Shareholders in MacroGenics (NASDAQ:MGNX) are in the red if they invested three years ago
It is a pleasure to report that the MacroGenics, Inc. (NASDAQ:MGNX) is up 74% in the last quarter. But that doesn't change the fact that the returns over the last three years have been disappointing. In that time, the share price dropped 66%. So the improvement may be a real relief to some. While many would remain nervous, there could be further gains if the business can put its best foot forward.
So let's have a look and see if the longer term performance of the company has been in line with the underlying business' progress.
View our latest analysis for MacroGenics
There is no denying that markets are sometimes efficient, but prices do not always reflect underlying business performance. 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).
MacroGenics became profitable within the last five years. That would generally be considered a positive, so we are surprised to see the share price is down. So it's worth looking at other metrics to try to understand the share price move.
Revenue is actually up 16% over the three years, so the share price drop doesn't seem to hinge on revenue, either. It's probably worth investigating MacroGenics further; while we may be missing something on this analysis, there might also be an opportunity.
You can see below how earnings and revenue have changed over time (discover the exact values by clicking on the image).
We know that MacroGenics has improved its bottom line over the last three years, but what does the future have in store? It might be well worthwhile taking a look at our free report on how its financial position has changed over time.
A Different Perspective
It's good to see that MacroGenics has rewarded shareholders with a total shareholder return of 31% in the last twelve months. That certainly beats the loss of about 6% per year over the last half decade. The long term loss makes us cautious, but the short term TSR gain certainly hints at a brighter future. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand MacroGenics better, we need to consider many other factors. Case in point: We've spotted 1 warning sign for MacroGenics you should be aware of.
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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 American exchanges.
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