(VIANEWS) - Futu Holdings (FUTU), Plains Group Holdings, L.P. (PAGP), FIRST REPUBLIC BANK (FRC) 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. Futu Holdings (FUTU)
84.1% sales growth and 11.51% return on equity
Futu Holdings Limited is an online broker and wealth management company in Hong Kong. It offers trading, clearing and settlement services, margin financing, securities lending and services for stock yield enhancement. The company also provides online wealth management services through Futumoney Plus' Futubull platform and its moomoo platform. These platforms provide access to mutual funds and private bonds, market data, information services, and NiuNiu community, where clients and users can share their insights and ask questions. The company also offers initial public offering subscriptions and employee share options plan solutions to corporate clients. Futu Holdings Limited, which was established in 2007, is located in Hong Kong.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Futu Holdings has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.3.
PE Ratio
Futu Holdings has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 40.33. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $40.33 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 11.51%.Moving Average
Futu Holdings's worth is way above its 50-day moving average of $38.83 and way higher than its 200-day moving average of $39.71.Volume
Today's last reported volume for Futu Holdings is 2594870 which is 7.84% above its average volume of 2406130.
2. Plains Group Holdings, L.P. (PAGP)
30.2% sales growth and 10.79% return on equity
Plains GP Holdings, L.P. owns and operates midstream energy infrastructure in the United States and Canada. It operates through three segments: Transportation, Facilities, and Supply and Logistics. The Transportation segment engages in the transportation of crude oil and natural gas liquids (NGLs) on pipelines, gathering systems, trucks, and barges. As of December 31, 2019, it owned and leased assets comprising 18,535 miles of crude oil and NGL pipelines and gathering systems; 35 million barrels of above-ground tank capacity; 825 trailers; 50 transport and storage barges; and 20 transport tugs. The Facilities segment engages in the provision of storage, terminalling, and throughput services primarily for crude oil, NGLs, and natural gas; NGL fractionation and isomerization services; and natural gas and condensate processing services. This segment owned and operated approximately 79 million barrels of crude oil storage capacity; 34 million barrels of NGL storage capacity; 63 billion cubic feet of natural gas storage capacity; 25 billion cubic feet of base gas; seven natural gas processing plants; a condensate processing facility; eight fractionation plants; 30 crude oil and NGL rail terminals; six marine facilities; and 430 miles of pipelines. The Supply and Logistics segment engages in merchant-related activities, including purchase of crude oil, as well as NGL from producers, refiners, processors, and other marketers; storage of NGL and natural gas; and resale and transport of crude oil and NGL. This segment owned 16 million barrels of crude oil and NGL linefill; 4 million barrels of crude oil and NGL linefill in pipelines owned by third parties and other inventory; 760 trucks and 900 trailers; and 8,000 crude oil and NGL railcars. The company offers logistics services, primarily for crude oil, NGLs, and natural gas. PAA GP Holdings LLC operates as a general partner of the company. Plains GP Holdings, L.P. was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Plains Group Holdings, L.P. has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.58.
PE Ratio
Plains Group Holdings, L.P. has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 22.66. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $22.66 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 10.79%.Revenue growth
The year-on-year revenue growth was 33%. We now have 57.38B in the 12 trailing months.
Volume
Today's last reported volume for Plains Group Holdings, L.P. is 2361730 which is 6.58% below its average volume of 2528080.
Growth Estimates Quarters
For the current quarter, the company expects to grow by 483.3% and 23,3% respectively.Dividend Yield
As maintained by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Oct 30, 2022, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.87 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 6.68%.
3. FIRST REPUBLIC BANK (FRC)
16% sales growth and 10.8% return on equity
First Republic Bank and its affiliates offer private banking, private bank banking, and private wealth management to clients living in major metropolitan areas of the United States. The bank operates two distinct segments: Commercial Banking and Wealth Management. It accepts deposits such as interest-bearing and noninterest bearing checking as well as money market saving accounts, passbook accounts, certificates of deposit, and money market checking accounts. The company also provides a variety of loan products, including residential mortgage loans as well as home equity and construction loans. Personal and business loans are available, along with single-family construction loans. Single-family residences as well as multi-family properties and commercial real property are the company's secured assets. It also offers wealth management services that include online and offline investment management, trust management, custody, full-service and online brokerage, financial planning and alternative investments. The company also offers mobile and online banking, refinancing and ATM/debit cards. It offered services via 82 licensed deposit-taking offices, primarily located in San Francisco, Palo Alto and Los Angeles, Santa Barbara and Newport Beach, California, as well as Boston, Massachusetts, Boston, Massachusetts, Palm Beach, Florida, Greenwich Connecticut, New York, New York and Jackson, Wyoming, as of December 31, 2021. There are 12 other offices offering trust, wealth management and lending services. First Republic Bank, which was established in 1985 in San Francisco (California), is the bank's headquarters.
Earnings per Share
First Republic Bank has a trailing 12 month EPS of $6.4 in profitability.
PE Ratio
First Republic Bank has a trailing 12 months earnings to price ratio of 19.01. The purchaser of the shares is therefore investing $19.01 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 business, was 10.8%.Average Moving
First Republic Bank's value has fallen below $134.18 over the past 50 days and is well under $152.39. for the past 200 days.4. Universal Display Corporation (OLED)
7% sales growth and 16.97% return on equity
Universal Display Corporation engages in the research, development, and commercialization of organic light emitting diode (OLED) technologies and materials for use in display and solid-state lighting applications. It owns, exclusively licenses, or has sole rights to sublicense approximately 5,500 issued and pending patents worldwide. The company supplies its proprietary UniversalPHOLED materials to display and lighting manufacturers, and others. It is also involved in the research, development, and commercialization of other OLED device and manufacturing technologies, including FOLED that are flexible OLEDs for the fabrication of OLEDs on flexible substrates; OVJP, an organic vapor jet printing technology; thin-film encapsulation technology for the packaging of flexible OLEDs and other thin-film devices, as well as for use as a barrier film for plastic substrates; and UniversalP2OLED, which are printable phosphorescent OLEDs. In addition, the company provides technology development and support services, including third-party collaboration and support to third parties for the commercialization of their OLED products. Further, it provides contract research services in the areas of chemical materials synthesis research, development, and commercialization for non-OLED applications. Universal Display Corporation was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Ewing, New Jersey.
Earnings per Share
Universal Display Corporation's trailing twelve-month EPS is $4.
PE Ratio
Universal Display Corporation's trailing 12 months earnings to price ratio is 26.86. The purchaser of the shares is investing $26.86 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 16.97%.Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Universal Display Corporation's EBITDA is 7.07.