There is high growth predicted for these three stocks: CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF), Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT), and Fidelity National Information Services (NYSE:FIS). The future performance is based on EPS growth; EPS stands for earnings per share. The growth rates are used to determine the rate the company has grown in terms of its profitability per unit of equity.
CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF) has been trading under its 52-week high; it is down -8.75% from that high. The strong EPS growth is at 29.50% over the last five years. The last year shows EPS growth at 22.10%. The price per share is up +4.60% over the past three months. Looking at performance over the past five trades, share price is up +8.87%. The average recommendation by analysts is 2.60.
Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) is the next stock to consider. It has a strong earnings per share growth of +57.50%, as measured over the past five years. The growth for earnings is 17.60% yoy. The stock is -7.12% under its 52-week high and the last five trades show it is up by +2.64%. The average analyst recommendation is at 2.00 for this particular stock. Typically, a rating under 2 shows that it is best to buy.
Fidelity National Information Services (NYSE:FIS) has been under its 52-week high by -0.97%. As for its earnings per share growth rate, that is up 40.90%, as measured over the past five years. The earnings growth, that is at 37.10% yoy. The one-year stock performance shows at +27.70%, with it positive at +8.47% over the last five sessions of trade. The average stock recommendation by analysts is 2.30, which suggests a buy rather than a hold or a sell.
Typically, investors value stocks with higher earnings per share growth rates than those stocks that have a slower rate of growth.