(VIANEWS) – Liberty Media Corporation (FWONK), M.D.C. Holdings (MDC), Evertec (EVTC) 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. Liberty Media Corporation (FWONK)
38.9% sales growth and 7.39% return on equity
Formula One Group engages in the motorsports business. It holds commercial rights for the world championship, approximately a nine-month long motor race-based competition in which teams compete for the constructors' championship and drivers compete for the drivers' championship. The company was founded in 1950 and is based in Englewood, Colorado. Formula One Group is a subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Liberty Media Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.79.
PE Ratio
Liberty Media Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 90.22. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $90.22 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 7.39%.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Liberty Media Corporation’s EBITDA is 54.73.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 24.1%, now sitting on 2.75B for the twelve trailing months.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Liberty Media Corporation’s stock is valued at $71.27 at 16:22 EST, under its 52-week high of $78.79 and way above its 52-week low of $60.95.
Moving Average
Liberty Media Corporation’s value is above its 50-day moving average of $66.68 and above its 200-day moving average of $67.93.
2. M.D.C. Holdings (MDC)
33.7% sales growth and 12.4% return on equity
M.D.C. Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the homebuilding and financial service businesses. Its homebuilding operations include purchasing finished lots or developing lots for the construction and sale primarily of single-family detached homes to first-time and first-time move-up homebuyers under the Richmond American Homes name. The company conducts its homebuilding operations in Arizona, California, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, Colorado, Utah, Virginia, Maryland, and Florida. Its financial services operations comprise originating mortgage loans primarily for homebuyers; providing insurance coverage primarily to its homebuilding subsidiaries and subcontractors for homes sold by its homebuilding subsidiaries, and for work performed in completed subdivisions; acting as a re-insurer on the claims; selling third-party personal property and casualty insurance products to homebuyers; and offering title agency services to homebuilding subsidiaries and customers in Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Nevada, and Virginia. The company was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, M.D.C. Holdings has a trailing twelve months EPS of $5.29.
PE Ratio
M.D.C. Holdings has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 11.86. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $11.86 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 12.4%.
3. Evertec (EVTC)
29.5% sales growth and 14.39% return on equity
EVERTEC, Inc. engages in transaction processing business in Latin America and the Caribbean. The company operates through Payment Services – Puerto Rico & Caribbean; Payment Services – Latin America; Merchant Acquiring; Business Solutions, and Corporate and Other segments. It provides merchant acquiring services, which enable point of sales and e-commerce merchants to accept and process electronic methods of payment, such as debit, credit, prepaid, and electronic benefit transfer (EBT) cards. The company also offers payment processing services that enable financial institutions and other issuers to manage, support, and facilitate the processing for credit, debit, prepaid, automated teller machines, and EBT card programs; credit and debit card processing, authorization and settlement, and fraud monitoring and control services to debit or credit issuers; and EBT services. In addition, it provides business process management solutions comprising core bank processing, network hosting and management, IT consulting, business process outsourcing, item and cash processing, and fulfillment solutions to financial institutions, and corporate and government customers. Further, the company owns and operates the ATH network, an automated teller machine and personal identification number debit networks. It manages a system of electronic payment networks that process approximately three billion transactions. The company sells and distributes its services primarily through direct sales force. It serves financial institutions, merchants, corporations, and government agencies. EVERTEC, Inc. was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Evertec has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.21.
PE Ratio
Evertec has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 31.09. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $31.09 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 14.39%.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Evertec’s EBITDA is 4.54.
Dividend Yield
As stated by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Feb 26, 2024, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.2 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 0.53%.
4. Physicians Realty Trust (DOC)
28% sales growth and 4.71% return on equity
Physicians Realty Trust is a self-managed healthcare real estate company organized to acquire, selectively develop, own and manage healthcare properties that are leased to physicians, hospitals and healthcare delivery systems. The Company invests in real estate that is integral to providing high quality healthcare. The Company conducts its business through an UPREIT structure in which its properties are owned by Physicians Realty L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “operating partnership”), directly or through limited partnerships, limited liability companies or other subsidiaries. The Company is the sole general partner of the operating partnership and, as of September 30, 2020, owned approximately 97.4% of OP Units.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Physicians Realty Trust has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.56.
PE Ratio
Physicians Realty Trust has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 30.79. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $30.79 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 4.71%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 5.6%, now sitting on 2.18B for the twelve trailing months.
Dividend Yield
As claimed by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Feb 13, 2024, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1.2 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 6.96%.
