Did You Miss HelloFresh's (ETR:HFG) Whopping 389% Share Price Gain?

We think that it's fair to say that the possibility of finding fantastic multi-year winners is what motivates many investors. Not every pick can be a winner, but when you pick the right stock, you can win big. One such superstar is HelloFresh SE (ETR:HFG), which saw its share price soar 389% in three years. On top of that, the share price is up 26% in about a quarter.

See our latest analysis for HelloFresh

While the efficient markets hypothesis continues to be taught by some, it has been proven that markets are over-reactive dynamic systems, and investors are not always rational. One flawed but reasonable way to assess how sentiment around a company has changed is to compare the earnings per share (EPS) with the share price.

A Different Perspective

It's nice to see that HelloFresh shareholders have gained 209% (in total) over the last year. That gain actually surpasses the 70% TSR it generated (per year) over three years. Given the track record of solid returns over varying time frames, it might be worth putting HelloFresh on your watchlist. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand HelloFresh better, we need to consider many other factors. Consider risks, for instance. Every company has them, and we've spotted 2 warning signs for HelloFresh you should know about.

We will like HelloFresh better if we see some big insider buys. While we wait, check out this free list of growing companies with considerable, recent, insider buying.

Please note, the market returns quoted in this article reflect the market weighted average returns of stocks that currently trade on DE exchanges.

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