Yahoo Finance Check Point Software Technologies (NASDAQ:CHKP) stock performs better than its underlying earnings growth over last three years
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. For example, the Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:CHKP) share price return of 11% over three years lags the market return in the same period. At least the stock price is up over the last year, albeit only by 4.6%.
Since the stock has added US$754m to its market cap in the past week alone, let's see if underlying performance has been driving long-term returns.
View our latest analysis for Check Point Software Technologies
There is no denying that markets are sometimes efficient, but prices do not always reflect underlying business performance. One imperfect but simple way to consider how the market perception of a company has shifted is to compare the change in the earnings per share (EPS) with the share price movement.
During three years of share price growth, Check Point Software Technologies achieved compound earnings per share growth of 6.7% per year. The average annual share price increase of 4% is actually lower than the EPS growth. Therefore, it seems the market has moderated its expectations for growth, somewhat.
You can see below how EPS has changed over time (discover the exact values by clicking on the image).
It's probably worth noting that the CEO is paid less than the median at similar sized companies. But while CEO remuneration is always worth checking, the really important question is whether the company can grow earnings going forward. It might be well worthwhile taking a look at our free report on Check Point Software Technologies' earnings, revenue and cash flow.
A Different Perspective
We're pleased to report that Check Point Software Technologies shareholders have received a total shareholder return of 4.6% over one year. Since the one-year TSR is better than the five-year TSR (the latter coming in at 1.8% per year), it would seem that the stock's performance has improved in recent times. Someone with an optimistic perspective could view the recent improvement in TSR as indicating that the business itself is getting better with time. Before forming an opinion on Check Point Software Technologies you might want to consider these 3 valuation metrics.
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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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