(VIANEWS) – Synergetics USA (SURG), Eli Lilly and Company (LLY), HighPeak Energy (HPK) 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. Synergetics USA (SURG)
53.9% sales growth and 84.92% return on equity
SurgePays, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides telecommunication services in the United States. It offers discounted and free wireless services for federal programs, such as SNAP (EBT) and Medicaid; subsidized wireless service to qualifying low income customers; repaid wireless plans with talk, text, and 4G LTE data; and client acquisition and retention services for attorneys and law firms by operating digital marketing campaigns. The company also provides financial technology tech and wireless top-up platform; and SurgePays Blockchain software, an e-commerce platform, which offer wholesale goods and services direct to convenience stores, bodegas, minimarts, tiendas, and other corner stores. In addition, it provides sales support, customer, IT infrastructure design, graphic media, database programming, software development, revenue assurance, lead generation, call center support, and other services. The company was formerly known as Surge Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to SurgePays, Inc. in November 2020. SurgePays, Inc. is headquartered in Bartlett, Tennessee.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Synergetics USA has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.38.
PE Ratio
Synergetics USA has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 14.55. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $14.55 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 84.92%.
2. Eli Lilly and Company (LLY)
27.1% sales growth and 65.6% return on equity
Eli Lilly and Company discovers, develops, and markets human pharmaceuticals worldwide. It offers Basaglar, Humalog, Humalog Mix 75/25, Humalog U-100, Humalog U-200, Humalog Mix 50/50, insulin lispro, insulin lispro protamine, insulin lispro mix 75/25, Humulin, Humulin 70/30, Humulin N, Humulin R, and Humulin U-500 for diabetes; and Jardiance, Trajenta, and Trulicity for type 2 diabetes. The company provides Alimta for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and malignant pleural mesothelioma; Cyramza for metastatic gastric cancer, gastro-esophageal junction adenocarcinoma, metastatic NSCLC, metastatic colorectal cancer, and hepatocellular carcinoma; Erbitux for colorectal cancers, and various head and neck cancers; Retevmo for metastatic NSCLC, medullary thyroid cancer, and thyroid cancer; Tyvyt for relapsed or refractory classic Hodgkin's lymph and non-squamous NSCLC; and Verzenio for HR+, HER2- metastatic breast cancer, node positive, and early breast cancer. It offers Olumiant for rheumatoid arthritis; and Taltz for plaque psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, and non-radiographic axial spondylarthritis. The company offers Cymbalta for depressive disorder, diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain, generalized anxiety disorder, fibromyalgia, and chronic musculoskeletal pain; Emgality for migraine prevention and episodic cluster headache; and Zyprexa for schizophrenia, bipolar I disorder, and bipolar maintenance. Its Bamlanivimab and etesevimab, and Bebtelovimab for COVID-19; Cialis for erectile dysfunction and benign prostatic hyperplasia; and Forteo for osteoporosis. The company has collaborations with Incyte Corporation; Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; AbCellera Biologics Inc.; Junshi Biosciences; Regor Therapeutics Group; Lycia Therapeutics, Inc.; Kumquat Biosciences Inc.; Entos Pharmaceuticals Inc.; and Foghorn Therapeutics Inc. Eli Lilly and Company was founded in 1876 and is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Eli Lilly and Company has a trailing twelve months EPS of $6.3.
PE Ratio
Eli Lilly and Company has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 83.82. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $83.82 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 65.6%.
Moving Average
Eli Lilly and Company’s worth is way higher than its 50-day moving average of $457.98 and way higher than its 200-day moving average of $386.92.
3. HighPeak Energy (HPK)
24.8% sales growth and 23.92% return on equity
HighPeak Energy, Inc., an independent oil and natural gas company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids reserves in the Midland Basin in West Texas. As of December 31, 2020, the company had approximately 22,515 MBoe of proved reserves. HighPeak Energy, Inc. was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, HighPeak Energy has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.4.
