(VIANEWS) – Li Auto (LI), SPS Commerce (SPSC), Bruker Corporation (BRKR) 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. Li Auto (LI)
90.3% sales growth and 4.06% return on equity
Li Auto Inc., through its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and sells new energy vehicles in the People's Republic of China. The company provides Li ONE and Li L series smart electric vehicles. It also offers sales and after sales management, and technology development and corporate management services, as well as purchases manufacturing equipment. The company offers its products through online and offline channels. The company was formerly known as Leading Ideal Inc. and changed its name to Li Auto Inc. in July 2020. Li Auto Inc. was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People's Republic of China.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Li Auto has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.23.
PE Ratio
Li Auto has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 177.52. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $177.52 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 4.06%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Li Auto is 5439490 which is 2.92% above its average volume of 5285100.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Li Auto’s stock is valued at $40.83 at 09:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $47.33 and way higher than its 52-week low of $13.09.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Li Auto’s EBITDA is 9.64.
Previous days news about Li Auto(LI)
- According to MarketWatch on Thursday, 16 November, "Alibaba , Nio , XPeng and Li Auto each were trading about 3% lower, as the Hang Seng fell nearly 2%, in a session that also was colored by results from Tencent . "
- According to MarketWatch on Thursday, 16 November, "Alibaba , Nio , XPeng and Li Auto each were trading about 3% lower, as the Hang Seng fell nearly 2%, in a session that also was colored by results from Tencent . "
- According to MarketWatch on Thursday, 16 November, "Among other China-based EV makers, shares of Xpeng Inc. slumped 7.5% and Li Auto Inc. shares shed 5.0%. "
2. SPS Commerce (SPSC)
16% sales growth and 11.06% return on equity
SPS Commerce, Inc. provides cloud-based supply chain management solutions worldwide. It offers solutions through the SPS Commerce, a cloud-based platform that enhances the way retailers, suppliers, grocers, distributors, and logistics firms manage and fulfill omnichannel orders, optimize sell-through performance, and automate new trading relationships. The company also provides Fulfillment solution, an electronic data interchange solution that scales as a business grows, where companies use a single system to manage orders and logistics from various sales channels, including wholesale, eCommerce, and marketplaces; and Analytics product that enables organizations to enhance visibility into how products are selling through a single connection across various sales channels, including wholesale, eCommerce, and marketplaces, as well as enhances access and usage of sales and inventory data through a combination of analytics applications, network of connections, and industry-leading expertise. In addition, it offers various complimentary products, such as assortment product, which simplifies the communication of robust, accurate item data by automatically translating item attributes, and hierarchies; and community product that allows organizations to accelerate digitization of their supply chain and improve collaboration with suppliers through change management and onboarding programs. The company was formerly known as St. Paul Software, Inc. and changed its name to SPS Commerce, Inc. in May 2001. SPS Commerce, Inc. was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, SPS Commerce has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.67.
PE Ratio
SPS Commerce has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 104.02. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $104.02 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 11.06%.
Sales Growth
SPS Commerce’s sales growth is 17.2% for the ongoing quarter and 16% for the next.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
SPS Commerce’s EBITDA is 11.46.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is 6.3% and 11.1%, respectively.
Dividend Yield
As maintained by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Jan 1, 1970, the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 0.38%.
3. Bruker Corporation (BRKR)
12.1% sales growth and 28.57% return on equity
Bruker Corporation develops, manufactures, and distributes scientific instruments, and analytical and diagnostic solutions in the United States and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Bruker Scientific Instruments (BSI) Life Science, BSI NANO, and Bruker Energy & Supercon Technologies. It offers life science tools, and single and multiple modality systems; life science mass spectrometry; MALDI Biotyper rapid pathogen identification platform and related test kits, DNA test strips, and fluorescence-based polymerase chain reaction technology; genotype and fluorotype molecular diagnostics kits; research, analytical, and process analysis instruments and solutions; SARS-CoV 2 testing for the diagnosis of COVID-19 infection; and Fluorotyper-SARS-CoV 2 plus kits. It also provides range of portable analytical and bioanalytical detection systems, and related products; X-ray instruments; analytical tools for electron microscopes, as well as handheld, portable, and mobile X-ray fluorescence spectrometry instruments; atomic force microscopy instrumentation; non-contact nanometer resolution solution topography; and automated X-ray metrology, automated AFM defect-detection, and photomask repair and cleaning equipment. In addition, the company offers advanced optical fluorescence microscopy instruments; products and services to support the multi-omics needs of researchers in translational research, drug, and biomarker discovery; superconducting materials, such as metallic low temperature superconductors; devices and complex tools based on metallic low temperature superconductors; and non-superconducting high technology tools, such as synchrotron and beamline instrumentation. Bruker Corporation has a collaboration with Newomics Inc. on a LC-MS platform for drug discovery. The company was incorporated in 1991 and is headquartered in Billerica, Massachusetts.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Bruker Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.16.
