Figure Technology Solutions Stock Extends A 9-Day Losing Streak To A 25% Loss
Figure Technology Solutions (FIGR) stock has fallen for 9 consecutive trading days, losing 24.7% over that stretch. That erased about $2.0 billion from the company’s market value, which now stands at about $6.2 billion. The stock closed at $27.94 on Monday, October 5, 62.2% below its 52-week high of $73.91 and 12.2% above its low of $24.91.
FIGR Versus The S&P 500
Returns for FIGR and the S&P 500 over the streak and the periods around it, all ending Monday, October 5 and including dividends:
| Return Period | FIGR | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Day | -2.1% | 0.7% |
| 9 Days (Current Streak) | -24.7% | 0.1% |
| 1 Month (21 Trading Days) | -22.8% | 0.4% |
| 3 Months (63 Trading Days) | -10.0% | 3.9% |
| Year To Date | -31.6% | 14.6% |
| 1 Year (252 Trading Days) | -32.3% | 17.1% |
A Stock-Specific Slide, Or A Market Move?
The market explains little of this: the S&P 500 gained 0.1% over the same 9 sessions, including dividends, against Figure Technology Solutions’ -24.7%. Over the past three months the stock is down 10.0%, a window that includes the streak; over the other 54 sessions of that window it was up 19.5%.
What The Numbers Say About The Slide
On the fundamentals, revenue grew 85.7% over the last twelve months, against a median of 10.2% for S&P 500 Financials stocks; its operating margin is 36.9%, versus a median of 26.9%; and the stock trades at 26.1 times trailing earnings against a median of 14.0. The read is mixed: revenue growth above the median and margins above the median on one side, a multiple well above the median on the other.
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Weakness In One Name Should Be Noise, Not News
For a diversified holder, a streak like this is a data point. For a concentrated one, it is a hole in the plan. The difference is never the stock; it is the portfolio built around it.
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