(VIANEWS) – Northern Technologies International Corporation (NTIC), Universal Display Corporation (OLED), First Guaranty Bancshares (FGBI) 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. Northern Technologies International Corporation (NTIC)
18.8% sales growth and 8.61% return on equity
Northern Technologies International Corporation develops and markets rust and corrosion inhibiting products and services in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and internationally. It offers rust and corrosion inhibiting products, such as plastic and paper packaging, liquids, coatings, rust removers, cleaners, diffusers, and engineered solutions designed for the oil and gas industry under the ZERUST brand. The company also provides a portfolio of biobased and certified compostable polymer resin compounds and finished products under the Natur-Tec brand. In addition, it offers on-site and technical consulting for rust and corrosion prevention issues. The company sells its products and services to automotive, electronics, electrical, mechanical, military, retail consumer, and oil and gas markets through direct sales force, network of independent distributors and agents, manufacturer's sales representatives, strategic partners, and joint venture. Northern Technologies International Corporation was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in Circle Pines, Minnesota.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Northern Technologies International Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.48.
PE Ratio
Northern Technologies International Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 32.73. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $32.73 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 8.61%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Northern Technologies International Corporation is 40941 which is 37.06% below its average volume of 65052.
2. Universal Display Corporation (OLED)
16.6% sales growth and 15.8% return on equity
Universal Display Corporation engages in the research, development, and commercialization of organic light emitting diode (OLED) technologies and materials for use in display and solid-state lighting applications. It owns, exclusively licenses, or has sole rights to sublicense approximately 5,500 issued and pending patents worldwide. The company supplies its proprietary UniversalPHOLED materials to display and lighting manufacturers, and others. It is also involved in the research, development, and commercialization of other OLED device and manufacturing technologies, including FOLED that are flexible OLEDs for the fabrication of OLEDs on flexible substrates; OVJP, an organic vapor jet printing technology; thin-film encapsulation technology for the packaging of flexible OLEDs and other thin-film devices, as well as for use as a barrier film for plastic substrates; and UniversalP2OLED, which are printable phosphorescent OLEDs. In addition, the company provides technology development and support services, including third-party collaboration and support to third parties for the commercialization of their OLED products. Further, it provides contract research services in the areas of chemical materials synthesis research, development, and commercialization for non-OLED applications. Universal Display Corporation was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Ewing, New Jersey.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Universal Display Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.61.
PE Ratio
Universal Display Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 48.08. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $48.08 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 15.8%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter and the next is 8.7% and 9.3%, respectively.
3. First Guaranty Bancshares (FGBI)
12.7% sales growth and 3.37% return on equity
First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. operates as the holding company for First Guaranty Bank that provides commercial banking services in Louisiana and Texas. It offers various deposit products, including personal and business checking, savings, money market, and demand accounts, as well as time deposits to consumers, small businesses, and municipalities. The company also provides loans, such as non-farm non-residential loans secured by real estate, commercial and industrial loans, one- to four-family residential loans, multifamily loans, construction and land development loans, agricultural loans, farmland loans, and consumer and other loans to small to medium-sized businesses and professionals, and individuals. In addition, it offers a range of consumer services, including personal and commercial credit cards, remote deposit capture, safe deposit boxes, official checks, online and mobile banking, automated teller machines, and online bill pay; provides additional solutions, such as merchant services, remote deposit capture, and lockbox services to business customers; and invests a portion of its assets in securities issued by the United States Government and its agencies, state and municipal obligations, corporate debt securities, mutual funds, and equity securities, as well as invests in mortgage-backed securities primarily issued or guaranteed by United States Government agencies or enterprises. The company operates through 34 banking facilities primarily located in market services areas of Hammond, Baton Rouge, Lafayette, Shreveport-Bossier City, Lake Charles, Alexandria, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, and Waco. First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. was founded in 1934 and is headquartered in Hammond, Louisiana.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, First Guaranty Bancshares has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.49.
PE Ratio
First Guaranty Bancshares has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 18.45. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $18.45 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 3.37%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
First Guaranty Bancshares’s stock is valued at $9.04 at 11:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $13.91 and above its 52-week low of $8.39.
