3 Fast-Growing Small Caps
Growth-focused investors may want to have a look at the following small-cap stocks, as these companies saw their earnings per share (EPS) without non-recurring items (NRI) grow impressively over the last full fiscal year. Wall Street sell-side analysts also forecast that these stocks will beat the S&P 500 over the next five years in terms of earnings growth, leading to positive recommendation ratings.
Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc
The first company to have a look at is Essential Properties Realty Trust Inc (NYSE:EPRT), a Princeton, New Jersey-based real estate investment trust focusing on single-occupancy properties in the U.S. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.59 billion.
Essential Properties Realty Trust grew its EPS without NRI to 63 cents in 2019, up from 26 cents in 2018.
Wall Street sell-side analysts predict that the company will keep on growing its EPS by 34.5% every year over the next five years versus the S&P 500's 4% growth rate. As of June, one analyst recommends a strong buy rating, four analysts recommend a buy rating and three analysts recommend a hold rating for this stock.
Essential Properties' share price ($17.29 as of June 3) fell by 17.6% in the past year, determining a 52-week range of $6.08 to $29.34.
GuruFocus assigned a moderate rating of 4 out of 10 for both the company's financial strength and its profitability.
SciPlay Corp
The second company to have a look at is SciPlay Corp (NASDAQ:SCPL), a Las Vegas-based electronic gaming and multimedia company. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.78 billion.
SciPlay grew its trailing 12-month EPS without NRI to $1.43 in 2019, up from 31 cents in 2018.
Wall Street sell-side analysts predict that SciPlay will continue to grow the EPS by 16.4% per year over the next five years. As of June, the stock has an overweight recommendation rating from Wall Street.
The share price ($14.12 as of June 3) fell by 8% in the past year for a 52-week range of $5.82 to $18.75.
GuruFocus assigned the company a positive financial strength rating of 6 out of 10 and a moderate profitability rating of 4 out of 10.
Cementos Pacasmayo SAA
The third company to have a look at is Cementos Pacasmayo SAA (NYSE:CPAC), a Peruvian producer and supplier of cement and related materials to local building companies. The stock has a market capitalization of $599.34 million.
Cementos Pacasmayo saw its trailing 12-month EPS without NRI grow to 45 cents per share in 2019, up from 26 cents per share in 2018.
Wall Street sell-side analysts forecast that the company will keep on growing its EPS by 15.3% every year over the next five years. As of June, the stock has an overweight recommendation rating on Wall Street.
The share price ($7 as of June 3) declined by 15.4% in the past year, determining a 52-week range of $5.54 to $10.45.
GuruFocus assigned a moderate rating of 4 out of 10 to the company's financial strength and a high rating of 8 out of 10 to its profitability.
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