underperform

American  

[uhn-der-per-fawrm] / ˌʌn dər pərˈfɔrm /

verb (used with or without object)

1. to perform less well than (another of its kind, a general average, etc.) or less well than expected.

   Surprisingly, the stock has underperformed the market indexes all year. Several of our best players consistently underperform.

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Other Word Forms

• underperformance noun

Etymology

Origin of underperform

under- + perform

Example Sentences

They sold stocks with gains of 100% or more, and they invested the profits in underperforming stocks with a good chance of advancing.

From Barron's

Speetzen refutes that during an analyst call, saying the company’s marine segment has already gotten rid of underperforming brands, and that the remaining ones are gaining market share and generating strong cash flow.

From The Wall Street Journal

Despite its high profile sponsorship deals with the likes of soccer teams Manchester City and Borussia Dortmund, Puma was seen as an underperforming brand in the market.

From MarketWatch

Tesla stock has underperformed the S&P 500 by 20 percentage points and the Nasdaq by 50 percentage points over the past five years.

From Barron's

Macquarie notes Northern Star’s stock has underperformed peers over the past three months.

From The Wall Street Journal