(VIANEWS) – Li Auto (LI), First Bank (FRBA), Essent Group Ltd. (ESNT) 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)
65% sales growth and 22.33% return on equity
Li Auto Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates in the energy vehicle market in the People's Republic of China. It designs, develops, manufactures, and sells premium smart electric vehicles. The company's product line comprises MPVs and sport utility 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 $1.54.
PE Ratio
Li Auto has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 19.08. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $19.08 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 22.33%.
Moving Average
Li Auto’s worth is way below its 50-day moving average of $33.12 and way under its 200-day moving average of $35.83.
2. First Bank (FRBA)
43.7% sales growth and 6.33% return on equity
First Bank provides various banking products and services to individuals, businesses, and governmental entities. The company accepts various deposits, including non-interest bearing demand deposits, interest bearing demand accounts, money market accounts, savings accounts, and certificates of deposit, as well as commercial checking accounts. Its loan products include commercial and industrial loans; commercial real estate loans, such as owner-occupied, investor, construction and development, and multi-family loans; residential real estate loans comprising residential mortgages, first and second lien home equity loans, and revolving lines of credit; and consumer and other loans that include auto, personal, and traditional installment loans. The company also provides electronic banking services, including Internet and mobile banking, electronic bill payment, and banking by phone, as well as ATM and debit cards, and wire and ACH transfer services; remote deposit capture; and cash management services. As of December 31, 2021, it operated 18 full-service branches in Cinnaminson, Cranbury, Delanco, Denville, Ewing, Flemington, Hamilton, Hamilton, Lawrence, Mercerville, Pennington, Randolph, Somerset, and Williamstown counties in New Jersey, as well as Doylestown, Trevose, Warminster, and West Chester counties in Pennsylvania. First Bank was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Hamilton, New Jersey.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, First Bank has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.95.
PE Ratio
First Bank has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 13.12. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $13.12 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 6.33%.
Dividend Yield
As stated by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Feb 8, 2024, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.24 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 1.77%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
First Bank’s stock is valued at $12.46 at 20:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $15.17 and way above its 52-week low of $8.59.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the present quarter and the next is 10.5% and 13.9%, respectively.
3. Essent Group Ltd. (ESNT)
17.8% sales growth and 14.56% return on equity
Essent Group Ltd., through its subsidiaries, provides private mortgage insurance and reinsurance for mortgages secured by residential properties located in the United States. Its mortgage insurance products include primary, pool, and master policy. The company also provides information technology maintenance and development services; customer support-related services; underwriting consulting; and contract underwriting services. It serves the originators of residential mortgage loans, such as regulated depository institutions, mortgage banks, credit unions, and other lenders. The company was founded in 2008 and is based in Hamilton, Bermuda.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Essent Group Ltd. has a trailing twelve months EPS of $6.5.
PE Ratio
Essent Group Ltd. has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 8.83. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $8.83 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 14.56%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter and the next is 0.6% and 3.1%, respectively.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Essent Group Ltd. is 118349 which is 78.18% below its average volume of 542585.
4. Afya (AFYA)
14.6% sales growth and 11.15% return on equity
Afya Limited, through its subsidiaries, operates as a medical education group in Brazil. The company operates through three segments: Undergrad, Continuing Education, and Digital Services. It offers educational products and services, including medical schools, medical residency preparatory courses, graduate courses, and other programs to lifelong medical learners enrolled across its distribution network, as well as to third-party medical schools. The company also provides digital health services, such as subscription-based mobile app and website portal that focuses on assisting health professionals and students with clinical decision-making through tools, such as medical calculators, charts, and updated content, as well as prescriptions, clinical scores, medical procedures and laboratory exams, and others. It offers health sciences courses, which comprise medicine, dentistry, nursing, radiology, psychology, pharmacy, physical education, physiotherapy, nutrition, and biomedicine; and degree programs and courses in other subjects and disciplines, including undergraduate and post graduate courses in business administration, accounting, law, civil engineering, industrial engineering, and pedagogy. In addition, the company provides medical postgraduate specialization programs; printed and digital content; and an online medical education platform and practical medical training services. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Nova Lima, Brazil.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Afya has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.78.
PE Ratio
Afya has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 21.74. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $21.74 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 11.15%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Afya is 40549 which is 68% below its average volume of 126716.
Moving Average
Afya’s value is way below its 50-day moving average of $20.65 and under its 200-day moving average of $17.23.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is 10.7% and 23.7%, respectively.
5. ProLogis (PLD)
12.4% sales growth and 5.62% return on equity
Prologis, Inc. is the global leader in logistics real estate with a focus on high-barrier, high-growth markets. At December 31, 2023, the company owned or had investments in, on a wholly owned basis or through co-investment ventures, properties and development projects expected to total approximately 1.2 billion square feet (115 million square meters) in 19 countries. Prologis leases modern logistics facilities to a diverse base of approximately 6,700 customers principally across two major categories: business-to-business and retail/online fulfillment.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, ProLogis has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.29.
