(VIANEWS) – LTC Properties (LTC), W.P. Carey REIT (WPC), Hartford Financial Services Group (HIG) 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. LTC Properties (LTC)
55.1% sales growth and 14.89% return on equity
LTC is a real estate investment trust (REIT) investing in seniors housing and health care properties primarily through sale-leasebacks, mortgage financing, joint-ventures and structured finance solutions including preferred equity and mezzanine lending. LTC holds 180 investments in 27 states with 29 operating partners. The portfolio is comprised of approximately 50% seniors housing and 50% skilled nursing properties.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, LTC Properties has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.92.
PE Ratio
LTC Properties has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 11.66. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $11.66 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 14.89%.
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%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
W.P. Carey REIT’s stock is valued at $70.86 at 06:23 EST, way under its 52-week high of $89.63 and higher than its 52-week low of $66.76.
3. Hartford Financial Services Group (HIG)
9.8% sales growth and 12.61% return on equity
The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. provides insurance and financial services to individual and business customers in the United States, the United Kingdom, and internationally. Its Commercial Lines segment offers insurance coverages, including workers' compensation, property, automobile, general and professional liability, package business, umbrella, fidelity and surety, marine, livestock, and reinsurance through regional offices, branches, sales and policyholder service centers, independent retail agents and brokers, wholesale agents, and reinsurance brokers. The company's Personal Lines segment provides automobile, homeowners, and personal umbrella coverages through direct-to-consumer channel and independent agents. Its Property & Casualty Other Operations segment offers coverage for asbestos and environmental exposures. The company's Group Benefits segment provides group life, disability, and other group coverages to members of employer groups, associations, and affinity groups through direct insurance policies; reinsurance to other insurance companies; employer paid and voluntary product coverages; disability underwriting, administration, and claims processing to self-funded employer plans; and a single-company leave management solution. This segment distributes its group insurance products and services through brokers, consultants, third-party administrators, trade associations, and private exchanges. Its Hartford Funds segment offers managed mutual funds across various asset classes; and exchange-traded products through broker-dealer organizations, independent financial advisers, defined contribution plans, financial consultants, bank trust groups, and registered investment advisers, as well as investment management, distribution, and administrative services, such as product design, implementation, and oversight. The company was founded in 1810 and is headquartered in Hartford, Connecticut.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Hartford Financial Services Group has a trailing twelve months EPS of $5.8.
PE Ratio
Hartford Financial Services Group has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 12.16. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $12.16 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 12.61%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 9.9%, now sitting on 22.89B for the twelve trailing months.
Sales Growth
Hartford Financial Services Group’s sales growth is 12.5% for the current quarter and 9.8% for the next.
Previous days news about Hartford Financial Services Group(HIG)
- According to Zacks on Thursday, 22 June, "Chubb Limited (CB Quick QuoteCB – Free Report) , The Travelers Companies Inc. (TRV Quick QuoteTRV – Free Report) , American Equity Investment Life Holding Company (AEL Quick QuoteAEL – Free Report) , The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (HIG Quick QuoteHIG – Free Report) and Aflac Incorporated (AFL Quick QuoteAFL – Free Report) have the potential to make investors happy, courtesy of their fundamental strength.", "Headquartered in Hartford, CT, The Hartford Financial Services Group is one of the major multi-line insurance and investment companies in the country, providing investment products, group life and group disability insurance, property and casualty (P&C) insurance and mutual funds in the United States. "
4. Reinsurance Group of America (RGA)
9.3% sales growth and 8.04% return on equity
Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated engages in reinsurance business. The company offers individual and group life and health insurance products, such as term life, credit life, universal life, whole life, group life and health, joint and last survivor insurance, critical illness, disability, and longevity products; asset-intensive and financial reinsurance products; and other capital motivated solutions. It also provides reinsurance for mortality, morbidity, lapse, and investment-related risk associated with products; and reinsurance for investment-related risks. In addition, the company develops and markets technology solutions; and provides consulting and outsourcing solutions for the insurance and reinsurance industries. It serves life insurance companies in the United States, Latin America, Canada, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Australia, and the Asia Pacific. Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Chesterfield, Missouri.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Reinsurance Group of America has a trailing twelve months EPS of $10.02.
PE Ratio
Reinsurance Group of America has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 14.41. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $14.41 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 8.04%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter and the next is a negative 26.8% and a negative 16.9%, respectively.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Reinsurance Group of America’s stock is valued at $144.37 at 06:23 EST, under its 52-week high of $153.35 and way above its 52-week low of $109.06.
Moving Average
Reinsurance Group of America’s worth is above its 50-day moving average of $141.79 and higher than its 200-day moving average of $139.13.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 8.5%, now sitting on 16.59B for the twelve trailing months.
Previous days news about Reinsurance Group of America(RGA)
- According to Zacks on Wednesday, 21 June, "Some other top-ranked stocks from the insurance industry are Reinsurance Group of America (RGA Quick QuoteRGA – Free Report) , Primerica (PRI Quick QuotePRI – Free Report) and GoHealth (GOCO Quick QuoteGOCO – Free Report) ."
- The zacks analyst blog highlights unum group, kinsale capital, reinsurance group of america, RLI and corebridge financial. According to Zacks on Friday, 23 June, "Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Unum Group (UNM Quick QuoteUNM – Free Report) , Kinsale Capital Group Inc. (KNSL Quick QuoteKNSL – Free Report) , Reinsurance Group of America Inc. (RGA Quick QuoteRGA – Free Report) , RLI Corp. (RLI Quick QuoteRLI – Free Report) and Corebridge Financial Inc. (CRBG Quick QuoteCRBG – Free Report) ."
