(VIANEWS) – Marathon (MARA), Century Communities (CCS), Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S.A. (BLX) 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. Marathon (MARA)
119.8% sales growth and 31.74% return on equity
Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc. operates as a digital asset technology company that mines digital assets with a focus on the bitcoin ecosystem in United States. The company was formerly known as Marathon Patent Group, Inc. and changed its name to Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc. in February 2021. Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 2010 and is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Marathon has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.06.
PE Ratio
Marathon has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 15.2. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $15.2 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 31.74%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Marathon is 38755500 which is 45.11% below its average volume of 70614800.
Moving Average
Marathon’s worth is way under its 50-day moving average of $19.37 and below its 200-day moving average of $16.13.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter and the next is 540% and 169.2%, respectively.
Previous days news about Marathon(MARA)
- According to Zacks on Wednesday, 15 May, "Investors interested in theenergysector may look at some better-ranked stocks like SM Energy Company (SM Quick QuoteSM – Free Report) , Marathon PetroleumCorporation (MPC Quick QuoteMPC – Free Report) and Hess Corporation(HES Quick QuoteHES – Free Report) . ", "While SM Energy and Marathon Petroleum sport a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), Hess carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) at present. "
- According to Zacks on Wednesday, 15 May, "Investors interested in theenergysector may look at some better-ranked stocks like SM Energy Company (SM Quick QuoteSM – Free Report) , Marathon PetroleumCorporation (MPC Quick QuoteMPC – Free Report) and Hess Corporation(HES Quick QuoteHES – Free Report) . ", "While SM Energy and Marathon Petroleum sport a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), Hess carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) at present. "
- Bears are losing control over marathon petroleum (mpc), here's why it's a 'buy' now. According to Zacks on Wednesday, 15 May, "Shares of Marathon Petroleum (MPC Quick QuoteMPC – Free Report) have been struggling lately and have lost 14.4% over the past four weeks. ", "So, for the shares of Marathon Petroleum, a Zacks Rank of 1 is a more conclusive fundamental indication of a potential turnaround."
2. Century Communities (CCS)
31.1% sales growth and 12.64% return on equity
Century Communities, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, development, construction, marketing, and sale of single-family attached and detached homes. It is also involved in the entitlement and development of the underlying land; and provision of mortgage, title, and insurance services to its home buyers. The company offers homes under the Century Communities and Century Complete brands. It sells homes through its sales representatives, as well as through independent real estate brokers in 17 states in the United States. Century Communities, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colorado.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Century Communities has a trailing twelve months EPS of $9.01.
PE Ratio
Century Communities has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 9.42. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $9.42 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 12.64%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter is 55% and a drop 5.4% for the next.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 26%, now sitting on 3.89B for the twelve trailing months.
Dividend Yield
As maintained by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Feb 27, 2024, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1.04 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 1.26%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Century Communities’s stock is valued at $84.83 at 06:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $97.92 and way above its 52-week low of $58.01.
3. Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S.A. (BLX)
22.5% sales growth and 15.47% return on equity
Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S.A., a multinational bank, primarily engages in the financing of foreign trade in Latin America and the Caribbean. The company operates through two segments, Commercial and Treasury. It offers short and medium-term bilateral, structured and syndicated credits, and loan commitments; financial guarantee contracts, such as issued and confirmed letters of credit, and stand-by letters of credit; and guarantees covering commercial risk and other assets, as well as co-financing arrangements, underwriting of syndicated credit facilities, structured trade financing in the form of factoring and vendor financing, and financial leasing. The company also provides treasury solutions, which include term deposits and private placements. It primarily serves financial institutions, corporations, and sovereigns and state-owned entities. The company was formerly known as Banco Latinoamericano de Exportaciones, S.A. and changed its name to Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S.A. in June 2009. Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S.A. was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Panama City, the Republic of Panama.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S.A. has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.93.
PE Ratio
Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S.A. has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 6.24. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $6.24 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 15.47%.
Sales Growth
Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S.A.’s sales growth is 46.3% for the current quarter and 22.5% for the next.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 31.6%, now sitting on 255.37M for the twelve trailing months.
Moving Average
Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S.A.’s worth is higher than its 50-day moving average of $29.21 and way above its 200-day moving average of $25.11.
4. Alphabet (GOOG)
20.9% sales growth and 29.76% 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 29.95. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $29.95 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 29.76%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 15.4%, now sitting on 318.15B for the twelve trailing months.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is 16% and 20.6%, respectively.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Alphabet is 55109200 which is 132.4% above its average volume of 23712400.
