(VIANEWS) - Business First Bancshares (BFST), HarborOne Bancorp (HONE), Charles Schwab (SCHW) 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. Business First Bancshares (BFST)
37.4% sales growth and 10.31% return on equity
Business First Bancshares, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for b1BANK that provides various banking products and services. It offers various deposit products and services, including a range of checking, demand, money market, time, and savings accounts, as well as certificates of deposit; and remote deposit capture and direct deposit services. The company also provides commercial and industrial loans, including commercial lines of credit, working capital loans, term loans, equipment financing, asset acquisition, expansion and development loans, borrowing base loans, letters of credit, and other loan products; construction and development loans; commercial real estate loans; residential real estate loans comprising first and second lien 1-4 family mortgage loans, and home equity lines of credit; and consumer loans, including secured and unsecured installment and term loans. In addition, it offers wealth management products, including mutual funds, annuities, individual retirement accounts, and other financial products. Further, the company provides a range of other financial services comprising drive-through banking facilities, automated teller machines, debit and credit cards, and employee and payroll benefits solutions; and night depository, personalized checks, treasury and cash management, merchant, automated clearing house, electronic funds transfer, domestic and foreign wire transfer, traveler's checks, vault, loan and deposit sweep accounts, lock-box, receivables factoring, correspondent banking, online and mobile banking, e-statements, and bank-by-mail services. The company operates approximately 42 full-service banking centers located in the State of Louisiana and in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex. Business First Bancshares, Inc. was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Business First Bancshares has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.16.
PE Ratio
Business First Bancshares has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 11.12. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $11.12 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 10.31%.Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Business First Bancshares's stock is valued at $24.01 at 00:22 EST, way below its 52-week high of $29.50 and way above its 52-week low of $20.19.
2. HarborOne Bancorp (HONE)
18.6% sales growth and 7.53% return on equity
HarborOne Bancorp, Inc. is the holding company of HarborOne Bank. It provides financial services for individuals, families, businesses, municipalities, and small- and medium-sized enterprises. HarborOne Bank is one of the two main segments. HarborOne Mortgage is another. The company's main deposit products are checking, money, savings and term certificate-of-deposit accounts. Its lending products consist of commercial real estate and commercial and industrial real estate. Second mortgages, equity lines credit and residential construction loans, as well as residential and automotive and other consumer loans. Through HarborOne Mortgage, LLC, the company originates, services, and sells residential mortgage loans. HarborOne U also offers a variety of education services, including classes in small business, financial literacy and personal enrichment. The company had 26 branches that provide full service in Massachusetts and Rhode Island as of December 31, 2020. There was also a commercial loan office in Providence and Boston. The company also has administrative offices in Brockton and 5 ATMs in Massachusetts. It maintains 39 offices throughout Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New Hampshire. It was established in 1917. The headquarters are in Brockton in Massachusetts.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, HarborOne Bancorp has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.06.
PE Ratio
HarborOne Bancorp has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 13.95. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $13.95 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 7.53%.Volume
Today's last reported volume for HarborOne Bancorp is 71725 which is 55.53% below its average volume of 161292.
3. Charles Schwab (SCHW)
18.1% sales growth and 14.39% return on equity
Charles Schwab Corporation and its affiliates provide wealth management, brokerage, banking services, asset management, custody and financial advice services. There are two main segments to the company: Advisor Services and Investor Services. Investor Services provides brokerage, investment advisory and banking and trust services. It also offers full-service recordkeeping to equity compensation plan sponsors for stock options, stock options restricted stock, performance stock and stock appreciation rights. The segment is available as a retail investor or mutual fund clearing service. Advisor Services offers support, custodial and trading services, as well as retirement and business services. The segment offers brokerage accounts that include equity, fixed income, margin lending and options. It also provides cash management capabilities, including third-party certificates, proprietary mutual funds, mutual fund trading, clearing services, mutual fund trading, and ETF trading. You can also get advice from this segment, including managed portfolios of third-party and proprietary mutual funds, ETFs and separately managed accounts. This includes personalized advice to tailor portfolios and specialized planning. This segment also offers banking products and services such as checking and savings, first lien residential mortgage loans, home equity line of credit and pledged assets lines. Trust services include trust custody, trust reporting, trust trustee services and administrative trustee services. The Company has approximately 400 branches in the 48 US states, District of Columbia and Hong Kong. Charles Schwab Corporation was established in 1971. Its headquarters are in Westlake Texas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Charles Schwab has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.32.
