(VIANEWS) – Heartland Express (HTLD), F.N.B. Corporation (FNB), Waste Connections (WCN) 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. Heartland Express (HTLD)
68.6% sales growth and 16.88% return on equity
Heartland Express, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a short-to-medium haul truckload carrier in the United States and Canada. It primarily provides nationwide asset-based dry van truckload service for shippers from Washington to Florida and New England to California; and temperature-controlled truckload services. The company offers its services under Heartland Express and Millis Transfer brand names. It provides traffic appliances, automotive parts, consumer products, paper products, packaged foodstuffs, and retail goods. The company principally serves retailers and manufacturers. Heartland Express, Inc. was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in North Liberty, Iowa.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Heartland Express has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.69.
PE Ratio
Heartland Express has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 9.73. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $9.73 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 16.88%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Heartland Express is 149549 which is 40.35% below its average volume of 250711.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is a negative 14.3% and a negative 13.8%, respectively.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Heartland Express’s EBITDA is 1.76.
2. F.N.B. Corporation (FNB)
26.8% sales growth and 8.13% return on equity
F.N.B. Corporation, a financial holding company, provides a range of financial services primarily to consumers, corporations, governments, and small- to medium-sized businesses. The company operates through three segments: Community Banking, Wealth Management, and Insurance. It offers commercial banking solutions, including corporate and small business banking, investment real estate financing, business credit, capital market, and lease financing services. The company also provides consumer banking products and services, such as deposit products, mortgage and consumer lending services, and mobile and online banking services; and wealth management services comprising personal and corporate fiduciary services comprising administration of decedent and trust estates; securities brokerage and investment advisory services, mutual funds, and annuities; and commercial and personal insurance, and reinsurance products, as well as mezzanine financing options for small- to medium-sized businesses. As of December 31, 2021, it operated 334 banking offices in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Maryland, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Washington, D.C., and Virginia. F.N.B. Corporation was founded in 1864 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
PE Ratio
F.N.B. Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 14.71. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $14.71 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 8.13%.
Moving Average
F.N.B. Corporation’s value is above its 50-day moving average of $13.48 and way higher than its 200-day moving average of $12.58.
Dividend Yield
As maintained by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Mar 1, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.48 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 3.31%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for F.N.B. Corporation is 1443020 which is 38.38% below its average volume of 2342110.
Sales Growth
F.N.B. Corporation’s sales growth is 34.2% for the present quarter and 26.8% for the next.
3. Waste Connections (WCN)
13.2% sales growth and 11.69% return on equity
Waste Connections, Inc. provides non-hazardous waste collection, transfer, disposal, and resource recovery services in the United States and Canada. It offers collection services to residential, commercial, municipal, industrial, and exploration and production (E&P) customers; landfill disposal services; and recycling services for various recyclable materials, including compost, cardboard, mixed paper, plastic containers, glass bottles, and ferrous and aluminum metals. The company also owns and operates transfer stations that receive compact and/or load waste to be transported to landfills or treatment facilities through truck, rail, or barge; and intermodal services for the rail haul movement of cargo and solid waste containers in the Pacific Northwest through a network of intermodal facilities. In addition, it provides E&P waste treatment, recovery, and disposal services for waste resulting from oil and natural gas exploration and production activity, such as drilling fluids, drill cuttings, completion fluids, and flowback water; production wastes and produced water during a well's operating life; contaminated soils that require treatment during site reclamation; and substances, which require clean-up after a spill, reserve pit clean-up, or pipeline rupture. Further, the company offers leasing services to its customers. As of December 31, 2021, it owned 334 solid waste collection operations; 142 transfer stations; 61 municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills; 12 E&P waste landfills; 14 non-MSW landfills; 71 recycling operations; 4 intermodal operations; 23 E&P liquid waste injection wells; and 19 E&P waste treatment and oil recovery facilities. The company also operates an additional 53 transfer stations, 10 MSW landfills, and 2 intermodal operations. Waste Connections, Inc. was founded in 1997 and is based in Woodbridge, Canada.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Waste Connections has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.84.
PE Ratio
Waste Connections has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 158.23. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $158.23 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 11.69%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 17.7%, now sitting on 6.97B for the twelve trailing months.
Dividend Yield
As claimed by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Nov 14, 2022, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1.02 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 0.76%.
Sales Growth
Waste Connections’s sales growth is 13.8% for the present quarter and 13.2% for the next.
4. Western Gas Partners, LP Limited Partner Interests (WES)
12.5% sales growth and 37.93% return on equity
Western Midstream Partners, LP, together with its subsidiaries, acquire, own, develop, and operate midstream assets primarily in the United States. It is involved in gathering, compressing, treating, processing, and transporting of natural gas; gathering, stabilizing, and transporting of condensate, natural gas liquids, and crude oil; and gathering and disposing of produced water. The company also buys and sells natural gas, NGLs, and condensate. Western Midstream Holdings, LLC operates as the general partner of the company. The company was formerly known as Western Gas Equity Partners, LP and changed its name to Western Midstream Partners, LP in February 2019. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Western Gas Partners, LP Limited Partner Interests has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.18.
