(VIANEWS) – Palantir (PLTR), Rayonier REIT (RYN), CoStar Group (CSGP) 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. Palantir (PLTR)
22.7% sales growth and 7.01% return on equity
Palantir Technologies Inc. builds and deploys software platforms for the intelligence community to assist in counterterrorism investigations and operations in the United States, the United Kingdom, and internationally. The company provides Palantir Gotham, a software platform which enables users to identify patterns hidden deep within datasets, ranging from signals intelligence sources to reports from confidential informants, as well as facilitates the handoff between analysts and operational users, helping operators plan and execute real-world responses to threats that have been identified within the platform. It also offers Palantir Foundry, a platform that transforms the ways organizations operate by creating a central operating system for their data; and allows individual users to integrate and analyze the data they need in one place. In addition, it provides Palantir Apollo, a software that delivers software and updates across the business, as well as enables customers to deploy their software virtually in any environment; and Palantir Artificial Intelligence Platform (AIP) that provides unified access to open-source, self-hosted, and commercial large language models (LLM) that can transform structured and unstructured data into LLM-understandable objects and can turn organizations' actions and processes into tools for humans and LLM-driven agents. The company was incorporated in 2003 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Palantir has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.09.
PE Ratio
Palantir has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 251.78. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $251.78 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 7.01%.
Sales Growth
Palantir’s sales growth is 19.1% for the ongoing quarter and 22.7% for the next.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 19.6%, now sitting on 2.23B for the twelve trailing months.
Moving Average
Palantir’s worth is under its 50-day moving average of $23.37 and way above its 200-day moving average of $18.89.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Palantir’s stock is valued at $22.66 at 20:22 EST, way below its 52-week high of $27.50 and way higher than its 52-week low of $7.59.
Previous days news about Palantir(PLTR)
- Palantir earnings preview: PLTR advances 6% ahead of quarterly results. According to FXStreet on Monday, 6 May, "Wall Street consensus has Palantir earning $0.08 per adjusted share for Q1 on revenue of $617.6 million. ", "In March, Palantir signed a $178 million deal with the US Army as part of the creation of a new targeting system."
- Palantir technologies inc. (pltr) matches Q1 earnings estimates. According to Zacks on Monday, 6 May, "While Palantir Technologies has outperformed the market so far this year, the question that comes to investors’ minds is: what’s next for the stock?", "Ahead of this earnings release, the estimate revisions trend for Palantir Technologies: mixed. "
- According to Zacks on Monday, 6 May, "Intelligence software firm Palantir (PLTR Quick QuotePLTR – Free Report) is out with Q1 earnings this afternoon. "
2. Rayonier REIT (RYN)
13.9% sales growth and 9.05% return on equity
Rayonier is a leading timberland real estate investment trust with assets located in some of the most productive softwood timber growing regions in the United States and New Zealand. As of December 31, 2020, Rayonier owned or leased under long-term agreements approximately 2.7 million acres of timberlands located in the U.S. South (1.73 million acres), U.S. Pacific Northwest (507,000 acres) and New Zealand (417,000 acres). The Company also acts as the managing member in a private equity timber fund business with three funds comprising approximately 141,000 acres. On a “look-through basis”, the Company's ownership in the timber fund business equates to approximately 17,000 acres.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Rayonier REIT has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.17.
PE Ratio
Rayonier REIT has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 25.88. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $25.88 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 9.05%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the present quarter and the next is 300% and 200%, respectively.
Dividend Yield
As stated by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Mar 13, 2024, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1.14 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 3.76%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 90.5%, now sitting on 1.06B for the twelve trailing months.
