(VIANEWS) – Rockwell Automation (ROK), Southwest Gas Corporation (SWX), NAPCO Security Technologies (NSSC) 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. Rockwell Automation (ROK)
15.6% sales growth and 35.25% return on equity
Rockwell Automation, Inc. provides industrial automation and digital transformation solutions in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and Latin America. The company operates through three segments, Intelligent Devices, Software & Control, and Lifecycle Services. Its solutions include hardware and software products and services. The Intelligent Devices segment offers drives, motion, safety, sensing, industrial components, and configured-to-order products. The Software & Control segment provides control and visualization software and hardware, information software, and network and security infrastructure solutions. The Lifecycle Services segment provides consulting, professional services and solutions, and connected and maintenance services. The company sells its solutions primarily through independent distributors in relation with its direct sales force. It serves discrete end markets, including automotive, semiconductor, and warehousing and logistics, as well as general industries comprising printing and publishing, marine, glass, fiber and textiles, airports, and aerospace; hybrid end markets, such as food and beverage, life sciences, household and personal care, and tire, as well as eco industrial, including water/wastewater, waste management, mass transit, and renewable energy; and process end markets comprising oil and gas, mining, metals, chemicals, pulp and paper, and others. Rockwell Automation, Inc. was founded in 1903 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Rockwell Automation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $9.12.
PE Ratio
Rockwell Automation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 30.33. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $30.33 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 35.25%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter and the next is 56.6% and 14.7%, respectively.
Moving Average
Rockwell Automation’s value is under its 50-day moving average of $287.33 and higher than its 200-day moving average of $256.36.
Dividend Yield
According to Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on May 11, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 4.72 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 1.7%.
2. Southwest Gas Corporation (SWX)
15.1% sales growth and 4.56% return on equity
Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, distributes and transports natural gas in Arizona, Nevada, and California. The company operates through Natural Gas Distribution, Utility Infrastructure Services, and Pipeline and Storage segments. It also provides trenching, installation, and replacement of underground pipes, as well as maintenance services for energy distribution systems. As of December 31, 2021, it had 2,159,000 residential, commercial, industrial, and other natural gas customers. Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 1931 and is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Southwest Gas Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.14.
PE Ratio
Southwest Gas Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 15.08. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $15.08 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 4.56%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Southwest Gas Corporation is 572360 which is 4.63% above its average volume of 547008.
3. NAPCO Security Technologies (NSSC)
14.8% sales growth and 22.02% return on equity
Napco Security Technologies, Inc. develops, manufactures, and sells security products in the United States and internationally. The company offers access control systems, door-locking products, intrusion and fire alarm systems, and video surveillance systems for commercial, residential, institutional, industrial, and governmental applications. Its access control systems include various types of identification readers, control panels, PC-based computers, and electronically activated door-locking devices; and door locking devices comprise microprocessor-based electronic door locks with push button, card readers and bio-metric operation, door alarms, mechanical door locks, and simple dead bolt locks. The company's alarm systems include automatic communicators, cellular communication devices, control panels, combination control panels/digital communicators and digital keypad systems, fire alarm control panels, and area detectors; and video surveillance systems comprise video cameras, control panels, video monitors, or PCs. It also buys and resells various identification readers, video cameras, PC-based computers, and peripheral equipment for access control and video surveillance systems; offers school security products; and markets peripheral and related equipment manufactured by other companies. The company markets and sells its products primarily to independent distributors, dealers, and installers of security equipment. Napco Security Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Amityville, New York.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, NAPCO Security Technologies has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.7.
PE Ratio
NAPCO Security Technologies has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 52.46. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $52.46 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 22.02%.
Sales Growth
NAPCO Security Technologies’s sales growth is 17.3% for the present quarter and 14.8% for the next.
4. Fabrinet Ordinary Shares (FN)
14.3% sales growth and 18.16% return on equity
Fabrinet provides optical packaging and precision optical, electro-mechanical, and electronic manufacturing services in North America, the Asia-Pacific, and Europe. The company offers a range of advanced optical and electro-mechanical capabilities in the manufacturing process, including process design and engineering, supply chain management, manufacturing, printed circuit board assembly, advanced packaging, integration, final assembly, and testing. Its products include switching products, including reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexers, optical amplifiers, modulators, and other optical components and modules that enable network managers to route voice, video, and data communications traffic through fiber optic cables at various wavelengths, speeds, and over various distances. The company's products also comprise tunable lasers, transceivers, and transponders; and active optical cables, which provide high-speed interconnect capabilities for data centers and computing clusters, as well as Infiniband, Ethernet, fiber channel, and optical backplane connectivity. In addition, it provides solid state, diode-pumped, gas, and fiber lasers used in semiconductor processing, biotechnology and medical device, metrology, and material processing industries; and differential pressure, micro-gyro, fuel, and other sensors used in automobiles, as well as non-contact temperature measurement sensors for the medical industry. Further, the company designs and fabricates application-specific crystals, lenses, prisms, mirrors, laser components, and substrates; and other custom and standard borosilicate, clear fused quartz, and synthetic fused silica glass products. It serves original equipment manufacturers of optical communication components, modules and sub-systems, industrial lasers, automotive components, medical devices, and sensors. The company was incorporated in 1999 and is based in George Town, the Cayman Islands.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Fabrinet Ordinary Shares has a trailing twelve months EPS of $6.21.
