Yahoo Finance Did You Avoid Bearing A 38% Loss From Owning Capstead Mortgage (NYSE:CMO) Shares?
This month, we saw the Capstead Mortgage Corporation (NYSE:CMO) up an impressive 50%. But over the last half decade, the stock has not performed well. After all, the share price is down 58% in that time, significantly under-performing the market.
Check out our latest analysis for Capstead Mortgage
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 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).
Over five years Capstead Mortgage's earnings per share dropped significantly, falling to a loss, with the share price also lower. Since the company has fallen to a loss making position, it's hard to compare the change in EPS with the share price change. But we would generally expect a lower price, given the situation.
The image below shows how EPS has tracked over time (if you click on the image you can see greater detail).
Dive deeper into Capstead Mortgage's key metrics by checking this interactive graph of Capstead Mortgage's earnings, revenue and cash flow.
What About Dividends?
When looking at investment returns, it is important to consider the difference between total shareholder return (TSR) and share price return. The TSR incorporates the value of any spin-offs or discounted capital raisings, along with any dividends, based on the assumption that the dividends are reinvested. So for companies that pay a generous dividend, the TSR is often a lot higher than the share price return. As it happens, Capstead Mortgage's TSR for the last 5 years was -38%, which exceeds the share price return mentioned earlier. And there's no prize for guessing that the dividend payments largely explain the divergence!
A Different Perspective
While the broader market lost about 3.8% in the twelve months, Capstead Mortgage shareholders did even worse, losing 39% (even including dividends) . However, it could simply be that the share price has been impacted by broader market jitters. It might be worth keeping an eye on the fundamentals, in case there's a good opportunity. Regrettably, last year's performance caps off a bad run, with the shareholders facing a total loss of 9.0% per year over five years. Generally speaking long term share price weakness can be a bad sign, though contrarian investors might want to research the stock in hope of a turnaround. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand Capstead Mortgage better, we need to consider many other factors. Take risks, for example - Capstead Mortgage has 5 warning signs (and 1 which is a bit unpleasant) we think you should know about.
We will like Capstead Mortgage better if we see some big insider buys. While we wait, check out this free list of growing companies with considerable, recent, insider buying.
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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