(VIANEWS) - QCR Holdings (QCRH), ServiceNow (NOW), Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (LSCC) 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. QCR Holdings (QCRH)
58.2% sales growth and 13.72% return on equity
QCR Holdings, Inc., is a multibank holding company that provides consumer and commercial banking, trust management and asset management. The deposit products offered by QCR Holdings, Inc. include interest-bearing, noninterest bearing, and time deposits. It also offers investment services, including commercial and retail lending/leasing and partnerships to individuals, corporations and governments. The company's loan portfolio includes loans to small- and medium-sized companies, business loans including working capital lines and operating credit, term loans for acquisition of equipment and facilities and commercial real estate loans. It also offers installment loans and consumer loans such as signature and home improvements, vehicle financing, personal loans and small credit lines. The company also leases machinery and equipment to industrial and commercial businesses through direct financing lease agreements; as well as issuance of trust preferred security. The company serves Springfield, Cedar Rapids and Cedar Valley as well as Des Moines/Ankeny and Cedar Valley. It was established in 1993 in Moline, Illinois.
Earnings per Share
QCR Holdings' trailing 12 month EPS is $4.22.
PE Ratio
QCR Holdings' trailing 12-month price-earnings ratio is 12.33. The purchaser of the shares is therefore investing $12.33 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 13.72%.2. ServiceNow (NOW)
21.1% sales growth and 4.99% return on equity
ServiceNow, Inc. offers enterprise cloud computing services that define, structure, consolidate, manage, and automate service delivery for businesses worldwide. The company operates the Now platform that allows workflow automation, AI, machine learning and performance analytics. It also provides electronic service portals and catalogs. Configuration management systems, benchmarking and encryption as well collaboration and development tools. It also offers information technology (IT), service management software; IT service management products suite for customers and employees of enterprises; IT business management product product suite; IT operation management product product that connects customer's cloud-based and physical IT infrastructures; IT Asset Management product to automate IT asset lifecycles; security operations that connect with third parties and internal. It also offers governance, risk and compliance products to manage risk. It also offers App Engine and IntegrationHub, which allow you to add workflows and provide professional solutions for your industry and support services. The company serves the government, finance, healthcare, telecommunications and IT services industries. It also offers consumer products via direct sales teams and resale partners. To help customers find and prioritise processes suitable for automation, it has formed a partnership with Celonis. It was previously known as Service-now.com. In May 2012, it changed its name from ServiceNow, Inc. Santa Clara is the headquarters of this company, which was established in 2004.
Earnings per Share
ServiceNow's trailing 12 months earnings per share (EPS) is $0.76.
PE Ratio
ServiceNow's trailing 12-month price-earnings ratio is 518.63. The purchaser of the shares is investing $518.63 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 company, was 4.99%.Annual Top and Bottom Value
ServiceNow stock was valued at $394.16 at 5:22 EST at the time of writing. This is way lower than its 52 week high of $672.97, and much higher than its 52 week low of $337.00.
Volume
Today's last reported volume for ServiceNow is 628729 which is 65.68% below its average volume of 1831990.
3. Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (LSCC)
19.5% sales growth and 32.62% return on equity
Lattice Semiconductor Corporation and its subsidiaries develop and sell semiconductor products throughout Asia, Europe and the Americas. Four product families include the Certus NX, ECP, MachXO and iCE40. The company also offers standard video connectivity products for specific applications. The company also licenses its technology through standard IP licensing and IP core licensing. Patent monetization and IP services are available. The company sells products direct to customers and indirectly via a network independent distributors and manufacturers' reps. It primarily services original equipment producers in the communication and computing, industrial, automotive, and consumer end markets. Lattice Semiconductor Corporation, which was founded in 1983, is located in Hillsboro (Oregon).
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Lattice Semiconductor Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.34.
