3 Stocks That Could Soar More Than Salesforce

Soaring past Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM) will be no easy feat. Salesforce stock has more than doubled over the past five years, climbing an impressive 137%. But there are a few stocks that for a variety of reasons could equal, and even surpass, Salesforce stock's performance in the years ahead. They include data security provider Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT), a bug's worst nightmare Rollins (NYSE: ROL), and household manufacturer A. O. Smith (NYSE: AOS).

Tim Brugger (Fortinet): Some pundits were less than enamored with Fortinet's second quarter, particularly its guidance for the current period of $367 million to $373 million. How another quarter of 17% revenue growth -- at the midpoint of Fortinet's forecast -- is somehow construed as negative is a bit of a head-scratcher, but it's simply made its stock an even better value.

Last quarter's 17% increase in Fortinet's top line was nice, but even that took a backseat to the progress it made in both its efforts to boost recurring revenue via subscriptions and managing overhead. Fortinet hit a home run in both key areas and CEO Ken Xie has positioned it to continue delivering where it counts.

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Source: Fool.com