PE Ratio
Bruker Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 26.17. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $26.17 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 28.57%.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Bruker Corporation’s EBITDA is 97.74.
4. The Travelers Companies (TRV)
10.5% sales growth and 10.95% return on equity
The Travelers Companies, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides a range of commercial and personal property, and casualty insurance products and services to businesses, government units, associations, and individuals in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: Business Insurance, Bond & Specialty Insurance, and Personal Insurance. The Business Insurance segment offers workers' compensation, commercial automobile and property, general liability, commercial multi-peril, employers' liability, public and product liability, professional indemnity, marine, aviation, onshore and offshore energy, construction, terrorism, personal accident, and kidnap and ransom insurance products. This segment operates through select accounts, which serve small businesses; commercial accounts that serve mid-sized businesses; national accounts, which serve large companies; and national property and other that serve large and mid-sized customers, commercial trucking industry, and agricultural businesses, as well as markets and distributes its products through brokers, wholesale agents, and program managers. The Bond & Specialty Insurance segment provides surety, fidelity, management and professional liability, and other property and casualty coverages and related risk management services through independent agencies and brokers. The Personal Insurance segment offers property and casualty insurance covering personal risks, primarily automobile and homeowners' insurance to individuals through independent agencies and brokers. The Travelers Companies, Inc. was founded in 1853 and is based in New York, New York.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, The Travelers Companies has a trailing twelve months EPS of $9.25.
PE Ratio
The Travelers Companies has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 18.54. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $18.54 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 10.95%.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
The Travelers Companies’s EBITDA is 1.15.
Sales Growth
The Travelers Companies’s sales growth is 13% for the current quarter and 10.5% for the next.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 14.3%, now sitting on 40.07B for the twelve trailing months.
5. ITT Corporation (ITT)
9.6% sales growth and 19.51% return on equity
ITT Inc. manufactures and sells engineered critical components and customized technology solutions for the energy, transportation, and industrial markets worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Motion Technologies, Industrial Process, and Connect & Control Technologies. The Motion Technologies segment manufactures brake pads, shims, shock absorbers, and energy absorption components; and sealing technologies primarily for the transportation industry, including passenger cars, light- and heavy-duty commercial and military vehicles, buses, and rail. The Industrial Process segment designs and manufactures industrial pumps, valves, and plant optimization systems; and centrifugal process pumps, twin screw, axials, and positive displacement pumps, and water systems, as well as aftermarket solutions, such as repairs and upgrades services. It serves various customers in industries, such as chemical, oil and gas, mining, and other industrial process markets. The Connect & Control Technologies segment designs and manufactures a range of engineered connectors and specialized control components for critical applications supporting various markets, including aerospace and defense, industrial, transportation, medical, and oil and gas. The connector product portfolio includes electrical connectors, such as circular, rectangular, radio frequency, fiber optic, D-sub miniature, micro-miniature, and cable assemblies; and control products consist of fuel and water pumps, valves, electro-mechanical rotary and linear actuators, and pressure, temperature, limit, and flow switches for various aircraft systems. ITT Inc. was founded in 1920 and is headquartered in White Plains, New York.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, ITT Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $5.24.
PE Ratio
ITT Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 20.6. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $20.6 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 19.51%.
