Published on 27 May 2024 on Simply Wall St. via Yahoo Finance
J. M. Smucker (NYSE:SJM investor one-year losses grow to 22% as the stock sheds US$482m this past...
Passive investing in an index fund is a good way to ensure your own returns roughly match the overall market. When you buy individual stocks, you can make higher profits, but you also face the risk of under-performance. Unfortunately the The J. M. Smucker Company (NYSE:SJM) share price slid 25% over twelve months. That falls noticeably short of the market return of around 28%. However, the longer term returns haven't been so bad, with the stock down 18% in the last three years. Shareholders have had an even rougher run lately, with the share price down 10% in the last 90 days.
Given the past week has been tough on shareholders, let's investigate the fundamentals and see what we can learn.