(VIANEWS) – New Residential Investment (NRZ), Expedia Group (EXPE), Allianceberstein Holding L.P. Units (AB) 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 Residential Investment (NRZ)
31.5% sales growth and 13.32% return on equity
The company’s return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder’s equity, for the twelve trailing months is 13.32%.
2. Expedia Group (EXPE)
9% sales growth and 21.12% return on equity
Expedia Group, Inc. operates as an online travel company in the United States and internationally. The company operates through B2C, B2B, and trivago segments. Its B2C segment includes Brand Expedia, a full-service online travel brand offers various travel products and services; Hotels.com for lodging accommodations; Vrbo, an online marketplace for the alternative accommodations; Orbitz, Travelocity, Wotif Group, ebookers, CheapTickets, Hotwire.com and CarRentals.com. The company's B2B segment provides various travel and non-travel companies including airlines, offline travel agents, online retailers, corporate travel management, and financial institutions who leverage its travel technology and tap into its diverse supply to augment their offerings and market Expedia Group rates and availabilities to its travelers. Its trivago segment, a hotel metasearch website, which send referrals to online travel companies and travel service providers from hotel metasearch websites. In addition, the company provides brand advertising through online and offline channels, loyalty programs, mobile apps, and search engine marketing, as well as metasearch, social media, direct and personalized traveler communications on its websites, and through direct e-mail communication with its travelers. The company was formerly known as Expedia, Inc. and changed its name to Expedia Group, Inc. in March 2018. Expedia Group, Inc. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Expedia Group has a trailing twelve months EPS of $5.32.
PE Ratio
Expedia Group has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 24.52. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $24.52 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 21.12%.
3. Allianceberstein Holding L.P. Units (AB)
8.3% sales growth and 12.73% return on equity
AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. is publicly owned investment manager. The firm also provides research services to its clients. It provides its services to investment companies, pension and profit sharing plans, banks and thrift institutions, trusts, estates, government agencies, charitable organizations, individuals, corporations, and other business entities. The firm invests in public equity, fixed income, and alternative investment markets across the globe. It employs long/short strategy to make its investments. The firm conducts in-house research to make its investments. AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. was founded in 1987 and is based in New York, New York.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Allianceberstein Holding L.P. Units has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.34.
PE Ratio
Allianceberstein Holding L.P. Units has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 14.12. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $14.12 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 12.73%.
Moving Average
Allianceberstein Holding L.P. Units’s worth is below its 50-day moving average of $33.58 and higher than its 200-day moving average of $31.60.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter and the next is 7.6% and 21.3%, respectively.
4. Verisk Analytics (VRSK)
6.9% sales growth and 73.54% return on equity
Verisk Analytics, Inc. provides data analytics and technology solutions to the insurance markets in the United States and internationally. It offers policy language, prospective loss costs, policy writing and rating rules, and various underwriting solutions for risk selection and segmentation, pricing, and workflow optimization; property- and auto- specific rating and underwriting information solutions that allows clients to understand, quantify, underwrite, mitigate, and avoid potential loss for risks; catastrophe modeling solutions, which enables companies to identify, quantify, and plan for the financial consequences of catastrophes for use by insurers, reinsurers, intermediaries, financial institutions, and governments. The company also provides life insurance solutions for transforming current workflows in life insurance underwriting, claim insights, policy administration, unclaimed property/equity, compliance and fraud detection, and actuarial and portfolio modeling; Marketing Solutions, such as compliant, real-time decisioning, profitability, and risk assessment for inbound consumer interactions; and international underwriting and claims solutions. In addition, it offers claims insurance solutions, which provides analytics in fraud detection, compliance reporting, subrogation liability assessment, litigation, and repair cost estimation and valuation solutions; and casualty solutions, such as compliance, casualty claims decision support, and workflow automation solutions. Further, the company supplies software to the specialty insurance market. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Verisk Analytics has a trailing twelve months EPS of $5.23.
PE Ratio
Verisk Analytics has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 42.55. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $42.55 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 73.54%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is 18.6% and 9.3%, respectively.
Sales Growth
Verisk Analytics’s sales growth is 10.4% for the current quarter and 6.9% for the next.
Moving Average
Verisk Analytics’s value is under its 50-day moving average of $233.07 and under its 200-day moving average of $236.67.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Verisk Analytics’s stock is valued at $222.53 at 01:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $251.98 and way higher than its 52-week low of $187.86.
5. Pinnacle Financial Partners (PNFP)
5.9% sales growth and 9.73% 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 $7.14.
PE Ratio
Pinnacle Financial Partners has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 11.2. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $11.2 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 9.73%.
Sales Growth
Pinnacle Financial Partners’s sales growth for the next quarter is 5.9%.
