(VIANEWS) – UBS Group (UBS), Bel Fuse (BELFA), Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 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. UBS Group (UBS)
47% sales growth and 43.69% return on equity
UBS Group AG provides financial advice and solutions to private, institutional, and corporate clients worldwide. It operates through four divisions: Global Wealth Management, Personal & Corporate Banking, Asset Management, and Investment Bank. The Global Wealth Management division offers investment advice and solutions, and lending solutions. This segment also provides estate and wealth planning, investing, corporate and banking, and investment management, as well as mortgage, securities-based, and structured lending solutions. The Personal & Corporate Banking division provides personal banking products and services, such as deposits, cards, and online and mobile banking, as well as lending, investments, and retirement services; and corporate and institutional solutions, including equity and debt capital markets, syndicated and structured credit, private placements, leasing, traditional financing, trade and export finance, and global custody solutions, as well as transaction banking solutions for payment and cash management. The Asset Management division offers equities, fixed income, hedge funds, real estate and private markets, indexed and alternative beta strategies, asset allocation and currency investment strategies, customized multi-asset solutions, advisory and fiduciary services, and multi-manager hedge fund solutions and advisory services. The Investment Bank division advises clients on strategic business opportunities and helps them raise capital to fund their activities; enables its clients to buy, sell, and finance securities on capital markets and to manage their risks and liquidity; distribute, trade, finance, and clear cash equities and equity-linked products; and offers clients differentiated content on major financial markets and securities. The company was formerly known as UBS AG and changed its name to UBS Group AG in December 2014. UBS Group AG was founded in 1862 and is based in Zurich, Switzerland.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, UBS Group has a trailing twelve months EPS of $9.46.
PE Ratio
UBS Group has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 2.77. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $2.77 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 43.69%.
Sales Growth
UBS Group’s sales growth is 35.1% for the present quarter and 47% for the next.
Moving Average
UBS Group’s worth is above its 50-day moving average of $24.81 and way higher than its 200-day moving average of $21.95.
2. Bel Fuse (BELFA)
26.7% sales growth and 27.21% return on equity
Bel Fuse Inc. designs, manufactures, markets, and sells products that are used in the networking, telecommunication, high-speed data transmission, commercial aerospace, military, broadcasting, transportation, e-Mobility and broadcasting, and consumer electronic industries in the United States, Macao, the United Kingdom, Slovakia, Germany, Switzerland, and internationally. It offers magnetic products, such as integrated connector modules; power transformers; SMD power inductors and SMPS transformers; and ethernet discrete components. The company also provides power solutions and protection products comprising front-end power supplies; board-mount power; industrial power; external power; and circuit protection products. In addition, it offers connectivity solutions, which includes expanded beam fiber optic connectors, cable assemblies, and active optical devices; copper-based connectors/cable assemblies; radio frequency connectors, cable assemblies, microwave devices, and low loss cables; and ethernet, I/O, and industrial and power connectivity. The company sells its products under the Bel, TRP Connector, MagJack, Signal, Bel Power Solutions, Melcher, CUI, Stratos, Fibreco, Cinch, Johnson, Trompeter, Midwest Microwave, Semflex, and Stewart Connector brands through direct strategic account managers, regional sales managers working with independent sales representative organizations, and authorized distributors. Bel Fuse Inc. was incorporated in 1949 and is headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Bel Fuse has a trailing twelve months EPS of $5.92.
PE Ratio
Bel Fuse has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 8.74. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $8.74 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 27.21%.
Dividend Yield
According to Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Oct 11, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.24 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 0.47%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth declined by 10.7%, now sitting on 669.01M for the twelve trailing months.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Bel Fuse is 6587 which is 45.82% above its average volume of 4517.