PE Ratio
Lattice Semiconductor Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 202.91. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $202.91 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 32.62%.4. The Bank of Princeton (BPRN)
11.6% sales growth and 11.93% return on equity
Bank of Princeton offers a variety of banking services and products. Checking, saving, attorney trust and money market accounts are accepted by the bank. Certificates of deposit can also be issued. The company offers loans for commercial, multi-family, industrial, commercial, commercial, residential, first-lien mortgages, home equity, consumer loans and lines of credit. It also offers debit and credit cards, money orders, automatic teller machines and cashier's check, secure deposit boxes and wire transfers. Night depository, remote deposit capture and redemption of savings bonds, bank-by mail, online banking and automated telephone banking. Payroll-related services and merchant credit card processing are some other services. There are 21 branches located in Princeton. These include parts of Somerset, Hunterdon and Middlesex counties, Ocean, Gloucester and Camden counties, as well as Bucks, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties. Princeton is the home of The Bank of Princeton. It was established in 2007.
Earnings per Share
The Bank of Princeton's trailing 12 months EPS is $3.91.
PE Ratio
Trailing 12 months earnings to price ratio of 8.39 for the Bank of Princeton is The purchaser of the shares is therefore investing $8.39 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 11.93%.5. Acadia Healthcare Company (ACHC)
11.4% sales growth and 10.99% return on equity
Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. develops and operates inpatient psychiatric facilities, residential treatment centers, group homes, substance abuse facilities, and outpatient behavioral healthcare facilities to serve the behavioral health and recovery needs of communities in the United States and Puerto Rico. The company operates acute inpatient psychiatric facilities, which cares to stabilize patients that are either threat to themselves or 24-hour observation, daily intervention, and monitoring by psychiatrists; and specialty treatment facilities, including residential recovery and eating disorder facilities, and comprehensive treatment centers that provide continuum care for adults with addictive disorders and co-occurring mental disorders. It also provides residential treatment centers, which treat patients with behavioral disorders in a non-hospital setting, including outdoor programs; and offer therapeutic placement for children and adolescents with emotional disorders. As of February 28, 2022, it operated a network of 228 behavioral healthcare facilities with approximately 10,500 beds. Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Franklin, Tennessee.
Earnings per Share
Acadia Healthcare Company's trailing 12 months profit per share was $-7.91
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 10.99%.Sales Growth
Acadia Healthcare Company's sales growth for the next quarter is 11.4%.
Revenue growth
The year-on-year revenue growth was 11.9%. We now have 2.45B in the 12 trailing months.
Annual Top and Bottom Value
Acadia Healthcare Company stock was valued at $86.56 at 5:23 EST at 05.23 EST. This is below its 52 week high of $88.17, and well above its 52 week low of $50.07.
6. DXP Enterprises (DXPE)
10.5% sales growth and 10.92% return on equity
DXP Enterprises, Inc., along with its affiliates, specializes in the distribution of maintenance, repair, operating (MRO), products, equipment, services, and other goods to industrial and energy customers, primarily the United States and Canada. The company operates in three distinct segments, namely Service Centers (SC), Supply Chain Services(SCS), or Innovative Pumping Solutionss (IPS). MRO products and equipment are offered by the SC segment. The integrated services include technical assistance and logistic services. This segment offers MRO products for the following categories: bearings, power transmission, hoses, fluid power and metal working. Customers in this segment include the oil and natural gas, food, beverage, transport, general industrial, construction, chemical and municipal industries, as well as those involved with pulp and paper. SCS manages inventory and procurement management. It also offers MRO outsourcing solutions to sourcing MRO products. This includes inventory optimization and management and storeroom management. Transaction consolidation and control is available. Vendor oversight, procurement cost optimization, productivity improvements, custom reporting and vendor oversight are all part of the SCS segment. SmartAgreement is a solution to various MRO category procurement problems; SmartBuy is an on-site MRO procurement system; SmartSource provides on-site MRO procurement solutions; SmartStore offers an e-Catalog solution, SmartStore has an e-Catalog option; SmartVend offers an industrial dispensing service; SmartServ is an integrated pump solution. The IPS segment manufactures private-label pumps and assembles customized pump packaging. Houston is the home of this company, which was established in 1908.
Earnings per Share
DXP Enterprises' trailing 12 month EPS is $2.11.
