Investors Who Bought Dolat Investments (NSE:DOLAT) Shares A Year Ago Are Now Up 11%

There's no doubt that investing in the stock market is a truly brilliant way to build wealth. But if you choose that path, you're going to buy some stocks that fall short of the market. Unfortunately for shareholders, while the Dolat Investments Limited (NSE:DOLAT) share price is up 11% in the last year, that falls short of the market return. We'll need to follow Dolat Investments for a while to get a better sense of its share price trend, since it hasn't been listed for particularly long.

Check out our latest analysis for Dolat Investments

While markets are a powerful pricing mechanism, share prices reflect investor sentiment, not just 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.

During the last year Dolat Investments grew its earnings per share (EPS) by 64%. It's fair to say that the share price gain of 11% did not keep pace with the EPS growth. So it seems like the market has cooled on Dolat Investments, despite the growth. Interesting. This cautious sentiment is reflected in its (fairly low) P/E ratio of 9.47.

The graphic below depicts how EPS has changed over time (unveil the exact values by clicking on the image).

Dive deeper into Dolat Investments' key metrics by checking this interactive graph of Dolat Investments's earnings, revenue and cash flow.

A Different Perspective

We're happy to report that Dolat Investments are up 12% over the year (even including dividends). Unfortunately this falls short of the market return of around 18%. Shareholders are doubtless excited that the stock price has been doing even better lately, with a gain of 28% in just ninety days. It's worth taking note when returns accelerate, as it can indicate positive change in the underlying business, and winners often keep winning. Before forming an opinion on Dolat Investments you might want to consider these 3 valuation metrics.

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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 IN exchanges.

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