5. Ecolab (ECL)
7.8% sales growth and 16.2% return on equity
Ecolab Inc. provides water, hygiene, and infection prevention solutions and services in the United States and internationally. The company operates through Global Industrial, Global Institutional & Specialty, and Global Healthcare & Life Sciences segments. The Global Industrial segment offers water treatment and process applications, and cleaning and sanitizing solutions to manufacturing, food and beverage processing, transportation, chemical, metals and mining, power generation, pulp and paper, commercial laundry, petroleum, refining, and petrochemical industries. The Global Institutional & Specialty segment provides specialized cleaning and sanitizing products to the foodservice, hospitality, lodging, government and education, and retail industries. Its Global Healthcare & Life Sciences segment offers specialized cleaning and sanitizing products to the healthcare, personal care, and pharmaceutical industries, such as infection prevention and surgical solutions, and end-to-end cleaning and contamination control solutions under the Ecolab, Microtek, and Anios brand names. The company's Other segment offers pest elimination services to detect, eliminate, and prevent pests, such as rodents and insects in restaurants, food and beverage processors, educational and healthcare facilities, hotels, quick service restaurant and grocery operations, and other institutional and commercial customers. This segment also provides colloidal silica for binding and polishing applications in semiconductor, catalyst, and aerospace component manufacturing, as well as chemical industries; and products and services that manage wash process through custom designed programs, premium products, dispensing equipment, water and energy management, and reduction, as well as real time data management. It sells its products through field sales and corporate account personnel, distributors, and dealers. Ecolab Inc. was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Ecolab has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.03.
PE Ratio
Ecolab has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 44.23. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $44.23 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 16.2%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 9.3%, now sitting on 14.49B for the twelve trailing months.
Dividend Yield
According to Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Jun 15, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 2.12 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 1.16%.
6. Church & Dwight Company (CHD)
7.3% sales growth and 11.67% return on equity
Church & Dwight Co., Inc. develops, manufactures, and markets household, personal care, and specialty products. It operates in three segments: Consumer Domestic, Consumer International, and Specialty Products Division. The company offers cat litters, carpet deodorizers, laundry detergents, and baking soda, as well as other baking soda based products under the ARM & HAMMER brand; condoms, lubricants, and vibrators under the TROJAN brand; stain removers, cleaning solutions, laundry detergents, and bleach alternatives under the OXICLEAN brand; toothbrushes under the SPINBRUSH brand; home pregnancy and ovulation test kits under the FIRST RESPONSE brand; depilatories under the NAIR brand; oral analgesics under the ORAJEL brand; laundry detergents under the XTRA brand; gummy dietary supplements under the L'IL CRITTERS and VITAFUSION brands; dry shampoos under the BATISTE brand; water flossers and showerheads under the WATERPIK brand; cold shortening and relief products under the ZICAM brand; oral care products under the THERABREATH brand; and acne treatment products under the HERO brand. Its specialty products include animal productivity products, such as MEGALAC rumen bypass fat, a supplement that enables cows to maintain energy levels during the period of high milk production; BIO-CHLOR and FERMENTEN, which are used to reduce health issues associated with calving, as well as provides needed protein; and CELMANAX refined functional carbohydrate, a yeast-based prebiotic. The company offers sodium bicarbonate; and cleaning and deodorizing products. It sells its consumer products through supermarkets, mass merchandisers, wholesale clubs, drugstores, convenience stores, home stores, dollar and other discount stores, pet and other specialty stores, and websites and other e-commerce channels; and specialty products to industrial customers and livestock producers through distributors. The company was founded in 1846 and is headquartered in Ewing, New Jersey.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Church & Dwight Company has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.67.
PE Ratio
Church & Dwight Company has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 58.48. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $58.48 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%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 10.2%, now sitting on 5.51B for the twelve trailing months.
7. American States Water Company (AWR)
6.3% sales growth and 13.91% 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 $2.66.
PE Ratio
American States Water Company has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 32.33. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $32.33 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 13.91%.
Dividend Yield
As maintained by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on May 17, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1.59 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 1.82%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the present quarter and the next is 42.6% and 23.2%, respectively.
Moving Average
American States Water Company’s worth is under its 50-day moving average of $89.70 and under its 200-day moving average of $90.17.
8. ICON plc (ICLR)
5.9% sales growth and 6.1% return on equity
ICON Public Limited Company, a clinical research organization, provides outsourced development and commercialization services in Ireland, rest of Europe, the United States, and internationally. The company specializes in the strategic development, management, and analysis of programs that support various stages of the clinical development process from compound selection to Phase I-IV clinical studies. It offers clinical development services, including product development planning, strategic consulting, study protocol preparation, clinical pharmacology, pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic analysis, site feasibility, patient recruitment and retention, digital patient and site, project management, clinical operations/monitoring, patient centric monitoring, data management, and adaptive and virtual trial services. The company's clinical development services also comprise medical imaging, biostatistics, medical affairs, pharmacovigilance, strategic regulatory, electronic endpoint adjudication, medical writing and publishing, interactive response technologies, functional solutions, strategic resourcing central laboratory, bioanalytical laboratory, biomarket development, strategy and analytics, late phase research, patient centered science, and medical device and diagnostics research services, as well as access, commercialization, and communication services, and research trials for us government agencies. It serves pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device industries, as well as government and public health organizations. ICON has an agreement with Evergreen Therapeutics, Inc. to conduct Phase II clinical trial for COVID-19 drug candidate. The company was incorporated in 1990 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, ICON plc has a trailing twelve months EPS of $6.34.
PE Ratio
ICON plc has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 36.19. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $36.19 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 6.1%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 4%, now sitting on 7.82B for the twelve trailing months.