Previous days news about Alphabet(GOOG)
- According to Zacks on Tuesday, 14 May, "Some other top-ranked stocks from the broader technology sector are AppFolio (APPF Quick QuoteAPPF – Free Report) , Alphabet (GOOGL Quick QuoteGOOGL – Free Report) and Celestica (CLS Quick QuoteCLS – Free Report) . "
- According to Zacks on Tuesday, 14 May, "RDDT recently scored a $60 million annual licensing deal with Alphabet to train its large language models. "
- According to Zacks on Tuesday, 14 May, "Shares of this Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) company have plunged 34.4% year to date against the Zacks Consumer Discretionary sector’s growth of 9.8% due to tough competition from giants like Alphabet (GOOGL Quick QuoteGOOGL – Free Report) and Amazon (AMZN Quick QuoteAMZN – Free Report) . "
5. Emerson Electric Company (EMR)
13.8% sales growth and 8.76% return on equity
Emerson Electric Co., a technology and software company, provides various solutions for customers in industrial, commercial, and consumer markets in the Americas, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Europe. It operates in six segments: Final Control, Control Systems & Software, Measurement & Analytical, AspenTech, Discrete Automation, and Safety & Productivity. The Final Control segment provides control, isolation, shutoff, pressure relief, and pressure safety valves, actuators, and regulators for process and hybrid industries. The Measurement & Analytical segment offers intelligent instrumentation measuring the physical properties of liquids or gases, such as pressure, temperature, level, flow, acoustics, corrosion, pH, conductivity, water quality, toxic gases, and flame. The Discrete Automation segment offers solenoid and pneumatic valves, valve position indicators, pneumatic cylinders, air preparation equipment, pressure and temperature switches, electric linear motion solutions, programmable automation control systems, electrical distribution equipment, and materials joining solutions. The Safety & Productivity segment offers tools for professionals and homeowners; pipe-working tools, including pipe wrenches, pipe cutters, pipe threading and roll grooving equipment, battery hydraulic tools; electrical tools; and other professional tools. The Control Systems & Software segment provides distributed control systems, safety instrumented systems, SCADA systems, application software, digital twins, asset performance management, and cybersecurity. The Test & Measurement provides software-connected automated test and measurement systems. The AspenTech segment provides asset optimization software that enables industrial manufacturers to design, operate, and maintain operations for enhancing performance through a combination of decades of modeling, simulation, and optimization capabilities. The company was incorporated in 1890 and is headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Emerson Electric Company has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.41.
PE Ratio
Emerson Electric Company has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 33.04. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $33.04 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 8.76%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is 9.3% and 14.7%, respectively.
Moving Average
Emerson Electric Company’s worth is above its 50-day moving average of $110.97 and way higher than its 200-day moving average of $99.07.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 16.5%, now sitting on 16.53B for the twelve trailing months.
6. Saia (SAIA)
7.9% sales growth and 20.08% return on equity
Saia, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as a transportation company in North America. The company provides less-than-truckload services for shipments between 400 and 10,000 pounds; and other value-added services, including non-asset truckload, expedited, and logistics services. As of December 31, 2021, it operated 176 owned and leased facilities; and owned approximately 5,600 tractors and 19,300 trailers. The company was formerly known as SCS Transportation, Inc. and changed its name to Saia, Inc. in July 2006. Saia, Inc. was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Johns Creek, Georgia.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Saia has a trailing twelve months EPS of $13.77.
PE Ratio
Saia has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 28.82. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $28.82 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 20.08%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Saia is 863773 which is 143.24% above its average volume of 355101.
Moving Average
Saia’s value is way below its 50-day moving average of $565.16 and way below its 200-day moving average of $457.79.
7. Global Payments (GPN)
7% sales growth and 5.91% return on equity
Global Payments Inc. provides payment technology and software solutions for card, check, and digital-based payments in the Americas, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific. It operates through two segments, Merchant Solutions and Issuer Solutions. The Merchant Solutions segment offers authorization, settlement and funding, customer support, chargeback resolution, terminal rental, sales and deployment, payment security, and consolidated billing and reporting services. This segment also provides an array of enterprise software solutions that streamline business operations of its customers in various vertical markets; and value-added solutions and services, such as point-of-sale software, analytics and customer engagement, payroll and reporting, and human capital management. The Issuer Solutions segment offers solutions that enable financial institutions and retailers to manage their card portfolios through a platform; and commercial payments, account payables, and electronic payment alternatives solutions for businesses and governments. It markets its products and services through direct sales force, trade associations, agent and enterprise software providers, referral arrangements with value-added resellers, and independent sales organizations. The company was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Global Payments has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.77.
PE Ratio
Global Payments has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 32.82. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $32.82 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 5.91%.
Previous days news about Global Payments(GPN)
- According to Zacks on Monday, 13 May, "The bottom line of Global Payments outpaced estimates in each of the last four quarters, the average surprise being 1.14%. ", "While SPX Technologies sports a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), Barrett Business Services and Global Payments carry a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), at present. "
- According to Zacks on Tuesday, 14 May, "Some other top-ranked stocks in the broaderBusiness Services space areMoneyLion Inc. (ML Quick QuoteML – Free Report) , Global Payments Inc.(GPN Quick QuoteGPN – Free Report) , andWEX Inc.(WEX Quick QuoteWEX – Free Report) . ", "MoneyLion sports a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), while Global Payments and WEX carry a Zacks Rank #2 at present. "
