(VIANEWS) – Vaalco Energy (EGY), StoneCastle Financial Corp (BANX), Quanta Services (PWR) 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. Vaalco Energy (EGY)
47% sales growth and 11.05% return on equity
VAALCO Energy, Inc., an independent energy company, acquires, explores for, develops, and produces crude oil and natural gas. The company holds Etame production sharing contract related to the Etame Marin block located offshore in the Republic of Gabon, West Africa. It also owns interests in an undeveloped block offshore Equatorial Guinea, West Africa. VAALCO Energy, Inc. was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Vaalco Energy has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.31.
PE Ratio
Vaalco Energy has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 14.06. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $14.06 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 11.05%.
2. StoneCastle Financial Corp (BANX)
29.5% sales growth and 9.55% return on equity
ArrowMark Financial Corp. is a closed-end balanced mutual fund launched and managed by ArrowMark Asset Management, LLC. It invests in public equity and fixed income markets of global region. For its equity portion, the fund invests in stocks of companies operating across financials, banks sectors. It invests in growth and value stocks of companies across diversified market capitalization. For its fixed income portion, the fund invests in debt and subordinated debt, structured notes and securities, regulatory capital securities which are rated below investment grade. ArrowMark Financial Corp. was formed on February 7, 2013 and is domiciled in the United States.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, StoneCastle Financial Corp has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.01.
PE Ratio
StoneCastle Financial Corp has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 9.11. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $9.11 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 9.55%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 34.4%, now sitting on 25.36M for the twelve trailing months.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
StoneCastle Financial Corp’s stock is valued at $18.32 at 10:22 EST, under its 52-week high of $19.37 and way higher than its 52-week low of $13.80.
3. Quanta Services (PWR)
11.9% sales growth and 12.7% return on equity
Quanta Services, Inc. provides specialty contracting services in the United States, Canada, Australia, Latin America, and internationally. Its Electric Power Infrastructure Services segment designs, installs, upgrades, repairs, and maintains electric power transmission and distribution infrastructure, and substation facilities, as well as provides other engineering and technical services; designs, installs, maintains, and repairs commercial and industrial wiring; and operates a postsecondary educational institution. It also offers emergency restoration services, including the repair of infrastructure damaged by inclement weather; installation, maintenance, and upgrade of electric power infrastructure; and installation of smart grid technologies on electric power networks. In addition, this segment provides services related to development of solar, wind, and various natural gas generation facilities, as well as related switchyards and transmission infrastructure; and construction of electric power generation facilities. The company's Pipeline and Industrial Infrastructure Services segment designs, installs, repairs, and maintains pipeline transmission and distribution systems, gathering systems, production systems, storage systems, and compressor and pump stations, as well as offers related trenching, directional boring, and mechanized welding services; and designs, installs, and maintains fueling systems, and water and sewer infrastructure. This segment also provides pipeline protection, integrity testing, and rehabilitation and replacement, as well as pipeline support systems, and related structures and facilities fabrication services; and high-pressure and critical-path turnaround, electrical, piping, fabrication, and storage tank services. It serves electric power, energy, and communications companies, as well as commercial, industrial, and governmental entities. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Quanta Services has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.69.
PE Ratio
Quanta Services has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 41.86. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $41.86 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 12.7%.
Moving Average
Quanta Services’s worth is below its 50-day moving average of $199.34 and higher than its 200-day moving average of $188.73.
Sales Growth
Quanta Services’s sales growth is 17.2% for the ongoing quarter and 11.9% for the next.
4. Yelp (YELP)
10.1% 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 35.48. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $35.48 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%.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Yelp’s EBITDA is 42.98.
Moving Average
Yelp’s worth is below its 50-day moving average of $45.13 and way above its 200-day moving average of $39.64.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Yelp’s stock is valued at $44.70 at 10:22 EST, below its 52-week high of $48.99 and way higher than its 52-week low of $26.53.
5. Darden Restaurants (DRI)
9.2% sales growth and 49.72% return on equity
Darden Restaurants, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, owns and operates full-service restaurants in the United States and Canada. It operates under Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen, Yard House, The Capital Grille, Seasons 52, Bahama Breeze, Eddie V's Prime Seafood, and Capital Burger brand names. Darden Restaurants, Inc. was incorporated in 1995 and is based in Orlando, Florida.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Darden Restaurants has a trailing twelve months EPS of $8.25.
PE Ratio
Darden Restaurants has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 19.49. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $19.49 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 49.72%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 9.7%, now sitting on 11.01B for the twelve trailing months.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter and the next is 12.8% and 1.6%, respectively.
Sales Growth
Darden Restaurants’s sales growth for the next quarter is 9.2%.
6. Visteon Corporation (VC)
6.2% sales growth and 23.03% return on equity
Visteon Corporation engineers, designs, and manufactures cockpit electronics and connected car solutions for vehicle manufacturers worldwide. The company provides instrument clusters, including standard analog gauge clusters to high-resolution, all-digital, fully reconfigurable, 2-D, and 3-D display-based devices; information displays that integrate a range of user interface technologies and graphics management capabilities; and audio and infotainment systems that allows vehicle occupants to connect their mobile devices to the system and safely access phone functions, listen to music, stream media, and enable mobile connectivity applications. It also offers infotainment solutions, including Phoenix display audio and embedded infotainment platform; telematics control unit to enable secure connected car services, software updates, and data; SmartCore, an automotive-grade, integrated domain controller to enhance efficiency, and reduce power consumption and cost; and head-up displays (HUD), such as combiner HUD and windshield HUD that present critical information to the driver. Visteon Corporation was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Van Buren, Michigan.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Visteon Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $5.39.
PE Ratio
Visteon Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 21.61. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $21.61 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 23.03%.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Visteon Corporation’s EBITDA is 32.58.
Sales Growth
Visteon Corporation’s sales growth is negative 1.5% for the present quarter and 6.2% for the next.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Visteon Corporation is 178839 which is 45.54% below its average volume of 328419.
Moving Average
Visteon Corporation’s value is below its 50-day moving average of $120.63 and way under its 200-day moving average of $135.37.