3. Intercontinental Exchange (ICE)
22.6% sales growth and 10.38% return on equity
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of market infrastructure, data services, and technology solutions for financial institutions, corporations, and government entities in the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union, Singapore, India, Abu Dhabi, Israel, and Canada. It operates through three segments: Exchanges, Fixed Income and Data Services, and Mortgage Technology. The company operates regulated marketplaces for listing, trading, and clearing an array of derivatives contracts and financial securities, such as commodities, interest rates, foreign exchange, and equities, as well as corporate and exchange-traded funds; and trading venues, including regulated exchanges and clearing houses. It also offers energy, agricultural and metals, and financial futures and options; and cash equities and equity options, and over-the-counter and other markets, as well as listings and data and connectivity services. In addition, the company provides fixed income data and analytic, fixed income execution, CDS clearing, and other multi-asset class data and network services. Further, it offers proprietary and comprehensive mortgage origination platform, which serves residential mortgage loans; closing solutions that provides customers connectivity to the mortgage supply chain and facilitates the secure exchange of information; data and analytics services; and Data as a Service for lenders to access data and origination information. Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Intercontinental Exchange has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.31.
PE Ratio
Intercontinental Exchange has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 25.87. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $25.87 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 10.38%.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Intercontinental Exchange’s EBITDA is 8.9.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 10.6%, now sitting on 7.55B for the twelve trailing months.
Moving Average
Intercontinental Exchange’s value is higher than its 50-day moving average of $110.75 and above its 200-day moving average of $109.21.
Dividend Yield
As claimed by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Dec 12, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1.68 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 1.53%.
4. Terreno Realty Corporation (TRNO)
14% sales growth and 6.25% return on equity
Terreno Realty Corporation (“Terreno”, and together with its subsidiaries, “the Company”) acquires, owns and operates industrial real estate in six major coastal U.S. markets: Los Angeles, Northern New Jersey/New York City, San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle, Miami, and Washington, D.C. We invest in several types of industrial real estate, including warehouse/distribution (approximately 79.5% of our total annualized base rent as of December 31, 2021), flex (including light industrial and research and development, or R&D) (approximately 4.8%), transshipment (approximately 6.4%) and improved land (approximately 9.3%). We target functional properties in infill locations that may be shared by multiple tenants and that cater to customer demand within the various submarkets in which we operate. Infill locations are geographic locations surrounded by high concentrations of already developed land and existing buildings. As of December 31, 2021, we owned a total of 253 buildings aggregating approximately 15.1 million square feet, 36 improved land parcels consisting of approximately 127.1 acres and four properties under redevelopment that, upon completion, will consist of two properties aggregating approximately 0.2 million square feet and two improved land parcels aggregating approximately 12.1 acres. As of December 31, 2021, the buildings and improved land parcels were approximately 95.5% and 94.8% leased (including 0.4 million square feet of vacancy acquired during the fourth quarter of 2021), respectively, to 554 customers, the largest of which accounted for approximately 4.9% of our total annualized base rent.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Terreno Realty Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.9.
PE Ratio
Terreno Realty Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 29.17. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $29.17 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 6.25%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 17.1%, now sitting on 313.11M for the twelve trailing months.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the present quarter is a negative 53.2% and positive 27.6% for the next.
Dividend Yield
According to Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Dec 13, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1.8 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 3.21%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Terreno Realty Corporation’s stock is valued at $55.42 at 04:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $67.03 and above its 52-week low of $50.42.
5. Saratoga Investment Corp New (SAR)
12.2% sales growth and 9.41% return on equity
Saratoga Investment Corp. is a business development company specializing in leveraged and management buyouts, acquisition financings, growth financings, recapitalization, debt refinancing, and transitional financing transactions at the lower end of middle market companies. It structures its investments as debt and equity by investing through first and second lien loans, mezzanine debt, co-investments, select high yield bonds, senior secured bonds, unsecured bonds, and preferred and common equity. The firm prefers to invest in aerospace, automotive aftermarket and services, business products and services, consumer products and services, education, environmental services, industrial services, financial services, food and beverage, healthcare products and services, logistics, distribution, manufacturing, restaurants services, food services, software services, technology services, specialty chemical, media and telecommunications. It seeks to invest in the United States. The firm primarily invests $5 million to $50 million in companies having EBITDA of $2 million or greater and revenues of $8 million to $250 million. The firm prefer to take a majority stake. It invests through direct lending as well as participation in loan syndicates. The firm was formerly known as GSC Investment Corp. Saratoga Investment Corp. is based in New York, New York with an additional office in Florham Park, New Jersey.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Saratoga Investment Corp New has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.74.
