(VIANEWS) – Pepsico (PEP), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), Hyster (HY) 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. Pepsico (PEP)
18% sales growth and 43.91% return on equity
PepsiCo, Inc. manufactures, markets, distributes, and sells various beverages and convenient foods worldwide. The company operates through seven segments: Frito-Lay North America; Quaker Foods North America; PepsiCo Beverages North America; Latin America; Europe; Africa, Middle East and South Asia; and Asia Pacific, Australia and New Zealand and China Region. It provides dips, cheese-flavored snacks, and spreads, as well as corn, potato, and tortilla chips; cereals, rice, pasta, mixes and syrups, granola bars, grits, oatmeal, rice cakes, simply granola, and side dishes; beverage concentrates, fountain syrups, and finished goods; ready-to-drink tea, coffee, and juices; dairy products; and sparkling water makers and related products. The company offers its products primarily under the Lay's, Doritos, Cheetos, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Mountain Dew, Quaker, Aquafina, Emperador, Diet Mountain Dew, Diet Pepsi, Gatorade Zero, Propel, Marias Gamesa, Ruffles, Sabritas, Saladitas, Tostitos, 7UP, Diet 7UP, H2oh!, Manzanita Sol, Mirinda, Pepsi Black, San Carlos, Toddy, Walkers, Chipsy, Kurkure, Sasko, Spekko, White Star, Smith's, Sting, SodaStream, Lubimy Sad, Pepsi, and other brands. It serves wholesale and other distributors, foodservice customers, grocery stores, drug stores, convenience stores, discount/dollar stores, mass merchandisers, membership stores, hard discounters, e-commerce retailers and authorized independent bottlers, and others through a network of direct-store-delivery, customer warehouse, and distributor networks, as well as directly to consumers through e-commerce platforms and retailers. The company was founded in 1898 and is based in Purchase, New York.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Pepsico has a trailing twelve months EPS of $6.
PE Ratio
Pepsico has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 28.31. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $28.31 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 43.91%.
Dividend Yield
According to Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Nov 29, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 4.95 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 2.93%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter and the next is 3% and 8.7%, respectively.
2. Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG)
14.1% sales growth and 44.9% return on equity
Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, owns and operates Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurants. It offers burritos, burrito bowls, quesadillas, tacos, and salads. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Newport Beach, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Chipotle Mexican Grill has a trailing twelve months EPS of $42.25.
PE Ratio
Chipotle Mexican Grill has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 54.19. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $54.19 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 44.9%.
Moving Average
Chipotle Mexican Grill’s worth is way higher than its 50-day moving average of $2,058.06 and way above its 200-day moving average of $1,946.84.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Chipotle Mexican Grill is 95505 which is 59.04% below its average volume of 233198.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Chipotle Mexican Grill’s stock is valued at $2,289.40 at 14:22 EST, below its 52-week high of $2,346.35 and way above its 52-week low of $1,344.05.
3. Hyster (HY)
10.9% sales growth and 48.4% return on equity
Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc., through its subsidiaries, designs, engineers, manufactures, sells, and services a line of lift trucks, attachments, and aftermarket parts worldwide. It manufactures components, such as frames, masts, and transmissions; and assembles lift trucks. The company markets its products primarily under the Hyster and Yale brand names to independent Hyster and Yale retail dealerships. It also sells aftermarket parts under the Hyster and Yale, as well as UNISOURCE and PREMIER brands to Hyster and Yale dealers for the service of competitor lift trucks. In addition, the company produces and distributes attachments, forks, and lift tables under the Bolzoni, Auramo, and Meyer brand names; and designs and produces products in the port equipment and rough terrain forklift markets. Further, it designs, manufactures, and sells hydrogen fuel-cell stacks and engines. The company serves light and heavy manufacturers, trucking and automotive companies, rental companies, building materials and paper suppliers, lumber, metal products, warehouses, retailers, food distributors, container handling companies, and U.S. and non-U.S. governmental agencies. Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc. was incorporated in 1991 and is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Hyster has a trailing twelve months EPS of $6.28.
PE Ratio
Hyster has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 7.79. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $7.79 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 48.4%.
Dividend Yield
As maintained by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Nov 29, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1.3 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 2.66%.
4. IDEXX Laboratories (IDXX)
8.1% sales growth and 92.79% return on equity
IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. develops, manufactures, and distributes products primarily for the companion animal veterinary, livestock and poultry, dairy, and water testing markets worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Companion Animal Group; Water Quality Products; and Livestock, Poultry and Dairy. It also provides point-of-care veterinary diagnostic products, including instruments, consumables, and rapid assay test kits; veterinary reference laboratory diagnostic and consulting services; practice management and diagnostic imaging systems and services for veterinarians; and health monitoring, biological materials testing, and laboratory animal diagnostic instruments, and services for biomedical research community. In addition, the company offers diagnostic and health-monitoring products for livestock, poultry, and dairy products that test water for various microbiological contaminants; point-of-care electrolytes and blood gas analyzers; OPTI SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR test kit for human COVID-19 testing; in-clinic chemistry, blood and urine chemistry, hematology, immunoassay, urinalysis, and coagulation analyzers; and SNAP rapid assays test kits. Further, it provides Colilert, Colilert-18, and Colisure tests, which detect the presence of total coliforms and E. coli in water; Enterolert, Pseudalert, Filta-Max and Filta-Max xpress, Legiolert, and Quanti-Tray products; and veterinary software and services for independent veterinary clinics and corporate groups. The company markets its products through marketing, customer service, sales, and technical service groups, as well as through independent distributors and other resellers. IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in Westbrook, Maine.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, IDEXX Laboratories has a trailing twelve months EPS of $9.8.
PE Ratio
IDEXX Laboratories has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 54.58. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $54.58 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 92.79%.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
IDEXX Laboratories’s EBITDA is 12.75.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for IDEXX Laboratories is 133225 which is 75.24% below its average volume of 538265.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the present quarter and the next is 2.4% and 7.8%, respectively.
