(VIANEWS) – Middlefield Banc Corp. (MBCN), Northeast Bank (NBN), Avid Bioservices (CDMO) 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. Middlefield Banc Corp. (MBCN)
28% sales growth and 10.06% return on equity
Middlefield Banc Corp., headquartered in Middlefield, Ohio, is the bank holding company of The Middlefield Banking Company with total assets of $1.39 billion at March 31, 2021. The bank operates 16 full-service banking centers and an LPL Financial® brokerage office serving Beachwood, Chardon, Cortland, Dublin, Garrettsville, Mantua, Middlefield, Newbury, Orwell, Plain City, Powell, Solon, Sunbury, Twinsburg, and Westerville. The Bank also operates a Loan Production Office in Mentor, Ohio. Additional information is available at www.middlefieldbank.bank.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Middlefield Banc Corp. has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.54.
PE Ratio
Middlefield Banc Corp. has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 10.56. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $10.56 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 10.06%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 37.4%, now sitting on 61.73M for the twelve trailing months.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Middlefield Banc Corp.’s stock is valued at $26.81 at 01:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $30.00 and way higher than its 52-week low of $22.09.
Moving Average
Middlefield Banc Corp.’s worth is higher than its 50-day moving average of $25.91 and below its 200-day moving average of $27.49.
Sales Growth
Middlefield Banc Corp.’s sales growth is 35.7% for the present quarter and 28% for the next.
2. Northeast Bank (NBN)
24.3% sales growth and 15.96% return on equity
Northeast Bank provides personal and business banking services in Maine, the United States. The company's deposit products include demand deposit, NOW, money market, savings, certificate of deposit, and individual retirement accounts, as well as checking accounts. Its loan portfolio comprises residential mortgage loans; multi-family and other commercial real estate loans; commercial and industrial loans, such as term loans, lines of credit and equipment, and receivables financing; consumer loans comprising mobile home and overdraft, and deposit-secured loans; and small business administration loans. In addition, the company offers telephone banking, online banking and bill payment, mobile banking, cash management, and remote deposit capture services, as well as debit and credit card, ATM, electronic transfer, and check services. It operates a network of nine branches in Western, Central, and Southern Maine. Northeast Bank was founded in 1872 and is headquartered in Portland, Maine.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Northeast Bank has a trailing twelve months EPS of $5.71.
PE Ratio
Northeast Bank has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 7.42. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $7.42 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 15.96%.
Sales Growth
Northeast Bank’s sales growth is 24% for the ongoing quarter and 24.3% for the next.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Northeast Bank’s stock is valued at $42.39 at 01:22 EST, way below its 52-week high of $48.50 and way higher than its 52-week low of $33.15.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Northeast Bank is 3240 which is 89.67% below its average volume of 31387.
3. Avid Bioservices (CDMO)
19.9% sales growth and 96.27% return on equity
Avid Bioservices, Inc., a contract development and manufacturing organization, provides process development and current good manufacturing practices (CGMP) clinical and commercial manufacturing services focused on biopharmaceutical drug substances derived from mammalian cell culture. The company produces monoclonal antibodies and recombinant proteins; and offers services, including CGMP clinical and commercial drug substance manufacturing, bulk packaging, release and stability testing, and regulatory submission and support. It also provides various process development services, such as upstream and downstream development and optimization, analytical methods development, testing, and characterization. The company serves biotechnology and biopharmaceutical industries. The company was formerly known as Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and changed its name to Avid Bioservices, Inc. in January 2018. Avid Bioservices, Inc. was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in Tustin, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Avid Bioservices has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.65.
PE Ratio
Avid Bioservices has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 10.07. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $10.07 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 96.27%.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Avid Bioservices’s EBITDA is 215.87.
4. Holly Energy Partners, L.P. (HEP)
15.4% sales growth and 24.22% return on equity
Holly Energy Partners, L.P. provides petroleum product and crude oil transportation, terminalling, storage, and throughput services to the petroleum industry in the United States. It operates through two segments, Pipelines and Terminals, and Refinery Processing Unit. The company operates refined product pipelines that transport conventional gasolines, reformulated gasolines, and low-octane gasolines for oxygenate blending, as well as sulfur diesel and jet fuels, and liquefied petroleum gases; intermediate product pipelines that transport intermediate feedstocks and crude oils; and oil trunk, gathering, and connection pipelines that delivers crude oil. It operates 26 main pipelines; crude gathering networks; 10 refined product terminals; 1 crude terminal; 1 lube terminal; 31,800 track feet of rail storage; 7 locations with truck and/or rail racks; and tankages at 6 refining facility locations, as well as five refinery processing units. The company was incorporated in 2004 and is based in Dallas, Texas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Holly Energy Partners, L.P. has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.8.
