(VIANEWS) - M&T Bank (MTB), AAON (AAON), Hess Corporation (HES) 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. M&T Bank (MTB)
66% sales growth and 7.87% return on equity
M&T Bank Corporation operates as a bank holding company that provides commercial and retail banking services. The company's Business Banking segment offers deposit, lending, cash management, and other financial services to small businesses and professionals. Its Commercial Banking segment provides deposit products, commercial lending and leasing, letters of credit, and cash management services for middle-market and large commercial customers. The company's Commercial Real Estate segment originates, sells, and services commercial real estate loans; and offers deposit services. Its Discretionary Portfolio segment provides deposits; securities, residential real estate loans, and other assets; and short and long term borrowed funds, as well as foreign exchange services. The company's Residential Mortgage Banking segment offers residential real estate loans for consumers and sells those loans in the secondary market; and purchases servicing rights to loans originated by other entities. Its Retail Banking segment offers demand, savings, and time accounts; consumer installment loans, automobile and recreational finance loans, home equity loans and lines of credit, and credit cards; mutual funds and annuities; and other services. The company also provides trust and wealth management; fiduciary and custodial; insurance agency; institutional brokerage and securities; and investment management services. It offers its services through banking offices, business banking centers, telephone and internet banking, and automated teller machines. As of December 31, 2021, the company operates 688 domestic banking offices in New York State, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Connecticut, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia; and a full-service commercial banking office in Ontario, Canada. M&T Bank Corporation was founded in 1856 and is headquartered in Buffalo, New York.
Earnings per Share
M&T Bank's trailing 12 months earnings per share (EPS) is $11.35.
PE Ratio
M&T Bank's trailing 12-month price-earnings ratio is 12.72. The purchaser of the shares is therefore investing $12.72 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 7.87%.Dividend Yield
According to Morningstar, Inc., there will be a next dividend payment on August 30, 2022. The forward-annual dividend rate for the future is estimated at 4.8, and the forward annual dividend yield of 2.91%.
Moving Average
M&T Bank's value is way below its 50-day moving average of $162.64 and way under its 200-day moving average of $170.98.Growth Estimates Quarters
The company's growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is 37.1% and 85.1%, respectively.2. AAON (AAON)
23.6% sales growth and 14.64% return on equity
AAON, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in engineering, manufacturing, marketing, and selling air conditioning and heating equipment in the United States and Canada. The company operates through three segments: AAON Oklahoma, AAON Coil Products, and BasX. It offers rooftop units, data center cooling solutions, cleanroom systems, chillers, packaged outdoor mechanical rooms, air handling units, makeup air units, energy recovery units, condensing units, geothermal/water-source heat pumps, coils, and controls. The company markets and sells its products to retail, manufacturing, educational, lodging, supermarket, data centers, medical and pharmaceutical, and other commercial industries. It sells its products through a network of independent manufacturer representative organizations and internal sales force. The company was incorporated in 1987 and is based in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Earnings per Share
AAON's trailing twelve-month EPS is $1.25.
PE Ratio
AAON's trailing 12-month price-earnings ratio is 63.52. The purchaser of the shares is therefore investing $63.52 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 14.64%.Sales Growth
AAON's sales growth is 76.3% for the present quarter and 23.6% for the next.
Moving Average
AAON's worth is way higher than its 50-day moving average of $67.68 and way higher than its 200-day moving average of $58.33.Yearly Top and Bottom Value
AAON's stock is valued at $79.40 at 10:22 EST, below its 52-week high of $81.52 and way above its 52-week low of $47.50.
Dividend Yield
According to Morningstar, Inc., there will be a next dividend payment on November 24, 2022. The forward dividend rate for 2020 is 0.48, and the forward dividend yield of 0.6%.
3. Hess Corporation (HES)
15.9% sales growth and 30.74% return on equity
Hess Corporation, an exploration and production company, explores, develops, produces, purchases, transports, and sells crude oil, natural gas liquids (NGLs), and natural gas. The company operates in two segments, Exploration and Production, and Midstream. It conducts production operations primarily in the United States, Guyana, the Malaysia/Thailand Joint Development Area, and Malaysia; and exploration activities principally offshore Guyana, the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, and offshore Suriname and Canada. The company is also involved in gathering, compressing, and processing natural gas; fractionating NGLs; gathering, terminaling, loading, and transporting crude oil and NGL through rail car; and storing and terminaling propane, as well as providing water handling services primarily in the Bakken Shale plays in the Williston Basin area of North Dakota. As of December 31, 2021, it had total proved reserves of 1,309 million barrels of oil equivalent. The company was incorporated in 1920 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Hess Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $-1.34.
The company's return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder's equity, for the twelve trailing months is 30.74%.4. WEX (WEX)
9.9% sales growth and 7.07% return on equity
WEX Inc. offers financial technology services throughout North America, Asia Pacific and Europe. The company operates in three main segments, Fleet Solutions, Travel and Corporate Solutions and Health and Employee Benefit Solutions. Fleet Solutions offers payment processing for fleet vehicles. The services it offers include account activation and retention, authorization and billing queries, as well as account maintenance and services. It also provides premium fleet services, credit and collections, merchant services, analytics solutions that give fleet managers insight; and ancillary tools and services to help them manage capital and expenses. The segment sells its products direct and indirect to small and medium-sized fleet owners, government fleet fleet customers, long-haul and over-the-road fleets as well as through private label and co-branded relationships. Travel and Corporate Solutions provides payment processing services for transaction and payment monitoring. The products it offers include virtual cards, which can be used to make transactions that do not require a card and also prepaid and gift cards. These products enable secure payments and financial management with single or multiple card options. They have access to either open loop redemptions, load limits and various expirations. The segment sells its products direct and indirect to government and commercial organizations. The Health and Employee Benefit Solutions segment offers healthcare payment products and software-as-a-service consumer directed platforms for healthcare market, as well as payroll related and employee benefit products in Brazil. In October 2012, the company changed its name from Wright Express Corporation to WEX Inc. WEX Inc. was established in 1983. It is located in Portland, Maine.
