Yahoo Finance The James River Group Holdings (NASDAQ:JRVR) Share Price Is Up 34% And Shareholders Are Holding On
Low-cost index funds make it easy to achieve average market returns. But across the board there are plenty of stocks that underperform the market. Unfortunately for shareholders, while the James River Group Holdings, Ltd. (NASDAQ:JRVR) share price is up 34% in the last three years, that falls short of the market return. In the last year the stock has gained 7.8%.
View our latest analysis for James River Group Holdings
To quote Buffett, 'Ships will sail around the world but the Flat Earth Society will flourish. There will continue to be wide discrepancies between price and value in the marketplace...' 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 three years of share price growth, James River Group Holdings achieved compound earnings per share growth of 4.6% per year. In comparison, the 10% per year gain in the share price outpaces the EPS growth. This indicates that the market is feeling more optimistic on the stock, after the last few years of progress. It is quite common to see investors become enamoured with a business, after a few years of solid progress.
The graphic below depicts how EPS has changed over time (unveil the exact values by clicking on the image).
We know that James River Group Holdings has improved its bottom line lately, but is it going to grow revenue? This free report showing analyst revenue forecasts should help you figure out if the EPS growth can be sustained.
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. Arguably, the TSR gives a more comprehensive picture of the return generated by a stock. In the case of James River Group Holdings, it has a TSR of 53% for the last 3 years. That exceeds its share price return that we previously mentioned. The dividends paid by the company have thusly boosted the total shareholder return.
A Different Perspective
We're pleased to report that James River Group Holdings rewarded shareholders with a total shareholder return of 11% over the last year. And yes, that does include the dividend. That falls short of the 15% it has made, for shareholders, each year, over three years. Most investors take the time to check the data on insider transactions. You can click here to see if insiders have been buying or selling.
Of course James River Group Holdings may not be the best stock to buy. So you may wish to see this free collection of growth stocks.
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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