Byline Bancorp (NYSE:BY) Share Prices Have Dropped 25% In The Last Three Years

It is doubtless a positive to see that the Byline Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE:BY) share price has gained some 41% in the last three months. But that doesn't help the fact that the three year return is less impressive. In fact, the share price is down 25% in the last three years, falling well short of the market return.

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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).

During the three years that the share price fell, Byline Bancorp's earnings per share (EPS) dropped by 29% each year. In comparison the 9% compound annual share price decline isn't as bad as the EPS drop-off. This suggests that the market retains some optimism around long term earnings stability, despite past EPS declines.

The graphic below depicts how EPS has changed over time (unveil the exact values by clicking on the image).

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 Byline Bancorp's earnings, revenue and cash flow is a great place to start, if you want to investigate the stock further.

A Different Perspective

Byline Bancorp shareholders are down 16% for the year, (even including dividends), but the broader market is up 23%. Of course the long term matters more than the short term, and even great stocks will sometimes have a poor year. Shareholders have lost 8% per year over the last three years, so the share price drop has become steeper, over the last year; a potential symptom of as yet unsolved challenges. Although Baron Rothschild famously said to "buy when there's blood in the streets, even if the blood is your own", he also focusses on high quality stocks with solid prospects. 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. To that end, you should be aware of the 1 warning sign we've spotted with Byline Bancorp .

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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 US exchanges.

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