underperformance

American  

[uhn-der-per-fawr-muhns] / ˌʌn dər pərˈfɔr məns /

noun

1. the act or instance of doing less well than expected.

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Example Sentences

Irenic stated Snapchat’s market capitalization should be $35 billion, not $7.9 billion, citing its 444 percentage point underperformance against the Nasdaq.

From The Wall Street Journal

After Everton clocked up 6km more than Chelsea in their 3-0 win against Liam Rosenior's men, the easy explanation was that being outrun was the obvious problem and an underlying reason for Chelsea's underperformance this season.

From BBC

“We believe the multiple compression, negative estimate revisions, and significant stock underperformance balances the risk/reward dynamics at current levels,” wrote Gesuale on Monday.

From Barron's

While Amazon’s stock has been a “frustrating laggard” for the last year, its underperformance extends over many years, Thill wrote.

From MarketWatch

Jeremy Grantham writes that we’re experiencing a speculative bubble and that the narrow stock-market indexes will produce unique underperformance.

From The Wall Street Journal