(VIANEWS) - Schlumberger (SLB), Ultrapar Participacoes S.A. (UGP), Fluor Corporation (FLR) 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. Schlumberger (SLB)
36.2% sales growth and 19.38% return on equity
Schlumberger Limited provides technology for the energy industry worldwide. The company operates through four divisions: Digital & Integration, Reservoir Performance, Well Construction, and Production Systems. It offers software, information management, and IT infrastructure services; consulting services for reservoir characterization, field development planning, and production enhancement; petro technical data services and training solutions; reservoir interpretation and data processing services; asset performance solutions; open and cased-hole services; exploration and production pressure and flow-rate measurement services; pressure pumping, well stimulation, and coiled tubing equipment for downhole mechanical well intervention, reservoir monitoring, and downhole data acquisition; and integrated production systems. The company also provides mud logging and engineering support services; drilling equipment and services for shipyards, drilling contractors, energy companies, and rental tool companies; land drilling rigs and related services; drilling tools; well cementing products and services; and well planning and drilling, engineering, supervision, logistics, procurement, contracting, and drilling rig management services, as well as supplies engineered drilling fluid systems; and designs, manufactures, and markets roller cone and fixed cutter drill bits. In addition, it offers well completion services and equipment; artificial lift production equipment and optimization services; valves; process systems; and integrated subsea production systems comprising wellheads, subsea trees, manifolds and flowline connectors, control systems, connectors, and services, as well as designs and manufactures onshore and offshore platform wellhead systems and processing solutions. The company was formerly known as Socie´te´ de Prospection E´lectrique. Schlumberger Limited was founded in 1926 and is based in Houston, Texas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Schlumberger has a trailing twelve months EPS of $-2.04.
The company's return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder's equity, for the twelve trailing months is 19.38%.Sales Growth
Schlumberger's sales growth is 32.2% for the present quarter and 36.2% for the next.
Dividend Yield
According to Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Dec 5, 2022, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.7 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 1.34%.
2. Ultrapar Participacoes S.A. (UGP)
20% sales growth and 9.61% return on equity
Ultrapar Participações S.A. engages in the gas distribution, fuel distribution, chemicals, storage, and drugstores businesses primarily in Brazil, Mexico, Uruguay, Venezuela, other Latin American countries, the United States, Canada, the Far East, Europe, and internationally. Its Gas Distribution segment distributes liquefied petroleum gas to residential, commercial, and industrial consumers primarily in the South, Southeast, and Northeast regions of Brazil. The company's Fuel Distribution segment distributes and markets gasoline, ethanol, diesel, fuel oil, kerosene, natural gas for vehicles, and lubricants; operates convenience stores; and offers lubricant-changing and automotive specialized services. Its Chemicals segment produces ethylene oxide and its derivatives, and fatty alcohols that are raw materials used in the home and personal care, agrochemical, paints, varnishes, and other industries. The company's Storage segment operates liquid bulk terminals primarily in the Southeast and Northeast regions of Brazil. Its Drugstores segment trades in pharmaceutical, hygiene, and beauty products through its own drugstore chain in the North, Northeast, and Southeast regions of Brazil. As of December 31, 2020, the company operated through 7,107 Ipiranga service stations and 1,804 AmPm convenience stores; 1,172 Jet Oil franchises; 405 Extrafarma drugstores and 3 distribution centers; and 6 Ultracargo terminals with storage capacity of 838 thousand cubic meters. It also operates Abastece AÃ, a digital payments app; and offers Km de Vantagens, a loyalty program. The company was founded in 1937 and is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Ultrapar Participacoes S.A. has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.17.
PE Ratio
Ultrapar Participacoes S.A. has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 14.76. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $14.76 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 9.61%.Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Ultrapar Participacoes S.A.'s stock is valued at $2.51 at 00:22 EST, way below its 52-week high of $3.21 and way above its 52-week low of $2.13.
Dividend Yield
As maintained by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on May 23, 2022, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.15 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 5.86%.
