(VIANEWS) - Tenaris S.A. (TS), Halliburton Company (HAL), Littelfuse (LFUS) 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. Tenaris S.A. (TS)
52.4% sales growth and 14.72% return on equity
Tenaris S.A. produces and sells seamless steel tubular products through its subsidiaries. It also provides services to the oil and natural gas industry and other industrial markets. It offers tubing products and steel casings. The company also sells raw materials and energy, including sucker rods and industrial equipment. It also offers financial services. It operates across North America, South America and Europe. Tenaris S.A. is an entity that was founded in 2001. Its headquarters are in Luxembourg, Luxembourg. Tenaris S.A., is a subsidiary Techint Holdings S.A. r.l.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Tenaris S.A. has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.12.
PE Ratio
Tenaris S.A. has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 8.28. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $8.28 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 14.72%.Growth Estimates Quarters
The company's growth estimates for the current quarter and the next is 67.9% and 66.7%, respectively.2. Halliburton Company (HAL)
30.8% sales growth and 23.03% return on equity
Halliburton Company supplies products and services for the global energy sector. The company operates in two main segments: Completion and production and drilling and evaluation. Production enhancement services include well bonding and capping, and cementing. It also offers well-boring and other services such as stimulation and sand controlling services. The segment offers electrical submersible pumps and artificial lift services. Drilling fluid systems, performance and additives, fluids control, solids control and waste management are all part of the Drilling and Evaluation segment. This includes drilling systems and services. It also offers wireline and perforating service, which include open-hole logging, cased-hole, and slickline. The drill bits and associated services consisting of fixed cutter bits, roller cone bits, hole enlargement and other downhole tools, services and equipment. The segment offers cloud-based digital services on an open architecture to subsurface insight, integrated well construction and reservoir and production administration; as well as testing and subsea service, including acquisition, analysis, and optimization of reservoir information, project management, and integrated asset management. Halliburton Company was established in Houston, Texas in 1919.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Halliburton Company has a trailing twelve months EPS of $-1.99.
The company's return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder's equity, for the twelve trailing months is 23.03%.Growth Estimates Quarters
The company's growth estimates for the present quarter and the next is 100% and 72.2%, respectively.Moving Average
Halliburton Company's value is higher than its 50-day moving average of $28.70 and below its 200-day moving average of $32.43.3. Littelfuse (LFUS)
13.6% sales growth and 18.37% return on equity
Littelfuse, Inc. produces and sells power control, circuit protection, and sensing products throughout the Asia-Pacific, Americas, Europe, and the Americas. The company's Electronics segment offers fuses and fuse accessories, positive temperature coefficient resettable fuses, polymer electrostatic discharge suppressors, varistors, magnetic sensing products, and gas discharge tubes; and discrete transient voltage suppressor (TVS) diodes, TVS diode arrays, protection and switching thyristors, metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors, silicon carbide diodes, and insulated gate bipolar transistors. The segment provides power and industrial motor drives, as well as power supply, data center, telecom, electronics and medical devices. It also serves the mobile electronic markets. The Automotive segment offers blade, resettable and high-current and low-voltage fuse, along with battery cable protectors and hybrid and electric vehicle batteries. It also provides power distribution modules, fuses and switches for commercial vehicles. The segment is used by Tier-I suppliers and original equipment manufacturers as well as parts distributors for the passenger car and heavy-duty truck markets. It also serves material handling, agriculture, construction and other end-markets. The Industrial segment of the company offers protection relays, controls and power fuses as well as temperature sensors and other circuit protection products. These are used in non-residential constructions, oil and gas infrastructures, heating and ventilation systems, industrial safety and power conversions. Distributors, manufacturers' reps and direct sales forces are the main channels for selling its products. Littelfuse, Inc. was established in Chicago, Illinois in 1927.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Littelfuse has a trailing twelve months EPS of $13.95.
PE Ratio
Littelfuse has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 15.31. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $15.31 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 18.37%.Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Littelfuse's stock is valued at $213.52 at 20:22 EST, way below its 52-week high of $334.84 and higher than its 52-week low of $194.72.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company's growth estimates for the ongoing quarter is a negative 4.1% and positive 11.4% for the next.Sales Growth
Littelfuse's sales growth is 22.5% for the ongoing quarter and 13.6% for the next.
4. Sterling Construction Company (STRL)
12.6% sales growth and 22.41% return on equity
Sterling Construction Company, Inc. is a contractor that specializes in heavy civil, specialty, and residential construction. Its primary markets are the Southern United States, California, Hawaii, Rocky Mountain States, California, Hawaii, and California. It undertakes numerous heavy civil construction projects including roads, bridges and airfields as well as ports and light rail. The company offers specialized services, such as parking structures and foundations for multifamily homes. Concrete foundations can also be provided by the company for single-family houses. It also provides services such as surveying and clearing, clearing, grubbing and erosion control, soil stabilization, grading and grassing. In November 2001, the company, formerly Oakhurst Company, Inc., changed its name from Sterling Construction Company, Inc. Sterling Construction Company, Inc. was established in 1955. It is located in The Woodlands, Texas.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Sterling Construction Company has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.49.
PE Ratio
Sterling Construction Company has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 9.02. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $9.02 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 22.41%.Volume
Today's last reported volume for Sterling Construction Company is 77369 which is 31.69% below its average volume of 113273.
5. 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, small-business loans, lines of credit and loans to individuals. The segment also includes brokerage and insurance services, investment management and cash management. 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, fixed and private real estate 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.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, PNC Financial Services Group has a trailing twelve months EPS of $19.14.
PE Ratio
PNC Financial Services Group has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 8.14. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $8.14 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 11.18%.Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 16.4%, now sitting on 20.83B for the twelve trailing months.
Moving Average
PNC Financial Services Group's worth is under its 50-day moving average of $160.77 and way under its 200-day moving average of $176.12.Sales Growth
PNC Financial Services Group's sales growth for the next quarter is 11%.
6. PacWest Bancorp (PACW)
9.2% sales growth and 13.25% return on equity
PacWest Bancorp is the bank holding company of Pacific Western Bank. It offers a variety of banking products and services. It accepts time, demand and money market deposits. The company also offers real estate loans to professionals developers and investors to purchase, refinance, renovate, and construct commercial real estate properties. It also provides small-business administration loans, asset-based loans for working capital, venture capital loans to help with the operation of venture-backed and entrepreneurial companies, as well as equipment-secured loans. The company also offers personal loans and auto loans as well as revolving credit lines, home equity loans, revolving credit lines, and other loans. It also offers multi-state and international deposit services, money market sweep services, investment advisory and asset manager services, treasury management services, cash management services, treasury management services, and telephone banking. It offers products and services for small and medium-sized businesses, private equity and venture capital investors, professionals and others. It had 69 branches offering full service, including one in Durham, North Carolina, and one in Denver, Colorado. There were also various loan production offices. The former name of the company was First Community Bancorp. In April 2008, PacWest Bancorp took over its operations. PacWest Bancorp is located in Beverly Hills in California. It was established in 1999.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, PacWest Bancorp has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.94.
PE Ratio
PacWest Bancorp has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 7.79. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $7.79 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 13.25%.