(VIANEWS) – Hess Corporation (HES), PennyMac (PFSI), Fidus Investment Corporation (FDUS) 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. Hess Corporation (HES)
29.9% sales growth and 24.69% return on equity
Hess Corporation, an exploration and production company, explores, develops, produces, purchases, transports, and sells crude oil, natural gas liquids (NGLs), and natural gas. The company operates in two segments, Exploration and Production, and Midstream. It conducts production operations primarily in the United States, Guyana, the Malaysia/Thailand Joint Development Area, and Malaysia; and exploration activities principally offshore Guyana, the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, and offshore Suriname and Canada. The company is also involved in gathering, compressing, and processing natural gas; fractionating NGLs; gathering, terminaling, loading, and transporting crude oil and NGL through rail car; and storing and terminaling propane, as well as providing water handling services primarily in the Bakken Shale plays in the Williston Basin area of North Dakota. The company was incorporated in 1920 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Hess Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.49.
PE Ratio
Hess Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 34.12. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $34.12 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 24.69%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the present quarter and the next is 207.7% and 26.8%, respectively.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Hess Corporation is 1995430 which is 26.84% below its average volume of 2727710.
2. PennyMac (PFSI)
26.9% sales growth and 4.37% return on equity
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the mortgage banking and investment management activities in the United States. The company operates through three segments: Production, Servicing, and Investment Management. The Production segment is involved in the origination, acquisition, and sale of loans. This segment sources residential conventional and government-insured or guaranteed mortgage loans through correspondent production, consumer direct lending, and broker direct lending. The Servicing segment performs loan servicing for both newly originated loans that are under holding for sale and loans services for others. The segment performs loan administration, collection, and default management activities, including the collection and remittance of loan payments; responds to customer inquiries; provides accounting for principal and interest; holds custodial funds for the payment of property taxes and insurance premiums; counsels delinquent borrowers; and supervising foreclosures and property dispositions, as well as administers loss mitigation activities, such as modification and forbearance programs. The Investment Management segment is involved in sourcing, performing diligence, bidding, and closing investment asset acquisitions; managing correspondent production activities for PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust; and managing acquired assets. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Westlake Village, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, PennyMac has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.74.
PE Ratio
PennyMac has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 32.09. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $32.09 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 4.37%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is 140.5% and 58.2%, respectively.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
PennyMac’s stock is valued at $87.93 at 16:22 EST, under its 52-week high of $94.78 and way higher than its 52-week low of $58.65.
Sales Growth
PennyMac’s sales growth is 43.7% for the ongoing quarter and 26.9% for the next.
Dividend Yield
According to Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on May 13, 2024, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.8 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 0.86%.
3. Fidus Investment Corporation (FDUS)
20.7% sales growth and 14.42% return on equity
Fidus Investment Corporation is a business development company. It specializing in leveraged buyouts, refinancings, change of ownership transactions, recapitalizations, strategic acquisitions, mezzanine, growth capital, business expansion, lower middle market investments, debt investments, subordinated and second lien loans, senior secured and unitranche debt, preferred equity, warrants, subordinated debt, senior subordinated notes, junior secured loans, and unitranche loans. It does not invest in turnarounds or distressed situations. The fund prefers to invest in aerospace and defense, business services, consumer products and services including retail, food, and beverage, healthcare products and services, industrial products and services, information technology services, niche manufacturing, transportation and logistics, and value-added distribution sectors. It seeks to invest in companies based in United States. The fund typically invests between $5 million and $15 million per transaction in companies with annual revenues between $10 million and $150 million and an annual EBITDA between $3 million and $20 million, but it can occasionally invest in larger or smaller companies. It seeks to acquire minority equity stakes and board observation rights in conjunction with its investments.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Fidus Investment Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.93.
PE Ratio
Fidus Investment Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 6.97. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $6.97 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 14.42%.
4. Celestica (CLS)
12.2% sales growth and 19.1% return on equity
Celestica Inc. provides hardware platform and supply chain solutions in North America, Europe, and Asia. It operates through two segments, Advanced Technology Solutions, and Connectivity & Cloud Solutions. The company offers a range of product manufacturing and related supply chain services, including design and development, engineering, supply chain management, new product introduction, component sourcing, electronics manufacturing and assembly, testing, complex mechanical assembly, systems integration, precision machining, order fulfillment, logistics, asset management, product licensing, and after-market repair and return services. It also provides enterprise-level data communications and information processing infrastructure products, such as routers, switches, data center interconnects, servers, and storage-related products; capacitors, microprocessors, resistors, and memory modules; and power inverters, energy storage products, smart meters, and other electronic componentry. The company serves aerospace and defense, industrial, energy, healthtech, capital equipment, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), cloud-based, and other service providers, including hyperscalers, and other companies in a range of industries. Celestica Inc. was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Celestica has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.68.
PE Ratio
Celestica has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 18.01. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $18.01 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 19.1%.
