(VIANEWS) – MercadoLibre (MELI), Vital Farms (VITL), Palo Alto Networks (PANW) 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)
27.6% sales growth and 34.06% return on equity
MercadoLibre, Inc. operates online commerce platforms in Latin America. It operates Mercado Libre Marketplace, an automated online commerce platform that enables businesses, merchants, and individuals to list merchandise and conduct sales and purchases online; 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 Libre 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 $11.5.
PE Ratio
MercadoLibre has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 104.51. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $104.51 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 34.06%.
2. Vital Farms (VITL)
25.5% sales growth and 6.23% return on equity
Vital Farms, Inc. operates as an ethical food company in the United States. It produces five pasture-raised products sourced from animals raised on small family farms, including shell eggs, butter, hard-boiled eggs, ghee, and liquid whole eggs. The company's customers include natural retailers, mainstream retailers, and foodservice partners. Vital Farms, Inc. was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Vital Farms has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.23.
PE Ratio
Vital Farms has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 57.43. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $57.43 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 6.23%.
Sales Growth
Vital Farms’s sales growth is 32.3% for the ongoing quarter and 25.5% for the next.
3. Palo Alto Networks (PANW)
24.4% sales growth and 27.43% return on equity
Palo Alto Networks, Inc. provides cybersecurity solutions worldwide. The company offers firewall appliances and software; Panorama, a security management solution for the control of firewall appliances and software deployed on a customer's network, as well as their instances in public or private cloud environments, as a virtual or a physical appliance; and virtual system upgrades, which are available as extensions to the virtual system capacity that ships with physical appliances. It also provides subscription services covering the areas of threat prevention, malware and persistent threat, URL filtering, laptop and mobile device protection, and firewall; and DNS security, Internet of Things security, SaaS security API, and SaaS security inline, as well as threat intelligence, and data loss prevention. In addition, the company offers cloud security, secure access, security operations, and threat intelligence and cyber security consulting; professional services, including architecture design and planning, implementation, configuration, and firewall migration; education services, such as certifications, as well as online and in-classroom training; and support services. Palo Alto Networks, Inc. sells its products and services through its channel partners, as well as directly to medium to large enterprises, service providers, and government entities operating in various industries, including education, energy, financial services, government entities, healthcare, Internet and media, manufacturing, public sector, and telecommunications. The company was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Palo Alto Networks has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.68.
PE Ratio
Palo Alto Networks has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 376.42. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $376.42 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 27.43%.
Previous days news about Palo Alto Networks(PANW)
- According to Zacks on Thursday, 29 June, "Shares of Palo Alto Networks have jumped 81.6% year to date, outperforming Snowflake as well as the broader sector and industry."
- According to Zacks on Thursday, 29 June, "A better-ranked stock in the broader Zacks Computer & Technology sector is Palo Alto Networks (PANW Quick QuotePANW – Free Report) , sporting a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). "
- According to Zacks on Thursday, 29 June, "Blink Charging currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).NVIDIA (NVDA Quick QuoteNVDA – Free Report) , Palo Alto Networks (PANW Quick QuotePANW – Free Report) and BlackLine (BL Quick QuoteBL – Free Report) are better-ranked stocks in the broader sector. "
- According to Zacks on Thursday, 29 June, "The Global X Cybersecurity ETF (BUG Quick QuoteBUG – Free Report) and the iShares Cybersecurity & Tech ETF (IHAK Quick QuoteIHAK – Free Report) invest in companies like Zscaler (ZS Quick QuoteZS – Free Report) and Palo Alto Networks (PANW Quick QuotePANW – Free Report) that benefit from rising spending on cybersecurity solutions."
