(VIANEWS) – Provident Financial Services (PFS), Freeport (FCX), Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP) 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. Provident Financial Services (PFS)
52% sales growth and 7.19% return on equity
Provident Financial Services, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Provident Bank that provides various banking products and services to individuals, families, and businesses in the United States. Its deposit products include savings, checking, interest-bearing checking, money market deposit, and certificate of deposit accounts, as well as IRA products. The company's loan portfolio comprises commercial real estate loans that are secured by properties, such as multi-family apartment buildings, office buildings, and retail and industrial properties; commercial business loans; fixed-rate and adjustable-rate mortgage loans collateralized by one- to four-family residential real estate properties; commercial construction loans; and consumer loans consisting of home equity loans, home equity lines of credit, marine loans, personal loans and unsecured lines of credit, and auto and recreational vehicle loans. It also offers cash management, remote deposit capture, payroll origination, escrow account management, and online and mobile banking services; and business credit cards. In addition, the company provides wealth management services comprising investment management, trust and estate administration, financial planning, tax compliance and planning, and private banking. Further, it sells insurance and investment products, including annuities; operates as a real estate investment trust for acquiring mortgage loans and other real estate related assets; and manages and sells real estate properties acquired through foreclosure. The company was founded in 1839 and is headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Provident Financial Services has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.6.
PE Ratio
Provident Financial Services has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 9.72. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $9.72 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 7.19%.
Dividend Yield
As claimed by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Apr 26, 2024, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.96 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 6.19%.
Previous days news about Provident Financial Services(PFS)
- According to Zacks on Friday, 3 May, "Nonetheless, inorganic efforts and attractivebusiness models on strong relationship banking will helpWSFS Financial Corporation (WSFS Quick QuoteWSFS – Free Report) , Provident Financial Services (PFS Quick QuotePFS – Free Report) and Riverview Bancorp (RVSB Quick QuoteRVSB – Free Report) and to tide through the gloom in the banking space."
2. Freeport (FCX)
23.8% sales growth and 14.38% return on equity
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. engages in the mining of mineral properties in North America, South America, and Indonesia. It primarily explores for copper, gold, molybdenum, silver, and other metals. The company's assets include the Grasberg minerals district in Indonesia; Morenci, Bagdad, Safford, Sierrita, and Miami in Arizona; Chino and Tyrone in New Mexico; and Henderson and Climax in Colorado, North America, as well as Cerro Verde in Peru and El Abra in Chile. The company was formerly known as Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. and changed its name to Freeport-McMoRan Inc. in July 2014. Freeport-McMoRan Inc. was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Freeport has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.28.
PE Ratio
Freeport has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 38.65. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $38.65 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 14.38%.
3. Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP)
18% sales growth and 51.57% return on equity
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc. (NYSE: RHP) is a leading lodging and hospitality real estate investment trust that specializes in upscale convention center resorts and country music entertainment experiences. The Company's core holdings* include a network of five of the top 10 largest non-gaming convention center hotels in the United States based on total indoor meeting space. These convention center resorts operate under the Gaylord Hotels brand and are managed by Marriott International. The Company also owns two adjacent ancillary hotels and a small number of attractions managed by Marriott International for a combined total of 10,110 rooms and more than 2.7 million square feet of total indoor and outdoor meeting space in top convention and leisure destinations across the country. The Company's Entertainment segment includes a growing collection of iconic and emerging country music brands, including the Grand Ole Opry; Ryman Auditorium, WSM 650 AM; Ole Red and Circle, a country lifestyle media network the Company owns in a joint-venture with Gray Television. The Company operates its Entertainment segment as part of a taxable REIT subsidiary. * The Company is the sole owner of Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center; Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center; Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center; and Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center. It is the majority owner and managing member of the joint venture that owns the Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Ryman Hospitality Properties has a trailing twelve months EPS of $5.36.
PE Ratio
Ryman Hospitality Properties has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 20.13. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $20.13 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 51.57%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 13.7%, now sitting on 2.15B for the twelve trailing months.
Sales Growth
Ryman Hospitality Properties’s sales growth is 8% for the ongoing quarter and 18% for the next.
Previous days news about Ryman Hospitality Properties(RHP)
- Ryman hospitality properties (rhp) Q1 FFO and revenues lag estimates. According to Zacks on Wednesday, 1 May, "While Ryman Hospitality Properties has underperformed the market so far this year, the question that comes to investors’ minds is: what’s next for the stock?"
- Compared to estimates, ryman hospitality properties (rhp) Q1 earnings: A look at key metrics. According to Zacks on Thursday, 2 May, "For the quarter ended March 2024, Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP Quick QuoteRHP – Free Report) reported revenue of $528.35 million, up 7.5% over the same period last year. ", "Here is how Ryman Hospitality Properties performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:"
4. Towers Watson & Co (TW)
17.3% sales growth and 7.89% return on equity
Tradeweb Markets Inc., together with its subsidiaries, builds and operates electronic marketplaces worldwide. The company's marketplaces facilitate trading in a range of asset classes, including rates, credit, money markets, and equities. It offers pre-trade data and analytics, trade execution, and trade processing, as well as post-trade data, analytics, and reporting services. The company provides flexible order and trading systems to institutional investors. It also offers a range of electronic, voice, and hybrid platforms to dealers and financial institutions on electronic or hybrid markets with Dealerweb platform; and trading solutions for financial advisory firms and traders with Tradeweb Direct platform. The company serves in the institutional, wholesale, and retail client sectors. Its customers include asset managers, hedge funds, insurance companies, central banks, banks and dealers, proprietary trading firms, retail brokerage and financial advisory firms, and regional dealers. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in New York, New York. Tradeweb Markets Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Refinitiv Parent Limited.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Towers Watson & Co has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.71.
