(VIANEWS) – Xylem (XYL), ServiceNow (NOW), Booking Holdings (BKNG) 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. Xylem (XYL)
45.2% sales growth and 10.95% return on equity
Xylem Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, manufacture, and servicing of engineered products and solutions for the water and wastewater applications in the United States, Europe, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Water Infrastructure, Applied Water, and Measurement & Control Solutions. The Water Infrastructure segment offers various products, including water, storm water, and wastewater pumps; controls and systems; filtration, disinfection, and biological treatment equipment; and mobile dewatering equipment and rental services under the Flygt, Godwin, Sanitaire, Leopold, Wedeco, and Xylem Vue brand names for the transportation and treatment of water. The Applied Water segment provides pumps, valves, heat exchangers, controls, and dispensing equipment systems under the Goulds Water Technology, Bell & Gossett, A-C Fire Pump, Standard Xchange, Lowara, Jabsco, Xylem Vue, and Flojet brand names for residential and commercial building services, and industrial water applications. The Measurement & Control Solutions segment offers smart meters, networked communication devices, data analytics, test equipment, controls, sensor devices, software and managed services, and critical infrastructure services; and software and services, including cloud-based analytics, remote monitoring and data management, leak detection, condition assessment, asset management, and pressure monitoring solutions, as well as testing equipment. This segment sells its products under the Pure Technologies, Sensus, Smith Blair, WTW, Xylem Vue, and YSI brand names. The company markets and sells its products through a network of direct sales force, resellers, distributors, and value-added solution providers. Xylem Inc. was formerly known as ITT WCO, Inc. and changed its name to Xylem Inc. in May 2011. Xylem Inc. was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Xylem has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.05.
PE Ratio
Xylem has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 55.35. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $55.35 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 10.95%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Xylem is 924058 which is 57.93% below its average volume of 2196530.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Xylem’s EBITDA is 102.12.
Dividend Yield
According to Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on May 25, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1.32 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 1.21%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 13.8%, now sitting on 5.7B for the twelve trailing months.
2. ServiceNow (NOW)
21.9% sales growth and 8.34% return on equity
ServiceNow, Inc. provides enterprise cloud computing solutions that defines, structures, consolidates, manages, and automates services for enterprises worldwide. The company operates the Now platform for workflow automation, artificial intelligence, machine learning, robotic process automation, process mining, performance analytics, electronic service catalogs and portals, configuration management systems, data benchmarking, encryption, and collaboration and development tools. It also provides information technology (IT) service management applications; IT service management product suite for enterprise's employees, customers, and partners; strategic portfolio management product suite; IT operations management product that connects a customer's physical and cloud-based IT infrastructure; IT asset management; and security operations that connects with internal and third party. In addition, the company offers integrated risk management product to manage risk and resilience; environmental, social and governance management product; human resources, legal, and workplace service delivery products; safe workplace suite products; customer service management product; and field service management applications. Further, it provides App Engine product; Automation Engine enables application to extend workflows; platform privacy and security product; procurement operations management suite; and professional and customer support services. The company serves government, financial services, healthcare, telecommunications, manufacturing, IT services, technology, oil and gas, education, and consumer products through direct sales team and resale partners. It has a strategic partnership with Celonis to help customers identify and prioritize processes that are suitable for automation. The company was formerly known as Service-now.com and changed its name to ServiceNow, Inc. in May 2012. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, ServiceNow has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.95.
PE Ratio
ServiceNow has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 297.29. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $297.29 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 8.34%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
ServiceNow’s stock is valued at $579.71 at 06:22 EST, below its 52-week high of $584.26 and way higher than its 52-week low of $337.00.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for ServiceNow is 1043400 which is 32.12% below its average volume of 1537130.
