(VIANEWS) - OFG Bancorp (OFG), Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation (WAB), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A) 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. OFG Bancorp (OFG)
21.7% sales growth and 14.6% return on equity
OFG Bancorp is a financial holding firm that provides diverse banking and financial services. The company operates three business segments, namely Banking, Wealth Management and Treasury. It offers time deposit and checking accounts as well as commercial, consumer and auto loans. Financial planning is also offered. The company also offers securities brokerage services. These include various investment options such as mutual funds, stocks and tax-advantaged fixed-income securities; separate-managed accounts; mutual fund asset allocation programs; pension administration; trust; and other financial services. The company also offers insurance agency services, administration of retirement plans, various treasury-related tasks, including an investment portfolio that includes mortgage-backed securities and obligations of U.S. government-sponsored agencies. It can also manage and participate in private placements and public offerings of equity and debt securities. It also offers investment brokerage and investment banking as well as money and interest rates risk management and derivatives and borrowings. It has 55 Puerto Rico branches and two USVI branches. OFG Bancorp, which was established in 1964, is located in San Juan (Puerto Rico).
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, OFG Bancorp has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.05.
PE Ratio
OFG Bancorp has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 8.91. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $8.91 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 14.6%.2. Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation (WAB)
8.1% sales growth and 6.35% return on equity
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation offers technology-based equipment and systems for both the passenger and freight transit sectors. The company operates in two distinct segments: Freight and Transit. It manufactures components and services existing freight cars, locomotives, as well as rebuilding freight locomotives. The Freight segment also supplies signal design and engineering services, railway electronics and positive train control equipment. This segment serves public-traded railroads, leasing companies, manufacturers of original equipment (including freight cars and locomotives) and utilities. Transit manufactures components and services them for passenger transport vehicles. This includes regional trains and high-speed trains as well as subway cars and light rail vehicles. It also refurbishes subway cars. The segment is for public transit agencies and municipalities as well as leasing and manufacturing companies of buses and subway cars. Electronically controlled pneumatic brake products, railway electronics, freight car trucks, draft gears. slack adjusters, couplers, slack adjusters, air compressors. dryers. Heat exchangers. cooling products. Track and switch products. The company also offers friction products, railway braking equipment, new switcher locomotives, transit locomotive overhaul and vehicle refurbishment services, as well as freight locomotive overhaul and modernization, overhaul and refurbishment. It also offers platform screen doors, pantographs, window assemblies and couplers. It was established in 1869, and its headquarters is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.42.
PE Ratio
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 25.48. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $25.48 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 6.35%.Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation's EBITDA is 49.68.
3. Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A)
6.1% sales growth and 17.38% return on equity
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. engages through its subsidiaries in insurance, freight railroad transportation, and utilities worldwide. The company provides insurance services, including property, health, accident, life, death, and reinsurance. It also operates North American railroads. It also produces, transmits and stores electricity from natural gas and coal. The company also manufactures boxes of chocolates, other confectionery, specialty chemicals and metal cutting tools; components for power generation and aerospace applications; flooring products; insulation and roofing; building and engineered parts; paints, coatings; bricks, and masonry products. It offers financing and lending services as well as site-built and manufactured home construction. It also offers recreational vehicles, clothing, jewelry and custom picture framing. The company also distributes information, televisions, franchises, quick-service restaurants, electronic components, logistics, foodservice distribution, professional aviation training, and shares ownership of aircraft. The company also sells furniture, bedding and other household items, as well as automobiles, jewelry, watches and crystal. It also stocks flatware, giftware, kitchenware and stemware. It was founded in Omaha in 1998.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Berkshire Hathaway has a trailing twelve months EPS of $66140.9.
PE Ratio
Berkshire Hathaway has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 6.46. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $6.46 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 17.38%.Volume
Today's last reported volume for Berkshire Hathaway is 2340 which is 10.41% below its average volume of 2612.
Previous days news about Berkshire Hathaway(BRK-A)
- According to FXStreet on Wednesday, 19 October, "SP500 US Stock ABC Bear Market Corrective Rally: Apple (AAPL),Tesla (TSLA), Amazon (AMZN), Nvidia (NVDA), Microsoft MSFT, Berkshire Hathaway (BRK/B), Block, Inc (SQ), Meta Platforms, Netflix (NFLX), Enphase (ENPH), Alphabet GOOGL. ", "Video Chapters 00:00 SP500 04:41 Apple (AAPL) 05:43 NVIDIA (NVDA) 07:07 Amazon (AMZN) 08:13 Meta Platforms (META) 10:25 Netflix (NFLX) 12:19 Enphase (ENPH) 13:58 Tesla (TSLA) 16:28 Alphabet (GOOGL) 16:29 Microsoft (MSFT) (sorry forgot this one) 17:16 Berkshire Hathaway (BRK."
- According to CNBC on Wednesday, 19 October, "Buffett's firm Berkshire Hathaway took a $500 million stake in Nubank in June 2021. "
- According to DailyForex on Wednesday, 19 October, "Major LNG outages include Berkshire Hathaway Energy's shutdown of its 0.8 billion cubic feet per day Cove Point LNG export plant in Maryland for nearly three weeks of planned maintenance on October 1. "
4. Helios Technologies (HLIO)
5.6% sales growth and 16.53% return on equity
Helios Technologies, Inc., along with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, sells, and supports the electronics and hydraulics markets in Asia Pacific, Europe, Africa, Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, and Americas. Hydraulics and Electronics are the two main segments of Helios Technologies, Inc. Hydraulics offers products that control fluid flows and regulate pressures. It also provides quick-release hydraulic coupling solutions to agricultural, construction, industrial, and commercial markets. Hydraulics design is a hydraulic system designed to provide engineered solutions to machine users, designers, and manufacturers. The segment's products are sold under the Sun Hydraulics and Faster brands. Electronics offers controls and displays for power and industrial applications, as well as specialty and off-highway vehicles. The Balboa Water Group, Murphy and Enovation Controls brands are used to sell their products. Helios Technologies, Inc. distributes hydraulic products through value-add distributors as well as direct to original equipment makers. It also sells electronic products directly to customers of original equipment manufacturers. In June 2019, the company, formerly called Sun Hydraulics Corporation, changed its name and became Helios Technologies, Inc. Helios Technologies, Inc. is located in Sarasota, Florida. It was established in 1970.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Helios Technologies has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.69.
PE Ratio
Helios Technologies has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 19.36. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $19.36 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 16.53%.Dividend Yield
As claimed by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Jun 30, 2022, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.36 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 0.52%.