Red River Bancshares (NASDAQ:RRBI) Shareholders Have Enjoyed A 47% Share Price Gain

We believe investing is smart because history shows that stock markets go higher in the long term. But if when you choose to buy stocks, some of them will be below average performers. Unfortunately for shareholders, while the Red River Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:RRBI) share price is up 47% in the last year, that falls short of the market return. Note that businesses generally develop over the long term, so the returns over the last year might not reflect a long term trend.

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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.

Red River Bancshares was able to grow EPS by 13% in the last twelve months. The share price gain of 47% certainly outpaced the EPS growth. So it's fair to assume the market has a higher opinion of the business than it a year ago.

You can see below how EPS has changed over time (discover the exact values by clicking on the image).

We like that insiders have been buying shares in the last twelve months. Even so, future earnings will be far more important to whether current shareholders make money. Before buying or selling a stock, we always recommend a close examination of historic growth trends, available here..

A Different Perspective

Red River Bancshares shareholders have gained 47% for the year (even including dividends). Unfortunately this falls short of the market return of around 55%. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand Red River Bancshares better, we need to consider many other factors. Like risks, for instance. Every company has them, and we've spotted 2 warning signs for Red River Bancshares (of which 1 shouldn't be ignored!) you should know about.

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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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