Imagine Holding Daqo New Energy (NYSE:DQ) Shares While The Price Zoomed 642% Higher

Buying shares in the best businesses can build meaningful wealth for you and your family. And we've seen some truly amazing gains over the years. Just think about the savvy investors who held Daqo New Energy Corp. (NYSE:DQ) shares for the last five years, while they gained 642%. This just goes to show the value creation that some businesses can achieve. Also pleasing for shareholders was the 90% gain in the last three months.

We love happy stories like this one. The company should be really proud of that performance!

See our latest analysis for Daqo New Energy

There is no denying that markets are sometimes efficient, but prices do not always reflect underlying business performance. 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.

Over half a decade, Daqo New Energy managed to grow its earnings per share at 34% a year. This EPS growth is slower than the share price growth of 49% per year, over the same period. 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).

We know that Daqo New Energy has improved its bottom line lately, but is it going to grow revenue? You could check out this free report showing analyst revenue forecasts.

A Different Perspective

It's nice to see that Daqo New Energy shareholders have received a total shareholder return of 125% over the last year. Since the one-year TSR is better than the five-year TSR (the latter coming in at 49% per year), it would seem that the stock's performance has improved in recent times. Given the share price momentum remains strong, it might be worth taking a closer look at the stock, lest you miss an opportunity. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand Daqo New Energy better, we need to consider many other factors. For example, we've discovered 4 warning signs for Daqo New Energy (1 shouldn't be ignored!) that you should be aware of before investing here.

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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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