5. Nasdaq Inc (NDAQ)
22.8% sales growth and 12.44% return on equity
Nasdaq, Inc. operates as a technology company that serves capital markets and other industries worldwide. It operates in three segments: Capital Access Platforms, Financial Technology, and Market Services. The Capital Access Platforms segment sells and distributes historical and real-time market data; and develops and licenses Nasdaq-branded indices and financial products. This segment also offers investor relations intelligence, governance solutions, and ESG solutions; and insights and workflow solutions, as well as operates listing platforms. The Financial Technology segment offers Verafin, a cloud-based platform to detect, investigate, and report money laundering and financial frauds; surveillance solutions, including a SaaS platform to assist in complying with market rules, regulations, and internal market surveillance policies; AxiomSL, a risk data management and regulatory reporting solution; and Calypso, a front-to-back trading technology solution for the financial market. This segment also handles assets, comprising cash equities, equity derivatives, currencies, various interest-bearing securities, commodities, energy products, and digital currencies; and trade management and colocation services. The Market Platforms segment offers equity derivative trading and clearing, cash equity trading, fixed income and commodities trading and clearing, and currency trading services. This segment operates various exchanges and other marketplace facilities across various asset classes which includes derivatives, commodities, cash equity, debt, structured products, and exchange traded products; and provides clearing, settlement, and central depository services. The company was formerly known as The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. and changed its name to Nasdaq, Inc. in September 2015. Nasdaq, Inc. was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Nasdaq Inc has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.08.
PE Ratio
Nasdaq Inc has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 29.73. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $29.73 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 12.44%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the present quarter and the next is a negative 7.2% and a negative 5.6%, respectively.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Nasdaq Inc’s EBITDA is 7.38.
Moving Average
Nasdaq Inc’s worth is higher than its 50-day moving average of $56.99 and way higher than its 200-day moving average of $53.09.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Nasdaq Inc’s stock is valued at $61.84 at 16:22 EST, above its 52-week high of $60.72.
6. CONMED Corporation (CNMD)
11.7% sales growth and 8.16% return on equity
CONMED Corporation, a medical technology company, develops, manufactures, and sells surgical devices and related equipment for minimally invasive procedures worldwide. It offers orthopedic surgery products, including sports medicine products comprising powered resection instruments, arthroscopes, reconstructive systems, tissue repair sets, and metal and bioabsorbable implants, as well as related disposable products and fluid management systems; powered surgical instruments for use in bone orthopedic, arthroscopic, oral/maxillofacial, podiatric, spinal, and cardiothoracic surgeries; sports biologics and tissue products; and surgical visualization products. The company markets orthopedic surgery products under the Hall, CONMED Linvatec, Concept, and Shutt brands. It also offers general surgery products, such as clinical insufflation, smoke evacuation, electrosurgical, and endomechanical products; and endoscopic technologies, including diagnostic and therapeutic products for use in gastroenterology procedures, and products for the treatment of diseases of the biliary structures, as well as cardiac monitoring products comprising ECG and EEG electrodes, and cardiac defibrillation pads. The company markets its products directly to hospitals, surgery centers, and other healthcare institutions, as well as through medical specialty distributors. CONMED Corporation was incorporated in 1970 and is headquartered in Largo, Florida.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, CONMED Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.04.
PE Ratio
CONMED Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 40.6. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $40.6 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 8.16%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
CONMED Corporation’s stock is valued at $82.83 at 16:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $138.47 and above its 52-week low of $78.95.
Moving Average
CONMED Corporation’s worth is way under its 50-day moving average of $96.02 and way under its 200-day moving average of $108.71.
7. Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL)
11.2% sales growth and 31.34% return on equity
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. operates as a less-than-truckload motor carrier in the United States and North America. The company offers regional, inter-regional, and national less-than-truckload services, as well as expedited transportation. It also provides various value-added services, including container drayage, truckload brokerage, and supply chain consulting. As of December 31, 2023, it owned and operated 10,791 tractors, 31,233 linehaul trailers, and 15,181 pickup and delivery trailers; 46 fleet maintenance centers; and 257 service centers. Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. was founded in 1934 and is headquartered in Thomasville, North Carolina.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Old Dominion Freight Line has a trailing twelve months EPS of $11.25.
PE Ratio
Old Dominion Freight Line has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 39.54. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $39.54 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 31.34%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Old Dominion Freight Line’s stock is valued at $444.82 at 16:22 EST, below its 52-week high of $452.34 and way higher than its 52-week low of $295.80.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Old Dominion Freight Line is 462576 which is 32.52% below its average volume of 685560.
