(VIANEWS) – ServiceNow (NOW), Ship Finance International Limited (SFL), Caterpillar (CAT) 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. ServiceNow (NOW)
21.5% sales growth and 7.45% return on equity
ServiceNow, Inc. provides enterprise cloud computing solutions that defines, structures, consolidates, manages, and automates services for enterprises worldwide. The company operates the Now platform for workflow automation, artificial intelligence, machine learning, robotic process automation, process mining, performance analytics, electronic service catalogs and portals, configuration management systems, data benchmarking, encryption, and collaboration and development tools. It also provides information technology (IT) service management applications; IT service management product suite for enterprise's employees, customers, and partners; strategic portfolio management product suite; IT operations management product that connects a customer's physical and cloud-based IT infrastructure; IT asset management; and security operations that connects with internal and third party. In addition, the company offers integrated risk management product to manage risk and resilience; environmental, social and governance management product; human resources, legal, and workplace service delivery products; safe workplace suite products; customer service management product; and field service management applications. Further, it provides App Engine product; Automation Engine enables application to extend workflows; platform privacy and security product; procurement operations management suite; and professional and customer support services. The company serves government, financial services, healthcare, telecommunications, manufacturing, IT services, technology, oil and gas, education, and consumer products through direct sales team and resale partners. It has a strategic partnership with Celonis to help customers identify and prioritize processes that are suitable for automation. The company was formerly known as Service-now.com and changed its name to ServiceNow, Inc. in May 2012. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, ServiceNow has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.76.
PE Ratio
ServiceNow has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 575.45. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $575.45 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 7.45%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
ServiceNow’s stock is valued at $437.34 at 15:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $601.62 and way above its 52-week low of $337.00.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter and the next is 17.3% and 24.1%, respectively.
2. Ship Finance International Limited (SFL)
16.1% sales growth and 23.54% return on equity
SFL Corporation Ltd. engages in the ownership, operation, and chartering out of vessels and offshore related assets on medium and long-term charters. It is also involved in the charter, purchase, and sale of assets. In addition, the company operates in various sectors of the maritime, and shipping and offshore industry, including oil transportation, dry bulk shipments, chemical transportation, oil product transportation, container transportation, car transportation, and drilling rigs. As of June 14, 2021, it had a fleet of approximately 80 vessels, such as container vessels, bulkers, tankers, and offshore drilling rigs. It operates in Bermuda, Cyprus, Liberia, Norway, Singapore, the United Kingdom, and the Marshall Islands. The company was formerly known as Ship Finance International Limited and changed its name to SFL Corporation Ltd. in September 2019. SFL Corporation Ltd. was incorporated in 2003 and is based in Hamilton, Bermuda.
The company’s return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder’s equity, for the twelve trailing months is 23.54%.
3. Caterpillar (CAT)
12.4% sales growth and 41.37% return on equity
Caterpillar Inc. manufactures and sells construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, and industrial gas turbines. Its Construction Industries segment offers asphalt pavers, compactors, cold planers, feller bunchers, harvesters, motorgraders, pipelayers, road reclaimers, skidders, telehandlers, and utility vehicles; backhoe, knuckleboom, compact track, multi-terrain, skid steer, and track-type loaders; forestry and wheel excavators; and site prep and track-type tractors. The company's Resource Industries segment provides electric rope and hydraulic shovels, draglines, rotary drills, hard rock vehicles, track-type tractors, mining trucks, longwall miners, wheel loaders, off-highway and articulated trucks, wheel tractor scrapers, wheel dozers, landfill and soil compactors, machinery components, electronics and control systems, select work tools, and hard rock continuous mining systems. Its Energy & Transportation segment offers reciprocating engine powered generator sets; reciprocating engines and integrated systems for the power generation, marine, oil, and gas industries; turbines, centrifugal gas compressors, and related services; remanufactured reciprocating engines and components; and diesel-electric locomotives and components, and other rail-related products. The company's Financial Products segment provides operating and finance leases, installment sale contracts, working capital loans, and wholesale financing; and insurance and risk management products. Its All Other operating segment manufactures filters and fluids, undercarriage, ground engaging tools, fluid transfer products, precision seals, and rubber sealing and connecting components; parts distribution; integrated logistics solutions and distribution services; and digital investments services. The company was formerly known as Caterpillar Tractor Co. and changed its name to Caterpillar Inc. in 1986. The company was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Caterpillar has a trailing twelve months EPS of $6.25.
