That 2017 $10k Investment In Penn National Gaming Is Worth A Bunch Today

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— Warren Buffett

Such a great quote from Warren Buffett, highlighting the importance of investment time horizon when considering making an investment. In the short run, who knows what the stock market will do? A week or two after buying any given stock, could the entire stock market fall out of bed? Quite possibly! Should that happen, how would you react? It is an excellent question to think about before hitting the buy button.

For investors who take a multi-year time horizon, the important thing is not what happens in the next week or two, but what the result will be over the long haul. Today, we look at the result investors of the year 2017 experienced, who considered an investment in shares of Penn National Gaming Inc (NASD: PENN) and decided upon a five year investment time horizon.

PENN 5-Year Return Details
Start date:	03/17/2017	$10,000 03/17/2017 $28,302 03/16/2022
End date:	03/16/2022
Start price/share:	$15.82
End price/share:	$44.77
Starting shares:	632.11
Ending shares:	632.11
Dividends reinvested/share:	$0.00
Total return:	183.00%
Average annual return:	23.13%
Starting investment:	$10,000.00
Ending investment:	$28,302.15

The above analysis shows the five year investment result worked out exceptionally well, with an annualized rate of return of 23.13%. This would have turned a $10K investment made 5 years ago into $28,302.15 today (as of 03/16/2022). On a total return basis, that’s a result of 183.00% (something to think about: how might PENN 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:
“A 10% decline in the market is fairly common, it happens about once a year. Investors who realize this are less likely to sell in a panic, and more likely to remain invested, benefitting from the wealthbuilding power of stocks.” — Christopher Davis