(VIANEWS) – Iamgold Corporation Ordinary Shares (IAG), Esquire Financial Holdings (ESQ), Pyxis Tankers (PXS) 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)
50.5% sales growth and 6.57% 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 $0.28.
PE Ratio
Iamgold Corporation Ordinary Shares has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 13.14. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $13.14 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 6.57%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Iamgold Corporation Ordinary Shares’s stock is valued at $3.68 at 01:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $4.60 and way above its 52-week low of $1.99.
2. Esquire Financial Holdings (ESQ)
16.1% sales growth and 20.32% return on equity
Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Esquire Bank, National Association that provides commercial banking products and services to legal industry and small businesses, and commercial and retail customers in the United States. The company offers checking, savings, money market, and time deposits, as well as certificates of deposit. It also provides commercial loans, including short-term financing for inventory, receivables, the purchase of supplies, or other operating needs arising during the normal course of business, as well as loans to its qualified merchant customers; commercial lines of credit; consumer loans consisting of post-settlement consumer and structured settlement loans to plaintiffs and claimants, as well as loans to individuals for debt consolidation, medical expenses, living expenses, payment of outstanding bills, or other consumer needs; and real estate loans, such as multifamily, 1-4 family residential, commercial real estate, and construction loans, as well as merchant services. As of December 31, 2020, the company operated a full-service branch in Jericho, New York; and an administrative office in Boca Raton, Florida. Esquire Financial Holdings, Inc. was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Jericho, New York.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Esquire Financial Holdings has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.79.
PE Ratio
Esquire Financial Holdings has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 12.11. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $12.11 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 20.32%.
Dividend Yield
As stated by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Aug 15, 2024, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.6 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 1.05%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Esquire Financial Holdings is 15521 which is 51.48% below its average volume of 31993.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Esquire Financial Holdings’s stock is valued at $58.00 at 01:22 EST, under its 52-week high of $62.50 and way higher than its 52-week low of $43.24.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 16.3%, now sitting on 112.34M for the twelve trailing months.
3. Pyxis Tankers (PXS)
16.1% sales growth and 38.12% return on equity
Pyxis Tankers Inc. operates as a maritime transportation company with a focus on the tanker sector in the United States. Its fleet transports refined petroleum products, such as naphtha, gasoline, jet fuel, kerosene, diesel, and fuel oil, as well as other liquid bulk items, including vegetable oils and organic chemicals. As of March 31, 2022, the company operated a fleet of five tankers. Pyxis Tankers Inc. was incorporated in 2015 and is based in Maroussi, Greece.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Pyxis Tankers has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.53.
PE Ratio
Pyxis Tankers has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 2.07. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $2.07 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 38.12%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the present quarter is a negative 36.6% and positive 100% for the next.
4. First Guaranty Bancshares (FGBI)
12.5% sales growth and 5.1% return on equity
First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. operates as the holding company for First Guaranty Bank that provides commercial banking services in Louisiana and Texas. It offers various deposit products, including personal and business checking, savings, money market, and demand accounts, as well as time deposits to consumers, small businesses, and municipalities. The company also provides loans, such as non-farm non-residential loans secured by real estate, commercial and industrial loans, one- to four-family residential loans, multifamily loans, construction and land development loans, agricultural loans, farmland loans, and consumer and other loans to small to medium-sized businesses and professionals, and individuals. In addition, it offers a range of consumer services, including personal and commercial credit cards, remote deposit capture, safe deposit boxes, official checks, online and mobile banking, automated teller machines, and online bill pay; provides additional solutions, such as merchant services, remote deposit capture, and lockbox services to business customers; and invests a portion of its assets in securities issued by the United States Government and its agencies, state and municipal obligations, corporate debt securities, mutual funds, and equity securities, as well as invests in mortgage-backed securities primarily issued or guaranteed by United States Government agencies or enterprises. The company operates through 34 banking facilities primarily located in market services areas of Hammond, Baton Rouge, Lafayette, Shreveport-Bossier City, Lake Charles, Alexandria, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, and Waco. First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. was founded in 1934 and is headquartered in Hammond, Louisiana.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, First Guaranty Bancshares has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.83.
