6 Red Days In A Row: Figure Technology Solutions Stock Is Down 22%
Figure Technology Solutions (FIGR) stock is on a 6-day losing streak, down 22.3% since the run began. That erased about $1.8 billion from the company’s market value, which now stands at about $6.4 billion. The stock closed at $28.85 on Wednesday, September 30, 61.0% below its 52-week high of $73.91 and 15.8% 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 Wednesday, September 30 and including dividends:
| Return Period | FIGR | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Day | -1.5% | -0.2% |
| 6 Days (Current Streak) | -22.3% | -1.4% |
| 1 Month (21 Trading Days) | -21.4% | -0.3% |
| 3 Months (63 Trading Days) | -11.7% | 2.5% |
| Year To Date | -29.4% | 12.7% |
| 1 Year (252 Trading Days) | -23.6% | 16.2% |
Is This Move About Figure Technology Solutions Or The Market?
Over the same 6 trading days, the S&P 500 returned -1.4% including dividends, so the slide is mostly Figure Technology Solutions’ own story rather than the market’s. Over the past three months the stock is down 11.7%, a window that includes the streak; over the other 57 sessions of that window it was up 13.6%.
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 27.0 times trailing earnings against a median of 13.7. 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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