Use Alkermes Inc. performance with your portfolios to protect against small markets fluctuations as well as to determine Stock diversification method that is right for you.
If you would invest 1,765 in Alkermes Inc. on April 25, 2012 and sell it today you would lose (170.00) from holding Alkermes Inc. or give up 9.63% of portfolio value over 30 days. Alkermes Inc. is currenly does not generate positive expected returns and assumes 2.5% risk (volatility on return distribution) over the 30 days horizon. In different words, 42% of equities are less volatile than Alkermes Inc. and 99% of traded equity instruments are projected to make higher returns than the company over the 30 days investment horizon.
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Given investment horizon of 30 days, Alkermes Inc. is expected to under-perform the market. In addition to that, the company is 3.29 times more volatile than its market benchmark. It trades about -0.2 of its total potential returns per unit of risk. The NYSE is currently generating roughly -0.39 per unit of volatility.
Alkermes Operating Margin
Based on recorded statements Alkermes Inc. has Operating Margin of -22.64%. This is 17.79% lower than that of Healthcare sector, and 58.83% lower than that of Drug Delivery industry, The Operating Margin for all stocks is 341.33% higher than the company.
A good Operating Margin is required for a company to be able to pay for its fixed costs or pay out its debt which implies that the higher the margin, the better. This ratio is most effective in evaluating the earning potential of a company over time when comparing it against firm's competitors.
Over the last 30 days Alkermes Inc. has generated negative risk-adjusted returns adding no value to investors with long positions.
1 Month Effecincy (a.k Sharpe Ratio) ...
-0.2
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Estimated Market Risk
2.5
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58 %
of total potential
Expected Return
-0.49
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1 %
of total potential
Risk-Adjusted Return
-0.2
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1 %
of total potential
Based on monthly moving average Alkermes is performing at about 0% of its full potential. If added to a well diversified portfolio the total return can be enhanced and market risk can be reduced. You can increase risk-adjusted return of Alkermes by adding it to a well-diversified portfolio.
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