(VIANEWS) – Live Nation Entertainment (LYV), W.P. Carey REIT (WPC), Darling Ingredients (DAR) 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. Live Nation Entertainment (LYV)
28.2% sales growth and 81.98% return on equity
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. operates as a live entertainment company. It operates through Concerts, Ticketing, and Sponsorship & Advertising segments. The Concerts segment promotes live music events in its owned or operated venues, and in rented third-party venues; operates and manages music venues; produces music festivals; creates and streams associated content; and offers management and other services to artists. The Ticketing segment manages the ticketing operations, including the provision of ticketing software and services to clients for tickets and event information through its primary websites livenation.com and ticketmaster.com, as well as through other websites, mobile apps, retail outlets, and call centers; and provides ticket resale services. This segment sells tickets for its events and third-party clients in various live event categories; offers ticketing services for arenas, stadiums, amphitheaters, music clubs, concert promoters, professional sports franchises and leagues, college sports teams, performing arts venues, museums, and theaters. The Sponsorship & Advertising segment sells international, national, and local sponsorships and placement of advertising, including signage and promotional programs; rich media offering that comprise advertising related with live streaming and music-related content; and ads across its distribution network of venues, events, and websites. This segment also manages the development of strategic sponsorship programs, as well as develops, books, and produces custom events or programs for specific brands. It owns, operates, or leases entertainment venues in North America and internationally. The company was formerly known as Live Nation, Inc. and changed its name to Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. in January 2010. Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Live Nation Entertainment has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.77.
PE Ratio
Live Nation Entertainment has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 113.69. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $113.69 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 81.98%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Live Nation Entertainment is 393034 which is 78.01% below its average volume of 1788080.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Live Nation Entertainment’s EBITDA is 1.2.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the present quarter and the next is a negative 3% and a negative 18.7%, respectively.
2. W.P. Carey REIT (WPC)
16.8% sales growth and 8.65% return on equity
W. P. Carey ranks among the largest net lease REITs with an enterprise value of approximately $18 billion and a diversified portfolio of operationally-critical commercial real estate that includes 1,215 net lease properties covering approximately 142 million square feet as of September 30, 2020. For nearly five decades, the company has invested in high-quality single-tenant industrial, warehouse, office, retail and self-storage properties subject to long-term net leases with built-in rent escalators. Its portfolio is located primarily in the U.S. and Northern and Western Europe and is well-diversified by tenant, property type, geographic location and tenant industry.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, W.P. Carey REIT has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.56.
PE Ratio
W.P. Carey REIT has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 19.9. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $19.9 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 8.65%.
Dividend Yield
As maintained by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Mar 29, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 4.27 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 6.02%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
W.P. Carey REIT’s stock is valued at $70.86 at 11:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $89.63 and higher than its 52-week low of $66.76.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
W.P. Carey REIT’s EBITDA is 14.93.
Moving Average
W.P. Carey REIT’s value is below its 50-day moving average of $71.87 and under its 200-day moving average of $77.63.
3. Darling Ingredients (DAR)
13.8% sales growth and 19.59% return on equity
Darling Ingredients Inc. develops, produces, and sells natural ingredients from edible and inedible bio-nutrients. The company operates through three segments: Feed Ingredients, Food Ingredients, and Fuel Ingredients. It offers ingredients and customized specialty solutions for customers in the pharmaceutical, food, pet food, feed, industrial, fuel, bioenergy, and fertilizer industries. The company collects and transforms various animal by-product streams into useable and specialty ingredients, such as collagen, edible fats, feed-grade fats, animal proteins and meals, plasma, pet food ingredients, organic fertilizers, yellow grease, fuel feedstock, green energy, natural casings, and hides. It also recovers and converts used cooking oil and animal fats, and residual bakery products into valuable feed and fuel ingredients. In addition, the company provides environmental services, including grease trap collection and disposal services to food service establishments. It primarily operates under the Sonac, Dar Pro, Rothsay, Rousselot, CTH, Ecoson, and Rendac brand names in North America, Europe, China, South America, Australia, and internationally. The company was formerly known as Darling International Inc. and changed its name to Darling Ingredients Inc. in May 2014. Darling Ingredients Inc. was founded in 1882 and is headquartered in Irving, Texas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Darling Ingredients has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.51.
PE Ratio
Darling Ingredients has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 13.05. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $13.05 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 19.59%.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Darling Ingredients’s EBITDA is 2.03.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Darling Ingredients is 1543490 which is 11.41% above its average volume of 1385400.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Darling Ingredients’s stock is valued at $58.84 at 11:22 EST, way below its 52-week high of $82.69 and way higher than its 52-week low of $51.77.
Sales Growth
Darling Ingredients’s sales growth is 9.9% for the current quarter and 13.8% for the next.
4. MarketAxess Holdings (MKTX)
13.2% sales growth and 24.16% return on equity
MarketAxess Holdings Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates an electronic trading platform for institutional investor and broker-dealer companies worldwide. It offers the access to liquidity in the U.S. investment-grade bonds, U.S. high-yield bonds, and U.S. Treasuries, as well as municipal bonds, emerging market debts, Eurobonds, and other fixed-income securities. The company, through its Open Trading protocols, executes bond trades between and among institutional investor and broker-dealer clients in an all-to-all anonymous trading environment for corporate bonds. It also offers trading-related products and services, including composite+ pricing and other market data products to assist clients with trading decisions; auto-execution and other execution services for clients requiring specialized workflow solutions; connectivity solutions that facilitate straight-through processing; and technology services to optimize trading environments. In addition, the company provides various pre-and post-trade services, such as trade matching, trade publication, regulatory transaction reporting, and market and reference data across a range of fixed-income and other products. MarketAxess Holdings Inc. was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, MarketAxess Holdings has a trailing twelve months EPS of $6.91.
