16 S&P 500 Growth Stocks With Bullish Moving Average Trends

 | Nov 26, 2012 02:04AM ET

Recent Performance of the Stocks Mentioned Below:

Average 1-Week Return: 5.92%
Average 1-Month Return: 4.52%
Average 1-Year Return: 55.53%

1. American Tower Corporation (AMT). Operates as a wireless and broadcast communications infrastructure company. Earnings per share expected to grow by 17.5% over the next five years. SMA50 at $72.85 vs. SMA200 at $67.92.

2. Crown Castle International Corp. (CCI). Operates, and leases towers and other wireless infrastructure primarily in the United States and Australia. Earnings per share expected to grow by 19.1% over the next five years. SMA50 at $65.49 vs. SMA200 at $58.74.

3. Comcast Corporation (CMCSA). Provides entertainment, information, and communications products and services in the United States and internationally. Earnings per share expected to grow by 15.56% over the next five years. SMA50 at $36.07 vs. SMA200 at $31.84.

4. Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation (COG). Engages in oil exploration, development, exploitation, and production. Earnings per share expected to grow by 28% over the next five years. SMA50 at $45.72 vs. SMA200 at $38.58.

5. Salesforce.com (CRM). Provides customer and collaboration relationship management (CRM) services to various businesses and industries worldwide. Earnings per share expected to grow by 28.72% over the next five years. SMA50 at $150.37 vs. SMA200 at $144.13.

6. Dean Foods Company (DF). Operates as a food and beverage company in the United States. Earnings per share expected to grow by 16.8% over the next five years. SMA50 at $16.42 vs. SMA200 at $14.48.

7. Discovery Communications, Inc. (DISCA). Operates as a non fiction media and entertainment company worldwide. Earnings per share expected to grow by 18.08% over the next five years. SMA50 at $58.87 vs. SMA200 at $52.68.

8. EOG Resources, Inc. (EOG). Engages in the exploration, development, production, and marketing of natural gas and crude oil primarily in the United States, Canada, the Republic of Trinidad, Tobago, the United Kingdom, and the People’s Republic of China. Earnings per share expected to grow by 17.19% over the next five years. SMA50 at $113.88 vs. SMA200 at $106.52.

9. EQT Corporation (EQT). Operates as an integrated energy company in the United States. Earnings per share expected to grow by 16.78% over the next five years. SMA50 at $59.37 vs. SMA200 at $52.81.

10. Gilead Sciences Inc. (GILD). Engages in the discovery, development, and commercialization of therapeutics for the treatment of life threatening diseases worldwide. Earnings per share expected to grow by 17.15% over the next five years. SMA50 at $67.91 vs. SMA200 at $55.35.

11. The Home Depot, Inc. (HD). Operates as a home improvement retailer. Earnings per share expected to grow by 15.28% over the next five years. SMA50 at $60.84 vs. SMA200 at $53.12.

12. Lowe’s Companies Inc. (LOW). Operates as a home improvement retailer in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Earnings per share expected to grow by 15.11% over the next five years. SMA50 at $31.3 vs. SMA200 at $28.88.

13. Mastercard Incorporated (MA). Provides transaction processing and related services to customers principally in support of their credit, deposit access, electronic cash and automated teller machine payment card programs, and travelers’ cheque programs. Earnings per share expected to grow by 18.5% over the next five years. SMA50 at $463.27 vs. SMA200 at $432.89.

14. The Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW). Engages in the development, manufacture, distribution, and sale of paints, coatings, and related products primarily in North and South America, the Caribbean region, Europe, and Asia. Earnings per share expected to grow by 15.9% over the next five years. SMA50 at $148.23 vs. SMA200 at $128.27.

16. Visa, Inc. (V). Operates retail electronic payments network worldwide. Earnings per share expected to grow by 19.8% over the next five years. SMA50 at $138.46 vs. SMA200 at $124.97.