- According to Zacks on Friday, 30 June, "And all three tech heavyweights above - Nvidia (NVDA Quick QuoteNVDA – Free Report) , Salesforce (CRM Quick QuoteCRM – Free Report) , and Palo Alto Networks (PANW Quick QuotePANW – Free Report) - have seen their earnings outlooks drift significantly higher amid the optimism and other market-friendly developments.", "Many analysts have turned bullish on stocks, and the story is particularly true for Nvidia (NVDA Quick QuoteNVDA – Free Report) , Salesforce (CRM Quick QuoteCRM – Free Report) , and Palo Alto Networks (PANW Quick QuotePANW – Free Report) . "
4. Southern Copper (SCCO)
23.9% sales growth and 32.62% return on equity
Southern Copper Corporation engages in mining, exploring, smelting, and refining copper and other minerals in Peru, Mexico, Argentina, Ecuador, and Chile. The company is involved in the mining, milling, and flotation of copper ore to produce copper and molybdenum concentrates; smelting of copper concentrates to produce blister and anode copper; refining of anode copper to produce copper cathodes; production of molybdenum concentrate and sulfuric acid; production of refined silver, gold, and other materials; and mining and processing of zinc, copper, molybdenum, silver, gold, and lead. It operates the Toquepala and Cuajone open-pit mines, and a smelter and refinery in Peru; and La Caridad, an open-pit copper mine, as well as a copper ore concentrator, a SX-EW plant, a smelter, refinery, and a rod plant in Mexico. The company also operates Buenavista, an open-pit copper mine, as well as two copper concentrators and two operating SX-EW plants in Mexico. In addition, it operates five underground mines that produce zinc, lead, copper, silver, and gold; a coal mine that produces coal and coke; and a zinc refinery. The company has interests in 493,117 hectares of exploration concessions in Peru and Mexico; 239,077 hectares of exploration concessions in Argentina; 30,568 hectares of exploration concessions in Chile; and 7,299 hectares of exploration concessions in Ecuador. Southern Copper Corporation was incorporated in 1952 and is based in Phoenix, Arizona. Southern Copper Corporation is a subsidiary of Americas Mining Corporation.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Southern Copper has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.48.
PE Ratio
Southern Copper has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 20.56. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $20.56 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 32.62%.
5. Activision Blizzard (ATVI)
16.3% sales growth and 9.79% return on equity
Activision Blizzard, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, develops and publishes interactive entertainment content and services in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company operates through three segments: Activision, Blizzard, and King. It develops and distributes content and services on video game consoles, personal computers, and mobile devices, including subscription, full-game, and in-game sales, as well as by licensing software to third-party or related-party companies that distribute Activision and Blizzard products. The company also maintains a proprietary online gaming service, Battle.net that facilitates digital distribution of content, online social connectivity, and the creation of user-generated content. In addition, it operates esports leagues and offer digital advertising content; and provides warehousing, logistics, and sales distribution services to third-party publishers of interactive entertainment software, as well as manufacturers of interactive entertainment hardware products. The company's key product franchises include Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, Diablo, Hearthstone, Overwatch, Overwatch League, and Candy Crush. It serves retailers and distributors, including mass-market retailers, consumer electronics stores, discount warehouses, and game specialty stores through third-party distribution and licensing arrangements. The company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Activision Blizzard has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.39.
PE Ratio
Activision Blizzard has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 35.24. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $35.24 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 9.79%.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Activision Blizzard’s EBITDA is 73.63.
6. Ingersoll (IR)
16.3% sales growth and 7.05% return on equity
Ingersoll Rand Inc. provides various mission-critical air, fluid, energy, specialty vehicle, and medical technologies in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, India, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. It operates through two segments, Industrial Technologies and Services, and Precision and Science Technologies. The Industrial Technologies and Services segment designs, manufactures, markets, and services air and gas compression, vacuum, and blower products; fluid transfer equipment and loading systems; and power tools and lifting equipment, including associated aftermarket parts, consumables, air treatment equipment, controls, other accessories, and services under the under the Ingersoll Rand, Gardner Denver, Nash, CompAir, Elmo Rietschle, Robuschi, Emco Wheaton, and Runtech Systems brands. The Precision and Science Technologies segment designs, manufactures, and markets diaphragm, piston, water-powered, peristaltic, gear, vane, progressive cavity, and syringe pumps; and gas boosters, hydrogen compression systems, automated liquid handling systems, odorant injection systems, controls, software, and other related components and accessories for liquid and gas dosing, transfer, dispensing, compression, sampling, pressure management, and flow control in specialized or critical applications under the Air Dimensions, Albin, ARO, Dosatron, Haskel, LMI, Maximus, Milton Roy, MP, Oberdorfer, Seepex, Thomas, Welch, Williams, YZ, and Zinnser Analytic brand names. This segment's products are used in medical, life sciences, industrial manufacturing, water and waste water, chemical processing, energy, food and beverage, agriculture, and other markets. It sells through an integrated network of direct sales representatives and independent distributors. The company was formerly known as Gardner Denver Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Ingersoll Rand Inc. in March 2020. Ingersoll Rand Inc. was founded in 1859 and is headquartered in Davidson, North Carolina.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Ingersoll has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.58.
