“I buy on the assumption that they could close the market the next day and not reopen it for five years.”
— Warren Buffett
The Warren Buffett investment philosophy calls for a long-term investment horizon, where a five year holding period, or even longer, would fit right into the strategy. How would such a strategy have worked out for an investment into United Rentals Inc (NYSE: URI)? Today, we examine the outcome of a five year investment into the stock back in 2014.
| Start date: | 12/23/2014 |
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| End date: | 12/20/2019 | ||||
| Start price/share: | $104.68 | ||||
| End price/share: | $167.33 | ||||
| Starting shares: | 95.53 | ||||
| Ending shares: | 95.53 | ||||
| Dividends reinvested/share: | $0.00 | ||||
| Total return: | 59.85% | ||||
| Average annual return: | 9.85% | ||||
| Starting investment: | $10,000.00 | ||||
| Ending investment: | $15,987.36 | ||||
As shown above, the five year investment result worked out well, with an annualized rate of return of 9.85%. This would have turned a $10K investment made 5 years ago into $15,987.36 today (as of 12/20/2019). On a total return basis, that’s a result of 59.85% (something to think about: how might URI shares perform over the next 5 years?). [These numbers were computed with the Dividend Channel DRIP Returns Calculator.]
Here’s one more great investment quote before you go:
“The stock market is filled with individuals who know the price of everything, but the value of nothing.” — Phillip Fisher
