6 Green Days In A Row: Solaris Energy Infrastructure Stock Is Up 21%
Shares of Solaris Energy Infrastructure (SEI) have closed higher in each of the last 6 sessions, a cumulative gain of 20.6%. That added about $716 million to the company’s market value, which now stands at about $4.2 billion. The stock closed at $70.70 on Friday, October 30, 14.5% below its 52-week high of $82.72 and 75.0% above its low of $40.39.
SEI Versus The S&P 500
Returns for SEI and the S&P 500 over the streak and the periods around it, all ending Friday, October 30 and including dividends:
| Return Period | SEI | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Day | 2.3% | -1.8% |
| 6 Days (Current Streak) | 20.6% | -1.1% |
| 1 Month (21 Trading Days) | -1.0% | -1.1% |
| 3 Months (63 Trading Days) | 27.6% | 0.0% |
| Year To Date | 54.7% | 11.8% |
| 1 Year (252 Trading Days) | 37.1% | 11.3% |
How The Streak Compares With The Market
Over the same 6 trading days, the S&P 500 returned -1.1% including dividends, so the run is mostly Solaris Energy Infrastructure’s own story rather than the market’s. Over the past three months the stock is up 27.6%, a window that includes the streak; over the other 57 sessions of that window it was up 5.8%.
Is The Business Keeping Up With The Stock?
On the fundamentals, revenue grew 70.5% over the last twelve months, against a median of 11.7% for S&P 500 Energy stocks; and its operating margin is 24.3%, versus a median of 22.9%. At least one of the last four quarters was a loss, so a price-to-earnings multiple would not be a meaningful yardstick here. On these numbers the run has substance behind it: revenue growth above the median and margins above the median.
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