3. Booking Holdings (BKNG)
16.5% sales growth and 147.75% return on equity
Booking Holdings Inc. provides travel and restaurant online reservation and related services worldwide. The company operates Booking.com, which offers online accommodation reservations; Rentalcars.com that provides online rental car reservation services; and Priceline, which offer online travel reservation services, and consumers hotel, flight, and rental car reservation services, as well as vacation packages, cruises, and hotel distribution services. It also operates Agoda that provides online accommodation reservation services, as well as flight, ground transportation and activities reservation services. In addition, the company operates KAYAK, an online meta-search service that allows consumers to search and compare travel itineraries and prices, comprising airline ticket, accommodation reservation, and rental car reservation information; and OpenTable for booking online restaurant reservations. Further, it offers travel-related insurance products, and restaurant management services to consumers, travel service providers, and restaurants; and advertising services. The company was formerly known as The Priceline Group Inc. and changed its name to Booking Holdings Inc. in February 2018. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Booking Holdings has a trailing twelve months EPS of $100.58.
PE Ratio
Booking Holdings has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 29.07. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $29.07 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 147.75%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Booking Holdings’s stock is valued at $2,923.70 at 06:22 EST, above its 52-week high of $2,867.76.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 40.2%, now sitting on 18.17B for the twelve trailing months.
Sales Growth
Booking Holdings’s sales growth is 20.1% for the ongoing quarter and 16.5% for the next.
Previous days news about Booking Holdings(BKNG)
- According to Zacks on Thursday, 20 July, "The Zacks Rank #2 Booking Holdings (BKNG Quick QuoteBKNG – Free Report) has agreements with hotels, airlines companies, cruise ships, transport companies and vacation providers, which enable it to accept bookings on their behalf. "
- Booking holdings (bkng) stock moves -0.35%: what you should know. According to Zacks on Thursday, 20 July, "For comparison, its industry has an average Forward P/E of 21.31, which means Booking Holdings is trading at a discount to the group.", "In terms of valuation, Booking Holdings is currently trading at a Forward P/E ratio of 21.29. "
4. Ituran Location and Control Ltd. (ITRN)
11.5% sales growth and 27.43% return on equity
Ituran Location and Control Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides location-based services and wireless communications products. The company's Location-Based Services segment provides stolen vehicle recovery and tracking services, which locate, track, and recover stolen vehicles for its subscribers; fleet management services that enable corporate and individual customers to track and manage their vehicles in real time; and personal locator services that allow customers to protect valuable merchandise and equipment. It also offers on-demand navigation guidance, information, and assistance, including the provision of traffic reports and directions, as well as information on the location of gas stations, car repair shops, post offices, hospitals, and other facilities; and Connected Car, service platform includes a back-office application, a telematics device installed in the vehicle, mobile apps for both IOS and Android users, as well as usage based insurance. This segment serves insurance companies and agents, car manufacturers, dealers and importers, cooperative sales channels, and private subscribers. Its Wireless Communications Products segment provides Base Site, a radio receiver that includes a processor and a data computation unit to collect and send data to and from transponders, and to control centers; Control Center, a center consisting of software used to collect data from various base sites, conduct location calculations, and transmit location data to various customers and law enforcement agencies; navigation and tracking devices installed in vehicles; and SMART, a portable transmitter installed in vehicles that sends a signal to the base site enabling the location of vehicles, equipment, or an individual. As of December 31, 2020, it served approximately 17,680,000 end-users in Israel, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Ecuador, Colombia, and the United States. The company was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Azor, Israel.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Ituran Location and Control Ltd. has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.95.
PE Ratio
Ituran Location and Control Ltd. has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 13.75. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $13.75 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 27.43%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Ituran Location and Control Ltd.’s stock is valued at $26.81 at 06:22 EST, below its 52-week high of $27.52 and way higher than its 52-week low of $20.35.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Ituran Location and Control Ltd. is 137717 which is 292.69% above its average volume of 35070.
Sales Growth
Ituran Location and Control Ltd.’s sales growth is 10.2% for the present quarter and 11.5% for the next.