3. CoStar Group (CSGP)
12.3% sales growth and 4.11% return on equity
CoStar Group, Inc. provides information, analytics, and online marketplace services to the commercial real estate, hospitality, residential, and related professionals industries in the United States, Canada, Europe, the Asia Pacific, and Latin America. The company offers CoStar Property that provides inventory of office, industrial, retail, multifamily, hospitality, and student housing properties and land; CoStar Sales, a robust database of comparable commercial real estate sales transactions; CoStar Market Analytics to view and report on aggregated market and submarket trends; and CoStar Tenant, an online business-to-business prospecting and analytical tool that provides tenant information. It also provides Leasing, a tool to capture, manage, and maintain lease data; CoStar Lease Analysis; Public Record, a searchable database of commercially zoned parcels; CoStar Real Estate Manager, a real estate lease administration, portfolio management, and lease accounting compliance software solution; and CoStar Risk Analytics and CoStar Investment. In addition, it offers apartment marketing sites, such as ApartmentFinder.com, ForRent.com, ApartmentHomeLiving.com, WestsideRentals.com, AFTER55.com, CorporateHousing.com, ForRentUniversity.com, Apartamentos.com, and Off Campus Partners; LoopNet Premium Lister; LoopNet Diamond, Platinum, and Gold Ads; LandsofAmerica.com, LandAndFarm.com, and LandWatch.com for rural land for-sale; BizBuySell.com, BizQuest.com, and FindaFranchise.com for operating businesses and franchises for-sale; Ten-X, an online auction platform for commercial real estate; and HomeSnap, an online and mobile software platform, as well as Homes.com, a homes for sale listings site. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Washington, the District of Columbia.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, CoStar Group has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.92.
PE Ratio
CoStar Group has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 98.2. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $98.2 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 4.11%.
Sales Growth
CoStar Group’s sales growth is 12.5% for the present quarter and 12.3% for the next.
4. QCR Holdings (QCRH)
9.6% sales growth and 13.24% return on equity
QCR Holdings, Inc., a multi-bank holding company, provides commercial and consumer banking, and trust and asset management services. Its deposit products include noninterest-bearing demand, interest-bearing demand, time, and brokered deposits. The company also provides various commercial and retail lending/leasing, and investment services to corporations, partnerships, individuals, and government agencies. Its loan portfolio comprises loans to small and mid-sized businesses; business loans, including lines of credit for working capital and operational purposes; term loans for the acquisition of facilities, equipment, and other purposes; commercial and residential real estate loans; and installment and other consumer loans, such as home improvement, home equity, motor vehicle, and signature loans, as well as small personal credit lines. In addition, the company engages in leasing of machinery and equipment to commercial and industrial businesses under direct financing lease contracts; and issuance of trust preferred securities. It serves the Quad Cities, Cedar Rapids, Cedar Valley, Des Moines/Ankeny, and Springfield communities. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Moline, Illinois.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, QCR Holdings has a trailing twelve months EPS of $6.71.
PE Ratio
QCR Holdings has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 8.28. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $8.28 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 13.24%.
Dividend Yield
According to Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Mar 14, 2024, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.24 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 0.43%.
Moving Average
QCR Holdings’s value is below its 50-day moving average of $57.07 and higher than its 200-day moving average of $53.64.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is a negative 17.2% and a negative 6.6%, respectively.
Sales Growth
QCR Holdings’s sales growth is negative 4.2% for the present quarter and 9.6% for the next.
5. Automatic Data Processing (ADP)
6% sales growth and 88.92% return on equity
Automatic Data Processing, Inc. provides cloud-based human capital management solutions worldwide. It operates in two segments, Employer Services and Professional Employer Organization (PEO). The Employer Services segment offers strategic, cloud-based platforms, and human resources (HR) outsourcing solutions. Its offerings include payroll services, benefits administration, talent management, HR management, workforce management, insurance, retirement, and compliance services, as well as integrated HCM solutions. The PEO Services segment provides HR outsourcing solution to businesses through a co-employment model. This segment offers employee benefits, protection and compliance, talent engagement, expertise, comprehensive outsourcing, and recruitment process outsourcing services. Automatic Data Processing, Inc. was founded in 1949 and is headquartered in Roseland, New Jersey.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Automatic Data Processing has a trailing twelve months EPS of $8.58.
PE Ratio
Automatic Data Processing has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 28.42. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $28.42 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 88.92%.
