Palantir And 6 Other Stocks Have High Sales Growth And An Above 3% Return on Equity

(VIANEWS) – Palantir (PLTR), Paysign (PAYS), Axcelis Technologies (ACLS) 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)

17.2% sales growth and 5.44% return on equity

Palantir Technologies Inc. builds and deploys software platforms for the intelligence community in the United States to assist in counterterrorism investigations and operations. 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 enables customers to deploy their own software virtually in any environment. Palantir Technologies Inc. was incorporated in 2003 and is based in Denver, Colorado.

Earnings Per Share

As for profitability, Palantir has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.07.

PE Ratio

Palantir has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 246.21. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $246.21 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 5.44%.

Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization

Palantir’s EBITDA is 16.39.

Previous days news about Palantir(PLTR)

  • Palantir technologies inc. (pltr) stock sinks as market gains: here's why. According to Zacks on Wednesday, 27 December, "Analysts and investors alike will be keeping a close eye on the performance of Palantir Technologies Inc. in its upcoming earnings disclosure. ", "In terms of valuation, Palantir Technologies Inc. is presently being traded at a Forward P/E ratio of 71.43. "

2. Paysign (PAYS)

14% sales growth and 9.36% return on equity

PaySign, Inc. provides prepaid card products and processing services under the PaySign brand for corporate, consumer, and government applications. It offers various services, such as transaction processing, cardholder enrollment, value loading, cardholder account management, reporting, and customer service through PaySign, a card processing platform. The company also develops prepaid card programs for corporate incentive and rewards, including consumer rebates, donor compensation, clinical trials, healthcare reimbursement payments, and pharmaceutical payment assistance; and payroll or general purpose reloadable cards, as well as gift or incentive cards. In addition, it offers Per Diem, Corporate Expense, and Business Travel Cards that allows businesses, and non–profits and government agencies the ability to control employee spending while reducing administration costs by eliminating the need for traditional expense reports. Further, the company provides payment claims processing and other administrative services; pharmacy-based voucher and copay, and medical claims and debit-based affordability programs; PaySign Premier, a demand deposit account debit card; and payment solution for source plasma collection centers, as well as customer service center and PaySign Communications Suite services. Its principal target markets for processing services comprise prepaid card issuers, retail and private-label issuers, small third-party processors, and small and mid-size financial institutions in the United States and Mexico. The company was formerly known as 3PEA International, Inc. and changed its name to PaySign, Inc. in April 2019. PaySign, Inc. was incorporated in 1995 and is headquartered in Henderson, Nevada.

Earnings Per Share

As for profitability, Paysign has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.03.

PE Ratio

Paysign has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 85. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $85 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 9.36%.

Volume

Today’s last reported volume for Paysign is 321570 which is 220.62% above its average volume of 100296.

Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization

Paysign’s EBITDA is 2.9.

3. Axcelis Technologies (ACLS)

13% sales growth and 32.8% return on equity

Axcelis Technologies, Inc. designs, manufactures, and services ion implantation and other processing equipment used in the fabrication of semiconductor chips in the United States, Europe, and Asia Pacific. The company offers high energy, high current, and medium current implanters for various application requirements. It also provides aftermarket lifecycle products and services, including used tools, spare parts, equipment upgrades, maintenance services, and customer training. It sells its equipment and services to semiconductor chip manufacturers through its direct sales force. Axcelis Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Beverly, Massachusetts.

Earnings Per Share

As for profitability, Axcelis Technologies has a trailing twelve months EPS of $6.99.

PE Ratio

Axcelis Technologies has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 19.09. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $19.09 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 32.8%.

Moving Average

Axcelis Technologies’s worth is below its 50-day moving average of $133.84 and way below its 200-day moving average of $151.12.

Sales Growth

Axcelis Technologies’s sales growth is 11% for the current quarter and 13% for the next.

Previous days news about Axcelis Technologies(ACLS)

  • Axcelis technologies (acls) stock declines while market improves: some information for investors. According to Zacks on Thursday, 28 December, "The investment community will be paying close attention to the earnings performance of Axcelis Technologies in its upcoming release. ", "The latest trading session saw Axcelis Technologies (ACLS Quick QuoteACLS – Free Report) ending at $132.36, denoting a -0.63% adjustment from its last day’s close. "

4. Booking Holdings (BKNG)

12.2% sales growth and 348.24% return on equity

Booking Holdings Inc. provides travel and restaurant online reservation and related services worldwide. The company operates Booking.com, which offers online accommodation reservations; Rentalcars.com that provides online rental car reservation services; and Priceline, which offer online travel reservation services, and consumers hotel, flight, and rental car reservation services, as well as vacation packages, cruises, and hotel distribution services. It also operates Agoda that provides online accommodation reservation services, as well as flight, ground transportation and activities reservation services. In addition, the company operates KAYAK, an online meta-search service that allows consumers to search and compare travel itineraries and prices, comprising airline ticket, accommodation reservation, and rental car reservation information; and OpenTable for booking online restaurant reservations. Further, it offers travel-related insurance products, and restaurant management services to consumers, travel service providers, and restaurants; and advertising services. The company was formerly known as The Priceline Group Inc. and changed its name to Booking Holdings Inc. in February 2018. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut.

Earnings Per Share

As for profitability, Booking Holdings has a trailing twelve months EPS of $141.31.

PE Ratio

Booking Holdings has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 25.05. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $25.05 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 348.24%.