PE Ratio
First Guaranty Bancshares has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 12.82. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $12.82 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 5.1%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for First Guaranty Bancshares is 4772 which is 65.61% below its average volume of 13880.
Moving Average
First Guaranty Bancshares’s value is higher than its 50-day moving average of $9.75 and above its 200-day moving average of $10.57.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
First Guaranty Bancshares’s stock is valued at $10.64 at 01:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $13.32 and way higher than its 52-week low of $8.39.
5. ANSYS (ANSS)
11.5% sales growth and 9.43% return on equity
ANSYS, Inc. develops and markets engineering simulation software and services for engineers, designers, researchers, and students in the United States, Japan, Germany, China, Hong Kong, South Korea, rest of Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and internationally. It offers structural analysis product suite that provides simulation tools for product design and optimization; the Ansys Mechanical product, an element analysis software; LS-DYNA solver for multiphysics simulation; and power analysis and optimization software suite. The company also offers electronics product suite that provides electromagnetic field simulation software for designing electronic and electromechanical products; Ansys High Frequency Structure Simulator product for radio frequency and microwave design; SCADE product suite, a solution for embedded software simulation, code production, and automated certification; fluids product suite that enables modeling of fluid flow and other related physical phenomena; Ansys Fluent computational fluid dynamics software package; Ansys RedHawk-SC for electronic design automation; Ansys Optics software; and mission-simulation, modeling, testing, and analysis software. In addition, it offers Ansys Granta MI system for materials information management; Ansys Granta Selector technology for materials selection and graphical analysis; CES EduPack product, a set of teaching resources; Granta Materials Data for Simulation; Ansys Lumerical product, a photonics simulation software solution; safety-certified embedded software solutions; Discovery product family for use in the simulation of product design; academic product suite for research and teaching settings. ANSYS, Inc. was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, ANSYS has a trailing twelve months EPS of $5.72.
PE Ratio
ANSYS has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 58.43. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $58.43 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 9.43%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter and the next is 22.7% and 8.9%, respectively.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
ANSYS’s stock is valued at $334.20 at 01:22 EST, below its 52-week high of $364.31 and way above its 52-week low of $258.01.
Sales Growth
ANSYS’s sales growth is 13.2% for the current quarter and 11.5% for the next.
Previous days news about ANSYS(ANSS)
- According to Zacks on Friday, 23 August, "Some better-ranked stocks worth consideration in the broader technology space are Badger Meter (BMI Quick QuoteBMI – Free Report) , Manhattan Associates (MANH Quick QuoteMANH – Free Report) and ANSYS (ANSS Quick QuoteANSS – Free Report) . ", "Manhattan Associates sports a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), while Badger Meter and ANSYS carry a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) each, at present. "
6. Lincoln Educational Services Corporation (LINC)
7.4% sales growth and 4.99% return on equity
Lincoln Educational Services Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides various career-oriented post-secondary education services to high school graduates and working adults in the United States. The company operates in two segments: Transportation and Skilled Trades, and Healthcare and Other Professions. It offers associate's degree, and diploma and certificate programs in automotive technology; skilled trades programs, including electrical, heating and air conditioning repair, welding, computerized numerical control, and electrical and electronic systems technology; health science programs comprising s licensed practical nurse, registered nurse, dental assistant, medical assistant, medical administrative assistant, and claims examiner; hospitality service programs, such as culinary, therapeutic massage, cosmetology, and aesthetics; and information technology programs. The company operates schools under the Lincoln Technical Institute, Lincoln College of Technology, Lincoln Culinary Institute, Euphoria Institute of Beauty Arts and Sciences, and other brand names. Lincoln Educational Services Corporation was founded in 1946 and is based in Parsippany, New Jersey.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Lincoln Educational Services Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.25.
PE Ratio
Lincoln Educational Services Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 47.76. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $47.76 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 4.99%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Lincoln Educational Services Corporation’s stock is valued at $11.94 at 01:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $14.52 and way above its 52-week low of $7.88.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the present quarter is 28.6% and a drop 9.1% for the next.
