Can You Imagine How Elated Ballard Power Systems' (TSE:BLDP) Shareholders Feel About Its 968% Share Price Gain?

The Ballard Power Systems Inc. (TSE:BLDP) share price has had a bad week, falling 12%. But that does not change the realty that the stock's performance has been terrific, over five years. In fact, during that period, the share price climbed 968%. Impressive! So it might be that some shareholders are taking profits after good performance. Only time will tell if there is still too much optimism currently reflected in the share price.

It really delights us to see such great share price performance for investors.

View our latest analysis for Ballard Power Systems

Ballard Power Systems wasn't profitable in the last twelve months, it is unlikely we'll see a strong correlation between its share price and its earnings per share (EPS). Arguably revenue is our next best option. Shareholders of unprofitable companies usually expect strong revenue growth. That's because fast revenue growth can be easily extrapolated to forecast profits, often of considerable size.

In the last 5 years Ballard Power Systems saw its revenue grow at 12% per year. That's a fairly respectable growth rate. However, the share price gain of 61% during the period is considerably stronger. We usually like strong growth stocks but it does seem the market already appreciates this one quite well!

The company's revenue and earnings (over time) are depicted in the image below (click to see the exact numbers).

We consider it positive that insiders have made significant purchases in the last year. Having said that, most people consider earnings and revenue growth trends to be a more meaningful guide to the business. If you are thinking of buying or selling Ballard Power Systems stock, you should check out this free report showing analyst profit forecasts.

A Different Perspective

It's nice to see that Ballard Power Systems shareholders have received a total shareholder return of 196% over the last year. That gain is better than the annual TSR over five years, which is 61%. Therefore it seems like sentiment around the company has been positive lately. Given the share price momentum remains strong, it might be worth taking a closer look at the stock, lest you miss an opportunity. While it is well worth considering the different impacts that market conditions can have on the share price, there are other factors that are even more important. Even so, be aware that Ballard Power Systems is showing 3 warning signs in our investment analysis , you should know about...

There are plenty of other companies that have insiders buying up shares. You probably do not want to miss this free list of growing 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 CA exchanges.

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