PE Ratio
HighPeak Energy has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 6.02. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $6.02 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 23.92%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 19.5%, now sitting on 926.58M for the twelve trailing months.
Moving Average
HighPeak Energy’s value is higher than its 50-day moving average of $13.53 and way below its 200-day moving average of $20.37.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
HighPeak Energy’s EBITDA is 3.01.
Sales Growth
HighPeak Energy’s sales growth for the next quarter is 24.8%.
4. Essent Group Ltd. (ESNT)
9.4% sales growth and 16.43% return on equity
Essent Group Ltd., through its subsidiaries, provides private mortgage insurance and reinsurance for mortgages secured by residential properties located in the United States. Its mortgage insurance products include primary, pool, and master policy. The company also provides information technology maintenance and development services; customer support-related services; underwriting consulting; and contract underwriting services. It serves the originators of residential mortgage loans, such as regulated depository institutions, mortgage banks, credit unions, and other lenders. The company was founded in 2008 and is based in Hamilton, Bermuda.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Essent Group Ltd. has a trailing twelve months EPS of $6.79.
PE Ratio
Essent Group Ltd. has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 7.33. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $7.33 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 16.43%.
Moving Average
Essent Group Ltd.’s value is above its 50-day moving average of $46.39 and way above its 200-day moving average of $41.70.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth declined by 3.2%, now sitting on 992.46M for the twelve trailing months.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Essent Group Ltd. is 356135 which is 21.61% below its average volume of 454351.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Essent Group Ltd.’s stock is valued at $49.74 at 16:22 EST, under its 52-week high of $50.37 and way above its 52-week low of $34.27.
5. CME Group (CME)
8.8% sales growth and 10.67% return on equity
Considering advanced prints from CME Group for natural gas futures markets, open interest shrank by almost 3K contracts after two consecutive daily builds on Tuesday.
Market pricing is strongly pointing to no additional hikes, with less than a 40% chance of another increase price in before the end of the year, according to CME Group data.
CME Group Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates contract markets for the trading of futures and options on futures contracts worldwide. It offers futures and options products based on interest rates, equity indexes, foreign exchange, agricultural commodities, energy, and metals, as well as fixed income and foreign currency trading services. The company also provides clearing house services, including clearing, settling, and guaranteeing futures and options contracts, and cleared swaps products traded through its exchanges; and trade processing and risk mitigation services. In addition, the company offers a range of market data services, including real-time and historical data services. It serves professional traders, financial institutions, institutional and individual investors, corporations, manufacturers, producers, governments, and central banks. The company was formerly known as Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. and changed its name to CME Group Inc. in July 2007. CME Group Inc. was founded in 1898 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, CME Group has a trailing twelve months EPS of $7.87.
PE Ratio
CME Group has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 26.13. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $26.13 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 10.67%.
Sales Growth
CME Group’s sales growth is 8.8% for the current quarter and 8.8% for the next.
Previous days news about CME Group(CME)
- According to FXStreet on Tuesday, 15 August, "Markets are currently pricing in about a 25% probability of one more Fed rate increase this year, as per the CME Group FedWatch Tool."
6. ASML Holding (ASML)
8.3% sales growth and 68.44% return on equity
ASML Holding N.V. develops, produces, markets, sells, and services advanced semiconductor equipment systems consisting of lithography, metrology, and inspection systems for memory and logic chipmakers. The company provides extreme ultraviolet lithography systems; and deep ultraviolet lithography systems comprising immersion and dry lithography solutions to manufacture various range of semiconductor nodes and technologies. It also offers metrology and inspection systems, including YieldStar optical metrology solutions to assess the quality of patterns on the wafers; and HMI e-beam solutions to locate and analyze individual chip defects. In addition, the company provides computational lithography and lithography process and control software solutions; and refurbishes and upgrades older lithography systems, as well as offers customer support and associated services. It operates in Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, China, rest of Asia, the Netherlands, rest of Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the United States. The company was formerly known as ASM Lithography Holding N.V. and changed its name to ASML Holding N.V. in 2001. ASML Holding N.V. was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Veldhoven, the Netherlands.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, ASML Holding has a trailing twelve months EPS of $20.73.
