(VIANEWS) – Range Resources Corporation (RRC), Safe Bulkers (SB), Nelnet (NNI) 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. Range Resources Corporation (RRC)
22.6% sales growth and 13.51% return on equity
Range Resources Corporation operates as an independent natural gas, natural gas liquids (NGLs), and oil company in the United States. The company engages in the exploration, development, and acquisition of natural gas and oil properties. It markets and sells natural gas and NGLs to utilities, marketing and midstream companies, and industrial users; petrochemical end users, marketers/traders, and natural gas processors; and oil and condensate to crude oil processors, transporters, and refining and marketing companies. The company was formerly known as Lomak Petroleum, Inc. and changed its name to Range Resources Corporation in 1998. The company was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Range Resources Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.
PE Ratio
Range Resources Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 17.76. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $17.76 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 13.51%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the present quarter and the next is 60% and 13%, respectively.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Range Resources Corporation’s stock is valued at $35.53 at 11:22 EST, under its 52-week high of $38.25 and way above its 52-week low of $25.89.
Moving Average
Range Resources Corporation’s value is above its 50-day moving average of $34.71 and higher than its 200-day moving average of $32.51.
2. Safe Bulkers (SB)
17.6% sales growth and 10.69% return on equity
Safe Bulkers, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides marine drybulk transportation services. It owns and operates drybulk vessels for transporting bulk cargoes primarily coal, grain, and iron ore. As of March 18, 2022, the company had a fleet of 40 drybulk vessels having an average age of 10.4 years; and an aggregate carrying capacity of 3,925,500 deadweight tons. Its fleet consisted of 12 Panamax class vessels, 7 Kamsarmax class vessels, 15 post- Panamax class vessels, and 6 Capesize class vessels. Safe Bulkers, Inc. was incorporated in 2007 and is based in Monaco.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Safe Bulkers has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.67.
PE Ratio
Safe Bulkers has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 8.12. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $8.12 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 10.69%.
3. Nelnet (NNI)
9.8% sales growth and 3.16% return on equity
Nelnet, Inc. engages in loan servicing, communications, education technology, services, and payment processing businesses worldwide. Its Loan Servicing and Systems segment provides loan conversion, application processing, borrower updates, customer service, payment processing, due diligence procedures, funds management reconciliation, and claim processing services. This segment also offers student loan servicing software; business process outsourcing services specialized in contact center management, such as inbound calls, outreach campaigns and sales, and interacting with customers through multi-channels. The company's Education Technology, Services, and Payment Processing segment provides financial management services; school information system software; website design and cost effective admissions software; FACTS Giving, a donation platform; and customized professional development and coaching services, educational instruction services, and technology products that aid in teacher and student evaluations. It also offers tuition payment plans, and service and technology for student billings, payments, and refunds; solutions for in-person, online, and mobile payment experiences on campus; payment processing services, such as credit card and electronic transfer; faith community, giving, and learning management services and technologies; and an integrated commerce payment platform, financial management, and tuition payment plan services, as well as a school management platform that provides administrative, information and financial management, and communication functions for K-12 schools. Its Communications segment provides fiber optic service to homes and businesses for internet, television, and telephone services. The Company's Asset Generation and Management segment acquires, manages, and owns loan assets. Its Nelnet Bank segment operates as an internet industrial bank. The company was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Nelnet has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.71.
PE Ratio
Nelnet has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 29.43. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $29.43 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 3.16%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter is a negative 22.4% and positive 24.3% for the next.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Nelnet’s stock is valued at $109.19 at 11:22 EST, under its 52-week high of $109.76 and way above its 52-week low of $81.67.
4. Energy Transfer (ET)
6.4% sales growth and 12.33% return on equity
Energy Transfer LP provides energy-related services. The company owns and operates natural gas transportation pipeline, and natural gas storage facilities in Texas and Oklahoma; and approximately 20,090 miles of interstate natural gas pipeline. It also sells natural gas to electric utilities, independent power plants, local distribution and other marketing companies, and industrial end-users. In addition, the company owns and operates natural gas gathering pipelines, processing plant, and treating and conditioning facilities in Texas, New Mexico, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas, Montana, North Dakota, Wyoming, and Louisiana; natural gas gathering, oil pipeline, and oil stabilization facilities in South Texas; and transports and supplies water to natural gas producer in Pennsylvania. Further, it owns 5,700 miles of natural gas liquid (NGL) pipeline; NGL fractionation facilities; NGL storage facilities; and other NGL storage assets and terminal. Additionally, the company provides crude oil transportation, terminalling, acquisition, and marketing activities; owns and operates approximately 14,500 miles of crude oil trunk and gathering pipelines in the Southwest, Midcontinent, and Midwest United States; and sells and distributes gasoline, middle distillate, and motor fuels and other petroleum products. It also offers natural gas compression services; carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide removal services; and manages coal and natural resources properties, as well as sells standing timber, leases coal-related infrastructure facilities, collects oil and gas royalty, and generate electrical power. The company was formerly known as Energy Transfer Equity, L.P. and changed its name to Energy Transfer LP in October 2018. Energy Transfer LP was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Energy Transfer has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.09.
PE Ratio
Energy Transfer has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 14.15. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $14.15 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 12.33%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 0.2%, now sitting on 78.59B for the twelve trailing months.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter and the next is 48% and 166.7%, respectively.
Sales Growth
Energy Transfer’s sales growth for the next quarter is 6.4%.
Dividend Yield
As stated by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on May 10, 2024, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1.27 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 7.99%.
5. Principal Financial Group (PFG)
6.4% sales growth and 12.08% return on equity
Principal Financial Group, Inc. provides retirement, asset management, and insurance products and services to businesses, individuals, and institutional clients worldwide. The company operates through Retirement and Income Solutions, Principal Asset Management, and Benefits and Protection segments. The Retirement and Income Solutions segment provides retirement, and related financial products and services. It offers products and services for defined contribution plans, including 401(k) and 403(b) plans, defined benefit plans, nonqualified executive benefit plans, employee stock ownership plans, equity compensation, and pension risk transfer services; individual retirement accounts; investment only products; and mutual funds, individual variable annuities, registered index-linked annuities, and bank products, as well as trust and custody services. The Principal Asset Management segment provides equity, fixed income, real estate, and other alternative investments, as well as asset allocation, stable value management, and other structured investment strategies. It also offers pension accumulation products and services, mutual funds, asset management, income annuities, and life insurance accumulation products, as well as voluntary savings plans in Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Asia, China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, and Southeast Asia. The Benefits and Protection segment provides specialty benefits, such as group dental and vision insurance, group life insurance, and group and individual disability insurance, as well as administers group dental, disability, and vision benefits; and individual life insurance products comprising universal, variable universal, indexed universal, and term life insurance products. It also offers insurance solutions for small and medium-sized businesses and their owners, as well as employees. Principal Financial Group, Inc. was founded in 1879 and is based in Des Moines, Iowa.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Principal Financial Group has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.55.
PE Ratio
Principal Financial Group has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 31.3. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $31.3 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 12.08%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 43.8%, now sitting on 14.9B for the twelve trailing months.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Principal Financial Group is 955794 which is 19.01% below its average volume of 1180160.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter and the next is 23.5% and 15.7%, respectively.
