(VIANEWS) – Nordic American Tankers Limited (NAT), Blue Bird Corporation (BLBD), Targa Resources (TRGP) 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)
43.1% sales growth and 12.33% 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 10.97. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $10.97 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 12.33%.
2. Blue Bird Corporation (BLBD)
26.3% sales growth and 134.71% return on equity
Blue Bird Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, designs, engineers, manufactures, and sells school buses in the United States, Canada, and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Bus and Parts. It offers Type C, Type D, and specialty buses; and alternative power options through its propane powered, gasoline powered, compressed natural gas powered, and electric powered school buses, as well as diesel engines. The company also sells replacement bus parts; and provides financing services and extended warranties related to its products. Blue Bird Corporation sells its products through drop ship fulfillment and a network of dealers, as well as directly to fleet operators, the United States government, and state governments; independent service centers; and maintains a parts distribution center. The company was formerly known as Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp and changed its name to Blue Bird Corporation. Blue Bird Corporation was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Macon, Georgia.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Blue Bird Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.01.
PE Ratio
Blue Bird Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 15.93. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $15.93 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 134.71%.
Previous days news about Blue Bird Corporation(BLBD)
- According to Zacks on Thursday, 22 August, "Some other top-ranked stocks in the auto space are Dorman Products, Inc. (DORM Quick QuoteDORM – Free Report) , Blue Bird Corporation (BLBD Quick QuoteBLBD – Free Report) and Douglas Dynamics, Inc. (PLOW Quick QuotePLOW – Free Report) , each sporting a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) at present. "
- According to Zacks on Thursday, 22 August, "Some better-ranked stocks in the auto space are Dorman Products, Inc. (DORM Quick QuoteDORM – Free Report) , Blue Bird Corporation (BLBD Quick QuoteBLBD – Free Report) and Douglas Dynamics, Inc. (PLOW Quick QuotePLOW – Free Report) , each sporting a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) at present. "
- According to Zacks on Friday, 23 August, "Some better-ranked stocks in the auto space are Dorman Products, Inc. (DORM Quick QuoteDORM – Free Report) , Blue Bird Corporation (BLBD Quick QuoteBLBD – Free Report) and Douglas Dynamics, Inc. (PLOW Quick QuotePLOW – Free Report) , each sporting a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) at present. "
3. Targa Resources (TRGP)
19.5% sales growth and 29.88% return on equity
Targa Resources Corp., together with its subsidiary, Targa Resources Partners LP, owns, operates, acquires, and develops a portfolio of complementary domestic midstream infrastructure assets in North America. It operates in two segments, Gathering and Processing, and Logistics and Transportation. The company is involved in gathering, compressing, treating, processing, transporting, and selling natural gas; storing, fractionating, treating, transporting, and selling natural gas liquids (NGL) and NGL products, including services to liquefied petroleum gas exporters; and gathering, storing, terminaling, purchasing, and selling crude oil. It is also involved in the purchase and resale of NGL products; and sale of propane, as well as provision of related logistics services to multi-state retailers, independent retailers, and other end-users. In addition, the company offers NGL balancing services; and transportation services to refineries and petrochemical companies in the Gulf Coast area, as well as purchases, markets, and resells natural gas. As of December 31, 2023, it leased and managed approximately 605 railcars; 137 tractors; and 6 vacuum trucks and 2 pressurized NGL barges. Targa Resources Corp. was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Targa Resources has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.75.
PE Ratio
Targa Resources has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 28.57. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $28.57 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 29.88%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Targa Resources’s stock is valued at $135.69 at 16:22 EST, below its 52-week high of $139.35 and way higher than its 52-week low of $77.97.
Moving Average
Targa Resources’s value is above its 50-day moving average of $128.75 and way higher than its 200-day moving average of $105.31.
Sales Growth
Targa Resources’s sales growth is 3.4% for the present quarter and 19.5% for the next.
4. Colliers International Group (CIGI)
16% sales growth and 9.57% return on equity
Colliers International Group Inc. provides commercial real estate professional and investment management services to corporate and institutional clients in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. It offers transaction brokerage services, including sales, leasing, and debt finance services, as well as landlord and tenant representation services; capital markets and investment services; and mortgage investment banking services. The company provides outsourcing and advisory services, such as corporate and workplace solutions; occupier; engineering and design, appraisal and valuation, and loan services; workplace strategy; property marketing; and research services. It also offers property management services comprising building operations and maintenance, facilities management, lease administration, property accounting and financial reporting, contract management and, construction management; and project management services, which include bid document review, construction monitoring and delivery management, contract administration and integrated cost control, development management, facility and engineering functionality, milestone and performance monitoring, quality assurance, risk management and strategic project consulting. In addition, the company provides investment management services that consists of asset management and investor advisory services. The company was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Colliers International Group has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.01.
PE Ratio
Colliers International Group has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 45.82. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $45.82 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 9.57%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 5.7%, now sitting on 4.43B for the twelve trailing months.