PE Ratio
Caterpillar has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 39.63. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $39.63 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 41.37%.
Moving Average
Caterpillar’s value is above its 50-day moving average of $245.37 and way higher than its 200-day moving average of $209.59.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Caterpillar’s stock is valued at $247.88 at 15:22 EST, under its 52-week high of $266.04 and way higher than its 52-week low of $160.60.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 20.3%, now sitting on 59.43B for the twelve trailing months.
4. Mondelez International (MDLZ)
9.8% sales growth and 9.87% return on equity
Mondelez International, Inc., through its subsidiaries, manufactures, markets, and sells snack food and beverage products in the Latin America, North America, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Europe. It provides biscuits and baked snacks, including cookies, crackers, salted snacks, snack bars, and cakes and pastries; chocolates; and gums and candies, as well as various cheese and grocery, and powdered beverage products. The company's brand portfolio includes Oreo, Ritz, LU, CLIF Bar, and Tate's Bake Shop biscuits and baked snacks, as well as Cadbury Dairy Milk, Milka, and Toblerone chocolate. It serves supermarket chains, wholesalers, supercenters, club stores, mass merchandisers, distributors, convenience stores, gasoline stations, drug stores, value stores, and other retail food outlets through direct store delivery, company-owned and satellite warehouses, third party distributors, and other facilities, as well as through independent sales offices and agents. The company was formerly known as Kraft Foods Inc. and changed its name to Mondelez International, Inc. in October 2012. Mondelez International, Inc. was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Mondelez International has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.64.
PE Ratio
Mondelez International has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 25.32. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $25.32 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 9.87%.
Moving Average
Mondelez International’s worth is higher than its 50-day moving average of $66.19 and above its 200-day moving average of $63.17.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Mondelez International’s stock is valued at $66.84 at 15:22 EST, under its 52-week high of $68.81 and way higher than its 52-week low of $54.72.
Dividend Yield
As maintained by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Mar 29, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1.54 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 2.4%.
5. Wolverine World Wide (WWW)
9.4% sales growth and 17.87% return on equity
Wolverine World Wide, Inc. designs, manufactures, sources, markets, licenses, and distributes footwear, apparel, and accessories in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, Canada and Latin America. The company operates through two segments, Wolverine Michigan Group and Wolverine Boston Group. It offers casual footwear and apparel; performance outdoor and athletic footwear and apparel; kids' footwear; industrial work boots and apparel; and uniform shoes and boots. The company sources, markets, and licenses a range of footwear styles, such as shoes, boots, and sandals under the Bates, Cat, Chaco, Harley-Davidson, Hush Puppies, Hytest, Keds, Merrell, Saucony, Sperry, Wolverine, and Stride Rite brands. It also markets Merrell and Wolverine branded apparel and accessories, as well as licenses its brands for use on non-footwear products, including the Hush Puppies apparel, eyewear, watches, socks, handbags, and plush toys; Wolverine branded eyewear and gloves; and Keds, Saucony, and Sperry branded apparel. In addition, the company markets pigskin leather under the Wolverine Warrior Leather, Weather Tight, and All Season Weather Leathers trademarks for use in the footwear industry. Further, it operates brick and mortar retail stores, and e-commerce sites. The company sells its products to department stores, national chains, catalog and specialty retailers, independent retailers, uniform outlets, and mass merchant and government customers through retail stores, as well as through third-party licensees and distributors. As of January 2, 2021, it operated 97 retail stores, as well as 37 consumer direct e-commerce sites. Wolverine World Wide, Inc. was founded in 1883 and is based in Rockford, Michigan.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Wolverine World Wide has a trailing twelve months EPS of $-1.7.
