(VIANEWS) – Nordic American Tankers Limited (NAT), Churchill Downs (CHDN), Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) 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. Nordic American Tankers Limited (NAT)
46.8% sales growth and 11.44% return on equity
Nordic American Tankers Limited, a tanker company, acquires and charters double-hull tankers in Bermuda and internationally. It operates a fleet of 19 Suezmax crude oil tankers. The company was incorporated in 1995 and is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Nordic American Tankers Limited has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.32.
PE Ratio
Nordic American Tankers Limited has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 11.34. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $11.34 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 11.44%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Nordic American Tankers Limited’s stock is valued at $3.63 at 16:22 EST, way below its 52-week high of $4.83 and higher than its 52-week low of $3.31.
Sales Growth
Nordic American Tankers Limited’s sales growth is 37% for the ongoing quarter and 46.8% for the next.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Nordic American Tankers Limited is 1822190 which is 16.95% below its average volume of 2194290.
2. Churchill Downs (CHDN)
15% sales growth and 43.06% return on equity
Churchill Downs Incorporated operates as a racing, online wagering, and gaming entertainment company in the United States. It operates through three segments: Live and Historical Racing, TwinSpires, and Gaming. As of December 31, 2021, the company owned and operated three pari-mutuel gaming entertainment venues with approximately 3,050 historical racing machines (HRMs) in Kentucky; TwinSpires, an online wagering platform for horse racing, sports, and iGaming; nine retail sportsbooks; and casino gaming in eight states with approximately 11,000 slot machines and video lottery terminals, and 200 table games. It also offers streaming video of live horse races, replays, and an assortment of racing and handicapping information; and provides the Bloodstock Research Information Services platform for horse racing statistical data. In addition, the company manufactures and operates pari-mutuel wagering systems for racetracks, off-track betting facilities, and other pari-mutuel wagering businesses. Churchill Downs Incorporated was founded in 1875 and is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Churchill Downs has a trailing twelve months EPS of $5.46.
PE Ratio
Churchill Downs has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 25.45. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $25.45 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 43.06%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Churchill Downs’s stock is valued at $138.97 at 16:22 EST, under its 52-week high of $146.64 and way higher than its 52-week low of $106.45.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Churchill Downs is 211970 which is 53.43% below its average volume of 455182.
3. Commerce Bancshares (CBSH)
6.8% sales growth and 16.81% return on equity
Commerce Bancshares, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Commerce Bank that provides retail, mortgage banking, corporate, investment, trust, and asset management products and services to individuals and businesses in the United States. It operates through three segments: Consumer, Commercial, and Wealth. The Consumer segment offers various banking products and services, including consumer deposits; consumer loans, such as automobile, motorcycle, marine, tractor/trailer, recreational vehicle, fixed rate and revolving home equity, and other consumer loans; patient health care financing; real estate loans; indirect and other consumer financing; personal mortgage banking; consumer installment lending; and consumer debit and credit bank cards. The Commercial segment provides corporate lending, leasing, international, merchant and commercial bank card, and securities safekeeping and bond accounting services; and business products, government deposits, and related commercial cash management services, as well as sells fixed income securities to correspondent banks, corporations, public institutions, municipalities, and individuals. The Wealth segment provides traditional trust and estate planning, advisory and discretionary investment portfolio management, and brokerage services, as well as private banking accounts. The company also offers private equity investment, securities brokerage, insurance agency, specialty lending, and leasing services, as well as online and mobile banking services. It operates through a network of 287 locations in Missouri, Kansas, Illinois, Oklahoma, and Colorado, as well as commercial offices. Commerce Bancshares, Inc. was founded in 1865 and is headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Commerce Bancshares has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.69.
PE Ratio
Commerce Bancshares has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 17.16. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $17.16 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 16.81%.
Sales Growth
Commerce Bancshares’s sales growth is 7.1% for the present quarter and 6.8% for the next.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is 11% and 1%, respectively.
Dividend Yield
As claimed by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Sep 5, 2024, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1.08 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 1.71%.
4. Century Communities (CCS)
5.9% sales growth and 13.76% return on equity
Century Communities, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, development, construction, marketing, and sale of single-family attached and detached homes. It is also involved in the entitlement and development of the underlying land; and provision of mortgage, title, and insurance services to its home buyers. The company offers homes under the Century Communities and Century Complete brands. It sells homes through its sales representatives, as well as through independent real estate brokers in 17 states in the United States. Century Communities, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colorado.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Century Communities has a trailing twelve months EPS of $10.02.
PE Ratio
Century Communities has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 9.53. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $9.53 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 13.76%.
