Minerva Neurosciences' (NASDAQ:NERV) Shareholders Are Down 59% On Their Shares

Minerva Neurosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:NERV) shareholders should be happy to see the share price up 15% in the last quarter. But that doesn't change the fact that the returns over the last year have been disappointing. Specifically, the stock price slipped by 59% in that time. The share price recovery is not so impressive when you consider the fall. Of course, it could be that the fall was overdone.

See our latest analysis for Minerva Neurosciences

Because Minerva Neurosciences made a loss in the last twelve months, we think the market is probably more focussed on revenue and revenue growth, at least for now. When a company doesn't make profits, we'd generally expect to see good revenue growth. Some companies are willing to postpone profitability to grow revenue faster, but in that case one does expect good top-line growth.

The graphic below depicts how earnings and revenue have changed over time (unveil the exact values by clicking on the image).

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A Different Perspective

While the broader market gained around 40% in the last year, Minerva Neurosciences shareholders lost 59%. However, keep in mind that even the best stocks will sometimes underperform the market over a twelve month period. Unfortunately, last year's performance may indicate unresolved challenges, given that it was worse than the annualised loss of 7% over the last half decade. 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. I find it very interesting to look at share price over the long term as a proxy for business performance. But to truly gain insight, we need to consider other information, too. To that end, you should be aware of the 4 warning signs we've spotted with Minerva Neurosciences .

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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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