Shares of ON Semiconductor (ON) have closed higher in each of the last 5 sessions, a cumulative gain of 13.6%. That added about $4.0 billion to the company's market value, which now stands at about $33.5 billion. The stock closed at $85.93 on Monday, October 5, 35.8% below its 52-week high of $133.93 and 91.4% above its low of $44.90.

The Streak Next To The S&P 500

Returns for ON and the S&P 500 over the streak and the periods around it, all ending Monday, October 5 and including dividends:

Is This Move About ON Semiconductor Or The Market?

Over the same 5 trading days, the S&P 500 returned +1.2% including dividends, so the run is mostly ON Semiconductor's own story rather than the market's. 9 other S&P 500 stocks are currently on winning streaks of 5 days or longer. Over the past three months the stock is down 5.7%, a window that includes the streak; over the other 58 sessions of that window it was down 17.0%.

Is The Business Keeping Up With The Stock?

On the fundamentals, revenue declined 3.1% over the last twelve months, against a median of 17.9% for S&P 500 Information Technology stocks; and its operating margin is 18.0%, versus a median of 21.7%. At least one of the last four quarters was a loss, so a price-to-earnings multiple would not be a meaningful yardstick here. The numbers make the run harder to justify: shrinking revenue and margins below the median. At this price, the stock is asking a lot of the business.

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Streaks End. Discipline Compounds

A run like this is genuinely useful information: something about this business has the market's full attention. But streaks are where discipline gets tested, because the urge to chase strength is strongest right before it pauses.

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