Published on 19 Oct 2022 on Simply Wall St. via Yahoo Finance
Long term investing is the way to go, but that doesn't mean you should hold every stock forever. We don't wish catastrophic capital loss on anyone. Anyone who held Astronics Corporation (NASDAQ:ATRO) for five years would be nursing their metaphorical wounds since the share price dropped 72% in that time. And it's not just long term holders hurting, because the stock is down 40% in the last year. Shareholders have had an even rougher run lately, with the share price down 21% in the last 90 days.
It's worthwhile assessing if the company's economics have been moving in lockstep with these underwhelming shareholder returns, or if there is some disparity between the two. So let's do just that.
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