(VIANEWS) – New Fortress Energy (NFE), Atmos Energy Corporation (ATO), Matson (MATX) 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. New Fortress Energy (NFE)
59.1% sales growth and 27.14% return on equity
New Fortress Energy Inc. operates as an integrated gas-to-power energy infrastructure company that provides energy and development services to end-users worldwide. The company operates in two segments, Terminals and Infrastructure, and Ships. The Terminals and Infrastructure segment engages in the natural gas procurement and liquefaction; and shipping, logistics, facilities and conversion, or development of natural gas-fired power generation. The Ships segment offers floating storage and regasification units (FRSU) and liquefied natural gas (LNG) carriers which are leased to customers under long-term or spot arrangements. The company operates LNG storage and regasification facility at the Port of Montego Bay, Jamaica; marine LNG storage and regasification facility in Old Harbour, Jamaica; Dual-fired combined heat and power facility in Clarendon, Jamaica; landed micro-fuel handling facility in San Juan, Puerto Rico; and LNG receiving facility and gas-fired power plant in Baja Califrnia Sur, Mexico, as well as a Miami facility. New Fortress Energy Inc. was founded in 1998 and is based in New York, New York.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, New Fortress Energy has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.2.
PE Ratio
New Fortress Energy has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 10.12. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $10.12 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 27.14%.
Dividend Yield
As stated by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Jun 14, 2024, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.4 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 1.8%.
Moving Average
New Fortress Energy’s value is below its 50-day moving average of $23.48 and way under its 200-day moving average of $30.47.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
New Fortress Energy’s stock is valued at $22.26 at 11:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $40.04 and way above its 52-week low of $19.02.
Sales Growth
New Fortress Energy’s sales growth is 1.8% for the current quarter and 59.1% for the next.
2. Atmos Energy Corporation (ATO)
35.1% sales growth and 9.16% return on equity
Atmos Energy Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the regulated natural gas distribution, and pipeline and storage businesses in the United States. It operates in two segments, Distribution, and Pipeline and Storage. The Distribution segment is involved in the regulated natural gas distribution and related sales operations in eight states. This segment distributes natural gas to approximately three million residential, commercial, public authority, and industrial customers. As of September 30, 2020, it owned 71,558 miles of underground distribution and transmission mains. The Pipeline and Storage segment engages in the pipeline and storage operations. This segment transports natural gas for third parties and manages five underground storage reservoirs in Texas; and provides ancillary services to the pipeline industry, including parking arrangements, lending, and inventory sales. As of September 30, 2020, it owned 5,684 miles of gas transmission lines. Atmos Energy Corporation was founded in 1906 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Atmos Energy Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $6.63.
PE Ratio
Atmos Energy Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 18.54. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $18.54 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 9.16%.
Dividend Yield
As maintained by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on May 24, 2024, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 3.22 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 2.61%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 6.9%, now sitting on 4.06B for the twelve trailing months.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is 12.8% and 3.7%, respectively.
3. Matson (MATX)
28.5% sales growth and 12.88% return on equity
Matson, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides ocean transportation and logistics services. The company's Ocean Transportation segment offers ocean freight transportation services to the domestic non-contiguous economies of Hawaii, Alaska, and Guam, as well as to other island economies in Micronesia. It primarily transports dry containers of mixed commodities, refrigerated commodities, packaged foods and beverages, building materials, automobiles, and household goods; livestock; seafood; general sustenance cargo; and garments, footwear, e-commerce, and other retail merchandise. This segment also operates an expedited service from China to Long Beach, California, and various islands in the South Pacific, as well as Okinawa, Japan; and provides container stevedoring, refrigerated cargo services, inland transportation, container equipment maintenance, and other terminal services to ocean carriers on the Hawaiian islands of Oahu, Hawaii, Maui, and Kauai, as well as in the Alaska locations of Anchorage, Kodiak, and Dutch Harbor. In addition, it offers vessel management services. The Logistics segment provides multimodal transportation brokerage services, including domestic and international rail intermodal, long-haul and regional highway trucking, specialized hauling, flat-bed and project, less-than-truckload, and expedited freight services; less-than-container load consolidation and freight forwarding services; warehousing and distribution services; and supply chain management services. It serves the U.S. military, freight forwarders, retailers, consumer goods, automobile manufacturers, and other customers. The company was formerly known as Alexander & Baldwin Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Matson, Inc. in June 2012. Matson, Inc. was founded in 1882 and is headquartered in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Matson has a trailing twelve months EPS of $8.43.
PE Ratio
Matson has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 15.5. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $15.5 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 12.88%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the present quarter and the next is 28.3% and 14.1%, respectively.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Matson is 111131 which is 55.41% below its average volume of 249259.
Sales Growth
Matson’s sales growth is 7.3% for the ongoing quarter and 28.5% for the next.
Dividend Yield
As maintained by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Aug 1, 2024, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1.36 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 1.04%.
