Morguard's (TSE:MRC) Stock Price Has Reduced 16% In The Past Three Years
While it may not be enough for some shareholders, we think it is good to see the Morguard Corporation (TSE:MRC) share price up 18% in a single quarter. But that doesn't help the fact that the three year return is less impressive. In fact, the share price is down 16% in the last three years, falling well short of the market return.
See our latest analysis for Morguard
While markets are a powerful pricing mechanism, share prices reflect investor sentiment, not just underlying business performance. 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.
Morguard saw its share price decline over the three years in which its EPS also dropped, falling to a loss. Extraordinary items contributed to this situation. Since the company has fallen to a loss making position, it's hard to compare the change in EPS with the share price change. However, we can say we'd expect to see a falling share price in this scenario.
You can see below how EPS has 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 interactive report on Morguard's earnings, revenue and cash flow is a great place to start, if you want to investigate the stock further.
A Different Perspective
Morguard shareholders gained a total return of 16% during the year. But that return falls short of the market. But at least that's still a gain! Over five years the TSR has been a reduction of 1.8% per year, over five years. It could well be that the business is stabilizing. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand Morguard better, we need to consider many other factors. To that end, you should be aware of the 2 warning signs we've spotted with Morguard .
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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 CA exchanges.
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