(VIANEWS) – ProLogis (PLD), Peoples Bancorp (PEBO), LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) 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. ProLogis (PLD)
49.8% sales growth and 5.91% return on equity
Prologis, Inc. is the global leader in logistics real estate with a focus on high-barrier, high-growth markets. As of December 31, 2022, the company owned or had investments in, on a wholly owned basis or through co-investment ventures, properties and development projects expected to total approximately 1.2 billion square feet (113 million square meters) in 19 countries. Prologis leases modern logistics facilities to a diverse base of approximately 6,600 customers principally across two major categories: business-to-business and retail/online fulfillment.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, ProLogis has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.21.
PE Ratio
ProLogis has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 37.79. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $37.79 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 5.91%.
2. Peoples Bancorp (PEBO)
34.5% sales growth and 12.81% return on equity
Peoples Bancorp Inc. operates as the holding company for Peoples Bank that provides commercial and retail banking products and services. The company accepts various deposit products, including demand deposit accounts, savings accounts, money market accounts, and certificates of deposit; and provides commercial and industrial, commercial real estate, construction, finance, residential real estate, and consumer indirect and direct loans, as well as home equity lines of credit and overdrafts. It also offers debit and automated teller machine (ATM) cards; safe deposit rental facilities; money orders and cashier's checks; and telephone, mobile, and Internet-based banking services. In addition, the company provides various life, health, and property and casualty insurance products; third-party insurance administration; insurance premium financing; commercial and technology equipment leasing; fiduciary and trust; underwriting, origination and servicing of equipment leases, and equipment financing agreements; and asset management and administration services, as well as employee benefit, retirement, and health care plan administration services. Further, it offers brokerage services through an unaffiliated registered broker-dealers; insurance premium finance lending and lease financing services; and credit cards to individuals and businesses, as well as provides merchant credit card transaction processing, and person-to-person payment processing services. The company operates through 135 financial service offices and ATMs, including 119 full-service branches in Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, Virginia, Washington, D.C., and Maryland. Peoples Bancorp Inc. was founded in 1902 and is based in Marietta, Ohio.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Peoples Bancorp has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.7.
PE Ratio
Peoples Bancorp has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 7.3. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $7.3 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 12.81%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 11%, now sitting on 344.46M for the twelve trailing months.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Peoples Bancorp is 128316 which is 17.71% below its average volume of 155945.
Sales Growth
Peoples Bancorp’s sales growth is 56.4% for the ongoing quarter and 34.5% for the next.
3. LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA)
16.6% sales growth and 53.51% return on equity
LPL Financial Holdings Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides an integrated platform of brokerage and investment advisory services to independent financial advisors and financial advisors at financial institutions in the United States. Its brokerage offerings include variable and fixed annuities, mutual funds, equities, retirement and education savings plans, fixed income, and insurance, as well as alternative investments, such as non-traded real estate investment trusts and business development companies. The company also provides advisory platforms that provide access to mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, stocks, bonds, certain option strategies, unit investment trusts, and institutional money managers and no-load multi-manager variable annuities. In addition, it offers money market programs; and retirement solutions for commission-and fee-based services that allow advisors to provide brokerage services, consultation, and advice to retirement plan sponsors. Further, the company provides other services comprising tools and services that enable advisors to maintain and grow their practices; trust, investment management oversight, and custodial services to trusts for estates and families, as well as insurance brokerage general agency services; and technology products, such as proposal generation, investment analytics, and portfolio modeling. The company was formerly known as LPL Investment Holdings Inc. and changed its name to LPL Financial Holdings Inc. in June 2012. LPL Financial Holdings Inc. was founded in 1989 and is based in San Diego, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, LPL Financial Holdings has a trailing twelve months EPS of $12.97.
PE Ratio
LPL Financial Holdings has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 15.24. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $15.24 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 53.51%.
Moving Average
LPL Financial Holdings’s value is under its 50-day moving average of $197.97 and way below its 200-day moving average of $223.52.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for LPL Financial Holdings is 780055 which is 25.17% below its average volume of 1042510.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter and the next is 81.7% and 31%, respectively.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
LPL Financial Holdings’s stock is valued at $197.70 at 16:22 EST, way below its 52-week high of $271.56 and way higher than its 52-week low of $169.68.