Moving Average
First Guaranty Bancshares’s value is way below its 50-day moving average of $10.16 and way below its 200-day moving average of $10.63.
Dividend Yield
According to Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Jun 25, 2024, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.64 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 7.08%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth declined by 11.2%, now sitting on 88.8M for the twelve trailing months.
4. Allstate (ALL)
11.7% sales growth and 7.28% return on equity
The Allstate Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides property and casualty, and other insurance products in the United States and Canada. It operates in five segments: Allstate Protection; Protection Services; Allstate Health and Benefits; Run-off Property-Liability; and Corporate and Other segments. The Allstate Protection segment offers private passenger auto and homeowners insurance; other personal lines products; and commercial lines products through agents, contact centers, and online. The Protection Services segment provides consumer product protection; protection and insurance products, including vehicle service contracts, guaranteed asset protection, road hazard tire and wheel, and paintless dent repair protection; and roadside assistance, device and mobile data collection services, and analytic solutions using automotive telematics information, as well as identity theft protection and remediation services. This segment also offers its products under various brands, including Allstate Protection Plans, Allstate Dealer Services, Allstate Roadside, Arity, Avail, and Allstate Identity Protection. The Allstate Health and Benefits segment provides life, accident, critical illness, short-term disability, and other health insurance products; stop-loss and fully insured group health products to employers; and short-term medical and medicare supplement insurance to individuals. The Run-off Property-Liability segment offers property and casualty insurance coverage that primarily relates to policies written during the 1960s through the mid-1980s. The Corporate and Other segment provides debt services, as well as non-insurance operations. It sells its products through agents, independent agents, call and contact centers, retailers, direct to consumer, wholesale partners, and affinity groups, as well as through online and mobile applications. The Allstate Corporation was founded in 1931 and is headquartered in Northbrook, Illinois.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Allstate has a trailing twelve months EPS of $-1.19.
The company’s return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder’s equity, for the twelve trailing months is 7.28%.
Previous days news about Allstate(ALL)
- Allstate (all) rises higher than market: key facts. According to Zacks on Monday, 15 July, "The most recent trading session ended with Allstate (ALL Quick QuoteALL – Free Report) standing at $166.91, reflecting a +1.97% shift from the previouse trading day’s closing. ", "Its industry sports an average Forward P/E of 12.55, so one might conclude that Allstate is trading at a premium comparatively."
- According to Zacks on Tuesday, 16 July, "The Travelers Companies, Inc. (TRV Quick QuoteTRV – Free Report) and The Allstate Corporation (ALL Quick QuoteALL – Free Report) , two other property and casualty insurers, also have a solid dividend history and industry-leading dividend yield. "
5. Artesian Resources Corporation (ARTNA)
11.5% sales growth and 8.27% return on equity
Artesian Resources Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides water, wastewater, and other services in Delaware, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. The company distributes and sells water to residential, commercial, industrial, governmental, municipal, and utility customers, as well as for public and private fire protection in the states of Delaware, Maryland, and Pennsylvania; and offers wastewater collection, treatment infrastructure, and wastewater services to customers in Delaware. It also provides contract water and wastewater services; water, sewer, and internal service line protection plans; and wastewater management services, as well as design, construction, and engineering services. In addition, the company offers services to other water utilities, including operations and billing functions; owns real estate properties, including land for office buildings, a water treatment plant, and wastewater facility; and provides design, installation, maintenance, and repair services related to existing or proposed storm water management systems. As of December 31, 2021, it served approximately 91,700 customers in Delaware, 2,500 customers in Maryland, and 40 customers in Pennsylvania through 1,368 miles of transmission and distribution mains. Artesian Resources Corporation was founded in 1905 and is headquartered in Newark, Delaware.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Artesian Resources Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.71.
PE Ratio
Artesian Resources Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 21.88. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $21.88 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 8.27%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Artesian Resources Corporation is 53476 which is 39.57% below its average volume of 88500.
