(VIANEWS) - Provident Financial Services (PFS), Mercer International (MERC), Ducommun Incorporated (DCO) 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. Provident Financial Services (PFS)
17% sales growth and 9.67% return on equity
Provident Financial Services, Inc. is the holding company of Provident Bank. It provides banking services for individuals, families, businesses, and small business owners in the United States. Deposit products offered by the company include checking, savings, interest bearing checking, money market deposits, certificate of deposit accounts and IRA products. The company's loan portfolio includes commercial real estate loans secured by multi-family apartments, office buildings and retail or industrial properties. It also offers fixed-rate and adjustable rate mortgage loans. Commercial construction loans are available. Consumer loans include home equity loans and home equity lines, as well as personal and vehicle loans. It also provides cash management services, including remote deposit capture and payroll origination. Escrow account management and online and mobile banking are available. It also offers wealth management services, including trust and estate administration and financial planning. The company also sells annuities and insurance products. It is also a real-estate investment trust that acquires mortgage loans and other real property assets. Additionally, it manages and sells properties purchased through foreclosure. It had 83 fully-service branches in New Jersey and Pennsylvania as of December 31, 2019. It was established in Jersey City in New Jersey in 1839.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Provident Financial Services has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.08.
PE Ratio
Provident Financial Services has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 10.02. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $10.02 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 9.67%.Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Provident Financial Services's stock is valued at $20.84 at 11:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $26.20 and higher than its 52-week low of $19.18.
2. Mercer International (MERC)
12.7% sales growth and 44.82% return on equity
Mercer International Inc. and its subsidiaries manufacture and sell northern bleached softwood kraft pulp (NBSK), in Europe, America, Asia and elsewhere. The company operates in two divisions, Pulp and wood products. It also sells the green energy generated from biomass cogeneration power plants to third-party utilities. It also manufactures and distributes lumber, as well as other wood residuals. The company also produces NBSK pulp primarily out of wood chips, pulp logs and sawlogs. It can also produce carbon neutral (or green energy using carbon–neutral biofuels), such as wood liquor or wood waste, as well as tall oil, which it uses as a chemical addition and as a green energy source. The company sells pulp to specialty and printing paper manufacturers as well as lumber products to retailers, builders, secondary producers, yards and homes. It was established in Vancouver, Canada in 1968.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Mercer International has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.58.
PE Ratio
Mercer International has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 2.98. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $2.98 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 44.82%.Dividend Yield
As maintained by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Sep 26, 2022, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.3 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 2.22%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company's growth estimates for the current quarter and the next is 590.9% and 450%, respectively.Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Mercer International's EBITDA is 11.31.
Sales Growth
Mercer International's sales growth is 36% for the present quarter and 12.7% for the next.
3. Ducommun Incorporated (DCO)
10.8% sales growth and 31.51% return on equity
Ducommun Incorporated offers engineering and manufacturing services to the United States' aerospace, defense and industrial industries. The company operates in two sections, Electronic Systems and Structural Systems. Electronic Systems provides interconnect and cable assemblies as well as printed circuit boards assemblies. It also offers higher-level electromechanical and mechanical components as well as lightning diversion system. The Electronic Systems segment also offers engineered products such as illuminated pushbutton buttons and panels for testing and aviation; micro- and millimeter switches, filters for radio frequency system and test instruments; motors and resolvers to control motion. This segment also provides expertise in aerospace system design, engineering, integration and testing. Structural systems segment design, engineers and manufactures aluminum, titanium and Inconel aerostructure components. It also produces structural assemblies products such as fuselage structural panels, engine parts, winglets and fuselage structural panel. Metal and composite bonded structural structures and assemblies consisting of aircraft wing spoilers and large fuselage skins. The company serves military, commercial, and rotary-wing commercial aircraft as well as space and industrial markets. Santa Ana is the headquarters of this company, which was established in 1849.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Ducommun Incorporated has a trailing twelve months EPS of $10.77.
PE Ratio
Ducommun Incorporated has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 3.82. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $3.82 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 31.51%.Moving Average
Ducommun Incorporated's value is below its 50-day moving average of $43.99 and way under its 200-day moving average of $46.40.Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Ducommun Incorporated's EBITDA is 50.69.
4. Check Point (CHKP)
5.7% sales growth and 24.62% return on equity
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. markets and supports products and services in IT security around the world. It offers network security and endpoint security as well as data security solutions. Check Point Infinity Architecture is a cyber security framework that provides protection against cyber-attacks of the 5th through 6th generations across multiple networks, endpoints, clouds, workloads and mobile devices. It also provides security platforms and gateways that can support medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and large enterprises in telco-grade environments. The company also offers cloud security, posture management and cloud protection. It also provides protection for web apps and APIs. Check Point Harmony, which delivers remote access and endpoint security. The company also offers technical support plans and programs; professional services to implement, upgrade, and optimize Check Point products. These services include security implementation and design planning; as well as certification and education training on Check Point products. The company sells products via multiple channels including resellers and system integrators as well as managed security service providers, original equipment producers, distributors, resellers and system integrators. Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., which was founded in 1993, is located in Tel Aviv in Israel.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Check Point has a trailing twelve months EPS of $6.07.
PE Ratio
Check Point has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 18.51. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $18.51 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 24.62%.Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 6.9%, now sitting on 2.2B for the twelve trailing months.