Yahoo Finance The Rexnord (NYSE:RXN) Share Price Is Up 36% And Shareholders Are Holding On
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Buying a low-cost index fund will get you the average market return. But in any diversified portfolio of stocks, you'll see some that fall short of the average. Unfortunately for shareholders, while the Rexnord Corporation (NYSE:RXN) share price is up 36% in the last three years, that falls short of the market return. Zooming in, the stock is up just 3.9% in the last year.
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While markets are a powerful pricing mechanism, share prices reflect investor sentiment, not just underlying business performance. By comparing earnings per share (EPS) and share price changes over time, we can get a feel for how investor attitudes to a company have morphed over time.
During the three years of share price growth, Rexnord actually saw its earnings per share (EPS) drop 25% per year. So we doubt that the market is looking to EPS for its main judge of the company's value. 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.
It could be that the revenue growth of 4.7% per year is viewed as evidence that Rexnord is growing. If the company is being managed for the long term good, today's shareholders might be right to hold on.
The chart below shows how revenue and earnings have changed with time, (if you click on the chart you can see the actual values).
We like that insiders have been buying shares in the last twelve months. Even so, future earnings will be far more important to whether current shareholders make money. So we recommend checking out this free report showing consensus forecasts
A Different Perspective
Rexnord shareholders are up 3.9% for the year. But that return falls short of the market. The silver lining is that the gain was actually better than the average annual return of 1.3% per year over five year. This could indicate that the company is winning over new investors, as it pursues its strategy. If you want to research this stock further, the data on insider buying is an obvious place to start. You can click here to see who has been buying shares - and the price they paid.
Rexnord is not the only stock insiders are buying. So take a peek at this free list of growing companies with insider 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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