PE Ratio
MarketAxess Holdings has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 38.09. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $38.09 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 24.16%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
MarketAxess Holdings’s stock is valued at $263.22 at 11:22 EST, way below its 52-week high of $399.78 and way higher than its 52-week low of $217.44.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter is a negative 1.7% and positive 15.8% for the next.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for MarketAxess Holdings is 37604 which is 89.47% below its average volume of 357188.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 9.2%, now sitting on 735.41M for the twelve trailing months.
5. Profire Energy (PFIE)
13.2% sales growth and 12.59% return on equity
Profire Energy, Inc., a technology company, provides burner, and combustion management systems and solutions for natural and forced draft applications in the United States and Canada. It primarily focuses on the upstream, midstream, and downstream transmission segments of the oil and gas industry. It also sells and installs its systems in Europe, South America, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. The company was founded in 2002 and is based in Lindon, Utah.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Profire Energy has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.11.
PE Ratio
Profire Energy has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 11.18. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $11.18 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 12.59%.
Previous days news about Profire Energy(PFIE)
- According to Zacks on Monday, 26 June, "Apart from Seadrill, investors interested in the energy space might also look at operators like Profire Energy (PFIE Quick QuotePFIE – Free Report) , Evolution Petroleum (EPM Quick QuoteEPM – Free Report) and Smart Sand (SND Quick QuoteSND – Free Report) , each carrying a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) currently.", "Profire Energy: The 2023 Zacks Consensus Estimate for Profire Energy indicates 125% year-over-year earnings per share growth. "
6. Edwards Lifesciences (EW)
11.4% sales growth and 25.01% return on equity
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation provides products and technologies for structural heart disease, and critical care and surgical monitoring in the United States, Europe, Japan, and internationally. It offers transcatheter heart valve replacement products for the minimally invasive replacement of heart valves; and transcatheter heart valve repair and replacement products to treat mitral and tricuspid valve diseases. The company also provides the PASCAL and Cardioband transcatheter valve repair systems for minimally-invasive therapy. In addition, it offers surgical structural heart solutions, such as aortic surgical valve under the INSPIRIS name; KONECT RESILIA, a pre-assembled aortic tissue valved conduit for patients who require replacement of the valve, root, and ascending aorta; and HARPOON Beating Heart Mitral Valve Repair System for patients with degenerative mitral regurgitation. Further, the company provides critical care solutions, including advanced hemodynamic monitoring systems to measure a patient's heart function and fluid status in surgical and intensive care settings; and Acumen Hypotension Prediction Index software that alerts clinicians in advance of a patient developing dangerously low blood pressure. The company distributes its products through a direct sales force and independent distributors. Edwards Lifesciences Corporation was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in Irvine, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Edwards Lifesciences has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.38.
PE Ratio
Edwards Lifesciences has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 37.79. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $37.79 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 25.01%.
Sales Growth
Edwards Lifesciences’s sales growth is 9.4% for the ongoing quarter and 11.4% for the next.
7. CME Group (CME)
7.7% sales growth and 10.39% return on equity
Considering advanced prints from CME Group for natural gas futures markets, open interest shrank for yet another session on Monday, this time by around 4.3K contracts.
CME Group Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates contract markets for the trading of futures and options on futures contracts worldwide. It offers futures and options products based on interest rates, equity indexes, foreign exchange, agricultural commodities, energy, and metals, as well as fixed income and foreign currency trading services. The company also provides clearing house services, including clearing, settling, and guaranteeing futures and options contracts, and cleared swaps products traded through its exchanges; and trade processing and risk mitigation services. In addition, the company offers a range of market data services, including real-time and historical data services. It serves professional traders, financial institutions, institutional and individual investors, corporations, manufacturers, producers, governments, and central banks. The company was formerly known as Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. and changed its name to CME Group Inc. in July 2007. CME Group Inc. was founded in 1898 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, CME Group has a trailing twelve months EPS of $7.88.
PE Ratio
CME Group has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 22.72. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $22.72 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 10.39%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter and the next is 5.6% and 8.6%, respectively.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for CME Group is 275805 which is 81.13% below its average volume of 1462030.
Previous days news about CME Group(CME)
- According to FXStreet on Monday, 26 June, "Considering advanced prints from CME Group for crude oil futures, open interest shrank by around 2.3K contracts after three consecutive daily builds. "
8. Gaming and Leisure Properties (GLPI)
6.5% sales growth and 20.31% return on equity
GLPI is engaged in the business of acquiring, financing, and owning real estate property to be leased to gaming operators in triple-net lease arrangements, pursuant to which the tenant is responsible for all facility maintenance, insurance required in connection with the leased properties and the business conducted on the leased properties, taxes levied on or with respect to the leased properties and all utilities and other services necessary or appropriate for the leased properties and the business conducted on the leased properties.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Gaming and Leisure Properties has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.91.
PE Ratio
Gaming and Leisure Properties has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 17. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $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 20.31%.
Moving Average
Gaming and Leisure Properties’s value is below its 50-day moving average of $50.20 and under its 200-day moving average of $50.42.
