(VIANEWS) – Palo Alto Networks (PANW), Discover Financial Services (DFS), Westamerica Bancorporation (WABC) 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. Palo Alto Networks (PANW)

25.9% sales growth and 8.1% return on equity

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Palo Alto Networks, Inc. provides cybersecurity solutions worldwide. The company offers firewall appliances and software; Panorama, a security management solution for the control of firewall appliances and software deployed on a customer's network, as well as their instances in public or private cloud environments, as a virtual or a physical appliance; and virtual system upgrades, which are available as extensions to the virtual system capacity that ships with physical appliances. It also provides subscription services covering the areas of threat prevention, malware and persistent threat, URL filtering, laptop and mobile device protection, and firewall; and DNS security, Internet of Things security, SaaS security API, and SaaS security inline, as well as threat intelligence, and data loss prevention. In addition, the company offers cloud security, secure access, security operations, and threat intelligence and cyber security consulting; professional services, including architecture design and planning, implementation, configuration, and firewall migration; education services, such as certifications, as well as online and in-classroom training; and support services. Palo Alto Networks, Inc. sells its products and services through its channel partners, as well as directly to medium to large enterprises, service providers, and government entities operating in various industries, including education, energy, financial services, government entities, healthcare, Internet and media, manufacturing, public sector, and telecommunications. The company was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.

Earnings Per Share

As for profitability, Palo Alto Networks has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.08.

PE Ratio

Palo Alto Networks has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 2406.25. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $2406.25 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 8.1%.

Growth Estimates Quarters

The company's growth estimates for the current quarter and the next is 55% and 50%, respectively.

Sales Growth

Palo Alto Networks's sales growth is 23.7% for the present quarter and 25.9% for the next.

Previous days news about Palo Alto Networks(PANW)

• According to Zacks on Tuesday, 16 May, "(STNE Quick QuoteSTNE – Free Report) and Palo Alto Networks (PANW Quick QuotePANW – Free Report) . ", "is sporting a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy), while Palo Alto Networks has a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold). "

2. Discover Financial Services (DFS)

17.4% sales growth and 29.74% return on equity

Discover Financial Services, through its subsidiaries, provides digital banking products and services, and payment services in the United States. It operates in two segments, Digital Banking and Payment Services. The Digital Banking segment offers Discover-branded credit cards to individuals; private student loans, personal loans, home loans, and other consumer lending; and direct-to-consumer deposit products comprising savings accounts, certificates of deposit, money market accounts, IRA certificates of deposit, IRA savings accounts and checking accounts, and sweep accounts. The Payment Services segment operates the PULSE, an automated teller machine, debit, and electronic funds transfer network; and Diners Club International, a payments network that issues Diners Club branded charge cards and/or provides card acceptance services, as well as offers payment transaction processing and settlement services. The company was incorporated in 1960 and is based in Riverwoods, Illinois.

Earnings Per Share

As for profitability, Discover Financial Services has a trailing twelve months EPS of $14.75.

PE Ratio

Discover Financial Services has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 6.67. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $6.67 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 29.74%.

Revenue Growth

Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth declined by 3.5%, now sitting on 10.88B for the twelve trailing months.

Yearly Top and Bottom Value

Discover Financial Services's stock is valued at $98.35 at 06:22 EST, way below its 52-week high of $119.91 and way above its 52-week low of $87.64.

3. Westamerica Bancorporation (WABC)

8.5% sales growth and 20.8% return on equity

Westamerica Bancorporation operates as a bank holding company for the Westamerica Bank that provides various banking products and services to individual and commercial customers. The company accepts various deposit products, including retail savings and checking accounts, as well as certificates of deposit. Its loan portfolio includes commercial, commercial and residential real estate, real estate construction, and consumer installment loans, as well as other loans primarily consisting of indirect automobile loans. Westamerica Bancorporation operates through 79 branch offices in 21 counties in Northern and Central California. The company was formerly known as Independent Bankshares Corporation and changed its name to Westamerica Bancorporation in 1983. Westamerica Bancorporation was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in San Rafael, California.

Earnings Per Share

As for profitability, Westamerica Bancorporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $5.16.

PE Ratio

Westamerica Bancorporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 7.3. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $7.3 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 20.8%.

Moving Average

Westamerica Bancorporation's worth is way below its 50-day moving average of $44.11 and way under its 200-day moving average of $54.26.

4. Transcat (TRNS)

8% sales growth and 11.31% return on equity

Transcat, Inc. provides calibration and laboratory instrument services in the United States, Canada, and internationally. It operates in two segments, Service and Distribution. The Service segment offers calibration, repair, inspection, analytical qualification, preventative maintenance, consulting, and other related services. This segment also provides CalTrak, a proprietary document and asset management software that is used to integrate and manage the workflow of its calibration service centers and customers' assets; and Compliance, Control and Cost, an online customer portal that provides its customers with web-based asset management capability, as well as a safe and secure off-site archive of calibration and other service records. The Distribution segment sells and rents test, measurement, and control instruments for customers' test and measurement instrumentation needs, as well as value added services, such as calibration/certification of equipment purchase, equipment rental, used equipment for sale, and equipment kitting. This segment markets and sells its products through website, digital and print advertising, proactive outbound sales, and an inbound call center. The company provides services and products to highly regulated industries, principally life science, which includes companies in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, and other FDA-regulated industries; and additional industries, including aerospace and defense industrial manufacturing, oil and gas and alternative energy, and other industries that require accuracy in processes and confirmation of the capabilities of their equipment. Transcat, Inc. was incorporated in 1964 and is headquartered in Rochester, New York.