PE Ratio
Holly Energy Partners, L.P. has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 10.07. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $10.07 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 24.22%.
Moving Average
Holly Energy Partners, L.P.’s worth is higher than its 50-day moving average of $17.07 and above its 200-day moving average of $17.97.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Holly Energy Partners, L.P.’s EBITDA is 6.77.
Dividend Yield
As maintained by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Apr 27, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1.4 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 8.09%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Holly Energy Partners, L.P. is 245203 which is 60.11% above its average volume of 153142.
5. Delta Air Lines (DAL)
12.3% sales growth and 40.97% return on equity
Delta Air Lines, Inc. provides scheduled air transportation for passengers and cargo in the United States and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Airline and Refinery. Its domestic network centered on core hubs in Atlanta, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Detroit, and Salt Lake City, as well as coastal hub positions in Boston, Los Angeles, New York-LaGuardia, New York-JFK, and Seattle; and international network centered on hubs and market presence in Amsterdam, Mexico City, London-Heathrow, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, and Seoul-Incheon. The company sells its tickets through various distribution channels, including delta.com and the Fly Delta app, reservations, online travel agencies, traditional brick and mortar, and other agencies. It also provides aircraft maintenance and engineering support, repair, and overhaul services; and vacation packages to third-party consumers, as well as aircraft charters, and management and programs. The company operates through a fleet of approximately 1,250 aircrafts. Delta Air Lines, Inc. was founded in 1924 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Delta Air Lines has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.02.
PE Ratio
Delta Air Lines has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 14.2. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $14.2 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 40.97%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 36.5%, now sitting on 53.99B for the twelve trailing months.
Previous days news about Delta Air Lines(DAL)
- Delta air lines (dal) cheers investors with dividend renewal. According to Zacks on Thursday, 15 June, "In a shareholder-friendly move, Delta Air Lines (DAL Quick QuoteDAL – Free Report) announced the resumption of its dividend payout. "
6. Microsoft (MSFT)
10.6% sales growth and 38.6% return on equity
Microsoft Corporation develops, licenses, and supports software, services, devices, and solutions worldwide. The company operates in three segments: Productivity and Business Processes, Intelligent Cloud, and More Personal Computing. The Productivity and Business Processes segment offers Office, Exchange, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, Office 365 Security and Compliance, Microsoft Viva, and Skype for Business; Skype, Outlook.com, OneDrive, and LinkedIn; and Dynamics 365, a set of cloud-based and on-premises business solutions for organizations and enterprise divisions. The Intelligent Cloud segment licenses SQL, Windows Servers, Visual Studio, System Center, and related Client Access Licenses; GitHub that provides a collaboration platform and code hosting service for developers; Nuance provides healthcare and enterprise AI solutions; and Azure, a cloud platform. It also offers enterprise support, Microsoft consulting, and nuance professional services to assist customers in developing, deploying, and managing Microsoft server and desktop solutions; and training and certification on Microsoft products. The More Personal Computing segment provides Windows original equipment manufacturer (OEM) licensing and other non-volume licensing of the Windows operating system; Windows Commercial, such as volume licensing of the Windows operating system, Windows cloud services, and other Windows commercial offerings; patent licensing; and Windows Internet of Things. It also offers Surface, PC accessories, PCs, tablets, gaming and entertainment consoles, and other devices; Gaming, including Xbox hardware, and Xbox content and services; video games and third-party video game royalties; and Search, including Bing and Microsoft advertising. The company sells its products through OEMs, distributors, and resellers; and directly through digital marketplaces, online stores, and retail stores. Microsoft Corporation was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Redmond, Washington.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Microsoft has a trailing twelve months EPS of $9.24.
PE Ratio
Microsoft has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 37.43. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $37.43 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 38.6%.
Moving Average
Microsoft’s value is way above its 50-day moving average of $305.78 and way above its 200-day moving average of $262.32.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 7.1%, now sitting on 207.59B for the twelve trailing months.
