(VIANEWS) - PNC Financial Services Group (PNC), J.B. Hunt Transport Services (JBHT), Addus HomeCare Corporation (ADUS) 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. PNC Financial Services Group (PNC)
11% sales growth and 11.18% return on equity
PNC Financial Group, Inc. is a United States-based financial services firm. Retail Banking offers savings and checking accounts as well as money market and certificates of deposit. It also provides residential mortgages and home equity loans as well as lines of credit and auto loans. Credit cards are available for education, personal loans and line of credit. The brokerage and insurance services can be accessed. The segment provides small- and large-business customers with a variety of banking services, including ATMs, call centres, online and mobile banking, as well as a network that includes branches and ATMs. The Corporate & Institutional Banking segment offers secured and unsecured loans as well as letters of credit and equipment leasing. It also provides cash management, receivables management, money transfer services and international payment services. Access to online/mobile information and reporting is available. This segment serves large and mid-sized corporations as well as government and non-profit organizations. Asset Management Group, a segment of the company, offers customized investment management, cash and credit management solutions and trust management. It also provides administration and trust services to high-net worth people and their families. Multi-generational family planning is available for ultra wealthy individuals and their families. The company also offers outsourced chief investor, custody, fixed income, cash, and fixed-income client solutions and fiduciary retirement advisory service for institutions. There are 2,591 branches of the company and 9502 ATMs. It was established in 1852 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
PNC Financial Services Group's sales growth this year is anticipated to be 8.9% and 10% for next year.
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 16.4%, now sitting on 20.83B for the twelve trailing months.
Volume
Today's last reported volume for PNC Financial Services Group is 1454140 which is 19.82% below its average volume of 1813650.
PNC Financial Services Group's sales growth is a negative 0% for the present quarter and 11% for the next. The company's growth estimates for the present quarter and the next is 13.6% and 45.5%. The company's return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder's equity, for the twelve trailing months is 11.18%.
Volatility
PNC Financial Services Group's last day, last week, and last month's current intraday variation average was 1.63%, 1.72%, and 1.35%, respectively.
PNC Financial Services Group's highest amplitude of average volatility was 2.63% (day), 2.41% (last week), and 2.38% (last month), respectively.
PNC Financial Services Group's Stock Yearly Top and Bottom Value
PNC Financial Services Group's stock is valued at $164.13 at 16:22 EST, way below its 52-week high of $228.14 and way higher than its 52-week low of $146.39.
PNC Financial Services Group's Moving Average
PNC Financial Services Group's worth is above its 50-day moving average of $163.29 and under its 200-day moving average of $181.66.2. J.B. Hunt Transport Services (JBHT)
10.8% sales growth and 30.72% 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), 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 intermodal transportation solutions, an online multimodal marketplace, logistics management, and logistic outsourcing for customers. 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, cosmetics, automobile parts, electronic products, chemicals, as well as transportation and logistics. Lowell is the headquarters of this company, which was founded in 1961.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services's sales growth this year is anticipated to be 22.9% and 3% for next year.
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 31.9%, now sitting on 13.97B for the twelve trailing months.
Volume
Today's last reported volume for J.B. Hunt Transport Services is 1229790 which is 72.23% above its average volume of 714027.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services's sales growth for the next quarter is 10.8%. The company's growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is 30.9% and 9.2%. The company's return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder's equity, for the twelve trailing months is 30.72%.
Volatility
J.B. Hunt Transport Services's last day, last week, and last month's current intraday variation average was 0.95%, 1.32%, and 1.41%, respectively.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services's highest amplitude of average volatility was 2.81% (day), 2.22% (last week), and 2.55% (last month), respectively.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services's Stock Yearly Top and Bottom Value
J.B. Hunt Transport Services's stock is valued at $166.38 at 16:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $218.18 and higher than its 52-week low of $153.92.
J.B. Hunt Transport Services's Moving Average
J.B. Hunt Transport Services's worth is below its 50-day moving average of $176.64 and below its 200-day moving average of $184.22.3. Addus HomeCare Corporation (ADUS)
8.1% sales growth and 8.01% return on equity
Addus HomeCare Corporation and its affiliates provide personal care services for the elderly, disabled, chronically ill, or at-risk individuals in the United States. The company operates in three main segments, Personal Care, Hospice and Home Health. Non-medical support is provided by the Personal Care segment for activities of daily living. The Personal Care segment provides assistance in bathing, dressing, hygiene, eating, dressing, medication reminders and meal planning. It also offers housekeeping and transport services. Hospice provides hospice care for terminally ill people, including social work, spiritual counselling, homemaker and bereavement counseling. Home Health provides skilled nursing, physical, occupational and speech therapy to individuals who need it after a hospitalization or illness. Clients of the company include managed care organisations, private people, commercial insurance companies, federal and state governmental agencies, as well as private individuals. The company was represented in 22 states through 206 office locations. Addus HomeCare Corporation was established in Frisco Texas in 1979.
Addus HomeCare Corporation's sales growth this year is anticipated to be 10.7% and 7.5% for next year.
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 10.4%, now sitting on 885.83M for the twelve trailing months.
Volume
Today's last reported volume for Addus HomeCare Corporation is 4257 which is 94.31% below its average volume of 74856.
Addus HomeCare Corporation's sales growth for the next quarter is 8.1%. The company's growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is 2.2% and 5.5%. The company's return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder's equity, for the twelve trailing months is 8.01%.
