(VIANEWS) – LGI Homes (LGIH), Trinity Industries (TRN), ESCO Technologies (ESE) 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. LGI Homes (LGIH)
41.4% sales growth and 12.61% return on equity
LGI Homes, Inc. designs, constructs, and sells homes in the United States. It offers entry-level homes, such as detached and attached homes, and move-up homes under the LGI Homes brand name; and luxury series homes under the Terrata Homes brand name. As of December 31, 2020, it owned 113 communities. The company serves in Texas, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, New Mexico, Colorado, North Carolina, South Carolina, Washington, Tennessee, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Alabama, California, Oregon, Nevada, West Virginia, Virginia, and Pennsylvania. LGI Homes, Inc. was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, LGI Homes has a trailing twelve months EPS of $8.6.
PE Ratio
LGI Homes has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 11.74. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $11.74 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 12.61%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth declined by 10.8%, now sitting on 2.17B for the twelve trailing months.
2. Trinity Industries (TRN)
21.3% sales growth and 9.01% return on equity
Trinity Industries, Inc. provides rail transportation products and services under the TrinityRail name in North America. It operates in two segments, Railcar Leasing and Management Services Group, and Rail Products Group. The Railcar Leasing and Management Services Group segment leases freight and tank railcars; originates and manages railcar leases for third-party investors; and provides fleet maintenance and management services. As of December 31, 2022, it had a fleet of 108,440 railcars. This segment serves industrial shipper and railroad companies operating in agriculture, construction and metals, consumer products, energy, and refined products and chemicals markets. The Rail Products Group segment manufactures freight and tank railcars for transporting various liquids, gases, and dry cargo; and offers railcar maintenance and modification services. This segment serves railroads, leasing companies, and industrial shippers of products in the agriculture, construction and metals, consumer products, energy, and refined products and chemicals markets. It sells or leases products and services through its own sales personnel and independent sales representatives. Trinity Industries, Inc. was incorporated in 1933 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Trinity Industries has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.11.
PE Ratio
Trinity Industries has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 22.78. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $22.78 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 9.01%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Trinity Industries’s stock is valued at $25.29 at 11:22 EST, way below its 52-week high of $31.68 and way higher than its 52-week low of $20.07.
3. ESCO Technologies (ESE)
18.6% sales growth and 8.57% return on equity
ESCO Technologies Inc. produces and supplies engineered products and systems for industrial and commercial markets worldwide. It operates through Aerospace & Defense, Utility Solutions Group, and RF Shielding and Test segments. The Aerospace & Defense segment designs and manufactures filtration products, including hydraulic filter elements and fluid control devices used in commercial aerospace applications; filter mechanisms used in micro-propulsion devices for satellites; and custom designed filters for manned aircraft and submarines. It also designs, develops, and manufactures elastomeric-based signature reduction solutions for U.S. naval vessels; and mission-critical bushings, pins, sleeves, and precision-tolerance machined components for landing gear, rotor heads, engine mounts, flight controls, and actuation systems for the aerospace and defense industries. The Utility Solutions Group segment provides diagnostic testing solutions that enable electric power grid operators to assess the integrity of high-voltage power delivery equipment; and decision support tools for the renewable energy industry, primarily wind and solar. The RF Shielding and Test segment designs and manufactures RF test and secure communication facilities, acoustic test enclosures, RF and magnetically shielded rooms, RF measurement systems, and broadcast and recording studios; and RF absorptive materials and filters, active compensation systems, antennas, antenna masts, turntables, electric and magnetic probes, RF test cells, proprietary measurement software, and other test accessories to perform various tests. It also provides services, such as calibration for antennas and field probes, chamber certification, field surveys, customer training, and various product tests. The company distributes its products through a network of distributors, sales representatives, direct sales teams, and in-house sales personnel. The company was incorporated in 1990 and is based in St. Louis, Missouri.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, ESCO Technologies has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.53.
PE Ratio
ESCO Technologies has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 30.32. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $30.32 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 8.57%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the present quarter and the next is 0.8% and 21.7%, respectively.
Sales Growth
ESCO Technologies’s sales growth is 3.8% for the current quarter and 18.6% for the next.
Moving Average
ESCO Technologies’s value is above its 50-day moving average of $104.15 and way above its 200-day moving average of $97.18.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 13.5%, now sitting on 939.88M for the twelve trailing months.
4. LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA)
12.5% sales growth and 59.29% return on equity
LPL Financial Holdings Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides an integrated platform of brokerage and investment advisory services to independent financial advisors and financial advisors at financial institutions in the United States. Its brokerage offerings include variable and fixed annuities, mutual funds, equities, retirement and education savings plans, fixed income, and insurance, as well as alternative investments, such as non-traded real estate investment trusts and business development companies. The company also provides advisory platforms that provide access to mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, stocks, bonds, certain option strategies, unit investment trusts, and institutional money managers and no-load multi-manager variable annuities. In addition, it offers money market programs; and retirement solutions for commission-and fee-based services that allow advisors to provide brokerage services, consultation, and advice to retirement plan sponsors. Further, the company provides other services comprising tools and services that enable advisors to maintain and grow their practices; trust, investment management oversight, and custodial services to trusts for estates and families, as well as insurance brokerage general agency services; and technology products, such as proposal generation, investment analytics, and portfolio modeling. The company was formerly known as LPL Investment Holdings Inc. and changed its name to LPL Financial Holdings Inc. in June 2012. LPL Financial Holdings Inc. was founded in 1989 and is based in San Diego, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, LPL Financial Holdings has a trailing twelve months EPS of $14.7.
