(VIANEWS) – Pinduoduo (PDD), Extra Space Storage (EXR), Heritage Insurance Holdings (HRTG) 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. Pinduoduo (PDD)
101.6% sales growth and 34.92% return on equity
PDD Holdings Inc., a multinational commerce group, owns and operates a portfolio of businesses. It operates Pinduoduo, an e-commerce platform that offers products in various categories, including agricultural produce, apparel, shoes, bags, mother and childcare products, food and beverage, electronic appliances, furniture and household goods, cosmetics and other personal care, sports and fitness items and auto accessories; and Temu, an online marketplace. It focuses on bringing businesses and people into the digital economy. The company was formerly known as Pinduoduo Inc. and changed its name to PDD Holdings Inc. in February 2023. PDD Holdings Inc. was incorporated in 2015 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Pinduoduo has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.87.
PE Ratio
Pinduoduo has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 35.73. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $35.73 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 34.92%.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Pinduoduo’s EBITDA is 0.84.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Pinduoduo’s stock is valued at $138.27 at 04:22 EST, below its 52-week high of $147.65 and way above its 52-week low of $59.67.
Sales Growth
Pinduoduo’s sales growth is 92% for the ongoing quarter and 101.6% for the next.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is 29.4% and 7.2%, respectively.
Previous days news about Pinduoduo(PDD)
- According to Zacks on Thursday, 7 December, "Founded in 2015, Pinduoduo has gained prominence for its innovative approach to online shopping, encouraging users to team up with friends and family to secure discounts on a wide range of products."
- According to Zacks on Friday, 8 December, "Founded in 2015, Pinduoduo has gained prominence for its innovative approach to online shopping, encouraging users to team up with friends and family to secure discounts on a wide range of products."
2. Extra Space Storage (EXR)
57.9% sales growth and 8.58% return on equity
Extra Space Storage Inc., headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, is a self-administered and self-managed REIT and a member of the S&P 500. As of September 30, 2023, the Company owned and/or operated 3,651 self-storage stores in 42 states and Washington, D.C. The Company's stores comprise approximately 2.5 million units and approximately 279.0 million square feet of rentable space operating under the Extra Space, Life Storage and Storage Express brands. The Company offers customers a wide selection of conveniently located and secure storage units across the country, including boat storage, RV storage and business storage. It is the largest operator of self-storage properties in the United States.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Extra Space Storage has a trailing twelve months EPS of $5.31.
PE Ratio
Extra Space Storage has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 25.73. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $25.73 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 8.58%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Extra Space Storage is 165930 which is 87.62% below its average volume of 1341170.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Extra Space Storage’s EBITDA is 17.35.
Dividend Yield
As maintained by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Dec 13, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 6.48 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 4.82%.
Moving Average
Extra Space Storage’s worth is way above its 50-day moving average of $118.21 and under its 200-day moving average of $139.48.
3. Heritage Insurance Holdings (HRTG)
14.3% sales growth and 19.97% return on equity
Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides personal and commercial residential insurance products. The company offers personal residential property insurance for single-family homeowners and condominium owners, and rental property insurance in the states of Alabama, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Virginia; commercial residential insurance for properties in Florida, New Jersey, and New York; and licensed in the state of Pennsylvania, as well as personal residential and wind-only property insurance. It also provides restoration, and emergency and recovery services; and property management, and reinsurance services. The company writes personal line policies through a network of retail independent agents, wholesale agents, and a partnership with a direct agency, as well as indirectly to approximately 1,500 retail locations through eight wholesale agency relationships; and personal and commercial insurance policies through a network of approximately 70 independent agencies. Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc. was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Tampa, Florida.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Heritage Insurance Holdings has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.98.
PE Ratio
Heritage Insurance Holdings has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 9.06. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $9.06 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 19.97%.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Heritage Insurance Holdings’s EBITDA is 0.22.
4. Badger Meter (BMI)
13.7% sales growth and 18.66% return on equity
Badger Meter, Inc. manufactures and markets flow measurement, quality, control, and communication solutions in the United States, Asia, Canada, Europe, Mexico, the Middle East, and internationally. It offers mechanical or static water meters, and related radio and software technologies and services to municipal water utilities. The company also provides flow instrumentation products, including meters, valves, and other sensing instruments to measure and control fluids going through a pipe or pipeline, including water, air, steam, oil, and other liquids and gases to original equipment manufacturers as the primary flow measurement device within a product or system, as well as through manufacturers' representatives. Its flow instrumentation products are used in water/wastewater, heating, ventilating and air conditioning, and corporate sustainability markets. In addition, the company offers ORION Migratable for automatic meter reading; ORION (SE) for traditional fixed network applications; and ORION Cellular for infrastructure-free fixed network meter reading solution, as well as BEACON advanced metering analytics, a secure cloud-hosted software suite that establishes alerts for specific conditions and allows consumer engagement tools that permit end water customers to view and manage their water usage activity. It also serves water utilities, industrial, and other industries. The company sells its products directly, as well as through resellers and representatives. Badger Meter, Inc. was founded in 1905 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Badger Meter has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.89.
