The AMC Networks (NASDAQ:AMCX) Share Price Has Gained 44% And Shareholders Are Hoping For More

If you want to compound wealth in the stock market, you can do so by buying an index fund. But one can do better than that by picking better than average stocks (as part of a diversified portfolio). For example, the AMC Networks Inc. (NASDAQ:AMCX) share price is up 44% in the last year, clearly besting the market return of around 26% (not including dividends). If it can keep that out-performance up over the long term, investors will do very well! However, the stock hasn't done so well in the longer term, with the stock only up 1.8% in three years.

View our latest analysis for AMC Networks

In his essay The Superinvestors of Graham-and-Doddsville Warren Buffett described how share prices do not always rationally reflect the value of a business. 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, AMC Networks actually saw its earnings per share drop 69%.

So we don't think that investors are paying too much attention to EPS. Since the change in EPS doesn't seem to correlate with the change in share price, it's worth taking a look at other metrics.

Unfortunately AMC Networks' fell 7.5% over twelve months. So the fundamental metrics don't provide an obvious explanation for the share price gain.

You can see below how earnings and revenue have changed over time (discover the exact values by clicking on the image).

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AMC Networks is a well known stock, with plenty of analyst coverage, suggesting some visibility into future growth. You can see what analysts are predicting for AMC Networks in this interactive graph of future profit estimates.

A Different Perspective

We're pleased to report that AMC Networks shareholders have received a total shareholder return of 44% over one year. That certainly beats the loss of about 4% per year over the last half decade. We generally put more weight on the long term performance over the short term, but the recent improvement could hint at a (positive) inflection point within the business. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand AMC Networks better, we need to consider many other factors. For example, we've discovered 5 warning signs for AMC Networks that you should be aware of before investing here.

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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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