4. Super Micro Computer (SMCI)
16% sales growth and 38.6% return on equity
Super Micro Computer, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, develops and manufactures high performance server and storage solutions based on modular and open architecture in the United States, Europe, Asia, and internationally. Its solutions range from complete server, storage systems, modular blade servers, blades, workstations, full racks, networking devices, server sub-systems, server management software, and security software. The company also provides application-optimized server solutions, rackmount and blade servers, storage, and subsystems and accessories; and server software management solutions, such as Server Management Suite, including Supermicro Server Manager, Supermicro Power Management software, Supermicro Update Manager, SuperCloud Composer, and SuperDoctor 5. In addition, it offers server subsystems and accessories comprising server boards, chassis, power supplies, and other accessories. Further, the company provides server and storage system integration, configuration, and software upgrade and update services; and technical documentation services, as well as identifies service requirements, creates and executes project plans, and conducts verification testing and training services. Additionally, it offers help desk and on-site product support services for its server and storage systems; and customer support services, including ongoing maintenance and technical support for its products. The company provides its products to enterprise data centers, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and 5G and edge computing markets. It sells its products through direct and indirect sales force, distributors, value-added resellers, system integrators, and original equipment manufacturers. Super Micro Computer, Inc. was incorporated in 1993 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Super Micro Computer has a trailing twelve months EPS of $10.5.
PE Ratio
Super Micro Computer has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 23.18. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $23.18 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 38.6%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Super Micro Computer’s stock is valued at $243.41 at 16:22 EST, below its 52-week high of $270.18 and way higher than its 52-week low of $37.01.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth declined by 5.3%, now sitting on 6.57B for the twelve trailing months.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Super Micro Computer’s EBITDA is 2.07.
Moving Average
Super Micro Computer’s worth is way higher than its 50-day moving average of $146.43 and way above its 200-day moving average of $95.85.
5. Timken Company (TKR)
8.4% sales growth and 17.57% return on equity
The Timken Company designs, manufactures, and manages engineered bearings and power transmission products worldwide. It operates in two segments, Mobile Industries and Process Industries. The Mobile Industries segment offers a portfolio of bearings, seals, and lubrication devices and systems, as well as power transmission components, engineered chains, augers, belts, couplings, clutches, brakes, and related products and maintenance services to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and end-users of off-highway equipment for the agricultural, construction, mining, outdoor power equipment, and power sports markets; and on-highway vehicles, including passenger cars, light trucks, and medium- and heavy-duty trucks, as well as rail cars and locomotives. It also provides power transmission systems and flight-critical components for civil and military aircraft, which include bearings, rotor-head assemblies, helicopter transmission systems, turbine engine components, gears, and housings. This segment sells its parts through a network of authorized automotive and heavy-truck distributors to individual end-users, equipment owners, operators, and maintenance shops. The Process Industries segment provides industrial bearings and assemblies; power transmission components, such as gears and gearboxes; and linear motion products, couplings, seals, lubricants, chains, belts, and related products and services to OEMs and end-users in various industries. It also offers aftermarket sales and service needs through a network of authorized industrial distributors; and repair and service for bearings and gearboxes, as well as electric motor rewind, repair, and services to end-users. The company offers its products under the Timken, Philadelphia Gear, Drives, Cone Drive, Rollon, Lovejoy, Diamond, BEKA, and Groeneveld brands. The Timken Company was founded in 1899 and is headquartered in North Canton, Ohio.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Timken Company has a trailing twelve months EPS of $5.59.
PE Ratio
Timken Company has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 14.79. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $14.79 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 17.57%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter and the next is 24% and 15.1%, respectively.
6. Acadia Healthcare Company (ACHC)
7.9% sales growth and 10.21% return on equity
Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. develops and operates inpatient psychiatric facilities, residential treatment centers, group homes, substance abuse facilities, and outpatient behavioral healthcare facilities to serve the behavioral health and recovery needs of communities in the United States and Puerto Rico. The company operates acute inpatient psychiatric facilities, which cares to stabilize patients that are either threat to themselves or 24-hour observation, daily intervention, and monitoring by psychiatrists; and specialty treatment facilities, including residential recovery and eating disorder facilities, and comprehensive treatment centers that provide continuum care for adults with addictive disorders and co-occurring mental disorders. It also provides residential treatment centers, which treat patients with behavioral disorders in a non-hospital setting, including outdoor programs; and offer therapeutic placement for children and adolescents with emotional disorders. As of February 28, 2022, it operated a network of 228 behavioral healthcare facilities with approximately 10,500 beds. Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Franklin, Tennessee.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Acadia Healthcare Company has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.03.
