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By Petr Huřťák
The best-performing stocks typically have robust sales growth, increasing margins, and rising returns on capital, and those that can maintain this trifecta year in and year out often become the legends of the investing world.
Long story short, there is a near-perfect correlation between consistent earnings growth and huge winners. Keeping that in mind, here are three market-beating stocks with room for further growth.
Five-Year Return: +128%
Owning the largest rental fleet in the world, United Rentals (NYSE:URI) provides equipment rental and related services to construction, industrial, and infrastructure industries.
Why Could URI Be a Winner?
Impressive 13.5% annual revenue growth over the last five years indicates it’s winning market share this cycle
Healthy operating margin of 25.9% shows it’s a well-run company with efficient processes, and its rise over the last five years was fueled by some leverage on its fixed costs
Share repurchases over the last five years enabled its annual earnings per share growth of 19.2% to outpace its revenue gains
At $736.13 per share, United Rentals trades at 16.8x forward P/E. Is now the time to initiate a position? Find out in our full research report, it’s free.
Five-Year Return: +62%
Playing a role in mapping the ocean floor as we know it today, Teledyne (NYSE:TDY) offers digital imaging and instrumentation products for various industries.
Why Should TDY Be on Your Watchlist?
Market share has increased this cycle as its 14.7% annual revenue growth over the last five years was exceptional
Operating margin improvement of 5.3 percentage points over the last five years demonstrates its ability to scale efficiently
TDY is a free cash flow machine with the flexibility to invest in growth initiatives or return capital to shareholders, and its recently improved profitability means it has even more resources to invest or distribute
Teledyne is trading at $646.50 per share, or 27.5x forward P/E. Is now a good time to buy? See for yourself in our in-depth research report, it’s free.
Five-Year Return: +106%
Tracing its roots back to 1945 and named after founder Bernard Gerald Cantor, BGC Group (NASDAQ:BGC) operates a global brokerage and financial technology platform that facilitates trading across fixed income, foreign exchange, equities, energy, and commodities markets.
Why Are We Positive On BGC?
Impressive 20.2% annual revenue growth over the last two years indicates it’s winning market share this cycle
Earnings growth has easily exceeded the peer group average over the last two years as its EPS has compounded at 20.2% annually
Acceptable return on equity suggests management generated shareholder value by investing in profitable projects
BGC’s stock price of $9.23 implies a valuation ratio of 6.5x forward P/E. Is now the right time to buy? Find out in our full research report, it’s free.
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