Previous days news about Microsoft(MSFT)
- According to Zacks on Thursday, 15 June, "Cognizant rides on a strong partner base, with the likes of Amazon (AMZN Quick QuoteAMZN – Free Report) , Microsoft (MSFT Quick QuoteMSFT – Free Report) , Cleo and Alphabet, which enhances AI and cloud solutions to accelerate the digital transformation of its clientele. ", "Microsoft and Cognizant collaborated to integrate the latter’s TriZetto healthcare products with Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare, giving healthcare payers and providers easy access to cutting-edge technology solutions and improving interoperability to optimize business operations."
- According to Zacks on Thursday, 15 June, "In addition, AECOM recently entered into a partnership with Microsoft to leverage its leading cloud technology and further enhance the PlanEngage offering. "
7. Ecolab (ECL)
7.8% sales growth and 16.2% return on equity
Ecolab Inc. provides water, hygiene, and infection prevention solutions and services in the United States and internationally. The company operates through Global Industrial, Global Institutional & Specialty, and Global Healthcare & Life Sciences segments. The Global Industrial segment offers water treatment and process applications, and cleaning and sanitizing solutions to manufacturing, food and beverage processing, transportation, chemical, metals and mining, power generation, pulp and paper, commercial laundry, petroleum, refining, and petrochemical industries. The Global Institutional & Specialty segment provides specialized cleaning and sanitizing products to the foodservice, hospitality, lodging, government and education, and retail industries. Its Global Healthcare & Life Sciences segment offers specialized cleaning and sanitizing products to the healthcare, personal care, and pharmaceutical industries, such as infection prevention and surgical solutions, and end-to-end cleaning and contamination control solutions under the Ecolab, Microtek, and Anios brand names. The company's Other segment offers pest elimination services to detect, eliminate, and prevent pests, such as rodents and insects in restaurants, food and beverage processors, educational and healthcare facilities, hotels, quick service restaurant and grocery operations, and other institutional and commercial customers. This segment also provides colloidal silica for binding and polishing applications in semiconductor, catalyst, and aerospace component manufacturing, as well as chemical industries; and products and services that manage wash process through custom designed programs, premium products, dispensing equipment, water and energy management, and reduction, as well as real time data management. It sells its products through field sales and corporate account personnel, distributors, and dealers. Ecolab Inc. was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Ecolab has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.03.
PE Ratio
Ecolab has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 45.11. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $45.11 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 16.2%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 9.3%, now sitting on 14.49B for the twelve trailing months.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the present quarter and the next is 10% and 13.1%, respectively.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Ecolab’s EBITDA is 4.08.
8. Pinnacle Financial Partners (PNFP)
7.1% sales growth and 10.38% return on equity
Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as the bank holding company for Pinnacle Bank that provides various banking products and services in the United States. The company accepts various deposits, including savings, checking, noninterest-bearing and interest-bearing checking, money market, and certificate of deposit accounts. Its loan products include commercial loans, such as equipment and working capital loans; commercial real estate loans comprising investment properties and business loans secured by real estate; and loans to individuals consisting of secured and unsecured installment and term loans, lines of credit, residential first mortgage loans, and home equity loans and lines of credit, as well as provides credit cards for consumers and businesses. The company also offers various securities and other financial products; investment products; brokerage and investment advisory programs; and fiduciary and investment management services, such as personal trust, endowments, foundations, individual retirement accounts, pensions, and custody. In addition, it provides insurance agency services primarily in the property and casualty area; merger and acquisition advisory services; and private debt, equity and mezzanine, and other middle-market advisory services. Further, the company offers treasury management, telephone and online banking, mobile banking, debit cards, direct deposit and remote deposit capture, mobile deposit option, automated teller machine, and cash management services. It serves individuals, small to medium-sized businesses, and professional entities. As of December 31, 2020, the company operated 114 offices, including 48 in Tennessee, 36 in North Carolina, 20 in South Carolina, 9 in Virginia, and 1 in Georgia. Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Pinnacle Financial Partners has a trailing twelve months EPS of $7.28.
PE Ratio
Pinnacle Financial Partners has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 7.71. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $7.71 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 10.38%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Pinnacle Financial Partners’s stock is valued at $56.11 at 01:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $89.00 and way above its 52-week low of $43.31.