Sales Growth
Ultrapar Participacoes S.A.'s sales growth is 62.9% for the current quarter and 20% for the next.
Volume
Today's last reported volume for Ultrapar Participacoes S.A. is 747746 which is 50.33% below its average volume of 1505650.
3. Fluor Corporation (FLR)
14.6% sales growth and 3.49% return on equity
Fluor Corporation, through its subsidiaries, provides engineering, procurement, construction, fabrication and modularization, operation, maintenance and asset integrity, and project management services worldwide. It operates through six segments: Energy & Chemicals; Mining & Industrial; Infrastructure & Power; Government; Diversified Services; and Other. The Energy & Chemicals segment offers a range of design, engineering, procurement, construction, fabrication, and project management services in the upstream, midstream, downstream, chemical, petrochemical, offshore and onshore oil and gas production, and liquefied natural gas and pipeline markets. The Mining & Industrial segment provides design, engineering, procurement, construction, and project management services to the mining and metals, life sciences, and advanced manufacturing and technologies sectors. The Infrastructure & Power segment offers design, engineering, procurement, construction, and project management services to the infrastructure sector. The Government segment provides engineering and construction services, logistics, and life-support services, as well as contingency operations support services to the defense sector. It also offers support services to the United States (U.S.) intelligence community, the U.S. Department of Energy and National Nuclear Security Administration, and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The Diversified Services segment provides asset maintenance and asset integrity services to the oil and gas, chemicals, life sciences, power, mining and metals, consumer products, and manufacturing industries; and staffing services. The Other segment researches, develops, licenses, and commercializes small modular nuclear reactor technology; and serves as a subcontractor for the construction of nitrocellulose manufacturing facility. The company also offers unionized management and construction services. Fluor Corporation was founded in 1912 and is headquartered in Irving, Texas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Fluor Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.28.
PE Ratio
Fluor Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 126.96. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $126.96 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 3.49%.Moving Average
Fluor Corporation's value is above its 50-day moving average of $33.71 and way higher than its 200-day moving average of $28.32.Volume
Today's last reported volume for Fluor Corporation is 1151600 which is 23.52% below its average volume of 1505800.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 3.1%, now sitting on 11.93B for the twelve trailing months.
Sales Growth
Fluor Corporation's sales growth is 27.4% for the ongoing quarter and 14.6% for the next.
4. Wabash National Corporation (WNC)
12.9% sales growth and 12.28% return on equity
Wabash National Corporation designs, manufactures, and distributes engineered solutions for the transportation, logistics, and distribution industries primarily in the United States. The company operates through two segments, Transportation Solutions and Parts & Services. The Transportation Solutions segment provides dry van and platform trailers; refrigerated trailers; converter dollies; van bodies for dry-freight transportation; cutaway van bodies for commercial applications; service bodies; insulated van bodies; stake bodies; refrigerated truck bodies; and used trailers, as well as laminated hardwood oak flooring products. This segment also offers stainless steel and aluminum tank trailers for the dairy, food and beverage, oil, gas, and chemical end markets; dry bulk trailers; and fiberglass reinforced poly tank trailers. The Parts & Services segment provides aftermarket parts and services; aluminum and steel flatbed bodies, shelving for package delivery, partitions, roof racks, hitches, liftgates, and thermal solutions; and door repair and replacement, collision repair, and basic maintenance services. This segment also offers stainless steel storage tanks and silos, mixers, and processors for the dairy, food and beverage, pharmaceutical, chemical, craft brewing, and biotech end markets; and composite products, including truck bodies, overhead doors, and other industrial application products. The company offers its products under the Wabash, DuraPlate, DuraPlateHD, DuraPlate AeroSkirt, and AeroSkirt CX brands, as well as EcoNex brand. It distributes its products directly, as well as through its retail operations and independent dealers to truckload common carriers, leasing companies, private fleet carriers, less-than-truckload common carriers, and package carriers. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Lafayette, Indiana.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Wabash National Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.24.
PE Ratio
Wabash National Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 107.54. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $107.54 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 12.28%.