Many investors look at the earnings per share growth for stocks or EPS. The figure is shown as a percentage, and it displays the annual rate of growth for the new income per share over the last 12 months for stocks held by a stock. EPS growth shows how quickly (or not) a company has developed in its profitability per unit of equity. Three shares that exhibit strong EPS growth right now are Southwest Airlines (NYSE:LUV), CBRE Group Inc (NYSE:CBG), and Dollar General Corp. (NYSE:DG).
Southwest Airlines (NYSE:LUV) is the first stock to look at here. It is trading under the high it had during the last 52 weeks by -16.27%. The EPS growth is strong at +66.00% in the previous five years. The EPS rate for this past single year is 56.20%. As for share price, that has dipped -5.85% over the last three months. In the last five trades though it is up +4.74%. Analysts, on average, give a mean recommendation for the company of 2.00.
CBRE Group Inc (NYSE:CBG) is the second stock with a high EPS growth, which is showing a growth of +64.60% in the last five years. The earnings growth is at 15.60^ yoy. The average recommendation for analysts is 1.70, which means to buy as it is lower than 2 (generally this is the association with a value of under 2). The stock has risen 2.06% over the last five trades. It is under its 52-week high by -3.87%.
Dollar General Corp. (NYSE:DG) has an earnings per share growth of 27.40%. Over the past five years, it has grown 16.70% yoy. Its average recommendation by analysts is 2.10. As for the last 52 weeks, the stock is currently -2.69% below its high for that period. The one-year stock performance is +37.69, with a +1.10% positive growth over the last five trading sessions.