(VIANEWS) – Horizon Technology Finance Corporation (HRZN), Interactive Brokers Group (IBKR), Comfort Systems USA (FIX) 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)
71.4% sales growth and 7.11% 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 $0.72.
PE Ratio
Horizon Technology Finance Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 15.3. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $15.3 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 7.11%.
2. Interactive Brokers Group (IBKR)
44.5% sales growth and 16.87% return on equity
Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. operates as an automated electronic broker worldwide. The company specializes in executing, clearing, and settling trades in stocks, options, futures, foreign exchange instruments, bonds, mutual funds, exchange traded funds (ETFs), metals, and cryptocurrencies. It also custodies and services accounts for hedge and mutual funds, ETFs, registered investment advisors, proprietary trading groups, introducing brokers, and individual investors. In addition, it offers custody, prime brokerage, securities, and margin lending services. The company serves institutional and individual customers through approximately 150 electronic exchanges and market centers. Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Interactive Brokers Group has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.4.
PE Ratio
Interactive Brokers Group has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 22.99. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $22.99 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 16.87%.
Sales Growth
Interactive Brokers Group’s sales growth is 51.5% for the present quarter and 44.5% for the next.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Interactive Brokers Group is 1370030 which is 17.72% above its average volume of 1163770.
3. Comfort Systems USA (FIX)
15.9% sales growth and 27.24% return on equity
Comfort Systems USA, Inc. provides mechanical and electrical installation, renovation, maintenance, repair, and replacement services for the mechanical and electrical services industry in the United States. It engages in the design, engineering, integration, installation, and start-up of mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) systems; and renovation, expansion, maintenance, monitoring, repair, and replacement of existing buildings. The company offers its services for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, as well as plumbing, piping and controls, off-site construction, electrical, monitoring, and fire protection. It serves building owners and developers, general contractors, architects, consulting engineers, and property managers in the commercial, industrial, and institutional MEP markets. Comfort Systems USA, Inc. was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Comfort Systems USA has a trailing twelve months EPS of $6.82.
PE Ratio
Comfort Systems USA has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 20.6. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $20.6 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 27.24%.
Dividend Yield
As claimed by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Mar 8, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.7 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 0.47%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the present quarter and the next is 15.4% and 33.3%, respectively.
4. NAPCO Security Technologies (NSSC)
14.8% sales growth and 22.02% return on equity
Napco Security Technologies, Inc. develops, manufactures, and sells security products in the United States and internationally. The company offers access control systems, door-locking products, intrusion and fire alarm systems, and video surveillance systems for commercial, residential, institutional, industrial, and governmental applications. Its access control systems include various types of identification readers, control panels, PC-based computers, and electronically activated door-locking devices; and door locking devices comprise microprocessor-based electronic door locks with push button, card readers and bio-metric operation, door alarms, mechanical door locks, and simple dead bolt locks. The company's alarm systems include automatic communicators, cellular communication devices, control panels, combination control panels/digital communicators and digital keypad systems, fire alarm control panels, and area detectors; and video surveillance systems comprise video cameras, control panels, video monitors, or PCs. It also buys and resells various identification readers, video cameras, PC-based computers, and peripheral equipment for access control and video surveillance systems; offers school security products; and markets peripheral and related equipment manufactured by other companies. The company markets and sells its products primarily to independent distributors, dealers, and installers of security equipment. Napco Security Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Amityville, New York.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, NAPCO Security Technologies has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.39.
PE Ratio
NAPCO Security Technologies has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 81.41. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $81.41 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 22.02%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is 137.5% and 25%, respectively.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for NAPCO Security Technologies is 274393 which is 6.73% above its average volume of 257071.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 26.7%, now sitting on 160.94M for the twelve trailing months.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
NAPCO Security Technologies’s stock is valued at $31.67 at 06:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $36.78 and way above its 52-week low of $15.60.