PE Ratio
DXP Enterprises' trailing 12-month price-to-earnings ratio is 12.4. The purchaser of the shares is therefore investing $12.4 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 10.92%.Moving Average
DXP Enterprises's value is higher than its 50-day moving average of $26.15 and under its 200-day moving average of $27.98.Sales Growth
DXP Enterprises has experienced a 10.5% and 18.7% sales growth in the last quarter.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company's growth estimates for the current quarter is 220% and a drop 26.2% for the next.7. Internationa Flavors & Fragrances (IFF)
8.3% sales growth and 3.05% return on equity
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. and its affiliates manufacture and sell cosmetic actives and natural ingredients that can be used in consumer products throughout Europe, Africa and the Middle East. The company operates in the Nourish and Scent segments. Nourish offers natural, plant-based specialty foods ingredients such as flavors, savory options, and inclusions. Natural food protection ingredients include natural antioxidants, anti-microbials, as well as drinks, sweets, and dairy products. Scent provides fine perfumes including colognes and perfumes as well as fragrance components. It also offers fragrance ingredients which can be mixed with other materials to make fragrance or consumer compounds. Cosmetic active ingredients include active and functional ingredients as botanicals as well as delivery systems that support customers' personal and cosmetic care products. Health & Biosciences produces and distributes enzymes, foods cultures, probiotics, specialty ingredients, as well as other special ingredients. Pharma Solutions produces cellulosics, and seaweed-based pharmaceutical excipients. It sells products to cosmetics manufacturers, as well as hair care and soap makers. International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. is a New York-based company that was established in 1833.
Earnings per Share
Internationa Flavors & Fragrances' trailing 12-month EPS is $3.21.
PE Ratio
Internationa Flavors & Fragrances' trailing 12-month price-to-earnings ratio is 33.4. The purchaser of the shares is investing $33.4 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 3.05%.Moving Average
Internationa Flavors & Fragrances's value is way above its 50-day moving average of $96.54 and below its 200-day moving average of $114.87.Sales Growth
Internationa Flavors & Fragrances's sales growth for the next quarter is 8.3%.
Revenue growth
The year-over-year revenue growth was 7.1%. 12.63B is the current trailing month.
Growth Estimates Quarters
For the current quarter, the company expects a decline of 7.8% in growth and a rise of 1% the following.8. Meta Financial Group (CASH)
6.9% sales growth and 21.01% return on equity
Meta Financial Group, Inc. operates as the holding company for MetaBank that offers various banking products and services in the United States. It operates through three segments: Consumer, Commercial, and Corporate Services/Other. The company offers demand deposit accounts, savings accounts, money market savings accounts, and certificate accounts; term lending, asset based lending, factoring, lease financing, insurance premium financing, warehouse financing, and healthcare receivables loans; and consumer credit products. It also provides student loans, commercial real estate loans, residential mortgage loans, home equity and home improvement loans, and agricultural loans for the purchase of farmland, livestock, farm machinery and equipment, seed, fertilizer, and other farm-related products, as well as tax services, including taxpayer advance and electronic return originator advance loans. In addition, the company issues prepaid cards and consumer credit products; sponsors automated teller machines into various debit networks; and offers tax refund transfer and other payment industry products and services. It operates ten full-service branch and 14 non-branch offices. The company was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Earnings per Share
Meta Financial Group's trailing 12 months profit per share is $5.26.
PE Ratio
Meta Financial Group's trailing 12 months earnings to price ratio is 8.49. The purchaser of the shares is therefore investing $8.49 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 21.01%.Revenue growth
The year-over-year growth in quarterly revenue was 15.6%. It now stands at 572.59M, with the 12 trailing months.
Moving Average
Meta Financial Group's value is way higher than its 50-day moving average of $38.38 and above its 200-day moving average of $42.07.Annual Top and Bottom Value
At 05:23 ET, Meta Financial Group stock was valued at $44.66. This is lower than the 52-week high at $63.82 but higher than the low at $31.16.
Dividend Yield
Morningstar, Inc. claims that the next dividend payment will be Dec 6, 2022. The forward dividend rate and forward dividend yield are 0.2 and 0.45%, respectively.