(VIANEWS) – Meta Financial Group (CASH), H&E Equipment Services (HEES), The ONE Group Hospitality (STKS) 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. Meta Financial Group (CASH)
27.1% sales growth and 17.03% return on equity
Pathward Financial, Inc. operates as the holding company for Pathward, National Association that provides various banking products and services in the United States. The company operates through three segments: Consumer, Commercial, and Corporate Services/Other. It offers demand deposit accounts, savings accounts, money market savings accounts, and certificate accounts. It also provides commercial finance product comprising term lending, asset based lending, factoring, lease financing, insurance premium finance, government guaranteed lending, and other commercial finance products; consumer credit products; other consumer financing services; tax solutions, which includes short-term refund advance loans and short-term electronic return originator advance loans; and warehouse financing services. In addition, it issues prepaid cards; and offers payment solutions, such as acceptance, processing, and settlement of credit card and debit card payments. The company was formerly known as Meta Financial Group, Inc. and changed its name to Pathward Financial, Inc. in July 2022. Pathward Financial, Inc. was founded in 1954 and is based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Meta Financial Group has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.24.
PE Ratio
Meta Financial Group has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 9.98. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $9.98 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 17.03%.
Dividend Yield
As maintained by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Mar 9, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.2 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 0.48%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Meta Financial Group is 50749 which is 82.62% below its average volume of 292108.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Meta Financial Group’s stock is valued at $42.31 at 01:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $52.71 and way higher than its 52-week low of $31.16.
2. H&E Equipment Services (HEES)
14.6% sales growth and 37.96% return on equity
H&E Equipment Services, Inc. operates as an integrated equipment services company. The company operates in five segments: Equipment Rentals, Used Equipment Sales, New Equipment Sales, Parts Sales, and Repair and Maintenance Services. The Equipment Rentals segment provides construction and industrial equipment for rent on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis through a fleet of approximately 42,725 pieces of equipment. The Used Equipment Sales segment sells used equipment through retail sales force primarily from its rental fleet, as well as inventoried equipment that are acquired through trade-ins from equipment customers. The New Equipment Sales segment sells new construction equipment through a professional in-house retail sales force. The Parts Sales segment sells parts for the equipment customers, as well as offers for its rental fleet. The Repair and Maintenance Services segment serves its rental fleet and equipment owned customers, as well as offers ongoing preventative maintenance services to industrial customers. It also provides ancillary equipment support activities, including transportation, hauling, parts shipping, and loss damage waivers. The company's rental fleet consists of hi-lift or aerial work platforms, cranes, earthmoving and material handling equipment, and others. It serves industrial and commercial companies, construction contractors, manufacturers, public utilities, municipalities, maintenance contractors, and various other industrial account customers. As of December 31, 2021, the company had a network of 102 service facilities in the Pacific Northwest, West Coast, Intermountain, Southwest, Gulf Coast, Southeast, and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. H&E Equipment Services, Inc. was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, H&E Equipment Services has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.77.
PE Ratio
H&E Equipment Services has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 11.67. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $11.67 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 37.96%.
3. The ONE Group Hospitality (STKS)
14.2% sales growth and 20.63% return on equity
The ONE Group Hospitality, Inc., a hospitality company, develops, owns, operates, manages, and licenses restaurants and lounges worldwide. It operates through STK, Kona Grill, and ONE Hospitality segments. The company also provides turn-key food and beverage services for hospitality venues, including hotels, casinos, and other locations. Its hospitality food and beverage solutions include developing, managing, and operating restaurants, bars, rooftops, pools, banqueting, catering, private dining rooms, room service, and mini bars; and offers hospitality advisory and consulting services. The company operates restaurants primarily under the STK and Kona Grill brands. As of December 31, 2021, it owned, operated, managed, or licensed 60 venues, including 23 STKs and 24 Kona Grills in North America, Europe, and the Middle East, as well as 13 F&B venues in seven hotels and casinos in the United States and Europe. The ONE Group Hospitality, Inc. was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, The ONE Group Hospitality has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.4.
PE Ratio
The ONE Group Hospitality has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 21.9. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $21.9 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 20.63%.
Sales Growth
The ONE Group Hospitality’s sales growth is 13.2% for the present quarter and 14.2% for the next.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
The ONE Group Hospitality’s stock is valued at $8.76 at 01:22 EST, way below its 52-week high of $10.55 and way above its 52-week low of $4.91.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter is a negative 13.3% and positive 13.3% for the next.
4. XP (XP)
10.1% sales growth and 22.76% return on equity
XP Inc. provides financial products and services in Brazil. It offers securities brokerage, private pension plans, commercial, and investment banking products, such as loan operations and transactions in the foreign exchange markets and deposits; product structuring and capital markets services for corporate clients and issuers of fixed income products; advisory services for mass-affluent and institutional clients; and wealth management services for high-net-worth customers and institutional clients. The company also offers Xpeed, an online financial education portal that offers seminars, classes, and learning tools to help teach individuals on topics, such as basics of investing, techniques, and investment strategies, as well as insurance brokerage services. In addition, it operates XP Platform, an open product platform that provides clients to access investment products in the market, including equity and fixed income securities, mutual and hedge funds, private equity, structured products, credit cards, loan operations, life insurance, pension plans, real-estate investment funds, and others. The company was founded in 2001 and is based in São Paulo, Brazil.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, XP has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.21.
PE Ratio
XP has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 11.12. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $11.12 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 22.76%.
Sales Growth
XP’s sales growth is 5.5% for the present quarter and 10.1% for the next.
5. Hostess Brands (TWNK)
7.2% sales growth and 9.34% return on equity
Hostess Brands, Inc., a packaged food company, develops, manufactures, markets, sells, and distributes fresh sweet baked goods in the United States. It primarily offer a range of snack cakes, donuts, sweet rolls, breakfast pastries, snack pies, and related products. The company operates in two segments, Sweet Baked Goods and In-Store Bakery. The Sweet Baked Goods segment offers fresh and frozen sweet baked goods and bread products under the Hostess, Dolly Madison, Cloverhill, and Big Texas brands, as well as store branded products. The In-Store Bakery segment primarily provides Superior on Main branded eclairs, madeleines, brownies, and iced cookies in the bakery section of grocery and club stores. The company was formerly known as Gores Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Hostess Brands, Inc. in November 2016. Hostess Brands, Inc. was founded in 1919 and is based in Lenexa, Kansas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Hostess Brands has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.18.
PE Ratio
Hostess Brands has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 21.43. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $21.43 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 9.34%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Hostess Brands’s stock is valued at $25.29 at 01:22 EST, way below its 52-week high of $29.00 and way above its 52-week low of $19.00.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Hostess Brands is 265047 which is 70.05% below its average volume of 885201.
