7 Green Days In A Row: Tenable Stock Is Up 31%
Tenable (TENB) stock is on a 7-day winning streak, up 30.8% since the run began. That added about $1.3 billion to the company’s market value, which now stands at about $5.4 billion. The stock closed at $48.65 on Tuesday, October 27, its highest close of the past year.
The Streak Next To The S&P 500
Returns for TENB and the S&P 500 over the streak and the periods around it, all ending Tuesday, October 27 and including dividends:
| Return Period | TENB | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Day | 0.9% | 0.6% |
| 7 Days (Current Streak) | 30.8% | 0.8% |
| 1 Month (21 Trading Days) | 41.1% | 0.6% |
| 3 Months (63 Trading Days) | 54.5% | 5.8% |
| Year To Date | 106.8% | 13.9% |
| 1 Year (252 Trading Days) | 60.6% | 15.0% |
A Stock-Specific Run, Or A Market Move?
Over the same 7 trading days, the S&P 500 returned +0.8% including dividends, so the run is mostly Tenable’s own story rather than the market’s. Over the past three months the stock is up 54.5%, a window that includes the streak; over the other 56 sessions of that window it was up 18.2%.
Do The Fundamentals Support The Run?
On the fundamentals, revenue grew 9.9% over the last twelve months, against a median of 17.9% for S&P 500 Information Technology stocks; and its operating margin is 4.2%, versus a median of 21.6%. 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.
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