Investors in i3 Verticals (NASDAQ:IIIV) have seen returns of 25% over the past five years

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23-03-2025

It might be of some concern to shareholders to see the i3 Verticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:IIIV) share price down 11% in the last month. But at least the stock is up over the last five years. Unfortunately its return of 25% is below the market return of 138%.
So let's investigate and see if the longer term performance of the company has been in line with the underlying business' progress.
i3 Verticals isn't currently profitable, so most analysts would look to revenue growth to get an idea of how fast the underlying business is growing. When a company doesn't make profits, we'd generally hope to see good revenue growth. That's because it's hard to be confident a company will be sustainable if revenue growth is negligible, and it never makes a profit.
In the last 5 years i3 Verticals saw its revenue grow at 4.8% per year. Put simply, that growth rate fails to impress. It's probably fair to say that the modest growth is reflected in the modest share price gain of 5% per year. If profitability is likely in the near term, then this might be one to add to your watchlist.
The company's revenue and earnings (over time) are depicted in the image below (click to see the exact numbers).
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
It's good to see that i3 Verticals has rewarded shareholders with a total shareholder return of 12% in the last twelve months. That's better than the annualised return of 5% over half a decade, implying that the company is doing better recently. Given the share price momentum remains strong, it might be worth taking a closer look at the stock, lest you miss an opportunity. 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.
i3 Verticals is not the only stock insiders are buying. So take a peek at this free list of small cap companies at attractive valuations which insiders have been buying.
Please note, the market returns quoted in this article reflect the market weighted average returns of stocks that currently trade on American exchanges.
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