Use Healthstream Inc. performance concurrently with your other holdings to protect against small markets fluctuations and to back test it against optimization strategy that fits your risk preferences.
If you would invest 2,329 in Healthstream Inc. on April 26, 2012 and sell it today you would lose (134.00) from holding Healthstream Inc. or give up 5.75% of portfolio value over 30 days. Healthstream Inc. is currenly does not generate positive expected returns and assumes 2.17% risk (volatility on return distribution) over the 30 days horizon. In different words, 36% of equities are less volatile than Healthstream 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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Risk [Daily Volatility] (%)
Given investment horizon of 30 days, Healthstream Inc. is expected to generate 2.97 times more return on investment than the market. However, the company is 2.97 times more volatile than its market benchmark. It trades about -0.12 of its potential returns per unit of risk. The NYSE is currently generating roughly -0.47 per unit of risk.
Healthstream Operating Margin
Based on recorded statements Healthstream Inc. has Operating Margin of 12.75%. This is 156.34% lower than that of Technology sector, and 182.31% lower than that of Internet Information Providers industry, The Operating Margin for all stocks is 348.54% lower than the firm.
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 Healthstream Inc. has generated negative risk-adjusted returns adding no value to investors with long positions.
1 Month Effecincy (a.k Sharpe Ratio) ...
-0.13
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2.17
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64 %
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-0.27
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Based on monthly moving average Healthstream 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 Healthstream by adding it to a well-diversified portfolio.
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