Chemical formulas are very important when trying to find information about a chemical compound because they provide what elements are present and also the proportion of the atoms of elements found in a chemical substance or compound.
Outperform also refers to an analystâs rating on a security, and outperform is a better rating than neutral and worse than a strong buy recommendation. BREAKING DOWN 'Outperform' An index is made of securities in the same industry, or of companies that have a similar size in terms of market capitalization.
When the stock indexes are down, a majority of stocks are trading at lower prices. When indexes are going up, this represents that most stocks will be up to one extent or another. The terms outperform and underperform are used to discuss the return from a specific stock, bond or mutual fund compared with the average of the group or an index. For example, stock mutual funds are often analyzed in relation to whether a specific fund outperformed or underperformed the S&P; 500 stock index. Wall Street Stock Forecasts Analysts who cover individual stocks can use the terms outperform and underperform to indicate how they think a particular stock will do in relation to other stocks in the same industry.