PE Ratio
Towers Watson & Co has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 59.73. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $59.73 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 7.89%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 23.8%, now sitting on 1.42B for the twelve trailing months.
Sales Growth
Towers Watson & Co’s sales growth is 23.4% for the current quarter and 17.3% for the next.
Moving Average
Towers Watson & Co’s worth is under its 50-day moving average of $103.28 and way above its 200-day moving average of $91.75.
Dividend Yield
According to Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Jun 3, 2024, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.4 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 0.39%.
5. Meta Platforms (META)
16.1% sales growth and 33.36% return on equity
Meta Platforms, Inc. engages in the development of products that enable people to connect and share with friends and family through mobile devices, personal computers, virtual reality headsets, and wearables worldwide. It operates in two segments, Family of Apps and Reality Labs. The Family of Apps segment offers Facebook, which enables people to share, discuss, discover, and connect with interests; Instagram, a community for sharing photos, videos, and private messages, as well as feed, stories, reels, video, live, and shops; Messenger, a messaging application for people to connect with friends, family, communities, and businesses across platforms and devices through text, audio, and video calls; and WhatsApp, a messaging application that is used by people and businesses to communicate and transact privately. The Reality Labs segment provides augmented and virtual reality related products comprising consumer hardware, software, and content that help people feel connected, anytime, and anywhere. The company was formerly known as Facebook, Inc. and changed its name to Meta Platforms, Inc. in October 2021. The company was incorporated in 2004 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, California
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Meta Platforms has a trailing twelve months EPS of $14.86.
PE Ratio
Meta Platforms has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 34.45. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $34.45 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 33.36%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter and the next is 56.7% and 20.8%, respectively.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 27.3%, now sitting on 142.71B for the twelve trailing months.
Previous days news about Meta Platforms(META)
- According to Zacks on Wednesday, 1 May, "Nevertheless, a primary complaint among investors was that participation was thin, primarily focused on mega-cap tech stocks within the "Magnificent 7," such as Meta Platforms ((META Quick QuoteMETA – Free Report) ) and Nvidia ((NVDA Quick QuoteNVDA – Free Report) ). "
6. Badger Meter (BMI)
15.8% sales growth and 20.59% 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 $3.46.
PE Ratio
Badger Meter has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 51.09. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $51.09 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 20.59%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter and the next is 34.2% and 19.3%, respectively.
Previous days news about Badger Meter(BMI)
- According to Zacks on Friday, 3 May, "Some better-ranked stocks worth consideration in the broader technology space are Badger Meter (BMI Quick QuoteBMI – Free Report) , Salesforce (CRM Quick QuoteCRM – Free Report) and The Descartes Systems Group Inc (DSGX Quick QuoteDSGX – Free Report) . "
- According to Zacks on Wednesday, 1 May, "Some other top-ranked stocks in the broader technology sector are Arista Networks (ANET Quick QuoteANET – Free Report) , Badger Meter (BMI Quick QuoteBMI – Free Report) and Dell Technologies (DELL Quick QuoteDELL – Free Report) . ", "Arista Networks and Badger Meter sport a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) at present, and Dell Technologies carries Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). "
- According to Zacks on Wednesday, 1 May, "Some other top-ranked stocks in the broader technology sector are Arista Networks (ANET Quick QuoteANET – Free Report) , Badger Meter (BMI Quick QuoteBMI – Free Report) and Dell Technologies (DELL Quick QuoteDELL – Free Report) . ", "Arista Networks and Badger Meter sport a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) at present, and Dell Technologies carries Zacks Rank #2. "
- According to Zacks on Wednesday, 1 May, "Some better-ranked stocks in the broader technology sector are Arista Networks (ANET Quick QuoteANET – Free Report) , Alphabet (GOOGL Quick QuoteGOOGL – Free Report) and Badger Meter (BMI Quick QuoteBMI – Free Report) , each sporting a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) at present. "
- According to Zacks on Thursday, 2 May, "Some better-ranked stocks in the broader technology sector are Arista Networks (ANET Quick QuoteANET – Free Report) , Alphabet (GOOGL Quick QuoteGOOGL – Free Report) and Badger Meter (BMI Quick QuoteBMI – Free Report) , each sporting a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) at present. "
7. Travelzoo (TZOO)
6.2% sales growth and 116.13% return on equity
Travelzoo, an Internet media company, provides travel, entertainment, and local deals from travel and entertainment companies, and local businesses in the Asia Pacific, Europe, and North America. Its publications and products include Travelzoo Website; Travelzoo iPhone and Android apps; Travelzoo Top 20 email newsletter; and Newsflash email alert service. The company also operates the Travelzoo Network, a network of third-party Websites that list travel deals published by the company; and Local Deals and Getaway listings, which allow its members to purchase vouchers for deals from local businesses, such as spas, hotels, and restaurants. It serves airlines, hotels, cruise lines, vacations packagers, tour operators, destinations, car rental companies, travel agents, theater and performing arts groups, restaurants, spas, and activity companies. Travelzoo Inc. was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Travelzoo has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.88.
PE Ratio
Travelzoo has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 9.66. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $9.66 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 116.13%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Travelzoo’s stock is valued at $8.50 at 11:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $11.23 and way above its 52-week low of $4.77.
