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If You Had Bought BRP Group (NASDAQ:BRP) Stock A Year Ago, You Could Pocket A 58% Gain Today

Passive investing in index funds can generate returns that roughly match the overall market. But if you pick the right individual stocks, you could make more than that. To wit, the BRP Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:BRP) share price is 58% higher than it was a year ago, much better than the market return of around 18% (not including dividends) in the same period. So that should have shareholders smiling. We'll need to follow BRP Group for a while to get a better sense of its share price trend, since it hasn't been listed for particularly long.

Check out our latest analysis for BRP Group

BRP Group isn't currently profitable, so most analysts would look to revenue growth to get an idea of how fast the underlying business is growing. 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.

Over the last twelve months, BRP Group's revenue grew by 76%. That's well above most other pre-profit companies. While the share price gain of 58% over twelve months is pretty tasty, you might argue it doesn't fully reflect the strong revenue growth. So quite frankly it could be a good time to investigate BRP Group in some detail. Human beings have trouble conceptualizing (and valuing) exponential growth. Is that what we're seeing here?

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

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We like that insiders have been buying shares in the last twelve months. Having said that, most people consider earnings and revenue growth trends to be a more meaningful guide to the business. This free report showing analyst forecasts should help you form a view on BRP Group

A Different Perspective

It's nice to see that BRP Group shareholders have gained 58% over the last year. And the share price momentum remains respectable, with a gain of 53% in the last three months. This suggests the company is continuing to win over new investors. I find it very interesting to look at share price over the long term as a proxy for business performance. But to truly gain insight, we need to consider other information, too. For instance, we've identified 1 warning sign for BRP Group that you should be aware of.

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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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