4. Ship Finance International Limited (SFL)
24.4% sales growth and 11.6% return on equity
SFL Corporation Ltd., a maritime and offshore asset owning and chartering company, engages in the ownership, operation, and chartering out of vessels and offshore related assets on medium and long-term charters. The company operates in various sectors of the maritime, and shipping and offshore industries, including oil transportation, dry bulk shipments, chemical transportation, oil products transportation, container transportation, car transportation, and drilling rigs. As of December 31, 2023, the company owned seven crude oil carriers, six oil product tankers, 15 dry bulk carriers, 32 container vessels, one jack-up drilling rig, one ultra-deepwater drilling rig, and five car carriers. It primarily operates in Bermuda, Canada, Cyprus, Liberia, Namibia, Norway, Singapore, the United Kingdom, and the Marshall Islands. The company was formerly known as Ship Finance International Limited and changed its name to SFL Corporation Ltd. in September 2019. SFL Corporation Ltd. was founded in 2003 and is based in Hamilton, Bermuda.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Ship Finance International Limited has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.97.
PE Ratio
Ship Finance International Limited has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 14.05. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $14.05 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 11.6%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 32.5%, now sitting on 799.95M for the twelve trailing months.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the present quarter is a negative 107.7% and positive 117.4% for the next.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Ship Finance International Limited’s stock is valued at $13.63 at 11:22 EST, below its 52-week high of $14.62 and way higher than its 52-week low of $9.22.
Dividend Yield
According to Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on May 24, 2024, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1.08 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 7.69%.
5. CubeSmart (CUBE)
13.3% sales growth and 14.24% return on equity
CubeSmart is a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust. The Company's self-storage properties are designed to offer affordable, easily accessible and secure storage space for residential and commercial customers. According to the 2020 Self-Storage Almanac, CubeSmart is one of the top three owners and operators of self-storage properties in the United States.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, CubeSmart has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.81.
PE Ratio
CubeSmart has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 26.47. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $26.47 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 14.24%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
CubeSmart’s stock is valued at $47.91 at 11:22 EST, below its 52-week high of $49.58 and way higher than its 52-week low of $33.17.
Sales Growth
CubeSmart’s sales growth is 8.7% for the ongoing quarter and 13.3% for the next.
6. Terreno Realty Corporation (TRNO)
12.2% sales growth and 5.43% return on equity
Terreno Realty Corporation (“Terreno”, and together with its subsidiaries, the “Company”) acquires, owns and operates industrial real estate in six major coastal U.S. markets: Los Angeles, Northern New Jersey/New York City, San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle, Miami, and Washington, D.C. All square feet, acres, occupancy and number of properties disclosed in these notes to the consolidated financial statements are unaudited. As of December 31, 2023, the Company owned 259 buildings aggregating approximately 16.0 million square feet, 45 improved land parcels consisting of approximately 152.4 acres, seven properties under development or redevelopment and approximately 62.7 acres of land entitled for future development. The Company is an internally managed Maryland corporation and elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), commencing with its taxable year ended December 31, 2010.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Terreno Realty Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.92.
PE Ratio
Terreno Realty Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 31.59. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $31.59 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 5.43%.
Moving Average
Terreno Realty Corporation’s value is higher than its 50-day moving average of $56.78 and higher than its 200-day moving average of $58.99.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 13.9%, now sitting on 333.97M for the twelve trailing months.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Terreno Realty Corporation is 678795 which is 8.45% below its average volume of 741482.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Terreno Realty Corporation’s stock is valued at $60.65 at 11:22 EST, under its 52-week high of $66.63 and way higher than its 52-week low of $50.42.
7. Crane Company (CR)
10.3% sales growth and 12.42% return on equity
Crane Co. manufactures and sells engineered industrial products in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Continental Europe, and internationally. The company's Fluid Handling segment offers on/off valves and related products for the chemical, oil and gas, power, and general industrial end markets; valves and related products for the non-residential construction, general industrial, and municipal markets; fluid control instrumentation and sampling solutions; and pumps and related products for water and wastewater applications in industrial, municipal, commercial, and military markets. This segment sells its products under the Crane, Saunders, Jenkins, Pacific, Xomox, Krombach, DEPA, ELRO, REVO, Flowseal, Centerline, Resistoflex, Duochek, Barksdale, Westlock, WTA, HOKE, DOPAK, Stockham, Wask, Viking Johnson, IAT, Hattersley, NABIC, Sperryn, Wade, Deming, Weinman, Burks, and Barnes brands. Its Payment & Merchandising Technologies segment provides technology payment acceptance and dispensing products to original equipment manufacturers and for vertical markets; currency handling and processing systems, cash and cashless payment and merchandising solutions, equipment service solutions, and connected managed service solutions. The company's Aerospace & Electronics segment offers original equipment and aftermarket parts under the Hydro-Aire, ELDEC, Lear Romec, P.L. Porter, Keltec, Interpoint, Signal Technology, Merrimac Industries, and Polyflon brands to commercial and military aerospace, and defense and space markets. Its Engineered Materials segment provides fiberglass-reinforced plastic panels and coils primarily for use in the manufacturing of recreational vehicles, truck bodies, and trailers, as well as used in commercial and industrial building construction. Crane Co. was founded in 1855 and is based in Stamford, Connecticut.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Crane Company has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.68.
PE Ratio
Crane Company has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 41. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $41 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 12.42%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is 12.7% and 25.2%, respectively.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Crane Company’s stock is valued at $150.89 at 11:22 EST, under its 52-week high of $156.95 and way higher than its 52-week low of $82.57.
