(VIANEWS) – Xylem (XYL), LTC Properties (LTC), Palantir (PLTR) 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)
37.8% sales growth and 7.47% 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 $2.45.
PE Ratio
Xylem has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 44.96. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $44.96 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 7.47%.
Moving Average
Xylem’s value is way above its 50-day moving average of $94.82 and above its 200-day moving average of $101.90.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 50.4%, now sitting on 6.75B for the twelve trailing months.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Xylem’s EBITDA is 4.04.
2. LTC Properties (LTC)
24.8% sales growth and 9.61% return on equity
LTC is a real estate investment trust (REIT) investing in seniors housing and health care properties primarily through sale-leasebacks, mortgage financing, joint-ventures and structured finance solutions including preferred equity and mezzanine lending. LTC holds 180 investments in 27 states with 29 operating partners. The portfolio is comprised of approximately 50% seniors housing and 50% skilled nursing properties.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, LTC Properties has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.91.
PE Ratio
LTC Properties has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 17.36. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $17.36 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 9.61%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
LTC Properties’s stock is valued at $33.15 at 00:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $39.94 and higher than its 52-week low of $30.50.
3. Palantir (PLTR)
17.2% sales growth and 5.44% return on equity
Palantir Technologies Inc. builds and deploys software platforms for the intelligence community in the United States to assist in counterterrorism investigations and operations. The company provides Palantir Gotham, a software platform which enables users to identify patterns hidden deep within datasets, ranging from signals intelligence sources to reports from confidential informants, as well as facilitates the handoff between analysts and operational users, helping operators plan and execute real-world responses to threats that have been identified within the platform. It also offers Palantir Foundry, a platform that transforms the ways organizations operate by creating a central operating system for their data; and allows individual users to integrate and analyze the data they need in one place. In addition, it provides Palantir Apollo, a software that enables customers to deploy their own software virtually in any environment. Palantir Technologies Inc. was incorporated in 2003 and is based in Denver, Colorado.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Palantir has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.07.
PE Ratio
Palantir has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 258.41. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $258.41 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 5.44%.
Moving Average
Palantir’s value is above its 50-day moving average of $17.81 and way higher than its 200-day moving average of $13.96.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Palantir’s EBITDA is 16.76.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Palantir is 39606600 which is 37.23% below its average volume of 63102500.
Sales Growth
Palantir’s sales growth is 18.5% for the current quarter and 17.2% for the next.
Previous days news about Palantir(PLTR)
- According to Zacks on Friday, 15 December, "PLTR provides Palantir Gotham, a software platform that enables users to identify patterns hidden deep within datasets, ranging from signals intelligence sources to reports from confidential informants."
4. Customers Bancorp (CUBI)
15.2% sales growth and 14.7% return on equity
Customers Bancorp, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Customers Bank that provides financial products and services to individual consumers, and small and middle market businesses. It operates in two segments, Customers Bank Business Banking and BankMobile. The company accepts various deposit products, such as checking, savings, money market deposit, time deposit, non-interest-bearing demand accounts, individual retirement accounts, and other deposit accounts, as well as non-retail time deposits. It also provides commercial and industrial lending services; small business administration and paycheck protection program loans; multi-family and commercial real estate loans; commercial loans to mortgage companies; equipment financing services and specialty lending; mortgage warehouse loans; and home equity and residential mortgage and installment loans. In addition, the company offers private banking services; mobile phone banking, internet banking, wire transfers, electronic bill payment, lock box, remote deposit capture, courier, merchant processing, cash vault, controlled disbursements, and positive pay services; and cash management services, such as account reconciliation, collections, and sweep accounts. It operates 12 full-service branches, as well as limited production and administrative offices in Southeastern Pennsylvania, including Bucks, Berks, Chester, Philadelphia, and Delaware Counties; Rye Brook and New York; Hamilton, New Jersey; Boston, Massachusetts; Providence, Rhode Island; Portsmouth, New Hampshire; Manhattan and Melville, New York; Washington D.C.; and Chicago, Illinois. Customers Bancorp, Inc. was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in West Reading, Pennsylvania.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Customers Bancorp has a trailing twelve months EPS of $6.32.
PE Ratio
Customers Bancorp has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 7.62. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $7.62 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 14.7%.
5. MGM Resorts (MGM)
12.9% sales growth and 11.81% return on equity
MGM Resorts International, through its subsidiaries, owns and operates casino, hotel, and entertainment resorts in the United States and Macau. The company operates through three segments: Las Vegas Strip Resorts, Regional Operations, and MGM China. Its casino resorts offer gaming, hotel, convention, dining, entertainment, retail, and other resort amenities. The company's casino operations include slots and table games, as well as online sports betting and iGaming through BetMGM. Its customers include premium gaming customers; leisure and wholesale travel customers; business travelers; and group customers, including conventions, trade associations, and small meetings. The company was formerly known as MGM MIRAGE and changed its name to MGM Resorts International in June 2010. MGM Resorts International was incorporated in 1986 and is based in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, MGM Resorts has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.98.
