(VIANEWS) – MarketAxess Holdings (MKTX), Unifirst Corporation (UNF), American Express (AXP) 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. MarketAxess Holdings (MKTX)
14.1% sales growth and 21.74% return on equity
MarketAxess Holdings Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates an electronic trading platform for institutional investor and broker-dealer companies worldwide. The company offers trading technology that provides liquidity access in U.S. high-grade bonds, U.S. high-yield bonds, emerging market debt, eurobonds, municipal bonds, U.S. government bonds, and other fixed-income securities; and executes bond trades between and among institutional investor and broker-dealer clients in an all-to-all anonymous trading environment for corporate bonds through its Open Trading protocols. It also provides 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 offers 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 $6.86.
PE Ratio
MarketAxess Holdings has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 32.39. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $32.39 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 21.74%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for MarketAxess Holdings is 359476 which is 19.3% below its average volume of 445500.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
MarketAxess Holdings’s EBITDA is 10.24.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter is a negative 6.6% and positive 11.9% for the next.
2. Unifirst Corporation (UNF)
11.4% sales growth and 5.73% return on equity
UniFirst Corporation provides workplace uniforms and protective work wear clothing in the United States, Europe, and Canada. The company operates through U.S. and Canadian Rental and Cleaning, Manufacturing, Specialty Garments Rental and Cleaning, and First Aid segments. It designs, manufactures, personalizes, rents, cleans, delivers, and sells a range of uniforms and protective clothing, including shirts, pants, jackets, coveralls, lab coats, smocks, and aprons; and specialized protective wear, such as flame resistant and high visibility garments. The company also rents and sells industrial wiping products, floor mats, facility service products, and dry and wet mops; restroom and cleaning supplies comprising air fresheners, paper products, gloves, masks, sanitizers, and hand soaps; and other textile products. In addition, it provides first aid cabinet services and other safety supplies; decontaminates and cleans work clothes, and other items that is exposed to radioactive materials; and services special cleanroom protective wear and facilities. Further, it offers a range of garment service options, including full-service rental programs in which garments are cleaned and serviced; lease programs in which garments are cleaned and maintained by individual employees; and purchase programs to buy garments and related items directly. The company serves automobile service centers and dealers, delivery services, food and general merchandise retailers, food processors and service operations, light manufacturers, maintenance facilities, restaurants, service companies, soft and durable goods wholesalers, transportation companies, healthcare providers, government agencies, research and development laboratories, high technology companies, and utilities operating nuclear reactors, as well as others who require employee clothing for image, identification, protection, or utility purposes. UniFirst Corporation was founded in 1936 and is headquartered in Wilmington, Massachusetts.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Unifirst Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $6.12.
PE Ratio
Unifirst Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 26.8. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $26.8 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 5.73%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 8.8%, now sitting on 2.33B for the twelve trailing months.
3. American Express (AXP)
9.5% sales growth and 31.74% return on equity
American Express Company, together with its subsidiaries, operates as integrated payments company in the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the Asia Pacific, Australia, New Zealand, Latin America, Canada, the Caribbean, and Internationally. It operates through four segments: U.S. Consumer Services, Commercial Services, International Card Services, and Global Merchant and Network Services. The company's products and services include credit card, charge card, banking, and other payment and financing products; network services; expense management products and services; and travel and lifestyle services. It also provides merchant acquisition and processing, servicing and settlement, point-of-sale marketing, and information products and services for merchants; and fraud prevention services, as well as the design and operation of customer loyalty programs. In addition, the company operates lounges at airports under Centurion Lounge brand name. It sells its products and services to consumers, small businesses, mid-sized companies, and large corporations through mobile and online applications, affiliate marketing, customer referral programs, third-party service providers and business partners, direct mail, telephone, in-house sales teams, and direct response advertising. American Express Company was founded in 1850 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, American Express has a trailing twelve months EPS of $11.21.
PE Ratio
American Express has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 19.42. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $19.42 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 31.74%.
Dividend Yield
As stated by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Apr 4, 2024, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 2.8 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 1.25%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for American Express is 2292750 which is 26.42% below its average volume of 3116330.
