Published on 4 Jul 2023 on Simply Wall St. via Yahoo Finance
By buying an index fund, investors can approximate the average market return. But if you choose individual stocks with prowess, you can make superior returns. For example, the Virgin Money UK PLC (LON:VMUK) share price is up 62% in the last three years, clearly besting the market return of around 7.3% (not including dividends). However, more recent returns haven't been as impressive as that, with the stock returning just 19% in the last year , including dividends .
After a strong gain in the past week, it's worth seeing if longer term returns have been driven by improving fundamentals.
Check out our latest analysis for Virgin Money UK