5. Simulations Plus (SLP)
10.8% sales growth and 6.14% return on equity
Simulations Plus, Inc. develops drug discovery and development software for mechanistic modeling and simulation, and prediction of properties of molecules utilizing artificial-intelligence- and machine-learning-based technology worldwide. The company offers GastroPlus, which simulates the absorption, pharmacokinetics (PK), pharmacodynamics, and drug-drug interactions of compounds administered to humans and animals; DDDPlus that simulates in vitro laboratory experiments; and MembranePlus, which simulates laboratory experiments. It also provides PKPlus, a program that provides the functionality needed by pharmaceutical industry scientists to perform the analyses and generate the outputs needed to satisfy regulatory agency requirements for noncompartmental analysis and compartmental PK modelling; ADMET Predictor, a chemistry-based computer program that takes molecular structures as inputs and predicts their properties; and MedChem Designer, a molecule drawing program or sketcher. In addition, it offers KIWI, a cloud-based web application to organize, process, maintain, and communicate the volume of data and results generated by pharmacologists and scientists over the duration of a drug development program; DILIsym, a quantitative systems pharmacology software; NAFLDsym, a simulation program for analyzing nonalcoholic fatty liver disease; RENAsym for investigating and predicting drug-induced or acute kidney injury; IPFsym, a software tool to treat or cure idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; and the Monolix Suite, a solution for modeling and simulation. Further, the company provides population modeling and simulation contract research services; and clinical-pharmacology-based consulting services in support of regulatory submissions. It serves pharmaceutical, biotechnology, agrochemical, cosmetics, and food companies, as well as academic and regulatory agencies. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Lancaster, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Simulations Plus has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.51.
PE Ratio
Simulations Plus has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 75.08. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $75.08 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 6.14%.
Moving Average
Simulations Plus’s value is under its 50-day moving average of $38.99 and way under its 200-day moving average of $47.54.
Sales Growth
Simulations Plus’s sales growth is 9% for the current quarter and 10.8% for the next.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Simulations Plus’s stock is valued at $38.29 at 06:22 EST, way below its 52-week high of $67.59 and way above its 52-week low of $32.58.
Dividend Yield
As maintained by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Jan 26, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.24 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 0.63%.
6. Iron Mountain Incorporated (IRM)
6.6% sales growth and 67.67% return on equity
Iron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE: IRM), founded in 1951, is the global leader for storage and information management services. Trusted by more than 225,000 organizations around the world, and with a real estate network of more than 90 million square feet across more than 1,480 facilities in approximately 50 countries, Iron Mountain stores and protects billions of valued assets, including critical business information, highly sensitive data, and cultural and historical artifacts. Providing solutions that include secure records storage, information management, digital transformation, secure destruction, as well as data centers, cloud services and art storage and logistics, Iron Mountain helps customers lower cost and risk, comply with regulations, recover from disaster, and enable a more digital way of working.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Iron Mountain Incorporated has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.9.
PE Ratio
Iron Mountain Incorporated has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 27.02. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $27.02 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 67.67%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Iron Mountain Incorporated is 1194010 which is 20% below its average volume of 1492540.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 10.3%, now sitting on 5.1B for the twelve trailing months.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Iron Mountain Incorporated’s stock is valued at $51.33 at 06:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $58.61 and way above its 52-week low of $43.33.
7. Spirit Realty Capital (SRC)
6.5% sales growth and 6.67% return on equity
Spirit Realty Capital, Inc. (NYSE: SRC) is a premier net-lease REIT that primarily invests in single-tenant, operationally essential real estate assets, subject to long-term leases. As of September 30, 2020, our diverse portfolio of 1,778 owned properties, with an aggregate leasable area of 37.2 million square feet in 48 states, included retail, industrial and office buildings leased to 296 tenants across 28 retail industries.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Spirit Realty Capital has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.96.
PE Ratio
Spirit Realty Capital has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 20.08. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $20.08 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 6.67%.
8. Owens (OI)
6.2% sales growth and 53.25% return on equity
O-I Glass, Inc., through its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells glass containers to food and beverage manufacturers primarily in the Americas, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. It produces glass containers for alcoholic beverages, including beer, flavored malt beverages, spirits, and wine. The company is also involved in the production of glass packaging for various food items, soft drinks, tea, juices, and pharmaceuticals. It offers glass containers in a range of sizes, shapes, and colors. The company sells its products directly to customers under annual or multi-year supply agreements, as well as through distributors. O-I Glass, Inc. was founded in 1903 and is headquartered in Perrysburg, Ohio.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Owens has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.42.
PE Ratio
Owens has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 6.19. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $6.19 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 53.25%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 6.7%, now sitting on 6.86B for the twelve trailing months.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Owens’s EBITDA is 1.09.
