(VIANEWS) – LCNB Corporation (LCNB), Microsoft (MSFT), WEX (WEX) 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. LCNB Corporation (LCNB)
21.3% sales growth and 5.79% return on equity
LCNB Corp. operates as the financial holding company for LCNB National Bank that provides banking services in Ohio. Its deposit products include checking accounts, demand deposits, savings accounts, NOW and money market deposits, as well as individual retirement accounts and time certificates. The company's loan products comprise commercial and industrial, commercial and residential real estate, agricultural, construction, and small business administration loans; and residential mortgage loans that consists of loans for purchasing or refinancing personal residences, home equity lines of credit, and loans for commercial or consumer purposes secured by residential mortgages. It also offers consumer loans, such as automobile, recreational vehicles, boat, home improvement, and personal loans. In addition, the company provides trust administration, estate settlement, and fiduciary services; and investment management services for trusts, agency accounts, individual retirement accounts, and foundations/endowments. Further, it offers investment services and products, including financial needs analysis, mutual funds, securities trading, annuities, and life insurance; and security brokerage services. Additionally, the company provides safe deposit boxes, night depositories, cashier's checks, bank-by-mail, ATMs, cash and transaction services, debit cards, wire transfers, electronic funds transfer, utility bill collections, notary public service, cash management services, telephone banking, PC Internet banking, mobile banking, and other services for individuals and businesses. The company was founded in 1877 and is headquartered in Lebanon, Ohio.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, LCNB Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.1.
PE Ratio
LCNB Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 13.72. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $13.72 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 5.79%.
Dividend Yield
As claimed by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Feb 29, 2024, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.88 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 5.89%.
2. Microsoft (MSFT)
14.9% sales growth and 39.17% return on equity
Microsoft Corporation develops and supports software, services, devices and solutions worldwide. The Productivity and Business Processes segment offers office, exchange, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, office 365 Security and Compliance, Microsoft viva, and Microsoft 365 copilot; and office consumer services, such as Microsoft 365 consumer subscriptions, Office licensed on-premises, and other office services. This segment also provides LinkedIn; and dynamics business solutions, including Dynamics 365, a set of intelligent, cloud-based applications across ERP, CRM, power apps, and power automate; and on-premises ERP and CRM applications. The Intelligent Cloud segment offers server products and cloud services, such as azure and other cloud services; SQL and windows server, visual studio, system center, and related client access licenses, as well as nuance and GitHub; and enterprise services including enterprise support services, industry solutions, and nuance professional services. The More Personal Computing segment offers Windows, including windows OEM licensing and other non-volume licensing of the Windows operating system; Windows commercial comprising volume licensing of the Windows operating system, windows cloud services, and other Windows commercial offerings; patent licensing; and windows Internet of Things; and devices, such as surface, HoloLens, and PC accessories. Additionally, this segment provides gaming, which includes Xbox hardware and content, and first- and third-party content; Xbox game pass and other subscriptions, cloud gaming, advertising, third-party disc royalties, and other cloud services; and search and news advertising, which includes Bing, Microsoft News and Edge, and third-party affiliates. The company sells its products through OEMs, distributors, and resellers; and directly through digital marketplaces, online, and retail stores. The company was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Redmond, Washington.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Microsoft has a trailing twelve months EPS of $11.07.
PE Ratio
Microsoft has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 38.44. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $38.44 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 39.17%.
Previous days news about Microsoft(MSFT)
- According to Zacks on Wednesday, 3 April, "Most of the fund’s exposure was in companies like Microsoft (12.6%), Apple (11%) and Amazon.com (6.8%) as of Oct 31, 2023."
- According to Zacks on Wednesday, 3 April, "Some other top-ranked stocks worth consideration in the broader technology space are Synopsys (SNPS Quick QuoteSNPS – Free Report) , Iridium Communications (IRDM Quick QuoteIRDM – Free Report) and Microsoft (MSFT Quick QuoteMSFT – Free Report) . "
- Varonis (vrns) unveils security solution for Microsoft copilot. According to Zacks on Wednesday, 3 April, "The solution, Varonis for Microsoft 365 Copilot, is created to support and secure MSFT’s AI-driven tools before and after deployment.", "While Microsoft has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), Salesforce and Amazon carry a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) each at present. "
- According to Zacks on Wednesday, 3 April, "Some better-ranked stocks worth consideration in the broader technology space are Synopsys (SNPS Quick QuoteSNPS – Free Report) , Iridium Communications (IRDM Quick QuoteIRDM – Free Report) and Microsoft (MSFT Quick QuoteMSFT – Free Report) . "
- According to Zacks on Wednesday, 3 April, "Most of the fund’s holdings were in companies like Microsoft Corp (5.1%), Apple Inc (5.1%), and NVIDIA Corp (2.6%) as of Dec 31, 2022.", "Most of the fund’s holdings were in companies like Microsoft Corp (6.7%), Apple Inc (6.1%) and Alphabet Inc (4.6%) as of Dec 31, 2023."