Previous days news about American Express(AXP)
- According to FXStreet on Tuesday, 9 April, " Travelers Companies (TRV) is the worst-performing stock in the Dow Jones, losing 2.3% to $225.28, followed by American Express (AXP) which is down 1.8% to $219.83. "
4. Garmin (GRMN)
9.2% sales growth and 19.52% return on equity
Garmin Ltd. designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and distributes a range of wireless devices worldwide. Its Fitness segment offers running and multi-sport watches; cycling products; smartwatch devices; scales and monitors; and fitness accessories. This segment also provides Garmin Connect and Garmin Connect Mobile, which are web and mobile platforms where users can track and analyze their fitness, activities and workouts, and wellness data; and Connect IQ, an application development platform. The company's Outdoor segment offers adventure watches, outdoor handhelds and satellite communicators, golf devices, consumer automotive devices, and dog devices, as well as InReach and Gramin response communication device. Its Aviation segment designs, manufactures, and markets various aircraft avionics solutions, including integrated flight decks, electronic flight displays and instrumentation, navigation and communication products, automatic flight control systems and safety-enhancing technologies, audio control systems, engine indication systems, traffic awareness and avoidance solutions, ADS-B and transponders, weather information and avoidance solutions, datalink and connectivity solutions, and various services. The company's Marine segment provides chartplotters and multi-function displays, cartography products, fishfinders, sonar products, autopilot systems, radars, compliant instrument displays and sensors, VHF communication radios, handhelds and wearable devices, sailing products, audio products and accessories, digital switching products, and trolling motors. Its Auto segment offers embedded domain controllers and infotainment units; and software, map database, cameras, wearables, and automotive solutions. The company sells its products through independent retailers, dealers, distributors, installation and repair shops, and original equipment manufacturers, as well as online webshop. Garmin Ltd. was founded in 1989 and is based in Schaffhausen, Switzerland.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Garmin has a trailing twelve months EPS of $6.71.
PE Ratio
Garmin has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 21.75. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $21.75 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 19.52%.
Dividend Yield
As claimed by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Mar 14, 2024, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 3 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 2.11%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 13.5%, now sitting on 5.23B for the twelve trailing months.
5. Virco Manufacturing Corporation (VIRC)
8.9% sales growth and 35.9% return on equity
Virco Mfg. Corporation engages in the design, production, and distribution of furniture for the commercial and education markets in the United States. It offers seating products, including 4-leg chairs, cantilever chairs, tablet arm chairs with work surfaces and compact footprints, steel-frame rockers, stools, series chairs, stack and folding chairs, hard plastic seating, upholstered stack and ergonomic chairs, and plastic stack chairs. The company also provides folding, activity, office, computer, and mobile tables; and computer furniture, such as keyboard mouse trays, CPU holders, support columns, desks and workstations, specialty tables, instructor media stations and towers, and other products. In addition, it offers chair desks, combo units, and tablet arm and caster units, as well as a returns and credenzas. Additionally, the company provides administrative office furniture, including desks, returns, bookcases, storage cabinets, and other items, as well as wardrobe tower cabinets, file credenzas, and mobile pedestals; laboratory furniture comprising steel-based science tables, table bases, lab stools, and wood-frame science tables; mobile furniture, including mobile tables for cafeterias, mobile cabinets, and mobile chairs for school settings and offices; and handling and storage equipment, as well as manufactures stackable storage trucks. It serves educational institutions, convention centers and arenas, hospitality providers, government facilities, and places of worship through its sales and support teams, and dealer network. Virco Mfg. Corporation was founded in 1950 and is headquartered in Torrance, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Virco Manufacturing Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.73.
PE Ratio
Virco Manufacturing Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 6.15. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $6.15 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 35.9%.
6. Principal Financial Group (PFG)
8.5% sales growth and 6.24% return on equity
Principal Financial Group, Inc. provides retirement, asset management, and insurance products and services to businesses, individuals, and institutional clients worldwide. The company operates through Retirement and Income Solutions, Principal Asset Management, and Benefits and Protection segments. The Retirement and Income Solutions segment provides retirement, and related financial products and services. It offers products and services for defined contribution plans, including 401(k) and 403(b) plans, defined benefit plans, nonqualified executive benefit plans, employee stock ownership plans, equity compensation, and pension risk transfer services; individual retirement accounts; investment only products; and mutual funds, individual variable annuities, registered index-linked annuities, and bank products, as well as trust and custody services. The Principal Asset Management segment provides equity, fixed income, real estate, and other alternative investments, as well as asset allocation, stable value management, and other structured investment strategies. It also offers pension accumulation products and services, mutual funds, asset management, income annuities, and life insurance accumulation products, as well as voluntary savings plans in Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Asia, China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, and Southeast Asia. The Benefits and Protection segment provides specialty benefits, such as group dental and vision insurance, group life insurance, and group and individual disability insurance, as well as administers group dental, disability, and vision benefits; and individual life insurance products comprising universal, variable universal, indexed universal, and term life insurance products. It also offers insurance solutions for small and medium-sized businesses and their owners, as well as employees. Principal Financial Group, Inc. was founded in 1879 and is based in Des Moines, Iowa.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Principal Financial Group has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.55.