Previous days news about Booking Holdings(BKNG)

  • Booking holdings (bkng) stock moves -0.09%: what you should know. According to Zacks on Friday, 29 December, "With respect to valuation, Booking Holdings is currently being traded at a Forward P/E ratio of 23.78. ", "Analysts and investors alike will be keeping a close eye on the performance of Booking Holdings in its upcoming earnings disclosure. "

5. Humana (HUM)

11.4% sales growth and 18.04% return on equity

Humana Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a health and well-being company in the United States. It operates through two segments, Insurance and CenterWell. The company offers medical and supplemental benefit plans to individuals. It also has a contract with Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to administer the Limited Income Newly Eligible Transition prescription drug plan program; and contracts with various states to provide Medicaid, dual eligible, and long-term support services benefits. In addition, the company provides commercial fully insured medical and specialty health insurance benefits comprising dental, vision, life insurance, and other supplemental health benefits, as well as administrative services only products to individuals and employer groups; military services, such as TRICARE T2017 East Region contract; and engages in the operations of PBM business. Further, it offers pharmacy solutions, provider services, and home solutions services, such as home health and other services to its health plan members, as well as to third parties. Humana Inc. was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky.

Earnings Per Share

As for profitability, Humana has a trailing twelve months EPS of $24.19.

PE Ratio

Humana has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 18.84. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $18.84 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 18.04%.

Yearly Top and Bottom Value

Humana’s stock is valued at $455.73 at 10:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $541.21 and higher than its 52-week low of $423.29.

Growth Estimates Quarters

The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter and the next is 34% and 9.6%, respectively.

6. Fluor Corporation (FLR)

7.7% sales growth and 4.41% return on equity

Fluor Corporation provides engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC); fabrication and modularization; operation and maintenance; asset integrity; and project management services worldwide. It operates through four segments: Energy Solutions, Urban Solutions, Mission Solutions, and Other. The Energy Solutions provides solutions to the energy transition markets, including asset decarbonization, carbon capture, renewable fuels, waste-to-energy, green chemicals, hydrogen, nuclear power, and other low-carbon energy sources. It also provides consulting services, including feasibility studies, process assessments, and project finance structuring; and a range of services for small modular reactor technologies, as well as operation support services for nuclear power facilities and managing waste. This segment serves the oil, gas, and petrochemical industries. The Urban Solutions segment offers EPC and project management services to the infrastructure, advanced technologies, life sciences, and mining and metals industries. This segment also provides staffing services to the company and third-party clients with technical, professional, and craft resources on a contract or permanent placement basis. The Mission Solutions offers technical solutions to the U.S. and other governments. It also delivers solutions for nuclear security and operation, nuclear waste management, and laboratory management; and operation and maintenance, logistics, EPC, and life support solutions for mission-critical facilities across U.S. military service organizations. This segment offers site management, environmental remediation, and decommissioning for nuclear remediation at governmental facilities, as well as services to commercial nuclear clients. The Other segment researches, develops, licenses, and commercializes small modular nuclear reactor technology. It also provides unionized management and construction services. The company was founded in 1912 and is headquartered in Irving, Texas.

Earnings Per Share

As for profitability, Fluor Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.71.

PE Ratio

Fluor Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 56.72. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $56.72 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 4.41%.

Moving Average

Fluor Corporation’s worth is higher than its 50-day moving average of $36.77 and way higher than its 200-day moving average of $32.67.

Sales Growth

Fluor Corporation’s sales growth is 10.7% for the present quarter and 7.7% for the next.

7. Eaton Corporation (ETN)

6.7% sales growth and 17.38% return on equity

Eaton Corporation plc operates as a power management company worldwide. The company's Electrical Americas and Electrical Global segment provides electrical components, industrial components, power distribution and assemblies, residential products, single and three phase power quality and connectivity products, wiring devices, circuit protection products, utility power distribution products, power reliability equipment, and services, as well as hazardous duty electrical equipment, emergency lighting, fire detection, explosion-proof instrumentation, and structural support systems. Its Aerospace segment offers pumps, motors, hydraulic power units, hoses and fittings, and electro-hydraulic pumps; valves, cylinders, electronic controls, electromechanical actuators, sensors, aircraft flap and slat systems, and nose wheel steering systems; hose, thermoplastic tubing products, fittings, adapters, couplings, and sealing and ducting products; air-to-air refueling systems, fuel pumps, fuel inerting products, sensors, and adapters and regulators; oxygen generation system, payload carriages, and thermal management products; and wiring connectors and cables, as well as hydraulic and bag filters, strainers and cartridges, and golf grips for manufacturers of commercial and military aircraft, and related after-market customers, as well as industrial applications. The company's Vehicle segment offers transmissions, clutches, hybrid power systems, superchargers, engine valves and valve actuation systems, locking and limited slip differentials, transmission controls, and fuel vapor components for the vehicle industry. Its eMobility segment provides voltage inverters, converters, fuses, onboard chargers, circuit protection units, vehicle controls, power distribution systems, fuel tank isolation valves, and commercial vehicle hybrid systems. Eaton Corporation plc was founded in 1911 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.

Earnings Per Share

As for profitability, Eaton Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $7.46.

PE Ratio

Eaton Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 32.25. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $32.25 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 17.38%.

Previous days news about Eaton Corporation(ETN)

  • According to Zacks on Thursday, 28 December, "We believe that stocks like Eaton Corporation plc (ETN Quick QuoteETN – Free Report) , Axon Enterprise, Inc. (AXON Quick QuoteAXON – Free Report) , A. O. Smith Corporation (AOS Quick QuoteAOS – Free Report) , Kadant Inc. (KAI Quick QuoteKAI – Free Report) and Alamo Group Inc. (ALG Quick QuoteALG – Free Report) are worth adding to your portfolio now."
  • According to Zacks on Friday, 29 December, "We have highlighted three other top-ranked stocks from the same space, namely Emerson Electric Co. (EMR Quick QuoteEMR – Free Report) , Eaton Corporation (ETN Quick QuoteETN – Free Report) and Energous Corporation (WATT Quick QuoteWATT – Free Report) . "

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