Published on 18 Jun 2024 on Simply Wall St. · via Yahoo Finance
Associated Banc-Corp (NYSE:ASB) investors are up 4.2% in the past week, but...
Passive investing in index funds can generate returns that roughly match the overall market. But you can significantly boost your returns by picking above-average stocks. To wit, the Associated Banc-Corp (NYSE:ASB) share price is 30% higher than it was a year ago, much better than the market return of around 21% (not including dividends) in the same period. If it can keep that out-performance up over the long term, investors will do very well! The longer term returns have not been as good, with the stock price only 3.6% higher than it was three years ago.
After a strong gain in the past week, it's worth seeing if longer term returns have been driven by improving fundamentals.