Yahoo Finance Investors in Partner Communications (NASDAQ:PTNR) have made a decent return of 99% over the past three years
One simple way to benefit from the stock market is to buy an index fund. But if you buy good businesses at attractive prices, your portfolio returns could exceed the average market return. Just take a look at Partner Communications Company Ltd. (NASDAQ:PTNR), which is up 99%, over three years, soundly beating the market return of 45% (not including dividends).
So let's assess the underlying fundamentals over the last 3 years and see if they've moved in lock-step with shareholder returns.
View our latest analysis for Partner Communications
To paraphrase Benjamin Graham: Over the short term the market is a voting machine, but over the long term it's a weighing machine. 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).
Partner Communications was able to grow its EPS at 48% per year over three years, sending the share price higher. This EPS growth is higher than the 26% average annual increase in the share price. So it seems investors have become more cautious about the company, over time.
The company's earnings per share (over time) is depicted in the image below (click to see the exact numbers).
It is of course excellent to see how Partner Communications has grown profits over the years, but the future is more important for shareholders. If you are thinking of buying or selling Partner Communications stock, you should check out this FREE detailed report on its balance sheet.
A Different Perspective
It's nice to see that Partner Communications shareholders have received a total shareholder return of 88% over the last year. That gain is better than the annual TSR over five years, which is 12%. Therefore it seems like sentiment around the company has been positive lately. In the best case scenario, this may hint at some real business momentum, implying that now could be a great time to delve deeper. Before deciding if you like the current share price, check how Partner Communications scores on these 3 valuation metrics.
Of course, you might find a fantastic investment by looking elsewhere. So take a peek at this free list of companies we expect will grow earnings.
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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