PE Ratio
ProLogis has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 36.17. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $36.17 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 5.62%.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
ProLogis’s EBITDA is 19.2.
Dividend Yield
As stated by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Mar 15, 2024, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 3.84 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 2.84%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for ProLogis is 2690390 which is 17.1% below its average volume of 3245380.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 8.7%, now sitting on 8.33B for the twelve trailing months.
6. Paylocity Holding Corporation (PCTY)
12.1% sales growth and 20.13% return on equity
Paylocity Holding Corporation provides cloud-based payroll and human capital management software solutions for medium-sized organizations in the United States. The company offers Payroll and Tax Services solution to simplify payroll, automate processes and manage compliance requirements within one system; expense management, on demand payment, and garnishment solutions; human capital management and employee self-service solutions, document library, compliance dashboard, and HR edge; time and attendance solution, which tracks time and attendance data, eliminating the need for manual tracking of accruals and reducing administrative tasks; schedule tracking services; and time collection devices, including kiosks, time clocks, and mobile and web applications. In addition, the company offers talent management solutions comprising recruiting and onboarding, as well as learning, performance, and compensation management; employee benefits management and third-party administrative solutions; modern workforce solutions consisting of community, premium video, survey, and peer recognition; and analytics and insights solutions covering modern workforce index, data insights, and reporting. Further, it provides implementation and training, client, and tax and regulatory services. The company's clients include for-profit and non-profit organizations across industries, including business services, financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, restaurants, retail, technology, and others. It sells its products through sales representatives. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Schaumburg, Illinois.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Paylocity Holding Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.96.
PE Ratio
Paylocity Holding Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 56.78. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $56.78 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 20.13%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Paylocity Holding Corporation is 284267 which is 41.11% below its average volume of 482759.
7. Alphabet (GOOG)
11% sales growth and 27.36% return on equity
Alphabet Inc. provides various products and platforms in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia-Pacific, Canada, and Latin America. It operates through Google Services, Google Cloud, and Other Bets segments. The Google Services segment offers products and services, including ads, Android, Chrome, hardware, Gmail, Google Drive, Google Maps, Google Photos, Google Play, Search, and YouTube. It is also involved in the sale of apps and in-app purchases and digital content in the Google Play store; and Fitbit wearable devices, Google Nest home products, Pixel phones, and other devices, as well as in the provision of YouTube non-advertising services. The Google Cloud segment offers infrastructure, platform, and other services; Google Workspace that include cloud-based collaboration tools for enterprises, such as Gmail, Docs, Drive, Calendar, and Meet; and other services for enterprise customers. The Other Bets segment sells health technology and internet services. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Alphabet has a trailing twelve months EPS of $5.8.
PE Ratio
Alphabet has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 27.18. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $27.18 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 27.36%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Alphabet is 15997900 which is 31.33% below its average volume of 23299400.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Alphabet’s EBITDA is 63.91.
Previous days news about Alphabet(GOOG)
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8. ACI Worldwide (ACIW)
8.1% sales growth and 9.65% return on equity
ACI Worldwide, Inc., a software company, develops, markets, installs, and supports a range of software products and solutions for facilitating digital payments in the United States and internationally. The company operates in three segments: Banks, Merchants, and Billers. The company offers ACI Acquiring, a merchant management system to deliver digital innovation, handle new payment methods, and maximize margins; ACI Issuing, a digital payment issuing solution for new payment offering and enable channels, services, endpoints, and integrations from a single cloud-based or on-premises solution; and ACI Enterprise Payments Platform that provides payment processing and orchestration capabilities for digital payments. It also provides ACI Low Value Real-Time Payments, a platform for processing real-time payments; and ACI High Value Real-Time Payments, a payments engine that offers multi-bank, multi-currency, 24×7 payment processing, and SWIFT messaging. In addition, the company offers ACI Omni Commerce, a scalable, omni-channel payment processing platform; ACI Secure eCommerce solution; ACI Fraud Management, a real-time approach to fraud management; and ACI Speedpay, an integrated suite of digital billing, payment, disbursement, and communication services. The company offers electronic bill presentment and payment services to consumer finance, insurance, healthcare, higher education, utility, government, and mortgage sectors; implementation services, include product installations and configurations, and custom software modifications; and business and technical consultancy, on-site support, product education, and testing services, as well as distributes or acts as a sales agent for software developed by third parties. It markets its products under the ACI Worldwide brand. The company was formerly known as Transaction Systems Architects, Inc. and changed its name to ACI Worldwide, Inc. in July 2007. The company was founded in 1975 and is based in Coral Gables, Florida.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, ACI Worldwide has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.12.
PE Ratio
ACI Worldwide has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 28.89. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $28.89 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 9.65%.
