Yahoo Finance If You Had Bought CrossFirst Bankshares (NASDAQ:CFB) Shares A Year Ago You'd Have Earned 66% Returns
It's always best to build a diverse portfolio of shares, since any stock business could lag the broader market. But if you're going to beat the market overall, you need to have individual stocks that outperform. One such company is CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFB), which saw its share price increase 66% in the last year, slightly above the market return of around 61% (not including dividends). We'll need to follow CrossFirst Bankshares for a while to get a better sense of its share price trend, since it hasn't been listed for particularly long.
Check out our latest analysis for CrossFirst Bankshares
To quote Buffett, 'Ships will sail around the world but the Flat Earth Society will flourish. There will continue to be wide discrepancies between price and value in the marketplace...' One flawed but reasonable way to assess how sentiment around a company has changed is to compare the earnings per share (EPS) with the share price.
Over the last twelve months, CrossFirst Bankshares actually shrank its EPS by 59%.
Given the share price gain, we doubt the market is measuring progress with EPS. Since the change in EPS doesn't seem to correlate with the change in share price, it's worth taking a look at other metrics.
Unfortunately CrossFirst Bankshares' fell 4.1% over twelve months. So the fundamental metrics don't provide an obvious explanation for the share price gain.
The company's revenue and earnings (over time) are depicted in the image below (click to see the exact numbers).
We like that insiders have been buying shares in the last twelve months. Having said that, most people consider earnings and revenue growth trends to be a more meaningful guide to the business. If you are thinking of buying or selling CrossFirst Bankshares stock, you should check out this free report showing analyst profit forecasts.
A Different Perspective
CrossFirst Bankshares shareholders have gained 66% over twelve months, which isn't far from the market return of 64%. A substantial portion of that gain has come in the last three months, with the stock up 29% in that time. This suggests the share price maintains some momentum, and investors are taking a more positive view of the stock. While it is well worth considering the different impacts that market conditions can have on the share price, there are other factors that are even more important. For instance, we've identified 3 warning signs for CrossFirst Bankshares that you should be aware of.
There are plenty of other companies that have insiders buying up shares. You probably do not want to miss this free list of growing companies that insiders are buying.
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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