(VIANEWS) – Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO), XP (XP), LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) 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. Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO)
24.4% sales growth and 88.07% return on equity
Novo Nordisk A/S, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the research and development, manufacture, and distribution of pharmaceutical products in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, North America, and internationally. It operates in two segments, Diabetes and Obesity Care, and Rare Disease. The Diabetes and Obesity care segment provides products for diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular, and other emerging therapy areas. The Rare Disease segment offers products in the areas of rare blood disorders, rare endocrine disorders, and hormone replacement therapy. The company also provides insulin pens, growth hormone pens, and injection needles. In addition, it offers smart solutions for diabetes treatment, such as smart insulin pens and Dose Check, an insulin dose guidance application. The company has a collaboration agreement with Aspen Pharmaceuticals to produce insulin products. Novo Nordisk A/S was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in Bagsvaerd, Denmark.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Novo Nordisk A/S has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.7.
PE Ratio
Novo Nordisk A/S has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 44.51. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $44.51 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 88.07%.
Sales Growth
Novo Nordisk A/S’s sales growth is 26.9% for the present quarter and 24.4% for the next.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 37%, now sitting on 232.26B for the twelve trailing months.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Novo Nordisk A/S’s stock is valued at $120.17 at 05:22 EST, under its 52-week high of $124.64 and way above its 52-week low of $67.66.
2. XP (XP)
23.5% sales growth and 19.43% return on equity
XP Inc. provides financial products and services in Brazil. It operates XP Platform, an open product platform that provides clients to access investment products in the market comprising brokerage securities, fixed income securities, mutual, hedge, and private equity funds; derivatives and synthetic instruments; credit cards; loan operations/collateralized credit products; pension and social security funds, and life and travel insurance products; and other investment products comprising real estate funds, and equity and debt capital markets solutions, as well as wealth management services. The company offers brokerage and issuer services to institutional and corporate clients. It also manages mutual funds focused on stocks and macro strategies distributed to retail and to institutional clients; funds and managed portfolios for high-net-worth retail clients, and proprietary treasury funds; and passive mutual funds that track market indexes, and mutual and investment funds focused on fixed income, credit, real estate, infrastructure, and other alternative strategies. In addition, the company offers securities brokerage services for institutional and retail investors; interdealer brokerage services for institutional traders; and commercial and investment banking products, such as loan operations and transactions in the foreign exchange markets and deposits, as well as develops and sells financial education courses and events online and in person to retail clients. It offers its sell products and services through its omni-channel distribution network and online portals. XP Inc. was founded in 2001 and is based in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, XP has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.35.
PE Ratio
XP has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 18.09. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $18.09 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 19.43%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
XP’s stock is valued at $24.42 at 05:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $27.71 and way higher than its 52-week low of $10.30.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter and the next is 25% and 34.4%, respectively.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for XP is 3639920 which is 31.93% below its average volume of 5347620.
Sales Growth
XP’s sales growth is 25.6% for the current quarter and 23.5% for the next.
3. LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA)
12.9% sales growth and 50.22% return on equity
LPL Financial Holdings Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides an integrated platform of brokerage and investment advisory services to independent financial advisors and financial advisors at enterprises in the United States. Its brokerage offerings include variable and fixed annuities, mutual funds, equities, retirement and education savings plans, fixed income, and insurance, as well as alternative investments, such as non-traded real estate investment trusts and auction rate notes. The company also provides advisory platforms that provide access to mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, stocks, bonds, certain option strategies, unit investment trusts, and institutional money managers and no-load multi-manager variable annuities. In addition, it offers money market products; and retirement solutions for commission-and fee-based services that allow advisors to provide brokerage services, consultation, and advice to retirement plan sponsors. Further, the company provides other services comprising tools and services that enable advisors to maintain and grow their practices; trust, investment management oversight, and custodial services to trusts for estates and families, as well as insurance brokerage general agency services; and technology products, such as proposal generation, investment analytics, and portfolio modeling. The company was formerly known as LPL Investment Holdings Inc. and changed its name to LPL Financial Holdings Inc. in June 2012. LPL Financial Holdings Inc. was founded in 1989 and is based in San Diego, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, LPL Financial Holdings has a trailing twelve months EPS of $13.68.
PE Ratio
LPL Financial Holdings has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 18.83. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $18.83 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 50.22%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter is a negative 13.6% and positive 0.3% for the next.
Sales Growth
LPL Financial Holdings’s sales growth is 11.8% for the ongoing quarter and 12.9% for the next.
4. Waste Connections (WCN)
9% sales growth and 10.3% return on equity
Waste Connections, Inc. provides non-hazardous waste collection, transfer, disposal, and resource recovery services in the United States and Canada. It offers collection services to residential, commercial, municipal, industrial, and exploration and production (E&P) customers; landfill disposal services; and recycling services for various recyclable materials, including compost, cardboard, mixed paper, plastic containers, glass bottles, and ferrous and aluminum metals. The company also owns and operates transfer stations that receive compact and/or load waste to be transported to landfills or treatment facilities through truck, rail, or barge; and intermodal services for the rail haul movement of cargo and solid waste containers in the Pacific Northwest through a network of intermodal facilities. In addition, it provides E&P waste treatment, recovery, and disposal services for waste resulting from oil and natural gas exploration and production activity, such as drilling fluids, drill cuttings, completion fluids, and flowback water; production wastes and produced water during a well's operating life; contaminated soils that require treatment during site reclamation; and substances, which require clean-up after a spill, reserve pit clean-up, or pipeline rupture. Further, the company offers leasing services to its customers. Waste Connections, Inc. was founded in 1997 and is based in Woodbridge, Canada.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Waste Connections has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.94.