Sales Growth
Celestica’s sales growth is 15.9% for the current quarter and 12.2% for the next.
Previous days news about Celestica(CLS)
- According to Zacks on Monday, 13 May, "Some better-ranked stocks from the broader technology sector are AppFolio (APPF Quick QuoteAPPF – Free Report) , Celestica (CLS Quick QuoteCLS – Free Report) and Alphabet (GOOGL Quick QuoteGOOGL – Free Report) , each flaunting a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) at present. "
5. 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 $0.24.
PE Ratio
Radcom Ltd. has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 36.67. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $36.67 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%.
Moving Average
Radcom Ltd.’s worth is way below its 50-day moving average of $10.22 and under its 200-day moving average of $9.06.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Radcom Ltd.’s stock is valued at $8.80 at 16:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $12.10 and way above its 52-week low of $7.52.
6. Curtiss (CW)
10.7% sales growth and 16.88% return on equity
Curtiss-Wright Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and overhauls precision components, and engineered products and services primarily to the aerospace, defense, general industrial, and power generation markets worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Commercial/Industrial, Defense, and Power. The Commercial/Industrial segment offers industrial vehicle products, such as electronic throttle control devices, joysticks, and transmission shifters; sensors, controls and electro-mechanical actuation components used in commercial aircrafts; valves for use in the industrial markets; and surface technology services, including shot peening, laser peening, coatings, and advanced testing. The Defense segment provides commercial off-the-shelf embedded computing board-level modules, data acquisition and flight test instrumentation equipment, integrated subsystems, instrumentation and control systems, turret aiming and stabilization products, and weapons handling systems; avionics and electronics; and aircraft data management solutions to the commercial aerospace market. The Power segment offers hardware, pumps, pump seals, control rod drive mechanisms, valves, fastening systems, specialized containment doors, airlock hatches, spent fuel management products, and fluid sealing products for nuclear power plants and nuclear equipment manufacturers; and naval propulsion and auxiliary equipment, including coolant pumps, power-dense compact motors, generators, steam turbines, valves, and secondary propulsion systems, as well as ship repair and maintenance services primarily to the U.S. navy. Curtiss-Wright Corporation was founded in 1929 and is headquartered in Davidson, North Carolina.Curtiss-Wright Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and overhauls precision components, and engineered products and services primarily to the aerospace, defense, general industrial, and power generation markets worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Commercial/Industrial, Defense, and Power. The Commercial/Industrial segment offers industrial vehicle products, such as electronic throttle control devices, joysticks, and transmission shifters; sensors, controls and electro-mechanical actuation components used in commercial aircrafts; valves for use in the industrial markets; and surface technology services, including shot peening, laser peening, coatings, and advanced testing. The Defense segment provides commercial off-the-shelf embedded computing board-level modules, data acquisition and flight test instrumentation equipment, integrated subsystems, instrumentation and control systems, turret aiming and stabilization products, and weapons handling systems; avionics and electronics; and aircraft data management solutions to the commercial aerospace market. The Power segment offers hardware, pumps, pump seals, control rod drive mechanisms, valves, fastening systems, specialized containment doors, airlock hatches, spent fuel management products, and fluid sealing products for nuclear power plants and nuclear equipment manufacturers; and naval propulsion and auxiliary equipment, including coolant pumps, power-dense compact motors, generators, steam turbines, valves, and secondary propulsion systems, as well as ship repair and maintenance services primarily to the U.S. navy. Curtiss-Wright Corporation was founded in 1929 and is headquartered in Davidson, North Carolina.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Curtiss has a trailing twelve months EPS of $9.7.
PE Ratio
Curtiss has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 28.56. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $28.56 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%.
7. PulteGroup (PHM)
9.8% sales growth and 27.3% return on equity
PulteGroup, Inc., through its subsidiaries, primarily engages in the homebuilding business in the United States. It acquires and develops land primarily for residential purposes; and constructs housing on such land. The company also offers various home designs, including single-family detached, townhomes, condominiums, and duplexes under the Centex, Pulte Homes, Del Webb, DiVosta Homes, American West, and John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods brand names. As of December 31, 2022, it controlled 211,112 lots, of which 108,848 were owned and 102,264 were under land option agreements. In addition, the company arranges financing through the origination of mortgage loans primarily for homebuyers; sells the servicing rights for the originated loans; and provides title insurance policies, and examination and closing services to homebuyers. The company was founded in 1950 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, PulteGroup has a trailing twelve months EPS of $12.47.
PE Ratio
PulteGroup has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 9.44. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $9.44 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 27.3%.
Moving Average
PulteGroup’s value is higher than its 50-day moving average of $113.02 and way higher than its 200-day moving average of $94.77.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 10.4%, now sitting on 16.44B for the twelve trailing months.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is 1.9% and 11.7%, respectively.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for PulteGroup is 1614470 which is 7.56% below its average volume of 1746600.