PE Ratio
Badger Meter has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 51.06. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $51.06 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 18.66%.
Moving Average
Badger Meter’s worth is above its 50-day moving average of $143.65 and higher than its 200-day moving average of $142.01.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Badger Meter’s stock is valued at $147.57 at 04:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $170.86 and way above its 52-week low of $103.93.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Badger Meter’s EBITDA is 6.23.
Dividend Yield
According to Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Nov 21, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.99 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 0.67%.
Previous days news about Badger Meter(BMI)
- According to Zacks on Thursday, 7 December, "Some better-ranked stocks in the broader technology sector are Badger Meter (BMI Quick QuoteBMI – Free Report) , Arista Networks (ANET Quick QuoteANET – Free Report) and Adobe (ADBE Quick QuoteADBE – Free Report) . ", "While Badger Meter currently sports a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), Arista Networks and Adobe carry a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) at present. "
- According to Zacks on Friday, 8 December, "BlackLine (BL Quick QuoteBL – Free Report) , Badger Meter (BMI Quick QuoteBMI – Free Report) and Ceridian HCM (CDAY Quick QuoteCDAY – Free Report) are some other top-ranked stocks in the broader sector. "
- According to Zacks on Friday, 8 December, "Some better-ranked stocks in the broader technology sector are Badger Meter (BMI Quick QuoteBMI – Free Report) , Arista Networks (ANET Quick QuoteANET – Free Report) and Adobe (ADBE Quick QuoteADBE – Free Report) . ", "While Badger Meter sports a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), Arista Networks and Adobe carry a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) each. "
- According to Zacks on Thursday, 7 December, "Some better-ranked stocks in the broader technology sector are Flex (FLEX Quick QuoteFLEX – Free Report) , Badger Meter (BMI Quick QuoteBMI – Free Report) and NVIDIA (NVDA Quick QuoteNVDA – Free Report) . ", "While Flex and Badger Meter sport a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), Nvidia carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). "
- According to Zacks on Friday, 8 December, "Some better-ranked stocks in the broader technology sector are Badger Meter (BMI Quick QuoteBMI – Free Report) , Arista Networks (ANET Quick QuoteANET – Free Report) and Adobe (ADBE Quick QuoteADBE – Free Report) . ", "While Badger Meter currently sports a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), Arista Networks and Adobe carry a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) at present. "
5. Euronet Worldwide (EEFT)
9.4% sales growth and 25.61% return on equity
Euronet Worldwide, Inc. provides payment and transaction processing and distribution solutions to financial institutions, agents, retailers, merchants, content providers, and individual consumers worldwide. The company's Electronic Fund Transfer Processing segment provides electronic payment solutions, including automated teller machine (ATM) cash withdrawal and deposit services, ATM network participation, outsourced ATM and point-of-sale (POS) management solutions, credit and debit card outsourcing, card issuing, and merchant acquiring services. It also offers ATM and POS currency conversion, ATM surcharge, advertising, customer relationship management, mobile top-up, bill payment, fraud management, foreign remittance and cardless payout, banknote recycling, and tax-refund services; and integrated electronic financial transaction software solutions, as well as delivers non-cash products. This segment operates a network of 42,713 ATMs and approximately 438,000 POS terminals. Its epay segment distributes and processed prepaid mobile airtime and other electronic payment products; and provides payment processing services for various prepaid products, cards, and services, as well as vouchers and physical gift fulfillment, and gift card distribution and processing services. This segment operates a network of approximately 775,000 POS terminals. The company's Money Transfer segment offers consumer-to-consumer and account-to-account money transfer, customers bill payment, check cashing, foreign currency exchange, mobile top-up, and cash management and foreign currency risk management services, as well as payment alternatives, such as money orders and prepaid debit cards. This segment operates a network of approximately 510,000 money transfer locations. The company was formerly known as Euronet Services, Inc. and changed its name to Euronet Worldwide, Inc. in August 2001. Euronet Worldwide, Inc. was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Leawood, Kansas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Euronet Worldwide has a trailing twelve months EPS of $5.38.
PE Ratio
Euronet Worldwide has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 16.72. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $16.72 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 25.61%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 7.8%, now sitting on 3.6B for the twelve trailing months.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Euronet Worldwide’s EBITDA is 1.2.
Moving Average
Euronet Worldwide’s value is way above its 50-day moving average of $81.29 and under its 200-day moving average of $97.97.
