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Buying shares in the best businesses can build meaningful wealth for you and your family. And we've seen some truly amazing gains over the years. Don't believe it? Then look at the SPX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:SPXC) share price. It's 311% higher than it was five years ago. If that doesn't get you thinking about long term investing, we don't know what will. In more good news, the share price has risen 22% in thirty days. But the price may well have benefitted from a buoyant market, since stocks have gained 13% in the last thirty days.
So let's investigate and see if the longer term performance of the company has been in line with the underlying business' progress.
While the efficient markets hypothesis continues to be taught by some, it has been proven that markets are over-reactive dynamic systems, and investors are not always rational. 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.
During five years of share price growth, SPX Technologies achieved compound earnings per share (EPS) growth of 18% per year. This EPS growth is lower than the 33% average annual increase in the share price. So it's fair to assume the market has a higher opinion of the business than it did five years ago. That's not necessarily surprising considering the five-year track record of earnings growth.
You can see below how EPS has changed over time (discover the exact values by clicking on the image).
We know that SPX Technologies has improved its bottom line over the last three years, but what does the future have in store? If you are thinking of buying or selling SPX Technologies stock, you should check out this FREE detailed report on its balance sheet.
A Different Perspective
SPX Technologies provided a TSR of 8.5% over the last twelve months. Unfortunately this falls short of the market return. If we look back over five years, the returns are even better, coming in at 33% per year for five years. Maybe the share price is just taking a breather while the business executes on its growth strategy. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand SPX Technologies better, we need to consider many other factors. Case in point: We've spotted 1 warning sign for SPX Technologies you should be aware of.