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Morphic Holding's (NASDAQ:MORF) Stock Price Has Reduced13% In The Past Year

It is a pleasure to report that the Morphic Holding, Inc. (NASDAQ:MORF) is up 58% in the last quarter. But that doesn't change the fact that the returns over the last year have been less than pleasing. The cold reality is that the stock has dropped 13% in one year, under-performing the market.

Check out our latest analysis for Morphic Holding

Morphic Holding isn't currently profitable, so most analysts would look to revenue growth to get an idea of how fast the underlying business is growing. Shareholders of unprofitable companies usually expect strong revenue growth. That's because fast revenue growth can be easily extrapolated to forecast profits, often of considerable size.

In the last twelve months, Morphic Holding increased its revenue by 74%. That's well above most other pre-profit companies. Given the revenue growth, the share price drop of 13% seems quite harsh. Our sympathies to shareholders who are now underwater. On the bright side, if this company is moving profits in the right direction, top-line growth like that could be an opportunity. Our monkey brains haven't evolved to think exponentially, so humans do tend to underestimate companies that have exponential growth.

The company's revenue and earnings (over time) are depicted in the image below (click to see the exact numbers).

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We're pleased to report that the CEO is remunerated more modestly than most CEOs at similarly capitalized companies. It's always worth keeping an eye on CEO pay, but a more important question is whether the company will grow earnings throughout the years. If you are thinking of buying or selling Morphic Holding stock, you should check out this free report showing analyst profit forecasts.

A Different Perspective

Given that the market gained 18% in the last year, Morphic Holding shareholders might be miffed that they lost 13%. However, keep in mind that even the best stocks will sometimes underperform the market over a twelve month period. It's great to see a nice little 58% rebound in the last three months. This could just be a bounce because the selling was too aggressive, but fingers crossed it's the start of a new trend. It's always interesting to track share price performance over the longer term. But to understand Morphic Holding better, we need to consider many other factors. To that end, you should learn about the 5 warning signs we've spotted with Morphic Holding (including 1 which is is concerning) .

Of course, you might find a fantastic investment by looking elsewhere. So take a peek at this free list of companies we expect will grow earnings.

Please note, the market returns quoted in this article reflect the market weighted average returns of stocks that currently trade on US exchanges.

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