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

Asked about whether he’s seeing institutional investors turn away from the U.S. toward emerging markets, he says that many fund managers can explain away one year of underperformance, of having missed out on a trend that reversed several years of lackluster returns.

From MarketWatch

Microsoft has been a frustrating stock for the bulls, who see its recent underperformance as out of step with a string of positive financial results.

From MarketWatch

That underperformance, however, may be setting the stage for a surprise, as the technicals for several of these names are beginning to improve.

From Barron's

Software is currently seeing its worst underperformance in many years.

From MarketWatch

But amid the most persistent bout of underperformance for those Big Tech names since the start of the bull market more than three years ago, some see an opportunity to buy.

From MarketWatch