RE: Share price 21st feb 202022 Feb 2022 01:00
Just for you Neil or is this fake news too ?
Long term loser
If you'd put £1,000 in Marks on Monday, 22 December 2014, you'd have got 221 shares
for your money. For simplicity's sake, I'm using the price at the end of the day and
ignoring the costs of trading here.
Over the last five years, Marks and Spencer's share price has more than halved in value.
So, if you'd done nothing, your stake would now be worth a measly £480.
Admittedly, this shabby state of affairs is improved once dividends are considered.
Based on my research, those buying the stock five years ago would have received a
total of 90.1p per share to date. A holding of 221 shares would, therefore, have
generated a total payout of just over £199. Adding this to the value of the shares now
gives a final total of £679, if we assume dividends weren't re-invested.
A 32% loss over five years? What a shambles!