(VIANEWS) – MercadoLibre (MELI), MFA Financial (MFA), Lantheus Holdings (LNTH) 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. MercadoLibre (MELI)
25.4% sales growth and 40.3% return on equity
MercadoLibre, Inc. operates online commerce platforms in the United States. It operates Mercado Libre Marketplace, an automated online commerce platform that enables businesses, merchants, and individuals to list merchandise and conduct sales and purchases digitally; and Mercado Pago FinTech platform, a financial technology solution platform, which facilitates transactions on and off its marketplaces by providing a mechanism that allows its users to send and receive payments online, as well as allows users to transfer money through their websites or on the apps. The company also offers Mercado Fondo that allows users to invest funds deposited in their Mercado Pago accounts; Mercado Credito, which extends loans to certain merchants and consumers; and Mercado Envios logistics solution that enables sellers on its platform to utilize third-party carriers and other logistics service providers, as well as fulfillment and warehousing services for sellers. In addition, it provides Mercado Libre Classifieds, an online classified listing service, where users can list and purchase motor vehicles, real estate, and services; Mercado Ads, an advertising platform, which enables large retailers and brands to promote their products and services on the web; and Mercado Shops, an online storefronts solution that enables users to set-up, manage, and promote their own digital stores. The company was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Montevideo, Uruguay.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, MercadoLibre has a trailing twelve months EPS of $19.51.
PE Ratio
MercadoLibre has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 77.14. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $77.14 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 40.3%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 41.9%, now sitting on 14.47B for the twelve trailing months.
Moving Average
MercadoLibre’s worth is below its 50-day moving average of $1,661.40 and higher than its 200-day moving average of $1,404.37.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
MercadoLibre’s EBITDA is 5.4.
Sales Growth
MercadoLibre’s sales growth is 36.8% for the present quarter and 25.4% for the next.
2. MFA Financial (MFA)
20.8% sales growth and 4.12% return on equity
MFA Financial, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a real estate investment trust in the United States. The company invests in residential mortgage assets, including non-agency mortgage-backed securities, agency MBS, and credit risk transfer securities; residential whole loans, including purchased performing loans, purchased credit deteriorated, and non-performing loans; and mortgage servicing rights related assets. MFA Financial, Inc. was incorporated in 1997 and is based in New York, New York.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, MFA Financial has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.46.
PE Ratio
MFA Financial has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 24.54. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $24.54 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 4.12%.
3. Lantheus Holdings (LNTH)
16.4% sales growth and 51.73% return on equity
Lantheus Holdings, Inc. develops, manufactures, and commercializes diagnostic and therapeutic products that assist clinicians in the diagnosis and treatment of heart, cancer, and other diseases worldwide. It provides DEFINITY, an injectable ultrasound enhancing agent used in echocardiography exams; TechneLite, a technetium generator for nuclear medicine procedures; Xenon-133, a radiopharmaceutical gas to assess pulmonary function; Neurolite, an injectable imaging agent to identify the area within the brain where blood flow has been blocked or reduced due to stroke; Cardiolite, an injectable Tc-99m-labeled imaging agent to assess blood flow to the muscle of the heart; and PYLARIFY, an F 18-labelled PSMA-targeted PET imaging agent used for imaging of PSMA positive-lesions in men with prostate cancer. The company also offers Automated Bone Scan Index that calculates the disease burden of prostate cancer by detecting and classifying bone scan tracer uptakes as metastatic or benign lesions using an artificial neural network; RELISTOR for opioid-induced constipation; and aPROMISE, an artificial intelligence medical device software; and PYLARIFY AI, an AI-based medical device software to perform quantitative assessment of PSMA PET/CT images in prostate cancer. In addition, it develops 1095, a PSMA-targeted iodine-131-labeled small molecule; PNT2002, a radiopharmaceutical therapy to treat mCRPC; PNT2003, an SSTR therapy that treats patients with SSTR-positive neuroendocrine tumors; MK-6240, a F 18-labeled PET imaging agent that targets Tau tangles in Alzheimer's disease; LNTH-1363S, an fibroblast activation protein, alpha targeted, copper-64 labeled PET imaging agent; and flurpiridaz used to assess blood flow to the heart;. It has collaboration agreements with GE Healthcare; NanoMab Technology Limited; Curium; RefleXion Medical, Inc.; POINT; Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc; and Ratio Therapeutics LLC. The company was founded in 1956 and is based in Bedford, Massachusetts.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Lantheus Holdings has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.65.
PE Ratio
Lantheus Holdings has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 13.38. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $13.38 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 51.73%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Lantheus Holdings is 987419 which is 14.13% below its average volume of 1150010.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Lantheus Holdings’s EBITDA is 26.81.
