(VIANEWS) – Summit Financial Group (SMMF), The Community Financial Corporation (TCFC), The Ensign Group (ENSG) 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. Summit Financial Group (SMMF)
27.7% sales growth and 15.61% return on equity
Summit Financial Group, Inc. operates as a financial holding company for Summit Community Bank, Inc. that provides community banking and other financial services to individuals and businesses primarily in the Eastern Panhandle, Southern and North Central regions of West Virginia and the Northern, and Shenandoah Valley and Southwestern regions of Virginia, and the Central region of Kentucky. The company's community banking services include demand, savings, and time deposits; commercial, commercial real estate, construction and land development, residential real estate, and consumer loans; and mortgage warehouse lines of credit, as well as trust and wealth management, cash management, and insurance brokerage services. As of December 31, 2020, it operated through 43 banking offices. The company was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Moorefield, West Virginia.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Summit Financial Group has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.08.
PE Ratio
Summit Financial Group has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 4.68. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $4.68 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 15.61%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter is 17.8% and a drop 12% for the next.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Summit Financial Group is 16618 which is 27.27% below its average volume of 22851.
Moving Average
Summit Financial Group’s worth is way below its 50-day moving average of $22.51 and way below its 200-day moving average of $26.33.
2. The Community Financial Corporation (TCFC)
23.5% sales growth and 14.33% return on equity
The Community Financial Corporation operates as the bank holding company for Community Bank of the Chesapeake that provides commercial and retail banking services to individuals and businesses. The company's deposit products include savings, money market, demand deposit, and time deposit accounts. It also provides loan products, such as commercial real estate and other non-residential real estate, residential first mortgage, residential rental mortgage, construction and land development, home equity and second mortgage, commercial, consumer, and commercial equipment loans. In addition, the company offers safe deposit box, night depository, cash vault, automated clearinghouse transaction, wire transfer, automated teller machine (ATM), online and telephone banking, retail and business mobile banking, remote deposit capture, reciprocal deposit, merchant card, credit monitoring, investment, positive pay, payroll, account reconciliation, bill pay, credit card, and lockbox services. As of December 31, 2020, it operated 12 full services branches in Waldorf, Bryans Road, Dunkirk, Leonardtown, La Plata, Charlotte Hall, Prince Frederick, Lusby, and California, Maryland, as well as Fredericksburg, Virginia; four loan production offices in La Plata, Prince Frederick, and Leonardtown, Maryland, as well as Fredericksburg, Virginia; and 14 ATMs. The company was formerly known as Tri-County Financial Corporation and changed its name to The Community Financial Corporation in October 2013. The Community Financial Corporation was founded in 1950 and is headquartered in Waldorf, Maryland.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, The Community Financial Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $5.
PE Ratio
The Community Financial Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 6.28. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $6.28 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 14.33%.
Sales Growth
The Community Financial Corporation’s sales growth is 31.8% for the present quarter and 23.5% for the next.
3. The Ensign Group (ENSG)
21.2% sales growth and 19.79% return on equity
The Ensign Group, Inc. provides health care services in the post-acute care continuum and other ancillary businesses. The company operates in two segments, Skilled Services and Real Estate. The company offers skilled services, which include short and long-term nursing care services for patients with chronic conditions, prolonged illness, and the elderly; and physical, occupational, and speech therapies and other rehabilitative and healthcare services. It also provides standard services, such as room and board, special nutritional programs, social, recreational, entertainment, and other services. In addition, the company offers senior living, as well as mobile diagnostics services; leases real estate properties; and provides other ancillary services consisting of digital x-ray, ultrasound, electrocardiogram, laboratory, sub-acute, and patient transportation services to people in their homes or at long-term care facilities. As of April 4, 2022, it operated 252 healthcare facilities in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wisconsin. The company was incorporated in 1999 and is based in San Juan Capistrano, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, The Ensign Group has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.95.
PE Ratio
The Ensign Group has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 24.8. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $24.8 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 19.79%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for The Ensign Group is 49363 which is 82.69% below its average volume of 285181.
