Did Changing Sentiment Drive Da Sen Holdings Group's (HKG:1580) Share Price Down By 17%?
The simplest way to benefit from a rising market is to buy an index fund. When you buy individual stocks, you can make higher profits, but you also face the risk of under-performance. For example, the Da Sen Holdings Group Limited (HKG:1580) share price is down 17% in the last year. That's well bellow the market return of -0.4%. Da Sen Holdings Group may have better days ahead, of course; we've only looked at a one year period. The silver lining is that the stock is up 1.1% in about a week.
See our latest analysis for Da Sen Holdings Group
To paraphrase Benjamin Graham: Over the short term the market is a voting machine, but over the long term it's a weighing machine. One way to examine how market sentiment has changed over time is to look at the interaction between a company's share price and its earnings per share (EPS).
Unfortunately Da Sen Holdings Group reported an EPS drop of 73% for the last year. The share price fall of 17% isn't as bad as the reduction in earnings per share. It may have been that the weak EPS was not as bad as some had feared.
You can see below how EPS has changed over time (discover the exact values by clicking on the image).
It's good to see that there was some significant insider buying in the last three months. That's a positive. That said, we think earnings and revenue growth trends are even more important factors to consider. Dive deeper into the earnings by checking this interactive graph of Da Sen Holdings Group's earnings, revenue and cash flow.
A Different Perspective
We doubt Da Sen Holdings Group shareholders are happy with the loss of 17% over twelve months. That falls short of the market, which lost 0.4%. 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. 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 Da Sen Holdings Group by clicking this link.
Da Sen Holdings Group is not the only stock insiders are buying. So take a peek at this free list of growing companies with insider buying.
Please note, the market returns quoted in this article reflect the market weighted average returns of stocks that currently trade on HK exchanges.
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