PE Ratio
MGM Resorts has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 14.64. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $14.64 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 11.81%.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
MGM Resorts’s EBITDA is 2.81.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter and the next is 145.1% and 38.6%, respectively.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for MGM Resorts is 1636000 which is 67.53% below its average volume of 5039310.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 16.3%, now sitting on 15.33B for the twelve trailing months.
6. CNA Financial Corporation (CNA)
10.6% sales growth and 15.48% return on equity
CNA Financial Corporation provides commercial property and casualty insurance products primarily in the United States. It operates through Specialty, Commercial, International, Life & Group, and Corporate & Other segments. The company offers professional liability coverages and risk management services to various professional firms, including architects, real estate agents, and accounting and law firms; directors and officers, employment practices, fiduciary, and fidelity coverages to small and mid-size firms, public and privately held firms, and not-for-profit organizations; professional and general liability, as well as associated standard property and casualty coverages for healthcare industry; surety and fidelity bonds; and warranty and alternative risks products. It also provides property insurance products, such as property, marine, boiler, and machinery coverages; casualty insurance products comprising workers' compensation, general and product liability, commercial auto, and umbrella coverages; specialized loss-sensitive insurance programs and total risk management services; and run-off long term care policies. In addition, the company offers long-tail exposures comprising commercial automobile liability, workers compensation, general and medical professional liability, other professional and management liability, and assumed reinsurance run-off and products liability; and short-tail exposures, such as property, commercial automobile physical damage, marine, surety, and warranty. It markets its products through independent agents, brokers, and general underwriters to small, medium, and large businesses; insurance companies; associations; professionals; and other groups in the marine, oil and gas, construction, manufacturing, life science, property, financial services, healthcare, and technology industries. The company was founded in 1853 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. CNA Financial Corporation operates as a subsidiary of Loews Corporation.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, CNA Financial Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.73.
PE Ratio
CNA Financial Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 8.93. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $8.93 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 15.48%.
Dividend Yield
According to Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Nov 9, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1.68 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 3.99%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
CNA Financial Corporation’s stock is valued at $42.22 at 00:22 EST, below its 52-week high of $45.42 and way higher than its 52-week low of $36.17.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
CNA Financial Corporation’s EBITDA is 1.11.
Moving Average
CNA Financial Corporation’s worth is higher than its 50-day moving average of $40.08 and above its 200-day moving average of $39.67.
7. Virco Manufacturing Corporation (VIRC)
8.9% sales growth and 35.9% return on equity
Virco Mfg. Corporation engages in the design, production, and distribution of furniture for the commercial and education markets in the United States. It offers seating products, including 4-leg chairs, cantilever chairs, tablet arm chairs with work surfaces and compact footprints, steel-frame rockers, stools, series chairs, stack and folding chairs, hard plastic seating, upholstered stack and ergonomic chairs, and plastic stack chairs. The company also provides folding, activity, office, computer, and mobile tables; and computer furniture, such as keyboard mouse trays, CPU holders, support columns, desks and workstations, specialty tables, instructor media stations and towers, and other products. In addition, it offers chair desks, combo units, and tablet arm and caster units, as well as a returns and credenzas. Additionally, the company provides administrative office furniture, including desks, returns, bookcases, storage cabinets, and other items, as well as wardrobe tower cabinets, file credenzas, and mobile pedestals; laboratory furniture comprising steel-based science tables, table bases, lab stools, and wood-frame science tables; mobile furniture, including mobile tables for cafeterias, mobile cabinets, and mobile chairs for school settings and offices; and handling and storage equipment, as well as manufactures stackable storage trucks. It serves educational institutions, convention centers and arenas, hospitality providers, government facilities, and places of worship through its sales and support teams, and dealer network. Virco Mfg. Corporation was founded in 1950 and is headquartered in Torrance, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Virco Manufacturing Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.73.
PE Ratio
Virco Manufacturing Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 5.23. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $5.23 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 35.9%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Virco Manufacturing Corporation’s stock is valued at $9.04 at 00:22 EST, below its 52-week high of $9.41 and way above its 52-week low of $3.54.
8. Group 1 Automotive (GPI)
7.1% sales growth and 26.94% return on equity
Group 1 Automotive, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates in the automotive retail industry. The company sells new and used cars, light trucks, and vehicle parts, as well as service and insurance contracts; arranges related vehicle financing; and offers automotive maintenance and repair services. It operates primarily in 17 states in the United States; and 35 towns in the United Kingdom. As of July 11, 2022, the company owned and operated 204 automotive dealerships, 273 franchises, and 47 collision centers that offer 35 brands of automobiles. Group 1 Automotive, Inc. was incorporated in 1995 and is based in Houston, Texas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Group 1 Automotive has a trailing twelve months EPS of $45.69.
PE Ratio
Group 1 Automotive has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 6.37. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $6.37 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 26.94%.
Previous days news about Group 1 Automotive(GPI)
- According to Zacks on Friday, 15 December, "Most of the fund’s investments were in companies like Chico’s Fas (1.5%), Hostess Brands (1.4%) and Group 1 Automotive (1.4%) as of Sep 30, 2023."
