20 High-Growth Stocks With Impressive Profitability

By Kapitall:There are tens if not hundreds of options in deciding how to look at a company’s profitability. One interesting option is comparing a company’s profitability margins to industry peers. Companies with higher margins are keeping a greater percentage of sales as profits, and they also have more control over their cost structure.

By Kapitall:Are you interested in adding some growth to your portfolio? For ideas on where to start your search, we ran a screen you might be interested in. We screened the tech sector for high-growth stocks, with 5-year projected EPS growth above 20%. We then screened for those with impressive profitability, with higher gross, operating, and pretax margins than their industry peers.

By Kapitall:Interested in stocks with less risk? One idea is to find stocks that trade within narrow ranges every day, indicating that they are less volatile and therefore less risky. We ran a screen on low volatility stocks, finding those that have traded within a 2% range each day over the last month, for those with impressive profitability, beating their industry peers on gross, operating, and pretax margins.

By Kapitall:Because there are so many different ways to look at a company’s profitability, it can seem like a difficult task. One idea is to compare a company’s profitability margins to its industry peers. Companies with higher margins are taking a greater percentage of sales as profits, and they also have tighter control over their cost structure.We ran a screen on the utilities sector for stocks with impressive profitability, beating their industry peers on gross, operating, and pretax margins.

By Kapitall:For a look into the tech sector, here are some interesting ideas. We ran a screen on the tech sector for the highest growth stocks, with five-year projected EPS growth above 20%. We then screened these high-growth tech companies for those with the strongest profitability, beating their industry peers on gross, operating and pretax margins.

By Kapitall:There are tens if not hundreds of options in deciding how to look at a company’s profitability. One interesting option is comparing a company’s profitability margins to industry peers. Companies with higher margins are keeping a greater percentage of sales as profits, and they also have more control over their cost structure.

By Kapitall:Over 800 companies are reporting their third-quarter earnings next week – do you have a watch list prepared? For ideas on how to narrow down next week’s roster, we ran a screen on the reporting companies for those with impressive profitability, beating their industry peers on gross, operating, and pretax margins.

By Kapitall:Gauging a company’s profitability can be difficult because there are so many measures to choose from. One idea is to compare the profitability margins of a company to its industry peers – companies with higher margins are taking a greater percentage of sales as profits, and they have greater control of their cost structure.We ran a screen on stocks recently hitting new 52-week highs for those with high profitability, beating their industry peers on gross, operating, and pretax margins.