO)
12.3% sales growth and 9.24% return on equity
Terreno Realty Corporation and together with its subsidiaries, the “Company”) acquires, owns and operates industrial real estate in six major coastal U.S. markets: Los Angeles, Northern New Jersey/New York City, San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle, Miami, and Washington, D.C. All square feet, acres, occupancy and number of properties disclosed in these condensed notes to the consolidated financial statements are unaudited. As of September 30, 2020, the Company owned 219 buildings aggregating approximately 13.1 million square feet, 22 improved land parcels consisting of approximately 85.0 acres and one property under redevelopment expected to contain approximately 0.2 million square feet upon completion. The Company is an internally managed Maryland corporation and elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), commencing with its taxable year ended December 31, 2010.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Terreno Realty Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.61.
PE Ratio
Terreno Realty Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 23.87. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $23.87 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 9.24%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Terreno Realty Corporation’s stock is valued at $62.29 at 06:22 EST, below its 52-week high of $67.63 and way above its 52-week low of $50.36.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Terreno Realty Corporation’s EBITDA is 20.47.
6. Quanta Services (PWR)
9.8% sales growth and 9.73% return on equity
Quanta Services, Inc. provides specialty contracting services in the United States, Canada, Australia, Latin America, and internationally. Its Electric Power Infrastructure Services segment designs, installs, upgrades, repairs, and maintains electric power transmission and distribution infrastructure, and substation facilities, as well as provides other engineering and technical services; designs, installs, maintains, and repairs commercial and industrial wiring; and operates a postsecondary educational institution. It also offers emergency restoration services, including the repair of infrastructure damaged by inclement weather; installation, maintenance, and upgrade of electric power infrastructure; and installation of smart grid technologies on electric power networks. In addition, this segment provides services related to development of solar, wind, and various natural gas generation facilities, as well as related switchyards and transmission infrastructure; and construction of electric power generation facilities. The company's Pipeline and Industrial Infrastructure Services segment designs, installs, repairs, and maintains pipeline transmission and distribution systems, gathering systems, production systems, storage systems, and compressor and pump stations, as well as offers related trenching, directional boring, and mechanized welding services; and designs, installs, and maintains fueling systems, and water and sewer infrastructure. This segment also provides pipeline protection, integrity testing, and rehabilitation and replacement, as well as pipeline support systems, and related structures and facilities fabrication services; and high-pressure and critical-path turnaround, electrical, piping, fabrication, and storage tank services. It serves electric power, energy, and communications companies, as well as commercial, industrial, and governmental entities. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Quanta Services has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.31.
PE Ratio
Quanta Services has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 49.95. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $49.95 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 9.73%.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Quanta Services’s EBITDA is 70.22.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Quanta Services’s stock is valued at $165.35 at 06:22 EST, below its 52-week high of $171.94 and way higher than its 52-week low of $106.33.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter is a negative 17.5% and positive 13% for the next.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Quanta Services is 1213150 which is 37.74% above its average volume of 880700.
7. Perficient (PRFT)
7.6% sales growth and 26.62% return on equity
Perficient, Inc. provides digital consultancy services and solutions in the United States. The company offers strategy and consulting solutions in the areas of digital and technology strategy, management consulting, and organizational change management; and data and intelligence solutions in the areas of analytics, artificial intelligence and machine learning, big data, business intelligence, and custom product portfolio. It also provides blockchain, cloud, commerce, corporate performance management, customer relationship management, content management systems, customer experience platforms, custom application development, DevOps, enterprise resource planning, integration and APIs, intelligent automation, Internet of Things, mobile, portals and collaboration, supply chain, product information management, and order management systems. In addition, the company offers analytics, content architecture, conversion rate optimization, creative design, email marketing, journey sciences, paid media and search, marketing automation research, SEO, and social media services; product development services, as well as a suite of proprietary products; and optimized global delivery solutions. It serves the healthcare, financial services, retail and consumer goods, manufacturing, automotive and transportation, telecommunications, energy and utilities, and life science markets. Perficient, Inc. was incorporated in 1997 and is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Perficient has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.9.
PE Ratio
Perficient has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 25.46. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $25.46 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 26.62%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Perficient’s stock is valued at $73.84 at 06:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $110.28 and way higher than its 52-week low of $59.79.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter and the next is 4.7% and 10.8%, respectively.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Perficient’s EBITDA is 3.08.
8. AvalonBay Communities (AVB)
5.1% sales growth and 9.22% return on equity
As of December 31, 2022, the Company owned or held a direct or indirect ownership interest in 294 apartment communities containing 88,475 apartment homes in 12 states and the District of Columbia, of which 18 communities were under development and one community was under redevelopment. The Company is an equity REIT in the business of developing, redeveloping, acquiring and managing apartment communities in leading metropolitan areas in New England, the New York/New Jersey Metro area, the Mid-Atlantic, the Pacific Northwest, and Northern and Southern California, as well as in the Company's expansion markets of Raleigh-Durham and Charlotte, North Carolina, Southeast Florida, Dallas and Austin, Texas, and Denver, Colorado.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, AvalonBay Communities has a trailing twelve months EPS of $7.3.
PE Ratio
AvalonBay Communities has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 24.53. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $24.53 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 9.22%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 10.6%, now sitting on 2.67B for the twelve trailing months.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter is 20.2% and a drop 66.3% for the next.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
AvalonBay Communities’s stock is valued at $179.04 at 06:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $220.42 and way above its 52-week low of $153.07.
