Yahoo Finance The Johns Lyng Group (ASX:JLG) Share Price Has Gained 45% And Shareholders Are Hoping For More
If you want to compound wealth in the stock market, you can do so by buying an index fund. But you can significantly boost your returns by picking above-average stocks. For example, the Johns Lyng Group Limited (ASX:JLG) share price is up 45% in the last year, clearly besting than the market return of around 0.6% (not including dividends). That's a solid performance by our standards! We'll need to follow Johns Lyng Group 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 Johns Lyng Group
There is no denying that markets are sometimes efficient, but prices do not always reflect underlying business performance. 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).
Johns Lyng Group was able to grow EPS by 12% in the last twelve months. The share price gain of 45% certainly outpaced the EPS growth. This indicates that the market is now more optimistic about the stock.
The graphic below depicts how EPS has changed over time (unveil the exact values by clicking on the image).
We consider it positive that insiders have made significant purchases in the last year. Having said that, most people consider earnings and revenue growth trends to be a more meaningful guide to the business. It might be well worthwhile taking a look at our free report on Johns Lyng Group's earnings, revenue and cash flow.
What About Dividends?
It is important to consider the total shareholder return, as well as the share price return, for any given stock. The TSR is a return calculation that accounts for the value of cash dividends (assuming that any dividend received was reinvested) and the calculated value of any discounted capital raisings and spin-offs. So for companies that pay a generous dividend, the TSR is often a lot higher than the share price return. We note that for Johns Lyng Group the TSR over the last year was 48%, which is better than the share price return mentioned above. The dividends paid by the company have thusly boosted the total shareholder return.
A Different Perspective
It's nice to see that Johns Lyng Group shareholders have gained 48% over the last year, including dividends. A substantial portion of that gain has come in the last three months, with the stock up 22% in that time. Demand for the stock from multiple parties is pushing the price higher; it could be that word is getting out about its virtues as a business. It is all well and good that insiders have been buying shares, but we suggest you check here to see what price insiders were buying at.
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 AU exchanges.
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