(VIANEWS) – HighPeak Energy (HPK), Humana (HUM), Lakeland Industries (LAKE) 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. HighPeak Energy (HPK)
38% sales growth and 14.77% return on equity
HighPeak Energy, Inc., an independent oil and natural gas company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids reserves in the Midland Basin in West Texas. As of December 31, 2020, the company had approximately 22,515 MBoe of proved reserves. HighPeak Energy, Inc. was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, HighPeak Energy has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.43.
PE Ratio
HighPeak Energy has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 10.1. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $10.1 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 14.77%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 69.3%, now sitting on 1.07B for the twelve trailing months.
2. Humana (HUM)
11.4% sales growth and 18.04% return on equity
Humana Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a health and well-being company in the United States. It operates through two segments, Insurance and CenterWell. The company offers medical and supplemental benefit plans to individuals. It also has a contract with Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to administer the Limited Income Newly Eligible Transition prescription drug plan program; and contracts with various states to provide Medicaid, dual eligible, and long-term support services benefits. In addition, the company provides commercial fully insured medical and specialty health insurance benefits comprising dental, vision, life insurance, and other supplemental health benefits, as well as administrative services only products to individuals and employer groups; military services, such as TRICARE T2017 East Region contract; and engages in the operations of PBM business. Further, it offers pharmacy solutions, provider services, and home solutions services, such as home health and other services to its health plan members, as well as to third parties. Humana Inc. was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Humana has a trailing twelve months EPS of $24.2.
PE Ratio
Humana has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 19. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $19 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 18.04%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 15.9%, now sitting on 102.35B for the twelve trailing months.
Sales Growth
Humana’s sales growth is 13.8% for the present quarter and 11.4% for the next.
Previous days news about Humana(HUM)
- Humana (hum) falls more steeply than broader market: what investors need to know. According to Zacks on Friday, 15 December, "The investment community will be closely monitoring the performance of Humana in its forthcoming earnings report. ", "Looking at valuation, Humana is presently trading at a Forward P/E ratio of 16.58. "
3. Lakeland Industries (LAKE)
5.7% sales growth and 5.43% return on equity
Lakeland Industries, Inc. manufactures and sells industrial protective clothing and accessories for the industrial and public protective clothing market worldwide. It offers limited use/disposable protective clothing, such as coveralls, laboratory coats, shirts, pants, hoods, aprons, sleeves, arm guards, caps, and smocks; high-end chemical protective suits to provide protection from highly concentrated, toxic and/or lethal chemicals, and biological toxins; and firefighting and heat protective apparel to protect against fire. The company also provides durable woven garments, including electrostatic dissipative apparel used in electronics clean rooms; flame resistant meta aramid, para aramid, and FR cotton coveralls/pants/jackets used in petrochemical, refining operations, and electrical utilities; FR fabrics; and cotton and polycotton coveralls, lab coats, pants, and shirts. In addition, it provides high visibility clothing comprising reflective apparel, including vests, T-shirts, sweatshirts, jackets, coats, raingear, jumpsuits, hats, and gloves; and gloves and sleeves that are used in the automotive, glass, and metal fabrication industries. The company sells its products to a network of approximately 1,600 safety and industrial supply distributors through in-house sales teams, customer service group, and independent sales representatives. It serves end users, such as integrated oil, chemical/petrochemical, automobile, steel, glass, construction, smelting, cleanroom, janitorial, pharmaceutical, and high technology electronics manufacturers, as well as scientific, medical laboratories, and the utilities industry; and federal, state, and local governmental agencies and departments. The company was incorporated in 1982 and is headquartered in Decatur, Alabama.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Lakeland Industries has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.87.
PE Ratio
Lakeland Industries has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 17.25. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $17.25 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 5.43%.
4. Leidos Holdings (LDOS)
5.6% sales growth and 3.79% return on equity
Leidos Holdings, Inc. provides services and solutions in the defense, intelligence, civil, and health markets in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: Defense Solutions, Civil, and Health. The Defense Solutions segment offers national security solutions and systems for air, land, sea, space, and cyberspace for the U.S. Intelligence Community, Department of Defense, military services, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and government agencies of U.S. allies abroad, as well as other federal, civilian, and commercial customers in the national security industry. Its solutions include technology, intelligence systems, command and control platforms, data analytics, logistics, and cybersecurity solutions, as well as intelligence analysis and operations support services to critical missions. The Civil segment provides systems integration services to Air Navigation Service providers, including the Federal Aviation Administration, Transportation Security Administration, and airport operators; and vehicle and cargo inspection system, which enables the scanning of vehicles and cargo that produces an image using a low radiation dose. It also offers information technology (IT) solutions in cloud computing, mobility, application modernization, DevOps, data center, network modernization, asset management, help desk operations, and digital workplace enablement; federal environment and infrastructure; and logistics services. The Health segment offers solutions to federal and commercial customers responsible for health and well-being of people worldwide, including complex systems integration, managed health services, enterprise IT transformation, and life sciences services. Leidos Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Leidos Holdings has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.06.
PE Ratio
Leidos Holdings has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 102.77. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $102.77 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 3.79%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 8.7%, now sitting on 15.16B for the twelve trailing months.
