Cowen Group (COWN)

2.39 +0.00  +0.00%  May 25, 11:00PM Go Pro
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Cowen Group Performance

Historical performance is a good guide for the future, but it is imperfect. Pay attention to a company's history, but be realistic about what you can project into the future.

5 Year Total Returns Performance

Returns from price appreciation only give a partial view of the returns to an investor. This total returns chart shows the returns to an investor from both price appreciation and dividends (dividends are assumed to be reinvested)

Returns -86.45%
Total Returns -86.45%

1 Year Total Returns Performance Comparison

Here are Cowen Group's total returns compared to the market and some of its peers. High historical total returns are excellent - especially if you held the stock at the time - but returns can change direction quickly. To predict future performance, looking at the business is more important than looking at historic returns.

  • COWN Total Returns
  • ^SPXTR Total Returns
  • AMPL Total Returns
  • SLBT Total Returns
1 month total returns YTD total returns 1 year total returns* 3 year total returns
COWN -6.64% -7.72% -42.27% -48.82%
^SPXTR -5.89% 5.70% 1.18% 57.02%
AMPL -19.57% -42.13% -84.58% -92.13%
SLBT -4.14% 4640% -3.95% 0.00%

* May differ from chart if one year ago today was not a trading day. Table uses the previous trading day as a base while chart uses the next trading day.

Fundamental Performance

Price vs Earnings

In the long run, the price and earnings of a company are correlated. If the two metrics are diverging, there should be a good reason why. Divergence without reason can signal danger or opportunity.

Price -85.31%
Earnings Per Share TTM -1631%

Earnings Yield vs Dividend Yield

Yields show how much you are getting for the price you pay. For example, an earnings yield of 8% means that for every dollar you pay, you get 8 cents worth of current earnings. Take these numbers into account when buying to see if you are over-paying or getting a good deal.

Earnings Yield -88.02%
Dividend Yield 0.00%

Revenue and Earnings Growth

Revenues show how much the company is selling to customers, while net income is what remains for shareholders after the company pays its expenses. Revenue growth often persists over time, but net income is more fickle. Watch closely to see if revenue and income grow at similar rates.

Revenues TTM 193.18M
Net Income TTM -83.05M

Efficent Use of Assets

Profit margins show what percentage of every dollar of sales turns into earnings. Asset Uitlization shows how many dollars of sales a company gets for each dollar that the company invests in assets. Multiplying the two numbers together gives you Return on Assets which tells you approximately how efficiently the company invests money to earn more money.

Profit Margin -8.91%
Asset Utilization 0.9322

Reinvestment Strategy

Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) tells you how much income a company earned after investing $1 in its business. The Payout Ratio tells what percentage of the company's income it pays to shareholders instead of reinvesting in its own growth. Watch out for companies that pay out very little when their ROIC is low.

5 Year Average ROIC
5 Year Average Payout Ratio 0.9478
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COWN News

$COWN New 52 Week Low - Crossed daily lows support.
about 5 days ago by TradeIdeasQuant
$COWN New 52 Week Low - Crossed daily lows support.
about 8 days ago by TradeIdeasQuant
[$$] Pharmaceuticals
May 09, 11:06PM
Listen to $COWN Q1 earnings call - live at 09:00 AM, ondemand after - http://stks.co/3feU
about 25 days ago by earningscast
Earnings Scheduled For May 4
May 04, 3:55AM Benzinga
UPDATE: Cowen Swings To Q4 Loss
Mar 02, 9:03AM Benzinga
Listen to $COWN Q4 2011 earnings call - live at 09:00 AM, ondemand after - http://stks.co/2e9Z
about 87 days ago by earningscast
$COWN http://stks.co/2e33 long setup
about 88 days ago by stt2318
$COWN Volume Alert - Currently at 5 x average daily volume.
about 104 days ago by TradeIdeasQuant
$COWN - Missed the entry point by .02c yesterday, and now trading up nearly 7% from that point - CANCELED ORDER
about 139 days ago by exkapie
$COWN - notes on chart - ENTERED BUY LONG order @ Limit 2.67 - if filled enter SellStop at 2.49 http://chart.ly/ug58l7o
about 143 days ago by exkapie
$cown a buy of 10000 jan 2,50 call somebody know something about this stock
about 153 days ago by dbeaudry65
$COWN - STOPPED OUT of position at 2.59 for a Loss of .12c/per (-4.4%)
about 168 days ago by exkapie
$COWN - ORDER FILLED at 2.71 - ENTERED SellStop at 2.59
about 172 days ago by exkapie
Financials moving - $AGO, $AF, $BPFH, $CATY, $C, $CNS, $COWN, $CPF, $EVR, $FCFS, $PACW, $FMBI, $FIG, $FXCM, $GFIG, $GLCH,
about 175 days ago by Lonetree
Listen to Q3 $COWN earnings call - http://stks.co/yGO
about 207 days ago by earningscast
$COWN http://chart.ly/7m3skul Trending up in a descending channel
about 273 days ago by Tr8r_x
EPS WATCH: Very big beat & a solid report from $COWN, an under followed broker that @PhilipEtienne owns (?) & has mentioned several times.
about 298 days ago by Legacy_Trades
$COWN Cowen Group Reports Q2 EPS $0.26 vs $0.07 Est (may not be comparable); Revenues $54.9M vs $75.44M
about 298 days ago by Benzinga
Taking profits on first third of $COWN position (at $4.14).
about 312 days ago by maddfunk
Long $COWN. Looks asymmetric on upside. $LAB and $COWN have done substantial restructuring. No too-big or mortgage probs (to my knowledge)
about 346 days ago by maddfunk
$COWN http://chart.ly/vlfo48u Broke above descending trendline on high volume, MACD curled up
about 411 days ago by Tr8r_x
$COWN http://chart.ly/h6lb7w6 descending trendline b/o on increasing up vol. macd turning up. I like it here
about 411 days ago by traderyork
$COWN http://chart.ly/borkf58 missed this one
about 411 days ago by stt2318
$COWN http://chart.ly/v8aaq9t long setup
about 412 days ago by stt2318
$COWN http://chart.ly/4i2t7c8 long term down trend, similar smaller pattern to the last time it moved down through the 200 ma.
about 448 days ago by akoptiontrader
$CEPH surprised. Massive short interest. Trillion dollar stemcell drug approved. See Yahoo MB. $SPY $PJC $BCS $UBS $GS $JPM $COWN $OPY $SF
about 469 days ago by chiefanalyst
My Trades in Profits: $HEV $BBVA $COWN $PAL pre market
about 495 days ago by Saeculi

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