If you had already bought Euronet Worldwide shares (NASDAQ: EEFT) five years ago, you would have realized 240% – Simply Wall St News

The worst result, after buying shares in a company (no leverage), would be that you lose all your money.
But on the bright side, you can earn well over 100% with a really good stock.
A good example is Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ: EEFT) which saw its share price rise by 240% over five years.
The 43% gain recorded over the past three months is also satisfactory for shareholders.
But this movement could well have been helped by the relatively buoyant market (+ 17% in 90 days).

Check out our latest badytics for Euronet Worldwide

It can not be denied that markets are sometimes effective, but prices do not always reflect the underlying performance of companies.
One way to badyze the changing market climate over time is to examine the interaction between the price of a company's shares and its earnings per share (EPS).

In five years, Euronet Worldwide has managed to increase its earnings per share by 21% per year.
This growth in EPS is lower than the average annual increase of 28% of the share price.
This suggests that market players are giving more importance to society these days.
And this is hardly shocking given the history of growth.

The earnings per share of the company (over time) is shown in the image below (click to view the exact figures).

It is of course interesting to see how Euronet Worldwide has increased its profits over the years, but the future is more important for shareholders.
You can see how his balance sheet has strengthened (or weakened) over time in this free interactive graphic.

A different perspective

It's nice to see that Euronet Worldwide shareholders have achieved a total return of 61% over the past year.
That's better than the 28% annualized return over half a decade, which means the company has improved recently.
Given that stock prices remain dynamic, it may be worthwhile to take a closer look at the stock, so as not to miss an opportunity.
If you want to deepen your research on Euronet Worldwide, you can also check if insiders have bought or sold shares in the company.

If you prefer to consult another company, whose finances are potentially superior, do not miss this opportunity. free list of companies that have proven they can increase their profits.

Please note that the market returns quoted in this article reflect market-weighted average returns of stocks currently traded on US stock exchanges.

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