(VIANEWS) - United Community Banks (UCBI), AMD (AMD), United Rentals (URI) 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. United Community Banks (UCBI)
25.9% sales growth and 11.27% return on equity
United Community Banks, Inc. is a bank holding firm for United Community Bank, which provides various banking services and products. Checking, saving, money market and negotiable or withdrawal times are accepted. Certificates of Deposit can also be issued. The company offers loans in commercial, industrial, commercial, residential, construction, mortgage and construction, direct auto loans and consumer loans. It also has home equity loans. It also provides wealth management services, which include financial planning and customized portfolio management. They can also provide trust services to help manage fiduciary assets. The company offers insurance products including long-term and life insurance as well as tax-deferred and tax-deferred innuities. Reinsurance is available on property insurance contracts. Payment processing, private banking and wire transfer are some of the other services offered by the company. The company serves small and medium-sized businesses as well as non-profit organisations. It operates in 193 markets across Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina as well as Tennessee. United Community Banks, Inc., was established in 1950 in Blairsville, Georgia.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, United Community Banks has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.52.
PE Ratio
United Community Banks has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 12.67. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $12.67 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 11.27%.Sales Growth
The quarter-to-quarter sales growth for United Community Banks is 25% for the current quarter, and 25% for the next.
Volume
Today's last reported volume for United Community Banks is 794784 which is 41.77% above its average volume of 560603.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
United Community Banks's stock is valued at $31.92 at 15:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $39.50 and way higher than its 52-week low of $27.85.
2. AMD (AMD)
21% sales growth and 10.06% return on equity
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. is a worldwide semiconductor company. It operates across two business segments: Computing and Graphics, Enterprise, Embedded, and Semi-Custom. The company's products include x86 microprocessors that are an accelerated processor unit and chipsets. It also offers discrete and integrated GPUs (GPUs), professional and data center graphics, as well as development services. Server and embedded processors and semi-custom System-on-Chip products and services. It offers processors to personal computer desktops and notebooks with the AMD Ryzen PRO and Ryzen Threadripper PRO brands. The AMD Radeon and AMD Embedded Radeon brands offer discrete GPUs that can be used on notebooks and desktops. Professional graphics products are available under the AMD Radeon Pro graphics and AMD FirePro brands. Radeon Instinct and Radeon PROV-series are also available. It offers chipsets with the AMD trademark, microprocessors to servers under AMD EPYC and embedded processor solutions under AMD Athlon and AMD Geode. The company serves online retailers and original equipment manufacturers as well as public cloud service providers. Santa Clara is the headquarters of this company, which was founded in 1969.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, AMD has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.38.
PE Ratio
AMD has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 31.59. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $31.59 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 10.06%.Volume
Today's last reported volume for AMD is 66104600 which is 1.64% above its average volume of 65031700.
Moving Average
AMD's value is higher than its 50-day moving average of $69.38 and below its 200-day moving average of $80.37.Growth Estimates Quarters
For the current quarter, the company expects to grow by 6.8% and 14.1% respectively.3. United Rentals (URI)
12.3% sales growth and 32.9% return on equity
United Rentals, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as an equipment rental company. It operates in two segments, General Rentals and Specialty. The General Rentals segment rents general construction and industrial equipment includes backhoes, skid-steer loaders, forklifts, earthmoving equipment, and material handling equipment; aerial work platforms, such as boom and scissor lifts; and general tools and light equipment comprising pressure washers, water pumps, and power tools for construction and industrial companies, manufacturers, utilities, municipalities, homeowners, and government entities. The specialty segment rents specialty construction products, including trench safety equipment consists of trench shields, aluminum hydraulic shoring systems, slide rails, crossing plates, construction lasers, and line testing equipment for underground work; power and heating, ventilating, and air conditioning equipment, such as portable diesel generators, electrical distribution equipment, and temperature control equipment; fluid solutions equipment for fluid containment, transfer, and treatment; and mobile storage equipment and modular office space. This segment serves construction companies involved in infrastructure projects, and municipalities and industrial companies. It also sells aerial lifts, reach forklifts, telehandlers, compressors, and generators; construction consumables, tools, small equipment, and safety supplies; and parts for equipment that is owned by its customers, as well as provides repair and maintenance services. The company sells used equipment through its sales force, brokers, website, directly to manufacturers, and at auctions. The company operates a network of 1,360 rental locations in the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. United Rentals, Inc. was incorporated in 1997 and is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut.
