(VIANEWS) – Neurocrine Biosciences (NBIX), NorthWestern Corporation (NWE), Barrett Business Services (BBSI) 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. Neurocrine Biosciences (NBIX)
21.9% sales growth and 12.68% return on equity
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc., a neuroscience-focused biopharmaceutical company, discovers, develops, and delivers various treatments for people with neurological, endocrine, and psychiatric disorders. The company's portfolio includes treatments for tardive dyskinesia, Parkinson's disease, endometriosis, and uterine fibroids, as well as clinical programs in various therapeutic areas. Its lead asset is INGREZZA, a VMAT2 inhibitor for the treatment of tardive dyskinesia. The company's commercial products also include ONGENTYS, a catechol-O-methyltransferase inhibitor used as an adjunct therapy to levodopa/DOPA decarboxylase inhibitors for patients with Parkinson's disease; ORILISSA for the management of moderate to severe endometriosis pain in women; and ORIAHNN, a non-surgical oral medication option for the management of heavy menstrual bleeding associated with uterine fibroids in pre-menopausal women. Its product candidates in clinical development include NBI-921352 for treating pediatric patients, as well as adult focal epilepsy indications; NBI-827104 to treat rare pediatric epilepsy and other indications; and crinecerfont. The company's products in clinical development also comprise NBI-1065844 for the treatment of negative symptoms of schizophrenia; NBI-1065845 for the treatment of resistant depression; and NBI-1065846 for treating anhedonia in depression. It has license and collaboration agreements with Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited; Idorsia Pharmaceuticals Ltd; Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc.; Voyager Therapeutics, Inc.; BIAL – Portela & Ca, S.A.; Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation; AbbVie Inc.; and Sentia Medical Sciences Inc. Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. was incorporated in 1992 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Neurocrine Biosciences has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.47.
PE Ratio
Neurocrine Biosciences has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 55.03. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $55.03 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 12.68%.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Neurocrine Biosciences’s EBITDA is 59.14.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Neurocrine Biosciences’s stock is valued at $135.93 at 06:22 EST, under its 52-week high of $148.37 and way higher than its 52-week low of $89.04.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is 225.3% and 24.2%, respectively.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Neurocrine Biosciences is 796262 which is 10.05% below its average volume of 885231.
2. NorthWestern Corporation (NWE)
11.2% sales growth and 7.12% return on equity
NorthWestern Corporation, doing business as NorthWestern Energy, provides electricity and natural gas to residential, commercial, and various industrial customers. The company operates through three segments: Electric Utility Operations; Natural Gas Utility Operations; and Other. It generates, purchases, transmits, and distributes electricity; and produces, purchases, stores, transmits, and distributes natural gas, as well as owns municipal franchises to provide natural gas service in the communities. The company operates 6,597 miles of electric transmission and 18,534 miles of electric distribution lines with approximately 121 transmission and distribution substations; and 2,235 miles of natural gas transmission and 5,099 miles of natural gas distribution lines with approximately 135 city gate stations in Montana. It also operates 1,308 miles of electric transmission and 2,342 miles of electric distribution lines in South Dakota with approximately 121 transmission and distribution substations; and 55 miles of natural gas transmission and 2,545 miles of natural gas distribution lines in South Dakota and Nebraska. The company serves approximately 764,200 customers in Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Yellowstone National Park. NorthWestern Corporation was incorporated in 1923 and is based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, NorthWestern Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.22.
PE Ratio
NorthWestern Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 15.49. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $15.49 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 7.12%.
Sales Growth
NorthWestern Corporation’s sales growth is 12.6% for the present quarter and 11.2% for the next.
3. Barrett Business Services (BBSI)
8.3% sales growth and 26.85% return on equity
Barrett Business Services, Inc. provides business management solutions for small and mid-sized companies in the United States. The company develops a management platform that integrates a knowledge-based approach from the management consulting industry with tools from the human resource outsourcing industry. It offers professional employer services under which it enters into a client services agreement to establish a co-employment relationship with each client company, assuming responsibility for payroll, payroll taxes, workers' compensation coverage, and other administration functions for the client's existing workforce. The company also provides staffing and recruiting services, such as on-demand or short-term staffing assignment, contract staffing, direct placement, and long-term or indefinite-term on-site management services. It serves electronics manufacturers, light-manufacturing industries, agriculture-based companies, transportation and shipping enterprises, food processors, telecommunications companies, public utilities, general contractors in various construction-related fields, and professional services firms. The company was incorporated in 1965 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Washington.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Barrett Business Services has a trailing twelve months EPS of $7.39.
