(VIANEWS) – STARWOOD PROPERTY TRUST (STWD), Berkshire Hills Bancorp (BHLB), The Bank of Princeton (BPRN) 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. STARWOOD PROPERTY TRUST (STWD)
62.2% sales growth and 15.3% return on equity
Starwood Property Trust, Inc. operates as a real estate investment trust (REIT) in the United States and internationally. The company operates through four segments: Commercial and Residential Lending, Infrastructure Lending, Property, and Investing and Servicing segments. The Commercial and Residential Lending segment originates, acquires, finances, and manages commercial first mortgages, non-agency residential mortgages, subordinated mortgages, mezzanine loans, preferred equity, commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS), and residential mortgage-backed securities, as well as other real estate and real estate-related debt investments, include distressed or non-performing loans. The Infrastructure lending segment originates, acquires, finances, and manages infrastructure debt investments. The Property segment engages primarily in acquiring and managing equity interests in stabilized commercial real estate properties, such as multifamily properties and commercial properties subject to net leases, that are held for investment. The Investing and Servicing segment manages and works out problem assets; acquires and manages unrated, investment grade, and non-investment grade rated CMBS comprising subordinated interests of securitization and re-securitization transactions; originates conduit loans for the primary purpose of selling these loans into securitization transactions; and acquires commercial real estate assets that include properties acquired from CMBS trusts. The company qualifies as a REIT for federal income tax purposes and would not be subject to federal corporate income taxes if it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income to its stockholders. Starwood Property Trust, Inc. was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, STARWOOD PROPERTY TRUST has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.74.
PE Ratio
STARWOOD PROPERTY TRUST has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 6.27. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $6.27 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 15.3%.
Dividend Yield
According to Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Mar 29, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1.92 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 11.17%.
2. Berkshire Hills Bancorp (BHLB)
21.2% sales growth and 8.66% return on equity
Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. operates as a bank holding company for Berkshire Bank that provides various banking products and services. It offers various deposit accounts, including demand deposit, NOW, regular savings, money market savings, time certificates of deposit, and retirement deposit accounts; and loans, such as commercial real estate, commercial and industrial, consumer, and residential mortgage loans. The company also provides wealth management services comprising investment management, trust administration, and financial planning; and investment products, financial planning, and brokerage services. In addition, it offers electronic banking, commercial cash management, online banking, and mobile banking services; and debit cards and other electronic fee producing payment services to transaction account customers. Further, the company, through its subsidiary, Berkshire Insurance Group, Inc., provides personal and commercial property, and casualty insurance; employee benefits insurance; and life, health, and financial services insurance products. It serves personal, commercial, not- profit, and municipal deposit customers. As of December 31, 2020, the company operated 130 full-service branches in Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut, Vermont, Central New Jersey, and Eastern Pennsylvania. Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. was founded in 1846 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Berkshire Hills Bancorp has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.05.
PE Ratio
Berkshire Hills Bancorp has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 12.24. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $12.24 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 8.66%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Berkshire Hills Bancorp’s stock is valued at $25.10 at 20:22 EST, way below its 52-week high of $31.63 and above its 52-week low of $23.04.
3. The Bank of Princeton (BPRN)
20.6% sales growth and 12.15% return on equity
The Bank of Princeton provides various banking products and services. The company accepts checking, savings, attorney trust, and money market accounts, as well as certificates of deposit. Its loan products include commercial real estate and multi-family, commercial and industrial, construction, residential first-lien mortgage, home equity, and consumer loans, as well as lines of credit. The company also provides debit and credit cards; and money orders, direct deposit, automated teller machines, cashier's checks, safe deposit boxes, wire transfers, night depository, remote deposit capture, savings bonds redemption, bank-by-mail, online and automated telephone banking, Internet banking, payroll-related services, and merchant credit card processing services. It operates 21 branches in Princeton, including parts of Mercer, Somerset, Hunterdon, Monmouth, Middlesex, Ocean, Gloucester, Camden, and Burlington counties in New Jersey, and additional areas in portions of Philadelphia, Montgomery, and Bucks counties in Pennsylvania. The Bank of Princeton was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, The Bank of Princeton has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.11.
PE Ratio
The Bank of Princeton has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 7.64. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $7.64 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 12.15%.
Sales Growth
The Bank of Princeton’s sales growth is 11.2% for the current quarter and 20.6% for the next.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
The Bank of Princeton’s stock is valued at $31.41 at 20:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $37.60 and way above its 52-week low of $26.57.
4. Tetra Technologies (TTI)
19.1% sales growth and 7.42% return on equity
TETRA Technologies, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an energy services and solutions company. It operates through two segments, Completion Fluids & Products Division and Water & Flowback Services. The Completion Fluids & Products segment manufactures and markets clear brine fluids, additives, and associated products and services to the oil and gas industry for use in well drilling, completion, and workover operations in the United States, as well as in Latin America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. This segment also markets liquid and dry calcium chloride products; and TETRA PureFlow ultra-pure zinc bromide to battery technology companies. The Water & Flowback Services segment provides water management services for onshore oil and gas operators. This segment also offers frac flowback, production well testing, and other associated services in oil and gas producing regions in the United States and Mexico, as well as in various basins in Latin America, Africa, Europe, and the Middle East. The company was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Tetra Technologies has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.06.
PE Ratio
Tetra Technologies has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 44.17. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $44.17 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 7.42%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Tetra Technologies’s stock is valued at $2.65 at 20:22 EST, way below its 52-week high of $5.82 and higher than its 52-week low of $2.43.