6. CBOE Holdings (CBOE)
7.7% sales growth and 21.09% return on equity
Cboe Global Markets, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as an options exchange worldwide. It operates through five segments: Options, North American Equities, Futures, Europe and Asia Pacific, and Global FX. The Options segment trades in listed market indices. The North American Equities segment trades in listed U.S. and Canadian equities. This segment also offers exchange-traded products (ETP) transaction and ETP listing services. The Futures segment trades in futures. The Europe and Asia Pacific segment offers pan-European listed equities and derivatives transaction services, ETPs, exchange-traded commodities, and international depository receipts, as well as ETP listings and clearing services. The Global FX segment provides institutional foreign exchange (FX) trading and non-deliverable forward FX transactions services. The company has strategic relationships with S&P Dow Jones Indices, LLC; FTSE International Limited; Frank Russell Company; MSCI Inc.; and DJI Opco, LLC. The company was formerly known as CBOE Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Cboe Global Markets, Inc. in October 2017. Cboe Global Markets, Inc. was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, CBOE Holdings has a trailing twelve months EPS of $7.47.
PE Ratio
CBOE Holdings has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 22.71. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $22.71 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 21.09%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
CBOE Holdings’s stock is valued at $169.67 at 11:22 EST, way below its 52-week high of $199.00 and way above its 52-week low of $135.02.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth declined by 3.1%, now sitting on 3.74B for the twelve trailing months.
Moving Average
CBOE Holdings’s value is below its 50-day moving average of $176.38 and below its 200-day moving average of $176.62.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for CBOE Holdings is 569824 which is 23.14% below its average volume of 741433.
7. Stag Industrial (STAG)
7.3% sales growth and 5.37% return on equity
We are a REIT focused on the acquisition, ownership, and operation of industrial properties throughout the United States. Our platform is designed to (i) identify properties for acquisition that offer relative value across CBRE-EA Tier 1 industrial real estate markets, industries, and tenants through the principled application of our proprietary risk assessment model, (ii) provide growth through sophisticated industrial operation and an attractive opportunity set, and (iii) capitalize our business appropriately given the characteristics of our assets. We are organized and conduct our operations to maintain our qualification as a REIT under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and generally are not subject to federal income tax to the extent we currently distribute our income to our stockholders and maintain our qualification as a REIT. We remain subject to state and local taxes on our income and property and to U.S. federal income and excise taxes on our undistributed income. As of December 31, 2023, we owned 569 buildings in 41 states with approximately 112.3 million rentable square feet, consisting of 493 warehouse/distribution buildings, 70 light manufacturing buildings, one flex/office building, and five Value Add Portfolio buildings. In addition, as of December 31, 2023, we had six development projects (which are not included in the building count noted above). While the majority of our portfolio consists of single-tenant properties, we also own a growing number of multi-tenant properties. As of December 31, 2023, our buildings were approximately 98.2% leased, with no single tenant accounting for more than approximately 2.9% of our total annualized base rental revenue and no single industry accounting for more than approximately 11.0% of our total annualized base rental revenue. We intend to maintain a diversified mix of tenants to limit our exposure to any single tenant or industry. As of December 31, 2023, our Operating Portfolio was approximately 98.4% leased. SL Rent Change on new and renewal leases together grew approximately 44.0% and 24.3% during the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and our Cash Rent Change on new and renewal leases together grew approximately 31.0% and 14.3% during the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. We have fully integrated acquisition, leasing and operations platforms led by a senior management team with decades of industrial real estate experience. Our mission is to deliver attractive long-term stockholder returns in all market environments by growing cash flow through disciplined investment in high-quality real estate while maintaining a strong balance sheet.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Stag Industrial has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.99.
PE Ratio
Stag Industrial has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 36.41. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $36.41 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 5.37%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Stag Industrial’s stock is valued at $36.05 at 11:22 EST, under its 52-week high of $39.61 and way above its 52-week low of $31.69.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Stag Industrial is 637992 which is 39.16% below its average volume of 1048660.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter and the next is a negative 27.6% and a negative 28.6%, respectively.