PE Ratio
Western Gas Partners, LP Limited Partner Interests has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 22.43. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $22.43 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 37.93%.
5. Heartland Financial USA (HTLF)
11% sales growth and 10.83% return on equity
Heartland Financial USA, Inc., a multi-bank holding company, provides commercial, small business, and consumer banking products and services to individuals and businesses in the United States. It accepts various deposit products, including checking and other demand deposit accounts; NOW, savings, money market, and individual retirement accounts; certificates of deposit; and other time deposits. The company also offers commercial and industrial loans; commercial real estate and real estate mortgage loans; small business loans; agricultural loans; consumer loans comprising motor vehicle and home improvement loans, home equity line of credit, and fixed rate home equity and personal lines of credit; and credit cards for commercial, business, and personal use, as well as debit cards. In addition, it provides online banking, mobile banking, telephone banking, bill payment, automated clearing house, wire transfer, zero balance account, transaction reporting, lock box, remote deposit capture, accounts receivable, commercial purchasing card, investment sweep account, reconciliation, treasury management, foreign exchange, and various fraud prevention services, such as check and electronic positive pay, and virus/malware protection services, as well as automated teller machines. Further, the company offers investment services, such as mutual funds, annuities, retirement products, education savings products, and brokerage services, as well as vehicle, property and casualty, and life and disability insurance products. Additionally, it is involved in the community development, consumer finance, multi-line insurance agency, and property management businesses. The company operates through 133 banking locations in Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, New Mexico, Arizona, Montana, Colorado, Minnesota, Kansas, Missouri, Texas, and California. Heartland Financial USA, Inc. was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Dubuque, Iowa.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Heartland Financial USA has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.79.
PE Ratio
Heartland Financial USA has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 10.34. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $10.34 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 10.83%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 7.9%, now sitting on 707.14M for the twelve trailing months.
Sales Growth
Heartland Financial USA’s sales growth is 14.8% for the present quarter and 11% for the next.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is 39.2% and 16.2%, respectively.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Heartland Financial USA is 116008 which is 24.77% below its average volume of 154221.
6. Boot Barn Holdings (BOOT)
7.5% sales growth and 26.33% return on equity
Boot Barn Holdings, Inc., a lifestyle retail chain, operates specialty retail stores in the United States. The company's specialty retail stores offer western and work-related footwear, apparel, and accessories for men, women, and kids. It offers boots, shirts, jackets, hats, belts and belt buckles, handbags, western-style jewelry, rugged footwear, outerwear, overalls, denim, and flame-resistant and high-visibility clothing. The company also provides gifts and home merchandise. As of May 12, 2021, it operated 275 stores in 36 states. The company also sells its products through e-commerce websites, including bootbarn.com; sheplers.com; and countryoutfitter.com. The company was formerly known as WW Top Investment Corporation and changed its name to Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. in June 2014. Boot Barn Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1978 and is based in Irvine, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Boot Barn Holdings has a trailing twelve months EPS of $5.42.
PE Ratio
Boot Barn Holdings has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 15. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $15 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 26.33%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 5.9%, now sitting on 1.62B for the twelve trailing months.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Boot Barn Holdings’s EBITDA is 1.73.
Moving Average
Boot Barn Holdings’s value is way above its 50-day moving average of $71.96 and way above its 200-day moving average of $69.38.
Sales Growth
Boot Barn Holdings’s sales growth is 15.5% for the present quarter and 7.5% for the next.
7. BlackRock TCP Capital Corp. (TCPC)
7.2% sales growth and 8.73% return on equity
BlackRock TCP Capital Corp. is a business development company specializing in direct equity and debt investments in middle-market, senior secured loans, junior loans, originated loans, mezzanine, senior debt instruments, bonds, and secondary-market investments. It typically invests in communication services, public relations services, television, wireless telecommunication services, apparel, textile mills, restaurants, retailing, energy, oil and gas extraction, Patent owners and Lessors, Federal and Federally- Sponsored Credit agencies, insurance, hospital and healthcare centers, Biotechnology, engineering services, heavy electrical equipment, tax accounting, scientific and related consulting services, charter freight air transportation, Information technology consulting, application hosting services, software diagram and design, computer aided design, communication equipment, electronics manufacturing equipment, computer components, chemicals. It seeks to invest in the United States. The fund typically invests between $10 million and $35 million in companies with enterprise values between $100 million and $1500 million. It prefers to make equity investments in companies for an ownership stake.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, BlackRock TCP Capital Corp. has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.24.
PE Ratio
BlackRock TCP Capital Corp. has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 9.27. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $9.27 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 8.73%.