PE Ratio
Charles Schwab has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 33.17. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $33.17 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 14.39%.Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 20.4%, now sitting on 19.97B for the twelve trailing months.
Volume
Today's last reported volume for Charles Schwab is 5218140 which is 33.01% below its average volume of 7790310.
Dividend Yield
Morningstar, Inc. has stated that the next dividend payment will be on August 10, 2022. The forward dividend rate for the year is estimated at 0.88, and the forward dividend yield to be 1.21%.
Previous days news about Charles Schwab(SCHW)
- According to MarketWatch on Wednesday, 14 December, "Shares of Charles Schwab are down 7.6% in 2022, compared to a 15.7% drop in the S&P 500 ."
4. Mitek Systems (MITK)
17.1% sales growth and 3.69% return on equity
Mitek Systems, Inc. creates, markets, sells, and supports digital identity verification and mobile image capture solutions. The company operates in North America, Europe, Latin America, Latin America, as well as internationally. To facilitate user experience online, fraud detection, reduction and compliance, the company's products are integrated in mobile browsers and native apps. The company offers Mobile Deposit, which allows individuals or businesses to deposit checks remotely using their smartphone/tablet with camera; and Mobile Verify that integrates into desktop apps, mobile websites and mobile applications. This identity verification tool is used by both individual and business users. Mobile Fill allows users to fill out forms by taking a photo of their driver's license, or similar documents, and Mobile Docs scans them on the go. MiSnap is an image-capture technology. It also offers CheckReader, which allows financial institutions to extract data from check; XE; a recurrent neural engine; and ID_CLOUD; an automated identity verification system that integrates into a customer's application in order to validate and read identity documents. It sells solutions to fintech companies and banks through channel partners and direct sales. Mitek Systems, Inc. is an American corporation that was founded in 1986. Its headquarters are in San Diego, California.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Mitek Systems has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.15.
PE Ratio
Mitek Systems has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 70.13. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $70.13 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 3.69%.Moving Average
Mitek Systems's worth is higher than its 50-day moving average of $10.45 and under its 200-day moving average of $11.16.Sales Growth
Mitek Systems's sales growth is 15.9% for the current quarter and 17.1% for the next.
Earnings before Interest, Taxes and Depreciation
EBITDA for Mitek Systems is 64.09.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Mitek Systems's stock is valued at $10.52 at 00:25 EST, way under its 52-week high of $17.92 and way above its 52-week low of $8.32.
5. First BanCorp. New (FBP)
15% sales growth and 17.64% return on equity
First BanCorp. First BanCorp is the bank holding firm for FirstBank Puerto Rico. It provides financial services and products to institutional, retail and commercial clients. It operates six divisions: Commercial and Corporate Banking; Mortgage Banking; Consumer (Retail); Banking; Treasury and Investments; United States Operations and Virgin Islands Operations. Commercial and Corporate Banking offers construction and commercial real estate loans as well floor plans financing. It also provides cash and management services. Mortgage Banking is responsible for the sale and servicing various residential mortgage products, as well as hedging activities. It also acquires and sells mortgages on secondary markets. The Consumer (Retail Banking) segment offers auto, boat and personal loans, credit cards, lines of credit, deposit products that include interest-bearing and noninterest bearing savings and checking accounts, individual retirement accounts and retail certificates. It also provides finance leasing, insurance and services. The Treasury and Investments section is involved in treasury and investments management activities such as liquidity and funding. United States Operations offers checking, savings and money market accounts as well retail CDs and residential mortgages. Home equity loans and lines of credit are also available. Internet banking is offered as well. Virgin Islands Operations is engaged in deposit-taking, commercial lending and consumer lending. The company had 46 branches in Puerto Rico and 11 in the U.S Virgin Islands and British Virgin Islands. It also has 10 Florida branches. First BanCorp. It was established in 1948. The headquarters are in Santurce (Puerto Rico).
Earnings per Share
First BanCorp. is profitable. The trailing 12 months' EPS for New is $0.73
PE Ratio
First BanCorp. The trailing 12-month price-earnings ratio for New is 18.75. The purchaser of the shares is therefore investing $18.75 per dollar in annual earnings.
