(VIANEWS) – Iamgold Corporation Ordinary Shares (IAG), Cadence Design Systems (CDNS), Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI) 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. Iamgold Corporation Ordinary Shares (IAG)
76.8% sales growth and 5.86% return on equity
IAMGOLD Corporation, through its subsidiaries, explores, develops, and operates gold mining properties in North America, South America, and West Africa. The company owns interests in the Rosebel mine located in Suriname, South America; the Essakane mine situated in Burkina Faso and Boto gold project located in Senegal, West Africa; and Westwood mine, covers an area of 1,925 hectare and located in Quebec and the Côté gold project, which covers an area of 586 square kilometer located in Ontario, Canada. Its exploration and development projects include the Pitangui project in Brazil; the Karita project located in Guinea; the Diakha-Siribaya project situated in Mali; and the Nelligan and Monster Lake projects located in Quebec, Canada. IAMGOLD Corporation was incorporated in 1990 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Iamgold Corporation Ordinary Shares has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.24.
PE Ratio
Iamgold Corporation Ordinary Shares has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 21.79. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $21.79 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 5.86%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Iamgold Corporation Ordinary Shares’s stock is valued at $5.23 at 01:22 EST, under its 52-week high of $5.60 and way above its 52-week low of $2.00.
Moving Average
Iamgold Corporation Ordinary Shares’s worth is above its 50-day moving average of $4.78 and way higher than its 200-day moving average of $3.64.
2. Cadence Design Systems (CDNS)
28.6% sales growth and 29.44% return on equity
Cadence Design Systems, Inc. provides software, hardware, services, and reusable integrated circuit (IC) design blocks worldwide. The company offers functional verification services, including emulation and prototyping hardware. Its functional verification offering consists of JasperGold, a formal verification platform; Xcelium, a parallel logic simulation platform; Palladium, an enterprise emulation platform; and Protium, a prototyping platform for chip verification. The company also provides digital IC design and sign off products, including Genus synthesis and Joules RTL power solutions, as well as Modus DFT software solution to reduce systems-on-chip design-for-test time; physical implementation tools, such as place and route, optimization, and multiple patterning preparation; and Innovus implementation system, a physical implementation system. In addition, it offers custom IC design and simulation products to create schematic and physical representations of circuits down to the transistor level for analog, mixed-signal, custom digital, memory, and radio frequency designs; and system design and analysis products to develop printed circuit boards and IC packages, as well as to analyze electromagnetic, electro-thermal, and other multi-physics effects. Further, the company provides intellectual property (IP) products comprising pre-verified and customizable functional blocks to integrate into customer's ICs; and verification IP with memory models to emulate and model the expected behavior and interaction of standard industry system interface protocols. Additionally, it offers services related to methodology, education, and hosted design solutions, as well as technical support and maintenance services. The company serves consumer, hyperscale computing, 5G communications, mobile, automotive, aerospace and defense, industrial, and life science industries. Cadence Design Systems, Inc. was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Cadence Design Systems has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.81.
PE Ratio
Cadence Design Systems has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 80.28. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $80.28 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 29.44%.
3. Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI)
13.1% sales growth and 8.73% return on equity
Omega is a REIT that invests in the long-term healthcare industry, primarily in skilled nursing and assisted living facilities. Its portfolio of assets is operated by a diverse group of healthcare companies, predominantly in a triple-net lease structure. The assets span all regions within the U.S., as well as in the U.K.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Omega Healthcare Investors has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.32.
PE Ratio
Omega Healthcare Investors has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 30.36. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $30.36 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%.
4. Kadant (KAI)
10.2% sales growth and 15.04% return on equity
Kadant Inc. supplies equipment and critical components worldwide. The company's Papermaking Systems segment develops, manufactures, and markets custom-engineered stock-preparation systems and equipment for the preparation of wastepaper for conversion into recycled paper and balers, as well as related equipment used in the processing of recyclable and waste materials; and fluid-handling systems and equipment used in industrial piping systems to compensate for movement, as well as to transfer fluid, power, and data. This segment also offers doctoring systems and equipment, and related consumables to enhance the operation of paper machines and other industrial processes; and filtration and cleaning systems for draining, purifying, and recycling process water, as well as cleaning fabrics, belts, and rolls in various process industries. Its Wood Processing Systems segment develops, manufactures, and markets debarkers, stranders, chippers, logging machinery, and related equipment used in the harvesting and production of lumber and oriented strand board, an engineered wood panel product used primarily in home construction. The company's Material Handling Systems segment develops, manufactures, and markets material handling equipment and systems, such as idler rolls, conveyors, vibratory screens, and flow aids to various process industries, including mining, aggregates, food processing, packaging, and pulp and paper industries. It also manufactures and sells biodegradable absorbent granules for use as carriers in agricultural, home lawn and garden, professional lawn, and turf and ornamental applications, as well as for oil and grease absorption. The company was formerly known as Thermo Fibertek Inc. and changed its name to Kadant Inc. in July 2001. Kadant Inc. was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Westford, Massachusetts.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Kadant has a trailing twelve months EPS of $9.73.
PE Ratio
Kadant 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 15.04%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Kadant’s stock is valued at $331.97 at 01:22 EST, under its 52-week high of $363.40 and way higher than its 52-week low of $214.21.
5. Progyny (PGNY)
8.4% sales growth and 13.56% return on equity
Progyny, Inc., a benefits management company, specializes in fertility and family building benefits solutions for employers in the United States. Its fertility benefits solution includes differentiated benefits plan design, personalized concierge-style member support services, and selective network of fertility specialists. The company also offers Progyny Rx, an integrated pharmacy benefits solution that provides its members with access to the medications needed during their treatment. In addition, it provides surrogacy and adoption reimbursement programs for employers. The company was formerly known as Auxogyn, Inc. and changed its name to Progyny, Inc. in 2015. Progyny, Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Progyny has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.63.
PE Ratio
Progyny has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 26.54. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $26.54 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 13.56%.