PE Ratio
Acadia Healthcare Company has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 22.54. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $22.54 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 10.21%.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Acadia Healthcare Company’s EBITDA is 2.89.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 14.2%, now sitting on 2.7B for the twelve trailing months.
Sales Growth
Acadia Healthcare Company’s sales growth is 9.2% for the current quarter and 7.9% for the next.
7. ITT Corporation (ITT)
7.9% sales growth and 18.01% return on equity
ITT Inc. manufactures and sells engineered critical components and customized technology solutions for the energy, transportation, and industrial markets worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Motion Technologies, Industrial Process, and Connect & Control Technologies. The Motion Technologies segment manufactures brake pads, shims, shock absorbers, and energy absorption components; and sealing technologies primarily for the transportation industry, including passenger cars, light- and heavy-duty commercial and military vehicles, buses, and rail. The Industrial Process segment designs and manufactures industrial pumps, valves, and plant optimization systems; and centrifugal process pumps, twin screw, axials, and positive displacement pumps, and water systems, as well as aftermarket solutions, such as repairs and upgrades services. It serves various customers in industries, such as chemical, oil and gas, mining, and other industrial process markets. The Connect & Control Technologies segment designs and manufactures a range of engineered connectors and specialized control components for critical applications supporting various markets, including aerospace and defense, industrial, transportation, medical, and oil and gas. The connector product portfolio includes electrical connectors, such as circular, rectangular, radio frequency, fiber optic, D-sub miniature, micro-miniature, and cable assemblies; and control products consist of fuel and water pumps, valves, electro-mechanical rotary and linear actuators, and pressure, temperature, limit, and flow switches for various aircraft systems. ITT Inc. was founded in 1920 and is headquartered in White Plains, New York.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, ITT Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.98.
PE Ratio
ITT Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 17.4. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $17.4 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 18.01%.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
ITT Corporation’s EBITDA is 2.26.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for ITT Corporation is 640981 which is 36.88% above its average volume of 468261.
8. Sapiens International Corporation N.V. (SPNS)
6.1% sales growth and 12.76% return on equity
Sapiens International Corporation N.V. provides software solutions for the insurance and financial services industries in North America, Europe, the Asia Pacific, and South Africa. The company offers Sapiens CoreSuite and Sapiens IDITSuite for personal, commercial, and specialty lines, as well as reinsurance and workers' compensation; and Sapiens CoreSuite, Sapiens UnderwritingPro, Sapiens ApplicationPro, Sapiens IllustrationPro, and Sapiens ConsolidationMaster for life, pension, and annuities. It also provides Sapiens DigitalSuite for insurance customers, agents, brokers, risk managers, customer groups and third-party service providers; Sapiens AgentConnect and Sapiens CustomerConnect portals; Sapiens Intelligence, an analytics platform; Sapiens IntelligencePro, a comprehensive BI solution with pre-configured reports, dashboards, and scorecards; and Sapiens Advanced Analytics, which uses AI and Machine Learning to generate actionable insights based on different models across the insurance value chain. In addition, the company offers Sapiens ReinsuranceMaster, Sapiens ReinsurancePro, and Sapiens Reinsurance GO reinsurance solutions; and Sapiens Platform, Sapiens CoreSuite, Sapiens PolicyPro, and Sapiens ClaimsPro, as well as Sapiens PolicyGo, Sapiens ClaimsGo, and Sapiens Connect for workers' compensation. Further, it provides financial and compliance solutions, which comprise Sapiens FinancialPro, Sapiens Financial GO, Sapiens StatementPro, Sapiens CheckPro, and Sapiens Reporting Tools; and Sapiens Decision, an enterprise-scale platform that enables institutions to centrally author, store, and manage various organizational business logics. Additionally, the company offers tailor-made solutions based on its Sapiens eMerge platform; and program delivery, business, and managed services. It markets and sells its products and services through direct and partner sales. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Holon, Israel.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Sapiens International Corporation N.V. has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.96.
PE Ratio
Sapiens International Corporation N.V. has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 26. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $26 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 12.76%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 6%, now sitting on 481.76M for the twelve trailing months.
