(VIANEWS) – Nasdaq Inc (NDAQ), Iamgold Corporation Ordinary Shares (IAG), Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (BAH) 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. Nasdaq Inc (NDAQ)
22.7% sales growth and 12.44% return on equity
Nasdaq, Inc. operates as a technology company that serves capital markets and other industries worldwide. It operates in three segments: Capital Access Platforms, Financial Technology, and Market Services. The Capital Access Platforms segment sells and distributes historical and real-time market data; and develops and licenses Nasdaq-branded indices and financial products. This segment also offers investor relations intelligence, governance solutions, and ESG solutions; and insights and workflow solutions, as well as operates listing platforms. The Financial Technology segment offers Verafin, a cloud-based platform to detect, investigate, and report money laundering and financial frauds; surveillance solutions, including a SaaS platform to assist in complying with market rules, regulations, and internal market surveillance policies; AxiomSL, a risk data management and regulatory reporting solution; and Calypso, a front-to-back trading technology solution for the financial market. This segment also handles assets, comprising cash equities, equity derivatives, currencies, various interest-bearing securities, commodities, energy products, and digital currencies; and trade management and colocation services. The Market Platforms segment offers equity derivative trading and clearing, cash equity trading, fixed income and commodities trading and clearing, and currency trading services. This segment operates various exchanges and other marketplace facilities across various asset classes which includes derivatives, commodities, cash equity, debt, structured products, and exchange traded products; and provides clearing, settlement, and central depository services. The company was formerly known as The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. and changed its name to Nasdaq, Inc. in September 2015. Nasdaq, Inc. was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Nasdaq Inc has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.08.
PE Ratio
Nasdaq Inc has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 28.33. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $28.33 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 12.44%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter and the next is a negative 7.2% and a negative 5.6%, respectively.
2. Iamgold Corporation Ordinary Shares (IAG)
15.2% sales growth and 4.36% return on equity
IAMGOLD Corporation, through its subsidiaries, explores, develops, and operates gold mining properties in North America, South America, and West Africa. The company owns interests in the Rosebel mine located in Suriname, South America; the Essakane mine situated in Burkina Faso and Boto gold project located in Senegal, West Africa; and Westwood mine, covers an area of 1,925 hectare and located in Quebec and the Côté gold project, which covers an area of 586 square kilometer located in Ontario, Canada. Its exploration and development projects include the Pitangui project in Brazil; the Karita project located in Guinea; the Diakha-Siribaya project situated in Mali; and the Nelligan and Monster Lake projects located in Quebec, Canada. IAMGOLD Corporation was incorporated in 1990 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Iamgold Corporation Ordinary Shares has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.18.
PE Ratio
Iamgold Corporation Ordinary Shares has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 14.44. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $14.44 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 4.36%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Iamgold Corporation Ordinary Shares is 4262290 which is 40.36% below its average volume of 7146780.
3. Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (BAH)
13.2% sales growth and 35.73% return on equity
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation provides management and technology consulting, analytics, engineering, digital, mission operations, and cyber solutions to governments, corporations, and not-for-profit organizations in the United States and internationally. The company offers consulting solutions for various domains, business strategies, human capital, and operations. It also provides analytics services, which focuses on delivering transformational solutions in the areas of artificial intelligence, such as machine learning, deep learning; data science, such as data engineering and predictive modeling; automation and decision analytics; and quantum computing. In addition, the company designs, develops, and implements solutions built on contemporary methodologies and modern architectures; delivers engineering services and solutions to define, develop, implement, sustain, and modernize complex physical systems; and provides cyber risk management solutions, such as prevention, detection, and cost effectiveness. Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation was founded in 1914 and is headquartered in McLean, Virginia.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.12.
PE Ratio
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 46.89. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $46.89 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 35.73%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 12.9%, now sitting on 10.32B for the twelve trailing months.
Dividend Yield
As maintained by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Feb 9, 2024, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 2.04 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 1.38%.
4. Henry Schein (HSIC)
6.7% sales growth and 8.88% return on equity
Henry Schein, Inc. provides health care products and services to dental practitioners and laboratories, physician practices, ambulatory surgery centers, government, institutional health care clinics, and other alternate care clinics worldwide. It operates through two segments, Health Care Distribution, and Technology and Value-Added Services. The Health Care Distribution segment offers dental products, including infection-control products, handpieces, preventatives, impression materials, composites, anesthetics, teeth, dental implants, gypsum, acrylics, articulators, abrasives, dental chairs, delivery units and lights, X-ray supplies and equipment, personal protective equipment, and high-tech and digital restoration equipment, as well as equipment repair services. This segment also provides medical products comprising branded and generic pharmaceuticals, vaccines, surgical products, diagnostic tests, infection-control products, X-ray products, equipment, and vitamins. The Technology and Value-Added Services segment offers software, technology, and other value-added services that include practice management software systems for dental and medical practitioners. This segment also provides value-added practice solutions, which comprise financial services on a non-recourse basis, e-services, practice technology, network, and hardware services, as well as continuing education services for practitioners, and consulting and other services. Henry Schein, Inc. was founded in 1932 and is headquartered in Melville, New York.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Henry Schein has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.16.
PE Ratio
Henry Schein has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 23.86. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $23.86 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 8.88%.
5. Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM)
6.7% sales growth and 23.56% return on equity
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. offers fresh, natural, and organic food products in the United States. The company offers perishable product categories, including fresh produce, meat, seafood, deli, bakery, floral and dairy, and dairy alternatives; and non-perishable product categories, such as grocery, vitamins and supplements, bulk items, frozen foods, beer and wine, and natural health and body care. As of January 2, 2022, it operated 374 stores in 23 states. Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Sprouts Farmers Market has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.43.
PE Ratio
Sprouts Farmers Market has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 21.75. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $21.75 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 23.56%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter is 7.1% and a drop 1% for the next.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Sprouts Farmers Market is 992249 which is 16.72% below its average volume of 1191490.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Sprouts Farmers Market’s stock is valued at $52.85 at 00:22 EST, under its 52-week high of $53.21 and way higher than its 52-week low of $30.20.
6. United Airlines (UAL)
6.7% sales growth and 32.28% return on equity
United Airlines Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides air transportation services in North America, Asia, Europe, Africa, the Pacific, the Middle East, and Latin America. The company transports people and cargo through its mainline and regional fleets. It also offers catering, ground handling, training, and maintenance services for third parties. The company was formerly known as United Continental Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to United Airlines Holdings, Inc. in June 2019. United Airlines Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 1968 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, United Airlines has a trailing twelve months EPS of $7.98.
PE Ratio
United Airlines has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 5.53. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $5.53 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 32.28%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
United Airlines’s stock is valued at $44.16 at 00:22 EST, way below its 52-week high of $58.23 and way higher than its 52-week low of $33.68.
Sales Growth
United Airlines’s sales growth is 8.5% for the current quarter and 6.7% for the next.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter is 20.6% and a drop 21.7% for the next.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
United Airlines’s EBITDA is 15.83.
Previous days news about United Airlines(UAL)
- United Airlines (ual) stock moves -0.91%: what you should know. According to Zacks on Tuesday, 5 March, "The investment community will be closely monitoring the performance of United Airlines in its forthcoming earnings report. ", "Looking at its valuation, United Airlines is holding a Forward P/E ratio of 4.52. "
- According to Zacks on Wednesday, 6 March, "SkyWest (SKYW Quick QuoteSKYW – Free Report) signed a fleet-related deal with United Airlines (UAL Quick QuoteUAL – Free Report) . "
- The zacks analyst blog highlights jetblue airways, spirit airlines, skywest, United Airlines and Ryanair. According to Zacks on Thursday, 7 March, "Stocks recently featured in the blog include: JetBlue Airways (JBLU Quick QuoteJBLU – Free Report) , Spirit Airlines (SAVE Quick QuoteSAVE – Free Report) , SkyWest (SKYW Quick QuoteSKYW – Free Report) , United Airlines (UAL Quick QuoteUAL – Free Report) and Ryanair Holdings (RYAAY Quick QuoteRYAAY – Free Report) ."
- According to Zacks on Thursday, 7 March, "Last month, Delta’s rivals United Airlines (UAL Quick QuoteUAL – Free Report) and American Airlines (AAL Quick QuoteAAL – Free Report) announced an increase in checked bag fees. "
7. ResMed (RMD)
6.2% sales growth and 21.66% return on equity
ResMed Inc. develops, manufactures, distributes, and markets medical devices and cloud-based software applications for the healthcare markets. It operates in two segments, Sleep and Respiratory Care, and Software as a Service. It offers various products and solutions for a range of respiratory disorders, including technologies to be applied in medical and consumer products, ventilation devices, diagnostic products, mask systems for use in the hospital and home, headgear and other accessories, dental devices, and cloud-based software informatics solutions to manage patient outcomes, as well as provides customer and business processes. The company also provides AirView, a cloud-based system that enables remote monitoring and changing of patients' device settings; myAir, a personalized therapy management application for patients with sleep apnea that provides support, education, and troubleshooting tools for increased patient engagement and improved compliance; U-Sleep, a compliance monitoring solution that enables home medical equipment (HME) to streamline their sleep programs; connectivity module and propeller solutions; and Propeller portal. It offers out-of-hospital software solution, such as Brightree business management software and service solutions to providers of HME, pharmacy, home infusion, orthotics, and prosthetics services; MatrixCare care management and related ancillary solutions to senior living, skilled nursing, life plan communities, home health, home care, and hospice organizations, as well as related accountable care organizations; HEALTHCAREfirst that offers electronic health record, software, billing and coding services, and analytics for home health and hospice agencies; and MEDIFOX DAN's software solutions. The company markets its products to sleep clinics, home healthcare dealers, and hospitals through a network of distributors and direct sales force. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, ResMed has a trailing twelve months EPS of $6.04.
PE Ratio
ResMed has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 31.85. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $31.85 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 21.66%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
ResMed’s stock is valued at $192.38 at 00:22 EST, way below its 52-week high of $243.52 and way higher than its 52-week low of $132.24.
Previous days news about ResMed(RMD)
- Resmed (rmd) debuts the smallest full-face CPAP mask airfit f40. According to Zacks on Thursday, 7 March, "In February 2024, ResMed launched the AirCurve 11 series devices, which expanded its suite of offerings for healthcare providers and clinicians to determine the best care for sleep apnea patients. ", "In a ResMed clinical study, 88% of patients rated AirFit F40’s mask cushion as soft and comfortable, and 100% found AirFit F40 easy to use."