PE Ratio
LPL Financial Holdings has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 16.25. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $16.25 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 59.29%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for LPL Financial Holdings is 336914 which is 43.94% below its average volume of 601022.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
LPL Financial Holdings’s stock is valued at $238.86 at 11:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $271.56 and way higher than its 52-week low of $179.00.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter is 20.8% and a drop 2.6% for the next.
Sales Growth
LPL Financial Holdings’s sales growth is 17.4% for the current quarter and 12.5% for the next.
5. FTI Consulting (FCN)
9.1% sales growth and 13.7% return on equity
FTI Consulting, Inc. provides business advisory services to manage change, mitigate risk, and resolve disputes worldwide. The company operates through five segments: Corporate Finance & Restructuring, Forensic and Litigation Consulting, Economic Consulting, Technology, and Strategic Communications. Its Corporate Finance & Restructuring segment provides business transformation, transactions, and turnaround and restructuring services. The company's Forensic and Litigation Consulting segment offers. construction and environmental solution, data and analytics, dispute, health solution, and risk and investigation services. Its Economic Consulting segment provides. antitrust and competition economic, financial economic, and international arbitration services. The company's Technology segment offers corporate legal operation; e-discovery and expertise; and information governance, privacy, and security services. Its Strategic Communications segment provides corporate reputation, financial communication, and public affairs services. The company serves aerospace and defense, agriculture, airlines and aviation, automotive and industrial, construction, energy, power and products, environmental solutions, financial services, healthcare and life sciences, hospitality, gaming and leisure, insurance, mining, private equity, public sector, real estate, retail and consumer products, telecom, media and technology, and transportation and logistics industries. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, FTI Consulting has a trailing twelve months EPS of $6.69.
PE Ratio
FTI Consulting has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 28.58. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $28.58 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 13.7%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter is a negative 14.4% and positive 15.8% for the next.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 14.5%, now sitting on 3.22B for the twelve trailing months.
Sales Growth
FTI Consulting’s sales growth is 9.6% for the present quarter and 9.1% for the next.
6. Autodesk (ADSK)
8.7% sales growth and 89.82% return on equity
Autodesk, Inc. provides 3D design, engineering, and entertainment technology solutions worldwide. The company offers AutoCAD Civil 3D, a surveying, design, analysis, and documentation solution for civil engineering, including land development, transportation, and environmental projects; BuildingConnected, a SaaS preconstruction solution; AutoCAD, a software for professional design, drafting, detailing, and visualization; AutoCAD LT, a drafting and detailing software; computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) software for computer numeric control machining, inspection, and modelling for manufacturing; Fusion 360, a 3D CAD, CAM, and computer-aided engineering tool; and Industry Collections tools for professionals in architecture, engineering and construction, product design and manufacturing, and media and entertainment collection industries. It also provides Inventor tools for 3D mechanical design, simulation, analysis, tooling, visualization, and documentation; Vault, a data management software to manage data in one central location, accelerate design processes, and streamline internal/external collaboration; Maya and 3ds Max software products that offer 3D modeling, animation, effects, rendering, and compositing solutions; and ShotGrid, a cloud-based software for review and production tracking in the media and entertainment industry. It sells its products and services to customers directly, as well as through a network of resellers and distributors. Autodesk, Inc. was incorporated in 1982 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Autodesk has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.16.
PE Ratio
Autodesk has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 50.6. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $50.6 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 89.82%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Autodesk’s stock is valued at $210.49 at 11:22 EST, under its 52-week high of $233.69 and way higher than its 52-week low of $179.61.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 8.7%, now sitting on 5.21B for the twelve trailing months.
Sales Growth
Autodesk’s sales growth for the next quarter is 8.7%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter and the next is 17.1% and 8.1%, respectively.
Previous days news about Autodesk(ADSK)
- According to Business Insider on Monday, 9 October, "Mr. Manwaring brings extensive experience from his career in water and environmental software, notably as the former CEO of Innovyze, a multinational infrastructure analytics software company acquired by Autodesk in 2021. "
7. Aercap Holdings N.V. Ordinary Shares (AER)
6.2% sales growth and 11.88% return on equity
AerCap Holdings N.V., an aircraft leasing company, engages in the lease, financing, sale, and management of commercial aircraft and engines in China, the United States, Ireland, and internationally. The company offers aircraft asset management services, including remarketing aircraft; collecting rental and maintenance rent payments, monitoring aircraft maintenance, monitoring and enforcing contract compliance, and accepting delivery and redelivery of aircraft; and conducting ongoing lessee financial performance reviews. Its aircraft asset management services also comprise periodically inspecting the leased aircraft; coordinating technical modifications to aircraft to meet new lessee requirements; conducting restructuring negotiations in connection with lease defaults; repossessing aircraft; arranging and monitoring insurance coverage; registering and de-registering aircraft; arranging for aircraft and aircraft engine valuations; and providing market research services. The company also provides cash management services, including treasury services, such as the financing, refinancing, hedging, and ongoing cash management of vehicles; and administrative services comprising accounting and corporate secretarial services consisting of the preparation of budgets and financial statements. As of December 31, 2018, it had a portfolio of 1,421 owned, managed, or on order aircraft. AerCap Holdings N.V. was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Aercap Holdings N.V. Ordinary Shares has a trailing twelve months EPS of $8.
PE Ratio
Aercap Holdings N.V. Ordinary Shares has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 7.6. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $7.6 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 11.88%.