The company’s return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder’s equity, for the twelve trailing months is 17.87%.
Sales Growth
Wolverine World Wide’s sales growth for the next quarter is 9.4%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter is a negative 9.7% and positive 14.6% for the next.
Moving Average
Wolverine World Wide’s worth is way above its 50-day moving average of $11.93 and below its 200-day moving average of $17.50.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Wolverine World Wide’s stock is valued at $16.21 at 15:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $27.43 and way higher than its 52-week low of $9.60.
6. eXp World Holdings (EXPI)
8.3% sales growth and 26.8% return on equity
eXp World Holdings, Inc. provides cloud-based real estate brokerage services for residential homeowners and homebuyers. The company facilitates buyers to search real-time property listings and sellers to list their properties through its various platforms; and provides buyers and sellers with access to a network of professionals, consumer-centric agents, and brokers. It is also involved in building 3D virtual worlds for work, education, and events; and focused on agent website and consumer real estate portal technology. In addition, the company operates SUCCESS print magazine, SUCCESS.com portal, SUCCESS newsletters, podcasts, digital training courses, and affiliated social media accounts across platforms. Further, it provides marketing, training, and other support services to its brokers and agents through proprietary technology enabled services, as well as technology and support services contracted to third parties. The company operates in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, South Africa, India, Portugal, France, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Brazil, Italy, Hong Kong, Colombia, Spain, Israel, Panama, and internationally. The company was formerly known as eXp Realty International Corporation and changed its name to eXp World Holdings, Inc. in May 2016. eXp World Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is based in Bellingham, Washington.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, eXp World Holdings has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.21.
PE Ratio
eXp World Holdings has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 74.47. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $74.47 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 26.8%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for eXp World Holdings is 181621 which is 80.05% below its average volume of 910695.
7. Cisco (CSCO)
5.8% sales growth and 27.72% return on equity
Cisco Systems, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells Internet Protocol based networking and other products related to the communications and information technology industry in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, Japan, and China. The company also offers switching portfolio encompasses campus switching as well as data center switching; enterprise routing portfolio interconnects public and private wireline and mobile networks, delivering highly secure, and reliable connectivity to campus, data center and branch networks; wireless products include wireless access points that are standalone, controller appliance-based, switch-converged, and Meraki cloud-managed offerings; and compute portfolio including the cisco unified computing system, hyperflex, and software management capabilities, which combine computing, networking, and storage infrastructure management and virtualization. In addition, it provides Internet for the future product consists of routed optical networking, 5G, silicon, and optics solutions; collaboration products, such as meetings, collaboration devices, calling, contact center, and communication platform as a service; end-to-end security product consists of network security, cloud security, security endpoints, unified threat management, and zero trust; and optimized application experiences products including full stack observability and cloud-native platform. Further, the company offers a range of service and support options for its customers, including technical support and advanced services and advisory services. It serves businesses of various sizes, public institutions, governments, and service providers. The company sells its products and services directly, as well as through systems integrators, service providers, other resellers, and distributors. Cisco Systems, Inc. has strategic alliances with other companies. Cisco Systems, Inc. was incorporated in 1984 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Cisco has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.39.
PE Ratio
Cisco has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 21.24. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $21.24 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 27.72%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 5.7%, now sitting on 52.29B for the twelve trailing months.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Cisco is 18111600 which is 0.24% above its average volume of 18066600.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the present quarter and the next is 1.2% and 2.3%, respectively.
Previous days news about Cisco(CSCO)
- According to VentureBeat on Thursday, 16 February, "It’s present in 176 products from 21 vendors, notably Oracle, Red Hat, Apache, Novell, Amazon, Cisco and SonicWall. "
