(VIANEWS) - Futu Holdings (FUTU), Tecnoglass (TGLS), DXP Enterprises (DXPE) 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 operates an online brokerage and wealth management platform in Hong Kong and internationally. The company provides trading, clearing, and settlement services; margin financing and securities lending services; and stock yield enhancement program. It also offers online wealth management services under the brand of Futu Money Plus through its Futubull and moomoo platforms, which give access to mutual funds, private funds, and bonds; market data and information services; and NiuNiu Community, which serves as an open forum for users and clients to share insights, ask questions, and exchange ideas. In addition, the company provides initial public offering subscription and employee share option plan solution services to corporate clients under the Futu I&E brand. Futu Holdings Limited was founded in 2007 and is based in Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Earnings per Share
Futu Holdings' trailing twelve-month EPS is $1.3.
PE Ratio
Futu Holdings' trailing 12-month price-to-earnings ratio is 40.73. The purchaser of the shares is therefore investing $40.73 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 11.51%.Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Futu Holdings's stock is valued at $52.87 at 19:22 EST, way below its 52-week high of $72.20 and way above its 52-week low of $21.23.
2. Tecnoglass (TGLS)
18.4% sales growth and 44.06% return on equity
Through its subsidiaries, Tecnoglass Inc. manufactures, supplies and installs aluminum products and architectural glass for residential and commercial construction in North, Central and South America. The company offers low emissivity, laminated/thermo-laminated, thermo-acoustic, tempered, silk-screened, curved, and digital print glass products. The company also manufactures, exports and imports aluminum products. This includes bars, profiles, plates, profile, rods and tubes as well as bar, plate, profiles, profiles and rods. These are all used to make architectural glass settings such windows and doors. The company also offers curtain walls/floating façades, commercial display windows, exterior dividers, window and door frames, as well as interior dividers and hurricane-proof windows. It also sells other products such awnings, architectural components, automatic doors and structures. The company markets its products primarily through independent and internal sales reps, distributors, and directly to customers. It was established in Barranquilla in Colombia in 1984. Tecnoglass Inc., a subsidiary Energy Holding Corporation.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Tecnoglass has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.53.
PE Ratio
Tecnoglass has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 12.99. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $12.99 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 44.06%.Volume
Today's last reported volume for Tecnoglass is 255467 which is 4.33% above its average volume of 244852.
3. DXP Enterprises (DXPE)
18% sales growth and 9.51% return on equity
DXP Enterprises, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in distributing maintenance, repair, and operating (MRO) products, equipment, and services to the energy and industrial customers primarily in the United States and Canada. It operates through three segments: Service Centers (SC), Supply Chain Services (SCS), and Innovative Pumping Solutions (IPS). The SC segment offers MRO products, equipment, and integrated services, including technical expertise and logistics services. It offers a range of MRO products in the rotating equipment, bearing, power transmission, hose, fluid power, metal working, fastener, industrial supply, safety products, and safety services categories. This segment serves customers in the oil and gas, food and beverage, petrochemical, transportation, other general industrial, mining, construction, chemical, municipal, agriculture, and pulp and paper industries. The SCS segment manages procurement and inventory management solutions; and offers outsourced MRO solutions for sourcing MRO products, including inventory optimization and management, store room management, transaction consolidation and control, vendor oversight and procurement cost optimization, productivity improvement, and customized reporting services. Its programs include SmartAgreement, a procurement solution for various MRO categories; SmartBuy, an on-site or centralized MRO procurement solution; SmartSource, an on-site procurement and storeroom management solution; SmartStore, an e-Catalog solution; SmartVend, an industrial dispensing solution; and SmartServ, an integrated service pump solution. The IPS segment fabricates and assembles custom-made pump packages, remanufactures pumps, and manufactures branded private label pumps. The company was founded in 1908 and is based in Houston, Texas.
Earnings per Share
DXP Enterprises' trailing 12 months profit per share is $-1.62.
For the 12 trailing months, the company's return-on-equity, which is an indicator of the business' profitability relative to shareholders' equity, was 9.51%.Moving Average
DXP Enterprises's value is above its 50-day moving average of $27.25 and higher than its 200-day moving average of $27.64.4. PCB Bancorp (PCB)
14.9% sales growth and 12.74% return on equity
PCB Bancorp is the bank holding firm for Pacific City Bank. It provides a variety of banking products and services to both individuals and businesses within the small and medium market in Southern California. It offers time, demand, money market and savings deposits as well as certificates and deposit. Remote deposit capture is available, along with courier deposit services and positive pay services. Zero balance accounts are also offered. The company also offers real estate loans and commercial and industrial loans. It also offers unsecured and secured lines of credit for automobiles, term loans and loans to individuals. This includes business loans such as manufacturing, wholesale, retail, and hospitality. The company also offers automated teller machines and debit cards as well as cashier's and wire transfers, treasury management and wire transfer and automated clearinghouse services. It also provides cash management and services online, by telephone and mail. The company operates via a network that includes 11 fully-service branches located in Los Angeles, Orange, and Bayside counties in California, as well as a branch in Englewood Cliffs and Bayside in New Jersey. There are 9 loan production centers that the company operates in Irvine, Artesia and Los Angeles, California, Annandale and Virginia, Chicago, Illinois, Bellevue and Washington, Aurora and Colorado, Carrollton and Texas, as well as New York, New York. The former name of the company was Pacific City Financial Corporation. In July 2019, it changed its name from PCB Bancorp to PCB Bancorp. PCB Bancorp is located in Los Angeles and was established in 2003.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, PCB Bancorp has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.45.