Earnings per Share
WEX's trailing 12 month EPS is $2.25.
PE Ratio
WEX's trailing 12-month price-earnings ratio is 70.67. The purchaser of the shares is therefore investing $70.67 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 7.07%.Sales Growth
WEX's sales growth is 16.2% for the current quarter and 9.9% for the next.
5. Otter Tail Corporation (OTTR)
8.5% sales growth and 25.82% return on equity
Otter Tail Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in electric utility, manufacturing, and plastic pipe businesses in the United States. The company's Electric segment produces, transmits, distributes, and sells electric energy in Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota; and operates as a participant in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. markets. This segment generates electricity through coal, wind and hydro, and natural gas. It serves approximately 133,000 residential, industrial, and other commercial customers. Its Manufacturing segment engages in the contract machining, metal parts stamping, fabrication and painting, and production of plastic thermoformed horticultural containers, life science and industrial packaging, and material handling components, and extruded raw material stock for recreational vehicle, agricultural, construction, lawn and garden, and industrial and energy equipment industries. It also manufactures clamshell packing, blister packs, returnable pallets, and handling trays for shipping and storing odd-shaped or difficult-to-handle parts for customers in the horticulture, medical and life sciences, industrial, recreation, and electronics industries. The company's Plastics segment manufactures polyvinyl chloride pipes for municipal water, rural water, wastewater, storm drainage and water reclamation system, and other uses. This segment markets its products to wholesalers and distributors through independent sales representatives, company salespersons, and customer service representatives. The company was formerly known as Otter Tail Power Company and changed its name to Otter Tail Corporation in 2001. Otter Tail Corporation was founded in 1907 and is headquartered in Fergus Falls, Minnesota.
Earnings per Share
Otter Tail Corporation's trailing 12 months profit per share is $2.47
PE Ratio
Otter Tail Corporation's trailing 12 months earnings to price ratio is 23.37. The purchaser of the shares is therefore investing $23.37 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 25.82%.Moving Average
Otter Tail Corporation is valued below its 50-day average value of $59.96, and well below its 200-day average value of $65.30.Dividend Yield
Morningstar, Inc. claims that the next dividend payment will be on August 11, 2022. The forward dividend rate and yield are both 1.65 and 2.5% respectively.
Volume
Today's last reported volume for Otter Tail Corporation is 306478 which is 71.78% above its average volume of 178412.
6. PulteGroup (PHM)
6.2% sales growth and 31.34% return on equity
PulteGroup, Inc., and its subsidiaries, is primarily engaged in the US homebuilding industry. It acquires, develops, and builds housing on land intended for residential use. There are many home styles available, such as single-family detached and townhouses. The company owned 158,262 lots as well 64,903 lots in land option agreements, as of December 31, 2019. The company also provides financing by arranging mortgage loans for homeowners; it sells servicing rights; offers title insurance policies and homebuyers examinations and closing services. The original name of the company was Pulte Homes, Inc., but it changed its name in March 2010 to PulteGroup, Inc. PulteGroup, Inc. was established in 1950. It is located in Atlanta, Georgia.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, PulteGroup has a trailing twelve months EPS of $5.57.
PE Ratio
PulteGroup has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 8.05. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $8.05 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 31.34%.Moving Average
PulteGroup is worth more than its moving average for 50 days of $42.41 (and higher than its moving average for 200 days of $42.28).7. Lincoln Electric Holdings (LECO)
5.4% sales growth and 49.1% return on equity
Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and sells welding, cutting, and brazing products worldwide. The company operates through three segments: Americas Welding, International Welding, and The Harris Products Group. It offers welding products, including arc welding power sources, plasma cutters, wire feeding systems, robotic welding packages, integrated automation systems, fume extraction equipment, consumable electrodes, fluxes and welding accessories, and specialty welding consumables and fabrication products. The company's product offering also includes computer numeric controlled plasma and oxy-fuel cutting systems, and regulators and torches used in oxy-fuel welding, cutting, and brazing; and consumables used in the brazing and soldering alloys market. In addition, it is involved in the retail business in the United States. Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. serves general fabrication, energy and process, automotive and transportation, and construction and infrastructure industries, as well as heavy fabrication, ship building, and maintenance and repair markets. The company sells its products directly to users of welding products, as well as through industrial distributors, retailers, and agents. Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1895 and is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio.
Earnings per Share
Lincoln Electric Holdings' trailing 12-month EPS is $7.41.
PE Ratio
Lincoln Electric Holdings' trailing 12-month price-earnings ratio is 19.31. The purchaser of the shares is therefore investing $19.31 per dollar in annual earnings.
49.1% is the company's return-on-equity, which measures profitability relative to shareholders' equity for twelve months.Dividend Yield
According to Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Dec 28, 2022, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 2.56 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 1.73%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 16%, now sitting on 3.67B for the twelve trailing months.
Growth Estimates Quarters
For the current quarter, the company expects to grow by 16.8% and 1.9% respectively.Volume
The Lincoln Electric Holdings' last reported volume is now 367585, which is 18.78% higher than its average volume (309451).