3. WEX (WEX)
8.9% sales growth and 15.37% return on equity
WEX Inc. operates a commerce platform in the United States and internationally. The Fleet Solutions segment offers fleet vehicle payment solutions, transaction processing, and information management services. It also provides account and account retention services; authorization and billing inquiries, and account maintenance services; account management; credit and collections services; merchant services; analytics solutions; and ancillary services and tools to fleets to manage expenses and capital requirements. This segment markets its products directly and indirectly to businesses and government agencies with fleets of commercial vehicles; and indirectly through co-branded and private label relationships. The Travel and Corporate Solutions segment provides payment solutions, including embedded payments; and accounts payable automation and spend management solutions. Its products include virtual cards that are used for transactions where no physical card is presented. This segment markets its products directly and indirectly to customers in travel, fintech, insurance, consumer bill pay, and media verticals, as well as businesses and financial institutions. The Health and Employee Benefit Solutions segment offers software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform for consumer directed healthcare benefits and full-service benefit enrollment solutions. Its SaaS platform includes embedded payment solutions and plan administration services for consumer-directed health benefits; COBRA accounts; and benefit enrollment and administration services. This segment also provides custodial and depository services for health savings accounts; and payroll-related benefits. This segment markets its products through third-party administrators, financial institutions, payroll providers, and health plans. The company was formerly known as Wright Express Corporation and changed its name to WEX Inc. in October 2012. WEX Inc. was founded in 1983 and is based in Portland, Maine.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, WEX has a trailing twelve months EPS of $6.16.
PE Ratio
WEX has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 38.31. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $38.31 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 15.37%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
WEX’s stock is valued at $235.99 at 01:22 EST, under its 52-week high of $236.16 and way higher than its 52-week low of $161.95.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 7.2%, now sitting on 2.55B for the twelve trailing months.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
WEX’s EBITDA is 3.81.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for WEX is 147062 which is 52.27% below its average volume of 308115.
4. MYR Group (MYRG)
7% sales growth and 15.02% return on equity
MYR Group Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides electrical construction services in the United States and Canada. It operates through two segments, Transmission and Distribution, and Commercial and Industrial. The company's Transmission and Distribution segment offers a range of services on electric transmission and distribution networks, and substation facilities, including design, engineering, procurement, construction, upgrade, maintenance, and repair services with primary focus on construction, maintenance, and repair to customers in the electric utility industry. Its services include construction and maintenance of high voltage transmission lines, substations, and lower voltage underground and overhead distribution systems, and renewable power facilities; and limited gas construction services, as well as emergency restoration services in response to hurricane, ice, or other storm related damages. This segment serves as a prime contractor to customers, such as investor-owned utilities, cooperatives, private developers, government-funded utilities, independent power producers, independent transmission companies, industrial facility owners, and other contractors. Its Commercial and Industrial segment provides services, such as design, installation, maintenance, and repair of commercial and industrial wiring; and installation of traffic networks, bridge, roadway, and tunnel lighting. This segment offers its services for airports, hospitals, data centers, hotels, stadiums, convention centers, renewable energy projects, manufacturing plants, processing facilities, waste-water treatment facilities, mining facilities, and transportation control and management systems. It serves general contractors, commercial and industrial facility owners, governmental agencies, and developers. MYR Group Inc. was founded in 1891 and is headquartered in Henderson, Colorado.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, MYR Group has a trailing twelve months EPS of $5.41.
PE Ratio
MYR Group has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 31.89. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $31.89 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 15.02%.
Moving Average
MYR Group’s value is way higher than its 50-day moving average of $154.21 and way above its 200-day moving average of $140.10.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for MYR Group is 123928 which is 9.03% below its average volume of 136232.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 16.2%, now sitting on 3.64B for the twelve trailing months.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the present quarter is a negative 12.3% and positive 4.5% for the next.