PE Ratio
Ingersoll has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 41.55. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $41.55 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 7.05%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 21.9%, now sitting on 6.21B for the twelve trailing months.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Ingersoll’s EBITDA is 67.99.
Moving Average
Ingersoll’s worth is higher than its 50-day moving average of $59.91 and way above its 200-day moving average of $54.86.
Previous days news about Ingersoll(IR)
- According to Zacks on Thursday, 29 June, "In the past 60 days, estimates for Ingersoll Rand’s 2023 earnings have increased 6.7%. "
- According to Zacks on Friday, 30 June, "In the past 60 days, estimates for Ingersoll Rand’s 2023 earnings have increased 6.7%. "
- According to Zacks on Friday, 30 June, "In the past 60 days, estimates for Ingersoll Rand’s 2023 earnings have increased 6.7%. "
7. Microchip Technology (MCHP)
10.3% sales growth and 36.07% return on equity
Microchip Technology Incorporated develops, manufactures, and sells smart, connected, and secure embedded control solutions in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. The company offers general purpose 8-bit, 16-bit, and 32-bit microcontrollers; 32-bit embedded mixed-signal microprocessors; and specialized microcontrollers for automotive, industrial, computing, communications, lighting, power supplies, motor control, human machine interface, security, wired connectivity, and wireless connectivity applications. It also provides application development tools that enable system designers to program microcontroller, FPGA, and microprocessor products for specific applications; field-programmable gate array (FPGA) products; and analog, interface, mixed signal, and timing products comprising power management, linear, mixed-signal, high-voltage, thermal management, discrete diodes, and metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistors (MOSFETS), radio frequency (RF), drivers, safety, security, timing, USB, Ethernet, wireless, and other interface products. In addition, the company offers serial electrically erasable programmable read-only memory, serial flash memories, parallel flash memories, serial static random access memories, and serial electrically erasable random access memories for the production of very small footprint devices; and licenses its SuperFlash embedded flash and non-volatile memory technologies to foundries, integrated device manufacturers, and design partners for use in the manufacture of microcontroller products, gate array, RF, analog, and neuromorphic compute products that require embedded non-volatile memory, as well as provides engineering services. Further, it offers wafer foundry and assembly, and test subcontracting manufacturing services; and timing systems products, application specific integrated circuits, and aerospace products. Microchip Technology Incorporated was incorporated in 1989 and is headquartered in Chandler, Arizona.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Microchip Technology has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.21.
PE Ratio
Microchip Technology has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 21.32. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $21.32 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 36.07%.
Dividend Yield
As maintained by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on May 18, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1.53 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 1.85%.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Microchip Technology’s EBITDA is 51.14.
8. Stag Industrial (STAG)
7.1% sales growth and 5.18% return on equity
STAG Industrial, Inc. (NYSE: STAG) is a real estate investment trust focused on the acquisition and operation of single-tenant, industrial properties throughout the United States. By targeting this type of property, STAG has developed an investment strategy that helps investors find a powerful balance of income plus growth.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Stag Industrial has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.98.
PE Ratio
Stag Industrial has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 36.09. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $36.09 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 5.18%.
Sales Growth
Stag Industrial’s sales growth is 7.4% for the present quarter and 7.1% for the next.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 9%, now sitting on 671.69M for the twelve trailing months.
