Yahoo Finance Anexo Group (LON:ANX) Share Prices Have Dropped 34% In The Last Year
It's easy to match the overall market return by buying an index fund. But if you buy individual stocks, you can do both better or worse than that. Investors in Anexo Group Plc (LON:ANX) have tasted that bitter downside in the last year, as the share price dropped 34%. That's disappointing when you consider the market declined 11%. Anexo Group may have better days ahead, of course; we've only looked at a one year period. It's down 2.7% in the last seven days.
See our latest analysis for Anexo Group
In his essay The Superinvestors of Graham-and-Doddsville Warren Buffett described how share prices do not always rationally reflect the value of a business. 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.
Unfortunately Anexo Group reported an EPS drop of 4.8% for the last year. This reduction in EPS is not as bad as the 34% share price fall. Unsurprisingly, given the lack of EPS growth, the market seems to be more cautious about the stock. The P/E ratio of 9.55 also points to the negative market sentiment.
You can see how EPS has changed over time in the image below (click on the chart to see the exact values).
Before buying or selling a stock, we always recommend a close examination of historic growth trends, available here.
A Different Perspective
We doubt Anexo Group shareholders are happy with the loss of 33% over twelve months (even including dividends). That falls short of the market, which lost 11%. That's disappointing, but it's worth keeping in mind that the market-wide selling wouldn't have helped. The share price decline has continued throughout the most recent three months, down 9.3%, suggesting an absence of enthusiasm from investors. Given the relatively short history of this stock, we'd remain pretty wary until we see some strong business performance. While it is well worth considering the different impacts that market conditions can have on the share price, there are other factors that are even more important. Take risks, for example - Anexo Group has 1 warning sign we think you should be aware of.
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Please note, the market returns quoted in this article reflect the market weighted average returns of stocks that currently trade on GB exchanges.
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