A Trio of Stocks Growing Earnings Fast

The S&P 500 Index’s annual earnings per share rose by an average of 7.2% per year over the past five years through Dec. 31, 2019. The share price of the benchmark ($2,953.91 at close on May 18) has risen by nearly 40% over the past five years thorugh May 18.

Thus, investors may be interested in Bloomin Brands Inc (NASDAQ:BLMN), America Movil SAB de CV (NYSE:AMX) and ONE Gas Inc (NYSE:OGS), as these companies have grown their earnings per share (EPS) without non-recurring items (NRI) by an annual rate of more than 7.2% over the past five years.

Bloomin Brands Inc

The Tampa, Florida-based operator of dining restaurants in the U.S. and internationally grew its trailing 12-month EPS without NRI by a yearly average of 15.5% over the past five full fiscal years.

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The stock traded at a price of $10.65 per share on Monday for a market capitalization of $931.62 million and a price-earnings ratio of 34.35 versus the industry median of 20.65.

Wall Street recommends an overweight rating for this stock with an average price target of $13.27 per share.

GuruFocus assigned a moderate rating of 5 out of 10 for the company’s financial strength and a positive rating of 7 out of 10 for its profitability.

America Movil SAB de CV

The Mexican provider of telecommunication services in the Americas and Europe grew its trailing 12-month EPS without NRI by a yearly average of 8.4% over the past five years.

The stock price was trading at $12.99 per share at close on Monday for a market capitalization of $42.85 billion and a price-earnings ratio of 51.94 versus the industry median of 16.39.

Wall Street sell-side analysts recommend an overweight rating for this stock and have established an average target price of $15.28 per share.

GuruFocus assigned the company a low financial strength rating of 3 out of 10 but a high profitability rating of 8 out of 10.

ONE Gas Inc

The Tulsa, Oklahoma-based regulated distributor of natural gas in the U.S. grew its trailing 12-month EPS without NRI by a yearly average of nearly 12% over the past five full fiscal years.

The stock traded at a price of $80.66 per share on Monday for a market capitalization of $4.26 billion and a price-earnings ratio of 23.24 versus the industry median of 15.19.

Wall Street sell-side analysts recommend a hold rating for this stock and have set an average target price of $86.38 per share.

GuruFocus assigned a moderate score of 4 out of 10 to the company’s financial strength and a very good score of 7 out of 10 to the company’s profitability.

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