(VIANEWS) – LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA), Lifeway Foods (LWAY), Criteo (CRTO) 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. LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA)
14.1% sales growth and 50.22% 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 enterprises 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 auction rate notes. 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 products; 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 $13.69.
PE Ratio
LPL Financial Holdings has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 19.45. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $19.45 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 50.22%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the present quarter is a negative 15.1% and positive 0.8% for the next.
Sales Growth
LPL Financial Holdings’s sales growth is 12% for the current quarter and 14.1% for the next.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for LPL Financial Holdings is 394211 which is 25.28% below its average volume of 527596.
2. Lifeway Foods (LWAY)
11.5% sales growth and 21.05% return on equity
Lifeway Foods, Inc. produces and markets probiotic-based products in the United States and internationally. Its primary product is drinkable kefir, a cultured dairy product in various organic and non-organic sizes, flavors, and types. The company also offers European-style soft cheeses; cream and other products; ProBugs, a line of kefir products designed for children; drinkable yogurt; and fresh made butter and sour cream. It sells its products under the Lifeway, Glen Oaks Farms, and Fresh Made brand names, as well as under private labels on behalf of customers primarily through direct sales force, brokers, and distributors. The company was incorporated in 1986 and is based in Morton Grove, Illinois.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Lifeway Foods has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.75.
PE Ratio
Lifeway Foods has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 30.87. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $30.87 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 21.05%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 17.5%, now sitting on 160.12M for the twelve trailing months.
Moving Average
Lifeway Foods’s value is way above its 50-day moving average of $15.74 and way above its 200-day moving average of $12.44.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Lifeway Foods’s stock is valued at $23.16 at 11:22 EST, under its 52-week high of $25.01 and way higher than its 52-week low of $5.61.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Lifeway Foods is 82410 which is 21.56% below its average volume of 105070.
3. Criteo (CRTO)
9.3% sales growth and 7.09% return on equity
Criteo S.A., a technology company, provides marketing and monetization services on the open Internet in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific. The company's Criteo Shopper Graph, which derives clients' proprietary commerce data, such as transaction activity on their digital properties. It also offers Criteo AI Engine solutions, including lookalike finder, recommendation, and predictive bidding algorithms; recommendation algorithms, dynamic creative optimization+, sponsored product placement algorithms, and other product placement algorithms. The company's technology comprises data synchronization, storage, and analysis of distributed computing infrastructure in various geographies, as well as fast data collection and retrieval using multi-layered caching infrastructure; and experimentation platform, an offline/online testing platform to enhance the capabilities and effectiveness of prediction models. In addition, it provides Criteo Marketing Solutions that allow commerce companies to address various marketing goals by engaging their consumers with personalized ads across the web, mobile, and offline store environments; and Criteo Retail Media solutions, which allows retailers to generate advertising revenues from consumer brands, and/or to drive sales for themselves, by monetizing their data and audiences through personalized ads, either on their own digital property or on the open Internet. Further, the company offers real-time advertising technology and trading infrastructure, delivering advanced media buying, selling, and packaging capabilities for media owners, agencies, performance advertisers, and third-party AdTech platforms. It serves companies in digital retail, travel, and classifieds sectors. Criteo S.A. was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Paris, France.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Criteo has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.88.
PE Ratio
Criteo has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 39.16. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $39.16 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 7.09%.
Sales Growth
Criteo’s sales growth for the next quarter is 9.3%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is 55.1% and 11.3%, respectively.
4. RCM Technologies (RCMT)
5.3% sales growth and 58.29% return on equity
RCM Technologies, Inc. provides business and technology solutions in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, and Serbia. It operates through three segments: Engineering, Specialty Health Care, and Life Sciences and Information Technology. The Engineering segment offers a range of engineering services, including project management engineering and design, engineering analysis, engineer-procure-construct, configuration management, hardware/software validation and verification, quality assurance, technical writing and publications, manufacturing process planning and improvement, and 3D/BIM integrated design. The Specialty Health Care segment provides long-term and short-term staffing, executive search, and placement services in the fields of allied and therapy staffing, correctional healthcare staffing, health information management, nursing services, physician and advanced practice, school services, and telepractice. The Life Sciences and Information Technology segment provides enterprise business solutions, application services, infrastructure solutions, competitive advantage, life sciences solutions, and other vertical market specific solutions. The company serves aerospace and defense, energy, financial services, health care, life sciences, manufacturing and distribution, and technology industries, as well as educational institutions and the public sector. RCM Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1971 and is based in Pennsauken, New Jersey.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, RCM Technologies has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.96.
PE Ratio
RCM Technologies has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 9.67. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $9.67 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 58.29%.
Moving Average
RCM Technologies’s value is way below its 50-day moving average of $23.22 and way below its 200-day moving average of $23.30.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is 14.6% and 8.5%, respectively.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 1.1%, now sitting on 263.24M for the twelve trailing months.
