As an investor, it's worth striving for your overall portfolio to outperform the market average. However, if you try your hand at stock picking, the risk return will be lower than the market.Unfortunately, it has been going on for a long time NBT Bancorp Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ:NBTB) shareholders have seen the share price decline 12% over the past three years, well below the market return of approximately 12%. It has fallen 12% in about four quarters.
It's worth assessing whether the company's economic performance is keeping pace with these overwhelming shareholder returns, or if there are any discrepancies between the two. So let's just do that.
Check out our latest analysis for NBT Bancorp.
In Buffett's words, “Ships will sail around the world, but a flat-earth society will thrive.'' There will continue to be a wide discrepancy between price and value in the marketplace…'' One imperfect but simple way to consider how market perception has changed is to compare the change in the earnings per share (EPS) with the share price. price movement.
During three years of an unfortunate share price decline, NBT Bancorp actually grew its earnings per share (EPS) by 1.8% per year. This is very puzzling and suggests that there may be something temporarily pushing up the stock price. Alternatively, past growth expectations may have been unreasonable.
Some would suggest that the market's view of the company is cooling, given the rising EPS and falling share price. Of course, this could present an opportunity, as it seems very likely that if EPS growth continues over time, the share price will also rise.
You can see how EPS has changed over time in the image below (click on the chart to see the exact values).
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 for a business. Before buying or selling a stock, it's always a good idea to take a closer look at past growth trends. You can get it here.
What will happen to the dividend?
It's important to consider not only the share price return but also the total shareholder return for a particular stock. The TSR incorporates the value of any spin-offs or discounted capital raisings, based on the assumption that the dividends are reinvested. Arguably, the TSR gives a more comprehensive picture of the return delivered by a stock. Coincidentally, NBT Bancorp's TSR over the past three years was -3.4%, which is better than the share price return mentioned above. Therefore, the dividend paid by the company is total Shareholder returns.
different perspective
NBT Bancorp shareholders received a total return of 8.3% for the year. However, its returns are below the market. The silver lining is that this return was actually better than his five-year average annual return of 1.2%. As the fundamentals of your business improve, so too can your profits. While it is well worth considering the different impacts that market conditions can have on the share price, there are other factors that are even more important.Case in point: we discovered 2 warning signs for NBT Bancorp you should know.
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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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