PE Ratio
PCB Bancorp has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 7.25. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $7.25 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 12.74%.Moving Average
PCB Bancorp is worth less than its moving average for 50 days of $18.41, and lower than its moving average for 200 days of $19.43.5. NL Industries (NL)
14.8% sales growth and 19.62% return on equity
NL Industries, Inc., through its subsidiary, CompX International Inc., operates in the component products industry in the United States and internationally. The company manufactures and sells mechanical and electronic cabinet locks, and other locking mechanisms, including disc tumbler locks, pin tumbler locking mechanisms, and CompX eLock and StealthLock electronic locks for use in various applications, such as ignition systems, mailboxes, file cabinets, desk drawers, tool storage cabinets, vending and cash containment machines, medical cabinetry, electronic circuit panels, storage compartments, and gas station security. It also offers original equipment and aftermarket stainless steel exhaust headers, exhaust pipes, mufflers, and other exhaust components; gauges, such as GPS speedometers and tachometers; mechanical and electronic controls and throttles; wake enhancement devices, trim tabs, steering wheels and other billet aluminum accessories; and dash panels, LED indicators, wire harnesses, and other accessories primarily for performance and ski/wakeboard boats. In addition, it offers insurance brokerage and risk management services. NL Industries, Inc. sells its component products directly to original equipment manufacturers, as well as through distributors. The company was founded in 1891 and is based in Dallas, Texas. NL Industries, Inc. is a subsidiary of Valhi, Inc.
Earnings per Share
NL Industries' trailing twelve-month EPS is $0.3.
PE Ratio
NL Industries' trailing 12 months earnings to price ratio is 25.1 The purchaser of the shares is therefore investing $25.1 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 19.62%.Yearly Top and Bottom Value
NL Industries's stock is valued at $7.53 at 19:22 EST, way below its 52-week high of $10.71 and way above its 52-week low of $5.54.
Dividend Yield
According to Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Aug 30, 2022, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.28 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 3.31%.
Moving Average
NL Industries's worth is higher than its 50-day moving average of $7.11 and under its 200-day moving average of $8.07.Volume
Today's last reported volume for NL Industries is 5175 which is 73.43% below its average volume of 19480.
6. Allete (ALE)
9.9% sales growth and 4.6% return on equity
ALLETE, Inc. operates as an energy company. The company operates through Regulated Operations, ALLETE Clean Energy, and Corporate and Other segments. It generates electricity from coal-fired, hydroelectric, natural gas-fired, biomass co-fired, and solar. The company provides regulated utility electric service in northeastern Minnesota to approximately 145,000 retail customers, as well as 15 non-affiliated municipal customers; and regulated utility electric, natural gas, and water services in northwestern Wisconsin to approximately 15,000 electric customers, 13,000 natural gas customers, and 10,000 water customers. It also owns and maintains electric transmission assets in Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, and Illinois. In addition, the company focuses on developing, acquiring, and operating clean and renewable energy projects; and owns and operates approximately 660 megawatt of wind energy generation. Further, it is involved in the coal mining operations in North Dakota; and real estate investment activities in Florida. The company owns and operates 158 substations with a total capacity of 8,875 megavoltamperes. The company was formerly known as Minnesota Power, Inc. and changed its name to ALLETE, Inc. in May 2001. ALLETE, Inc. was incorporated in 1906 and is headquartered in Duluth, Minnesota.
Earnings per Share
Allete's trailing 12 month EPS is $3.7.
PE Ratio
Allete's trailing 12-month price-earnings ratio is 17.86. The purchaser of the shares is therefore investing $17.86 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 4.6%.7. Fiserv (FISV)
6.3% sales growth and 6.71% return on equity
Fiserv, Inc., along with its subsidiaries, provide payment and financial service technology around the world. It operates in three segments: Payments, Fintech and Acceptance. The Acceptance segment offers point-of sale merchant acquiring, digital commerce services, security and fraud protection products, Carat, an Omnichannel Commerce Solution; Clover, which is a cloud-based point of-sale platform and business management platform, and Clover Connect. Clover Connect allows independent software vendors to access the platform. The segment is distributed through a variety of channels including direct sales teams and strategic partnerships with agents sales force, independent software vendors, financial institution, and other strategic partners. Fintech offers customers deposit and loan accounts as well as managing an institution's central ledger and information files. The segment offers digital banking, financial risk management, professional consulting, item processing, source capture and many other services. Card transactions include debit, credit and prepaid card processing; security and Fraud Protection products; card production and print services; as well as various non-card digital payment software, services and products, including bill payment and account-to–account transfers, person–to-person payments and electronic billing. The company serves corporate clients, business banks, credit unions and other financial institutions. Brookfield is the headquarters of this company, which was founded in 1984.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Fiserv has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.28.
PE Ratio
Fiserv has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 81.59. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $81.59 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 6.71%.Revenue growth
The year-on-year revenue growth was 8.5%. It now stands at 17.36 billion for the 12 trailing months.
Volume
Today's last reported volume for Fiserv is 1649500 which is 54.91% below its average volume of 3658620.
Growth Estimates Quarters
For the current quarter, the company expects to grow by 21% and 11.4% respectively.Sales Growth
Fiserv's sales growth is 8% for the ongoing quarter and 6.3% for the next.