PE Ratio
Fabrinet Ordinary Shares has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 15.82. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $15.82 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 18.16%.
5. Veeva Systems (VEEV)
8.9% sales growth and 14.72% return on equity
Veeva Systems Inc. provides cloud-based software for the life sciences industry. It offers Veeva Commercial Cloud, a suite of software and data solutions, such as Veeva customer relationship management (CRM) that enable customer-facing employees at pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies; Veeva Vault PromoMats, an end-to-end content and digital asset management solution; Veeva Vault Medical that provides source of medical content across multiple channels and geographies; Veeva Crossix, an analytics platform for pharmaceutical brands; Veeva OpenData, a customer reference data solution; Veeva Link, a data application that allows link to generate real-time intelligence; and Veeva Compass includes de-identified and longitudinal patient data for the United States. The company also provides Veeva Development Cloud, a suite of applications for the clinical, regulatory, quality, and safety functions, including Veeva Vault Clinical, Veeva Vault RIM, Veeva Vault Safety, and Veeva Vault Quality; Veeva QualityOne, a quality and document management, and training solution; Veeva RegulatoryOne, a solution that helps companies to manage regulatory submission content; and Veeva Claims addresses the end-to-end product and marketing claims management process. In addition, it offers professional and support services, including implementation and deployment planning and project management; requirements analysis, solution design, and configuration; systems environment management and deployment services; services focused on advancing or transforming business and operating processes related to Veeva solutions; data migration and systems integrations technical consulting services; training on its solutions; and ongoing managed services that include outsourced systems administration. The company was formerly known as Verticals onDemand, Inc. and changed its name to Veeva Systems Inc. in April 2009. Veeva Systems Inc. was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Pleasanton, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Veeva Systems has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.97.
PE Ratio
Veeva Systems has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 59.96. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $59.96 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 14.72%.
Sales Growth
Veeva Systems’s sales growth is 2.3% for the current quarter and 8.9% for the next.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Veeva Systems’s stock is valued at $178.07 at 06:22 EST, way below its 52-week high of $232.26 and way above its 52-week low of $151.02.
6. Royal Gold (RGLD)
8.5% sales growth and 8.96% return on equity
Royal Gold, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, acquires and manages precious metal streams, royalties, and related interests. It focuses on acquiring stream and royalty interests or to finance projects that are in production or in development stage in exchange for stream or royalty interests, which primarily consists of gold, silver, copper, nickel, zinc, lead, and cobalt. As of June 30, 2021, the company owned interests in 187 properties on five continents, including interests on 41 producing mines and 17 development stage projects. Its stream and royalty interests on properties are located in the United States, Canada, Chile, the Dominican Republic, Australia, Africa, Mexico, and internationally. Royal Gold, Inc. was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Royal Gold has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.63.
PE Ratio
Royal Gold has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 37.58. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $37.58 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 8.96%.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Royal Gold’s EBITDA is 61.97.
7. Alamo Group (ALG)
7.6% sales growth and 13.67% return on equity
Alamo Group Inc. designs, manufactures, distributes, and services agricultural and infrastructure maintenance equipment for governmental and industrial use worldwide. The company offers hydraulically-powered and tractor-mounted mowers, including boom-mounted mowers; other cutters and replacement parts for heavy-duty and intensive uses; and heavy duty, tractor- and truck-mounted mowing, and vegetation maintenance equipment and replacement parts. It also provides truck-mounted air vacuum, mechanical broom, and regenerative air sweepers; pothole patchers; leaf collection equipment and replacement brooms; parking lot and street sweepers; excavators; catch basin cleaners and roadway debris vacuum systems; truck-mounted vacuum trucks, combination sewer cleaners, and hydro excavators; ice control products; snow plows and heavy duty snow removal equipment, hitches, attachments, and graders; landscape and vegetation maintenance equipment; and public works and runway maintenance products, parts, and services. In addition, the company offers rotary and finishing mowers, flail and disc mowers, front-end loaders, backhoes, rotary tillers, posthole diggers, scraper blades, and replacement parts, as well as zero turn radius mowers; cutting parts, plain and hard-faced replacement tillage tools, disc blades, and fertilizer application components; aftermarket agricultural parts; and heavy-duty mechanical rotary mowers, snow blowers, rock removal equipment, and replacement parts. Further, it provides tractor attachments; agricultural implements; hydraulic and boom-mounted hedge and grass cutters, and other tractor attachments and implements; hedgerow cutters, industrial grass mowers, and agricultural seedbed preparation cultivators; self-propelled sprayers and multi-drive load-carrying vehicles; cutting blades; hydraulic and mechanical boom mowers; and high pressure cleaning systems and trenchers. The company was founded in 1955 and is headquartered in Seguin, Texas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Alamo Group has a trailing twelve months EPS of $8.55.
PE Ratio
Alamo Group has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 20.59. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $20.59 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 13.67%.
Dividend Yield
According to Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Apr 13, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.88 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 0.51%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Alamo Group is 36376 which is 48.31% below its average volume of 70375.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Alamo Group’s EBITDA is 42.32.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is 29.4% and 16.7%, respectively.
Previous days news about Alamo Group(ALG)
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