Sun Hydraulics Corp. (Nasdaq:SNHY) (www.sunhydraulics.com) is receiving rave reviews for its profit and stock performances.

For example, BusinessWeek calls the Sarasota company “a winner” for earning more than half its $167 million in 2007 sales outside the United States. Sun was among BusinessWeek's Hot Growth Class of 2006.

And “hidden gem” is what the Motley Fool calls Sun, pointing to its 36 percent profit increase in 2007. “Telling your friends and family that you've invested in parts for dirty, greasy heavy equipment may not get much of a reaction, but try telling them how much it's done for your portfolio. Sun Hydraulics has absolutely pummeled the market with a 1,403 percent gain over the last five years. So how does 72 percent annual gains from a boring stock sound now?” the Motley Fool says.

The company makes high-performance screw-in hydraulic cartridge valves and manifolds for worldwide industrial and mobile markets.