A Look At Teaminvest Private Group's (ASX:TIP) Share Price Returns

It's easy to match the overall market return by buying an index fund. Active investors aim to buy stocks that vastly outperform the market - but in the process, they risk under-performance. Investors in Teaminvest Private Group Limited (ASX:TIP) have tasted that bitter downside in the last year, as the share price dropped 12%. That falls noticeably short of the market return of around 5.2%. Because Teaminvest Private Group hasn't been listed for many years, the market is still learning about how the business performs. The share price has dropped 16% in three months.

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While the efficient markets hypothesis continues to be taught by some, it has been proven that markets are over-reactive dynamic systems, and investors are not always rational. 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.

Teaminvest Private Group managed to increase earnings per share from a loss to a profit, over the last 12 months.

When a company has just transitioned to profitability, earnings per share growth is not always the best way to look at the share price action. But we may find different metrics more enlightening.

Teaminvest Private Group's revenue is actually up 121% over the last year. Since we can't easily explain the share price movement based on these metrics, it might be worth considering how market sentiment has changed towards the stock.

The company's revenue and earnings (over time) are depicted in the image below (click to see the exact numbers).

We consider it positive that insiders have made significant purchases in the last year. Having said that, most people consider earnings and revenue growth trends to be a more meaningful guide to the business. This free interactive report on Teaminvest Private Group's earnings, revenue and cash flow is a great place to start, if you want to investigate the stock further.

A Different Perspective

While Teaminvest Private Group shareholders are down 12% for the year, the market itself is up 5.2%. While the aim is to do better than that, it's worth recalling that even great long-term investments sometimes underperform for a year or more. It's worth noting that the last three months did the real damage, with a 16% decline. So it seems like some holders have been dumping the stock of late - and that's not bullish. 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've spotted 3 warning signs for Teaminvest Private Group 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 AU exchanges.

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