AMG Critical Materials’ (AMS:AMG) investors will be pleased with their splendid 132% return over the last year

Simply Wall St

Fri, February 13, 2026 at 2:00 PM GMT+9 3 min read

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The most you can lose on any stock (assuming you don’t use leverage) is 100% of your money. On the other hand, if you find a high quality business to buy (at the right price) you can more than double your money! Take, for example AMG Critical Materials N.V. (AMS:AMG). Its share price is already up an impressive 128% in the last twelve months. Also pleasing for shareholders was the 43% gain in the last three months. Zooming out, the stock is actually down 5.1% in the last three years.

So let’s assess the underlying fundamentals over the last 1 year and see if they’ve moved in lock-step with shareholder returns.

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There is no denying that markets are sometimes efficient, but prices do not always reflect underlying business performance. One imperfect but simple way to consider how the market perception of a company has shifted is to compare the change in the earnings per share (EPS) with the share price movement.

During the last year AMG Critical Materials grew its earnings per share, moving from a loss to a profit.

When a company is just on the edge of profitability it can be well worth considering other metrics in order to more precisely gauge growth (and therefore understand share price movements).

We doubt the modest 1.1% dividend yield is doing much to support the share price. We think that the revenue growth of 12% could have some investors interested. Many businesses do go through a phase where they have to forgo some profits to drive business development, and sometimes its for the best.

The image below shows how earnings and revenue have tracked over time (if you click on the image you can see greater detail).

ENXTAM:AMG Earnings and Revenue Growth February 13th 2026

We like that insiders have been buying shares in the last twelve months. Having said that, most people consider earnings and revenue growth trends to be a more meaningful guide to the business. If you are thinking of buying or selling AMG Critical Materials stock, you should check out this free report showing analyst profit forecasts.

What About Dividends?

It is important to consider the total shareholder return, as well as the share price return, for any given stock. The TSR is a return calculation that accounts for the value of cash dividends (assuming that any dividend received was reinvested) and the calculated value of any discounted capital raisings and spin-offs. It’s fair to say that the TSR gives a more complete picture for stocks that pay a dividend. We note that for AMG Critical Materials the TSR over the last 1 year was 132%, which is better than the share price return mentioned above. The dividends paid by the company have thusly boosted the total shareholder return.

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A Different Perspective

It’s good to see that AMG Critical Materials has rewarded shareholders with a total shareholder return of 132% in the last twelve months. And that does include the dividend. That’s better than the annualised return of 5% over half a decade, implying that the company is doing better recently. Someone with an optimistic perspective could view the recent improvement in TSR as indicating that the business itself is getting better with time. It’s always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand AMG Critical Materials better, we need to consider many other factors. Even so, be aware that AMG Critical Materials is showing ** 3 warning signs in our investment analysis** , and 1 of those makes us a bit uncomfortable…

AMG Critical Materials 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 Dutch exchanges.

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This article by Simply Wall St is general in nature. We provide commentary based on historical data and analyst forecasts only using an unbiased methodology and our articles are not intended to be financial advice. It does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell any stock, and does not take account of your objectives, or your financial situation. We aim to bring you long-term focused analysis driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis may not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements or qualitative material. Simply Wall St has no position in any stocks mentioned.

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