5. First BanCorp. New (FBP)
11.7% sales growth and 21.51% return on equity
First BanCorp. operates as a bank holding company for FirstBank Puerto Rico that provides various financial services for retail, commercial, and institutional clients. The company operates through six segments: Commercial and Corporate Banking, Mortgage Banking, Consumer (Retail) Banking, Treasury and Investments, United States Operations, and Virgin Islands Operations. The Commercial and Corporate Banking segment offers commercial loans, including commercial real estate and construction loans and floor plan financings; and other products, such as cash management and business management services. The Mortgage Banking segment engages in the origination, sale, and servicing of various residential mortgage loans; acquisition and sale of mortgages in the secondary markets; and purchase of mortgage loans from other local banks and mortgage bankers. The Consumer (Retail) Banking segment provides auto, boat, credit card, and personal loans; lines of credit; deposit products comprising interest bearing and non-interest bearing checking and savings accounts, individual retirement accounts, and retail certificates of deposit (CDs); and finance leasing and insurance agency services. The Treasury and Investments segment offers funding and liquidity management services. The United States Operations segment provides checking, savings, and money market accounts, as well as retail CDs; traditional commercial and industrial, and commercial real estate loans; and internet banking, cash management, remote deposit capture, and automated clearing house, and transactions services. The Virgin Islands Operations segment is involved in consumer, commercial lending, and deposit-taking activities. The company operates 64 branches in Puerto Rico, 8 branches in the U.S. Virgin Islands and British Virgin Islands, and 11 branches in the state of Florida. First BanCorp. was founded in 1948 and is headquartered in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, First BanCorp. New has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.83.
PE Ratio
First BanCorp. New has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 10.7. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $10.7 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 21.51%.
Dividend Yield
As maintained by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Aug 29, 2024, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.64 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 3.27%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
First BanCorp. New’s stock is valued at $19.59 at 16:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $22.12 and way above its 52-week low of $12.72.
Sales Growth
First BanCorp. New’s sales growth for the next quarter is 11.7%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 4.7%, now sitting on 875.11M for the twelve trailing months.
6. EMCOR Group (EME)
11.5% sales growth and 33.97% return on equity
EMCOR Group, Inc. provides electrical and mechanical construction, and facilities services primarily in the United States and the United Kingdom. It offers design, integration, installation, starts-up, operation, and maintenance services related to electrical power transmission, distribution, and generation systems; energy solutions; premises electrical and lighting systems; process instrumentation in the refining, chemical processing, and food processing industries; low-voltage systems, such as fire alarm, security, and process control systems; voice and data communications systems; roadway and transit lighting, signaling, and fiber optic lines; heating, ventilation, air conditioning, refrigeration, and geothermal solutions; clean-room process ventilation systems; fire protection and suppression systems; plumbing, process, and high-purity piping systems; controls and filtration systems; water and wastewater treatment systems; central plant heating and cooling systems; crane and rigging services; millwright services; and steel fabrication, erection, and welding services. The company also provides building services that cover commercial and government site-based operations and maintenance; facility management, maintenance, and services; outage services to utilities and industrial plants; military base operations support services; mobile mechanical maintenance and services; services for indoor air quality; floor care and janitorial services; landscaping, lot sweeping, and snow removal services; vendor management and call center services; installation and support for building systems; program development, management, and maintenance for energy systems; technical consulting and diagnostic services; infrastructure and building projects; small modification and retrofit projects; and other building services. It offers industrial services to oil, gas, and petrochemical industries. EMCOR Group, Inc. was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, EMCOR Group has a trailing twelve months EPS of $17.45.
PE Ratio
EMCOR Group has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 19.94. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $19.94 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 33.97%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
EMCOR Group’s stock is valued at $347.88 at 16:22 EST, way below its 52-week high of $401.98 and way higher than its 52-week low of $191.50.
Previous days news about EMCOR Group(EME)
- According to Zacks on Thursday, 22 August, "The screener yields winning stocks like PC Connection (CNXN Quick QuoteCNXN – Free Report) , Lifeway Foods (LWAY Quick QuoteLWAY – Free Report) , EMCOR Group (EME Quick QuoteEME – Free Report) and Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM Quick QuoteSFM – Free Report) ."
7. Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (LH)
8.9% sales growth and 5.36% return on equity
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.34.
PE Ratio
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 47.4. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $47.4 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 5.36%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings’s stock is valued at $205.73 at 16:22 EST, way below its 52-week high of $238.47 and higher than its 52-week low of $191.97.
Dividend Yield
According to Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Aug 29, 2024, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 2.88 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 1.27%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the present quarter and the next is 4.4% and 3.9%, respectively.
8. Host Hotels & Resorts (HST)
5.3% sales growth and 10.77% return on equity
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. is an S&P 500 company and is the largest lodging real estate investment trust and one of the largest owners of luxury and upper-upscale hotels. The Company currently owns 74 properties in the United States and five properties internationally totaling approximately 46,100 rooms. The Company also holds non-controlling interests in six domestic and one international joint ventures. Guided by a disciplined approach to capital allocation and aggressive asset management, the Company partners with premium brands such as Marriott®, Ritz-Carlton®, Westin®, Sheraton®, W®, St. Regis®, The Luxury Collection®, Hyatt®, Fairmont®, Hilton®, Swissôtel®, ibis® and Novotel®, as well as independent brands. For additional information, please visit the Company's website at www.hosthotels.com.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Host Hotels & Resorts has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.06.
PE Ratio
Host Hotels & Resorts has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 15.31. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $15.31 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 10.77%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Host Hotels & Resorts is 9265380 which is 33.95% above its average volume of 6916750.
Dividend Yield
As claimed by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Jun 28, 2024, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.8 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 4.99%.
Moving Average
Host Hotels & Resorts’s value is under its 50-day moving average of $17.75 and way below its 200-day moving average of $18.67.
