Yahoo Finance GeoPark (NYSE:GPRK) Shareholders Have Enjoyed A Whopping 435% Share Price Gain
Investing can be hard but the potential fo an individual stock to pay off big time inspires us. But when you hold the right stock for the right time period, the rewards can be truly huge. Take, for example, the GeoPark Limited (NYSE:GPRK) share price, which skyrocketed 435% over three years. It's down 1.4% in the last seven days.
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To paraphrase Benjamin Graham: Over the short term the market is a voting machine, but over the long term it's a weighing machine. 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, GeoPark 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.
You can see below how EPS has changed over time (discover the exact values by clicking on the image).
It is of course excellent to see how GeoPark has grown profits over the years, but the future is more important for shareholders. If you are thinking of buying or selling GeoPark stock, you should check out this FREE detailed report on its balance sheet.
A Different Perspective
GeoPark shareholders are down 5.4% for the year, but the market itself is up 3.7%. Even the share prices of good stocks drop sometimes, but we want to see improvements in the fundamental metrics of a business, before getting too interested. On the bright side, long term shareholders have made money, with a gain of 18% per year over half a decade. It could be that the recent sell-off is an opportunity, so it may be worth checking the fundamental data for signs of a long term growth trend. Before forming an opinion on GeoPark 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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