(VIANEWS) – Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), Stellus Capital Investment Corporation (SCM), Sapiens International Corporation N.V. (SPNS) 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. Intercontinental Exchange (ICE)
22.6% sales growth and 7.5% return on equity
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of market infrastructure, data services, and technology solutions for financial institutions, corporations, and government entities in the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union, Singapore, India, Abu Dhabi, Israel, and Canada. It operates through three segments: Exchanges, Fixed Income and Data Services, and Mortgage Technology. The company operates regulated marketplaces for listing, trading, and clearing an array of derivatives contracts and financial securities, such as commodities, interest rates, foreign exchange, and equities, as well as corporate and exchange-traded funds; and trading venues, including regulated exchanges and clearing houses. It also offers energy, agricultural and metals, and financial futures and options; and cash equities and equity options, and over-the-counter and other markets, as well as listings and data and connectivity services. In addition, the company provides fixed income data and analytic, fixed income execution, CDS clearing, and other multi-asset class data and network services. Further, it offers proprietary and comprehensive mortgage origination platform, which serves residential mortgage loans; closing solutions that provides customers connectivity to the mortgage supply chain and facilitates the secure exchange of information; data and analytics services; and Data as a Service for lenders to access data and origination information. Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Intercontinental Exchange has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.01.
PE Ratio
Intercontinental Exchange has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 36.24. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $36.24 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 7.5%.
Moving Average
Intercontinental Exchange’s value is under its 50-day moving average of $113.54 and higher than its 200-day moving average of $109.00.
2. Stellus Capital Investment Corporation (SCM)
18.8% sales growth and 5.57% return on equity
Stellus Capital Investment Corporation is a business development company specializing in investments in private middle-market companies. It invests through first lien, second lien, unitranche, and mezzanine debt financing, often with a corresponding equity investment. The fund prefers to invest in US and Canada. The fund seeks to invest in companies with an EBITDA between $5 million and $50 million.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Stellus Capital Investment Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.81.
PE Ratio
Stellus Capital Investment Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 16.41. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $16.41 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 5.57%.
3. Sapiens International Corporation N.V. (SPNS)
9.7% sales growth and 14.19% return on equity
Sapiens International Corporation N.V. provides software solutions for the insurance and financial services industries in North America, Europe, the Asia Pacific, and South Africa. The company offers Sapiens CoreSuite and Sapiens IDITSuite for personal, commercial, and specialty lines, as well as reinsurance and workers' compensation; and Sapiens CoreSuite, Sapiens UnderwritingPro, Sapiens ApplicationPro, Sapiens IllustrationPro, and Sapiens ConsolidationMaster for life, pension, and annuities. It also provides Sapiens DigitalSuite for insurance customers, agents, brokers, risk managers, customer groups and third-party service providers; Sapiens AgentConnect and Sapiens CustomerConnect portals; Sapiens Intelligence, an analytics platform; Sapiens IntelligencePro, a comprehensive BI solution with pre-configured reports, dashboards, and scorecards; and Sapiens Advanced Analytics, which uses AI and Machine Learning to generate actionable insights based on different models across the insurance value chain. In addition, the company offers Sapiens ReinsuranceMaster, Sapiens ReinsurancePro, and Sapiens Reinsurance GO reinsurance solutions; and Sapiens Platform, Sapiens CoreSuite, Sapiens PolicyPro, and Sapiens ClaimsPro, as well as Sapiens PolicyGo, Sapiens ClaimsGo, and Sapiens Connect for workers' compensation. Further, it provides financial and compliance solutions, which comprise Sapiens FinancialPro, Sapiens Financial GO, Sapiens StatementPro, Sapiens CheckPro, and Sapiens Reporting Tools; and Sapiens Decision, an enterprise-scale platform that enables institutions to centrally author, store, and manage various organizational business logics. Additionally, the company offers tailor-made solutions based on its Sapiens eMerge platform; and program delivery, business, and managed services. It markets and sells its products and services through direct and partner sales. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Holon, Israel.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Sapiens International Corporation N.V. has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.02.
PE Ratio
Sapiens International Corporation N.V. has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 25.12. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $25.12 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 14.19%.
4. United Airlines (UAL)
9.3% sales growth and 45.69% return on equity
United Airlines Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides air transportation services in North America, Asia, Europe, Africa, the Pacific, the Middle East, and Latin America. The company transports people and cargo through its mainline and regional fleets. It also offers catering, ground handling, training, and maintenance services for third parties. The company was formerly known as United Continental Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to United Airlines Holdings, Inc. in June 2019. United Airlines Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 1968 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, United Airlines has a trailing twelve months EPS of $8.11.
PE Ratio
United Airlines has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 4.39. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $4.39 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 45.69%.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
United Airlines’s EBITDA is 20.06.
Previous days news about United Airlines(UAL)
- Why United Airlines' new boarding process might not relieve all the bottlenecks. According to MarketWatch on Thursday, 19 October, "With its newly revealed plan to change its airplane-boarding process, United Airlines is clearly hoping to speed things up and relieve the bottlenecks that have long vexed passengers."
- According to Zacks on Thursday, 19 October, "In the past week, sector heavyweights like Delta Air Lines (DAL Quick QuoteDAL – Free Report) and United Airlines (UAL Quick QuoteUAL – Free Report) reported earnings for third-quarter 2023. "
- According to MarketWatch on Thursday, 19 October, "The profit warning wasn’t much of a surprise, as it came the day after a rival United Airlines Group Inc. has dropped 29.6% and the S&P 500 has shed 5.5%."
- According to FXStreet on Thursday, 19 October, "Wednesday’s biggest reporting losers include United Airlines which slid nearly 10% and Morgan Stanely which fell nearly 7% in its single worst trading day since 2020."
