Yahoo Finance Shareholders Are Thrilled That The Weibo (NASDAQ:WB) Share Price Increased 112%
The most you can lose on any stock (assuming you don't use leverage) is 100% of your money. But when you pick a company that is really flourishing, you can make more than 100%. For instance, the price of Weibo Corporation (NASDAQ:WB) stock is up an impressive 112% over the last five years. Better yet, the share price has risen 17% in the last week. This could be related to the recent financial results, released less than a week ago -- you can catch up on the most recent data by reading our company report.
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In his essay The Superinvestors of Graham-and-Doddsville Warren Buffett described how share prices do not always rationally reflect the value of a business. 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 five years of share price growth, Weibo moved from a loss to profitability. That kind of transition can be an inflection point that justifies a strong share price gain, just as we have seen here. Given that the company made a profit three years ago, but not five years ago, it is worth looking at the share price returns over the last three years, too. In fact, the Weibo stock price is 9.8% lower in the last three years. Meanwhile, EPS is up 102% per year. It would appear there's a real mismatch between the increasing EPS and the share price, which has declined -3.4% a year for three years.
The image below shows how EPS has tracked over time (if you click on the image you can see greater detail).
It is of course excellent to see how Weibo has grown profits over the years, but the future is more important for shareholders. It might be well worthwhile taking a look at our free report on how its financial position has changed over time.
A Different Perspective
While the broader market gained around 2.4% in the last year, Weibo shareholders lost 47%. However, keep in mind that even the best stocks will sometimes underperform the market over a twelve month period. Longer term investors wouldn't be so upset, since they would have made 16%, each year, over five years. If the fundamental data continues to indicate long term sustainable growth, the current sell-off could be an opportunity worth considering. Is Weibo cheap compared to other companies? These 3 valuation measures might help you decide.
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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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