PE Ratio
Principal Financial Group has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 31.89. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $31.89 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 6.24%.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Principal Financial Group’s EBITDA is 1.33.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Principal Financial Group’s stock is valued at $81.32 at 16:22 EST, under its 52-week high of $84.65 and way higher than its 52-week low of $65.17.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth declined by 14.6%, now sitting on 13.67B for the twelve trailing months.
7. National Oilwell Varco (NOV)
7% sales growth and 17.32% return on equity
NOV Inc. designs, constructs, manufactures, and sells systems, components, and products for oil and gas drilling and production, and industrial and renewable energy sectors worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Wellbore Technologies, Completion & Production Solutions, and Rig Technologies. It provides solids control and waste management equipment and services; portable power generation products; drill and wired pipes; drilling optimization and automation services; tubular inspection, repair, and coating services; instrumentation; measuring and monitoring services; downhole and fishing tools; steerable technologies; and drill bits. The company also offers equipment and technologies for hydraulic fracture stimulation, including downhole multistage fracturing tools, pressure pumping trucks, blenders, sanders, hydration and injection units, flowline, and manifolds; coiled tubing units, and wireline units and tools; connections and liner hangers; onshore production consists of composite pipe, surface transfer and progressive cavity pumps, and artificial lift systems; and offshore production, such as floating production systems and subsea production technologies, as well as manufactures industrial pumps and mixers. In addition, it provides substructures, derricks, and masts; cranes; jacking systems; pipe lifting, racking, rotating, and assembly systems; mud pumps; pressure control equipment; drives and generators; rig instrumentation and control systems; mooring, anchor, and deck handling machinery; equipment components for offshore wind construction vessels; and pipelay and construction systems. Further, the company offers spare parts, repair, and rentals as well as comprehensive remote equipment monitoring, technical support, field service, and customer training. The company was formerly known as National Oilwell Varco, Inc. and changed its name to NOV Inc. in January 2021. NOV Inc. was founded in 1862 and is based in Houston, Texas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, National Oilwell Varco has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.5.
PE Ratio
National Oilwell Varco has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 8.2. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $8.2 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 17.32%.
Sales Growth
National Oilwell Varco’s sales growth is 7.9% for the ongoing quarter and 7% for the next.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
National Oilwell Varco’s EBITDA is 41.94.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for National Oilwell Varco is 4048880 which is 14.66% below its average volume of 4744720.
8. Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc (JAZZ)
6.7% sales growth and 12.16% return on equity
Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc, a biopharmaceutical company, identifies, develops, and commercializes pharmaceutical products for unmet medical needs in the United States, Europe, and internationally. The company has a portfolio of products and product candidates with a focus in the areas of neuroscience, including sleep medicine and movement disorders; and in oncology, such as hematologic and solid tumors. Its lead marketed products in neuroscience include Xywav, an oral solution for the treatment of cataplexy or excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) in patients with narcolepsy and idiopathic hypersomnia (IH); Xyrem, a sodium oxybate oral solution for the treatment of cataplexy or EDS in patients with narcolepsy seven years of age and older; and Epidiolex, a cannabidiol oral solution for the treatment of seizures associated with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, Dravet syndrome, or tuberous sclerosis complex in patients one year of age or older. The company's lead marketed products in oncology comprise Zepzelca for the treatment of adult patients with metastatic small cell lung cancer; Rylaze, a product for use as a component of a multi-agent chemotherapeutic regimen for the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia or lymphoblastic lymphoma in adults and pediatric patients aged one month or older who has developed hypersensitivity to E. coli-derived asparaginase; Vyxeos, a liposome for injection, a product for the treatment of adults with newly-diagnosed therapy-related acute myeloid leukemia; and Defitelio for the treatment of adult and pediatric patients with hepatic veno-occlusive disease with renal or pulmonary dysfunction following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. It has licensing and collaboration agreements with Zymeworks Inc.; Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd; Werewolf Therapeutics, Inc.; Codiak BioSciences, Inc.; Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated; XL-protein GmbH; and Redx Pharma plc. The company was incorporated in 2003 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc has a trailing twelve months EPS of $6.1.
PE Ratio
Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 19.97. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $19.97 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 12.16%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the present quarter and the next is 6.3% and 4.7%, respectively.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc’s stock is valued at $121.81 at 16:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $147.98 and higher than its 52-week low of $111.25.
Moving Average
Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc’s worth is below its 50-day moving average of $122.40 and under its 200-day moving average of $126.98.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc is 691817 which is 11.56% above its average volume of 620090.