5. Tractor Supply Company (TSCO)
9.9% sales growth and 58.55% return on equity
Tractor Supply Company operates as a rural lifestyle retailer in the United States. The company offers a selection of merchandise, including equine, livestock, pet, and small animal products necessary for their health, care, growth, and containment; hardware, truck, towing, and tool products; seasonal products, such as heating products, lawn and garden items, power equipment, gifts, and toys; work/recreational clothing and footwear; and maintenance products for agricultural and rural use. It provides its products under the 4health, Producer's Pride, American Farmworks, Red Shed, Bit & Bridle, Redstone, Blue Mountain, Retriever, C.E. Schmidt, Ridgecut, Countyline, Royal Wing, Dumor, Strive, Groundwork, Traveller, Huskee, Treeline, JobSmart, TSC Tractor Supply Co, Paws & Claws, and Untamed brands. The company operates its retail stores under the Tractor Supply Company, Orscheln Farm and Home, and Petsense names; and operates websites under the TractorSupply.com and Petsense.com names. It sells its products to recreational farmers, ranchers, and others. The company was founded in 1938 and is based in Brentwood, Tennessee.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Tractor Supply Company has a trailing twelve months EPS of $9.71.
PE Ratio
Tractor Supply Company has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 22.05. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $22.05 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 58.55%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 9.1%, now sitting on 14.48B for the twelve trailing months.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Tractor Supply Company’s stock is valued at $214.08 at 06:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $251.17 and way above its 52-week low of $181.40.
Dividend Yield
As maintained by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on May 25, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 4.12 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 1.92%.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Tractor Supply Company is 1418090 which is 10.53% above its average volume of 1282890.
6. Masimo Corporation (MASI)
9.2% sales growth and 8.12% return on equity
Masimo Corporation develops, manufactures, and markets noninvasive monitoring technologies and hospital automation solutions worldwide. The company offers masimo signal extraction technology (SET) pulse oximetry with measure-through motion and low perfusion pulse oximetry monitoring to address the primary limitations of conventional pulse oximetry. It also provides Masimo rainbow SET platform that includes rainbow SET Pulse CO-Oximetry products that noninvasively monitor hemoglobin species, including oxygen saturation, pulse rate, perfusion index, pleth variability index, and respiration rate from the pleth; noninvasively monitor hemoglobin concentration, and carboxyhemoglobin and methemoglobin; monitor arterial oxygen saturation and acoustic respiration rate; and calculates oxygen content and oxygen reserve index. The company offers SedLine brain function monitoring technology to measure the brain's electrical activity by detecting EEG signals; capnography and gas monitoring products comprising external plug-in-and-measure capnography and gas analyzers, integrated modules, handheld capnograph and capnometer devices, and capnography sampling lines; O3 regional oximetry for tissue oxygen saturation measurement; and hemodynamic monitoring solutions. Its Masimo Hospital Automation platform includes Patient SafetyNet, Patient SafetyNet surveillance, Kite, UniView, Replica, UniView : 60, and MyView. The company offers coronavirus-2019 response and telehealth solutions; connectivity devices; and nasal high flow ventilation and neuromodulation solutions. The company provides its products through direct sales force, distributors, and original equipment manufacturers partners to hospitals, emergency medical service and home care providers, physician offices, long term care facilities, veterinarians, and consumers; and non-medical/consumer products through e-commerce site, masimopersonalhealth.com. Incorporated in 1989, the company is headquartered in Irvine, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Masimo Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.15.
PE Ratio
Masimo Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 54.76. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $54.76 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 8.12%.
Moving Average
Masimo Corporation’s value is way under its 50-day moving average of $161.94 and way below its 200-day moving average of $159.33.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 85.7%, now sitting on 2.3B for the twelve trailing months.
7. CME Group (CME)
8.7% sales growth and 10.39% return on equity
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 $7.8.
PE Ratio
CME Group has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 24.01. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $24.01 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 10.39%.
