(VIANEWS) – Horizon Technology Finance Corporation (HRZN), TPG Specialty Lending (TSLX), Teekay Tankers Ltd. (TNK) 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. Horizon Technology Finance Corporation (HRZN)
37.3% sales growth and 7.62% return on equity
Horizon Technology Finance Corporation is a business development company specializing in lending and and investing in development-stage investments. It focuses on making secured debt and venture lending investments to venture capital backed companies in the technology, life science, healthcare information and services, and cleantech industries. It seeks to invest in companies in the United States.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Horizon Technology Finance Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.88.
PE Ratio
Horizon Technology Finance Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 13.73. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $13.73 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 7.62%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter is 17.1% and a drop 4.7% for the next.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 97.4%, now sitting on 93.02M for the twelve trailing months.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Horizon Technology Finance Corporation’s stock is valued at $12.08 at 20:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $13.96 and way higher than its 52-week low of $9.67.
Dividend Yield
According to Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Jul 16, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1.32 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 11.08%.
2. TPG Specialty Lending (TSLX)
34.6% sales growth and 9.1% return on equity
Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc. (NYSE: TSLX) is a business development company. The fund provides senior secured loans (first-lien, second-lien, and unitranche), unsecured loans, mezzanine debt, and investments in corporate bonds and equity securities and structured products, non-control structured equity, and common equity with a focus on co-investments for organic growth, acquisitions, market or product expansion, restructuring initiatives, recapitalizations, and refinancing. The fund invests in business services, software & technology, healthcare, energy, consumer & retail, manufacturing, industrials, royalty related businesses, education, and specialty finance. It seeks to finance and lending to middle market companies principally located in the United States. The fund invests in companies with enterprise value between $50 million and $1 billion or more and EBITDA between $10 million and $250 million. The transaction size is between $15 million and $350 million. The fund invests across the spectrum of the capital structure and can arrange syndicated transactions of up to $500 million and hold sizeable positions within its credits.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, TPG Specialty Lending has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.49.
PE Ratio
TPG Specialty Lending has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 12.87. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $12.87 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 9.1%.
Moving Average
TPG Specialty Lending’s worth is above its 50-day moving average of $18.44 and above its 200-day moving average of $18.23.
3. Teekay Tankers Ltd. (TNK)
17.7% sales growth and 39.94% return on equity
Teekay Tankers Ltd. provides marine transportation services to oil industries in Bermuda and internationally. The company offers voyage and time charter services; and offshore ship-to-ship transfer services of commodities primarily crude oil and refined oil products, as well as liquid gases and various other products. It also provides tanker commercial and technical management services. As of December 31, 2021, the company owned and leased 48 double-hull oil tankers, time-chartered in two Aframax tankers, and one LR2 tanker. Teekay Tankers Ltd. was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Hamilton, Canada.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Teekay Tankers Ltd. has a trailing twelve months EPS of $11.3.
PE Ratio
Teekay Tankers Ltd. has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 3.33. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $3.33 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 39.94%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Teekay Tankers Ltd.’s stock is valued at $37.63 at 20:22 EST, way below its 52-week high of $48.05 and way higher than its 52-week low of $18.03.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is 443.4% and 11.8%, respectively.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 126.8%, now sitting on 1.28B for the twelve trailing months.
4. Webster Financial Corporation (WBS)
15.8% sales growth and 10.71% return on equity
Webster Financial Corporation operates as the bank holding company for Webster Bank, National Association that provides a range of banking, investment, and financial services to individuals, families, and businesses in the United States. It operates through three segments: Commercial Banking, HSA Bank, and Community Banking. The Commercial Banking segment provides lending, deposit, and cash management services to middle market companies; and commercial and industrial lending and leasing, commercial real estate lending, equipment financing, and asset-based lending, as well as treasury and payment services. This segment also offers asset management, financial planning and trust services, and deposit and loan products for high net worth clients, not-for-profit organizations, and business clients. The HSA Bank segment offers health savings accounts, health reimbursement accounts, flexible spending accounts, and other financial solutions to employers for the benefit of their employees and individuals. The Community Banking segment offers deposit and fee-based services, residential mortgages, home equity lines or loans, unsecured consumer loans, and credit cards to consumers, as well as investment and securities-related services, including brokerage and investment advice through a strategic partnership with LPL Financial Holdings Inc. This segment also provides credit, deposit, and cash flow management products to businesses and professional service firms. The company also offers online and mobile banking services. As of February 12, 2021, it operated 155 banking centers and 297 ATMs. Webster Financial Corporation was founded in 1935 and is headquartered in Waterbury, Connecticut.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Webster Financial Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $5.1.
