(VIANEWS) – Matson (MATX), FNF Group of Fidelity National Financial (FNF), Universal Stainless & Alloy Products (USAP) 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. Matson (MATX)
28.9% sales growth and 12.88% return on equity
Matson, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides ocean transportation and logistics services. The company's Ocean Transportation segment offers ocean freight transportation services to the domestic non-contiguous economies of Hawaii, Alaska, and Guam, as well as to other island economies in Micronesia. It primarily transports dry containers of mixed commodities, refrigerated commodities, packaged foods and beverages, building materials, automobiles, and household goods; livestock; seafood; general sustenance cargo; and garments, footwear, e-commerce, and other retail merchandise. This segment also operates an expedited service from China to Long Beach, California, and various islands in the South Pacific, as well as Okinawa, Japan; and provides container stevedoring, refrigerated cargo services, inland transportation, container equipment maintenance, and other terminal services to ocean carriers on the Hawaiian islands of Oahu, Hawaii, Maui, and Kauai, as well as in the Alaska locations of Anchorage, Kodiak, and Dutch Harbor. In addition, it offers vessel management services. The Logistics segment provides multimodal transportation brokerage services, including domestic and international rail intermodal, long-haul and regional highway trucking, specialized hauling, flat-bed and project, less-than-truckload, and expedited freight services; less-than-container load consolidation and freight forwarding services; warehousing and distribution services; and supply chain management services. It serves the U.S. military, freight forwarders, retailers, consumer goods, automobile manufacturers, and other customers. The company was formerly known as Alexander & Baldwin Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Matson, Inc. in June 2012. Matson, Inc. was founded in 1882 and is headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Matson has a trailing twelve months EPS of $8.42.
PE Ratio
Matson has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 15.15. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $15.15 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 12.88%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Matson’s stock is valued at $127.53 at 16:22 EST, under its 52-week high of $133.88 and way higher than its 52-week low of $82.68.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 2.5%, now sitting on 3.11B for the twelve trailing months.
2. FNF Group of Fidelity National Financial (FNF)
17.8% sales growth and 12.08% return on equity
Fidelity National Financial, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides various insurance products in the United States. The company operates through Title, F&G, and Corporate and Other segments. It offers title insurance, escrow, and other title related services, including trust activities, trustee sales guarantees, recordings and reconveyances, and home warranty insurance. The company also provides technology and transaction services to the real estate and mortgage industries; and mortgage transaction services, including title-related services and facilitation of production and management of mortgage loans. In addition, it offers annuity and life insurance products, such as deferred annuities that include fixed indexed, fixed rate, and immediate annuities, as well as indexed universal life insurance products. Further, the company engages in the real estate brokerage business. Fidelity National Financial, Inc. was founded in 1847 and is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, FNF Group of Fidelity National Financial has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.04.
PE Ratio
FNF Group of Fidelity National Financial has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 17.56. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $17.56 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 12.08%.
Dividend Yield
According to Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Jun 14, 2024, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1.92 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 3.6%.
Moving Average
FNF Group of Fidelity National Financial’s value is higher than its 50-day moving average of $50.32 and higher than its 200-day moving average of $48.78.
3. Universal Stainless & Alloy Products (USAP)
16.6% sales growth and 4.25% return on equity
Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets semi-finished and finished specialty steel products in the United States and internationally. Its products include stainless steel, nickel alloys, tool steel, and various other alloyed steels. The company offers semi-finished and finished long products in the form of ingots, blooms, billets, and bars; flat rolled products, such as slabs and plates; and customized shapes primarily for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), which are cold rolled from purchased coiled strip, flat bar, or extruded bar. Its semi-finished long products are primarily used to produce rods; and finished bar products that are principally used by OEMs and by service center customers for distribution to various end users. The company also offers conversion services on materials supplied by its customers. Its products are used in aerospace, power generation, oil and gas, heavy equipment, general, and automotive industries, as well as in the manufacturing of equipment for food handling, health and medical, chemical processing, and pollution control; and manufacturing of metals, plastics, paper and aluminum extrusions, pharmaceuticals, electronics, and optics. The company sells its products to service centers, forgers, rerollers, and OEMs. Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc. was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Bridgeville, Pennsylvania.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Universal Stainless & Alloy Products has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.02.
PE Ratio
Universal Stainless & Alloy Products has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 27.9. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $27.9 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 4.25%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 17.9%, now sitting on 297.72M for the twelve trailing months.
Sales Growth
Universal Stainless & Alloy Products’s sales growth for the next quarter is 16.6%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Universal Stainless & Alloy Products’s stock is valued at $28.46 at 16:22 EST, way below its 52-week high of $34.75 and way above its 52-week low of $11.13.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter and the next is 420% and 205%, respectively.
4. Agree Realty Corporation (ADC)
13% sales growth and 3.48% return on equity
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Agree Realty Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.69.
PE Ratio
Agree Realty Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 39.44. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $39.44 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 3.48%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Agree Realty Corporation’s stock is valued at $66.65 at 16:22 EST, below its 52-week high of $69.26 and way higher than its 52-week low of $52.69.
