(VIANEWS) - Itau Unibanco (ITUB), Orrstown Financial Services (ORRF), Ecolab (ECL) 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. Itau Unibanco (ITUB)
16.8% sales growth and 17.46% return on equity
Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. provides a variety of financial services and products to both individuals and corporations in Brazil as well as internationally. It operates in three main segments, Retail Banking, Wholesale Banking and Activities with Market and Corporation. The company offers a variety of deposit products as well as loans, credit cards and investment and commercial banking services. It also provides financing and investment services. It also offers property and casualty products that cover loss, damage or liabilities to assets and persons. The company serves account holders and those who do not have accounts, as well as individuals, legal entities, clients with high incomes, small businesses, and microenterprises. Itau Unibanco Banco Multiplo S.A. was the company's previous name. In April 2009, it changed its name from Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. It was founded in 1924. The company is located in Sao Paulo in Brazil. Itau Unibanco Holding S.A., a subsidiary IUPAR – Itau Unibanco Participacoes S.A.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Itau Unibanco has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.354.
PE Ratio
Itau Unibanco has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 12.53. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $12.53 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 17.46%.Dividend Yield
Morningstar, Inc. estimates that the next dividend payment will be made on October 2, 2022. The forward dividend rate for the year is 0.15, and the forward dividend yield of 2.79%.
Moving Average
Itau Unibanco's worth is way below its 50-day moving average of $5.18 and way under its 200-day moving average of $5.04.Growth Estimates Quarters
For the current quarter, the company expects to grow by 23.1% and 30,8% respectively.Volume
Itau Unibanco's current reported volume is 36569000, which is 25% below its usual volume of 49303000.
2. Orrstown Financial Services (ORRF)
15.6% sales growth and 7.87% return on equity
Orrstown Financial Services, Inc. operates as the holding company for Orrstown Bank that provides commercial banking and trust services in the United States. The company accepts various deposits, including checking, savings, time, demand, and money market deposits. It also offers commercial loans, such as commercial real estate, equipment, construction, working capital, and other commercial purpose loans, as well as industrial loans; consumer loans comprising home equity and other consumer loans, as well as home equity lines of credit; residential mortgage loans; acquisition and development loans; municipal loans; and installment and other loans. In addition, the company provides renders services as trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, managing agent, custodian, and investment advisor, as well as provides other fiduciary services under the Orrstown Financial Advisors name; and offers retail brokerage services through a third-party broker/dealer arrangement. Further, it offers investment advisory, insurance, and brokerage services. The company operates through offices in Berks, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Lancaster, Perry, and York counties, Pennsylvania; and Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Howard, and Washington counties, Maryland, as well as Baltimore City, Maryland. Orrstown Financial Services, Inc. was founded in 1919 and is based in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Orrstown Financial Services has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.76.
PE Ratio
Orrstown Financial Services has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 14.77. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $14.77 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 7.87%.Sales Growth
Orrstown Financial Services's sales growth is 16.1% for the ongoing quarter and 15.6% for the next.
Dividend Yield
Morningstar, Inc. estimates that the next dividend payment will be made on October 27, 2022. The forward annual dividend rate for 2020 is 0.76, and the forward annual dividend yield of 2.89%.
Volume
The current Orrstown Financial Services volume is 58906, which is 282.23% higher than its average volume at 15411.
Revenue growth
The year-over-year revenue growth was 7.7%. It now stands at 117.72M in the 12 trailing months.
3. Ecolab (ECL)
10.3% sales growth and 16.19% return on equity
Ecolab Inc. provides water, hygiene, and infection prevention solutions and services in the United States and internationally. The company operates through Global Industrial, Global Institutional & Specialty, and Global Healthcare & Life Sciences segments. The Global Industrial segment offers water treatment and process applications, and cleaning and sanitizing solutions to manufacturing, food and beverage processing, transportation, chemical, metals and mining, power generation, pulp and paper, commercial laundry, petroleum, refining, and petrochemical industries. The Global Institutional & Specialty segment provides specialized cleaning and sanitizing products to the foodservice, hospitality, lodging, government and education, and retail industries. Its Global Healthcare & Life Sciences segment offers specialized cleaning and sanitizing products to the healthcare, personal care, and pharmaceutical industries, such as infection prevention and surgical solutions, and end-to-end cleaning and contamination control solutions under the Ecolab, Microtek, and Anios brand names. The company's Other segment offers pest elimination services to detect, eliminate, and prevent pests, such as rodents and insects in restaurants, food and beverage processors, educational and healthcare facilities, hotels, quick service restaurant and grocery operations, and other institutional and commercial customers. This segment also provides colloidal silica for binding and polishing applications in semiconductor, catalyst, and aerospace component manufacturing, as well as chemical industries; and products and services that manage wash process through custom designed programs, premium products, dispensing equipment, water and energy management, and reduction, as well as real time data management. It sells its products through field sales and corporate account personnel, distributors, and dealers. The company was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Earnings per Share
Ecolab's trailing 12 month EPS is $-4.53.
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 16.19%.Growth Estimates Quarters
For the current quarter, the company expects to grow by 7.1% for the quarter and 16.4% the following.Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 13.2%, now sitting on 13.53B for the twelve trailing months.
