Published on 3 Aug 2022 on Simply Wall St. via Yahoo Finance
For many investors, the main point of stock picking is to generate higher returns than the overall market. But in any portfolio, there are likely to be some stocks that fall short of that benchmark. We regret to report that long term Whitbread plc (LON:WTB) shareholders have had that experience, with the share price dropping 39% in three years, versus a market decline of about 12%.
Since shareholders are down over the longer term, lets look at the underlying fundamentals over the that time and see if they've been consistent with returns.
See our latest analysis for Whitbread