6. EMCOR Group (EME)
9.3% sales growth and 26.59% return on equity
EMCOR Group, Inc. provides electrical and mechanical construction, and facilities services primarily in the United States and the United Kingdom. It offers design, integration, installation, starts-up, operation, and maintenance services related to electrical power transmission, distribution, and generation systems; energy solutions; premises electrical and lighting systems; process instrumentation in the refining, chemical processing, and food processing industries; low-voltage systems, such as fire alarm, security, and process control systems; voice and data communications systems; roadway and transit lighting, signaling, and fiber optic lines; heating, ventilation, air conditioning, refrigeration, and geothermal solutions; clean-room process ventilation systems; fire protection and suppression systems; plumbing, process, and high-purity piping systems; controls and filtration systems; water and wastewater treatment systems; central plant heating and cooling systems; crane and rigging services; millwright services; and steel fabrication, erection, and welding services. The company also provides building services that cover commercial and government site-based operations and maintenance; facility management, maintenance, and services; outage services to utilities and industrial plants; military base operations support services; mobile mechanical maintenance and services; services for indoor air quality; floor care and janitorial services; landscaping, lot sweeping, and snow removal services; vendor management and call center services; installation and support for building systems; program development, management, and maintenance for energy systems; technical consulting and diagnostic services; infrastructure and building projects; small modification and retrofit projects; and other building services. It offers industrial services to oil, gas, and petrochemical industries. EMCOR Group, Inc. was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, EMCOR Group has a trailing twelve months EPS of $11.44.
PE Ratio
EMCOR Group has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 18.73. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $18.73 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 26.59%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
EMCOR Group’s stock is valued at $214.32 at 04:22 EST, under its 52-week high of $227.50 and way higher than its 52-week low of $141.89.
Moving Average
EMCOR Group’s value is above its 50-day moving average of $207.76 and way higher than its 200-day moving average of $188.23.
7. Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation (WAB)
8.9% sales growth and 7.56% return on equity
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation provides technology-based locomotives, equipment, systems, and services for the freight rail and passenger transit industries worldwide. The company operates in two segments, Freight and Transit. The Freight segment manufactures and services components for freight cars and locomotives; builds, rebuilds, upgrades, and overhauls locomotives; supplies railway electronics, positive train control equipment, and signal design and engineering services; services locomotives and freight cars; and provides heat exchange and cooling systems, and components and digital solutions. It serves publicly traded railroads; leasing companies; manufacturers of original equipment; and utilities. The Transit segment offers components for new and existing passenger transit vehicles, such as regional and high speed trains, subway cars, light-rail vehicles, and buses; refurbishes subway cars; and provides heating, ventilation, and air conditioning equipment, as well as doors for buses and subways. This segment serves public transit authorities and municipalities, leasing companies, and manufacturers of subway cars and buses. The company also provides electronically controlled pneumatic braking products; freight car trucks; draft gears, couplers, and slack adjusters; air compressors and dryers; track and switch products; railway and freight braking equipment and related components; friction products; access and platform screen doors; pantographs; energy measuring systems; auxiliary power converter and battery charging products; antifire systems; passenger information systems and CCTV; signaling and railway electric relays; sanitation systems; window assemblies; accessibility lifts and ramps for buses; and electric charging solutions for buses and electric ferries. In addition, it offers freight locomotive overhaul, modernizations, and refurbishment services. The company was founded in 1869 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.2.
PE Ratio
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 28.3. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $28.3 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 7.56%.
Moving Average
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation’s worth is above its 50-day moving average of $108.62 and way higher than its 200-day moving average of $105.50.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation’s EBITDA is 2.66.
Sales Growth
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation’s sales growth is 7.2% for the present quarter and 8.9% for the next.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the present quarter and the next is 20.8% and 15.6%, respectively.
8. Calix (CALX)
7% sales growth and 6.84% return on equity
Calix, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides cloud and software platforms, and systems and services in the United States, the Middle East, Canada, Europe, the Caribbean, and internationally. The company's cloud and software platforms, and systems and services enable communication service providers (CSPs) to provide a range of services. It provides Calix Cloud platform, a role-based analytics platform comprising Calix Marketing Cloud, Calix Support Cloud, and Calix Operations Cloud, which are configurable to display role-based insights and enable CSPs to anticipate and target new revenue-generating services and applications through mobile application. The company also offers EXOS, a carrier class smart home and business operating system that supports residential, business, and mobile subscribers; and AXOS, an operating system for access networks that allows a service provider to deliver all services on a single, elastic, converged access network that is always on, simple to operate, and quick to deploy. It offers its products through its direct sales force and resellers. Calix, Inc. was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Calix has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.7.
PE Ratio
Calix has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 56.46. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $56.46 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 6.84%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter and the next is 5.9% and 22.6%, respectively.
Sales Growth
Calix’s sales growth is 8.1% for the ongoing quarter and 7% for the next.
