Yahoo Finance The Concho Resources (NYSE:CXO) Share Price Is Down 46% So Some Shareholders Are Getting Worried
As an investor its worth striving to ensure your overall portfolio beats the market average. But if you try your hand at stock picking, your risk returning less than the market. We regret to report that long term Concho Resources Inc. (NYSE:CXO) shareholders have had that experience, with the share price dropping 46% in three years, versus a market return of about 46%. And over the last year the share price fell 38%, so we doubt many shareholders are delighted. But it's up 5.4% in the last week.
See our latest analysis for Concho Resources
While the efficient markets hypothesis continues to be taught by some, it has been proven that markets are over-reactive dynamic systems, and investors are not always rational. 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 five years of share price growth, Concho Resources moved from a loss to profitability. That would generally be considered a positive, so we are surprised to see the share price is down. So given the share price is down it's worth checking some other metrics too.
With a rather small yield of just 0.7% we doubt that the stock's share price is based on its dividend. We note that, in three years, revenue has actually grown at a 36% annual rate, so that doesn't seem to be a reason to sell shares. It's probably worth investigating Concho Resources further; while we may be missing something on this analysis, there might also be an opportunity.
The image below shows how earnings and revenue have tracked over time (if you click on the image you can see greater detail).
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. So it makes a lot of sense to check out what analysts think Concho Resources will earn in the future (free profit forecasts).
A Different Perspective
While the broader market gained around 21% in the last year, Concho Resources shareholders lost 37% (even including dividends) . However, keep in mind that even the best stocks will sometimes underperform the market over a twelve month period. Unfortunately, last year's performance may indicate unresolved challenges, given that it was worse than the annualised loss of 2.1% over the last half decade. Generally speaking long term share price weakness can be a bad sign, though contrarian investors might want to research the stock in hope of a turnaround. Investors who like to make money usually check up on insider purchases, such as the price paid, and total amount bought. You can find out about the insider purchases of Concho Resources by clicking this link.
If you like to buy stocks alongside management, then you might just love this free list of companies. (Hint: insiders have been buying them).
Please note, the market returns quoted in this article reflect the market weighted average returns of stocks that currently trade on US exchanges.
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