The earnings per share is the part of a company’s profit that is given to each outstanding share that is earned by a common stockholder. The EPS, as it is often called, shows a company’s profitability. To figure out a share’s price, many people look at the EPS. The figure is often expressed as a percentage. Three stocks that currently have fast-growing earnings per share are Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC), Crown Castle International Corp (NYSE:CCI), and Johnson Controls Inc (NYSE:JCI).
Crown Castle International Corp (NYSE:CCI) is in the midst of a rising EPS growth that is +33.30%, as shown over the past five years, with its earnings growing at a rate to date this year of 25.90%. The stock has shown as -1.87% below its high for the 52-week period, while it is up +4.53% over the last five trading sessions.
As for Johnson Controls Inc (NYSE:JCI), it is at -16.54% under its 52-week high, with the earnings per share growth at 41.70%, shown over the last five years. The average recommendation for this stock is at 2.40. Looking back over one fiscal year, stock performance was down -2.61%, with a rating in the negative at -1.96% over the last five sessions of trade.
Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) is the third stock up for analysis here. It has a strong, growing share price of +8.58% over the last three months. In the last five trades, it has fallen -0.28%. As for its earnings per share growth that is at 26.50% over the past five years. The mean recommendation by analysts is 2.20. Its one-year EPS has dipped to a rate of -60.00%.
The EPS growth shows how well management is doing as it shows how much money the company is generating for its shareholders. Those profits are not just due to alterations in profit but also result from the issuance of new shares.