Below are the top 5 companies in the Computer Hardware industry ranked by the year-over-year expected EPS growth rate. The long-term growth rate is the expected annual increase in operating EPS over the next three to five years.
Cray (NASDAQ:CRAY) EPS is expected to grow 566.7% year-over-year, better than the company’s long-term growth rate of 15%. Based on the forward P/E of 15.5x its PEG ratio is 1.03, which signifies a premium valuation given for growth.
NCR (NYSE:NCR) EPS is expected to grow 101.7% year-over-year, better than the company’s long-term growth rate of 10%. Based on the forward P/E of 9.8x its PEG ratio is 0.98, which signifies a discount in value relative to growth.
Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) EPS is expected to grow 90% year-over-year, better than the company’s long-term growth rate of 14%. Based on the forward P/E of 9.5x its PEG ratio is 0.68, which signifies a discount in value relative to growth.
Diebold (NYSE:DBD) EPS is expected to grow 55.6% year-over-year, better than the company’s long-term growth rate of 10%. Based on the forward P/E of 14x its PEG ratio is 1.4, which signifies a premium valuation given for growth.
Dell (NASDAQ:DELL) EPS is expected to grow 54.3% year-over-year, better than the company’s long-term growth rate of 7.8%. Based on the forward P/E of 9.8x its PEG ratio is 1.25, which signifies a premium valuation given for growth.
SmarTrend is bearish on shares of SMCI and our subscribers were alerted to Sell on August 04, 2010 at $10.54. The stock has fallen 6.1% since the alert was issued.
Source:http://www.mysmartrend.com/news-briefs/news-watch/highest-eps-growth-computer-hardware-industry-detected-shares-cray-cray-ncr-s
