What do IBD 50 stocks Kirkland Lake Gold (KL), ServiceNow (NOW) and PagSeguro Digital (PAGS) have in common with leading growth stocks Baozun (BZUN), RH (RH), and InMode (INMD)? They've all earned a spot on the latest list of today's fastest-growing companies.
XThe biggest stock market winners tend to have exceptional earnings growth. The list below highlights 28 companies like Twitter (TWTR), ServiceNow, Baozun, Paycom Software (PAYC), Proofpoint (PFPT), and PagSeguro that have posted market-leading EPS gains over the last three years.
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Created with custom screening tools in MarketSmith, this list highlights stocks with a three-year annual EPS growth rate of 50% or higher. Each stock must also have a 95 or better Composite Rating and trade at least $8 million on average per day.
Fastest-Growing Companies Screen
Created in MarketSmith; Data as of 9/18/2019.
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| Company | Symbol | EPS % Growth 3 Yr | EPS % Chg Last Qtr (-/+) | Composite Rating | EPS Rating | RS Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Five9 | (FIVN) | 477 | 82 | 96 | 77 | 84 |
| InMode | (INMD) | 381 | 109 | 99 | 76 | 99 |
| PagSeguro Digital | (PAGS) | 176 | 35 | 99 | 98 | 98 |
| RingCentral | (RNG) | 161 | 11 | 99 | 91 | 94 |
| Aerojet Rocketdyne | (AJRD) | 148 | 0 | 97 | 92 | 96 |
| Essential Properties Realty Trust | (EPRT) | 135 | 29 | 98 | 84 | 95 |
| Kirkland Lake Gold | (KL) | 133 | 67 | 99 | 99 | 98 |
| Corcept Therapeutics | (CORT) | 124 | 25 | 96 | 94 | 80 |
| Lattice Semiconductor | (LSCC) | 114 | 50 | 97 | 99 | 99 |
| RH | (RH) | 104 | 59 | 97 | 97 | 96 |
| Proofpoint | (PFPT) | 98 | 64 | 98 | 97 | 89 |
| KKR | (KKR) | 81 | -25 | 97 | 86 | 91 |
| Baozun | (BZUN) | 79 | 50 | 98 | 99 | 86 |
| Equinix | (EQIX) | 79 | 9 | 97 | 94 | 92 |
| ServiceNow | (NOW) | 75 | 45 | 98 | 97 | 87 |
| Diodes | (DIOD) | 73 | 33 | 97 | 93 | 87 |
| Paycom Software | (PAYC) | 68 | 27 | 99 | 98 | 92 |
| Rush Enterprises | (RUSHA) | 65 | 20 | 97 | 93 | 78 |
| Cosan | (CZZ) | 64 | 775 | 99 | 94 | 97 |
| (TWTR) | 63 | 829 | 98 | 99 | 94 | |
| Builders FirstSource | (BLDR) | 62 | 17 | 97 | 98 | 97 |
| FMC | (FMC) | 60 | 11 | 95 | 78 | 89 |
| Lumentum | (LITE) | 56 | -3 | 95 | 89 | 88 |
| LPL Financial | (LPLA) | 54 | 32 | 98 | 95 | 87 |
| Churchill Downs | (CHDN) | 54 | 10 | 95 | 95 | 93 |
| Atkore International | (ATKR) | 53 | 21 | 97 | 97 | 95 |
| America's Car-Mart | (CRMT) | 52 | 44 | 96 | 95 | 81 |
| Mastec | (MTZ) | 50 | 54 | 98 | 97 | 97 |
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Fastest-Growing Companies And IBD 50 Stocks
The IBD 50 list of top growth stocks features eight of today's fastest-growing companies, including PagSeguro, Baozun, Kirkland Lake Gold, RH, and ServiceNow.
In addition to making the IBD 50, InMode, PagSeguro and Essential Properties Real Estate Trust also made the list of IPO Leaders screen. Twitter and Equinix (EQIX) earned spots on the IBD Big Cap 20, while PagSeguro and Kirkland Lake Gold are featured on the Sector Leaders, IBD' most stringent watchlist.
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