(VIANEWS) - Northrim BanCorp (NRIM), First Northwest Bancorp (FNWB), Juniper Networks (JNPR) 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. Northrim BanCorp (NRIM)
37.3% sales growth and 13.35% return on equity
Northrim BanCorp, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Northrim Bank that provides commercial banking products and services to businesses and professional individuals. It operates in two segments, Community Banking and Home Mortgage Lending. The company offers noninterest-bearing checking accounts and interest-bearing time deposits, checking and savings accounts, individual retirement accounts, money market deposit accounts, and certificates of deposit. It also provides family residential mortgages; commercial loans, such as secured and unsecured loans for working capital and expansion; commercial real estate loans; construction loans for commercial real estate projects, and land development and residential subdivision construction loans; and loans for automobiles, recreational vehicles, boats, and other consumer purchases, as well as home equity and commercial credit lines, and factoring services. In addition, the company offers other services that include consumer online banking, mobile app and mobile deposit, mobile Web and text banking, business online banking, personal finance, online documents, consumer and business debit cards, home equity advantage access cards, and telebanking and automated teller services. Further, it provides personalized checks, overdraft protection from savings accounts, commercial drive-up banking, automatic transfers and payments, people pay, external and wire transfers, bill pay, direct payroll deposits, electronic tax payments, automated clearing house origination and receipt, remote deposit capture, and account reconciliation and positive pay services, as well as merchant and cash management programs, annuity products, and long term investment portfolios. As of December 31, 2020, the company operated 16 branches in Anchorage, the Matanuska-Susitna Valley, Juneau, Fairbanks, Ketchikan, Sitka, and Kenai Peninsula. Northrim BanCorp, Inc. was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Anchorage, Alaska.
Earnings per Share
Northrim BanCorp's trailing 12 months EPS is $5.1.
PE Ratio
Northrim BanCorp's trailing 12-month price-earnings ratio is 10.45. The purchaser of the shares is investing $10.45 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 13.35%.Moving Average
Northrim BanCorp's worth is higher than its 50-day moving average of $50.21 and way above its 200-day moving average of $43.73.Volume
Today's last reported volume for Northrim BanCorp is 21588 which is 41.74% above its average volume of 15230.
Dividend Yield
According to Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Dec 13, 2022, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 2 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 3.67%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Northrim BanCorp's stock is valued at $53.29 at 00:22 EST, below its 52-week high of $56.77 and way above its 52-week low of $38.42.
2. First Northwest Bancorp (FNWB)
19.2% sales growth and 7.32% return on equity
First Northwest Bancorp operates as a bank holding company for First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Port Angeles that provides commercial and consumer banking services to individuals, businesses, and nonprofit organizations in western Washington, the United States. It accepts various deposit instruments, including checking, money market deposit, savings, and transaction accounts, as well as certificates of deposit. The company also originates one- to four-family mortgage loans, commercial and multi-family real estate loans, construction and land loans, and commercial business loans, as well as consumer loans primarily consisting of automobile loans, and home-equity loans and lines of credit. It operates through ten full-service branches and a lending center in Seattle. The company was founded in 1923 and is based in Port Angeles, Washington.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, First Northwest Bancorp has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.57.
PE Ratio
First Northwest Bancorp has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 9.28. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $9.28 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 7.32%.Yearly Top and Bottom Value
First Northwest Bancorp's stock is valued at $14.57 at 00:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $23.77 and above its 52-week low of $14.22.
3. Juniper Networks (JNPR)
10.7% sales growth and 9.71% return on equity
Juniper Networks, Inc. designs, develops, and sells network products and services worldwide. The company offers routing products, such as ACX series universal access routers to deploy high-bandwidth services; MX series Ethernet routers that function as a universal edge platform; PTX series packet transport routers; cloud customer premises equipment; and NorthStar controllers. It also provides switching products, including EX series Ethernet switches to address the access, aggregation, and core layer switching requirements of micro branch, branch office, and campus environments; QFX series of core, spine, and top-of-rack data center switches; and mist access points, which provide wireless access and performance. In addition, the company offers security products comprising SRX series services gateways for the data center; Branch SRX family provides an integrated firewall and next-generation firewall; virtual firewall that delivers various features of physical firewalls; and advanced malware protection, a cloud-based service and Juniper ATP. Further, it offers Junos OS, a network operating system; Contrail networking and cloud platform, which provides an open-source and standards-based platform for SDN and NFV; Contrail Insights, an optimization and management software platform for public, private, and hybrid clouds; and Marvis Actions and AI-driven Virtual Network Assistant, which identifies the root cause of issues across the information technology, domains and automatically resolves issues. Additionally, the company provides technical support, maintenance, and professional services, as well as education and training programs. It sells its products through direct sales, distributors, value-added resellers, and original equipment manufacturer partners to end-users in the cloud, service provider, and enterprise markets. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.
Earnings per Share
Juniper Networks' trailing twelve-month EPS is $1.28.
PE Ratio
Juniper Networks' trailing 12-month price-earnings ratio is 25.3. The purchaser of the shares is therefore investing $25.3 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 9.71%.4. Hillenbrand (HI)
10.2% sales growth and 18.39% return on equity
Hillenbrand, Inc. operates as a diversified industrial company in the United States and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Process Equipment Group and Batesville. The Process Equipment Group segment designs, engineers, manufactures, markets, and services process and material handling equipment and systems for various industries, including plastics, food and pharmaceuticals, chemicals, fertilizers, minerals and mining, energy, wastewater treatment, forest products, and other general industrials. The Batesville segment designs, manufactures, distributes, and sells funeral services products and solutions, such as burial caskets, cremation caskets, containers and urns, other personalization and memorialization products, and Web-based technology applications. Hillenbrand, Inc. was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Batesville, Indiana.
Earnings per Share
Hillenbrand's trailing 12 month EPS is $2.89.
PE Ratio
Hillenbrand's trailing 12-month price-earnings ratio is 17.74. The purchaser of shares is therefore investing $17.74 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 18.39%.Annual Top and Bottom Value
Hillenbrand stock was valued at $51.27 as of 00:22 EST. This is below its 52 week high of $54.15, and well above its 52 week low of $36.16.
5. Kadant (KAI)
7.1% sales growth and 19.86% return on equity
Kadant Inc. provides critical parts and equipment worldwide. Kadant Inc. supplies equipment and critical components worldwide. The Papermaking Systems division develops and manufactures custom-engineered stock preparation systems. The segment offers doctoring equipment and consumables that enhance paper machine and industrial process operation. It also provides filtration systems and cleaning systems to drain, purify, recycle and clean process water. The Wood Processing Systems segment designs, manufactures and markets debarkers and stranders and chippers as well as logging machinery and equipment for harvesting, production, and storage of lumber. It also produces oriented strandboard, an engineered wood panel used mostly in home construction. Material Handling Systems, a division of the company, develops and manufactures material handling equipment. These include conveyors and vibratory screens and idler rolls. The company also produces and sells biodegradable absorbentgranules that can be used as carriers for agricultural, home, garden, professional, turf, ornamental, oil, and grease absorption. Thermo Fibertek Inc. was the company's previous name. In July 2001, Kadant Inc. became Kadant Inc. Kadant Inc. was established in 1991. It is located in Westford Massachusetts.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Kadant has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.77.
PE Ratio
Kadant has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 37.96. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $37.96 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 19.86%.Volume
The Kadant's latest reported volume is 51264, which is 1.4% more than its 50533 average volume.