The S&P 500 Index stocks saw their aggregate yearly sales per share increase by approximately 4% on average every year over the past five years. The share price of the benchmark for the U.S. stock market ($3,348.44 as of Friday ) has risen by 71.5% over the past five years through Oct. 2, proving that rising sales usually provide a strong catalyst.
Thus, investors may be interested in the following stocks, as they have performed better than the S&P 500 index in terms of a greater five-year revenue per share growth rate.
Rollins
The first company that meets the criteria is Rollins Inc. (ROL, Financial).
The Atlanta-based provider of pest and termite control services to residential and commercial customers saw its revenue per share increase by 7.3% on average every year over the past five years.
Following this, the share price soared 202.4% over the past five years, up to $54.47 per share at close on Friday, determining a market capitalization of $17.85 billion and a 52-week range of $30.72 to $57.16 per share.
GuruFocus assigned the company a very good financial strength rating of 7 out of 10 and a remarkably high profitability rating of 9 out of 10.
Wall Street sell-side analysts recommend a hold rating for this stock and have produced an average target price of $48.33 per share.
SBA Communications
The second company that makes the cut is SBA Communications Corp. (SBAC, Financial), a Boca Raton, Florida-based real estate company focusing on leasing antenna spaces on its multi-tenant communication sites to several providers of wireless services.
The company saw its revenue per share increase by 8.1% on average every year over the past five years.
This catalyst contributed to a 190.5% gain over the past five years, up to $318.12 per share at close on Friday, which determined a market capitalization of $35.61 billion and a 52-week range of $205.2 to $328.37.
GuruFocus assigned the company a low financial strength rating of 2 out of 10 and a very good profitability rating of 7 out of 10.
Wall Street sell-side analysts issued an overweight recommendation rating for this stock and have established an average target price of $339.69 per share.
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding
The third company that qualifies is Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp. (BAH, Financial), a McLean, Virginia-based provider of management and technology consulting, engineering and cyber solutions to the U.S. and international entities.
The company saw its revenue per share increase by 8.7% on average every year over the past five years.
On the tailwind of this, the stock has climbed 210.2% over the past five years, hitting $82.85 per share at close on Friday, for a market capitalization of $11.42 billion and a 52-week range of $54.37 to $89.45.
GuruFocus assigned the company a positive financial strength rating of 5 out of 10 and a high profitability rating of 8 out of 10.
Wall Street sell-side analysts recommend an overweight rating for this stock and have established an average target price of $87.58 per share.
Disclosure: I have no positions in any securities mentioned in this article.
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