PE Ratio
ASML Holding has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 32.1. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $32.1 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 68.44%.
7. Huron Consulting Group (HURN)
5.8% sales growth and 12.95% return on equity
Huron Consulting Group Inc., a professional services firm, provides consultancy services in the United States and internationally. Its Healthcare segment provides advisory services in the areas of financial and operational improvement, care transformation, and revenue cycle managed services; organizational transformation; and digital, technology and analytic solutions to national and regional hospitals, integrated health systems, academic medical centers, community hospitals, and medical groups. The company's Business Advisory segment offers cloud-based technology, analytics, restructuring, and capital advisory solutions to life science, financial, healthcare, education, energy and utilities, and industrials and manufacturing industries, as well as to public sectors. Its Education segment provides research enterprise and student lifecycle; digital, technology and analytic solutions; and organizational transformation services to public and private colleges and universities, academic medical centers, research institutes, and other not-for-profit organizations. Huron Consulting Group Inc. was incorporated in 2002 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Huron Consulting Group has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.96.
PE Ratio
Huron Consulting Group has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 33.6. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $33.6 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 12.95%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter is 15.8% and a drop 1.8% for the next.
Moving Average
Huron Consulting Group’s worth is way higher than its 50-day moving average of $84.94 and way higher than its 200-day moving average of $77.70.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Huron Consulting Group is 103777 which is 19.63% below its average volume of 129129.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Huron Consulting Group’s stock is valued at $99.47 at 16:22 EST, below its 52-week high of $104.56 and way above its 52-week low of $64.05.
8. Graham Holdings Company (GHC)
5.4% sales growth and 5.27% return on equity
Graham Holdings Company, through its subsidiaries, operates as a diversified education and media company in the United States and internationally. It provides test preparation services and materials; professional training and exam preparation for professional certifications and licensures; and non-academic operations support services to the Purdue University Global; operations support services for online courses and programs; training and test preparation services for accounting and financial services professionals; English-language training, academic preparation programs, and test preparation for English proficiency exams; and A-level examination preparation services, as well as operates colleges, business school, higher education institution, and an online learning institution. The company also owns and operates television stations, restaurants, and entertainment venues; engages in the financial training and automobile dealerships business; offers social media management tools to connect newsrooms with their users; produces Foreign Policy magazine and ForeignPolicy.com website; and publishes Slate, an online magazine, as well as French-language news magazine websites at slate.fr and slateafrique.com. In addition, it provides social media marketing solutions; home health, hospice, and palliative services; burners, igniters, dampers, and controls; screw jacks, linear actuators, and related linear motion products, and lifting systems; pressure impregnated kiln-dried lumber and plywood products; digital advertising services; power charging and data systems, industrial and commercial indoor lighting solutions, and electrical components and assemblies; dermatology and professional aesthetics, and skin care services; software and services; and operates pharmacy. The company was formerly known as The Washington Post Company and changed its name to Graham Holdings Company in November 2013. Graham Holdings Company was founded in 1877 and is based in Arlington, Virginia.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Graham Holdings Company has a trailing twelve months EPS of $5.24.
PE Ratio
Graham Holdings Company has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 112.63. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $112.63 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 5.27%.
Dividend Yield
As stated by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Jul 17, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 6.6 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 1.11%.
Moving Average
Graham Holdings Company’s value is higher than its 50-day moving average of $576.81 and below its 200-day moving average of $602.76.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter and the next is a negative 49.5% and a negative 33.4%, respectively.
Sales Growth
Graham Holdings Company’s sales growth is 15% for the present quarter and 5.4% for the next.
