Shareholders of Digital Turbine Inc APPS, Mechanical Technology Inc MKTY and Silvergate Capital Corp SI have seen the value of their holdings increase significantly in recent years, outperforming the S&P 500 Index. The share price of the benchmark index for the U.S. market ($4,073.94 as of April 6) has gained 53% over the past year, 56% over the past three years and 99% over the past five years through April 6.
Wall Street sell-side analysts have also issued positive recommendation ratings for these stocks, suggesting expectations for share prices to continue performing strongly in the coming years.
Digital Turbine Inc APPS
Based in Austin, Texas, Digital Turbine Inc is a provider of application software solutions to device application developers, original equipment manufacturers and mobile operators.
Shares of Digital Turbine have grown 1,822% over the past year, 3,979% over the past three years and 8,177% over the past five years through April 6, outclassing the S&P 500.
Digital Turbine Inc has not paid any dividend in the observed years.
GuruFocus assigned a rating of 8 out of 10 for the company's financial strength and a rating of 3 out of 10 for its profitability.
The stock closed at $85.25 per share on April 6 for a market capitalization of $7.60 billion.
The stock has a price-earnings ratio of 205.92, a price-book ratio of 68.04 and a price-sales ratio of 31.25. These ratios suggest this stock is not cheap.
On Wall Street, the stock has a median recommendation rating of buy with an average price target of $94.83 per share.
Mechanical Technology Inc MKTY
Based in Albany, New York, Mechanical Technology Inc is a manufacturer of various scientific and technical instruments for several industries worldwide, including the electronics, manufacturing, semiconductor, automotive, photovoltaic and data storage sectors.
Shares of Mechanical Technology Inc have grown 1,819% over the past year, 1,187% over the past three years and 1,030% over the past five years through April 6, outclassing the S&P 500.
During the period in question, Mechanical Technology has paid dividends only once, consisting of an annual distribution of 37 cents per common share made in 2019, March 20.
GuruFocus assigned a rating of 5 out of 10 to both the company's financial strength and its profitability.
The stock traded at $10.17 per share at close on April 6 for a market capitalization of $99.89 million.
The stock has a price-earnings ratio of 143.24, a price-book ratio of 16.73 and a price-sales ratio of 17.41. These ratios indicate that the stock is not cheap.
On Wall Street, the stock has one recommendation rating of buy with a price target of $9.60 per share.
Silvergate Capital Corp SI
Based in La Jolla, California, Silvergate Capital Corp is a regional bank serving U.S. business and individual clients.
Shares of Silvergate Capital Corp have grown 1,590% over the past year, 1,340% over the past three years and 1,161% over the past five years through April 6, outclassing the S&P 500 Index.
Silvergate Capital Corp has not paid any dividend over the years observed.
GuruFocus assigned a score of 4 out of 10 to the company's financial strength and a score of 1 out of 10 to its profitability.
The stock traded at around $157.89 per share at close on April 6 for a market capitalization of $3.71 billion.
The stock has a price-earnings ratio of 116.08, a price-book ratio of 10.1 and a price-sales ratio of 34.13. These ratios indicate that the stock is not trading cheaply.
On Wall Street, the stock has a median recommendation rating of buy with an average price target of $150 per share.
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