The S&P 500 stocks saw their aggregate trailing 12-month real revenue per share increase at a compound annual growth rate of approximately 3.5% over the past five years. The benchmark index for the U.S. stock market closed at 4,431.85 on Friday, up nearly 93% over the past five years through Jan. 28.
Thus, investors may want to consider the four stocks listed below, as they have outperformed the S&P 500 in terms of higher five-year revenue per share growth rates.
Microsoft Corp
The first company that makes the cut is Microsoft Corp. (MSFT, Financial), a Redmond, Washington-based developer, manufacturer, licensor and seller of computer software, personal computers and consumer electronics.
The company saw its revenue per share increase by 14.30% on average per year over the past five years.
The share price has risen 384.84% over the past five years to close at $308.26 on Friday for a market capitalization of $2.31 trillion and a 52-week range of $224.26 to $349.67.
Wall Street sell-side analysts issued a median recommendation rating of buy for this stock and have established an average target price of $369.58 per share.
The company's top fund holder is Parnassus Core Equity Fund with 12.55% of shares outstanding, followed by Vanguard Group Inc. with 8.18% and BlackRock Inc. with 6.75%.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
The second company that qualifies is Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (TMO, Financial), a Waltham, Massachusetts-based provider of instruments for diagnostics and research worldwide.
The company saw its revenue per share increase by 13.20% on average per year over the past five years.
The share price has risen 274.02% over the past five years to close at $572.03 on Friday for a market capitalization of $225.41 billion and a 52-week range of $433.52 to $672.34.
Wall Street sell-side analysts issued a median recommendation rating of overweight for this stock and have established an average target price of $692.60 per share.
The company's largest fund holder is Vanguard Group Inc. with 7.86% of shares outstanding, followed by BlackRock Inc. with 7.53% and State Street Corp. with 3.98%.
Sea Ltd
The third company that meets the criteria is Sea Ltd (SE, Financial), a Singapore-based operator of a platform providing e-commerce, digital entertainment and financial service to consumers in Southeast Asia and internationally.
The company saw its revenue per share increase by 52.20% on average annually over the past five years.
The stock has risen by 740% over the past five years to close at $136.62 per share on Friday for a market capitalization of $76.20 billion and a 52-week range of $119.41 to $372.70.
Wall Street sell-side analysts issued a median recommendation rating of buy for this stock and have established an average target price of $356.07 per share.
The company's top fund holder is Advent Capital Management with 9.15% of shares outstanding, followed by Price T. Rowe Associates Inc. with 6.11% and Frank Sands (Trades, Portfolio) with 3.71%.