Dividend Yield
As stated by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Jul 31, 2024, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 3 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 4.51%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is 10% and 18.9%, respectively.
5. Nelnet (NNI)
10.7% sales growth and 3.16% return on equity
Nelnet, Inc. engages in loan servicing, communications, education technology, services, and payment processing businesses worldwide. Its Loan Servicing and Systems segment provides loan conversion, application processing, borrower updates, customer service, payment processing, due diligence procedures, funds management reconciliation, and claim processing services. This segment also offers student loan servicing software; business process outsourcing services specialized in contact center management, such as inbound calls, outreach campaigns and sales, and interacting with customers through multi-channels. The company's Education Technology, Services, and Payment Processing segment provides financial management services; school information system software; website design and cost effective admissions software; FACTS Giving, a donation platform; and customized professional development and coaching services, educational instruction services, and technology products that aid in teacher and student evaluations. It also offers tuition payment plans, and service and technology for student billings, payments, and refunds; solutions for in-person, online, and mobile payment experiences on campus; payment processing services, such as credit card and electronic transfer; faith community, giving, and learning management services and technologies; and an integrated commerce payment platform, financial management, and tuition payment plan services, as well as a school management platform that provides administrative, information and financial management, and communication functions for K-12 schools. Its Communications segment provides fiber optic service to homes and businesses for internet, television, and telephone services. The Company's Asset Generation and Management segment acquires, manages, and owns loan assets. Its Nelnet Bank segment operates as an internet industrial bank. The company was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Nelnet has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.71.
PE Ratio
Nelnet has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 29.87. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $29.87 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 3.16%.
Sales Growth
Nelnet’s sales growth is negative 29.8% for the present quarter and 10.7% for the next.
6. Horace Mann Educators Corporation (HMN)
9.4% sales growth and 5.52% return on equity
Horace Mann Educators Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an insurance holding company in the United States. It operates in three segments: Property & Casualty, Life & Retirement, and Supplemental & Group Benefits. The company underwrites and markets personal lines of property and casualty insurance, including personal lines auto and property insurance products; supplemental insurance products, which include cancer, heart, hospital, supplemental disability, and accident coverages; retirement products, such as tax-qualified fixed and variable annuities; and life insurance products comprising whole life and term, as well as indexed universal life insurance products. It also offers student loan solutions, including online student loan management accounts for educators. The company markets its products through its sales force of full-time exclusive agents to K-12 teachers, administrators, and other employees of public schools and their families. Horace Mann Educators Corporation was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in Springfield, Illinois.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Horace Mann Educators Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.57.
PE Ratio
Horace Mann Educators Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 21.8. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $21.8 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 5.52%.
Moving Average
Horace Mann Educators Corporation’s worth is above its 50-day moving average of $33.85 and higher than its 200-day moving average of $34.14.
Sales Growth
Horace Mann Educators Corporation’s sales growth for the next quarter is 9.4%.
7. Euronet Worldwide (EEFT)
7.9% sales growth and 21.82% return on equity
Euronet Worldwide, Inc. provides payment and transaction processing and distribution solutions to financial institutions, agents, retailers, merchants, content providers, and individual consumers worldwide. The company's Electronic Fund Transfer Processing segment provides electronic payment solutions, including automated teller machine (ATM) cash withdrawal and deposit services, ATM network participation, outsourced ATM and point-of-sale (POS) management solutions, credit and debit card outsourcing, card issuing, and merchant acquiring services. It also offers ATM and POS currency conversion, ATM surcharge, advertising, customer relationship management, mobile top-up, bill payment, fraud management, foreign remittance and cardless payout, banknote recycling, and tax-refund services; and integrated electronic financial transaction software solutions, as well as delivers non-cash products. This segment operates a network of 42,713 ATMs and approximately 438,000 POS terminals. Its epay segment distributes and processed prepaid mobile airtime and other electronic payment products; and provides payment processing services for various prepaid products, cards, and services, as well as vouchers and physical gift fulfillment, and gift card distribution and processing services. This segment operates a network of approximately 775,000 POS terminals. The company's Money Transfer segment offers consumer-to-consumer and account-to-account money transfer, customers bill payment, check cashing, foreign currency exchange, mobile top-up, and cash management and foreign currency risk management services, as well as payment alternatives, such as money orders and prepaid debit cards. This segment operates a network of approximately 510,000 money transfer locations. The company was formerly known as Euronet Services, Inc. and changed its name to Euronet Worldwide, Inc. in August 2001. Euronet Worldwide, Inc. was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Leawood, Kansas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Euronet Worldwide has a trailing twelve months EPS of $5.66.
PE Ratio
Euronet Worldwide has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 17.67. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $17.67 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 21.82%.
Moving Average
Euronet Worldwide’s worth is under its 50-day moving average of $108.43 and under its 200-day moving average of $100.60.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Euronet Worldwide’s stock is valued at $100.01 at 16:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $117.66 and way higher than its 52-week low of $73.84.