PE Ratio
Waste Connections has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 56.79. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $56.79 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 10.3%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Waste Connections’s stock is valued at $166.95 at 05:22 EST, below its 52-week high of $168.33 and way above its 52-week low of $126.12.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Waste Connections’s EBITDA is 6.26.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 8.9%, now sitting on 8.02B for the twelve trailing months.
Moving Average
Waste Connections’s value is way above its 50-day moving average of $150.83 and way above its 200-day moving average of $141.13.
5. Carpenter Technology Corporation (CRS)
8.6% sales growth and 10.28% return on equity
Carpenter Technology Corporation manufactures, fabricates, and distributes specialty metals worldwide. It operates in two segments, Specialty Alloys Operations and Performance Engineered Products. The company offers specialty alloys, including titanium alloys, powder metals, stainless steels, alloy steels, and tool steels, as well as drilling tools, and metal powders and parts. It serves aerospace, defense, medical, transportation, energy, industrial, and consumer markets. The company was founded in 1889 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Carpenter Technology Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.89.
PE Ratio
Carpenter Technology Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 21.92. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $21.92 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 10.28%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 7.8%, now sitting on 2.72B for the twelve trailing months.
Dividend Yield
According to Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Jan 29, 2024, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.8 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 1.26%.
Sales Growth
Carpenter Technology Corporation’s sales growth for the next quarter is 8.6%.
Previous days news about Carpenter Technology Corporation(CRS)
- According to Zacks on Monday, 19 February, "Better-ranked stocks in the basic materials space include United States Steel Corporation (X Quick QuoteX – Free Report) , Carpenter Technology Corporation (CRS Quick QuoteCRS – Free Report) and Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc. (AMR Quick QuoteAMR – Free Report) ."
- According to Zacks on Monday, 19 February, "Some better-ranked stocks from the basic materials space are Carpenter Technology Corporation (CRS Quick QuoteCRS – Free Report) , Ecolab Inc. (ECL Quick QuoteECL – Free Report) and Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc. (AMR Quick QuoteAMR – Free Report) . "
- According to Zacks on Wednesday, 21 February, "Some better-ranked stocks in the Basic Materials space are Carpenter Technology Corporation (CRS Quick QuoteCRS – Free Report) , sporting a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), Eldorado Gold Corporation (EGO Quick QuoteEGO – Free Report) and Hawkins, Inc. (HWKN Quick QuoteHWKN – Free Report) , both carrying a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). "
- According to Zacks on Tuesday, 20 February, "Some better-ranked stocks from the basic materials space are Carpenter Technology Corporation (CRS Quick QuoteCRS – Free Report) , Ecolab Inc. (ECL Quick QuoteECL – Free Report) and Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc. (AMR Quick QuoteAMR – Free Report) . "
- According to Zacks on Monday, 19 February, "Some better-ranked stocks in the Basic Materials space are Carpenter Technology Corporation (CRS Quick QuoteCRS – Free Report) , sporting a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), Eldorado Gold Corporation (EGO Quick QuoteEGO – Free Report) and Hawkins, Inc. (HWKN Quick QuoteHWKN – Free Report) , both carrying a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). "
6. Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT)
7.2% sales growth and 9.45% return on equity
Federal Realty is a recognized leader in the ownership, operation and redevelopment of high-quality retail-based properties located primarily in major coastal markets from Washington, D.C. to Boston as well as San Francisco and Los Angeles. Founded in 1962, Federal Realty's mission is to deliver long-term, sustainable growth through investing in communities where retail demand exceeds supply. Its expertise includes creating urban, mixed-use neighborhoods like Santana Row in San Jose, California, Pike & Rose in North Bethesda, Maryland and Assembly Row in Somerville, Massachusetts. These unique and vibrant environments that combine shopping, dining, living and working provide a destination experience valued by their respective communities. Federal Realty's 106 properties include approximately 3,100 tenants, in 25 million square feet, and approximately 3,200 residential units. Federal Realty has increased its quarterly dividends to its shareholders for 54 consecutive years, the longest record in the REIT industry. Federal Realty is an S&P 500 index member and its shares are traded on the NYSE under the symbol FRT. For additional information about Federal Realty and its properties, visit www.federalrealty.com.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Federal Realty Investment Trust has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.44.
PE Ratio
Federal Realty Investment Trust has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 29.4. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $29.4 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 9.45%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Federal Realty Investment Trust is 944240 which is 34.48% above its average volume of 702090.
Sales Growth
Federal Realty Investment Trust’s sales growth is 4.4% for the ongoing quarter and 7.2% for the next.
Moving Average
Federal Realty Investment Trust’s worth is under its 50-day moving average of $101.86 and above its 200-day moving average of $96.38.
