Published on 26 Jul 2022 on Simply Wall St. via Yahoo Finance

Shareholders in Orbital Energy Group (NASDAQ:OEG) are in the red if they invested a year ago

As every investor would know, you don't hit a homerun every time you swing. But serious investors should think long and hard about avoiding extreme losses. So spare a thought for the long term shareholders of Orbital Energy Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:OEG); the share price is down a whopping 85% in the last twelve months. While some investors are willing to stomach this sort of loss, they are usually professionals who spread their bets thinly. At least the damage isn't so bad if you look at the last three years, since the stock is down 29% in that time. Shareholders have had an even rougher run lately, with the share price down 61% in the last 90 days. We really feel for shareholders in this scenario. It's a good reminder of the importance of diversification, and it's worth keeping in mind there's more to life than money, anyway.

Now let's have a look at the company's fundamentals, and see if the long term shareholder return has matched the performance of the underlying business.

View our latest analysis for Orbital Energy Group