AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR) Shareholders Booked A 73% Gain In The Last Five Years
The AptarGroup, Inc. (NYSE:ATR) share price has had a bad week, falling 10%. But at least the stock is up over the last five years. In that time, it is up 73%, which isn't bad, but is below the market return of 134%.
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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 way to examine how market sentiment has changed over time is to look at the interaction between a company's share price and its earnings per share (EPS).
During five years of share price growth, AptarGroup achieved compound earnings per share (EPS) growth of 0.8% per year. This EPS growth is lower than the 12% average annual increase in the share price. This suggests that market participants hold the company in higher regard, these days. That's not necessarily surprising considering the five-year track record of earnings growth.
The company's earnings per share (over time) is depicted in the image below (click to see the exact numbers).
This free interactive report on AptarGroup's earnings, revenue and cash flow is a great place to start, if you want to investigate the stock further.
What About Dividends?
When looking at investment returns, it is important to consider the difference between total shareholder return (TSR) and share price return. 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. So for companies that pay a generous dividend, the TSR is often a lot higher than the share price return. We note that for AptarGroup the TSR over the last 5 years was 85%, which is better than the share price return mentioned above. This is largely a result of its dividend payments!
A Different Perspective
AptarGroup shareholders gained a total return of 24% during the year. But that was short of the market average. The silver lining is that the gain was actually better than the average annual return of 13% per year over five year. This could indicate that the company is winning over new investors, as it pursues its strategy. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand AptarGroup better, we need to consider many other factors. For instance, we've identified 2 warning signs for AptarGroup that you should be aware of.
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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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