BayCom's(NASDAQ:BCML) Share Price Is Down 53% Over The Past Year.
Investing in stocks comes with the risk that the share price will fall. Anyone who held BayCom Corp (NASDAQ:BCML) over the last year knows what a loser feels like. The share price is down a hefty 53% in that time. Even if you look out three years, the returns are still disappointing, with the share price down40% in that time. Unfortunately the share price momentum is still quite negative, with prices down 17% in thirty days. Importantly, this could be a market reaction to the recently released financial results. You can check out the latest numbers in our company report.
See our latest analysis for BayCom
To quote Buffett, 'Ships will sail around the world but the Flat Earth Society will flourish. There will continue to be wide discrepancies between price and value in the marketplace...' One flawed but reasonable way to assess how sentiment around a company has changed is to compare the earnings per share (EPS) with the share price.
During the unfortunate twelve months during which the BayCom share price fell, it actually saw its earnings per share (EPS) improve by 8.3%. It could be that the share price was previously over-hyped.
It's fair to say that the share price does not seem to be reflecting the EPS growth. So it's easy to justify a look at some other metrics.
BayCom's revenue is actually up 24% over the last year. Since we can't easily explain the share price movement based on these metrics, it might be worth considering how market sentiment has changed towards the stock.
You can see below how earnings and revenue have changed over time (discover the exact values by clicking on the image).
It's probably worth noting we've seen significant insider buying in the last quarter, which we consider a positive. That said, we think earnings and revenue growth trends are even more important factors to consider. This free report showing analyst forecasts should help you form a view on BayCom
A Different Perspective
BayCom shareholders are down 53% for the year, but the market itself is up 17%. Even the share prices of good stocks drop sometimes, but we want to see improvements in the fundamental metrics of a business, before getting too interested. Regrettably, last year's performance caps off a bad run, with the shareholders facing a total loss of 2.4% per year over five years. We realise that Baron Rothschild has said investors should "buy when there is blood on the streets", but we caution that investors should first be sure they are buying a high quality business. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand BayCom better, we need to consider many other factors. Even so, be aware that BayCom is showing 2 warning signs in our investment analysis , you should know about...
BayCom is not the only stock that insiders are buying. For those who like to find winning investments this free list of growing companies with recent insider purchasing, could be just the ticket.
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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