4. First Bancorp (FBNC)
18.9% sales growth and 12.99% return on equity
First Bancorp operates as the bank holding company for First Bank that provides banking products and services for individuals and small to medium-sized businesses. It accepts deposit products, such as checking, savings, and money market accounts, as well as time deposits, including certificate of deposits and individual retirement accounts. The company also offers loans for a range of consumer and commercial purposes comprising loans for business, real estate, personal, home improvement, and automobiles, as well as residential mortgages and small business administration loans; and accounts receivable financing and factoring, inventory financing, and purchase order financing services. In addition, it provides credit and debit cards, letter of credits, and safe deposit box rental services, as well as electronic funds transfer services consisting of wire transfers; and internet and mobile banking, cash management, bank-by-phone services, and remote deposit capture services. Further, the company offers investment and insurance products, such as mutual funds, annuities, long-term care insurance, life insurance, and company retirement plans, as well as property and casualty insurance products; and financial planning services. First Bancorp was founded in 1934 and is headquartered in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, First Bancorp has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.92.
PE Ratio
First Bancorp has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 7.85. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $7.85 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 12.99%.
Moving Average
First Bancorp’s worth is way under its 50-day moving average of $37.61 and way under its 200-day moving average of $39.75.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter and the next is a negative 4.2% and a negative 3.9%, respectively.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for First Bancorp is 182898 which is 29.7% below its average volume of 260172.
5. Progressive Corporation (PGR)
14% sales growth and 4.23% return on equity
The Progressive Corporation, an insurance holding company, provides personal and commercial auto, personal residential and commercial property, general liability, and other specialty property-casualty insurance products and related services in the United States. It operates in three segments: Personal Lines, Commercial Lines, and Property. The Personal Lines segment writes insurance for personal autos and recreational vehicles (RV). This segment's products include personal auto insurance; and special lines products, including insurance for motorcycles, ATVs, RVs, watercrafts, snowmobiles, and related products. The Commercial Lines segment provides auto-related liability and physical damage insurance, and business-related general liability and property insurance for autos, vans, pick-up trucks, and dump trucks used by small businesses; tractors, trailers, and straight trucks primarily used by regional general freight and expeditor-type businesses, and long-haul operators; dump trucks, log trucks, and garbage trucks used by dirt, sand and gravel, logging, garbage/debris removal, and coal-type businesses; and tow trucks and wreckers used in towing services and gas/service station businesses; as well as non-fleet and airport taxis, and black-car services. The Property segment writes residential property insurance for homeowners, other property owners, and renters, as well as offers manufactured homes, personal umbrella insurance, and primary and excess flood insurance. The company offers policy issuance and claims adjusting services; and acts as an agent to homeowners, general liability, workers' compensation insurance, and other products. It also provides reinsurance services. The company sells its products through independent insurance agencies, as well as through mobile applications and over the phone. The Progressive Corporation was founded in 1937 and is headquartered in Mayfield Village, Ohio.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Progressive Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.41.
PE Ratio
Progressive Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 96.2. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $96.2 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 4.23%.
Sales Growth
Progressive Corporation’s sales growth is 17.6% for the current quarter and 14% for the next.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Progressive Corporation is 1009770 which is 60.83% below its average volume of 2578240.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Progressive Corporation’s EBITDA is 1.68.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Progressive Corporation’s stock is valued at $135.64 at 01:22 EST, under its 52-week high of $149.87 and way above its 52-week low of $106.35.
6. CBOE Holdings (CBOE)
11% sales growth and 6.65% return on equity
Cboe Global Markets, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as an options exchange worldwide. It operates through five segments: Options, North American Equities, Futures, Europe and Asia Pacific, and Global FX. The Options segment trades in listed market indices. The North American Equities segment trades in listed U.S. and Canadian equities. This segment also offers exchange-traded products (ETP) transaction and ETP listing services. The Futures segment trades in futures. The Europe and Asia Pacific segment offers pan-European listed equities and derivatives transaction services, ETPs, exchange-traded commodities, and international depository receipts, as well as ETP listings and clearing services. The Global FX segment provides institutional foreign exchange (FX) trading and non-deliverable forward FX transactions services. The company has strategic relationships with S&P Dow Jones Indices, LLC; FTSE International Limited; Frank Russell Company; MSCI Inc.; and DJI Opco, LLC. The company was formerly known as CBOE Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to Cboe Global Markets, Inc. in October 2017. Cboe Global Markets, Inc. was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, CBOE Holdings has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.2.
PE Ratio
CBOE Holdings has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 62.92. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $62.92 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 6.65%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for CBOE Holdings is 289517 which is 58.09% below its average volume of 690898.
