If You Had Bought Arch Capital Group (NASDAQ:ACGL) Shares Five Years Ago You'd Have Made 117%
When you buy a stock there is always a possibility that it could drop 100%. But on the bright side, if you buy shares in a high quality company at the right price, you can gain well over 100%. One great example is Arch Capital Group Ltd. (NASDAQ:ACGL) which saw its share price drive 117% higher over five years. The last week saw the share price soften some 3.6%.
View our latest analysis for Arch Capital Group
To paraphrase Benjamin Graham: Over the short term the market is a voting machine, but over the long term it's a weighing machine. One way to examine how market sentiment has changed over time is to look at the interaction between a company's share price and its earnings per share (EPS).
Over half a decade, Arch Capital Group managed to grow its earnings per share at 14% a year. This EPS growth is reasonably close to the 17% average annual increase in the share price. This indicates that investor sentiment towards the company has not changed a great deal. Rather, the share price has approximately tracked EPS growth.
The graphic below depicts how EPS has changed over time (unveil the exact values by clicking on the image).
It is of course excellent to see how Arch Capital Group has grown profits over the years, but the future is more important for shareholders. If you are thinking of buying or selling Arch Capital Group stock, you should check out this FREE detailed report on its balance sheet.
A Different Perspective
We're pleased to report that Arch Capital Group shareholders have received a total shareholder return of 53% over one year. Since the one-year TSR is better than the five-year TSR (the latter coming in at 17% per year), it would seem that the stock's performance has improved in recent times. In the best case scenario, this may hint at some real business momentum, implying that now could be a great time to delve deeper. If you would like to research Arch Capital Group in more detail then you might want to take a look at whether insiders have been buying or selling shares in the company.
For those who like to find winning investments this free list of growing companies with recent insider purchasing, could be just the ticket.
Please note, the market returns quoted in this article reflect the market weighted average returns of stocks that currently trade on US exchanges.
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