6. Southwest Airlines (LUV)
9.5% sales growth and 4.52% return on equity
Southwest Airlines Co. operates as a passenger airline company that provide scheduled air transportation services in the United States and near-international markets. As of December 31, 2022, the company operated a total fleet of 770 Boeing 737 aircrafts; and served 121 destinations in 42 states, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, as well as ten near-international countries, including Mexico, Jamaica, the Bahamas, Aruba, the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Belize, Cuba, the Cayman Islands, and Turks and Caicos. It also provides inflight entertainment portal and connectivity services on Wi-Fi enabled aircrafts; and Rapid Rewards loyalty program that enables program members to earn points for dollars spent on Southwest base fares. In addition, the company offers a suite of digital platforms to support customers' travel needs, including websites and apps; and SWABIZ, an online booking tool. Further, it provides ancillary services, such as Southwest's EarlyBird Check-In, upgraded boarding, and transportation of pets and unaccompanied minors. The company was incorporated in 1967 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Southwest Airlines has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.81.
PE Ratio
Southwest Airlines has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 30.22. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $30.22 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 4.52%.
Moving Average
Southwest Airlines’s worth is under its 50-day moving average of $26.29 and way under its 200-day moving average of $31.19.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Southwest Airlines’s EBITDA is 0.45.
Previous days news about Southwest Airlines(LUV)
- According to MarketWatch on Wednesday, 15 November, "Microsoft and Oracle alone contributed 20% of the $3 billion increase in U.S. third quarter dividends, while the restoration of payouts from Southwest Airlines , Las Vegas Sands and Delta Airlines after pandemic-induced interruptions contributed about 15% of the increase."
7. CVS Health (CVS)
7.8% sales growth and 11.67% return on equity
CVS Health Corporation provides health services in the United States. It operates through Health Care Benefits, Pharmacy Services, and Retail/LTC segments. The Health Care Benefits segment offers traditional, voluntary, and consumer-directed health insurance products and related services. It serves employer groups, individuals, college students, part-time and hourly workers, health plans, health care providers, governmental units, government-sponsored plans, labor groups, and expatriates. The Pharmacy Services segment offers pharmacy benefit management solutions, including plan design and administration, formulary management, retail pharmacy network management, mail order pharmacy, specialty pharmacy and infusion, clinical, and disease and medical spend management services. It serves employers, insurance companies, unions, government employee groups, health plans, prescription drug plans, Medicaid managed care plans, plans offered on public health insurance and private health insurance exchanges, other sponsors of health benefit plans, and individuals. This segment operates retail specialty pharmacy stores; and specialty mail-order, mail-order dispensing, and compounding pharmacies, as well as branches for infusion and enteral nutrition services. The Retail/LTC segment sells prescription and over-the-counter drugs, consumer health and beauty products, and personal care products; and provides health care services through its MinuteClinic walk-in medical clinics. This segment also distributes prescription drugs; and provides related pharmacy consulting and other ancillary services to care facilities and other care settings. The company was formerly known as CVS Caremark Corporation and changed its name to CVS Health Corporation in September 2014. CVS Health Corporation was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Woonsocket, Rhode Island.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, CVS Health has a trailing twelve months EPS of $6.53.
PE Ratio
CVS Health has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 10.48. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $10.48 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 11.67%.
Moving Average
CVS Health’s value is under its 50-day moving average of $69.58 and below its 200-day moving average of $73.24.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is 1.9% and 3%, respectively.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
CVS Health’s stock is valued at $68.45 at 09:22 EST, way below its 52-week high of $104.83 and above its 52-week low of $64.41.
8. American States Water Company (AWR)
5.3% sales growth and 16.67% return on equity
American States Water Company, through its subsidiaries, provides water and electric services to residential, commercial, industrial, and other customers in the United States. It operates through three segments: Water, Electric, and Contracted Services. The company purchases, produces, distributes, and sells water, as well as distributes electricity. As of December 31, 2020, it provided water service to approximately 261,796 customers located throughout 10 counties in the State of California; and distributed electricity to approximately 24,545 customers in San Bernardino County mountain communities in California. The company also provides water and/or wastewater services, including the operation, maintenance, and construction of facilities at the water and/or wastewater systems at various military installations. American States Water Company was founded in 1929 and is headquartered in San Dimas, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, American States Water Company has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.32.
PE Ratio
American States Water Company has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 23.34. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $23.34 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 16.67%.