Earnings per Share
United Rentals' trailing twelve-month EPS is $12.69.
PE Ratio
United Rentals' trailing 12 months earnings to price ratio is 30.75. The purchaser of the shares is investing $30.75 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 32.9%.Yearly Top and Bottom Value
United Rentals's stock is valued at $390.16 at 15:22 EST, below its 52-week high of $394.40 and way above its 52-week low of $230.54.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company's growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is 26.8% and 12%, respectively.4. Holly Energy Partners, L.P. (HEP)
12.1% sales growth and 26.01% return on equity
Holly Energy Partners, L.P. owns and operates petroleum product and crude pipelines, storage tanks, distribution terminals, loading rack facilities, and refinery processing units that support the refining and marketing operations of HollyFrontier Corporation in West Texas, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, Oklahoma, Wyoming, Kansas, Arizona, Idaho, and Washington. It operates through two segments, Pipelines and Terminals, and Refinery Processing Units. The company operates refined product pipelines that transport conventional gasolines, reformulated gasolines, and low-octane gasolines for oxygenate blending, as well as distillates, such as high- and low-sulfur diesel and jet fuels, and liquefied petroleum gases; intermediate product pipelines that transport intermediate feedstocks and crude oils; and oil trunk, gathering, and connection pipelines that delivers crude oil. It operates 26 main pipelines; crude gathering networks; 10 refined product terminals; 1 crude terminal; 31,800 track feet of rail storage; 7 locations with truck and/or rail racks; and tankages at 6 refining facility locations, as well as 5 refinery processing units. HEP Logistics Holdings, L.P. serves as the general partner of the company. Holly Energy Partners, L.P. was founded in 2004 and is based in Dallas, Texas.
Earnings per Share
Holly Energy Partners L.P.'s trailing 12 months EPS is $1.65.
PE Ratio
Holly Energy Partners L.P.'s trailing 12-month price-to-earnings ratio is 11.64 The purchaser of the shares is therefore investing $11.64 per dollar in annual earnings.
For the 12 trailing months, the company's return-on-equity, which is a measure of the profitability of a business relative shareholder equity, was 26.01%.Volume
Holly Energy Partners L.P.'s current reported volume is 28021, which is 86.06% lower than its 201154 average volume.
Dividend Yield
Morningstar, Inc. has stated that the next dividend payment will be on October 27, 2022. The forward dividend rate and forward dividend yield are estimated at 1.4.
5. California Water Service Group (CWT)
5.2% sales growth and 6.61% return on equity
California Water Service Group, through its subsidiaries, provides water utility and other related services in California, Washington, New Mexico, and Hawaii. It is involved in the production, purchase, storage, treatment, testing, distribution, and sale of water for domestic, industrial, public, and irrigation uses, as well as for fire protection. The company offers its services to approximately 492,600 customer connections in 100 California communities; approximately 5,300 water and wastewater customer connections on the islands of Maui and Hawaii; approximately 36,600 customer connections in the Tacoma, Olympia, Graham, Spanaway, Puyallup, and Gig Harbor areas; and approximately 8,500 water and wastewater customer connections in the Belen, Los Lunas, Indian Hills, and Elephant Butte areas in New Mexico. It also engages in the provision of non-regulated water-related services, including operating of municipally owned water systems, privately owned water, and recycled water distribution systems; water system operation, meter reading, and billing services to private companies and municipalities; leasing of communication antenna sites on its properties to telecommunication companies; and billing of optional third-party insurance programs to its residential customers, as well as provides lab services. In addition, the company offers wastewater collection and treatment services. California Water Service Group was founded in 1926 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.
Earnings per Share
California Water Service Group's trailing twelve-month EPS is $1.46.
PE Ratio
California Water Service Group's trailing 12-month price-to-earnings ratio is 42.66. The purchaser of the shares is therefore investing $42.66 per dollar in annual earnings.
For the 12 trailing months, the company's return-on-equity, which is an indicator of the business' profitability relative to shareholders' equity, was 6.61%.Volume
Today's last reported volume for California Water Service Group is 110090 which is 55.22% below its average volume of 245862.