Volatility
Addus HomeCare Corporation's last day, last week, and last month's current intraday variation average was 0.64%, 1.14%, and 1.41%, respectively.
Addus HomeCare Corporation's highest amplitude of average volatility was 1.63% (day), 2.31% (last week), and 2.75% (last month), respectively.
Addus HomeCare Corporation's Stock Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Addus HomeCare Corporation's stock is valued at $90.82 at 16:22 EST, way below its 52-week high of $108.11 and way higher than its 52-week low of $68.57.
Addus HomeCare Corporation's Moving Average
Addus HomeCare Corporation's value is below its 50-day moving average of $91.99 and above its 200-day moving average of $85.65.4. The Hackett Group (HCKT)
7.5% sales growth and 31.13% return on equity
Hackett Group, Inc. is a technology and strategic consulting company that primarily operates in North America. The company offers best-practice intelligence, an online repository, best-practice accelerators that offer web-based access and customization of best software configuration tools and process flows, advisor inquiry that allows for fact-based advice and insight into proven methods, best-practice research, best-practice webcasts and member forums that give access to proven strategies and approaches, best-practice research, best-practice surveys and peer interaction. It also hosts annual hackett institute programs and intellectual property-as-a-service. It offers benchmarking services that analyze the selling, general, administrative, financial, IT, procurement, enterprise management, and other areas. The company also offers Oracle EEA solutions to core financial close, consolidation, integrated planning, reporting/advanced analysis areas. The company also offers SAP solutions including vendor selection, planning and architecture; customization, testing and integration; support for post-implementation, change management and exception management; process transparency, documentation and end-user training; offshore application development and maintenance services and OneStream, which helps clients select and deploy OneStream XF Platform or Market Place solutions. The original name of the company was Answerthink, Inc., but it changed its name in 2008 to The Hackett Group, Inc. The Hackett Group, Inc., was established in 1991. It is located in Miami, Florida.
The Hackett Group's sales growth this year is anticipated to be 7.3% and 9.5% for next year.
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 18.4%, now sitting on 289.28M for the twelve trailing months.
Volume
Today's last reported volume for The Hackett Group is 250423 which is 115.06% above its average volume of 116439.
The Hackett Group's sales growth for the next quarter is 7.5%. The company's growth estimates for the present quarter and the next is a negative 12.8% and 12.5%. The company's return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder's equity, for the twelve trailing months is 31.13%.
Volatility
The Hackett Group's last day, last week, and last month's current intraday variation average was 2.07%, 2.04%, and 1.44%, respectively.
The Hackett Group's highest amplitude of average volatility was 2.76% (day), 2.71% (last week), and 2.43% (last month), respectively.
The Hackett Group's Stock Yearly Top and Bottom Value
The Hackett Group's stock is valued at $20.53 at 16:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $24.78 and way higher than its 52-week low of $16.92.
The Hackett Group's Moving Average
The Hackett Group's worth is below its 50-day moving average of $20.62 and under its 200-day moving average of $20.95.5. LeMaitre Vascular (LMAT)
5.3% sales growth and 10.02% return on equity
LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. develops, markets, sells, supports, and services medical devices and implant for treatment of peripheral vein disease. Angioscope is a fiberoptic catheter that allows you to view the lumen of blood vessels; angioscope can be used to see the inside and outside of blood vessels; embolectomy to remove blood clots in arteries and veins; occlusion to temporarily block blood flow; perfusion to inject blood or other fluids into vasculature; and the company also offers thrombectomy, which uses a silicone balloon to treat thrombi within the venous system. Carotid Shunts are used to temporarily divert blood from the brain to treat plaque in the carotid vein. They also offer powered phlebectomy tools to extract varicose and cross-refer to the body. This allows interventionists and nurses to find tributaries and lesions under the skin. It also offers remote endarterectomy tools to treat plaque in the legs; valvulotomes that cut the valves of the saphenous veins so they can carry blood to the feet and lower legs; and vascular transplants which bypass diseased or replace damaged arteries. The company also offers vascular patches that can be used to close vessels following surgery; closure systems for attaching vessels together with titanium clips, instead of sutures; as well as surgical glue. The company markets its products via a distributor network and a direct sales force. The business was previously known as Vascutech, Inc., but it changed its name in April 2001 to LeMaitre Vascular, Inc. LeMaitre Vascular, Inc., was founded in 1983. It is located in Burlington, Massachusetts.
LeMaitre Vascular's sales growth this year is anticipated to be 5.3% and 7.4% for next year.
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 3.5%, now sitting on 159.54M for the twelve trailing months.
Volume
Today's last reported volume for LeMaitre Vascular is 14267 which is 84.58% below its average volume of 92538.
LeMaitre Vascular's sales growth for the next quarter is 5.3%. The company's growth estimates for the present quarter and the next is 3.3% and 17.9%. The company's return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder's equity, for the twelve trailing months is 10.02%.
Volatility
LeMaitre Vascular's last day, last week, and last month's current intraday variation average was 0.33%, 1.50%, and 1.70%, respectively.
LeMaitre Vascular's highest amplitude of average volatility was 1.79% (day), 2.28% (last week), and 2.72% (last month), respectively.
LeMaitre Vascular's Stock Yearly Top and Bottom Value
LeMaitre Vascular's stock is valued at $49.19 at 16:22 EST, way below its 52-week high of $60.79 and way above its 52-week low of $38.32.

