(VIANEWS) – Powell Industries (POWL), Curtiss (CW), The Ensign Group (ENSG) 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. Powell Industries (POWL)
11.1% sales growth and 29.29% return on equity
Powell Industries, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, sells, and services custom-engineered equipment and systems for the distribution, control, and monitoring of electrical energy. The company's principal products include integrated power control room substations, custom-engineered modules, electrical houses, medium-voltage circuit breakers, monitoring and control communications systems, motor control centers, and bus duct systems, as well as traditional and arc-resistant distribution switchgears and control gears. Its products have application in voltages ranging from 480 volts to 38,000 volts; and are used in oil and gas refining, onshore and offshore oil and gas production, petrochemical, liquid natural gas terminals, pipeline, terminal, mining and metals, light rail traction power, electric utility, pulp and paper, and other heavy industrial markets. It also provides value-added services, such as spare parts, field service inspection, installation, commissioning, modification and repair, retrofit and retrofill components for existing systems, and replacement circuit breakers for switchgear. The company has operations in the United States, Canada, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Mexico, and Central and South America. Powell Industries, Inc. was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Powell Industries has a trailing twelve months EPS of $8.43.
PE Ratio
Powell Industries has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 16.93. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $16.93 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 29.29%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 48.8%, now sitting on 850.13M for the twelve trailing months.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the present quarter and the next is 42.1% and 18.5%, respectively.
Dividend Yield
As stated by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on May 14, 2024, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1.06 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 0.76%.
2. Curtiss (CW)
10.7% sales growth and 16.88% return on equity
Curtiss-Wright Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and overhauls precision components, and engineered products and services primarily to the aerospace, defense, general industrial, and power generation markets worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Commercial/Industrial, Defense, and Power. The Commercial/Industrial segment offers industrial vehicle products, such as electronic throttle control devices, joysticks, and transmission shifters; sensors, controls and electro-mechanical actuation components used in commercial aircrafts; valves for use in the industrial markets; and surface technology services, including shot peening, laser peening, coatings, and advanced testing. The Defense segment provides commercial off-the-shelf embedded computing board-level modules, data acquisition and flight test instrumentation equipment, integrated subsystems, instrumentation and control systems, turret aiming and stabilization products, and weapons handling systems; avionics and electronics; and aircraft data management solutions to the commercial aerospace market. The Power segment offers hardware, pumps, pump seals, control rod drive mechanisms, valves, fastening systems, specialized containment doors, airlock hatches, spent fuel management products, and fluid sealing products for nuclear power plants and nuclear equipment manufacturers; and naval propulsion and auxiliary equipment, including coolant pumps, power-dense compact motors, generators, steam turbines, valves, and secondary propulsion systems, as well as ship repair and maintenance services primarily to the U.S. navy. Curtiss-Wright Corporation was founded in 1929 and is headquartered in Davidson, North Carolina.Curtiss-Wright Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and overhauls precision components, and engineered products and services primarily to the aerospace, defense, general industrial, and power generation markets worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Commercial/Industrial, Defense, and Power. The Commercial/Industrial segment offers industrial vehicle products, such as electronic throttle control devices, joysticks, and transmission shifters; sensors, controls and electro-mechanical actuation components used in commercial aircrafts; valves for use in the industrial markets; and surface technology services, including shot peening, laser peening, coatings, and advanced testing. The Defense segment provides commercial off-the-shelf embedded computing board-level modules, data acquisition and flight test instrumentation equipment, integrated subsystems, instrumentation and control systems, turret aiming and stabilization products, and weapons handling systems; avionics and electronics; and aircraft data management solutions to the commercial aerospace market. The Power segment offers hardware, pumps, pump seals, control rod drive mechanisms, valves, fastening systems, specialized containment doors, airlock hatches, spent fuel management products, and fluid sealing products for nuclear power plants and nuclear equipment manufacturers; and naval propulsion and auxiliary equipment, including coolant pumps, power-dense compact motors, generators, steam turbines, valves, and secondary propulsion systems, as well as ship repair and maintenance services primarily to the U.S. navy. Curtiss-Wright Corporation was founded in 1929 and is headquartered in Davidson, North Carolina.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Curtiss has a trailing twelve months EPS of $9.7.
PE Ratio
Curtiss has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 28.56. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $28.56 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 16.88%.
Sales Growth
Curtiss’s sales growth is 4.4% for the present quarter and 10.7% for the next.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Curtiss is 140792 which is 36.2% below its average volume of 220685.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 13%, now sitting on 2.93B for the twelve trailing months.
3. The Ensign Group (ENSG)
10.5% sales growth and 14.78% return on equity
The Ensign Group, Inc. provides health care services in the post-acute care continuum and other ancillary businesses. The company operates in two segments, Skilled Services and Real Estate. The company offers skilled services, which include short and long-term nursing care services for patients with chronic conditions, prolonged illness, and the elderly; and physical, occupational, and speech therapies and other rehabilitative and healthcare services. It also provides standard services, such as room and board, special nutritional programs, social, recreational, entertainment, and other services. In addition, the company offers senior living, as well as mobile diagnostics services; leases real estate properties; and provides other ancillary services consisting of digital x-ray, ultrasound, electrocardiogram, laboratory, sub-acute, and patient transportation services to people in their homes or at long-term care facilities. As of April 4, 2022, it operated 252 healthcare facilities in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wisconsin. The company was incorporated in 1999 and is based in San Juan Capistrano, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, The Ensign Group has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.79.
PE Ratio
The Ensign Group has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 37.68. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $37.68 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 14.78%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 12.5%, now sitting on 3.97B for the twelve trailing months.
Sales Growth
The Ensign Group’s sales growth is 11.2% for the current quarter and 10.5% for the next.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for The Ensign Group is 517025 which is 53.43% above its average volume of 336960.
4. Assurant (AIZ)
8.6% sales growth and 16.43% return on equity
Assurant, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides lifestyle and housing solutions that support, protect, and connect consumer purchases in North America, Latin America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. The company operates through three segments: Global Lifestyle, Global Housing, and Global Preneed. The Global Lifestyle segment provides mobile device protection products and services, and extended service contracts for consumer electronics and appliances, as well as assistance services; vehicle protection and related services; and credit and other insurance services. The Global Housing segment offers lender-placed homeowners insurance, manufactured housing, and flood insurance; and renters insurance and related products, as well as voluntary manufactured housing insurance, homeowners insurance, and other specialty products. The Global Preneed segment provides pre-funded funeral insurance, final need insurance, and related services. The company was formerly known as Fortis, Inc. and changed its name to Assurant, Inc. in February 2004. Assurant, Inc. was founded in 1892 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Assurant has a trailing twelve months EPS of $14.3.
PE Ratio
Assurant has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 11.87. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $11.87 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 16.43%.
Dividend Yield
According to Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Jun 10, 2024, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 2.88 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 1.67%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Assurant’s stock is valued at $169.73 at 06:22 EST, way below its 52-week high of $189.48 and way above its 52-week low of $128.42.
Moving Average
Assurant’s value is below its 50-day moving average of $170.08 and above its 200-day moving average of $168.68.
