Owning a popular momentum stock can be a thrill ride, but if and when
the company stumbles (and most growth companies do stumble at least
once), the thrills turn to chills as investors stampede to the exit.
Such is the case lately for Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage (NGVC) ("Natural Grocers"), where the shares have lost more than half of their value in less than three months.
While
the drop at Natural Grocers has certainly been accelerated by a
disappointing same-store sales figure for the fiscal second quarter,
this has been a lousy stretch lately for comps and peers within the
natural/organic food space like Whole Foods (WFM), Sprouts (SFM), and The Fresh Market (TFM).
I think it's much too early to say that Natural Grocers is done as a
growth concept, but it may take a while for institutions to come back to
the segment.
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Competition And Momentum Reversal Hammer Natural Grocers
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