5. The Shyft Group (SHYF)
13.2% sales growth and 13.65% return on equity
The Shyft Group, Inc. manufactures and assembles specialty vehicles for the commercial vehicle and recreational vehicle industries in the United States and internationally. It operates in two segments, Fleet Vehicles and Services, and Specialty Vehicles. The Fleet Vehicles and Services segment manufactures and sells commercial vehicles used in the e-commerce/last mile/parcel delivery, beverage and grocery delivery, laundry and linen, mobile retail, and trades and construction industries. This segment markets its commercial vehicles, including walk-in vans, cutaway vans, and truck bodies under the Aeromaster, Velocity, Trademaster, and Utilivan brands; and vocation-specific equipment upfit services under the Utilimaster Upfit Services and Strobes-R-Us brands. It also installs specialty interior and exterior up-fit equipment for walk-in vans, truck bodies, cargo vans, and light duty pick-up trucks; and provides aftermarket support, including parts sales and field services, as well as parts and accessories. The Specialty Vehicles segment engineers and manufactures luxury class A diesel motor home chassis; and manufactures and assembles truck bodies under the Royal Truck Body and DuraMag brands. It also provides final assembly services for Isuzu N-gas and F-series chassis under the Builtmore Contract Manufacturing brand; and designs and installs custom lighting and upfit solutions for a range of specialty industries. In addition, this segment provides truck accessories under the Magnum brand; and a range of parts and accessories, and maintenance and repair services for its motorhome and specialty chassis. The Shyft Group, Inc. sells its products to commercial users, original equipment manufacturers, dealers, individuals, municipalities, and other government entities. The company was formerly known as Spartan Motors, Inc. and changed its name to The Shyft Group, Inc. in June 2020. The Shyft Group, Inc. was incorporated in 1975 and is headquartered in Novi, Michigan.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, The Shyft Group has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.01.
PE Ratio
The Shyft Group has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 21.97. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $21.97 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 13.65%.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
The Shyft Group’s EBITDA is 0.89.
Sales Growth
The Shyft Group’s sales growth is 11.9% for the current quarter and 13.2% for the next.
6. Selective Insurance Group (SIGI)
8.8% sales growth and 8.16% return on equity
Selective Insurance Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides insurance products and services in the United States. It operates through four segments: Standard Commercial Lines, Standard Personal Lines, E&S Lines, and Investments. The company offers property insurance products, which covers the financial consequences of accidental loss of an insured's real property, personal property, and/or earnings due to the property's loss; and casualty insurance products that covers the financial consequences of employee injuries in the course of employment, and bodily injury and/or property damage to a third party, as well as flood insurance products. It also invests in fixed income investments and commercial mortgage loans, as well as equity securities and alternative investment portfolio. The company offers its insurance products and services to businesses, non-profit organizations, local government agencies, and individuals through independent retail agents and wholesale general agents. Selective Insurance Group, Inc. was founded in 1926 and is headquartered in Branchville, New Jersey.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Selective Insurance Group has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.43.
PE Ratio
Selective Insurance Group has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 26.15. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $26.15 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 8.16%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Selective Insurance Group’s stock is valued at $89.68 at 20:22 EST, way below its 52-week high of $103.61 and way higher than its 52-week low of $66.81.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Selective Insurance Group is 821657 which is 207.92% above its average volume of 266835.
Moving Average
Selective Insurance Group’s worth is below its 50-day moving average of $96.37 and higher than its 200-day moving average of $88.14.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 9.5%, now sitting on 3.56B for the twelve trailing months.
7. Morgan Stanley (MS)
7.6% sales growth and 10.71% return on equity
Morgan Stanley, a financial holding company, provides various financial products and services to corporations, governments, financial institutions, and individuals in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. It operates through Institutional Securities, Wealth Management, and Investment Management segments. The Institutional Securities segment offers capital raising and financial advisory services, including services related to the underwriting of debt, equity, and other securities, as well as advice on mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, real estate, and project finance. This segment also provides sales and trading services, such as sales, financing, prime brokerage, and market-making services in equity and fixed income products consisting of foreign exchange and commodities; corporate and commercial real estate loans, which provides secured lending facilities and financing for sales and trading customers, and asset-backed and mortgage lending; and wealth management services, investment, and research services. The Wealth Management segment offers financial advisor-led brokerage and investment advisory services; self-directed brokerage services; financial and wealth planning services; workplace services, including stock plan administration; annuity and insurance products; securities-based lending, residential real estate loans, and other lending products; banking; and retirement plan services to individual investors and small to medium-sized businesses and institutions. The Investment Management segment provides equity, fixed income, liquidity, and alternative/other products to benefit/defined contribution plans, foundations, endowments, government entities, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, and third-party fund sponsors and corporations through institutional and intermediary channels. Morgan Stanley was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Morgan Stanley has a trailing twelve months EPS of $7.64.
PE Ratio
Morgan Stanley has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 11.41. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $11.41 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 10.71%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Morgan Stanley is 4081990 which is 49.19% below its average volume of 8034060.
Dividend Yield
According to Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Jan 29, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 3.1 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 3.13%.
Moving Average
Morgan Stanley’s value is below its 50-day moving average of $94.09 and higher than its 200-day moving average of $86.92.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth declined by 12.8%, now sitting on 53.39B for the twelve trailing months.
Previous days news about Morgan Stanley(MS)
- According to CNBC on Monday, 3 April, "Marqeta – The payment services stock dropped 4.2% after Morgan Stanley downgraded Marqeta to equal weight from overweight. "