Earnings Per Share

As for profitability, Transcat has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.36.

PE Ratio

Transcat has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 61.32. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $61.32 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 11.31%.

Yearly Top and Bottom Value

Transcat's stock is valued at $83.40 at 06:22 EST, below its 52-week high of $91.71 and way above its 52-week low of $50.32.

5. ABB Ltd (ABB)

6.2% sales growth and 22.97% return on equity

ABB Ltd manufactures and sells electrification, automation, robotics, and motion products for customers in utilities, industry and transport, and infrastructure in Switzerland and internationally. Its Electrification segment provides electric vehicle charging infrastructure, renewable power solutions, modular substation packages, distribution automation products, switchboards and panel boards, switchgears, UPS solutions, circuit breakers, measuring and sensing devices, control products, wiring accessories, enclosures and cabling systems, and intelligent home and building solutions. The company's Robotics & Discrete Automation segment offers industrial robots, software, autonomous mobile robotics, robotic solutions, field services, spare parts, and digital services. This segment also provides solutions based on its programmable logic controllers, industrial PCs, servo motion, transport systems, and machine vision. Its Motion segment designs, manufactures, and sells drives, motors, generators, and traction converters that are driving the low-carbon future for industries, cities, infrastructure, and transportation. The company's Process Automation segment develops and sells control technologies, advanced process control software and manufacturing execution systems, sensing, measurement and analytical instrumentation, marine propulsion systems, and turbochargers. This segment also offers remote monitoring, preventive maintenance, asset performance management, emission monitoring, and cybersecurity services. It serves aluminum, automotive, battery manufacturing, buildings and infrastructure, cement, channel partners, chemical, data centers, food and beverage, process automation, life sciences, ports, marine, mining, oil and gas, ports, power generation, printing, pulp and paper, railway, smart cities, water, and wind power industries. The company was founded in 1883 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.

Earnings Per Share

As for profitability, ABB Ltd has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.55.

PE Ratio

ABB Ltd has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 23.83. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $23.83 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 22.97%.

Volume

Today's last reported volume for ABB Ltd is 803432 which is 49.95% below its average volume of 1605350.

6. CACI International (CACI)

5.6% sales growth and 12.23% return on equity

CACI International Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides expertise and technology to enterprise and mission customers in support of national security missions and government modernization/transformation in the intelligence, defense, and federal civilian sectors. It operates in two segments, Domestic Operations and International Operations. The Domestic Operations segment provides information solutions and services to the U.S. federal government agencies and commercial enterprises in the areas, such as digital solutions, C4ISR, cyber and space, engineering services, enterprise IT, and mission support. The International Operations segment offers a range of IT services, proprietary data, and software products to commercial and government customers in the United Kingdom, continental Europe, and internationally. The company designs, develops, integrates, deploys, and sustains enterprise-wide IT systems in a variety of models; delivers cloud-powered solutions, performance-based service management, software-as-a service secure mobility, defensive cyber and network security, end-user services, and infrastructure services. It also delivers technology that includes developing and implementing digital solutions, and enterprise IT systems for enterprise customers; and technology for customers that includes developing and deploying multi-domain offerings for signals intelligence, resilient communications, free space optical communications, electronic warfare, and cyber operations. In addition, the company provides capabilities in areas, such as command and control, communications, intelligence collection and analysis, signals intelligence (SIGINT), electronic warfare, and cyber operations. Further, it offers investigation and litigation support services; and SIGINT and cyber products and solutions to the Intelligence Community and Department of Defense. The company was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia.

Earnings Per Share

As for profitability, CACI International has a trailing twelve months EPS of $15.73.

PE Ratio

CACI International has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 20.17. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $20.17 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 12.23%.

Moving Average

CACI International's value is above its 50-day moving average of $296.49 and higher than its 200-day moving average of $291.02.

7. Mercantile Bank Corporation (MBWM)

5.1% sales growth and 15.61% return on equity

Mercantile Bank Corporation operates as the bank holding company for Mercantile Bank of Michigan that provides commercial and retail banking services for small- to medium-sized businesses and individuals in the United States. It accepts various deposit products, including checking, savings, and term certificate accounts; time deposits; and certificates of deposit. The company also offers commercial, residential mortgage, and instalment loans; vacant land, land development, and residential construction loans; owner and non-owner occupied, and multi-family and residential rental property real estate loans; single-family residential real estate loans; home equity line of credit programs; and consumer loans, such as loans for new and used automobiles, boats, and credit cards, as well as overdraft protection services. In addition, it provides courier services and safe deposit facilities; repurchase agreements; and insurance products, such as private passenger automobile, homeowners, personal inland marine, boat owners, recreational vehicle, dwelling fire, umbrella policies, small business, and life insurance products, as well as owns 27 automated teller machines and 13 video banking machines. The company operates 44 banking offices. Mercantile Bank Corporation was incorporated in 1997 and is headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Earnings Per Share

As for profitability, Mercantile Bank Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.43.

PE Ratio

Mercantile Bank Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 5.54. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $5.54 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 15.61%.

Moving Average

Mercantile Bank Corporation's worth is way below its 50-day moving average of $30.13 and way under its 200-day moving average of $32.86.

Revenue Growth

Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 36.6%, now sitting on 197.64M for the twelve trailing months.

Yearly Top and Bottom Value

Mercantile Bank Corporation's stock is valued at $24.54 at 06:22 EST, way under its 52-week high of $39.03 and higher than its 52-week low of $24.01.

Growth Estimates Quarters

The company's growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is 51.4% and 1%, respectively.