(VIANEWS) – Provident Financial Services (PFS), Heritage Global (HGBL), The Joint Corp. (JYNT) 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)
82.7% sales growth and 10.56% return on equity
Provident Financial Services, Inc. operates as the holding company for Provident Bank that provides various banking services to individuals, families, and businesses in the United States. The company's deposit products include savings, checking, interest-bearing checking, money market deposit, and certificate of deposit accounts, as well as IRA products. Its 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 auto and recreational vehicle loans. The company also offers cash management, remote deposit capture, payroll origination, escrow account management, and online and mobile banking services; and business credit cards. In addition, it provides wealth management services comprising investment management, trust and estate administration, financial planning, tax compliance and planning, and private banking. Further, the company 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. As of December 31, 2019, it operated 83 full-service branch offices in northern and central New Jersey, as well as in Pennsylvania. 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 $2.28.
PE Ratio
Provident Financial Services has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 7.97. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $7.97 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 10.56%.
Sales Growth
Provident Financial Services’s sales growth is 38.2% for the current quarter and 82.7% for the next.
2. Heritage Global (HGBL)
55.4% sales growth and 41.79% return on equity
Heritage Global, Inc. operates as an asset services company with focus on financial and industrial asset transactions. The company provides market making, acquisitions, dispositions, valuations, and secured lending services. It focuses on identifying, valuing, acquiring, and monetizing underlying tangible and intangible assets. Heritage Global Inc. acts as an adviser, as well as a principal, acquiring, or brokering manufacturing facilities; surplus industrial machinery and equipment; industrial inventories; accounts receivable portfolios; intellectual property; and business enterprises. The company was formerly known as Counsel RB Capital Inc. and changed its name to Heritage Global, Inc. in August 2013. Heritage Global, Inc. was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Heritage Global has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.45.
PE Ratio
Heritage Global has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 7.89. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $7.89 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 41.79%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Heritage Global is 338954 which is 71.47% above its average volume of 197666.
Sales Growth
Heritage Global’s sales growth is 27.3% for the ongoing quarter and 55.4% for the next.
Moving Average
Heritage Global’s value is way above its 50-day moving average of $3.00 and way higher than its 200-day moving average of $2.38.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Heritage Global’s EBITDA is 1.89.
3. The Joint Corp. (JYNT)
22.1% sales growth and 11.36% return on equity
The Joint Corp. develops, owns, operates, supports, and manages chiropractic clinics in the United States. The company operates through two segments, Corporate Clinics and Franchise Operations. It operates through direct ownership, management arrangements, franchising, and the sale of regional developer rights. As of January 27, 2021, the company operated approximately 550 locations in the United States. The company was incorporated in 2010 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, The Joint Corp. has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.23.
PE Ratio
The Joint Corp. has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 57.48. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $57.48 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 11.36%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for The Joint Corp. is 63687 which is 25.4% below its average volume of 85377.
Sales Growth
The Joint Corp.’s sales growth is 20.2% for the present quarter and 22.1% for the next.
4. Mercer International (MERC)
12.7% sales growth and 16.03% return on equity
Mercer International Inc., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells northern bleached softwood kraft (NBSK) pulp in Europe, the United States, Asia, and internationally. It operates through two segments, Pulp and Wood Products. The company also generates and sells green energy produced from biomass cogeneration power plant to third party utilities. In addition, it manufactures, distributes, and sells lumber and other wood residuals. Further, the company produces NBSK pulp primarily from wood chips, pulp logs, and sawlogs; carbon neutral or green energy using carbon-neutral bio-fuels, such as black liquor and wood waste; and tall oil for use as a chemical additive and green energy source. It sells its pulp to tissue, specialty paper, and printing and writing paper, and other manufacturers; and lumber products to distributors, construction firms, secondary manufacturers, retail yards, and home centers. The company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Mercer International has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.91.
PE Ratio
Mercer International has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 4.88. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $4.88 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 16.03%.
Moving Average
Mercer International’s worth is higher than its 50-day moving average of $9.26 and way below its 200-day moving average of $11.75.
Dividend Yield
As stated by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Jun 26, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.3 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 3.26%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter and the next is 590.9% and 450%, respectively.