PE Ratio
Webster Financial Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 8.04. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $8.04 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 10.71%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter and the next is 14.7% and 0.7%, respectively.
Sales Growth
Webster Financial Corporation’s sales growth is 25.7% for the current quarter and 15.8% for the next.
Dividend Yield
As claimed by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on May 4, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1.6 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 3.9%.
5. Ciena Corporation (CIEN)
14.4% sales growth and 7.1% return on equity
Ciena Corporation provides network hardware, software, and services that support the transport, routing, switching, aggregation, service delivery, and management of video, data, and voice traffic on communications networks worldwide. The company's Networking Platforms segment offers hardware networking products and solutions that optimized for the convergence of coherent optical transport, optical transport network switching, and packet switching. Its products include 6500 Packet-Optical Platform, 5430 Reconfigurable Switching System, Waveserver stackable interconnect system, and the 6500 Reconfigurable line system, and the 5400 family of Packet-Optical platforms, as well as Z-Series Packet-Optical Platform; 3000 family of service delivery switches and service aggregation switches, and the 5000 family of service aggregation switches, as well as 8700 Packetwave Platform and the Ethernet packet configuration for the 5410 Service Aggregation Switch; and 6500 Packet Transport System. This segment also sells operating system software and enhanced software features embedded in each of its products. The company's Blue Planet Automation Software and Services segment provides multi-domain service orchestration, inventory, route optimization and analysis, network function virtualization orchestration, analytics, and related services. Its Platform Software and Service segment offers OneControl unified management system and platform software services, as well as manage, control, and plan software. The company's Global Services segment provides consulting and network design, installation and deployment, maintenance support, and training services. The company sells its products through direct and indirect sales channels to network operators. Ciena Corporation was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Hanover, Maryland.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Ciena Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.36.
PE Ratio
Ciena Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 31.75. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $31.75 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 7.1%.
Sales Growth
Ciena Corporation’s sales growth is 20.3% for the ongoing quarter and 14.4% for the next.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter and the next is 54.5% and 18%, respectively.
Moving Average
Ciena Corporation’s value is under its 50-day moving average of $43.95 and under its 200-day moving average of $46.53.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Ciena Corporation’s stock is valued at $43.18 at 20:22 EST, way below its 52-week high of $56.38 and way higher than its 52-week low of $38.33.
6. FTI Consulting (FCN)
10.6% sales growth and 13.39% return on equity
FTI Consulting, Inc. provides business advisory services to manage change, mitigate risk, and resolve disputes worldwide. The company operates through five segments: Corporate Finance & Restructuring, Forensic and Litigation Consulting, Economic Consulting, Technology, and Strategic Communications. Its Corporate Finance & Restructuring segment provides business transformation, transactions, and turnaround and restructuring services. The company's Forensic and Litigation Consulting segment offers. construction and environmental solution, data and analytics, dispute, health solution, and risk and investigation services. Its Economic Consulting segment provides. antitrust and competition economic, financial economic, and international arbitration services. The company's Technology segment offers corporate legal operation; e-discovery and expertise; and information governance, privacy, and security services. Its Strategic Communications segment provides corporate reputation, financial communication, and public affairs services. The company serves aerospace and defense, agriculture, airlines and aviation, automotive and industrial, construction, energy, power and products, environmental solutions, financial services, healthcare and life sciences, hospitality, gaming and leisure, insurance, mining, private equity, public sector, real estate, retail and consumer products, telecom, media and technology, and transportation and logistics industries. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, FTI Consulting has a trailing twelve months EPS of $6.44.
PE Ratio
FTI Consulting has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 31.37. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $31.37 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 13.39%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
FTI Consulting’s stock is valued at $202.05 at 20:22 EST, below its 52-week high of $205.63 and way higher than its 52-week low of $140.09.
Moving Average
FTI Consulting’s worth is higher than its 50-day moving average of $186.28 and way above its 200-day moving average of $176.61.
