STAAR Surgical Company (NASDAQ:STAA) shareholders should be happy to see the share price up 25% in the last month. But over the last three years we’ve seen a quite serious decline. In that time, the share price dropped 61%. So it’s good to see it climbing back up. After all, could be that the fall
Some stocks are best avoided. We don’t wish catastrophic capital loss on anyone. Spare a thought for those who held Conn’s, Inc. (NASDAQ:CONN) for five whole years – as the share price tanked 87%. And some of the more recent buyers are probably worried, too, with the stock falling 49% in the last year. More
Investing in stocks inevitably means buying into some companies that perform poorly. Long term Instone Real Estate Group SE (ETR:INS) shareholders know that all too well, since the share price is down considerably over three years. Unfortunately, they have held through a 67% decline in the share price in that time. Now let’s have a
For many, the main point of investing is to generate higher returns than the overall market. But the main game is to find enough winners to more than offset the losers At this point some shareholders may be questioning their investment in Maybulk Berhad (KLSE:MAYBULK), since the last five years saw the share price fall
As an investor its worth striving to ensure your overall portfolio beats the market average. But in any portfolio, there are likely to be some stocks that fall short of that benchmark. We regret to report that long term Avarga Limited (SGX:U09) shareholders have had that experience, with the share price dropping 43% in three
Skellerup Holdings Limited (NZSE:SKL) shareholders might be concerned after seeing the share price drop 16% in the last quarter. But that doesn’t change the fact that the returns over the last five years have been pleasing. Its return of 97% has certainly bested the market return! Let’s take a look at the underlying fundamentals over
These days it’s easy to simply buy an index fund, and your returns should (roughly) match the market. But the truth is, you can make significant gains if you buy good quality businesses at the right price. For example, the Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE) share price is up 85% in the last five years, slightly
Passive investing in index funds can generate returns that roughly match the overall market. But investors can boost returns by picking market-beating companies to own shares in. To wit, the GWA Group Limited (ASX:GWA) share price is 75% higher than it was a year ago, much better than the market return of around 10% (not
The simplest way to invest in stocks is to buy exchange traded funds. But one can do better than that by picking better than average stocks (as part of a diversified portfolio). To wit, the Altron Limited (JSE:AEL) share price is 48% higher than it was a year ago, much better than the market decline
Keywords Studios plc (LON:KWS), is not the largest company out there, but it saw significant share price movement during recent months on the AIM, rising to highs of UK£17.44 and falling to the lows of UK£12.76. Some share price movements can give investors a better opportunity to enter into the stock, and potentially buy at