For many, the main point of investing is to generate higher returns than the overall market. But the main game is to find enough winners to more than offset the losers At this point some shareholders may be questioning their investment in Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:ESPR), since the last five years saw the share price fall 42%. Even worse, it's down 24% in about a month, which isn't fun at all.

Check out our latest analysis for Esperion Therapeutics

Given that Esperion Therapeutics didn't make a profit in the last twelve months, we'll focus on revenue growth to form a quick view of its business development. 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.

You can see below how earnings and revenue have changed over time (discover the exact values by clicking on the image).

We consider it positive that insiders have made significant purchases in the last year. Having said that, most people consider earnings and revenue growth trends to be a more meaningful guide to the business. This free report showing analyst forecasts should help you form a view on Esperion Therapeutics

A Different Perspective

Esperion Therapeutics shareholders are up 1.0% for the year. Unfortunately this falls short of the market return. But at least that's still a gain! Over five years the TSR has been a reduction of 7.3% per year, over five years. So this might be a sign the business has turned its fortunes around. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand Esperion Therapeutics better, we need to consider many other factors. For example, we've discovered 5 warning signs for Esperion Therapeutics (1 doesn't sit too well with us!) that you should be aware of before investing here.

Esperion Therapeutics is not the only stock insiders are buying. So take a peek at this free list of growing companies with insider buying.

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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