PE Ratio
Saratoga Investment Corp New has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 9.36. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $9.36 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 9.41%.
6. Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (LSCC)
11.3% sales growth and 39.75% return on equity
Lattice Semiconductor Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, develops and sells semiconductor products in Asia, Europe, and the Americas. The company offers field programmable gate arrays that consist of four product families, including the Certus-NX and ECP, MachXO, iCE40, and CrossLink. It also provides video connectivity application specific standard products. In addition, the company licenses its technology portfolio through standard IP and IP core licensing, patent monetization, and IP services. It sells its products directly to end customers, and indirectly through a network of independent manufacturers' representatives and independent distributors. The company primarily serves original equipment manufacturers in the communications and computing, consumer, and industrial and automotive end markets. Lattice Semiconductor Corporation was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in Hillsboro, Oregon.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Lattice Semiconductor Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.52.
PE Ratio
Lattice Semiconductor Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 37.91. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $37.91 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 39.75%.
Dividend Yield
According to Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Jan 1, 1970, the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 1.36%.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Lattice Semiconductor Corporation’s EBITDA is 10.36.
7. Yelp (YELP)
9.4% sales growth and 12.76% return on equity
Yelp Inc. operates a platform that connects consumers with local businesses in the United States and internationally. The company's platform covers various local business categories, including restaurants, shopping, beauty and fitness, health, and other categories, as well as home, local, auto, professional, pets, events, real estate, and financial services. It provides free and paid advertising products to businesses, which include cost-per-click search advertising and multi-location Ad products, as well as enables businesses to deliver targeted search advertising to local audiences; and business listing page products. The company also offers other services comprising Yelp Guest Manager, a subscription-based suite of front-of-house management tools for restaurants, nightlife and certain other venues, which include online reservations, a waitlist management solution that allows consumers to check wait times and join waitlists remotely as well as through hostless kiosks, and seating and server rotation management tools; Yelp Knowledge program that offers business owners local analytics and insights through access to its historical data and other proprietary content; and Yelp Fusion, which offers free and paid access to content and data for consumer-facing enterprise use through publicly available APIs. In addition, it provides content licensing, as well as allows third-party data providers to update and manage business listing information on behalf of businesses. Further, the company offers its products directly through its sales force; indirectly through partners; and online through its website and business app, as well as non-advertising partner arrangements. It has partnership with Grubhub for providing consumers with a service to place food orders for pickup and delivery. The company was incorporated in 2004 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Yelp has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.26.
PE Ratio
Yelp has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 35.77. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $35.77 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 12.76%.
Sales Growth
Yelp’s sales growth is 10.3% for the present quarter and 9.4% for the next.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Yelp’s EBITDA is 2.05.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the present quarter and the next is 169.2% and 50%, respectively.
8. Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM)
5.4% sales growth and 23.56% return on equity
Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. offers fresh, natural, and organic food products in the United States. The company offers perishable product categories, including fresh produce, meat, seafood, deli, bakery, floral and dairy, and dairy alternatives; and non-perishable product categories, such as grocery, vitamins and supplements, bulk items, frozen foods, beer and wine, and natural health and body care. As of January 2, 2022, it operated 374 stores in 23 states. Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Sprouts Farmers Market has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.43.
PE Ratio
Sprouts Farmers Market has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 17.14. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $17.14 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 23.56%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 7.7%, now sitting on 6.72B for the twelve trailing months.