4. Insperity (NSP)
9.7% sales growth and 191.56% return on equity
Insperity, Inc. provides human resources (HR) and business solutions to improve business performance for small and medium-sized businesses. The company offers its HR services through its Workforce Optimization and Workforce Synchronization solutions, which include a range of human resources functions, such as payroll and employment administration, employee benefits, workers' compensation, government compliance, performance management, and training and development services. It also provides Insperity Premier, a cloud-based human capital management platform that offers professional employer organization HR outsourcing solutions to its clients; various personnel management services; and employer liability management services, as well as solutions for middle market. In addition, the company offers MarketPlace, an e-commerce portal that offers a range of products and services; and Workforce Acceleration, a human capital management and payroll services solution; time and attendance; performance management; organizational planning; recruiting; employment screening; expense management; retirement; and insurance services. The company operates through 82 offices in the United States. The company was formerly known as Administaff, Inc. and changed its name to Insperity, Inc. in March 2011. Insperity, Inc. was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Kingwood, Texas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Insperity has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.9.
PE Ratio
Insperity has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 29.74. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $29.74 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 191.56%.Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 19%, now sitting on 5.74B for the twelve trailing months.
Dividend Yield
Morningstar, Inc. has stated that the next dividend payment will be Dec 4, 2022. The forward dividend rate for the year is estimated at 2.08, and the forward dividend yield of 1.79%.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Insperity's EBITDA is 0.73.
5. Innospec (IOSP)
8.6% sales growth and 12.6% return on equity
Innospec Inc. develops, manufactures, blends, markets, and supplies specialty chemicals in the United States, rest of North America, the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, and internationally. It operates through Fuel Specialties, Performance Chemicals, and Oilfield Services segments. The Fuel Specialties segment offers a range of specialty chemical products used as additives in various fuels. Its products are used in the operation of automotive, marine, and aviation engines; power station generators; and heating oil. The Performance Chemicals segment provides technology-based solutions for its customers' processes or products focused in the personal care, home care, agrochemical, and metal extraction markets. The Oilfield Services segment develops and markets products to prevent loss of mud in drilling operations; chemical solutions for fracturing, stimulation, and completion operations; and products for oil and gas production, which enable flow assurance and maintain asset integrity. It sells its products primarily to oil and gas exploration and production companies, oil refineries, fuel manufacturers and users, personal care and home care companies, formulators of agrochemical and metal extraction formulations, and other chemical and industrial companies. The company was formerly known as Octel Corp. and changed its name to Innospec Inc. in January 2006. Innospec Inc. was founded in 1938 and is headquartered in Englewood, Colorado.
Earnings per Share
Innospec's trailing 12 months profit per share is $5.27
PE Ratio
Innospec's trailing 12-month price-to-earnings ratio is 19.74. The purchaser of the shares is therefore investing $19.74 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 12.6%.Dividend Yield
As claimed by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Nov 17, 2022, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1.3 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 1.22%.
Volume
The Innospec last reported volume is now 96503, which is 5.1% higher than its average volume (91893)
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 36.4%, now sitting on 1.87B for the twelve trailing months.
Annual Top and Bottom Value
At 05:22 EST Innospec stock was valued at $104.04, which is lower than its 52 week high of $115.66, and much higher than its 52 week low of $83.13.
6. J.B. Hunt Transport Services (JBHT)
5.5% sales growth and 31.44% return on equity
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. offers surface transport, logistics, and delivery services throughout North America. The company operates in five segments: Intermodal, Dedicated Contract Services(DCS), Integrated Capacity Solutionss (ICS), Final Mile Servicess (FMS) and Truckload (JBT). Intermodal freight solutions are offered by the JBI segment. The JBI segment operates 104,973 pieces company-owned tracking equipment, owns and keeps its chassis fleet consisting of 85,649 units, and has a fleet that includes 5,612 company-owned tractor, 582 contractor trucks and 6,943 drivers. It develops and implements transportation supply chains that are supported by various transport networks. It owned 11,139 trucks and 544 trucks from customers, as well 6 contract trucks. It also owns 21,069 pieces of trailing equipment, and 7,753 trailers owned by customers. The ICS segment offers freight brokerage and transport logistics solutions. It includes flatbed, refrigerated and expedited transportation, dry-van, intermodal and dry-van solutions, an online multimodal marketplace, and logistic management to allow customers to outsource their transportation needs. FMS offers delivery services via 1,272 company trucks and 272 customer trucks. There are also 19 independent contractors trucks and 1,036 pieces of trailing equipment owned by the customers. JBT provides dry van freight services using tractors or trailers that operate over roads and highways via 734 company-owned tractor and 11172 company owned trailers. The company also arranges the transport of general merchandise, special consumer items, appliances and forest products. It also offers food, beverages, soaps and cosmetics as well as automotive parts, electronic products, agriculture products and chemicals. Lowell is the headquarters of this company, which was founded in 1961.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, J.B. Hunt Transport Services has a trailing twelve months EPS of $5.13.
PE Ratio
J.B. Hunt Transport Services has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 34.83. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $34.83 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 31.44%.