The S&P 500 saw its trailing 12-month real earnings per share rise by approximately 1.32% on average every year over the past five years. The index's share price ($3,898.81 as of Wednesday) has climbed 93% over the past five years through March 10.
Thus, investors may be interested in RELX PLC ADR (RELX, Financial), Matson Inc (MATX, Financial) and RGC Resources Inc (RGCO, Financial), since these companies have outperformed the S&P 500 in terms of a higher five-year annual earnings per share growth rate over the time period in question.
RELX PLC ADR (RELX, Financial)
The London, United Kingdom-based provider of information analytics and decision-making tools saw its trailing 12-month earnings per share without non-recurring items rise by 5.8% on average every year over the past five years.
The share price has gained 32% over the past five years to trade at $24.02 at close on Wednesday for a market capitalization of $46.42 billion, a 52-week range of $16.81 to $26.08 and a price-earnings ratio of 27.3.
Capital International Investors dominates the group of top fund holders with 0.67% of shares outstanding. It is followed by Capital Research Global Investors with 0.45% of shares outstanding and Lazard Asset Management LLC with 0.40% of shares outstanding.
On Wall Street, the stock has a recommendation rating of buy with a target price of $28.20 per share.
Matson Inc (MATX)
The Honolulu, Hawaii-based transportation and logistics services provider in Hawaii, Alaska, Guam and Micronesia saw its trailing 12-month earnings per share without NRI rise by 7.5% on average every year over the past five years.
The share price has risen by 98.54% over the past five years, closing at $76.30 on Wednesday for a market capitalization of $3.31 billion, a 52-week range of $23.75 to $79.05 and a price-earnings ratio of 17.18.
On Wall Street, the stock has a median recommendation rating of buy with an average target price of $81.33 per share.
RGC Resources Inc (RGCO, Financial)
The Roanoke, Virginia-based regional provider of regulated natural gas saw its trailing 12-month earnings per share without NRI rise by 11.8% on average every year over the past five years.
The share price has climbed by 66.13% over the past five years to trade at $23.50 at close on Wednesday for a market capitalization of $193.39 million, a 52-week range of $22.08 to $30 and a price-earnings ratio of 16.94.
Among the top fund holders of the company, Price T Rowe Associates Inc/MD/ is the leader with 7.63% of shares outstanding. It is followed by Vanguard Group Inc with 5.58% of shares outstanding and Black Rock Inc. with 4.63% of shares outstanding.
On Wall Street, the stock has a recommendation rating of buy with a target price of $34 per share.
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