PE Ratio
Barrett Business Services has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 16.64. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $16.64 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 26.85%.
4. Green Brick Partners (GRBK)
7.4% sales growth and 24.87% return on equity
Green Brick Partners, Inc. operates as a homebuilding and land development company in the United States. It operates through Builder operations Central, Builder operations Southeast, and Land development segments. The company is involved in the land acquisition and development, entitlements, design, construction, title and mortgage services, marketing, and sale of townhomes, patio homes, single family homes, and luxury homes in residential neighborhoods, and master planned communities. As of December 31,2021, the company owns or controls approximately 28,600 home sites in Dallas-Forth Worth, Atlanta metropolitan areas, and the Treasure Coast, Florida market. The company sells its homes through sales representatives and independent realtors. Green Brick Partners, Inc. was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in Plano, Texas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Green Brick Partners has a trailing twelve months EPS of $6.14.
PE Ratio
Green Brick Partners has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 9.14. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $9.14 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 24.87%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is 10.2% and 4.3%, respectively.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Green Brick Partners is 514172 which is 49.07% above its average volume of 344900.
Moving Average
Green Brick Partners’s worth is above its 50-day moving average of $55.51 and way higher than its 200-day moving average of $50.14.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Green Brick Partners’s stock is valued at $56.09 at 06:22 EST, below its 52-week high of $61.62 and way higher than its 52-week low of $34.69.
5. Verra Mobility Corporation (VRRM)
7% sales growth and 17.48% return on equity
Verra Mobility Corporation provides smart mobility technology solutions and services in the United States, Canada, and Europe. It operates through two segments, Government Solutions and Commercial Services. The Government Solutions segment offers automated safety solutions, including services and technologies that enable photo enforcement through road safety camera programs, which detects and process traffic violations related to red light, speed, school bus, and city bus lanes. This segment serves municipalities, counties, school districts, and law enforcement agencies. The Commercial Services segment provides automated toll and violations management, and title and registration solutions to rental car companies, fleet management companies, and other large fleet owners. The company is headquartered in Mesa, Arizona.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Verra Mobility Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.36.
PE Ratio
Verra Mobility Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 65.25. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $65.25 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 17.48%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Verra Mobility Corporation’s stock is valued at $23.49 at 06:22 EST, under its 52-week high of $25.57 and way higher than its 52-week low of $16.22.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Verra Mobility Corporation is 782699 which is 27.33% below its average volume of 1077110.
Moving Average
Verra Mobility Corporation’s worth is higher than its 50-day moving average of $23.35 and way above its 200-day moving average of $21.14.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 13.4%, now sitting on 817.31M for the twelve trailing months.
6. Clean Harbors (CLH)
6.1% sales growth and 18.12% return on equity
Clean Harbors, Inc. provides environmental and industrial services in North America. The company operates through two segments, Environmental Services and Safety-Kleen. The Environmental Services segment collects, transports, treats, and disposes hazardous and non-hazardous waste, such as resource recovery, physical treatment, fuel blending, incineration, landfill disposal, wastewater treatment, lab chemicals disposal, and explosives management services; and CleanPack services, which comprise collection, identification, categorization, specialized packaging, transportation, and disposal of laboratory chemicals and household hazardous waste. This segment also provides industrial maintenance and specialty industrial services, and utilizes specialty equipment and resources that performs field services. The Safety-Kleen segment offers specially designed parts washers; automotive and industrial cleaning products, such as antifreeze, windshield washer fluid, degreasers, glass and floor cleaners, hand cleaners, absorbents, mats, and spill kits; pickup and transportation services for hazardous and non-hazardous containerized waste for recycling or disposal; and vacuum services to remove solids, residual oily water and sludge, and other fluids from customers oil/water separators, sumps, and collection tanks, as well as remove and collect waste fluids found at metal fabricators, auto maintenance providers, and general manufacturers. This segment also manufactures, formulates, packages, distributes, and markets lubricants; and provides containerized waste, vac services, used motor oil collection, and contract blending and packaging services. Clean Harbors, Inc. was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Norwell, Massachusetts.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Clean Harbors has a trailing twelve months EPS of $6.95.
PE Ratio
Clean Harbors has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 27.87. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $27.87 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 18.12%.
Sales Growth
Clean Harbors’s sales growth is 2.2% for the current quarter and 6.1% for the next.
Moving Average
Clean Harbors’s worth is above its 50-day moving average of $190.44 and way higher than its 200-day moving average of $172.75.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Clean Harbors is 353381 which is 12.57% above its average volume of 313920.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter is a negative 14.7% and positive 3.8% for the next.