4. ANI Pharmaceuticals (ANIP)
13% sales growth and 4.72% return on equity
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, develops, manufactures, and markets branded and generic prescription pharmaceuticals in the United States and Canada. It focuses on producing controlled substances, oncology products, hormones and steroids, injectables, and other formulations. The company manufactures oral solid dose products; semi-solids, liquids, and topicals; and potent products, as well as performs contract development and manufacturing of pharmaceutical products for other companies. It markets its products through retail pharmacy chains, wholesalers, distributors and mail order pharmacies, and group purchasing organizations. The company was incorporated in 2001 and is headquartered in Baudette, Minnesota.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, ANI Pharmaceuticals has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.85.
PE Ratio
ANI Pharmaceuticals has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 81.55. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $81.55 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 4.72%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the present quarter and the next is a negative 16.2% and a negative 16.4%, respectively.
Sales Growth
ANI Pharmaceuticals’s sales growth is 50.8% for the current quarter and 13% for the next.
5. Alphabet (GOOGL)
10.9% sales growth and 27.36% return on equity
Alphabet Inc. offers 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 provides products and services, including ads, Android, Chrome, devices, 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 and YouTube; and devices, as well as in the provision of YouTube consumer subscription services. The Google Cloud segment offers infrastructure, cybersecurity, databases, analytics, AI, and other services; Google Workspace that include cloud-based communication and collaboration tools for enterprises, such as Gmail, Docs, Drive, Calendar, and Meet; and other services for enterprise customers. The Other Bets segment sells healthcare-related and internet services. The company was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Alphabet has a trailing twelve months EPS of $5.79.
PE Ratio
Alphabet has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 26.76. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $26.76 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 27.36%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the present quarter and the next is 29.1% and 16.7%, respectively.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Alphabet’s stock is valued at $154.92 at 16:22 EST, higher than its 52-week high of $153.78.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 13.5%, now sitting on 307.39B for the twelve trailing months.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Alphabet’s EBITDA is 5.22.
6. Telefonica Brasil, S.A. ADS (VIV)
7.2% sales growth and 7.3% return on equity
Telefônica Brasil S.A., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a mobile telecommunications company in Brazil. Its fixed line services portfolio includes local, domestic long-distance, and international long-distance calls; and mobile portfolio comprises voice and broadband internet access through 3G, 4G, 4.5G, and 5G, as well as mobile value-added and wireless roaming services. The company also offers data services, including broadband and mobile data services. In addition, it provides pay TV services through IPTV technologies; network services, such as rental of facilities; other services comprising internet access, private network connectivity, computer equipment leasing, extended service, caller identification, voice mail, cellular blocker, and others; wholesale services, including interconnection services to users of other network providers; and digital services, such as entertainment, cloud, and security and financial services. Further, the company offers multimedia communication services, which include audio, data, voice and other sounds, images, texts, and other information, as well as sells devices, such as smartphones, broadband USB modems, and other devices. Additionally, it provides telecommunications solutions and IT support to various industries, such as retail, manufacturing, services, financial institutions, government, etc. It markets and sells its solutions through own stores, dealers, retail and distribution channels, door-to-door sales, and outbound tele sales. The company was formerly known as Telecomunicações de São Paulo S.A. – TELESP and changed its name to Telefônica Brasil S.A. in October 2011. The company was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Telefonica Brasil, S.A. ADS has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.6.
PE Ratio
Telefonica Brasil, S.A. ADS has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 17.13. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $17.13 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 7.3%.
Dividend Yield
As stated by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Apr 2, 2024, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.4 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 3.9%.
Sales Growth
Telefonica Brasil, S.A. ADS’s sales growth for the next quarter is 7.2%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Telefonica Brasil, S.A. ADS is 336010 which is 59.8% below its average volume of 835850.
Moving Average
Telefonica Brasil, S.A. ADS’s worth is under its 50-day moving average of $10.56 and higher than its 200-day moving average of $9.63.
7. PayPal (PYPL)
7% sales growth and 20.55% return on equity
PayPal Holdings, Inc. operates a technology platform that enables digital payments on behalf of merchants and consumers worldwide. It operates a two-sided network at scale that connects merchants and consumers that enables its customers to connect, transact, and send and receive payments through online and in person, as well as transfer and withdraw funds using various funding sources, such as bank accounts, PayPal or Venmo account balance, PayPal and Venmo branded credit products comprising its installment products, credit and debit cards, and cryptocurrencies, as well as other stored value products, including gift cards and eligible rewards. The company provides payment solutions under the PayPal, PayPal Credit, Braintree, Venmo, Xoom, Zettle, Hyperwallet, Honey, and Paidy names. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, PayPal has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.84.
PE Ratio
PayPal has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 17.02. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $17.02 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 20.55%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 8.7%, now sitting on 29.77B for the twelve trailing months.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is 2.6% and 2.6%, respectively.
Sales Growth
PayPal’s sales growth is 6.6% for the current quarter and 7% for the next.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for PayPal is 7108400 which is 60.62% below its average volume of 18055000.
