A 5-Day Winning Streak Has Axon Enterprise Stock Up 11%
Axon Enterprise (AXON) stock has risen for 5 consecutive trading days, gaining 10.9% over that stretch. That added about $3.4 billion to the company’s market value, which now stands at about $34.2 billion. The stock closed at $424.77 on Monday, October 26, 44.1% below its 52-week high of $759.44 and 22.8% above its low of $345.94.
AXON Versus The S&P 500
Returns for AXON and the S&P 500 over the streak and the periods around it, all ending Monday, October 26 and including dividends:
| Return Period | AXON | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Day | 1.0% | 0.7% |
| 5 Days (Current Streak) | 10.9% | -0.2% |
| 1 Month (21 Trading Days) | -1.2% | -0.8% |
| 3 Months (63 Trading Days) | -22.4% | 3.6% |
| Year To Date | -25.2% | 13.2% |
| 1 Year (252 Trading Days) | -40.7% | 15.3% |
A Stock-Specific Run, Or A Market Move?
Over the same 5 trading days, the S&P 500 returned -0.2% including dividends, so the run is mostly Axon Enterprise’s own story rather than the market’s. 12 other S&P 500 stocks are currently on winning streaks of 5 days or longer. Over the past three months the stock is down 22.4%, a window that includes the streak; over the other 58 sessions of that window it was down 30.0%.
Do The Fundamentals Support The Run?
On the fundamentals, revenue grew 34.6% over the last twelve months, against a median of 7.8% for S&P 500 Industrials stocks; and its operating margin is 0.7%, versus a median of 17.6%. At least one of the last four quarters was a loss, so a price-to-earnings multiple would not be a meaningful yardstick here. The read is mixed: revenue growth above the median on one side, margins below the median on the other.
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Momentum Is A Tailwind, Not A Plan
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