(VIANEWS) – Umpqua Holdings Corporation (UMPQ), Main Street Capital Corporation (MAIN), Veeva Systems (VEEV) 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. Umpqua Holdings Corporation (UMPQ)
89.5% sales growth and 12.88% return on equity
Umpqua Holdings Corporation operates as the holding company of Umpqua Bank that provides commercial and retail banking, and retail brokerage services. It operates through four segments: Wholesale Bank, Wealth Management, Retail Bank, and Home Lending. The company offers deposit products, including non-interest bearing checking, interest bearing checking and savings, and money market accounts, as well as certificates of deposit. It also provides loans for corporate and commercial customers, such as accounts receivable and inventory financing, multi-family and equipment loans, commercial equipment leases, international trade, real estate construction loans, permanent financing products, and small business administration program financing, as well as capital markets and treasury management services. In addition, the company offers loan products for small businesses; commercial and industrial loans; residential real estate loans for the construction, purchase, and refinancing of residential owner-occupied and rental properties; and consumer loans comprising secured and unsecured personal loans, home equity and personal lines of credit, and motor vehicle loans. Further, it provides financial planning, treasury, and cash management services; retail brokerage and investment advisory services; digital, mobile, telephone, text, and online banking services; and e-commerce services. The company serves middle market corporate, commercial, and business banking customers; individual investors; and high net worth individuals and families. As of December 31, 2020, it conducted commercial and retail banking activities at 265 locations, including 229 store locations in Oregon, Washington, California, Idaho, and Nevada. The company was founded in 1953 and is headquartered in Portland, Oregon.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Umpqua Holdings Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.55.
PE Ratio
Umpqua Holdings Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 11.39. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $11.39 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 12.88%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Umpqua Holdings Corporation is 24809200 which is 1022.44% above its average volume of 2210300.
Sales Growth
Umpqua Holdings Corporation’s sales growth is 51% for the present quarter and 89.5% for the next.
Dividend Yield
As maintained by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Jan 19, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.84 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 4.76%.
2. Main Street Capital Corporation (MAIN)
36.4% sales growth and 12.4% return on equity
Main Street Capital Corporation is a principal investment firm that primarily provides equity capital to lower middle market companies and debt capital to middle market companies. Main Street's portfolio investments are typically made to support management buyouts, recapitalizations, growth financings, refinancings and acquisitions of companies that operate in diverse industry sectors. Main Street seeks to partner with entrepreneurs, business owners and management teams and generally provides "one stop" financing alternatives within its lower middle market portfolio. Main Street's lower middle market companies generally have annual revenues between $10 million and $150 million. Main Street's middle market debt investments are made in businesses that are generally larger in size than its lower middle market portfolio companies.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Main Street Capital Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.24.
PE Ratio
Main Street Capital Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 12.21. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $12.21 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 12.4%.
Moving Average
Main Street Capital Corporation’s value is under its 50-day moving average of $39.78 and above its 200-day moving average of $39.07.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Main Street Capital Corporation’s stock is valued at $39.56 at 01:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $45.67 and way higher than its 52-week low of $31.66.
3. Veeva Systems (VEEV)
9% sales growth and 14.72% return on equity
Veeva Systems Inc. provides cloud-based software for the life sciences industry. It offers Veeva Commercial Cloud, a suite of software and data solutions, such as Veeva customer relationship management (CRM) that enable customer-facing employees at pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies; Veeva Vault PromoMats, an end-to-end content and digital asset management solution; Veeva Vault Medical that provides source of medical content across multiple channels and geographies; Veeva Crossix, an analytics platform for pharmaceutical brands; Veeva OpenData, a customer reference data solution; Veeva Link, a data application that allows link to generate real-time intelligence; and Veeva Compass includes de-identified and longitudinal patient data for the United States. The company also provides Veeva Development Cloud, a suite of applications for the clinical, regulatory, quality, and safety functions, including Veeva Vault Clinical, Veeva Vault RIM, Veeva Vault Safety, and Veeva Vault Quality; Veeva QualityOne, a quality and document management, and training solution; Veeva RegulatoryOne, a solution that helps companies to manage regulatory submission content; and Veeva Claims addresses the end-to-end product and marketing claims management process. In addition, it offers professional and support services, including implementation and deployment planning and project management; requirements analysis, solution design, and configuration; systems environment management and deployment services; services focused on advancing or transforming business and operating processes related to Veeva solutions; data migration and systems integrations technical consulting services; training on its solutions; and ongoing managed services that include outsourced systems administration. The company was formerly known as Verticals onDemand, Inc. and changed its name to Veeva Systems Inc. in April 2009. Veeva Systems Inc. was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Pleasanton, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Veeva Systems has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.85.
PE Ratio
Veeva Systems has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 61.52. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $61.52 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 14.72%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Veeva Systems is 558810 which is 40.33% below its average volume of 936581.
4. Koppers Holdings Koppers Holdings (KOP)
7.4% sales growth and 15.68% return on equity
Koppers Holdings Inc. provides treated wood products, wood treatment chemicals, and carbon compounds in the United States, Australasia, Europe, and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Railroad and Utility Products and Services (RUPS), Performance Chemicals (PC), and Carbon Materials and Chemicals (CMC). The RUPS segment procures and treats crossties, switch ties, and various types of lumber used for railroad bridges and crossings. It also provides rail joint bars to join rails together for railroads; transmission and distribution poles for electric and telephone utilities; and pilings. This segment also provides railroad services, such as engineering, design, repair, and inspection services for railroad bridges. The PC segment develops, manufactures, and markets copper-based wood preservatives, including micronized copper quaternary and micronized copper azole, micronized pigments, alkaline copper quaternary, amine copper azole, and chromated copper arsenate for decking, fencing, utility poles, construction lumber and timbers, and vineyard stakes; water-based wood preservatives and wood specialty additives; and supplies fire-retardant chemicals for pressure treatment of wood primarily in commercial construction. The CMC segment manufactures creosote for use in the treatment of wood or as a feedstock in the production of carbon black; carbon pitch, a raw material used in the production of aluminum and steel; naphthalene for use as a feedstock in the production of phthalic anhydride and as a surfactant in the production of concrete; phthalic anhydride for the production of plasticizers, polyester resins, and alkyd paints; and carbon black feedstock for use in the production of carbon black. The company serves the railroad, specialty chemical, utility, residential lumber, agriculture, aluminum, steel, rubber, and construction industries. Koppers Holdings Inc. was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Koppers Holdings Koppers Holdings has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.
PE Ratio
Koppers Holdings Koppers Holdings has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 11.38. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $11.38 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 15.68%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter is a negative 22% and positive 29.9% for the next.
Sales Growth
Koppers Holdings Koppers Holdings’s sales growth is 0.6% for the present quarter and 7.4% for the next.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Koppers Holdings Koppers Holdings is 59088 which is 39.41% below its average volume of 97537.
Dividend Yield
As claimed by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Mar 8, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.24 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 0.7%.