5. Flowserve Corporation (FLS)
12.6% sales growth and 13.17% return on equity
Flowserve Corporation designs, develops, manufactures, distributes, and services industrial flow management equipment in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and internationally. It operates in two segments, Flowserve Pump Division (FPD) and Flow Control Division (FCD). The FPD segment offers custom and pre-configured pumps and pump systems, mechanical seals, auxiliary systems, replacement parts, upgrades, and related aftermarket services, including installation and commissioning services, seal systems spare parts, repairs, advanced diagnostics, re-rate and upgrade solutions, retrofit programs, and machining and asset management solutions, as well as manufactures a gas-lubricated mechanical seal for use in high-speed compressors for gas pipelines. The FCD segment provides engineered and industrial valve and automation solutions, including isolation and control valves, actuation, controls, and related equipment, as well as equipment maintenance services for flow control systems, including advanced diagnostics, repair, installation, commissioning, retrofit programs, and field machining capabilities. This segment's products are used to control, direct, and manage the flow of liquids, gases, and fluids. The company primarily serves oil and gas, chemical and pharmaceuticals, power generation, and water management markets, as well as general industries, including mining and ore processing, pulp and paper, food and beverage, and other smaller applications. The company distributes its products through direct sales, distributors, and sales representatives. Flowserve Corporation was incorporated in 1912 and is headquartered in Irving, Texas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Flowserve Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.76.
PE Ratio
Flowserve Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 19.99. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $19.99 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 13.17%.
Sales Growth
Flowserve Corporation’s sales growth is 10.9% for the ongoing quarter and 12.6% for the next.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Flowserve Corporation’s EBITDA is 1.5.
6. NMI Holdings (NMIH)
10.2% sales growth and 18.49% return on equity
NMI Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides private mortgage guaranty insurance services in the United States. The company offers mortgage insurance services; and outsourced loan review services to mortgage loan originators. It serves national and regional mortgage banks, money center banks, credit unions, community banks, builder-owned mortgage lenders, internet-sourced lenders, and other non-bank lenders. The company was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Emeryville, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, NMI Holdings has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.44.
PE Ratio
NMI Holdings has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 7.34. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $7.34 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 18.49%.
Moving Average
NMI Holdings’s value is above its 50-day moving average of $23.03 and way higher than its 200-day moving average of $21.91.
7. Ingredion Incorporated (INGR)
8% sales growth and 16.78% return on equity
Ingredion Incorporated, together with its subsidiaries, produces and sells starches and sweeteners for various industries. It operates through four segments: North America; South America; Asia Pacific; and Europe, Middle East, and Africa. The company offers sweetener products comprising glucose syrups, high maltose syrups, high fructose corn syrups, caramel colors, dextrose, polyols, maltodextrins, glucose and syrup solids, as well as food-grade and industrial starches, biomaterials, and nutrition ingredients. It also provides animal feed products; edible corn oil; refined corn oil to packers of cooking oil and to producers of margarine, salad dressings, shortening, mayonnaise, and other foods; and corn gluten feed used as protein feed for chickens, pet food, and aquaculture. The company's products are derived primarily from processing corn and other starch-based materials, such as tapioca, potato, and rice. It serves food, beverage, paper and corrugating products, brewing, pharmaceutical, textile, and personal care industries, as well as animal feed markets. The company was formerly known as Corn Products International, Inc. and changed its name to Ingredion Incorporated in June 2012. Ingredion Incorporated was founded in 1906 and is headquartered in Westchester, Illinois.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Ingredion Incorporated has a trailing twelve months EPS of $8.27.
PE Ratio
Ingredion Incorporated has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 12.93. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $12.93 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 16.78%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Ingredion Incorporated is 246600 which is 29.53% below its average volume of 349966.
8. Chemed Corp (CHE)
6.7% sales growth and 30.98% return on equity
Chemed Corporation provides hospice and palliative care services to patients through a network of physicians, registered nurses, home health aides, social workers, clergy, and volunteers in the United States. It operates in two segments, VITAS and Roto-Rooter. The company also offers plumbing, drain cleaning, water restoration, and other related services to residential and commercial customers through company-owned branches and independent contractors, and franchised locations. Chemed Corporation was incorporated in 1970 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Chemed Corp has a trailing twelve months EPS of $15.87.
PE Ratio
Chemed Corp has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 34.25. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $34.25 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 30.98%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter and the next is 5.2% and 9.3%, respectively.
