Nisun International Enterprise Development Group's (NASDAQ:NISN) one-year earnings growth trails the 355% YoY shareholder returns

While some are satisfied with an index fund, active investors aim to find truly magnificent investments on the stock market. When you find (and hold) a big winner, you can markedly improve your finances. For example, the Nisun International Enterprise Development Group Co., Ltd (NASDAQ:NISN) share price rocketed moonwards 355% in just one year. On top of that, the share price is up 255% in about a quarter. Zooming out, the stock is actually down 86% in the last three years.

After a strong gain in the past week, it's worth seeing if longer term returns have been driven by improving fundamentals.

Check out our latest analysis for Nisun International Enterprise Development Group

While markets are a powerful pricing mechanism, share prices reflect investor sentiment, not just underlying business performance. One way to examine how market sentiment has changed over time is to look at the interaction between a company's share price and its earnings per share (EPS).

During the last year Nisun International Enterprise Development Group grew its earnings per share (EPS) by 0.8%. The share price gain of 355% certainly outpaced the EPS growth. This indicates that the market is now more optimistic about the stock.

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

It's probably worth noting we've seen significant insider buying in the last quarter, which we consider a positive. That said, we think earnings and revenue growth trends are even more important factors to consider. This free interactive report on Nisun International Enterprise Development Group's earnings, revenue and cash flow is a great place to start, if you want to investigate the stock further.

A Different Perspective

It's good to see that Nisun International Enterprise Development Group has rewarded shareholders with a total shareholder return of 355% in the last twelve months. There's no doubt those recent returns are much better than the TSR loss of 11% per year over five years. The long term loss makes us cautious, but the short term TSR gain certainly hints at a brighter future. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand Nisun International Enterprise Development Group better, we need to consider many other factors. Even so, be aware that Nisun International Enterprise Development Group is showing 3 warning signs in our investment analysis , and 1 of those doesn't sit too well with us...

There are plenty of other companies that have insiders buying up shares. You probably do not want to miss this free list of undervalued small cap companies that insiders are buying.

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

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