Yahoo Finance Investors Who Bought Ocado Group (LON:OCDO) Shares Five Years Ago Are Now Up 444%
For many, the main point of investing in the stock market is to achieve spectacular returns. While not every stock performs well, when investors win, they can win big. For example, the Ocado Group plc (LON:OCDO) share price is up a whopping 444% in the last half decade, a handsome return for long term holders. And this is just one example of the epic gains achieved by some long term investors. In the last week shares have slid back 1.1%.
See our latest analysis for Ocado Group
Ocado Group isn't currently profitable, so most analysts would look to revenue growth to get an idea of how fast the underlying business is growing. Shareholders of unprofitable companies usually expect strong revenue growth. That's because it's hard to be confident a company will be sustainable if revenue growth is negligible, and it never makes a profit.
For the last half decade, Ocado Group can boast revenue growth at a rate of 13% per year. That's a pretty good long term growth rate. Arguably it's more than reflected in the very strong share price gain of 40% a year over a half a decade. We usually like strong growth stocks but it does seem the market already appreciates this one quite well!
You can see below how earnings and revenue have changed over time (discover the exact values by clicking on the image).
It's probably worth noting we've seen significant insider buying in the last quarter, which we consider a positive. On the other hand, we think the revenue and earnings trends are much more meaningful measures of the business. If you are thinking of buying or selling Ocado Group stock, you should check out this free report showing analyst profit forecasts.
A Different Perspective
It's nice to see that Ocado Group shareholders have received a total shareholder return of 40% over the last year. Since the one-year TSR is better than the five-year TSR (the latter coming in at 40% per year), it would seem that the stock's performance has improved in recent times. In the best case scenario, this may hint at some real business momentum, implying that now could be a great time to delve deeper. 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.
Ocado Group is not the only stock that insiders are buying. For those who like to find winning investments this free list of growing companies with recent insider purchasing, could be just the ticket.
Please note, the market returns quoted in this article reflect the market weighted average returns of stocks that currently trade on GB exchanges.
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