Despite shrinking by ₪248m in the past week, Delek Group (TLV:DLEKG) shareholders are still up 120% over 1 year

Unfortunately, investing is risky - companies can and do go bankrupt. On the other hand, if you find a high quality business to buy (at the right price) you can more than double your money! For example, the Delek Group Ltd. (TLV:DLEKG) share price has soared 120% in the last 1 year. Most would be very happy with that, especially in just one year! It's also good to see the share price up 59% over the last quarter. In contrast, the longer term returns are negative, since the share price is 41% lower than it was three years ago.

Since the long term performance has been good but there's been a recent pullback of 3.5%, let's check if the fundamentals match the share price.

See our latest analysis for Delek Group

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. 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 the last year Delek Group grew its earnings per share, moving from a loss to a profit.

We think the growth looks very prospective, so we're not surprised the market liked it too. Generally speaking the profitability inflection point is a great time to research a company closely, lest you miss an opportunity to profit.

The image below shows how EPS has tracked over time (if you click on the image you can see greater detail).

It might be well worthwhile taking a look at our free report on Delek Group's earnings, revenue and cash flow.

A Different Perspective

We're pleased to report that Delek Group shareholders have received a total shareholder return of 120% over one year. There's no doubt those recent returns are much better than the TSR loss of 8% per year over five years. This makes us a little wary, but the business might have turned around its fortunes. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand Delek Group better, we need to consider many other factors. Like risks, for instance. Every company has them, and we've spotted 4 warning signs for Delek Group (of which 1 is concerning!) you should know about.

If you like to buy stocks alongside management, then you might just love this free list of companies. (Hint: insiders have been buying them).

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

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