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Envista Holdings (NYSE:NVST) shareholders are up 4.0% this past week, but still in the red over the last three years

Simply Wall St · 06/26 10:41

Envista Holdings Corporation (NYSE:NVST) shareholders should be happy to see the share price up 16% in the last month. But that is small recompense for the exasperating returns over three years. Tragically, the share price declined 50% in that time. So the improvement may be a real relief to some. The rise has some hopeful, but turnarounds are often precarious.

The recent uptick of 4.0% could be a positive sign of things to come, so let's take a look at historical fundamentals.

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While the efficient markets hypothesis continues to be taught by some, it has been proven that markets are over-reactive dynamic systems, and investors are not always rational. One flawed but reasonable way to assess how sentiment around a company has changed is to compare the earnings per share (EPS) with the share price.

We know that Envista Holdings has been profitable in the past. On the other hand, it reported a trailing twelve months loss, suggesting it isn't reliably profitable. Other metrics may better explain the share price move.

With revenue flat over three years, it seems unlikely that the share price is reflecting the top line. There doesn't seem to be any clear correlation between the fundamental business metrics and the share price. That could mean that the stock was previously overrated, or it could spell opportunity now.

The graphic below depicts how earnings and revenue have changed over time (unveil the exact values by clicking on the image).

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NYSE:NVST Earnings and Revenue Growth June 26th 2025

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. So we recommend checking out this free report showing consensus forecasts

A Different Perspective

It's nice to see that Envista Holdings shareholders have received a total shareholder return of 17% over the last year. Notably the five-year annualised TSR loss of 1.8% per year compares very unfavourably with the recent share price performance. This makes us a little wary, but the business might have turned around its fortunes. If you want to research this stock further, the data on insider buying is an obvious place to start. You can click here to see who has been buying shares - and the price they paid.

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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 American exchanges.