The S&P 500 saw its trailing 12-month real earnings per share jump by about 1.32% on average every year over the past five years. The index's share price ($4,097.17 as of Thursday) has increased by more than 100% over the past five years through April 8.
Thus, investors may be interested in IAA Inc (IAA, Financial), Chemed Corp (CHE, Financial) and FTI Consulting Inc (FCN, Financial), since these companies have strongly beaten the S&P 500 in terms of a higher five-year annual earnings per share growth rate over the time period in question.
The Westchester, Illinois-based provider of auction solutions for total loss, damaged and little worth vehicles saw its trailing 12-month earnings per share without non-recurring items increase by 18.9% on average every year over the past five years.
The share price has gained 54.74% over the past five years to trade at $56.59 at close on Thursday for a market capitalization of $7.61 billion and a 52-week range of $25.71 to $66.85.
Vanguard Group Inc leads the group of top fund holders with 8.95% of shares outstanding. It is followed by BlackRock Inc. with 8.52% of shares outstanding and Daniel Loeb (Trades, Portfolio) with 7.36% of shares outstanding.
On Wall Street, the stock has a median recommendation rating of buy with an average target price of $69.88 per share.
The Cincinnati, Ohio-based provider of hospice and palliative care services to U.S. patients saw its trailing 12-month earnings per share without NRI increase by 27.6% on average every year over the past five years.
The share price has risen by 243.77% over the past five years, closing at $461.58 on Thursday for a market capitalization of $7.40 billion, a 52-week range of $403.86 to $560 and a price-earnings ratio of 23.68.
Vanguard Group Inc dominates the group of top fund holders with 11.41% of shares outstanding. It is followed by BlackRock Inc. with 9.18% of shares outstanding and Neuberger Berman Group LLC with 3.79% of shares outstanding.
On Wall Street, the stock has a median recommendation rating of buy with an average target price of $595 per share.
FTI Consulting Inc (FCN, Financial)
The Washington, D.C.-based global provider of business advisory services saw its trailing 12-month earnings per share without NRI increase by 32.4% on average every year over the past five years.
The share price has climbed by 311% over the past five years to trade at $142.60 at close on Thursday for a market capitalization of $4.90 billion, a 52-week range of $94.87 to $146.52 and a price-earnings ratio of 25.21.
Among the top fund holders of the company, Vanguard Group Inc is the leader with 9.17% of shares outstanding. It is followed by Black Rock Inc. with 8.61% of shares outstanding and Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC with 8.16% of shares outstanding.
On Wall Street, the stock has a median recommendation rating of buy with an average target price of $170.50 per share.
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