For the 12 trailing months, the company's return-on-equity, which is a measure of the profitability and shareholder equity for a company, was 17.64%.6. First Business Financial Services (FBIZ)
14.2% sales growth and 15.98% return on equity
First Business Financial Services, Inc. is the bank holding firm for First Business Bank. It provides services and products in commercial banking for entrepreneurs, small- and medium-sized business, executive, professional, and wealthy individuals. It offers deposit products such as time deposits and certificates of deposit as well as credit card options. The company also offers loan products such as commercial and industrial real estate loans and small-business administration loans. Direct financing leases are available as well. It also provides consumer and other loans that include home equity, second and first mortgages and personal loans to professional and executive clients. It offers equipment financing and commercial lending. First Business Financial Services, Inc. is located in Madison, Wisconsin.
Earnings per Share
First Business Financial Services' trailing 12 month EPS is $2.71.
PE Ratio
First Business Financial Services' trailing 12-month price-earnings ratio is 13.8. The purchaser of the shares is therefore investing $13.8 per dollar in annual earnings.
For the 12 trailing months, the company's return-on-equity, which is a measure of the business' profitability relative to shareholders' equity, was 15.98%.Moving Average
First Business Financial Services's value is higher than its 50-day moving average of $36.91 and higher than its 200-day moving average of $34.10.Sales Growth
First Business Financial Services's sales growth is 13.1% for the current quarter and 14.2% for the next.
Volume
The volume reported for First Business Financial Services today is 19950, which is 10.9% lower than its average volume 22214.
7. Bio-Techne Corp (TECH)
8.7% sales growth and 16.08% return on equity
Bio-Techne Corporation and its subsidiaries develop, manufacture, and market life science instruments and reagents for clinical and research markets around the world. It operates in two divisions, Protein Sciences and Diagnostics and Genomics. The Protein Sciences segment manufactures biological reagents that are used for various life sciences research and diagnostics. It also offers cell and gene therapy services such as cell and tissue culture sera and cell selection technology. The segment offers automated Western blot, multiplexed ELISA workflow and proteomic analytical instruments for quantifying protein in biological fluids. Diagnostics and Genomics is a segment that develops and produces diagnostic products. This includes controls, calibrators and diagnostic assays to be used for the regulated diagnostics markets, exosome-based molecular diagnosis assays and advanced tissue-based, in-situ hybridization tests for spatial genomic and tissue biopsy analysis. It also sells genetic and molecular control products and instruments for molecular and genetic testing, genetic carrier screening and molecular controls. The company's products are available under the R&D Systems and Novus Biologicals brands. The former name of the company was Techne Corporation. In November 2014, Bio-Techne Corporation took over that title. Bio-Techne Corporation was established in 1976. It is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Earnings per Share
Bio-Techne Corp's trailing 12 months profit per share is $4.4
PE Ratio
Bio-Techne Corp's trailing 12-month price-earnings ratio is 19.2. The purchaser of the shares is therefore investing $19.2 per dollar in annual earnings.
For the 12 trailing months, the company's return-on-equity, which is a measure of the business' profitability relative to shareholders' equity, was 16.08%.8. STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION (STRT)
6.5% sales growth and 3.96% return on equity
Strattec Security Corporation designs, develops, manufactures, and markets automotive access control products under the VAST Automotive Group brand primarily in North America. The company offers mechanical and electronically enhanced locks and keys, passive entry passive start systems, steering column and instrument panel ignition lock housings, latches, power sliding side door systems, power tailgate and lift gate systems, power deck lid systems, door handles, and related products. It also provides full service and aftermarket support services for its products. The company markets its products to automotive and light truck original equipment manufacturers, as well as other transportation-related manufacturers; and through wholesale distributors, other marketers, and users of component parts, as well as certain products to non-automotive commercial customers. It also exports its products to Europe, Asia, and South America. Strattec Security Corporation was founded in 1908 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Earnings per Share
STRATTEC SECURITY COMPANY has an EPS trailing twelve months of $1.78.
PE Ratio
STRATTEC SECURITY COMPANY has an earnings to price ratio of 14.35 for the trailing 12 months. The purchaser of the shares is therefore investing $14.35 per dollar in annual earnings.
For the 12 trailing months, the company's return-on-equity, which is an indicator of the business' profitability relative to shareholders' equity, was 3.96%.